1001 Albums Summary

Not a fan of Joplin's voice, and instrumentation is a bit rambly for me

Some longer solos that were probably fun in person but a bit long for an album. Otherwise, good fun

A bit too punky, not melodic enough for me

A bit too slow, and not a huge fan of his voice

Liked it more than I expected. Probably not something I'd actively listen to, bit good background music.

Good fun, lots of different instruments

Nice, simple, rock n roll

Jazzy, bluesy fun

Impressive voice, kinda jazzy. A bit slow overall

Not a fan of his gravelly voice. Otherwise, somewhat interesting bluesy stuff

Not a rap fan, and this album did nothing to change that

Recognized more songs than I expected. I liked the mellower feel of acoustic versions

Very 90's. Some good vocals and guitar work

Interesting, but not my jam. Lots of complex, broody instrumentation

Fun and Groovy. Recognized a few songs that I didn't realize were Steely Dan

More interesting than most rap I've heard, some fun instrumentals underneath

Smooth guitar and vocals, definite 90's-UK feeling. Not sure if intentional, but I got this album the day Queen Elizabeth died

Gotta love Def Leppard

Very ethereal, good background music. Probably wouldn't listen to it more actively

Should go back and listen to the lyrics more, but fun even when not paying attention

Thought I would like it more. A bit slower, a bit heavier sounds than expected

Gotta Love Solsbuty Hill, of course. The rest of the album feels a bit abstract, but still fun

Couldn't find this album on Spotify, so listened to "Fats" Relaxed, bluesy, fun

Still not a rap fan. Recognized "Tricky"

Fun groove to have on in the background. Felt kinda strange listening to tropical music on a grey, rainy mtn day

Very trippy. Some music which felt kinda "math-rock"-ey (very tight coordination between vocals, instruments, and percussion), some spoken-word stuff, and some sections of random sounds effects (static, jangling strings, laughs)

Fun guitar work, but a bit rambly at times

More brass than I was expecting for "AfroBeat". Fun in general, but felt like it dragged on a bit sometimes

Has the Brit-Rock feel, nothing too notable

Fun grooves, but all the songs sounds pretty much the same

Not a rap fan

Comfortable grooves, nothing too interesting

Pretty funny hearing James do a little "yeah" and letting the crowd scream it back. Otherwise, not something that really drew me in

Very 90's. Mostly fun, some rambly bits

Super eclectic. Some hip-hoppy, some almost mariachi, some more punky. Definitely a good ride

Good grooves for working. Should go back and listen to the stories in the lyrics

Too hard for me,couldn't make it through

I like the guitar tones, but his singing is pretty monotone. Great album name!

Decent voice, but not much of interest for me

Hip-hop-styled, early EDM is what I hear. Pretty repetitive, not particularly interesting

UK pop/rock feeling, can't say much more than that

Some fun variation within the punk-ey feel

Grungy, with some different elements thrown in (some middle-eastern sounding stuff). Not too exciting

Very spacey, good background music

Much too rambly for me

Much less "hard" than I expected, some psuedo-paychadelic stuff in there too

Guitar-forward brit rock, fun but nothing that stands out too much

Groovy, good vocals harmonies

Kind of Brit-Rock-ey, but with a fun twangy, echoey guitar tone

Still not a rap fan

Definitely "wall of sound", but not too heavy. I like the atospheric, echoey feel

Not quite as hard/heavy/fast as I expected. Good, solid rock

Brit-Rock-ey, but with good variation of instrumentation and vocals through the album

Kinda punky, not a whole lot of variety through the album

Kinda distracted while listening, nothing stuck out too much

Pretty fun. Jazz with African styled percussion

Fun blend of operatic/theatrical and classic rock

Such great instrumentation, and Brad Delp's voice is unforgettable

90's feeling, kinda pop-rock-ey

Not a rap fan

Fun brit-rock, nothing that grabbed my attention too much

Brit-rock, felt more groovy than punky

Many of the songs were pretty short. Definitely punk feeling, seemed fairly instrument-focused with some vocals thrown in. Didn't take themselves too seriously, the vocals were sometimes pretty goofy

Great voice, good simple music

Very slow and ethereal, feels like it should be a soundtrack for a casablanca-esque movie

Somewhat eclectic-feeling pop-rock-ey stuff

I Like ACDC, but it was a little much to listen to first thing in the morning

An hour of hip-hoppy beats with very little melody or lyrics

I was surprised, much more psychedelic rock style than disco.

