1001 Albums Summary

15/06/2024 -- Computer Speakers First Simon and Garfunkle album. I have heard a couple of songs. Sound of Silence. Scarborough Fair. Mrs. Robinson. Most from my watching of the Graduate. I heard Mrs. Robinson somewhere before that though. I love Mrs. Robinson but the other two songs not so much. Scarborough Fair. A bit too renaissance choral for my liking. Don't quite like the vocals. The guitar arrangement is something though. Patterns. Rhythm track is interesting. Not sure i like the atmosphere. The instrumental is nice. Like the intros into them. Cloudy. Love how the guitar and glockenspiel blend. I like the atmosphere the vocals gives. Homeward Bound. Voice is really emotional. Bass compliments well. I didnt quite like the upbeat change in the chorus. But i think that's because i expected something else. Still, it seems that weakens the song into something run of the mill. BBGPM. Like parts of the melody. I think I might like this better with earphones. Rhythm riff is nice but the lead riff isnt much for it. The chorus pales in comparison with the bridge. 59th Street. Great rhythm. Its real groovy. The drums work amazingly with the guitar riff. Like the vocal style. Dangling Conversation. Starts off as a typical easy listening song. The melody is nice. The strings and xylophone (I'm not sure) adds to it. I think at times the vocals, strings overindulge. Flowers. Nothing particularly interesting. Like it though. Like the break in strumming and the quick start after. Phillipic. Out of this world for the album. Fuzz guitar. Singing almost like Dylan. Decent but doesnt call out. Havent deeply analysed the lyrics yet. But it says a lot less than it meant to I think. Emily. I much prefer whats done with the aethereal character of voice here than in the opening track. Underground Wall. Normal Simon and Garfunkle song with mellotron or organ or something. 7 O'clock. Interesting concept. --- Overall, Varied while remaining quite firmly rooted in their style of folk rock. Some interesting but I feel many aren't doing much to really be considered genre breaking in my opinion. The songwriting is catchy enough but im not particularly stunned. Thematically, there's this quaint almost sad hopefulness like in the Graduate. I think it captures the youth of the time well. But i am hardly any expert. I don't like it all that much. But I can see why it is great. (for culture and theme) Still not too convinced it deserves the title of masterpiece musically.

17/6/2024 Listened to this all the way back in 2021 or 2022. Needless to say, record is great

Lyrics were good powerful. Vocals were not bad Interesting for pop but not in different ways. 3.5/5 Feel bad for giving it so low but this is a list of the greatest albums

Listened a really long time ago 2022/late 2021. It’s been in my rotation. First album where they find a sound of their own. I don’t really love the jangle and so this is often one my least favourite. Still songs are spectacular as Lennon McCartney always are.

Great Chicago blues. Lovely instrumentals. I was deeply impressed with the harmonicist.

Extremely inventive for the time. Wide range too. Delicate. Strong.