Look, I think Seven Nation Army is great but there was nothing on this album to get excited about. If some of those noises emanated from your teenage kid's bedroom, you wouldn't be rushing them off to sign a record deal, you'd be asking them to move out. "Little Room" was included just to try my patience.

Overwrought and outdated. I was never a big fan of prog-rock, even when it was current and I was young. Always felt like a bunch of young men being way too introverted for their own good. There are some fun tunes but ultimately I just can't get on board.

Could be subtitled "Men Are Bastards" (except JC, he's cool). This is a beautiful joining of three amazing voices, a trio of country/pop perfection

This album is chockablock with hits. It's sound more than stacks up today. It feels surprising that it came out in the late 70s. Debbie Harry is mesmeric and the band do the songs justice. Apparently the recording process was shambolic but you would never know when you listen to it.

Love it! Fabulous range from dancy synth pop to dreamy, lyrical tracks. Zero and Heads Will Roll both made it into Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2009 so the album is definitely part of the soundtrack of that year. Karen O's voice alternatively soars and soothes. This album is tight and well deserves its place in this compilation.

I grew up in a household with a brother 7 years older so The Stones and the Beatles were my first soundtrack, even though i was only half way through primary school when Let It Bleed was released. Mick's drawl and elastic mouth, the distorted lyrics, they bring back a lot of memories. I loved some of their stuff and the closing track, You Can't Always Get What You Want was an awesome anthem to close out the 60s, (genius to have a classical choir as your backing vocals!) The influence of early black American blues artists is all over the Stones' tracks and this album is a case in point.

I was living in the UK in 1982 and dark, synthy, goth sound of The Cure was the antidote to the brit pop hits of Dexy's Midnight Runners , Human League and Bucks Fizz we all needed. Sure, you probably had to be in a dark room, sprawled on a sofa with some neon sign blinking just outside your windows, to fully appreciate it but hey all hail Robert Smith

It's been called "painfully eclectic" and "a scrapbook" and while those comments resonate, you still have to be impressed by this heady mix of tracks. My favourite track is Venus As a Boy, but Human Behaviour is a great opener. As you listen you can feel yourself soak into the sound and keeping the beat with your head or hand or foot. It's powerful but I still can't work out why

I had forgotten that everybody needs a bit of Aerosmith in their lives. Greg Prato of AllMusic called Rocks "raw and rocking" not sure I can improve on that.

In DDevil, the lyrics say "loud and noisy". Yep, loud and noisy. Listening to SOAD gives me an anxious feeling in the upper right quadrant of my torso and I feel quite relieved when it is over. I get that people love them. The energy is real and raw. I just can't be one of those people I'm afraid.

Inspired! The driving metal sound, screaming guitars and those distinctive vocals backed by a symphony orchestra. A brand new dimension opens up with a whole orchestra backing your band. This is raw and rich.

Iconic. The first or second album I ever bought with my own money. It's just a part of my fabric. So innovative, so different to anything I'd heard before. It's been a while since I listened to it in its entirety. A classic

Full of catchy, well written and well produced pop songs, 1989 need be nothing more or nothing less than just that, a great pop album. There's stuff lurking in the lyrics but I'm not enough of a Tay fan to get most of the references. I really like it though.

I love this album, I love their voices, the sadness, the joy, the sound. I'm gonna go play it again.

This was lovely. What could possibly go wrong, Woody Guthrie, Billy Bragg and Wilco. Eminently listenable!

This is a great album to have on in the background. The samples are interesting and the beats catchy.

Electronic synth-pop at its trippiest and most danceable. Is it man or is it machine? It's somewhere in the middle I guess.

I feel like this is the type of album I would have loved as an angsty teenager, Bread meets Gilbert O'Sullivan meets The Carpenters. This album is about Grant coming to terms with who he is and I'm glad he found it cathartic. I just kept repeating lines from the lyrics to myself and shaking my head in disbelief. He has a lovely voice, no doubt and the sound is rich and layered but ultimately I couldn't dig this album. Maybe it needs more listens and maybe I ain't got time for that.

A little bit of punk goes a long way. It's fine in its frenetic, thrashy way, induces a rise in the heart rate and gets the head banging. It's so simple though, that's what made it special I guess. Raw, unpolished, loud and uncouth. We all need a bit of that at times.

