1001 Albums Summary

Solid live album, especially considering the location and difficulties to make it happen. Some great gems throughout the set list, although there are a few songs that just kind of pass into the background. Clearly groundbreaking, but not quite a 5-star for me.

It was fine. Didn't really care for his voice on most of the tracks. The one track that stood out more than most was So In Love, but the rest were just kind of blah. Just not my jam.

Really enjoyed this, and wish that there was enough there to give it a 5, but it didn't quite reach that level for me. Death of a Disco Dancer and Paint a Vulgar Picture were my faves from the set. Kind of a shame that this was the band's last hurrah, since it seems that they really hit a stride with these songs. Would have been interesting to see how they transformed into the 90s, and competed with the grunge movement and even the new wave of British sound.

It was fine. Not something I am going to go out of my way to listen to again. Decent background music

Painful to get through. Were it not for Stan and The Real Slim Shady this would be a 1. Just too much obnoxiousness and needless childishness. Because that is what this is. Not genius, but being a petulant child.

This one checks all the boxes and really highlights the skill of the band. Obviously it has the two bangers in Sure Shot and Sabotage, but it also delves into a number of other genres in both the instrumental tunes, but also on those with vocals. The rhymes are crisp and this is solid all around. Plus it has Biz Markie.

A fun listen and great to hear the interaction between Cooke and the audience throughout. Would be solid to put on during a party and just let it play all the way through.

This is just not my thing. Nothing really stood out while listening, nothing made me perk up and pay more attention. It just was blah. Makes me wonder how this was so highly rated back in the day.

Nice and chill album to listen to. Nothing too over the top for me, but solid

Talk about getting hit with it off the bat with Randy throwing down the n-word. The whole concept of the album is unique and he puts together a solid indictment of how we treat race relations, and relations between the north and the south in this country. Probably won't listen to this too much in the future, but definitely well done.

Really awesome listen and the perfect fit for the cold, snowy day we were having. Added to favorites on Spotify and bought the vinyl for some more cold nights.

I remember loving this album a lot more when it came out. Maybe it was being 24 and wondering if I was going to be out of a job at any moment and feeling the angst and creativity in the songs and the Gorillaz concept. This just doesn’t hold for me 20-some years later.

Really fun listen. Some solid grooves on the album, and shows how timeless the Isley Brothers could be. Not quite a 5 star for me, but would definitely roll a few of these tracks back now and again.

Partly this is a vote based on how hard it is to listen to this album overall. Not on Spotify, and I am not paying another music service just to be able to listen to it in full. Amazon makes you shuffle it, but then adds in songs from OTHER ALBUMS into the shuffle, which is just insanity. But also, man, Neil Young just sounds like he is whining into the microphone half the time, and this is just dull. I think the original critical reaction to it was spot on, in that it was a waste of time. Not sure why they thought it got better with age.

It was fine, which is about all I can say for it. Nothing outstanding, and just an odd selection for the top 1001 albums. Very much a product of its time, although does sound a little like Ted Leo before Ted Leo.

Why, just why is this one of the top albums? I knew it was over when Spotify flipped to a Fatboy Slim song, and it was actually good. Hard pass.

It’s fine although it feels like a jam session in need of an editor. Some cool sections in each of the tracks but there are just parts that could be trimmed to make the whole thing tighter. I am not against free jazz or jam bands but this doesn’t feel coherent in parts. Still not totally terrible as background music.

Solid psychedelic rock album.

Man, maybe I just am too much of a sucker for the 90s, but this really brought me back to high school and college, and makes me mad I didn't know about Sugar back then. Awesome wall of sound, and just general groove to these songs. Probably being a little generous with the 5, but since there is no 4.5, we are rounding up.

I enjoyed it. Verlaine makes it sound like an early version of the Talking Heads, which in a way it was, as they were floating in some of the same circles when this was released. Worth another listen, but just a 3 for me today.

Man that album flies man. McCartney is great, but there isn't a lot here that I am racing to go hear again and again, except Maybe I'm Amazed. That is the most Beatles-like of the tunes. Still a decent listen. Just not more than a 3 for me.

I remember when the title song and the video for it came out and I was absolutely enthralled by it. The rest of the album lives up to that, and it was a joy to run through.

Decent, but would rather listen to Getz and Gilberto.

Such a fun listen. You just know you are going to be rocking when you hear the opening strains of some of these songs. My only complaint is that for some reason it loses a little depth of sound in the streaming, which seemed odd.

Classic

This is just fun.

Again, it is mostly fine. I really enjoyed the last song, Say Yes, but not enough of anything else to pull this above the middle of the road three stars.

Not much I cared for other than the two best known tunes.

What is this garbage? The lyrics are unimaginative and childish. The tunes are just unlistenable.

Not really my thing. But not terrible. Just probably won't be listening again.