1001 Albums Summary

overall pretty good album but like not mindblowing - the songs I knew were good (baba, blue eyes and won't get fooled) and some of the ones I didn't were good surprises (getting in tune and song is over) but overall the instrumentation wasn't anything to rave about (except for the opening and closer) and some melodies were j too bland (bargain) - 3.5

pretty good shit. overall the vibe is there, and the two main instrumental bits give it a nice lil structure BUT the opener is so weak and they use lalala in two separate songs. i was alr disappointed with one. also the mix was a lil off on like 1or2 songs, the lower harmony and guitar were sorta clashing. otherwise, the run from blue jeans to villa rosie is pretty clean. and i’m a big fan of chemical world, miss america and the closer. solid 4

I mean the songs I alr knew were as good as I remembered, and the others were as good as (often better than) I expected, so nothing really blew my mind - except that I never really appreciated his panning before, and I think that's a super important factor to why this is a good album, the stereo sound is incredible. Highlights: the majority of it - obv Watchtower and Slight Return, but also Have you Ever Been and Rainy Day. Lowlights: 1983 didn't work as well as I wanted it to (although it opened real well - I'm all for a good jam but it didn't feel very cohesive), the short ones just felt like filler, and Still Raining was just... there, a very cheesy ending and sorta felt like they just wanted to fake the idea of the album being a lot more cohesive by varying another song's title If I had to shit on it for no reason I would say that some of the songs felt sorta bare, like the focus was entirely on the guitar, which is cool but can't do everything. And it's also just a little too long. like I get it but like a lot could have been cut to create something a lot more cohesive and impactful. I mean there's no doubt in anyone's mind that Jimi is one of the greatest guitarists, but I think as a whole, the album isn't his magnum opus - low 4.5

i mean it was good for what it is, I'm just not a huge fan of what it is. I didn't really give it a proper listen if I'm honest

I mean there is really not a single miss on this whole album. But that doesn't mean every song is a 10. And it's also not consistent. Starts off alright, but not perfectly. And really that first song as well as a string of forgettable songs near the end it what stops this from being a 5. And although I do love money for nothing --> your latest trick, it's really not the best shit i've ever heard. The closer is amazing. but again not the most impressive closer ever. Amazing album but on the whole it comes off as a little cheesy. solid 4.5

very pleasant listen as a whole, and a few songs are pretty good but definitely nothing noteworthy. It honestly feels like a compilation of okay songs back to back to back. and although they're all good/okay, they don't really have any emotion or impact behind them, sorta just pleasant sound. solid 3

i mean i kinda want to hate this, but the instrumentation is actually banger. he’s like drake, the worst part of every song is when he starts singing. low 2.5

damnnnn. great album through and through. opener is amazing, not a single song is annoying, except maybe the second one, but not to an extreme extent, and the closer (The Cinema Show/Aisle of Plenty) wraps it up really nicely. it always feels shorter than it really is, because it really takes you to a place and brings you home. I would love to give this a 5, but it does feel somewhat bland at times, and is not incredibly memorable on a song by song basis. it feels more like a long soak in this world than different songs that stick with you. high 4.5

absolutely beautiful, but not incredibly consistent, the great songs are amazing but there are quite a few skips imo

good shit, It's just inconvenient to listen to (not on spotify) and so it's just annoying to figure out, meaning I didn't listen to it a shit ton, so I don't feel like I can really give it a fair score

yeesh idk i was pretty underwhelmed, each song is pretty similarly unimpressive… bad moon rising is a classic but didn’t rly stand out, the instrumentals were nice but nothing crazy good. low 3

the beats were all sick at but tbh i didn’t love many songs individually (except armand est mort) and a lot of the lyrics felt cheesy/forced, the rhyming was just so kids book-y, and maybe i would enjoy it more if i didn’t speak french. solid 3

good stuff. nothing mindblowing but good stuff from a good genre and era solid 3.5

yessir. i mean i just love this kinda stuff, very cohesive and very sexy. only comment is the melodies sometimes feel a little lackluster and since they’re so important it does bring down the experience a bit low 4.5

