1001 Albums Summary

insane! was assuming it’d be more transient free jazz, but this is almost orchestral, with just a bit more intentional cacophony. the latin sounding guitar solos were a delightful surprise. didn’t realize how much i didn’t know about this artist, but had assumed it based on a few songs.

great album, knew all the words

Vibrant, fun, with that classic keyboard sounds like the break in Water Got No Enemy. Great to take some time to hear the This album made me realize how much more American rock there is than anything else, which got me upset. Zamrock is right there! Afro beats alone is too vast to reduce to Fela, no matter how iconic. How many U2 albums are on this???? And what is there to show for all of Africa??? Not enough of the good shit!

Very solid. Great lyrics and bursting harmonies. I tried to think that they were overrated in their earlier days, but I undeniably get it. Better to be in on it than be a hater

Every time they sang it made it worse. Talented guitarists for sure, but it’s not my thing.

Never heard a bad song by him. Great start to my day, but then I did listen to Low, and I just prefer other albums more. He set his own bar too high!

Could have died without listening to this again. Very whiny and repetitive. Wah wah, wah wah, wah wah wah

Yep Yep Yep Yep

Was lucky to hear about this just a few months before it was suggested. Brilliant musically. The lyrical progressions are very original, yet feel timeless with such ancient roots of what singing once was. Have already listened to it again ;)

Great voice; ok lyrics

very good

I didn’t enjoy this

I wanted to give this 3 stars soooo badly but it’s seriously banger after banger

As a feminist, it deserves less than what I gave it. However, the guitar slaps. Musically gifted for sure.

this is real music to me. meaningful lyrics about the human condition paired with tunes that don’t need to try so hard to impress you; nor is it about the artist and what you’ll think of them once the song is over. will always be 5 stars for me.

while i was listening to the album, i was probably sitting next to some of the most fried people on the train that i’d seen for a long time. with this album on, i didn’t care too much. it starts out strong and keeps it up. yelling? no match for this — even on medium-range volume, i wasn’t too worried about what was going on. this was a great pre-punk album. the lyrics hold against the test of time and the musicians are talented and inventive with their use of tempo. the range of loudness to silence was well-executed.

Not a huge fan. I definitely got more into the songs as the album progressed

we love

i listened to this when it came out, and was disappointed off the high of pure heroine. revisiting it, i was much more appreciative of the intentionality of the additional production compared to her first album. the lyrics were hitting this time — maybe i’ve matured. pretty sure i forgave myself for feeling a way about all of my past boyfriends.

my girl is so interesting!! sound over voice but she works with it!!

this was fine 50 years later. i can get the cultural influence at the time. it’s just funny that genre blending has become so normal now

I liked it. I even listened to it twice in a row to debate the 4 versus the 5. Having heard Jesus, Etc. prior to the rest of the album, the rest of the songs were definitely a pleasant surprise. The sounds of Radiohead and Elliott Smith dominated my impression of the album—hence the 4 stars, because I do like them! In the end, it was difficult to determine the answer to “who is Wilco?” Although, whoever they do want to be, they can absolutely do it well.