1001 Albums Summary

Had no idea that chorus line comes from this album. "Happy, feeling glad, sunshine in a bag" etc. Very good "doing work" album. Solid vibe but not incredibly alluring.

Powerful. Haunting. She could sing about a nickel and I’d hang on every word. She would never make it today.

Sounds great, maybe too great? Mostly vibes. I had heard so many of the songs so many times before without knowing where I had heard them. The sound itself seems so indicative of an entire genre/era of the “indie rock” that I cut my teeth on, but this struck me as particularly devoid of soul, self, perspective,

Context has to make this one of the greatest live albums recorded ever. Slightly repetitive towards the middle, but really cool connection between the prison folk music he’s singing and his audience’s reaction to it. Voice is raw and round and undeniably cool, he makes you smile even at songs like “Long Black Veil”

Particularly loved the last song. Going to melt into this album a few more times. How did I never hear this? But it doesn’t feel iconic or inevitable, like Kind of Blue? Fair to compare? I don’t know.

Nothing bad about this album, but I didn’t feel anything Great about it either.

Grungy to start, glorpy at the end. Fun electronic influence on rock, industrial and moody. Sounded a lot like some influential Nine Inch Nails tracks.

Catchy, with tons of feeling. Many songs in this album feel rock-tumbled by the zeitgeist, their hard edges worn smooth through hard use. Close listening shows it still has much to say. Particularly enjoyed the sound of the bridge and ending to one way or another.

Really don’t care for whatever the vibe is here. The exactness with which it emulates (or presages?) the very particular and sometimes cloying sound of Taylor Swift irritated me often.

Killer, unique, catchy. Felt like a Guy Ritchie movie you could listen to. Unexpectedly charming and sweet.

A little forgettable, but a decent sound to sink into. Reminded me of a band or a song that I really can’t put my finger on.

Really groovy. Fuck Morrissey but this is fun, weird, catchy, and has a real perspective.

Fun, experimental, kind of lo-fi, but didn’t grab me.

Didn't realize this was basically a country album. Somehow this album is great with absolutely NO hits and I've never heard almost any of these despite being a Stones fan for 25 years.

This does quite a lot of self-referencing other songs on the album in ways that feel a little shoe-horned, musically. I think it still sounds awesome, McCartney is an amazing song-writer, but the sound of the band as a whole lacks a punch and cohesion that the Beatles always, ALWAYS had.

I don't even like The Doors. Hard to deny the greatness of the album. Some of the songs I think are probably (?) misogynist and insipid, the keyboard can be droning. But there's a LOT here. Feels iconic and complete.

Against all odds, I think I have become a Smashing Pumpkins fan. That was fun and creepy and weird and rocked really hard.

Black Pink Floyd. Way more transgressive than I expected. Released two years before Dark Side of the Moon, clearly influenced that and Shine On, at minimum. Awesome but a little disappointed to be listening to actual flatulence over and over in the final track. I'm sure there's some symbolism there but man, it just doesn't feel right.

Yes, I will take more pyschedelic songs about Fantasy and Arthurian Legend.

60 years of American media have tried and mostly failed to recapture the Americana overflowing from this album alone.

I think every guy who has a band wants to make this album. It’s just pure music. These are like ur-songs.

Weirder than I remember.

He keeps performing at prisons? A couple of songs might reach higher heights than Folsom. Is this gimmicky? Or awesome?

So much greatness here, but presented all in an album, I was disappointed to hear so many of the midsection songs take almost exactly the same rhythm and cadence. Subterranean, Maggie's Farm, On the Road sound almost repetitive here placed together. The final sequence of 3 songs was wonderful.

Does it get better than this?

Soft and nice and cute.

I don’t really know why I didn’t connect with this. Nothing struck me as very memorable, but the sound wasn’t ever too bad?

Interesting to hear this up against the greatest of the greatest and not only holding its own but swinging heavy. Fuck his nazi beliefs, hope he heals some day.

This was pretty fun, this kind of music has been kind of lost and so many of the greats have been fully exposed as terrible people. Ultimately not really to my taste but I can't really complain.

Some iconic songs that I did not know were by the same artist. This album continues to subvert my expectations: it is delicate, nuanced, and precise. More often than not, it is also irresistible.

Seriously milquetoast. The last two songs kind of save it. I do not understand the massive appeal of this band.

I think this beats out Bringing It All Back Home. Legendary, but it never feels repetitive or irritating. And I only go that far because of the way Dylan's image has been parodies and pastiched into oblivion. I still loved the dude.

Some songs were fun here but it never made me care.

This was awesome. I want to relisten, shocking how modern and listenable it soundedL it could have been made in the last 20 years but it's from the 60s.

Banger after banger. Hard to believe one album could so clearly capture a band's sonic fingerprint while also producing insanely classic hits. If the music were just slightly more to my actual taste this would be a 5 for sure.

Again, F Morrissey. This album was a really interesting vibe that I could for sure sink into.

This is great music for someone else. I recognize how important to mass market this album and its songs were, it's kindof weird that I can't even fit it into a genre? Ballads? Pop? I enjoyed some of the songs that were not massive billboard hits.

Oh my god, how did we get so lucky? The haunting vocals intermixed with protest rock. I’ve only really paid attention to CSNY before, but Crosby’s got it all.

Goofy but there are some serious tunes in here that I liked or were musically inventive/challenging.

Pretty fun and funky, but freak-a-wently clunky. It’s hard to imagine rap’s evolution in 37 years

I found this stilted and strange. Not very cohesive musically and not very compelling lyrically. Interesting that it may have been an early adopter of synthesizer music, but it didn’t really shine through significantly or competently.

Had no idea but this must have been a massive influence on Billy Joel’s Turnstiles album just 3 years later. This album is absolutely massive

I think this would still be a fantastic and interesting album without the female vocalist’s /stunning/ additions. As is, it’s absolutely addicting and shocking.

Didn't really love this or understand its significance. I think if I read the lyrics one by one, I might connect more with their poetry.

My partner described this album as a kind of hell where every song is almost, but not actually, Come On, Eileen. I think it was generally pretty fun, and had a unique and consistent sound. I think I got fatigued by the plaintive and playful voice of the lead singer.

Better than I expected, but not as polished and easy to listen to as I want and hope out of rap and hip/hop. Surprisingly commercial?

This is the album of a WEIRD woman. Who rocks.

Fantastic. Surprisingly upbeat, I expected (like?) more melancholy from this kind of jazz. I wonder if the complete album is the one meant to be here or the original.

This album is like a transitional form, a land animal with gills or something. I see how this was preceded by great works like Space is the Place and much 70s funk and lead to great works of hip hop but it feels and reads stilted and unfinished to me! Felt like I was just waiting for this one to end. Maybe better for a party vibe.

Interesting, plaintive, thoughtful, sweet, frightening. It's a great mix for the most part and a great listen.