1001 Albums Summary

Haven't listed to much Neil Young outside of Harvest, but this sounded pretty much how I expected it to. Not really to my tastes but not a waste of time either. Longer songs made it a little tougher to stick with but overall solid classic rock album.

Obviously there are two big hits on this record so it has that going for it. Outside of those heaters are some very solid tracks. Jangly guitar held together by a reliable rhythm section. (I'm convinced that The Edge doesn't really write anything but instead just strums whatever chords or plucks any notes that come to him as the song moves along).

First time listening to this all the way through and not just the one hit. Has some interesting stuff, but I found myself enjoying the hip-hop and stripped down songs the most. Overall, just too many songs. Trim this down to 10 good tracks and it gets a higher rating.

Just a standout example of the genre, one of the best of it's era and holds up today as an all-timer. A stripped down, jazzy sound that effortlessly flows from track to track. No skits and minimal featured guests, save for one of the best hip-hop tracks ever put to tape, the album closer "Scenario". You can put this on as background while you're working or blast it from your Honda or your Beemer or your Legend or your Benz. A work of art.

Never heard the entire album before and only remember the singles that came from it. Track one is good, mostly because I already knew it from when this came out. Other than that it's weird enough to be interesting and something very different at the time it came out. I've heard that later Björk albums are better so hopefully we'll get one of those to review as well.

By the time Hail To the Thief came out I had pretty much forgotten about Radiohead. Outside of the two songs I kinda remember, it doesn't really have anything that you can't get on earlier records and done better.

Being into a lot of Epitaph/Fat Wreck at exactly the time that this was blowing up, you would think that I love this record. This exercise would be the first time I’ve ever listened to it all the way through. Most of these have not aged very well and the hits just benefit from being super familiar. Plenty of other bands and albums within range have of this genre that are much better and probably deserved the success these guys had.