1001 Albums Summary

I bought this CD, in a plastic cover with no booklet, from an old head - I forget his name - in Kuzmas on Main Road, Rondebosch, Cape Town, some time in the mid-90s, I think for R5. He sold it to buy beer. I'd never heard of Nick Drake, but he assured me it was good. I decided to take a chance; he was right.

Never listened to this band before - I assumed I wouldn't like it. I was right. It's horrible.

I know Judas Priest, but I've never listened to this album. It's not bad.

Great. very familiar.

Good, but I associate it with old man's pubs.

This is supposed to be brilliant, but it never did much for me.

My favourite Bob Dylan album, with my favourite track: Masters of War.

Conceptually this is great, but the old school hip hop with its scratches sounds really dated and is difficult to listen to.

Absolutely horrible. Words cannot express how much I hate this music. Something about the R&B wharble is like nails on a blackboard to me. I can't listen to it.

I'd never heard of this band before, but this was excellent.

The title track is era defining. I don't know the rest of the album well, but it's pretty good.

Never heard of this before. Not my usual style, but it's good.

I never listened to the whole album before, but George Michael is excellent.

Concept album that sounds like a movie soundtrack. The familiar tracks are era-defining, but overall the whole didn't impress me. I guess you had to be there.

Prince is great, but I don't love this album.

Never listened to this before. It's pretty good.

"Son, I'm flirty - I only went with your mamma 'cos she's dirty" The inimitable Shaun Ryder and the Happy Mondays. It feels out of time and I don't think it's aged that well.

U2 are a band I blacklisted for arseholiness and haven't listened to for 25 years. But I used to like them, and before Rattle & Hum they were good. This is a good album.

I think it's 30 years since I last listened to it. It doesn't really stand the test of time for me.

I didn't listen to this when it came out - I was too busy listening to Portishead. But it's very good.

I haven't listened to this before, and didn't expect to like it, but it's fantastic.

I like Pink Floyd, but I've only listened to the later stuff. I didn't like this.

I can see why Elton John is considered a good song writer, but I didn't enjoy this.

This is the best album in the history of the world.