1001 Albums Summary

Possibly brilliant at the time, but bit too cheesy for me.

Incoherent like the White Album is. But White Album is utterly brilliant and this one has some.songs that I find of less quality. Overall a 3 out of 5

Beautiful voice but so slick and smooth is made me very nervous

Very good album! Sound modern stillm

Classic disco album, hail to Nile Rogers

Classic Wave album, really enjoyed it, made me play Cocteau Twins, Hula and other dark music again.

Beautiful Sad album, even better than magic and Loss

One of best albums ever.

Too psychedalic for me and in my opinion outdated.

Some nice relaxed songs, but felt too much as if I was floating from earth too some far away universe. where my brain ceased to exist.

Oh well, not bad.

Nothing wrong with the record, but not the sensation it probably was then

Only knew the album with Family Affair on it. Loved this album, high on energy and brilliant grooves.

Glad it only lasted 28 minutes. Top musicians but not my type of music.

Good album but OK Computer and Kid A. are so brilliant that for Radiohead standard a 3

Beautiful album

Best of what they do. Bluesy and raw.

Prince was funky and all, but even this funky record is way inferior to e.g. Sly and Parliament. DMSR is best song he ever did in my opinion, so a 3

Surely revolutionary at the time but now not more than possibly nostalgia. Being brought up in the punk new-wave era I have other heroes like Sonic Youth or Foetus...

Mixed feelings. Half of songs sounds still fresh other half too cheesy.

Doors will never fade away

No fair judgement as his way of singing prevents me from listening objectively to the music

Okay but not special.

Loud and Proud

With Queen 1 easily my favorite Queen album. More diverse and original than than the later albums, the other (than Freddy mercury) band members are of more influence to the music.

Relaxed music.

Appreciate the originality and see their influence on later electronic music. But it didn't capture me

Time for an very colored opinion. If I hate any band it is this dumb, fake, macho band called Guns and Roses. All image, no contents. Their worst crime is their rape of Knocking on Heaves Door, having two hits that you keep on hearing everywhere, Paradise City and Sweet Child of Mine, is their second worst crime. Best thing: tomorrow's album will be 100 times better.

Nice sibbling of Kid A and equally brilliant. Thom Yorke's voice cuts through your soul and variety in music styles is fascinating. Only reason Kid A is bit better is How.To Disappear Completely, but easily 5 stars for Amnesiac too. The 3 times I saw them life are moments to cherish.

Like the chaos , but didn't touch me A 3.

Classic. Great songs and incredible singing of Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie. Maximum score

What a discovery this is. Played this non-stop during a whole working day. Beautiful rhythm, the voices combine perfectly. Happy to be in this 1001 albums adventure

Too cheesy for me

Nice music, like it a bit more rough though. The extra songs, covers of rock and roll classics were very good.

Can try what I want but progressive rock will.never be my music. These songs keep on going on and on and on without fascinating me, while music of much greater length like e.g...minimal.music.or african rhythms or Sister Ray of the Velvet does . Guess not in my blood. Can't judge the quality, a neutral 3 stars.

Saw them live when I was 23 in open air festival Rotterdam and remembered the energy they had when playing live. And associated them with the Cross Over music of around 1990, say Urban Dance Squad's Mental Floss for the Globe and e.g. Love Rears Its Ugly Head by Living Colour . So started listening with high anticipation, but was disappointed a bit. But was somewhat disappointed, found this album bit too cheesy for me, 3 stars.

Good that I listenened to it, being a modern classic. It just is not for me. Maybe should take the time to listen better to lyrics.

Gives you all the fatbot slim energy and fun you need in life. Right here and right now!

Their best album, with the brillant Tricky still on board and with Travey Thorn. Maximquaye and Dummy in same year. Bliss.

Their 1st albums were nice. This one is terrible. Some over the top songs with Stadiumrock. Overdone. Beatles would have told them : act naturally. Some good songs but overall 2 stars for showing up in the studio.

pleasant tunes, easy to the ears. .3 stars.

Diasppointing

No comment needed. 5 stars.

Kende hem niet maar werd er heel vrolijk van. Mooie snik ook.

Less awful than I thought.

\beautiful how their voices sound together and several classicvs, of which Helpless my favourite

Love her voice but music too melodramatic for me.

Chelsea a classic all in all but my favourites are more his melancholic songs, i Want you, Shipbuilding e.g.

Dark and impressive and.for atheist good title.

Music hating aliens took over human brains, only explanation this meaningless dumb garbage ever became popular. A well deserved 1.

Feels like silly macho music, but probably underestimate them

Being not of the love and peace and understanding generation but of the wave era, this just is way to hippy for me....

One of their most best (and most depressing) albums, rated by me as: best is Pornograhy (5 stars), then The Top (5 stars) en then this one (4 stars). Hope Pornography shows up one of these days in the 1001 albums.

Best band ever and after Strangewatys their best album. Marr&Morrissey , what more can you wish for. With lyrics that comfort you.

Catchy but lost its brilliance over the years for me

Smooth music without being annoyingly sweet.

Not their best, but as every Smiths album easily 5 stars for this one.

Best audience he could have (-:

Nice Shoegaze album, if Slowdive would not have existed 5 stars, now 4 (-:

Beautiful voice and full of classics but I am more into wilder music

Like his voice of course and the melancholy, so a 4 for that. Music is bit too cheesy for me, leads to the average of 3,

Hypnotizing.

Not for me, for the Everybody talking and Cocaine one a 2 star, not a 1

Very good, and confusing, listened to album of 45 minutes and there are versions of 72 min and 75 min and whatever.

Find this utterly useless and boring

Mix of all sort of music I like, but this mixture I do not really like...

Surprising album knowing only their later hits. Not my style, but nice to listen to.

Did not know they made Ironman, which I only knew from Cardigans. Whole album survived like Ironman does

Never Mind the Pistols, here is PIL. Nice variance in music and with brilliant Jah Wobble.

Loved this one, very diverse, from laid back to melancholic to even Beatle-esque and a real beautiful last song. Full 5!

