1001 Albums Summary

I don't have really much to say about the individual songs, because, honestly, it just got too much. I had forgotten just REALLY how much the Beatles were "57 utterly different bands in a trench coat", and yeah, Paul is definitely part of that and brings it forward here. Is there even a single song on this entire album that is only one song? The best way to encapsulate this whole album may be Mamunia - I started out really disliking it, then got into the groove of it and was very on board, and by the end I just got exhausted with everything that was going on. It made me feel literally worn out from listening. Overall review: I Need A Nap/10 Would I listen again: No. What songs go in the playlist: Band on the Run, Bluebird.

Previous Familiarity: Zero - Not heard this album, or much of this artist. I have a complicated relationship with religion, and religious music, but the STYLE of this overcomes almost all of it. The biggest negative is that his falsetto really strains in the middle part - There's a couple tracks where it sounds like he's pushing his range a bit too hard, or his range has slipped over his career (this is his 7th album), but some songs like Billy Jack, or Love to the People where he's not pushing as hard, or is singing in a chorus and everything lines up to just shine like the sun. 'Jesus' is the parts of religious music that I love. It's soulful and great without being too preachy. The whole album has such a wonderful funk soul groove that it's so easy to get into, if only his falsetto didn't hurt after a while. Love to the People is the highlight of the album. What a capper. I could almost listen to that on repeat forever.

His falsetto very much feels more "easy" in this album than in *There's No Place Like America Today*. *America* came up first in my list and I said at the time that I thought he was stretching his range, or his range had shortened slightly by that late and hearing this makes me think I was probably correct. He doesn't sound like he's straining at all. There is nothing at all about this album that is a strain to listen to like the last. There is no better way to summarize my thoughts on this album other than: Overall score: 10/10 Would I listen to again: Absolutely. Songs into the playlist: The entire album except *Eddie You Should Know Better*.