1001 Albums Summary

Enjoyed this. New album for me, a bit different stevie wonder, slower tempo. Really enjoyed heaven is 10 zillion light years away

Need more time to listen fully

Quite liked this and surprised it has passed me by in the early 2010s. Mixed pop, folk and Country sounds. Lyrics I thought were interesting and quite humorous at times. Will probably listen again

Difficult to know how different/new it was for the time. Recognised a few more songs here than I expected

Struggle with jazz overall. Not sure I'd listen to this again

Banger, start to finish. Good techno funk, with catchy beats. Loved it, very nostalgic album

Bit strange, some classical riffs and a simon and garfunkel cover. Talented musicians for sure, album felt a bit all over the place- maybe what prog rock is supposed to be?

Really enjoyed this. Brighton rock was a great opener and in the lap of the gods at the end felt like a prelude to bohemian rhapsody on a later album. Enjoyed misfire and the thrash of stone cold crazy, incredible talent

Really enjoyed this overall. Some timeless classics and others I enjoyed that I hadn't heard before like neighbourhood threat for example. Really enjoyed the whole thing and will listen again

Necer heard The Fall. Pretty uninspiring stuff. Got as far as Mother Sister then gave up

Never heard of this or The Soft Boys but enjoyed it. Lyrics were a bit strange but melodic and interesting. Will listen again

Pervasive album, feels a bit overhyped to me.

Not for me

Wouldnt normally listen to missy elliott. Some catchy tunes, quite a few collaborations. Overall good listen

Enjoyed this.

Mixed bag for me. Quite a unique sound, narcos vibes, interesting but unlikely to listen again.

Classic.

Not for me. Inclusions like the Lear jet song add nothing, poor covers too

No doubt an important rap album. Let me Ride, lyrical gangland were track highlights. Subject matter not something I can identify with and can be hard to listen to. Skits also felt quite infantile. Production was very good

Light hearted 80s. Big guitar + synthetic.

Kids loved it

Really good. Directors cut included a few more tracks, will definitely listen again

Couple of big hits but found it a bit bland overall

Enjoyed start to finish. Not sure I get the whole alien coming to earth concept storyline but as a piece of work seemed well structured and interesting

Bit strange, gave up half way through.

Dreadful

Only half songs on spotify

Thought I would enjoy this more than I did. Quite samey throughout and not particularly interesting

I liked the live recording. Album was enjoyable bluesey rock.

Pretty meh easy listening rock. Not something I'll go to again, found it bland and boring. I wouldn't say I hate the eagles but this did nothing to convince me to give them more of a listen

While better than the byrds I found this pretty bland and forgettable

Very enjoyable listen. Highlight tracks - I know it's over, there is a light that never goes out.

Another good album. Highlight tracks nowhere fast and I want the one I can't have

Good for what it was. Kids enjoyed it

Better than last tom waits album. Won't listen again but interesting, felt a little like a soundtrack or theatrical performance. Odd instruments and a self produced sound

More punky than o expected. Good listen

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Slower than what I expected for EWF Also am I imagining it or is 1:15s into Africano the drum solo sampled on the I'm a celebrity theme tune??

This was very 90s teen movie, i think the standout song being a cover says it all. Not my taste

Very dull, each song totally indistinguishable from the next

Very of the era, I see the similarities with fleet foxes and arcade fire. Good musicality

I agree purple rain is a better album but I really enjoyed the wide range of instruments and styles on the go here. 80s &90s rock sounds, ballads (the cross), bit of hip hop (housequake), soul stuff. Truly talented man. Feels like he was making a bit of a statement with it all

Decent stuff, quite musical and enjoyable overall

Weird, quirky. Enjoyed it. Heaven, and Life During Wartime were the stand out tunes for me

Very raw, simple and haunting.

Not for me

I've been listening to the wu tang all day today and gone down a rabbit hole of recent reviews of the album at 30 year anniversary. Album itself is gritty, dense and snappy lyrics with interesting samples, I very much enjoyed it

Didn't really enjoy this. Interesting clash of styles (a bit world music, hip hop, reggaeton, others) but won't be listening again

Great album. Excellent Sunday morning. Would say a couple of the songs seemed a bit long at the start but I guess that's what the roller disco demands

Couple of classics, mostly felt like background music. Did enjoy it though

A talent for sure. Definitely shock factor involved and pretty juvenile at times but overall a good listen

Didn't like limp bizkit back then still don't like them now. Obviously were socially important part of youth culture for Americans but wouldn't say they aged very well

I have never listened to pink Floyd. This feels a level above the other prog rock we have listened to on here. Quite experimental and big compositions. Still not convinced on prog rock or that I'll listen too much after this.

