1001 Albums Summary

Didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. It was perfectly fine. A little too long. 3.5 stars

Not too familiar with Van Morrison, but I thought this was pretty good. Worth a buy.

I thought it was fine when it came out but it never stuck with me over the years. I like it more now than I did 30+ years ago. Still not my preferred genre but I can see why this album is so highly regarded and influential.

I am not sure why I can’t get into Jazz. I like the individual elements in other genres, but when they are all put together I have a hard time engaging. Every few years I will give it another shot and I am usually underwhelmed or overwhelmed, depending on who is jazzing. I had high hopes for Jimmy Smith due to his inclusion in this project. It was fine. I was thoroughly whelmed. Not sure if I will ever revisit but I didn’t regret my time spent with the album. 2.5 stars

I really liked this. Murder Mystery was right up my alley and the album was bookended by some really pretty songs. I will definitely pick this up on vinyl. 4 stars.

Classic Album. 4.5 stars

I love Air. Talkie Walkie is one of my favorite albums. This is a pretty good score. Mellow. It has interesting moments. It fits in as a regular Air album, though it focuses more on mood than melody. I wouldn’t call it essential, but I enjoyed it. Having seen the movie didn’t really influence my opinion on the album, but being an Air fan probably did. 3.5 stars

Not much to say. The band/album name and cover was great. Train Song was the only song that stuck with me. I didn’t hate it, but I probably won’t revisit. 2 stars

Solid album. I remember enjoying it when it came out, but I never revisited the entire album since, just Take Me Out. Tell Her Tonight and Come On Home have been added to my library. I’m glad I listened to this again. 4 stars

My first thought when I saw this album pop up was “Oh No”. I really liked the first few Bjork albums. But at some point (maybe this album) I just didn’t have the patience anymore and I stopped following her releases. Revisiting this was fun. The pull for Bjork for me was always the production, which on this album was more minimalist than I prefer. But after a few songs I was able to adjust well. It took two sessions to finish this album, but ultimate I am glad I did. Don’t hate it as much as before but I will likely not revisit again as a whole, maybe a song or two. 3 stars Also, the “Oh No” that popped in my head wasn’t because I had to listen to this again, it was anticipating the reaction, lol.