This is a bang-er record. Simple Man is my jam. Iconic.

Enjoyed. Good chill jazz.

Starting a record with Sunday Morning is so brave. I don't think I have ever enjoyed the last 2 songs.

This isn't for me. Reggae just isn't my thing.

I like the first song but not my thing otherwise.

This is grim even for a Cure record

I love this record. John Cale is awesome.

There are some good songs here, no doubt. The sound is right but I don't know if it's consistent enough to be considered a true classic.

Nothing is really standing out to me on this one other than the first song.

I don't understand why this one is considered so good. I found it to be terribly uninteresting.

It's ok. Better than the last one. Dad funk.

It's got some hits. Jams.

This is airport music. I do not hear hooks or anything that makes this stand out at all.

They're all great. Ramble Tamble is the underrated breakout.

So I first was like wtf is this. Then I understood. This record has been picked clean for samples. Very cool.

Green Onions, the song that was used to signify that a character was "cool" in movies for 40 years. Nowadays it sounds very dated, sure. But loose blues/funk (?) really was out of place at the time. Unfortunately, to my ears, it's never as good as the title song.

It's ok. There are a few jams (Mothers Daughter) but not really consistent.

Never heard this before. Dunno how I feel about it. Ok listened to all of it. FL walked so Tame Impala could run.

Awesome. Without Muddy Waters, you don't get the stones, Warren Zevon, or the White Stripes. Just boppin!

Ok so this is an awesome record, no question. Great Expectations is kinda garbage but the rest.. you just can't argue with Shout It Out Loud. I first heard this when I was 16 I think? A bombastic force for the ages.

I've heard this one before but this is the first time my brain kinda linked it to stuff like Johnny Rivers' output at the time. It's not all the songs of course but you can't say something like "Poor Side of Town" didn't have an influence on some of the slower tracks. Anyway, this is the bridge between "Young" Elvis and "Fat" Elvis. A record that had to be made.. Elvis aging with his original fans. Being familiar with the 1968 "Comeback" Special, it's like that was a goodbye to being young and this is the embrace of middle age. Other thoughts: From Elvis In Memphis came out 15 years after his first hit, That's Alright Mama. Cutting edge to music for your parents in 15 years, imagine if we held current artists to that standard now? Funny looking at the cover, and seeing the Jailhouse Rock backdrop. This is real far from being in the county jail with the warden!!!

I miss when drums sounded like this but really, it all blurred together.

I was only familiar with World Shut Your Mouth before this so I was pretty blind. I might check it out again when I'm in a different mood. There are some points where it sounds very Nick Cave.

Feels very forward for 1969.