1001 Albums Summary

First Beatles album I ever bought. I got it because I liked 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps', 'Happiness Is A Warm Gun', 'Blackbird' and 'Helter Skelter'... and 4 good tracks is enough to get me to buy anything. I also knew 'Ob-La-Di' but didn't want to hold that against them. It's a lot to go through, and I don't really have much time for things like 'Piggies', 'Wild Honey Pie'... even though that latter is less than a minute long. Just leave that off mate. Really enjoyed 'Martha My Dear' and 'Goodnight' on top of the ones I already knew well. Not sure I'd ever really listen to this end to end again.

I have one Cure album in the collection, 'disintegration'. Looking at the tracklist, I only know 'A Forest' and it's a brilliant tune, so looking forward to hearing the rest. ......... One thing I've always liked about Cure recordings is the depth. Smith's vocals are right in your ear but other parts of the track sound like they're a million miles away. It's very moody and sparse which I have to be in the mood for. Enjoyed 'Play for Today' and 'A Forest'... much of the rest is similar in tone and atmosphere but not being added to the 'liked songs' playlist. I reckon if I'd found this when I was 13 or 14, I could have gotten very into it and my life would have been different.