1001 Albums Summary

Track 1 : good opener, solid build in dynamics that keep the song moving in a forward direction, love the mixing on the drums very atmospheric. 6/10 Track 2: very mid-evil vibes, reminds me of Sumer of 1353 by Flight of the Concords, love Paul’s vocal flips on this track, overall solid song. 7/10 Track 3: groovy drums, millennial hope core vibes, definitely would consider this a guilty pleasure. 6/10 Track 4: makes me wanna bob up and down, same vibes as Baby Driver, like the instrumental choices, horns and Wurlitzer are a nice touch. 6/10 Track 5: Idk who Frank Loyd Wright is but he’s a lucky man to have Paul Simon write this beautiful song about him, bossanova drums are soothing, flute might make me transcend. 6/10 Track 6: The best S&G song fight me, perfect harmonies, love the bassoon?, lovely instrumental choices for the bridges, very whimsical but also so fucking depressing, once again the drum mixing is fantastic, the way the ending of Dramamine scared Degnan is the same way the ending of The Boxer scares me. 10/10 Track 7: I’m hopping, I’m bopping, I’m moving, I’m grooving, just a tremendously energetic banger. 9/10 Track 8: solid S&G track, the outro is the best part. 7/10 Track 9: haven’t listened to too much S&G but this is by far the grooviest of their albums that I’ve heard, just your basic mid-late 60s pop song, seems like they were trying to emulate the Beatles Rubber Soul vibes somewhat. 7/10 Track 10: since it’s a live version I will refrain from making any statements on the mix or sound quality, that being said the claps are too loud and annoy me, other than not liking how it sounds it’s a good pop performance from Paul, I do like the slap back in the bass. 5/10 Track 11: like the transition from the last song to this one, like the chord changes, the strings add a lightness that greatly benefits the song, solid album closer. 7/10 Overall: 4/5 Favorite track: The Boxer Least Favorite track: Bye Bye Love

Track 1: heard this song before but never willingly, I do like it but it’s definitely carried by the strength of the chorus. 6/10 Track 2: definitely more replay value in this one compared to the first song, sonically very bubbly and nice undercut by Love’s harsh vocals that gives a nice contrast. 7/10 Track 3: shoegaze/dreampop vibes from this song that I think work very well, the guitars and vocals looping over each other creates a very trance like feel that I enjoy, 8/10 Track 4: seeing as the title track was the only song I knew from this album it definitely led me to believe this was going to be a heavier album than it is, with that being said I very much dig the mellow song writing and atmospheric production, with that also being said I do like this song a little less than the previous, on the spectrum of nirvana to Sheryl Crow this is a little too far on the Crow side (saying this as a Sheryl Crow fan). 5/10 Track 5: I like how this one’s more of a rocker but I will say that the guitars feel like they’re super far back in the mix and it detracts from the overall saturation on the mix, definitely still one of the stronger songs so far just based on a song writing standpoint. 7/10 Track 6: the reversed drum track is a nice touch, waiting for the rest of the band to come in, that was a little anticlimactic, just feels a little flaccid, still an alright song just wish it would pack a little more punch. 6/10 Track 7: question: can hole keep my attention for an entire 5 minutes? answer: barely. not a bad song by any means but this definitely could have stood to be cut in half. 5/10 Track 8: oooo acoustic, I don’t think Love’s limited range mixes well with the orchestral and theatrical production of this song, it sounds like she’s doing a cover. 4/10 Track 9: holy shit am I tripping or are all the songs on the back half all 5+ minutes, this one is definitely better than the last, strong chorus and an instrumental that suits her voice. 7/10 Track 10: eh it was alright nothing special. 6/10 Track 11: like the guitar effect, harsher vocals that I like, chorus could be better. 7/10 Track 12: good song, good closer. 7/10 Overall: 3/5 Favorite Track: Awful Leaf Favorite Track: Northern Star