More like a sketchbook than an album

I had to google the author of 1001 to establish his age. There is a disproportionate amount of content from '67 '68 '69. I was wondering if he was 18 around then. Some of it was a golden age but this type of album does not compare with other eras. Maybe it was the drugs. Cover art 2/5

This list is selling out

Saw DIV live back in the day. A musician friend had to leave, he was worried about permanently damaging his hearing. it was a great gig. Couldn't believe how many people were on stage. The idea of a guest vocalist was pretty original when it was released. Nowadays every other tune seems to be doing some type of collaboration. These were not driven by marketing and sales but by finding the voice/character/mood to match the song. Iggy pop absolutely nails Aisha. On the next album Paul Weller and Liam Gallagher create works they never would have on their own and equal to their best. Cover art 3.5/5

Effin rubbish

Never heard of this artist before. I knew the song Chicago but not who sung it. This is an excellent album and one I will return to and recommend to others.

When it is good, it is excellent but too many weaker tracks take away from the album. If this had been on vinyl they would have to have edited down to 10 or 11 tracks. This would improve it a lot.

Nothing poor but nothing stand out. It felt like background music after a while. Dont feel I will be rushing back.

When I saw this popping up today my 1st reaction was really? Growing up in the 80s, Come On Eileen was a ubiquitous anthem of every disco. However I enjoyed this a lot. Just not sure of its classic status.

Experimental and incoherent. Tried this a few times but very little memorable or remarkable.

Classic album that arguably changed the music world forever. It is an album that you can revisit again and again. . It is brilliant but not their greatest for me. Musically i think many songs lack the sophistication of other albums: Rubber Soul, White Album, abbey Rd, Revolver. Still head and shoulders above the majority of this list and features one of my all time favourites: A Day in The Life

3.4/5 so I will give it the 3 Easy listening no one offended. 70s soft rock or AOR. "reeling in the years" and "do it again" the highlights Glad I heard it but just don't feel after this solid days listening that I will return to it or seek out more Steely Dan. Can't empathise with anything in the lyrics. The cover is an abomination. 1/5

Interesting one. It sounds like a few guys who have just heard velvet underground, and are bluffing their way to record an album. It doesn't match VU or Doors by a long way. We will fall: What were they thinking. pretentious gobbledeygook. John Cale influence and as one reviewer called it - padding. Lyrically these fellows didnt stretch themselves!!! Listening to some of their other stuff I'm not sure they had the ability. However all said, it is ahead of it's time and inspired alot of music I love. Great idea but very weak in parts. Cover art: generic atyle photo but it expresses some tension. Like the band logo. 2/5

Pants. Flared pants. Who chooses these. Not impressed with the definition of classic.

Was looking forward to Bob Marley but I was expecting an album with more of his hits. On repeated listens it has kept growing on me. Good reggae vibe. Cover art 3.2/5

Classic. Really enjoyed the exploration of the theme of the destruction of paradise, loss of innocence etc. Much more urban than their earlier cowboy themes. Gets better with every listen. Cover art: 4.5/5 iconic cover picking up on musical themes.

It has dated quite a bit. It is too long at over 60 mins and they were stretching it to release 7 singles. I smiled when I didnt see the lyrics on spotify; they must not have thought them worthy of posting them. 😂 they are pretty corny and the snippets of Reagan and Thatcher date this album. However it bears some re-listening. Cover art 2/5

Curious about this one. But ultimately it disappoints. it aspires to be epic but apart from a few singles it is quite forgettable. I listened a few times but inevitably it became background to whatever I was doing. Cover art 1/5

Torture. Painful listening Cover art: my favourite in a week 4/5

Class. Everything a classic album should be. Cover art: 5/5

Love Dylan. But a live album is a bit if a fraud. Like having a greatest hits on the list. Cover art 1/5

What an album. Radiohead produce music that is like no one else. It is contemporary and challenging. They push every boundary. But ultimately rewards repeated listening. Cover art 5/5

Unexpected but enjoyable. Raw, fresh, naive, 50s pop combined with new wave. Sound like a bunch of lads who have just got their instruments and having a blast. Simple direct songs. No over production going on here. Cover art 1/5

Not sure how this achieved Classic status. It is entirely forgettable. I was hoping for the south African jazz equivalent of Graceland. But there is not a whisper of Africa to my ears. Cover art 2/5 nice colours

I had never heard of them and I always welcome a new discovery with the promise of a back catalogue to explore. However so far they make all of the right sounds but I'm yet to be engaged. The reviewers who reference a shoegazing musical style must come from California. This is much more cheerful version of life. Cover art 1/5

0/5 Pants. Flared pants. I think I possess 1001 better albums which are not on this list. It should have been consigned to the archives a long time ago. Cover art 1/5

Sounds and riffs are good at times. But it doesn't engage me. I am probably not the demographic they were thinking of. To my ears it feels vacuous and staged emotion. it has no relation to punk for me. Cover art 2/5 corny

Classic album. excellent guitar led rock. Pounding on of my top 10 songs. Cover art 3/5

A (largely) covers album makes it feel closer to a greatest hits, is this cheating when compared to most of this list. That said Otis makes many of these tunes his own. The power of his voice and interpretation is excellent. I think the inclusion of Satisfaction was a mistake. Cover art 1/5

Bought this back in the day. I had to, I needed the cash and had to break a record voucher so i found this in a bargain bucket. I resented it ever since and gave the tape away. 1 song album for me. It is non contentious easy-going music that doesn't grab me musically or emotionally in any way. Not a patch on a contemporaneous album and genre such as Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout. Cover art: 2/5

The Kinks are a great band with unique hits full of character and lyrical talent. I expected to discover more here. The recording sounds dated. It has a few stand out tracks but that is it. Cover art: 2.5/5 odd one this. Psychedelic Victorian. At least they made some effort.

