I had not read a single review so it took me completely by surprise and the initial listen was just one of shock. I have gone back to it though, and now understand it better and very much like it. In one sense it sits perfectly in his Sault CV, but in another it doesnt. It's cinematic, almost an...
Yes and no. Where the technology comes in, is enabling more people with a vision to be able to produce their vision. In the past you would have needed studio time and financial means to create something.....which only the (literally) chosen few had access to. Via advances with technology you can...
I personally don’t think I need to know an album intimately, or even at all, to know it’s good or has significance or cultural importance. Someone in another thread mentioned Pavement, a band I have never knowingly listened to. But I read about music a lot and know they’re a band which are...
This isn’t really my point. My point is more that, in my opinion, each and every year there’s some amazing albums released…as well as a lot of good ones….just like 1972. That’s all.
Agree.
I randomly looked up 1990 and there’s 5 albums which I could term as classics in their fields. I might not necessarily like them all myself but that’s not the point.