1001 Albums Summary

Mood/Vibe: the last of the 2000s indie rock and roll Standout Tracks: All of them? No skip album. Sex On Fire & Use Somebody still deserve their flowers but Cold Desert & Notion have been added to the rotation. Replay? Immediate replay to really let the album sink in. Even better the second time around. Opening/Closing Songs: The opening track is Closer and what a great introduction. We get a clear understanding of the vibe of the album, funky synth sounds mixed with that heavy guitar that permeates the album. Solid open and a personal favourite. The closing track is Cold Desert. I love the fade out and fade back in. A last moment, a last hurrah. A triumphant ending to a triumphant album. Notes: The opening song gives me Imagine Dragons vibes. This album was owned by my mother I believe? Perhaps dad, but either way it was an album that got plays in our house in the late 2000s/early 2010’s. As a result this, listening to this album was washed with brilliant nostalgia mixed in with an adult appreciation of music and what makes it so fucking good. What a brilliant album to begin this project with. 5 stars for memorable, enjoyable, nostalgic, guitar-heavy, late-2000s masterpiece.

Mood/Vibe: This is much more theatrical than I was expecting?? But then again, I don’t know what I was expecting. Standout Tracks: Bat Out of Hell & For Crying Out Loud Replay? Immediately. Better second time round. Opening/Closing Songs: Bat Out of Hell opens the album and it’s bouncy, frantic, catchy, get-up-and-move vibes. Immediate add to liked songs. For Crying Out Loud is the closing song of the album and it feels like a sad, dramatic, end to bouncy, controlled yet chaotic album. Overall perfect openers and closers and also two of my faves from the album. Notes: An album I’ve heard of but unfortunately for Meatloaf my number one experience with him was the 2011 AFL Grand Final. A performance that went down in history for all the wrong reasons. And remembering that moment from over a decade ago and hearing this album now, I can see the excitement followed by the subsequent dissapointment. Guitar-heavy riffs, fun, bouncy. It reminds me of some of the glam rock from that era, but more erratic and less polished in a totally intentionally creative way. It was a fun journey for sure. I can see why it makes the list. It pushes boundaries and genres the way they seemed to back there. Some new songs added to the liked list.