1001 Albums Summary

Crazy first pull Took me way too long to realize that my speakers aren't quiet, and "Speak to Me" just starts really quietly "Breathe (In the Air)" is nostalgic for me. My mom likes to play it a lot. I'm now realizing I haven't properly listened through this album ever though, because that transition into - - "On the Run" is really clean. Love that. Kinda feeling cyberpunky with this one. Not really a song I'd add to a playlist, but cool as a transition/interlude. "Time" is another song that's nostalgic for me. Really pretty, something wistful about it. Love the choir in it too, makes it a lot grander than I think it would have been otherwise. Side note, I'm writing this while sitting at my computer. I'm sure this would hit way harder if I was on a road trip on a long summer day after some mildly life-changing event. Alas, it's only slightly warm outside and I have things to work on at home. "The Great Gig in the Sky" hnnnnggggg unnnhhhhh yesss mmmmhmmmm yummmmm. "Money" is fun. Just feels like good rock honestly. Maahhnaaaiiiiyayyyyyy. Ohhh I reallyyyy like "Us and Them". I haven't heard this one before, but the soft trumpet leading in is so pretty. This space between psychedelic, rock, and (very light) jazz is exactly the kind of- OHHHH WOAAHHH WOAAAHH IM ASCENDING WAAAAAAHHHH. If I heard that live I probably would start sobbing. "Any Colour You Like" is vibey... but for some reason it just feels like a watered down version of "Us and Them". As an ending track I'd probably like it a lot more, but we have two more tracks to go. "Brain Damage" drops the album name lets gooo. I enjoy this one a lot for a reason I can't place a finger on, especially leading into- -"Eclipse". This second half of the album I was far less familiar with, but I'm so impressed. It's hit after hit. Honestly, everything after "Money" feels like its own entity. I wish the rest of the album resonated in that way for me. This album is a 4/5 for me. I think it's objectively really good, and I would be happy to hear it played somewhere. I understand completely why it's considered a classic and the best album of all time for many people. I probably just wouldn't reach for it unless I'm in a super specific mood. Maybe I lack taste. That being said, there are definitely songs on here that are a 5/5 for me, like "Breathe", "Us and Them", and "Great Gig". Two of them aren't new to me though, so maybe I'm biased. I'll probably give the album another listen when I'm in a different mood, it might grow on me more. A final note, this album has been inciting existential dread in me this whole time. No idea what that's about.

This is fine. This feels like very standard classic rock. Nothing really stood out to me except: L'America. Not necessarily in a good or bad way. It was just super tonally different from everything else. I was listening to the album while working and had to take a second when it came on because it caught me off guard. I did enjoy Hyacinth House a lot, maybe because the synth/organ thing its got going. On a second listen I'm enjoying it less though, so maybe it was just the reprieve from L'America that lifted my mood. Overall 3/5. It's good enough, I guess.

This is a classic for me, it's what made me wanna play guitar as a kid. I saw a YouTube clip of this and was like wow he has so much aura. I'm not good at guitar and I don't have any aura, but the sentiment remains. Stand-outs for me are Plateau and Where Did You Sleep Last Night. I think a lot of the album blurs together otherwise, but not in a bad way. They just have their style and they're consistent with it. I also just really enjoy "In The Pines," so learning Nirvana did a cover of it is really fun. 4/5. Good, I like some songs but I don't think I'll listen through this album regularly.

I like Lou Reed, and this album was a good vibe throughout the whole listen. It would be a solid 4/5 for me purely based on good energy... if it wasn't for "The Murder Mystery". That listening experience actually ruined my life. 30 seconds in and my head was pulsating and blood was dribbling out of my eyes. Awful. They used actual mosquito frequencies in production or something. 3/5. Didn't expect the album to lure me into a false sense of security and then incite Havana Syndrome.