1001 Albums Summary

Phenomenal production and it’s just a great listen from Black Cow onwards.

I was aware of The B-52s before O listened to this. I liked the Peter Gunn Style intro to Planet Claire and I enjoyed Rock Lobster (although it’s far too long at 7 minutes). The rest of the album felt quite samey and a bit boring for me. I do appreciate its quirkiness but I don’t think I’d bother to listen to it ever again.

This, for me, was an album where the band were still finding their sea legs. There is little elements of what was to come and it’s got the Queen trademarks but I just couldn’t buy into it. It’s all 5 to 6 minute epics about Goblins and Fairies and too proggy for my taste. The instrumentation and Vocals are amazing but the songs just aren’t there for me. I’m glad someone must’ve took them aside and told the band to get their act together and write songs with more pop sensibility. Highlight for me was Seven Seas of Rhye and it’s no surprise that it’s the only song from this album that would be entertained for a greatest hits package. 2/5 Better was to come from Freddie, Bryan, Roger and John.

Exceptional musicianship but not my cup of tea at all. The screechy violins and dissonance was too much for my ears. Some nice sabbath style riffs in places but it’s a no from me.

First 3 tracks are probably the highlight. A solid debut album from Dave Grohl.

Probably McCartney’s best solo album and there’s a handful of songs that would have been good enough to feature on a Beatles album if they had been together in 1973

I like Iggy Pop but this bored me. Next to no dynamic in any of the songs. China Girl and Nightclubbing were the highlights.

Some nice tunes from the heart and soul of Stax Records

Learned to play guitar to this album years ago. It’s as visceral and relevant as it has ever been. Amazing to think that a bunch of teenagers could write something this influential. Will forever be in my top 5 albums of all time. Highlights are: Bodies Holiday in the sun EMI God Save The Queen.