1001 Albums Summary

Wonderful way to start.

* You Don’t Know Me * Born to Lose * Don’t Tell Me Your Troubles

*Early In The Morning * Jump Into the Fire Also decent Arthur Russell Iowa Dream vibes at spots.

*Faithful A lot more Kanye than I was expecting. Don’t know anything about this but always thought about Lupe Fiasco.

Fiona Apple but faster. Some of the guitar work sounds like the Strokes.

More modern than I was expecting. 12 string reasonably well-paced, don’t get sick of it. * All I Want to Do * It’s No Use - sounds like the Guess Who, the solo is insane.

The Used stole these guys’ chord progressions. Almost didn’t finish: Surprise! You’re Dead brought me back in.

Guitar on the title track is fantastic. Nothing special as far as my exposure to country music can tell.

Groovy, not as corny as I was expecting. *Sub Crazy *Release Yo Delf

Always incredible. *What More Can I Say? *Why Keep On Breaking My Heart?

*Let Her Go, God Bless Her

Reminded me a lot of Elliott Smith. Some modern moments and some really neat breaks. *The Shining *Cause a Rockslide *Bewilderbeast

Groooovy. Better than expected, but nothing too much jumped out. *Old Lungs

Decent! Nothing too special. *December

Solid through and through. *The hits, of course.

No interest. 4 tracks in and nothing stands out.

Groovy. Nice push and pull between songs. *Sacrifice *Thought @ Work *Break You Off *Water

Better slower, better acoustic. *Rockin’ Chair *My Dream

If I never hear another Morrissey song again I will be okay.

Immediate hit. Loses some steam with Alabama Song, but picks right back up.

Fantastic. Riffs sound huge. Acoustic isn’t bad either. Joe liked it a lot.

Corny. Couldn’t get into it.

Killer intros, great textures.

Great. Not as far away from Fetch the Bolt Cutters as I thought it would be. Lost some traction by the end but the same can be said about her new stuff. First 3 songs are hit after another.

Groovy start, didn’t finish.

Haven’t ever enjoyed his voice. Borrowed Tune was a standout. Listened to this the last day of this being on Spotify (1/26/22) what up.

Can’t decide if this is the club music from The Matrix or a Tony Hawk soundtrack. Not my taste but fun as hell. Found out “Mindfields” was actually in The Matrix. *Funky Shit

Bland. Didn’t finish.

Easy listening—nothing stood out, except maybe the guitar on “She’s Always a Woman”.

Beatles-ish at times. Pleasant.

Good Times, enough said.

Hooked right out of the gate. The hits are massive, drums sound great throughout.

Better than expected guitar work.

Couldn’t get into it. Didn’t finish.

Generic feeling. Bass was nice, vocals made me stop the album and go listen to Genesis.

Solid. Smooth. *I Will Be Released

Trippy, spooky, more vibraphone and it would be the Twin Peaks soundtrack.

Nevermind but not as good. Great textures for the first few songs.

Ehhhh.

Liars + Airborne Toxic Event + _________. Not bad, loved the guitar tones and noodly sections.

Only half was on Spotify. That wasn’t a bad thing.

Started out great. Title track was a good closer. Killers-esque at times.

Fantastic. Haven’t listened to him before but classic songs done very well.

Not for me.

Can really hear the connections to Gorillaz. Dynamite drums, vocals lost me some, but decent effort nonetheless.

Didn’t have enough time to finish. Enjoyable but nondescript.

Strings make it sound like a regular Coheed album. Usually think that kind of thing is tacky, but the first two tracks hooked me in. Couldn’t hang for 2 hours.

Dynamite. Not as fleshed out, maybe simpler than their other albums but some really nice moments.

It’s a keeper. Futuristic, seamless.

Great. Worth coming back to across the board.

Not much here for me.

Guitar-driven tracks shine. Nondescript in the rest. Pleasant!

Didn’t make it far.

Not for me.

Never gave the whole album a chance. Guitar is stellar. Lilac Wine + the hits, great album.

Minimalist, occasionally not very interesting.

Better than expected. Some good ones up front but didn’t wow me.

Wonderful. Some dull moments, but otherwise great, low-key, well-performed.

