1001 Albums Summary

So good!

Loved it. Forgot how good Kanye used to be.

Nope, not for me. I thought it would be more fun and exciting, but i found it really daggy. Reminded me of those bands made up of old retired guys who play at the local RSL.

I thought I was down with the funk. Turns out I straight up hate some of it (mostly the wailing vocal and guitars solos) and tolerate the rest.

Not bad but his voice I is quite irritating.

I'd give this a 2.5. It had moments where I thought it could be quite good but never really got there.

I think I would have REALLY liked this album if anyone other than Bjork was the singer. The music is fantastic... but her singing just doesn't work for me. Her delivery, timing, and tone is just so off. Still mostly enjoyed it though. 3.5 stars.

Definitely ahead of its time... but not particularly good as a listen now. 2 stars

Why would anyone even recommend listening to this? It is hot trash. Half way through the first track they break out into random guitar and sax solos which gave me an immediate head ache. Track 2 they decided they needed off-key flute solos. Track 3 is a weirdly terrible, yet earnest little ditty. I actually didn't mind the 4th track, a fast, rocky number. Unfortunately, it's back to form after that with another few terrible tracks that are all over the shop.

This is one of the most influential albums of my musical journey so it was interesting to see how it holds up after 20 odd years. Turns out it holds up bloody well! They haven't quite polished their sound yet but the rawness gives it a different quality to Elephants.

A mix of mostly inoffensive background music, although don't get me started on track 3, Love and Affection. Would I go out of my way to listen to Joan Armatrading again, no, no i wouldn't. 1.5 stars

Ok, I didn't expect this buuuuut, I actually kinda liked old Merle and his old school country ramblings. 3.25 stars.

The musical equivalent of Teflon. No matter how many times I tried to pay attention to this album, I just couldn't. It is just so damn bland. 1.5 stars.

James Taylor is one smooooth man. It's not his fault that most of his songs sound like the opening titles of a 70's sitcom. Also, can we talk about what's going on with the random blues songs he has sprinkled throughout the album? In particular track 4, Steamroller Blues, is... not good. 3.25 stars

I can't say I've ever paid much attention to The Boss before, I've certainly never sat down and listened to a whole album of his, so I was excited to give it a crack. Can't say I'm very impressed with this album. At all. It's just bad right? His singing is terrible. He sounds like a drunk guy who switches between mumbling and screaming. If you heard him doing karaoke at the local pub you'd be embarrassed for the poor guy. 1.5 stars

I didn't think much of it on first listen but decided to give it another go on my headphones and it grew on me. 3.25 stars.

Solid early grunge rock. Reminded me a bit of You Am I. 3.25 stars

It's a bit all over the shop. Some soundscapey stuff, some VERY 80's synth pop. It's not terrible, but doubt I'd go out of my way to listen to it again. 2.25 stars.

Fairly easy listening but not something that I'd go out of my way to listen to again. Bizarre that there's 20 minutes of interviews at the end. 2.25 stars.

More fun than expected. 3.25 stats

I really enjoyed rocking out to this whilst driving. Lots of driving, shrieking guitars and terrible (yet fitting) vocals. 3.5 stars

I lasted 2.5 songs. That's as far as I could get. It's sooooo bad. I feel bad for the poor musicians in the orchestra who have to pretend like Metallica are good. 1 star.

I really enjoyed this album. There are a few great tracks in there (Wildfires, Monsters) but the whole album has a great feel to it. 4.25 stars

Somehow I've never listened to this whole album. It's certainly aged a lot, but it is still great. 3.75 stars.

Wow, this is REALLY bad. Amazing that this band developed so much that they could produce an album good as Mezzanine.

How the hell do I know almost every song in this Credence album? Great album overall (let's not talk about Ooby Dooby). 4 stars.

Fun relaxed album. 3.5 stars

Felt a bit like background music but I didn't mind it.

Pretty solid

It took me a couple of tracks to get into but I really enjoyed it. It's no Kid A, but it's still good. 4 stars.

I was enjoying this to start. The 2nd track with h his vocals is a ball. But then it's all instrumental after that with a LOT of random solos, so it's 2 stars for me.

The Strokes definitely listened to these guys.

I keep trying to listen to The Smashing Pumpkins but fine I get a headache. I think it's his voice. 1 star

Fairly vanilla Brit pop. 2 stars. 2 stars

A bit hit and miss but some pretty epic 80's music overall. 3 stars

Yep, this one was gooood. 4 stars

Soooo Linkin Park... Full confession, I bought this album in 2000 and loved it... then hated it. I actually thought this might be fun to listen to in a heavily nostalgic kinda way. It's... fine. I mean, it's not great but musically it exists in such a definitive moment in time that ii is VERY hard to judge by today's musical taste. I still highly enjoyed In The End. And I found Be Myself to be surprisingly fun. 2.25 stars.

My first time listening to a whole Crowded House album. It's good! The first track is strangely bad, but after that it's all good. Plenty of classics on there too. 3.75 stars

I was actually really enjoying this for the first 4 minutes of the album, but it really went downhill from there and i couldn't stand it for a lot of the rest. 1.5 stars

What a strange album. The first track, 21st Century Schizoid Man, is awesome. So much energy. (Am I right in thinking Kanye samples it at some stage?) After that it's much more laid back. It's fine, but nothing comes close to the first track. 3.5 stars

Laid back, feel-good, old-school jazzy hip hop. It doesn't have any real standouts but the whole album is very listenable. (I could happily delete all the skits though). 3.5 stars

Bland folky rock. Not terrible but not memorable in any way. 2 stars

I didn't enjoy this at all. 1.25 stars

I didn't get into this when it came out but thought I might enjoy it now. Unfortunately, I can't say I did. It's just not very enjoyable. I think I got about 5 songs in before I started skipping ahead to see if I enjoyed any of their music. I didn't. I can't quite out my finger on why I didn't enjoy it so much. I find it all very noisy and messy. There's a lot going on. 1.5 stars.

I didn't enjoy it and kept thinking, why does this sound so much like Flight of the Conchords? Except not funny. 1.25 stars.

I was hoping I'd like this more than I did. It is mostly solid, and every now and then i would find moments I enjoyed but it didn't quite come together in a way that I enjoyed overall. 2.25 stars.

Upbeat, fun, rock album. Sounded a lot more modern than 1978. 3.75 stars

It's great! It is such a chill relaxed album. Listening to it immediately makes you feel like you're on holiday on a beach somewhere tropical. 4.25 stars

I thought I'd like this but it was pretty bad. Bad production and a lot of very dates lyrics. 1.75 stars.

Amazing! So many great tracks. 4.25 stars

Other than Running the the Hill, I did not enjoy this at all. 1.5 stars

Solid rock. 2.75 stars

I listened to this when it came out and remember enjoying it, but I don't remember it being so damn good. It's REALLY good. 4.75 stars

Hell no. 0.25 stars

Much more blues than I expected. Definitely less sexy hahaha. 3.5 stars

Fascinating to listen to a recording inside a prison. 3.5 stars

This album hasnt aged gracefully that's for sure. Still fun in spots but It's also pretty cringe-worthy.

An incredible album.

Too much hillbilly for me.