1001 Albums Summary

blues with the vibes of jazz and vox that kinda sound like jimi hendrix. goddamn these mfs like their trills. harmonica and horn sound like they're being played really loudly in the room next door, shit's muffled as hell. godDAMN they REALLY LIKE DOING TRILLS. i really love the way the piano and drums sound. currently on track 4 and this is a pretty fun listen but i'm gonna be real wit u this isn't all that interesting compositionally. i had to check the album credits on RYM to see if there were multiple harmonicas and whether or not the harmonica in the right channel was actually a very "honky" sounding guitar.

This era of metal isn't my favorite but it undeniably has its appeal. This feels more like Thrash than what I think of as Black Metal (I haven't heard much but my mind goes to Transylvanian Hunger by Darkthrone as the prime example), and that's not necessarily a bad thing at all. The vocals aren't terrible but they don't really stand out to me as being super special. I know this is a genre thing, but I'm not big on the super brittle guitar tone that Black Metal is known for. I tend to favor at least some midrange chunkiness in metal distortion. Not really my thing, but a solid record for sure. 7/10

the best I’ve heard of this style, just not really my thing. phenomenal guitar playing (obviously). 7/10

After 35+ years Chuck D’s lyrics have only gotten more prescient. While I personally prefer Nation of Millions, this is a near flawless record and shows the best group in rap history firing on all cylinders. 9/10