1001 Albums Summary

This is a great album for when you WANT to be sad. All time classic. Soothing, melancholic, and very VERY occasionally happy and hopeful. Couple times you goof on Elvis.

To begin: I understand the cultural significance of this album. However, this album is proof that everyone was on acid in the 70's. It is an objectively not great album. Listen to 'New York Telephone Conversation' again, look me in the eyes and tell me this album is 5 stars. It does have it's moments. Bowie makes it shine. But that is also the problem for me; without Bowie this album would be objectively awful and not worth listening to. This album was a product of it's time I seem. I don't feel it aged well. Production is not great (but forgiven since it is the 70s), songwriting is okay, but a lot of songs sound like poetry a depressed 11th grade dropout would make. While that may resonate with those that like this album, it's like listening to emo done poorly before emo existed.

This album is peak late 90's/early 2000's EDM. I have fond memories of partying hard with Jaxx blasting, so take that into consideration for this review. This album is mid, at best. It is a solid background noise album (not in a business setting, some of the sonics sound pretty sexual at moments). If you want a steady beat to be productive to, this album will nail that. If you want an album you can sing the hooks to instantly, this album will nail that. If you want an album you'll forget all about an hour after listening, believe it or not - this album will nail that.

Meh.