Ultimate music to relax, beeps here, bleeps there and the sun shines

Liked this one much better than the Exodus album we have earlier on. But still not my cup or tea of my type of joint... So a 3.

Better than their disco stuff but still only 2 stars.

Early Kraut with some Zappa influences, fun. But not brilliant.

Same as more old blues or rock'n roll, was I guess brilliant then but now seems bit outdated.

Most of songs I knew already, full of classics. Including the original Gangsta's Paradise... Pleasant music.

Beautiful voice and songs, damn does who made all these awful versions of You've got a friend (-:

Classic for Jazz Lovers, just pleasant music for me.

The Mighty Fall! Didn't know this first album, but as good as e.g. Wonderful & Frighening World of and Kurious Oranj. Saw them live once and was amazing, Mark E Smith made sure everything rhymes by e.g. putting "Uh" after each word, my FriendsUH dont count up to one HandUH!. 5 stars!

Never heard of them but what a brilliant band! The mindblowing noise they make with just the two of them. Saw the once brilliant Editors live yesterday and it was boring. only light effects and bombastic stuff. This is the real.deal reminding me.of the dutch noise duo ZZZ.

Am into new wave, now called Post Punk but never like Gang of Four. Still 3 stars for the wonderful base play of Dave Allen, who later made the whole world happy with Shriekback

Interesting music

Much nicer than I thought, nice mix of pop and hardrock

With White album and.Sgt Peppers easily my favourite. . No more teeny bopper band!

Amusing!

The classic songs American Pie and Vincent and more beautiful songs, and only a few I did not like. All in all a 4.

Interesting to finally hear Can, specially the Bel Air 20 min song was nice, with sounds I recognize from later Czukay/Sylvian albums, also Liebezeit worked with Sylvian later on e.g. on beautiful the Librarian. No heaven up there I think, but they both deserve it.

I am.sorry for.Dylan lovers bit if you even make It's all ovet now baby blue sound like a bad impression of the original.it was already then time to.call it a day.

The band who saved the world.

Not that special I think.

Air is always pleasant to listen to but attention drops sometimes, a 3

What a voice. Music bit smooth though, 3 stars

Great to hear the legendary Kid Congo Powers and Jeffrey lee Pierce again. being hooked on the more relaxed the Las Vegas Story I found this one less thrilling, though I see why it is in 1001 best albums.

Some classics but also fillers I think. Prefer albums like Let it Bleed or Sticky Fingers or Black and Blue.

Love his voice and his songs. Poetic and calming and still tension in the air

One of their best

Pleasant surprise, only knew their early surf songs and Pet Sounds and this one was really different.

Like their 1st two albums. Energetic, simple.songs, good voice.

Fun album, sometimes reminds me of Young marble Giants/Weekend, good discovery!

Nothing wrong with it, nothing special

Not for me to judge how radical this was. For a punk/new wave lover hard to tell. But enjoyed listening to it

Ziggy, this one, Earthling, Blackstar. The man is missed. This one poppier than others but very good. 4 stars only because others are even better,

Good combination of dub triphop gospel and black power in one. Downloaded their 5 new albums, wonder how they are.

Never listened to Dead Kennedies before, Jello Biafra's voice is brilliant and much variation in songs, more melody than much early punk.

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yes, is fun bubblepop '80s music, and Live to Tell as strong as ever and He's so unusual is funny. But most songs are forgotten 2 seconds after you have heard them.

Really beautiful, will certainly listen to more of his music. His singer sometimes reminded me of Belle&Sebastian, their melancholic songs.

Beautiful album

Love her voice but songs are too sweat for me

Did not know the band and found the album pleasant but not special. So 3*

Really do not understand the fuzz about them, live they were also just okay.

Trevor Horn brilliant procedure and nice campy music. Still prefer Propaganda and Frankie GTH, more classic albums than this one. 3 stars

Live even more amazing, long live DJ Shadow

Fine album, with few classics.

Sounds still very fashionable and fresh, with some very strong songs.

Such energy in music and singing, have to love life after listening this! The Passenger one of best songs ever recorded. I wanna be his dog.

Too much Party Time for me, prefer the oldschool rap like Public enemy, NWA or Dutch sensation Bob uit Zuid.

Was born too late to see the thrill in this.

Easily Listening

Was familiar with his Ambient music, not with this album. You can hear the Talking Heads influence already, and Part B of the album nice beginning of ambient work that would follow. Loved this album

Lekker vet maar niet mijn stijl

Their 1st was their best. Trippy, Blurry, sunny, funny, freaky like Happy Mondays, bit of all good things UK music had to offer those days. Clint Eastwood true classic

Only knew some of his later work and that was much more sophisticated and less standard than this album, so no real find for me

Aggressive, but still found it boring, not much happening in this music.

How can a band making this political, interesting, honest album filled with Dub and other fantastic rhythms make such rubbish afterwards? Madame Medusa, Food for Thought, Burden of Shame, King, Tyler, album is full of true classics. This one deserves the full 5 stars!

Not my favorite Bowie album, hence 'only' 4 stars. I hope Blackstar and Earthling will soon follow!

Too freaky for me I am afraid.

Was important for the Rap music, but find it too friendly/soft, give me Public Enemy or NWA any time. Still pleasant to listen too and kraftwerk always cheer me up, so 3 stars

Only knew the weird, brilliant Trout Mask Replica of Beefheart, was surprised by this more traditional debut album. Was pleasant surprise. The last bonus track Korn Ring Finger is addictive, had to play it over and over

Like both his quiet albums like Harvest and his guitar battles with Crazy Horse. And nice tribute to Sid Vicious.

Disappointing. In my memory was much better (-:

Not the revolutionary effect it used to have i guess.

Had Fats Domino last week, this one survived the times better. Yes, music is to sweet for me but his voice is utterly beautiful and the music pleasant.