I've been told that Aja is Steely Dan's magnum opus. I still don't know if I agree. I've been listening to Steely Dan for as long as I can remember. Well I should say I've been listening to one singular song of theirs: Reelin' in the Years (it's in the soundtrack for a baseball movie my family watches every year). And that one song, along with a few other of their hits from "Can't Buy a Thrill" have essentially been my only exposure to the band. In the past few years I've gone out of my way to listen to a few more of their hits, and even some deeper cuts (Hey Nineteen, Doctor Wu, Jack of Speed) but nothing off Aja. And I think that simple fact makes me dislike the album just a little more than I really ought to. It's too... jazzy. "But you love jazz!" Well, yes. But my perception of Steely Dan does not consist of vamps and improvisation, instead I think of catchy melodies with fun lyrics and great harmonies that really let the vocals pop. It's cool guitar riffs and bass lines that mainly serve to support said vocals. But Aja is more than that, and therefore more than I expected going in. The vocals take a backseat. And to a guy who's fallen in love with Steely Dan because of their biggest hit whose vocals carry the piece... it feels off. I can pretty confidently say that had Aja been the first Steely Dan album I had listened to, it would be one of my favorites. The jazz and funk elements come together with a classic rock sound where beautiful melodies are gracefully rested atop luscious guitar riffs and elegantly composed piano pieces. Where grooves in "Josie" and "Peg'' allow for glorious solos and improvisations, with perfectly timed transitions and crisp instrumentation. I love this album. But hearing it from my perspective, it sort of sits in an uncanny valley, where the band's new direction feels... wrong. The shift in focus from vocals to instruments is one I almost always support. And I wish I could support this one more than I do. high 4.5/5

weirdly feels like the smiths and the doors had a kid. high 3

i mean i see the appeal but felt a little cringe at times, i don’t feel as though i need to revisit low 2.5

damn the opening songs really slap. but after a while it really starts to fall off, and objectively the lyrics are kinda meh and a lot of bits just feel like they're trying to be experimental, and that's just not where they shine, they have a really nice songwriting style and I love the way Chicago uses horns in their pieces, either as a build or for dramatic effect or just to highlight the melody, so when they don't use them or they try something vastly different most of their appeal sorta dissapears. like high 3

she didn’t write a single one and still picked bad songs. some of these songs have annoying ass lyrics, and the second half is just the same bland “oh no we broke up” song over and over. for a style with sick ass instrumentation (and that is the aspect of this album that is pretty consistently good - the band is nice af) that’s only purpose is to serve the singer you’d expect the singing to acc say something. i liked 24h from tulsa, anyone who had a heart and summer is over. the other ones i liked i just knew alr from better versions. this album says nothing and her voice gets kinda whiny at times (eg i only wanna be w you and once upon a time) like solid 2 tbh

I mean definitely very groovy, and a very pleasant sound to have on but i feel like none of the songs really went anywhere, and weren’t very memorable high 3

I mean i definitely don’t have anything against it (those two instrumentals felt a little forced) but the main pull of classic rock, or at least this particular vibe, is that I know it alr. without that it’s just kinda… there. low 3.5

I mean it was alright enough, a few bangers here and there, but instrumentation-wise the music was pretty one dimensional, the only time where I noticed a change was Fear --> does anybody out there. Definitely a cool style but I think he was still trying to find his footing as an artist - the lyrics aren't there yet and neither is the real emotion eh like low 3?

This is an interesting one. I only knew the top hit before listening and wasn't expecting such distortion. But I liked it. the guitar tones were super nice and different, but also within the album and the drums and bass are just so in sync throughout this whole album, the rhythm section is doin a sick ass job. My biggest complaint is the length of the songs, I think due to such short tunes they are a little less memorable and start to blend together, and sure enough my favorite songs are essentially the longest ones: Where is my mind? (obviously), Bone Machine, Gigantic, River Euphrates and I also liked something against you quite a lot - beautiful tone. solid 3.5

very jazzy and funny good good - didn’t feel too underwhelming but maybe my expectations were low. will definitely revisit. highlights: title track, revolution 1993, low 3.5

