This album is oozing in personality. Cash perfectly captures the feelings of guilt and yearning from prison life, while having the sense of humor to perform it within the prison he sings about. This album listened as a whole makes you feel like you are in the audience with the incarcerated. Lyrics are clever, and a testament to Cash's legacy.
An album that instantly feels dated and also experimental. I personally hate when an artist smushes 10 songs together into one but sure whatever. The soundtrack to a movie I wouldn't watch.
The only other cover album I've listened to completely was Weezer Teal, and this is better than that. Why don't artists make cover albums anymore?
Also Willie Nelson is still alive?!?!?!?!? What the heck I thought he's been dead for years.
I have personal beef with Steely Dan that's not anyone's fault. But seeing as this is my 3rd 70s album in 3 days, he's just not helping.
Like it was fine, but I just wanted it to be over sometimes.
please 1001 albums. i want an album that was made since the vietnam war ended.
Also I was a jazz kid from ages 12 to 18. and like its good jazz but it doesn't make me feel anything ya know?
I lied. I played Flight of the Foo Birds for my last Jazz concert of middle school. It took me right back. I miss my saxophone.
3 stars
The quintessential 60s band and the quintessential 60s sound. It is dated but in a nostalgic way, not a cringe way. I liked it.
3 stars.
what the heck is this.
one star jesus christ
cozy. not particularly offensive or memorable
3 stars i guess
gay cowboy music?
4 stars
finally an album i've heard of.
Californication is fine. I'm not the biggest chilis fan but I appreciate what they did for 2000s rock.
3.5 stars.
im sick of UK alt music. its so mid
"so what do you want to hear?"
A critique of 1001 Albums as a whole: I understood the significance of a johnny cash prison album from the other one I heard two weeks ago. I did not need to listen to two before I died.
Led Zeppelin is the worst of good classic rock. I can't say they're bad, but I would not purchase this album if I was 19 years old in 1969.
pink floyd is such a fascinating band. I get why people love them, but I didn't grow up listening to them. I like some of their songs, but these long experimental projects don't do much for me.
3 stars.
the main theme of this album is "long"
second theme is "dive bar"
i listened to this at work (like i do all the albums) and it was good focus music
3 stars
~ we need more cowbell ~
apparently.
groovy
spotify said "you might like this: sad soul"
3 stars
did not slay the house down but my dad would love it
3 stars
My curse is kinda good. I've listened to so much altrock at this point that nothing really stands out but this album is fine.
2 stars only because it's so mid
i love that he got criticized for this album being too "rock".
you know. the most folksy 60s album i've heard.
yeah sure.
4 stars.
what an opener
if you told me this album was made in 2003 i probably would believe you at first
i liked it more than i thought i would. which is better than i can say for most of the albums on this list.
4 stars?
just girly things
3 stars
woah aren't these the guys from the big orb
3 stars
I retract previous statements. I do not support *all* women.
I hate UK alt rock but the smiths are the best of a bad genre. and this guy was from the smiths.
Edit:
TIL that this guy sucks as a human.
welp it was going to be 3 stars but now its 2 stars
DON'T HURT EM CLARINET
what a great album. I've never heard of lang before, but today, I am a fan.
5 stars
This album feels like one I grew up with, even though I didn't. This album is cozy and nostalgic, even though it isn't nostalgic for me. I first heard Vienna from a Tik Tok of a guy singing Karaoke. And in the few years since, I have fallen in love with the stranger.
There doesn't seem to be an album with this name on Spotify, so I listened to some of her greatest hits instead, as that seemed to be the intention of this inclusion. What a voice. Her talent and personality is so apparent in her performances.
I have to give this album 3 stars however, since I did not actually listen to it, just the artist.
Look I am a band kid but I really lost the plot with some of these songs. I am sure this group is more interesting in their live performances.
2 stars.
I don't know if I've ever heard this album before, but I can instantly see how it influenced rock for many years to come. I like.
I learned that the fact that I have had 0 albums past 2000 is a 1 in 160,000 odds.
