1001 Albums Summary

IT'S OK-EASY LISTENING. SHAME LINDSAY BUCKINGHAM IS OVERSHADOWED. i LIKE FLEETWOOD MAC IN ITS EARLY DAYS

Often cited as a pioneering act in the shoegaze genre, their sound is characterized by dissonant guitar textures, androgynous vocals, and unorthodox production techniques.

Grohl said that he recorded the album just for fun, describing it as a cathartic experience to recover from the suicide of Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain. The album is considered to have started the post-grunge genre.

The term classic rock is all-encompassing and is a simple way to describe The Who.

ENRGETIC-VIBE MUSIC-The album was nominated for Best Electronic/Dance Album and "D.A.N.C.E." was nominated for Best Dance Recording and Best Video at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards.

The album combined pop music with the band's feminist political lyrics.

2Pac draws lyrical inspiration from his impending prison sentence, troubles with the police, and poverty.

The songs rock but I find the vocals shriek-y, like I'm being yelled at by my girlfriend for 35 minutes straight.

Americana, and the crossroads of Blues, Country, and Rock.

Totally electrifying live performance, raw and raucous but still note-perfect — breathes new life into songs I've heard to the point of fatigue

The Verve is like U2, if they were less annoying, but also way more generic.

"África Brasil" is a masterclass in rhythm and performance, with secretive but long-lasting influence that can still be felt today. Even for any listeners wary of any language barrier with music, Jorge Ben Jor makes music that anybody can immediately understand and groove along with.

A thrill ride, like a rickety wooden rollercoaster hurtling at speed; driving rhythm section, stabbing horns, charismatic frontman; slick back you hair, rev up your motorcycle, pull on your leathers. Rock music like it should be done - get in, get out fast, look good whilst you do it.

- so much fun, great vibes - great quality for a live album - left the album radio on all day - so many likes

POST PUNK! I can fast forward through any song and wherever I stop sounds exactly the same as where I started.

Ok but dull, samey jangly pop rock. Not worth a second listen.

Inventive, beautiful, and poetic. There's so much energy and soul in these tracks, it's incredible front to back.

I just can't get into her voice and her weird infantile fairy thing.

A cultural colossus.

Spirit was a little too out there for most people. They were a little bit rock, a little bit jazz, a bit psychedelic, and several doses of just plain weird.

One of the most genuine and authentic albums I’ve ever heard. I love it when he breaks mid-song to tell a joke or a laugh slips, especially when it’s in contrast to some soul-crushingly melancholy lyrics. I don’t really think there’s a bad track in the bunch. I love this album and the special place it takes me to every time I revisit it. I give it a 10+

1st album purchased as a kid- one of many great albums

Coldplay as the alternate-universe version of Radiohead that continued to explore the Pablo Honey sound and style

Sexy Album!!!

Quite an exhausting listen, and I'm still someone who struggles with all the interstitial skits that pepper hip hop albums, but the music itself--no thanks-heard better

It's just sloppy noise-rock.

The rest is mostly the worst aspects of indie meets a really toothless brand of punk rock I suppose you could call it.

It has moments of delicacy and beauty, and of utter stormy cacophonous noise. Putting aside the stories about Mingus (aggressive, violent bugger, essentially) it feels like these people are all playing for their lives. Quite a thing to behold

Van Morrison makes some of the most soothing and relaxing songs that feel personal. The lyrics are great. The jazzy instruments are wonderful.

I forgot how violent this album is. And anti gay. And misogynistic. I can never figure out if satire, a joke, or real. it's ok.

Great album-one of my favorites!!!

Anti-groove jazz.

raw, emotional, artistic, alt. punk

Just ok. Our House, obviously a terrific song. The rest of it? What am I even listening to

I don't think that they are bad or unskilled, just not for me.

i get why this album is important i don't hate it but i don't love it.

A hard album. The music of a great talent deteriorating. You can hear this is someone who is damaged.

classic, still can't get enough of this record - sent me into a Neil spiral

A decent album to put on while I drink my morning coffee and browse the ol' Internet on this Sunday morning, but on the other hand, it lacks a certain spice to make me want to listen to more.

Good beats, good production. I liked the whole album, but no single track jumped out at me.

The first of likely many Dylan albums here. The only debate is whether it gets a 4 or 5 from me. Good God, the music released in 1965 is just insane.

What a surprising musical journey. Beautiful vocals and grandiose music pieces.

Enjoyable country rock with a light psychedelic tinge.

This was a funky album. But also... my life doesn’t need to have shaft music in the background.

It's so clear in what she sings about and how she lives.

Basically the same song over and over again. Lead vocalist has no range.

Good 70s funk

It reminds me of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

Not bad music but kinda long songs and not particularly special to me.

It was a bit much at times though. I think the wackiness sometimes surpassed the actual quality of the music,

this was a surprisingly fun and enjoyable album.

Not bad, absolutely fine to have playing during work. But there's nothing remarkable about it either.

The sound of a fembot sipping a cocktail from a coconut next to the pool just before Austin Powers swings round the corner.

420 stars.

Not my thing, but that doesn't mean it's without merit. If you like this sort of music I suppose this would be pretty good. But it's music you don't need to engage with.

The beginning of the Stones really sounding like the Stones. Recording is still a little rough, although Brian Jones' use of whatever instruments were around lifts the sound into something fresher than most of their contemporaries.

Motha fucking classic. Always a pleasure listening to this.

Smooth, soulful, enjoyable. beautiful voice

Overall forgettable and boring to me.

Clean, like the genre Would listen to it outside of this

Maybe occasionally let the music breathe and stop inserting your Nick Cave-ness into everything.