I had to google the author of 1001 to establish his age. There is a disproportionate amount of content from '67 '68 '69. I was wondering if he was 18 around then. Some of it was a golden age but this type of album does not compare with other eras. Maybe it was the drugs. Cover art 2/5

It's fine. The lady can sing but are there not 101 of these albums? What makes this special enough to be on the list? Cover art 3/5

This one is making 1001 feel really long. Not sure I get the entitlement of bands like this to have multiple entries on the list. Released in 1977 I'd suggest this helped inspire punk.

Didn't know what to expect. Coherent album well produced with excellent vocals. Cover art 1/5. Took them about 30 mins to do

Not his best record and a little bit long for me. African rhythms plus jazz are a good combination. Cover art: 4/5

Introspective and sometimes melancholy Paul Simon. It's fine but not his best by a long way. For me the better versions of some of the tracks are on the bonus edition and not on the original release. Simon articulates his lyrics beautifully, other artists could learn from his clarity. Cover art 3/5

Solid 4. Can't be a 5 because I can't figure out what he is singing about on any track. Bloodbuzz is a classic and the highlight of the album. Cover art (original cover) 5/5 you can always rely on 4ad

0/5 Ahh now. Up there with the worst. Whoever put this on the list needs to get out more. This kind of rubbish undermines the entire list. It doesn't even deserve a 1. Folk is far from my favourite genre, but this would not rank in any list of important folk albums. "I cant dream well because of my horns." Cover art 1/5 hippy commune family photo

Niche blues album playing blues standards. Not one in my "before I die category. " Cover art 1/5 5mins effort. Redeemed slightly by the choice of the beano by Clapton

Pretentious nonsense squeaking Cover art: 3/5

Saw DIV live back in the day. A musician friend had to leave, he was worried about permanently damaging his hearing. it was a great gig. Couldn't believe how many people were on stage. The idea of a guest vocalist was pretty original when it was released. Nowadays every other tune seems to be doing some type of collaboration. These were not driven by marketing and sales but by finding the voice/character/mood to match the song. Iggy pop absolutely nails Aisha. On the next album Paul Weller and Liam Gallagher create works they never would have on their own and equal to their best. Cover art 3.5/5

Absolutely refreshing take on all music that had preceded it. Poppy, punk, indie, catchy and danceable all at once. Some of the most arresting songs of the decade. All on a debut album. Cover art 3/5. Striking in its own way and explains the attitude on the album

Certain parts remind me of Sufjan Stevens, mmmm , I wonder how that works. Maybe it is the other way around, separated by 40 years. Ahead of it's time is clearly an understatement. The lyric 'vocals' on side 2 undermine it a little for me. Cover art: 5/5 iconic

Reckon it is on here because it pursues an idea ahead of it's time. But it is doesn't compare to other electronics or what is about to emerge with Joy Division. It is the shortest album I have reviewed at 32 mins and this is already 7 mins too long with the shocking track that is Frankie. Lyrics exceptionally weak all round. Cover art 4/5

Mediocre album made possible by Bowie who is responsible for most of the good bits.

One listen sufficient. There is a reason this didn't get released widely in 1985. Not shocking, but not good.

Maybe I'm mixing up this list with a classic albums list. This might be 1 to listen to once. Cover art 1/5

Whopping debut album. Knew most of the tracks but never realised it was from 1978!!! I would have guessed '82 or '83. Cover art 5/5

A few excellent tracks but a bit long. It would be a 4 if I thought I would go back to it more. Cover art: 3/5

Excellent. I'd never heard this album. I had figured it was gonna be from the 80s but really impressed that it was 76-78. It absolutely captures the migration from acoustic to guitar based rock. Cover art: 3/5

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Its grand as they say. Not a classic. Cover art: 2/5

Really not very strong. Virginia Plain was not on the original UK release. Cover art 4/5

It becomes background music after a while. He has a better album. Cover art 4/5

Classic. As an Irish person it is impossible to vote this down. Slows a bit in the middle. According to the stats go...1 in 4 houses had a copy of the album. Although I think I had 2 😂

Excellent introduction to phil lynott and thin lizzy.

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Very eclectic and respect to a concept album. it is too long. Yet another from the digital era which would have benefited from a vinyl mindset. When it's good its excellent.

5 star +++ Absolute whopper debut album. Cover art 5/5 iconic

Is it the best Oasis album? Cover art 3/5

Classic. Redefining. Cover art 5/5

Not really getting it

Doesn't offend and like some of the lo fi videos. Ultimately it fades into the background. For me it is not a classic to return to. The playlist continued into Supernature which I enjoyed more. Cover art: 2/5

Surprisingly not too bad. Was expecting worse. Cover art worst ever

Enjoyable and glad I heard it. Cover art 3/5

Not memorable Cover art 4/5

This highlight is the cover Cover art 5/5

I should get it, but I don't. It just doesn't do it for me. Maybe it's me. Cover art 3/5

Too long. I finished my commute before the 1st track finished. Cover art 2/5

Timeless timeless classic. The best album of the 70 I live done on this list. as part of this I tried to listen to it afresh. I was surprised how much was piano based compared to most of his oeuvre. Cover art 5/5

??? Roll on tomorrow.... Cover art 0/5

Dont know why I never listened to these guys before. Very good. Cover art 2/5

Cover art 1/5

Fells like they invented a nee genre with this album. If it has a weakness it is that is lacks an emotional theme that resonates with me. Red squirrels etc. Cover art 5/5 Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Who'd have thought a painting from 1559 could make a great cover..

