An hour and a half of agony

Too long, monotonous, mundane, not very enjoyable.

Goodness sakes what a horrible album. I don’t know if I’ve ever heard a worst vocalist. This album seemed like a mashup the chipmunks & other cartoon characters singing.

Good

Good

Good

Excellent

Average

Okay

Very good

Very good

Okay

Good

Okay

Good

Good

Very good

Excellent

Outstanding

Good

Very good

Excellent

Good

Okay

Excellent

Pretty good

Horrible

Tedious, monotonous

Very good

Good

Okay

Good

Superb

Monotonous, depressing, sounded as if recorded in a tunnel.

Pretty good

Good

Superb

Not much depth or variance, a real malaise. Why did I have to listen?

Good

Very good

Excellent

Okay

Okay

Painfully stupid

Beautiful

Pretty good

Okay if your thing is loud incoherent screaming.

Pretty good

Pretty good

Excellent

Very good

Pretty good

Long, not easy to listen to, attempts a number of different genres it wasn’t mildly entertaining or special.

Very good

Expected to not like this album, surprised me with its nice upbeat tempo.

Very good

Pretty good

Excellent

Okay

Very good

Fine

Very good

Good

Terrific

Wonderful

Pretty good

Different but good

Not horrible but not good either. Perhaps the worst ever cover of “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”

Good

Not good, not bad; guess I’m not a SP fan. Track after track of same nasally, whiney, high pitched delivery. Not really original.

Okay

Okay

Not bad

Pretty good

Excellent

Very good

Okay. Bit of a Pete Seeger clone.

I didn’t think I’d like it but listened anyway with an open mind. If you are obsessed with the F & N words, are fond of degrading women, & have a complete disregard for human decency then this is your album. I must pass on it.

If anything this album makes you sad with song after song of melancholy monotony.

Very good

Pretty good

Very different but surprisingly okay.

Beautiful

Very good

Very nice

Aaaaagh! Maddening hour of techno gobbledygook.

Very good

Good grief - awful, a lost hour.

Pretty good

Not bad

Pretty good

Good

Okay

Blah! Why?

Excellent

Pretty good

Good

Very good

Another limited vocabulary experience with heavy reliance on the “N” & “F” words. Really not cool regardless of the source.

Pretty good

Very good

Excellent

Very good

Pretty good

Excellent

Very good

Very good

Excellent

Very good

Different, obviously because it’s in French. I did like it very much & certainly wouldn’t have listened to it had it not been on the list.

Very good

Very good

Not very good. Didn’t like the music, vocals or arrangement.

Pretty good

Pretty good

Pretty good

Excellent

Excellent

Very good

Good

Very good

Excellent

Very good

Good

Very good

Good

Superb

Painful, literally gave me a headache. Confirmed I’m definitely not a techno fan.

Beautiful

Good, pleasant upbeat tempo, mix.

Too long, monotonous, mundane, not very enjoyable.

Okay, unremarkable except for 2 terrific songs

Not bad, solid, good listening.

Different, not your usual, not bad.

Annoying, simply horrible, grating on my nerves.

Good

Good. Nice.

Wonderful

Really good.

Edgy. Not good. Not bad

Superb

Didn’t convert me into a psychedelic music fan but wasn’t too bad.

Terrific

Excellent

Annoying, irritating, grating, in other words really didn’t like it.

Nice, okay.

Didn’t like it at all

Very good

Very good

An hour and a half of agony

Pretty good

Really didn’t expect to like this, just felt wrong - western techno paired with Indian music. Surprisingly it wasn’t bad.

Good. Not bad.

Good

Okay

Really good

Very good

Good

Pretty good. Nice.

Music mix is good; the singular, monotonous theme of each song is tiring. Our take away, I guess, is QL is amazingly spectacular; if she says so. I rate this a low 3, possibly 2.9 for that reason.

Excellent

Okay. Unremarkable.

Odd, didn’t really like it.

