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the lowest rated album of all 1001… on day 38 | r/1001albumsgenerator | post | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
I got in early in my journey as well. Glad to get it out of the way | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
good album | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
Today I got *Revolver*.
Who wins? I suppose we'll never know. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
I’m going Gristle. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
This album is great, 4 stars from me. "Hamburger Lady" alone is monumental achievement in musical horror. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
This made me want to rip my ear out | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
OOOOO! I haven't gotten that one yet and I'm at 933 as of today! Hopefully its not as aggressive as Spy vs Spy was. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
Give me this over any of the Leonard Cohen albums IMO. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
LC sux | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
I actually like several of the lowest rated albums. Off the top of my head I know I gave Napalm Death a 5 and Lightning Bolt a 4. That said I gave this a 1. I absolutely couldn't take it. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
I just did not like that one lol | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
i actually enjoyed this one more than i expected - still not above a two tho | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
This is much better than all 67 Elvis Costello albums on the list. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
I've come across a number of reviews (presumably by the same reviewer) where they've just copy/pasted the album review from Tidal into their notes. I just don't get it. No one's getting graded on these, and the number of thumbs up your reviews get aren't even visible to anyone else. It's supposed to be your own opinion! What gives? | r/1001albumsgenerator | post | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
Maybe they are lazy to write a review, but when they browse through their history they want to have a review there, so they just find one and copy-paste it | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
Could be it! Seems like more hassle than it's worth though | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
I’ve also noticed that some look suspiciously AI constructed | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
People are weird 🤷♂️ | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
I see this ChatGPT regurgitator all the time, it's f'ing annoying.
[https://1001albumsgenerator.com/shares/64f72560b9177335708f1358](https://1001albumsgenerator.com/shares/64f72560b9177335708f1358) | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
There's a bit of a hidden "feature" where users can make their reviews private, meaning they won't show up on album pages.
I could probably add that to this one, seems obvious it's just AI written stuff. Which is fine really, but doesn't add anything of value to the public album pages imo. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
I often find myself wishing I had a bit more context than you get from the wiki summary (which is usually just a general overview of when the album was released during an artist’s career, it’s critical reception, and commercial success), but I don’t always have the energy to go digging myself. I typically like to go in mostly cold so my review is unbiased, but other times some context adds depth and helps appreciate the significance of the album (like Duke Ellington’s Freeport Jazz Fest set).
To that end, getting a quick ai summary of the album actually isn’t the worst idea. Almost like listening notes to help guide your experience. And cues to help you remember an album in your project’s history.
Not sure if that’s what that person is doing, but could be. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
As the title says, I listened to the 1001 albums on my own before knowing about the generator. From september 2022 to december 2023, i was listening to 3 to 7 albums a day. I have the book edition that starts with Sinatra and finishes with MGMT (Oracular Spectacular).
Now, I'm doing the generator, one album a day. I'm at 100. It's been fun relistening to albums and discovering the ones that have been added from 2007 to today!
| r/1001albumsgenerator | post | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
Did you listen to the albums in book chronologically? And if so do you think it makes a difference in your listening/thoughts doing it in a random order vs chronologically? | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
I listened randomly. I tried to mix the artists that i knew nothing about with those I knew.
I definitely think it makes a difference, mainly because of genre (e.g. new wave and post-punk in the eighties or british dance in the 90's) | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
What was your favourite album, and your favourite new find? | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
My favorite album was Rumours by Fleetwood Mac before starting the project. It still is my favorite album.
Among many good discoveries, both albums by the Pogues, "the Colour of Spring" by Talk Talk, "Spiderland" by Slint and "Something/Anything" by Todd Rundgren | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
I can’t help but feel there’d be quite a lot lost cramming so many albums into one day. How would you say your experiences have varied to this point? | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
When I started the project nearly 500 albums ago I was kind of looking forward to restarting and listening to them all over again, but now I just want it to end! It's like the best/worst thing I've ever undertaken, like studying for a degree or something. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
Somedays were tougher than others, but I'm pretty much always listening to music, at home or at work.
