1001 Albums Summary

Irritating vocals. Some interesting arrangements but largely dull

Basically the same big dumb macho song 10 times. But that guitar sound… 🤤

Meh

Strong start. Tails off towards the end. Dungeon hip hop gets a bit depressing after a while?

Jim Morrison was a lazy hack convinced of his own genius. Where are the songs? I am aggrieved at having to listen to this dull collection of uninspired jams and feel like I might never be able to listen to music again. It is that bad

Starts strong. Immigrant Song is awesome, Since I’ve Been Loving You even more so… shame about all the filler in the 2nd half of the album

Unique sound and instrumentation. Prime Tom Waits channeling Beefheart territory. Not as accessible as some other Waits albums but worth sticking with

Gets better as it goes on! Loved it

Interesting but not for me :)

Meh. If this is the peak, I don’t fancy the rest of it

Meh

This is the Captain at his best. None of the Trout Mask Replica intellectual nonsense. Actual songs, with melody and a great showcase for his vocal range and dexterity. The production/ sound of every instrument on this is raw and organic- always loved the odd drum patterns in Beefhearts music. Perfect mix of accessible and experimental. That said, some of the jams towards the end are a bit tedious but overall its magic!

More consistent than III, more varied than II. Not a massive fan of the LOTR nonsense to be honest, and Stairway is kind of played out but this is a fantastic rock album for the most part - whole band firing on all cylinders. Take a shot every time Planty says ‘baby’!

Technically I should love this album but it leaves me a bit cold. There are some objectively great songs on it but it all feels a bit “one note”. Maybe the fact that I came to it after Electric Ladyland spoiled it for me? Anyway, some beautiful psychedelic soul on here. Solid but not a knockout

I hate Neil Young and his little whiney voice. That is all

1001 albums to hear before you die.. I feel like death is preferable to listening to this again

Sonically interesting. Quite hypnotic in places. Needs repeated listening - feels like a grower… I think there’s a lot to like about it. Not fully sold on the voice but will come back to it for sure

It’s my era. So there’s a bit of nostalgia attached to it. It’s not painful to listen to but it’s a bit shit in places innit