1001 Albums Summary

Discordant and poor vocal performance over basic hip hop backing tracks. This is my first album and I enjoy a ton of varied music but this is a poor showing for albums you need to listen to before you die. The story being "sung" is somewhat interesting but completely distracted by the artists vocals.

Did not expect the genre based on the album cover but was pleasantly surprised. Great vocals from the artist.

The cure are best known for a select few songs so going into this I knew it would be odd to hear them perform music I've never heard despite knowing them my whole life. Listening front to back this album did not disappoint my expectations. It definitely was odd! Their sound is familiar yet foreign. The classic ethereal sound on the vocals paired with the striking percussion of their radio hits are fully present. I had trouble understanding the lyrics without listening carefully so my ears instead treated them like instruments. Of course we can't forget the album title of "Pornography" which maybe shouldn't have caught me off guard but did regardless. "Friday I'm in love" may have alternate meanings than I had considered all these years if they're so bold to give an album such a name.

My first truly famous album from this service! Listening from front to back, I was surprised by how many songs I personally knew and of course, how many I didn't! I can't say I ever heard I'm in touch with your world" on the radio. It was the lowest point of the album for me but I can tell they were just having a laugh based on the sound bites thrown in. The Cars have been a background sound all my life and it was fun to sit down to appreciate them. As a whole, the album feels pretty coherent. A product of its time, it was easy to tell what songs were near the center of their LP, as these songs would have lower fidelity due to their placement on a vinyl record. A fun observation I had while listening. This will be my first 5/5 score, though I wonder if I've never heard them before if this would change. Music is so subjective!

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