1001 Albums Summary

I think I’m too young for this one. This album is arguably one of the greats, however I think it would have resonated more with me had it come out in my own adolescence. I loved the way Roger waters or whatever his name is uses sound clips of natural human moments to boil down the moral of each track and writes music that feels a lot like the content of the lyrics. The concept doesn’t really stick with me though since it’s simply non conformity. I am also not super impressed by the actual musical capabilities here, most likely because of my exposure to music influenced by Pink Floyd, before listening to Pink Floyd. All in all I cannot deny this album to be great and incredibly influential.

I still can’t believe this is his debut album. To me this is a perfect album, nas has one of the most distinct and timeless styles. The tracks themself are incredible, absolutely no gimmicks just careful sampling choices and beautiful breaks. This whole album made me nostalgic for a time that I wasn’t even there for. Arguably, the deciding catalyst between grandmaster flash style original hip hop and the state of hip hop/rap today.