Pretty good.

Just not a fan I guess.

Obviously very different. This really isn’t my genre but it was nice being exposed to it; I wouldn’t have listened had it not been for this list.

Didn’t care for side 1, kinda weird composition; side 2 - pretty good.

Excellent

Very good.

Tedious; I found absolutely zero entertainment value in this album.

Very good.

Pretty good

Fine; unremarkable.

Nice. Not bad.

Interesting. Definitely a mood piece for either a contemplative or hookah cafe setting. The music mix & arrangement was well done. Again, not an everyday listening genre, obviously, very Indian.

Pretty good.

Solid Rolling Stones - excellent

Not an enjoyable listening experience. The little variance of the vocals & music arrangements from track to track proved aggravating & monotonous. In short really didn’t like it.

I guess if you have to fill the plate with a 1001 albums there are going to be many that leave listeners scratching their heads asking “why did I have to listen to this one?”

Awful! The streak of bad albums continues with incoherent screaming & a great deal of anger. Good grief.

Awful continues.

Okay, not bad.

Good grief. Given this artist’s background I guess it’s no wonder this album is a total downer; pretty depressing. Wish I could find something redeemable in it. I don’t listen to music as a vehicle to bring me down but if I did this would be my go to album.

Very good

Terrific! Excellent album.

The purported appeal of this album is it was creative & adventurous; it’s just cooky; bizarre lyrics & a compilation of clambering music annoyingly arranged.

Didn’t love it but didn’t hate it either. Okay, fine. A high 2 or low 3.

A wonderful album. Superbly arranged music & vocals.

Could just as well be a 46 minute 44 second song. Once again an album of screaming incoherence with little or no variance between tracks. I am none the better having wasted time listening to this.

Very good. Pleasant 80s music that holds up nicely.

A lovely album with beautiful vocals.

Nice album. While the sound is consistent, I liked that the music was arranged in 6 songs instead of a dozen monotonous sequences. Other artists have copied this electronic style of music but Kraftwerk presents in a truly interesting,unique way.

Really good! Some odd & rather “testy” lyrics but an otherwise masterful, creative work of music. Stands up over the years.

Nice album, different but not a bad listen.

Goodness sakes what a horrible album. I don’t know if I’ve ever heard a worst vocalist. This album seemed like a mashup the chipmunks & other cartoon characters singing.

Through this 1001 Album regime, perhaps I am discovering that I am not much of a music aficionado. Once again I find myself listening to an unimaginative, uninspiring album. Thankfully, these Lou Reed wannabes ended their musical sojourn after this album.

Very good album; nice range of vocals & arrangement.

Very good! Nicely done all around.

Very good! A true classic that stands up to time.

Redundant & monotonous

Nice album. Good flow of vocals & musical arrangement.

Lovely album done by one of the best!

Nice, pleasant listening album.

Okay. Good.

Weird, monotonous & not really enjoyable.

Very good!

Excellent

A lovely album, very enjoyable listening.

Not bad; edgy but well done & good representation of this genre.

Did not like it. Never heard of Ride before listening to this album. I feel I haven’t missed anything & have determined from the experience that I won’t miss out if I never listen to Ride again.

Pretty good. Creative. Imaginative.

Solid all around musical work.

Lovely album; very nice listening.

To each his own. This album received decent critical acclaim which was lost on me. I personally would like to have the 34:07 run time minutes back.

Excellent. Beautiful.

Superb!

A very good album. Has a Byrds, Smiths, Laurel Canyon feel. Liked it.

Pretty good. I surprised myself because I didn’t think I would like this album. However, Fiona’s sultry, velvet vocals were quite nice and a departure from her previous album I listened to.

Very good, after all it’s Elton John.

Very good. Such talent.

Excellent. Among the very best.

Good album, surprised me, usually not a fan of the genre but this album was well produced and all elements came together nicely.

Lovely, simply a terrific album that wholeheartedly captures the spirit of the season.