I tried varying the musical genre in a day, and the albums lenght (days with 7 albums were 30 minutes album usually) | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
Listening to many albums a day is a different experience than doing the generator.
With one album a day, it kind of gives me a hype to see what is gonna be the next album | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-27-08 |
I was recently traveling and didn't really have time to listen to albums each day. I kept generating them anyway and just built up a backlog. On my plane ride home, I went through as many as I could. It's definitely a different listening experience and I purposely chose albums that I felt I could digest a bit easier. I saved the more significant ones for when I got home and was able to pay more attention. It's kind of fun to binge albums sometimes, but I couldn't do it often. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
Pick 10 albums on the list you deem to be inessential listening. Which ones would you swap them with and why?
I started a trading list a few months ago. It's proving to be fun listening to "new to me" albums from this sub. Aforementioned list is challenging myself to decide (to quote the rock poet Tim Rogers) "how much is enough" for the over-represented artists.
This album was removed from subsequent editions because it's a compilation. Fair call. As to if I'd replace it with Veni Vidi Vicious or Tyrannosaurus Hives, we'll see.
Will add my current lineup of swaps in the thread :) | r/1001albumsgenerator | post | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
I feel early 80s slightly electronic English new wave is over represented as a genre. I'm thinking bands like echo and the bunny men etc. They appear on my list, I listen to them, they are vaguely ok and then I forget about them again.
I'd love to see a bit more Australian music, including You Am I, but also the highly locally successful ones like Cold Chisel or Powderfinger. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
YES! MORE AUSTRALIAN AND NZ MUSIC!!!
Definitely swapping The Vines self titled for Hourly, Daily :) I'll check my list after work. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
I like the Vines, and I guess it is more internationally known, but it's nowhere as good as Hourly Daily. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
I wouldn't swap many artists, but there are some instances where I'd swap which albums are included by specific artists. Massive Attack and Daft Punk are good shouts, but omitting 'Mezzanine' and 'Discovery' is criminal.
Apart from that my big change would be that I would limit all artists (with a handful of exceptions) to no more than 2 albums. In most cases, 2 albums is plenty to form an opinion of that artist. I once did a very rough calculation to see how many albums this would knock off of the list and it was something like 170. It drives me a bit crazy because there are so many deserving albums that didn't make the cut, though I appreciate that creating a list like this is no easy task. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
Veni, Vidi, Vicious is by far the superior album, just had to say | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
I would swap the John Zorn (Spy vs Soy) for some other, better John Zorn. Maybe it was just over my head, but I gave Spy vs Spy a 1. But John Zorn has some other great stuff! | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
the book has a rule of no compilations and then they put in the hives compilation album 😂 | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
Here's my current swaps list (based on the 300+ reviewed):
Leonard Cohen - Songs From A Room for Various Positions
Belle and Sebastian - Tigermilk for The Boy With The Arab Strap (I'm going to cop a bit of heat from Belles fans for this!)
David Bowie - Young Americans for Let's Dance
Wilco - Being There for Summerteeth
Fleetwood Mac - Tusk for Tango In The Night
Elliott Smith - Either/Or for XO
Madonna - Music for True Blue (or Like A Virgin)
Adele's 25 for Whitney Houston's self-titled album
The Doors Morrison Hotel for Songs For The Deaf by Queens of The Stone Age.
Both MIA albums for two Kylie Minogue albums: Impossible Princess and Fever (or Light Years)
Mezzanine, Flood, Weezer's Blue Album, Tragic Kingdom and Mclusky Do Dallas are the next five on the waiting list. I just need to find a "like for like (or close enough)" album to trade them with.
