1001 Albums Summary

Every time I relisten to Graceland I become more of a mark for Graceland. Every bit of political criticism of the album is correct, but that doesn't ever make it less of a blast to listen through. Can't go ten seconds without making a sound I love.

An album with Jump, Panama, and Hot for Teacher is a good one, but the rest doesn't work nearly as well for me. It's never unpleasant, but it's overproduced and lacks personality.

Send My Love (To Your New Lover) is the only real banger here, When We Were Young is like two ratchets shy of hitting the Elton vibe it's aiming for, but it's never bad

just too many killer songs, this thing is so fun

I'm never going to love Welcome to the Machine or Have a Cigar as much as Set The Controls for the Heart of the Sun, Money, One of My Turns, or Hey You. But I love Wish You Were Here more than any other Floyd song. That leaves the other half of the runtime - I love Shine On You Crazy Diamond. I find it less profound a statement of grief than Wish You Were Here, but it's so gorgeous, and the funky movement owns.

I like Middle and Used. Most of this is like if Reel Big Fish took itself too seriously, if Social Distortion was no fun, or if Jeff Rosenstock had no sense of rhythm or melody. As much a pop anthem collection as anything it was meant to course correct. Often reminded me of a less talented version of Adam Schlesinger. Grading on a curve because we are talking about albums proposed as must-listens in the top 1001 sense, but I did find this actively annoying often.

michael's best song is rock with you, and the highs here are still lower than thriller, but this might be his best album front to back? idk. i love sonic the hedgehog

i am not the audience for what keith is doing here. however, automator fucking freaked it.