1001 Albums Summary

Not really knowing Queen (or how their sound evolved/if it evolved,) this album sounds like a hodgepodge of classic rock, operatic/Broadway musical, and psychedelic music. Brian May's guitar sound is unmistakable but there are some songs where I wonder if it's actually Freddie Mercury singing, or someone else. This must have blown some minds when it first came out.

I have yet to find a Southern Rock album that has impressed me front to back. Maybe it's just me. Nothing on this album sticks out to me, and there's really nothing that I wish to revisit on it either.

A bunch of English dudes that make a Southern Rock album. It's fine, just seems unauthentic/contrived.

This might be the best Pixies album I've listened to. So many of these albums require chronological context to appreciate - it seems like this was an incredibly progressive album, and I bet it had a ton of influence on later alternative rock artists. It does seem a bit lengthy to me, and the Pixies do seem to be a bit formulaic (weird time signatures, indecipherable vocals, loose grooves with loose guitars.) Overall it's not something I'd listen to more than once, but it's fine to appreciate the musical progress.

This is an album that I've listened to frequently. To be honest, I believe these primitive Foos produced a better (musically) debut album than anything Nirvana ever did. Knowing a bit of Grohl's roots, you can hear all kinds of influences shine through, from the jazz clubs he used to visit with his mother to the DC punk scene, but with an individualistic writing style that is instantly discernible. Instead of shoehorning himself into another thrash band, Grohl was able to breathe and be himself with the Foos.

Dark shoegaze; very droning and simple. My favorite track was the last one on the album, but there's nothing here that I'd like to revisit.

You can't deny her talent or her distinction. The Amy Winehouse of the 90s. Not something that I would listen to regularly, but I get the hype.

Bubbly disco pop. Not something I'd generally listen to, but I see why so many folks love ABBA.

Great album, absolutely crammed with story, sentiment, and great beats.

A perfectly cromulent 90s alternative album. Nothing to listen to again.

Something feels so inherently LAZY about easy listening music to me. Norah Jones has a cool vibe to her voice but I can't imagine this music being used as anything more than a Hallmark movie background track. And don't get me wrong; this is a well-assembled album. The instrumentation is appropriate, the vocals are flawless, and the songs do not seem overly similar or repetitive. The problem is that I don't feel anything (well, maybe a bit bored.) This is music that we're told is good. Music for people that don't like music. So to summarize: fantastic singer, mind-boggling popularity.

Grounded Kanye was a thing of beauty. This album was the culmination of at least 6 years of work as a producer and it shows. Every track is inspired and unique, well written, clever, and produced to perfection. Kanye's like seemed to take a dark turn somewhere between Graduation and 808s, it's sad really. I truly do miss the old Kanye.

Part of me believes that Sonic Youth was just taking the piss on this album because of how accessible it seems. That being said, it's far and away the best Sonic Youth album that I've ever listened to

This seems to be the most Stevie Wonder album I've ever listened to by Stevie Wonder. Wide ranging topics, from relationships to social justice, and a full range of musical talent on display. It's different from front to back and never gets boring.

I feel like I would have enjoyed this more if it wasn't set to music. I like the punk aesthetic and the poetic quality of the vocals, but the repetitive backing band was tedious.

An epic album that feels like the realization of an idea from front to back. One of the 1001 albums on this list that truly deserves to be on it.

It's Bob Dylan, what else is there to say? You probably love his lyrics, and it's a coin flip whether or not you can tolerate his vocals. It's a solid album for Dylan, but not something I'd find myself listening to regularly.

The Eagles were some of the 70s best composers and music producers, and while this album is polished to perfection, it still maintains some semblance of having a soul. I want to believe that the band believes what they're singing, but I have a feeling they're ultimately just good actors. This is the best of 70s consumer pop-rock. And that isn't to say that it's GOOD, per se, but you can see why it's on this list.

Psychedelic '60s folk pop. Not something I'd listen to again

This is the first album on my list that I did not feel compelled to completely listen to. I'm guessing this is one of the first industrial/techno digital sampled albums, judging by its age. I'll bet it was highly influential at the time, but now it just sounds like the rejected tracks from the first Matrix soundtrack.

I have always heard about how influential Deep Purple was but having only heard the album versions of "Smoke on the Water" and "Highway Star," I never really grasped why. I think I get it now. The live versions of their songs have the kind of metal-esque whistle-voice yelling that I'm guessing wasn't replicated on an LP until Van Halen in 1978. The energy in these songs is palpable; you can tell that they're on the verge of changing rock music forever. I enjoyed the hell out of this live album.

One of the big advantages for listeners in the music industry's streaming era is that QUANTITY is no longer valued the way it used to be. Artists in the pre-streaming era would deliberately record as many albums as possible to make as much money as possible, and boy does it show with Muddy Waters. Sure, blues is formulaic at heart, but quantity + formula = tedium, and it leads to music like this - music that is not inherently meaningful or memorable.

Great Stevie Wonder album, has the classic wah-ed bass, keys, and some great hip hop-esque drumming. The diversity of the music means that aside from the never-ending Maybe Your Baby, the album is really not repetitious. A really solid listen.

I (think) I appreciate what is trying to be said on this album, but I just can't get around how repetitive and boring the tracks are. These are clearly songs about pride and anger, but no emotion comes through. I'm guessing the positive critical acclaim had a lot to do with the social climate when the album was released (RIP George Floyd.) It feels like spoken word poetry over a bunch of synth presets, and the album feels so LONG. So in summary: 10/10 messaging, 1/10 music.

I was shocked at how much I liked this. For a 66 year old compilation, the music somehow still feels fresh. I love the way Fats blows out the mic, I love the timbre of the backing brass, and I love how each song has it's own unique beat and vibe; the album exudes energy. It took a real genius to make this music in the pre-rock-and-roll era.