CCR always pleasant to hear, as classic as Stones or Beatles or Doors. This album I prefer over Cosmo's Factory, 4 stars

Easy Listening. I am more into e.g. the 'Easy Listening for the Hard of Hearing' (https://www.discogs.com/release/119645-Boyd-Rice-Frank-Tovey-Easy-Listening-For-The-Hard-Of-Hearing) though, so 3 stars

His voice only became better and better the older he became. This album is a bit to slick for me, prefer his older work and final masterpiece You Want it Darker. His last album would be my candidate for the 1001 albums.

Good old Husker Du, of Flip Yr Wig and Bob Mould And Grant Hart. Do like them, but not bad and not brilliant. 3 stars.

Pleasant and soulful

Classic in minimal pop music, in the tradition of Cocteau Twins, Young marble Giants. Their voices match perfectly too. Live they are equally brilliant.

One of better US guitarbands with Freak Show and Don't as best songs. 4 stars easily

Enjoy the Silence their best song ever, for the rest of album their darkness does not grip me as e.g. Cure/Sisters Of Mercy does. Seems fake to me. Like their early poppy work etter.

Bless him for having written Song to the Siren, which in This Mortal Coil version and the live version by Dead Can Dance is utterly beautiful. And for being father of Jeff Buckley. But the music is not special to me, only last song of album gripped me. 2 stars.

Nice album, know only the big hit single the album was less trippy than I expected. You can hear it it same time as Happy Mondays/Stone Roses, prefer those though.

Melodious punk album, didn't know the band.

This is for Funk what Velvet Underground first 2 albums were for alternative music, one of favorite albums of all time. Vetter wordt het niet.

IWithout 1001 never would have listened to this one. Not into all this "Niggaz" and "Bitches" and the silly boasting short sex song, but did like the grooves, the protest songs and the samples and variation.

nice but for me not so special

Nice and poppy

As good as ever. Black Dog the killer track.

Would have given 6 stars if allowed. Released when I was 18 and world was Thatcher/Reagan/youth unemployment. Album that helps in troubled times, beautiful expression of what it is like being depressed or troubled or insecure or not knowing what the hell to do with life. Add Jools Holland, Thomas Leer and more giants and could be in 11 best albums ever.

Yes, (music of) PIMP and In Da Club is good to hear, but a full hour of the same music and all tough talk how 'fucking' good/strong/dangerous he is, became tiring and utterly boring.

Of terrible songs one can't make brilliant ones, not even with a Wall of Sound or the great Ronettes. 1 star for torturing mankind with this horror.

Bowie could do anything, including this funky music. Ashame of the raping of Across The Universe and no Blackstart/Ziggy/Earthling but 4 stars easily.

Mellow and pleasant.

Last albums of Nick Cave, after death of son(s) are more intense than ever. Saw him live last June and was one of best 3 concerts ever.

Quite boring actually, more nostalghia

Too cheesy for me and the cover of Soft Cell's nice&campy Say Hello Wave Goodbye hurts my ears

1 star cause I dislike his music, do not find it genuine at all. Sure,he did work with some fine producers and there are some catchy riffs, but all in all his music is boring and silly and slick. His constant 'hihihi's en 'ooohs' are annoying. And no single person on the world believes that he was Bad and after 2 seconds you wish he would stop cause he had enough. O well, just an opinion.

Knew surprising many songs of this one, some by covers of Mathilde Santing. Liked the covers better,,

Now this is music!

Better than the late live one I had to listen too, some classics. Youtube continued with Desire, my favorite Dylan album. Hope that one will be in 1001 albums too.

Classic

What a voice! Songs from brilliant to corny, but her voice makes it 4 stars

Jah Wobble hero of course and I loved this one with exotic music, even sometimes thought I heard Fad Gadget! 5 stars

If you don't like the voice of the singer, the (okay) music is also not pleasant.

This music makes me very nervous, overproduced, all character removed, like swimming in a pool instead of a sea full of waves.

Made me quite nervous.... Too much tingle-tangle for me

I knew should be brillian and all, but I find it quite boring.

Brilliant, perfect, moving, highlight of the Echo catalogue. Killing Moon of course the classic track, Thorn of Crowns my favorite. Memories of Ian McCulloch performing it live, concert hall in entire darkness, only light to be seen his burning cigarette. Much of the music of then now is outdated, this one alive as can be.

Two brilliant sons, rest less than other of their work.

Boring guys singing clichee songs, singing as much FUCK etcetera as possible or trying to be tough without any meaning. Don't mind any FUCK the Police if you have something to say. Which they don't seem to have. Worthy only to polish Trent Reznor's shoes.

Well as absolute Pixies fan I love all four Pixies albums and would rate them 5 stars easily, I did kinda like the 1st Solo album of Black Francis/Frank Black, but this one too standard rock and roll for me, so only 3 for this one. Hope Pixies will show up one of these days.

The song One I could listen too fully and even did not dislike, the rest for me is all the same: stupid macho guitar music without an end. Hate heavy metal. Always did. Always will.

Beautiful. voice and arrangements. Either Way I Lose chilling end of album, gives me goosebump like Anthony Now I Am A Birds masterpiece.

Best band ever. Their live shows are amongst best experience in ones life. But despite e.g. the Gloaming and There There being highlights in their discography and live sets, I could never appreciated this collection of sons as an album, as I do with all others from OK Computer onwards. So this is the 4 star album between the 5 stars albums they made.

Just after Tom Verlaine died, bless him. Sounds Haunted and Nervous, like it. Innovators in the NYC scene.

Country & Western in its worst form, regardless her nice voise

Do like this, still fresh and cheerful.

Started with big fear after 2 poor Dylan albums in this 1001 list. But this one was nice and bluesy, and his voice still good. 3 stars this time, still hoping for Desire on the list.

This one and the (even better) Morning Glory album are their claim to glory, afterwards, Oh Well... Like their f-you-attitude, the way Liam spits out the words when singing, the raw sound, very much inspired by the classic Brittish guitar sound. This one 4 stars and the Morning Glory will get 5 if it will be included in the 1001 albums.

Some of their most beautiful songs, like fantastic title track, Sara, Not that Funny. But also some mediocre ones. Bit of a mess this album. Four stars for daring to make this experimental album and the good songs

What a fun, funky album, reminded me of the first US3 album! 4 stars easily. Nice find.