Caveat that British/english folk rock isn't my thing, and was concerned about comparisons to the the byrds but I quite enjoyed this. Lead singer sandy dennys voice quite haunting and melancholic.

Didn't get a lot from this

I liked it. Very nostalgic, early uni album. I forgot how many songs I liked on it. Production and samples top notch. Going for a second listen

Pretty rowdy and brutal stuff. I think the second half was better. In all likelihood will never listen to this again

Was never to my taste but certainly a definitive album.

Meta version of country bands I don't particularly enjoy

No doubt there is musicality here but its a style of music that I can't appreciate

Possibly my favourite album reviewed here so far. Lucky enough to see J5 in Edinburgh back in 2004, and this was as fresh now as it was then: beats, lyrics, breaks and production. A classic

I found it all over the place. Not bad but strange, I guess the legacy of something unfinished and the earlier context. The Wikipedia entries were useful backstory. Mrs o'learys cow was very strange.

I think it's held up pretty well for being 20 years old. I wasn't a huge fan at the time but this sounded pretty good

Not a great listen

I found this very listenable and like Nick, nice background country music. Some good covers and this was a nice take on some I didn't know he'd recorded. Decent 3.5/5

This was a good, relaxed listen. Let's stay together (pulp fiction) and how can you mend a broken heart stood out. Went back and relistened to last track too.

I quite liked the guitar sound but the overall package wasn't for me

I'm filing this with the other weird 60s psychedelic curios. At least only 33 minutes long. I kinda liked jump sturdy

New artist for me and really enjoyed. I like a bit of jazz rap so will listen to more of this!

I think I've only ever heard this in parts but really enjoyed it

Did not find this very intersting at all. Recognised the first song but gave up just over half way through

Second best selling album of all time (at one point) and 25x platinum. Its quite the accolade. I can understand the appeal, sped up blues style with big solos and brash performance. Good entertaining music but not particularly interesting to me. Decent listen

I enjoyed this. Not as strong and rounded as parklife but had a wide range of sounds and great blur writing and tempo

With a name like grateful dead I expected something other than soft country rock

Just back on this album now. Never heard of jorge Ben but I'm a fan, wish I understood a bit of Portuguese though! Good voice, funky tunes.

This is dross

Good Sunday morning funk. 1st song is 10 minutes of guitar solo. Last song is 10 minutes of experimental freestyle/weirdness with lots of drums and sound effects (lions, cows, aeroplanes and cuckoo clocks) Think I preferred the first half

I can see why younger me liked this. Not so much these days; listenable but not particularly interesting

Sombre and melancholic, fine but unlikely to listen again

Although not bad felt a bit flat and nondescript

Preferred what came after song 1. Not really my thing though

While I started enjoying this, it didn't hold my attention and ended up as background music. Very talented though

Pretty dreadful. Sounded like the backstreet boys

I feel Billy's music/voice isn't for me but appreciate he has something to say. I don't normally listen to close to lyrics but did for this one

Overall good listen. Clean production, punchy and raw lyrics, distinctive voices throughout. Express yourself is a classic

I'm sure my dad went to see him in Belfast in the 70s/early 80s and said Jerry was out his nut, came on late then eventually passed out and got carried off. For as far as live albums go this was good, high energy coherent, short too.

I found the vocals quite bland and album overall not that memorable

Smoke on the water, others were non descript dad rock

Shoegaze isn't for me but this felt like it was more about sound effects than anything else.

Based on the short album wiki and rock opera comment I wasn't expecting much, took a couple of songs to warm up to and tailed off to the end, but thought the middle third was quite interesting

I enjoyed this and wpuldve been a fan in the 90s. I actually didn't mind the ropey production as it seemed to play to the slightly post punk sound. Short songs, overall good listen

Good listen, very cool. Hard to differentiate the songs but seemed more about the rhythm and sound than anything else.

