1001 Albums Summary

Very much a departure from their previous work. Need to listen again

Will listen again. Nothing special.

Powerful driving rhythms, Johnson voice unique. Not usually my genre, but I have a soft spot for this album. Saw them alongside the Who, Stranglers, Nils Lofgren at old Wembley Stadium in 1980

Absolutely seminal 90s album. Important piece of art

Pistols started the UK punk movement. A seminal album, though probably not the finest (imo) debut album in the genre. Given the chaos that surrounded the band, the recording and the record company shambles it is an excellent effort.

Disgraceful that I have never listened to this album before. Sounds very '80s. No doubt that this was and is a significant album, but it is too late for me to truly enjoy it.

Not my thang

OK. Nothing out of the ordinary

Absolutely magnificent album. Had the pleasure of seeing the Specials live in 1979 at Loughborough uni on the Two Tone tour with The Selecter and Dexy's. One of the best gigs of my life.

Takes me back. Really great album. Kevin Rowland remains sadly unappreciated. Prefer the Young Soul Rebel era version of Dexy's. No matter.

The first really great Punk album. Urgent and thrilling.

Nice album. Showcases the voice of Ella

Classic album of the Britpop era. Vacillating on how many stars to give it. Although iconic, there were better bands and albums of that era imo. Saw them at Knebworth 1996, although The Prodigy blew them off the stage.

Great Voice. Drives the album completely. Not really my thing. though

influential this may be, but can not listen for pleasure

Urgent, Thrilling, so of its time, esp. some of the misogynistic lyrics

Quite powerful, but prob won't listen again

Seminal album.

Extra special Scots band featuring a very young Bobby G.

First ever listening. I like it a lot. There's a bit of the Clash there, and other inflluences too, but they do their own thing.

Welsh wonders. Sadly missed.

Steve Winwood. Great voice. Will give this another go sometime.

I have got a slightly irrational love for this album. Takes me back to my teens. Trite lyrics and iresistably poppy tunes not usual my bag at all, but this is a great mood uplifter. Love it still though not played for years.

First ever listen. Surprised at how lyrical it is. Not as hard and dark as I thought it would be.

Pretty Damn fine album, but eclipsed by their first. 'The End' is one of my all time favourite tracks. Visited my old school friends at Keele Uni in I think 1979 and they had that track playing on repeat all night. Imprinted...

Sublime. Sadly under-appreciated during his life.

Always loved Peaches En Regalia but not familiar with the rest of the album

Not bad, not great.

Delicate, twee maybe, but some great songwriting, and unique delivery

Classic wandering Van album. In a lot of people's top ever albums. I like, but don't love and prefer other albums from '70s/'80s

Contains one of my favourite songs of all time - 'Streets of Your Town'. Unfortunately the rest of the album doesn't quite match up.

Not for me.

Over played this at the time, and with that and the number of commercials it supported have got over-tired of it.

Beautiful voice and tone.

Absolutely classic debut album from the Banshees. What punk was all about.

First ever listen. Definitely back for more.

Never listed to a TS album before. Will give another go. Some decent collaborators

Will pobably not be be back for further listens

The scope and range are very impressive. Special album. I love this app. Has shown me some excellent music I would never have gone near otherwise.

Great album, but not their finest hour. Very good precursor but Yoshimi is their finest.

Have never understood the great fuss about the Beach Boys, and there is certainly no comparison with 'The Beatles'

Out there kinda shit. Too much for me. Probably great live, but not a comfortable listen sitting in your armchair.

Unique sound. What a talent, the fusion of styles outstanding.

A unique voice.

Some cracking tunes on this album. Also some meh, reflecting my final rating...

Doesn't hit the heights of Psychocandy for me.

Magnificent! Bowie in his '70s pomp.

Some classic songs on here, delivered in Sinatra's classic voice and mode.

Needs more listens before rating properly

Classic live album from The 'Oo. Thrilling stuff

Never listened before. Lovely voice.

OK...

Not for me.

Not a fan. Breaking the Law is OK.

Grew up on this album.

Very upbeat. Mambo.

Never heard all of the tracks on this album before. It's excellent.

My Dad's era and musical style. Can't remember him mentioning him though.

Much more MOR than I expected.

Not the best album from EBTG. I have fond memories of their early albums, especially Eden. Bedsit music from the time when I was living in one.

Nah

Not such a fan of most Country Music, but the lyrics to this album are great. Dolly has always been a great human being as well.