I mean maybe I just like the kinks but this is such a nice little album. Short and sweet, every song stands out as a story - and although their songwriting obviously could do with a little more time and experience, the majority of these songs are enjoyable in and of themselves. Doesn't feel too forgettable but also isn't annoyingly catchy, overall the songs are just pleasant listens individually and come together nicely to create a very pretty little listen. my only grievance is a little contradictory to all the things I enjoy about the album - it doesn't really require any attention. the lyrics are pretty shallow and the production isn't anything to goggle at. pretty little album, low 4

fucking vibe.

I mean it's the same chord progression for 40 minutes. Which is fine when you've got lucille singin to you but these guys aren't exactly B.B. King. like low 2

well i’d like to say this is some annoyingly over dramatic entirely skill focused jazz album, like they all are but truthfully this is just a quaint pleasant listen that has a vision and executes it very well.

I mean it was like exactly what I expected - not bad or anything but pretty much the exact same as 80% of popular music, not special at all like low 2.5

this shits gorgeous bro - maybe i’m j romanticizing the portuguese but Clarice and anunciciao and soy loco are beautiful i love this album and the vibe it creates low 4

eh. like low 2.5, it’s just the same as everything else

starts off so ducking well and keeps it going even through songs i dont know, but dips a little in the second third…

good but the opener and closer we’re kinda meh which are like the most important. highlights: Killer Queen and in the lap of the gods (og not reprise)

I love this, beautiful esthetic, the voice the songwriting the production, chefs kiss. I would just say overall the album isn’t incredibly cohesive and some songs are very clearly better than others

i love the vibe the kinks go for - works really well but does get a little one dimensional after a while

i mean this is sick af, idk how to criticize it tbh, ig it’s j a little long and don’t develop quite enough, and i think maybe the tone could be a little cleaner/more controlled

I’ve just listened to too much aphex twin for this to be good, defo good moments but overall it felt a little stale

I had low expectations when I saw the cheesy ass album art but the instrumentals went hard and Groove is in the Heart is a hit for a reason. Wouldn't say it's revolutionary and a lot of it is pretty one-dimensional but it's not bad either

it was just bland - lots of unimpressive tracks but a few made up for them ig. you can see the potential but they’re definitely not there yet

i mean it’s a compilation so it’s kinda unfair but yeah i liked it

very nice grooves and overall had nice structure and coherence

Surprisingly better than i thought but it just makes me mad there aren’t more 2000+ albums on here

what even is this. it's meant to be mainly popular music, which is why they don't have a lot of great albums, but then what is this dude.

this was really good, i love the recurring motifs and the simple lyrics, works really well

funky but pretty one dimensional didn’t say much

i dont really see the appeal tbh, long repetitive tracks with not much pretty stuff, but it ain’t bad euther

eh he’s j lame

ahhhh ska is so lame

cool idea cool vibes but the short instrumentals are too short and the longer sung bits j don’t have good lyrics and it j kinda feels whack overall, but still enjoyable

I have nothing against it but it’s all been done so much better and this doesn’t add anything to the world

soullll

is there a reason it goes sad xmas song - blues - sad xmas song - blues the whole album, to be honest the sad ones are really beautiful and moving but as a whole… we’ll idk maybe i’m missing smth but it feels like he’s j tryna pull you between two vibes and it j doesn’t work

i mean im not the biggest club music fan but this seems pretty good for what it is

Beautiful, could be a 5 if i was more attentive

damn her voice is j so unique and the songs are just such a beautiful story put together with these sick ass beats. amazing production and amazing voice what else do you need

legend

it’s j so stagnant

argh idk what to say dude it’s kinda nice but like there’s no real substance there i feel. overall pretty mid

surprisingly good

beautiful voice, nice songs but there are definitely plenty of better live jazz singer albums out there

kinda cool ig but nothing special

this brings a smile to my face

i love this album, and there goes the fear is low key the best end credits song for any movie

my god do i love the cure. but disintegration is still better.