Funky and upbeat. a bit samey after a while. Cover art 2/5

Whopper album. Cover art 5/5 enigmatic

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Absolute whopper. I thought this must have been his greatest hits when in fact it was his debut album. Cover art 4/5

Nothing memorable here. Hair metal, Says it all Cover art 2/5

Top album showing the breadth of the band Cover art 5/5

I can hear how this never made it. Cover redeems it. Cover art 5/5

Impossible to argue against this one. So many classics Cover art 3/5

Much more eclectic than I was expecting. definitely one to revisit. Cover art 5/5

Odd album. Not their finest by a long way. I was surprised it had such good reviews back in the day. Music does not match the hype. Cover art 5/5

Don’t see the point of this one Cover art 1/5

The hits are the hits. The rest is fine but not memorable. Cover art 5/5 instantly recognisable

Better than I expected. More musical than similar of the genre. Cover art 1/5 zero thought went into this.

Stomping start but ends with a whimper. Definitely a side 1 side 2 album. Side 2 improves on listening Cover art 4/5

Not bad. Is it his best? Cover art: 4/5

Misogynistic Cover art: 5/5

Still as fresh as ever. One of my all time favourites. I never tire of it. Cover art: 5/5

Not very memorable. 1 or 2 stand out tracks, the rest faded into the background.

Cracking album. Brought techno and sampling to the masses. Cover art 5/5

She must have been a superstar in her day recording the definitive versions of many classics Cover art 3/5

Some bumper 80e Cover art 3/5

Doesn’t do it for me

Poorly done pastiche Cover art 3/5

Looked forward to listening to this when it came up. I like all of their hits etc. However I never engaged with it. Maybe it needed more time or maybe it’s not that good. Cover art. 3/5

Best three piece in the world possibly. BUT not the greatest songwriter by a country mile. Jimi should have just covered songs for his short life. These just don’t stand the test of time lyrically. As instrumentals they are brilliant. Cover art : Jimi asked for the original cover to be changed to this for US release. Don’t love it but it captures the era and movement and probably the state of his mind at times.

Never heard of this bunch. Quite like it. It’s never a 5 but glad to have discovered them. Cover art 5/5. You can beat a bit of surrealism

Not bad at all. Cover art 3/5

Cover art 3/5. Feel pretentious

Like it

Album needs more time Cover art 5/5

5* every day Album 3 by Pixies and they are still crunching out fresh whopper tunes as tho it’s their 1st album. There are many references to a best debut category. If there was a best first 3 albums band it could only be Pixies. Cover art 5/5. I love every cover on the 4AD label

Lots of fusion.

Surprised this has not been bumped off the list by better recent albums

Loved the review which stated this wasn’t in the top 1001 of 1987. This is no REM U2 Waterboys or INXS or Elvis Costello or …. or …. Cover art 2/5

Not bad. Cover art 4/5

Cover art 3/5. He looks respectable

Sub fugues effort. Too long. Too samey Cover art 3/5

Amazing album 10* Cover art 5/5

Never heard of this before.

Better than the other one on this list!! Cover art 3/5

Indies 80s fan. But never pursued Echo etc , this album has the 2 best tracks they recorded. Cover art 3/5

Production and sound quality is not great on this album. Does the closing track make it a concept record, if so they should go back to singing about cars and surfing. Cover art 2/5 lame

Sweet Jesus a shocker

Cover art. Look sick in retrospect

Love the cure. Not their best Cover art 3/5

Not for me

??? This doesn’t belong on the list. It is like music someone brought home from a summer holiday with fond memories, but it makes no sense to anyone else.

Great title. Great intro to Nick Will return to this again

Album does not stand the test of time

Love the cover. Easy listening. Not bad

Never really got this. I should donut I don’t Cover art: iconic cover

Top album A couple of songs too long Cover art: 4/5

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Always had assumed MW was a 50s dude

Reached 45 on the billboard. Should have been consigned to history at that point. It sounds like a slightly more sophisticated Fresh Prince, Wiki says they are a descendant of Earth Wind and Fire. Mic drop. I’m out Cover art: 1/5 cheesy central

Trying to understand what is novel in this album.

Blast from my past. I was 11 when this came out. I think I tried to record from TOTP with a tape deck. How sad. Happy memories. Apart from the singles is doesn’t stand the test of time.

This should be brilliant. But it’s not. Cover art. 5/5 love it

Not as good as Parklife Cover art 3/5

Like the psychedelic Pop of the 60s this New York rock Proto punk genre is one of the authors favourites unfortunately this is just same as lots of others. Cover art. As bad as they come 1/5

Some Echoes of Talking Heads (I used to) and David Bowie (change yr mind) against a dance track. Lyrics sub par. All too long. Cover art: 2/5 simple clear and direct. 5 mins on ppt could make this.

