1001 Albums Summary

I enjoyed the melodies and harmonies, which is what Simon & Garfunkel are known for. Its interesting to consider this in context to the time period in which it was written. At the time, many folk artists were considered counter-culturists, even though the music is sweet and pleasant. The lyrics are strong, and I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I was familiar with the famous songs, and I never liked them enough to listen to an entire album. I'm glad I did, but I don't know how often I would listen to stuff like this.

This is a classic breakbeat instrumental hip-hop album. DJ Shadow is a master at making beats and this album shows the depth of his ability. I love this type of music and was already familiar with this album.

I am very familiar with this album. Its good, but not one of my favorite Radiohead albums. Still enjoyable and definitely continuing down the path they started with Kid A/Amnesiac.

Very familiar with this album. U2 is at the height of their popularity here, arguably. Lush production values, memorable songs, iconic and classic.

Good basslines and rhythms. I don't normally listen to stuff like this, but there was enough going on musically for me to appreciate.

I really enjoyed the vibe of this album. There was some great guitar playing, unusual rhythms and melodies.

I did not enjoy this. I do not usually pay attention to lyrics, and apparently Scott Walker is known for his poetic lyrics, but the first things I pay attention to are melody, the music itself, and then the lyrics, but I listen to a lot of music in foreign languages so maybe I've trained myself to think of them as secondary. But regardless, I would have to listen to this again and deliberately pay attention to the lyrics if those are the important parts, because the music and melodies did nothing for me, so it would be difficult for me to want to play this again. I've heard that his later work is much more experimental and weirder, which is more interesting to me, so perhaps I'd appreciate those works more than this.