1001 Albums Summary

This is the first Chili Peppers album I owned, and it's on my personal top 100 albums. Just fun as heck and filled with songs you've probably sung to on your hometown alt radio. Although I have a sweet spot for Stadium Arcadium, Californication is probably the quintessential Chili Peppers experience.

Very cool, and probably an awesome vibe live. My favorites are Irganda and the slower jam Petit Metier.

The Smiths are great, though I rarely want a full album's worth of them. The first half of the album feels stronger - "I Started Something" was a great gem I never knew about, and "Girlfriend in a Coma" is classic. I don't see myself coming back to this album much, but it's a good listen overall.

I'm pretty so-so on the Pixies aside from the big hits, and I definitely didn't know about this solo album, so I was surprised by how much I liked this. It seems more approachable than the Pixies, and it left me wanted to explore the Pixies universe more.