For me great combination of their bluesy-music they started with and the later style as in Beggars' Banquet.

liked and still like whole album, smart version of bubblepop, produced well and e.g. Manchild and Buffalo Stance and Next Generation as strong as when released. She was part of underrated Rip Rig+Panic, bit less smooth.

Nice and bluesy

Hate the late albums of U2 so much (a bad copy of their earlier work, I find) that for years already I forgot to listen to their brilliant earlier work. This one is stillamazing, moving, epic. Add the Achtung Baby album and their best one Zooropa and I forgive them all their later sins.

From start with the dada reference in I Zimbra, Eno involved, and the end (Drugs!) 11 classics in a row. Music can't be much better than this, a 4.999999999. After Drugs it was high time to listen to My Live In A Bush Of Ghosts by Byrne/Eno (guess also in 1001 best albums?). BTW: Am liberal in my views normally, live and let live, but can't understand that Simply Red released/raped Heaven (a bit of self censorship does not hurt does it?)

Just because these songs became overfamiliar, doesn't mean it is not brilliant. Desperado of course their best album, 5 star one, but this one (and the long Run)deserve 4 stars.

Near Perfect pop album. With the beautiful voices of the Finn Brothers, Weather With You and one of the best songs ever written, 4 Seasons in one day. Add Only Natural and more stuff that makes you at ease with life like All I Want.

Lyrics might be meaningful, but this is the typical US rock band that just like (okay, those are worse) Green Day is utterly boring. Not all US guitar bands bands are, give me Pixies/Sonic Youth/Husker Du/Nirvana any day.

brilliant rhythms, funky and angry and how rap should be.

Just me not liking music as sweet as candy

Great album, survived much better than the 2nd one, More Specials, that was also in 1001 earlier. Rudy, Too Much too Young, You're Wondering Now (great cover, also soundtrack to Death in Paradise), Blank Expression (with lyrics used later by Daddy G/Massive Attack), love it all.

Classic, like many songs and the atmosphere but just not my favorite music

Fascinating album, new to me. Number of music styles is amazing, is this Primal Screams' Sandinista? With the dub of Stuka as best song. Even better: the link at YouTube had additional B-sides, Jesus sounds like Velvet Underground and would have been great VU song. And the Stranglers cover of 96 tears was fun.

Not the best shoegaze, but did like it

Nice cross over between old cinema type of music and the funk. So better than average Prince album. Still not in my street.

When I started listening to music properly I liked The River album and then he released Born in the USA album. US bombast, hated it from the bottom of my heart and never gave him a chance afterwards. While many friends go to his concerts and worship him. Today finally listened to another full album of Bruce and must say: find the music uninspiring to say the least. Too dumb for it I guess. 2 stars because it beats others I rated with 1 star

Depressed people make beautiful music. My favorite Eels album.

Was disappointed I am afraid, loving other things John Cale made, like early Velvet Underground and later more minimal stuff, this sounded too middle of the road for me. Lyrics seem be more interesting, but unfortunately have 30 albums "UNRATED" so ashame, up to the next UNRATED one.

For me Elvis Costello is not one of the heroes of the post punk era, like his voice and some of the songs like Oliver's Army, but for me e.g. the Jam or Joe Jackson are much better.

Only knew their hits, assumed they were too smooth for me, but kinda like the album, much variety and weirdness.

Just find this type of music boring, sorry.

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I just do hate his exaggerated way of singing, as if the world is collapsing. Just can't bear this. Songs are at best tolerable.

They had an amazing debut album, the samples, the voice, the atmosphere, the drama. Live they were even more brilliant. Two albums and they stopped. When this comeback album came out, I was fearing disappointment. More of the same, like Morrissey became a true disappointment? But Three was louder (Machine Gun), weirder (Deep Water) and even more moving (the Rip) than what they did before. And live Beth sang even better than ever. Easily my favorite Portishead album and definitely 5 stars

Uneventful

What a voice, last sons amazing. Unfortunately too up tempo for me too enjoy the real bluesy antmosphere, rather misery than Mojo running,

I do hate the way she sings, already on this album. Later albums even worse. Only Bjork I like is her Sugarcubes period, when she was kept under control by a band

Pleasant to listen to, Mano negra more my kind of thing, 3 stars

For me this is okay, but not special, just pleasant pop music. Possibly her lyrics or attitude to life make it special? She once was live at the Best Kept Secret Festival and her show was very diva like, with perfect dance moves and so on. Found that quite boring but would also never go to e.g. Madonna.

Four albums only and 4 perfect ones. All albums deserve 5 stars. All 7 songs of this album brilliant, Automobile Noise favourite track. Saw then live twice and you can't forget experiences like that,

Beautiful is beautiful, the rest is not for me. Her voice overdramatic, her lyrics for other target group.

Like the crossover sound, less fond of the rapping, not much variation. Sabotage a classic and jazzy tunes enough to give it 3 stars

One of his three top solo albums (Your Arsenal, Vauxhall and the best, but unappreciated Southpaw Grammar). Some nice rock songs, lyrics original as always, but also the beautiful "Seasick, Yet Still Docked" and We'll Let You Know and the brilliant last song Tomorrow. Tomorrow, will it really come. And if it does come, will I still be human. Loneliness at its peak. A shame the later albums became more of a parody of what he made in his best years.

Don't know why I love Queen 1 and Sheer Heart Attack and rate them with 5 stars but can't really appreciate this one m this one is just 2 stars for me.

First songs one of most beautiful of B&S, like their first albums better than later ones, more melancholy, less fun. This is a five star album easily

Motown classic! Production, rhythm, grooves. 4 stars. Best version of the Grapevine song I know.

See the beauty in it reflecting the angst in those days and like Siouxies Nico like way of singing. But just not for me.

Hoped this 70s type of music had ceased to exist. Not m cup of tea.

Like neurotic music but this one too freaky for me

Simply one of the most beautiful albums ever.

Yes, pretty, but too sweat for me.

