1001 Albums Summary

Patti-Smith-meets-strangled-cat vocals (in a good way) and angular guitars transform fairly poppish tunes into jangly works of art. Essential.

I admit I never knew what the fuss was about. This proves it. One of his most popular albums gets a "meh" from me, mostly because of (1) his voice, and (2) his tendency to name songs stupid things that nothing to do with the lyrics (minus one star for giving Anton Newcombe the idea as well).