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White Stripes. So massive, so popular and.................. I never understood it. Bores the pants off me

The title pretty much sums it up. A feast of whisky, penny whistle, folk and punk spirit. A classic example of a band at the peak of their powers.

Meh - middle of the road country / rock cross-over. Why did this make the list?

Didn't really "get" it. Sure, nice enough concept, but one of the best 1001 albums ever?

Obviously has the major breakthrough hits, weaker 2nd side for me.

One of the all-time great albums. So much dark angst.

Very much evokes the era it was released - had forgotten how good tracks like Norway and Lover of Mine are.

Why no 6 star option. Clearly one of the all time greatest albums.

Not much genre per se, but entire album shows the amazing craftsmanship they had

It has "Kids" and "Time to Pretend". Not much more to be said really, a luscious slice of indie electro pop

Decent enough singer/songwriter fare whilst not particularly my bag.

So so album, and then he went mad.

One of the absolute greatest.

It's fine. Bowie not my bag though.

Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazz

Great production, super laid-back vibe.

The Doors : not my bag

Smoooooooth. Lovely Latin vibes and very chilled.

Hey Siri, play me what the 60's sounded like.

Meh - middle of the road country / rock cross-over. Why did this make the list?

Classic "roots" vibes. Crack open a can of Lilt and enjoy.

Gravelly voice? Check. Bucket load of synth? Check. One of the biggest albums of the 80s? Check.

Bleep, blip, bloop, but with funk and soul

Yep, 100% understand why this is on the list. Wave after wave of dreamy sounds. I don't have a magic carpet, but if I did, I imagine this would be the soundtrack to riding on it.

Classic 90's "pop-rock". Obviously Mrs Robinson the most well known / loved track here (and for good reason - a great cover) but the whole album is full of gems.

Didn't really "get" it. Sure, nice enough concept, but one of the best 1001 albums ever?

One of the greatest greatest. As any fule no.

A cracking blend of big band swing and jazz. Not a genre I'm normally familiar with but loved this. In modern parlance - "an absolute banger"

The title pretty much sums it up. A feast of whisky, penny whistle, folk and punk spirit. A classic example of a band at the peak of their powers.

Really? One of the best ever? Kravitz is an incredible frontman seen live, but this is just generic rock right? Conclusion : it's OK.

Not my favourite genre, but can appreciate that this guy is one of the legends and it being a live album makes it that little bit more special.

Still don't "get" Bowie. Sorry.

For some almost biblical in it's awesomeness. For me, decent alt-rock.

Why? Why are you making me listen to another Bowie album?

Angry, gritty, full of emotion. Hadn't listened in a long time, but this is still a great album.

Ah, absolutely classic dirty R&B. Channels peak Stones from a few years earlier and if "Sweet Emotion" doesn't get you grooving round the house / in the car, well, I can't help you.

Slightly puzzled that this one made the cut. It's OK, with a heavy 60s R&B vibe but nothing that made it stand out for me.

Slightly too young to appreciate first time around ("Dad, why is that woman screeching on TOTP?") but absolutely deserves all the love and praise heaped on it over the years. The opening 3 tracks alone mean it fully deserves its spot on this list.

Didn't like the first time around, don't like them now.

Wonderfully camp, Euro electro. Can only imagine what it must have been like hearing this deep in the middle of the prog and glam rock era.

Not as great as I'd hoped. Obviously familiar with the Funkadelic / Parliament combo, but can't say this set the heart pumping.

I remember everyone getting very excited by this at the time of release. I like it, the voice is great the production is great. That said, I still don't quite "get it" - the thing that elevates it from good to great.

Nice enough background music (listened whilst cracking on with some work one afternoon). Doesn't do enough for me to lift it into the "elite" category though.

Absolutely one of the greatest albums of all time. The songwriting, the harmonies - a stunning piece of work

Haven't listened to this album in an age. "Another Girl, Another Planet" is one of the all time great punk songs. Nothing else hits that high, but still a great album.

Held in high esteem by some, merely an average late-60's / early-70s band to my tastes.