idk dude it’s fine for a christmas album, but there are plenty of better ones out there and it really doesn’t stand on its own any other time of the year

i mean he’s great but i can’t really say a ton of good things about an album of covers when all of the originals are better

such a great execution of this cool ass genre

eh

sick album. lots of god things not a lot of bad but a couple of the suns blend together a lil bit

oooh good one

clean af. somehow i’m getting cure vibes- had no idea what to expect with this one but it’s good

cute

v cool. but pretty one note and doesn’t do anything crazy moving or interesting

eh i guess so

pretty good

acc such a cutie

long. but pretty good.

good good. better than i was expecting

beautiful sounds on this one, and such a nice little batch of songs

classic

pink floyd’s discography is so cool

eh

way better than i was expecting, i missed this whole rock rap thing bc i wasn’t alive but seems pretty cool

pretty nice

pretty nice

not his best. maybe his worst. but it’s nick drake goddamnit

damn all his best songs are on this, acc rly good album

better than country life - medley is kinda cool

pretty cool but idk if i really see all the hype

mmmh. another fine album from the kinks

i’ve always found this overrated, bias confirmed

kewl

pablo picasso was not called an asshole

mmmmm yeah tasty

I really should like reggae more but it just never does it for me - till your well runs dry is good though

lowk overhyped

I know i’m meant to love her but she’s not that crazy impressive to me - plus i hate the way she pronounces lilac

bro i’ve heard this same album too many times now, i feel like way too many albums on here are way too similar, uninspired and derivative

I didn’t even listen to this yesterday but I have so many times already - the second i saw it i knew i was giving it a five

when a blind man cries is a great closer.

love the genre. love the vibe. not the best in the game but happy it exists

i love this aspect of the 80s. this vibe is such a vibe

idk how many times i heard the words trans europe express but i’m not complaining.

is it weird to say it leaned to hard on electro without fully committing? bc they had nothing else going for them

so close to being a perfect album. I was not expecting to love it this much. the dead do a better Bobby Mcgee and it could use a little dynamic variety but otherwise a fucking masterpiece

i love this genre

So the title track is really one of the best pieces of psychedelic music out there, and the funk aspects are also amazing, I just wish there was more maggot brain

cool, couple of great tracks but a lot doesn’t really stick with you

ik it’s influential but what came after is better

such a nice pretty voice and i really appreciate the tight runtime

classic alt rock - great vibes all around

i just love elo- such a unique sound imo

cool concept, might be a 5 if i listen more

cool

it’s pretty cool but i might need to give it a second chance

maybe it’s too generous but the sounds on here are j too cool

this is just such a perfect album. banger after banger until the end. which is probably the best close of all time

i liked it

mixed bag - some god songs but a few shit ones

little richard? more like little cutie

i never feel as though i’m truly appreciating jazz

i am yet to be blown away by the stones

love is such a perfect name for this band

i don’t even know why but this just sounds perfect. not sure what it has to do w illinois yet but i’m excited for some more listens

cool ig, nothing special

song 1 is better than song 2

cute little record , great harmonies

i really liked it the first time i listened but paying more attention a lot of the songs follow the exact same formula so it gets boring quickly

👍

I don’t know how this guy got compared to nick drake. it’s good but not that good

good country album but i think marty robbins might still be better

i don’t like her voice, she sounds like a backup singer for herself. but then there’s a point in the album where that j goes away, and then it’s good music

groovyy i just wish there was more of an overarching concept

holiday is my go to song to play on the drums

such a gosh darn beautiful voice. silky smooth. and that bass omg 😫my one gripe is how out of place H2O gate blues was, great message but i didn’t love the song. every other song blew me away tho 💯

good début but they got a lot better later

yeahhhhh i feel like i should have liked it more but like idk man it wasn’t that good

i was not expecting this to go so hard

better than i was expecting, i usually think they’re overrated but this was a good release

what⁉️

i really was expecting just another alr rock album and it sorta was but i do see where the praise comes from

he’s such a goofball

as much as i like this sound this didn’t really blow me away - lots of better out there

eh

I’ve listened to this so many times and like it but don’t really get why ppl call it a masterpiece. it’s good but not that good

deserves the hype.

