1001 Albums Summary

I’ve not really listened to much Judas Priest other than a couple of the hits but after listening to British Steel I’m struggling to see why they weren’t as big as bands like Iron Maiden and Def Leppard. (or maybe they were an I’m just stupid) British Steel is probably the best metal album I’ve listened to for a long time and Rob Halford is easily one of the best metal singers of all time which is probably why I had a great time listening to this album and is easily better than anything I’ve come across by both Iron Maiden and Def Leppard.

Thrusting me back to a vision of early Rock N Roll Chirping Crickets was a nice change of pace to my normal listening and I have to say I throughly enjoyed it. Standout tracks for me were - Oh Boy! Not Fade Away Standing on the shoulders of the giants before him and serving as inspiration for the artists who took the 50s Rock N Roll sound to a whole new level in the 60s and beyond Buddy Holly will forever be a legend.

I must say I have a nostalgic soft spot for this album but with that being said this is still the bands best album by a country mile and they have went on to become one of the bands I dislike most in recent years. Why can’t they be like Blur and just age gracefully instead they now just release AI generated crappy pop songs you started as a promising indie band ffs!

Compared to the other jazz album this is really tough to listen to as there doesn’t seem to be a dominant melody. I’m by no means a jazz expert but I found this album to be really harsh on the ears and a bit all over the place this really wasn’t my cup of tea but I do respect the musicianship.

Absolute banger of a debut album!!! Not a bad song start to finish. I’ve loved this album since I first heard it at 12/13 years old plus it includes the first song I ever learned on bass guitar New York City Cops. This album is one of the best debut albums of all time in my opinion but it is right up my street musically so it might now hit that way for most.

I’m not really a country fan so this isn’t for me unfortunately.

10 Things I Hate About You was probably the first time I became aware of Cheap Trick thanks to the Letters To Cleo cover of I Want You To Want Me. I never really listened to Cheap Trick properly until I was in my early 20s when they became a mainstay in my music rotation especially when drinking with friends. I love every minute of this album and it’s easily one of the best live albums of all-time!

Easily my favourite Smashing Pumpkins album!

Not my cup of tea at all!

Dusty Springfield is an icon of the swinging 60s with an unforgettable voice but this album isn’t really all that memorable apart from the standout songs “Son of a Preacher Man” and “The Windmills of Your Mind”.

The album opened with a positive start with “Bluebird Wine” but never continued down the rock forward country sound which I like. The album overall is just a meandering straight country album which isn’t a genre I like so my opinion is likely opposite from the general consensus.