1001 Albums Summary

1. Natural Mystic - Not a fan of the mix. Vocals were drowned out by instruments. 2. So Much Things To Say - Much better mix on this track. 3. Guiltiness - Feels like a bit slower of a track at around 122 bpm. 4. The Heathen - Not much to say, I liked the instrumental stuff happening, but the lyrics are repetitive. 5. Exodus - The longest song of the album and while I like that there's more happening with some small instrumental solos, they lyrics are so repetitive I feel like this song could have been cut. 6. Jamming - for a song called "Jamming" there wasn't a lot of jamming going on. The piano and guitar had a little happening in the background, but that was it. 7. Waiting in Vain - I found this to be a breathe of fresh air to get this sort of love song. 8. Turn Your Lights Down Low - So far my favorite track of the album. My biggest complaint would have to be the persistent wood block on the beat for the entire song. 9. Three Little Birds - At this point in the listen, I feel as though I'm all reggae'd out. Structurally just feels like a typical reggae song. It's good, and probably one of the better on the album. 10. One Love/People Get Ready - The only song I knew before listening to this album. This is probably not just one of the most quintessential Bob Marley songs, but one of the most quintessential reggae songs. Overall Feel/Thoughts While Listening This is very much a Bob Marley Reggae album. It's a genre that puts more emphasis on the message of the song over the dynamic structure. While I've never been a big Bob Marley or Reggae fan in general I did give this an honest listen; however, I feel as though I'm not the target audience. I believe the appeal and praise that Bob Marley deserves comes from the messages in his songs, which are not subtle by any means. He wrote political songs about issues that directly affected himself and his people. The album is structured well with the placement of songs. Overall Score: 5/10 It's a good reggae album, I'm just not a fan of the genre. I didn't skip any songs; however, I don't see me wanting to throw this album on for a listen anytime soon. I could see me listening to a song or two from the album every once in a while.

This one kind of hit that nostalgia factor for me. Almost pulls me back to Edgefest in 2012. This was the bluesy indie rock style that was heard all over in the early 2010's. I was already familiar with the band and several of their songs, but I've never listened to this entire album. The song I'm Not The One stood out to me of the songs I hadn't heard before. Overall, it was a very chill listening experience. The downside of that, is I did zone out a couple of times and have to go back and restart a song to really listen to it. I think I'd give the full album a 7.5/10.

It was fun, very 90's, album. Already knew several of the songs off of this album, but have never listened to the entire thing. Not crazy about the 30 second opening to the album. The secret track stuff at the end was fun back then, but now days I find a little annoying to have that 6 minutes of just silence as the last track continues playing. Overall I'd give this a 7.4/10