1001 Albums Summary

Shadowboxer sounded like it would be a montage song for a hallmark movie where the main lady doesnt end up marrying a christmas tree farmer but does leave her CEO boyfriend and reconnects with her friends in NYC. Very Fiona Apple but the whole album kinda felt the same.

Since Wikipedia said this album was a cover of Pop Standards I decided to listen to some older versions of the songs to compare. I really liked "On the Sunny Side of the Street". While it was very country it also felt jazzy and out of all of the tracks kept the most big band/jazz influence from previous versions. Overall I liked the older versions better than Willie Nelsons.

I forgot how much I like Janelle. Locked inside had insane lyrics but sounded like copacabanna neon valley street's beginning feels like the Disney "when you wish upon a star" A wide range of musical influences makes each track on this album it's own individual piece instead of sounding all the same, while the overall message and story this album tells allows the wide variety of sounds to come together as a cohesive whole.

Groovy!