1001 Albums Summary

Along with the (even better) Killers, this introduced the ol' Springsteen sound to 2000s indie kids. As soon as "Intervention" starts, you realise what was missing in pop music all along was a good church organ.

"That thin mercurial sound". So rock'n'roll and so delightfully listenable at the same time - one of the high points in any record collection. Should be listened with a break after "Just Like a Woman", as originally intended.

I only know "How can you mend...?" but it's the Bee Gees so I can give it 4 stars just on faith. Will definitely be checking this one out in the future.

The anti-80s. A unique, mysterious southern sound that never gets old.

Everything old is new again. Some stellar songs in here.

Save for the last two songs, everything is still golden. Anyway some works are beyond personal taste.

"Plainsong" alone is worth the album. They never quite achieved this again - the lenghty gothic doomscapes intersped with killer singles.

The only band to have one foot on electropop and the other on rock'n'roll. No other band from this era is as musically rich. "Love Vigilantes" has to be taken without prejudice. "Perfect Kiss" is the electro equivalent of prog.

One of the most overrated records of all time. "Dreams" is an OK song, the rest goes from mid to just dreadful ("Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow", "Oh Daddy")

At the time this was called dancing music for thinking people. Fela Kuti meets Top of the Pops - an exciting moment in 20th century popular music.