1001 Albums Summary

1: Everything In It's Right Place: The album kicks off with a... a song that definitely exists. This song was definitely made by Radiohead. I don't think this song is bad, but I cannot in good conscience say I liked it. 5/10 2: Kid A: The title track of the album follows in the firsts songs footsteps. More droning tones makes me fearful for the rest of the album. I feel the same about this one as I felt for track one. There are some good parts in this one, but nothing that makes me want to listen to it again. 5/10 3: The National Anthem: Three tracks into the album and I think this is the first song that actually has a guitar on it. This song has brass, drums and everything. The song grooves and sounds very good, the lyrics take a backseat to the instrumentals, but the instrumentals are actually good on this track. This is the first track on the album I actually enjoyed. 8/10 4: How To Dissapear Completely: This song has an interesting feeling that I do not know if I can describe. It feels ethereal. It's a good composition. 7/10 5: Treefingers: This song is an instrumental interlude between two songs. It is 3 minutes long. It is on the Album Kid A. It has notes. It has nothing for me to talk about 5/10 6: Optimistic: The guitar has returned. I am happy about this. It sounds good here. This song is honestly very good. It is my favorite song on the album so far. It actually feels like a song I would put into a playlist. This song actually kind of got a few tears welling up into my eyes. Capitalism sucks. 7/10 ~~But actually it's a negative ten billion out of ten since it references animal farm and I hate that book~~ 6: In Limbo: Another song that is just kind of making me cry a small bit. I can tell that's what it's trying to do, so I'll give it props for achieving what's it's going for. The song also sounds very good. 7/10 7: Idioteque: Making heavy use of synthesizers and sampling. This song is about Nuclear War, Global Warming, and a general fear of technology, which the synthesizers help build towards the feeling of suffocation by technology. 7/10 8: Morning Bell: This song is heavily theorized to be about ~~Dougdougs twitch chat~~ Divorce. All the lyrics in this song feel high-pitched and wrong, which I feel is supposed to add to the somewhat unnerving atmosphere of this song. This song feels almost unsafe, which makes sense because the song was written with a ghost in the house when it was written. 8/10, feels just as unsafe as it should. 8: Motion Picture Soundtrack: This song starts off with an Organ, which I like. This song is an incredibly depressing song about a breakup. This song has arpeggios I'm pretty sure, and those sound nice. 7/10 8: Untitled: This one gives me a headache and feels like it has no purpose. 0/10 Overall: A good and enjoyable album if you can get past the admittedly slow start, (and also stop the album at track 8) 7/10 Highlights: National Anthem, Morning Bell Lowlights: Untitled.

Document: R.E.M #5 review It's the end of the world as we know it but this album will never end. 1: Finest Worksong: This song has some great guitar riffs, and some amazing sounding drums. This song has a great 90s rock sound. 6/10 2: Welcome to the Occupation: This song continues from the last song, and still has a great 90s rock sound. I have read that it is about American intervention in Central America. The only complaint I have with this song, is that it's a little to short. 5/10 3: Exhuming McCarthy: This song has a different sound than the previous two songs, it feels like it has a bit of a twang to it, but I could be wrong. There are some very interesting instruments in this one. This song is from the title and lyrics, clearly about McCarthyism. I don't have much more to say, another solid 6/10. 4: Disturbance At The Heron House: I have no idea what more I can say about this album, it's 90s alt rock, the lyrics don't have a ton for me to go into like I did in my Kid A review, and the songs are pretty similar, this song nets a 6/10. 5: Strange: Despite what the title says, this song is another 90s alt rock song from a 90s alt rock band. They say there's something going on that wasn't here before, but this song feels like we're hearing stuff we've already seen in this album. 5/10 6: It's The End Of The World As We Know It: I really like this one, the lyrics have a stream of consciousness feeling, which if you can't tell, is very similar to what I'm going for with these reviews. This song has the singer rambling about things, and it overall just sounds really good to my ears. 7/10 7: The One I Love: This one seems like a love song from the outset, but that's not what it is at all. This song feels like it's from the perspective of a person who views their partner as something to occupy their time. 5/10 8: Fireplace: This song definitely exists. I have nothing to say about this one. I do not particularly like this one, but I don't hate it. 5/10, perfectly avera 9: Lightnin' Hopkins: This song feels like a shock ;) since this song feels much flashier than the rest of the songs on the album, with the almost choir sounding background vocals, and the quick and snappy pace of the song. 6/10 10: King Of Birds: This song feels like something that would be played in a marching band, with the rolling drums. Other than the rolling drums though, this song feels the same, this album is starting to drag on imo. 4/10 11: Oddfellows Local 151: There's nothing here for me to talk about here. I am tired of 90s alt rock. This album is starting to annoy me, every song feels the same. I was beginning to get tired of this sound at track 5. I'm so glad this album is over now. Time for the overall part. 4/10 Overall: This album is exhausting. This album is only 36 minutes, but it feels like its so much longer. This album has a few good songs, but I cannot earnestly reccomend it as most of the album sounds the same. The reason the base scores for the album slowly got lower throughout the review is that this album was starting to grate on me, with every song feeling the same except for 2 songs that are actually good. 4/10, just listen to the highlights, this one feels so long. Highlights: It's The End Of The World As We Know It. Lightin' Hopkins. Lowlights: Fireplace, King Of Birds, Oddfellows Local 151.