Great for summer background. Sittin on da porch. Cookin a nice meal. Do something active but lowkey, turn this bad larry on.

I listened for a few tracks, lost interest, shut it off and didn’t feel bad about it, because this album has been removed from the book.

The guitar on this album is phenomenal, and songs in short snippets really sells it for me.

First time with this album and I can see it growing on me even more. It's got a more chill vibe and the jazz influence on a few track adds a nice little extra.

Great electronic album. This album you can focus and zone out on anywhere and still enjoy it.

Mysticism and pop can be a perfectly fine combination. Sometimes a perfect one. But it can quickly turn turgid if the artist gets dumb about transcendence being antithetical to pop. Suddenly, they think tempo, vibrancy, structure and precision are the enemy.

better than I thought, never heard of him before - he is country, but not pop nor is it willie nelson

Bowie! It's hard to dislike anything Bowie has done, honestly. He was so alien and ahead of his time that there's always something new and strange to learn when listening to his albums.

Brilliant speed and rhythms. A little more separation in the mix for lead guitars wouldn’t have harmed, but still a thrill a minute.

The Platonic Form of Hip Hop. Lauryn Hill is hands down what elevates this album to a firm

Love many individual tracks and the psychedelic effects in the production. Love the way certain tracks flow into one another.

I'll stick with Radiohead, thanks.

one of the best live albums.

Beautiful, high energy without ever getting manic.

Give me 85 degrees, a beach, and a cooler full of beer and this album is a 5.

"Beggar's Banquet" is a bit of a roller coaster of an album. It's blues, it's rock, it's got some country.. it's kinda all over the place but everywhere it goes is good. It's a raw sound in all the best ways.

The album itself consists of hunks of tripe interspersed with tidbits of sweet genius. But dig deeper into the KLF story and you won't be disappointed.

The songs are still brilliant. It is easy to get caught up in Jimi's excellent guitar work but the other pieces of the band are just as great.

A couple of good tracks but I'm not a massive fan of his style

Perfect inflection point between 60’s folk/rock and what was to come in the early 70’s for rock. Everybody was for a moment in that band totally together and making a near perfect album.

Folk, blues and traditional. Fairly bland, felt a little like a contractual obligation album.

More like Husker don’t

Very strong start and finish but lags in the middle, much like me having a shag.

A new discovery that's going to make it firmly into more regular listening

I just can't enjoy the monotonous sludge of distorted guitars and Corgan's petulant whine.

Bookended by two stone cold classics, the Stones try their hand at numerous genres and pretty much nail every one. A classic album in every essence.

Good music but I can really only handle Bruce's voice in small doses.

A whole album of Lauper is far too much Lauper.

This one stopped me in my tracks. I was predisposed to dismiss ABBA as mindless pop (which is not to say I haven’t listened to “ABBA Gold” countless times). But this album is much better than I expected.

The first few songs have a bit of a Grateful Dead meets David Bowie feel before the prog/art rock really takes hold. Brian Eno’s contribution is immense and hints at his ambient music aspirations.

It's like listening to the same song over and over again for an hour. Pretty bad in my opinion.

A lot of the records on this list are ahead of their times but that's not the case here. Dusty gets points for some really great recordings of really great songs but they're mostly rips of other people's work. That was common for the time (especially among white performers covering songs by black artists) but it still makes me wonder why this was included in the list. It was enjoyable but nothing groundbreaking.

I was not expecting to rate Lenny Kravitz this high. Was completely unfamiliar with his work, but the versatility and energy is incredibly impressive. He made this album basically ENTIRELY BY HIMSELF.

Politically charged, yet makes me wanna party.

What an absolute masterpiece.

A nailed-on 5 and without any competition the best dance/electronica album ever made.

On the whole, I liked it. Good, old-school, jazz-infused psychedelic rock.

Pretty boring album, there's some decent songs in the middle but it starts off with nothing and ends with nothing, I was not impressed with most of the songs on this album

I really like this Jazz album- I was very productive listening to it because jazz piano is my favorite.

A masterpiece of thrash metal. One of my favorite albums of all time.

This hits the sweet spot between rock and roll and the "roots" sounds of country, blues, and friends. Hits it perfectly, as far as I'm concerned, with a delicious dusting of California psych.

4.5, but honestly, cant really find any major flaws with the album. Great mixture of energetic tracks with slower ballads, with super dense instrumentation.

He really is one of the best. Something so mysterious and unconventional about his voice

Sounds like Depeche Mode but boring. Didn't see anything special in this, just more 80s synth music.

this is a fun album.

Funny, energetic recording of Prima's legendary live show. It's loose and irreverent, uptempo and hilarious. Prima takes liberties with his own material and jazz standards to create a raucous big band experience that leans towards the coming RnB.

One of the most influential albums of all time and the point where the Beatles started changing the game. Tomorrow Never Know’s is perhaps one of the greatest finale’s on any album.

Love me some classic Elton but this doesn't really make the cut. First two are great, rest is typical '70s Reg - clumsy but oddly endearing lyrics and some pleasant tunes.

Most 60's groups had three choices: copy the beatles, copy the beach boys, or sexually abuse minors. These guys changed the game and did all three- Four stars!

Yes has always been a great band to mellow out to and enjoy.

Some tracks a bit too long but great overall. Gonna party like it is 1999.

Could’ve happily made it to death without ever hearing this

Another perfect Sabbath album.

A quintessential blues album which gained Clapton his “God” nickname. This influenced very popular guitar sounds in the years and decades which followed and is an album which many many successful artists will point to as inspiring.

They don’t call this Birth of the Cool for nothing. What a fucking classic

THIS CAT RAPS AS SMOOTH AS A PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICH.

