1001 Albums Summary

This critically acclaimed 1977 album is early new wave/punk and is a bit of a snapshot of 70's British life. It's love stories and character driven narratives with some funk and early electronica. I'm struggling with it a bit on first pass, mostly because I want to listen to the stories but the bassline and musical set up is really interesting. Will probably listen to it again. The standouts on this album: Blockheads and Plaistow Patricia. This album is brand new to me, so I'm already learning.

I was so excited to see this come through on a rainy Friday morning. I just listened while I did my am journaling with a coffee. This album is so strong, it's more like a cozy friend than anything. Standout songs: Obviously My, My, Hey, Hey and Powderfinger I haven't marked anything a 5 star yet because I feel like I need to save that.

I hate this band so much. I know it's a classic or whatever but I audibly groaned when this came across my radar.

I love this so much. Cold is The One.

I mean, I know it's a classic but David Bowie is not my favorite.

Boring

I hated this.

So good

Still haven't hit a 5 yet.

Painful - first album I didn't finish

My first five star

I love this album .

I hated this.

It was fun until it wasn't. That's a LOT of bongos. 10 6-minute songs is one thing, but 18??

I cannot stand the Beatles. I mostly just avoided them before but I've now had to listen to four of their albums in 60 days and it's pushed them into "visceral reaction of pure rage" when I see their name pop up. I hope this is the last one.

If you love this, run out and grab the Sliver soundtrack. The movie is peak 90's but the soundtrack is timeless.

I love a good slide guitar.

Can we talk about prog rock for a second? If you're not familiar with that term, prog rock is "a subgenre of rock that emerged in the late 1960s/early 1970s, blending rock instrumentation with classical, jazz, and folk influences, often featuring complex, long-form compositions, virtuosic musicianship, and conceptual theme." I know it's a thing, I know people love it, I know that some amazing, beloved musical arrangements have been created in prog rock scenarios, and people hope that their beloved prog rock bands will just continue to play until everyone in the audience falls over dead. I, however, can only handle prog rock in small doses. And bud, this album is LONG - 24 songs at anywhere from 3 minutes to 9 minutes - with a full runtime of 95 minutes. It has a cult following, as do a lot of our friendly prog rock bands, and while I no longer judge people for their musical likes (mostly), I do wonder who has the patience for this whole thing. For the love of Peter Gabriel, I have shit to do, and it's not listening to this whole album in one sitting. This started out as a concept album against the storyline of The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, and I might have actually preferred that over this story of Rael, a "troubled and rebellious youth who is unexpectedly taken on a journey of self-discovery and identity as he encounters a series of bizarre incidents and characters." Knowing all this now, there might be a time that I actually sit down and learn about Rael's adventures, but today is not the goddamn day. This is a did not finish at 49 minutes. My nervous system could not take another bit of the twee-ass synths in the background. Standout: The Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging, because that's where I completely disassociated from this experience.