1001 Albums Summary

I knew many of these songs well, but honestly I don't think I'd ever listened to the whole album in one setting, and didn't know it flowed so seamlessly from track to track. It's excellent and makes me realize that no one contemporary has dared to release music that speaks to the political turmoil since like... The Chicks??

The Smiths are a bit of a blind spot for me. This was their final album (and it came out 3 years before I was born). I can't believe it's only 36 minutes long! I thought that was just a thing the current pop girlies did. For such a short album, there are several moments where it feels like I'm listening to a jam band. Pretty much every song is either too short or too long, but I listened to it 4-5 straight times while working and there's no skips.

It is a ‘me’ problem that I find that most reggae songs sound similar… and no matter how serious the subject matter of the lyrics, the vibes always invoke sitting on a beach with a pina colada