Not good, could not listen

Don't really know what to say about this except that it does exactly what it tells you it's going to do and it does it very well. Great studying music and very relaxing

It made me feel very happy listening to it.

Everything was perfect about this album. Perfect run time, solid production, amazing vocal performance, a unique blend of 70s music styles, progressive in its own way, and kept me intrigued from beginning to end. Bowie is a fascinating person, I really look forward to his other albums. Masterpiece.

Talk about an album that fizzles... The first half is pure fire, but the last half lingers way too long.

Very fun and incredibly clever. Many reviews compare this record to Sgt. Pepper but for hip pop.

Absolute garbage. Repetitive, uninteresting, dated, meaningless new-agey-druggy lyrics, awful sound, terrible singing - tedious beyond belief

Outstanding. I've never heard this album before yesterday. It really blew me away. It will get repeated listening from me. Road trip music for sure.

Aggressive, noisy, raw. To start with. Slides into mediocre lager rock which is alternately boring and annoying.

Very bluesy, awesome album with a different sound every song and high school themes. I love it.

When I listen to Nick Drake, I can feel my brain expanding.

Cheap Trick rode a wave that was departing the Disco era, when most bands were transitioning to Soft Rock. These guys turned up the heat and brought some heaviness back to Rock music. This was a great listen and an album you must hear before you die.

To simplify…a musician with a bad back who was hungry, slightly grumpy and playing a piano that wasn’t even the one he asked for and was substandard at that, improvised this piano solo. I’m blown away by it and the talent of the musician. I wouldn’t term this as Jazz, just an absolutely beautiful piece of music.

Always wanted to like the Pretenders more - and definitely do now after listening to this album!

Metallica is a good, but not quite great, album, one whose best moments deservedly captured the heavy metal crown, but whose approach also foreshadowed a creative decline.

This sounds like what it is, a soundtrack for a film that doesn't exist. Some nice bits but fairly pointless

The Dude: Do you find them much, these, stolen cars? Younger Cop: Sometimes. Wouldn't hold out much hope for the tape deck though. Older Cop: Or the Creedence.

Radiohead going experimental because they didn’t like their own rock sound anymore and not disappointing at all, this whole album is just an experience with beautiful songs.

This album is like the smoothest cup of coffee and the warmest blanket on the coldest day.

lot of fucking bongos. Too many fucking bongos, if I'm honest. 3/5.

This album has moments of straight techno which melt into new wave and atmospheric rock. At times, the album is danceable and at others, ponderous. The way that the music constructs and deconstructs is interesting and adds to the simmering quality of some of the tracks. Overall, really enjoyable if a touch too long

Incredibly repetitive. Incredibly repetitive. Incredibly repetitive. Incredibly rep rep repetitive. Incredibly repetitive. Incredibly rep repetitive.

Emmylou Harris is somehow an underrated country legend. When it's all said and done, she'll forever be on the Mount Rushmore of female country artists, along with Loretta Lynne, Tammy Wynette, and Dolly Parton. None of those country legends have a voice like Emmylou Harris.

This is my favorite pre-Rubber Soul album. No covers. Full on McCartney-Lennon pop songwriting genius from start to end. There's something to love about each track.

It's frustrating, but at least there's some ambition here.

This album is pure energy. Weird listening to it today, when all the "controversial" aspects seem tame. It's been imitated so much that it almost sounds like a parody of itself. No doubt that this is as punk as a studio album can get.

Thoroughly enjoyable and nicely varied for a punk album. I didn't feel like I was listening to the same slurred song for thirty-five minutes like I often do with bad punk. This was a great introduction to the Dead Kennedys!

A great album! She's basically the female tom petty. A liberating and sometimes heartfelt album.

This album can only be considered a patronizing capitalist insult to those who are getting ground up by "the machine".

This album is funky, it swings. It makes me want to sing and dance. The vocals are incredible and the instruments are clear and good. This is music.

58 minutes of pure adrenaline that always leaves you needing to catch your breath at the end.

Nicely understated and under appreciated. Soft and lovely, the album can sound a bit the same at first, but the songs quickly grow on you.

This is a foundational album. You can love it. You can hate it. And without denigrating anyone's opinion, it just doesn't matter.

A classic. Enough has been said about the self-titled track, but I just want to call to attention how brilliant of a piece Orion is. One of only a few Metallica instrumentals, and simply stunning.

Another excellent entry by Ice Cube. Vocals are strong and so easy to listen to. One of the best songwriting in the genre of the era. Songs are funky and have great use of sampling. Some have catchy choruses making the album very accessible to newcomers.

This album has a fantastic start and then just keeps going. Very funky and jammy with great rhythms. Didn't even notice the songs are 12 min long! Just a fun, and well-rounded album.

So so good. Groove is immaculate. LOVED this.

Brilliant jazz spoken word/ sung style. Relaxing and hilarious, Tom Waits nails his characterization.

I enjoyed this listen quite a bit, at least with an intermission break included midway. I had forgotten how fun bluegrass music can be, and this album proved that by a mile and a half. Not all of the tracks stick, but I enjoyed the vibe of this album enough to stick the whole way through.

The grand daddy of concept albums. Features, arguably, the greatest Lennon McCartney collaboration, A Day In The Life.

Exceptional. They certainly don't make music like this anymore.

Rich and exceptionally well conceived and executed, each song stands on it's own merits while still contributing to the larger themes. Great melodies, kicking arrangements, humor and pathos, this album stands as a rocking testament to the Kinks' contributions to the genre.

There's no question that this album is powerful, and the fact that he played at a prison, and the interaction with the audience of prisoners is beyond remarkable.

The title sums this album up perfectly. Competent music, but for a collection of love songs it feels cold and perfunctory.

