1001 Albums Summary

Not a hip-hop fan. I can see the appeal in this album but it's just not for me.

I really wanted to like this album. What I listened to was enjoyable if you could get past the lyrics. Maybe I'm just an old white guy, but the pervasive language and incessant n-word is just too much. What you listen to is how you speak, and I just can't be someone who talks like that.

Quite a mix of styles on this album, and a lot more than I expected. I wasn't familiar with the work and have to admit this wasn't quite what I expected when I saw it was from 1966. Overall enjoyable, and never descended into that sameness that a lot of albums do.

Just not my thing. The things I like best were the things that made it not-deathmetal, so it's really more about the genre than this particular album.

I liked it more than I thought I would, but still not a huge fan of the genre. An entire album is a lot.

Just no. I just can't do it.

Ah, looking back to simpler times. Less thought-provoking and less soul-searching, but a nice throwback.

I'm not really sure. I put it on as background music while I'm working and all of a sudden the album ended and we were on to Radiohead. It's good at not grabbing your attention. I may go back and listen to it when I want to hear what it's about, but as background it works.

Aside from the profanity, obscenity, glorification of drug use, etc. it wasn't horrible. I mean it's a solid 2 and I didn't think it was even going to be a 1.

Just chillin'

Just a fun album

Not having heard of this group, I was kind of dreading it. I figured it'd be some sort of loud screaming or something. It was actually kind of pleasant and relaxing.

Chill

I know the name, but how do I not remember any of these songs?

I got this album right after Suzanne Vega. I think Vega would have gotten a lower rating if the order had been flipped. Adele's vocals are just amazing.

I forgot how enjoyable Metallica can be

Listened to this while doing yard work. It wasn't really notable one way or the other. Not sure if I missed anything.

I've never been a huge fan, but this was pleasant to listen to. Except it kept going on and on and on. I mean, there's only so much of this stuff you can listen to at a stretch.

I had several days' worth stacked up and noted this in the queue. I'd honestly been kind of dreading it but it wasn't the screaming, thrashing mess that I somehow thought it would be. Vocals are pretty clear, melodies are involved, and the guitar is slappin'.

I tried, really.

I'll admit I wasn't familiar with Jeff Buckley until I heard Hallelujah, which led me to search out his other work. Talented musician, tragic story. But the rest of this album just never hit me the way Hallelujah still does. Giving it a 4 just based on that work.

The lyrics are a lot more interesting than the music. Suited to mindless work where you can pay attention to what they're singing. Even if it leaves you scratching your head, saying "what did I just hear?" But it's confirmed... I don't like songs that glorify drug use, no matter the genre.

Another one I wasn't familiar with, but enjoyed it.

This one's kind of out there, but I'm going back to listen to it again. It went well with yard work, so I'm going to see how it holds up when I'm paying attention.

Having been on the road and not able to listen to any of these albums for a couple weeks, I have about 15 days worth queued up and waiting for me. Looking over my list of upcoming albums I'm kind of dreading it because there are a few artists that I detest and a whole lot that I've never heard of. So today is the day to sit down to work while the deferred albums roll forth in the background. How bad can it be, right? And first up is Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake, who I'm not familiar with. And my first thought is "Wow, this is pretty good!" Enough that I had to go and find out when the album came out, and a little bit about the artist. Don't know how much my expectations (low, based on some of the others in the queue) played into it but I'm really digging this one! I think this is exactly why I signed up for 1001 Albums, and why I keep going even when there are stretches of albums I don't enjoy. This one is a gem.

Heck yeah! This album makes me feel like I'm on vacation. A little dancing, a little bourbon, some appetizers... I know what I'm doing after work today!

Oh yay. Some guy screaming in French.

Smooth, easy listening

Pretty decent, but I wound up with the "50th Anniversary Legacy Edition" and the songs just kept going... and going... and going. I can't fault the original album. I could've done with fewer than 34 tracks covering the same 8 or so songs.

This is one that I'm re-queuing for today. I didn't get to pay enough attention to it yesterday, and I think it merits another playing.

Ended up listening to this about 3 times yesterday. Definitely a gem from a band I didn't know before.

Definitely got some smooth vocals, but this isn't my taste any more than it was in the 80s.

nah.

This isn't really what I was expecting. It was a great listen, with lyrics that just flowed and were easy to understand.

Not bad. Probably the first part was the outro that never wanted to end.

Solid tunes, but some of the themes are a little cringey by modern standards

There's a lot of sameness to this album. Like the background track to a 1980s console video game. It's more than 1 star because I don't actively hate it, but that's the best I can say for it.

A bit of a classic

I was listening to the album just kind of letting it float by me and all of a sudden it was over.

Easy to listen to, nothing too deep.

I didn't get a lot out of this one. It seemed unnoticed.

This album came on the heels of a lot of instrumental jazz, with more to come, which I enjoy best in smaller doses. This was a welcome change. The vocals are casual, and thoroughly enjoyable. Normally I'm not a fan of albums packed multiple different versions of the same songs but this album was an exception. It's confirmed my appreciation of Mr. Waters.

This album reminds me of 1980. In middle school in a small town and trying to figure out what the cool older kids are listening to so you can order it from Columbia House's "13 albums for a penny!" deal. And you hear one of these songs on the radio, and you don't really know what's going on in the song because the lyrics are kind of hard to understand, and it's kind of stupid to buy an entire album just for one song so you get something else that you actually know. Now you're north of 50, and apparently you have to listen to this album before you die so you dive in to a creation featuring no less than *39* versions of the same songs, and the lyrics are still hard to understand and they all sound the same. Dear 1980 Me, it was ok not to order this album from Columbia House. You didn't miss much.

