1001 Albums Summary

No real vivacity; Unsynchronised to the point of mild annoyance.

Definitely liked this more than the first listen. I think it is reluctantly groovy, and not nearly as droning as I remember it being. I still just have no relevant vibe to place this in. Like sure if I was on a train going across Germany this would be the first album I play. But anything short of that? I’ve got no reason to turn to this

Yuh ts hard as fuck boi

The the: BAD band name Infected: GOOD album

All the elements are there, poised, waiting to be tied together - and then along comes the god awful vocalist who is about as committed to the lyrics he’s saying as a gay man is to his lavender wedding vows. Would it kill you to show some emotion in your voice

Listened to this album authentically i.e. from station to station (Town Hall to Burwood)

Consistently interesting and fresh production throughout, which I appreciate. Still ends up slightly bloated with the heavy hitting songs broken up by too many interludes that amount to nothing more than ambient background music.

Aretha Franklin has perhaps the sexiest voice in all of music. Now put that voice over a tight 40 of the grooviest, punchiest tracks and you get this

Eh this was an okay album from a sauceless Bob Dylan. Finds his voice much better on swingier tracks; when the instruments die down his ramblings become more prominent.

Welcome to New York is a top 5 pop song of all time.

Started pouring rain as soon as Forget Her came on. This is my movie moment

Probably one of the only albums on here that is inextricable from the moment in time in which it was released; To view this independent of Kurt’s death would be unjust. The feeling of absence is begging to be read into the stripped back acoustic instrumentation and melancholic song choices, which creates an even more unsettling feeling when contrasted to the live audience’s unknowing cheers.

Heard this for the first time only a couple months ago so still pretty fresh in my mind. Full of groovy beats and great production, but there are large stretches of this where the production is doing more talking than the lyrics, which is quite antithetical to a record such as this. When they actually lock in ts shi goes about as hard as you’d expect

Genuinely the first album of ABBA’s I’ve heard that wasn’t just a compilation of their greatest hits. And this still hits at nearly the same magnitude. What else is there to say it’s ABBA innit