1001 Albums Summary

Enjoyed the most popular track- the model- and recognize it’s role in music history but not a huge fan of industrial or electronic music.

I just can’t find access to peoples love of Sinatra. Maybe down the road… how I now appreciate neil diamond

The lyrics are confounding! Setting aside the narrative, the songs are lovely and complex and unexpected. Appalachian-meet-avant-garde per Apple Music is the best descriptor I’ve read. I loved sawdust & diamonds

Just learned of these guys 2 weeks ago and listened to this album! Totally in my lane and love the early pop punk influence

I like some CCR but this album didn’t do much for me. I liked the swampy Graveyard Train and the blues influence was clear-but for a band from San Fran it seems a bit strange that they assumed these deep southern identities. Proud Mary is a classic by any metric/ and a yacht club staple. But I barely finished Keep on Chooglin, with its (never ending) 7 minute harmonica/guitar jam that lost my attention within 30 seconds

Industrial is Still not my Favorite but admittedly this is brilliant for what it is. And Hurt is one of the darkest, saddest songs ever written. Both this version and Johnny cash’s cover

a bit much

I really love the drama of Meat loaf- especially his ballads! But I don’t think I can pull the trigger on a 4-5 star for this album.

1) I can’t speak with any knowledge when it comes to electronic music. 2) I’m surprised they didn’t pick “you’ve come a long way, baby.” I’m not a fan of this music but allegedly they were influential! So two stars.

I just cant get into the new wave sound of the smiths. There were a few songs I liked on here but I wouldn’t add them to any mix. I love Bowie but not the gothy new wave. But all my emo bands drew from it so I’m glad it exists.

Coincidentally, thundercat was a guest on Stephen Colbert this week. I enjoyed this album more than I expected to - especially since I know almost zero about jazz. I’m a suicidal tendencies fan but from years before Stephen's Bruner’s era. I’d really give this a 2.5 star

Stone Cold Crazy- epic. Dear friends- tender and sweet, almost a lullaby. All the layers and dramatic flair with Mercury’s falsetto make this album a work of art. So many bands owe their sounds to Queen… like the killers. And albums like Green Day’s American Idiot that drew from their rock opera blueprint.

I prefer sweetheart to the rodeo with its country rock sound. Recognize the influence but don’t love them outside their covers!

This might have been my first 5 stars. I love Dolly! I love her vulnerability. I love the choices she has made in the last decades of her life- when she had the agency to choose. It was not easy to be a girl/woman in the industry when she started. And just look at the shit she took after 9-to-5. I knew about the size of her breasts long before I knew her music. As a kid growing up in the 80’s there were limitless Dolly jokes. She was the butt of the joke for almost a decade. But her music and her voice is beautiful. It thrills me that Dolly finally got the respect owed to her. She is a true GOAT.