1001 Albums Summary

Starting with one I've heard before. Fuck this is a good album.

Apparently even when I listened to a lot of Queen it was only in their middle years! I dig how theatrical this is. I've listened to "Bohemian Rhapsody" too many times and can't stand it now: this is like what if that, but not something you've heard three hundred times!

Apparently I may have listened to like one U2 song ever? I thought I had heard "Sunday Bloody Sunday" but I may have only heard covers. Solid rock album. I like the things they do with drums/guitars at parts.

I'm glad I heard it, and I wouldn't mind listening again, but I wouldn't seek it out

I'm glad I heard it, and I wouldn't mind listening again, but I wouldn't seek it out

Apparently Crazy Horse is a band, not a guy! I should listen to Americana...

I have never heard of Paul Weller! Who is this? Not really my cup of tea. Sounds like something I'd listen to in a coffee shop and not mind I guess. That's harsh. But this is fine. It's fine?

"I Wanna Sleep With You" reminds me of Bob Mortimer's songs on Last One Laughing UK but I don't mean that in a bad way. Mostly speak singing but I like it. There's just so much music! I can't imagine seeking this out again.

I mean damn, "Wonderwall" is actually a damn good song huh. With this project I've worried that everything has been "whatever I guess it's fine", so maybe the problem was me. But this one resonated! I can see why this is a classic.

These song titles are for a prog album, but with the length of hyperpop or something. Oh shit, "Patterns" sounds awesome. I think I may have found vocal forward music I like? It just has to be folk?

Yesterday: "I just need folk" Today: "not like that I guess" I actually don't dislike it like I thought I did at first. I've never heard of Devendra Banhart and it sounds very weird! Spooky folk. Not really my jam (though I bet I would have loved it in ~2013 or whenever my Daytrotter days were)

I would have LOVED this in my CIRRIE days. I still like it! What a mix of styles.

Beach Samba... de amigo?? I've seen samba referenced a few times recently so I'm glad I'm listening to a classic. It's, you know, fine? Not what I'd want to listen to but very interesting as a historical document. I guess. "You Didn't Have To Be So Nice" was a jump scare with a kid singing! (the real joy was Apple Music's samba/bossa nova/jazz mix it played afterward!)

I don't think I'm finishing this listen on Friday. Lots of music here! I think I've listened to this album before but don't remember it. I need to listen to more Prince, this rules.

I don't love the fake live album thing. I did do leo-pointing at "Piece of My Heart"

Some of these are like oh hey I actually might like this sort of stuff. And then sometimes it is... not that. On the whole, absolutely not my jam.

"Why am I listening to this?" But then "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" comes on and I'm like OH, this is THEM. Scratch my "how have I never heard any of this if it's so important" response! Fun enough I guess but I think I'm set on Queenlikes.

Yeah, this is great! Obviously older but this is the sort of thing I wanted from this project. I spent a lot of the time reading about him on Wikipedia. Weird guy!