1001 Albums Summary

British pop from the 90s. Almost every song in here is fun. I was familiar with the 1st track Girls and Boys but the rest were new to me. I liked Tracy Jacks, Parklife, Bank Holiday, and London Loves

This album grew on me. First listen through it just seemed okay. By the 3rd listen I liked most of the songs. Favorites were Riders on the Storm, Love Her Madly, LA Woman, Hyacinth House, and Cars Hiss By My Window

Blue eyed soul. Songs don't have the typical verse and chorus structure. More of a lyrical journey. She's got a breathy, sensual voice. Favorite songs were Son of a Preacher Man, Just One Smile, and Windmills of your Mind

Not a fan of Joplin's voice

Synth pop. Weird that their song titles don't match their lyrics. Their songs all kinda sound the same to me but if that's the sound you like then it's a good thing. Favorite songs were Love Vigilantes and Elegia

I'd heard this was supposed to be an amazing album but on first listen I just didn't get it. There were weird syncopations, unexpected falsetto, and some songs weren't sung so much as liltingly spoken. I did some research to see why this was considered a great album. Digging into her history have some background to some of the songs and those lyrics were just so poignant. She creates scenes and feelings so well and with so few words. This album almost felt like you were reading a diary it's so personal. I'm not entirely sure I like her style but it's growing on me. Fav songs: Little Green, Carey, River, Case of You

Fun album but not familiar enough with The Who to know how the live songs were different from the originals

Metal isn't really my thing but it wasn't horrible. There were a couple songs I liked: Remember Tomorrow, Running Free, and Transylvania

Nice voice, interesting lyrics. Liked the song Stolen Car

Didn't realize Celtic punk was a thing but I really liked it

Okay as background music I guess

Fun and Funky

Hard to believe that sound came out in 1983

First half of the album is good but drops off afterwards

Debut album. Didn't know they started out doing blues covers but it sounded good

A bit too long, but excellent guitar work. I did not care for it on first listen, but took a couple play throughs for me to start to appreciate it. Favorite songs: Boogie with Stu, Kashmir, Trampled under Foot, the Rover

First real exposure to Neil Young and I loved all the songs on this album. The acoustic side was beautiful, and the electric side was very grungy, not what I expected to hear in the 70s. Not for nothing was he called the godfather of grunge

Nice voice but all the songs sounded the same to me

Fun album. The social commentary was a bit heavy handed at the beginning but after the first 3 tracks she said, "Get the point? Good. Let's dance." Afterwards followed more typical songs

Never heard of this guy before but I love his sound

The auditory equivalent of visiting a modern art museum and having no idea what's going on

Liked a couple songs but most were just okay to me. Fav song was the White Queen. March of the Black Queen sounded like a forerunner to Bohemian Rhapsody

Not a fan of heavy metal but I did like Enter Sandman, Unforgiven, and Nothing Else Matters

That's no doubt she's talented but this music wasn't for me. I got bored halfway through

Slow and funky. YT comments have me convinced this is best listened to while smoking weed

Great album. Not too familiar with Madonna beyond what I've heard on the oldies station but I enjoyed pretty much every song on here

Fun album, liked most of the songs on here, despite only being familiar with Rikki Don't Lose That Number. Nice short and sweet album

Didn't like Smashing Pumpkins in the 90s. Still don't like them. Corgan's voice is so annoying

Generally not a fan of hip hop but I didn't completely hate it. I enjoyed the songs on the second half more than the first half. Fav songs: I Like the Way you Move, Hey Ya, Bowtie, Roses

Some fun songs here, however I wish I could unknow the meaning of the song Krisco Kisses. Ick

Fun bluesy rock album. I like their sound

Didn't care for the first half of the album, but the second half was alright. I liked I'm Shakin' and Hip (Eponymous) Poor Boy

Okay background music, that's about it for me

Don't normally listen to indie music but I really liked this one

Music was alright but didn't like the spoken parts by Stanley Unwin and his nonsensical language