Relaxing indie/folk/pop

Fun electropop, nothing too outstanding

Fun, freestyle-ey jazz. A bit more minor key than I'd listen to regularly

Opens with a tie fighter flyby. Grungy/punky, but vocals are kinda relaxed

Brit rock with some "jangliness"

Not a rap fan

An album made entirely of samples all spliced together. Cool tech (for the early 2000s) but not something I'd normally listen to

Fun to hear each different voice taking different verses, but still not the biggest hip hop fan

Nice electric singer-songwriter, but nothing too notable

Classic country. A bit too monotone/homogeneous to be exciting

Relaxed indie-folk-pop. Recognized a few songs

More energetic than I expected. Fun guitar-driven pop-rock

Definitely punky, but not too aggressive

Prog rock/concept album feel

Fun blend of pop and theatrical elements

Groovy feeling "goth rock". Nothing too notable

Kinda ethereal, jazzy, pretty interesting.

A bit rambly at times, but good variety between songs and great instrumentation

With a couple 7+ minute songs, I thought it would feel rambly. But I was engaged the whole time

Dance pop to the max. One song had some cool melodies, the rest were kinda fun but not particularly interesting

Very mellow, groove-rock. Some indie-soundong stuff

Old timey Xmas music. Too jangly for me

Melancholy alt rock, nothing really grabbed me

Mostly instrumental/samples, kind of hip-hoppy.

Old school folk/country. Kinda fun but a bit too hokey

Dance pop, but more subdued than the other PetShopBoys album

Good vocal harmonies, fun instrumentation, good old classic rock

Dance-rock-ey. Recognized "Take Me Out". Groovy, but nothing that stands out too much (instrumentals or vocals)

Not a rap fan. Some songs had what sounded like newscaster or interview audio playing over the beat, that was sorta interesting

Improv jazz meets classic rock. Fun, but a bit too wandery/rambly

Ramble-rock/jam-band to the max

Straight forward rock. Fairly distorted guitar, vocals have a bit of a whiney sound

Very punky. Harsh guitar and vocals

Still not a rap fan

R&B, with a some hip-hoppy stuff thrown in. Very mellow

Makes me think of a female crooner. Good variety through the album, and a nice voice

Synth pop. Recognized the title track, of course, but nothing else really stood out

Some interesting beats, but still not a rap fan

Brit-rock-ey, with some more experimental/prog stuff

R&B, with some little electronic influences. Nice voice, but overall a bit slow and broody

Good, relaxed, classic rock.

The wiki page calls him "The encyclopedia of pop", which I think is accurate. Lots of different elements pulled in for a fun mix

A bit rambly, but nicely atmospheric. First several songs were instantly recognizable

I like the kinda echo-ey instrumentation, but the vocals are a bit drone-y

Comfy jazz, felt like I should be sitting in smoky lounge with a cocktail

Less punky, more groovy than I expected. Good variety of instrumentation though the album (some horns, I think?). Recognized the last song

Smooth, mellow pop

"underground rock", kinda raw guitars and vocals but not harsh. Some good synth/organ driven stuff too

Very operatic, but with a good blend of rock in there

Hip-hop feeling, some singing but focused on rhythmic instrumentals

Not a rap fan, but this one did have some more interesting instrumental samples underneath

Old school country. Kinda fun, but a bit hokey

Not a rap fan

Good old classic rock

Spacy, kinda bluesy? Some extended instrumentals, but never felt too rambly

Thought it was going to be vocal-less hip hop beats all the way through, but there was also some spacey stuff thrown in. Low energy, but kinda interesting

Pretty relaxed, I guess I'd call it folk rock or folk pop. Good variety of instruments

Early Beatles. Tons of vocal harmony, lightly distorted guitar, good fun

Folk rock jam band. Decent background music, but not particularly interesting

Early rock. Good vocal harmonies, lightly distorted guitar

Sax and acoustic guitar centered jazz. Nice easy listening

Spacey, wandery prog rock. Some parts had a freestyle-jazz-chaos feeling to them

Broody alt rock

Rap,some more interesting underlying music

Spacy rock, some sections had a freestyle-jazz-frenetic feeling

Interesting blend. Mostly pop-rock with plenty of synth, but does lean more punk in some places

Jazz with some island-ey influence (bongos and heavy horns)

Very mellow pop

Elton John goodness

Grungy, kinda plodding

Guitar driven brit-rock. Some "soaring/open" tones that vaguely reminded me of Def Leppard

Folky pop

Makes me think of a female crooner, felt like I should be lounging in a Casablanca style club

