Currently at track 5 - very futuristic for the fact it was made in 1977. Bowie's vocals are good but wouldn't be a repeat listen for me as is. I read some things about this being the first of the Berlin Trilogy: I'm very excited to hear the other 2 albums because the ambiance of Subterraneans is fantastic. The general "soul" of the track, the feeling it carries with it is very good in execution. I'd rate this album a 7/10 on first listen, but I can imagine some of these tracks really growing on me soon. Looking forward to listening to the first 3 tracks of the album as I didn't like those at first.

Not my style, although it is a very good album to have on in the background

Listened to a live performance which didn't really help this time around. Also didn't really sit down for the listen, so 2 hours is just a bit too long for an album I feel. Some classics on this record but the genre just doesn't tickle my fancy.

Great listen, did some gardening to this music. I'm not the largest fan of the spoken word sections included at the start of many of the tracks, but the musical sections are a fantastic addition to any social event.

Really liked this album, shorter runtime allowed for the big hits to really keep their energy. The last 3 songs on the album were still missing in some parts, Cyndi's higher pitches don't come off too well in my opinion. First section is great though.

Honestly? I thought I'd like this album a lot more. The start is strong, and I was very excited to hear more. About 10 minutes in however, the shifts between styles become less of a exploration of music and what instruments can be composed together to more of a excercise of jarring sounds. It's quite uncharacteristic for me not to like a long-form instrumental piece such as this, but really didn't hit the right notes. Personal pet peeve of introducing things into your song and naming them in vocals was also hit.

Pretty much every track on this album is strong, no standouts that made me question their presence. Loved the energy in every performance and I feel the remaster does justice to the original by upping the quality.

A great folk album. It might've been the moment I listened, but this is one of the first albums I listened front to back in this project. The vocals really took me on a journey that I didn't mind being on, the execution of the ideas on this album are wonderful and made me feel very serene.

Upon reading the history, my dislike for this album doesn't really make sense. There's a lot of Bowie influence in this album related to the Berlin Trilogy, of which I sorta liked Low. "The Idiot" misses where Low hits, specifically the instrumental sections. Mass production is a good example of this, where the experimental instrumentals are more jarring than inspiring. Iggy Pop's voice also just sounds off to me in some odd way. Furthermore, Tiny Girls really hits the wrong note with me. I don't quite know why and I don't think it's the intention but to me it just sounds like Iggy wants to be with a girl who's really young

I was skeptic on Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, but after listening to this album I’m pleasantly surprised: there are some great songs (There she goes, Lyre of Orpheus, Hiding all Away, Carry me) and the general level of this album is very high. Happy that I took the time to listen to this album, although I dread Nick’s songwriting on Ghosteen.

Good album: I love the lyrics Missy Elliott throws out without any shame, and her pronounciation is a refreshing change from more recent vocals that tend to go more towards mumbling. There are a few tracks that miss imo, but the beats are generally enticing and the features add to the songs. Not sure if I'll come back to it but I can defo grab some songs from here to go in the playlist

Just don't really connect with the source material, but good execution of an older style of hip hop.

Good songs but I listened on headphones and the stereo effect gives me headaches on about 3 songs. Would rate a lot higher if the stereo wasn't present as the highs on this album are very high.

First 1 I’m handing out. Neill Youngs vocal inflections are not good and it seems like he’s always just a few Hz off his intended note. The instrumentals are fine but bland in my opinion. The combined package is just straight unappealing with mediocre songwriting, bad vocal performance and boring instrumentals.

Not my usual genres, but Ray Charles has a very smooth voice that can carry a song. Combined with smooth jazzy, country and pop instrumentals the whole collection is a friendly listen with short songs.

Popsynth album with a lot of radio hits on it. Well executed, although some of the songs on this are not as stellar as I would like. The general feel of the album is great however, but it does end up feeling more like a compilation then an album to me

Not sure what I need to say here, but all of the songs on this album are hiphop anthems. Outkast deserve their status as GOATs of hiphop and this album is one of their best works.

Grime, something I have a tendency to like but I have big issues with the mixing. Vocals have a tendency to not pop out from the instrumentals making it hard to follow the lyrics, which is not for the best. The songs sound disconnected and only Jus’ a Rascal popped out as a good bop.

Not great, not bad. I liked the instrumentals but nothing really popped out to me to warrant a place on 1001 albums that you need to listen to.

What do you want me to say, classics front to bacl

Got Abbey Road before this, so this record doesn’t leave as good an impression.

Good swingin’ , would defo put this on if I had an SO over and I felt like dancing a little. Don’t feel like the entire album is really that consistent however and jt kinda gets stale

Love this Board of Canada record, I have listened to GeoGaddi before this and this record does better on many aspects. Not giving it a 5 because there are still some small issues with jt, but loved the execution of ambiant-esque tracks with some vocal layering.

Eh, Bruce Springsteen doesn't seem to quite hit the right emotional notes for me. I can't deny he has good delivery of his lyrics, but he doesn't quite convince me with the stories he tells in each song.

Really don’t like this style of hip hop and not being American doesn’t help as the issues that are mentioned in multiple songs don’t do anything for me. There are just too many songs that annoy me, although I can appreciate the ideas in some of the songs

Listened to this one for pretty much an entire day, the composition is amazing and absolutely fantastic as background music for a relaxed diner. It does really feel like it was recorded in a Cuban social club, and the album is amazing for it.

