1001 Albums Summary

3.75/5 Love the clear influence of blues, soul, and rock. Classic riffs. Production maintains a nice level of grunge and rasp without getting muddy. Is Unknown Brother automatically a Christmas song because it features sleigh bells? Didn’t feel any personal connection to it though, nor did anything still out as particularly exceptional.

3.75/5 Love the clear influence of blues, soul, and rock. Classic riffs. Production maintains a nice level of grunge and rasp without getting muddy. Is Unknown Brother automatically a Christmas song because it features sleigh bells? Didn’t feel any personal connection to it though, nor did anything still out as particularly exceptional.

Idk if it was just overly British but something didn’t particularly hit for me in the way I was expecting

Effortlessly cool. Your favorite band’s favorite band type beat. The shifts from punk to surf to anywhere else feel natural. Monkey Gone to Heaven is probably THE song of the record, but I am a bit partial to Debaser and There Goes My Gun for a little easier of a listen.

I was in high school from 2012-2016 so obviously AM by the Arctic Monkeys was a foundational album for me. They had their signature sound from the start though. A little less commercially catchy, but just as strong. I’ve always loved the production on Alex Turner’s distinct vocals. Not sure how to describe it except to say that it sounds like they were recorded in voice notes without sounding shitty. It’s at least one aspect that led to them being a cornerstone of the indie sleaze scene.

I’ve seen complaints recently that albums are getting shorter, but this is an excellent example of a perfectly concise, iconic record. Timeless sound in a modern setting. Listening reminds me of what a great we lost, wondering what she would have gone on to create.

One of those albums that I wouldn’t have been able to appreciate a few years ago because of the vocals. I can now see how cool and foundational it is though.

Fine. Didn’t really hit for me.

In so many ways, seems like a clear precursor to Charli xcx. Really innovative and danceable beats. Playful but understatedly meaty lyrics.

Not my thing. Sounds like Jack Black in School of Rock, but I’d rather listen to Jack.

Beautiful jazz improv. The live recording is so full of life.

Lime in the Coconut has never really been my vibe

Cool, drone-y grunge. Easy listening imo. Just didn’t shine enough to fall in love. It’s like a 3.5

Really solid

I have not historically been a live album lover but god this is ELECTRIC. The energy that was in that room in 1964 is preserved eternally and it is undeniable. The first track of Every Day I Have the Blues is transformed from its lyrics of heartache to a prayer and a promise. Every day I’ve got this genre of music that transcends time and space and circumstance. It’s a lifeline and you feel the weighty importance of a Black man getting to sing in a room full of people.

I mean I love new wave and basically all of the genres that they straddle so I have no complaints

An all-timer concept/story-telling album. The class discussion adds so much character. The only downside is that makes it a touch less listenable, to throw on aux. Perfect features. I kinda prefer the extended version with the cover of Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You.

It was fine. Ya know, it’s funny. I didn’t know anything about this artist, but as soon as I started listening, I got some bad vibes. And then I read his wiki and it was confirmed that he was a weirdo. And I have a feeling that like Elvis, he as a white man profited off the creation of black people.

Head Over Heels is one of my favorite songs of all time, but really it’s a no skips album. Highly used in soundtracks for a reason.

Stevie has such a unique relationship to melody, harmonies, groove. It feels like a gift to witness.

Solid but not overly memorable

It’s not awful but nu metal is just not my thing. Just feeling like aggressively whiney or something.

First track was a bit much for someone not on psychedelics, but I think if they made some Fantasia style visuals I could vibe with it. Second and fourth tracks I was into. Third track, the vocals bothered me too much. I’d give it like a 3.5 for listenability.