1001 Albums Summary

Not for me

1) home on the bayou - easy listening, dad rock 💀💀2/5 for me easily forgettable song 2) bootleg - again not really my favourite, got a little bored of it 2/5 3) graveyard train - bro idk if this needed to be 8 minutes long, I love blues music but it’s way too long for my zoomer aaa brain, pop off harmoncia tho 3/5 4) good golly miss molly - plz i would rather listen to the little Richard version 1/5 5) Penthouse pauper - refreshing song on the album, big love for this one 4/5 6) proud Mary- prefer Tina’s version sorry 2/5 6) keep on chooglin - I really like his voice but I just find the whole album kinda boring ??? 2/5

1) that lady - great start to an album, aged like fine wine 4/5 2) don’t let me be lonely tonight - amazing vocals, slower stuff tends to bore me (cursed as a metalhead) but this is really nice to listen to 4/5 3)if you were there - it’s so feel good, even though the lyrics kinda make me feel sad 4/5 4)you walk your way - ORGAN?!?! Yeh solid track 4/5 5) listen to the music - I LOVE THIS 5/5 6)

Quintessential sounds of 90s indie Britain, liams voice was probably the best it ever sounded before all the drugs and vocal problems. So many good songs it’s hard to skip anything from this album :> 4/5 I did grow up with britpop parents so my opinion is biased as heck (which is why I’m not giving it a 5) digsys dinner was probably my favourite, reminds me of the days I’d sing this song with an old school friend that passed away too young (rip daisy) 🌼❤️

This album feels like the first of its kind, I really appreciate the cohesiveness of every track from this as nothing feels out of place. From what I know dj culture back in the late 90s was full of longer tracks to help with mixing, which explains how some of these songs have long intros and outros, however as a casual listener of electronic music this can get a little grating. I liked a lot more of the album than I originally thought I would, some stand out tracks to me are: Elektrobank, Setting Sun, Where Do I Begin and The Private Psychedelic Reel. Overall would I re-listen to this album in full? Probably not, but will I add the stuff I really liked to a few of my playlists?? Absolutely.

Amazing live performance that’s full of soul and raw musicianship, some of the songs are truly a product of their times with the lyrics not aging so well, but it’s worth a listen to hear the sounds of Motown and soul in its purist form! It’s full of energy and makes me want to relisten to some of the other fantastic live performances of this decade If you enjoyed this I can recommend Otis Redding in person at the whiskey a go go

Not a huge fan of this so far Instrumentally I appreciate it Just nothing really has grasped me :( Which is a shame because I wanted to really like this.