1001 Albums Summary

Have never listened to big band and am kind of loving this. Let’s see how an albums-worth of this goes. Okay. This is cool. Especially liked the first three and Teddy the Toad

All the sounded the same. Franks voice is truly magical but there was no variety.

Surprised by how I enjoyed this album. Not taking the lyrics too seriously helped, but definitely appreciate and acknowledge Eminem’s talents. Enjoyed it front to back.

Surprised I had never listened to the full album before, and knew so many of the songs already. Loved how each song sounded different and Jimi and the rest of the band’s musicianship was just incredible. From the lyrics to the guitar work, I will be listening to this on repeat.

I’m a fan of noise rock, but this just didn’t click for me. There were parts that I enjoyed punctuated by atonal noise that went nowhere. Surprised this is on the list when there are many others who have done it better. Liked about half the songs.

Classic. Such a change from Hootenanny. Full of great melodies, teenage angst, and different styles. Loved every somg.

Pretty but not my kind of music. Very theatrical but also not very interesting to me. The music and arrangements are interesting but didn’t capture my attention throughout.

The music is pretty great, and pretty heavy for the time. I found myself laughing at the singing, especially on Child in Time, because it was ridiculous and I loved it. Won’t be listening to this again but love it for what it is.

Loved this. Reminds me of something my mom would have listened to and can see myself coming back to this.

The lyrics are pretty great, but I guess I’m still not a fan of folk music because it got pretty boring pretty quickly. I can appreciate his musicianship and lyricism, but it’s just not for me.

Bauhaus makes goth music fun. This album was a blueprint for so many goth bands that followed but what makes it stand out is the total uniqueness of the music itself.

Really great blues and rock and roll. Fantastic playing by the whole band, great songs, though maybe it was about twenty minutes too long. Too bad Eric Clapton is a POS or I could see myself listening to this again.

I’ll admit I’m not the biggest rap or hip hop fan, but this was phenomenal. It reminds me of when rap was dangerous and had more to say than who has illegitimate children and who is on Ozempic. I’m curious to see how others would rate this, it’s not fun or light listening in terms of what’s being conveyed, so I can see a lot of people being dismissive or reductive, which is a shame because it’s pretty incredible. Instantly a fan of this and will listen often.

Sounds like a Bowie album. I love Bowie. What’s not to like?

Very impressive album with so many different styles and genres all done so well. Monae’s voice is perfection. My Only gripe is that it is too long and a bit self-indulgent. Had she removed 3 songs or so it would have been even better.

This album was where Pink Floyd finally “clicked” for me and started me on a deep dive into their entire discography. Incredible album front to back.

Not what I expected from ABBA. Every song is impeccable, and reading about the history it’s a surprisingly deep and emotional album. I somehow loved this album front to back.

Pop folk punk perfection. One of the greatest albums ever made front to back, not a weak song on the entire album.

Hey voice is beautiful, and I can appreciate it but this isn’t my genre of music. But again, her voice is incredible.

A perfect product of the time, and one of the greatest debuts ever released.

Neil Young is someone I never found a path to, and this album made me want to correct that. I especially liked the last three songs which were so laid back and unhurried. I thought I would hate his voice but I loved it.

Perfection.

Best solo Beatle album I’ve heard so far.

Pretty great, enjoyable to listen to. Some of the songs I thought were incredible, others were just of blah.