Blinding lights is a cracking tune. I think this is one of these albums that is influential more than anything else. Skinner bridged garage and hip hop styles and talked about the mundanity of british life at a time that we had Keane and Katie Melua sitting at number 1 for weeks at a time. It likely paved the way for a lot of what came later- grime, dubstep etc.

Enjoyed this at first then fell away. All felt a bit filler background music

Hard to argue that it's 2 classics either end of a load of middle of the road stones stuff

This was fine, 21 songs in 35 minutes. Kept my interest for the most part

Didn't know it but I'd heard it before. Felt the album was pretty creative and although very 80s, plenty felt ahead of its time. Strong start, bit weird in the middle but overall good listen

I didn't massively enjoy it. I did about 4 songs then went back and listened to Kate bush again

I tried to listen to this critically and objectively but just ended up singing along

Prefer the black cherry album electronic sound although this was interesting

Good album. Meanders a lot but quite interesting. Unlikely to listen again

Too much drums for me. Every breath you take was the highlight. Mother was an awful song

There is something about neil young albums that seems to make them greater than the sum of the parts. Not a great singing voice, slow folksy guitar brought together with great lyrics. I hadn't heard this album but really enjoyed it. 5 stars from me. Highlights were See the sky about to rain, On the Beach.

A bit long, a bit dull. Album felt a bit all over the place

I did about half and got bored.

I only know the Nina simone classics we all do, so interested to hear a full album. This was a good listen (in the car, sunny day), amazing voice, nice piano and guitar. very little to complain about

This has good associations for me. I remember downloading it from the uni halls FTP and also it was on a lot at the bouldering wall. Feels like it's aged pretty well

Quite liked this

Not what I thought Ryan Adams sounded like. All felt a bit bland

I enjoyed it. Rock the house probably my favourite track. Singles are good, the rest quite forgettable. Probably cultural significance a big part here. For me later gorillaz a lot better listening. The two remixes at the end are better than the originals

Pretty bland stuff

Enjoyed this. Must rewatch harold and maude

I heard some hendrix and black sabbath sounds in this.

More upbeat than I was expecting. Highlight tracks were nude and house of cards (which were more slow radiohead i was expecting). Saying that I'm not sure I'll ever sit and listen to radiohead.The strokes came on after and I much prefered that

This was better than the MIA we had before, possibly weather having an effect on how I'm reviewing it. Felt the back half picked up a bit. Not sold on M.I.A generally

I quite liked this. Can imagine it would be good live. On balance i think i peferred the songs with the male vocalist. Wish Fulfilment and Purr were my highlights

Bland and whiny

Good Saturday morning listen. Respect, Do Right Woman, Do Right Man were my highlights

Not my cup of tea but not bad

This aged well. A bit long but didn't feel bloated

Not one I'll be revisiting. I reckon they recorded it in one sitting, there's more then a few dud notes at the end of toonerville trolley

Found this a bit repetitive and bland. Listened in the car and was told to turn it off 'this is awful, why is this on your list?'

I liked it, solid stuff but not as strong as Mellon Collie. It started well and perhaps tailed off a little. Not much to complain about though, think I'll listen to more smashing pumpkins

Other than alright had never heard any of these before. More punk sounding than I expected but unremarkable for me.

Surprised by how much I enjoyed this. This is the sort of album I want to discover on this

Melodic but struggled to engage with it

Early Kanye was great. Nice 70s sound too, enjoyed it

Very good start, not so familiar with the last songs. Funky disco sound was good

Background folk, didn't grab me

Higher quality folk than previous albums on here. Meandering, nice, but not really for me

Felt like a bit of a novelty, interesting enough

Less pop sounding than I was expecting. Quite enjoyed it

This was a funny one, I enjoyed the first album more. Although the Andre 3000 side had more familiar tracks on it overall was a little experimental for me. Didn't enjoy the jazz tracks or the norah jones stuff. Pleasantly surprised by the big boi side. Killer mike and Jay z were good too

We had it on in the car, whole family enjoyed it, good covers well produced. Spotify also played a bunch of other country stuff afterwards (hank williams etc.) and it didn't compare

I quite liked this, good guitar riffs, but at 1 hour 30 mins it was too long. Not sure there was a need for the live versions