When I reach 600, I'll update the list. I can't wait to cull The Byrds and Elvis Costello & The Attractions albums! 😈 | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-30-08 |
Is John Zorn that avant-garde jazz musician? | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-30-08 |
And the Christmas compilation album. I think the admin made a post about the date of removal? Think it was removed in the second edition? | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-30-08 |
the christmas one is in all editions, hives is only in the original 2005 edition though (that is the edition that is free on internetarchive) | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-30-08 |
I’ve always struggled with these 70’s/80’s prog bands. As big of a music fan as I am, I’ve just never “gotten it”. That said, Rush is one of those bands that are beloved by a lot of people I respect - musician’s musicians, they say. So I resigned myself to give this album a really honest effort.
And I tried, guys. I really did. But I just can’t convince myself that I like this. Idk if it’s Lee’s voice or something else, but this is the first album in this project that I actively dislike. Up until now, there have been albums that I thought were just ok, but this is the first album that I will rate below a 3. Maybe just chalk it up to me not being enough of a real musician to appreciate what they’re doing, but I’m sorry…this was just unpleasant to listen to.
Also, hearing YYZ gave me PTSD remembering the countless hours spent in my teens trying to beat that song on Expert on Guitar Hero (I eventually got it).
2/5
Highlights:
Tom Sawyer (I guess?) | r/1001albumsgenerator | post | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
nah, they're clearly talented musicians with extremely cheesy taste. it's not "over your head", it's just not that good.
i'll add that the only reason people think Neil Peart is the "best drummer ever" is because they haven't listened to Milford Graves, or enough jazz in general for that matter. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
If you gave this a 2. You’re in for a surprise with the rest lol. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
Its cool, you like what you like. I'm sure everyone here has an album opinion that people would disagree with.
For me personally the five year period 1977-1982 is the most interesting period in music. I think most of my favorite albums come from that period | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
Yep, my ex is a massive Rush fan. And he is a musician. I cannot stand them. Music for people who stand at the back of a concert analysing the musicianship
Someone on here called me a ‘retard’ when I expressed a dislike of Yes. Bring it on lol | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
I will NEVER defend Rush!! The bane of my high school existence during the days of loud boomboxes in the hallways | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
Oof we’ll see. I tend to be pretty forgiving when it comes to music, especially artists that have a lot of devoted fans. I can usually tap into whatever the fans dig about them.
And it’s one thing when an album is experimental. That’s at least interesting even though it might be a challenge to listen to. But with Rush, it’s always seemed like it’s equal parts unpleasant and uninteresting. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
I really think the biggest part of it for me is Lee’s voice. I can’t take anything about the music seriously because I’m so distracted by it. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
Shit take. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
I’ve had plenty of people who like bands I despise (Dave Matthews, Phish) try to explain to me why they’re good, so apologies for being that guy.
Admittedly, his voice is definitely not for everyone, and there’s definitely an oddness to their music that is understandably hard to take for plenty of people.
But, as someone who loves this band, there are a couple of things I feel like mentioning, and they aren’t the standard “THEY’RE SUCH GREAT MUSICIANS!” thing (I really dislike a lot of jazz so I get that having technical skill and being enjoyable to listen to can be two very different things). So:
- Their music is obviously fairly complex, so I do think a couple of listens are sometimes helpful for them to fully sink in (as much as I’m sure you really don’t want to do that).
- I think they tend to be discussed in a way that leads with their braininess and skill, which does a real disservice to the fact that there’s a pretty deep emotional core to a lot of their songs. The chorus and guitar solo in Limelight (for me) are such a great evocation of loneliness. Red Barchetta really distills the exhilaration of driving on an open road. Witch Hunt moves back and forth between fear, anger, and resignation in a way that I find really poignant. Sometimes all of these can be easy to miss between the changing time signatures, solos, and drum fills, but it’s there.
- Lastly (god, this is embarrassingly long. If you’re still reading this, DM me and I will Venmo you $1), their music can feel really self-serious, but when they play live, the thing that comes across to me is a lot of joy, self-deprecation, and connection to the audience. If you watch a video of them playing Tom Sawyer or Limelight in Rio, I think you might see what I mean.
