1001 Albums Summary

Dreary. The mix seemed so muddy.

Amazing upbeat vibes. Some classics I recognised but all the songs were banging.

Adorable but not to my tastes. Didn't recognise a single song. Sometimes felt like more like poetry than music. I'm sure I'll never listen to any of these songs again

First song is overly familiar making it feel kind of rote. Second song was pretty good but after that it really started to get tedious. I think having Foreplay / Long Time as the third track really killed the momentum of the whole album. Finding all the songs very basic. Not bad just meh. Very radio friendly.

* Very light, smooth, music to go to sleep to. * Definitely not my kind of music generally but maybe if I was in the right mood. I always wanted to get into jazz but maybe it's just not for me if this is one of the greatest albums ever. * The longer I listen the more I think I could be into this. Maybe I'm getting old * OK that's where that De La Soul sample comes from Every song I'm thinking "OK this is not for me" and then 2 minutes in I change to "This solo is banging" and the song gets an extra star or two but overall it's only going to hit my infrequent rotation list.

It's funny how much I was not into this in the first 30 seconds and how much I really enjoyed it by the end. I'm definitely not a piano music guy but if you were to tell me this is thre greatest piano album of all time I'd have to believe you because it was pretty good.

Not that surprising that I loved this album. Not a common genre for me at all but it's so upbeat I just loved it.

I was a teenager when this came out and I hated it then because I was too cool for this pop dross. Now I'm an adult and suitably embarrased about my musical neophyte opinions from 25 years ago. That said I still hate it but for the terrible Blondie-quality rapping and the plonky plonky music which is absolutely not my style. Only song I could kinda enjoy was Kisses on the Wind. Buffalo Stance gets an extra point for nostalgia but it's not actually good.

No this wasn't for me at all. I'd be pretty annoyed if I had to listen to this again.

It was funny listening to this after The Cramps. I guess I'm just not into that kind of mega punk aesthetic but just a little bit of punk is pretty good.

I really enjoyed this although I wouldn't call it earth shattering. Maybe it was innovative to the pop crowd of 97 but it does feel a bit generic now.

This is more what I was hoping to get from 1001. Amazing albums outside my usual queue. I've heard a few Bragg songs in the past and generally found them agreeable. There were several great songs here but it did drag on a bit after a while with the samey sound.

Incredible. I'm not a huge Punk fan but I need to change that because this blew my hair back. So powerful, the lyrics, the music, everything so strong.

Dreary

I hated everything about this. I honestly never want to hear a song off this album again. Bowie's voice, the jumbley jazzy music that tries its hardest to avoid any kind of rhythm. The dreary tone of every single track. It's the direct opposite of everything I want in an album. My highest rated song was 'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore which got 2 stars.

I'm in this weird situation where I know I hate Radiohead but on the other hand I can't recall listening to any of their songs ever. After listening to this I remember why. The tracks are all so jumbled and incoherent. The singing voice is... really something. I'm sure some people like it but this is absolutely not for me. I'm sure I won't remember a single track by tomorrow and I'll be unclear why I hate Radiohead again within 3 years.

I thought I liked Blur but apart from the two big hits I found this pretty mid.

Not to my tastes

This was either great or terrible. Definitely glad I listened to it but I doubt I ever will again. The second half gets slightly more listenable but the first half is really... something.