I didn't know this smiths album much but thought it was really good. More melodic than other smiths, good johnny Marr sound

Fine for what it was but not sure why this is a noteworthy album

Couldn't get on board with this, appreciated the weirdness but that wore off around the middle and overall a bit too much falsetto and humming

Preferred their older stuff

Not peak Bowie for me. Good listen though

Street life was class, the rest didn't grab me but did feel like accessible jazz. May give it another go at some point

For me it sounds like real sam cooke, rather than how the studio albums were recorded- probably so they appealed more to a white america. Excellent album

I did 3 songs and felt I had it covered. Not for me

Yeah this was a poor man's REM meets oasis. Bland

Listened to half, but it blended into the background

I was reading Robert Plant was influenced by this album. Let's just say it's a good job jimmy page played the guitar and not the harpsichord

Just went down a lunchtime rabbithole reading about Mexican Americans love of Morrissey. Album was better than expected. First of the gang was the standout

I lost all interest during It Was A Pleasure Then. The droning was too much

I had always written björk off as too arty/out there/high brow for my taste. Not sure if this album is reflective overall but it was good. Several songs caught me by surprise in a good way

Title track was very good. The rest of the album sounded a little samey, perhaps too much pipe organ for my taste when it is an instrumental album.

A simple desultory philippic (Dylan one?) was the best here. Feeling groovy my least favourite. Needed more from the spice rack

Man in the mirror is my favourite example of the truck drivers gear shift. 5 stars

Not a metallica fan. However, good rock with some classics mixed in. Got a bit repetitive but didnt lose me. Kids reckon this is 5/5 😂

I remember this album being everywhere when i was in australia in 2010. I wouldn't say it was anything special but fond memories of a place and time. Plenty of recognisable songs

Broody synths and not overly poppy. I liked this and think I'll enjoy more with more listens. Strangelove is a banger.

The production is awful. I'm not enjoying it. 28 songs in 41 minutes just feels too abrupt

Totally fine restaurant music

I really liked Mote. Quite enjoyed the sound overall. Likely will give it another go sometime

Not sure that i fully appreciate instrumental albums but I quite liked the sound of the sitar. Covers were interesting introduction. By the end it was psychedelic sounds. It lost me at The Ocean. This is a very 1001 albums album. A curiosity

I think I reached This Love Affair and realised I wasn't enjoying at all.

Very 90s

Country music my dad would listen to

Speedway was a great final track on this album.

I've missed most of the albums over the past week but got back in via this one. Good sound, not what I know of the beach boys. Disney girls, till I die were the songs I particularly enjoyed

I had 2 goes at this, one yesterday when I was half listening in the car and I found it agitating. Had another go this morning sitting at the airport. It's weird but funky and dramatic. Not sure how I feel about it

Strong finish some duds in the middle, overall enjoyed it

This was good, fun stuff. There are not enough guitar solos these days

Meh

I really enjoyed this, a few duds but overall a good boozy folk punk sesh

Knightrider did it better

I am not a big fan of modern hip hop (noted this is 12 years old now). An American colleague recommended it as an entry point. I never really went beyond this album to understand it's influence but I like it. After a few listens I feel my appreciation for it grew

Still scarily relevant message 30 years on. Good listen

The penultimate track is a real low point, the rest I thought was nice and worth the listen. Unlikely to relisten however

No sympathy is a great song, the rest is a good vibe but nothing special

Long and bland

Funky samples, not bad

I did quite like it. Over and Over, Mansion on the Hill were great. A few duds (Farmers daughter). Production is a bit garage band and vocals aren't everyone's cup of tea but that's the essence of Neil Young.

Also liked it. I only really knew Ocean Rain album, and this is as good. Good album cover too

Very smooth

Persevered after the second song, which was absolute shlite. A bit too arty for me

I've never listened to Ryan Adams before (had a flatmate who was a big fan, and that was enough to make me avoid altogether). Bland 2000s soft rock. Hints of van morrison.

Had bever heard any Jethro tull before. Surprisingly enjoyable warlock rock. Maybe more folky than the prog rock we get on here normally.

