1001 Albums Summary

Quintessential album for rock music ever, if not for all music.

Oftentimes I skip live albums, though this is quite an exception, as this is a core element of the songs presented here themselves. I genuinely respect Johnny Cash's intentions behind this album and it certainly adds to the songs how you can hear the prisoners cheering and commenting, but also Johnny Cash's snarky, bold comments occasionally. It was an enjoyable listen. In terms of execution, it's definitely a 5, though in terms of the amount of songs I personally liked, I would say a 4.

Intriguing mix of soul, funk and jazz. I had just started exploring Soul due to Hillevi. I had never heard of this artist before. Quite an eye-opener.

Absolute classic

Classic album. This is one of his most refined albums. Elliott dreamed to produce songs in the same fashion as Beatles one day, and it’s quite clear he was going for it here. I can’t think of many other artists that portray melancholy so beautifully as Elliott. He played all the instruments, wrote all the lyrics… His story is tragic, beautifully immortalized in his music