Sounds like it was made today. Not gonna make it fully into my rotation but close.

Oddball noise. Slint-lite.

Low-key. Pleasant. Will probably give a re-listen.

Expected to like this one more.

What on earth did I just listen to? Great.

Dynamite. Groovy. Raw. Fun.

A bit corny, but decent.

Decent. Too long to finish. The slower the better.

Not for me. Middling.

Catchy, groovy, through and through. Thought I would like it after “Tical” and was happy to be right.

Couldn’t finish.

Don’t mind his voice but not my thing otherwise.

Trippy.

Can’t get past the voice.

Always glad to see the Beatles pop up. More theatrical, love the sitar. The wide, reverby ones are the most appealing on a first listen.

Falls flat at times. Not expecting every second to be captivating, but some of the grooves leave something to be desired.

“What Makes You Think You’re the One” has Fun. vibes. All over the place track to track.

Middling.

Good guitar work. Not my style.

More variety than I thought there would be.

Wanted to get into this album for a while.

Two punk albums in as many days. Pixies were better.

Smooth, takes its time. Rapping sounds dated, but pleasant.

Didn’t realize how much his voice sounds like Julian Casablancas at times. Biased towards live recorded albums. Noisy, fun.

Might as well jump.

Wilco-esque at times. Solid.

Pass.

Very nice. Dylan always takes a couple of listens for me, but this was different. More focused.

Pleasing tone but the voice and the character album thing don’t do it for me.

Trip hop Madonna. Who knew? Not bad, not great!

Fast, heavy. More punk than I thought.

Need more time to digest.

Liked it more than the Morrissey solo album I had before, but not by a whole lot.

Drums are great, guitar work is unexpected sometimes. Best of these British punk-ish albums so far.

Smooth, clever, well-balanced. Love the vocals and acoustic guitars.

Three in a row. Looking for a timeless sound and they found it. Crisp and focused.

Pleasant. That’s about it.

Smooooooth. Drums are impeccable.

Interesting, can see the influence it had.

Dynamite. Crisp, clear. Enjoyable straight through.

Kraftwerk on my mind listening to this. Felt more frantic.

Didn’t finish—slowly getting weary of this genre.

Couldn’t do it.

Not bad not great. Like the voice a lot but songs left something to be desired.

Love the flow, the delivery. Agree with the review that said parts didn’t age well, but good stuff.

Very nice. Going to California was gorgeous.

Eh. Was happy to hear Thom Yorke. Not great not awful.

Wanted to like this more. Double albums are a huge turnoff in this project, but pushed through. Speakerboxxx felt like I couldn’t hear the vocals. The Love Below was better but mostly because of the instrumentals.

Guitar work and tone are immaculate.

Strange to have it back to back with Bluesbreakers. Okay, not for me though.

Some parts remind me of the Strokes. That’s all I can say.

Decent. “Blue Moon” has serious “Just You” vibes.

Strong Tyler the Creator influence if I can guess anything like that. Relentless.

I’m sure it’s influential, but the delivery is too dated for me. Great instrumentals though.

Easy listening if you want. Passionate, exciting, inspired performances.

Couldn’t get into it, but not bad.

Dad used to play this while I waited in the car and he ran in to get cigarettes. He would restart it when he got back in. Bonus nostalgia points, not my thing, but enjoyed it more than Sign Of The Times.

Wish it was more compelling. Great voice, incredible bass lines. Not a whole lot more that grabbed me.

Gorgeous. Cinematic. Knew Piazzolla from his guitar works, but was expecting to enjoy this. Biased towards live recordings as well, but still a great record. Vibraphone haters stay away.

Beats are good, the rest I could leave.

Eh. Not much to say.

Continuing the streak of new wave albums I could have skipped. Sax was perfect, though!

Voice sounded like Nate Ruess at first glance.

Hits were all right, rest was listenable.

Samey by the time you get to track 3.

First one of these new wave albums I finished in a while. OK GO vibes at spots.

No thank you. Drums were all right.

Nothing super grabbed me but not so bad. Playing catch up with the albums so that’s probably skewing my impression.

