1001 Albums Summary

This was my first time listening to Aretha Franklin intentionally. The album itself was a well rounded album that carries a theme most women can relate to, loving an ungrateful man. The soul and power carried throughout the album makes it hard not to empathize with her frustration, and even recall some of your own experiences. Starting off with respect, and throwing in a diverse musical experience it was a decent album for casual listening. I rate it a 3/5 because although the music was well written and preformed, it was not memorable. It felt like something I have heard before and did not leave me wanting to relisten to a single song or to further explore her catalog.

I actually made time to listen to this on my way home from work and found myself zoning out, with only a couple of songs striking me as listen-worthy. This can't be the Radiohead that everyone raves about. Planet Telex lyrics are vague and open ended at best. allowing the listener to draw and put their own meaning into the nonsense lyrics. I feel that it's hard to capture what he is actually saying over the instruments, a sentiment I carry throughout the entire album. Who the hell produced this album? Again, What the hell is he saying in the bend? The guitar in the middle there is a great attention grabber probably to make up for the unintelligible nonsense song that Thomas Yorke just put us through. High and Dry gives Yorke a chance to redeem himself by showing off his vocal range on those high notes, along with a kind reminder that he is capable of writing something that can provide the listener some sort of personal significance. I think it's funny that he doesn't like playing this song since it's one of the few redeeming ones from this entire album. Well, I zoned out again and Just happened to catch my attention once again. The mix of soft instrumentals in the back, a catchy chorus. I am actually a big fan of the guitar in Iron lung as well. Wow, Black Star started off so strong. He is an amazing vocalist with a pretty great range, but damn why does it sound like I am listening to music for mice? Why is it so low, why is there so much mumbling. Why shy away from your high and dawn out notes that seem to be your forte. Why did you choose this genre that doesn't fit what you seem to be be capable of doing?! I can't say that I am a fan of this album, although I do enjoy Radiohead, and have a lot of nicer things to say about them when listening to OK computer. The Bends just fell so short of my expectations for the band

This album felt timeless. I put in on while I did my homework and found myself moving along to the beat. It doesn't have a distinct 70's sound, and really sounds like some of the songs could have been made more recently. The vocals were good, so was the guitar and the drums. I am not rating this album higher because it don't think it blew me away. It was average, fun listen.