1001 Albums Summary

17/12/2025 1. when i kissed the teacher - like the sound, especially of the chorus, but what???? don't like the ending, backing vocals ruin it a bit. great bass 2. dancing queen - iconic. 70s synthesisers are either the spawn of the devil or the best thing you've ever heard, this leans towards devilspawn. love the violins and piano. also great. ☆3. my love, my life - immediately like this one more, love the backing vocals, more soft and dreamy, dreaminess fades at the chorus but still a great pop song. so far favourite song, will be listening to this one again. love the bells at the end. 4. dum dum diddle - is that a synthesiser or a harpiscord??? the bass on these songs is great! liked the song but already getting a bit sick of abba lol. 5. knowing me, knowing you - had a break after the last one. alan partridge song :) one of the better songs so far. i like the whispering in the second verse. 6. money, money, money - love how dramatic this one is. bass is really great in this album. love the tone change towards the end. 7. that's me - immediately not liking the intro. once the vocals started it got better, didn't like the piano at first but it grew on me throughout. 8. why did it have to be me? - i like the guitar and piano but not as fond of the male vocals, song was redeemed when the female vocals started. love the saxaphone(?). didn't think i'd like this when it started, but it definitely grew on me, love the instrumental sections. ☆9. tiger - hooked from the intro, the banging drums are great. guitar riff great as well. one of my favs from this album. 10. arrival - a lot folkier and less poppy than the other songs. didn't know abba did an instumental song. didn't like it as much as the other songs, but would listen again still. 11. fernando - not much to say about this one. the vocals are still fantastic, love the chorus. feel abba-ed out right now. 12. happy hawaii - love the wave sound at the start, reminds me of quadrophenia, i would probably like this more if i hadn't listened to an entire album of abba before. chorus is great. liked this album a lot more than i thought i would, but admittedly did get abba-ed out towards the end, even with a break in the middle. most of the songs are great sounding pop songs with alright lyrics, but i am partial to mor pop so i loved it. tiger was a great one and my love, my life is lining up to be a song i obsessively relisten to for a month straight. will definitely give happy hawaii another change when i am over my abba fatigue :)

18/12/2025 1. prowler - two guitars!!! immediately not as bad as i was expecting bc i haven't liked the heavy metal i've listened to. the vocals aren't really my thing though i don't hate them. nice guitar part in the middle. i'm getting the vibe that indulgent guitar solos are going to be a big part of this album lol. this is a lot better than i thought it would be, will give this one a relisten to later :) ☆2. remember tomorrow - quieter start, not what i was expecting. i reaally like this one so far. this is really great, liking the lyrics of this one a lot more. got louder now, but still great. love the guitar riffs. halfway through the song, guitar solo. this goes on for so long..... not really my thing. the guitar in the quieter parts is reminding me of dancing barefoot by patti smith and i'm not sure why. feeling like this is going to be my favourite off of the album so far. without the louder parts, this would become constantly on repeat for me (lyrics remind me a bit of the 13th floor elevators/psychedelic rock in general), but it's just not for me 3. running free - like the drums and bass at start. the lyrics are very american. this is more like what i feared when i started listening to this album. halfway though this song how is there still a minute and a half. like the instrumental though. like the ending as well. 4. phantom of the opera - great intro! like the energy. sooo much better than the last one, reminds me of what my dad would listen to in the car. so far i'm liking this guitar solo a lot more than the other ones. bass is great in this album, has been surprisingly prominent through all the songs, especially considering how guitar heavy these songs are. lots of tempo changes in this one. 2 minutes left and the guitar solo is getting a bit grating now. 1 minute left and i'm desperate for this bloody guitar solo to end. 5. transylvania - getting iron maiden fatigue right now, not sure if it is better or worse than abba fatigue yesterday. without any lyrics to focus on it sounds kind of samey. focusing on the bass more is making this song a lot more enjoyable but it's hard sometimes with the constant guitar. 6. strange world - liking the intro. bass is great!! especially the part when the guitar starts, which i'm liking a lot more in this song. i'm loving the quieter parts of this album, more like something i would generally choose listen to, also a lot more melodic than i would expect from a metal album, also punkier than i expected. 7. charlotte the harlot - again, bass is really great. vocals have started and i'm immediately not looking forward to the next 4 minutes. got to the chorus and i'm not a fan of these lyrics. tempo change has possibly redeemed this song from the pits of hell. the bass is the best part of this album, which i wasn't expecting for the amount of guitar solos metal is known for. tempo change and it is not my thing again. 8. iron maiden - vocals started i'm begging for the song to end so i don't have to listen to iron maiden anymore - the instrumental sections are great but the vocals really aren't for me and it got a bit samey about halfway through the album. liked this more than i thought i would, the album cover is absolutely not my thing (the art style really reminds me of the ghost train at blackpool pleasure beach??), but still wouldn't willingly choose to listen to any of the songs again, except for maybe remember tomorrow or strange world. can definitely hear the prog rock and punk inspo, which has made me a lot more willing to give heavy metal a try, although i don't think it's ever going to be a genre i regularly listen to. iron maiden fatigue is a lot worse than abba fatigue.

19/12/2025 1. my my, hey hey (out of the blue) - heard this one before in the dennis hopper film named after it, but the first time i've properly listened to it by itself. liking the guitar. listened to a few neil young songs before and really love his voice :) also like the live aspect of this album. not sure how i feel about the harmonica though, probably depends what mood i'm in when listening lol. the lyrics are great as well. 2. thrasher - again, guitar, lyrics and vocals are great :) i like the more poetic lyrics and how gentle this song is; after listening to iron maiden and abba the past two days this is an absolute godsend. harmonica at the end reminds me a bit of everybody's talkin. ☆3. ride my llama - loving how picky the start of this song is. not much to say about this one, but loving this so far. i'm liking the more acousting folksy vibe, although i know it switches about halfway through? already love powderfinger so am very excited for that ☆4. pocahontus - before starting, i am slightly concerned what a white canadian man in the 70s has to say about pocahontus. now started, loving the guitar in this. was expecting this album to be a bit sad, but not as melancholic as this, verrrry beautiful. guitar sounds around the middle-ish are great!! loving the more surreal, dreamy lyrics, mixing the past and present. ☆5. sail away - the harmonica is back.... not as grating as certain dylan songs though and i'm in a good mood to deal with it. loving the female backing singer on this one. very tender song, really touching album so far :( quickly becoming a favourite of all time. the live aspect of this really helps the vibe for me. ☆6. powderfinger - already have this song constantly on repeat, been meaning to listen to this album for a while becuase of this song and this is the perfect reason :) listening to it as a part of the album instead of by itself has somehow pushed it up even further in my head. the guitar in this is crazy. love the lyrics, very atmospheric. the backing vocals are really great, especially in the instrumental section with that phenomenal guitar. i know the vocals aren't for everyone, but i love the whiny bits. 7. welfare mothers - immediately a lot more aggressive than i was expecting, especially after the first half of this album, but not complaining at all. the opening reminds me a bit of john i'm only dancing but a looot more punkier. this album is actually crazy why have i been putting off listening to it????? the lyrics aren't as poetic/complex as the rest, but it's such a high bar and the music is so good i actually do not care in the slightest. the guitar throughout, but especially at the end is going to drive me actually insane, this is one of the best albums i have ever listened to. ☆8. sedan delivery - neil young i am so sorry i doubted you when i had to listen to a cover of ohio in gcse history, this is the best thing i have ever heard!!!!!!! oh my god the guitar is so good i am going to explode the solos in this are actually transcendent. loooove the tempo changes. i am very quickly becoming obsessed with neil young. 9. hey hey, my my (into the black) - before listening i do not want this album to end. guitar has been phenomental thoughout and this is no different, loving the distortion and almost-screeching. been reading a few of the reviews on here when adverts came up and i can understand not liking his voice, but i don't understand how this is boring??? already knew i would like this album from knowing powderfinger and my my, hey hey, but this is one of the best things i have ever heard and will be on constant repeat for at least a week lol. i loved all of the songs and it absolutely did not feel like 40 minutes. will be listening to more of his albums/songs as well after i am done with repeating this one. i understand neil young's voice isn't for everyone (as someone who cannot get into tom waits no matter how much i try, sorry lol), but it absolutely works for me, vibes are off the charts, every song is transcendent and i do not want to pick a favourite. bring back non-americans doing americana (i now need to rewatch the last waltz). the favourites on this is basically useless because they are all that good. neil young you will live forever.

