1001 Albums Summary

Terrible.

Loved it. Songs still resonate.

Not good

Terrible

Awful. Sounds like yoko on crack.

Still great!

Listenable rock. Kiss has no instrumental or vocal talent but can put on a show.

Fantastic! Never heard of Jimmy Smith and loved it.

A classic!

Not to my liking

Thanks for reminding me about this great album

Groundbreaking record.

The best ever. People forget that Revolver/Rubber Soul/Sgt Pepper was the greatest consecutive trio of records ever released.

Could not launch. Tried all day.

Fantastic

Some good spots, but mostly meh.

Great album. But play the whole album please!

The beginning of the architect of Shock Rock. Good, but the best is yet to come.

Awful. Just a bunch of electronically produced noise.

Using my 1967 glasses to go back when this was released, it’s groundbreaking. The legend of Lou Reed is born.

Would not load. REM loaded instead.

Basically bland elevator music

Perfect album. It sends one to a dimly lit place, enjoying a cocktail and conversation. Brilliantly sung.

Fair middle of the road glam rock

So far, awful. No discernible vocal or musical talent. Not even listenable. Come on! Just terrible!

Brilliant! Stands the test of time and kicked off a legendary career.

Reverend Al rules!

Listenable, but just ok.

Not great. Easy to forget.

One of the great albums

Exceptional!

Terribly disappointing. True one hit wonders. Relax…don’t listen….

Started great, grew bored, didn’t finish, saved nothing to favorites.

Outstanding! One of the best of the genre, outside of Metallica.

Awful. I don’t need bad, loud, hateful, violent music.

Very surprised! Pretty darn good. I would listen to more of this band.

Would not load.

Great stuff!

2 words: aw ful. Cheyea! Come on. This is not music. No vocal or instrumental talent present.

Excellent from start to finish. A masterpiece of emo music.

Nice. But boring. Suitable for background music.

Outstanding. This music tends to all sound similar, but like country music it’s the message in the lyrics. No one was better than Bob Marley.

Outstanding example of the crossover from rap to rock.

Great album. Unfortunately this album covertly started Bruce’s “hate America” Libernazi turn.

One of the great rock albums. Freddie Mercury sets a standard no one can reach. Brian May’s playing is brilliant yet understated.

The undisputed King. I can’t imagine what the reaction was when this first was heard. I would not listen to this often, but enjoy the reminder of how great and groundbreaking Elvis was.

Well done, but boring, repetitive. Not something I would turn off, but also something I would not endeavor to listen to again.

Terrible! Awful! Unlistenable!

Hard to believe once upon a time this was punk. It’s very good in retrospect. Vocals are awful, but the music and songs are fun and listenable. Excellent!

ONG. This was awful.

Messy, nonsensical, just not good.

After the gold rush and harvest are GREAT albums. This is not.

Very strange. You can hear bits of what the future Bowie would become, but this has no redeeming value and is basically background noise.

Awful. King Crimson did great stuff. None of that is on this messy unlistenable album.

Nice mellow music. Great vocals. Not anything I would seek or purchase. I would like to hear this in an upscale bar or restaurant.

Sam Cooke is an all time great. This album is not representative of his greatness. Too much filler noise.

? Why would anyone listen to this on purpose?

Surprisingly great! Loved it.

A musical and entertainment genius. This is the beginning of something special.

Great record. It’s the start of pouting strutting Mick that endures to this day. Plus some slow bluesy stuff. Great!

Wow. Once interesting and popular is now unlistenable. There is no reason for anyone to listen to this on purpose. Very disappointing.

The beginning of the king of shock rock. I will always been a fan.

Masterpiece. It’s the album that defined a generation. Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman created a concept album that is difficult to emulate.

Fantastic! What a surprise. I don’t know who she is or how I missed listening to her in the past.

Garbage. I know in this day and age you are compelled to ram down our throats the so called “music” of the 12.7% of the population. Please stop.

Excellent. Still sounds fresh after all these years.

Excellent record! Great songs, flows nicely.

Excellent rock-rap mashup. Liked it!

Good listening to this.

Great music.

My first album! Still like it.

Terrible.

Great speed metal. Later refined and tamed by Metallica. This is a monumental shift in rock. RIP Lemmy!

Interesting period piece. Most likely need to be real stoned to get into it. Somewhat listenable, but I would never listen again on purpose.

A perfect pop-rock record. Not overly sung, not overly synthesized, meaningful lyrics. Well played.

Much better than expected! Well played and listenable. I wouldn’t buy the music but wouldn’t change the station if they came on.

This is a good set, but not great. It was nostalgic!

I’d forgotten about her great voice. Outstanding.

