1001 Albums Summary

Aqualung - Great track. Feels like a journey from start to finish. Really great guitar intermissions in between parts. Cross-Eyed Mary - The flute was really offputting to me at first but I actually don't mind it. The flute and guitar and piano passing the melodies between them at the very end is a cool touch. I didn't like the weird tappy percussion during the verses but overall a good song. Cheap Day Return - Short and pretty acoustic song. No complaints. Mother Goose - Not sure how I feel about the flute on this song. Gives off medieval bard music feelings lol. The electric guitars that come in for the first time at the 2:30 mark pull it together a bit more for me. I don't hate it but it's not as good as the previous songs. Wond'ring Aloud - Another shorter and pretty acoustic song with some piano and strings along with the guitar. I actually love this one a lot, it's very peaceful. Up to Me - Man I really don't feel like the flute adds anything to this at all. It just adds another layer that doesn't really need to be there. Makes the song sound kinda mushy. I think it would be much better without it. Other than that I think the song is nice. The bassline that comes in around 2:10 hits perfectly. My God - It's fine. I think it handles the flute better than some of the other earlier songs but I still don't really like it and it for sure outstays its welcome here. Doesn't keep my attention nearly as well as some of the earlier "journey" songs on the album, namely Aqualung. Hymn 43 - A much more "typical" song and I definitely do like it a lot more. It's catchy and sounds great. It's also short enough that I'd listen to it on its own, unlike Aqualung which is great but too intense to listen to casually for me. Slipstream - Yet another short acoustic song. I really like these, they're a breath of fresh air in between the heavier and longer ones. This one is very beautiful. Locomotive Breath - I like this one in the same way I like Hymn 43. The two guitars panned to different ears of my headphones was strange at first but I actually quite like it. It has a unique sound to it. This is the only one besides Cross-Eyed Mary where the flute part actually fits in so far. Wind-Up - This song is fantastic. Might actually be my favorite on the album. The second half of this record hits so much harder than the first. Lick Your Fingers Clean - Not a bad closer by any means. Again, the flute sounds gimmicky to me but it sounds much better than most of the other songs on the record so I don't mind. Overall this is an album where the high points make up for the low points. Some of the flutier songs like Up to Me are genuinely hard to listen to but songs like Aqualung, Hymn 43, and Wind-Up are all great. I'm going to go with 3/5. Would've been a lot better without the flute lol.

good album but damn it gets repetitive at times. overall like the sound though so it's a 3/5

the highs on this album are very high but i can't bring myself to rate it a 5 because some of the songs (the battle of evermore, misty mountain hop) are an absolute drag to sit through

classic rap album, loved it but the skits were a little much

not my thing but i can appreciate it for what it is

i love q tip

oh my god shut up already

masterpiece

i liked this so much more than i thought i would