An enthralling listen.

I'm not listening to this narcissistic waste of human flesh, no matter how "influential" his music is. Kanye West is an influencer to the decline of civilized society and nothing more.

Absolutely excellent, groundbreaking tunes and an addictive listen.

One of the more iconic records of this genre. The problem I’ve got with this and others like it is they're just so one dimensional. Great music, great flow, but lyrically suspect. It just gets old, quickly.

I think that this album is criminally overlooked. We would do well to get outside of our Anglo-American concentration and see how what we are familiar with influences and has been influenced by what we are not familiar with.

I'm not going to get into whether this is Dylan's BEST album.

Clearly inspired by the late, great Ali Farka Touré, Songhoy Blues brings the same unstoppable energy to their music that made Ali so influential. "Music in Exile" is powerful and moving in a way that modern American blues so often isn't. The electric tones of Muddy Waters and Albert King find whole new dimensions when they're shaped and guided by the unexpected rhythms and patterns of Malian music. It's a whole vibe and I couldn't be more here for it. I don't understand a word that's being said and I don't care.

Fuzzy is a perfectly serviceable album, very much of its time with its distinctive early 90s alt.rock vibe and sound. I found it enjoyable enough, but it didn't blow me away.

The real reason why we listen to Iron Butterfly is not for the lyrics, but the music: bright, tenor organ contrasting the thundering walking bass and pounding tribal drum beats.

The album mixes world music with some weird/cool grooves. Some elements reminiscent of INXS, Sugar Ray. A collection of very good musicians doing something they aren't taking all that seriously.

This was a great surprise! I've never listened to these people before at all. I'm usually not a fan of all electronic stuff, but they use the vocals so well over the top that it pulls it together very nicely. I think this is the best electronic music I've heard.

I liked this - the production is great. I don't think I'll listen to it again, though.

What a musical masterpiece. Really loved this one.

Absolutely smooth, guitar is just another vocals and it blends beautifully with the music. Distinctly African and also distinctly Blues.

The whole album is a wild ride that goes all over the place, but maintains a fun and playful spirit throughout. David Byrne is a fascinating figure, but this really shows you how much Frantz and Weymouth brought to the Talking Heads sound. Absolutely bursting with creative energy but doesn't take itself too seriously. One of the best side projects of all time.

I'm genuinely confused by this album, or at least its inclusion on this list. Nothing I heard seemed new, novel, or influential. The recording quality was mediocre, and song writing basic, the execution lukewarm.

I believe Paul's Boutique is an absolute gem. Every single track on here is packed with fitting samples, witty lyrics, raunchy and edgy rap, great pacing and extremly catchy bass riffs.

this guy has had a messed past with women and he will likely never recover professionally. I don’t think I would feel good ever supporting this guy financially. Again, another album we have to evaluate our feelings about. I think criticism of him is justified. I think he deserves the hardships he seems to be experiencing. But this is obviously a great record and likely influenced a lot of artists.

A sonic snuff film, in the best possible way. All jokes aside, really good instrumentation, and the meandering spoken word really works.

Not usually the kind of rock I’m into but I actually really enjoyed the album. Songs were repetitive but fun to listen to

Dreary sameness. I guess in theory I see how this could be someone's thing.

He's a good singer and the instrumentals are decent but the live element of this is just much too irritating.

Technically sounds great. But I was very bored. Its just so lacking in charisma charm, guile.

The first album by the King. Actually, it accumulates some singles, outtakes and other things from the Sun sessions and brings them all together in a surprisingly cohesive album. It's Presley without the bells and whistles, the way he was meant to be heard.

Super punk and raw as hell, especially that last song. the energy of this album is killer and i knew by the album name and band that it'd be pretty good but it exceeded expectations.

This album has clearly been influential for a lot of future indie women artists, but I don't think these songs hold up.

Compelling from start to finish. A couple of annoyances that I could nitpick, but it's a great album.

I like this. Weirdly nothing stands out, no particular song is great. But the whole thing I can happily listen to.

Janis Joplin kills it in the vocals, strong blues roots, great guitar

Amazing debut album, it's like King Crimson emerged fully formed and mature.

It's like Elvis Costello met the Cure. It's music for the scene in the film where the boy chases the girl through the streets in a whirlwind romance.

Absolute classic that set a standard for the genre. Excellent samples create a jazzy atmosphere that match up with the great lyrical team up of Q-Tip and Phife Dawg.

A Tribe Called Quest came out swinging with this phenomenal, genre-changing record. It was positive, experimental, well-rounded, and exclusively different than anything that rap and hip-hop was known for in the early 90's.

A few good songs, but nothing particularly noteworthy.

I don’t really know, but I do know I had a hell of a good time listening to this. The best of gangsta rap meets some of the catchiest pop rap ever. The Dr. Dre-led production is damn-near immaculate. Perfectly crafted beats, absolute ear worms

A pleasure to hear, inspiring the saudadesque hope that in a future life one's soul is reborn in Brazil, where can be a samba-listener and lover, futebol-watcher and full-time caipirinha drinker.

This is probably my favourite Neil Young album.

Not for me. Cheesy lyrics, bland.

this album was an experience, but was not an experience i enjoyed.

Meh, good to listen to while drinking beer in the sun.

Disliked just about everything about this.

Chris Cornell had such a voice.

This record has space rock, psych rock, hard rock, blues rock, proto-punk and a whole bunch of stuff. Just to long

Nothing special at all

I didn't realize how many classic rock songs came from this one album.

Bowie with an 808, innovative, bouncy and fun

oh wooooaaaaaaw this is the kind of thing I was hoping to find on this excursion. An unusual and exotic band, something I have never heard before and instantly have a connection with. I really enjoyed this, and can't understand a word he is singing... but somehow I get it. Isn't music just amazing?

