1001 Albums Summary

decent album, bombastic yet a bit forgettable. could have used lesser meandering but was otherwise a solid hard rock album

decent glam rock album, ultimately let down by a focus on being ‘grand’, which I feel is a problem with the genre as a whole.

not as good as I expected - lack of catchy hooks, lacklustre lyrics, and an uneven focus of an overarching concept (contrary to its status as a concept album). standouts were pretty great though

great album, perfect for the season! can see this growing on me on multiple listens :)

Overlong and melodramatic, but bohemian rhapsody is as good a track as any. nothing else really stood out though

great and compact album, slightly let down by a focus on intricacy vs simplicity

looks and sounds influential but not much happens during this, and that’s pretty much about it. might have to dive deeper into the genre before judging this particular release though

Not re-listening, but this is one of the best albums of this era with a unique, genre-bending sound which I’ve always loved

one of the best Britpop albums I’ve heard, with a heady mix of great vocals and amazing instrumentals. MSP was so talented it’s not even funny!

one of the worst Beatles albums - standard rock fare lying somewhere between soft and hard rock. there’s no longevity at all to this - if the beatles had stopped at this no one would have been listening to it today.

well written and sung album, almost like keening poetry at times. I've not heard projects from this trio in their capacity - but it looks like they were a force to behold in the days of yore, and I feel this was a solid introduction for all three!

already listened to it; I feel this is one of Kraftwerk's projects that was a letdown for me. no cohesiveness, no catchiness, and just an inane jumble of sounds that don't mesh together at all.

intricate compositions (as expected from a former Genesis member), but here the focus is not so much as on intricacy/progression but rather on the vocals and melody - which I loved! definitely a great album which I’ll re-listen soon

already listened, amongst the weakest Radiohead albums. RH made tightly focused concept albums at their best - this one is just purely reactionary. nothing bad with it, of course, but it’s too in-your-face to take it too seriously.

Lyrics that have aged badly, music that is pleasant but just vapid if you think about it too closely - this is a typical 'classic' hard rock album alright! not too invested in it, but would recommend it if only for the novelty of the sound alone

This is a classic; heads will roll is the highlight of course - but that doesn't detract from the rest of the experience! I never thought YYYs could be so much fun - Maps was pretty good, but this is almost there, if a bit more snazzy for my taste. YYYs are pretty much one of my fav bands now, not just because of Karen O :)

Nothing revolutionary sounding, nothing terrible either - this record is just *there*. The first track is nice enough, after which it devolves into one of your standard thoroughfare lounge jazz albums, and of course, that's not interesting at all.

decent melodic sensibilities; but there's an underlying appeal by Springsteen trying to appear genuine by trying to scream his heart out - that's the whole genre of heartland rock, to be fair this was decent by heartland rock standards, but any rock album does need more than lyrics for me for it to be better than average - here, that was sadly not the case, with the songs merging into each other.

listened to this for the first time in full since covid (mid 2020), re-listening to this was a joy! consistently good album, great instrumentals, and of course Karen O was a joy as always :)

such a horny album oh my god lol I want your sex (parts 1 and 2) are so horny it’s almost funny, but then again the album is full of boos and George Michael has amazing range as far as the vocals go so this was a pretty nice album overall

pretty damn good wtf? knowing second-hand that Bowie is good is different than listening to the actual album, as it turns out. lyrical masterpiece, amazingly catchy instrumentals, and surprisingly consistent! loved this to bits :)

decent, but nothing outstanding! failed to capture me completely, even though some songs (like the religion one) we’re great and sounded fresh even after two or three decades. must have been a game-changer when it came out; but I suppose I’ll need to re listen before it reveals more layers to me

very baffling, managed to disappoint me even when I had negligible expectations. grating vocals, nonsensical lyrics and a forgettable music in the background - all combine to form a lethal cocktail of mediocrity.

One of the most fun projects I've heard due to this 1001 albums project - and that's saying something. Searing intensity, manic (but excellent) vocals, and a cover that doesn't hint at *all* at the energy within - this record has it all. whenever WAAAAAAAAA is uttered (which is very often), it makes me want to scream the same myself :')

middling at best - zero consistency, but then again I don’t expect anything better from hard rock albums. liked the vocalist’s energy though, and the drums - so that’s that

much better than I expected, the blend of Celtic and folk rock worked well. vocals were not annoying at all, and I can see this growing on me a lot on subsequent listens

very mediocre experience - free jazz is fine by me as a genre, and I appreciate its value - but this is all over the place. too tame in parts, and too wild in others. there’s just so many more free jazz albums I’d rather listen to than this.

After the first track, it started on a pretty iffy note, but the second half won me over. The main thing to remember for anyone listening to this for the first time would be to let yourself *flow* with the compositions and enjoy the range/talent on display. Otherwise, it'll feel half-finished, and saying that about *this* album is a crime.

not as good as I expected. ice cube was great whenever he appeared, and I could hear the album’s influence over today’s rap albums easily - but the production has aged horribly in my opinion, and that detracts a *lot* from the album, especially in the second half. would still recommend for folks into how hip hop is the beast it is today.

Thought this was an abstract hip-hop album from the bizarre production alone - and although that’s a good way to summarise the album, it’d be doing this classic a disservice. this album is hard as FUCK, and how! the beats, the bass, the delivery, the rhymes - everything ranges from generational at best to good at worst, and you can guess that everyone involved in this project were at their peak. if I were to listen to one song on this album alone, though, that would be ya mama. I don’t think any ‘your mom’ jokes have anything on this song - the worst line from this song would smash the best ‘your mom’ joke straight out of the water.

really sublime, and this is the album that brought me around to JM. Blue is fine, polished and good - but this has the delightful mixture of simplicity (both in the form of lyrics as well as vocals) tinged with an intricate layer of composition - which makes it heads and shoulders above Blue.

decent, but not something I would listen to very often. there’s a lot of stuff in the album worth liking (the jangling, the eerie reminiscence to quite a lot of bands you would know, such as Arctic Monkeys), but a lack of energy and muddy mixing brings the album down by a lot. Ultimately it’s good but something I’ll have to re-listen to see if it sticks around.

this was decent, but the vocals left much to be desired. there's a lot that could be done on the production front, but the instrumentals are where the album shines the most! saccharine but not to the point of causing diabetes, subtle but not quiet - Lady in Satin would make for a great instrumental album.

instrumentals were decent, vocals were fine, mixing was your standard thoroughfare. all in all - this is the most 6/10 album I’ve ever heard. a reviewer on RYM correctly remarked that the album looks like it was written for a songwriting course, what with all the uniformity in the chords and the slight detachment through which the vocals are sung. it doesn’t take away much from the experience, though.

not re-listening, already heard. one-note production and instrumentation, but Ms Hill’s vocals and flow is still unmatched, rarely stumbling and making the experience all the more sweeter. all in all - could have used remastering, but is very good as it is.

decent soft-rock album, even if it was *too* soft for my liking. I understand that’s what the Eagles best did, but when all songs start blending into each other because they sound so alike - it’s hard not to get a bit annoyed.