Overwrought and outdated. I was never a big fan of prog-rock, even when it was current and I was young. Always felt like a bunch of young men being way too introverted for their own good. There are some fun tunes but ultimately I just can't get on board.

I usually like a whiney boy singing but this album left me trying to connect with something. Maybe it needs a few more listens but I was a bit underwhelmed

Josh Homme's voice soars above the howling guitars. What a fantastic debut! And they went from strength to strength too.

I guess if you're going to listen to hip hop, this might be the way to go. Personally I like my hip hop more Australian. (#hilltophoods 😊) The samples and collabs make this varied and listenable.

60s folk was huge and Fairport Convention were a big part of the scene. Over 50 years, numerous line up changes and almost countless albums, they must have been doing something right. This is pretty and gentle. I had it playing in the background as I sorted paperwork and it was soothing and pleasant.

I love this album, the driving , dancy rhythms. Always loved 'Someone Great' and 'All My Friends'.

Come Rain or Come Shine by Ray Charles was our wedding waltz so it has a special place in my heart. This is a blend of big band sound and then the B side with some sweet ballads and lush strings. Ray had the ability to hop genres and his voice and fabulous piano are timeless

Nice changes of pace in these tracks but they always maintain the post punk energy. Siouxsie and the Banshees meets The Pretenders. Simultaneously sophisticated and uncomplicated.

This would be excellent listening in an up market bar or the sort of party where people want to chat and sip a nice red. Ambient but not in a bad way

Short. Fast. Loud. Offspring were part of the fabric of the mid 90s. It was fun being taken back there for a moment. They're still making music but it's the 90s they are associated with in my mind. Who doesn't love a bit of punk now and then.

Well that was a bit of gosh darn fun. Some banjo, some fiddle, some auto harp. Cute.

Never mind the Buzzcocks! More punk. The random album generator has certainly got an appetite for punk at the moment. It's fine tho, we all need some shouty, shouty, fast and furious now and then. Vale Pete Shelley.

Great to see something that is not Eurocentric come up. This has powerful beats and important messaging. A blast.

Soulful and funky. Yeah.

Funky, in a good way.

A lot of golden oldies here. A soundtrack of the 60s. Classic

Raunchy, raw, powerful. Faithfull's version of The Ballad of Lucy Jordan is iconic and moving and inspired me to get to Paris, even if it wasn't in a sports car.

A more pop-y Split Enz or Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band. Odd but likeable enough I guess?

Improv jazz has always been a bit of a mystery to me. Listening to this I had an urge to take up smoking and to start hanging out with men in dark turtle neck sweaters. Parts of it sounded like a soundtrack from a swinging 60s movie. There is a lot of talent evident here but ultimately, it's not my bag baby.

Joyful, funky and abundant, with a gazillion tracks. This gets 5 stars on the strength of Hey Ya! alone 😊

Well that was lovely. Soulful, intricate and elegant.

Not my favourite genre but they do it well and Black Hole Sun is pretty cool

Absolute gold! These guys were talented individually but together they are magic. The songwriting, those gorgeous harmonies. If I could give it a sky full of stars I would.

So exotic and cool. It's a pleasure to mix up my music listening and get into some afro beats.

Would probably be enhanced with the help of some pharmaceuticals, I only had a couple of paracetamol on hand so it didn't really do much for me. A warehouse, some crazy lighting and an all nighter and this would come in to its own.

I love the dirty, grungy sound of this album. Love the album, saw the concert, bought the teeshirt. I'm all in

Johnny sure had some fun with this one and I bet the inmates just loved it.

If you look in the dictionary for the definition of "cool", it will say "Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet" 😎

Ah, the psychedelic 60s. An extra star for the poetic ballad on side 2

The audience are clearly along for this soul train ride but I just couldn't get on board I'm afraid.

I was surprised at the diversity of styles on this album. The weird talking just distracts and detracts but there are some nice songs here.

Not the most exciting voice but back in the day I loved Suzanne Vega. Also I know I'm only a few weeks into about a three year exercise, but there haven't been many females featured yet so big up to the ladies. This album doesn't have her best known single "Luka" but it's still worth a listen. One of the artists that made up my 80s soundtrack, saw her live in Sydney.

