1001 Albums Summary

Some notes made during listen: "I take their money but I don't feel bad" - based Would be nice if I could make out a single word she was saying A glass of tea???? Surprising amount of body horror in this album Very punk cover of My Generation Overall good, like the instrumentation and how it's used and I can only assume the lyrics are very deep and meaningful. Should maybe listen again on LSD. However, not particularly the kind of music that excites me. 3/5 Also: No MF DOOM in the entire list of ~1000 albums?? Three whole beastie boys albums but not fucking Madvillainy??? Wtf

I'm sure this would have been the hottest shit around when it dropped, but seeing how far rap has progressed makes it feel very dated. This isn't to say Chuck D isn't a good lyricist or the production isn't good, but it feels far older than say 2pac despite that only barely being the case. That being said, it's fantastic as a piece of conscious music, the messages are very viscerally hammered home in a way I find very satisfying. Also, it's good to see our favourite actor Ice Cube get a spot, even if he gets totally mogged by Big Daddy Kane in the next verse. 3.7/5