1001 Albums Summary

Easy listening, but don’t feel compelled to return to any songs on this album. Trip Through Your Wires was the only song that compelled me to feel anything. I will say that if I was hearing this for the first time in 1987 and hadn’t heard three decades full of others do “U2 sound but refined/improved” I might feel differently. 3/5 ⭐️

This has scratched a particular itch in my brain. Easy to lie back and be taken on a journey. It’s like soulful ambient lounge music but more elevated. 3.5/5 ⭐️

A series of short songs that pack a punch. I can see how the Ramones are a punk-rock prototype. 3.5/5 ⭐️

Not a skip in sight. Such a classic. The Beatles have the magic formula for excellent music-making. 5/5 ⭐️

This is my first introduction to Elbow. Elbow’s lyricism is something really special. I am officially a fan. 4/5 ⭐️

Very cool and classic. 4/5 ⭐️

Powerful and evocative.

Mellow and easy-listening, but just not my cup of tea. I wouldn’t turn it off if it was playing, but I wouldn’t intentionally return. 2.5/5 ⭐️

A couple of standout songs, but ultimately not my cup of tea. Respect for the influence Method Man (and Wu-Tang more broadly) has had on the rap scene. 2.5/5 ⭐️