Distinctive voice for sure, but a hard one to love. Certainly evocative and laid-back, but also too avant-garde for me.

Fabulous chilled album that makes me wish I'd been old enough to go to Ibiza when it came out.

A little slice of sunshine on a chilly London day.

Spiky jarring post-punk. Not an easy listen, but the influence on a lot of 2000s bands is clear.

Hmmmm. An attempt to sound like the British blues bands of the 60's but 30 years later. It's not terrible, but it doesn't really improve on the originals.

One of the voices of the 60's - instantly recognisable and some of the best known songs of the era. Not sure how well it's aged, but certainly worthy of inclusion.

Loved reading the other reviews for this. I can fully see both sides that this is (a) a slice of prog rock genius and (b) the reason why punk needed to come along and shake things up a bit. Wonderful nonsense.

Stunning example of electronica. Completely game changing - who knew that Germans could be so cool ;)

Fantastic prog wibble.

Yeah, but no thanks.

Mmmmmm. Jazz. Niiiiiiiiiiiiice.

Fabulous album - incredibly creative people capturing the sound and zeitgeist of the late-60s

If you don't like this, then frankly, there's no help for you. Absolutely rattles along with dirty funky riffs galore.

Soulful, groovy, funky. Soundtrack to a 70s dinner party.

Grooving rockabilly. "Up Around the Bend" the stand-out for me (and the only track I'd really heard before) but the whole album is full of gems.

The sound of psychedelia. Perhaps not quite as good as their earlier "classic pop" but still beautiful harmonies.

Stripped back, early hip-hop. Despite not being my favourite genre, hard to not appreciate this.

Obviously now on an absolutely massive pedestal, but easy to see why. Powerful vocals, great writing. Perhaps not quite worthy of being held up as high as it is, but a fabulous album nonetheless.

Mmmmmm. Gritty.

Nah, you're alright thanks.

INJECT THE METAL DIRECTLY INTO MY VEINS GRRRRRRRRRRRR

Is it hip-hop? Is it jazz? Is it funk? Is it ALL of them in some kind of gritty dinner party album? Excellent work of art.

"Iiiiiiiiiiiii don't know the answer to that question." Ah, the 80s. Not all tracks hit the heights, but still one of the best examples of that early New Wave sound.

Epic is clearly the, well, epic track here, but a great example of the beginning of the "nu-metal" / rock & hip-hop cross over genre.

A legendary band for sure, blazing a trail for others but........ this gets pretty samey no?

It's not Bruce, but it's not terrible.

Oh god, my face just MELTED. Only really got into them with Fat of the Land, but obviously this is a belter if you want to gurn yourself silly into the small hours

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Not the Rolling Stones.

Pixies. Fine, no complaints.

White Stripes. So massive, so popular and.................. I never understood it. Bores the pants off me

Sometimes the 80s were great. Sadly, this was dirge.

Like taking a soak in a warm bath of FUNK

I was born in 1980 but I have the overwhelming urge to hop into my jalopy and hang out at the milkshake bar.

Not my bag really. Can appreciate the technical accomplishment for sure, but didn't really connect.

Meh.

The soundtrack to suburban corduroy clad couples politely tucking into salted peanuts and cheap wine before depositing their car keys into a fruit bowl. ("Rikki Don't Lose That Number" is a stone cold classic though)

Catchy enough "classic" country music without being stellar.

Not all of the 80's was amazing was it? There are tribes in the Brazilian rainforest that have heard "Karma Chameleon" and "Church of the Poison Mind" is an absolute banger. The rest? A blur of synth, sax and Boy George.

Very much not my genre. But can still appreciate the skill and rhymes of ODB etc.

Remember the massive hype / love for this album "back in the day". Didn't really understand it back then so was quite excited when this came up in the album feed as it seemed a good change to reassess. But, no, whilst still a perfectly nice album, still don't fully understand the love or inclusion on the 1001 list.

Little bit power pop, little bit punk. Can very much get on board with this.

Hmmm. Whilst some catchy lyrics and cool beats here, feels super repetitive. Remember it being ground-breaking for "crossing over" into mainstream at the time, but not sure it was *that* special

Wibbily wibble wibble. Can definitely see how it would have been revolutionary it's day - kosmische indeed.