20/12/2025 1. carry on - liking the guitar immediately, kinda sitar-like. bass and vocals are nice as well. i'm liking how it's ramping up over time. a lot more hippie-ish than rust never sleeps (listened to yesterday), which i'm not as fond of but still nice to listen to. bassline just changed, love that. 2. teach your children - love the country slide guitar. this sounds like a countrified canadian simon and garfunkel. liking the lyrics of this, quite a sweet song. ☆3. almost cut my hair - liking the spoken intro. the guitars are great, immediately a lot more like what i would gravitate towards. vocals are my favourite so far. love the bass and the organ(?) in the chorus. the guitar in this is real good as well :) instrumental section a bit after halfway is great, love the interplay of the two guitars together. vocals in this are more my thing as well than the first two songs - more of a rockier song. 4. helpless - kinda know this one from the last waltz, but am interested how it sounds on an album. liking the slide guitar through this album. liking the lyrics more on this one. 5. woodstock - immediately guitar is great :) a lot funkier, more prominent bass than the other songs. liking the chorus. a bit too hippie-ish for me, though i like the more spiritual lyrics. guitar in the middle is great, the screeching reminds me a bit of i heard her call my name. 6. deja vu - a mix of psychadelia and folk. kinda sounds like simon and garfunkel again at times. not much to say about this one, liked it, but the fluctuating styles of this album mean that some of the songs aren't resonating as well for me and this is one of them :) 7. our house - again, not much to say about this one. it's nice to listen to, but it just doesn't work for me on any other level. getting a bit grating towards the end. ☆8. 4 + 20 - liking the fingerpicking guitar. vocals are really nice and the lyrics are my favourite so far. the more simplistic style works really nicely with the lyrics, really moving song. ☆9. country girl - not sure on this one at the start, but up to the chorus now and am really liking it, the organ is great!!! the lyrics of this one are great as well, as well as the chord changes. the part just under mins before it finishes where the electric guitar kicks in is great :) 10. everybody i still love you - immediately getting a rockier vibe from this, which i'm definitely appreciating. bass is great as well :) don't like the vocals on this one as much. the la la las sound like simon and garfunkel again??? is it just folky????? didn't enjoy this as much as rust never sleeps, if i had more time between them i probably would've liked this one more, but it's a very high bar to follow lol. as a whole, it's alright, but the differing styles and mixes of genres mean that some songs drag a bit more for me than others - the highs and lows are more dramatic, i'd definitely give all the songs a relisten at some point, but some i would gravitate to a looooott more. makes it a bit hard to try and give it a number rating. also a bit too hippie-ish for me, some songs are fine but others are far too much. need to find out which members were most prominent on which song to figure out who i like the most lol :)

1. beetlebum - kinda know this one already and liked it. nice fuzzy guitar at the start. bass just kicked in, liking how it's building up. beat drop at the chorus, liking the chorus. the vocals and lyrics are quite nice as well, although i would rather listen to oasis (manchester!!!!!). different from the britpop that i was expecting. distortion at the end is realllly nice :) 2. song 2 - who doesn't know this song already? the guitar is nice on this, wasn't expecting it to be soo fuzzy on this album, but i am liking it a lot more than parklife. very grungy, especially compared to their britpop hits that i know. don't have much else to say. 3. country sad ballad man - twangy. damon albarn's voice is starting to annoy me. guitar during the chorus is nice. about halfway through the song and i have nothing to say apart from it's alright. same with the other two songs. nearly four minutes in got loud and it's getting good. the ending is good, rest of the song is a bit meh. 4. mor - almost a minute in, just got loud and good. so far, the quieter parts are agony, but the louder, more distorted parts of this album are good, probably because it's harder to hear damon albarn over the guitar. 5. on your own - more electronic. the guitar has been great throughout. wish damon albarn would shut up though. wish some of these songs were a bit shorter, it would be great if i liked them, but i don't and it's dragging. ☆6. theme from retro - liking the guitar and the drums at the start. organ just started, liking this more than the last songs. a lot more atmospheric/vibier, great so far. keyboard is reallly nice as well. more pulp-adjacent? sounds sleazier. ending is also great. probably going to be my favourite if the rest of the songs are anything like the first five. 7. you're so great - do not like this immediately. all the worst parts of whiny american 90s indie music. hate the crackling sound effect. the guitar is good in this but i'm getting a bit sick of it now, sounds very similar to all of the other songs. if oasis isn't on this list and blur are i'm going to blow myself up. how have i still got a minute left???? ☆8. death of a party - this was in all of us strangers and i liked it in that, but am now not looking forward to it considering the rest of the album. again, guitar is really nice, but the same distorted, fuzzy effect as literally all the other songs. keyboard and bass are nice, especially in the verses where the guitar stops and they get more of a chance to shine over the guitar. chorus is great. about halfway through and bit worried how there is still another half left. really enjoyed actually :) 9. chinese bombs - short song!!!!! punkier, liking the verses more so far. alright, liked it more than some of the other songs, but not much to say. 10. i'm just a killer for your love - drums are nice. bass is also nice. getting a bit tired of the constant distortion and fuzz of everything. guitar sounds squelchy((?) not sure if that is the right word lol), but i'm liking that. wish this was about half the length, still not entirely enjoying it, but it would still be a bit more enjoyable. 11. look inside america - right away do not like damon albarn's voice in this one, begging for the mega distortion to come back. liking the violins in this. bass is really nice as well. who says kooky??? just over halfway through and this album would've been a lot better for me if it was half the length. liking the moments with the harp near the end, but didn't last very long lol. ☆12. strange news from another star - very excited for this album to end now. more quieter, nice break from the constant fuzz. chorus has just started and is really nice. bowie inspiration is very clear on this one. just after second chorus now and loving it, even as it's getting louder again. loved this one, not excited for what the next song has to bring for me. 13. movin' on - again, alright, but nothing else to say. about halfway through this one, if someone put this on, i wouldn't complain, but i definitely wouldn't reach to put it on myself. squeaky distortion reminds me of the instrumental in the paw paw negro blowtorch by brian eno. 14. essex dogs - bracing myself for eight (8!!!!) minutes of this...... liking the bass and the spoken word so far, but still about seven minutes left. three mins left and will maybe try and relisten another time, getting the feeling i might enjoy this one more without the slog of an entire blur album before it. same issue as yesterday, highs and lows are even more drastic and not as many highs for me :( felt a bit uneven throughout - some really great ones, but a lot of it was just alright for me. pulp+oasis (and basically any other britpop band) over blur any day.

*1. introduction - the guitar in this is really nice. liking the orchestral touch as well, works really well with the folksier style of the guitar. very sweet song :) 2. hazey jane ii - already vaguely know and like this song. immediately a nice bassline. liking the horns as well. really nice lyrics. instrumental part about halfway through is great. very belle and sebastian.... *3. at the chime of a city clock - the bass in this album is really great :) violins just started, really loving this. i've only ever properly listened to a few songs off of pink moon and wasn't expecting the range of instruments/production on this album, which for me is a welcome surprise. saxaphone(?) is really great as well. lyrics are great in this one, loving how the violins kick in at the chorus. 4. one of these things first - guitar intro is realllly nice. chord changes make it more melancholy. piano is nice as well. these songs sound bittersweet. 5. hazey jane i - the instrumentation is so nice throughout this album, i don't have much else to say besides how incredibly beautiful it sounds lol. the lyrics are also immense throughout, amazingly bittersweet. bass and strings are great as ever, especially at the end. *6. bryter later - had to have a break bc i had a headache, but am very excited to be back!!!!!! flute and strings together is perfect. 7. fly - immediately loving the strings in this one. really beautiful lyrics again. again, not much to say, the music speaks for himself. 8. poor boy - very jazzy, liking this one :) backing vocals are great. saxaphone is back!!!! *9. northern sky - right away, giving a very mellow vibe. really sentimental and sweet :) piano about halfway through is actually killing me, reallllly lovely. 10. sunday - loved this album so far, hasn't dragged at all. loving the flute and bass in this one. strings just started, reaaallly nice :) strings and bass changed up about halfway through, so so so beautiful. fantastic instrumentation. heard a few nick drake songs and have been meaning to listen to an album of his for a while, but never got round to it until now. really loved this one, said earlier i wasn't expecting the instrumentation, the strings reminded me more of music like scott walker's than the folk i was expecting. been reading other reviews saying it sounds overproduced and i feel this is another death of a ladies man situation (a predominantly acoustic singer-songwriter puts out a more produced album), but i love both these albums so i don't care :) will definitely be listening to all of these songs on repeat for a while.

23/12/2025 1. arise - dramatic start..... more visceral scott giger vibes from art and continuing with fleshy electronic sounds. liking so far. guitar just started and i do not like metal i am not in for a good hour. this is what i feared when i had to listen to iron maiden. the lyrics are nice ig but the music is not my thing at all, can appreciate the guitar at times though :) 2. dead embryonic cells - the intros are great, even if i don't like the rest lol. even though the music isn't my thing, it still sounds good. will never like metal vocals though. lyrics kind of emo..... 3. desperate cry - loving the intro again. doesn't immediately start with banging guitar!!! just started now. drums are great at the start, as well as the guitar. literally cannot hear the bass though :( this is probably really great for people who like metal, but i don't know how i'm going to get through an hour of this. 4. murder - all of these songs sound basically the same to me. to me, this is just angrier emo music, which i also don't like..... 5. subtraction - found out about halfway through this song that it's 40 mins without bonus tracks, cannot wait for it to end sooner. oh my god i can hear the bass. guitar just started again halfway through typing that. 6. altered state - wind at the start reminds me of threads or eraserhead. again, cannot fault the intros, but don't like the majority of the song. liking the echoing on the vocals. ending was nice :) 7. under siege (regnim irae) - quieter start, liking it so far. drums kicked in, bit loud but better than the rest of the album. guitar just got loud again, but slower than all of the other songs. lyrics are nicer. loving the effect on the vocals again. still not my thing, but enjoying it (more than i can say for the other songs). liking the slower, more distorted verses, like a more energetic swans, but the rest of it sounds the same. 8. meaningless movements - liking the screeching guitar parts. nothing else to say. cannot wait for this album to be over. 9. infected voice - thank god i'm onto the last song. this is probably a really great album if you like metal but i just don't. some of the intros were nice before it started with the constant noise. all of the songs just blended into one another. even though i haven't enjoyed it at all, i can understand why people who are into metal would like it, which is why it's getting two stars and not one lol. if i had to pick a favourite, it would be under seige, but i did not enjoy listening to it. will be immediately clearing my brain with 60s pop.

24/12/2025 *1. move over - nice drums at the start. guitar and vocals together are great!!! bass and pianos just started... great!!! oooohh one minute in and it is sooooo good. the bassline is immense! guitar solo great as well. her voice is incredible. very bluesy and groovy... <3 2. cry baby - who doesn't know this song already???? phenomenal voice..... the organ in the back is really nice. such a powerful song!!! loving the way it's building towards the end. wow...... *3. a woman left lonely - loving the switch from louder song to quieter now.... lyrics are reallll nice, voice impeccable as always :) organ in the back giving a gospel feel, as well as how powerful and soulful her voice is. *4. half moon - loving it immediately. going from a metal album yesterday when i couldn't hear the bass to this is heavenly.... funky bassline save me..... gospel and blues rock save me.... guitar solo, going to explode this is sooooo goooood. janis joplin's voice is literally angelic. 5. buried alive in the blues - loving the groooooove of these songs. fuzzy guitar!!!!! oooooo. the piano in this is sosososo good. wasn't expecting an instrumental track, but this is fantastic!! great ending. 6. my baby - more psychadelic vibes from the intro.... don't know why... her singing is just incredible....... nothing more to add than what i've said already. this is ecstatic. 7. me and my bobby mcgee - know this already from rw fassbinder's berlin alexanderplatz (fav movie/tv show <33 also has kraftwerk and leonard cohen. peak soundtrack). more country-ish... sooo grooovy. god her voice is incredible. 8. mercedes benz - acapella. really shows how raspy her voice is, but also how powerful it is that it can stand completely on it's own. everybody and noone answers.... that's it at the end.... so good. 9. trust me - all the instruments work so well together.... all of them stand out, but none overpower each other. such a powerful, growly voice!!!! 10. get it while you can - album hasn't felt slow or sluggish at all! don't want it to end! real great album! loved every song :) loving the bluesy/country/gospel/rock sound, very groovy songs. most of the albums i've been getting so far have been really great and this is no exception, been meaning to listen to janis joplin but not gotten around to it, feel very bad for putting it off now. will def give another relisten soon :)

25/12/2025 (merry christmas!) *1. white christmas - darlene love!!!! love the wall of sound <3 the spoken section is so nice..... this is my favourite version of this song.... beautiful 2. frosty the snowman - the ronettes!!!!! phil spector may be in the deepest recesses of hell, but he could make a great pop song. *3. the bells of st mary - the bells! omg i love this one. the backing vocals add so much..... his voice is soo nice. really sweet song. *4. santa claus is coming to town - the crystals!!!!! i love all of the new york accents.... i love when it gets all loud. the drums! saxaphone! aaahhh!!!! the bells........ the vocals...... iconic....... 5. sleigh ride - i love how much this is.... why is there a horse neighing...... *6. a marshmallow world - never heard any versions of this song before. saxaphone!!! her vocals are soooooo gooooood...... losing my mind. wish i had listened to this album earlier in the day, very much in the christmas spirit not even an hour before it's over lol. 7. i saw mommy kissing santa claus - on the christmas cd i had as a kid, i couldn't stand this song and have refused to listen to any version of it. but the ronettes might redeem it for me. liking the violins. immediately redeemed!!!! all of the instruments together are heavenly..... ronnie spector you will live forever....... gorgeous!!!! bring back pop music that sounds like this!!! 8. rudolph the red-nosed reindeer - i love this album so much..... so warm..... it's cheesy without feeling overbearingly cheesy, great :) 9. winter wonderland - somehow you can hear the bass more in this album than in the metal album i listened to a few days ago. in the christmas spirit right now!!!!!! these versions of the songs are now my favourites of all time! the instrumental bits are so nice......... *10. parade of the wooden soldiers - trumpets??? the vocals started i'm going to die...... incredible... *11. christmas (baby please come home) - the build up to the vocals..... love how dramatic this is....... oh my god the ending is sosooso gooooood. 12. here comes santa claus - wish it was acceptable to listen to christmas songs year-round because this album would be on constant rotation 13. silent night - oh my god why is phil spector speaking. not aged well. at all..... reallly nice after he shuts up though. some of these are classics that everyone knows, but even the lesser-played ones were really great :) will be playing this constantly next christmas <3

26/12/2025 1. red rain - immediately liking the bass. very atmospheric... very 80s. not entirely sold on his voice though.... very dramatic. not much to say about this one, didn't love it, but didn't hate it either :/ lots of the positive reviews i've read seem quite nostalgic for this, but i've literally never listened to peter gabriel before, so maybe that's why i'm not liking it as much?? 2. sledgehammer - reminding me of the music in wii sports resort basketball. really nice bass though. this is just background music for me. it's alright, but nothing really pushes it into something i would actively choose to listen to. the ending is really nice, especially with the backing vocals. 3. don't give up - nice intro. really sweet synths. the bass in this album is really great. i still don't like his voice, sorry! kate bush???? this is just boring to me. not finding this sweet or comforting, but preachy and annoying. i would kill myself if i heard this song again. how is there still a minute left. the instrumentals are nice though. 4. that voice again - i don't know how i'm going to get through this album. got loud and i'm liking it more :) bass is reallly nice. still very 80s, but in a less bad way than earlier songs. chorus is alright. 5. mercy street - liking the organ/synth at the start. had a break and his voice is sounding a bit better to me. i like the softer sound of this one. still a bit too 80s pop for me, not in a good way. 6. big time - this is the most 80s song ever made. still not in a good way bass is still nice though. *7. we do what we're told (milgram's 37) - the synths/electronic noises are really nice. guitar just started, liking it. more dreamy so far.... only one i've really liked. may redeem the album for me. very atmospheric...... loving this one. album redeemed. 8. this is the picture (excellent birds) - liking the intro. reaaally 80s. liking the vocals more. probably because there's not as much peter gabriel. liking the lyrics. 9. in your eyes - so glad this is almost over. not even enjoyable the way abba was. bass is still nice. all of the songs are far too long, especially when you're not enjoying them :( i didn't connect to any part of this album (except for the almost instrumental song that i really liked <3) and found it far too cheesy with a very overproduced 80s sound. maybe i'm too cynical for this, but the anti-suicide song just got on my nerves. as someone who likes synthpop, i didn't think i'd dislike this album so much, but it's like if you put my least favourite parts of generic 80s music and put them together. understanding why people don't like overproduced 60s pop now (they're still wrong).

27/12/2025 *1. do the strand - already love this song :) the saxaphone and bass are great!!!! why did brian ferry put on a sparks-y 'european' accent when he sings??? i love his voice though :) guitar solo is great as well!!! very dramatic after the guitar stops.... love the piano. love the lyrics. great ending. fun song! 2. beauty queen - liking the intro.... very dramatic..... bass is great again. looove brian ferry's voice. lyrics are lovely!!!! the guitar in the instrumental!? soooo gooood. song is hitting the sweet spot between pop and rock....... abrupt ending. 3. strictly confidential - quieter than the last two.... liking the violin. not sold on this one as much. other instruments just started, this is great :) this sounds more modern than the early 70s. liking the guitar..... loving the build up towards the end... *4. editions off you - liking the energy in this song more. bass is great in this album!! saxaphone just started!!!!! going craaaazy rn. squealing guitar/electronics(?)!!!! brian eno <3 brian ferry's voice is reallll great, love the lyrics as well. liking how chaotic it builds up to be. *5. in every dream home a heartache - love love love love this one already. lyrics are incredible, build up is incredible, instruments are incredible. peak. love how sinister this is..... aaaaah just got to the guitar!!!! fake-out fadeout (always reminds me of helter skelter)!!!!! 6. the bogus man - loving the bass.... the guitar is great as well... oboe(?) is really great..... vocals are really great. second half of the album seems to be darker? the lyrics are fantastic :) enjoying this, but not entirely sure how there's five minutes left? liking the slap(?) guitar... enjoyed it, but could've cut a few minutes off and wouldn't've lost anything. 7. grey lagoons - very old-school rock and roll..... guitar..... bass..... great :) saxaphone and keyboard!!!!!!!!! harmonica??? really liking whatever effect is on it though. the groove of the bass..... 8. for your pleasure - effect on the piano is very ashes to ashes.... loving the vibe of this. the tremelo on the guitar is great :) the last three songs go on a bit too long for my taste, but it was fantastic otherwise!! already knew two songs off of this, but really liked all of them. preferred the first half of this one; other reviews mention the first side is more brian ferry and the second brian eno so maybe that's why? (i do like eno's solo stuff more than ferry's though? from what i've heard anyway.) absolutely phenomenal cover. wasn't sure whether to give a four or five, but every dream home... and the cover bring it up :)

28/12/2025 1. you're gonna need someone on your side - liking the guitar at the start. a lot punkier/straight-forward rock than a lot of the smiths' stuff. bass is really nice. lyrics are still very smiths-y though. alright :) 2. glamorous glue - intro is nice.... really like morrissey's voice :( love the guitars in this album, but i think i prefer the melodic jangles of marr. bass is reallly nice in the bridge. kinda country-ish 3. we'll let you know - liking the quieter vibe of this one so far. bass is great :) lyrics are realllllly nice as well. liking the military drumming starting.... the instrumental is really sweet.... the last few lyrics haven't aged the best :/ i get the self-deprecating satire, but considering the shit he's been spewing the past few years, it doesn't leave the best taste in your mouth.... *4. the national front disco - again, not sure the title has aged very well.... sounds nice though :) liking the build up to the chorus, bass is great again. his voice is reallllly nice on this one. liked this one more than i thought i was going to considering the title and his track record. lyrics were surprisingly great, the satire in it was a lot more effective than the previous track..... 5. certain people i know - immediately very country/blues.... not liking this one as much as the others. proper guitar just started, liking a lot more. stopped again..... alright, not much more to say. 6. we hate it when our friends become successful - always liked the more introspective smiths' songs more than the satirical ones just making fun of whoever morrissey decided to hate whenever he wrote the lyrics. so not sure about this one. the guitar,especially in the chorus, sounds very 2010s indie..... not a fan. too pop-rock, but not in a good way. guitar is still nice though, as well as bass. 7. you're the one for me, fatty - liking the sound immediately. half of the lyrics in this album are really great and the other half are written by a complete twat. morrissey is either up to some jekyll and hyde shit in this album or slowly evolving into the complete twat he is nowadays. bass is really nice in this one. again, alright, nice to listen to, but not much more. *8. seasick, yet still docked - liking the start.... bit eerie. guitar and bass are really great immediately. liking the quieter, more mellow parts of this album. lyrics are fantastic. halfway through, really beautiful. his voice is really lovely in this. liking the quieter, more mellow parts of this album. really nice ending. like the violin-esque guitar towards the end. a lot dreamier :) *9. i know it's gonna happen someday - intro is great!! liking the different recordings and the fuzz.... with that really nice instrumental behind it. very 60s pop.... love it. loving the vocals and the lyrics in this one. wow. so lovely..... reminded of the we hate it.... when morrissey stops being such an arrogant bastard, his music is completely beautiful. liking the brass(?) instrument.... but all the instruments are sooo good. ending is great. phenomenal tune. *10. tomorrow - liking it already.... bass great. guitar great. lyrics are great again! liking the last few songs alot more than the others.... shame it's ending just as it's getting great lol. vocals are reallllllly great again. love how melodramatic literally all of his songs are. real nice ending love the reverb on the guitar and then the really sweet piano at the end :) despite being a massive(!!!!!!!) fan of the smiths, i've never listened to any of morrissey's solo stuff, mainly because of his reputation for being an absolute prick. at first, even though i enjoyed the songs, i just wished i was listening to a smiths album, but the last three songs were reallllly fantastic :) manchester!!!!!!

29/12/2025 1. the girl from ipanema - the guitar is realllllllly nice.... don't know what he's saying, but it's very relaxing. her voice is also very relaxing.... saxaphone!!!!! loving the drums in this. saxaphone is very soft.... whispery.... so cooolll...... 2. doralice - fun intro. again, don't lnow what he's saying, but love his voice <3 saxaphone solo!!!! realllly soft and nice. *3. para machuchar meu coracao - not much else to say, especially because i can't understand the lyrics..... just enjoying listening to it. loving when the saxaphone starts. 4. desafinado - bass is nice in this album. love how tender these songs sound.... saxaphone save me.... *5. corcovado (quiet nights of quiet stars) - the piano..... the vocals.... saxaphone just started!!! the bass, piano and drums together <3 *6. so danço samba - don't know what he's saying, but it sounds a fun song :) loving the saxaphone break.... too busy dancing to type, sorry! so much groove. probably my favourite so far *7. o grande amor - a lot more dramatic from the intro.... guitar and drums started, cool again. very moody saxaphone. piano is lovely.... loving the bassline. great ending! 8. vivo sonhando - nothing new to say. saxaphone is crazy throughout. really cool album, very nice and relaxing to listen to. definitely didn't feel like 40 mins. will be relistening to this one again :)

30/12/2025 1. a minor place - kinda folksy. not sure how i feel about the vocals.... warming on me as the song progresses. liking the keyboard on the bridge. alright, didn't not enjoy it, but didn't feel particularly strongly either. rhyme of the lyrics sometimes feels a bit forced, some words feel a bit shoehorned in? 2. nomadic revery (all around) - the lyrics are very poetic, had to get them up as i'm typing for closer inspection (i usually do this after listening to a song/album) i like them on the page, but doesn't really work for me in song form. not sure how i feel about this one. liking the electric guitar towards the end. 3. i see a darkness - liking the start so far. the piano is really nice. liking the call/response vocals.... lyrics are a bit emo.... i know it's a very sincere song, but the lyrics just seem a bit cliche?? i'm not disliking it, but i don't know how i'm going to keep listening to this for another half hour. bit subdued and bleak to listen to at length. just got to chorus, more upbeat. 4. another day full of dread - more of the other songs basically. chorus got a bit annoying. 5. death to everyone - drums and bass are nice immediately. sadly, for me anyway, it is just as slow as the rest of the songs so far. liking the sounds in the chorus! lyrics are a bit try-hard edgy? i like the absurdist themes, but it just sounds depressing with that funeral-durge pace. r/im14andthisisdeep. 6. knockturne - literally nothing to say. not bad background music, but can't see myself listening to this one again. 7. madeleine-mary - louder!!!! still painfully slow, but i'll take what i can get. all the songs are blending into one. aaaahhhh. 8. song for the new breed - more gospel-y i guess? still incredibly slow, feels like it's meant to be tender and honest, but just feels incredibly dull and a bit too pretentious in places. *9. today i was an evil one - liking the horns on this one. give a bit of energy!!!! more country vibes. probably because the volume's been turned up a bit. musically feels like it's taking itself a bit less seriously on this one, gives the lyrics a bit of levity. voice has deffo grown on me throughout this album though :) 10. black - back to minimalism :( just because the lyrics are depressing doesn't mean the music has to make you want to kill yourself. to me, it feels like a bad attempt at leonard cohen. *11. raining in darling - so glad this is almost over. i haven't hated the songs, i just haven't liked them either, which is somehow worse because i can't power through out of sheer anger and annoyance. this one is actually quite nice as well, which is really annoying me lol. if the rest of this album was like this, i would have really liked it!!! very sweet love song. bit of an abrupt ending though? it's not a bad album at all, but in a list of the best albums ever, i don't see how this was included! i might be missing some sort of historical context though? because that's the only explanation i can see. it's alright i guess. won't be running to listen to it again.