Amazing, never heard of them. Love their freakiness, the organised chaos, her voice. Reminds me of music around that time that are also my favorites, like Velvets 1st album and the White album of the Beatles. But also of later music like Weekend with Alison Statton and much more. In other words: true find

Pff. 4th Byrds album? Other three I rated 1 2 and 3 stars. This the best of the 4 though, voices mising beautifully and some good songs. In mild mood, 3 stars. But enough folk&hippy stuff for now.

How can you not like this fun uplifting music!

Very relaxing and elegant music, just 3* because it did not really move me.

Nice way of popularization classical music, but too cheesy for me

Let me just be frank. Over the top music. Over the top singing. Listened to Pixies (pure, direct, no BS) and then to this one (exactly opposite). 2 stars and not 1 because of, well am in a mild mood.

Was once provocative I guess but no longer for me

Scottish band with this album sounding as your average boring American group. More a sleeping pill than music, in my opinion. This was rated by 'Spin magazine' as album of the year, above e.g. Nirvana's Nevermind (Wiki)? For me a moderate compromise between shoegaze like Slowdive, grunge like Nirvana and guitar music like e.g. Husker Du or Sonic Youth. Those are all brilliant and this is far from it.

Finally the Pixies! This one had everything: exciting rhythms, brilliant shouting of Black Francis short addictive songs. Weird lyrics. And Kim Deal singing Gigantic. Top of the bill. Three reasons I call one of my cats Rosa. Rosa Luxemburg, Rosa Parks and of course Surfer Rosa.

Yes, their voices match perfectly and that makes music beautiful. But the music itself it not my style and songs do look alike don't they... Prefer e.g. CSNY's Deja Vu in this type of music,.

Was curious which 'peter gabriel', all first 4 album have that name don't they? This one too eclectic for me, love e.g. Solsbury Hill and Here Comes the Flood but not as strong and coherent as e.g. Peter Gabriel (4).

Nice and moody

Nice surprise, good tip for if you need to relax.

Really not my type of music, too much love and peace and understanding makes me nervous.

Compared to The "... And Justice For All" (1 star) I found this better (so 2 stars), some subtle parts I started to like but then, well: same silly music starting again. Just not into metal. This one 2 stars

Seem them live twice and while 99% of public is in awe I get utterly bored. Tried again but his voice doesn't grab my attention, while normally I am into sad songs and melancholy. Sorry, 2 stars,

Nearly as brilliant as first 2 (Cale) VU albums. Any album with Jesus, After Hours, Pale Blue Eyes, Candy Says and the weird Murder Mystery is a 5*.

The epic first song, the three hits singles, the fun Springsteen Cover, much to enjoy. And the camp and overtly gay image to be admired. Of course production by Trevor Horn is brilliant as ever. Buggles, FGTH, Art of Noise, Propaganda's Secret Wish, big hero.

I do prefer the quiet Nick Cave nowadays, but how can we resist Stagger Lee sung by Cave-the-Devil himself and the wonderful Shane McGowan?.

Was I born not understanding/liking jazz unless it is as freaky as hell like e.g. The Comet is Coming or Black Midi? Miles Davis must be brilliant, everyone tells you he is. But I just can't get a hold on it. As music was pleasant, I give it 3 stars

I love the funky music, how the classics Walk on By and Phoenix are slowly buils up into something epical. Nice discovery thanks to 1001 albums

Guess you either love or hate him

unremarkable

Feel bad giving Cocteaus/Liz Frazer just 2 out of 5 stars, but this album just isn't that good. It is even one of worst albums Cocteau's made in my opinion. The tension is gone, it is sweet as icecream. Previous album Treasure e.g. is one of most beautiful albums ever. 5 stars. With band Slowdive Cocteau Twins are the true heroes of dreampop/shoegazer music. And what Liz did with This Mortal Coil (Song to the Siren!) and Massive Attack is unforgettable. But this one: no. Too bad 1001 picked this album with quite forgettable music.

Brilliant album, less experimental than early work, many catchy songs like Teen Age Riot and Kissability to the long guitar tracks. Too bad these guys (and Kim Gordon) broke up. Will never forget how they ended a concert by making pure feedback and noise with their guitars, doing all sort of things guitars are not made for.

I guess a classic in its kind, but way too cheerful and sunny and 'life is beautiful for me'. Come on, some energy would be appreciated

Saw them live 2 years ago and lots of energy and nice concert. But most of their albums just not as good in my opinion as many of the 'PostPunk'=Wave acts. Organ-like is fun though, Doors meets Punk

Very impressive, and nice combination of sounds.

Brings all the fun early new wave/post-punk can bring: the bass, short songs instead of 10 minutes long boring solo's, energy and variation. But in its type not the best I find, so 3 stars

Nice album and their break through album but do like their earliest stuff like a Storm In Heaven and Northern Soul better. This one a 3 star,

1989! Sound more modern for 1989. Nice Jazzy and Funky version of the more rebellious old school rap like NWA, PE, Ice Cube. And sometimes was thinking of Neneh Cherry's cheerful stuff. Am more into the heavier stuff, so 3 stars only, but was good to get to know this Royal Highness

Nice timing, just before the next one in a long, long line is put on a hereditary throne. This was when the old one ruled the UK for 25 years, and is as fresh as ever. Holidays in the Sun, God Save the Queen, she ain't no human being. Classic. Unemployment, racism, and then all this silver jubilee nonsense, this deserved a brilliant F-U answer, love the lyrics, the shout/singing, the return to old rock and roll and McLarens provocative attitude. Like many things in life it lasted shortly, although we got P.I.L. afterwards.

Tough life this guy led... Liked the music enough to give 3 stars, for psychodelic music very high mark! Specially liked Grey/Afro song, was humming along the song singing Stone Roses song Fools Gold (-:

Very nice.

Avalanche (listen to the Nick Cave cover!) and Diamonds In the Mine are unbelievable. The rest is forgettable. So 3 stars. Like his last album the best.

