1001 Albums Summary

A - Ok let's go Green Day, a classic. I listened to this twice today and I think the first three songs were not the best but then the classics started hitting and I had a blast. I think on the second round I wasn't having as good a time as the first so I gotta attribute a bit of love to nostalgia. Also something I really love about Green Day albums is their storytelling synchronicity, I love an album that goes in order. Obvious ties for best song were Welcome To Paradise and Basket Case but Longview won me over this time on novelty and All by Myself was super fun for being fun M - Kinda having a blast to having a blast, but mostly because of the instruments tbh, cannot hear lyrics. Actually have not heard a lot of Green Day other than the most popular songs. All by myself is truly unlike the other songs, I kept waiting for the electric guitar to come in. It was very cool album!

A - Great album, a lot of good songs. I also really liked the same songs as Meesh - Fear of a Black Planet and Burn Hollywood Burn especially. I did feel kinda stressed on the first listen so could maybe benefit from a different mindset M - So fucking good, oh my god. I just watched space jam and now listening to this is perfect. Powerful music with a fantastic beat. 90s hip hop is so fucking good also political hip hop (and folk music) is perfect for the time. Nice reminder that shit fucking sucks but we sing we dance and we work towards change and progress. Really hard to pick a favorite, really loved Fear of a black planet, Burn Hollywood Burn and Power to the people but will listen again tomorrow and pick a favorite

A - I went into this with a closed mind truth be told but honestly it was quite nice, Coldplay is popular for a reason. It did mean Harry Styles was one of the subsequent recommended songs which I don't love and worry for the implications that this may have on my future Spotify recs. I am glad I listened though, there were some nice songs. M - It is a good album, I fear I am just a bit biased after listening to so much music like this from them or from other music they have inspired, I just don't feel a great pull to it but I do recognize their genuine influence in the music scene and have to give them their props for their music. I appreciate the lyrics of we never change (I too want to live life and never be cruel). I will say Spotfiy autoplayed a song by Fontaines and in the opening immediately I was like oh my god this is great, I actually really like this, which song is this before realizing. Sometimes you just like what you like and there is nothing you can do about that. Also agree with Anja that as I was listening I did think about what this project will do to the recommendations.

A - I tried this twice before finally making it through. Truthfully it just isn't for me. I think the guitar in Down By The River was incredible I enjoyed that a lot but the album is not my taste and that's ok. It was a tight 40minutes which I appreciated though! I'm excited for our first female artist.... M - Reminds me of the Brady bunch and partridge family and the 1960s is such a beloved time for music for me. Loved the harmonies in Losing end and really liked the instrumental in this album (especially Running dry and cowgirl in the sand, just incredible). Never heard Neil Young but I'm glad I have now :)) before I died. Not all the songs are something I would add to playlists but really like the vibe overall!

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