This is a sonically dense and textured albums. So many new and interesting sounds, samples, references, and interpolations of other songs and styles just come out of nowhere but it's all united by M.I.A.'s creativity and politics. Also, THAT FUCKIN Groove.

I don't know how you can listen to this and not love it. Every second of this album is gold.

Absolute fantastic album from someone I've never heard of before. I'm so happy I discovered this album and this artist. Will definitely be listening to more. Really well done.

So quirky, joyful and upbeat, such intelligent use of the most obscure samples.

Swanky and stanky. The Picasso of jazz. Rock on Thelonious.

music is the driest, most unsoulful pop goop imaginable, the lyrics are weird, and the whole thing has a locked in a dark closet humming to himself vibe.

This album slipped across my mind without leaving any trace of it's time there.

Unfortunately, this album is not that and the rest of it is more of a psychedelic folk rock album. Still, the highlights of this album more than make up for the lowlights and it's well worth checking out for anybody who wants to hear some stuff they've never heard before

I don't think there is a voice more perfectly suited for rap ever than Chuck D's. The previously Public Enemy albums broke the ground, but this album was a group at their peak, striking an amazing, balance, producing an incredibly impressive, brutally unapologetic set of serious yet sonically infectious songs unlike anything anywhere.

African and western instruments combine wonderfully. Every contribution is perfect. I love the bass lines. Every track is different and danceable, singable and just fantastic. Every time I listen, I hear even more wonderful musicianship.

Sounds like the drums are beating the shit out of the saxophones.

Really hard not to smile while listening to Señor Tito and his orchestra. Perfect for cooking or, really, anything.

I enjoyed it all the way through for what it is. I just don't know that it's interesting enough to be on this list.

Distilled into 6 cuts (3 of which aren’t even their own songs) ‘Live At Leeds’ is 37 minutes of awesome unrestrained destructive bluesy hard rock power with not an ounce of fat or filler. While the expanded versions of this record released over the years are still great and give context to the rest of the Leeds gig, it’s still the concise original released version that represents the Who at their absolute best live.

Awesome proto-punk that I literally never knew about prior. Demented and fun.

Great album. Never would have listened to Paul Simon without this site.

Absolute banger of a hip-hop album

bluesy and psychedelic in perfect amounts. It worked well.

one of the worst things I’ve ever listened to.

What a great listen. Strong start and continues through most of the album.

The perfect soundtrack for mindless, repetitive works tasks on a Friday morning.

Very beautiful and heartfelt.

It was pleasant without being remarkable.

This album makes a catchy, fun and interesting blend of sounds, drawing from prog rock but not falling into the classic traps of the genre. The songs, while long and complicated, are easy to like and feel very timeless.

This is an almost good album. Glad I got to listen to it before I die.

My Funkometer EXPLODED and I got Funk particles (Funkocules) all over my room.

Not enough to tank the album but enough to take the score down significantly. I'm really glad Petty and his boys figured out their own thing and got better from here.

The New York group quickly rose to prominence and gave way to the indie music revolution. It was a return to the fundamentals and the basics of what made rejecting main stream so cool. The strokes were able to make amazing melodies with fairly simple progressions and that in itself is what lens does band its signature sound.

Van Halen let everybody know what they were about from the get-go, and this album is a tight 35 minute roller coaster.

standard 60's white-guy rock not terrible, but not good either

The diversity of musical styles on this album is just unreal, with each track hitting you in its own unique way. These songs just feel like the culmination of Zeppelin's unparalleled songwriting ability and overall musicianship.

A great debut album. Thought-provoking, raw lyrics with infectious hooks combined with an understated voice that blends into a well mixed band.

I had not heard of this album until today. A blend of Sgt peppers, Early Who, Pink Floyd, the Kinks and many other bands. Definitely peak 60s psychedelia. It reminds of a less pretentious Tommy with a big focus on sound.

Commentary on race, violence, inequality, culture, etc. is delivered with agressive poeticism. The biggest issue is that the beats are dated. SUPER dated. A related issue is that every track sounds so similar to the last.

Wow, did not expect this-IT'S GOOD.

This album is funky and fun and weird, and for that I really love it. I'm glad I finally gave this album a spin.

It’s not too surprising to me that The Adverts broke up shortly after this album- listening to it, it’s difficult to work out a direction they might progress in. Lightning in a bottle… and then the bottle smashed.

Spacey and gorgeous. Spiritualized albums exist in their own galaxy, orbiting a lonely planet inhabited by disembodied creatures longing to make physical what exists in the aural realm of these tracks.

Electric, simple, legendary

Cohen is so very good at the melancholy thing, and I love it. On later albums he gets even better, as his voice ages he grows into it more and it's just beautiful. This album is a lovely listen, full of stories.

It's not bad, it's the definition of "landfill indie" however, instantly forgettable

Just like all his other stuff but don't find it too interesting, feels like he has 1 or 2 songs on an album that are really nice and then lots of fillers which are very forgettable

Angry French with his angry buddies pounding on their synthesizers.

Maybe it holds up better than many of its contemporaries, and a lot of what's there still has meaning today, but it feels like you just trip over lyrics you could draw modern parallels to with any of these Vietnam era rock albums, many of which present their ideas in a more compelling fashion than this. I'll give them credit for one thing, though: their Bob Dylan parody(?) is legitimately funny. Folk rock.

A curiously funky album. Easy to listen to.

Really great album. Great straight up rock songs, but the addition of a powerful brass section adds a cool flair to many of them.