Dark. Mysterious. Honest. The Singing of Martina. The lyrics. Public Enemy's Picture Me a damn I said never. Sung by a woman (Martina) Hell Is Round the Corner. As I grow I grow Collective. Struggling with the Insane. Saw him often live and he never disappoints. This one and Pre Millennium Tension and Nearly God and unfortunately the last 2 ones after his and martina's kid died are all 5 stars. Hero.

Fuck yeah! Brilliant energetic music with a Fight The Power attitude. Includes cross-over like music, as e.g. the equally brilliant Mental Floss for The Globe by Urban Dance Squad.

makes me sleepy this kind of classic-longe music. Okay for the background in a restaurant at best.

Nothing wrong with the music, wki said it was released same period as Sgt. Peppers, that one is still standing firm, this one is average, so 3*

blijft lekkere laidback hip hop. Overleeft beter dan de gangsta bullshit.

Nice bluesy album with some beautiful backing vocals. Only knew the I Shot the Sheriff cover and the original of the Robert Johnson cover. Top songs: Get Ready, and Please Be with me and the extra track Give Me Strength Could be dropped: the Robert Johnson cover.

Three brilliant musicians, love the bass. Poppy but not cheesy.

Libertines! Finally hear their music, only heard the 1st Babyshambles album, with Peter Doherty. His voice is main attraction for me of this album, once saw Peter Doherty solo live and was memorable. Songs on the Libertines album from modest to really nice (like The Saga, Sex Pistols meets Arctic Moneys).

Some bands or singers start with a extremely good album and then become your worst nightmare. Like: UB40s Signing off (also in 1001 albums), and guilty pleasure: I do like 1st Whitney Houston album. Same for Picture Book, goods songs, jazzy sometimes political like Reagan&Thatcher in Money's too Tight. Love this album. Wish they had stopped afterwards.

Yes, some of the guitarwork is very good, but too much of this US macho music for me, give me e.g. Ragte ATM of Husker Du anytime if you want good, energetic, aggressive music.

Nice funky album from the Golden age of Talking Heads/Byrne&Eno/Tom Tom Club. Great rhythms, poppy (1st two songs) or more African beats.

Strong, powerful music. Both the lyrics as the music, stimulating 4 mind and body, Bring the Noise, Don't Believe the Hype, Louder Than a Bomb, She Watch Channel Zero? Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos. PE fights the power!

For me Kanye West is too smooth when he does smooth music and not politically believable enough if he does more political stuff. But enough variation to enjoy.

In its sort I guess more than brilliant

This is so utterly utterly utterly boring music. The sun is shining, we are lying on the beach and are listening to this no-brainer music. Gets me crazy like e.g. the Red Red Wine of UB40.

Sometimes nice and bleep-bleepy but too often thank becomes slick&annoying like in "You're Mine".

Was looking forward to this but was same as the later music by marlene dietrich when compared to her first German songs: the music/orchestra is so sweet and smooth that it smothers the force of her voice, it is all toothpaste commercial, all danger is elinated, smile, smile, smile. Such a shame.2 stars only for this lady Day!

Love B&S, specially their first albums, if 1st song on 1st album is as good as the State I'm In, what's more to want? 5 stars

As usual I can just not appreciate this type if Jazz, too smooth for me. Saw Comet Is Coming on festival this weekend, that type of wild jazz is more my thing. Consider this easy listening, sorry for insulting Miles lovers.

Very mixed feeling. 'I believe' was nice& funky as is 'Superstition' of course but some songs are as sweet as candy and too much too swallow, like 'You and I'. Can hear he is a genius. Let give it an average, 3.

First time I listened to this cult band, can't believe album is of 1973! Very Clash-like and also makes me think of other UK punk/new wave music made years later. Still sound modern, only now is more mainstream and then was revolutionary. Once at a festival suddenly some guy suddenly came on the stage, totally drunk, and after attempting to play guitar for 20 seconds left again. Couldn't stand on his legs. Turned out I had seen the legend Johnny Thunders (-: 4 stars.

This shit ain't no shit for me, yo. Some good, aggressive songs, but e.g. "Song Cry" made me cry: stop this smooth slimy music.

Like the songs better than the singer, but after listening to the Cars and TLC and the Hives finally one I could enjoy.

Apart from Drive all Cars songs sound the same to me: light poppy songs without making any impression on me.

Not my type of guitar music, they make enough noise but I find them quite boring, no Husker Du, Ramones or Sonic Youth these Hives

Like their first album better, too must bluesy and freakish for me.

The real thing! 1ste wave of industrial music. Neubauten, Test Department, Sans, Coil, Foetus. All sound can be music. And German brilliant language for this noise. 5 stars of course. Later made e.g. Tabula Rasa, beautiful album.

Dark, poetic, silencing. Pure beauty. Album reflects the days of Thatcher and Reagan and their croonies. Youth unemployment, nuclear arms race, social welfare being slaughtered, trickle down economy.

Pleasant music and voice and long live Marlene Dietrich. But not a classic as in: 1001 best albums.

Always brings you in good mood

Imagine and jealous Guy are beautiful of course, rest for musically and lyrically less interesting than e.g. early solo work like Instant Karma and Cold Turkey

beautiful voice, songs are bit outdated (don't kill me for saying that), 3 stars

Pleasant surprise, never even heard of this band.

Weird and fun. Wish I'd seen them live, for me is music to see live more than to play at home.

My father loved Frank Sinatra , My Way was played on his funeral. I do admire his voice but this music is just not for me, too pleasant for the ears. So 3 stars for the voice.

Really like their jazzy 1st album, Tracey's solo album Distant Shore and the two songs they did with Massive Attack. Her voice one of the most beautiful in pop music. But this album really too sweet and boring for me. Have to give 2 stars

Would have preferred a non-instruction album, also do like the music but more together with other instruments or singing. The man is a legend of course, 3 stars

Man do I hate this slimy R&B music, that this sold 14 million albums makes me wonder if whole humanity was abducted by music-hating aliens implanting "I Love TLS" cells in people's brains. 1 star is more than enough I think.

