My 1001 Albums Journey

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not a standout record, but there are a couple decent tunes. i enjoyed "religion i & ii" sonically and, additionally, find that the amount of people who're angry or dismissive of these tracks only makes them better. a lot of the record is filled out with now-standard post-punk guitar-work that i always love, but with john lydon's "ain't i a stinker" style of vocal screeching over it. this shit wasn't charming in the sex pistols, and even less so now. i found this very similar to siouxsie sioux's debut record, which i listened to for this project two months ago and enjoyed significantly more. one of the benefits of this project is it has better enabled me to reflect on observations like this and develop a stronger framework for thoughts like "why do i find this album kinda mid"

i appreciate this more than i like it, and i find the album taken in as a whole better than its individual parts (though 'here come the rome plows' is a brilliantly propulsive track) i think the math-rock elements prevent me from fully "getting it" and provide sort of an emotional distancing effect relative to the post-hardcore i really vibe with, but i had a good time

every song is overly long, and the flows and rhymes are instantly dated and mega corny in that 1990 fresh prince way, but i almost admire the intersection between this album's brazen stupidity and its sex-positivity

ethereal. beautiful. demands your full attention.