Groundbreaking record that grabs you the first time you hear it. And it stands the test of time.

All I hear is misogyny and violence, coupled with bad electronically generated music. Pure trash.

Love ZZ Top, but this slid too close to electronica.

The last pure country singer before country went pop and (GASP) rap.

Very nostalgic. But not very good.

I know many of the songs and never realized they were from this album. Excellent! It’s a refined punk grunge, much like what Metallica did to speed metal with their black album.

Masterpiece. The maturation and refinement of the speed metal genre.

Wow. Draw a nice warm bath, light some candles, get your favorite pack of razor blades. What a brooding sad depressive album.

Great record. Nice and mellow with the signature Morrison style and voice. Very cool.

Pretty good! I enjoyed it.

Tom was very influential, but like Bob Dylan I find his singing awful. The album had a couple of good blues tunes on it but overall not very good.

Groundbreaking legendary album. The music is relevant today as well. Hard to believe it’s 58 years old!

Wow! Fantastic soul, blues, rockabilly, and Irish music. This is a gem.

I like the genre, but in small doses by better bands. This is overwhelming and repetitive after 2 songs.

Pure trash. I couldn’t rate this low enough.

The music is mundane, but the songs are driven by the unique vocals of David Byrne. Listenable but it gets old after a while.

Very good. Edgy genesis before they became more radio friendly and mass appealing.

WTF is this pile of noise? Zero stars, maybe minus stars. But I have to give this mess one star in order for my opinion to be heard.

Excellent reminder of the great Curtis Mayfield, the godfather of Chicago soul.

Good fun background music. I would not seek this to listen to but would not turn it off.

Great vocals and songs. Impressive.

Definitely an underrated group.

Great sounds. Very energetic and fun.

Misogynistic racist violent , hate music. And zero talent. Why does anyone need to hear this?

Listenable. Nice background music for a deck party. Nothing noteworthy.

Dated and irrelevant. No one will play this record on purpose.

WTF is this? And why would you want me to listen to this pile of trash?

What trash.

Garbage.

I liked it. Edgy, original, simple playing yet complex sounding. Way better than that synth pop angry garbage that this medium has been sending my way.

Pure garbage. Why would anyone listen to this on purpose?

Weird and angry music.

Great when released. Even better after all these years. I would buy this recording. 👍

Pure trash. No singing talent…in fact no singing. All electronic derive music. Awful..JEEYEAH!

A classic. One of those rock and roll significant achievements and noteworthy recordings.

This was fantastic! Think linkin park but less angry. I would buy this recording.

Pretty good! Nice upbeat well played music.

Great record. I had never heard of Fred Neil. Worth a listen.

Racist, violent, misogynistic…why is even being listened to?

Another album great in its time, even better today. A one of a kind talent.

Great record, probably a top ten best debut album.

Decently done. Fun to listen to. Sounds along the lines of Bowie or Talking Heads. Wouldn’t change the station but wouldn’t buy it.

A musical genius. This is a masterpiece which he never again came close to achieving.

Good songwriter and performer. Easy to listen and relate. This is not his best work, but pretty darn good.

Great music. I’ve only know jack from white stripes, but his solo stuff is very good.

Wow. I thought they we a one or two hit wonder totally irrelevant now. I was surprised. This needs to be added to my collection.

Brilliant writer, a true poet. Instrument playing is less than average. Singing is not good. He’s a legend, but I would not listen to this on purpose.

Good record with a couple of great songs.

Boring. It all sounds like same.

The perfect blues record. If you explore the blues, make this record be in your top 5 of all time.

Good music, but worn and dated. Listenable in mellow setting but I wouldn’t seek it out or buy it.

This record should have been titled “Bang A Gong: T Rex greatest HIT”. Beyond that good but dated tune, nothing of note.

Wonderful voice. Great to listen to.

Great example of great old style country. Not my cup of tea, but far better than todays pseudo country rap garbage.

Great stuff! You can hear Rutherford, Banks, and Collins in a more progressive sound. A portent of greatness to come.

What a pile of garbage. I can’t imagine the mood or venue where someone would choose to listen to this.

Old, outdated, smooth, and awesome. It takes one back to decades earlier when crooners were king.

What? More unlistenable vulgar misogynistic (c)crap. Racist with no talent.

Great album! Stripped down soulful Boss. Excellent.

Just ok. Kind of bland and depressing.

Great record! It aged well.

Great record.

Only fair. His best is great but overall he’s rather boring.

Decent. Some good tunes, and I like the iconic Working Class Hero.

I am a huge Steely Dan fan. That bias aside, this is an exceptional debut album. This ushered in a unique style that has never been duplicated. Perfection!

