1001 Albums Summary

Hard to parse as an album when you know the singles so well, but even so this one was a joy to listen to. Dear Doctor and Jigsaw Puzzle were stand outs as a song i'd never heard before,but (1) instantly knew it was a rolling stones song and (2) instantly loved it.

The prog rock / folk of the 70s is one of the genres that has not aged well, and this album is definitely impacted by that. Some fun stuff here, but I think its overrated when talked about as one of the great rock albums.

Never listened to this one, but similar to the Songs in the Key of Life, i feel like the upbeat songs are still classics and sound great, but his slower piano ballads feel super dated, and i struggle through them. This one has more of the latter, which is probably while it doesn't feel as good as Songs in the Key of Life.

Its Sinatra, what's not to love

Never really gelled with the vibe of the Cure, there's stuff to like here but also just need to acknowledge its not for me and move on.

Baby its the Bends

Very wierd structure, first half almost sounds like an early Beatles album mashed with CCR, then side B is all huge hits everyone knows. An inconsistent listen.

Wierd how some of Neil Young's work feels so timeless, while others, like this album, so incredibly dated. Just did not vibe with this at all, despite generally really liking Neil Young.

Never heard this before, its great. Love the 80s synth mix with ska, would highly recommend.

Not for me

Very meh

I've always viewed it as Oasis's Pablo Honey, and I think thats harsh, its better than that, but still clearly the step before Whats the story morning glory. That said, 90's britpop like this has not aged well, the guitar feedback makes every song sound so incredibly samey.

Not my thing.

Its fun, but not something i would ever return to or recommend

This is one of six Elvis Costello albums on this list, c'mon man, that is, at the most generous, four too many albums. Keep My Aim Is True and This Years Model, and put back the Jurassic 5 album you coward.

Its a classic