Ultimately, you’re probably right, it’s just not for you and that’s fine. But I get the sense that you’re kind of baffled by them, and I figured it was worth shouting out why fuckin dorks like me connect with this band and their music. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
At some point, you'll know that certain genres and artists are just not for you. And that's okay. I'll admit to falling asleep to 2112 on my first listen. And I'm sure I gave it a good rating out of obligation. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
Weirdly, watching interviews with the band members turned me onto rush. They’re down-to-earth, goofy dudes. And you have to let Geddy’s voice grow on you.
That said, yes, they are excessive and corny. That’s part of the fun!
Also, this is probably their most accessible album, so you’re going to have a hard time if anything else of theirs (2112?) pops up. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
Agreed. Nails on a blackboard | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
Big difference between “not for you” and “not that good”.
And while there are plenty of jazz drummers who are amazing, jazz tends to be alienating to people. Obviously Rush is alienating to people too, but they were an arena-level band within the last decade and a staple of classic rock radio at this point. I think what’s really impressive about Neil Peart is that he brought the level of complexity and skill usually reserved for jazz and really extreme metal to music with hooks, and did it in a way that elevated the songs instead of distracting from it.
“Best ever” is so subjective, and obviously we’ve all got our own opinions, but I do think that these types of conversation often focus too much on raw technical proficiency at the expense of the skill of playing in the context of a song. Was Charlie Watts as virtuosic as Buddy Rich? Of course not, but he was perfect for the type of music the Stones made. The sweet spot for me is when people can take amazing chops and channel them in a way that makes their songs better. Eddie Van Halen was like that, Paul McCartney (on several instruments, but particularly on bass) is like that, Prince (on basically every instrument) was like that.
I’m in TED talk mode today I’m so sorry. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
You are not obligated to like any of the albums on the list. Hate as freely as you love. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
they're cheesy as fuck | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
My brother really liked 2112, and disliked this one. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
I haven't gotten this one yet, but I have a feeling I'm not going to like it. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
I agree with you, both on your general point and on this one. I really tried with this album and Rush are, on paper, a band I should really like. But they just don't do it for me and Lee's voice is a major part of this. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
i actually had typed that out but opted to validate OP's feeling instead and add a little snark just for fun :)
i do think they're much lower down the list of bands and musicians i "appreciate" and can see the clear artistry and talent, of but don't like. at the top of that list would be Bowie and Prince. Rush is just a bit too cheesy for me to think they're quite at that level, but they obviously know what they're doing, even if i think what they're doing is wack. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
I can appreciate a lil snark :)
And I’m right there with you on Bowie and Prince! | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
I won’t tell you that you’re wrong, just why I enjoy that album.
It’s amazing musicianship sure, but I also just really find the music and lyrics very affecting. Red Barchetta is so energetic and joyous and nostalgic. Limelight is a tight rock track with a killer hook and thoughtful lyrics about fame that don’t descend into self loathing. The Camera Eye gives me a feeling that’s hard to describe, but so immersive and engaging. But yes there’s a lot of instrumental breakdowns and it is absolutely the definition of 80’s prog in structure and feel. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
Eh, I've retained a fondness for Rush, but I only gave this one a 3. "Red Barchetta" is the only song I really love off of this one.
Geddy Lee's voice is polarizing, the subject matter is eye rolling, and some of it just goes on too long.
Also, "Tom Sawyer" seems like it's more about Huck Finn. Huck is the one whose mind is not for rent to any God or Government.
Making the song about Tom Sawyer feels like a "born and raised in South Detroit" or "Daddy was a cop on the East side of Chicago" style error. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
I gave this one a 5, and I'm a long time Rush fan. I like them for the chemistry the band has together and their individual musicianship while working it into the songs instead of it coming across as wankery (like, for example Yes, even though I also like them). Despite being a prog band they're in a lot of ways just a great pop band, lot of catchy hooks and relatively straight forward song structure. I also love Geddy Lee's voice.