it’s the eagles so you know. i so think they’re overhated bc still

i’m j tired of hearing this exact same thing. like ur from the 60s man why are you making the most basic shit that’s been made for the past 2 decades

i like sympathy for the devil

al green is something else baby. i wanna give this a five but the deep cuts weren’t as good as expected

i mean it was cool

i’m sure there are plenty of albums just like this which are better, but to me nothing compares

better than i was expecting cool beats

i really like the flaming lips but this wasn’t as good as i was expecting tbh

ik this is supposed to be really good but i feel like i’ve heard shit like this before and it’s kinda mid

grateful dead man what can i say

only in my top 5 albums of all time

aretha franklin is a legend

some of the stones best, but i still don’t love the stones - i have yet to click w them

just because he was a beatle doesn’t mean everything he makes is good

drags on but it’s live so i forgive it - i think i just don’t like big band as much as most jazz

i need to listen to more african music

best smiths record by far

smooth

smooth, love me any bossa

i really liked this one and i wasn’t even listening for the concept, just good songs

somehow the fact that they are all female made this cooler

i was expecting more duds but the only bad song on here is the girl is mine

not bad not bad, but also not remarkable in any way

way better than i was expecting not gonna lie, reminded me a little of a local band i saw a while ago - “maraudeur”

such a beautiful voice love this record

i love amy winehouse - one of my favorite voices - but her songwriting is really not that impressive

my dad was surprised i was listening to disco and i guess it’s true that i don’t listen to much of it - shits fire tho

great voice, great instrumentation, pretty album, but nothing really stood out

bobby’s got that reggae in him

pleasantly surprised - the cover gave me bad vibes for some reason but i really liked this

on my first listen i this was instantly one of my favorite albums, over time that diminished a little bit there’s no way i’m not giving this a 5

good songs, nothing special

great storytelling and some of the coolest sounds

mezzanine is better 😬

interesting i guess? but doesn't really need to be on this list...

what an interesting sound - i need to listen again, especially since i speak french, to see if the story is actually good

beat stones record i’ve heard so far

alex turner is overly theatrical on this

this is so fucking cool

such a beautiful voice and beautifully written songs

comfort album

the songwriting is impeccable and this performance just lets that shine

i mean it’s classic old school hip hop - if you like that you’ll like this

the cover is badass the music is ight

dude i had severely underestimated the white stripes - this is as good as elephant

this might just be in my top 10 of all time

not a bad song on here

i really liked this but it wasn’t really what i expected - great songwriting

bob dylan is such a fucking genius

mia is so cool

yay buddy holly! also not fade away is such a banger

pretty average for the genre but i love this kind of music

well this is just a perfect album in every way

the black keys are really not anything to write home about.

i had no idea this was the lead singer of steely dan. needless to say I was pleasantly surprised

albums that mainly consist of covers always throw me off. because i'm not really a fan of covers. this does it well but that doesn't mean this is worth a listen.

best dream pop i’ve ever heard

i was not expecting such a good album - somehow sounded a lot like stuff that came later

the eels are pretty cool. but no need to listen to their albums. find ur fav songs and stick w those

this used to be one of my favortie albums, so I think it deserves to be on this list - but looking back it's quite one-note and only really has the beautiful vocals going for it (and prod obv)

fucking sick album. love the punk and electronic and everything. all over the place in the best way. all my friends is a 10/10

good album but the fact that i was so excited to hear fleetwood mac on auto play afterward shows how i didn’t love it and prefer a lot of other shit

i love thé cure and always will. some wacky songs in here for sure but they make it work

i was expecting the same boring thing as most stuff in here but this somehow had something that made it stand out idk what

i think the clash went on to do better things but this is still the clash

great record - love when my album of the day is something that doesn’t sound exactly like everything else

like pretty basic and then the before last song was made heavy for like no reason

french music slaps, but this didn't knock my boots off

i was surprised by this was - very nice overall vibe to it, smooth vocals and great mood

I need to watch the movie, but honestly i think for the "greatest soundtrack of all time" it's a little meh

every song is so fucking good

such a timeless jazz album, every song hits

david bowie had such an impressive career. and the fact that I'm not really familiar w his albums is quite embarrassing

The Cars are a song band, not an album band. there are a few good songs on here but there's just no point listening to the album front to back.