Top 1001? Really? It's absolutely "fine" generic 70s rock.

I wish I "got" rap, I really do.

You know what you're getting when anything is "post-"*insert name of genre here. As expected, technically very accomplished without ever really getting the emotions pumping.

That was not an easy listen. Not dreadful, but again questioning quite how some of these made the list.

One of the cassettes in my Dad's car in the 80s so fond memories.

No arguments here - dorty dorty blues rock.

Maybe hasn't aged as well as some of the 1001, but no denying this guy knows rhythm and rhyme.

I love U2. Absolutely love them. But really? Why is this on the list? "Elevation" is a stadium-rock banger, but the rest is solid at best. It's not BAD by any means, but compared to their heights, it's overwhelmingly meh.

Was a hard listen. Cautiously optimistic heading into it based on knowledge of the individual and genre, but mostly found it hard going. Some clear sparks of genius in there, but largely lost in the madness

For some people of course, Nirvana were absolutely *IT*. Perhaps a little too young, but never quite achieved that legendary status personally. Can't deny the power of Kurt's voice and the stripped back choons here though.

Non-American, so don't quite get the social impact and "importance" of Bruce. Solid enough gritty blue collar rock for sure.

I think people either love / hate Talking Heads, not much in between. The good lady can't stand David Byrne - but how can you not love the strange rhythms and vocals. Is "nerd-punk" a genre?

Do you like folk? If not, then this probably isn't for you.

Great vocals, great tunes. Of course the background of his impending death adds weight to the emotion, but a stunning album regardless.

No issues with Mr Nick Cave. Distinctive voice and lyrics for sure, but a talented man.

Chris Cornell. Such power. Such gravellyness. Such angst.

Aside from the "hits" : Eloise etc, never really listened to The Damned. This is a cracking slice of late 70s punk.

Funky. No notes.

Fine, if unexciting piano tinkling

Dull in 2002. Dull now.

I can see how drugs would make this considerably better. Nice to listen to different instruments & rhythms but doesn't inspire passion / heartbreak either.

Oh, hello 15 year old me. Loses a star for the sheer unstoppable nonsense of the Gallagher brothers (so tedious), and, being brutally honest, there's some filler here, but what a ridiculously fine album this is.

Gentle folk rock. Am sure everyone knows "Wild World" but some other beautiful tracks here in a similar vein.

Feels like it's about to break into Stevie Wonder territory, but never quite gets there.

Hey guys, let's get a Hammond organ and flute. It'll be completely different to anything else around at the moment......

Delicious slice of 80s synth rock / pop. All the complaints in the reviews about how Bernard can't sing, well, yeah, but that was always part of their appeal right? "The Perfect Kiss" is an absolutely beautiful track with the build-up / crescendo taking you to another world. Would give 4.5 stars, but worthy of rounding up in this case.

Smooth beatz - doesn't hit me squarely in the trouser, but was pleasant enough to listen along to in the background

Prefer my prog-rock to have more wizards, capes and tales from Viking mythology tbh.

Again, another album that is pleasant enough, but doesn't really seem to warrant inclusion on its own merit. Sure, maybe it did influence a lot of other albums that are included in the list - Dylan et al - but in it's own right..........? Hard to see why personally.

ngl - easily one of my favourite albums ever. As soon as I saw this was the album, it was time to crank up the volume and let Larry's heavy boot reverberate around my skull. Yes, they became bloated pompous stadium rockers, but this album was an absolute masterclass. "Waves of regret, waves of joy. I reached out for the one I tried to destroy". Indeed.

Oh yes, this album was absolutely MASSIVE wasn't it. Couldn't move for people raving about The xx. Kinda dull thought don't you think?

Ooooooh. 2 U2 albums in 4 days. Am (a little) too young to have been into "early" U2 - am very much the Achtung Baby / Zooropa era, but all the signs are there. Easy to say in hindsight, but this was clearly a band hitting their groove with the key elements falling into place - Larry's heavy beat, Edge jangling away........ top notch album, and they were only getting better from here.