Hail to the Thief not included, everything they made from OK Computer onward is 5 stars to me. Just one big trip. Starts with the Weird Fish song, with its jazzy, nervous atmosphere and ending with the oddly enough romantic&sad at the same time song Videotape. Do understand it if people hate this, like I hated of the 1001 list e.g. TLC and all the other slick R&B music that makes me nervous and makes my stomach turn as if I ate a kilo of rotten fish. Radiohead could make you nervous. But if this type of music is your thing, Radiohead is the real thing.

Many well known songs (the wonderful Bookends and America and then Mrs Robinson, Hazy Shade or Winter), their voices really are beautiful together but for me it just won't grip me, 30 minutes is enough and 3 stars. some really nice songs, some cheesy ones and it is good

5th Dylan album for me on 1001 albums, after 4 mediocre ones finally a 5* one, the songs, atmosphere, voice, lyrics, all is brilliant. My 1st Dylan album was the great Desire, where in Sara he sang about being in the Chelsea Hotel, "singing Sing Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands: for you. Hope Desire will also be coming in the 1001 list.

Like the Jam and Style Council but listening to modern postpunk bands I feel the quality of sound recording is too outdatedm, this does trouble me.

Nice discovery thanks to 1001. Gonna listen to more Dr John. Really enjoyed this album, very varied, like his Tom Waits like singing in Jump Sturdylike, the bluesy opener and the weird rhythm in Croker Courtbullion)

With Aerial and Hounds of Love her best album, really underrated this one because people find it 'weird' I guess. But I love the way she uses her voice, the drama, the rawness. Brilliant all the way from Sat in Your Lap to the witchlike Get Out of My House. Best song I think the title song. 5 stars!

Voice to kill for of course, and some of the songs are very beautiful and 5 stars easily. But not all are. And the Cure cover was a disgrace to be honest. Give it a 4, in good mood

Tough, songs are often quite beautiful, but do not like his voice. Prefer e.g. North Marine Drive by Ben Watt any time. Because of my hatred for his singing just 2 stars

Fun t listen too and sometimes Bowie-Like (or was Bowie the Mott the Hoople-like?)

Here we go again, sure Girl from Ipanema is beautiful and all the voices and instruments are amazing and you can absolutely have no negative comment on this. Why am I then after listening to the album bored, sleepy and even angry with the world? Cause I apparantly hate bossa-nova and wished it had never exsisted.

Time is worth 10 minutes of attention every day but rest is too much of the same and I do not see a reason for the songs to go on and on and on and on and on and on. And on. Without anything interesting happening. 3 stars,

An introduction to much more to follow from them. Listening back a bit disappointing weird enough, Coming Up maybe more commercial, but for me their best, as are some of those that followed. So just 4 stars for this one.

The boys are back in town to bore me comepletely

Only knew their 'hit album' with Boy Called Johnny, Don't bang the Drum and Whole of the Moon. So this folky one was a surprise, for folk music nice, but I am not folky.

Yep. Brilliant and all songs are well known and it is funky and easy to listen and all. But for me too much glamour and ado. Prefer Sly or George Clinton. 3 stars

this one after for me similar music, a funky, boring Stevie Wonder album. Donald Fagan sounds fresher, and two killer songs on the album. But again, too perfect for me, no emotion.

talented beyond equals, boring as hell.

Beautiful, from start to end. Jezus died for somebody's sins but not mine. What a line to start your debut album. Raw, poetic and sometimes (Redondo Beach) even funky. Hear the album verywhere. Start lines of Gloria covered by Tricky as Somebody’s Sins. Redondo Beach covered/raped by Morrissey. Etcetera.

Last week Harvest, brilliant and emotional. This one just much and much less for me, sorry

For me outdated

Saw the film Another Girl Another Planed, named after song of Only Ones, at the Rotterdam Film Fest long ago, really funny film about a man and his 3 consecutive girlfriends. 3 times a party in his house, with every time totally different type of people and you hear the music that belongs to those people (from classy to noise) . Shot with a simple K-Mart $100 camera, one of funniest films ever seen. Half of people left during the film and those who stayed gave it an average of 2* out of 5. Maybe only music freaks enjoyed it. I then listened to this album once and forgot all about it. But this really survived the times much better than most 1978 pop albums, like the Jam e.g., love it. Varied, melodic and his way of singing is as fascinating as e.g. of the Violent Femmes singer.

Easy listening, nothing special.

Icon for many, do like her voice of course but just not my music,

For me nice music but his voice not that special, many UKh bands of the period I prefer.

Classic. But do like the later Beatle albums better.

For me just a nice cover album (with apparently three own composition) with the originals being in general better. Only important because what they did later.

Nice surprise, really like the songs and the atmosphere, so 4 stars. If her voice was a bit rougher like Lotte Lenya singing Weil/Brecht it would have been 5.

Much much much much better than the hits I knew like Dont You Think i'm Sexy. But still not for me, 3 stars

This one is too smooth for me, like the Whats Going On 1000 times better

Hypnotizing and fascinating. Similar to one of my favorite bands, Slowdive and 4AD label groups. Real find.

In between their rougher first 2 and their surf-album: best of both worlds. Live they still play maybe of these to delight of public. Almost difficult to find favorite tracks, but possibly Hey and No. 13 Baby. And the Monkey of cause. Man=5. Devil=6. God is 7. Even for atheist that is how it is.

Pff... Really don't get why ICT collegue says Rush is best band ever. Boring from second 1 to second last.

Seem to be the enemy of alternative music lovers, with e.g. Fleetwood Mac. I am lover of alternative music but also love the Eagles. Their voices just fit so good together, like CSNY or Beach Boys. Best one is Desperado and the long Run also brilliant. Desperado The Long Run and One of These Nights I all prefer to this one, but a 4*. .

Sort of slides away in a pleasant way.

Music to cherish. If this doesn't move you, you are a rock or an island. Of 'this sort of music' possibly only matched by Desperado by Eagles . Hope that will come along too in the 1001 list.

Best bombast you can imagine. Thank you, (late) Jim Steinman & Ellen Foley & (late) Meat Love for this masterpiece. 7 songs to never forget.