This album feels more like a collection of song ideas than actual songs, there is just a missing element everywhere which I atribute to the fact that songs rarely go past 2 minutes. The style itself just doesn't suit me either, with songs like Toadies and Take 5, D. making me question why they are on an album to begin with. This might have been an interesting experiment in 1984 but it has aged like milk from exactly that period for me.

No coherence, this seems to be a running trend in most of the albums I don't like. They tend to be less albums and more strings of songs.

I might just not get Jazz

Really liked this album, not sure if I'll come back to it later but good songs

blegh

This stuff is really nice, Rod Stewart has a great voice and he's not scared to use it to help lead a track. Would give it a 4 but some of the tracks fall a little flat towards the end of tracks - I think if they were a little shorter they'd retain more of the punch that's present in Stewart's voice.

2, loses SO MUCH steam. I suppose bland has to be defined somewhere and this feels like a record that was copied to death after it's creation, and I can't appreciate the history and ideas that went into making this a record a nominee for this list.

7/10

6/10

8/10

6/10, some of these song could have been left on the editing room floor. Love the general hippie aesthetic.

I do not like Iggy Pop and his blatant pedophelia, 16 is an atrocity and although the artistry on some songs is aight I am always less keen to give Iggy the benefit of the doubt compared to other artists. 3/10

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7/10

7.5

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6.5/10, positively surprised by the jazz

7.5, WAY better than the last Neill Young I got. Grabbed the lyrics on the side, his voice didn't annoy me this time. Some of the guitar plings don't agree with my ears but they add to the melancholy feeling of days past. Nice one Neill, I feel sad now about a time I'm still experiencing as a young adult.

6.5/10

BLM/10 I don't want to rate this. Musically, I don't think it's very good. It is however an album very much in the spirit of BLM, which I personally agree with but don't identify with. Rating this album from my perspective does not do it the justice it deserves in the context it requires. The only thing I really want to say about this is that RTJ4 does a (imo) better job talking about specific issues in many of their songs and are sonically more in tune with how it can be expressed powerfully.

Landmark hiphop album, which apparently released on 9/11. I liked it but it doesn't really scratch the hip hop itch I'm feeling currently? It's good music don't get me wrong, but without me knowing this is an album that reintroduced sampling to the hiphop scene and put Kanye on the map as a producer it'd not really realise it's significance.

6/10. Just a solid album but didn't move me to anything particular

7/10, a good Kanye album that changed the game in hiphop but Kanye doesn't translate the trappings of fame in a way that I find extra enticing compared to his other material. It's a great album, but for Kanye not a masterpiece.

7/10

7/10

This faded into the background every single time for me, did not leave an impression at all. Maybe I didn't take the time to listen to it properly, 3.5/10

4/10

Chill, liked this a lot. Introspective country like this is something I've not seeked out before but gives me a calmness of the soul. 7/10

Wow, I do NOT like punk. This one could benefit from a remaster. Sounds like a lot of noise to me - although there's a good amount of creativity. Song titles like Califoria Uber Alles get me thinking, which is part of the intention of this record. I'm also noticing that a lot of albums from 1980-2000 just have covers/alternate renditions of songs? I don't like this trend, Viva las Vegas isn't a good song for this album IMO. Sonically though, just not for me. 3/10

8/10

7/10, missing some more action. I got Aphex Twin feelings at the start but was wrong in an ok way :)

8/10

Prog rock? More like prog not very good :( This just doesn't make sense to me, it doesn't sound good at all. The horns are strange, singing isn't great imo and the instrumental arrangements just don't sound good half the time. 2.5/10

4/10

7/10, banger of an opener

Almost made me cry in public, 8/10

7/10, VERY BOMBASTIC

Feeling like a 6/10, it's just not that interesting in what it does. Due to being a more recent album this style is very well known to me on the radio while in the back of the car. It's comfort music for some, but not for me. Still a good album but could use some more diverse tracks.

5.5/10

Little weord, 6.5

Man, this one feels like a dud. Not interesting AT ALL, the fact this is one of the first metal albums I get makes me a little concerned that they're going to be a lowlight of this list. Also shoutout to the fact I got Marvin Gaye after this. 3.5/10

6.5/10 great opener but the rest didn't hit as well

4/10, no more metal please :(

Interesting blend of genres, but never seemed to truly grip me. Did listen to it on a busy day though. 6.5/10

This is skit. Not an album, a skit. Except there's no punchline, you get to listen to monkey noises for 5 minutes or ramblings on cream cheese. Progressive concept album for the time, and vastly improved on since.

6.5/10, not that landmark when taking the other records into account. Just did not leave the impression much of their later material did. Still good music!

3/10

Classic Eminem record, I like this old-school hip hop. Often a clam story telling approach like '97 Bonnie and Clyde, but has way more energetic songs as well. A healthy mix that opens strong.

6/10

4/10, vibes album but lacked real substance

6/10

3.5/10, why sing good when you can sing off tune? The infuriating part for me is that Poly Styrene can sing well but just decides not to???

6.5/10

3.5/10, this feels like an album a 16 year old boy will post #deep to and the nostalgia for those feelings is not there for me. The vocals annoy me, it really felt like a slog to get through this.

7.5/10

Didn't really leave an impression, 4/10

5/10

8.5/10, I thought his vocals were going to be grating for a second but it fits the material very well

7/10

7/10

5/10, didn't like this form of country that much. Inclusion of a live performance on this album was not a highlight

6.5/10

4/10

6/10

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8/10

1/10, no, bad, don't listen to this

Slaps, 7/10

6.5/10

5/10, didn't really get into this? Some of the repeating elements were cool, but the minimalism aspect didn't shine through well for me

4.5/10

6.5/10