1001 Albums Summary

better than expected tbh lost in the supermarket bangs

amazing chill, incredible chill

one of the raddest albums ever

music to clean the house to on a warm spring day

funky funny upbeat stuff

so much fun, very consistent catchy harmonies

completely loses steam in the more sultry second half, a shame because some of the songs on here are rly fun and nostalgic

dang chill

absolutely horrible, could barely get past the first half for most of the tracks, but pretty unintentionally funny. why the hell is he singing / rapping like that....

this guy can choke on a boot but this kinda bangs

at times very fun but a little overly long, and the vocals become a bit much by the end

some of the best drums on a 60s record, prrtty much everything else is just ok. bit confused blend of early punk spirit and james brown worship and softer barbershop harmonies, when they go hard it's great tho

fun homely and well produced country, also awesome cover art

some awesome instrumentals but man those vocals... too much

only reason this was picked for this list and not the superior Emmerdale and Life is obviously the central track Lovefool, which is admittedly one of their best songs - and one of the biggest pop hits of the modern era. That's not to say other parts of first band on the moon don't come close to the magic of that track. Actually most of it does. The flute-laden opener sets the tone perfectly, and the stretch around Lovefool are all imo all on par with that song (especially their cheeky Ironman cover and the sugar-grungey Losers). It's a great album, hell it's the Cardigans. I will glaze them till the end of time. But let's not joke around and pretend this is their best album by any stretch of the imagination.

hot take but planet caravan is the best track on here

any major dude will tell you is a JAM it's very hard to dislike these guys, but im not totally head over heels either. it's very very well performed and an surprisingly easy listen, just not terribly memorable outside of a handful of great catchy tracks

this was nice :)

reading about how influential this album is really took it up a notch for me, but it's still at times kind of (charmingly) awkwardly 80s. not my usual outing when it comes to hiphop, but i do really admire the more positive attitude of the album, it is silly and very fun

everything wrong with modern new wave revival so fucking boring and pretentious

actually incredible production one of the best in the genre

shoutout bobby d

funky fresh

this rules

yea i mean it's aight kinda like if you mashed every late 70s new wave record together, somewhat anonymous but not bad

yea he was the goat im sorry

bit of an unfortunate one, because this is a very interesting album that's just been swallowed by the legacies of its contemporaries. Apparently this was a very influential album for the underground at the time, but today listeners seem to dismiss it compared to other, better remembered rappers of this era eg. MF DOOM, El-P, Deltron 3030. Does it still sound as influential as it once apparently was? Not really, but to say it's aged like milk is just not true either. There's a lot of interesting stuff on here here, especially in terms of Ladd's production, which is notably more abstract and "clanky" than other underground/backpacker tapes from this era. The beats shift between skittering electronica, processed classical and jazz samples and some pretty interesting pop sample loops spun into something that resembles industrial rap, and even Warp-esque ambient. The main problem for me is the vocals, as well as the runtime. The lyrics are... fine. Kind of run of the mill semi-intelectual, overly conceptual and nerdy, but they flows and delivery stay mostly in the same lane across the whole tape with just a couple notable exceptions (Planet 10). For a runtime over 1 hour, it becomes hard to decipher one track from another. Still a very interesting piece of history for underground rap and industrial plunderphonics.

decent 60s rock, nothing too special

she lust for my life till i pop

more interesting read than listen still very fun

pretty awesome chill vibe reminds me of little big planet

yup this fucks peak grunge, peak alt rock

insane, chill, magical and mystical needs some revisits but this MIGHT be perfect

amazing chill

amazing amazing amazing

snoooore

david bowie worship sure, but like really good david bowie worship

how is this essential

second half whipes, but sound and vision is the best track

so insanely chill