1001 Albums Summary

It has been an interesting experience with a lot of great songs, but admittedly the main problem is that this seems to be a random jump from genre to genre It is between 3 and 4 for me

Hard Rock is one of my least favorite genres, usually I just can’t stand it. This I also did not love but need to admit that this catched me somehow mid album and I did really like night prowler

What an album, pretty impressed by The Band that I never listened to before and might have heard only The Weight before. Impressive usage of the organ, Dylan lyrics paired with some nonesense lyrics. A lot of reflection about being found guilty without being guilty. Highlight was the intimate Lonesome Suzie

Mr Blue Sky, Steppin’ Out and a few others are highlights. The problem is the length of the album. Songs that work okay on their own as filler, but at this length they destroy the album experience. The last few songs are the weakest A lot of nice early opera rock, and influences from Pink Floyd and the Beach Boys still make this a unique, special mix.

Really enjoyed it, beats and instrumentals are outstanding! The genre mix with Funk & Jazz samples and raw punk attitude is the thing that makes the Beastie Boys unique is. Did not expect that Beastie Boys would work so well on full album length, but there is no song that is not exciting

Not aged well! Beats are outstanding, the whole west coast sound up till today would not been possible without this record. Skits are weak, lyrics are neither cover topics as NWA did nor have interesting rhyme structure. Dre is not a good rapper, Snoop peaked later (and never as top tier) So what is the right rating here? Historically you could argue for a 5, based on my taste it is only a 3 and I have no real reason to get back to this on full album length