Not bad at all.

Some great Dylan classics on this LP

Great voice, great attitude. Pretty much kick started rock and roll into life

No killer tunes on this one.

Smoky and lovely voice

Lots of misogyny in their despite what he claims. Like the minimal backing music,

Absolute pile of pony

One of Richard D James's more melodic affairs. Like it a lot...

Really enjoyed that.

Maybe not as good as Back in Black, but it's a good 'un.

Classy album.

Never liked Country when it sounded like this.

Dirgey

The start of something very special.

Inimitable.

OK...

Not herd before. Not too shabby

Songs for my wife to be. Fabulous album full of memory.

Some surprising tracks in there - e,g, Run Charlie Run.

A few duds on this one, but there are obviously some absolute stand outs.

Not my thing.

Perfectly acceptable light reggae

Not heard this album before - very familiar with the later stuff. Will definitely be listening again.

First listen. Needs more analysis...

Cool lounge album from the 80s.

Decent music, very irritating singing style

Cannot find on Spotify

Much more down beat than the first album, and not a patch, partly because of this.

Great album. Really like the arrangements and instrumentation used on the songs

I did really like this album, especially the 'A' side. The re-mastering seems to have diminished it a lot.

Cat Stevens - under-rated. Retired far too soon.

Very good Yes album, 3rd only in my eyes to 'The Yes Album' and 'Relayer'

Such an amazing voice. Cruel waste of talent.

Some good stuff, some not so good

Some great music, more than slightly ruined by Anderson's whining.

Pedestrian stuff. How this mob get compared to Nirvana in any meaningful way is beyond me

Needs more listening...

Featuring the great voice of Dusty, and the songwriting skills of Bacharach/David

Totally unfamiliar with the Mekons. Hard to get an accurate impression after one listen

Heavy, driving, hard, too much for these old ears

Peerless. From the album cover design and artwork onwards, a masterpiece showing Zep at their best.

Not the absolute best Van effort, but high quality nonetheless from the old curmudgeon

Such an exciting album. Charismatic, great lyrics, absolutely brilliant take on their times.

Unfortunately for me, these songs all seemed to merge into one.

Not my thing at all. Rubbish

Cool music

I recognise the power and the uniqueness of this band, but it really is a godawful racket.

Inimitable raspy voice, powerful songs.

Different from erlier Smiths album. No worse for that though!

Smooth. How can a guy who takes so much from Black music have such despicable views.

Joyous. I love it.

Pretty revolutionary at the time. Saw them at Knebworth supporting Genesis of all bands. They certainly stood out with their white boiler suits and orange hats.

Better, and with more variety than expected. I had onlt heard School's Out before and remember it from it being released when I was a young teen

Brilliant concept, well helmed...

Not heard this REM album apart from the singles. Not their best, by their high standards, but still good

Pedestrian, unfortunately

Sound very muchof its era, but nevertheless still stands up well.

Not a rap aficionado, but I recognise the excellence of the lyrical content.

Some excellent tracks on this. Faded away towards the end.

Not a bad opener.

Forever classy. One of the best albums of the '80s

Simply sublime. Probably my favourite Nirvana set.

Not a jazzer, but I can dig this man.

The End - one of the best tracks of all time. Brillint album all told.

Lightweight, poppy, not stood the test of time. Was very enamoured of this record as an 18 year old mind.

Plainly, this is way outside of my normal quite eclectic musical boundary. Life's too short unfortunately.

Was gong to be 3, until the interminable Ginger Baker drum solo kicked in.

A lot more downbeat to the Beck stuff I am used to and it suffers for me because of that. Can see why he named the album so.

Just sublime. Such a great album. Music excellent and Liz Fraser's voice and part-nonsense lyrics just so evocative of the best of the 80s.

...and she was only 19!

Old gravel voice. Not the usual poor selection of material from Rod.

Not heard this before, and really like the reggae flute element!

What can you say! It's Aretha.

Ok-ish

Not bad, not electrifying

Yep, he surely laughed. Psychedelic beyond all other psychedelic

Makes a more than pleasant change for Gangsta Rap lyrics. Nice.

Never have liked Suicide. Not changed my opinion

I prefer the San Quentin album. Still a good 'un

Classic album from the '80s. Loved this at the time, still do. Has some f the 80s dated feel, but fares a lot better than most.

Some beautiful songs. Truly a classic

boring, dull, uninteresting. Need I go on.

