1001 Albums Summary

I can listen to this album on repeat. High-level vocals, great melodies, easy to listen.

This album is dated in a good way. It's all greens and yellows, with cringy falsettos, silly performative singing, trompettes, church organs, and cough, cough, cough.

You should never look this album's cover too close, it may poke your eye out.

Electronic whips that crackle with a melancholy fondness.

They are in a real hurry to get somewhere where they already are, and the traffic sucks.

Soft jazz for cowboys.

Mind-bending. I could spend some time writing more about this album, but I rather listen to it again instead. It's R.E.M., I mean, what else can I say?

Paraná lá, paraná lê, buê. Paraná-nara, lá-ra. Paraná-nara, lá-ra. An overall upbeat yet very emotional piano.

It's rural rock 'n roll and I kind of like it. But maybe this is not my jam.

From all the first 3 seconds on all albums, this must be one of the best.

This healed my soul a little bit.

My wife says she feel like I was cheating on her with Spotify while listening to this.

I listed to it many times in a row.

This is some uplifting, upbeat, refreshing music. I listen to the album twice in a row.

I love the opening of "Money Changes Everything." Does it sound a bit like David Bowie? Also, "When You Were Mine" sounds like it belongs in the Umbrella Academy soundtrack.

Not my style.

Very good. I am very into 1980s music and this is a great representative of that era. Spellbound is obviously a fan favorite but I really liked Arabian Knights.

This has long been one of my favorites.

Oh, so that is where that song comes from!

It's weird in a good way. I would listen to it again for sure.

It's Talking Heads. I am not qualified to judge, these people are legends.

This is is, an album to make you smile. This is really fun.

I cannot believe I never listened to this album before.

This guy supports some weird stuff that makes his music sound horrible.

It took me 3 seconds on the first song to know this was worth 5 stars.

Golden years indeed.

I also do not know if this should be in the miscellaneous, jazz, or on which shelf. I know it should be on my shelf.

Tea in the Sahara and Murder by Numbers are so good and I have never heard them before. Mother is weird and disturbing, though...

It's nothing something I would listen to over and over again, but that is just because of my own cultural and generation biases.

"Seven and Seven is" and "She Comes in Colors" are very good tracks and made me into a fan.

I loved it. This is a great ska album.

This album is quite nice, very nice. Wow. This album is quite nice, very nice. Yeah. This album is a bit repetitive, perhaps. Wow. But just some lyrics, though. Just some. This album is quite nice, very nice. Wow. This album is quite nice, very nice. Yeah. This album is a bit repetitive, perhaps. Wow. But just some lyrics, though. Just a few, babe.

This is not my style, so the number of stars has nothing to do with the quality but has everything to do with how much this album resonated with me.

Who am I to give less than 5 stars to this?

Wow, so all those came from this album? It is a headbanger. This took me way back.

This time I am giving it five stars because I really like it, and not just because I respect the artist's work too much to take any stars from it. But I also truly respect the work to put this album together. What a blast.

1985, what a year! And Mark Knopfler is still rocking!

This is dated on the best possible way and I see no future where I would not like to listen to The Way We Sing.

This is just a great album title. This is the type of album that you don't even realize you are listening to in a loop.

I can't believe I have never listened to this album before. This is a classic.

I love this album and I listened to the band playing live many of the songs in here. Big fan.

This is a good album but did not resonate with me that much. Daniella is my favorite track and it is very different from the remaining tracks.

A champion even outside the main stage. 5 stars all over.

This album sounds like an old fashioned under a tree, feeling the breeze of a hot summer day.

I am a big fan of this band throughout the many stages of their long career. This is something interesting for anyone who likes rock.

Who do you think you are to give this album less than five stars? You better have, I don't know, some kind of award you won somewhere for curing cancer through music or something.

"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Up On Cripple Creek" are my favorite tracks. This is a timeless album.

The album looks like your car broke, you are lost, and the only people that can help you live in this weird mansion close to you but away from anything else. These weird guys invite you in and some kind of private party is going on inside. Everyone looks at you, checking you out as you are taken to a hot cup of tea and a landline. Next thing you know you are all sweety, smelling like smoke and cuddling with a taxidermized animal that looks oddly familiar.

Five starts forever.

Sounds like The Smiths met Legião Urbana.

It sounds amazing and the bits are great but my English and knowledge of the artist's background are too limited to fully appreciate his album.

Incredible bass lines. The lyrics are brilliant and the music can definitively keep you going. Has she made it to California?

It's very, very good. Just not necessarily my favorite.

Roger Daltrey is especially saucy in this album, and we can smell Peter Twonshend for miles and miles.

