1001 Albums Summary

2 songs in so far, truly so beautiful. Have only heard the hits from this, so excited to see/hear more. Goddamn the final hour is crazy The last verse of forgive them father is fucking jumping. Also the snips of a kids classroom at the end of songs is oddly nostalgic for a white kid from WV This is the best r&b, the best gospel hip hop, really kind of the epitome of these genres I think. I don’t know anything about her writing process, but if this bitch is writing this and singing and rapping this, she is truly maybe the best to ever do it, everything that is. It should be criminal to be this talented. Ok, in finishing the album, and having an hour or so to think on it, this shit was the shit. Over all, only due in fact that this isn’t a genre I listen to often, instead of a perfect 5, I’ll say a strong 4.7/5

So far, just finished the first disc. There are a few that stick out, “but not for me”, “I’ve got beginners luck”, and “how long has this been going on”. I will say, it’s a little of a slog sometimes, as so far it’s a very predictable flow, like almost all big band jazz stuff, but I can already tell, on disc 2, since this is I imagine a collection of her songs, I can already hear a difference as we’re getting “newer and newer”. To be honest, I did not finish this. It was 6 discs in total, and I got half way through 4 and stopped. While I did “like” it, and can respect it, its roots and what it inspired, it felt as if I was in a 4 hour Christmas movie 2.9/5

I didn’t rate this, as I own this album on vinyl and surely don’t have anything to add. 4.2/5

The last minute of “common people” was the first thing to impress me truthfully. Half way through, I do not like this album lol This album is incredibly horny. Ok, after sitting on it for a day, this album sucks. I’m sorry. Maybe I just don’t get it, but just Englishmen singing songs about seeing girls in their underwear isn’t it. Only one or two times did I find myself impressed or interested in a riff or something instrumental happening, other than that, it was kind of boring, just weird English disco rock.

Lord, this album was amazing. Of course, I’ve heard the big ones from this album, but actually sitting and listening to it, I’ve got a few new favorites. Billy Joel is an amazing story teller, and every song I felt like I was being strung along a tale in his life personally. He is one of my dads favorites, and has always been one of mine that I now have a new appreciation for 5/5

So, this album came out in 2003, so I obviously did not listen to it at the ripe age of 7, but my first hazy memory of it was when I was approximately 14-16. During that time, I listened to pretty much exclusively death metal, and if it wasn’t that, I didn’t like it, or not outwardly so at least. I had heard some hits in the following years, but surely not had really given a critical listen to this ever. Amazing album, very tom petty; had a lot of political themes that resonate today again, but also some good instrumental work as well. Stand outs for me were “Jesus etc”, “I’m the man who loves you”, and “heavy metal drummer”. This definitely deserves its spot on the list 4.4/5

This is one of my favorite albums of all time, top 10 for sure. Truly, this is one of the greatest rock albums of all time, sooooo far before its time. For the 70’s, this is crazy. Ya know, admittedly, it can be some bias on my part, as it’s one of my dad’s favorites, so I’ve heard it truly my whole life. And to be critical, some of the writing and lyrics in this album can be maybe a little generic at times, but a few things about that. 1. If it rocks, who cares. The lyrics are incredibly catchy; have been stuck in my head for the better part of 25 years. 2. I truly think it can only be so generic when it’s 50 years old. Because at the time, it maybe wasn’t generic. It only is because of the quantity now a days. This is as 5/5 as it gets

Great album. Not a ton to say about this honestly. I did enjoy it, and because of the time period (1966), every song was made for the radio, so the whole album was only about 35 minutes long or so. That being said, there is something about a beach boys love song that’s very nostalgic. They really had a chokehold on this era and genre. In a lot of songs, I was surprised by instrumental breaks with guitar, horns, bongos, real interesting stuff. Stand outs for me, of course “wouldn’t it be nice”, “Sloop John B”, and “god only knows” 4.1/5