#386 Suicide – Suicide

Suicide‘s debut album has inspired many others, such as Bruce Springsteen, but they are virtually unknown, at least to most people. I was too young to have discovered them on my own. When I was kid I had to rely on the radio for my music, which was mostly pop. Eventually, I would discover college […]

#320 George Jones – The Grand Tour

The Grand Tour is the only album from country singer George Jones. Everyone knows I hate country music. I am sure I will hate this as with the next five or six albums in the list of 1001 Albums… What can I say about this country music? A billion cats died to make it. I […]

#238 Harry Nilsson – Nilsson Schmilsson

Nilsson Schmilsson from American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson has at least one song I know. “Without You” is that song. Yes, the same one Mariah Carey covered and made her own. But. Before Mariah Carey there was Harry Nilsson’s version. Actually before that was the original Badfinger song and the extremely sad history of the songwriters. […]

#191 Nick Drake – Bryter Layter

Bryter Layter is Nick Drake‘s second album. He left us with three. The album opens with the beautiful instrumental “Introduction“. It tells me that there is beauty, sadness, ashes, fire and a few twist and turns ahead. I am excited to hear what Drake has to offer us on the second album. His voice sounds […]

#165 The Youngbloods – Elephant Mountain

The Youngbloods are another folk band. This is one way to see trends in music. At one point there was a lot of jazz on the list of 1001 Albums… that i reviewed and now there seems to be more folk music. The Youngbloods’ Elephant Mountain album mixes folk with psychedelic music. They had one hit […]

#150 Nick Drake – Five Leaves Left

I am more excited to listen to Nick Drake‘s Five Leaves Left than I have been to listen to any other album so far. I was introduced to his music a season ago and I loved it, but I never moved myself to search out the album. I had a couple songs that I knew, […]

#99 Merle Haggard – I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard is a country singer. We all know how I feel about country music. I look more forward to death more than listening to country music. I hope there is not much more country music in this book. I hope there is something redeemable on I’m a Lonesome Fugitive. Pray for me. I feel like I am […]

1001 Albums #3

Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers should have been titled Tragic Songs to Comment Suicide To. I will be honest with you. I hate country music. It sounds like a cat being raped by an elephant. I imagine a bunch of kitties with little collars that have #metoo stamped on it when I […]