Kinda jangly folk rock

Wiki says "martial industrial", definitely seems appropriate. Big, booming drums and mostly gutteral vocals, felt warlike and ominous

Spacey, kinda reminded me of Enya

Classic rock, with just a bit of a harder edge

Ethereal R&B, with some very fast guitar/bass/key parts

Broody, didn't have as much variety as some of the other pixies albums this list has provided

Mellow folk. Still not a huge fan of his voice

Pop, maybe with some rock leanings

Not a rap fan

Piano/drums/bass jazz, quite nice in the background

Atmospheric, kind of orchestral feeling pop

Fun, classic, almost pop-ey rock

Not a rap fan

Bluesy rock

Lots of short, somewhat hectic songs

Guitar-driven 90s pop, nothing too notable

Certainly metal, but not quite as harsh as I was expecting

Not a rap fan, this song did have some more interestinusic in the background

Relatively mellow edm

Ramble rock, but the album went by quicker than I expected so I guess it didn't feel like a slog

Saxophone driven jazz. I'm not sure I even heard trumpet

Reminded me more of the Beatles than the Pink Floyd stuff I'm used to

Gentle, folky singer-songwriter

Poppy, unsurprisingly. "Arrival" song was cool, had a bit more of a cinematic feel to it

Quintessential Beach Boys

Nice and folky

A bit more atmospheric/cinematic feeling than the last Abba album

Not a rap fan

Not a rap fan

Rock, with a good mix of instrumentation (horns particularly)

Fun, iconic punk rock (pop punk? Pop rock?). More technical than I remembered, with meter changes, etc

Folky, I caught some funny lyrics but don't remember them now

Not a rap fa

Good old CCR

Atmospheric, kinda poppy

Early pop-punk-rock

Kinda poppy/operatic, reminiscent of Elton John

Relaxed groove, with lots of guitar noodling

I'd describe as R&B/Soul. Fun, relaxed instrumentation and soklfil vocals

Latin jazz, I guess. Nice relaxed background music

Interesting soft rock mix. Some mournful, some operatic/cinematic, some a bit more upbeat

I believe Fela Kuti is classified as "afrobeat", this was some rambly jazz stuff with some drum solos

Dragged on a bit towards the end, but fun alt rock overall

More folkly/jangly than the Starship they morphed into, but fun stiff

Certainly heavy, but not unbearably so. Some of the more orchestra-focused songs felt pretty epic and uplifting, a good contrast to the metal-focused, darker ones

Kind of melancholy, atmospheric

Punky rock

Didn't listen because Kanye is nuts

Starts off classic-rock-ey, has some cool orchestral stuff woven in, but pretty wandery/moody/atmospheric toward the end

Good guitar, of course. Generally fon otherwise

Old school rock, nothing that really jumped out at me

Smooth soul/R&B

Soul. Kinda weird album, seems like a movie soundtrack

Folk pop, I would say. Nice croon-ey voice

It says "soul", but felt more like rap

Cool layered vocals over easy pop/soft rock. I liked the acoustic guitar

Recognized "Blister in the Sun". Kinda jangly rock, felt like a bit of punk influence

Fun folk pop

Recognized shout and everybody want to rule the world. Interesting mix of atmospheric/spacey with pop and a bit of rock, but generally a bit slow

Not as heavy as expected, definitely rambly

More jazzy than I expected

Meandery, rock I guess?

Legendary harmonies

Spacey, meandery, electronica (I guess)?

The usual Elvis Costello mix of eclectic pop (lots of orchestral influence)

"white noise", super constant background wall of distorted guitar. Surprisingly mellow, despite that

Not a rap fan

Good stuff, not surprisingly

Incredible falsetto. A bit mellower, less funky, than I expected

Heavy, but far from unbearable. Snuck a DJ/disc-scratching track in

Classics, sting's voice is so good

Heavy, but not overwhelming. Definitely some bluesy influence

Very wall of sound feeling

Fun blues. As expected, a bit rambly

Legendary voice, fairly jazzy accompaniment

Fairly fun rock, but drags on a bit

Plenty I recognized, and everything else was fun

Such great vocal harmonies

Heavy, but far from unbearably so

Kind of punky, raw rock

Too punky for me

Kinda country leaning, brit punk? Interesting

Not a rap fan

Good vocal harmonies, fun instrumental variation through the album. From classic Beatles-esque rock to more orchestral to pseudo-country

Didn't listen, do lnt want to support Kanye

Very dance oriented, almost EDM-ey but not much base

Mostly acoustic, kinda echoey/atmospheric. Decent background music

Early era, piano driven rock. Recognized great balls of fire

Some folky, some more distorted, classic rock

Fun British folk/rock (fiddles and whistles included). Got a bit rambly at times

Good blues rock. Rambly, but never really felt like it dragged

Rap with a more rock-feeling backing track

Classic rock, I guess? Some oddball elements, like radio voices

Acoustic folk, nice and calming

Country/folky/classic rock. Lots of vocal.harmony

Not on Spotify as a full album, so listened to what I could. Wonderful, soulful singing

Pop, I suppose? Good mix of instrumentation, ranging from vaguely electronic to kinda jazzy

Fun classic rock

Pop, with some fun guitar solos mixed in

Guitar driven indie rock. A bit screechy

Kinda folk-rock, kinda Jazzy with rock-ish instruments (guitar, drums, organ, flute, sax)

Frenetic, off-piste pop

Pop rock, kinda Indy feeling

Legendary pop, such a good voice

Atmospheric "trip hop". Not the most interesting

Not a rap fan

Great voice, kinda of R&B leaning classic rock

Slightly punky brit rock

Super passionate soul singer, recognized Respect (of course)

Brit pop-rock, nothing too notable

Not a rap fan, but this album did have some more interesting background music

Raw, kind of punky, rock. Some of it fun, some felt like it dragged on

Funk/rock. Mostly fun, some was pretty rambly

Pop rock, voice got a bit whiny at times

Screechy/screamy vocals and guitars. Not for me

Psychedelic rock/jam band. Pretty fun

Description mentioned singer/songwriter influence, which I think is a good way to distinguish Tom's rock sounds

Pop rock, I'd describe it as spacey/lackadaisical

Folky with some electric guitar. Nice in the background

Atmospheric/spacey jazz rock

Eclectic rock. Started off more punky/surf rock-ey, ended more electronic/poppy. Pretty fun

Mostly a bit slower, nice deep synth backing instrumentals

Cool Indy/folky. Mixed in some orchestral stuff, jazzy stuff with the piano and guitar driven music

Good classic rock, some orchestral stuff thrown in as well

Echoey, atmospheric rock (maybe psychedelic-leaning). Definitely dragged on in sections

Classic Coldplay. Lots of it pretty slow, but nicely melodic

Kind of whimsical, jazzy, soft rock, poppy?

Interesting mix of pop, kinda lo-fi, and leaned towards cowboy blues at the end

Lightly punky, guitar pop. Fun, but nothing too notable

Kind of operatic/experimental rock

Accordian-focused instrumentals on mellow percussion tracks. Good background music

Bob's iconic folk rock. Recognized "Rolling Stone"

Modern rock

Nice singer songwriter

Cool blend. Kind of medieval-tavern feeling instrumentation with traditional African vocals

Latin rock, recognized a few songs

Hip-hop-ey, not too interesting

Atmospheric pop, not too interesting to me

Prog punk/prog alt? Fairly heavy, but cool meter changes and such

Heavy, metal I guess. Not for me

Fun, buzzy blues rock. Recognized a few songs

Wandery jazz, with some electronic influence. Interesting blend

Old school, honky tonk country. Decent, but a little hokey for me

Hip hop type instrumentals, maybe a little EDM lean

Punky rock, but not too harsh

Good classic rock, with some unusual instruments (brass, sax)

Grungy rock, recognized Even Flow

Hip hop/almost light EDM beats, not terribly interesting

Fun psychedelic rock

Middle-eastern singing over pop-ish backing

Fun classic rock, with the Police twist

Classic country, with some banter between songs

Fun Brit rock/pop, guitar driven. Recognized "There She Goes"

Gentle singing over samba backing

Acoustic instrumentation with theatrical vocals, definitely unique

Happy, Billy Joel pop/rock

Great voice, fun singer-songwriter style with various elements from folk to African/Caribbean-feeling drums

Slightly punky rock

Floats around between punky rock, pop, and hip hop. Fun mix

Dance music, mixed influences form jazz to hip hop to more punky feeling

Classic Bruce

Atmospheric, mellow instrumentation with his low, gravelly voice. Not too musically interesting, but there's probably a story in the lyrics that I missed

80's pop, a little on the soft/mellow side

Disco, apparently. Mostly just groovy beats with some sporadic horns and such on top

Classic rock, nothing stood out much

"Industrial" rock. Heavy, distorted sounds with big, echoey beats.

