1001 Albums Summary

i remember dancing to Holiday in my friend morgan's house when we were 10 years old, having no idea what the song meant, but rocking tf out. my best friend Marie and I were obsessed with Boulevard of Broken Dreams and we thought the "uh huh uh huh" refrain was really funny for some reason. I heard Wake Me Up When September Ends so incessantly on the radio that I grew to hate it, and still I really dislike that song. Otherwise, I always appreciate Green Day's ability to diagnose hypocrisy and flay the myth of American exceptionalism and while some may see this album as too pop, i was so young when Green Day were putting out their more punk albums that I just thought they were cool.

fucking transcendent

Wasn’t for me but I can understand why it had the impact it did. It was hard to latch on to melodically for me. I heard a lot of Lou Reed in it.

how can you not love rock lobster? my heart's crackin like Krakatoaaaaa.

listening to jazz is like playing chess - it's a mental workout. It's dynamic. It makes sense to me that this album was written as a ballet - it's film noir, cinematic, unexpected (hello Spanish guitar), and romantic. The kind of music you'd expect to play as a veteran detective, hands stuffed in the pockets of his trench, walks dejectedly in the rain. The piano was resplendent. I definitely picked up on a lot of classical motifs. First album I've listened to so far that I'd characterize as a true work of art.

bookending the album with Young Americans and Fame is all time. Young Americans might be my favorite David Bowie song. Luther Vandross surely has something to do with that.

love the abandon of this album. such hooky hooks.