1001 Albums Summary

Like wearing a Swatch watch in the wrong decade

Like a lovingly awkward embrace from your hippy uncle

Like the warm contentment of being inside on a rainy day

Like the colourful energy of a Pokémon battle. Pikachu on the keys

Like sand in your vegan burrito

Like when you're sad in a beautiful way

Like a death row hard-on, two minutes too late

Like playing two hands before flipping the table

Like when a bad toilet smell yields before the next visitors judgement

Like an oasis of goat milk

Like waiting for a bus in the rain

Like when Frank Poncherello lounges at the titty bar

Like when you know something is significant yet don't understand why

Like aspiring to never wash spiders down the plughole

Like a raw historical snapshot from a disenfranchised community

Like the London Borough of Portishead

Like swimming with Manatees

Like when battle of the bands was burnt down by a sex fire

Like explaining the Custard Cream to anyone outside the UK

Like the bite of a stale cracker

Like putting the milk in first

Like what it says on the tin

Like all kinds of relationship fuckery

Like the warm up album for Black Sunday

Like country moved to the suburbs

Like the Big Bottom OG

Like waiting for the green light to watch chickens cross the road

Like Jesus and his lawyers are coming back

Hello, I'm Terry

Introspective

The band of the nineties, of you wanna call it a band Because it's a one man name

Four

Points away for "No women No cry"

Total Yank

Fear the drear(y)

Piano stabs guitar to death

Can theatrical rock harmonies become too much, yes

An uneventful experience

As distinct as a ginger

What a Debut!

Distinct sound

Too much whimsical acoustic guitar. Dullton FC

Government approved glam rock and roll

A standout, five star album. Though not their best ... 🤔

Of its era

Samples, witty lyrics, edgy rap, great pace and catchy bass riffs

Folk for the radio, folk 3.5

Embellished with the memories of vinyl blemishes that come with inherited records

Good energy

Goldie, positive representative for the genre Though I like mine harder

The musical motifs ask more questions than providing answers

Started strong with that specific Sparks sound, then faded away to ash

An album of two halves, light n darkness Side A 5*, side B 3*

They sound happy

Destination "cooking montage"

Sounded better in 1990

Genre defining, possibly. Sounding better in 2024, definitely

Some awesome riffs 🦔

Creative fun rhymes

French touch

Sample farm

Enjoyed

Big up, Billy Shears

The power The drive

Nicely fills a genre gap in my audio portfolio

Soft soft soft

Outstanding soundtrack for today's run through dappled woodland trails

More science required

Like challenging art ... I remained conflicted ... Occupied by questions ... More impactful than an old masterpiece could ever muster

Classic architecture meets pop art

Cuban electronic fission

They don't give a damn about any trumpet playin' band It ain't what they call "Dad" Rock and Roll

Despite the heavy religious messages, a stone cold classic album

RIP Alright, killed by mainstream media Rest of the album punks

Hit and miss

Country based cocaine inspired sea shanty about our Dolphin overlords

My pallet is not configured for the Cure sound

L.A. Woman's on this afternoon

Yes! And no. But mostly, yes

Lively night at the local

Enjoyed. Expected more punch

Probably better live

Immersive journey

Classic voice though this album felt like a bunch of tracks had been slapped together

After you, no after you. I'm sorry are we facilitating a conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image? Tea anyone

I have always avoided this album, just incase I liked it and became condemned to listening to BBC Radio 2 for the rest of my life

My younger self would have given this five stars. Guess I don't need that much shoe gazing in my life now

Music for not doing things to

Metronome bushy rock

A sound I cannot identify with

I hated this back in 94. Where was the grunge? where was the attitude? Now days I'm more irritated by the MTV audience

More fun than the battle ground of 93

More familiar than I realised and some good Marmite

Unique, timeless. Cornerstone of all music collections

Mainstream agro RAP

Masterpiece from the north American scum

So much quality and depth, every listen reveals. Cool name, cool album cover, top 10 album you hope not everyone knows

Bonus points for including the lyrics "Lair liar with your pants on fire"

Soft content that blurred from track to track to track to track

Buoyantbbackground breathing break

Familiar yet new-to-me. Definitely one for the collection

Every studio album between late 1965 and 1969 is five star in my world

Had never considered listening to this. Will revisit

Flawless. Just ask the axis

Swagger

Many childhood memories connected to this album

Steaming Rodents

Raw, driving, energy, iconic and timeless

Limited variety across the tracks, though still a good listen

My friends called this the "guitarist album" which I never really understood. Just classic driving rock n blues

Strong memories of this LP in my parents collection. Strong arrangements, strong performer, bit meh

In my view. The best album from this four pack.

Fantastic album; had nothing like this in my collection back in the day. Would have given 5 stars, but the awesome follow on album - De La Soul is Dead - took it to another level

My younger self would get quite moody if I didn't award five stars

Elegant pop from the wispy princess

Having this album is prohibiting my progress in 1001. Stuck on repeat - genius creation

High FiVE for Jurassic 5! Reminded me of De La Soul Is Dead

Solid. But too similar throughout

Took me a while to unlock my ears to this album, cream of the crop

Fun, light hearted driving music

Solid

Much less dated sounding than expected

Captivating encounter with an album path frequently walked

First half head banging, second more like banging heads

Clever and crisp rock with genre identity

I hear Nordic noir set in Portishead

Ain't no use in gettin' uptight, just let it groove its own way

Didn't fit the shape of my ears

Hard linked to some tough moments in my past classic but powerfully painful

Great vibe. Tunes seem more individual than an album journey. Though I probably just need to listen more be I understand how the tracks link

Finally puts a voice behind the name

Enjoyed. Instinct tells me this would be a crack gig

Middle of the road (but not in a reckless way)

Outstanding. This has been in my collection for decades and it still keeps giving

Masterfunkingwonderful

Couldn't put it down

First class rhythms from these percussion personalities

What a tracklisting!

Did this album become chill over time, or did music in general become more agro

An everyman classic, for good reason

Slinky soulful

I appreciate it's seminal status, but it never drove my foot tapping, head nodding.. more of a gateway album

Powerfully popular. Overplayed, yet remains a rewarding listening experience

This album marks the start of Beatles "5 star" album run 65-70

First listen and much respect to all those who knew before. BenP <3

Faith was everything

Outstanding voice, but the same string arrangement makes everything snoozy

This album is like a piece of art you invested in, but didn't really like. it would be of more value in years to come. A one-off

Originally purchased this album as Jaco, my bass idol, was on the line up. This connection allowed me the patience to "understand" the music and the sound. Still have my vinyl copy <3

Pleasurable pace. Right up there with he's best

Unique staple, rarely listened but a collection wouldn't be complete without

Walk What did you say? Respect Walk Are you talking to me? Simpler times

Stone cold classic

Outstanding album. Though Rhythm and Stealth may top it

It was great to hear this again. I could relate to the lyrics and content when previously my pallet muddy

Loved at the time though subsequent revisits don't capture those first times

Possibly the best ending sequence of tracks on any album

A forever classic. Tunes bounce and roll. Still waiting for the follow up album

Great, but something doesn't work for me

City and travel related sound interpretations