1001 Albums Summary

Fun, a little repetitious, I like my funk a little more motivating. These grooves did not make me dance.

Interesting mix of classic Leonard Cohen stuff and some crazy tracks that almost sound like a joke at Leonard's expense (Diamonds in the Mine). Not my cup of tea.

Probably his greatest studio album, every track is a candidate for a greatest hits collection. Surprising me was the use of saxophone on nearly every track, a feature explained by the history of the album and Billy's desire to use his touring band in the studio. It's really the first album by "The Billy Joel band"

Generally catchy, unremarkable pop, but with some of the horniest lyrics and vocal performances. Songs range from angst-washed to sultry.

Songs feel familiar, catchy, but inconsequential. The same feelings they gave me in 1987, so I guess that means the album holds up?

Startlingly spare.

Not as polished as I remember, she sounds so young!

Sounds like Bob Ezrin more than it sounds like Peter Gabriel, except Solsbury Hill, which outshines every other track by a mile

Organic and hypnotic, I enjoyed this more than I thought I would

Technically proficient, but frenetic and in no way emotionally diverse. This is a somewhat difficult listen.

So fun, still holds up.

Subversive folk music masquerading as country. I can respect that

Total classic.

Nearly unlistenable boring garbage

Completely approachable, dynamic, timeless

Starts off interesting, devolves into the prototype for "new age" music, not a fan.

A pretty good Christmas album, it hits the high points

Kind of amazing, actually. Timeless. Will add to my library.

Lots of songs you know. The vocal style that is so identifiable becomes grating over the course of an album. It feels almost tuneless. A kind of "yelling over the top of" with no noticeable variation.

Holy cow! Such an amazing collection of songs... This is a killer album, and I'm adding it to my library for repeated listens.

I bet I will like this: her Cole Porter songbook is one of my absolute favorites.

Amazing folk album, with lovely understated acoustic guitar, and outstanding vocal performances.

The prototype, evidently, of song structures, vocal stylings, and sonic palette for my beloved Dead Milkmen.

So David. Much Bowie. Sweet and inoffensive. Not compelling.

Only the title track is worth knowing.

Curious inclusion on the list - maybe this was ground-breaking at the time, but it just comes across as tame "producer" music in this day and age.

Instant classic, smart, and we'll produced

Annoying, self-indulgent dreck only an album critic could love

Always entertaining, Willie delivers the standards as only he could. Probably the first perfect album on listened to on this list.

I don't know the genre enough to know if this is groundbreaking, but it's not terrible. Perhaps I am jaded of its imitators?

Much better rock album than I could have anticipated. A really good lsiten.

High energy, fun, but not totally compelling for me.

I don't get it. It feels like the ambient stuff that any number of amateurs could make today.

Tremendous variety on this one. Great instrumental folk, excellent blues, as well as the widely known psychedelia

Excellent. Bold, delicate, really the full gammut.

Wow, wow, wow. So many bangers on this album. Just undeniably good.

The original gangster raps, Marty throws down about loose women, crimes of passion, being born into criminal enterprise, and getting your slice of the pie. A little repetitious, the album mastering is inconsistent. But the sings are classics.

Did not expect to like this record as much as I did. Groovy, catchy, very good.

Fun, simple. I remember how some of my peers in the eighties we're entranced by it.

Fun, solid.

Fun, eclectic.

Not my favorite version of Megadeth, but some classics are on this one.

Not my cup of tea, it all sounds the same, not particularly moving

Absolute classic

Not my usual music, and I find the artist to be unrelatable in interviews I've seen, but this was quite good. Pretty remarkable album, really.

Nope - do not see what is special about this album

Love the metal cross over - enjoy the sarcasm/humor/honesty/angst

Exceptional, revelatory, excellent. How had I never heard of this?

More Rock than I ever knew the Talking Heads could be. Some good tracks in there

I don't get it. Most tracks sound like multiple rappers were recorded independently and their performances were layered together without regard for overlap or context. Give me Ice T or 50 Cent over this any day.

Good old roots blues, great guests.

Don't really get it.

Like the piano and acoustic drum kit. Totally recognize some tracks. Has moments that I can groove with, but just isn't speaking to me.