1001 Albums Summary

Reminds me of Yes Tales of Topographic Oceans along with some CSN and some country western. I'm not sure why this made it on the list. Is it different? Yes. Is it compelling? Not to me. Seems wildly overrated. Maybe it's critical praise is commentary on music in the 2000s. The cover is entertaining. Wikipedia makes the band founder sound like a dick.

I've discovered I can only appreciate REM one song at a time, every once in a while. A whole album of material starts to grate on me and sound whiny.

not my thing, but 3 stars since I can appreciate the effort

I discovered Yes during the musical doldrums of disco and need wave. Having been raised on a combination of 70s top 40 and album rock, I'm sure I was exposed to Yes bybolder siblings, but what I remember are things like ELP, Tommy by the Who, Dark Side of the Moon, Elton John, and America. I don't know when I discovered Yes on my own, but it was probably to listen to Chris Squire while I was learning to play bass. They influenced me to expand my listening to classical music and to appreciate other forms of music that weren't blues-based rock. The Yes Album plays like a greatest hits album for me. I haven't listened to it for decades, and wear reminded how much I enjoy it.

I really like the stripped down, voice-forward sound of Pure Heroine. This album is too techno pop for me which, to me, distracts from Lorde's voice. I understand all the decisions about sound were deliberate, but I don't care for the music. I think it distracts from voice and lyrics.

I have absolutely no idea how or why this album made this list, but I thought it was fun anyway.

As I'm working my way through this "must listen" list I'm coming to the conclusion I'm a music curmudgeon. This album crystalizes that notion! For over 40 years I've argued with friends and acquaintances that this album is terribly overrated. Sure, I'm a fan of all the satire, but it has its limits. Much of this album is frivolous. To prove my point I once made a playlist anchored by songs from this album, the Wiggles, and Phineas and Ferb. It all works together. If this had been a satirical attempt to fool the public into worshipping an album that was padded with kids songs it would have been brilliant. I could have given it 4 stars just for Rocky Raccoon and Back in the U.S.S.R. but it loses stars for masquerading as one of the best albums of all time.

A wonderful discovery that led me down several interesting avenues, including an introduction to acid jazz.

Fun!

Good but not great; indicatives of uninspired rock music during the aughts.