1001 Albums Summary

Bob Dylan is a master storyteller. The songs are both free and grounded, with a socially conscious edge that remains relevant. Track Highlights: Blowin’ in the Wind, Masters of War, Oxford Town, Talkin’ World War III Blues, Honey Just Allow Me One More Chance

Interesting instrumentation and production, mixing the beach boys quartet sound with newer pop-ish electronic sounds and organs. Track Highlights: Student Demonstration Time, Feel Flows,

Fun, smooth rock tracks. Very distinct guitar sound across the whole album. There are many repetitive that are groovy at the best times and a bit sleepy at the worst. I also enjoyed the cool instrumental additions. Track Highlights: Down to the Waterline, Southbound Again, Sultans of Swing

Nostalgic music for me, there were many songs that I recognized from the radio growing up. Adele has an incredible singing voice and style, and the songwriting definitely takes care to highlight Adele’s vocals. Hearing more unfamiliar songs gave me the ability to listen to this era of Adele uncolored by nostalgia/history, but I think the stronger tracks were the ones that became the most popular.

heartbreaking, electronic, etherial, psychological, satisfying... Track Highlights: Everything in its Right Place, How to Disappear Completely, Treefingers, Optimistic

Cyndi Lauper is an instantly recognizable vocalist, with her voice on this album set to classic summery 80s synths. She’s So Unusual is at its best when Cyndi Lauper can unleash the full power of her voice. The songs are easy listening, though a few drag a little bit and feel slightly longer than they are. Overall, this album is exactly what it thinks it is and achieves everything it sets out to. Track Highlights: Money Changes Everything, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, She Bop, Witness, I’ll Kiss You