1001 Albums Summary

Really enjoy the production on this. Raw low-fi folky country vibes with a hint of punk. Guitar work is cool and simple. Album didn’t grip me, may need some more listens. Plenty of political themes

Beautiful and a very easy listen. Nothing wasted. No bloat. Not a single thoughtless chord progression It feels like one of those albums that you listened to and think “oh how did I miss that”. Upon checking the wiki, turns out they’re all American pop standards, and Willie was branching out of his usual country style with the help of Booker T. While some of these, like Unchained Melody were obviously covers (to lack the proper term), the fact these are standards explains why it feels so familiar, easy, and homely.

Respectable ability throughout but nothing jumped out to me that I particularly enjoyed

At the time of writing, my son is five weeks old. As a first time parent, part of the fun is building a list of strategies that soothe the baby that works sometimes, but never works always. One thing that (almost) always works, is At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash