1001 Albums Summary

The end of the world is one of my favourite REM tracks, but the rest is just average REM

Love this album. Has always been near my CD player for the last 25+ years

Enjoyable 70s rock guitar, but the strongest songs are all on the original Greatest Hits album

Never heard this before. Enjoyable late 60s vibe with a couple of gems

Never come across this and preferred it to Pet Sounds, but still nothing special

Started strongly but tailed off. Loved the energy of the first track

A bit of undemanding nostalgia. Pleasant enough but can understand I haven’t listened to it in 15 years

Not my bag at all

Thoroughly joyous mid 90s nostalgia. Packed with great songs

Too long. Far too much filler, not sure how it got nominated for six Grammys

Boring!

Gentle and enjoyable

Enjoyable listen. This music was far too cool for me in 1989…

Enjoyable enough

My favourite Stones album, from when they were great

Quality from Aretha

Possibly his best album. Nostalgic

Not their strongest album, but still contains some gems

Transported back nearly 30 years by the distinctive sound

A new one on me. As punk goes not bad

If I want to listen to a bit of country this is what I’d choose

No words needed, although the 39 track version I have is perhaps excessive

Surprisingly good, considering some of the work they went on to make only a few years later

Enjoyed it a lot

Beautiful album

Never heard of this, but enjoyed it

Classic US punk. Highly enjoyable

Not really my bag

Classic Morrison

Not the best live album I’ve heard, but enjoyable enough

F**k yeah! Jesus built my hot rod, ding a ling ling!

Makes me feel like a teenager again

Pure class, demonstrating Cobain’s skill, and an album I could leave on repeat for quite a while. The cover versions are a joy

Not a Beatles album I would ever choose to play

Great album, one that I don’t listen to enough

Interesting enough as background music, but not something I’d choose to listen to

A decent album to work to, but can’t imagine when else I’d put it on

I listened to this so much on first release. Don’t think I’ve heard it for 10 years

Very pleasant. Never heard the whole album

Outstanding. No idea why I’ve never heard this before

I get excited when there’s an album I’ve never heard of and wanted to like this more than I actually did

At times great to work to, then it’d start talking to me.

Great fun. Would have loved to see this live

Funky!

Fine enough when you’re watching a western, but not something I’d choose to put on

An unexpected joy

Not bad

Unexpected surprise. Couldn’t understand a word but really enjoyed the rhythm

Another new one on me. Good in places

U2 at their best

Thoroughly enjoyable. The female vocal is better than the male

Beautiful album

Heard this a lot as a kid at home. Happy trip down memory lane

Not for me

Classic

Hit and miss

Hit and miss

A bit of fun. Not something I’d ever think to put on

Grunge heaven

Equal parts cheesy and brilliant

Not my thing

Classic

Hit and miss. Loved the track ‘maggot brain’

Enjoyable for a change

Enjoyable background music

Indie fun

Classic

Tolerable Genesis, before they went downhill further

Quality

Classic that instantly takes me back to being a student

Meh

Okay. A bit annoying at times, like a less-good White Stripes

Classic

Not bad

Fun

Not my bag

A great album

Nostalgic

Really enjoyed it, for a change of pace

The kind of hip hop I don’t like

Enjoyable, but not memorable

An unexpected joy

Not bad, which is a complement from a Bowie non-fan

Classic

Terrible

Perfect early morning background music

More hit than miss

Not my sweetheart…

Love this album. They’re not the greatest songs, but it exemplifies a time and place in guitar music

So much more interesting than the shite that’s popular these days

I’m not a U2 fan, but some of this was pretty good

Class

I enjoy his storytelling. The songs don’t really fit in a playlist but stand on their own as an album

Never been a big fan of this album, or the Manics in general

Some gems on this album. Enjoyed it

Pure nostalgic joy listening to this.

A classic worthy of the moniker. Witty, catchy tunes

Enjoyable enough, but I wouldn’t pick it to put on

Not a big Zep fan. II was better

It screamed early 80s at me but was enjoyable

Quite successful as second albums go… I wouldn’t choose to put it on, but she doesn’t arf belt out a tune

More proper 80s music

A Classic. Still listen to this regularly

Too long and same-y. Enjoyed a few early tracks but got bored with it

He said it… terrible

Yawn

Weird

Pretty good. Had never heard anything by him before and it was enjoyable enough

Very mellow

Classic

Bought it back in the day. Cringe a bit listening to it now