My 1001 Albums Journey

Black Sabbath

2/5

Kind of boring. Not a huge fan of Ozzy’s voice.

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

2/5

It was fine but I wasn’t a huge fan. It was cool to recognize some of the classics from this album.

Violent Femmes

2/5

Yet another album with classic songs (Blister in the Sun / Gone Daddy Gone) that I recognize even though I don’t know the band. There’s something about the guy’s voice that sounds… lazy? Almost sounds like the guy is singing karaoke or something. Hard to put my finger on what it is, but it makes me feel a bit bored too.

The Poet

Bobby Womack

2/5

The album was fine I guess.

Achtung Baby

U2

2/5

Kind of boring but I didn’t hate it.

The College Dropout

Kanye West

1/5

One or two songs were ok.

Darklands

The Jesus And Mary Chain

1/5

Boring.

When I Was Born For The 7th Time

Cornershop

2/5

Not great, not terrible.

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

4/5

Ok, this album was good. Glad I gave it a listen.

Guero

Beck

3/5

Overall I liked this album. Some funny lyrics and some fun musical moments.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

3/5

I liked it overall. Some songs were just OK, some songs were great.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

4/5

This album was great.

Autobahn

Kraftwerk

1/5

Sometime pioneers are dumb.

Floodland

Sisters Of Mercy

2/5

Better than absolute 80s garbage I guess.

Back In Black

AC/DC

3/5

Lots of iconic songs on here that I recognize from various tv shows and movies. Not my cup of tea but I didn’t hate it.

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

3/5

Some great songs on this album.

Heartbreaker

Ryan Adams

1/5

Boycott Ryan Adam’s!!

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

2/5

I liked this album more than I thought I would. Lyrically interesting, musically pretty boring.

The Clash

2/5

I get that The Clash are iconic and all, but I was very bored by this album.

Gorillaz

3/5

I liked this album. If you factor in the virtual band concept I would give the album 4 stars, because I think that’s a big part of what makes the Gorillaz cool.

The Specials

1/5

Are they called “The Specials” because they’re special? I don’t know and frankly I don’t care- I could barely get through this album once. This may be my least favourite album so far, so in a sense they are special.

Ambient 1/Music For Airports

Brian Eno

2/5

It was indeed music for airports. Boring but somewhat pleasant.

Shadowland

k.d. lang

2/5

Country music is NOT my jam.

Gris Gris

Dr. John

2/5

Didn’t like this one very much.

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

3/5

90s action movies called- they want their soundtrack back.

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

2/5

This album was fine.

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

1/5

Classic 80s trash

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

3/5

Not really my jam but I still enjoyed it for the most part.

Konnichiwa

Skepta

2/5

It was ok

Rio

Duran Duran

2/5

The 80s was a dark time for music. Some catchy songs but overall was not a fan.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd

3/5

I enjoyed this album.

Myths Of The Near Future

Klaxons

3/5

This album was enjoyable- had some interesting sounds.

Go Girl Crazy

The Dictators

1/5

If I wanted to listen to a poorly sung rendition of “I Got You Babe” I would go to karaoke. The voice that delivered the line “Edumacation ain’t for me” was very believable- sounded highly regarded. Vapid lyrics delivered by shitty singers.

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

4/5

I really liked this album. Sounds more modern than the release date would suggest. Perhaps ahead of its time?

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

4/5

Some great songs on this album

With The Beatles

Beatles

3/5

Solid album