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 #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 #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 #61

The Beach Boys again. I am starting to see trend here. Can Pet Sounds do for The Beach Boys what Revolver did for The Beatles? I hated all The Beatles music until my last review. Can The Beach Boys turn my feelings around. Pet Sounds is one of the most highly regarded albums of all-time. We shall see. “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” is creepy. I can picture this song in the opening of a film about […]

1001 Albums #60

The Beatles again. Revolver is their seventh studio album. It is unlike any of the previous six albums. It has unique sound effects, Indian flavour and psychedelic induced drug trips. All that in one year’s time. How is it possible that bands in the 60s produced some many albums and today we have to wait at least three years or […]

1001 Albums #55

The Beatles again. Rubber Soul? What does that even mean? Do you know those guys were on drugs? They made zero sense, but they made a lot of cents. As you may know at the beginning of this journey I have stated that I hate The Beatles. Do I feel the same on this third […]

1001 Albums #42

In my perfect world, The Beatles would not be have another album in the 1001 Albums… listing that I am going through. But I have never lived in a decent world. A Hard Day’s Night is the third album of the band formed in Liverpool, England in 1960. Good news! I have found one song called […]

1001 Albums #35

The Beatles is probably the most famous band in the world. But I have never heard one good song by them. I will say the only songs I have ever heard were on the radio or in a film. I am going to give them a proper open-minded and open-hearted listen. Their second album from […]

1001 Albums #32

Do you want to hear something funny? This album is literally called Green Onions. This has got to be the weirdest title so far. Booker T. & the M.G.’s were probably hungry or high when they titled it. And more weirdly is the fact that the title song is really famous. I thought I had […]

1001 Albums #15

If there is any of the albums I would liked to have skipped it would be Tito Puente and his album Dance Mania, Vol. 1. I hope volume two is like George Michael’s Listen Without Prejudice Vol 2. It was never made. I do not like Spanish music at all. I do not like the mambo […]