1001 Albums Summary

Disraeli Gears is great debut by Bruce, Clapton, and Baker. Great harmonies with all band members on just about all the songs. Eric Clapton always has one foot in the Blues, and it's evident on this album as well. This was really the first "supergroup" featuring Jack Bruce who classically trained, Baker and Bruce played together prior. Not every song is a winner, but this is a good Cream primer for the albums that follow. "Strange Brew", "Sunshine of Your Love" are great. "World of Pain" and "Dance The Night Away" are different and stray a bit. Overall, an album worth a spin.

I am not a fan of Kanye West. I attempted to listen to this, but I don't consider it worth my time. Not my style, not my cup of tea.

Slippery When Wet (1986) - This is the 3rd album from Bon Jovi that pretty much made everyone sit up and take notice. This was the epitome of big hair, big album sales, and big glam rock/pop rock singles. 1986 was a great year for Bon Jovi. I listened to the entire album all the way through and many of the songs are now cringe worthy, cheesy glam rock amd and power ballads. Sadly, what appealed to me in 1986 doesn't have that same appeal now. Why? I think a lot of the songs like "Livin' On a Prayer", "Wanted Dead Or Alive", "I'd Die For You", and "You Give Love A Bad Name" were and still are played and overplayed. If I've heard these songs once I've heard them 100 times. Jon Bon Jovi has vocals you either love or you hate. I'm somewhere in the middle. Richie Sambora on guitar doesn't get any better. With the repeated listen songs like "Raise Your Hands" and "Wild In the Streets" sound great after so many years. There are reasons Slippery When Wet was a #1 album on the US Billboard 200 Chart and certified 12 x Platinum by the RIAA for 12 million copies in the US. Sadly, this album doesn't hold up, doesn't capture me with its songs like it did 38 years ago. It falls flat. 2 stars.