This has always been one of my favorites. such a good example of 60s psych stuff.

beautiful genre, love the voice, and will probably keep listening to this

heads will roll is literally my favorite club song. but hearing the original is so underwhelming. I like the change of pace in genre though (this is one of the few electronic records on here i feel like)

early beatles are interesting. because on one hand no one would be talking about them if it weren't for where they went after, but on the other hand it's still cool. so like 3 ig

the best albums are those with few songs but they’re all long ones

jimi hendrix made three masterpieces and then died. I wonder how many perfect albums he had in him

i hate double albums. just make two better albums with more of a throughline.

this sounds like a less creative california by mr bungle

idk if it's controversial to say this is the worst smiths record but I think it might be. it's j not nearly as memorable as others.

dolly parton deserves all the praise she gets. THIS is country music.

"punk folk" is a super weird genre on paper but it works j fine in this - add it up is so good

pj harvey is so cool dude. and then she brings thom yorke into it and it all j comes together

dandy

the album cover was misleading - this is not against the grain whatsoever

I wish I knew better what should be considered "good" for reggae, because as it stands, I just like any reggae you put in front of me, and my enjoyment is proportional to how well I know the songs.

I remember disliking the first elvis costello album I heard on here, so this is definitely a pleasant surprise

fela kuti is probably my favorite discovery from this generator

she's such a fucking icon

if you're gonna listen to uk rap there is so much better stuff out there. I don't know most of it but I'm sure there's better than this

i don't need to hear this again. but i did expect worse things.

not the best talking heads but they are just so unique and wonderful

beautiful album, and yes my gen z mind wishes it was a little more melodic but it’s so good

gets a little repetitive but definitely worth a listen, there were moments here and there that were just awesome and i wish those were more developed/prominent

sounds way more like blur than what i was expecting, specifically in the first half. overall pretty good but i feel like it’s not that special

one of the best of all time, i think wish you were here is better but this deserves all the praise it gets

i mean it’s good but some of the songs are a little cringe, kinda funny that the best song is the intro

banger, but obviously gets a little repetitive, i wish they had more of the talking stuff like the animals talk w parrots or the thing about the kid being expelled

absolutely every song on this is so fucking fun to listen to, yes it’s long but it’s worth being a double lp

immaculate vibes

the one actually inspired track was hidden behind 3 minutes of silence

good ol psych and blues

man i wish i had his stage presence

i mean just a classic punk classic certified punk rock indie punk post punk neo proto punk classic certified classic

gorgeous especially when highhhh

as always stellar vocals and this might be his best

one of the best intros I've heard in a while but was sorta disappointed in the rest :/

crazy fucking lyrics and i guess that’s the point, respect tbh. I really like how coherent it is too, like in the last song he calls back to previous ones

this sounded like generic rock you’d hear in an episode of scooby doo where the villain turns out to be the lead singer of the band and his motivation was that his band wasn’t making enough money

pretty underwhelming for one of the best voices ever

wonderful voice and lovely psychedelia

a little generic but I defo enjoyed it

i mean its probably exactly what you'd expect

this has no reason to be on the list, and if I hear another album with a hidden track behind 15 mins of silence I might freak

there’s a reason people consider this one of the best hip hop albums of all time

nothing on here beats that one peter gabriel song from ET

cute little thang not anything to write home about but enjoyable

such playful darkness

really gorgeous voices and arrangements but easy to tune out

pretty cool stuff but not really my thing

gorgeous voice but a lot of the originals are better than these covers

really happy to have an excuse to listen to this bjork is so cool

eh

i mean some good storytelling but I don’t think this needs to be on the list

orchestras still feel like an untapped market somehow

yeah ok easy listening

love me some steely dan but this isn’t their best imo