Look, I think Seven Nation Army is great but there was nothing on this album to get excited about. If some of those noises emanated from your teenage kid's bedroom, you wouldn't be rushing them off to sign a record deal, you'd be asking them to move out. "Little Room" was included just to try my patience.

What can I say? It's grunge, it's passionate, it's noise, it's sometimes tuneless wailing. At its best it's deep and meaningful, at its worst it makes you think about opening a vein.

Very 60s. Is it Blues Rock or Heavy Metal and does it really matter? And what is Greensleeves doing on here? Early Rod Stewart vocals sound less like he swallowed a box of razorblades than his later solo stuff. Some cool geee-taaarrr.

Atmospheric, creepy, discordant. Sounds like an album of soundtrack pieces from "Killing Eve" or "Handmaid's Tale".

Brilliant. Great voice and you can hear every word. I didn't even know I needed gunfighter ballads in my life. Would have been 5 stars except for bringing ole JC into to tell him that stealing cattle is wrong.

When it's cool it's very, very cool, when it's an awful cacophony, it's like the dentist's drill

This is an album chocka block with quick fire pop bangers.

Much easier listening than the other Portishead album.

Great line that, "Tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999". I danced my way through this album whilst cooking dinner. Love it.

Like Roxy Music but without the hits or the talent (bit harsh). Very 80s Brit sound even though it came out at the end of the 70s. It's fine but nothing jumps up and bites you.

Brian Wilson is not The Beach Boys. I'm not sure why this album makes it onto this list, it doesn't have anything to make we want to listen to it again

Yay, go Courtney

I love the energy on this album. This Mess We're In, one of my favourite tracks of all time but then it does have Thom Yorke on it.

Well that was sublime 🥰 Perfect for an evening curled on the sofa in front of a fire with the love of your life, with a glass or two of your favourite tipple. Lovely

I used to listen to this album endlessly, I could name the instruments as Mike said them. I especially loved saying "mandolin" and "slightly distorted guitar" for some reason. And then the final "Tubular Bells"! Brilliant. Love it. Admittedly, I had forgotten just how weird things got in the second half of Side 2 but still, so good to listen to it again.

Well that was very pretty. Nothing outstanding but made me feel warm inside

If it was just the songs then fine, great voice but the chit chat? There is no doubt, some gurl power relevance to slamming useless blokes which may be very handy info to pass on to her younger listeners but I find it all a bit off putting.

He wrote a good protest song, and Subterranean Homesick Blues is great and the film clip to it, iconic but a little bit of Bob goes quite a long way

Abba, perfect pop songs and beautiful harmonies. 😍

Dance beats. There's a time and a place for this album, late night clubbing.

Suba, the producer of this smooth, cool, down tempo album died while saving the newly recorded album from a studio fire!!! I mean, I love it, it's sumptuous and sexy but I wouldn't risk my life for it.

There is just something about that weedy, folksy voice 😊

Like most of the albums on this list, there is no doubt an optimum time of day and an ideal place they can be best appreciated. Maybe 7am with a cup of tea was not the best way to listen to Mr Byrne.

Eno described this as "as ignorable as it is interesting". I think he might have been onto something however I felt like I should have been getting a massage.

Well the baby crying and the kid screaming "Mum!" was very disconcerting but I liked most of it

Yes you are men and pretty weird men at that but who doesn't love a bit of devolution

What can I say, they smoked a lot of weed in the 60s. Actually he lost me in the first song when he suggested that you ask him about ways to "control" "your" "bad" woman.

After Cobain's death, Grohl considered giving music away all together. Instead he went into a studio and recorded this, all the instruments and vocals and we're all very glad he did

I've seen a lot of hedgerows but I've never found a bustle in one. Clearly one of the most classic albums of all time

I wasn't expecting this to be so upbeat and musical.

I've always loved this album, it was on the record player a lot during my teen years. Great voice, great variety of tracks and some real classics in there.

Well that was bloody splendid. Loud, screamy, brash and with shredding guitar solos.

Big, warm, intricate, slow and immersive. Love it

Hypnotic and hip. I love how the track and the album name is an interpretation of In the Garden of Eden slurred by the inebriated vocalist after a gallon of wine.

Singing about the mundane and making it fun.

Another gem from Bowie.

This album was a mixed bag for me, ethereal and atmospheric but also some of the relentless repetition nearly tipped me into moments of temporary insanity.

