1001 Albums Summary

Surprised Fear of a Black Planet wasn’t in the list instead of this album. But this is good none the less

What can I say, this is a classic grunge album but not my favorite grunge album

This is a pop album?? Complex, challenging and very different from the big single Every Breath You Take.

Great album, the harmonies and song writing are sublime

Hits from start to finish

Great Latin fusion, groovy and soulful. Classic Santana guitar work

I struggled with this one, just not my cup of tea.

It’s not a bad pop album. Only listened to the French versions

Not their best album (that would be The Colour and the Shape) but the first and the one that got me in to the Foos. The lyrics are pretty obscure and you can tell from the way the vocals are mixed that Dave is not used to being the front man yet.

I’m no hip hop aficionado but it’s a good album.

Not sure why this is included in the list of albums you must listen to before you die. It’s ok 90’s hip hop but not that great and most of the songs are at least 2 minutes too long.

Groovy, funky and I was literally listening to this two days before it came up in the list. Great musicians playing great songs

Background music

Classic 80’s synth pop. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

There’s a joyful innocence about ABBA that you don’t hear these days. I enjoyed this album

Ambitious but overly long and overblown. Quite dark at times with songs like Cousin Kevin and Fiddle About is literally about Tommy getting molested by his uncle, wtf? Anyway, there are some good tunes on here, Pinball Wizard being the highlight but overall it does drag on a bit and I think would benefit from some visuals on stage or film.

Dylan at his poetic best. It’s live, loose and janglely. Sounds like it was recorded all in the same room together playing which just works. A classic for sure

Smooth, sexy and soulful. I enjoyed this album a lot more than I thought I would. Is that enough was my favorite track

Good, but not great

I guess “art rock” means a total lack of anything resembling some kind of song structure, you know like a verse or chorus or even an enjoyable melody. I struggled to get through this

Good pop album. I’m not a big Beyoncé fan but you can’t deny she has a great voice.

2 1/2 stars. It’s ok but I don’t see why it makes this list

I prefer The Slider personally but perhaps this album is more influential.

Now we have a classic rock album! Every song is great, Maybe I’m a Leo is probably my favorite.

This was cool, punkabilly country punk or whatever you call it.

This was a good punk album. I could hear The Police, Fugazi and others in their songs. Enjoyed it

Good relaxing background music.

Great flow, good beats. 90’s hip hop is the best.

Not their best album. At this stage in their career you can see that the Stones don’t have the songwriting level of the Beatles but there is some good tunes on this one.

There aren’t enough stars for this album. Beautiful, haunting, powerful soaring melodies over intricate guitar lines and driving rhythms. There’s not a bad song here, Lilac Wine & So Real are my favs

Probably 3.5 stars. There is something quintessentially 90’s about Garbage and that’s not a bad thing. With Butch Vig both in the band and behind the boards they couldn’t really wrong but there is a dark sultry-ness to these songs that make them stand out from the crowd.

Imagine, the song, is not only one of John Lennon’s most iconic tunes, it’s one of the most iconic tunes of the 20th century. The album however, doesn’t back it up. It’s good but not great. Some tracks remind me of Rolling Stones b-sides.

Really enjoyed this album. Great songs and writing. Didn’t realize how many classics were on here.

3.5 stars. I’d never heard of Gene Clark before and this album gave me some nice CSN&Y vibes. I would call this early alt-country and as a guitar player I enjoyed the solos.

Jazz/prog folk. It’s just not really my thing

Cool vibes, funky and chill at times too.

Got this on Boxing Day, so the theme fit. Other than that, why is this on the list?

Great old school RnB. Wonderful voice

Some Brit pop goodness, but not the best Brit pop

In the late 90’s I was into The Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk and Fatboy Slim quite a bit. This seems like a second tier act to them. The Party song is woeful and some of the samples actually pull you out of the song rather than add to it.

The problem with this list is there is no context as to why a particular album is on here. I was looking forward to the Cure but there were none of the hits I knew.

Oh man, this is five stars straight up. In my opinion the greatest funk album ever! Psychedelic, sci-fi and seriously funky.

Death of a clown sounds like a Dylan cover. It’s ok

Yawn with a layer of cheese

Has some classic songs but some do drag on a bit too long. It’s raw, live and has that classic Dylan feel.

The Who are obviously more of a live band. This was better than Tommy, but I realized I’m just not much of a fan.

Who let the rednecks out? Second question, why is this here? Frat boy rock at its worst. Don’t give this guy credit for nu metal/rap rock. That goes to Beasties, FNM RATM

3.5 stars I enjoyed this more than the previous Nick Drake album listed. This sounds more contemporary to me and has an alt folk feel.