The spiritual father of Rammstein. Great listen, kind of hard to believe that it came out in 1987.

Well I never fully got into Wilco, this album is a vibe. Honestly, the most re-listenable track on the album is the first one. After that, much of the same in my opinion.

Another true classic; the album that transformed The Beatles from a pop band to an eclectic rock band. And then of course, John Lennon famously said the Beatles were bigger than Jesus a year later and things took a turn for the counter culture. Rubber Soul was the last Beatles album with a popular consensus of being "great." And it is great.

Probably the most musical album of the Nü-Metal era. I have a lot of fond memories of this music.

As a child of the early 90s, at first I was really excited to finally listen to Portishead. For some reason I've really never listened to them, even after knowing their early work was lauded as important and great trip-hop. Unfortunately my expectations didn't really align with what I heard. If this is great trip-hop, then I really don't understand trip-hop. It just seems incredibly uninspired and tedious to me, and I can't get past the dissonant vocals. That being said, I did kind of enjoy "Magic Doors." So I've got that going for me. Which is nice.

Buzzcocks have always come off just like The Ramones to me - probably pretty mind blowing for their time, but we've come so far since that it's hard to listen to now. The album is mercifully short though, which I've always appreciated about punk. I appreciate my predecessors, but I can't stand listening to them.

Cool, funky jams that are politically and culturally loaded & important. The band isn't afraid to be weird and creative, but holds a groove the whole time. Great album, even if a few songs go on a little too long.

An album that inspired thousands to start rock bands and chase the dream. Unquestionably one of the greatest pop rock live albums of all time.

The Killers are rock music for people that don't necessarily love rock music. And that's fine, but I've never been the type to fall hard for this album. It's not horrible, but I'll take hearing a single every now and then over trying to trudge through an entire Killers album.

A thesis on enlightenment; this is the encapsulation of a young woman's realization that placating others expectations is nonsense. This album is pure poetry with an unfortunate backing track of 90s alternative instrumentation. Still, the lyricism and delivery of Alanis Morissette make this album an artistic pinnacle for her, and it's an album that I can put on at any time and really enjoy.

I've finally found it; a punk album that's just too damn long. Based on their following, I'm guessing that "you had to be there." I refuse to believe that this music was written before it was recorded.

I've never listened to full Taylor Swift albums, so if context is important on this one, I'm very sorry but that got lost on me. My main takeaway from this one is it's a well written pop album without much in terms of challenge. Taylor Swift has a nice inoffensive voice and musical sensibility. That being said, nothing about it makes me think it should be a mandatory album to listen to before I die; it's a radio friendly unit shifter. I'm gonna go with a 2 here. This is the Diet Coke of music; if it's the only thing available, you're not going to be angry, but you're not going to like it either.

I think this was better in concept than in reality. Metal and Classical should go together like chocolate and peanut butter, but the composition and performance of these songs just seem kind of slapdash. Sometimes it sounds like the orchestra has just been shoehorned into the song. Rather than a 2-hour live performance, I can't help but think this would have made a stunning hour-long studio album by cutting the filler and getting James Hetfield's vocals and Kirk Hammett's guitar into a proper studio. A+ concept, C- execution.

It's Led Zeppelin, but LONGER! I can dig some Zeppelin in moderation, but it's always been hard for me to stomach an entire album, and this was at least 50% worse than any of my previous efforts. They certainly figured out their formula and marketed the hell out of it.

Seems like classic grunge. It's not bad, but probably not something that I would listen to again.

Three premier performers making great music. They're all so flawless, what a great album.

I was pleasantly surprised by this album, especially for its age. I loved the atmosphere it created throughout and how tastefully the synths were done. I also never noticed how good the bass guitar was on Cure songs until now, the production is just great. I definitely see why this album is lauded.

I kind of liked him breaking the fourth wall right away in the introduction. The music itself is not my niche, but he does have a great voice. I can see Tarantino slaughtering to this stuff.

Pretty chill music. Didn't love it, didn't hate it, but it is certainly unique and compelling.

I love this album; it's a perfect mix of every genre of social justice, from funk to punk. Creative, hooky, chock full of not only talent, but also pop sensibility. Listen actively or play it in the background, it's The Roots at their best.

I was pleasantly surprised by this album. I've never been a fan of Bob Marley but I always judged him by his singles. Hearing the whole album in context really makes me appreciate his music more. There's a lot of soul in it and I would never have gotten that from a greatest hits album. Loved the vibe of the whole thing.

Horny French man becomes obsessed with 15 year old girl, knocks her up, and then she dies in a plane crash. There's really nothing redeemable about this one.

One of the all-time perfect albums. I envy anyone that gets to hear it for the first time.

Johnny Cash playing music directly to his target demographic. What a great moment in time to have captured.

Pretty good listen. I liked the energy to open the album and the War cover particularly. This band is clearly sure of themselves.

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I find most psychedelic music to be kind of goofy and dumb, but Jefferson Airplane manages to exist in the genre while being simultaneously able to be taken seriously. Creative instrumentation, nice genre bending, a really good listen.

This isn't the first time I've tried to listen to Tupac and for some reason, he never clicks with me. Like, I guess there's a lot of intrigue and legend surrounding his early departure, but if you're literally rapping about it, doesn't it become a self-fulfilling prophecy at some point? I do love the old West Coast beats, so he has that going for him, but the paranoia and self-importance just feel so contrived. I don't know, maybe it'll sink in the next time I try to figure it out. Two stars for the beats.