Maybe the mood I was in but couldn't get past the first song. Rotten

Thelonious Monk is the character in the film American fiction. Soundtrack is similar sound. This album was good, creative and interesting in a relaxed way. Will have another listen later

Not sure why this is an album I need to hear before I die. Every song sounded pretty samey, nothing special

This is what I want from 1001 albums. Weird orchestral stuff I'd never listen to otherwise. Good artwork. Some of the zopf stuff in the middle wasn't so much my cup of tea but picked up in the last 4-5 songs

Enjoyed the production, live drums and general relaxed sound. Passin' me by is a great track. Solid 3

I've never listened to ABBA intentionally and wouldn't say the generally peppy eurokitsch sound is my bag. However this impressed me. Perhaps a little dull at points but there were some huge pop songs in here and if you told me it was greatest hits I would have believed you. Composition and musicality is top tier.

Agree. It seemed pretty thrown together. Loungey jazz for the most part was pretty forgetful. The hip hop track seemed to kick off the B side which for me was the side of more interest but at the same time not very good (simply red/housemartins bargain bin)

Getting strong radiohead vibes from this one, solid listen

This was pretty enjoyable. I had imagined a trudge through nondescript country songs but was more composed than that. Clear and clean production. In the ghetto followed by suspicious minds was the highlight. Elvis is a specific sound and I think to that end I had decided I didn't like elvis sound/wrote this off before listening. Even still I thought it was good and pleasantly surprised

I expected this to be earlier than 87, mustve sounded a bit generic even then. Didn't do much for me at all

This was really good. Always aware of Portishead but never listened. I think something about the name made me think they were a metal band. Anyway, will have another listen to this soon.

Strong voice, relaxed country. Decent

I thought it was interesting in parts, but a totally mixed bag. Feels a bit in-between genres and got tedious.

I had this on in the car but not sure what to make. It was really pleasant background, slow and meandering. I wasn't listening too hard for lyrics. Saying all that it did feel a bit thin on reflection. Need a second listen

I seem to only listen to reggae when barbecuing in the summer. It's very much a time and place thing for me. Foggy scottish evening -2deg doesn't cut it

Today, I learned kid rock grew up on an extensive property with orchard and horses. His dad owned multiple car dealerships

Not terrible but not great either

I found it catchy and decent as a one off listen but leaning a bit too far to novelty.

3 songs in- underwhelming and a bit dull. When does it get started?

Less familiar to me than other bowie. Sound and vision really strong single, album tailed off a little in the back half.

Always had great admiration for sinead O'connor but hadn't listened to her albums. Very impressed with this. The singles were all good, emperor's new clothes more upbeat than I expected. Nothing compares is excellent. Tragic how she was treated for calling out abuse in stark contrast to some of the questionable others in this 1001 list

Pleasant enough Americana but couldn't tell you a thing about it now other than i liked the strings and sounded a bit like a soundtrack to a slow, sepia-tinged indie film

Some bangers up front. Pretty weak otherwise, lyrically poor

US release had Paint it black, huge miss not having this on UK version (a point deduction on its own). Out of time was good. Otherwise pretty repetitive

Sounds like Neil diamond on drugs

Bluesey rolling stones style- nothing special. Picked up towards the end, shaking all over and louie louie were decent enough. Middle of the road otherwise

Is this glam punk? A bit of fun, I enjoyed it

When this started I thought it was crap. By 3rd song (I think I'm in love) I had completely changed. Cop shoot cop at the end was very good. One of the better psychedelic albums we've had in my view. Album cover is top tier too

Tedious dross

This was good in parts. A bit 90s daft punk - hypnotise, sometimes, jaques were decent. Couldn't get onbaord with disco to disco. Didn't listen to disc 2.

Some good songs but a full album of Tina is a bit much

I found this one oddly comforting. Great voice, enjoyed it

Couldn't finish this. Like the white stripes minus any charisma

Peter Gabriel has a very distinctive voice that grates on me

Never heard it. Thought it was unremarkable but a decent listen, quite relaxing

Nice album. Good 90s, heaven or las Vegas was the best song for me. Album had a hint of cranberries sound to it

About half way through, it seems a bit the strokes and sonic youth. Decent grunge

was nice in a nostalgic mid 90s sort of way but ultimately this was characterised by lovefool. Without that song it would be nice but unremarkable

Great voices. Traditional old country is probably my preferred style of the genre

Listwnd in 2 sittings. Enjoyed overall good energy distinctive sound and not too polished

If it wasn't for the strings this may have been a 2 star

The skits and mafia theme were a bit naff, but tracks were excellent. Production and flow was class. Guillotine/swordz, verbal intercourse with Nas, wu gambinos, heaven & hell 👌

Good voice but for me just fine overall. Enjoyed some of the country that spotify played afterwards more...

