First impression is that this is the kind of folk-y country I don't really like, but I will give it a chance. Ok, it was better than I thought and had me tapping my foot along. Still don't love the twangy, Bob Dylan style of singing, but I see the appeal for those that like the country genre. Mid-ish 3, which feels generous as a country hater.
Permission To Breathe, Sir 1001 Albums Generator 119 (09/16/2025) Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) is the seventh album by British legends The Kinks, which came near the end of their peak period in the mid 60's through the early 70's. Somehow, The Kinks have always escaped me, even though I knew they were something that I would enjoy. And, lo and behold, I do quite enjoy this album. I was really blown away by this thing. Victoria is a great thematic opener and has a really catchy chorus before ending with this powerful climax. Yes Sir No Sir and Some Mother's Son are heartbreaking looks at the effects of war on both our young men and the women who love them. A lot of this album is about war. I associate much of the anti-war music of the ate 60's with the U.S. (because we were in Vietnam), so it is interesting to hear a British perspective on these same ideas. I love that the closing songs on both sides are these jammy tunes. Australia is wonderful and whimsical and Arthur is like country-ish? Both songs sound totally different from the rest of the album (and each other), but they are both awesome. Shangri-La is also unbelievable. If I were to criticize this album, I would say that the second half is slightly weaker. She's Bought A Hat... and Young And Innocent Days are both not quite up to the par of the rest of the songs here. However, this really is a fantastic album. I can't believe I've ignored The Kinks this long. 4.5/5 rounded up to a 5. Favs: Victoria Yes Sir, No Sir Australia Least Fav: Young And Innocent Days
Adult Contemporary-tronica? Not really feeling this.
Musik ist gut Gesang auch schön aber manchmal schreit er voll Komischer Wechsel zwischen ruhigem Gesang und Geschrei Look at me und I found out gefällt mir Thematik der Texte finde ich gut manchmal aber ein Bisschen bedrückend God gefällt mir am Besten
Listened in the truck via YouTube music. It’s been a while since I’ve listened all the way through. There were several surprise tracks that stood out and also that the music was not nearly as “heavy” as I once thought it to be. The guitar work from Morello was much more nuanced than I’d remembered and the bass was funky if not verging on the Nu-metal sound.
Your Dad's had too much to drink at a wedding and he's busting out some diabolical shapes to these tunes. No other notes. 5/5
,mmmm i think tihds a,lbymn is ptretty good
UK rappers be like she suck on my willy it’s quite delightful if I catch you in west Gloucestershire you’ll catch the rifle
Three albums from 1969 so far this week. Great year, and this is probably the best of them. Timeless, influential and so listenable.
"Essentially, Murder Ballads is a comedy record. It’s not supposed to be a serious look at murder and its social ramifications. It really ended up being a record about storytelling more than anything else. The murder side of it is treated quite lightly. Overall it’s quite funny, I think." -- Nick Cave in interview with the LA Times. Nick Cave takes his "dark" tendencies to their ultimate conclusion, and ends up with an album that is cartoonishly violent, morbidly funny, and above all wildly entertaining. I particularly like his take on Stagger Lee. Great guest appearances from PJ Harvey and Kylie Minogue. Band is in top form. Heaps of fun.
I can’t believe the top review for this record (as of Dec 2023) is from someone trying to use their PhD in Mathematics as justification for not liking hip-hop. Weak.
Oh fuck yeah, now we're talking. Wait no, I swear I'm not being pretentious. This is the lowest rated album on this site because I guess mostly people aren't very fond of German people smashing metal plates together - who would have guessed. But halle-fucking-lujah, this is something this list needs more of. Albums that make you go "well, that was an experience and now I'm a changed man". Nobody is lying on their deathbed wishing they heard more crappy 80s post-punk or late 60s psychedelic rock. THIS is what we all deserve to be listening to as we embrace eternal oblivion. I'm giving this a high rating not only because I genuinely really love it, but also to help Kid Rock move to his rightful place as the actual worst album on this list. Together we can make a difference. Save the turtles.
Brings back vivid memories of when me and my mate Ray went on a trip to Dresden. We met this rotund goth in a bar, head to toe with tattoos and piercings, real filth and after a while took her into the disabled bogs for a spit roast. We were both pumping away in her with Napalm Death on in the background and her wailing "MEIN GOTT" at the top of her lungs. I remember spaffing all over her back just as Siege of Power kicked in. As i shoot over her, she takes Ray's cock out of her gob and says "do you want fries with that?" in a faux American accent. Anyway, we go outside and there's this gammy little geezer in a wheelchair sitting there furious, giving me daggers, because he's had to wait so long, so I lean into him and I go "I hope you have as much fun in there as we just did you little cunt".
Shit like this on the list is both refreshing and infuriating. Refreshing because it is good, fun, interesting, and also not something I would regularly be exposed to! It's why I started this project and keeps me coming back. It's infuriating because the fact that it is included here means that Robert Dimery, the original author of the 1001 albums list is aware that music like this exists. He's clearly aware that there is an entire world of music out there. SO WHY HAVE I LISTENED TO 200 80s BRITISH NEW WAVE ALBUMS AND 200 SCOTTISH ROCK ALBUMS FROM THE 90S??!!?
Sorry Boomers/Gen X, I was like 20 when this came out so it's one of the best things to ever happen to me. Sorry it's not King Crimson or whatever.
The only enjoyment I got from this was reading the review about the brothers in Dresden and their lovely and talented tattooed friend.
Back when I was in college, there was this dude who would come into the bar I worked at on a Friday night and play fucking 10 Neil Young songs in a row. He would also hit on girls by doing magic tricks. I remember how angry I got every time he made me listen to an hour of Neil Young because I was just trying to have a good time, and he fucking made me listen to this sad, soppy fuck who writes nothing but songs that sound indistinguishable from each other and never seemed to enjoy a happy moment in his entire like. Fuck that guy, and fuck Neil Young. 2/5
Back when I was in college I used to go to a bar and listen to Neil tunes and do magic tricks for women. There was a bartender there, he was the best. I loved that guy. Some of the best years of my life.
Most 60's groups had three choices: copy the beatles, copy the beach boys, or sexually abuse minors. These guys changed the game and did all three- Four stars!
Music for incels to wank furiously by
5: The moustache that appear on Art if you put your thumb on Pauls face on the album cover. 5: The songs.
The only reason this is here is because it’s from before streaming, when if you bought a shit album you had to convince yourself you liked it.
i ain’t listening to all that i’m happy for u tho or sorry that happened
Rage In Favor Of The Machine.
This is the 4th Springsteen album I have gotten out of 70, 2nd this week. After listening to the album I ate at a McDonalds, read a Ronald Reagan biography and punch a commie in the dick. MERICA!