I'm very glad that Radiohead decided to separate Kid A and Amnesiac instead of making a double album, because the net products are a great album, and this album. Amnesiac feels like a less whole album to me; it almost feels like session B-sides. There are some gems in here though, so it's not all that bad. But off the top of my head, it's easily in the bottom-3 of Radiohead albums.

Very good album, I love the dynamics and theater of it all.

Fun album, great energy. And it's not too long either.

I've listened to a bunch of Yes albums before but somehow I never tried to listen to Fragile. This is the best Yes album I've ever listened to - prog, but also with some blues groove to it. It doesn't feel too long or jammy, it's a really nice experience from front to back. The America cover is pretty good too.

MBV (and shoegaze in general) is really not my cup of tea. I consider this album as basically b-sides to Loveless. Everything's in the same ballpark, but demonstrably more boring.

I've never heard of this band, and I was really pleasantly surprised by this album. It's immersive and moody, it's not too sonic-ally busy, it's unique, and it comes in at under 39 minutes. I could listen to this again and again.

I can't think of anything particularly exciting or memorable about this music. It's like he took elements of standard blues, rock, and soul fare and just AI-generated an album. This is dollar-bin fodder.

Good unique sound; I like the technical guitar. Really all the instrumentation is great. The singing isn't my cup of tea though.

I love the energy of the album; seems like an extension of what Santana did with Supernatural. I also love J5 so I loved the Chali 2na song. My only complaint would be that at some point the music did get kind of formulaic/repetitive, but overall it's kind of a banger all the way through.

Just another Sonic Youth album to me. I never really understood the appeal.

Just a perfect album - revolutionary psychedelic blues rock that was also steeped in pop sensibility. Absolute legend.

Certainly a mixed bag of an album. The pros: - While Fred Durst seems to be up his own ass most of the time, he's got a unique style both rapping, singing, and screaming that does work. It's all over the place and that's part of the allure. Also interesting is you can actually understand everything he says. - DJ Lethal is legitimately great. - Wes Borland and Sam Rivers are perfect for each other - their tone and articulation (guitar & bass) complement each other for powerful, punchy instrumentation. - Sometimes you just want to listen to some angry yet braggadocios music. The cons: - The album is WAY too long. - The first half blows the second half away This is an album not to be taken seriously - it's basically the professional wrestling of music. But if you can separate your brain from your ears, it's a lot of fun.

Not my style of music. I don't doubt his talent or influence - I just don't like it.

I like the flow and messaging, but the beats and monotone cadence are kind of boring. I'm guessing that this is kind of a consequence of the times though. I think it was probably a great album that just didn't age incredibly well.

Started off as a banger but kind of trailed off. I do like the vibe though.

Disco Michael Jackson. It's wedding music.

Classic Beatles, not pushing the envelope but fully in their pop phase.

I think I like emo Sinatra more than club Sinatra. A great, melancholy, personal album that unfortunately doesn't musically stray far from its first few tracks, but absolutely strikes a chord.

Black Flag was lightning in a bottle. They nailed hardcore punk and made it marketable. They launched a thousand bands, and music today wouldn't be the same without them.

Elevator music. Good musicians, but I would never listen to this voluntarily.

Leonard Cohen kind of feels like the bardic version of Bob Dylan. Unfortunately I feel like Bob Dylan's activism excuses him for his voice, whereas Cohen's philosophical personal introspection and thoughts on relationships just make him sound kind of...creepy. I do not like it.

God I love J5. One of the most talented, articulate, and positive rap groups ever. At the risk of sounding like an old man, I wish the kids today would rediscover this genre the way they've rediscovered 90s music.

Another Sonic Youth album. It just sounds all the same to me.

Eminem at his least filtered. Not his best album by a long shot but it's still a classic.

Entire Neil Young albums were never really my cup of tea. I love lots of his singles, he's got a charming way of singing and songwriting, but I find it really difficult to listen to 60 minutes of his voice with a mediocre backing band.

This sounds like a high school garage band that kind of got their shit together.

This is the first album I strongly considered not listening all the way through. It's like Neil Diamond wrote his own version of The Night Man Cometh.

I'm a decent Radiohead fan, and In Rainbows ranks just under Amnesiac for me. It's a great album but not one I turn to all that often.

I believe this is Radiohead's best example of electronic-sound-forward songwriting. Their early albums will always reign supreme to me, as an alt-rock fan of the 90s, but Kid A was a not unwelcome departure from that old sound. It's not often that an electronic album can captivate me from beginning to end; this is one of them.

Typical country album.

I just don't get it. After seeing all the 4 and 5 star reviews, I'm honestly a bit surprised. There's this dissonance in the double-tracked vocals that I just don't like at all. It's got a decent attitude and beat at least.

Revolutionary for the time but tame by now. I'm glad Stranger Things resurrected her briefly though, it was really such a fitting song for the show. Definitely not something that I'd listen to regularly.

This is less music to me and more spoken-word poetry. Lots of bitter songs about failed relationships coming from a dying man - it seems like a very sour way to sum up a life.

Pretty good Bowie album, only knew Golden Years going into it.

I just don't jive with Neil Young on a musical level. I think the legend and personality of him is great, I love the reverence of other musicians he has. I just can't get past his voice and style. I really wish I liked him more.

Great album, cool hybrid rock and roll

Unique, creepy. I've never loved the Femmes but you can't say they aren't completely different from everything else out there.

What a powerhouse she was. Incredible album.

I'm actually astounded at how much I liked this. I've never listened to Randy Newman before, I mostly know him as this un-serious caricature of a performer. This really took me by surprise and I'm definitely going to listen to more of his stuff.

What a great singer, what dumb lyrics.

The Offspring were in the right place at the right time. They pretty much perfected skate punk commercially and are instantly recognizable. 13 year old me was absolutely hyped to have this to listen to growing up.