On a technical level, what they are doing takes immense amount of skill and you can tell that all musicians involved are virtuosos in their own right. On the question of how enjoyable it is, it is unbridled creativity, a storm of brutal sound that can also be quite intriguing at times, like an LSD-infused dadaist poetry slam.

Highway to Hell. It's good, classic rock. Enjoy it.

This album is raw, personal and direct.

The breadth and depth of musical styles and emotions, and the way these are weaved together throughout and speak to us is why this album is so good and why it will always resonate.

Iron Maiden’s brutal debut is a classic.

George Jones’s voice is the epitome of old country crooning and I’m here for it. This album makes me want to be on the road by myself with all the windows down, driving across the desert.

Phenomenal. This is the type of punk that I really enjoy. It's like punk meets funk.

These guys are also absolute pioneers of an entire genre and played a key role in bringing it to the mainstream, with some of the tracks from this album at the heart of that.

This was a very 'soulful' type of rock and roll album. I enjoyed it quite a lot!

Nice, folksy, and calm.

Dark Side of the Moon, as released in 1973, is a flawless, timeless album.

This album is pretty sweet. The style is all over the place and really keeps things interesting.

Imagine hearing this in 69. Good stuff

The vibes are immaculate. I love the blend between singing and storytelling, and how everything feels uncomplicated.

Soul, jazz and experimentation all banging together. It's an album I won't be sure about until I've given it more listens.

Dense with atmosphere - jagged guitar loops, foreboding synth drones, vocal echoes, distorted field/media recordings. Lyrics express paranoia and dread - "I must fight this sickness." Initially what strikes me most is the drum sound. Sparse, driving, machine-like, repetitive, urgent.

This was a real mindblower for me - acoustic but sounded dirtier than anything else I was listening to. Love it.

It's right in the middle of 3 for me. Nothing that really bothers me per se but nothing that really excites me too much either except maybe the use of the dijeridoo.

It's big, it's basic, and it's timeless. 42 years old and could have been recorded yesterday. I'm not sure anything betters this in terms of loud, balls out, unpretentious rock.

Nothing revolutionary in terms of country but it's just so easy listening and enjoyable.

Absolutely loved some of it. Some of it made me feel completely uneasy.

Manic and experimental, wild and weird, there’s nothing quite like it. So many of these songs (and the entire album in general) feel haphazard and randomly stitched together and yet everything clicks. Every sudden genre switch, every vocal effect and every sound effect feels like it’s right where it’s supposed to be.

Peak post punk

With nods to 70s soul deep cuts and a melange of styles and genres, Massive Attack made this masterpiece for the ages. Absorbing, flowing, emotional - electronic music was rarely this introspective.

It’s overstuffed and definitely bloated, but the sheer creativity and ideas explored make it an interesting sound album

Some of the subject matter in the lyrics came off a bit squeaky clean and naive though, but overall a fun listen.

The change of sound from her past songs is welcomed and at some points in the album, invited. Her raspy vocals still provide a strong and seamless album that is enjoyable to listen to.

Love the blues elements and even the country twang. Good listen!

Nice voice, catchy songs that are distinct enough from each other. Like a female Leonard Cohen who can sing.

Nothing stood out and then the never ending final song sunk whatever meager positive feelings and goodwill the record had managed to generate.

among the big four thrash metal bands!!!

Iconic sound. LP hit a vein of gold and then milked it for all it was worth. This album was for all those angsty teens existing without normalized therapy and proper mental health awareness. Hits like a greatest hits album.

I think her massive appeal and commercial success is more attributed to Beyonce the "product", rather than just the music. An above-average singer, with an above average hype machine behind her.

lush - dreamy, yearning, songs of transition

There's so much space and breath between the notes, it forces me to allow down and listen. Excellent headphone album.

I have always loved the Sweet Jane cover but had never listened to this entire album until now. I am blown away at how ethereal and gorgeous it truly is from start to finish.

This album is THICK with sound. A driving rhythm section, big distortion, and versatile organ usage make for a sound modern stoner rock constantly seeks to emulate. This is a Jam. Probably a 4.5, but I'm stoked!

The music is tight, zippy, funky, cocksure and enjoyable. Loved it.

Really felt this one. Hard to think of a better sounding big band recording and the feel is spot-on. Somehow arrives in that perfect moment when this style of music felt essential and yet recording technology had caught up enough to make it really sing.

Amazing album, lots of great covers. Originals are spot on. Something magical about this performance in the PINES, IN THE PINES!

The range of influences is so wide there's bits of pop, electronica and jazz. Some of the tracks are avant-garde ballards and some sound like house tracks written by poncey art students. All the different elements are all linked by Björk's really distinctive voice, which provides a nice consistency to the album. I can see some people turned off by her vocals but once I got used to them I found them very enjoyable.

find this to be an amazing piece of art with wonderful diversity that demonstrate both immense talent and powerful messages that convey deep emotion to the listener.

British punk album. Lot of super short songs. Great energy, similar to The Clash. Which is probably the lazy comparison.

A nice little compilation.

The album is calming, and oddly a good balm for loneliness but without being whiny. It feels like a chat with an old friend: mellow, reassuring, maybe even a little bit commiserating. And, above all, worth your time.

Spooky/atmospheric/gothic/moody

How relaxing is this album. Not too long either, a nice in and out experience. I can really see myself listening again to fit a calm mood.

This is a short performance, but perhaps one of the few times I will prefer a live album to a studio album. It is a particularly electric performance heightened by the feel of the room. It’s the perfect type of music for a live album as well, very little processing and a lot of room to ham it up and wail.

Rock ‘n Roll. Decadent and dirty. Crystallized toxic masculinity with only a hint of redemption.

