1001 Albums Summary

Surprised we didn't already know this band. How do you miss a strong alternative group from the 90s completely?

A little soft. Was distracted while listening but nothing really hit for me.

Only listened to Side 1. Not my style, too poppy and disco. But the dark lyrical content of The Visitors was interesting.

Standard radio rock. Not much stands out beyond the title track, If You Want Blood, and Beating Around the Bush.

Much more interesting than I remembered. Thrash that's more leaning toward Pantera groove.

Full of soulful vocals and beautiful instrumentation, and some rockers, too. Predicted Radiohead and Coldplay but is somewhat better. Ripe for more listens

Jazz rap that's pretty smooth. Nothing particularly stood out as exceptional, but clean overall. Liked it.

Masterful early angry rock, with elements of psychedelica and punk. Pulsing, driving, hypnotizing tracks.

Great album, totally unique.

Not really remarkable, but good in a lot of ways. Love Forever is the obvious standout. I'd give it another shot but it wasn't gripping.

Seems like the beginning of ambient electronic as it is known today. Lots of chill, space-y music, good for background soundtrack.

Great for chill background music, but only the title track stood out as a memorable song.

A personal favorite. All tracks are interesting, distinct, full of emotive lyrics, and the overall sound is upbeat, electronic-tinged rock.

Clearly a defining album of dream pop and shoegaze. I get a little tired of it for a while album, but the individual songs are pristine. It's really good, but it's also rare I want to listen to this kind of music.

Some very weird and interesting psychedelic rock. Ranges from noise to soft to atmospheric to pop. Worth investigating more of what they do.

Jazz with a lot of African influences. Definitely interesting, especially the Ginger Baker solos, but not first-choice jazz.

A lot of really creative and thoughtful songs (especially Crosby's) that make for a very entertaining record. A classic, to be sure.

Some very strong songs (Beautiful Day, Walk on the Wild Side, Satellite of Love), some okay ones, and a few slow tuba-driven strange songs. A solid piece of rock history.

Very foundational sound for later punk, particularly The Offspring and Rage. Some clever instrumentation and irony as well.

Very bluesy. A few songs sound like Tom Waits. Not a lot stood out when it was playing as work background music.

More traditional Irish than punk, this is still a collection of punchy, catchy tunes that were unlike anything in rock music at the time.

Obviously a seminal and extremely important album full of adventurous sampling. I'd have to really listen to the lyrics to bump this up, but it's not half bad as a background album either.

An excellent collection of dance tracks, jangle rock, melancholy meditations, and a variety of synth and instrument music. It feels like it has a symbiotic relationship with other bands of the era, like the Cure, Duran Duran, Echo & the Bunnymen, and Talking Heads. The non-single tracks are as good or better than their counterparts.

Excellent album, up there with Everybody Knows This is Nowhere. A lot of the fuzz grunge and a bit of the guitar odyssey.

Pretty neat, electronics and dance mixed with riot grrl punk. Some really good dark ambient tracks at the end.

Effortlessly classic, so many captivating noise guitar songs.

As chill as possible, very soft vocals and tight beats, minimal but sharp melodies.

All-time classic rock album, transitioning from the arena rock of the 70s to the New Wave and synthpop coming in the next decade. Every song is repeatably listenable.