Good emotive music, especially for the genre. They really had something here.

For a shogazey album, I actually liked this quite a bit. Atmospheric but also interesting.

Great sci fi rock album, absent only of hooks.

I just don't understand the music. Great musicians but lots of repetition and it's really had to engage throughout the whole album.

Really nice riffy noise rock, what I wish Husker Du was.

I'm not a Bjork fan but this is the most cohesive album of hers that I've ever heard. I still can't really get past her voice or the shoehorning of lyrics into spaces where they just don't fit. But as Bjork goes...not bad.

I remember hating Brimful of Asha when it was on the radio, but after reading what it is about, it's really kind of a sweet song. Good album with some unnecessary filler.

Pretty good, classic Jack White. Nothing really remarkable but a good jam.

Of of the best The bands of the early 00s; energetic, catchy, and stylish as hell. Iggy's spiritual successors.

Good irreverent rap, feels like youthful inspiration. It's nice to hear something that doesn't take itself too seriously.

Just another Marley album to me unfortunately.

I really loved this more than I thought I would. I think I saw Isaac Hayes before as more of a caricature, as Chef from South Park or the guy that did the Shaft theme song. This album was really great though, just catchy soul and some light funk. My only criticism would be the monologue at the end. Really glad I listened to it overall.

Good, but it didn't really blow my mind

I have no idea what's going on, but it's got a nice beat.

Kinda reminded me of that scene from Animal House where the guy was playing guitar on the stairs. Just... cheesy I guess? Not my cup of tea.

Cheesy Brit pop. Has some Ok beats but it's just overwhelmingly manufactured and boring.

Amazing album, like nothing before or after it

Kind of a weird punkish album, I don't really understand the sound of it. Not my cup of tea.

Not bad, this is my first time listening to T. Rex other than hearing Bang a Gong on the radio. Fun glam rock, it does get kind of repetitive after a while though. Wish the album was 20% shorter and 20% faster.

Just peak Michael Jackson, one hit after another. A great example of why he was the King of Pop: he did things no one else was doing, and made it the biggest thing in the world.

The harmonies and style are amazing. I feel bad that I can't understand it. Wonderful music but it's just too much for me to fully grasp.

Kinda boring after a while. I dig the vibe but hearing it as a whole album is a bit much.

I love The Strokes and this is a fantastic album. Catchy, reverent, weird, and eccentric. This is rock and roll.

Very nice vocal styling and songwriting, a nice Beatles cover thrown in. Nice morning music.

Obviously a great talent, but that doesn't make it an interesting album.

Reminds me of the Magnetic Fields. Kinda boring and weird. Two stars for at least keeping it short.

Nice album, shades of both Sam Cooke and Joe Cocker.

Movie score music. Not particularly interested in this unfortunately.

One of the best Neil Young albums I've ever heard, I love his early electric stuff.

Cool vibes, neat style. Some of the songs were kind of boring but there are quite a few good ones in there.

Avant-garde movie soundtrack music. I didn't hate it, can't say I'd ever go out of my way to listen to it again.

I liked this White Stripes album much better than White Blood Cells. A lot more unique, experimental, and varied.

Classic, the godfathers of all punk.

After hearing Howlin' For You and Tighten Up ad nauseum on the radio, I think I forgot all about any kind of joy I ever got out of listening to those songs. That really tainted my expectations going into listening to this album. So I'm actually really glad that this album turned out to be pretty darn good; very eclectic and unique overall. Some soul, funk, rock... really nice grooves. My only complaints are that a: I had to listen to Howlin' For You and Tighten Up again, and b: the album is just a bit long overall. If you chopped this into a 35 minute/12 song album, it'd be a real banger end to end.

This was absolutely terrible. But I got through it all, so I'm gonna say 2 stars for the sheer fact that I didn't rage quit half way through.

I've never been a big AC/DC fan but their sound and charisma re undeniable. One of the defining records of heavy rock.

Pretty cool sounding album

I'm actually really glad I don't like this clown's album. Smacks of sophomoric insights and beatnik-level effort. He's managed to accurately portray the sound of singing with your head lodged completely up your own ass.

This monster of an album is a darling of rock critics everywhere. One Christgau gave it an A+, the rock nerds came running and boom, it landed on this list. I've tried to listen to this album in earnest at least 5 times in my life and I've never made it past the first CD. My brain goes numb somewhere around Punk Love and I just can't recover. This time I made it to Promises of Eternity before tapping out. It's a damn shame too because there are several tracks in the first 10 songs that are legitimately interesting and engaging. If only they made this a normal LP length.

Trip-hop Dido. I enjoyed this album, it had a nice flow to it and the vocals are really nice. Songs are varied and interesting and the whole thing clocks in at a respectable 40-something minutes.

I've always heard that The Cardigans shouldn't be judged by Lovefool, but I think Lovefool is actually a pretty appropriate representative of this album as a whole. Just a chill alt rock album with some funky undercurrent. What a well-composed piece, I really enjoyed the whole thing (except maybe the Iron Man cover - that was a bit much.)

Probably the best Steely Dan album I've listened to. A handful of songs they everyone knows, and the rest of the album is really nice too.

What a great voice, and a nice variety of songs. Historically relevant too. This album deserves to be on this list.

Weird and French.

It was probably the timing of this album being right in line with my adolescence, but I've always found this to be the most listenable RHCP album out there. It's a bit long, perhaps a bit formulaic, but I think there's a nice variety of songs. Unfortunately it seems to suffer from a lack of depth - this is the peak of commercial Peppers.

I think the concept of this album is cool and noble and everything, I just don't particularly care for the music itself. I could barely stand Wilco in their prime, let alone on this album, and I've honestly never listened to Billy Bragg. D for effort, though.

