1001 Albums Summary

1 - Can only think of the advert lol. Not bad, most popular so maybe overplayed 2 - Similar vibes to first song. Like it a bit better. 3 - like the instrumental but vocals aren't my cup of tea 4 - nope. Repetitive, boring. 5 - jarring intro lol. Follows the same vibes as the rest of the album 6 - Random. Thank god its only a minute long. Instrumental in the middle is good. 7 - fine. 8 - is this not the same song as previous. Awful lyrics ik its the 70s but still 9 - all these songs sound the same. I suppose you could chalk it up to an album following a theme but its getting a bit boring. Social commentary i think 10 - still sounds the same. Better than the ones previous 11 - interesting. Still has the motif but I like it. More commentary 12 - one of the better ones, I think its a cover 13 - is this pattern of older albums or perhaps debut albums. Repeating the same chorus 5x makes a song apparently. Again the instrumental is very good. Vocals aren't for me 14 - I like this one. Interesting to put last. Social commentary again.

1 - its smooth operator what more can I say !! 2 - love the opening. Voice and instrument hit a place in my brain. 3 - love it ! I knew i liked music like this but this is really good 4 - yep. No notes. I enjoy the lyrics and the instrumental 5 - more upbeat. Very nice 6 - nice bass to open it. Not sure it needed to be 6 mins but very easy to listen to. Had a little dance to it 7 - God I love a good saxophone intro. Unlike the long song before it, I liked that this one was 5 mins. A very cinematic song. 8 - probably my least favourite. Still love the instrumental but somethings not clicking 9 - different to everything else on the album. Necessary.

Instrumental isn't really for me but I can see myself spinning a few in the background whilst doing other things.

Allow me, stranger on the Internet, to share a personal story - When this album came out in 1995, it instantly became my mum's favourite. She had struggled with her mental health all throughout her teenage years and has always said that this album helped her through it. I believe she called Alanis Morisette her 'muse' at one point. Fast forward to my teenage years and I also struggled with my mental health, not to the detriment she did but it was still a struggle. I wished I had taken the time to listen to this album back then, I really think it would have helped me to work through all the emotions I was feeling. This album is raw and honest. It goes from upbeat anger to melancholy and then back to anger again with a few sort of happy songs. I love albums and artists like this and im happy to say that this album will be on repeat for the foreseeable. In a way I feel closer to my mother after listening. I can try and put myself in her shoes back in '95. Im a little annoyed it took me this long to listen but I'm glad I did. I do understand why people don't like it but perhaps, stranger whose reading this, you might think a little different if something similar occurred in your life.