1001 Albums Summary

How the hell did this guy do it?! Genius. Couldn’t have a better album to start 1001 (it used to be in rotation when I was a teenager but didn’t listen to it in whole in like 20 years)

Instrumental prowess is outstanding and I don’t want to talk about the rest.

unbelievable. probably will be a gateway to jazz for me.

ok, this one is a little bit harder for me - not only for the ubiquity of some of the songs but also because vast majority of album touches on female issues. I'm a man, I consider myself a feminist and it's 2026 so it's hard for me to judge it. Anyway I will try. The album is almost perfect singer/songwriter LP in my mind - there's just some discrepancies between the melodies and lyrics. I'd give it a 4.5 but I can only do 4 or 5 so four it is. But it's a really strong one. An album that is needed. Even today.

teenage fever dream. but late.

one of my fave albums of all time.

The album is objectively brilliant, weird in a good way. But to me it just sounds like a soundtrack to something bigger. Definitely will revisit but so far it didn’t click with me on the first listen.

less invasive "off the wall". basically perfect and even as an atheist the gospel stuff is kinda cool. but the last song annoys me.