1001 Albums Summary

Track One - Immigres/Bitim Rew: I really liked this track. The instrumentation and use of percussion was great. The overall vibe was very joyful, and I liked it a lot. Track Two - Pitche Mi: Already feeling a much cooler, more mellow vibe in this track and I really like it. This more mellow vibe continued throughout the song and I really enjoyed it. Track Three - Taaw: This track is already bringing back that more upbeat vibe and I like the contrast from the last track. I like that I can hear the different rhythms the different instruments are following. I also like the incorporation of the other instruments. I liked that although it was more upbeat like the first track it was still very distinct stylistically Track Four - Badou: I really liked this track. Overall Thoughts: I really enjoyed this album. I liked how even in just four songs there was so much diversity in the different styles, tones, and tempos of the pieces. I really liked being able to hear all the different rhythms made by the different instruments. I honestly kinda wished the album was longer, but it was a good, solid roughly half an hour listen

Track One: I like the instrumentations. This is a fun opening track to the album. I like the main beat being kept by the brass instruments as well as the percussion. Track Two: Immediately picking up the pace a bit. already much more my vibe. getting a little bit more of that rock vibe. Track Three: i like the vibe. i don't really have any other major thoughts. very vibey Track Four: okay wait that was a fun intro moment. im vibing with this. different vibe than the other songs so far but kinda digging it. okay guitar and bass solos Track Five: nice chill track now. fun variety in sound between the different tracks. bit of an abrupt end but didnt hate it Track Six: okay loving this shift in vibe right off the bat. back to that more upbeat almost rock feel. okay yeah im loving this guitar solo moment. also love the couple breaking glass sounds added in the percussion Track Seven: and now were back to a bit of a more chill vibe. okay were picking it up a bit here at the very end. fun little twist toward the end Track Eight: nice beat. somehow still distinct from the rest of the tracks so far Track Nine: ooh i like this. real funky opening. real nice rhythms going on here. ooh ok. im liking this trend of a distinct shift in either tempo, vibe, or instrument focus as the sort of button of some of these songs Track Ten: ooh. im really loving the percussion in this one. also sick guitar solo. loving these different rhythmic emphases. Track Eleven: okay this is real fun. this courtroom set up is really fun. oh this is different than the rest of the album. ope. not the lyrics i was expecting lol. oh this is interesting. this is definitely supposed to have a much deeper meaning critiquing society i just think i am not culturally informed enough to understand exactly what it was critiquing at the time exactly. Track Twelve: that was a smooth transition between songs. this is really fun. i like the flow from the last track into this one. i like the funky ass beat in the background of the verses. the sort of wobbly sound is really fun. song has chilled out i am enjoying it but also how is there still almost two minutes left of this song Track Thirteen: ooh okay back to a more upbeat vibe. im not loving the idea of a song by a bunch of men being title "little bitch" but unfortunately it is kind of a bop. like as much as i hate to admit it this song is a vibe. ooh okay. this is funky im liking it. yes drums and guitar. Track Fourteen: im liking the more chill vibe to close out the album. Overall: i did enjoy this album a lot. again another album that was just really enjoyable to listen to and a good vibe. i liked the variety in the different vibes, with some of the songs leaning more upbeat and rock than others while others had a much more chill vibe. i definitely think there is a sort of cultural nuance i am missing out by virtue of being american. i think if i were to do a little bit more research about the band as well as the historical context i would defintiely appreciate it and understand it a little better than i do now. that being said i still really enjoyed the album. it didnt make me feel anything super deep, but i was definitely grooving and enjoying every song, which is rare for me. i want to rate it at like a 3.5 just because i didnt emotionally connect to it quite as much, but since i cant do that imma go ahead and give it four stars cause im feeling generous and three feels too low.