1001 Albums Summary

I'm not a huge punk guy, but I can usually appreciate some of it... that said, I could not appreciate this album. There are *some* interesting musical elements here, and there's some variation between tracks, which is good. Most of the players are decent, too. However, it's all overshadowed by the incessant, contorted groans, shrieks, and rasps coming out of the lead vocalist (intentionally not using the word "singer" here). Since the dude is just gurgling into a mic and hoping the band follows (you can tell they have to add or drop beats to match him), I'd say you could at least listen to the lyrics, but it's honestly hard to understand what he's saying most of the time. It's hard to believe that someone can sound this absurd and not be joking around, and even harder to enjoy listening to it. I really don't care how "influential" this may be; I can barely listen to it without cringing. Would be happy never to encounter this album again.