It seems like I've been getting a lot of jazz lately . This album was a little different in that it only had two, rather lengthy songs. It hit me like good jazz is supposed to.

Just good, clean fun.

This was about 90 minutes too long

nah

That's a lot. Not horrible, but I didn't overly enjoy it.

I dunno. I wanted to like it. If it was in another language and I didn't know what he was saying, maybe. Or better yet, in a made-up language so nobody knew what he was saying. Yeah, that's the ticket....

Not somebody I was familiar with, but it was enjoyable. I'd listen again.

solid 2

I wasn't expecting two albums in a row by Dusty Springfield, but they worked nicely together. Such a good voice, and included sings that I didn't realize were hers.

I tried to listen, honest. But just no.

Some of the songs got a little tedious, but overall not bad.

I guess I don't pay a lot of attention to things I don't know. I saw John Prine, and was thinking some mediocre contemporary elevator-rock artist. And then the first song started and I was like, "Wait a minute... I guess I don't know who John Prine is after all." This album is the kind of music that takes me back to the country I grew up with. Thoroughly enjoyable!

I think a solid 3.5 on this one. I vacillated between 3 and 4, and had to filter and review my prior 3 and 4 ratings to decide it was maybe better than the 3s and maybe not as good as the 4s. It's the kind of 80s that I heard a lot of but didn't make an impact beyond sounding familiar. Knowing the name but not what songs they did. Not recognizing the titles but recognizing the songs when I heard them. I don't know that it's in the top 1001 of all time, but definitely better than some of the dren I've heard on this list.

Definitely going back to hear this one again.

Such classics, and on Christmas no less.

I listened to this entire thing, and I have no idea what's going on. Other than I think she's Bjork's hippie grandmother.

For me, this album aged well. Or maybe it was just revisiting my teen years.

It's easy to get too much Dylan, but this album was quite enjoyable.

Just no. I tried but I'm pulling out one of my infrequent not-gonna-listen cards for this one.

A strong reminder that old Chicago isn't new Chicago. While I grew up on 80s Chicago, it was nice to go back and revisit their beginning.

So many great songs on this album.

3.5, but rounding up to a 4. The absolute best thing on the album is Lauryn Hill's vocals. I'm still not a huge fan of hip hop, so for me the standout songs are Killing Me Softly and No Woman No Cry. I don't think this is a commentary on The Fugees' writing as much as that I like the singing more than the rapping. Other songs I enjoyed are Ready or Not, Zealots, and Fu-Gee-La; especially when Lauryn gets the spotlight.

Now I want to hang out at a bar in the tropics.

Early Elvis, before all the bad things. Blue Suede Shoes is my favorite.

I saw "electronica" and thought "oh, great." But it wasn't bad.

Confirmed. Neil Young is mostly inoffensive, but not great.

Really enjoyable jam that still plays well a half-century later.

Inoffensive but that's about it.

I know she can sing, but there's a lot of sameness to this album.

3.5

One of those days where I keep flipping back to my player to see how many songs are left. This is probably ok in small doses. "Destroy Rock & Roll", apparently by reciting the names of other artists. Maybe death by association? I'm not sure what these folks are trying to do here, but whatever it is it's beyond my ability to see.

The music is good, much better than I expected. The rhyming is good. The lyrics are, as usual, problematic. Going back to my rating for "The Marshall Mathers LP", I think the comments sum it up well: I dunno. I wanted to like it. If it was in another language and I didn't know what he was saying, maybe. Or better yet, in a made-up language so nobody knew what he was saying. Yeah, that's the ticket...."

I never figured out what to do with this album. And I don't know what "shoegaze" is, unless it means they're staring at the floor mumbling?

Not one of my favorite types of music, but this is easy to listen to.

There have been a few albums where I accidentally clicked the deluxe version with so. many. extra. versions of the same songs. And there have been a few where that was the only option available. I've hated it every time. For this album, I deliberately picked the deluxe version with so. many. extra. versions of the songs. On purpose. And I listened to them happily, and will do it again. Bad Company is pure classic rock. It's one of those bands that I'll listen to over and over. It never gets old. 5 stars. Related, I also recommend Five Finger Death Punch's cover of Bad Company.

Not a group I knew before Day 384, but I'd listen to them again.

Ok, another one I've never heard of. And what kind of name is this? From 1976... great, some kind of hippie nonsense. Well, let's get it over with... HANG ON--- This lady is fantastic! How is she not more popular? Or is she and I just didn't know it? Regardless, this is one of the best albums I've come across on this projects. A quick count shows that I've rated 26 albums a 5 (including this one) out of 385 played. I'm digging up some of her other work for my playlist.

An enjoyable listen, but nothing that reaches out and grabs me. Another 3.5, rounding up to a 4 just because I would play it again.

Boy, this is a lot. It started out good (probably 3.5 or so) but then just kept dragging on as the songs got longer and same-ier. So we're going with 2.5, rounded down.

4 more songs after this one, and then I can move on. I didn't really need to hear this album before I die. But at least it's not Eminem?

3.5. Some of these have held up well. Others just seem to run together.