Fun poppy rock. Did tend to wander a bit

Wanders through genre influences from jazz to country to pop. Realized I wasn't a huge fan or her kinda nasally voice on this album

Classic rock, with some good jazzy leanings

Punky rock

Unique, raspy voice that she uses hard in this classic rock

Fun rock, has more of the synthey/spacey feel

Indie-feeling rock, with some definite punk/garage influences

Atmospheric, kinda jazzy/rocky, layered vocals, felt desert-ey. Fun, hard to describe

Irreverent feeling rock, on the raw-er side with some different instrumentation mixed in (horns, strings)

Electronichy beats, some robot-ey vocals. Pretty uninteresting

Great mix of songs, some Arabian-sounding stuff in the middle

Nice, gentle, sax-lead jazz

Atmospheric/spacey electronic. Decent background, but not too interesting

Fun disco

Mellow "post-punk". Echoey percussion with droning vocals and guitar

Fun blend of pop-ey rock with orchestral elements. Recognized some of the guitar parts from Dad playing them

Nice folky country

Fairly soft, ethereal/atmospheric rock

Groovy soft rock with some electronic influences

Funk, with lots of different influences (clanky Caribbean-sounding drums) being most prominent. Definitely rambly, but pretty fun

New wave, I would say. Electronic-ey rock with echoey percussion

Groovy gentle jazz. Leads from organ, sax, and guitar

Eclectic pop, layered vocals and a splash of discordance

Too harsh for me. Raw guitars and screaming vocals

Legendary vocal harmonies, good lite rock instrumentation

Intriguing alt rock. Is has guitar/drums/bass, but the vocals are kind of dreamy and there are other musical elements mixed in (electronic, horns at the end)

Mostly instrumental guitar/bass/drums

"post-punk", sparse drum/guitar instrumentals with whispery and wailey vocals. Last song was kid of orchestral, though

Relaxed rock, leans slightly more towards garage/raw than overproduced, but pretty central

Legendary pop rock

Interesting pop rock, but with more of an artsy/prog leaning than I remember

Great pop, with funk and rock influences

Somewhat abstract punk, took a dance-ey turn at the end

Mellow, kinda spacey rock

Echoey punk, not too harsh

Heavy, meandering backing guitar with sharp solo work and rough vocals. Not as harsh as I expected

Fun rock, kinda reminded me of Spin Doctors (drums specifically) but a little harder

Legendary blues rock. A bit rambly at times

Fun poppy stuff, with funk and latin influences

Hip-hop-ish beats, some electronic leanings

Nice folky/singer-songwriter stuff

"chamber indie pop", typical guitars and soft vocals, but adding in some horns and different percussion

"post-punk", kinda droney vocals with raw/distorted guitar/bass/drum backing

Fun rock. Nice variation through the album, from prog-ish to just groovy

Fun pop-ey rock to start with, then delves into jazz and prog rock influence. Drags a bit towards the middle in prog-land

Hip-hop/r&b, with some "stories" between songs.

Dance music, but not electronic. Persistent beats with some instrumentals and vocals over top

Rock/metal with very passionate female vocals. A bit harsh for my taste

Nice jazz, with a killer voice

Gentle rock, some folky influences

Somewhat eclectic rock, definite prog influences

Funk/R&B movie soundtrack, fun mix of guitar, percussion, horns, strings, etc

Classic rock with some swagger, adding horns and such as well

Pop rock, kinda billy joel-esque

Hip hop, but had some interesting instrumentals (acoustic guitar, some orchestral) and good vocals harmonies

Avante-pop, as their artist description says. Kinda artsy, atmospheric

Creepy folky. Variety of middle east instruments with vocals

Starts out with some raw-er rock, seques to more prog-ey with lower energy and volume

Big-variety jazz. Super long album, didn't have time to finish it

Groovy blues rock

"trip hop", steady but not heavy beats under "casual" vocals

Steady lightly-electronic/synth groove

Pop rock, with I fluences ranging from punky to slightly operatic

Great soul music, such a good voice

Bluesy rock, with cool African influences

80s synth pop to the max, with dramatic/campy vocals

"art rock", kinda spooky feeling

Ethereal, atmospheric

Great vocals harmonies with nice folk rock backing

Great vocals, of course, but more fun music than I expected. Ranged from rock leaning to jazz in addition to straight pop

Low, raspy voice with kinda folky guitar/percussion. Very slow, didn't catch me that much

Lots of ballads/slower stuff, but I do like the western influence (banjo)

R&B, not really my style

Good old rock n roll at the top, then drifts into more meandery, bluesy/balladey territory