1001 Albums Summary

Pretty heavily produced, super ambitious album

Not super exciting - some hints of the songwriting strength that would mature in a couple of years, but out of that context not an altogether earthshaking experience.

A bit of a slog at first, but got into it when I gave it a chance later in the day. Definitely asks for some focus to pay attention to the lyrics. All the diverse ft.s and production personnel really help for the variety, which is crucial. Some of the beats and samples are awesome (it felt like J Dilla was all over it but I guess he only did like one song). Hard to find credits for exactly who worked on each track, but the collaborative space is where any wu tang adjacent effort shines. And they seem to known it. Definitely made me appreciate Ghostface more, where he normally sat in the shadow of ODB, RZA, and Method in my mind. Fav tracks: Champ, 9 Milli, RAGU, Back like that, Dogs of War

Supernaut is one of the absolute bangers of all time

Really loved the 2nd half, even though I did fall asleep to it at one point.

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3 1/2 - respect and admiration for kraftwerk, but not something I would find myself craving on the day to day.

This makes my blood boil

Hard to not be prejudiced since this is one of my faves. This is one lives in my metaphorical cd changer of autumn soundtracks alongside De Stijl, The Argument, and Rated R.

When I was maybe 20, I took probably my first solo trip across country to visit my cousin in Seattle. He lived in this little cool hippie loft in a two flat overlooking gasworks Park. I remember one of the days he had to work and I slept in a bit and when I got up and went through his records, and I found this and Black Sabbath’s Paranoid. T was a beautiful day and I have a distinct memory of hearing this for the first time looking out the window, looking at the Seattle skyline over the Puget Sound while having my mind a little bit blown.

Pretty down with it, but not so all the way down.

Probably no. 4 or 5 of my bottom five REM albums.

Try as I might, I’m just not as into Tom Waits as I feel like I should be.

One of those things where I really enjoy it while listening, and then immediately forget all about it afterwards.

It grew on me, but a little to campy for my taste. 3.5 stars really

Some fav non singles: Here is no Why, Porcelina, Bodies, Starlight. Certainly a little pompous in its ambition, but fuck man, what a machine of ideas. All the scrapped material, plus pistachio medley? Fahgeddaboddit

Some cool grooves, but not totally my thing.

Surprised this made the cut to be honest. I can’t imagine this was him in full stride. Surely there are better Bob Marley albums.

Like two great songs, but otherwise felt really unfinished.

Some cool and memorable riffs. Definitely not an energy that I can really associate with, but still can be a fun listen.

I think Factory and Candy’s Room are pretty much the most obvious, out of place and heavy handed and my least favorite on the album. Love the bombast of Streets of Fire, and the elusiveness of Darkness on The Edge of Town. Racing in The Streets is a great display of how the spirit of early rock and roll is misleading and can be pathetic. I think it’s all on display here in his most accessible and balanced work between cynicism and optimism

My favorite Thelonious Monk album. “Not always beautiful, but always exciting” - some critic

I finished it but can’t remember anything but the first song 😕

Didnt listen thoroughly tbh. Not a huge rage fan but this is definitely like a more appropriate/palatable fruition of the rap-rock-funk genre than RHCP’s take. ThoughI can’t say Rage’s mission of social awareness really aged well - time has proven that what most fans latched on to weren’t so much the detailed political expressions but more just anti-establishment angst and anger. Probably much to the band’s chagrin.

Actually enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would

Crazy that this was all written and performed by a bunch of 26 year olds. And while almost infinitely less affected than the vast majority of their anachronistic contemporaries (musically at least, in no small parts thanks to their real-life southerner insider in Levon Helm), some of their aesthetic comes across as painfully hip if not disingenuous. Still, that doesn’t detract from the quality of this or their previous record - legit classics.

Better than I expected!

Some of the banter is pretty tedious, but man, that fuckin guitar tone is hard to beat. This one blew the lid off The Who for me, even as a casual fan of their regular material. Best version of I Can’t Explain, Shakin All Over, my Generation and on the version including Tommy live - Sparks/Amazing Journey 👌

Never listened before, but I feel like I should have been more wise to this group

I think it’s really good, but not revolutionary in any way particularly - not necessarily a must hear for me, but definitely an enjoyable listen.

This seems totally unnecessary

The first record - awesome, liked every track. The second record felt like Andre had only Hey Ya and then was like “shit I gotta add like twenty songs” and threw them together in an afternoon.

I’ve always found this outing pretty insipid, but cliche aside, Comfortably Numb is still an exquisite song

Life on Mars is one of the greatest songs of all time. Also, Rick Wakeman is a beast

Actually dug it quite a bit

Solid

Really don’t get why people think this is their best.

Good shit, but their tracks/samples are pretty damn repetitive and I don’t see myself going back for more than a few songs.

Shouldn’t be on here when compared to their other albums. Some pretty forgettable numbers in here, but a couple good songs: Denial Twist is a standout, and so is white moon. I also think My Doorbell is fun and kind of like their early stuff.

I forgot how good “The Passenger” is

Some cool tracks, some awful, but seemingly not anything near the best in his career. Shouldn’t be on here.

I mean the hits are great, but some pretty mediocre stuff in there as well

I dunno, I don’t think this is entirely without merit

Best song: Hot For Teacher Worst song: Hot for Teacher The whole album feels like a friend of a friend aggressively nudging me in the ribs with his elbow and winking to make sure I get the “innuendo”

Meh

This is one of my favorite albums ever, and mostly because while there are a lot of great songs, it’s an almost perfect example of what an LP album should be - both record sides’ sequence, dynamics and story arc fit with the physical experience and limitations of a vinyl record. Not to mention Thunder Road being this amazing crescendoing pop song that does so without even verses or a chorus and it seems to do so effortlessly. I could go on - just the turns of phrase used, the imagery, the concept and delivery is so beautifully executed.

Actually enjoyed a fair amount

Almost too short, but I’d much rather have an album leaving me wanting more than overstaying. Almost all bangers here.

Definitely has some jams

Love this album, but I feel the second half is dramatically better than the first, and still find the lyrics to be kind of generic/lacking in imagery

Spent a lot of time with this album when it came out, and haven’t really since. Wish I’d spent a little more time on this listen.

I listened to this album a bunch in late summer 2011, and I remember one pretty terrific lightning storm that I felt compelled to go out in and listening to this really hit.

Didn’t realize that Meat Puppets song was a cover! Otherwise a pretty arduous album. Stones didn’t become cool until post Brian Jones.

This was pretty fun. They do shout KLF an awful lot.

Some good songs. Certainly somber at best. Generally not a big fan of Ol Nick Cave, but this was pretty enjoyable actually.

Couldn’t really get over the spastic vibrato

Honestly didn’t listen to the whole thing today, but will soon. I haven’t listened to it’s entirety since like 2010, but a solid classic

I prefer albums like Tim, or Hootenany. This is fine though, but don’t get too much of the hype

Great first track, but the rest is far from life changing

Thoroughly enjoyed

I did go through a phase once when I was probably 22 where I’ve listened to this album for about a month. Still love the guitar tone, but would be probably fine to never hear most of it ever again.

Obviously skilled, but not a super enjoyable experience. More structure and dynamics would be appreciated.