1001 Albums Summary

I usually have less of a preference for live music but it was so cool to hear the excitement of the crowd and the parts that would get them most hyped up.

love the sound, flow sounds a little simple compared to modern rap I've heard but I wonder how much I'm missing in terms of linguistic nuance. Didn't like Butter too much due to the lyrics just boasting of disrespecting women. Liked 'Verses from the Abstract', a lot more. Like the flow on 'Show Business' it's a bit faster paced and fun. I wonder if the choice of order is relevant. Does this tell a character narrative? Infamous Date Rape?? Can't tell if it's ridiculing this instructional method for how to court a sexual partner and the 'risks' of being falsely accused. If it is I feel it may be too subtle for me to catch. Liking 'Everything is Fair'

I didn't realize David Bowie did Changes. Not sure if this is a cover but kinda sucks. “I believe Britain could benefit from a fascist leader. After all, fascism is really nationalism.” - David Bowie as The Thin White Duke at a press conference after a tour concert in Stockholm, 1976. Snippet from Far Out Magazine's website: Bowie was held by Polish customs officers for carrying Nazi paraphernalia in his luggage, along with books about the prominent henchmen of Hitler, Joseph Goebbels and Albert Speer. Here's a link to this article https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/david-bowie-fascist-1970s/

Easy listening with lyrics worth analyzing. A little boring for me but I respect what Johnny Cash stood for or at least what I've been told he stood for. I am intrigued that this album seems to be a recording for a live performance at a State Prison. It's heartwarming that he shared a mournful and jovial musical performance with prisoners deemed to be beneath the rest of society. The songs align with what could be imagined to be the experience of the audience members. So far the most striking to me were A boy Named Sue and Peace in the Valley. Instead of ending on a mellow note, they pick up the pace for a goodbye with Folsom Prison Blues. San Quentin is now SQ Rehabilitation Center. So the name changed but "As of July 31, 2022, San Quentin was incarcerating people at 105% of its design capacity, with 3,239 occupants." "As of 2001, San Quentin's death row was described as "the largest in the Western Hemisphere" BB King also performed at SQ in 1990.

ooooh this sounds good already enjoying Dig Me Out (first track on album). Angst and longing. I like their sound. I can see how this would influence others within this genre. Who influenced them? Who did they influence?

Loved this, never heard of this artist before

Very 80s. Fun and lively. not my style too repetitive.