1001 Albums #71

Congratulations Simon & Garfunkel! Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme has got to be in the top ten worst names for an album title. You did it! Stop trying to make Rosemary a thing. People do not like it. But maybe they will like the album. “Scarborough Fair/Canticle” the lead track is not an original song […]

1001 Albums #70

The Rolling Stones‘ Aftermath finds the boys experimenting with many different instruments such as the sitar and the Japanese koto. Actually, let us be honest, Brian Jones was experimenting and he was the genius of the band, but Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were the songwriters. Jones could play any instrument. Does the change work? I think the music Jones created is great. He introduced some instruments that were not known in the rock music. The problem I have with the album is the lyrics and Jagger’s shouting […]

1001 Albums #69

Freak Out! was the first album of The Mothers of Invention, formally known as the Soul Giants. The band just added new member Frank Zappa who insisted on writing all the songs if he joined the band. This is what they created. “What is it this?” That is what most people will say when they […]

1001 Albums #68

Paul Revere & the Raiders were a very unstable band. If you look into their history on Wikipedia you will see that they had so many changes throughout their relatively short history hits period. I am not sure why 1001 Albums… included Midnight Ride in the list at all. It is not that great of […]

1001 Albums #67

The Mamas & the Papas’ If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears is a huge surprise. I did not think a group with the words mamas and papas would be great. They sing perfectly together. “Monday, Monday” opens the album perfectly. The harmonies, the beat and the lyrics are relevant. We all hate Mondays for various reasons. I hate […]

1001 Albums #66

The Kinks made a change in their type of music with 1966’s album Face To Face. They moved away from beat music to rock music and baroque pop. Was it a good change? It got this album on the list of 1001 Albums… and it is considered one of the first concept rock albums. I […]

1001 Albums #65

The Monks first album Black Monk Time was the only album they recorded. The album was released in 1966 and they disbanded a year later. From the minute the first song “Monk Time” begins I am thinking is this from the 60s. The music sounds like it comes from a later time period. It reminds me of Einstürzende Neubauten a German band […]

1001 Albums #64

Bob Dylan again. Okay, I do not mind Dylan being repeated. I am excited to listen to Blonde on Blonde. I am not sure if anything will surpass The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, but I can hope. To be honest, he has not had a disappointing album yet. But it has happened even with some of my favourite artist. “Rainy Day Women ♯12 & 35” is the Dylan […]

1001 Albums #63

The Byrds again. Some of these groups are over-represented in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The Byrds should not have another album in the list. If I were in charge I would delete the album Fifth Dimension. It sounds exactly like their previous album. I listened to the Byrds in the hopes that this would be better than the last album, but I had the same thought. Many of these songs sound like “Turn! Turn! Turn!” It seems […]

1001 Albums #62

Fred Neil’s self-titled album is not easy to find anywhere. He was never successful as a folk artist. He spent his life trying to preserve the life of dolphins. Thank God. His music is interesting in the first song “Dolphins”, but the lyrics and his voice does not help me like the song. It sounds […]