At first, I hated it! But it really grew on me. It’s early grunge, and sets the tone for grunge to come.

WTF was that? A beautiful voice devolving into a mess of electronic noise. What a waste.

Not bad! Nice easy upbeat listening.

Very good music. Great vocals, nice songs.

NiN: fueling depressive suicidal angst ridden people since 1988.

Master of Speed Metal. Evolved into a more accessible sound but stayed close to their roots. Excellent.

Good songs, very poor vocals and musicianship. Not good.

Great album. Interesting and well played songs. Great vocals.

Wow. How depressing.

Not my cup of tea.

Awful! Who listens to this garbage?

Violent, vulgar, racist, misogynistic. WTF? CHEEYEAH!

Just average.

Great moment in American music. Dylan is a great songwriter, good instrumentalist, but very poor vocalist.

Off beat and interesting when released has matured into brilliant and noteworthy. Exceptional!

Exceptional. Their best.

Good version of the genre.

No very good. Bad vocals. Very depressing.

A great song writer expanding his vision. This stands the test of time.

Great. This could never happen today. The combination of venue and songs is really cool.

Some great blues with great guitar playing. Vocals are average. Very cool and stands the test of time.

Very nice band. Good songs performed very well.

Fantastic music. Mellow acoustic based rock. Very nice to listen to. Great musicians and singers.

Interesting, yet very boring. Great background music for a cocktail bar. Otherwise not listenable. 😴

Brilliant. Great vocalist. Great songs. Somehow I missed her back then.

Good historical perspective. Does not play well today.

Best celebrity since Hillary, who was a vacuous empty shell following slick Willie’s wake. Courtney surely followed Kurt’s wake. Poor singing and playing.

Excellent band.

Greatly underrated.

Great sound and songs.

Brilliant vocalist gone too soon.

Very good to weird. I would bother.

We are know kinks songs, but this recording proves that they are underrated.

Great in retrospect. But this sound is very dated. Good historical reference but no longer valid or listenable.

Average

Perfect record that still resonates today.

Jazz, blues, R&B, rock… Stevie does it all better than anyone.

This is AWFUL! No musicianship, no musical talent, just homogenized synth-pop. Garbage.

I have learned to love PJ, thanks to this site.

Brilliant. The Bob Dylan of country.

Love the zombies. Music still sounds good.

Great example of this musical genre.

Pretty good!

Classic. One of my top 10 of all time.

Good, but not for me. I imagine a cool vibed nightclub sound.

Exceptional.

Great vocalist.

Brilliant record. At times I call it the best album ever, sometimes top 5. No matter. This is a rock masterpiece. Every song is great.

Great fun music!

It went from very good to very bad. Bottom line is this is good rave or dance party music, but hard to listen otherwise.

Heavy Beach Boy influences. Some nice tunes, some weird and exotic like Brian Wilson. Enjoyed it.

At any one time I may say War is in my top ten band list. Although I never place any album of theirs in a top ten list, I find this record great and deserving. Nice beat, great lyrics, excellent musicians.

Brilliant. Never gets old. Peaceful and energetic at the same time.

Pretty good! Nice to listen to, think patio party at dusk.

Kinda weird. Not enjoyable.

Awesome! I don’t know how I missed this guy.

Very good. Gets a bit repetitive.

Good, nothing noteworthy.

Misogynistic, violent, racist, vulgar. What the eff is this, yo? Pure garbage.

Groundbreaking and original.

About average for the genre. Nothing new or edgy.

Great songs with very poor singing. Even worse than Dylan.

Great punk rock.

Great record that stands the test of time.

Still enjoyable. Takes one back to a simpler time.

Brilliant record. Great songs well arranged and expertly sung.

THE KING!

Listenable for nostalgia purposes. I don’t need to hear this again.

Love Beck. Much more deep and nuanced than the songs heard on the radio.

Awful. Screaming and poor musicianship. Not worth a single listen.

Timeless classic from a great singer songwriter.

Weird.

Surprisingly excellent!

WTF is this? Weird and awful.

Surprised! Somehow I never heard them.

OMG! The first singing notes caused the hair on the back of my neck to stand up, and not in a good way. MAKE IT STOP!

Fantastic! This record aged very well.

I like Willie but this record seems out of place. Well done, but not for me.

Campy and awful. Did not age well.

The only thing worse than (c)rap is (c)rap in a foreign language.

Good stuff. Aged pretty well.

Good, but not for me.

Great music.

Love it! True rocker chick. And I mean that with the utmost respect.

Very good!

Loved it!

If they took the 10-12 best songs from this package and made one record, it would be an all time best selling classic. As it is it’s merely excellent, a showcase of their individual incredible talents.

Loved it!

