1001 Albums Summary

I always felt like Is This It is a product of its time, and that it aged rapidly. It set the foundation for a lot of bands that followed, but going back to it now shows just how boring Julian's voice is, and how repetitive/simplistic the instrumentation is. It doesn't work for me over an entire album's length. Barely Legal is gross.

It sure is atmospheric. I appreciate what it is, but I can't say I'll return.

It rules. I understand why BB King is THE blues guy. The audience in this live album is absolutely eating everything up. He also advocates to not hit women, so that's good too.

Yes feels like a less interesting Rush.

Van Halen, another "hasn't aged super well" and "makes me feel like a loser for enjoying it so much" band.

I did not expect The Who's debut to sound like this. I understand why this isn't The Who that everyone thinks of now, but it makes sense that this was a harder sound for 1965. It's fine, but later Who is definitely more rebellious and fun.

Dudes sure did sing about love a lot in the late 50s

I've somehow _never_ heard of The Zutons before. They're fun.

James Brown rules, and he's absolutely in command of the room throughout this entire album. I only wish that the crowd wasn't so loud in the mix.

Not for me. Production and musicianship is good, but I just find it a bit boring overall.