Pyromania is a monster. What it did in 1983 and paved the way for is probably invisible from most of the reviewers here who probably don't realize they were possibly conceived to this album. Did Def Leppard overstay their welcome? Yes.

Bad is a great record with a bunch of classic pop hits, but not MJs best overall album. Much like Thriller, this album feels a lot like a collection of hits more than a cohesive album. Still a fun listen tho

Tragic and bleak. Full of emotion, tells a clear story and has amazing instrumentation/ production

Really, really fucking good! Dirty, scuzzy, filthy rock n roll! Love it! Short, sharp and at times brutal! Like being given a high five. But in the face. And with a brick. Iggy’s vocals are brilliant, the riffs are great! What’s not to like! TURN IT UP!!!!

There's nothing TECHNICALLY wrong with it. The musicianship and production values are fine. It's just so damn bland. It's cream of wheat to Bowie's strawberry tart.

The perfect blend of funk and soul. The beats are incredible and Stevie’s voice is one of a kind.

Hadn’t realised just how good this would be. Great from start to finish.

Aerosmith, to me, is the very definition of a middle of the road band. They have some pretty memorable songs but just a lot that that is either bad or just pretty forgettable. Aside from Walk this Way and Sweet Emotion and maybe the title track Toys in the Attic, the rest of this just felt like filler.

The first few tracks really won me over. Somewhere in the middle it kind of lost its grip on me, but turned it back around in the end.

Funky, dance trip. This was a pleasant surprise. Awesome downtempo dance music with some very unique sounds.

Dark, heavy, badass, angry. Bone crushing guitar work, awesome vocals, really cool use of vocal harmonies to darken the sound even more.

This starts a nicely melodic psychedelic folk country album with lots of creative songs. Takes a bit hit at the midway point.

One of the bands best works. Definitely glam rock💯

Every track is a heater. It's rowdy, rude, and in your face. It's also one of the most culturally influential albums of all time. This one is an all-timer

The vocal delivery is like Bono trying to channel Jim Morrison's ghost (especially on thorn of crowns). Ambitious and moody. Like a strange hybrid of The Cure, Bauhaus, XTC, and U2.

It's a bit too wacky to go in my regular rotation, although I'd definitely bring it out on Halloween, or after a Fearnet binge if Fearnet still existed.

A nice rock album of easy listening songs. At times it has an Eagles vibe at others something more contemporary. What holds back the album is the incredibly long run time that includes more forgettable songs.

Compelling, intriguing, very interesting chord progressions and rhythms, and I just dig the overall vibe. Dark without being too self-referential or too harsh. Really solid album.

Great harmonies with a dash of psychedelia and a sprinkle of country.

the talent is there and there are some bright spots in the album where he really gets into some great poetry, but it drags on too long and I just don't enjoy some of the content regardless of the talent behind it.

This album very much feels like if the White Album only had songs like Long Long Long, Savoy Truffle, and While My Guitar.. on it. The songwriting is quality but there isn't much variation, and it lasts for almost 2 hours.

Lady in Satin may not have been intended as the last album released in Billie Holiday's lifetime but it's got all the hallmarks of a farewell; a glimpse of a life truly lived through hell and beyond.

If you let this stand alone on its music, it's ok. Vocally, it makes chalk screeching across a blackboard sound like fine opera.

The music is unique enough. They've got a trip-hop vibe going on. There are some cool Latin influences in the guitar playing and I dig the Spanish vocals. They keep it French, adding accordion over the songs. They mix the accordion with a delay pedal a lot which adds to a cool psychedelic effect. Overall there wasn't enough variety between the songs

Her voice, as always, is beautiful and unique, the instrumentation is varied, lively and engaging. The blend of folk and jazz manages to be both soothing and invigorating, with flourishes of ambitious sonic textures and experimentation.

Some pretty good moments in songs, but the songs are too long, and there's a lot of not great stuff in between the good stuff.

Certified funky fresh.

Nothing to hate here. Very solid representation of a time and place. There's some ... we'll call it "experimental" engineering choices on this album that didn't exactly work out all that great but, overall, it's a chill, fun, 60s britrock album.

Amazing album. I love the punk energy and the ska attitude working together. I find the whole thing very moving, reminiscent of a time when music tried to change things (if only peoples’ minds) and be a force for good.

This was a really challenging record for me, as I had never heard anything from this record beyond "Fast Cars". I expected Chapman's lyrics to be more autobiographical, but surprisingly, Chapman is more of an observer.

I tried, I really did, but it was bloody awful. They didn't sound very competent on their instruments at all, and vocally it was like someone mumbling through their sleeve.

The first time I've ever really connected with him. Tastefully loud, full of energy perfectly arranged, beautiful harmonies, very weird but very cool lyrics.

Its got groove. But somehow it feels very small, the sounds feel very small, and the vocals seem very of. This is pretty bad.

A great album, with no fat whatsoever.

the music is very entertaining. Head banging punk rage, with a unifying operatic theme. Plenty of creative innovations.

You get jazzy funky fun Bowie, crooning emotional weirdo Bowie, smouldering intensity soul Bowie, and boldly venturing into R&B Bowie too! It's an ever shifting sonic kaleidoscope of tones, moods, and styles that blend together with effortless cool. It's about as buttery as Bowie ever gets; we need a biscuit to sop him up! The perfect album for a night owl summer cruise on a hot sticky night with the windows down and nobody else on the road.

Listen to this dark, dark album to fortify an appreciation of the Light. The experience will, perhaps counterintuitively, make you grateful. Like Jonah in the belly of the fish (Jonah chapter 2).

Essential album in the evolution of Thrash metal as it grew out of its 80's infancy and continued to spread in the 90's.

