1001 Albums Summary

1: Harmonicas, so many harmonicas Depression vibe, implies things but never says them. Speaks of escape and avoidance 2: slow/angst/regret/love/wanting/curiosity 3: title yikes, ugh, thin and depressing, did not like, "soundtrack" 4: more harmonica. love/searching. Nice outro 5: "soundtrack"; death 6: "railroad", nice banjo, tired/introspective/sad 7: isolation, suicidal, "soundtrack", nice instrumentals, did not like lyrics 8: nice opening, my favorite track on the album, Alabama! Gratuitous car reference, vibes 9: thin vocals, message: drugs bad. Reminds me of Beatrix Potter books? 10: guitar, revenge? Jealousy, more adult. I liked this one. Overall impression: I wanted to skip most of the album. The overall feeling it gives is "mellow depression". Almost millennial. 3/5

Notes: I listened to the 2013 remaster of this album over the course of the weekend. This album was a favorite of my dad's, but I'd never given it a serious listen. I found it easy, fun, and enjoyable listening. The instrumentals were excellent. Track 1: car ride feel, relaxed and upbeat. "country", weekends, amazing instrumentals. I really enjoyed this track Track 2: slower, "country" liked the vocals Track 3: Fierce and almost ominous instrumentals, nice vocals, confident tone. I found the song rather average. Track 4: thoughtful and slow, I appreciated this track. Track 5: change of pace, happy "summertime", upbeat, good car ride tune. Track 6: slow, easy, crossroads Track 7: drums. Ok lyrically but impressive instrumentally Track 8: interesting, upbeat and unique. work vs. play, freedom, "country". Enjoyable. Track 9: nothing special, great radio fodder. I'm not with the hype. Summertime. Track 10: I liked this one, it goes well with movement or exercise. About youth, art, new life in big city - I can relate! Overall impression: This album had excellent instrumentals and a summertime feel. Lyrically, a bit simple, touched on youth and freedom. Easy listening. 4/5

Listened to the 2007 remaster I finished the album and I can't put it into real words. Track 1: excellent songwriting, raw & polished idk. Very nice guitar Track 2: ok lyrics, very radio Track 3: I found it boring Track 4: wtf and I do not like falsetto Track 5: repetitive, nice vocals Track 6: idk why I like this one, but I do Track 7: I appreciated this track Track 8: nice, no deep impressions. Nice guitar Track 9: humorous intro, catchy. Incredulous Track 10: I found to be very noisy Track 11: spoken word? Wow instruments Track 12: oof. Track 13: bringing the intro back, really good. Overall impression: Tough subject matter. The sound is very 70/80/90/00s, which is to say it's not boxed in by decade. I appreciated the album, but I didn't enjoy most of the songs. I found a lot of the openings similar and I wasn't a fan of all of the lyrics, but I do see myself replaying some of the songs in the future. 3.5

I listened to the stereo, original version of this album Track 1: good feel, repetitive Track 2: ok singing, interesting Track 3: I liked the intro Track 4: nice drums, nothing special lyrically Track 5: nope Track 6: I really enjoyed this track Track 7: finally a different intro, flows, enjoyed the beat Track 8: meh / Track 9: nope / Track 10: what Track 11: twangy, true to life, interesting Track 12: awesome drumming, what a banger Overall impression: Lousy, whiny vocals, mostly average or below average lyrics, awesome drums. Written by young people. The Ox is an awesome song, and very ahead of its time. 2.5, with the .5 being in honor of The Ox