1001 Albums Summary

The quintessential trademark Greenday album What can you say some absolute classics on this a punk smasher ! Not just a great punk album but a good pop album too some well crafted Melodys hooky power chord riffage Probably tre cool’s best drumming on this and his introduction to the group Standout tracks for me of course basket case Chump Welcome to paradise and she , overall a banger !

Just to make things clear I’m not a rap music connoisseur and don’t profess to be a massive fan of the genre But there is a few in that genre I enjoy the likes of Tupac , dr Dre , Eminem For me after a couple of listens it didn’t really cut the mustard A few reasons Mainly to take this album for what it is face value the whole flow of it just seemed to drag There was no real venom to the punctuation of the lyrics , not like how the likes of beasty boys and Eminem seem to convey them The tempos seemed to keep the same no dramatic change in that respect The instrumentation was good in places very classic 90s rap but the production seemed mushy and vocals hard to hear in places Finally to wrap it up not my cup of tea as I mentioned rap isn’t my bag but I’ll give this a poor 1 out of 5 didn’t seal the deal for me I’m afraid

Incredible album ! Was blown away by the musicianship Marvin’s vocals are just gorgeous particularly on mercy mercy , what’s going on Right on They seem to dance beautifully around James Jamersons bass lines notably on the opener what’s going on Save the children had some great string section moments and Marvin displayed such emotion in his vocals The jam on the track right on I loved Some interesting chords kept me so interested in where the music was going next Will be giving this many more listens in the future

A lot can be said to describe this stroke of geniusness (is that a word ) in an album Personally love the smiths but never truly got round to listening to any of their back catalogue so it was a treat to listen to this gift of a record Track by track review : The queen is dead - Loved the toms intro into the atmospheric guitars of the great Johnny marr you get lost in the wall of sound and morriseys beautiful storytelling of I believe from what I can gather going to murder the queen and hearing about it in the news astounding from the get go Frankly mr shankly - very whimsical , loved the bass line clever word play again from morrisey I know it’s over - my 2nd favourite on the whole album I just fell in love with this lovely 6/8 feel going on almost reminded me of a love ballad from the 60s very righteous brothers like , the bittersweet lyrics and heartbreaking Melodies from morrisey make this such an atmospheric , tragic song you can hear the pain in his voice but yet sung so beautifully and the build up towards the end with Johnny Marr building the guitar with chorus effect really drove it home Never had no one ever - Again great song another 6/8 feel very atmospheric and building of the guitars Cemetery gates - great feel on this song Big mouth strikes again - fantastic , love the middle bit that builds on the snare , the guitar effects really give it charachter and love the lyrics of Morrissey again what a wordsmith The boy with a thorn in his side - again some lovely guitar playing from Marr , bass is complementing the riff , it reminds me of the cure this one , I’m sure they must have had a lot of inspiration from this band Vicar in a tutu - a bit daft lol probably a filler for the album A light that never goes out - just so happens to be one of my fave songs of all time this is quintessential Marr some lovely chords up the higher register , morrisey singing about the love of his life to quote the chorus “and if a double decker bus crashes into us , to die by your side is such a heavenly way to die” One of the best choruses of a song ever imho Some girls are bigger than others- genius enough said some great dynamics and very well written Melodie’s

Bjork was the only person who seemed to shine in the band , as a whole the album was a. Bit disappointing , a bit too left field for me just didn’t understand what was going on musically what kind of noise they were going for was like hearing bitchman biggins banging his tits against a radiator

Some fantastic motifs and jazz lines in there loved the 9/4 groove on the second track when it got going in , and numerous other great bits of Jame but all in all the album was like a big Jam nothing jumping out at me too much to think to listen to it again and again A 2 for me

When Jazz ruled the world what an era for music herbie Hancock at his finest on this Chameleon is a classic , straight away your into that stank groove on the keys and from then on your transported into some serious groove sections , thought this was Mike Clark on drums turns out it’s Harvey mason , providing some serious funky displaced feels on this locking in with the bass player Love how it doesn’t fall off in terms of musical interest like some jazz does , always admired herbies ability to come up with great chapters in a song which keeps the listener engaged through a 15 minute epic like this Watermelon man reminds me of a classic meters track pure funk loved it Sly really pricked my ears up straight off the bat a great accented motif that displaces occasionally love the Jam in the middle Harvey giving it the old buddy rich fast ride peppering the song along nicely and then back to the original motif at the end a really well structured tune probably my fave of the album Vein melter great track felt like it needed sly to be the finisher though thoroughly enjoyed this one

Not sure what I was listening to to be honest , there was no real melody in his dreadful out of tune voice The music itself was too over the top for the lame songs with stupid names Terrible And to say this on the list of albums to listen to before you die was torturing my soul note by note

Not to take anything away from Neil Young he’s a great writer but found the album quite dull as a whole I’m sure there would have been better stuff out there he’s recorded not sure why this was on here must have been quite influential at the time

