1001 Albums Summary

Song after maudlin song about weak sauce women being mis treated by their man, women thinking about men, women being ignored by men. Have some fucking agency, lady. Go become a doctor or an astronaut or just live your life. You’re not defined by men! You ARE your own person. No go and do something about BEING yourself and not some dude’s shadow. Fucks sake!

I’m glad I listened to this because I think I have a better understanding of my antipathy to Oasis. So, like, the song writing is fine and it’s catchy and all but it’s still Brit-pop with all the depth of a puddle. The problem comes with how deadly serious they took/take themselves and their music. It’s fine and that’s it. In other cases like MJ we have to ask if we can separate the art from the artist. For Oasis I ask if can I be bothered separating the art from the artist and the answer is a resounding not really. 3 stars

Blood, sweat & Tears is everything that (what’s the story) morning glory isn’t. It’s fun and eclectic. BS&T have something to say and the songwriting and musicianship skills to make you want to listen. There’s nothing that says “we fixed this in post”. It’s coherent, immediate, and joyful. I will definitely listen to this again. In fact I’m a little bit sad that it’s finished and I can’t listen to it for the first time again. 5 stars

Today I listened to my first Dolly Parton album. I don’t know anything about Dolly other than she’s Southern, has a heart of gold, and her tits are as big as her hair. The album was better than I expected. It was heartfelt at times and playful at other times but never pretended to be anything more than it was. Will I listen to it again? No. I don’t like country music. Was it worth the listen? Emphatic yes. I’m better for the experience. 4 stars

A complex concept album based on Cartesian duality; the physical rock of the body competing with, but ultimately helpless without the rolling mind. It’s a brilliant reinterpretation through thoughtful tracks such as “Let me put my love in you” and “You shook me all night long”. Who hasn’t suffered long sleepless nights wrestling with the paradox of the human condition? I know I have. Highly intellectual study of the duality of the rock and the roll. 4 stars

I’m sure the drugs said that making this album was a good idea. Boorish, thrusting, spandex-clad glam rock at its most vacuous. Listening to this was like the comedown without the high. 2 stars. Could very nearly be one.