1001 Albums Summary

So it was okk they seemed a bit like empty love songs to me. idk maybe im not a beetles girly but it didn’t speak to me or stand out and all the songs were quite similar. In a way yes they all blended together as an album which is a good positive but i struggled to distinguish them occasionally. I listened to the album a few times but yeah not my cup of tea. Also they say ‘yeah’ way too much what 😭the songs were very monotonous and there was no climax the entire song was a chorus. Worst song: Little child Best song: Hold me tight, I wanna be your man

I’m a fan of the guitar and the ostinato in around the world. It’s a bit scream heavy throughout the blue. I like the microphone delay at the end of some songs. Ok it might be better to write notes while i listen to the songs. All around the world defo gave some hippy vibes and i dont know why. Did the red hot chilly peppers ever do drugs?? this song gives a 90s hippy doing psychedelics while traveling and enjoying the living hell out of it. (Spoiler: they did heroin and coke --i googled it) Now parallel universe is a full 180 and seems existential and seems like a full juxtaposition. Sidewinders seem to be a type of snake and it kinda feels like a metaphor between a snake and poison and the singer and drugs. Going back to the last song, maybe these both are vastly different comments on drug use? I'm LOVING the amount of space references in this song. It's pretty good!! I am a sucker for space imagery in songs ( Black star by Radiohead LOVE LOVE LOVE). I think i like the placement of it right after around the world a ton. Scar tissue, so far the most accessible song in the album. The motif of the birds feels isolating tbf. ONCE AGAIN is this about drugs???? is the album about drugs? Maybe battle with addiction? Ok once again A 180!! he lowkey sounds suicidal in Otherside ( maybe thats the pint of the title tbh) . Maybe the constant highs and lows with addicts??? The guitar is pretty good on this with the drums. Who is this woman????? wait nvm i think thats HERoin !! There's a pattern with happy wild ass songs followed by the most depressing shit known to man. Californification is definitely giving the american dream being fake vibes--Like everyone is lying to each other to try get what they want. I think the verses are incredibly unique in this song and I prefer them over the chorus. It just feels somewhere between hopelessness and acceptance. God porcelain is heart breaking. It's actually quite upsetting. I read it was about a young woman the singer met at rehab who was separated from her kid but was still so pure herself. The happy and bright songs are kinda goofy and almost give sir mix a lot of energy or the song closer by nine inch nails. THE SHREDDING IN I LIKE DIRT??? lovely lovely electric guitar. I'm a big fan of how much range the songs have in volume, so loud in the chorus but then cut to a quiet verse and it hits a lot harder. (you hear this a lot in savior) it gives you a moment to think and feels almost like crashing after an adrenaline high. Ok purple stain defo gives sir mix a lot LOL 100% reads that way. Overall I really liked the album. It is a rollercoaster of emotions like one moment its so deep and intimate and the next its loud and bright and so full of energy and the next is pure hopelessness. I like how well rounded it is and there seems to be something for everyone. I think it's a good mix of pure liquid energy and calmer and more emotion driven songs. I like the use of motifs, reoccurring sounds and ostinatos and the instrument that stands out to me most throughout the album is the guitar (especially in i like dirt) . I think it sounds hella good in all contexts especially alongside the drums. It's not very accessible I'll be honest and it's not everyone's cup of tea but I think that's the same with most rock/ funk rock bands. Its unique and has a lot of range which is what i appreciate most about the album and the track order of the songs is so important imo because of the contrast between songs like 'around the world' and 'parallel universe' or 'Easily' and 'Porcelain' which really emphasises how vastly different they are and make them hit harder. In terms of themes it's definitely about addiction and I think the song order in the album adds to it by showing the ups and downs with recovery and addiction and the people you meet along the way.This is 100% an album that needs to be played in order as song order is really impactful. However i will come out and say i dont like the ‘funky rapping’ please all of the funky rapping songs sound incredibly similar– the melodic ones??? Those are the ones I definitely like the best. Top tracks: Scar tissue, Otherside,Porcelian, Purple stain Worst track: Fat dance

It’s a very melody heavy soundtrack. I’m on the first song rn and god THE GUITAR. it’s awesome i love the little solos it sounds good. The singer has quite a unique voice and it reminds me of the singer from talking heads— it gives early ‘The Killers’ vibes imo like early as in hot flush. Venus is ok i don’t how the singer doesn’t have thaaat much range but the instrumental is pretty good! also why is it about drugs how many albums about drugs will i have to listen too before spotify thinks im a heroin addict?? Friction has a GREAT start the guitar once again takes the spotlight in all my reviews haha. Ok i can’t stop talking about it but the riffs toooo it’s awesome. Friction is also good !! but guys why does the lead vocal have no range like it’s not even singing some times just saying it with some twang . Marquee Moon!! the song of the album!! The little melody on the guitar it’s awesome especially in the bridge ohhh my lord . Im a fan of the chorus it’s very climactic and YES the singer did something slightly different. Still the music stands out more than the singer. UH-UH (crying) The intro to elevation has me ascending it sounds like a heart beat or just something from the intro to a medical drama. STOP IS THAT A TAMBOURINE??? i’ve never heard a tambourine in a song where it wasn’t the spotlight i like that that’s new!! Guiding lights gives Mr brightside vibes from the start of the track but stops once the singer joins in. Stop guys I don’t mean to bash the singer so much genuinely it’s just my enjoyment in the music and the singer is polar. PLEASE this could be such a good song but i can’t get on with the singer i feel bad. Cause like the music at the end of guiding lights goes up a few octaves BUT HE DOESNT please dude. Prove it is such a sweet little jam and i love the intro like all the other songs and the outro. I think it might be my favourite of the track it’s so layered and pretty in the best way possible. God these songs are so long i’ve just realised Torn curtain is 7 minutes long. The bridge is SO GOOD. rest of the song was alright. Ok so my opinions are sighh split. The actual instrument and musical part o the tracks? AWESOME the intricate guitar work is so pretty and it’s incredibly well layered and good mix between jazz and the punk rock this eras from. I’ve now learnt this song inspired the talking heads which makes a lot of sense. If it wasn’t for the vocals i think i’d adore this album but the vocalist just isn’t for me. He feels flat and thin and strangled against the pretty instruments and it creates a contrast that’s too harsh for me to appreciate. He’s pretty monotone and just doesn’t fit with me he reminds me of the band mcaffery, i don’t listen to them as much anymore but liked when i was like 13. Maybe if you’d shown this to me when i was 13 i would’ve liked it more but yeah. pretty songs and well layered and amazing guitarists but the vocals are not my favourite. It’s painful how much potential it had but the singer is incredibly punk and maybe that isn’t for me. Best tracks: Prove it, Elevation Worst track: Torn curtain

i’m sorry miss jackson

I wish it had more lyrics!! the Songs are all quite similar