1001 Albums Summary

There is something hauntingly beautiful about Nick Drake's final album. The surrealist lyricism on tracks like Things Beyond the Sun and Parasite give the music an otherworldly quality, whereas the choice to strip all other instruments than his guitar from every track but the titular fills the album with a certain amount of melancholy. As Drake grows more and more isolated, so does his guitar, his music reflecting his mind perfectly. One of the greatest albums of all time, no doubt, but not in my top 25, likely. 4.4

Musically astonishing, but lyrically subpar in a lot of the tracks. I would listen to Channel Orange a lot more if not for Blonde, which I believe outshines this album in literally every capacity. On its own merits, however, its an anthemic collection of songs about the debaucherous nature of being young. 3.8