1001 Albums Summary

Not my cup of tea. Honestly got worse the more I listened which is not usually the case. Instrumentally I think it was fine though.

I mean nothing has to be said.

2013/2014 Remastered versions. Some beautiful fingering. Like NIB the most.

Son of a Preacher Man is great. Probably the only song I knew in this album before I listened to it. Rest is okay and is standard soul music.

Bittersweet Symphony is the known song to me. For me the rest of the album is okay.

Shocking. I was not aware the artist behind "You've Got a Friend in Me" had such, shall we say, complex songs. Unlike many of the reviews that immediately dismiss the album with one star due to a white man using the N-word (which is deemed forbidden regardless of the context) I choose to take the album at its intended meaning. It is art. A powerful piece of satire not only for its time, but arguably even more relevant now as I write this, and I fear it always will be. The point is to make you uncomfortable, to confront the disturbing history we as humans have created, and to remind us why we must continue fighting against injustice and discrimination. In doing so he does not even make fun of the South so much as making me feel even empathetic to their cause/plight by the end. The kind of empathy I feel we need to find in one another again instead of dismissive and aggression we have to those "on the other side". It is an album you should listen to before you die, especially if you hail from the mainland United States. Hopefully other cultures have their versions of (or one day can) an album like this to make it more relatable for them. Musically if we ignore the lyrics the songs are pretty, especially with the piano. That said, I will not listen to any of these songs recreationally. A unexpected thinker after going though many of these albums in comparison, rather mindlessly.

Should add to civ game.

Not my cup of tea either. Don't care for the vocals but the electric guitar is good.

More of the same. Didn't take note of any particular songs, and before I knew it Spotify began playing "Son of a Preacher Man" and the album was over.

I do like jazz Barry. Also enjoyed Ingo Pow-Pow quite a lot. Ties the album up uniquely.

This made me wriggle... and not in a good way.

Only knew "Party like it's 1999" before this which is great. But again I feel this is one of those albums where the title song is doing all the heavy lifting. Rest is forgettable on review.

I thought this album was a concept album from the first half. Despite this I find myself enjoying it, wished the second half kept expanding on it.

Good album but nothing gave me chills.

also nothing really needs to be said.

I don't see all of the hate. My first listen and they are alright. Am I missing some context here?