Some really good tracks on here. Much better than expected.

First couple of songs were instant hits. Couldn’t keep the pace up by the end. Great synth sounds.

Didn’t hit as hard as Nevermind across the board, but still has some absolute smash hits.

Was hoping to enjoy this more. Instrumentals are great, but couldn’t get into the style.

Catching up. Only gave it a couple tracks to catch me. Didn’t work. Won’t bother making the joke.

Fine. Processed vocals were a nice surprise.

Clean, smooth, love the voices and guitars.

Noise at times. Unremarkable, but not unpleasant.

Gets a third star for Untutored Youth.

Already a fan, but incredible album. Instrumentation is wide and full. Songs are direct and compelling.

Didn’t listen. Not on Spotify, but not gonna hunt it down.

Not sure it will make it into my rotation, but it was rich and diverse. Surprising and pleasant.

What I expected. Nothing more nothing less.

Groovy, funky.

Samey. Didn’t make it through.

Good Lord what have I gotten into.

Not good enough for a 5 but not far off. Easy pop, catchy, there’s a reason she has stayed the test of time.

Good, not great. Some really catchy bits and nice textures.

Well done. Corny, but fun corny.

Couldn’t get into it.

Don’t remember if I mentioned his voice last time but can’t get into it. Choruses we’re decent throughout.

Expected this to catch me more.

Good, not great. Bluesy sections felt inauthentic. Any time there was an acoustic guitar was a plus. Vocals got on my nerves.

Not my usual, but gorgeous performance.

Just made me want to listen to Pink Moon. Not as good, but the instrumentation was solid.

Used to listen to hardcore music while falling asleep, but listening to this at home in the dark morning = terrifying.

Bland. Got bored listening to it.

High quality songs. Not 100% for me, but was a good listen.

Back half was slightly less engaging than the first but man this was a trip. Great.

Stuff like this usually takes a couple of listens for me. Didn’t quite earn it though. No Woman, No Cry plus the Recuerdos sample were highlights.

Fine. Never caught me. Double albums are a chore sometimes.

Heavy, clean, precise, just not for me.

Very nice. Kind of repetitive but the feeling is classic and not overdone. Not as cheesy as I expected.

Will listen again for sure. Stuff like this needs to be familiar for me before I can really rate it.

Never caught me, but better than the last Bowie I heard.

Not any better or worse than I expected, but not my thing.

Feel like this would be a natural enjoyed record because of the Killers. Not bad, but not 5 for me.

Was hoping to enjoy it more. Pop, nice synths, but not much in any other department.

0/3 for Nick Cave albums for me. Lead off track was fine, but the rest was more of the same. Double albums are exhausting.

Eh.

Was ready to give this a 4 until I heard the last track.

Hard to lift the slow ballad style songs like this out of background music. Incredible performance, consistent and emotional, but can’t say I’ll listen to it much more.

No thanks. Not just one starring racy covers, either.

On one listen it doesn’t transcend high quality late night TV talk show jazz. Frenzy was a highlight.

Bad streak here.

Listened to it on shuffle and got real impressed by the form. Not great but listenable, which is a feat for double albums for me.

Vocals were a turn off. I Got You Babe was the sole highlight.

Average.

Fantastic. Unfortunate that the best song by far is the only one Wilco and Bragg didn’t perform.

Better than expected but didn’t wow me.

Bland.

Hard to rate. Not bad not great.

Didn’t age as well as I thought but still really fun. Guitars were way more present and heavier than I remembered.

More prog than I expected. Not bad not great.

Farther out there and more diverse than the other Byrds record so far.

Catching up so I might be biased but didn’t catch me. Bass was nice.

Feel like I could get into this one time. Weird that the everything sounds behind the drums.

Nope. Voice is the main put off.

Not enough to hold my attention but loved the sprawling feel.

Guitars are beautiful. Great sound, great album.

Not nearly as interesting as the first one I got from him.

More excited about the fact that this was Portuguese language music than the face that it was a double album. Good!

Not much here for me beyond the guitars, which made me think about Big Red Machine. Excited for the more ambient stuff though.

Guitars and auxiliary instruments sound perfect. Almost a little too sprawling, but really enjoyable.

