1001 Albums Summary

Initial views of the album are surprising, two track album with each track being above 10 mins is new to me. I've never heard something in this form before. Music was more neo-soul, experimental Jazz. I like jazz a lot, listened to it a lot in passing haven't really delved into each artist like that though besides Chet Baker and also my favorites from Bossa Nova being Louis Bonfa. Track 1, "Shhh / Peaceful" felt exceptionally long and bloated by the time it was ending but the quiet drums, organs and bass carry an element of suspense and melancholy to the track which even if it drags on and gets repetitive keeps the track somewhat alive. Track 2, "In a Silent Way" it started off slow with guitars and the switch around 4 minutes was exceptionally done and caught me off-guard. I prefer this song over the first one because of its structure and the way the song continues from the beginning till the end. Although it was a minute or so longer than the first song it did not have the same bloated factor for me. Loved the bass work, the drums and the organs and the trumpets that showed up near the end. The slow starting and dreamy de-escalating ending of the song gave it a bouncy (almost hip) structure with a middle that is full of life. Final review: 7/10 Might revisit this again and put it on as background music when i am performing any activity or studying and i need something going on in the back.

I started listening to country music in sense after i played Red Dead Redemption 2. In my mind I’ve always conjured up an image of loneliness and being lost in large landscapes of mountains and nature when it comes to picturing how country music makes me feel. This album does carry a lot of those same qualities, although it does also contain rock elements which help give it a sense of uniqueness to me at least. At points it drags on though and bores me but with the song structures containing elements of Electric Guitar, Banjos, Harmonica tapped off with grandiose string sections in songs such as “A Man Needs a Maid” it blew expectations for me for what a country song or rock song from the 70’s could be. Its an interesting album but I fear I wont really revisit it that often because i did not find as much replayability in it as I thought I would. Final Score: 6/10 Favorite Songs: Alabama, Heart Of Gold, The Needle and the Damage Done

I thought this album was alright, it has a great instrumental pallete and there's bits and pieces of songs that would enter into my listening activity but other than that it drags a lot and at some points it feels like its doing too much. I loved the mixture of Hip Hop, Folk, Rock, Bossa Nova and Jazz elements too and the usage of Synths. Sometimes the way the vocals were delivered felt so draining and made me want to skip certain songs. I feel like if the track-list was shortened and more thought was put into making sure this body of work lyrically matched the diverse instrumentals It would have come out as a better album. I would love an instrumental release for this album and will be sure to look into it if there is one. Final Score: 6/10 Fav Tracks: Girl, Missing