1001 Albums Summary

I mean, it's Zeppelin 2. There's no standout track when it's wall to wall bangers. Though the riffs in Whole Lotta Love and Heartbreaker, and that goddamn bassline in Ramble On. It's damn near perfect.

It's a classic, but I don't love it, it doesn't speak to me. I don't want to listen to Nico or Lou Reed. Has its moments, the dissonances in Venus In Furs. Heroin. Not going to turn it off, but not going to seek it out.

This album lives rent free in my head. Yes made "better" albums, but this is almost surely be the one I go back to the most. Holy shit, Starship Trooper? Go back and listen to that song again. Do it. Man, this album.

This was fun, pure old Vegasy lounge show. Highlights: The original Jump, Jive 'n Wail, Night Train, I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You.

Feels good. Just feels good. From soulful, to funky, to bluesy. Just feels good. Highlight tracks: Let's Stay Together, La-La for You, It Ain't No Fun to Me.

I'm sure for someone, many someones, these songs are classics. I mean, Jump, Panama, Hot For Teacher... all good songs. But Eddie was too talented for the songs he wanted to write. It's good.

Oh man, this album's got so much character. The guitar work was so engaging, and Siouxsie's voice... such a contrast with the previous album, and boy it benefits. Highlights: Spellbound, Into the Light.

It just rocks. There's not much more to say.

I was not in the mood for this album. I might revisit, but compared to Siouxsie in the same vein ol' Rob just seemed whiny today.

This album sounded so big... but also so dark. Like it was leaden. There's a differently mixed, maybe arranged version of this album somewhere that I would probably find great.

This was wierd... way wierd. Wierder than I expected. And I was here for it.

You know, if I had listened to this album when I was in my teens, it'd be a 3 star album. The only knock is the lyrics are... teeny. But the songs are sick AF.

I was surprised by how low-fi this was, shows why the Beatles were such an outlier for their time. The songs were great, the performances could use some love. I'm finally publicly admitting: I've never gotten the effusive love for Waterloo Sunset.

If I review a rap album using the word bloviating, will they finally give me my "Whitest Man Ever" award? The beats in this album are incredibly sick. The rhymes are... fine? They go hard enough, they're just not interesting.

If this album was just the instrumentals, 3 stars. That title theme? Amazing. So good. Compositionally interesting all over the place, but too many of the songs overall were inconsistent to my likes.

The greatest album from one of the greatest bands of all time. Shocker, it's an end-to-end stunner. Not perfect, but damn near close.

I liked some songs on here, there was occasionally nice melody in the guitar work... but eh? Really blended together by the end.

And that's why they call her the velour fog? The production sounds dated, but her voice sure doesn't! Really nice, sumptuous.

The second half of this album is tough, because it's great, but it's not... Another Green World, or something. But it was more influential than that, because Bowie did it. On the other hand, Another Green World didn't have a side of incredible Bowie ass Bowie songs. F me, Sound and Vision. The drums on this album. Love it.

I love this era of the Stones. And between Wild Horses, and Can't You Hear Me Knocking... this album may be THE album? Love it.

I hear you, Fela Kuti... hot damn, this is a percussionist's dream. Sounded like everyone was having fun. Loved it.

This album is pretty amazing. Great songs, great arrangements, great production. Just sounds good, top to bottom. Super solid work.