1001 Albums Summary

This is still one of the catchiest rock albums ever. I remember discovering this one on my own around 1989 long after it was big but when heavy metal was at its height. This has all the guitars but with more melodies and harmonies. Just a great listen. A home run. Still 5 stars!

This album is an absolute masterpiece. Every song is like nothing I've ever heard before, yet undeniably beautiful. It's as if Mitchell used music to provide a glimpse into her psyche in real time. For anyone who has ever had or loved someone who suffers from social anxiety, the lyrics will take on a meaning that is therapeutic. Just an amazing album.

Incredible album. I had heard novocaine in the 90s and liked it, but never bought the album. I wish I had. The whole thing comes together in thoughtful and unusual ways. Great songs and song variety.

I had forgotten how good this album is. I loved this album when it came out in 1989. I played it to death back then and saw the band open for GnR and Metallica. It definitely requires one to like rock/metal, but if you do, it holds up over time.

Still amazing after all these years, especially side 2. Listened to this every night to go to sleep in the fraternity house my sophomore year 1990-1991.

Some moments of brilliance and then a few songs that may grow on me over time, but that don't seem at the moment to be at the same level of heights as the others. Overall, a good album, and one I had not listened to before.

Amazing album. Just not something I would normally listen to. Still, a great listen.

Better than I expected with a few excellent songs, but still not my cup of tea. I think it's the way that Newman enunciates. Just bothers me.

Still an awesome album. Forgot how much I love this one.

Had never heard this one before, but it grew on me a lot. Very eclectic, drawing on a lot of different genres for a single album.

Catchy songs, but feels pretty dated.

Fantastic. Need to listen to this more, but it sounds a bit like a slightly folkier version of Radiohead.

Didn’t listen yet

This album is as catchy as I remember when listening to it on the juke box seeming every day of 8th grade lunch.

Inspiration for the SNL skit.

Even better than I remembered

I listened to a lot of Genesis in junior high/early high school. I favored the Phil Collins stuff at the time. This album was Peter Gabriel, although he sounded just like Phil Collins. It is more progressive/experimental than the Phil Collins years. It's good, but there's not a lot of ear worms here to stay with you. Still, a good listen.

Excellent album!

Enjoyable, but overhyped.

So many classics on one album, and I never knew The Temptations sang several of these. Definitely worth listening to, but I doubt I'll be dusting this one off to play frequently. These have become songs for movie soundtracks, but as an album, it just feels so dated.

Meh

Meh

A few classics - not the greatest voice

fun

Great ambience music. Didn’t like it at first but it gre on me.

Classic

Fantastic album - found a new fave: Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall. What a chorus, almost other-worldly.

Classic

Way ahead of its time.

Still good.

I was expecting so much more given the hype about Nick Cave. Very disappointing.

Classic. Every single song stands alone, yet comes together to form a perfect album.

Fantastic. Never heard Buck Owens before, but this is some fun country. Feels like retro-Dwight Yoakem.

Excellent album! Paint it Black is obviously timeless, but so is Under My Thumb and others. Still great.

This album feels like a combination of Radiohead, the Pretenders, a splash of Fiona Apple/Karen O/Amy Winehouse. In general, solid, but somewhat forgettable. Will I ever return to this one? I kind of doubt it.

Amazing ambience music for chillin' like a villain or simply writing.

Catchy mix of punk and pop.

Full of classics, many of which still hold up.

Excellent. So many catchy songs.

Several catchy songs, but nothing to suggest that this is one of the 1001 best albums of all time.

Still amazing, almost 20 years later.

A couple classics, but feels really dated.

Still solid

Meh

Sometimes sounds like Sade.

A few enjoyable moments, but nothing special.

One of the best albums of all time! Still!

4.5 stars and a 6 for hurt - Cash's version of that amazing song is other-worldly. Truly inspired.

Still amazing!

Seriously? This guy's voice is terrible and the songs are so basic. Devil rock? So cliche. I grew up listening to heavy metal. This is weak by most any standard. Worse, it keeps people from giving metal a chance. Maybe this album is on the list because it is early in the development of the genre? If not, I'm not sure why it's among the others.

I wasn't that impressed the first few listens, but this one grew on me the more I listened to it.