1001 Albums Summary

Iconic.

Interesting record. Enjoyed a lot of the music but Wainwright has a Dylan-esq vocal tone and I think that it works for Bob and not so much for Rufus. I don't think I'd run into it before and I'm glad it was on the list.

Well... 9 tracks and 39 minutes in this is shaping up to be a sincere struggle.... This sort of dance music is not my cup of tea. The lack of stars in Apple Music was a bad and accurate omen even if this record had critical acclaim. I can see some of these tracks ending up in a movie or TV show when a character is on drugs or in a foot chase or fight scene though. Maybe a drug induced fight scene involving a chase? I'm feeling this "You're Mine" jam. Still... a lot of the musical elements feel like someone got high and was just jamming in a solo session and tooling around - it never seems to actually go anywhere (except back around the loop) - a lot of incomplete ideas smashed onto a sincerely long record. Two hours?! Fucking a... I might be giving up before I get to the end. Sincere apologies, Mj. Ok the first rendition of the title track kept me going. "Rough out here" is something I can groove into.

A lot of what came after this record is boring and terrible and that makes me want to hate it... But... When pioneers do it right straight out of the gate it's hard to blame them for only a few bands being able to improve upon it.

This is not my favorite Led Zeppelin record, but it is still great. Need to go back and re-listen to I and II but I feel like III is where the band started showing the range they were capable of.

Solid rock and roll. They've been playing the same damn song record after record for ages but... You can get away with it when it's a great song.

This is a live album that hits like many don't given the situation and Cash playing San Quentin twice on the record.

Solid record that mostly holds up.

"I cooked the whole lamb an put its raw head back on." What else does anyone need to say about this record?

This one is fine - highs and lows but it's a great record in a "this is Elvis" way.

This record sounds like what happens when a fantastic band is on a manic high together. They get going with pace and tension and they never let up. The intro to \"I'm Not in Love\" hints at a possible respite and then it takes what, being now eight songs in, ought to be the predictable turn. There must have been a mantra hung in the studio impacting every creative decision shouting a bias for high energy and conflict - \"Take Me to the River\" could have gone a different way (and covers have) but they never fully let it out from the cage. \"The Big Country\" at first seems like a kindness to the listener - a recognition that you can't go back into the world the way listening to this record has made you - but it is deliberate still and calibrated with a military style precision to only just allow you to walk amongst others again. And this band accomplished this in 1978 - wow.

This is an example of what makes the Stones great. Solid record.

One idea per track doesn't make for a very interesting record...

This record is fantastic and the start of even better things to come.

Bring on more English punk rock!

I liked this more than I expected. The Doors are... fine. This is fine.

The random vocals always seemed to catch me off guard and take me by surprise. Overall not a bad thing to have on in the background and plenty of interesting musical bits sprinkled throughout. Seems to work as a good seed in Apple Music as well.

None of this is as good as what was sampled to make it. Much of it is really fucking boring to boot.