1001 Albums Summary

Very familiar with album already. Strange Brew is the perfect album opener. I love the bouncy, crunchy guitar. Sunshine of Your Love is the quintessential 60s rock tune for a reason. I’ve always loved that the guitar riff leaves a ton of room for Ginger Baker to rock the hell out of the Kit. The vocals on several songs do such a great job of walking the line between soothing and sinister. Love the subtle addition of piano in Blue Condition. The album peaks hard in the middle with Tales of Brave Ulysses. Arguably best song on the album. Crazy shredding, enticing lyrics. SWABLR is an absolutely ripper - hilarious lyrics, best voca performance on the album probably. Instrumentals on a few of the tunes on the back half off the album are very reminiscent of other Blues-inspired rock bands of the era like ABB, Zeppelin, CCR. Mother’s Lament was super weird to close the album out with. I almost think it’d be better as a mid album interlude, or maybe even the album intro, followed up by the face melting of Strange Brew. Disraeli Gears is super top heavy, but still exceptional all the way through. One of the best rock albums of all time without question. Three musicians complimenting each others ability flawlessly, with no one person taking too much of the spotlight. It’s playful at times, haunting at others, psychedelic, epic, and NEARLY perfect. Lyrics 3.5/5 Music 5/5 Cultural impact: 4/5 Album cover: 5/5 Overall 4.5/5