1001 Albums Summary

Well this album is very nostalgic to me for reasons that won't be discussed here 👿 I wonder if they knew what they had made, they seem like such chill dudes I don't know if they can recognize their own genius.

I really appreciate Outkasts unique, musically informed approach to hip hop. Unfortunately I just can't stand cocky ass rap. Mixed in with the genius I have to hear about how much better at rap you are compared to the other rappers and also how excellently you can get your dick sucked.

I have never understood U2. Some of their singles are a bit catchy but it doesn't match their status in my opinion. They are the corniest most self indulgent band to ver receive universal acclaim. Also Bono is clearly a narcissist and I don't know why he doesn't give the whole planet the collective ick.

I've heard this album many times! It is foundational punk, may pu k purists these days downplay it's significance but I feel that just hindsight. Members of the band, Johnny in particulary, have turned out to be right wing pricks that don't embody the punk ideal AT ALL and other bands came right along to carry the mantle of being just as important such as the Ramones, The Clash, or the New York Dolls. It's still one of THE 1977 records and a study of punk history is woefully incomplete without it.

I had never heard this album before. It is very musically competent but nothing about it reaches out and grabs me. I read that this band was assembled and funded by a dutch millionaire investor, it's no wonder it feels a bit manufactured to me. I will say, this is a remarkably good recording even by today's standards let alone 1974. One of the best mixes I've ever heard.