3.5 stars. Just good tunes

It’s ok alt rock

Post punk brilliance.

It’s ok. Take me out is way over played on the radio but it not a bad song

Ramones meets AC/DC but with some silly lyrics. Good rockin fun thought with some good riffs.

Great voice, just not really my thing

Yacht rock. Some cool guitar licks and harmonies but this is the kind of rock I hated growing up.

This is the classic lineup and their best album by far.

If I died and hadn’t listened to this album I’d be perfectly fine with that. Boring

Cool vibes

Cool latin vibes

Quite possibly the best metal album of the 90’s. Definitely Pantera’s best album

The best grunge album. Period.

Irreverent, funny and the beginning of what would become a brilliant career. 4 stars

Hadn’t heard of these guys and really enjoyed the ska punk type vibe

2.5 stars. I’m not a big fan of her voice but the songs are ok

The Stones best album of the 60’s

Great modern soul/R&B album

I’m surprised that this album is on the list and not Toxicity. That was the album that really broke the band in to the mainstream.

At the height of the pop punk trend along comes an actual punk rock band. With more in common with The Clash and Minor Threat to anything the pretend punk bands had, the Hives fast, thrashy jangly guitar is a breath of fresh air.

Alt rock pioneers

5 stars. Classic album with brilliant songs.

5 stars. Not because I love this album, in fact I’m not a big fan of the Clash. 5 stars because I can hear the influence on bands I love and grew up with and that deserves recognition. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rancid and the Living End are all here in these songs.

Good harmonies

Cool

Simply brilliant

As the songs says, Perfection.

Bowie is brilliant

No idea why this Madonna album made the list

Adele is a breath of fresh air. Real songs and a real voice with no auto tune

A metal masterpiece. RIP Cliff Burton

It’s really not my thing but I can see this would have been massive in the clubs at the time. 80’s synth pop at its best

I don’t have enough background and knowledge to know how to really rate this but 4 stars seems right

I’m not the biggest Clapton fan and I’m a guitar player

Great album. Real Americana style, Dylan-esque at times

Imagine if we could have pop music this good now

Wait, this isn’t the album with She Don’t Use Jelly??

Dark, morose and beautiful

I’m not sure Primal Scream get enough credit for what they did with rock and electronic music

This sounds like the flaming lips

Great soulful music

This album is ok, but is it even in U2’s top 5?

Had never heard of this artist before and it’s not my typical genre but the music was funky and had great swagger

This was a cool indie/alternative album.

This was a cool, light jazz album

In my opinion their second best album after the Scientist. Modern version of U2 with some good songs

It has Superstition on it so that’s two days by itself

How Sheryl Crow is the same list as this album I’ll never know

Classic 80s pop with some funk and soul

Is this considered Americana? It’s a good album

Great 90s punk

Chaotic genius

Funky

I’d never heard of this Irish punk band before but this is a great record

Bluesy rock at its finest

Introspective music like this sadly doesn’t seem to exist these days in the mainstream

I tried, just not my thing

A couple of bangers raised to 3 stars. But if there’s going to be a nu metal album it should be White Pony by Deftones.

Frankie says relax

Great punk rock

A band I was aware of but never listened to.

I didn’t know this was the original Without You

Beautiful melancholic pop

Cool afro blues

The Knot at their finest

Anthrax classic tongue in cheek approach to thrash metal

The King of pop

Banger after banger, an album so good Free Bird is the last track

Borderline unlistenable

The first half of the album are all bangers but there is some filler on the second half

Brilliant, quirky and The Beatles

A cool jam band album

I’m not a country music fan but this was way better than the typical modern hokey hip hop type country

Good album

A masterpiece

Fun Brit rock album with some catchy tunes

This is a hard one to rate. Confronting, chaotic at times but with brilliant musicianship and hardcore energy. But, would I listen to it again? Probably not.

Good but didn’t knock my socks off

It’s good but it does feel like a bedroom producer album

I was going to give it 3 stars as an ok pop album but the god awful version of Comfortably Numb changed my mind

Clapton is god right? Maybe…

It’s not my thing but it’s a good RnB album

It’s ok, just kind of boring

I’m sure there is some hipster somewhere that thinks it’s great

Good Brit pop/rock

Some massive hits on this one

Great album

Some incredible songs but there are a few that all feel the same.

Classic

Like Rush but without all the stuff that makes Rush cool

3 1/2 stars, good alt pop album

It’s the music your friends mom likes

This sounds like it could have been released yesterday

Not my favorite Bowie album

Not my thing

Easy 5 stars