I get where they are coming from and even where they are going. But this is not a patch on the great examples of the genre. Later stuff begins to sound like Depeche Mode and ABC. Cover art. What on earth is going on. Probably matches the music well.

Back to psychedelic rock. When it’s not us new wave from 1979 NY, it’s the summer of love. Someone on Spotify is wondering when they will ever get to archive this stuff, if 1001 keep make people listen to it. Would drugs even help? Cover art: love the cover tho 😂

1 stand out track.

Two hits here. That’s all there is. There is nothing else to discover the rest is pretty poor. Cover art. Love it. 5/5

Attention seeking cartoon like rock

Simply one of the best albums to appear on the list. 10 star. This is what an album should be. Cover art Iconic

Hard to classify Cover art. Dart

Not my cup of tea. Not offensive just not for me. Cover art 0/5.

One of my favourite bands But not their best albums Cover art 2/5 truly weird

Ok all round. Hard to get engaged Cover art 1/1

This one is definitely not for me. Cover art 4 out of five

“Largely ignored “ said the review. Where it should have been left. Ignored forever. Cover art 3/5

Like to add the time but in the all-time racing it’s no higher than a two

Now I know what inspired Kings of Leon Cover art 1/5

Not sure

Don’t bother

Mmmm. It might be acclaimed as the 1st heavy metal album but somehow it fades into the background. I’ve kept listening and it is growing on me. Cover art 3/5

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One hit wonder. I always felt his voice was taking the Micky. I’m convinced after listening to this record

Quirky but stands the test of time and much is ahead of it’s time. Cover art. It is art unlike many. Love the story of the addition of a lawn mower to the original painting.

A new low. Take a deep breath 🧘

Expected more hits on this one

Better than expected

Was this the Tom Petty album they want us to hear?

Cracker

Still as fresh today. Too long with some edits it get a better rating

Long forgotten. Should have remained so.

Pretty telling that the Wikipedia ‘legacy’ is one item: this list

Another miss fire from the list. This list could nearly be called the almost 1001 albums. Air Moon Safari is the album to choose

Barely noticed at the time. Long forgotten

Didn’t get it

Superb a classic Cover art 5/5

Classic. Just shows what interpretation can deliver

Has some unexpected tunes. Feeling like a soundtrack

You don’t have to like him to know this is a really good album.

I assumed the worst. 80s heavy metal. However I am surprised. I could escalate some of these tracks to a favourite playlist. Not sure what he’s singing about but the sounds are cool Cover art 4/5

Cover art 4/5 I remembered it being better. Was tired of it after a while

Don’t get it. One listens was enough for me Cover art. Confused

To paraphrase another reviewer, You can’t rank Beatles album’s against eachother. It’s a solid 5 start to finish. Cover art 5/5

Elevator muzak Cover art 2/5

Don’t get it at all

It starts and ends excellently. Admittedly had been worried. 2 Brian Eno produced records in a row doesn’t seem like the 1000 best albums. however by song two it descended into farce. It’s an ep at best. Did no one have an editor back then. Parts of ‘Here come the warm jets’ is so far ahead of its time. It could be to La Tengo.

Classic

Not for me

Leave the psychedelic rock to the archives

Pink Moon far superior Cover art 1/5

Cool as it gets. Cover art: 3/5

Surprised to find this on here. Does this indicate that every Bowie album will feature here. Don’t get the rapturous reviews posted here. I’m as big a Bowie fan as anyone one. But this is not his finest moment. Cover art 4/5

Excellent

Big fan. However the album includes the sublime and the ridiculous. Classics inter dispersed with cabaret tunes. Cover art 5/5 iconic in its own way

Sub par album of the 90s. Not a patch on stone roses oasis or blue.

Not a rap fan

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Was looking forward to this but not impressed

8/10

A collection of songs. Not an album in the sense we know it now. Cover art 4/5

Album cover. Is this the worst so far. 0/5 Not as good as their 1st album. Don’t think it is worthy of the list.

Like Neil. This is not very good. Neither his grunge or his folk.

What’s on earth is this album about. I have no idea what are you thinking about any one of those songs and even if I got I did I couldn’t empathise with any of us totally boring

Cover art 1/5

Cover art 1/5 Album a two

More psychedelic nonsense I bet

Nothing wrong with it. But I don’t feel like I will be going back to it. Cover art 3/5

Over the top. Too long Cover art 0/5

5* stonking album Always assumed it predated Funeral. Cover art 3/5

2 tracks of worth. The rest is achronistic (syc)

5***** One of the greatest albums of all time Certainly in the top 20 of this list

What rubbish

Stonking debut album. One of the best. *****

Noodling

Cover art 3/5

To my ears this sounds like every other generic bit of reggae that I have heard. The album on the list from Bob Marley was pretty good but this is reggae painting by numbers.

5*. Just what this lost needed

Rubbish Cover art 1/5

Pastiche to my ears

Only heard of him recently after his passing. RIP Excellent album

Approached this with an open mind. But tbh it was pretty poor. Covers without real reinvention is not what this list is about.

Doesn’t match their best. Album is patchy. Cover art 4/5

I have never heard such nostalgic rubbish. This is why rock ‘n’ roll was invented. Like the cover tho

It has three stonking tunes for a lot of the rest feels fairly like a filler. Cover art 5/5

Takes it off the list. Sorry Khaled Cover art: minus one out of 5

I can see why no one remembers them Cover art 3/5

As another reviewer suggested. Just the kind of thing you would hope to discover on a list like this. Cover art 1/5

Excellent Some weaknesses but some classics.