Excellent guitars and sound. If you told me this was 2000s indie I'd absolutely believe it.

A bit weird but overall worthwhile. Probably enjoyed the collaboration tracks the best

A full album is too much of his whiney sneer

this was pretty good. Like simon and garfunkel but without the hits

Better than I expected. Creep gets no more than 1 star

This was their best so far in my view

I liked this more than the last dexys. Lots of strings in that, lots of brass in this. Ska soul with a few hits I knew but didn't know were theirs

Definitely excessive to have more than 1 album here. My 9yo reckoned it was a 3 star and I think along with album art it probably had appeal to that sort of younger demographic. Influencial from an entry point for young listeners perhaps? Not for me, skipped the last few songs

this was a good change and decent enough but I found I enjoyed the other 90s stuff Spotify played afterwards more

This was honestly better than I expected. I remembered slipknot being unlistenable and a bit of a novelty. I guess i need to be in a certain frame of mind for this. Got through 6 songs before being told to turn it off. They all sounded very similar to each other. Cool drums

Sounded like a dull musical

Good album, more optimistic sounding than I expected. Good length, no frills. Where is my mind was the highlight for me

I liked it, burial but Brazilian and a bit more 90s piano bar

Felt like a lot to unpack with this one. I think it got better as it went on but also felt like I was fully appreciating what he was saying, or the context of it being his first solo album

This was interesting. Unlikely to ever listen again. Pitche me was the best of the 4 tracks for me

Loved it. Appreciate his voice isn't for everyone, but this is surely an album to hear before you die. After the gold rush, only live can break your heart and southern man are 3 great songs in succession.

Haven't listened to any albums in a couple of weeks. This was a good reentry, interesting album. Worthy of a second listen, and will go back for it. Felt it was good when it was on but can't particularly remember a lot about it...

I also enjoyed this. It hit its groove around the middle (manwomanboogie, move). Didn't mind the norah jones track either. Solid album for me

Thought this started off well enough, found it a bit boring by the mid point. Didn't finish it

I enjoyed echo and the bunnymen, killing moon, crystal days and seven seas all good catchy 80s. Can't say the same about simple minds album. Seemed a very bland and going through the motions

Really couldn't get into this, maybe the pace, maybe the high pitch voice. Not for me

The second half of this is stronger than the first. I enjoyed it but perhaps for nostalgia reasons more than the musicality. There was a time when pharell was all over every song in the charts. Remember being at Rhythm and Vines music festival in new Zealand on new years eve 2010/11 and NERD were the headliner. It was class, so bonus point for that

I had this on at the gym this evening and enjoyed it but it wasn't stand out by any stretch. Cuban linx has been my favourite solo discovery from wu tang so far.

I knew the champ and shakey from some spotify playlists. Good album, perhaps a bit long/a few not so strong tracks. Momma and the ne-yo track really dated this as mid-2000s. The kids are now singing the chorus to kilo around the house. I hope they don't repeat any of the other instructions to their teacher

Beetlebum and song2 are the best by far on this album, look inside america i liked too. The second half was otherwise not too remarkable.

Middle of the road dad rock. Few of these songs would be out of place in a 70s sitcom opening

Also enjoyed. Midnight marauders album maybe edges it for me, but both are great

Lyrics are a bit cringe but was a good enough listen. Be sweet was standout track for me. Album cover i found a bit creepy

There isn't much new here but this was very listenable psychedelia. I enjoyed the instrumentals and found it quite relaxing overall

I liked this. Funkier than I expected. Can't say I know much of beck. If asked i could probably only point to Loser and everyones gotta learn sometimes (from eternal sunshine?). Will give this another listen

This was excellent. African blues, great sound

The songs which featured the horn section were my highlights. The big indulgent guitar tracks weren't for me. Skipped through Free Form Guitar after a couple of minutes. It's getting a point off for that one