1001 Albums Summary

Song Ratings: Too High 5.3/10 There was way too much going on just kind of felt like a bunch of songs thrown together. Visions 7.5/10 The type of song you would ride off into the sunset to. Living For The City 8.6/10 If the song had ended at 4 minutes it would be a 9 still an amazing song though. Golden Lady 8.1/10 Loved the rhythm head was bobbing for sure. Higher Ground 7/10 The beat felt familiar but I cannot put a finger on what it is. Jesus Children Of America 6.3/10 Loved the message, the song not quite as much. All In Love Is Fair 8.3/10 Genuinely had me floating out of my seat. Don’t Worry About A Thing 8.4/10 Timeless banger. Mr. Know It All 7.8/10 One of the strongest chorus’ on the album. Album Rating: 7.8/10 Review: I was very pleasantly surprised by this album. This is a great way to start this journey and I am so excited to discover so much new music. The sounds that Stevie Wonder makes are unmatched. The vocals to instrument combo are second to none. The best song was Living For The City. It had even more potential to be good without the outro that I didn’t love to be honest. The best vocal performance was for sure All In Love Is Fair that song had me levitating out of my seat. Overall a very solid album by one of the greatest to ever do it.

Review: This is a good album from an amazing artist. The sound throughout the album was pretty similar but there were definitely some highs and lows. The best song for me was without a doubt I’ve got you under my skin. The instrument work on this song was amazing. The worst song was Makin Whoopee. That was straight up noise pollution. Overall this was a solid album.

Song Ratings: P.L.S.I.A.C.T.B. 5.2/10 Just felt very hollow and dry. Pyramid Song 9.1/10 The piano throughout was incredible I doubt there will be a better song than this one. Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors 4/10 Straight Up Noise Pollution You And Whose Army? 9.1/10 The build up into the outro was 100 percent worth the wait. Such a well made song. I Might Be Wrong 7.6/10 Very solid I’m liking what I am hearing. Knives Out 7/10 A slight step down but still a good song. Morning Bell/Amnesiac 6.8/10 Not sure what was missing but something was. Background vocals were amazing though. Dollars and Cents 6.3/10 There were definitely some lacking elements but the production was amazing. Hunting Bears 4.7/10 Not necessarily bad just an instrumental. Like Spinning Plates 5.4/10 Just felt like a lot was happening without any real purpose. Life Is A Glasshouse 7.4/10 Whatever those instruments were they were elite.

This was a good album but it definitely wasn’t great. I can see how people really love this album I am just not the hugest fan of Cash’s Music. However there were 2 very amazing songs in Hurt and I Hung My Head. The best part of the album is the emotion he displays in the songs. He really makes the listener feel the story he is telling which is always so fun to listen to. I think the lows outweigh the highs unfortunately. Sam Hall was a terrible song I have no clue what the vision was there. There was also just an inconsistency with the tracks that was hard to overlook.

Review: This was a very good album. The consistency up until the last song was extremely impressive. This style of rock is so good I feel like I have never heard a group do it like The Strokes. The distortion of the vocals mixed with the amazing guitar performances create amazing songs that easily made it into my playlist. My favorite songs were This Modern Age and Someday. They just stood out slightly more to me than the other very similar songs. I am very glad I listened to this without knowing anything about them because it made it that much more fun.

Review: There is a lot to say about this album. There were some highs but some other worldly lows. It felt like the guitar was so good at some points and other times it felt like they were blindfolded just clawing at the guitar. I do not understand how people think Eruption is good. Its just a crock pot of random guitar solos with no purpose. The biggest downfall of this album was the lack of emotion and purpose. It felt like things were being done just for things to be done. There were however some amazing songs. Feel Your Love Tonight being the best by far. It just amazes me how someone can make such good songs and also just straight up noise pollution and then throw them on the same album.

Review: Well not bad this album has a lot of areas of improvement. First off the fact that he sounded like he was pushing out a poop about 70 times a song. I do not understand screaming in songs in any scenario. It even drives me crazy when Linkin Park does it I just can't stand it. The guitar was amazing though and was by far the best part of the production. The fact that he did everything himself and this was his debut album was very impressive. It just felt like if he changed a couple of things this could have been in the high 7s low 8s range for sure.

Review: This was an interesting album. Extremely revolutionary considering this was in 1974. My main problem with this album is the lack of words. Not that I hate instrumental music I just find it to much harder to connect with artists messages just through noise. I did still however love some of the songs on this album. Autobahn and Kometenmelodie 2 stood out the most for me. The electric sound was captivating and I loved that I could feel the music flowing around me. There also some tracks like Mitternacht that just kind of felt like they threw some sounds together and called it a day.

Review: This was a very good album that is one of the most important in the history of hip hop. Ice cube branching off from NWA and finding his own identity can be seen clearly with the passion throughout the album. He is rapping with purpose and you have to respect that. There were some lackluster songs and the consistency definitely could have been better. Another critique that I have is that even though It was a good day is the best song on the album it feels kind of out of place. All of the other songs feel dark and sharp while the best song feels like it doesn't make sense in the storytelling of the album.

Review: This album was not that great. It wasn’t bad but it definitely was not good. There were some good songs like Rip It Up and Can’t Believe You Want To Leave but there were also some pretty rough listens. The main downfall was that it sounded like every song sampled every song. There was just no originality between the tracks and it felt like he was just copy and pasting the same template and then changing a few things here and there. The vocals were very good though and you can tell he has a passion for his craft for sure.