Regarding the last post - I've decided that I'll listen to each of the 1001 albums. Even if I have heard them before. I think it is the only fair way to approach the situation.
First album: Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits - Excellent album - contains the classics Money for Nothing, Walk of Life, and the beautiful So Far Away. And then the title song, which always makes me want to drive around at night smoking a cigarette. And I don't smoke.
Second album: Face To Face by The Kinks. A good listen, though the only song I really enjoy - and give multiple plays too - is Sunny Afternoon, which true to its name is very bouncy and pop. Well, Party Line is pretty good too.
I also realized something. The downside of doing an album list - even one with 4 Kinks albums on it - is it still misses some of the great singles. To wit - All Day and All of the Night, Tired of Waiting for You, You Really Got Me, (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman, the jokey Apeman - which I happen to like, and of course Lola. Oh, can't leave without mentioning the ballad Celluloid Heroes which always makes me a little sad.
Not sure what I can do about this. Perhaps I'll cross-check against Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs or some other singles list.
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