1001 Albums Summary

This might be the first time I’ve consciously listened to Björk. The first 3 songs are great and I like how the album doesn’t have a strict pattern and yet seems to flow really nicely. She lost me a bit at Big Time Sensuality but the eeriness of Come To Me brought me back in. The Anchor Song might be my favourite of the album and I can really hear where BC,NR are clearly inspired from.

Second half better than the first I like the album and it’s an easy listen with a nice beat and dynamic changes. But I don’t quite put in on the level of Björk at 4 stars and in the absence of 3.5, I’ll have to go with a 3. But I’d say a decent listen I’d come back to.

The obvious classics My favourite part is how live the album feels and it lets you really hear Little Richard’s voice and just how powerful it was. Solid 50s album, by one of the game changing artists of his generation for reasons beyond music. I think impact of this album and Little Richard takes the album above I 4 but something in me not quite giving it a five is why I’m going for 4.

This is annoyingly a very well produced album with a lot of Kanye classics on this But because of who he is and what he’s said and done especially in this period I can’t be rating this highly

I really liked this album. I find it weird because it’s not my genre and all the collaboration makes it hard to tell who’s doing and creating what but also makes it quite eclectic. Really loving the tribute to 90s rap, some funk, soul and jazz parts with really easy listening grooves behind some great lyrics. I think there’s something to like about each song and a really interesting project. Maybe a new Kendrick fan has been born, only over a decade behind the trend.

I thought this was going to be my first 5-star album but the instrumentals really knocked the flow for me. At the time this might have been pretty groundbreaking but I don’t think they’ve quite stood the test of time. I’m Glad is a beautiful song and the vocals are incredible on this song and I really like the tendency to allow the instruments to flow throughout the songs.

He’s a bit of a prick isn’t he. Alsatian Cousin is a decent song and he does have his redeeming unique voice but it’s a pretty underwhelming album overall. I don’t feel like I’m listening to anything particularly special. A few decent tracks that redeems it though.

A really good album. I really enjoyed the soul, funk grooves behind a great vocal rhythm. The flow of the album is so smooth it makes it such an easy listen without feeling like it’s never ending. Despite featuring that guy, I do think it’s a really good album with interesting themes and an uplifting social message within a sad reflection on social landscapes.