AllMusic's retrospective review of the album gave it five stars calling it a "shambling wreck of an album" while at the same time "among the most harrowing experiences in pop music; impassioned, erratic, and stark" and "the slow, sinking sound of a band falling apart". Yep, that's pretty much what it sounds like

Great Afro beats and voice. I really enjoyed listening to this album

Smooooooth

There is no mistaking what you are listening to when you hear a The Cure album.

From the aublime to the cor blimey! So.e beautiful violin and some grating noise. Interesting but confusing

Blissful 😊

Lush and lovely.

My favourite Elvis 😊

Can't believe I've never heard of Lambchop. This album is lush and layered and an aural feast

Icelandic pop perfection

It's a hard one this, not least because it was the randomly selected album on the day the Queen actually died! The only way to appreciate this album is to separate the prick from the product because there is no doubt that Morrissey is a genuine cum stain on the modern music mattress but I love that voice. I'm literally torn between a 1* rating or a 5*

Well they got that title correct. V. cool indeed.

Pretty accomplished for a first album. I'd forgotten how Dire Straits has that mix of rock and almost country, something to do with the whining guitar I suppose. Found myself singing along to some of the tracks and as I haven't listened to them in over a decade or more, that must count for something

Sublime 🥰 The first album I ever bought with my own money. Love it.

Could be subtitled "Men Are Bastards" (except JC, he's cool). This is a beautiful joining of three amazing voices, a trio of country/pop perfection

Smooth and sultry.

Love the harmonies and the gentle pop lyricism. Takes me back to the mid 70

Tres atmosphérique. It 1976 it sounded like it was from the future, now it IS the future and it still sounds like it's from the future future.

That was ok, it doesn't have the tight harmonies of say Crosby, Stills and Nash but it was pleasant enough in its own warbling way.

A driving beat and repetious rhythm are the defining features of this album. The true 1001 status is probably found in the lyrics but as I can't discern many of the words, it's all a bit lost on me

The explanations that Ravi gives us are informative and enhance understanding of Indian and sitar music but I imagine it would be pretty annoying after a while if you listened to this album on a regular basis. Sitar is certainly good for setting that Indian mood and Shankar is a master of his instrument no doubt.

Fulford-Jones said, "Prima is joyous, rumbustious, and irresistible". Can't argue with that! Simply The Wildest!

A strange blend of serious and iconic protest songs and then some that sound like Dylan parodies with surreal humorous structures and lyrics. Definitely some 60s classics here

Nah, non, no, I can't see the "art" or "talent" or "harmless fun" in 97 Bonnie and Clyde. To involve his toddler daughter in this, without his ex's knowledge or approval is a low act and the song is textbook misogyny parading as pop culture.

I think this album deserves kudos as the first example of a rock opera. I think it's a shame that there isn't at least one track that is an all out banger to ensure it had a wider audience.

Screaming, thrashing guitars, driving percussion and growling vocals, I get it, I appreciate why people dig it, I just don't like it.

Apparently Megadeath are "progressive metal" and Judas Priest are "groove metal". Either way that's a lot of metal in two consecutive randomly selected album. (Fingers crossed for something more soothing tomorrow.) Turns out I think I like my metal more groove than prog

Atmospheric and moody, also dull and repetitious

If you're in the mood for some rap then this is a good a place as any to listen to some

This is not my favourite Tom Waits album but it is fun and funky and shakes up our perceptions of what music is and how it should sound (and I've always loved "Time").

So, so cool. Those lush backing vocals are a perfect platform to launch Bobby's crooning voice. It's fabulous.

I like Susan's House and there's a few interesting tracks.

Certainly an iconic band and sound

Short and sweet. I guess you could call it "soothing". Nice guitar.

Another iconic talent. There's no doubt this guy knew how to play a guitar. I had to take this one in small doses however as it's a bit overwhelming.

Pared back gentle songs. She has a lovely voice and the subtle harmonies round out the sound.

Uneven might be the best adjective. Always a fan of the title track, it takes me back to 1982 UK, but some of what follows is fun and other tracks just seem like rambling muses on various subjects.

Nice bit of reggae 👌

Africa AND Brazil, that's a lot of beats.