If I hadn’t had this nearly back to back with more world music I would have enjoyed it more.

Enjoyed this way more than expected.

Decent sound, decent songs.

Middling for me. Unexceptional.

Same as the last album. Fine.

Fun for a minute, felt dated after that.

Listened through even though it was double album length, which is a miracle for this. Nothing jumped out too hard, but I enjoy Jeff Tweedy a lot.

Miles From Nowhere saved this for me. Phil Collins during the uptempo parts.

Thought it would have a harder edge. Not uninteresting but couldn’t stay focused.

Thinking of Jacques Brel. Might not have felt so tacky and overdone if it had been in a language I can’t understand. Not awful, just a very specific type of music.

The hits, of course. Production much better sounding than expected. Exciting.

Started off hoping it was more like Kraftwerk, motoric and repetitive. Disappointed the more it reminded me of U2. Idk.

Didn’t hit as hard as Darkness.

More enjoyable, more listenable than White Light White Heat. The risks they took on the back half of the album didn’t pay off.

Repetitive, detailed, more to it than you get on a first listen. Great!

Neat! Think I will enjoy an album without explanations more, they kind of took me out of it, even though they were helpful.

I’m not sure why I’ve always had the impression they were a Strokes knock off. Not for me.

Not awful but pretty much what I expected.

About as good as expected. The feel loses steam over time, but double album and made it through which is nice.

Not quite what I was expecting. Bland.

Electric when it starts, slowed down with the joke songs.

Didn’t grab me, didn’t repulse me.

A bit dated but groovy at times.

Somewhere in the vein of RSJ and Fiona Apple. Good not great.

Long break, catching up.

Long break, catching up.

Clean synth sounds but too 80s for me.

Decent funk.

Felt like I got bored very often. Not awful.

Not for me. Catching up so could be just giving it a shallow listen.

Skipped.

Good instrumentals.

Slow and corny feeling for my taste.

RIP not on Spotify.

Love some cuica. Groovy as all get out, but not a repeat listen.

Too slow

Skipped most.

Decent but wouldn’t listen again.

Appreciate it more than the last time now that I have more music like it in my listening. Still not 5/5.

Not what I expected but not bad.

Not as interesting as I hoped.

Good when it’s good, voice is incredible. Monotonous listening straight through.

Vocals are great—don’t know anything about ska but some of the instrumental makes me think of it. Tony Hawk soundtrack music.

Not bad just not terribly interesting. Guitar work in a few tracks is very nice.

Smooth, love the chords in The Windmills Of Your Mind.

Fantastic. Sparse without being boring. Repetivie without being monotonous. Less vocals the better in general here.

Couldn’t get into it.

Decent, but not much there songwriting wise. Strengths in the guitar tone/riffs.

Didn’t hit as hard as MJ Cole but no skips, very interesting.

Less of a standout than I was hoping but some really neat sounds, especially towards the end of the record.

Reminds me of Silver Jews.

Not hung up about the instrumentation but the two earlier albums I know seem to have vocal production I prefer and the songs were more focused than these. Still quality.

Groovy but not a replay for me.

Was hoping this would stand out more. Good not great.

Forgettable. Better than what the description made it seem.

Pleasant. Have seen this at record stores for a decade and never listened to it.

Not as groundbreaking feeling because I was more familiar with his newer stuff. Cool to get context near the midpoint of his career after already having his debut album on the project. Solid.

Groovy, soulful. Easy.

Didn’t expect folk rock. Reminds me of AJJ.

Interesting rhythms, love the guitar.

Vocals were a bit bland but the album is easy to listen to and songs are strong.

Really fun.

Much wilder and stranger than I thought. Tight. First time actively listening to Every Breath You Take.

Rambling.

More interesting than I expected. Strange to think this is 2007.

Great, not amazing. Catchy and quick, great instruments, but I prefer the later sounds.

When I saw Roxy Music was an influence I lost hope. Better though.

Half hour was good with such a distinct style. Imagine live was better. Hits are great.

First few songs sound more modern than they should be. Fizzled after that.

Not as trip hop as I wanted.