I like how The Offspring's albums are all so different while also all being the same.
listened to most of it. It was fine
I liked how witchy it was. It inspired me to make a witch themed playlist. Not anything super grand but it was fun
4 stars? Maybe 3 ill see how i feel tomorrow.
A debate for the modern age: can you separate the art from the artist?
To argue for "yes," art is its own independent thing. It has a life of its own, outside of the individuals or team that created it. It represents history. It represents those who love the art and hate the art. Its story is completely independent of its artist, yet the artist is quintessential to its story. Art can be defined by its technical skill. A painting is realistic. A musical is performed well. Art can be defined by its impact to culture.
To argue for "no," we live in a digital age. By listening to this album on Spotify Premium, I am giving tiny amounts of money to the artist. The artist can then use the money to continue to live their lives as they choose, without my consent or contribution. By listening to this album willingly, you could argue that I support Kanye West. That I can be associated with him, as one of his "listeners." That title comes with baggage, because Kanye is not a good person, and it is important to me that I am one.
I don't know what the right answer is. It's a good album. Maybe even a great album. But to boil down its nuisances into a 1-5 star rating is impossible.
Good Indie. I will say that my favorite song off of this album was the one that autoplayed after it was over, so it has to lose a star for that
4 stars.
I was surprised with how many songs were classics. I don't think Fleetwood Mac is this godsend from heaven but the album is solid
there's a lot going on. I don't think I'm cool enough for ska, and I'm a sax player. Or I was a sax player, when I was cooler.
2 stars
This gives the vibes of something I would have played in my college band.
"Trees don't cry." yeah no shit
it was fine I suppose. Uninspiring. I would say 3 stars, but the lyrics are so lame I'll give it 2.
The Bee Gees are *the* disco band and thank god they found disco. It is so boring I wanted to quit. The opening tune is so strange. I like concept albums, but this ain't it.
2 stars.
Crab Rave
This must be the inspiration for game soundtracks for years to come. It's a fun listen.
4 stars.
I love saxophone :) saxophone is my frien :)
I would be lying if I said I wasn't into this. I guess that means it's four stars but I am conflicted because I usually really hate british 70s rock.
i really don't want to listen to this album. the smiths are fine but isn't this the third smiths album i've gotten? surely i don't have to listen to this before i die?
I do love a concept album. But I would never have believed you if you told me this was album of the year. Sprawl II is gas though.
overhyped? yes. good? also yes.
its weird, but I'd be hard pressed to call it bad? It made decent focus music during work today.
2 stars
I think these songs ~mostly~ hold up. They are hurt by 80s production value. Cyndi is incredible, I just don't like the mix.
But Time after Time will always be a staple in my house.
4 stars.
its not the artists fault but I really hate this genre.
I'm giving up halfway through.
whether its 1 star or 2 depends on if I get through it by tomorrow.
sounds like it could have been made at any point in the last twenty years. Timeless.
Ken is that your disco tux????
but fr this seems more like a one hit wonder band than a necessary listen. Still funky though.
4 stars.
What a voice.
I think SOS is a better album, but SZA is fantastic vibe music regardless.
3.5 stars
what the fresh fuck is this
1 star
Not super remarkable to me.
3 stars
oh hey! I know that song from Tik Tok!
3 stars
someone needs to explain to me why U2 had such a chokehold on pop culture because I do not get it from this album.
3 stars.
The rating system for this project does not account for my mood while listening. I listen to all of these during my first hour on the job, and this particular hour I am tired after a bad night's sleep. This is an album to be listened to with a glass of wine while watching the sunset. Perhaps I'd like it more on a different day.
3 stars.
The critically acclaimed and beloved albums are often the most difficult to rate. The question becomes rating based on popularity or rating based on feel - like how I rate the other albums.
I think I will give this one a 4. I love Exit Music. I love Let Down. So why not.
2000s Coming of Age Movie Credits Music
Couldn't find an album with this title, so I listened to Funkadelic for an album's length of time. They sure are funky.
Some really fantastic songs, some snoozers.
