1001 Albums Summary

5/5 Transcendent. I had never listened to Nina before today and was very moved by this album. Especially loved her rendition of Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair.

4/5. Strong first half, but the second half lost me a bit. Never realized how much Bowie sounded like Syd Barrett!

Super fun record! I didn’t realize how many hits it had.

I generally like The Cure, but this one was too dark and discordant for me. Maybe I just like their later work better. I can see why this was credited for creating goth rock, because it definitely has the darkness in spades.

The sound is definitely ahead of its time and I can see why it inspired a lot of bands just to try music as a group. Some of the songs in the back half lost me a bit; never have been a big fan of discordance. But others would definitely be growers on another listen.

Really enjoyed this one! Had never heard of the artist before, but I liked the grooves and the guitar playing. Reminded me a lot of Joni Mitchell, but with a huskier, funkier turn and better guitar playing.

I thought this would sound more like rock ‘n’ roll. It mostly sounded like R&B. Still very good, but I am having a hard time understanding why he is regarded as the beginner of rock ‘n’ roll.