That said if this kind of music isn't for you then it isn't for you, there's nothing wrong with that, just try and go into all albums with a positive mindset. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
I kind of prefer "2112" because it really leans into their nerdiness. Lead off with a 20 minute opera (on a 40 minute album no less!) on free will, art, censorship and religion? Fuck, yeah! | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
I like-but-don't-love Rush. Also, I tend to focus on lyrics rather than instrumentation. I strongly suspect people are missing the huge amount of post-WW2 generational trauma the guys were processing via their music.
Ok, first, proclamations: Moving Pictures isn't their best album. "Tom Sawyer" is fun, and "Red Barchetta" is a neat dystopian science fiction short story in song form. And also, they were kind of dumb and bombastic in their 20's. They went through an Ayn Rand phase that will make you go "eek," and sounded pretty clunky, but it didn't stick. They got smarter.
But back to context:
Geddy Lee's parents were Holocaust survivors, refugees who survived Auschwitz and Dachau. (His given name is spelled G-a-r-y, but his mother had a heavy Polish accent so it came out "Geddy.") Lyricist Neil Peart was deeply affected by Lee's family story. Some of his songs allude directly to that experience... "Red Sector A" from Grace Under Pressure, for example. Other songs (i.e., "Red Barchetta" from Moving Pictures) are about how a guy in his 20's imagines he'd survive during an authoritarian dystopia... again, processing generational trauma through song.
So their work can be CLUNKY and OVERLY LONG and FIDDLY, but it's worth a listen for the artists' process of grappling their way through the embers of genocide and the Cold War's daily threat of nuclear apocalypse.
Also... if you get to the "Grace Under Pressure" album and you have kids, I'll warn you that "Distant Early Warning" is the best description of parenthood I've ever run across. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
It really wasn’t *that* bad. I just found it to be in that uncanny valley where it’s not experimental enough to be unique/interesting but also not accessible enough to be enjoyable. That’s often my issue with a lot of prog rock. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
Appreciate that as I genuinely was hoping to get some honest responses as to why I should reframe it and try again. I’ll give it another try with some of this in mind. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
I don’t know; sounds like you honestly tried (using your term), multiple times… and don’t feel it. Happens. You’re WAY ahead of a lot of folks that don’t seem like they approach the challenge with an open mind. 🤷🏽 | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
I actually agree with you | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
Wish more people approached music (and I guess life in general) with that attitude! | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
WORD! | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-29-08 |
I gave this album a 2 as well.
This wasn't my first try. I've listened to this album on and off for 20 years now and it never worked for me. I actually think the musicianship is pretty good. My review back then said: "the best track was easily YYZ. The second best was The Camera Eye, which despite its length had some really engaging moments"
And I think that's because of a lack of the vocals and lyrics which I found to be unbearable. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-29-08 |
This has a 3.6 overall rating, higher than the sitewide 3.41 average, which means people view this as a good album overall. Not excellent, but not at all bad. Possibly very good.
Some people have spelled this out elsewhere, but the #1 reason for such a high rating certainly has to be musical talent. Neal Peart and Geddy Lee (drummer, bassist, respectively) are regularly rated as being in the top 10 in the history of Rock/Popular music at their instruments. Some even argue that they are each the absolute best drummer and bassist of all time. It's hard to think of a single band with that pedigree. There's a reason why YYZ (the instrumental) is sort of God-tier on Guitar Hero or Rock Hero or whatever game it was in. And it's not just the ability to play the instruments. The songs are loaded with weird time signatures, slightly unusual interplays between instruments, places where the pace accelerates or shifts in a pretty cool sort of way in a way that maybe only Pink Floyd does better. This isn't standard thumping rock, predictable chord patterns. It's complex.