I get how this would have blown people's minds in 1980, but it just seems kind of silly now.

I just don't know. It seems like an AI generated early 90s rock album. Nothing here is catchy or memorable enough to stick with me.

Slayer/Reign In Blood was this perfect confluence of music and marketability at precisely the right time. They took the best parts of thrash punk and dark metal and turned it into a tee shirt. Absolute legends. I can't say it's aged horribly well, but they launched a million sweaty, wrinkled bands.

What can I say? Fatboy Slim brought techno to the masses in the late 90s. Looking back, it hasn't aged horribly, but it's still what it was back then - repetitive, long, suited to the raver kids. It's pretty cool that he was able to cross into the mainstream for a little while though.

Trash human writes boring, generic pop.

Never bought into Megadeth in the great Metallica war. They just sounded like generic period metal to me.

Not my favorite Bowie album, but he certainly still had it at this point. Very interesting hearing a contemporized version of himself.

I knew 3 of these songs I think - they're a one-trick pony, but it's a decent trick. I didn't hate it anyway.

I couldn't finish it, but I figure the first half informs the second half. I'm sure this is somehow important music, I just don't care.

My favorite album by one of my favorite songwriters. I love how great the songs are and how honest the performances are. One of the greatest albums of all time.

An album that I've tried to get into since appreciating Song 2 as a kid. It's still hard to get through, but I'm glad I made it to Essex Dogs this time - I think it may be my favorite song on the album.

Pretty good. Not my favorite style of rap but the message and relevance is important.

Fun album, can't believe I've never listened to it. It's not something I loved but it's neat to hear what influenced Kurt Cobain so much.

To me, a classic. Can get a little one dimensional at times but with enough different stuff to still be great.

Honestly I thought it was kind of a boring, generic white boy band.

I kind of dig the music but it does get boring and repetitive. It's not really a cohesive album to me.

I've only heard newer BB King so I am completely blown away by how well he sings on this album. I think his vocals are even better than his guitar playing, and his playing is legendary. I mean, sure the songs can be a bit formulaic, but to hear the crowd losing their mind over the music... the whole thing is just great.

I didn't like David Gray when the Babylon single was being pumped out every 20 minutes and I don't like him now. It's the kind of music you expect to hear sitting in a Starbucks.

I honestly wish I liked Iggy Pop; he seems like such a punk icon. He sounds like a demonic(er) Jim Morrison. I feel like for the time, this was probably mind-blowing with it's grungy and loose nature. I just don't particularly like his style. Wish there was a 2.5 star option.

Aside from the singles, most of this wasn't really enjoyable to me. I'm not really a fan of Elvis in general - I appreciate what he did for rock music and bridging the gap, but I just don't like listening to his music. I think I agree with most of the other reviewers in that "In the Ghetto" and "Suspicious Minds" are the standout tracks on the album. "Gentle On My Mind" was also nice to hear.

Good, classic Bowie album

Really liked Answering Machine - even though the lyrics seem toxic AF. Overall it reminded me of old Goo Goo Dolls.

Not bad. I liked the singles better than the rest of the album. I guess there's a reason that every old man bar band sounds like them though.

Just a fantastic album from front to back.

Proof that Kanye could still write music after losing grip with reality.

23 minutes of exactly what I expected.

Liked this a lot, especially the first half of the album. Would give 3.5 if I could.

I really don't understand why this is on this list. Mostly unlistenable.

I'm going to try doing this track-by-track for once. 1. I Wanna Be Adored - I don't know how this could be less interesting or more repetitive. 2. She Bangs the Drums - I just listened to it and I don't remember anything about it 3. Waterfall - Cute little riff. Diet Collective Soul. 4. Don't Stop - Wait... is this Waterfall but spun backwards on the record player? 5. Bye Bye Bad Man - Kind of like all the previous songs, but in double time! 6. Elizabeth My Dear - Simon & Garfunkel but brief and boring 7. (Song for My) Sugar Spun Sister - I swear I didn't set out to pan this album. This one's uptempo at least. Same dumb lyrics. 8. Made of Stone - Hey now we're talking. Best song on the album so far, by far. Dark lyrics, dynamic music, epic solo. 9. Shoot You Down - OK, we're back to the typical Brit Rock slow songs. 10. This Is the One - Oh hey, another one that just finished and I can't remember at all. 11. I Am the Resurrection - More angry lyrics, I can dig that. Also a nice jammy bridge/solo out of nowhere. Unfortunately as it came out of nowhere, it also decided to hang around for 5+ minutes. 12. Fools Gold - Oh god, I was just complaining about an 8 minute song, then a 10 minute song comes on. This one's like Kula Shaker on Ambien. I fast forwarded through it so you don't have to - no, it never really changes. Summary: a whole lot of filler with Made of Stone in between.

Not as good as the first album, to be honest.

Judas Priest was never really my thing. The music is good but just not interesting to me.

Not bad, I liked it more than The Smiths albums I've listened to.

Lame, offensively bland "blues."

It was fundamentally not that bad, just bored me to tears.

I love the nonsense back and forth - Beasties got incredibly lucky to find each other. They sound like brothers.

I like Chrissie Hynde's swagger on this one, I just don't like the overall sound of it. Still, the singles specifically make it worth the listen. Just not something I enjoy in it's entirety.

I'm a big fan of the Motown sound so I really liked this

I thought that after the first few minutes of this, I was going to love it. Boy was I wrong. Started out hot and just became artsy noise for the remaining time.

Honestly I just don't like Iggy's voice or the looseness of their songs. I know he's like Punk Jesus and the music reflects progressiveness for the time, but I just don't like listening to it.

