1001 Albums Summary

Very interesting. Jazz is not something I know much about, but I really liked this.

I tried, I really did. It was so sad watching someone who killed himself. But grunge is just not my cup of tea.

Listening to this brought me back to my childhood. And damned if I couldn't remember about 90% of the lyrics! You can never go wrong with the Beatles.

One of my husband and son's favorite albums. I've listened to this numerous times over the years (sometimes willingly, sometimes not). It is a great album, though.

Not my favorite Beatles album. Between the nonsensical "Come Together" and the murderous "Maxwell's Silver Hammer," it's not an album I tend to seek out.

Too weird for me.

Love this album. The Byrds harmonies are so comforting.

Sorry, I think I'm just too old to appreciate 80s weird.

Love Nick Drake, so soothing. What a short, tragic life.

Willie Nelson is always a great choice. This sounded like work of his tha was earlier than I was familiar with. Thanks for the introduction.

Not offensive, but not really engaging, either.

I love her voice. This has been one of my favorite albums since it first came out.

Neil Young: always a good choice. I don't know if this is him on guitar or one of the band of Crazy Horse, but they're spectacular.

When the opening song used the N word three words in and then motherf**ker, at which point I knew this was not for me. In general, rap just sounds like crap to me.

Big yuck from me. I listened to about a minute of each song. Oh my God, it's awful!

Such a plethora of swearing, and violent images. Again, rap not for me.

The guitarists on this album are amazing! And I love Donald Fagen's voice.

There are a number of songs on here that I didn't know Otis recorded ("Respect," "Change is Gonna Come." etc.), and it's really interesting to hear his take on these songs that were immortalized by other artists. We lost him too young. He was only 26 when his plane went down.

Meh. Never been much of a Stones fan. And this early stuff got more refined in later years.

Blech! Rap is so not for Boomers. It sounds like crap to me.

Just okay. I didn't hear anything that grabbed me as musically unique. But maybe that's just 8s0s music.

I've heard OF Iron Maiden, but never heard them. If you ignore the insipid lyrics, the sound itself is really good. Reminiscent of Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, or Meatloaf. Great guitar work.

Oh my God, weirdness out of control.

Never been much of an Alice Cooper fan and listening to this album all the way through didn't change that.

I had heard of Hugh Masekela, and my public radio station in Eugene used to play him some, but I'd never sat down to listen to numerous songs of his in one sitting. I love this album!

Interesting, Never heard of this artist before. Thanks for the introduction. Just what the 1001 Albums project is designed for.

I tried, I really did, but it just sounded like somebody aggressively yelling at me. It did not sound like music.

I'd never listened to Radiohead before. I liked about 1/2 of the songs on this album. A few were just too aggressive and discordant for my tastes.

Interesting.

Well, the first cut, Facelift, was just so discordant, who would listen to a bunch of instruments screeching at you? The second cut, Slightly All the Time, was better, but not much on chord changes. The last two cuts just were not interesting. Not sure how this one ended up in your curation.

Santana is an amazing guitarist. I've always loved this album.

Meh

What a shame that Nick lost his battle with depression. Especially before he saw his music widely accepted.

I can see why it was not popular when it first came out. It comes across as the whinings of a bitter, rejected lover.

It's always a good day to listen to The Band.

I never gave Nirvana any real attention before (they came on the scene after my musical tastes were locked in), and this album certainly isn't going have me running to update my playlist. A song called "Rape Me?" Really?

I always appreciated Emmy Lou's song writing talent, but I've never heard this album, her first foray into writing her own songs. This was a real treat.

Bob Marley was nothing short of an epiphany and a revolution for white music listeners. I'm not sure his genius has been matched since he died.

Once again, rap, to me, is just missing the "C" at the beginning of the word. But then, it wasn't intended for Boomers, was it?

It's disco. Yuck.

The music was fine, but the lyrics were rap. If they were just instrumentalists, I probably would have liked it.

I just don't think she has a very good voice. The music was nice, but her voice is weak and unremarkable.