Not a bad song on here. I had only been familiar with their singles but I liked pretty much every song. I had never realized that the Police had a reggae sound, but it's pretty obvious once it's pointed out

When over half the songs are released as singles you know it's going to be a good album. Love their sound

A bold endeavor but ultimately not for me

Surprisingly, I liked this one. Great background music that's not distracting

Some songs were okay, but some were highly annoying

Fun album

An early album with a fair number of covers. The songs are alright but kinda forgettable

Just can't stand it

I admit, I just don't get Joni Mitchell. I like reading her lyrics, I like the music the musicians play, but put it all together with her singing and I just don't like it that much. I wish her singing was more connected to the music instead of doing its own thing

Couldn't get into this one. Seemed too self indulgent

No idea what they were saying but it sounded so happy. Liked it

I'm warming up to country and I enjoy hearing part of its history. Loved the sound on this one

Sounds like a scifi soundtrack from the 70s. Seems kinda relaxing

Was okay but didn't seem like anything special

Loved it

Was only just okay for me

Enjoyed this one, great voice and lush music. I think with more listens this would move up a star

So talented. Every song on here was great

Pretty awesome Christmas album. Phil Spector produced some great music but was a terrible human being

Was okay but nothing that memorable

Never heard of these guys before but was a quick fun album

An interesting bit of folk history and I can certainly see where he gets the Ramblin' nickname

Not a fan of double albums or concept albums so it was uphill going for me. Felt bloated. There were some good songs on here but it felt like it was taking too long to get there. Not for me but I can understand why some would love it

Big fan of Depeche Mode's singles so it was fun to dive into one of their albums to hear some lesser known songs

Really liked the backing music, but still don't like rap so 2 stars for me

Man what a fun, fun album. I wasn't very familiar with this band (I only knew Bang a Gong) but I really enjoyed this album. The songs were fun, catchy and meshed well together. I expect I'll be listening to this one a lot in the near future

I think I enjoyed the history of this album more than the album itself

Nope, not for me

It took at least two complete play throughs before i could get used to his voice. He's not the most skilled singer, "if sandpaper could sing" is how one person is quoted in Dylan's wiki article. However, once I got used to it I really started to enjoy the songs and the lyrics. Great turn of phrase and imagery. The more I listen the more I like it, 4 stars for now but could edge up into 5 down the road

Was okay but kinda boring

This album was so long (100 min) but so good. The last 20 min are just instrumental jam sessions, which I'm not usually a fan of, but with 2 Beatles (Ringo on the drums) plus Eric Clapton on guitar it was just amazing. I was like, "Over already?"

Not being familiar with the history of the Beach Boys I was quite surprised to hear the first track was an environmentally- conscious admonition to Don't Go Near the Water. They sing about student protests, and depression (in Feel Flows), but also feet so their themes are all over the place. I liked most of their songs, favorite was Long Promised Road

Was okay. Harmonies were nice, but still felt like it was lacking something. Overall rather forgettable

Wasn't crazy about this at first, but multiple play throughs changed my mind. There's some catchy songs on here. Also Sesame Street did a parody of Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes, called a Monster Went and Ate My Red 2, that was pretty fun

Was okay. It felt like there were a lot of down tempo songs. Would have been nice to have a bit more variety. I did enjoy How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, Somebody Stop the Music, Don't Want to Live Inside Myself, and Walking Back to Waterloo

Almost started to like it but didn't care for the vocals, too much yelling

Fine but, ultimately, forgettable. Liked Show Girl and Early Years

This caught me at the perfect time: a snowy day spent relaxing at home

I remember having a cassette of the Flaming Lips in the 90s. This one is better imo. I really liked Do You Realize, Fight Test, and Yoshimi and the Robots. The other tracks were okay but nothing to get excited about. I did enjoy their sound and their quirky lyrics

Interesting bit of country history. Tight harmonies and some of the songs tug at the heartstrings but the songs all kinda sound the same to me

A strong debut album with multiple hits still played (and maybe over played) on oldies stations

Her voice is certainly...um...niche. Not for everyone and certainly not for me. I did find this interesting quote from Nico about this album: "I still cannot listen to it, because everything I wanted for that record, they took it away. I asked for drums, they said no. I asked for more guitars, they said no. And I asked for simplicity, and they covered it in flutes! ... They added strings and – I didn't like them, but I could live with them. But the flute! The first time I heard the album, I cried and it was all because of the flute."