Bit meh

Not heard before. Excellent. Brazilian to its core, but with influences from the US and UK.

Brought South African Rhythms to my ears. Classic album.

Terrible version of All Tomorrow's parties. Never have liked Kahn's fretless bass playing. Sylvian's voice is very wearing over the course of a whole album. Not really stood the test of time

Classic!

Raw and heavy. Obviously its influences down the years have been massive.

Beautiful and angry voice of her times

Great melodies, driving beat, juvenile lyrics. What's not to love

Return to miserabilist form after a few years from 'Faith'

Still my favourite live album of all time. Saw them at 'Empire Pool' Wembley on this tour.

The Man could no wrong in the Sixties. Sensational stuff.

Some absolute and nostalgic classics on this seminal album

This style of Country has never been, and never will be for me.

Beautiful, almost formless, but somehow less than the sum of its parts

80s tribute act to the 70s. Yawn...

Just sublime piece of West Coast Rock - and the lyrics...

Was looking forward to this, having not heard much Beastie Boys stuff down the years. I loved Intergalactic, but nothing on this album matched up to that at all.

Underwhelming. Maybe would have enjoyed it at the time but never heard their stuff until now. Gone Daddy Gone is the exception.. Brilliant track and use of glock

I like this, and will definitely listen again

Not at all pleasant...

Not as good as his earlier albums imo

Entirely OK.

To my shame I have never come across Milton N. before. Infectious in parts, haunting in others.

Showing it age.

So influential, masters of the '70s

Unique voice and phrasing, nonsense lyyrics, (but who cares). Beautiful and lush.

Like the futuristic sound. Another artist I have never come across before.

Curious mix of 80s style synths with a modern sensibility. I like it, a lot even on first listen.

Not heard this before and impressed by it.

Never really heard why Bruce got so much adulation, but everyone to his own. His heart is in the right place though

Some cracking tunes on this album, thought it is not up there with their best (Setting Sons onwards) due to a couple of duds. Top tunes - A-Bomb, and Down in the Tube Station. Great cover of David Watts too.

Haunting...

Such an influential album. Guitars are spectacular

Stone cold classic.

Easy going, great samples, a pure pleasure

I just love Todd Rundgren. Why has he not been in my life before this year..

Better than I expected. I mostly avoid US punk.

Nah.

Some great collaborations with Uncle John. What a man, singer and guitarist he was. Particularly love the Santana collab.

So so....

Not my favourite NO album. Vocals are thin. Missing Curtis more than ever.

I am sure that if you are a jazzer, this is fantastic, but it is too dense for my shallow tastes..

Each to his own, but this is shockingly awful to me.

Good effort Bill and Wilco and Natalie.

Such a special record. Cash's world weary voice is ideal for this selection. What an epitaph for the master

Not convinced

Some tracks way overblown. Disappointing

Neglected and ignored in his life time, rightly lauded since. Masterpiece of yearning and melancholy.

Feels totally unnecessary. Just aping UK punk. Rubbish

Almost Out Scott Walker's Scott Walker. Droll voice, lyrics and tunes. Classsic 90s album

Good album, but not really floating the old ketch at the minute. Must listen with more intensity.

Odd, but great. Nice one Karin.

Simply thrilling. So much better than most other Heavy Rock.

Enjoyed this far more than I expected. Quite varied. My fave - 'Of Course'

I am old, so I always prefer earlier New Order albums.

Have never though of Madness as an album band. Rightly so it turns out. Bit samey, but the homespun Landun lyrics are a treat.

Like Winwood's vice. Sounds very much of its time.

Generally a very good album, but occasionally loses its way with some songs that should have been omitted or pruned in length.

Driving beat, classic tunes, plenty of samey fillers

Great, but slightly mad.

I came to this album late - let's say 30 years... Classic of the UK '80s.

Absolutely brilliant album. For me, the album of the decade. So innovative, so painstaking in its approach. So many imitators (Avalanches etc.)

Some great songs on this album. Would have loved to have seen them in their pomp.

Need to listen more to get the full benefit. Can tell it is going to be a good 'un.

Sounds like a mix of the Cocteau Twins and Kate Bush. No worse for that.

Superb chill out album.

Some good and powerful songs, but soon gets very samey

One of Bowie's better later works. Getting back on track after a frankly dismal couple of decades.

One of, if not the best, album of Steely Dan.

Gorgeous voice. Timeless songs. Why have I not heard this before. I always thought Ingenue was her first..

