1001 Albums Summary

I was down for the mellow mood out of the gate. It’s been a busy weekend and I was only planning to kick it anyway. But after the third track of the same song, I was ready to fast forward. A scene flashed in my mind of 1968 trippy folk Van singing this in/to a circle of hippies dancing, smoking grass, all the stereotypical 60s stuff, where these laughably self-serious young adults are having revelations from other planes of existence. Maybe this stuff would fly back then, but its mysticism didn’t grab me.

This is not my thing. Lo-fi emotion that’s easy to unintentionally tune out. That said, it wasn’t BAD.

I don’t know, man. I remember the girls in 8th grade that were listening to this while I was bumping NWA and Public Enemy. A couple of tracks stood out for me — Pictures of You and Fascination Street. Glad to finally give these guys a gig listen, but must admit that I was down a rabbit hole, learning about Ian Curtis and Joy Division, while this (and Lakers/Grizzles with the sound off) played in the background. Oh and “discovered” that Lips Like Sugar was Echo & the Bunnymen. Was aware of the band, but didn’t know any of their stuff. Knew of the song but didn’t know the artist. All in all, an educational evening.

Interesting to hear the initial transition from genesis to solo in full

MTV played “Hungry Like The Wolf”, what, a BILLION times per day? Still holds up, as does the titular track. But the album cuts were all new to me and….are straight up bangers,yo! GREAT basslines throughout

Brought to mind the review of Intravenus Di Milo from Spinal Tap: “The musical growth rate of this band cannot even be charted. They are treading water in a sea of retarded sexuality and bad poetry."