Heralded the arrival of CDs. Cover art 4/5 instantly recognisable

Cover art 2/5

I’m losing the will. This is hard work. Yes it is famous and highly rated by aficionados. To my ears, at times, it is pretty much random notes Cover art 3/5. Drugs were involved

Not a 1001 Cover art: Is there a worse cover. 0/5

Cover art 2/5

Can wait til the version with subtitles comes out. The more I play it the more I like it. Cover art 3/5

Cover art: I like the cover. 4/5. Not iconic tho.

Stunning album Cover art 5/5

Consign to history Cover art: 3/5

Classic

It’s not cloud busting Cover art 3/5

Very poor. Cover art 1/5

Spawned a genre. Not for me Some is very samey. Frontier Psy is very clever

Cover art 3/5

This is a solid 1 not. I’m just happy I won’t have to listen to it again. cover art: 3 /5

Sounds ahead of its time. It could have been a decade later with New Romantics. Love the song titles and humour Cover art 3/5

Never Heard of him before. Not bad. Gets steadily whackier as it hoes on. Cover art: 2/5

It’s good, but a little bit longer. Often feel a bit to earn and. Cover art 2/5. What on earth is going on here. Trying too hard. Too pretentious

Great great album This is what the list should be full of Cover art 4/5

Not for me

Norwegian glam. I’ve heard it all. As empty as a North Sea facing fjord?

Like it. Yes it is similar to a lot of the genre. But it’s my genre

The hits are good

The question is not whether this is worthy of a 5. It is. The only debate is whether it is their greatest album. It is pretty much flawless it is the rare combination of concept album and great music. Saw them recently as they kicked off a world tour. This record still underpins their set list

Brilliantl

Not for me

Cover art = 10* Album so influential

I can never get this band. Somehow nothing they sing about resonates with me. Cover art 1/5 I rarely like naive art

Love it. Not sure why I ignored for almost 50years

Much better than gansta rap.

Not offensive but not for me

Not one of the greats but totally listenable. I’m thinking 3.5. Can’t decide if that should go up to a four or down to a three

Ok in parts

Cover art: like the painting. However the album is only ok. Start is a bit wishy washy jazz. Couple of good tunes.

Needs more time Cover art 4/5

Been a fan since it came out. It is a bit too long and not as good as his soundtrack About a Boy

There has been some bad shit on this list, but there’s ranks with the worst of them. Unintelligible noise, i cannot describe it as music. Cover art 4/5

Sorry it’s not that good. Probably the most overrated album on this list. It is not a patch on sgt peppers or a dozen albums from late sixties Cover art : 1/5

Should like this more.

Not available on Spotify. From other reviews it sounds like I dodged a poor album. Cover art 4/5

I think one reviewer said MEH. Pretty much sums it up. The Band doesn’t offend anyone but it didn’t advance much in the music canon. Cover art 2/5. Did anyone think it was good.

Nice and short. Won’t be revisiting doesn’t offend Cover art 4:5

This is all wrong on this list.

Is it missing some hits? Playing this a couple of times. Keep thinking I’ve missed it , but nothing memorable. Cover art: please say no one was trying too hard for this

No one was offended. Glad to know it exists. If I have a posh sophisticated dinner party it can be part of the background music. Cover art. Odd choice. Still living with the direct aftermath of WW2 in 1958.

He can sing. Not my style

This simply doesn’t belong on this list Cover art: 1/5

Top class era defining album Cover art 5***** iconic photos throughout

Where’s the zero Probably one of the most painful listening experiences Cover art: it has some merit. Although I suspect the grey is taking over. Not vice versa

A reviewer mentioned a 2nd album by this fellow. Unbelievable

Not a rap fan

Really wanted the movin on up album. This wasn’t it.

Middle of the road 2-3. Don’t feel I will be revisiting Cover art 2/5

Wrong list for this one

First thoughts: Boom 5* Out and out thumper of a record. This is what I expected to find every 3 days. First 5 tracks as good as any album On relistening it’s probably more of a four. The lyrics in many parts seem pretty vacuous. After those 5 tracks the 2nd halve fades off rapidly.

Love LC but this should not be on the list.

Good not their best. Always listenable

It’s not hotel California. Not deserving of this list. Probably a 3 but downgrading it.

One hit wonder. Not deserving of this list

Shouldn’t be on this list

Don’t get it

More coherent an album than I expected.

Nick is his own genre. Classic record and one of his best. Suffers like many artists by the lure of the long play cd. This would be a better 42 min album Cover art 4/5 great photo

Effin rubbish

Boring after Sunshine… Cover art 1/5

Not my favourite but giving it a 4. It is exactly what this list is about for me. Confirming great albums and stretching your mindset and appreciation for albums you might not have purchased but should try.

Not on Spotify so YouTube had to suffice. Ads and all. Didn’t enjoy it. Found her singing style quiet irritating. Others may love it.

It’s not air or daft punk

Not a 1000 list

Loved these back in the day. Probably not my favourite of theirs but ahead of its time.

Not that good at all. It’s why we can’t remember it.

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Like the cover. It ends there.

Love Bob but never warmed to this album. Don’t know why

Not autobahn

It’s no Simon and Garfunkel

Another list low. Well forgotten album.

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Brilliant band at greatest hits level.

Iconic cover art

Not my thing

Rarely like collaborations

Awful

Finally something more recognisable Stonking album.

