1001 Albums Summary

I enjoyed this album way more than I expected to. Very chill, very laid back, and rather soulful. The saxophone solo playing leaves a bit to be desired, but it’s used sparingly, so it’s not too much of a distraction. Overall, a rather enjoyable listen. I will definitely listen to this again.

Absolutely brilliant! Keith Jarrett is a genius. A simply stunning album from beginning to end.

Cool, chill grooves. Somewhat repetitious. Typical DJ dance mix fare.

Classic Stevie Wonder album. Absolutely brilliant.

This is such a fun album, with some really great playing. I was familiar with quite a few of the tunes, but had never listened to the album in its entirety. Definitely worth the listen. Fun party music or a great pick me up.

Interesting “punk” album with a rather eclectic sound, great production value, some fairly good musicianship at times, typical talking vocal stylings for the genre, and some of the worst saxophone playing ever to be recorded. A fun listen overall, but I would not consider this to be one of my personal 1001 albums to hear before you die.

I absolutely loved this album! It’s so much fun and surprisingly eclectic.

A simply stunning performance, and an absolutely gorgeous recording.

I really struggled with this album. There’s much to love about it, but it also often sounds like a band trying to copy the sound of the Beatles and the Beach Boys. There’s some great songwriting on this album, and some really bad songwriting as well, so I’m a bit torn. I don’t think I would include it in my personal list of 1001 albums you need to listen to before you die.

Bad. Repetitious, harmonically juvenile, minimal melodic content. Just… Very bad. I do like the horn parts, except for when they are soloing (who needs a key signature?) and there’s some fun, upbeat stuff, but overall, it’s just really bad. This album makes me question the validity of this entire book. How could this possibly be on of the 1001 most important albums to listen to?

Absolutely brilliant! Ray Charles was a genius.