*BLOCK ROCKING BEATS* 1997, back when the country was full of hope and optimism and life was a non-stop party, this was undoubtedly one of the soundtracks. Not all the tracks are as epic as the opener, but still a fantastic body of work.

Hmmmm. Not as dreadful as some of the reviews indicated but not that special to listen to either. Somewhat bland southern-fried rock I guess.

Memorable primary school joke - Q. "Why did Michael Jackson call his album Bad" A. "Because he couldn't spell terrible" Clearly, it's not terrible, but for one of the biggest selling albums of all time, it's not amazing either. Smooth Criminal is a banger, but that aside, there's a lot of over-engineered generic 80s pop here.

Had forgotten how heavily linked to the early 90s trip-hop sound this album was. Unique vocals, great beats

"Somebody to Love" is surely one of the tracks that embodies the 60's vibe but hadn't appreciated how strong the whole album would be. White Rabbit is obviously another classic of the psychedelic vibe, and "Embryonic Journey" a classic from multiple TV shows.

If you're of a certain age, then this album was *everywhere*. Perfect to put on the 3 disc CD changer if you'd invited an attractive lady over "for dinner" on a 3rd date.

Oh, *another* Elvis Costello album. Familiar from the last one tbh - jangly? Check? Punky? Check? Unique vocal styles combined with observational lyrics? Checkity check.

Probably just the nostalgia of teenage years full of promise and hopes and dreams, but the late 90's really were awesome weren't they?

A band that I've always been vaguely familiar with, without ever having really felt the need to listen to. Very much from the early-90s punky / grungey / indie vibe, and that's no bad thing to be honest.

Am I a bad person for not getting it? I'm can just feel someone in a velvet jacket with an impeccably waxed 'stashe and a jaunty Gitanes hanging out the of corner of his mouth calling me an "uncouth clod". Yes, they're talented. Yes, it's a pleasant enough sound. But where are the feels?

6 out of 5. No notes.

Have managed to never listen to The Stooges before now (despite clearly being aware of the Iggy link). And .......... yeah, kinda like it. It's dirty and scuzzy and rumbles along.

Screw in the light-bulb............ pat the dog..................... But no, this is why I love this thing - unlikely I would ever have come across this album in the course of my "normal" listening and it's a lovely lovely thing. Will it be a "go-to" in future? Unlikely. Am I pleased I heard it? 100%

Didn't mind a bit of trip-hop / electronica "back in the day", but Red Snapper was not a name I recognised at all. It's definitely of it's time, so not sure it would be included in a 1001 great albums list put together in 2030. tldr? "It's OK, but no Portishead"

Ah yes, the Cocteau Twins. Makes you want to lie in a field with a pretty girl on a warm sunny day and watch clouds go by.

Another "impossible to avoid" album from my yoof. And, to be fair, a very solid addition to the genre - perhaps suffers slightly over the years as the hype around how groundbreaking it was has fallen away. Good not great.

I think it makes a BIG difference if you're 'MERICUN or not. I am not, so it's merely good, not great.

Pleasant enough gentle listening without being truly ground-breaking for me.

Has "My Sweet Lord" so that's automatically a 3 at least but having seen some of the other reviews, it's hard not to agree and conclude that this is a loooooooooooooooooooong album. Probably unnecessarily so.

Hard to imagine what the cultural impact of this must have been. Judging it purely on the musical merits, it's good not great. Extra star for the Las Vegas era jumpsuits though

Haven't listened to the album in full before. The title track is a snarling masterpiece that you *all* know already of course and the rest is........ kinda underwhelming until Train in Vain.

Well glaze my nipples and call me Rita.

Not normally a "glam" fan, but this absolutely chunters along doesn't it? Plus very happy memories of a (actually, the ONLY) mixtape in my Dad's car that had "Walk on the Wild Side on it"

2 lots of Elvis in a week eh. Weirdly (maybe), much preferred this to the debut that I listened to previously. Yes, by this stage he's very much the veteran crooner but Suspicious Minds people, SUSPICIOUS MINDS.