Great album. Can’t understand how I hadn’t came upon it before. Cover art 4/5

Dreadful cover

Must have inspired Bon jovi

I echo all the reviews that pitch this between a 2 and a 3. So rounding up or down is the dilemma. On balance I’m not revisiting this album unless you were in a discussion about Nile Rodgers. I will give a 2 ignoring his other contributions to music. Eg Bowie

I echo all the reviews that pitch this between a 2 and a 3. So rounding up or down is the dilemma. On balance I’m not revisiting this album unless you were in a discussion about Nile Rodgers. I will give a 2 ignoring his other contributions to music. Eg Bowie

Bought this in the day

Great memories

Concept

Bought it back in the day

Found the theme tune for Newstalk FM

Bangin

Not accessible via Spotify

One of the best of the 1001

If this was your first day / album you might just cancel your sign up and walk. Pants

Not the classic it should be.

Not my bloody valentine

Is Happy Hawaii a repeat of Why does it have to be me? Feels like the album is a bit stretched. Aside from that it’s a 5. Anyone who grew up in the 70s cannot deny ABBA was a dominant force and influences all pop to this day. It holds its head above much of the genre produced since. Forgotten this was 1976. Cover art : 4:5 How cool is a glass helicopter

Just played’This is the Waterboys’ from Spotify yesterday.

Not her best and becomes tedious

One of my favourite Springsteen records

Weakest of the 4 triology! Still a classic

Not a fan of rap. But this is an album I bought. You can’t ignore them

The more I played it the better it gets.

Adult Oriented Rock. Mmm

The original of the genre

Nothing wrong with Elvis. But this is forgettable

5* if it was a tad shorter

👍

Still don’t get her

Not as good as Hearts and Bones

Wanted to like this. Some parts are Nick Drake Pink Moon, which I love. But there was nothing stand out.

Hard to refuse a 5 for this one

Not my thing. Never was. Just don’t get the vibe or hype of JB

Understand why punk was invented a year later

Cover art. The cover is nearly disturbing. I presume the band are sitting in the garden visible through the trellis in the wall. This photo took planning but what was the purpose? Did the album name follow the photo.

Bored after a bit

One of my favourite albums Cover art. 5/5. Chicago brutalist architecture

Not a 1001 classic

Timely

No place for the flute

Schizophrenia

Not one for this list.

Holiday hotel smaltz

Just not good or important enough

The days of this album, 1973, change my perspective on it no end. They sound a lot more like Kings of Leon of the day than the puppy ZZ Top of.

The reviews mentioning BeeGees etc don’t have a clue. This Bowie doing soul not disco.

Unlike most of you I like Morrissey. However there is no more than a 3 here 2 banger tracks tho

Wrong list

Passable

It starts off as the link between Kings of Leon and the Rolling Stones beggars banquet. However, it’s not long before to descends to some Johnny Cash and then a bad blues Brothers before returning into some psychedelica

Not offensive but it’s not for me.

Potentially the first punk album of all time

Patchy

Know the period well. Never heard of this.

Worthy but Not for me or the list.

Unique

Who knew he wrote Gangsta paradise I thought the hits were from the 80s

Not for this list

Not their finest but v g

Probably one of his weakest.

Sound like out takes that didn’t make 1977. Still good but not the 5* of its predecessor or their later albums. Cover art 5/5. Imagine this tiled on your wall

One of the great albums.

Wrong list. Forgettable

Surprisingly, good and energetic. Never heard of these guys before.

Hearing quite a Talking Heads vibe in parts of them Album too long. At least 3 tracks should have been cut

Good in parts

Good in parts

Seminal

Can’t believe that I’m saying this in the review but it’s pretty boring

Interesting

Really interesting album and back story

Such fake emotions. Sanatorium!

One of the greatest rock albums. And Radioheads most accessible

Background music for me

Little weak towards the end. Still 4.5. Featuring one of the greatest songs of all time.

He’s overrated

Boring after a while

Frank is a legend. The man responsible for the pixies can do little wrong. Much of their energy is reflected here.

She can sing. But it’s not a great album

Really really good

Interesting.

Good

Not a classic

One of the worst

Too long

Pity he left Spotify

Country pavement

I am waiting for the great Kinks albums. Are there any. 3 done and no sign yet.

Best rap album so far

Some of this should be good. But it wasn’t.

Never heard of her. Not bad at all.

Fine but not my thing

Why on earth is this on the list.

Some odd tracks out of keeping

It should be a 4 but I don’t see myself going back to this regularly. That makes 3.5 = 3

Bad but not the worst

Not a classic

Accomplished but not for me

Classic. 2nd side a tougher listen. Maybe a 4.5. However when I recall all the 60s crap, this has to be a 5

Mmmm brown paper bag

Stonking classic. Pixies announce themselves to the world

Coming after Pixies Surfer Rosa (5*) this one doesn’t compare at all favourably. It lacks all the complexity that make Pixies compelling and great. 1 dimensional in comparison.

A couple of tracks sound a bit like Ryan Adams, but the rest is Country and Western

Doesn’t offend

1

Can’t hear anything some of the reviewers do. Meahh

A couple of hits. Rest forgettable

A couple of hits. Rest forgettable five stars every day, one of my favourite band, they rarely put a foot wrong.

