1001 Albums Summary

Liked it enough - it was a fun mix of Beach Boys vocal harmonies and Talking Heads rhythms , but the whole was not greater than the sum. It fits in comfortably in that post-Animal Collective, FIFA soundtrack indie genre (shout out Foster The People - haven't thought of you in a while), but doesn't transcend that era. It was interesting revisiting that type of sound - made me feel oddly nostalgic for a simpler, pre-algorithm time. This feels like something I would have found on a Tumblr blog that would have definitely overhyped it. Stand out tracks to me were Firewater (loved the space cowboy vibes), Waveforms, and Life's a Beach. Leaned more towards their acoustic stuff.

Ayy wtf.. I honestly have no real reference point with this type of music..maybe Nine Inch Nails? But this is even more unsettling. I wasn't sure if I was being trolled initially - especially with that band name - but by the time I got to 'Dead on Arrival', I was fully in for the journey. It's got this constant sense of unease running throughout the album, but there are moments of real sensitivity and beauty - I loved the incorporation of the child's voice on 'Hometime'. I'm not sure if I'd revisit this a lot, but it was an experience I'm glad I had - even if it did make concentrating on the Excel workbook I was updating very difficult. Super curious on what this would sound like in a live setting.

Loved this! Pure pop punk perfection, and every component was just tight - vocals to harmonies to the guitars to the rhythm section. I can definitely see the influence on bands like Green Day. I didn’t get a chance to look into the lyrical content, but all the songs felt they’d fit very well onto a Clueless/10 Things - type soundtrack.

Fell off this website for a while, and was in the car with naren when i was shuffling through my recently listened and decided to play 'purple rain'. He mentioned it was one of the albums listed, which was convenient! I think other Prince albums speak to me more than this one, but it's definitely his most quintessential. It's wild to hear some of the tones he's using here, and how those same sounds are being lauded even today - looking at you, Mk.Gee. We're still swimming in the wake of this album, and nothing's come close.

Bruh...how is this album essential??? No offence to this group, but this doesn't even sound particularly innovative for its time. Bland, inoffensive songs that sound like reheated U2/Coldplay leftovers. British exceptionalism playing a hand in its inclusion, I think.

Strong 3, soft 4. Not necessarily the kind of music I gravitate to, but the music was catchy and tight. The singer’s vocals were crazy - I could see the influence they probably had on the nu metal scene.