Influential in its day for bringing hip hop to a wider audience in the UK. Today it feels like a very strange mix but then Mr McLaren never did worry about convention

Complex, layered and lovely pop ballads with a hint of country courtesy of the steel guitar.

I preferred Roxy Music when they got over their bizarre, quirky stage and made better use of Ferry's great voice. I appreciate the freshness of the sound though.

Classic rock sound, i always loved "Janie's Got a Gun" but it's the least Aerosmith song on the album

High energy, hectic sound, you really need to be in the right mood. I wasn't.

Elliott wrote some gorgeous songs and there's no doubt that he left us too soon but a whole album of that overdubbed voice and melancholy tempo is a bit of a downer.

Absolute classic. Love your work Thom and the boys

Smooooooth.

A bit Kate Bush, a lovely collection of songs. Her voice is sweet but strong.

Same problem as before, Morrissey is a prick even more so without The Smiths backing but I still like his voice and style so I'll sit on the fence again

Ah Neil, it's incongruous to me how that weedy, shaky, high pitched whine is so powerful, sublime and musical

If you didn't know better you would assume this was just some bad karaoke. Oh David 🙄

The whole " I don't know the words so I'll just make shit up" vibe, well we've all been there haven't we. I can't say I'm much of a jazz fan but this was easy listening while I was working at a difficult and thankless task so, thanks Sarah

Too aggressive, too much violence. I'm sure the message is important it's just not presented in a way that I can connect with.

A French Massive Attack?

Psychedelic fluff but I like it. Not sure if I like Flight Test so much because I can't not hear Father and Son every time I listen to it

Aptly name album.

Nah, just nah

I like her best on her own or feat other ladies. Some nice tracks.

A little eclectic, a little out there but also haunting and lovely

Joyous music, made me want to move my feet and sway my hips.

Beautiful album with many memorable songs

A whole shtick based around the consumption of copious amounts of dope seems like a narrow focus but I might just be reading them wrong

A little bit of Beastie Boys goes a long way. A whole album is just a bit too far.

This is a whole genre I just can't relate to. Doesn't mean it's no good, just means it's not my cup of mother-flippin tea.

The layered sound and variety of songs made this interesting and not at all terrible.

Elliott could sound sweet and lyrical or morbid and sad, love the former, less certain about the latter. Sad stuff is good if you want a good old wallow.

This is what Elvis was trying to emulate but Sam did it so much better. Some real bangers here. Short and sweet but a top playlist

I like PJ's powerful sound but I'm a bit surprised she has two (at least two, I haven't listened to all 1001 albums yet) in the top 1001 albums of all time.

Just a bit too much metal in Metallica for me I'm afraid.

Back from the army, i guess. I'm not sure what all the fuss was about when it comes to Elvis. It was a 50s and 60s thing I guess and the freeing of the pelvis which must have been so shocking at the time.

Interesting, spacey, pretty and nice

Cool, cool, cool, cool, cool.

Just a godawful sound. Too heavy, too angry

Seven Nation Army always gets my head nodding, is it a great song or just a great riff?

I can't even say why I love New Order, there's just something about the understated vocals and the electronic sounds that seems like it shouldn't work, but it does

Well thank god that's over! Makes me understand why there are so many Elvis impersonators. Even Elvis sounds like some schmuck "doing" Elvis.

Hadn't really heard much Suede but I like the sound, dreamy and driving at the same time

A masterpiece, Pink Floyd were unique, each recording an experience like no other

You start out thinking, this is cool, but before long I'm thinking, ummmm, this is boring. Sorry but the whole improv jazz thing just rattles my brain a bit

Once you've heard Marvin Gaye's or even CCR's I Heard it Through the Grapevine, this version seems very tame. They've got soul, they've got passion, they're The Temptations for goodness sake.

A fun sound a fun album

Nah, I can't get on board. !!!!!!! is definitely the right title for this track however.

Pretty

I found this album quite the Entertainment! It's all a bit eggs, chips and beans but then that's punk I guess or post punk as it happens

Some BS bangers here

Enjoyed the Brazilian Beats

I wouldn't have said I was an Eagles fan but there I was singing along in the car

I feel like I've already rated this 🤔 Anyway, it's lovely, takes me back to 2010

There are moments when this is sublime, and moments when it's almost unlistenable. I love Sigur Ros but this is not my favourite album of theirs.