1001 Albums Summary

I would like to start by i have almost no musical education, nor i know a lot about historical progression of music and this spesific genre. None of my words need to be taken seriously. I want to listen to more and different music and thats why i started to this project. Anyways, this album was from a completely unbekown genre. While i have heard the turkish folklore music and am somewhat familiar with those sounds, i have never encountered a american folklore music. However i am familiar with the americana asthetic as in a visual style and the overal "redneck", rural, small town american patriotism (i am sure there is a better way to express this) is kind of burned in to my brain through hollywood films and other exported american cultural elements. Still this album was a new listen from every angle. I really enjoyed the piano and the occasional church music (gospel? I suppose) Although there is definitely more to unpack ,as in there are some subtle themes, the unenthusiastic and relaxed sound of the vocal really unmotivates me. I am not saying the artist wasnt electric about this album nor he didnt put enough effort, perhaps because of the the demands of this genre or his personal style, he just doesnt sound interesting. This may not be problem for the long time listeners of american folklore music, but i find it quite hard wait for that 20 second phase of the song where the piano picks up the pace and vocal to show some alive emotions and some unexpected instuments come in to play. You can tell there will be a slight crescendo (i think thats the right term?) but it always comes up short as in length of the song and as in the peakwise. Of course that may never be what the artist envisioned or what regular listeners of this genre wants, still from my shallow 21st century oriented music taste it is simply too dull. Again it is impossible to say there are no emotions. Some of the songs touch on very ineteresting storys which i presume come roght from rural america. Folklore music probably always includes a lot of feelings and storys in every language that is sang and i can hear it in this album too, it is just that as a 19 year old i expect and want more energetic music. Probably because of the time passed, i cant fully emerse myself int to world of american gothic. It could be wiser if i got introduced to this genre by a softer album. Maybe one day this album will meet exactly to my demands but till then i doubt i will give this one an another chance. 5/10

I was not aware white people did reggae but apparently they did. Was a nice listen definitely some chill tracks.it was kind of airy too. I will check other the police albums.

Fun high energy album. Definitely will listen to more green day after this