31/12/2025 (happy almost new year!) 1. betray - very fast drums! liking the chorus. maybe too much energy for me though. going from yesterday's album to this is giving me whiplash. liking the shift towards the end, more groovy. 2. it follows - the bass at the start! guitar is realllly great. not a fan of the shouty vocals, but i understand why people would like it. like the whistling at the end *3. think again - the guitar at the start rocks.... can hear the bass in this one more :) the guitar is really great, warming up to the vocals. just got to the bass solo! *4. look back & laugh - guitar intro is great again. liking the speaking vocals, but still not the biggest fan of the shouting. drumming is really nice. bass is great. warmed up to the vocals. liking the bits out of the chorus. a lot more optimistic than i was expecting from a punk album, admittedly though, i don't know much at all about hardcore. 5. sob story - currently relistening because i was follow along with the lyrics, got distracted and lost where i was and could not understand any of the words he was saying. too american for me. bass is really great in this album, thought it'd be more like metal where i couldn't hear it at all. 6. no reason - again, bass is really nice. guitar's really nice. bass is insane! the vocals throughout this album sometimes get a bit quiet and hard to hear. the past two songs haven't been synced with the lyrics and i cannot understand what is happening lol. 7. little friend - guitar nice. getting a bit sick of the shouting vocals, but with songs this short i can't really complain. loving the stopping and starting. bass is also great again. lots of tempo changes :) 8. out of step - had a break to watch corrie lol. bass is realllly nice again. his voice is nice when it's speaking, but it's not my thing when he's shouting. also why i don't like metal. drums are reall great as well. *9. cashing in - liking the guitar in this one. like when it goes higher. guitar riffs are great. wizard of oz mention <3 even though i like punk music, i've never really listened to hardcore, mainly sticking to uk punk. wasn't sure about the shouty vocals at the start, but grew on me throughout, even if they're still not really my thing. short and sweet. will def give another relisten soon :)

01/01/2026 (happy new year!) *1. red morning light - guitar is very 2000s rock. not sure about the vocals.... liking the two guitars. vocals growing on me? i think. turn the bass up!! 2. happy alone - vocals have lost all appeal again. too whiny.... this is too cliche of the worst aspects of indie pop rock. the chorus is alright, i really like the vocals, but the verses are just bland. don't like the bells? feel a bit out of place. the lyrics aren't that great either. guitar solo is nice. kinda surfy? only ever heard snippests of sex on fire and did not think they sounded as rocky as this. *3. wasted time - guitar is really nice. bass as well. constantly flip-flopping on how i feel about the vocals. the whiny sound gets on my nerves sometimes, especially during the quiet bits, but also sounds really great sometimes. guitar solos are really great. liking the country sounds. drums are nice. 4. joe's head - immediately a softer sound. electric guitar started and is so indie. not fond of this one. vocals have def grown on me though, really liking them now. kinda jeffery lee pierce vibes? maybe just bc it's southern rock? piano at end is nice. *5. trani - do not like the vocals. what is he even saying?? enunciate more.... vocals are growing on me actually. this is a bit slow and quiet for me.... guitar solo just started, reallll great :) liking the lyrics. got better as the song went on. ending was nice. 6. california waiting - immediately very indie rock riff. can actually hear the bass in this one :) guitar is really great throughout this album. vocals are great in the louder, rockier parts, but start to grate during the quieter moments. like a squeakier bob dylan. 7. spiral staircase - punkier. liking the rockabilly sound :) bass and drums stand out more in this song. don't like the clapping bit. 8. molly's chambers - liking the guitar in this. is there a tambourine? liking it. nice :) *9. genius - still can't tell whether i hate or love the vocals. the guitar is great in this. loving the energy. can hear bass!!!! screeching guitar solo!!! *10. dusty - slide guitar? heavy brian jonestown massacre vibes. bass!! grrooooovy. bluuuessyyy..... thought i wasn't gonna like this one from the quieter sound, but loving it so far! guitar solo great! 11. holly roller novocaine - bass intro!! drums are great as well. after realising the brian jonestown vibes i can't stop thinking about how similar this sounds. guitar solo is crazy in this. stop clapping. loving the organ. 12. talihina sky - immediately, a bit too stomp and clap.... not enjoying this one as much, but still would be nice as background music. as someone who doesn't usually like 2000s indie music, i didn't want to like a kings of leon album, but i actually loved it. i love southern american rock/blues/country/gospel stuff (the gun club <333) so i can't help liking this. wasn't sure about the vocals at first, but they grew on me throughout and i ended up really liking them. wanted to start this thing to listen to stuff i wouldn't usually, but didn't expect to rethink my prejudice against indie rock.

02/01/2026 1. the village green preservation society - nice intro. like the bass. the organ? in the back is lovely. very twee. *2. do you remember walter? - piano and drums at the start are great. bass is really nice as well. oooh. the chorus is reallllly nice. the guitar is great. lyrics are reallllly fantastic. love ray davies' voice. *3. picture book - the guitar and bass together <33 looooove the kinks. the singing at the end is great. loving the nostalgic feeling through these songs.... marring of past/present/future..... 4. johnny thunder - did johnny thunders get his name from this song? love it. love ray davies' voice..... *5. last of the steam-powered trains - immediately more electric. harmonica? more bluesy....... lovee it. loving the energy on this one. tempo change! all of the instruments are sooooooo goooood............ *6. big sky - oooooo. more psychadelic. spoken word!! the guitar in this is incredible!! the lyrics are great!!! just got to the quiet part..... so tender. the bass is sooooo good. aaaahgh!!! this is one of the best things i've ever listened to!!!!! *7. sitting by the riverside - great piano. immediately very jaunty. reallllly love his singing <3 lovely lyrics.... kinda sinister build up in the middle? really loving it...... sounds kinda french? vibes-wise?? don't know entirely why..... oooh. nice ending. 8. animal farm - bass is great. bit rockier.... reallly sweet chorus..... *9. village green - harpischord? very baroque... lyrics are very romantic, very blakeian. the descending sound in the chorus is great.... past/present/modernity/staleness..... *10. starstruck - the guitar and piano are sooooo nice.... the violins are soooo nice... baroque pop..... beautiful.... *11. phenomenal cat - different sound immediately. drums are really nice. fairytale-ish.... guitar and bass are great. what are the pitched up vocals..... not sure how i feel about them.... very alvin and the chipmunks.... bigmouth strikes again.... *12. all of my friends were there - very up and down..... vaudeville..... really sweet chorus. lyrics are so lovely <3 love the acoustic guitar.... bass is reallly phenomenal :) *13. wicked annabella - great intro!!! the drums are great!! ooooooohhh. the guitar...... the bass.... the vocals....... the effect on the vocals is great!! the lyrics are so fun and so great!!!! the ending..... 14. monica - samba-esque.... oh my gooodddd just got to the chorus!!!! 15. people take pictures of each other - very twee again. lyrics are reallllly nice. instruments are all great again!! really loved this one. already love the kinks (my dad is a fan of british invasion rock, so i listened to a lot of them growing up - sunny afternoon was always my favourite to listen to in the car). realllllly phenomenal songs! what more do you need??

03/01/2026 *1. in the wee small hours of the morning - georgeous intro.... loooove the strings... his voice is phenomenal.... love 50s crooners.... <3 aaaagh. heartbreaking!!!! great ending!!!!! *2. mood indigo - aaagh the orchestra!! the trumpet just started!! so moody and sad.... fantastic!! just got louder oh my gooooooddd. sososososo goood!!!! 3. glad to be unhappy - the intro sounds quite upbeat despire the title... the lyrics are great. the guitar is great.... love the piano..... 4. i get along without you very well - wow so dramatic at the start! lovely lyrics..... they're very universal, but still really touching.... at least to me :) the high violin is so beautiful... the ending is gorgeous.... *5. deep in a dream - love how dramatic this is.... tips into melodrama at times, but in the best way possible...... reminds me of brief encounter <3 *6. i see your face before me - waooow.... his voice is so incredible.... so soft but also so powerful.... the instrumental section is so sweeeet.... love when the orchestra swells.... 7. can't we be friends? - more jazzzzyyyy! so dramatic! such an atmospheric album........ so timeless. *8. when your lover has gone - gorgeous. no faults... completely perfect album so far!!!! *9. what is this thing called love - wowww.... immediately very noir-ish.... beautifullllll..... *10. last night when we were young - love the strings and his voice together..... the lyrics are soooo melancholy.... very bittersweet... love the crescendo towards the end..... and then the quiet, tender ending.... <3 11. i'll be around - georgeous :) lyrics have aged less well than the others though.... 12. ill wind - the strings at the start are great!! feels like it's from a movie soundtrack <3 trumpet is back! *13. it never entered my mind - the orchestra is so lovely through this whole album, so tender.... 14. dancing on the ceiling - guitar... lovely :) 15. i'll never be the same - so dramatic.... <3 the instrumental section is just phenomenal......... *16. this love of mine - great intro.... lyrics are so lonely.... the strings are so sad.... despite loving 50s/60s crooning, i've only ever listened to sinatra's hits (i was very overwhelmed by the amount of albums of his and so just ignored them lol). mood indigo probably stands out as a favourite, but i loved all the songs :)

04/01/2025 *1. david watts - already love this song <3 also love the cover by the jam. the lyrics are so fun :) bass is great! love the piano. 2. death of a clown - tinkly piano. guitar... very folksy/bluesy..... loving the female backing vocals. reallly great lyrics again - reminded me of the ending of the clowns by fellini :) 3. two sisters - loving the intro! baroque-pop harpischord! the strings at the end are reaallly nice. lovely lyrics again! *4. no return - kinda samba/bossanova-y!! the drums are really great, with the guitar and the bass as well! these lyrics are so sweet <3 *5. harry rag - military drums! bass is fantastic!! love the singing on this one!! loving the louder, rockier sound of this one. 6. tin soldier man - saxaphone? bass is really great again <3 loving the bridge. *7. situation vacant - loving the guitar on this one!! rockier again... organ? keyboard? is really nice. the chorus is soooo goooood. the lyrics are reallll great through the whole album. ending is really great! *8. love me till the sun shines - guitar intro is great! liking the louder, rockier songs more than the earlier twee-ish ones. bass is great as well. drum breaks are phenomenal!!! ending is great again! *9. lazy old sun - psychadelic!!!!! love the sounds..... tempo change? bass is great!! kindof choral backing vocals!! more tempo changes!?? love the trumpet? 10. afternoon tea - basssss!!! very twee.... still very nice to listen to, but didn't enjoy it as much as any of the other songs. 11. funny face - great intro! verses are alright, but chorus is great! bit too whimsy for me lol. *12. end of the season - bird sounds are nice :) the bass and piano together are sosososos nice :) his voice is so nice.... lyrics are fantastic!!!! *13. waterloo sunset - love this!!! great guitar, great bass, great voice, great lyrics!!!! really great ending for this album..... so sweet <3 really great album! listened to village green preservation society two days ago, wasn't expecting another kinks album so soon! although i really enjoyed it, some songs did drag a bit (too whimsical for me) compared to the other album, which didn't drag at all. loved the rockier songs especially :) started doing this thing to listen to music i wouldn't usually and a lot of it has been 60s/70s rock, which i listen to alot already!!! not complaining though, do not want to listen to another metal album anytime soon.......

