1001 Albums Summary

This is insanely joyous

Honestly made me realize why they call it “rock ‘n roll” since that’s certainly what this album does.

I liked this much more than I expected to.

Charming nostalgic romp through 80s multicultural optimism. Interesting that she’s Swedish given how much it sounds like NYC but then the monoculture of the times, from Madonna to Fame to Paula Abdul that influenced the sound, made this more an assemblage and a performance of all those identities. Some fun songs. I was between a 2 and a 3 and ultimately went with 2 but keep in mind 2 isn’t bad, and generally I liked it but probably wouldn’t play it again.

Ok “Minuit” got me

Loved this album unironically when it came out. I knew it was uncool but didn’t care, it was fun as hell and it still is.

So gorgeous. Some minor filler but the bangers bang.

Some nice moments but felt a bit too exploratory without fully finding itself. May just be a bias against prog (despite my love of Rush). Musicianship is phenomenal tho.

Pretty, sometimes too pretty, but was good for flow state while running

So fun. Every song is hilarious and brilliant in its own way. The interludes also add up to a kind of collage art. Paved the way for Pavement, no pun intended. One of the interesting effects of doing this is that it forces comparison, and since I listened to the King Crimson album two days ago I’m realizing I prefer stuff that isn’t so forward about its craft and both allows and promotes mistakes and flaws as part of the process. Which perhaps says something about me but that’s for a different forum.

The opening song is cool but the sound gets a bit cloying after a while. The Jesus song is peak cringe.

Love this album. At times it feels just slightly thin for a 5, and the closing cover of Light My Fire is genuinely terrible, but man there are some gorgeous moments throughout.

It’s fine but we have Blur and Pixies at home.

Cool album, good to dance to, a bit repetitive but then I suppose that’s the point. Just noting for reference since I’ve been a bit inconsistent - 1 star - didn’t like it, wouldn’t play it again 2 stars - decent, I liked it but may not necessarily play it again 3 stars - good, I liked it quite a bit and may play it again 4 stars - great, I loved it but may have some uneven aspects 5 stars - brilliant

I know they’re cringe now but I loved this album when it came out and I still do. Though I stopped listening to them after this one.

Lovely album. And damn this guy could sing.

Just not my speed, no pun intended. Obviously the musicianship is exceptional (even Lars sounds good) but I had no emotional connection except for Disposable Heroes, which is a great song.

Mr. Nelson, I owe you apology, I wasn’t really familiar with your game.

I generally like The Who but I just couldn’t get into this at all.

This was a wild one. When she gets swinging it’s really good. When she goes high it can get shrill and almost alarming. Songs often build slowly and then take an interesting turn. I started off thinking this is a 1, then it gradually won me over with its idiosyncratic charms, then it lost me for a bit. It was a fun ride and I’m glad I listened to it, and it’s certainly a compelling historical document of 70s feminist art, but I’m not sure I’d come back to it. Ultimately a 2.5 but I’m trying to stick to the rating system I set earlier.

Goodness, I had no idea it was made out early. Fun funky would let us swing although I can’t imagine playing this intentionally very much. But it’s cool and I can see why it was important for its time.