1001 Albums Summary

Not a bad listen, nothing i outright hated, but also nothing that i really loved. The album cover is a great, and some of the musical composition is unique. The electric jug is absolutely horrible though Probably won’t listen again

So initially I hated this album with a fiery passion, and part of me still does. However with it being a shorter album I listened to it twice and did some more digging into it. The heavy electronic backings, mixed with an organ are some of my favorite sounds to hear and really scratch a certain part of my brain. The vocals are what initially killed this album for me, I just couldn’t fucking stand them, and the jarring screaming. Frankie teardrop might be the hardest 10 minutes of music I’ve had to listen to, but now I kind of feel like that’s part of the point. It feels very raw and unpolished, and knowing it was a debut album recorded in 4 days makes that make a lot of sense. I think that raw unpolished sound is also part of the appeal for me. Minimalist music has never really been my thing but for people Who are into it, I totally get the appeal of this album it’s like a clash between that and rock. It’s very clear they wanted an album with some edge to it, and I think this album accomplishes that. In summary, it’s abrasive, raw, a bit repetitive and somehow it still kind of pulls me into it in a weird way.

As a die-hard Talking Heads fan, it’s awesome to look back at 77 especially knowing it came out the same year as Suicides self-titled debut. Both albums represent two sides of the same post-punk coin, but holy hell do Talking Heads CLEAR in every single way. Where Suicide went for abrasive minimalism and anxiety, 77 channels a more cerebral, artsy vibe. The band took punk’s spirit and reshaped it into something brighter and more inviting. Their use of tight, refreshing rhythms and lighter tones marked a clear break from the aggressive sound dominating the late 70s scene. It doesn’t feel repetitive or punishing it’s more alive, soothing even. Listening to this album is like taking a cold drink of water at 3 a.m. it’s familiar, crisp, and weirdly refreshing. It’s a short album, but rewards repeated listens. The more time you spend with it, and the more you understand its context, the more its uniqueness clicks. You can actually hear the band evolving throughout the record. During the making of the album, Talking Heads added a keyboardist and even paused recording to tour Europe with The Ramones. When they returned, their sound had matured noticeably. You can feel that change between early tracks like “New Feeling” and later ones like “Pulled Up.” The first feels quirky and angular, and the second, confident and fully realized. The songs aren’t listed in order of recording, but the progression in musicianship and tone is unmistakable. While 77 isn’t my personal favorite Talking Heads record (that honor goes to Speaking in Tongues from 1983, go listen to that one if you haven’t), it’s incredible to hear the foundation for Talking Heads forming in real time. This is where their journey began, and you can already sense the brilliance that would come later on. In my opinion 77 still holds up with zero skips. “Psycho Killer” is the obvious standout, and “Pulled Up” is absolutely a hidden gem. This album’s not leaving my rotation anytime soon.

Full honesty, I have never really been a huge Bob Dylan fan, listened to his more notable songs for sure but never sat down and listened through an album. I listened through this one once and was like meh it’s pretty shrill and couldn’t vibe with it, but like most of the albums on this list I went through it again and whoever recommended this one through a speaker is the goat because it completely changed the listening experience for me. The album feels like it rolls along in a really satisfying way, and has some real instrumental magic going on that just feels much more balanced coming through the speaker vs in headphones the bluesy licks on tombstone are so solid and fun, and the harmonica actually becomes.. enjoyable? It would be beating a dead horse to talk about how influential Dylan and this album was to music I mean shit they made a movie about the guy My verdict is that I love this album with the caveat that only when listening to it in the setting it’s meant to be listened too. I’ll probably listen through it a few more times and move into some of his other albums, but it’s not a vibe that keeps it in my daily rotation 3.9

God this is just such a funky album in such a fun way. Obviously the guitar steals the show here it’s fucking Hendrix, but I just love the sound of the drums across this album. The first part of this album feels like a jam session to me in such a fun way like they were just playing around and came out with this masterpiece somehow. Those little riffs on wait until tomorrow get a rewind from me every time so I can listen to them again because it’s just such a satisfying sound, then you jump straight into ain’t no telling with its big loud in your face drums the whole song feels like a drum solo. It’s such a fun album and then… Then we get to little wing, one of my favorite songs ever written. It’s in such a good spot on this funky and fun album it just resets and punches you in the face, that’s the only way I have to describe it every time I hear this song the opening 40 seconds of it punch me in the face, and then I restart the song and let it hit me again, and maybe a 3rd time. I’m not going to go through each individual track, but the other standout song castles made of sand has that same punch you in the face effect on me I love those 2 tracks on this album that just contrast the pace of the majority of the album and that change of pace just works for me. God Hendrix can fucking shred a guitar I love listening to that. Not Hendrix best album, probably not second best either but still a great album. 4.3

I like this album, but not really for the music as much as the overall vibe of the album. I’m partial to live albums in general, even when the artist is talking about how he doesn’t care about age or whatever the fuck that was, I think live albums feel way more alive and fun than a studio recording and the audience makes everything feel more emotionally impacting. Music wise it’s 70s rock, it might be the most 70s rock of the 70s nothing really incredible going on here, but it’s a fun album for sure with some recognizable songs. Nothing really groundbreaking for me, but nothing offensive either, well almost nothing offensive I guess. 3.8 but that one line is tough so 3 even. It’s an okay album I probably won’t listen to again

So this album took 4 hours of my life, and I’m going to ramble. Initially I looked at the 1970s rock album, with the shittiest cover art I’ve ever seen and was like fuck it we are all in we are going for it and getting the full 5 discs no bs listen. Well let me tell you there is a lot of BS but some Solid fucking gold too. Disc 1 - the basics, solid, good driving music I got to cruise around Florida on my bike on a sunny and 70s day and listen to a good chunk of it and you know what it was fucking hittin, the synth popy sounds matched the vibe and it felt like I was in a GTA trailer when in reality I’m just a fat dude who doesn’t use turn signals and was bobbing his head down 417. Disc 2 - headphones in doing admin stuff at work, if I have to hear one more version of Promised you a Miracle I might shoot someone. Maybe myself. Diaz 3 - driving home from work Theme for Great Cities made me go ooooooooooooooooo that opening hit okay I’m fucking back. Glittering prize still sucks tho. Disc 4 - in trance as mission? Okay I like a lil slappy opening. I’m fucking with it HEAVY remove the airy 70s slow lyrics and it’s a funky ass instrumental PROMISED YOU A MIRACLE Disc 5 - oh thank god I got another version of promised you a miracle. Nothing really notable on 5 skip it. In all seriousness though promised you a miracle is a funky song, and I love that dddundundun backing noise it’s such a fun driving song. This is another album that I think I would just like an instrumental version of so much, the instrumental versions of the songs were such good listens and I enjoyed them a lot. I’m not going to say it’s all worth a listen, it’s really not. But I’ll probably come back to a few of these songs when I’m roadtripping, or just want to hit triple digits on the bike and feel like I’m in TRON. Extremely mid album-but it’s got its time and place where it’s a fun listen.