1001 Albums Summary

AC/DC Live is really the only album you need to hear from AC/DC. Highway to Hell is a great song. There are other good songs. But in my opinion, after the hits, most of AC/DC albums are basically filler. I would listen to different records by them before I put this one back on. Again, AC/DC Live, Back in Black or greatest hits is where most people will be happy.

This is a seminal NY hip hop record. Biggie has a flow that is untouched by anybody, just so smooth. There's a reason he's considered one of the best ever with such a small amount of output. Plus, this one has hits that transcend generations, Juicy and Big Poppa can be played in any age bracket outside of boomers and you will get the reaction you expect. Only issue with this record, and most 1990s hip hop album is all the skits. I don't think I need those.

I don't really like Patti Smith. This album is good, has some powerful songs on there but she doesn't raise any emotion for me. It's fine.

I own Parallel Lines on vinyl. This is an all time amazing albums. Is it punk? not really. Is it new wave? Maybe a little. What it is, is a tour de force that keeps you hooked from start to finish. Coming in hot with Hanging on the Telephone, and then going directly into One Way or Another to hit you in the face. I don't know if Debbie Harry was the queen of punk rock or the Goddess of new wave, but either way, this record shows why Blondie were one of the most important bands of this era. Oh yeah, and Heart of Glass is on this one too.

I think this another very overrated record. I know that it's one of the big early punk releases but I don't think the Pistols deserve as much credit as they get. I would prefer more people celebrated Buzzcocks, Stiff Little Fingers, and The Clash as royalty more than the Pistols. Another big problem I have is Johnny Rotten grew into the worst version of himself he possibly could have been and I would prefer to not hear about him anymore.

No one is more shocked than me at how much I enjoyed this. Every time I heard Rush prior to this listen, my thought was it sounded like awesome music with the vocals being done by a drowning cat. But I really liked this. This is an excellent album full of complex music with unreal execution. I need to go buy this one on vinyl now. And this is shocking because I thought for sure this was going to be a 1 star record for me.