1001 Albums Summary

Eclectic and expansive, the songs, production and concept of the early songs were ambitious, but I felt they lacked any strong hooks. It was a kitchen sink approach which utilised classical music, heavy metal guitars, jazz, rap, film score, but nothing beyond an infantile melody. Then I was pleasantly surprised by Oh Maker, which had a directness the rest of the album lacked until that point, and then again by Mushrooms and Roses (I love this title) which was intriguing. The rest of the album I have no desire to revisit. But I'll certainly listen to those 2 songs again.

Soulful, whimsical (at times) and life affirming throughout. There is an inherent musicality in his work.