1001 Albums Summary

What a bop!

I can appreciate that this is a critically “good” album but omg it’s not my style. I can see the influence of Bowie on artists I love—Pulp (Party Hard) and Belle and Sebastian (Stay Loose) but I can’t connect to his vocals. I did like “Speed of life” and “Sound and Vision”—both tracks that are worth returning to especially on a drive .

I don’t think I realised how familiar this band would be before listening. I’ve definitely danced to Psychokiller before, not realizing it was a TH song, but after listening here, I was excited to revisit bands like Orange Juice and a lot of early-aughts post-punk (The Rapture, etc.) just for the vibes.

This album is absolutely beautiful. I don’t usually listen to live albums—the FOMO is too much but—I’m so glad I got to listen to this one. I only know the James Brown songs that everyone else knows. But some of his more soulful songs like “Lost Someone” are just… phenomenal. It makes me think of the desperation of some Jonathan Richman songs; raw and authentic.

By men for men. By cult leaders for cult leaders. The soundtrack to Magic the Gathering.

There are things about the songs on this album that I can appreciate: the jangly guitar in Ramble Tamble, the way Before you Accuse Me sounds like the perfect soundtrack for a movie scene in a late night diner… etc. but overall, this does not at all sound like a cohesive album; it’s hard for me to imagine this is the same band from song-to-song; it just all sounds so disjointed to me.

I don’t understand how someone can write so many love songs in such a loveless way.

I was feeling indifferent about this album until I heard Who’s Loving You. Woah.

Run for your Life is the scariest Beatles song I’ve ever heard.

I need no motivation to listen to this album in full. It’s perfect.

This was a really good album! I didn’t realize that I’d recognize so many tracks from it, but more than that, I found it joyful to listen to. It’s such a good rock ‘n’ roll bop.

The rhythm section! I can’t believe this drumming.

The blues are still blue. I want to make a film just so I can use these blues jn a smoky bar scene 🎬

Opening an album with wind chimes is.. wild. It really opens up a lot of possibilities for ways of incorporating field recordings into music. While this isn’t come thing I would go out of my way to listen to, I appreciate the artistry and beauty in the songs.

I liked this more than I thought I would, but the vocals are so wholesome and so silly.