1001 Albums Summary

I don't like Chris Cornells voice. I never have been able to get past it. His lyrics are great and sometimes the guitars leave the bluesy place they usually live at- otherwise I just can't. I really tried. When I was in middle school I was obsessed with "grunge" and would watch the movie Hype! Like everyday. I just couldn't ever get into Soundgarden. If I was at a show and the next band on sounded like this - I would go smoke.

His last classic

My favorite way horns have ever sounded on record

HEEELLLLLLL YEAAAAA Ok whoever put this on here is my friend. This is one of those records that defined the last decade for me. One of the ones that ppl in the future will truly remember and respect. Plus I was I my late mid 20s it was the late mid 20teens. In the Atlanta queer art community- noone was more a paragon of cool than Kelela. That time and place was defined by Kelela, FKA Twigs, Frank Ocean, Tinashe and Solange. I was a huge fan of her mixtape when it came out. Already a believer but this album just catapulted me into devotee. Everyone loved her music but the group think was all so hyped on the Knowles sisters that Kelela was kinda treated like a side chick. More for the nerds. Since her newest record New Avatar came out I feel like I've truly gotten to see her be admired on the big stage of public opinion and it really feels so good. She deserves it.

Even if I thought "I don't need to listen to that album again. I may want to listen to something else for a change." As soon as it is on I remember that almost nothing is this perfect and satisfying all of the time/everytime.

I mean I screamed for joy seeing this was the aotd. I was 12 when this album seized my life. I was already a huge fan. This had this insane history of culture that it boiled into and essence that created something that felt totally new and alien. Noone on the planet was like her. Missy and Bjork were to me the Women that I looked to in pop culture as my inspirations, leaders, the girls that I identified with and wanted to teach me everything. Missys sense of humor was mine too. The videos that came from this album were like volcanos erupting from the television to me. One of my favorite microtrends in music ever was the drumline trend in hip hop in 2002. This has that but also vocals in reverse and electrofunk samples and a full kaleidoscopic view of what hip-hop was is and should be. Everything ever at the same time if ypu want to because you can.

You know I know it's cool and I wish I were cooler but I just I like everything that's going on sonically I think it is so good and so cool I just don't enjoy listening to it sadly it is a a burden that I'll have to bear forever I'm not cool enough for beefheart

Just a pleasure

You know I've actually never spent any time with this album. Was always more into combat rock and sandanista. Listening to this I was seeing how they were doing a very hard edged version of what the power pop groups had been doing