05/01/2026 1. blue orchid - liking the intro.... not sure about the vocals..... the drumming is really nice. guitar as well. is there any bass at all though?? actually don't think so???? bit boring, but alright as background music, i guess? 2. the nurse - marimba??? nice with the piano though. bit twee. like the maraca i guess. begging for some bass to appear. what is happening right now. really not fond of that one, but appreciate that they were trying to experiment, even if it isn't for me at all. 3. my doorbell - immediately do not like this. this is what i was thinking of when i worried about listening to 2000s indie rock. not looking forward to ten more songs of this...... piano is nice. these lyrics are so annoying and his vocals are not for me. one of the worst songs i have probably ever listened to. 4. forever for her (is over for me) - guitar is nice. like the piano as well. still boring and don't like the vocals. why is the marimba back.... the lyrics are annoying still as well. 5. little ghost - his voice is so annoying oh my god. the female singer is nice though. like the country inspired sound though. far too twee. 6. the denial twist - drums seem so loud compared to any of the other instruments?? still don't like the lyrics or his vocals. chorus is nice. 7. white moon - piano is really lovely. shame he's singing over it.... like the lyrics more, but faaarr too rhymey. this did not need to be this long... 8. instinct blues - guitar is reaaaalllllly nice.... still not entirely found of his voice, his vocals work better with the louder, distorted, rockier sound. lyrics are still annnoying. loving the screeches of the guitar. drums are nice as welll. still cannot hear any bass though!!! enjoyed it the most out of any song so far but probably wouldn't listen to again. 9. passive manipulation - different vocals. still not fond of them, but like them more. so glad this is so short. 10. take, take, take - he sounds like he's trying to sound like a warbly version of mick jagger in you can't always get what you want. rita hayworth mention <3 lyrics are stilll annoying though. 11. as ugly as i seem - liking the folksier acoustic guitar. liking this one. his vocals are still grating but i could maybe warm up to them if the rest of the album was like this. 12. red rain - liking the guitar at the start... liking this one more. the guitar and the drums are really great :) vocals are both annoying and alright at the same time. getting a bit repetitive and grating now. bell seems a bit too quirky. 13. i'm lonely (but i ain't that lonely yet) - very glad this album is ending. more gospel sounding. piano is nice. lyrics are better, but that's not saying much... how is there still a minute left. his voice is so bad it's making me want to kill myself. reaffirmed my dislike for indie rock after listening to that one kings of leon album. did not like any of the songs, it felt like they were trying too hard to be quirky and ended up contrived and annoying. this is the sort of music they torture people with at cia black sites.

06/01/2026 1. box of rain - bass is really nice :) like the country guitar... lyrics are nice as well. reeaaally like the dreamy, surreal vibe. read some of the reviews on here before listening and i don't get all the complaining about his voice. it's nice! really liked this one. assumed they were more rock from the name, didn't know it was so americana/country :) 2. friend of the devil - great guitars in the intro. bass still really great! drums are nice as well. love the lyrics. country ballad. 3. sugar magnolia - ooooh. liking the start. bass is really phenomenal.... like the maraca at the end... *4. operator - guitar at the start is realllllllllyy great. all the instruments are really nice :) harmonica! *5. candyman - loving the vocals in this one, especially with the guitar. as much as i'm really liking these songs, it doesn't grab me compared to how someone like neil young does. more mellow i guess? loving the guitar solo. realllllly sweet :) organ in the back is reallly great. loving how the intensity is building..... *6. ripple - bass is reaally great again. love the chorus... really lovely lyrics and vocals. *7. brokedown palace - piano! wasn't feeling the mellow, folksy-country vibe at the start of listening, but have fully gotten into it now. loving the lyrics of these songs <3 8. till the morning comes - drums and bass are realllly nice..... more rockier than the other songs. 9. attics of my life - the start is reallllllly nice. very soft... like a choir. the lyrics are really sweet again.... 10. trucking - bluesier!! as someone who isn't american or raised by hippies, i had no idea what to expect from the grateful dead. somewhere along the way of hearing about them, i just assumed they were a rock/metal band (i think because of the name??). really liked the country sound though! started liking it more as the album progressed, will have to go back and listen again later - especially the first few songs :)

07/01/2025 1. el cumbanchero - like the maracas. like the vocals :) lots of congas.... guitar is really nice.... 2. billumba-palo congo - liking the spoken word bit at the start.... the drums are reallly nice. liking the call and response in these songs. definitely not bad to listen to, but gets a bit repetitive after six minutes and drags with not many instruments *3. choferito-plena - oooh liking this one more immediately. the guitar is reallllly nice with the drums. like the scratchy washboard-y sound? (not sure what instrument it is...) whistle is nice! bass at the end was nice. 4. asabache - lots of drums... 5. simba - drums are realllly nice in this album. liking the vocals :) whistle again! liking the cowbell? sound. not sure how if i love or hate the bird-like vocals.... *6. rhapsodia del maravilloso - immediately guitar is realllly nice. bass as well :) about halfway trhough, loving this one so far! really nice ending 7. aggo elegua - liking the vocals again :) will have to look up what the lyrics mean later.... for me, the songs just go on for too long and end up dragging after about three minutes of the same thing over and over.... *8. tribilin cantore - liking the tracks with guitar more, so hopeful for this one :) liking the female vocals especially through this album. not sure if i would listen to most of these songs again, but i will definitely give the ones i liked the most another listen, a relisten, especially without the rest of the album with it might help me to like some of the songs more? a lot of the songs went on for longer than needed, which just ended up dragging... especially on the tracks with few instruments (although i enjoyed the drumming on asabache, it got stale after a while). enjoyed it though, wasn't as bad as the white stripes!

08/01/2026 1. hello morning - immediately very noisy! also very short! 2. assassins - liking the intro! like the guitars and computer-y distortion.... drums and bass are realllly great.... distorted vocals realllly nice as well! loving the intensity and energy in this. great ending as well :) *3. dracula mountain - bass is immediately fantastic!! love how it manages to stand out against all the noise :) tempo change at the minute mark is ggggrrrreeeat!!! drumming is fantastic. having a short break looking through the reviews after this one finished, how is there no electric guitar??? only bass! 4. 2 towers - guitar?? in this is crazy!!! drums are also insane??!! two mins left and reallly enjoying it :) starting to give me a headache though..... really liked it, but this one was a bit too long for me. reeeallly enjoying the songs (more than i expected) but not sure if i can listen to the rest of the tracks continuously..... loving the screeching at the end. 5. on fire - liking the stopping and starting :) craazzzzzzy sounds..... 6. crown of storms - not much else to say.... tapping my foot in a frenzy right now..... great ending! 7. longstockings - had to take a break between the last song and this one. whirry noises. this one is a bit quieter :) as much as i'm enjoying it, my headache has started again..... the constant noise is also getting a bit repetitive. listening to individual tracks would def be better 8. wonderful rainbow - sounds kinda sitar-like at the start.... nice break from the barrage of noise :) 9. 30,000 monkies - liking the energy of this one immediately :) nothing more to say, similar to the other songs. *10. duel in the deep - liking the intro more than the other songs.... verrry atmospheric. loving the twanging...... reminds me of the electrician by the walker brothers. the effects on the bass about a minute and a half in kind-of sounds like an acid house song. love the fuzz at the end! from the name and the cover, thought this was some twee indie band, so was not looking forwards to it, but very pleasantly surprised by it! not sure if i'll relisten to the album anytime soon, but really enjoyed it :) duel in the deep and dracula mountain stood out to me as favourites but listening to them as an album definitely got a bit repetitive and hurt my head.

