1001 Albums Summary

Brings back memories, but not really my cup of tea nowadays. Some good songs, but a bit monotonous. When I come around is my favorite now, Basket Case being overplayed.

Strong 3 for me. Some really good songs, but others are leaning a bit too hard on aesthetic, without much substance underneath.

The songs sound mostly «OK» to me. It’s immaculately performed and produced though. Found myself skipping the most funky songs. Works as non-intrusive background, but not much more to me.

This album is great! The horns, the songs, van himself. Just don’t try to understand what he’s singing, you won’t 😁. Thanks for reminding me about this one!

Like putting Pet Sounds in a blender. In a good way.

Has not stood the test of time. Stopped listening after 5 songs, it was just annoying.

Ok, I guess, better than I feared. Liked the dubby parts the best.

Less punky and more jammy than I remembered it, but this was a delightful revisit. So fun, loose, catchy and dorky (in a good way). I’m not fully convinced Picasso was never called an asshole, though. But it’s a cool rhyme anyway :)

Yes, this was cool!

A fun revisit! It's deliberately simplistic, repetitive and slightly annoying. For most songs, that doesn't matter, because it's also such a cool blend of fun, catchy and angry. But sometimes it falls through, which costs it one star in my book.

Some of the songs were big hits for good reason, but I personally find most of this album a bit boring. Not many interesting musical ideas, and the melodies are mostly in one ear and out the other. Not a bad album per se, but a bit too middle-of-the-road for my tastes.

Some really great songs, and an iconic sound. But I don't think the album really works that well as a whole. It's an attempt at some kind of concept album, but that just adds fillers.

On paper, I should like PJ Harvey. But I don’t.