It's nice when a musical innovator actually makes something wholly good.

I like a lot of Beck stuff but the gimmick does get a bit stale.

I liked this a lot, the music really reminds me of the music of Good Kid mAAd City.

I really don't get it.

One of the more tolerable shoegazey albums I've ever heard. Can't say I'd listen to it for pleasure, but I didn't mind listening to it either.

I like it, definitely kind of funky and unusual.

I couldn't get into this. Just weird, eclectic lounge or soundtrack music.

Not really my genre but it seemed really authentic to me. I like her vocal style.

Lots of covers, but really pleasant.

Surprisingly good. Catchy, unique, kinda weird.

A little boring and repetitive.

Another album I appreciate more than I like. The production is terrible but the songs are revolutionary. I dig their moxie, especially for the time.

I actually truly love the beats and the vocal style. Shame I can't understand what he's saying.

If the writers of this list actually cared about Irish music, the Clancy Brothers, Chieftains, or Dubliners would also be on it. The Pogues are a demonstrably worse band in every way except they're not afraid to cuss a little. I believe their popularity is attributed more to the celebration of Shane MacGowan's alcoholism-soaked aura than any actual musical merit.

Great album, nice mix of hits and other great songs.

I think I appreciate this more than I like it. Punk's grandpop. The energy is palpable, but that's about it in terms of likeability. I'm sure the kids loved it and it definitely inspired some of my favorite music, but it's just so primordial.

Like a punkier B52s I guess? My issue with it is it's really hard to differentiate one song from another - it all kind of mooshes together. I went from track 12 to 16 in what seemed like no time flat, have no idea where one song stopped and the next began. I could have done without hearing this in my life.

I was going to do a track by track review of this but I just found myself feeling nothing at all listening to most of the tracks. It's like a big mishmash of cerebral nothing. I guess the sonics of the whole thing are kind of cool, but I found myself looking forward to it being over already.

Good album - more typical Bruce. I wish it had a little more weirdness on it but I can't complain overall.

I'm generally a big fan of punky feminist music but the combination of the production and PJ's vocals just don't work for me. Liked the energy though, the first song definitely got me riled up.

Man I loved this album growing up but I really don't think it's aged well. I used to love the catchy but simple composition and how the songs are both precise and loose at the same time. They sure had some cool styling too. Solid album but it's just not great.

One of the best Christmas albums out there. I love Motown and the wall of sound production style. Spector is who he is, but his artists are legendary.

Getting major "My Lover Gave Me A Cherry" vibes. Not my kind of music at all. But not offensively bad.

Not horrible, not great. Slightly tone-deaf, generic funk/R&B. Not sure there are any tracks on here that stand out to me.

I generally think that rock singers should get a pass or at least far more latitude on the quality of their singing, but dear god does this guy suck at it. It's like the guy from the Hives was asked to do vocal tracking while wearing ear plugs. Nothing memorable here, just another attempt to jump on the "The Nouns" bandwagon.

The kind of music you expect to play in the background at a swanky club. Unfortunately that doesn't do all that much for me.

Hey, it's Coldplay. You either like it or you don't. I don't.

Middle of the road album for me, most of it was fairly forgettable. Out-Side was a stand out track to me though.

Probably the best modern Brit rock album I've ever heard. Only knock on it is how long it is.

Ok... I get that they probably influenced the Ramones, but is this an album that I have to hear in my lifetime? No, absolutely not. I'm glad that they brought their influence to music, but they certainly weren't good enough to merit a "must listen." Just give me the Ramones.

I can't find anything that I love or hate about it. It's better than I thought it would be.

I love the history of the DC scene and the characters in it. Wish I liked Fugazi a little more than I do.

Not a big fan of this. There's this weird double-vocal-tracking thing going on where I'm guessing she couldn't get one good take so they just decided to average two. Just...boring.

Pretty good, nice hip twist on traditional rock and roll.

Relentlessly boring. I just don't understand how anyone willingly listens to this music.

Astonishingly well put together. Michael Jackson managed to make a perfect record front to back.

The soundtrack to every stupid teen movie of the late 90s.

A lot of fun. The cheese factor is high with this one, but he's just so good at it. You just have to lean into it.

I listened to it twice. What an amazing album, powerful lyrics with sometimes oxymoronic melodies. Nothing Compares 2 U actually seems a bit out of place on this, but it's good enough on it's own that it doesn't matter. Masterpiece.

I generally appreciate Missy Elliott's music but for some reason a whole album isn't doing it for me.

Contemporary elevator music.

I like a lot of Bob Dylan's stuff but this album is incredibly annoying for some reason. I've always been cool with the fact that he had a terrible singing voice - that's just part of the package. This album, though... I don't know if it's how it was recorded or if he was just pushing his voice even harder than usual, but it's incredibly grating. I prefer the Dylan of yore (Freewheelin', The Times, Bringing it all back home, Highway 61.)

He maybe revered in country circles but it all kind of sounds the same to me.

I've always more-than-tolerated Paper Planes but I don't dig the shtick in the space of an entire album. This was unfortunately kind of tedious for me.

There's some real power in these songs, and it's a neat orchestral motif that he concocted. Casimir Pulaski Day is a standout that's particularly haunting and beautiful. My only beef is the overall length vs. the refusal to stray from the same sound throughout the entire album.

There are a lot of really great songs on this album. Only complaint is some of it seems either disjointed from the rest of the album or just like filler. I'd give it 4 1/2 stars if I could.

I really liked this whole album; the compositions, beats, lyrics, vocals...the whole thing was just cohesive and enticing. Lots of beauty here.