Nope

Live album is cheating

Sweet lord

I will never get some of these days back

Nope

Nah

Misogynistic

Was expecting a classic. It’s not. But it’s short. Can’t beat short

No for me

Layla a classic. 2 others of note. The rest didn’t move me

5 5 5 5

2 decent tracks

Omg. This has been the lowest moment on the list. Minus stars “captured conversations to thoroughly composed creations“ Who writes this waffle. Tone deaf

Couldn’t see a ranking for this, which makes me wonder if it’s new to the list. If so why? Doesn’t strike me as a seminal addition to the 1001. Echoes at times of fleet foxes, pink Floyd and most of all psychedelica. And we know the author loves this genre!

Never realised they have coasted their whole career on this one album. Omg.

Not their best

My wife likes it, we don’t agree on music

Not far me

Joni Mitchel is probably one of the most popular artist I just do not get. Everything about her musical style and lyrics just seems to be rambling and nonmelodic.

1 hit wonder

Last 5 days Norah Jones, Suzanne Bega, Nina Simone, Joni Mitchell, the Pretenders.

Solid

Not bad

Pity he’s left Spotify

The more I know about him. The better he is.

Rubbish

Bad pop apart from the classic Go West

Not the donkey

Is there a good kinks album? I think I’ve listened to 3 or 4 and this one finally features one of their singles.

Never a big fan but respect what she/they did

V poor

Genius

Another opportunity for the authors to sneak in psychedelica. Decades too late

One of the greatest of all time.

I thought it was going to break into Jesus Christ Superstar at every moment. Musical

Too eclectic

Iconic seminal album, on one side. Side one alone makes it 4****

Bad covers

It’s been a while since this list has served up a real gem I’d never heard of. Becks Guerin is one.

Wrong list

Exactly what this list was made for. Great album.

Not great at all

He looks young in the picture

Absolutely pants - Drivel dirges

I love Salisbury hill. Couldn’t warm to rest

Nope

Expecting something iconic. Not at all

Junk

Nope

Not bad

Am I in the wrong place

One of the finest albums ever recorded

Not as bad as some reviewers would have you expect.

Felt way too long. Nearly Whitney Houston at one point

Sounds like a soundtrack to a 1960s cartoon

Really?

Ok ish

I most like 99% of indie rock. I have found the 1% today.

Not as good as I was expecting or hoping for

Do this author do everything on his power to add psychedelic music to the list. Nonsense album

Not a classic

Stonking album. Every tune counts

Not for me. I tried

Nothing offends except the stereo sound and the ubiquitous tunes 😂

Weaker than Pills Thrills

Hard to do a full album

Way too long

Not again. Is this the 3rd time??

More like a sketchbook than an album

Reviewers referencing Pink Floyd haven’t a clue. This is 1977. It is the link from AOR to 80s pop

Class

The Decemberists owe them a little

Great album but could have been edited shorter

So sixties. Sub Hendrix or cream. Pretty dated now

???? Pants

Poor. Not deserving of selection

Excellent album

Classic Grew up listening to this on cassette along with a few others. I assumed this was the norm for an album. It turns out that it was a gold standard. And the reviewer who questioned Frank Lloyd Wright….. mmm I’m an Architect and think it’s excellent

Live albums are cheating. This is way too long.

What is this and why is it on the list?

Nope

Ok

Good.

The boring-est album of all time

Disintegrates into noodling in the background

Maybe I’m in the wrong list

Back to psychedelic folk

I’m on a bad run. I think might be the final nail. Roll on tomorrow

I can see what they’re trying He got a lot out of cars

Gonna give 5 for the 5 star content. But there’s a lot of guff in here which could have made it lower. Some of the dross is a 2

Freaking out myself, having to listen to this psychedelic nonsense

1001 hardly

Nope

Omg

Too long

Okay

Not sure

Mmm

Not looking forward to this…

Cracking album. Still sounds as good today

Excellent

Just cos it’s Neil Young doesn’t mean it has to be on this list.

One of the best and one of their best.

Omg

Not notable

Like the cover

FFS

Weakest Cohen album

Dump this from the list

Wrong list.

The author has lost it

Nope

Love it. What other album on this list playa song twice in a row

Completely non descrip

This list is selling out

Loved it then. Love it now

1 song. It’s rock not rap.

Great live. Bit hit and miss here. He has better.

As odd as it gets

Not having a good run on these!!!

One of the greatest albums of its and any era. Most albums start sting and Peter out. Loveless just keeps building and gets stronger. I never understood a word of it for 30 years until Spotify published the lyrics. I’m still not much wiser 😂

Expected better

Live albums are cheating

Doesn’t offend

Stone cold classic Cover art 5/5

Expecting a classic. Not at all

A bit weak towards the end

The kinda stuff you hoped to discover

Hate the cover Great album. Only contains 1 dud imo

Seen him multiple times but never listened to this album. Good but not as great as I’d hoped

Surprise entry. Doesn’t offend but definitely doesn’t inspire

This is not the selection I expected. What rubbish. Am I missing something

The least classic album

Mmmmm🤔

Not very remarkable I like the cover

Finally something good. The list has been in the doldrums for a while, languishing between 1 and 2 stars

Noise

Excellent of its type

Unexpected

Is this 1 song? Live albums are cheating

Not a patch on guero

Maybe there are not 1001 decent albums

So what kinda album. Doesn’t offend

Don’t get them or how this makes any list

Too long.

Had an abbreviated listen but a couple of tracks sounded good.

