1001 Albums Summary

Felt way different than their later stuff, but somewhat enjoyable.

Not Usually a Nirvana fan, but the somber and intimate nature of this record really hits home, especially in the context of Kurt's death 5 months after this recording. "The Man Who Sold the World" by David Bowie, is a song i already loved, and this cover is a stand-out. Fun fact, Kurt's cardigan he wore for this performance sold for $334,000, the most expensive sweater ever sold

I have always found Lorde's voice to be mesmerizing. Liability and Writer in the dark are absolutely emotional stand-outs for me. Amazing album

Not normally a country guy, but from the jump, the first song disarmed me and forced me to listen in delight with the songwriting. Not gonna seek out more in the genre, but I'll try to be more open next country album. You'll be missed Dolly

expected not to mess with this, but then i was transported to a smokey jazz club/burlesque show that i really jelled with. Busy Being Blue was my fav

Genre creating record that sparked the careers of 2 iconic figures. Some of the rapping hasn't aged the best(Whether it be flow and rhythm/or the lyrics themselves), but shows the life and trials of Compton and places like it. This shot hip hop into the mainstream basically for the first time, and could no longer be ignored. Hard not to feel some of the power of some of these tracks almost 40 years later.

This album won a Grammy...

Sledgehammer and In Your Eyes are certified bops.

Fucked with this way more than I thought I would. Easy to see how much music changed in the 80s just through these albums

One of the smoothest and grooviest voices ever. Crazy how old this record sounds a decade into the future

Really a 1.5, last track kinda saved it from being a 1 tbh

It's like if the end of whiplash was 40 minutes long, holy shit