1001 Albums Summary

I was expecting to know more of these songs for some reason. More covers than I was expecting to be honest, but I guess it makes sense for 1963.

Smooth Operator is a great song. The rest of the album can’t quite match that level, but it’s very chill. Tons of sax.

Just a good time

I feel like I’m supposed to like the pixies more than I do. Outside of a couple of songs, I’ve just never really gotten into them. Where is my mind is great.

I only know one song of theirs and it’s not on this album. Pretty good at times.

I feel like Lou Reed is an artist I’m supposed to like because it’s cool. Initially, I wasn’t into this album but it did kinda grow on me as I listened.

Initial reaction - this kinda rules 4 songs later - this is lame Next song - wait, is this cool? Very next song - no, this is not cool

Title is very accurate. I get it, I just hate it. Stressed me out way more than ambient music probably should.

Last year, I listened to this album all the way through for the first time in probably 30 years. I forgot how good it was. I have no idea why I essentially stopped listening to Pearl Jam after 1998.

I have been culturally aware of Jethro Tull as the 70s rock band with a flute, but outside of the occasional song on the radio I never gave it much thought. There is some really great stuff on here, but not all of it works the same.

5/5 no skips, even the songs they cut out of the version that aired.

This is some white funk nonsense with like 2.5 good songs. I like the music, hate the lyrics and the singing. This would be (at least) 50% better with a different singer. Or no singer.

Every few years I try and find new music to listen to. Sometime in the 2010s, that led me to MGMT, probably from a list like this. It wasn’t for me then and it still isn’t now.

I like that they were from Kentucky. Unfortunately I was 6 when this album came out and they had been broken up for at least 20 years before I finally heard about them as an adult. Not something I’m going to work into the regular rotation, but I dig it.