Delicious, chill jams. Upbeat vibes all over. Very easy to listen to.

Hahaha, what a great name and album cover. I thought I was going to listen to punk music.

Is this Jazz + Rock'n Roll on the piano?

United Stated vibes.

This is my jam. Timeless progressive rock.

Well, this answers the question: What do serial killers listen to in the car on their way to your home?

I listened to it twice, then I let it roll on the background for a while to keep me company.

Great!

I read that this is Cale's most beautiful and accessible album. They say it grows in depth and resonance with each successive listen, which seems accurate. Quoting other people, "the songs are richly poetic, enigmatic period pieces strongly evocative of their time and place."—Paris 1919 Review by Jason Ankeny, available from https://www.allmusic.com/album/paris-1919-mw0000100610, accessed on Aug. 7, 2022.

This is too Ibiza for my taste.

This is a gem, and the album cover is ideal for it.

I am giving it three stars. I am not evaluating the history or the culture behind this album because I do not know it well, and that is likely why this album does not resonate with me that well.

Based on this album's technical and artistic achievements, it is hard to imagine that it is a debut album. But that can be explained by the experience and talent of the artists that put it together. The album is a mosaic, not a melting pot, of musical styles that come together to form a colorful, vibrant picture. A Tribe Called Quest elevated all hip-hop by dropping sounds with so much weight that it is not hard to understand why so much of the alternative hip-hop scene orbits around them.

The keywords here are creative, distinctive, fun, memorable, and timeless. I am very happy to have listened to this.

Conor Lochrie once reviewed the 40th-anniversary version of Closer. Conor had a quote to summarize it all: "A terrible beauty is born." – Easter 1916, by W. B. Yeats.

I don't know where that fair is, but text me the details, and I'll be there. I read that many critics have considered it a breakthrough in recording for the duo and one of their best efforts. I agree.

This album is great but some songs are fa-fa-fa-fa, fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa, better than others.

This is not the Eels, but it is novocaine for the soul. Sunday Shining is a bright song that felt like a ray of sunshine on a particularly rainy day when I listened to it. Reggae, Soul, Jazz, and Funk are mixed to make... what? A Dance Pop album? I'm not sure, but this is probably sold close to where you find the Jamiroquai albums.

If interested, check out the article about this album in Pitchfork. Basically, the álbum is a tuned-down version of how the band sounded live. Live, it seems that their sound would melt the flesh from your bones. This album cannot do that but still shakes with tension.

Hors concours! Giving this one five stars feels wrong, The album is in a league of its own. This is Aretha's first classic album and it did nothing less than open up a brave new world of emotional possibility for pop music.

The Killers could not have asked for a better Las Vegas-inspired debut. Hot Fuss electrifies with dance-tinged rock anthems and brooding synth-driven tracks. However, I did just listen to The White Album, and everything else kind of pales in comparison to the Beatles (I'm biased towards the Beatles). Three stars.

This is a historical Jazz album. I listened to the (complete) 2-hour and 7-minute version on Spotify, and it definitely does not fill that long. I loved that Duke is introduced by the Jazz Priest, Father Norman O'Connor, on track 2. The Jazz Priest comes back later because there are some conversations and introductions recorded. It helps imagine (a little) how it would be to be there.

This is an interesting listening. The term "new rave" was coined by the band to refer to their sound in this album. The Guardian described the genre as "an in-yer-face, DIY disco riposte to the sensitive indie rock touted by bands like Bloc Party." I second that.

The White Album explodes with raw energy, a hodgepodge of styles from psychedelic rock to country ballads. Each Beatle shines with individual songwriting, showcasing their evolving talents.

Deep.

Thiis is The United States Of America's only album. After all these years, it is still receiving praise. It is sad that disagreements between band members, particularly leader Joseph Byrd and others, about the band's future direction led to a break-up shortly after the album's release. It is also said it had limited commercial success at its time. But the album has stood the test of time for its uniqueness, to which I attribute its enduring relevance and elevation to a cult classic status.

Now this is a jazz album! This seminal jazz album by the legendary pianist Bill Evans has been praised for the symbiotic interplay between musicians. No wonder why it is often regarded as one of the finest live recordings in the genre.

Timeless militant reggae. I had never heard of Marcus Garvey and his work with UNIA. So it was a good listen and a history lesson.

Channeling acid electronica, Kabbalah, and motherhood, Madonna’s 1998 reinvention stripped away the controversy of her past and became one of her most unexpectedly successful albums ("a mystical look at the universe and how small we are"). " Source: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/madonna-ray-of-light/ (accessed on June 1, 2024).