Liked it more than I thought I would. Very personal sounding, not overproduced, and nice and concise. I expected a lot more BS considering it's in the era of Yoko, but it was actually kind of like Beatles B-side material.

The only thing I really liked on this was After Hours.

Pretty good. Moody and kind of dissonant. I feel like this was probably out of place in 1988. I'd give it 2.5 if I could, 3 will suffice.

Really great all the way through. Intense, interesting, perfectly long. Improvisation that's clearly skilled. I'd definitely listen to it again, and that's rare for me with this genre.

I'm not the biggest fan of Fleetwood Mac - I could never get behind the drama and the history of the band, or why that would make the music any better. But it's undeniable that this is one of the best albums of all time, especially when the layman knows well over half the songs on it. It's catchy, it's diverse, it's succinct. Undeniably great.

The Minutemen may actually be too punk for me. They broke all the rules of establishment punk with their sensible volume and music-standards compliance while railing against the system. I really appreciate them, but I prefer the more corporate punk sound.

I like his schtick and energy. His voice can get a little annoying but it's a fun album

Great album, seems like a concept album really. Same motif follows throughout. Unique sound, nice groove

I adore many Elton John songs and his performances but I've never found an entire album I love. He was a recording artist in an era when quantity meant more money, and he and Bernie cranked them out. This album is a bit long but the first half rips. Unfortunately overall I still file it under Elton John's quest to make money (not that there's anything wrong with that.)

While overall it's not for me, it's a nice, catchy, refreshing album. I'm not sold on the Comfortably Numb cover but the whole thing has good vibes. Glad I listened to it.

The whole time I was just picturing Paul Allen listening to Huey Lewis.

I know I should love the Du with all of their influence and prominence, but I just absolutely hate their production. Great songs that sound like they were recorded from the far end of an auditorium with a single mic. Fire their engineers into the sun.

In a time when everyone tried to sound like Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love made an album to sound like Kurt Cobain.

So commercial it stings, but at the same time, great bops. I'd have never listened to this, and I'll likely never listen to it again, but it just feels like this pristine time capsule. Perfect production, clear lyrics and nice narrative style. I'll bet the kids freakin loved this back in 1959.

The hits are undeniable but the filler is too. Not a bad listen but I'm not wholly convinced.

I don't understand it, but it sounds like a whole bop.

Not bad. Reminds me of a more classic rock oriented Misfits. I don't love his voice but it's fast and energetic.

Victim of reggae not being my thing. A lot of it just sounds the same to me unfortunately.

Remember when Jan wrote that song for Hunter on The Office? This is that, but an entire album.

Some good songs but too much filler

More like Bore-ance and the Machine

Energetic, a bit unhinged, this was probably off the walls in 1983. Not bad, just kind of dated.

Generic Aerosmith. Not bad, just boring

Love Janelle Monae, love these songs (especially the Big Boi and Saul tracks.) It does run a bit long, but it's still great.

Kind of a boring album to be honest. And I do like Neil Young's music. This was just kind of... passive and boring.

Not my style unfortunately

Most of this sounded like the stoner group's band at a high school talent show.

You can't argue with how cool and catchy the songs are, but you can argue with how much they sound like each other. A pleasant album that suffers from a lack of dynamics.

Cocktail lounge cover band

Fairly catchy brit-pop. Kind of long. It's not super repetitive but it's also not super memorable.

I just don't like Sonic Youth. I don't understand what the critics see in them. It's just noisy, lazy rock.

Easy listening, but the recording is superb and the songwriting is really nice too.

What a departure from their roots, and not in a good way. It sounds like generic 80's hard rock bordering on metal rather than the hardcore punk that I loved in the first two albums. Really disappointed in this album.

I never liked Lemmy's voice or his absurd distortion sound, but the energy on this is just so palpable. Easy to see why he was revered.

It's pretty neat that the first real all-sampled DJ album came out sounding like this. It's not my favorite kind of music, but the history is really cool.

The album started great and just kind of meandered on from there. I didn't dislike anything here but I also don't think I'd come back to it as an entire album.

As a product of the 90s, I love early Radiohead more than a non-biased listener should. The Bends lacks the depth and maturity of ALL of their followup albums, but it's just a fun listen and it itches my 90s alt rock scratch. Even a 2nd rate Radiohead album deserves a 4.

Deeply boring spoken word indie rock.

I'm not going to lie, after hearing the first song, I thought this was a satire crooning album a la Richard Cheese. And I would have enjoyed the hell out of it if that were the case. But no, he was being serious. I think. What a weird, tone deaf album.

Short but entertaining

Corey Taylor has one of the greatest screaming voices of all time. This music made even the kids with ADHD sit up and pay attention. Revolutionary, and never topped within the genre.

This still sounds like the future. What a fantastic album.

One of my favorite NIN albums. Has a great dynamic mix from blaring metal to creepy quiet. Dark stuff, but brilliant.

I liked it well enough; seems like a natural evolution from the Sex Pistols. Good of them to be so openly critical of the church at the time. It's not getting replayed, but I appreciate it.

I feel like this is an album Homer Simpson would know by heart.

Forgettable appropriated pop.

I can say without a shadow of a doubt that this singer thinks he's really, really cool.

Just background music to a low budget film. You probably had to be there back in 1976 to truly appreciate this one.

I think "commercial" Green Day gets overlooked by the Green Day stans that have been into them since Dookie. I for one appreciate making punk ideas accessible to more people, and that's what American Idiot did. That's why anyone putting the whole album on for the first time knows half the songs already; it's probably the most accessible punk album of all time. 5/5 messaging, 3/5 musically, 4/5 overall.

I thought I liked Rufus after hearing Rufus Does Judy, but everything I've heard after that just hasn't lived up to that performance. I like Sassy Rufus; this is just gay Thom Yorke (not that there's anything wrong with that.)