Catching up my "unrated" albums and 2 BMV albums in a row. Already marked MBV with 5 stars and then this comes along, wanna give 6 stars. Guess this music is missing what many like about music, some cheerful melody with singalong lyrics. But this is what makes my brain happy, feel at ease with the sounds, voices, rhythms and general atmosphere. Gets you in a pleasant trance. Dunno why. Must be something wrong with me.

Just okay, bit middle of the road 'alternative' music for those who don't really like the wilder guitar stuff.

Oddly enough one of the few Bowie albums I never listened to earlier... The minimal songs of 2nd part are very different, Eno&Fripp&Bowie dream trio, and the title song is one of his anthems. Still not convinced. Nothing beats Blackstar and Earthling.

You can hear the production team is same as for Public Enemy, this sounds awesome. "The Nigga Ya Love to Hate" e.g. sounds like PE's Louder Than A Bomb. But but much less forceful than e.g. the Nations of Millions PE album. But do not hate it either, so not to quote the man himself: "Fuck you Ice Cube". 3 stars.

Always liked electronic music, from the first wave of Sheffield bands like Hula Clock DVA Chakk and Cabaret Voltaire ad=bd the heavier stuff like Chem. Brothers, Underworld. Positive energetic music. Red Snapper is in that category, good it is in 1001 list. This album nice, relaxed, jazzy. 4 stars.

Only knew their Woodstock ' 1 2 3 4 what are we fighting for' anti Vietnam war song, hoped for more like that. But nope, psychedelic music which I normally hate. Heard worst psychodelic music, so 2 stars and not 1.

Brilliant energetic music with the 3 classic singles on it. Not whole album that level, but 4 stars easily.

Boring and whiny are the must positives things I can say about this psycadelica

Sometimes bluesy, but no chills in me like e.g. Chicago Blues. Songs do not really touch me, just average or below average for me.

Less awful than I feared. Expected same macho guitar shit as the average metal is too me, but this is slightly better. His voice, well you either like it or find it exagerrated, I am of last school. So not 1 but 2 stars.

Wow! This music is fantastic, loved the energy, the flow of the music, the atmosphere. Like I love e.g. the Comet Is Coming, bring on the adventure and organised chaos. It is clear that compared to the Miles Davis we had before this is my type of Jazz. Hope we get more jazz in the 1001 list so I can develop my taste in Jazz.

Wiki info was promising. I like classic blues, say Chicago Blues, add that everyone wanted to join in with this legend, Bonnie Raitt, George Thorogood Robert Cray and unfortunately Santana (1st song is really terrible, spoiling the album). Rest was beautiful, with as highlight Rockin' Chair .

Fine pop music, in tradition of older NYC bands like Talking Heads but also seems to be inspired by e.g. Peter Gabriel and folky stuff. Liked the song Wear You Out best.

The title song, Jet and Mrs VanderBilt are the best songs and the rest is very nice. Never heard this one of Paul&Wings, just the London Town which I adore. This one 4 stars

Rather average

Found this bit too slick for my taste, better music in this genre available. But nice to hear, 3 stars.

Can't find Beck interesting

After the wonderful Strangeways Smith album a strong 1st solo album, with Suedehead (where he even seems to sing 'it was a good lay', good times for a change), Every Day Is like Sunday and the in some opinions (including mine, UB40 (madame Medusa) Simply Red's (Money's Too Tight) then well deserved punch in the face for Thatcher (Margaret on the Guillotine). Stephen Street is no Johnny Marr, 5 stars but 4.7. Is 5

Surprise, new band to me. 3 stars which is an awful lot for me for music of this kind. Nice guitar rhythms, nice voice, not overly psychedelic (hate that) but still that early seventies atmosphere with some Beatle influences like in Street Worm, think When I Touch You is my favorite song.

And of Course Henry the Horse dances the waltz! Will he dance with Lovely Rita? Or is she counting how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall? Each line stuck in my head for years. One of 11 albums of all times for me. Of which 2 of the Beatles. White Album even better.

Expected hard rock noise, this was pleasant album with Kraftwerk-start n the Camera Eye (-:

Pet Shop boys are too boring for me, consumption pop with a little bit more humor in lyrics than the average disco.

Jeez, like muzak for elevators or shopping malls, if you can make an exciting, revoltionary song like Jumping Jack Flash or Light My Fire into this soothing stuff, for me you are killing music. Not prejudiced, nothing wrong with the instrument. But please...

Another early Pixies album so of course another 5 stars mark. This one all is all more melodic than the other ones. Starts and ends with two very easily listening surf songs, Cecilia Ann and Havelina, and in between everything is going on: My favorites: Rock Music 2 minutes noise, makes the imitations like Blur's Song # 2 music for toddlers Ana: makes you shiver, so beautiful, and that in 2 minutes. Who needs these 8 min long terrible rock ballads? The Happening: Best Pixies song ever. Black Francis and UFO's and Roswell Part 1 Part 2 is on the Trompe Le Monde album, motorway to Roswell: Last night he could not make it He tried hard but could not make it Last night he could not make it On a holiday, so many miles Looking for a place to stay Near some friendly star, he found this mote And now we wonder where we are Poor alien, life on earth is a bitch Love the Pixies.

Bless the Residents. And Snakefinger, who is annoying for years already everyone in hell/heaven with his guitar riffs from outer space. Residents provided me the Matrix pill, I took the right pill and allowed them to f*uck up my mind forgood, they introduced me to whole new range of music. Like Eskimo music. While babysitting the baby started crying as if he was dying at the spot. I rushed to him and found him sound asleep. Sure, had the album Eskimo on, and there an Inuit child was being born. Or their "Commercial album", 40 (CD 50) catchy songs of 1 minute long. Most 3 minutes songs are just the same, repeated three times. What's the use of the 2nd and 3rd minute? Get on with it. Or their take on the bible, Wormwood. Or their brilliant cover versions of US artists like Elvis, Hank Williams, John Philip Sousa, Jame Brown. True American heroes.

Nice album, then hip, with Frozen as best song. Not into madonna, this one is fair.