1001 Albums Summary

Cosmic Dancer is my favorite it struck me I love the sound of it I think if the whole album sounded like this I would like it even more. It usually takes me a while to warm up to new albums but I liked this one on the first listen. I’m always looking for albums that are calm enough to listen to without disturbing my peace but have enough of a beat to hold my attention and I think this album has that rare combo. PS the song Rip Off sounds like the Vampire Lestat iykyk

Beautiful and haunting. As a recovering Catholic, I am a sucker for media that blends religious imagery with yearning for beautiful women? Anyway, here’s my listening notes for some of my favorites: Hey that’s no way to say goodbye - It’s such a sweet love song. But then he says things like “let’s not talk of love or chains or things we can’t untie.” Heartbreaking Suzanne - beautiful, devastating, lyrical, melodic, atmospheric. Melodically my favorite Winter Lady - a woman in a male dominated field. He’s fighting for her even though she’s not his lover. Sisters of mercy - Now the listener is the beautiful traveler who needs rest, and the sisters are there to save us. I like the bell chimes in the background. Feels like church, but the altar is women The stranger - the reference to Joseph looking for a manger was well placed and added a nice depth. Was Joseph a dirtbag? Or does thinking of Joseph that way make me sympathize with the dirtbag men of the world needing a place to rest? I also love the parallel to Winter Lady. He is condemning of the stranger man but his perspective of the winter lady is so gentle, I deeply understand this. One of us cannot be wrong - the yearning. It captures so well the fantasy of wanting others to see your heartbreak or experience it so you know that it’s real.