The first cut sounded like something you might hear on a '60s variety show. But then it got more interesting. The lead singer has an ethereal quality about her voice. I am seldom pleased about music that surprises me, but I really liked this. Doing a cover of a Black Sabbath song, Iron Man, is audacious. And of course, Lovefool was a big hit here in the U.S.

Their harmonies are fantastic, as are their lyric writing creativity. And, of course, this album evokes memories of that time in my life, making me feel nostalgic.

This was Taylor's "graduation album," stepping away from her country/teen/love songs/romance/fantasy, announcing that she was a pop star to be taken seriously. And that she made a video for almost all of the songs is amazing. And the proceeds from "Wildest Dreams" went to wild life conservation. How wonderful. .

I had never heard the first cut, Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding before, I guess because it's 11 minute long and would never get air play. I thought it was the most brilliant cut on the whole album.

Meh. A little too "working class Brit" for my tastes.

Always enjoy CCR, even though I had no idea what the lyrics to Green River were all these years until I saw them printed in the video. You'd never know these guys were from L.A., the way they twang like they're from the deep South.

Not into Iggy Pop, but for what he does, he does well.

Aretha's title as Queen of Soul is well deserved. Nothing else needs to be said in praise of her or this album.

Meh. Never got into The Clash, and now I know why.

I did not know the Byrds did a country album. This was very interesting. Probably not something I would have on my playlist, but I'm glad I was exposed to it.

Alternative rock is hit or miss for me. And that's just what the songs on this album were, hit or miss.

I really liked the songs, but thought the instrumentation was a bit heavy handed. But, in general, I was pleasantly surprised how much I liked the music from a band with such a distasteful name.

very interesting. I hadn't heard them before.

Couple of classics in here, but not an album where every cut is a gem.

Just noise.

Noise.

Isaac Hayes will ALWAYS be cool. As will his music.

Brilliant album

It's not music to me when people are simply manipulating synthesizers and other machinery in random, discordant ways.

Never heard of this group, but WOW! A little pop, a little rock, a little jazz, a little R&B, a little synth. Very interesting. Unfortunately, when I to chose to listen to it on YouTube, four of the 11 songs were listed as "unavailable."

I had never heard Dion's solo recordings, only his Dion and the Belmonts material. This album was fantastic! Very smooth, great emotional construction, I really enjoyed being introduced to this,.

I was pleasantly surprised. The only song of T. Rex that I was familiar with was "Bang a Gong," and I never thought it was very good. But I really liked this album. It was so much more than I expected.

meh

These pieces sounded like either what's called "house music" or else something you might hear in a sci fi show or movie, very outer spacey. Didn't like any of them.

I've never listened to Iron Maiden because I always assumed I would hate wat I thought it was: heavy metal. To my surprise, not only did I not hate it, I like it.

Very discordant. Think neo-Nazi kids banging their heads to this in their mom's basement.

Good 80s rock

When I lived in NOLA, I saw him perform at Jazz Fest, late 70s, early 80s? He put on a great show, and the crowd went nuts. He was a charismatic performer.

Wasn't sure what to expect, but it was fun. And then when it got to "Our House" I went "Oh, yeah, I HAVE heard these guys!"

I can't recall ever hearing of David Gray, but wow, I really like his music.

Joni is a national treasure. Even the Kennedy Center says so. I grew up listening to her, and I still haven't tired of her unusual tempos, patterns, vocal range, and composition.

He strikes me as an Australian Leonard Cohen. Interesting and intriguing.

Yuck

What a nice surprise! I'd never listened to Television before, and what a delight. Some really talented musicians here.

Allman Brothers have always been superb. Duane's early demise was a blow to the band, but they rallied from their grief and continued making terrific blues and rock and roll.

Beautiful piano on Bloody Well Right. And Crime of the Century is absolutely haunting. Love this album.

Rush generally sounds like they're screaming. And I can't understand the lyrics.

Interesting, not that I would prescribe a daily dose, but for something out of the ordinary, it was interesting.

When they're not experimenting with psychedelic music, their smooth harmonies are like honey.