Murmur is the debut album of Athens, Georgia jangle pop quartet R.E.M. It was released on April 12, 1983 to major critical and popular acclaim – Rolling Stone magazine named it the top album of the year and it peaked at #36 on the Billboard album chart. Michael Stipe’s enigmatic singing and mysterious lyricism coupled with Peter Buck’s Byrds-esque guitar work turned into one of the most interestingly introverted albums of the 1980s alternative rock movement. The front cover depicts a field of kudzu – “the plant that ate the South” – a weed which grows so rapidly and aggressively that it overtakes any area it grows in and kills off all other plants around it. The back cover depicts a trestle in Athens which has since become famous for its association with this album – becoming known as the “Murmur Trestle”. It was saved from demolition in 2000 and again in 2012 due to its claim to fame. Source: https://genius.com/ (accessed on June 1, 2024).

This is a post-hartdcore sort of thing that represents the epitome of 90s lethargy. Cryptic lyrics, cool bass, f-ing great noise. I dig rockets are red the most.

I really like the Beatles and creative music that escapes from the mainframe. Therefore, this album sounded like home.

It has rhythm, it has poetry, it is fun, it is original, and it is unique.

I loved this. I only knew one song, so it was nice to place it in the album. I listened to it in a loop while working and did not even notice it going around.

Five starts. No sleep it's a must in any list of the top live albums of all time.

A joy to listen to and a classic for the new millennium.

A variety of sounds. Everything sharp.

You can never go wrong with this one.

Reminds me of the Brazilian band Bidê ou Balde.

Lost Souls provides a gentle electric massage to the ears and to the heart. It's a slightly acidic melon, to be appreciated with patience during a deliciously long train ride. You can definitely hug someone to this album, maybe brush their hair, and rub their back.

You may not like the style, and you may not like to admit it, but this is, in fact, a historical album, and its tracks do pack a punch. Stan (feat. Dido) is hands down its most memorable track, and perhaps the one that best stood the test of time. But that opinion is polarizing. Like the album is.

Oh, the drama!

Fresh and atemporal rock that puts many more popular rock albums to shame.

This is very creative and original. Plus, it is fun to listen to. I really liked it!

Although not my vibe, this album is beautifully recorded and packs several timeless hits. Sister Sledge has a unique style. Jump right in if you are looking for some dance-floor escapism.

This is a historic album that any fan of heavy metal should listen to.

After making a name, U2 makes a point with War. This is their most confrontational album. A slap in the face of the audience, and a kick in the butt of the band that propelled it further. Plus, it sounds amazing.

If anything on this album makes you think "huh, this sounds like a bunch of other stuff," that may be because this album influenced a bunch of other stuff. More than new music trends, they brought a whole aesthetic with them. Plus, it's super fun to listen to. Play this at your Halloween party.

I got into a deep rabbit hole to figure out why people say this album is such a big enigma, and the fact that I spend so much time on it probably means I love it. Shoegazing vibes, not pop at all, and that is a good thing.

This album sounds soooooo goooood! You can use it to test your stereo system.

This is different, and I like it for it. Not my favorite style of music, but it has crisp strings, clear voice, and good beats.

Some of the finest 1990s sounds.

Very electronic, very fresh. Does not sound too obvious or predictive. Instead, it sounds unique.

It is brilliant. No more to say. Five stars.

I feel like this is a quintessencial USA album, but in a good way.

Historical!

This is an album with diverse flavors and textures. And although you can guess the decade when it was recorded just by how it sounds, it also sounds pretty timeless. I listened to it many times, back-to-back, and it feels like a shame to listen to only a song at a time.

I knew most of these songs but had never listened to the full album, which was a mistake I was happy to rectify.

A few tracks are memorable, but as a whole, I do not know enough music to appreciate their value.

It sounds like the period it was recorded, but I would not call it dated. After all, it defined an era more than it was defined by it. It reminds me of progressive rock with lyrics. It feels fun and energizing, and the songs roll nicely, just as you want them to when you listen to an album in order.

This album is a party!

I have been listening to this album for years, and it always feels fresh. I find it mysterious, seductive, and very captivating.

Wikipedia says that "Feast of Wire is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Calexico. The album was released on February 18, 2003, through Quarterstick Records." This is an exceptional album. It still sounds like it was just pressed. The website americana-uk.com said it best: "its themes remain as relevant and as prescient as ever: people crossing the border into the US from Mexico, the homeless and those living at the margins of American society."

I am ranking this as a 3 as a matter of personal taste. It was a blast listening to this once, and I would be happy to know that albums like this will keep showing up all the time now and in the future. Just would not listen to this one too many times in a roll.