Pretty Dark...

Almost indistinguishable from Steely Dan in musical terms.

Classic from my bedsit days. Just great songs for the position in life I was in at that time

What a great songwriter. Some of the arrangements a little clunky to these modern ears, but almost flawless otherwise

A Throwback, but modern also. Nice voice, colossal playing, but not differential enough between tracks to make it great.

Couple of crackers in there, but overall somewhat disappointed

Urgent, angry, relentless beats, powerful lyrics. Exceptional

Glorious voice... but you knew that

Entirely unexceptional. Not really my thing

Sounds like it could have been written and performed by a British punk band. I like it.

Obviously, some classics, but I much prefer Jonathan Richman's later, more naive work.s

Big soft spot for 10cc. Some clever lyrics and beautiful melodies.

Angry, of its time, although to be fair of our time also if not for the misogyny etc...

Not such a fanboy of this album... Maybe my least favourite

Super special album. Saw then at Ally Pally shortly after this album was released. Great gig...

Definitely worth more listens. Having to give it a 3 for now.

Not varied enough to hold my long term interest I am afraid

Spiky guitars, nice bass from Tina Weymouth, spoiled by the irritating voice of David Byrne

Forgotten that the Sabs did such good stuff. Nearly a 4 star.

Giving it her all as always, a wonderful debut album.

Disappointed

Nope

Warm voice, spectacular guitar, the other 2 aren't half bad either.

Surprisingly (to me), they re not a one trick pony. Some very good stuff. I am converted. Favourite track on first listen - 'Listen'!

The Who go psychedelic! Weird and wonderful.

Not come across this duo before now. First listen - really like the sensibility, the vocals, the simplicity. Will definitely put this on rotation.

Got better as the album wore on, but I will give it a miss

Almost perfection.

Pretty good.

Just such an immense album from my youth.

Pretty revolutionary in its day.

Distinctly average. Never saw the great fuss over this band and album.

I like this a lot. Definitely on the play list for the future.

I don't know what it is about Springsteen. His heart is in the right place and the lyrics are very good. I just find the music overblown/overwrought. Not for me.

Chameleon like Bowie had changed once more. Spectacularly good.

Aggressive, outraged (and rightly so), elements of misogyny. The usual...

OK, but did not set my world alight

Beautiful album. Absolute classic.

Not really heard much from Wilco. Enjoying it. Another play required to cement my enjoyment.

Electric voice. Great stuff.

Superior stuff. Anything with Jansch/Renbourn would be!

Absolute stone cold classic songs The Passenger and Lust for Life on this one. Strangely, given my love for Punk/New Wave and late 70's Bowie I had not listened to this complete album before. Eejit.

Not too bad as far as Bruce Springsteen goes

Not bad, better than I thought it would be. Some good songs on this album.

Probably the 'least best' of Bowie's mid- to late-70s albums, but still far ahead of most other artists of the time.

I am sure this has an audience who appreciate it, but it's not for me.

There is some great stuff on here , instance 'Hey Ya!', one of the all time great pop songs, but there is also some execrable crap, e.g 'Where are my panties', 'Roses'. A curate's egg

OK. No expert in Afrobeat.

What a songwriter he was. Great stuff

Superb voice, some absolutely fabulous tunes too

Totally missed this band down the decades. Reminds me (a little bit) of Gang of Four who I love. Vrey giid indeed.

Fey, but consistently brilliant. So close to getting 5 stars

Th unique voice of Nico. Highly distinctive. Probably not the best of her work

Almost where it all started.

Relentless. Driving beats, gruff voice of Lemmy. From the initial chords, could be no other band. What a gret live album.

Folk, even with the great Richard Thompson is not cutting it for me right now. Catch me in a few month's time and I might have a different opinion on this album..

Played this to death on cassette as an Inbetweener in the mid 70s (way before I had seen 'The Exorcist'). Glad to re-listen now, though it is interminable. Rated for the nostalgia...

Love the innovative use of the electric jug. Less convinced by Roky's voice.

Interesting, but not varied enough to keep my attention

A very good album, but it doesn't quite reach the heights.

What an album. I discovered the Smiths just after I started my first job after uni. Still sticks in my mind

Not aged well - at all. Tarkus - the track is the best by dar.

Highlight of MJ's career in all probability.

Absolutely defining album of the '90s

Can appreciate the sentiments, but Country is not really my thing

The Genesis of Robyn Hitchcock's career, but he went on to much greater things than this.