I would argue that if Geddy Lee had a more palatable voice, they'd be on Led Zeppelin / Rolling Stones level of respect. But a LOT of people get hung up on Lee's voice and the lyrics that are occasionally really one-dimensional, occasionally really Dungeons and Dragons. Unfortunately, the vocals and lyrics are the things that are the most in the "front" of any song, so they get more attention. So I understand those criticisms. My version of this is how I think Lou Reed's lyric writing is atrocious and he cannot sing. I have very few VU / Lou Reed songs that I like as a result, despite how important of a figure he was. The main difference is, I think a lot of people dunk on this band because they are sort of an easy target. Lou Reed looks like a rock and roll star and has an aura of "coolness" to him, so people give his crappy rhyming and mumbly voice a free pass. Geddy Lee looks like he can instantly identify any locomotive engine he sees.
Another benefit in this album is where some people find the lyrics to be one-dimensional, other people really like that they are straightforward. Red Barchetta tells a little story about a guy whipping around in his car, and it's a fun story. Witch Hunt has some pretty obvious messaging, same with Limelight, but what's wrong with a song with a message?
Finally, I think I tend to rate albums a bit higher if they have at least two epic songs, and on this album (only 7 tracks) there are two radio staples - Tom Sawyer and Limelight. Red Barchetta and YYZ get radio play, and that's over half of this album. Me, i'm not crazy about Tom Sawyer. It's my least favorite of their big radio songs, actually. But I gave this an easy 5 stars. Red Barchetta is great. YYZ is a masterclass song (that bass!!!) And The Camera Eye is a really solid track.
We don't have enough time in our lives to listen to each of these albums TWICE, especially if it's one we didn't really like the first time (get lost, Lou Reed), but I think this album holds up really well. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-29-08 |
Rush must be an American thing. I've never heard them, never met anyone who would have heard them, but they seem to have massive cache in the US. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-30-08 |
I posted something similar a while back. I'm not a fan either, but appreciate their talent. Maybe it's Geddy's voice, but he's also a really cool person, so he gets a pass from me. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-31-08 |
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>!A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory, B.B. King - Live At The Regal, Underworld - Second Toughest In The Infants, Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde, Stan Getz - Jazz Samba, Joan Armatrading - Joan Armatrading, Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, The Strokes - Is This It, Barry Adamson - Oedipus Schmoedipus!< | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-28-08 |
That's a pretty strong 10 days of albums. I see 3 5 star albums for me without listening as I've listed to them so many times the rating is already known. Maybe I'm too generous with my ratings. Low End Theorey, Blond on Blonde and Goodbye Yellow Brick road are all personal favorites. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-30-08 |
It was pretty good, gave most of these fours except for is this it which I gave a 3 and the Arctic monkeys album and Oedipus schmoedipus which I gave 5s | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-30-08 |
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PLOT TWIST! | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-29-08 |
One thing you may not know is the album cover is fuzzy. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-29-08 |
It’s a truly weird album. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-29-08 |
It is truly awful. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-29-08 |
Its a mess. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-29-08 |
Hey! Step off the BeeGees! | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-29-08 |
I like the BeeGees but sorry, can’t stand Robin’s solo leads. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-29-08 |
It could be worse. You could have gotten Napalm Death like I did this morning. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-29-08 |
Yeah this is a great album! Was a really pleasant surprise. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-29-08 |
Trafalgar is a little better than Odessa imo | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-30-08 |
Great album that might have been greater had they agreed on a concept, cut out some stuff and didn’t ultimately break up for a bit because of it. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-30-08 |
Got my favorite album of all time today. | r/1001albumsgenerator | post | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-29-08 |
Love this one | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-29-08 |
If you haven't already, definitely check out The Smile as well. It's the side project from Thom and Johnny that's been going for the last few years. They just announced their third album yesterday. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-29-08 |
I love The Smile! Though I do worry, with how much material they're releasing, that it means an even longer time before we get a new Radiohead album. If we ever do. | r/1001albumsgenerator | comment | r/1001AlbumsGenerator | 2024-29-08 |
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