1001 Albums Summary

Well, that’s not awful for a debut I guess, even though I’m absolutely not a fan of the genre overall. So yeah, I got a bit bored in the middle of 35-minute long album and made a pause to listen to the original version of You Really Got Me, the only song I liked so far. And well, I definitely liked The Kinks’ version better. Maybe if there were versions of Runnin’ with the Devil, Jamie’s Crying and Little Dreamer without all that excessively Van Halen stuff that basically makes them, you know, them, I could even see myself enjoying them. Like, I won’t say it’s bad or anything. But for me it’s kind of mid lyrics and mid music which are poorly disguised with skillful guitar riffs and solos and youthful energy.

Okay, that’s the music I like. Not my favorite piece in the genre and it’d definitely feel better during some hot summer nights but I liked it, all of the tracks actually. City, Country, City and Four Cornered Room made me like the album, probably my favorite tracks here. This was good, will definitely listen to it again later.

Firstly, all I know about Bruce Springsteen is that he was portrayed by Jeremy Allen White in a recent biopic movie, that’s literally it. So I was quite looking forward to listening to the album. It started so boyish and, you know, american so I was prepared to just let it go and forget about it when it’s over. But, man, was I wrong. It’s like almost every next song was better than the previous one. Can’t say it impressed me a lot but I added many tracks to my playlist and it was an overall nice experience.

Oh, cmon, this is just good. Literally just need it to be a little bit longer than 30 minutes, but otherwise I have nothing to complain about. Beautiful thing.

It’s great even though it feels a little vintage. Which is fair considering it’s been more than 30 years since the release. But it does sound stylish still and had a lot of character in it. I added some tracks to my playlist, quite a few to be honest. And yeah, had a lot of fun listening to the album.

This is so much fun. I can’t imagine myself listening to it in my usual life but as an experience it was amazing, incredibly whimsical. Loved it quite a lot.

Okay, first of all, I love RHCP in general. Can I say that this is a brilliant album though? Well, not exactly. There’s a couple of great songs and some amount of good ones but overall this album doesn’t feel solid enough for me. Though I quite enjoyed it.

I’ve never heard of this band before, which is a shame. Loved nearly every single album cover of theirs, actually. And music is nice. Simple enough to not be overwhelming, interesting enough to not be boring. Surely it’s very much inspired by 80s, but it was a great time for music. Probably not the most exciting album I’ve ever heard, though I did add a couple of songs to my playlist.

I don’t understand much in music, you know. I’ve heard post-punk music earlier and I generally know what avant-garde stands for in art, but I had absolutely no idea what I was going to listen to today. And all that 1s in reviews wasn’t very promising. But the idea that kinda made me want to start this album a day challenge in the first place is that we shouldn’t be afraid to expose ourselves to the uncomfortable art. It was said about cinema, but it obviously does work with any other medium as well. And generally I think it’s important to be open to new experiences. And, oh, boy, that was quite an experience. Firstly, everyone who was saying that these tracks could be shorter, you’re fools and know about music even less than I do. Next, I don’t know how these guys did it, but I was shivering and almost cried while listening to Radio 4, I need it to be longer. And finally, I understand why this album is hardly likeable, it’s intense and it isn’t trying to be nice to the listener. But it’s so undeniably artistic. Maybe it speaks to me because I’m from Eastern Europe and this sound resonates with my environment. Maybe if you’d want to give this album another chance, try listening to it on a gloomy day, in some industrial setting, like seaport or some factory. Maybe you’ll feel it then.

Ugh, it was okay, not unpleasant or anything but nothing really caught my attention for some reason. Maybe one day i’ll give it another try, because I do usually like something like that.

Well I didn’t hate and theoretically I can see why he was such a big star back then but, ugh. Bruce with his guitar and his harmonica is just way too american for my eastern european mind and heart, I think.

Huh, this is interesting one. Kanye is an awful person, which is leaking through his lyrics actually. But he sure does know how to make it sound great. I never was a fan and never listened to a single whole album of his and I probably can’t get how powerful it must’ve been at the time. Also this made me think about how much we are able to separate art from an artist. As a creator myself I feel like there’re always kinda layers of what flows directly from artist to art and what is more refined and less raw. And it’s an interesting topic to explore. Because this album has tracks that seem to be very emotionally raw, so charged that I felt it not through his words but through his music. A lot to unpack here I guess. But this is unquestionably one of the important albums of our century.

It started so bland I thought it would be such a boring hour. Even though their singer might be the first ever scouser I’ve been able to understand without subtitles on my first attempt. Anyway, I have to say that the album actually turned out to be evolving and different but still pretty solid and consistent overall and it was a pleasure to listen to it. No way it was an album I should’ve listened to before I die, obviously. But I do enjoy brit pop, so I don’t mind.

I haven’t saved many tracks from this album but yeah, I definitely can hear how much it must’ve influenced so many of my favourite artists. And it sounds pretty good considering how old the record is.

Weirdest thing, really. It sounds almost like everything I really enjoy in music since my adolescence years yet it annoyed me and I couldn’t make myself like it in the slightest. Probably it was an important and influential thing but for me personally it’s like everything is a bit off.

I didn’t understand a single word of it but I kinda didn’t feel like I needed to. This very compact album basically swept me off my feet purely with its passion and Brel’s charisma. It wasn’t an album that goes straight to my playlist but it definitely was one I was listening with a lot of enjoyment and enthusiasm. I did save Amsterdam though, because it nearly made me shed a tear somehow. And I respect music that can do that to me.

Well. While it’s absolutely not my kind of music, it was a nice listening. Not too long, not too aggressive, yet very energetically charged and kinda charming with its youthful-rebellious tone. Can’t say I liked it a lot, but I didn’t hate it either and I genuinely see how influential this album was for many musicians. Also, I love the fact that Iron Maiden has very consistent visual style. I don’t think I like it a lot, but the fact alone brings me a lot of joy.

Simply beautiful. No notes on this one.