Better than expected

5+ stars. Always loved this album

Surprised punk didn’t happen immediately after the release of this record.

It’s not the cure or joy division

Song 2 is a classic

Interesting

Not as famous as people thought back in the day.

Classic

Disproportionate representation of this genre

Nope

Nope

Ok

Never realised it was a compilation

Just doesn’t grab you.

Not as bad as expected

No way

🤙

Doesn’t offend

Eclectic rubbish

Poor jazz psychedelic rock

Excellent

Boring

Bad it’s terrible

Seminal. Not sing along.

Non entity boring is worse than bad

Like the M S Preachers but I only knew 1 song. Great album. Dense lyrics, impossible to decipher with Spotify lyrics

Ahhh now

Only 1 track made the 1st greatest hits.

Covered by REM. That’s good enough for me

Rubbish

Doesn’t offend

It might be the best of its genre. Doesn’t matter to me.

Some of it excellent and some is dodgy

Can you separate the artist from the art?

Psychedelic rock. Authors favourite genre. Some forgotten albums should just stay forgotten

1 hit wonder. Wrong list

Pub band

If this is #20 on the top 40 ‘cosmic rock’ albums, does this mean: A. I have another 19 to listen to Or B. I am only half way cos if feels like I’ve done 20 already Speaking of 19 or 20. Are the tracks really that length!

Reviews are interesting. I think I most agree with the view that it is not a totally memorable album in the sense of a classic you keep returning to. More of a 4 star. However in the context of this list it may deserve 5.

Feel guilty having given prince a 5 star for an album with 4 hits but a few fillers. Admittedly open and closing track on purple rain are stonking. However with Document we have a gold standard 5 star classic. Start to finish every track matters on this album. This is the kind of classic that you can hold any other against.

Ahh now.

Looking forward to this one I struggle with pj. Everyone I know loves her. But I don’t get it.

Classic then classic now

Ditch it from the list

I am a huge Bowie fan. And he deserves a rake of albums in the 1001 list. However, he does not deserve automatic entry just because he released an album in 2014. I think entries like this do a disservice to the list and new artists, there are artists who remain relevant in old age, but he wasn’t one of them and that wasn’t a problem because he was a genius at his height PS this is his worst album cover

Nothing wrong with it. But not feeling it

In all honesty, how is this on the list?

Can’t knock it. Just not my cup of tea

Good. Not a stone cold classic but unique in its own way.

5555 ****

Saw them in red Square, Moscow. I probably need to give this four stars. Not because it is a bona fide, four star album, but of its kind it was unique out there.

3 singles are excellent. The rest is so so

Pop is not classic

Interesting

It starts stronger than it ends middle of the road, three star

One of my favourite albums of the last 20 years, Greg really good start to finish. It’s a pity there aren’t more album of this quality and debth.

Not as bad as expected

Don’t get the rave reviews. Very dated today

Passable

One of my favourites. Been wondering where they have been.

No no no

How did they make this list.

I understand all the misgivings about the content and the lyrics. However, unlike some of the rap that has been shortlisted, at least this album deserves to be on the list. It’s bond a generation I am going to give it a higher star rating because at least it is a seminal album.

I understand all the misgivings about the content and the lyrics. However, unlike some of the rap that has been shortlisted, at least this album deserves to be on the list. It’s bond a generation I am going to give it a higher star rating because at least it is a seminal album.

One good song, and that’s it

I naïvely started this late, believing I was gonna hear 1000 albums, not like this, but of this quality about half of which I would know and half of which I knew were out there and yet to discover. That has not been the case.

Sweet Jesus, this could not make the top 10,000 albums. Moondance to this. Sublime to the ridiculous

Fine

Can’t knock grunge or indie

Is half the list psychedelia?

No disco

Better than the last one of hers, still not brilliant

Classic. Naïvely thought that this is what the list was gonna be all about.

Excellent, groundbreaking sound. Not as good as their other album on the list.

Only so so. Was hoping for better.

From the first song I think I’ve heard every John Martyn song. I think I have an irrational dislike of him and Joni Mitchell. Don’t understand it. I suspect it’s because he must take himself wayyyy too seriously. Far too earnest.

Not a classic. Sorry

Mmmm

Mmmm

I’m a huge fan of Elvis Costello. And I’ve really enjoyed discovering new albums from him on this list. However, I don’t think this one is worthy of being there.

Really?

Who on earth are this bunch

Back to the sixties. A couple of classics a couple of covers a couple of fillers. Bang album done.

Love Indy, but this is really quite painful at times

Doesn’t offend

I thought I done the psychedelic rock section. But now I’m in the quintessential psychedelic rock section.

Not their finest moment

Expecting more.

Not for me

FFS the 60s psychedelica seems to appear every second day. Now it’s worth, it’s gone Country

One I wouldn’t have listened to otherwise

Mmm

Not sure about this one

Everyone had a copy of this in the 70s

Excellent

My wife would like this one

You kidding me

The Damned I remember was a pastiche of itself. Hard to believe this is already a 3rd album. Lots of nods to future genres. You can’t beat at 36 min album.

So so

Some classics

Nope

There have been worse

Solid 3

So so

Misogynist

Nope

Mmmm

One track career

Hardly a classic

Are there 2 songs here or only one?

Solid 3 nearly 4

Mixed bag

Nope

Not bad

Needs more time

This is excellent. Way ahead of its time. I think it puts them up with the earliest indie: cure, joy division etc,