The 1001 Album Generator Project Thread

Should we do a group project

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gaporter said:
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I just listened to their debut this morning because I’ve been on this whole Punk journey. I really wonder what this is like compared to that and will be curious when I pull it how I feel. (I’m honestly not sure if this is Punk, I didn’t think The Replacements were till they were on the RS list and that first album for sure qualifies)
 
Hemotep said:
I get why it's on here, but I've never loved it. It is more of an interesting listen than an enjoyable one for me. The risks and experimentation, and that this was a mainstream album are impressive though. 3/5 for enjoyability, 4.5/5 for impact.View attachment 167597
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This was released the summer between 8th grade and Freshman Year I had loved Mellow Gold when it’s was released a couple years prior but I had thought Beck was on his way to becoming a “one-hit wonder” but when “Where It’s At” was released my mind was blown and unlike Mellow Gold, Odelay was chocked full of singles, “Devil’s Haircut”, “New Pollution”, and “Jackass” this album was one that remained in my CD travel case for the remainder of High School. Beck wended up being my first concert that following Spring while he was on his Odelay Tour.
 
Lee Newman said:
I just listened to their debut this morning because I’ve been on this whole Punk journey. I really wonder what this is like compared to that and will be curious when I pull it how I feel. (I’m honestly not sure if this is Punk, I didn’t think The Replacements were till they were on the RS list and that first album for sure qualifies)
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It’s such a good album. They are like a lot of groups at the time that started from the early hardcore scene (the Our Band Could Be Your Life chapter will really pique your interest). Bands like The Lemonheads, Soul Asylum, and heck even Goo Goo Dolls were hardcore band before softening their edges and achieving some mainstream success. Let It Be was one of those sweet spot albums where they had started to embrace a poppier sound but still retained aplenty of their youthful edge.
 
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Living Colour - Vivid.

I recently listened to this for the first time in years and said it was weird. It'll get another listen tonight before I decide on a score.

Cult of Personality is for sure a jam.

Also, this is a milestone pick at 50, meaning I am 5 percent of the way through the list.
 
See, then there is the weird sheen of funk that is I Want to Know. Which has interesting melodic structure, but feels half baked and over produced. There is this whole thing in the late 80s and early 90s where funky music gets glossed up, for I guess radioplay that never happened. Part of me wants to blame Don Was, but I bet it predates Walk the Dinosaur. It might also be that rock producers didn't know what to do with funk which would explain some of the odd choices on say a King's X or Fishbone album. (having recently listened to Bad Brains debut, it might have suffered in the opposite direction)
 
Middle Man suffers from the same, but the groove is better and Glover does a better job with the interesting melodic structures. Knowing that Reid came up through Jazz stuff may explain some of this too. The eighties was a weird time for jazz too much of it was shined up weird. Thinking like Stanley Jordan here.
 
Open Letter has a nice groove and I dig it. It's funny cause it starts like it is gonna be some saccharine ballad and the bridge/chorus is a little bit of that, but overall it works. This sort of RnB/rock blend is kind of a sweet spot when they aren't completely rocking out...
 
35/1001
Neil Young - On the Beach
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First time listening. I will say that both "Walk On" and "See the Sky About to Rain" are neat tracks. However, for my enjoyment's sake, it was downhill from there. Well...maybe except for "Ambulance Blues."
My biggest gripe here is that I wish Neil was more varied and that he would change the blues vibe in at least a few songs.
I get that this is a supposed all timer of 70s singer/songwriter musicianship. Ultimately, you're not going to convince me to become a Neil Young fan with this album.

Personal highlights: "Walk On," "See the Sky About to Rain," "Ambulance Blues"
Rating: 2.5/5 [Decent]

Really, more like a 2/5 for my own enjoyment.
 
Rip_City said:
35/1001
Neil Young - On the Beach
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First time listening. I will say that both "Walk On" and "See the Sky About to Rain" are neat tracks. However, for my enjoyment's sake, it was downhill from there. Well...maybe except for "Ambulance Blues."
My biggest gripe here is that I wish Neil was more varied and that he would change the blues vibe in at least a few songs.
I get that this is a supposed all timer of 70s singer/songwriter musicianship. Ultimately, you're not going to convince me to become a Neil Young fan with this album.

Personal highlights: "Walk On," "See the Sky About to Rain," "Ambulance Blues"
Rating: 2.5/5 [Decent]

Really, more like a 2/5 for my own enjoyment.
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I really think this is a fave of Neil fans and not really one the general public even knows. I could be wrong though. The ditch triology is something though and I think as a piece of that it is great.
 
back to Living Colour, Broken Hearts is the saccharine ballad. Was this a prerequisite for rock albums? You have to have a slow number for the middle school dances... that's how you move albums, let me ash my cigar...

It's also a shame that they decided to make this a full on love song. As a wistful song about times changing it would fit the rest of the album better.

I do like the harmonica breakdown at the end.
 
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