Not heard this one, but sounds like it could be one of his best after his first 3 albums, which were all stunning.

Simply one of the top albums ever released Knocks nearly all other West Coast stuff for an enormous six.

New band to me. Quite like it, but not enough to rate highly, or to be honest, listen to it again.

Really like the cinematic feel of this. Could grow to love it.

Guitar by McGeoch out of this world. What a fantastic album. Siouxsie really finds her voice on this one.

Classic post punk power pop from the mancs

Psych with a but of proto heavy metal thrown in.

Got time for a lot of Americana, but this leaves me mostly cold.

To be fair to the band, I started off thinking it was utter juvenile trash. however, by the end I was battered into (almost) submission. Quite like the nod to rap, but unfortunately, overall it is not for me.

Starts off so Stones-Y - with an edge. One of the precursors to punk. Jet Boy - a stone cold classic.

Not quite as revolutionary as I expected. Probably too late for me to listen to regularly. My tastes have moved on.

Nice! Grrrreat!

Fucking nuts, tho' to be fair, didn't expect anything else. Plenty of method in the nuttiness, but not very listenable to. It's a no from me.

Ultra modern. Will need a few more listens to decide properly. *** will be a place holder

Impassioned, passionate, heartfelt. Really pleased to hear this. Always considered Wainwright to over-wring his songs to death, but to hear them in a collection gives them so much power.

I recognise the significance of this record. However, the legacy edition is too long for me. I prefer the brevity and concentration of the non-legacy.

First saw this band on 3rd September 1977 supporting the Stranglers at the Cambridge Corn Exchange on the first date of the 'No More Heroes' Tour. Was impressed then, and grew to love this band.. What a great devut album, although their masterpiece in my opinion is 'Even Serpents Shine'.

Love the discordancy, the beats, the eerie atmosphere. Roybgiv is a track of stunning beauty.

Right up my street. Never heard before. Will definitely be on the replay list

Like this a lot. Warrants more listens

Not as bad as I thought it would be. Not too bad Kinks cover.

Very good indded - even on first listen.

This really isn't my thing at all. Never has been, never will be. I had to have a rest from listening to it half way through to give my ears a rest. Bit of soothing Dizzy Gillespie instead - and I don't really do jazz.

Great album, but albums were not primarily where the Undertones were at imo. Peerless with the 3 minute 45rpm, with Teenage Kicks being in my all time top ten singles. On this album we have two absolute classics - My Perfect Cousin and Wednesday Week

OK, but well past his best period by this point.

Superlative masterpiece. Soundtrack to my mid-teens

Driving rhythms, but just not my thing

I can see what the fuss is about now. Lovely voice. Ditto songs. I can hear the ghost of Johnny Cash in a few.

Nope, not for me.

Surprisingly good. My sister always loved this band whilst I have consistently ignored them! Will listen more.

Yet another band I have not come across before. For some reason I thought it would be 60s psychedelia. Definitely od the 80s, but that's not a problem. Like it a lot.

Obviously some absolute classics there, but there is definitely some filler.

I am definitely not the audience for this. Obviously can appreciate it, but there you go.

Helped define an era in the UK. They burnt brightly, but unfortunately it didn't last.

Love this. Always a fan of Bossa Nova, this spare electronic accompaniment is sublime.

EBTG venture into Drum & Bass and Trip hop. OK, but far from their best work.

Never got why this was so popular. Terrible version of Jumping Jack Flash is probably the lowlight

Not for me

Was really looking forward to listening to this album, but was quite underwhelmed.

Powerful, primeval and other p words

Candy flossy, and pretty much all that I hated about early 80s British music. Aged better than I thought. Now like the choppy guitars, not so much the bass (V. 80s). Songs diminish in quality as the album progresses. Heyward has a good voice. Gone up in my estimation. Effing dreadful name for a band.

Let the band swing. Love it.

Pretty damn revolutionary in its day. Still sounds brilliantly fresh today.

Like this a lot. Upbeat, just great.

Not my thing. Too poppy.

Some classic songs on this, a debut album. Classy as well as classic. Great stuff

To my shame, this is the first time I have actually listed to the Dead. I have always been put off by the thought that they were absolutely shambolic, and unlistenable to. More than pleasantly surprised.

Murphy's vocals good, music good too.

It's Stevie W!

The only Elton John album that I have ever had time for. Stand out.