1001 Albums Summary

This was perfect on a misty October morning in England.

A really nice album. It lost a bit of momentum in the second half but amazing how good it sounds over 25 years after its release.

An interesting listen, but not one that resonated with me unfortunately.

Absolutely loved the first track.

Hang on.... is Christian Rock a genre somewhere?! Crazy. Well, three stars for that education. The music is nice enough, but a bit underwhelming.

5 stars for suggesting a music genre that should definitely have been on the original list.

I think I made a similar point about Prefab Sprout on the original 1001 list - sometimes there is a price to be paid for giving your band a particularly stupid name. Minus a star for that. Now I've actually listened to their music they certainly very good.

He was better as the lead singer of Marillion.

Thanks for recommending this! Reallly fun.

Two and a half minutes in and it's a 5... 43 minutes and 35 seconds in and it's still a 5. Just brilliant.

I loved this! Thanks for a great suggestion.

Jin my humble opinion azz albums are a bit of a rabbit hole for this list because it's a whole other world of music. Still, there's no question that this is a five and a great listen. Thanks for nominating it.

There's being late to the party - and then there's turning up 20 years after it finished.

Never heard of this before and I was a bit doubtful, but I was completely won over. Loved it. Great recommendation.

This list needed more reggae. Thanks.

It's just a tragedy that such a talent didn't get the opportunity to fulful so much potential. Mind you - if you're going to produce just one album, this one on its own is a worthy legacy.

1987. Prince's Sign o' the Times; George Michael's Faith; The Cure"s Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me; the Smiths Strangeways Here We Come. Amid this musical feast INXS were just plain white bread, and yet they seemed so pleased with themselves. Omitting them from the original list was clearly a deliberate snub, and one that I can relate to. But then again, the original list included the appalling Hysteria by Def Leppard, also from 1987, and even I'd have to say INXS have suffered an injustice

A perfect album. The only way it can be improved is to listen to the last track (New Person, Same Old Mistakes) at 1.25 speed.

Brilliant. Thanks for the recommendation.

Well this is intriguing. I was a huge Marillion fan as a teenager in the 80s. My walls were plastered with their album posters. But got into other things before this album came out. I now find their earlier work rather hard going, but this is much mellower, but with distictive Marillion sounds. I think I might get into them again. Thanks for recommending!

Such a fantastic album. West African music deserved a few more places on the original list

This is my recommendation and, firstly, let me apologise that this album is a bit difficult to find. I didn't realise that when I submitted it and I suspect his low profile may have something to do with why Salif Keita, the 'Golden Voice of Africa'., was overlooked on the original list. In fact, the whole of West Africa had fewer albums on the list than Elvis Costello. If you're unfamiliar with this album, what I hope you'll hear is both the region's distinctive sound and instrumentation, combined with a fusion of Western influences that makes this music accessible. The opening track features a duet with the fabulous Cape Verde singer Cesaria Evora. It's a love song in four different languages so I think it's fair to say the listener isn't supposed to understand all the lyrics. I specifically chose Salif Keita because he was my gateway into this sound. The traditional influences are stronger in his music than other regional artists, right down to the distant hint of the Blues on some tracks. I hope you like it.

A brilliant recommendation. This is a fabulous album.

OK, definitely not a one-hit wonder. Thanks for recommending.

This is charming.

Welsh wizards!

A first time listen for me and a great suggestion. Thanks.

Never heard of this guy before and I really enjoyed it. Thanks for the recommendation.

Nice tunes let down by a weak vocalist.

Seems avant garde metal is my thing. Who knew?

Vocals like fingernails on a chalkboard.

I might regret this, because this is the kind of thing that could age badly.

41 minutes of fantastic nostalgia. Loved every minute of it. Thanks for the suggestion!

I'm in my 50s and I just don't understand this. 2 would be condescending. 4 would be patronising. Have a 3 and my confused gratitude for suggesting something I wouldn't have otherwise listened to. I feel old.

This is fantastic. 5 stars for the music and an extra star for the album cover.

The music is interesting but these are just the most insipid lyrics I've ever heard.

To add to an existing observation here: to me, this sounds is like Marc Bolan singing Syd Barrett songs. I love it.

Sometimes it is possible to go back - if only for a little while.

Great fun, but the album loses a bit on being overly long. Thanks for the recommendation.

Superb. It got a 5 less than 10 minutes in.

This was a really interesting listen with lots of influences mixed together. I can see why Pink Floyd chose them as a support act.

This right here is the reason why everyone loves Canada. Greetings from London.

It is ridiculous to suggest Bjork deserves a fifth album on this list. Her output is not radically different from album to album. This suggestion gets 1 star - not as a reflection of the music but because of the damage such self-indulgent fandom does to the variety of the list.

So I'm about 1,250 albums into this list and the finishing line keeps creeping further away. I'm handing out quite a lot of 3-stars these days. The music is good, but I'm jaded and tired... ... and then come across this fantastic album from an artist I've never heard of. Thank you for recommending a real treasure. You give me the strength to go on.

Enjoyable and interesting - exactly what should be on the list.

Well this proved my expectations wrong. Great recommendation.

There should definitely be some space made on the list for this album.

Very, very, very rarely on this list I just wish there was an option to award 6 stars. Thanks for recommending.

A very original recommendation. Thanks.

John Martyn was a great addition to the original list, but a third album is a bit excessive.

Some good tunes, but the song Patricia the Stripper broke my cringe.

Very catchy... just like Covid.

Yes, obviously should have been on the original list.

Never heard of these guys. A great recommendation.

Awesome.

I'm glad Alex is on fire.

Not a band I know and not even my kind of music normally, but this album should definitely have been on the original list.

I was going to give a 3 for suggesting a live album by a group who already has a few albums on the list... but then I listened to the album... and it's an obvious 5.

Fine, but this stuff will date faster than milk.

I'm not a Country fan, but I appreciate the excellent lyricism on this album. I also think the original list would have benefit from a couple of extra Country albums, so this is a good suggestion.

I can't take much more of this list. Really, I can't. It's been like 4 years. And then I get 'Canadian electronica' - whatever that is. Oh well. Just one more... And then it's just amazing. Thanks for a great recommendation. The quest continues!

Loved it.

Great fun.

A minimum three for the inclusion of music from somewhere other than the UK or US.

I'm being won over to Tool by shear weight of suggestion, but how many hours of this stuff am I expected to listen to?

In defence of the original list, it's very difficult to choose which REM albums should be included bhecause they're all consistently good. This one does feel like a big oversight though.

Never heard of this album. Never heard of this musician. This is amazing. Thanks for the recommendation.

Well I really liked this, and I think it would have blown me away in the 90s. I don't feel it's aged too bad either. Great recommendation.

Great energy, but just not my thing.

I remember a friend of mine at school had a New Model Army album back in 1988. He knew a lot about music. So I've waited 37 years to see what they're about. As I said, he knew his stuff.

New to me. Amazing

How 80s is this album? Not that I'm complaining. At last some of those saxophone soloists have employment again.

Technically excellent but strangely soulless. It's just not my thing and I just don't know why.