I thought an interesting song came on but it turned out to be Spotify automatically skipping to a Wire song after the album was over.

The most listenable Elvis Costello album I've heard. I'm still not sold on his voice/schtick, but there were a couple of tracks I'd come back to.

I usually love this kind of music; this cannot be Billie Holiday's best work. I see that it was recorded at the end of her career, perhaps that explains it. Really wanted to like this too.

Kind of long, but I finally understand why people wanted to shoot him. Great guests, vicious lyrics. Beats weren't great but clearly some Eminem at work there. Entertaining all the way through.

I guess you had to be there.

Magnetic Fields but worse? I don't know, this is just dismal.

Kind of torn between this being legitimately good, energetic rock and it being kind of derivative and boring. I think it's pretty decent but it also doesn't really stand out much in a way that makes me want to listen to it again.

Not as bad as I thought it was going to be

I really try my damnedest to listen to all of these albums in their entirety, but I just couldn't get through this monster. She's a good singer. The songs are just very similar, seems like a one trick pony.

I know people love The Avalanches. I do have fond memories of Frontier Psychiatrist. But as a genre - it just doesn't do too much for me.

There's something very creepy about this album. You've got a 16? 17? year old girl singing about trying to keep her man happy, but the songs were written by think tanks. I don't know, it all seems very manipulative and skeevy.

Kinda psychopathic. Not in a good way.

Slogged through the first 2/3 of the album, the last 1/3 of the album was great.

I 100% did not have to listen to this album before I died.

Hard to believe all those hits came from the same album. One of the greatest sophomore albums out there.

I was prepared to clown on this album, but after getting past the initial reaction to his nearly indecipherable singing voice, I found that it really is a beautiful album. He really mastered the echo plex and volume swells. Just a weirdly gorgeous album with a ton of feel to it.

Was fun and futuristic, not as good as the followup album but pretty good.

Boy, they really thought they had something here, didn't they? Smacks of high school angst. Less true psychedelic, more "let's take the Stones, Mamas & the Papas, and the Beatles and mash them into a grey paste." One additional star for being mercifully short.

Really great. Engaging the whole time, the prisoners seemed to be eating it up.

Bruce Springsteen + Motley Crue + N*Sync = this album. Consummately poppy, but heavy enough to trick the luddite "metalhead" of yore. Lightning in a bottle, especially for the record stores.

Spotify was missing most of the tracks, but of the ones I listened to - really solid. I like his vocals, the guitar solos (especially the harmonies) were really beautiful. Nice driving pace, super tight. Probably helped by the fact that it was partially recorded in a studio. Sure, it's cheating. Sure, it's kind of long. But that's a pretty sick live album.

You can tell these guys loved the Beatles. It's not bad, but if I was in the mood for the like, Sgt. Pepper is just going on instead.

It's pretty good but I didn't realize that his style could get tiresome.

She's got a cool voice. Not my type of music though.

Neil Young's best. After the Gold Rush may be his best song, and the rest of the album is just magic. I'm not a fan of a lot of his work, but this album captured something special.

One of Dylan's best; great songwriting and engaging all the way through.

Silly at times but pretty catchy. Singer's pretty good too. Not something I'd add to the rotation, but I didn't mind it either.

I'm not doubting the Duke's talent - this was just too long and boring for me.

This album is very dear to me as a child of the late 90s. Wonderful production and stylistically everywhere.

I love Stevie Wonder but this isn't my favorite album. That being said, everyone knows Higher Ground & Living for the City, but my favorite track here is He's Misstra Know-It-All. Still a great album, just not the first (or the second, or even the third) that I would turn to if I was in the mood for some Stevie.

Another great from Dylan's heyday.

Nice and pleasant. This would be some great beach music.

I've always considered Elvis Costello very toothless, inoffensive pop-rock. It's not a bad listen but I also don't find anything remarkable about it. I'd give it a 2.5 if I could.

Not particularly good or memorable.

Amazing album, the first half is absolutely flawless.

That's gotta be the most enjoyable Echo album that I've heard.

I normally love Motown (and the Temptations.) This has to be the weakest album of theirs I've ever heard.

Just.. boring. I really couldn't get into this.

Not bad. I kind of liked the little musical interludes in between songs.

I like David Bowie for the most part and I know how lauded this album is, but honestly aside from the singles, nothing much stands out here.

Joyful and unique, great energy.

Kind of tedious.

"There is a Light That Never Goes Out" is a bop. I think maybe I would have liked this in high school, but now it mostly sounds like a bunch of indistinct melodrama.

It's like Spacehog got fed up with their contract and decided to put out a joke album to fulfill their obligations to the company as a final f. u.

Sounds like a local bar band that kind of has their shit together.

Boring, tedious, kinda creepy too. Mercifully short. I feel like most of the New York scene was just a big old circle jerk back then. Velvet Underground might have started something big but this isn't exactly my favorite evolution of it.

I like The Specials for their style, their progressiveness, and for doing everything completely different. The music itself I don't love - I find a lot of ska to be kind of goofy, the GOATs being no exception. But I do admire them for who they were.

Seedy music, terrible vocals. It's the music a coke-infused SNL band would have cranked out in the 70s.

This has to be the best Led Zeppelin album of all time. A perfect mix of hard rock, blues, and pop. Plus, it bows out before any one of their gimmicks becomes taxing. Lightning in a bottle.

While this isn't really my style, I do really like the vibe going on. Really nice simple compositions that are pleasant. Fairly predictable. It's like listening to macaroni and cheese.

I really didn't think I was going to like this and walked away really liking it. It's just really well composed, catchy, and relaxing.

The best of The Clash, classic album.