It's okay. Just okay
The whole thing's fine to listen to, but honestly, I’d never choose to play this myself—and I’m sure I’ll never come back to this album
Nice. When I first saw this album, I was like, meeeh, here’s another piece of crap. F*** this whole "1001 pieces of sh*t" thing.
But this crap turned out to not be crap at all. The opening track, "Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On," is such a banger. Funk and soul were always off my radar—felt boring, you know? Like, what’s cool about a bunch of… losers trying to make music years ago? Turns out, this isn’t the first time I’ve been wrong.
All Directions—an album released in 1972—but damn, it sounds so fresh. Probably because I’ve already heard it in so many places. The whole thing feels like a blueprint for records by Doom, Kanye, 2Pac, J. Cole, and one of my favorite albums, Wildflower by The Avalanches.
I’m dumb. Never realized how good this kind of music actually is.
Run Charlie Run, just like Papa Was a Rolling Stone, what a meaning and story behind it. Masterpieces.
The only downside? Some of those bland love lyrics. You know the type:
"Love woke me up this morning,
I’m so glad, baby,
Because of you, happiness is really mine.
And my cloudy days are far behind,
Every place, baby, I see your face…"
God, give me a break. I usually try to keep busy just to forget about the constant loneliness and how much I hate my life. Music like this? It just pushes me deeper. While listening to this record, I kept thinking about turning it off so I wouldn’t spiral for the rest of the day.
But I didn’t. And then I Ain’t Got Nothin’ came on.
The second I saw the lyrics, I regretted not quitting earlier. How often do you find a song that hits too close to home? This is one of them—and that’s depressing as hell. That was the end of my “happy day.” This time, even distracting myself didn’t work.
"Every fish has a bowl, and every shoe has a sole.
Everybody, everybody’s got something but me.
I ain’t got nothing.
Now I don’t care about politics or things across the sea.
All I want, all I want to do is love and have somebody love me. I need, I need somebody."
Yeah… no further comment needed.
The same goes for The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and Mother Nature—and honestly, the rest of the album. Unfortunately, the fact that this record messed with my mood and got me thinking means it’s “good.”
Mother Nature stands out. The dynamics, the emotional vocals, the way the rhythm shifts—it’s perfect. Plus, the lyrics. It’s such an unconventional way to express the feeling of not belonging. That helplessness when trying doesn’t lead to anything.
I fell in love with this record
NEVERMIND HAHAHAHAHA i have a new