Every new song: “Wow I have heard this before.” I have never listened to the Clash.

Trippy, fun, definitely worth another listen.

Classic. Iconic. Fun.

More listenable than some of the other classic rap albums but still difficult for it to come across to me.

Neat stuff!

Decent—of course the best song is their hit.

Fine. Was hoping for more with the Kraftwerk and Neu! influences reported. Best Bowie so far.

Really neat. Reminded me of Crack-Up in terms of how wild the form got at times. Won’t be regular listening but was a highlight of the non-US albums.

Fun fun fun. Not as focused/direct as what came later, but so nice.

So bland please no more David Bowie albums.

Really listenable, but didn’t feel profound. Really thought John Lennon would have gone way farther out when he went solo.

Better than expected.

Couldn’t finish it. Voice got on my nerves.

Pretty enjoyable through and through.

Very good. Strong songs throughout.

Well done but not my style.

Groovy. Think this is the first time I’ve listened to him.

Eh. Couldn’t finish it.

Very nice. Not as powerful as some people made it out to be, but solid through.

Heavy. Love the feeling of the whole album.

Skip.

Decent. Two and a half hours is a tough sell.

Solid. Not as diverse as some of the other albums I’ve heard from them but a nice listen.

Didn’t realize I would recognize a couple of these.

Good but didn’t make it through. Intro on the top listened track was legendary.

Not interested.

Always kind of forget what these guys sound like. Good stuff.

Nice. Hadn’t heard of him. The two most popular tracks were by far the most interesting.

Very nice. Hard to imagine where these guys would be without U2.

Didn’t finish but who can forget cold lampin’?

More listenable than the last one but still not my jam.

Neat noises not much more. Minimal type albums like this either have it or they don’t.

Fine

Good not great.

Interesting but dated.

Neat, not bad.

Bluesier than I expected. Not as good as the album from a few days ago.

Can’t help but hear: “Scranton, what? The electric city.”

A lot of Beatles influence, but didn’t make the cut for me.

Laid back and gentle in spots. Not as powerful as I expected.

Dynamite. Masters of war always a let down but the others carry this over the line. Guitar is imperfect in a really natural way.

Not my cup of tea. Blues tends to sound the same to me.

Strange stuff wish some songs were longer.

Decent made it halfway.

So nice. Guitar, saxophone, vocals all off the charts.

Ironically, I’ve been listening to the Joy for weeks. Good album.

Always thought I could get into Arcade Fire but there wasn’t much to grab into here.

Not as direct as their other albums, but got to have a relisten before I can do it justice.

Not my jam. Less dated than expected.

Longer, more experimental songs meant monotonous.

Very good. Amazing how many huge hits are on one album. Paul McCartney almost cost it five stars.

Right on. Knew more than I expected.

Started it, skipped it.

Incredible. Of course a few spots that don’t carry, but the overall concept and execution are tremendous.

Didn’t grab me but was pleased to see the South African connection. Will probably give it another listen.

Very cool. Been getting some good ones lately. With ambient and electronic, I feel like you either have it or you don’t and this has it.

Bland.

Not sure I gave it a fair shake, but didn't make it past the first disc and nothing jumped out at me.

Good not great, didn't realize I would recognize so many.

Some great guitar parts. Can't remember the timing, but of course reminded me of Nick Drake, if a bit more straightforward. Good stuff.

Fine, dated feeling.

Good. Some spots that obviously inspired Alabama Shakes.

Really nice. Not going to be routine listening, but a solid listen.

Didn't care for the heavier elements. Felt more cookie-cutter than anything. I'm assuming there's more Queen on the list and I enjoy their vocal style, so I'm hoping to enjoy the other albums more.

Not as experimental as I was hoping--not as good as I was hoping.

Listenable, but I didn't get caught up into it.

Mild and nondescript.

Never really grabbed my attention.

Fun but not my style.

Very nice, better than the last Blur record.

A couple of standout songs, but don’t listen to enough of this style to even hear differences between some of them.

Very good. Had seen her in a movie but had never given her music a listen.

More Bowie no thank you. Sounds flat and insincere.

Couldn't get into it.

Catching up so maybe I didn't do it justice, but even just listening to the most popular songs didn't get me into it.