I was hoping to at least like this, but found it messy and unfocused.

Judging by the algorithm created by what I most like, why is this playing?

Brilliant. Only gets better with age.

One of the best debut albums ever. Perfect blend of blues and rock.

Always loved Otis! Excellent.

Great music. Timeless. Make your way to The Big Pink in NY when in the area.

Brilliant blend of soul and message. Everyone should listen to this hopeful music. Gaye is one of the best soul singers ever, and this collection of songs is amazing.

It’s a voice I do not like. Very slow and bluesy which would sound great in a cafe or bar.

Great musician for this genre. Lots of heart and soul put into his songs. Genuine.

No musical talent, no lyrical talent, no vocal talent. Not even good for background music.

Excellent!

I knew a bit about k.d., but this reinforces the incredible voice and excellent lyrics.

Great jam music.

Nice music. Sometimes like Joan Baez. Mellow and peaceful.

Incredibly surprised! This was very good.

There is not good, then bad, then worse….then this. It’s worse than worse.

I hear this record comes with a suicide kit, which includes a warm bath, candles, and razor blades. Awful.

Legendary and excellent example of the genre, but not for me.

Outstanding. Aged well.

Good playing and singing, but every song sounds the same. Only need to listen to 2-3 song.

This was great! Another gem unheard by me.

Only fair in comparison to the masterpiece Who’s Next.

Well played, but very repetitive. The vocal is not good.

Kinda got lost in the musical shuffle, but this record is very good!

Great record. Even though Bruce became a USA hating liberal d-bag his music is iconic.

I thought I’d hate this, but except for going weird at times this was pretty good. Great vocals.

This was the start of the transition from mop top to serious artist.

I love Metallica and really like the symphony orchestra addition to this recording.

Nothing remarkable, in fact quite unremarkable.

Great album. A star is born.

Weird and unlistenable.

Great music. Too long.

Love this record.

Great record. I love everything they have ever recorded, including Fagen’s The Nightfly album.

Good music

Didn’t age well, but Janis is great!

Pretty good.

Really great stuff here.

Boooorrrring.

I can’t like anyone who’d fire Stevie Ray Vaughan from his band and toss his instruments off the bus onto the side of the road.

Bad vocals. Songs are iconic, but dated. SRV does Jimi better than Jimi.

Pretty good! Mellow. Good songs and vocals.

Stevie at the height of his powers. Great songs, music, and vocals.

Great example of period music.

BJA is a douchebag USA hater. I love the band, but cannot give a great review to them.

Was great then, and it still is.

Booooorrrrringggg. There is only so much a 5 octave voice can do with mediocre songs.

Brilliant from start to finish. Great songs, well played and expertly sung.

There is awful, then the next level down. Which is where this belongs.

Iconic and still resonates today.

Marvin The Great! One of the most soulful singers of all time.

One of the great groundbreaking albums. It always has a position on my top albums list. Every song is great.

Good. Franks voice is superb.

Surprising excellent!

OMG. Bland and repetitive. Best served with bad Mexican food.

Great example of the early genre.

???? Speaking English may have helped.

Retro, but aged very poorly.

The Master!

Great record. Incredibly influential band.

Very nice music, mellow.

Right in the middle of early great to juggernaut. Good record. Bland songs.

I was 1 years old when this came out. Glad I missed it. But I bet there are 3 people on earth alive who may recall this.

3 words: Terr A Bull. This synthesized garbage is not music,

Blah. Synthesized music that all sounds the same.

Great early example of acoustic and harmonies blended together. Nice.

Just ok. Never liked her voice.

Awful noise.

One of the long line of ground breaking albums fronted by a person that can’t sing but is charismatic. Excellent album.

I can never get into that angry low growl this genre of music entails.

Great record! Still sounds fresh and relevant.

White boy disco hip hop. Empty calories like cheese puffs.

Excellent band. Great record.

Man, what a pile of techno garbage.

Good but not his best.

I love steely dan, and also live this as well.

Interesting songs, bad vocals. I am not a Bowie fan although he did produce a few iconic songs.

Great retrospective of a great artist gone too soon.

OMG. Never allow an icon who could never sing try classics. At this point in his life he cannot carry a tune in a bushel basket. Sad.

Never heard of them. Then I realized perhaps I have but immediately turned it off. Not good still…

Very good example of bluegrass and rockabilly.

Great first record

Deep and dirgey. Not sure I like it.

Weird, interesting, and well done!

Wow! I was not aware of them until now. My loss!

Loved them the first time I heard them and loaded them on my iPod. (Old guy!!)

Brilliant and iconic.

Pure. Unadulterated. Trash. All synthetic music with some synthetic vocals. No talent displayed.