1001 Albums Summary

Not new to me but a great album - essential reggae.

Great album, I can hear the Beatles comparisons even though it is fairly distinctly American

I appreciate the spirit of experimentation but the result in this album wasn't my favourite.

Swamp Rock feels accurate for this album, what a vibe

Very outside of my usual wheelhouse which is cool, I enjoyed it probably a 3.5 but I didn't want to round down

Maybe a 3.5, I enjoyed the rock sounds somewhat bowie-esque, but at 16 tracks it felt a bit bloated and got somewhat samey in sound palette.

2.5 that got rounded up, fine album but nothing that stands out or hasn't been done better somewhere else. Pretty forgettable but inoffensive.

At risk of being labelled a melodyne-addled iPad baby I wasn't keen on the quivering pitchy vocals. The melancholy songwriting is well done and I recognise the talent but this album is very much not designed to be listened to on the beach :p Overall averaging out to around 3 (maybe 3.5). Recognisably someone's cup of tea but not really mine.

Hip hop and Rap I have a major blind spot outside of the popular stuff, so this was a great find, love the jazzy instrumentals on this one!

Second Neil Young album so far, I liked it better than On the Beach but still wound up at 3 stars. A fine album, but I'm not any more enamoured to Neil's vocal performances, not excited for the inevitable third album in the queue, but not down enough to give 2 stars.

Enjoyed the instrumentals and vocal harmonies. Definitely outside of my current wheelhouse which is fun, but not something I'd add to my main rotation.

A fine album but being in a language I don't speak unfortunately makes it a higher bar for it to resonate.