Parklife was my first album on this project and I had never heard of Blur before but I really liked it. It was so fun. I get they were trying to get in on the grunge sound with this album but I didn't like it

Never really listened to Elvis before. He's kinda fun

Not usually a hard rock fan but these songs are just so darn catchy. I think further listening would bump this up a star

Fun album

Not for me

Music was okay but not memorable

Some songs were interesting but most faded to the background for me

Kinda liked it. Will probably revisit later

Songs seemed to blend together and nothing really stood out

Ok I just don't like rap, but this... this was alright. I didn't hate it. I rather liked that it sounded upbeat and happy

I liked Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt better than the original. The only other song I liked was A Warm Place, which stands in stark contrast to the rest of the album's industrial yelling

Awesome album. Loved the many layers of instruments and his dark voice. I'll have to check out some more of his albums. Didn't quite make it up to 5 stars for me but perhaps more listens will bring it up

I haven't really listened to Bowie before except what's on the radio. This is probably not the best album to start with but I kinda enjoyed it. There's likely better soul albums out there but this was fine

Never heard of these guys before. Rather liked them. The lyrics of Unhappy Birthday made me laugh

I usually like to listen at least 2 or 3 times all the way through just to give it a fair chance but I just couldn't do it with this one

Somewhere between 3 and 4 stars for me. I liked maybe half the songs, but the ones I liked I really liked

First album I got from Pulp was really bland, but this one was much better. Feels like it could go up a star with more listens

Nice variety of sounds

Never heard of this group before but really liked the album

Great songs but the 9 min monologue for the last track was excessive. Otherwise was a fun album

I don't usually like rap, but I liked this

Surprised how much I liked this one

Rather poor recording, too many covers, and lots of yelling. The original songs were decent tho

Awesome album. I can see why it's their most well known

First song was good, plus a couple others, but the atonal songs annoyed me. It also seemed the songs were all over the place in terms of style

Some songs were alright but they all sounded a little too similar to each other

Ow my ears

I never listened to Lana much before, writing her off as "too sad", but I'm surprised at how much I liked this one. Her voice is quite lovely and the music is beautiful. But be warned, there's no upbeat songs on here so it's maybe not an everyday album

Never heard of these guys before but really liked them

I think this is an album where you just had to be there for it to be good

One of the easiest 5's I've given out lately. I was familiar with his hits but never listened to an album before. Both the music and the lyrics are fantastic; I loved every song

Lovely voice

I liked this more than I expected

I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. It still would be background music but it would be fun background music

Liked it more than I expected. It's wild this sound came out of the 70s

Four stars might be a bit generous, but I liked it the more I listened to it

Not something I normally listen to but maybe I should. Very fun album

Really liked the first two songs even tho electronic music usually isn't my thing but it rather dropped off after that. It all started to run together and sound the same to me

Be sure you listen to the original album with 8 tracks and not the rerelease with 26. I suspect all the reviews complaining about this album being too long were listening to the rerelease. Now, if 30 min of bongos is too much for you, I can respect that, but I thought it was pretty fun

Look I get that punk is not musically complex, but this felt like the same 4 chords for 30 min.

I'm so tired of hearing Elvis Costello. The album was ok, I even liked a couple songs, but it doesn't need to be on this list. Only like 100 more Costello albums to go...

So done with Elvis Costello. Please no more

I'm not a Taylor fan so I've never listened to her more than what gets played on the radio. I didn't hate it. In fact I liked some of it. I could have wished for more variety of sound and, if this is a lot like her previous album, I agree with others that it doesn't need to be on this list. 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4

I didn't expect to like this one as much as I did