1001 Albums Summary

I understand that this man basically created the genre and greatly respect his artistry, but it simply isn't for me. Throughout the entirety of what was a challenging Thursday morning listen on my way to the office, I found myself hoping ever more strongly against hope that, somehow, an earlier version of his bombastic 80s hit "Living in America" featured on the album. To my horror, I was instead met with a ten-minute long song without any real variety to its structure which set me up very poorly for the long day ahead. It gets docked a star for the all-too-audible wails from the live crowd in the studio, and then another for Brown being a prolific wife beater.