09/01/2025 1. red intro - like the choir in the back :) lyrics are reaaallly nice. like how the song titles are incorporated in them. 2. how many mics - love how the tracks fade into each other. love lauryn hill.... the lyrics are phenomenal! instrumentals/backing track didn't stand out, but the focus on the lyrics more than made up for it! 3. ready or not - not massive on the start, probably because the singing section has been used in sooo many adverts it's just become an advert song for me. her singing is reallly fantastic though!!! really loving the verses. *4. zealots - loving the sample at the start..... these lyrics are peak..... beat just dropped!! how can lauryn hill both rap and sing soooo wellll!!!!! *5. the beast - oooh the scratching at the start!!! immediately alllll the vocals are fantastic! the wordplay is insane in all these tracks............ what is this skit.... *6. fu-gee-la - bass at the beginning is nice.... loving this beat. lauryn hill's singing is incredible.... 7. family business - the guitar in this is reallly nice. reaally nice :) *8. killing me softly with his song - if you don't like this, kill yourself!!!! lauryn hill!!!! loving the organ and the sitar.... bass is great! 9. the score - liking the scratching again! lyrics are insane still :) *10. the mask - immediately liking the beat! the bass is aedwjfkm so goood!!!! loving the female touch hill adds to this album, especially with the more masculine 90s hip-hop scene..... loving the trumpet sampling. *11. cowboys - the sitar is back! yodelling? ralph bakshi reference!!!?? really great!!! 12. no woman, no cry - the guitar is a nice change up :) beat is a bit stomp-and-clap-esque for me... not the biggest fan of reggae, so didn't enjoy this one as much, but still really nice :) *13. manifest/outro - liking the intro... guitar is reallllly nice! scratching as well!! crazy lyrics <3 reaaaallllly loved this one :) lots of the reviews were complaining about the skits, but i think they're alright!!! the lyrics are absolutely insane, feel like i need to read a dictionary or something now.....

10/01/2026 1. jailbreak - liking the bass :) vocals are really nice as well! guitar solo is reallllly nice. "hey female"????? 70s rock band being a bit misogynistic is not new, but female is odd?? *2. emerald - liking the sound of this one more immediately... the guitar(s?) are reaaaallly nice! bass and vocals still great as well :) reeealllly nice ending!! *3. southbound - loving the chorus of this. a bit mellower than the previous track... lyrics are very bittersweet... love it <3 4. rosalie (cowgirl's song) - back to rockier. his voice is a lot smoother than i was expecting for a hard rock album, which is a very happy surprise for me! instrumentals are still great - love the guitar riff in the chorus! 5. dancing in the moonlight (it's caught me in it's spotlight) - guitar and bass is a bit groovier at the start... not as big on this one as i was the other ones, but not even thirty secs in yet.... saxaphone!!!! bass is great! saxaphone solo!!!!!! love when the guitar kicks in... ending reallllly great :) 6. massacre - loving the way the songs are fading into each other... drums are fantastic on this one. bass and guitar fantastic as well!! guitar solo is reallly great!!! lyrics are sososo good! *7. still in love with you - immediately sounds softer.... loving the vibe of this one.... reallly sweet instruments and vocals.... very groovy bass. 8. johnny the fox meets jimmy the weed - halfway through! loving it but not sure how i'm going to get through another half lol. oooh funkier.... very reminiscent of tommy the cat....... really loving the vibe of this one. lots of guitar solos in this album! they're really nice, but not sure if i'll feel the same eight more tracks in..... 9. cowboy song - immediately more folksier.... softer guitars are reallly lovely.... love the word coyote.... (don't know why, just nice to say/hear). please stop saying female!!! liking it still now it's gotten louder, but did like the softer sound a bit more. drums in the chorus are nice :) 10. the boys are back in town - have to admit, not massively looking forward to this one.... better when hearing the verses as well as the chorus, but it's too overplayed to feel energetic, especially when i've still got about fourty-odd minutes left halfway through an album!!!!!!! live version is better though :) 11. don't believe a word - had a break :) immediately liking the energy! really liked it, but getting a bit tired of this now and not as good as the other songs. 12. warriors - bassline is really nice. guitar solo really great as well. 13. are you ready? - ready for this album to end. immediately sounds very stadium rock... not crazy about it, but still really nice. would probably like it more if i wasn't waiting for this album to end, because the instruments are still reaaalllly great! 14. suicide - loving the guitar riff on this one! bassline is really great as well... just a bit samey after fourteen songs!!!!!!!! 15. sha-la-la - drum solo is nice and also a great change up!!!!!!!!! going a bit insane right now cannot wait for this to be over! another drum solo!!!!!!! 16. baby drives me crazy - how is this seven minutes long..... liking the groove at the start though. harmonica is nice, along with the other instruments still. reminds me of another song and i can't think what!! 17. the rocker - bass realllly nice. liked this one a lot more than the last few tracks, but still very relieved it's over nowww :) was expecting more of a stadium rock sound (from the little i know about thin lizzy, i already knew they were a 70s/80s hard rock band), but eneded up really loving this one..... but it did not need to be that long. a lot of the songs also sounded fairly similar to each, but i love how they sound so i don't really mind though lol. particularly loved the more mellower songs and it did get a bit too stadium rock towards the end, but maybe i had just become too cynical after an hour and a half of this!!!!!!!

11/01/2026 1. wordy rappinghood - liking the typewriter sound at the start. not massive on the synths.... sound a bit dated. drumming is nice. bass is really great as well. not a surprise from the drummer and bassist of talking heads. can't tell if i like this or not? very fun anyways. sounds very coke-fuelled. getting more into it as the track goes on. ended up really liking it :) 2. genius of love - already know this one from stop making sense and also that one scene in it's always sunny in philadelphia. great bass again! really sweet!! loving the weird synth sounds near the end.... this album is seeming a bit too twee for me. 3. tom tom theme - bit more experimental.... drumming is reallllly great, stops it falling apart. 4. l'elephant - loving the funk sound! distorted/screeching guitar is great as well!! it's in french?? almost three minutes in, getting a bit bored of it now... 5. as above so below - immediately very 80s synths.... bass and drums are great again! liking the rattling sounds. alright as background music, but dragging a bit. also goes on for an unnecessary amount of time.... *6. lorelei - very quirky sounds.... bassline great though!! again, can't tell if i like it or not.... leaning towards dislike at first. guitar riff is also really nice... leaning towards really liking it now about halfway though. wonder if this inspired the cocteau twins song.... like the more dreamy feel of this one compared to the others :) 7. on on on on... - liking the energy in this one.. alright! same things as the rest of the songs.... *8. booming and zooming - synth is reallllly nice in this one. bass and drums great as always. really loved this one :) instrumentals were fantastic! often toed the line between too twee/grating/annoying and being a really fun album, but crossed into annoying a bit too much for me. the first two songs were a really great start, but it dragged in the middle until lorelei. some of the synths and effects seem a bit dated, but as a whole, it doesn't sound like it was made as early as 1981. maybe would enjoy it more in a different mood? will give most of the songs a relisten again later, definitely lorelei and booming and zooming :)

12/01/2026 1. cherub rock - like the drums at the start! very 90s alternative rock, was def expecting that though. guitars are great, especially in the chorus. very angsty... bit emo for me... 2. quiet - love the sound at the start... guitar solo is reallllllly great!! same as the other song... too teenage-angsty 3. today - wasn't mad about it at the start, but just got to the chorus and loving it! beatles lyrics! just not enjoying it.... generally not a big fan of american 90s indie rock, sometimes, the vocals and lyrics get a bit grating. *4. hummer - had a break to go to college and have come back with a full blown cold. not looking forward to the next hour of my life :( the intro to this sounds like one of the songs by lightning bolt i had to listen to a few days ago.... bass is really nice in this one. like the slower, mellower instruments. not looking forward to the vocals though.... just not my thing :/ the lyrics are nicer (at least at the start) in this one though... less whiny/emo. liking the quieter part almost five minutes in... very lovely soft guitar, i know the whole point is the grungey, aggressive guitars, but this is more my jam. love how dreaaammmmyyy it is <3 5. rocket - sounds like a rockier slowdive song. was looking forward to this album going into it as they seemed like a band i would like, but am rethinking this now.... 6. disarm - i can feel my stress rashes getting worse as i get deeper into this song.... liking the more orchestral sound, but his voice is so grating to me and i hate the emo lyrics with that bloody whiny voice. sounds so 90s and i have no nostalgia for it, so i literally do not care!! just boring to me.... not even fun to listen to. 7. soma - please stay quiet..... liking the softer sound... liking the softer vocals more as well. still leaning a bit emo. loving the bass and guitar..... like hummer, but dreamy throughout rather than just at the end. just got loud. killing myself. i like the distortion, but it's too much for me. 8. geek usa - just fuzzy guitars layered on top of each other.... barrage of noise and not in a good way - especially with the bloody vocals on top. love when the songs get dreamy and quieter though!!!! 9. mayonaise - quieter, more psychadelic guitar at the start.... the louder guitar objectively sounds really great, but is just not for me. it seems to be the entire draw of this album though, which is making this a miserable listen. 10. spaceboy - bob dylan reference?? again, loving the more dreamier songs... reallly love the keyboard? (doesn't entirely sound like a keyboard but i cannot think properly right now) in the back.. 11. silverfuck - back to noise :( might try some of these songs on a day where i can actually breathe properly and don't have a headache. really loving the distorted guitar, but cannot connect to the music in any way. about halfway through the song and a gorgeous, soft, wavey guitar has just started.... very echoey, shoegazey.... thinking of different ways to say dreamy..... 12. sweet sweet - thank god this one is shorter. my headache has significantly worsened since starting listening to this.... liked this one though.... *13. luna - liking the start of this. very sweet :) can hear it building up.... not just distorted guitars piled up on each other until it becomes noise!! love the strings in the back. even though i loved this one, cannot say i'm not overjoyed that this is over now... probably not the best album to listen to when all congested with a banging headache. why is this album so long. can't say i would ever listen to any of these songs again.... i really liked the quieter songs, but a lot of this album is constant loud hard/grunge rock, which isn't always my thing. whiny 90s american singers are also a hate of mine (cannot listen to rem, they might be giants or most pavement songs as a result), so did not enjoy the vocals... the softer vocals (like in luna) didn't grate me as much. some of the lyrics were a bit emo and annoying.... but some were also really great! feels like something i'd like on paper, but don't feel anything except sheer boredom when listening to most of the songs :/