One of the greatest punk albums ever created. Also one of the best debuts ever.

first time I'm listening to an entire album by them and it still feels sort of weird to me. Like I almost like them really much and they're almost exactly my cup of tea, but then something is slightly off and it makes them simply OK instead of awesome. I like the ambitiousness of this album, which I didn't get as much of a sense of on the individual tracks I've heard by them.

Waits is certainly a polarizing musical figure, and I understand why his sound doesn't sit well with many, if not most, but I've had nothing but admiration for him ever since he had me spellbound over the radio that night all those years ago. Above all I'm drawn to his focus on texture and atmosphere. Whether you enjoy it or not, he has one of the most instantly recognizable sounds in music. A genre of his own. It must have been a difficult road being such an iconoclast, bucking trends, and simply being himself in the face of showbiz, but I'm glad he took the journey.

A great pop rock album that still sounds great today.

Super mellow and smooth, especially for a Sunday afternoon. Very chill with hypnotic (but not numbing) vocals.

Solid proto-post-punk. More important than many records of that era

This album is super fun. It's a nice mix of celebrating their music and themselves, addressing societal/cultural issues, and even honoring women (and also Stevie Wonder)! All in a funky fresh, totally early 80s way, and every song sounded different. Great listen!

With its mix of accessible glam rock and provocative storytelling, Transformer offers a glimpse into Lou Reed’s unique artistic vision and enduring legacy. Whether viewed as a glam rock triumph or a reflection of New York’s subcultural vibrancy, it’s undoubtedly a must-listen.

I had a ton of fun listening to this psychedelic masterpiece and look forward to taking more trips with Donovan.

Nice music, relaxing, good songs

Ultimate dad rock with a small dose of cirngey good ol' boy lyricism. Good tunes though, nothing great, but good.

a unique sound, and very melodic. You can hear some of the French/Belgian influences there, but this is really its own thing.

bubblegum metal.

be overstated. Owens and Don Rich (along with Merle, but never mind that) pioneered the honky-tonk sound that influenced generations of country musicians, and nearly every song on this album has been covered many times over. One of the major issues with this album is that in almost every case, the covers are better than the originals. It speaks well of the songwriting.

Epic powerhouse record front to back with weaknesses.

Sounds like a weird demo tape. 17 second songs, many of them sounding unfinished.

This might take the cake for most self indulgent album of the cd era. I find the sheer length simply unbearable. I don't hear anything in the music/concept to justify its insane demand on the listener. Most of it is so half baked that I find it almost insulting. I don't get it. Both the singing voices and lyrics are irritating to me. In trying to march onward and listen to this there are some okay tunes buried in there but as an album its unrefined/unfiltered stance is utterly preposterous.

. The subject matter and lyrics reflect a disconnect with society. The white picket fence falling apart. The album plays with the idea of our surrounds reflected by a neighborhood. Heavy emotional subjects surrounded by big sound, organs, instruments.

Good rock with various styles, ranging from classic to prog, and some really good instrumental songs.

Transcendent. Jazzy, cinematic. Mood music.

did not like this very much.

A really catchy and enjoyable instrumental R&B/soul record, with a distinctive Hammond organ sound front and centre. It would perfectly soundtrack various daily tasks like doing the washing up, spreading toast or walking through a town or city.

This album was a biting satire that sent up American exceptionalism and even flirted with the absurd.

Percussion is really cool. Chill music, easy listening

Radiohead is one of the bands I've always wanted to love but still haven't quite embraced to their fullest. Their originality, musicality, expressiveness, talent, the undeniable influence on so many others; it's all there. I don't really understand why I haven't connected more strongly with this band.

You need to be in the right mood for this one, but if you are, it's good.

This album is quite relaxing, and sweet.

In the 90s, this was definitely a five star album. If I were hearing this for the first time today, probably four stars due to the filler tracks.

It was ok. Background music really. Perfectly ok, but nothing that stands out.

Listen to the LYRICS. Deeply introspective personal reflection plus insightful social commentary without being hortatory. This album represents a development from the popular funk of the early SFS. Excellent, beautiful, soulful funk, executed by extraordinarily talented musicians and vocalists, but much more serious than their previous work (although there’s some great comic relief in “Spaced Cowboy “, where we’re treated to a funked-up country piece complete with Sly Stone yodeling the chorus. Yodeling.

Really enjoyed this one, energetic & driving guitars with sax blended in throughout. Unexpectedly amazing

Side A is Young mourning everything - the death of Elvis, his separation from CSN, his feeling that punk rock was overtaking rock n roll - and it's all set to that familiar acoustic and harmonica set. For Side B, he invites Crazy Horse to join him, and it's almost as if he's trying to burn away the rust. There's a symmetry to this thing, almost a chiastic structure. The first and last tracks are the most obvious pieces of evidence for this, but there are other parallels (Pocahontas and Welfare Mothers, for example). The tight structure and evocative imagery is impressive enough, but hey, it also sounds great. What an album.

Genuinely tough to listen to. A few not-terrible choruses, but otherwise will always be the official music of middle school children of divorce.

Hawley kind of effortlessly blends elements of country, 40s-50s rock, and other bits into this album. But it doesn't feel very special or impactful for me. I'm enjoying the songs, but I'm questioning why it was included on the list? It's hard to motivate myself to listen to this one,

This came completely out of nowhere. Never even came close to hear about American Music Club.

Repetitive for me. The songs are a bit too similar sounding. I found myself tuning it out half the time, so it's hard to focus on and appreciate. While it's not a bad record.

Dated on release, this album definitely didn't stand the test of time. The samples are tired, the flow is weak, and the lyrics are a disjointed mess. It's pop trying to pass itself off as "edgy" by co-opting hip-hop