The art of the album is dying. I don't like this. Albums are things that should be appreciated and listened to. iTunes, Glee etc are killing off the album.
I have decided to go through all of my albums that I own (enough to fill 120GB iPod). I am as guilty as anyone. I have neglected albums for too long. Though I am a big fan of the download age, my obsessive personality means that I buy albums and then don't listen to them as I see another new shiny one glinting off and rush over to that one. So now I am going to do my albums the listening they all deserve. However, there are rules:
1) No Anthologies
2) No Greatest Hits/Best Ofs
3) No Single/B Side Collections
4) No Split E.P.s
5) Bootlegs are fine - though they must be an unreleased album not just a collection of unreleased songs.
6) Live Albums are fine.
7) E.P.s are o.k.- though they must be of 4 songs or more.
The order they will go in for the reading is the name of the album, then the band.
Grading System: A* = Classic
A = Fantastic, but just not quite classic - missing that certain something...
B = Great album - some flaws but minor
C = Good, but not great
D = Average
E = One or two good songs - that's it.
F = Fail. Don't waste your time like I did mine.
A
A.M. - Wilco: Fresh from the break up of Uncle Tupelo, lead singer/songwriter Jeff Tweedy and others pen a distinctly country rock record. It has highs and lows and if you don't mind some twang it can be quite fun. You can almost imagine sitting in some bar and having a meat head come over to you and ask if you're from round here. Not bad, but nowhere near as good as others in their catalogue. Tracks worth hearing: I Must Be High; Casino Queen
Grade: D
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