13/01/2026 1. where the streets have no name - initially, liking the summary of the themes from wikipedia, but not looking forward to the actual sound of u2 from what i've heard. liking the fade in.... organs are really nice. guitar kinda sounds like the end of a cheesy american high-school movie.... like it was meant to be used in the behind a crane shot. bass is real nice though:) don't know how i feel about the vocals..... he sings every single line very melodramatically. 2. i still haven't found what i'm looking for - not massive on the start... the lyrics are sweet though :) just a bit boring though.... generic mass-appeal love song. doesn't have the energy/newness/not blandness of someone like phil spector to carry it beyond. like the slide guitar at the end though 3. with or without you - still as bland as the previous song about halfway through. lyrics are getting a bit dramatic. melodramatic but without any energy in the music to back it up, just ends up falling flat. *4. bullet the blue sky - drums are nice... liking the guitar a lot more.... more screechy, less boring. bass is still great :) liking his vocals more in this one. the drama of his delivery actually suits the intensity of the music. like the lyrics more... very atmospheric... assuming this is about vietnam? us intervention in general? love the spoken bit in the bridge.... hoping the rest of the album is more like this!!!! 5. running to stand still - love the folksy, twangy guitar at the start. harmonica at the end? not incredible, but wouldn't complain if this one was on in the background... ending is really lovely. 6. red hill mining town - goin down t'pit?? like the bass :) his singing is really great in the chorus, love the guitar and the backing vocals as well. like how the intensity is building throughout. 7. in god's country - at the start, the guitar sounds exactly the same as the first song. like the guitar version of that one coldplay song in the nonce psa. bass is still great. getting better as it goes on though. liking the more screechy guitar towards the end. like the vocalising at the end. 8. trip through your wires - drumming is nice. harmonica again?? not complaining though. like the organ. alright. 9. one tree hill - immediately sounds more dated than the rest of the songs. bit stomp-clap. songs for supermarket shopping. his voice towards the end just sounds strained and annoying. 10. exit - bass is nice. like the more atmospheric feel of this one. 11. mothers of the disappeared - bass still great. like the softer sound.... ending is nice :) despite never having consciously listened to any u2 song ever (probably heard one in the background somewhere), i was not looking forward to this album because of their reputation as basically proto-coldplay. did like some of the lyrics, especially loved the biblical elements, but the music was just so generic. the only song i really enjoyed was bullet the blue sky, which i realllllly loved. might listen to their earlier albums in the hopes it's more like that song. the start and end of the album were a bit of a slog, only liked tracks four to seven. sounds more modern than 1987, but not that much and just dull to listen to! maybe i'm biased because of their bad reputation, but i wouldn't listen most of this album again.

14/01/2026 *1. message in a bottle - immediately liking the guitar and bass.... kinda jangly... like the vocals, but not sure about the accent??? is this appropriation? loving the prechorus. and also the chorus! *2. reggatta de blanc - loving the drumming!! guitar is really great.... kinda dreamy. very dreamy now. like the synth? electronic noise in the back. love how it's building up... bass and guitar and drums together are phenomenal! *3. it's alright for you - liking the punky vibe at the start!!! kinda jazzy bass.. instruments are great again!!! cannot tell if he is trying to put on a rasta accent again or american one.... suits the song though! guitar solo bangs!!!!!!! 4. bring on the night - liking the vibe of this one.... bass is great again :) liking the lyrics of all these songs as well. liking the screechy guitar.... bassline with it is real nice. 5. deathwish - love the drums at the start. loving the tempo change! bass <3 like the descending, droning synth(?) in the back of some parts.... 6. walking on the moon - liking the drums and bass at the start.... very noir-ish.... who told sting to make an album where he put on a jamaican accent..... not as enjoyable as the other songs, but still reaallly enjoyed listening to it. *7. on any other day - like the spoken intro immediately into that music!! really loving the vocals!! reaaallly great lyrics! just fun!!! bassline in the chorus is killlllleeerr <3 drums are fantastic! 8. the bed's too big without you - bassline is sooo good again!!! liking the maracas... drums are great!! *9. contact - ooooh loving it immediately.... bloody love that bass with the synth.... reminds me of the stranglers.... drumming is superb as ever.... very jangly! *10. does everyone stare - liking the piano and the bass together... liking the opera recording in the back... drums are great as well.. liking the voyeuristic lyrics... very peeping tom. 11. no time this time - drumming in intro is great! love the energy!!! chorus is great!!! drumming is great!!! guitar and bass are great!!! love the ending! really loved this one, definitely not sure if the accent ages well (not sure if it was ok when it was released either), but the music is phenomenal! not sure if it deserves five stars, but i loved every song on the album and feel that four is too low :)

15/01/2026 (18th birthday!!!!) *1. vento de maio - really lovely guitars at the start..... very dreamy.... bit psychadelic? wow her singing is so beautiful!!! the drums and the beat drop??? the bass???? oh my god this is soooooooooooo gooooooood!!!!!!!! the synths are kinda sinister.... wish i knew what she was saying.... will have to look up lyrics later :) *2. sai dessa - oooh very jazzy.... loving the guitar and her vocalising together... bass is soooo good.... drums are sooo goood..... her voice is incredible!!! oooo love the growl in her voice!!!! 3. tiro ao alvaro - her voice is soo nice..... woawwww...... love the vocalising at the end..... 4. so deus e quem sabe - oooooo smooooth.... bass is real nice. loving the backing vocals.. loving this guitar... the synths are reallly nice. *5. o que foi feito devera (de vera) - start is reminding me of the beach boys.... the guitar with her voice is incredible.... love the little sounds in the back (the tinging, the rattling....). lovelovelove the backing vocals. oooh the drums..... the change-up.... the vocals together are heavenly!!! the intensity towards the end!! 6. nova estacao - liking the start.... very moody. lovely!!!!!! *7. saudade eterna - oooo funkier.... piano is lovely.... bass is great.... tambourine? is great.... aaaaaghgh!!!!!! *8. outro cais - dreamier again.... sounds very melancholy. love the synths... loving how it's building towards the end. love it!!!!! 9. rebento - kinda bluesy sounding with the piano and humming. her voice is so gorgeous..... need to listen to her other albums after this!!! again, loving the build up! her voice is incredible throughout.... *10. o trem azul - very lovely voice. very funky guitar and bass.... the saxaphone!!!!! the vocalising with the guitar!!!!! the choral backing vocals!!! 11. o medo de amar e o medo de ser livre - guitar at the start sounds a bit rockier. still funky bass. the bongos? are sossosooso gooooood. dying right now. her singing is phenomenal!!! guitar is peak!!!! 12. se eu quiser falar com deus - slower vibe..... love how it builds up towards the chorus. backing vocals!!! 13. aprendendo jogar - the bass!!!! the guitar!!!!! her voice!!!!!!!!!!!! loved!!!!! this album!!!!! absolutely my thing!!!!! 10/10 no notes!!!! i don't care if it's a compliation album - it still bangs!!!!!!!!

16/01/2026 1. move - bass is realllly nice throughout.... trumpet is sososo goood. drums are completely fantastic!!! 2. jeru - horns are crazy! really liking this so far :) *3. moon dreams - really liking the start. very moody... sounds like the score of an old movie. love the solos... liking the ending. 4. venus de milo - more upbeat. really loving the bass in these songs. saxaphone is lovely... 5. budo - loving the start... the drums near the end!!!! really nice :) 6. deception - loving the horns at the start... the drumming is real nice as well. 7. godchild - bass and saxaphone are still great... nothing more to say about most of these songs, really liking them :) 8. boplicity - like the title of this... piano towards the end is nice. *9. rocker - loving the energy in this one! *10. israel - reall liking the beginning of this one... really nice ending as well!! 11. rouge - loving the drums again!! *12. darn that dream - lyrics?? not sure if the vocals make it sound a bit cluttered, but really liking it anyways :) really liked this one, looking forward to the other miles davis albums on here :)