Takes me back this album , well saying that I think the main singles celebrity skin and Malibu were on constant repeat when I was a wee nipper and my sister was big courtney love fan so those songs on circulation a lot on good old days of MTV As a hole …. No pun intended liked the album , as said before celebrity skin was a big hit straight off the bit your in with the big in your face power chord riff great catchy verses and choruses love the production for what it is really smashed mix reminds me of butch vig There’s a few songs that stand out in this record for me Malibu I always enjoyed again Courtney delivering some great lyrics and the blend of acoustic guitars and then into the heavy choruses on guitars really stand out on this Think my pal Joe Horner mentioned Billy Corgan helped compose this album and can tell with some of the smashing pumpkin like heavy guitars The song awful again really catchy I found and definitely delivers great hooky. Melodies carries the mood nicely Hits so hard - really like the bright guitars and how it’s been picked in the verses just nice arpeggiated chords nice catchy chorus Reasons to be beautiful - nice fat drum groove got the Dave grohl vibe going on , powerful vocals can tell corgan given some input to this , just typical Courtney love style singing she’s slightly off but that’s what makes it so raw she’s showing her hurt in her vocals and it sounds real The backing vocals stood out for me In the choruses really nice how they build up and sit underneath There’s a couple more I found really good northern star loved the instrumentation the timpani drum rolls every so often made it atmospheric some great picked acoustic guitar Love how Courtney goes up the octave for the chorus at the end Used once and destroy enjoyed the intro and Tom Tom groove like a NIN track some awesome guitar effects too I don’t want to give this a full 5 rating but think definitely worthy of a 4 , just loved it for me it’s a nostalgia trip and , really catchy rock album one of Holes Best

Enjoyed some of the rapping but not very keen on the album as a whole not something I’d eagerly listen to

Haven’t had a lot of time to give this album the review it fully deserves but I’ll do my best Love the ever changing moods and instruments used from baritone sax Spanish guitar Some flute in there this is such progressive jazz and for the 60s it’s way ahead of its time The bombastic jams are very avant garde yet seem to come together during its finales Great album a 4 for me

As dreary as it gets , this album didn’t grab me one bit , and honestly was no need for it to be a double album in my opinion , I’m guessing as a live performance there’s probably more of a spectacle to go on but musically found it as dull as dishwater ; If a mate asked me to tag along to a nick cave show I’d probably be going to the bar after the 3Rd song if your lucky , music to watch paint dry with actually that might be a better option , pass me the Ronseal

A lot of praise for this , from the opener human behaviour it sets a tone of the album blending techno , trip hop dance into the fold , love Venus was a boy with Indian instruments the little hand cymbals , Very happy , dancey an amazing genre bending mix of songs , Bjorks voice is sensational with some great little passing notes and accidentals that make her singing what it is the uniqueness is great A good listen , I’m sure there is more experimentation on future albums but for her breakthrough a winner

Think goes without saying that tainted love was the big hit off this album , also quite liked their interpretation of where did our love go , originally by the supremes It was a tongue in cheek album , not memorable as such but I found it fun , in terms of how it set the scene sleazing about in the 80s , the synth driven pop oozes out of every song probably a little too drastic at times Marc Almond has charisma as a lead singer and some tunes are catchy and flamboyant a little out of tune at times but that adds to the charachter of his voice , A good album but two good songs can’t carry it as a whole unfortunately

It took me by surprise just how good this album was , the sound is in your face straight up pop rock , with classics such as one way or another , picture this , the iconic heart of glass which sneaks in a very clever little 7/4 groove into the keyboard / singing break of the song Don’t hear that much often in a pop setting The songs are punchy well crafted with killer choruses and great instrumental breaks you can really hear the drummer clem Burke pounding those skins relentlessly with headphones on , another thing I like is the blend of the organ as well playing some nice higher register chords in the background to thicken the guitars out , To imagine this coming out at the time must be quite a revalation to think how it changed music and inspired bands and even today you’d be hard pressed to find a band that can produce a decent song structure like blondie and a good chorus so For me it deserves a solid 5 stars

Ironic how the album was called Is this it cos that’s what I was feeling through the duration of it , bland and uninteresting bar maybe 2 of their hits

Phenomenal , in every aspect The guitar work was sublime every little note was milked to fuck where you felt the tension rising between each solo segment , felt influences of Hendrix , , could see where Stevie ray Vaughan and lynryd Skynrd got their styles and playing from , The drumming had jazz , blues , funk thrown into the mix with two of them playing it was choreographed brilliantly in stormy Monday , the sections that the keys player was unisoning on with the guitars was elite And the bass playing was tight as a mouse’s earlobe what a player what an album not enough stars for this guess 5 will do !

Won’t slate it too much , just wasn’t that enamoured with it all in all felt a bit samey to me through most of it

I just don’t know what to feel … Well how do I feel , like I’ve been mind fucked several times by this album lol God I’ve really had a good listen and a think to this one and In my opinion it’s just a clutter of farrrr too many styles of music for me The opening songs international feel and never never land had a nice melody and tempo to it almost sort of Jeff lynn ELO inspired and then from that point onwards it descended into chaos There were too many loopy noises In the background for my liking , space ships , Cazoos out of tune trumpets , which just made it too experimental and uneasy to listen to These little 1 minute segues made no sense and made the ballad songs such as I just don’t know what to feel , don’t let me tie you down , feel flat and not uplifting Even though those were actually my favourite moments from the album I feel like he was onto a winner with the standard traditional songwriting elements he had on this but the rest was just a hornets nest of different genres and sounds Todd rungren though got to hand it to him he’s a unique musician who has made some great records in past very multi talented but won’t be revisiting this one anytime soon