1001 Albums Summary

I fucking love this album. I went through a huge NIN faze in my teens. I can’t listen to it often, as it can take me into a dark headspace. Also glad that Trent Reznor dealt with his demons and seems like a happier guy now

Surprised to say I didn’t like this. Turns out I only like Grizzly Bear in tiny amounts, otherwise all the songs blend together.

Gave me flashbacks to all the commercials that used these songs. Enjoyable listen, but because the songs are pretty simple in terms of construction, they all sound pretty similar to me. Standouts: Never Gonna Give You Up, Everlasting Light

Such a weird concept album. Lots of fun, as long as I can look past the casual misogyny of the times. Highlight: Underwater Rhymes

Sounds like a damn good party

One or two jams, the rest… meh

This album still slaps. Billy Joel sounds like he’s been punched in the face and is singing with a bloody nose. Tré Cool destroys on drums. I still prefer Insomniac tbh

I had a bit of fun with dancing towards the middle (and, of course, Come On Eileen), but overall I can’t get past how much I dislike the singer’s voice

I can’t separate the music from the artist for this one, especially when Perry is singing about schoolgirls while he is literally sexually abusing a teen in real life

Way more theatrical than expected

Gospel music that I can vibe with

Who gave Drunk Uncle a record deal?

Don’t like his voice. Not then, not now

The template for angsty young woman rock, at least for me

I liked the noisier, heavier songs, but the vocals and lyrics brought this down for me.

Always fun

I had a Radiohead bumper sticker on my first car. In part to Thom Yorker’s great dancing, I can never rate them below a 4

I liked the beats (sucker for trip hop), but even that couldn’t redeem this album. Far too many uses of “rectum” 🤮

Lou Reed really can’t sing

I know they are very influential, but I was honestly kinda bored? Only song that really caught my interest was S.O.36

Some highlights- Sympathy for the Devil, Street Fighting Man. Rest was meh. Stray Cat Blues is gross.

What a bright note for a dreary, rainy day 🕺

This sounds like a parody of hip hop. No thanks

Janis is Queen

Got bored after Song 2

Nonsense lyrics, but a fun album

Knew this was going to be a slog, only made it through the first couple songs

Complicated rating, because he basically whitewashed Black music. Also, Elvis cannot sing in a higher register. But it’s still a very nostalgic album for me.

Well that was nice. Transported me back to a Starbucks in early 2000s

Fun background noise

Meh. I can do one or two REM songs, but not a whole album

Incubus is one of the more palatable nu-metal bands for me, but could not do a whole album. It just sounds all the same

Makes me wish I was a stoner again

There are ABBA bangers, and weird ABBA. This has both.

Let’s get angry at GWB

What an uneven album. Also, “White Reggae”?!

Less depressing than I thought it would be. Sounds like a more modern one-man Beatles

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Fun, but very short

Didn’t finish. I think drugs are needed to enjoy this

I feel like I would have gotten more out of this if I was reading the lyrics alongside listening

I love this even when there’s sun outside, meaning it’s not just for angsty moody days

Used to listen to this to fall asleep, I mean that in the best way