Catching up. Fun but a bit samey.

Worth another listen, some neat percussion.

Not for me.

Guitar is really interesting but the vocals don’t catch me.

Long albums are really tough when catching up. What I heard I liked.

Very good. Fun to see this as a pivotal album between two more distinct periods.

Didn’t know much about them but some of the songs scream Manchester and the 1975. Decent but the voice doesn’t hit me right.

Groovy, funky!

Live album with a lot of energy captured. Fun fun, more swearing than I thought. Can he tune his guitar?

Fantastic. Groovy, silly at spots. The fart sound synthesizer and "ga ga goo ga" in the final track had me in tears. Don't know how this stacks up for me versus Maggot Brain, but I can't wait for more.

Decent folk album, love his voice.

DNF. Couldn’t get into it.

Good, not great--some of the less-played ones were better than the hits for my money.

Strange to get this the day after The Who’s debut. Good, better than I thought. Not sure I’ve heard a Rolling Stones song before this.

DNF but really fun--learned about the mambo accent pattern, finally have an auditory image of Tito Puente.

Very cool--hadn't heard this one before, first track feels like long stretches of the same chord, sometimes the keyboard sounds like someone randomly banging on it, I'm sure it's some kind of extended chord? Good stuff.

Couldn't find it on Spotify.

Please no more punk.

Fantastic. The medley is legendary.

Great album. Got into it a few years back after watching Jeen-Yuhs.

Tried, couldn’t.

Decent. If I had listened to this in high school I'd probably still be listening to it now.

Good, not great. Knew more of it than I realized.

Didn't give the full hour and 11 minutes, but the hits are great. A bit dated. The rhythm on the verses of Survivor is amazing.

Okay. Lyrics were a little flat and I thought the instrumentation made me more interested in the folk sound they had on previous releases.

Instant 5 after the first track. Instant 4 after the third track.

A bit samey but helped by the fact that it’s fast and fun. Makes me want to go sniff some glue.

Some of the lyrics in this are crazy, man. Okay.

Wasn't on Spotify, but another album was and it was pretty good.

This would be a nostalgic 4 for me. I remember blaring this while playing Halo 2 split screen with my brother and his friend Mikey who brought a ripped version of this over on a CD. They could have cut a couple of tracks and this would be amazing.

Good--a little overwrought. Didn't look up if there is a connection with Train, but suspect there is.

Wild. Would have loved it if I had heard it when I was growing up and listening to heavy music 24/7.

Got this the day after Brian Wilson died--great album, even if it doesn't have the same power as what they were able to do on Pet Sounds.

Double albums are always a tough sell--this is no exception.

Decent—stranger than I thought it would be.

Some fun moments. Catching up so probably didn’t give it as close a listen.

Amazing. Known this one for a while. Tremendous long form jazz.

Fine, never felt clear what this was supposed to be. A bit Buck Bumble but slower.

Don’t listen to much prog but this sounded pretty much like I expected not bad not great.

Fine, haven’t ever “gotten it” with Bowie, probably need more time with it.

Fantastic. Still biased towards live and live recorded albums, but lots of fun lots of energy.

I prefer less instrumentation on these but good stuff, direct, funny at spots.

Haven't heard Chali 2na since Reanimation from Linkin Park. Better than I expected.

I feel like I checked out this album from the public library on CD around the time it came out. The back half of the album got a little more Hives than I wanted. The bass player should be paid double what they are making now. Great stuff, fun, was happy to hear the 1975 connection on All My Friends.

Couldn’t get into it. Debonair was okay.

Decent, nothing stuck with me.

Average.

Samey. Never got terribly interesting to me.

Take Me Out is great.

Not what I expected. Decent, but nothing stood out.

Groooovy.

Not very interesting.

Very nice. Haven't heard this one in a while.

Not on Spotify.

I like Phoebe Bridgers so I feel like I should like this, but I've never gotten the hype.

Not on Spotify.

Catching up so probably didn't give it a fair shake, but it was fine, didn't jump out at me.

Really nice. I don't know who would be happy or offended, but some progressions/grooves reminded me of RHCP.