Pretty good. I liked it.

Delightful. Jazz perfection.

Great listening. Lots of energy with terrific vocals & musical arrangement. Feel certain this music influenced many artists afterwards.

Wonderful.

Pretty good.

Didn’t love it but certainly appreciated it.

Pretty good.

Pretty good.

Very good

Very good.

Okay, good.

Excellent. Not what you’d attribute to the Beach Boy sound.

Awful

Pretty good

Very good

Outstanding!

Very little distinction between tracks, could just as well been a 21 minute rant. True to the hard punk genre this album was a presentation of angry yelling & when the “artist” was seemingly at a lyrical impass the “F” word was inserted liberally. Understandably clear why this was their one & only release.

Very good

Pretty good

Not bad

Very nice; pleasant listening

Very good!

Marvelous

Very good

Monotonous, unremarkable, depressing

An insult to The Blues

Surprisingly good

Excellent album, extremely well done music, vocals & composition.

Excellent

A very nice album. Says a lot about Paul McCartney’s talent. Here he is transitioning from the Beatles, not in the best state of mind, and he pulls together this credible piece of work. While not highly acclaimed it nonetheless overshadows many of the works on the 1001 list.

The hell was that?

Pretty good, nice.

Outstanding

Good

eeehhh

A beautiful album; 40 years old but the vocals, musical arrangement & lyrics all are marvelous & hold up superbly. In my view it simply doesn’t get any better than this.

Vert good

Very good

Really good.

Good

Good

Okay

Not bad. Good.

Okay, good

Not very good. The cover of Highway 61 was perhaps the worst ever.

Good

Very good!

Before today if I was asked “who is Beth Orton?” I couldn’t have told you. Thanks to 1001 Albums I listened to this very nice album that I’d otherwise wouldn’t. Of late after listening to many of the unfamiliar album offerings I’ve wondered why I torture myself. This album is an exception with an agreeable mix of melancholy, smooth vocals & a nice acoustic instrumental accompaniment.

Okay

Very good!

Very good!

Pretty good.

Not bad. Okay.

Excellent

Very good.

Excellent

Nice album; pleasant vocals & easy listening musical arrangements.

Nice. Pretty good.

Very good!

Very good

Okay

The only thing this album gave me was a horrible headache.

Very good!

Very good!

Lovely album; pleasant listening.

Very good.

Good

Pretty good

Tricky one, didn’t love it but didn’t hate it either. It’s better than albums I’ve rated 2 star but not as good as most of the 3 stars. It’s a creative musical arrangement & a mix of genres that works well on some tracks. I’ll error on the high side.

Pretty good

Very good

Terrific!

Wonderful!

Wonderful

Superb

Fine. Okay

Very good.

Pretty good.

Okay. Fine.

Angry shouting, incomprehensible, difficult to find any redeeming value whatsoever.

Not my favorite music genre, however, I understand why this album is on the list. AC/DC is iconic & they have masterfully produced fine musical & lyrical album.

A wonderfully splendid album.

Good

Not bad, good

Okay. Good.

Pretty good

Quite the obsession with the “F” word.

Excellent

Okay. Good

Okay. Not bad

Very good

Very good

Pretty good

Wonderful

Very good

Lovely, beautiful, superb.

Pretty good

Okay, good.

Very good.

Pretty good.

Pretty good

Pretty good. Another example of an album I never would have listened to had it not been for 1001 albums. I found it pleasant & enjoyable listening.

Surprisingly not bad,

Okay. Good

Pretty good

Really good

Very good

Pretty good

Pretty good

Very good

An unremarkable album, didn’t hate it but didn’t like it either. Perhaps an unappealing mash up of different genres enveloped with bad vocals. This is a high 2 for me.

Very good

Pretty good

Very good

Pretty good

Very good

Awful

Pretty good

Wonderful

Very good

Very good.

Pretty good

Wonderful

Very good

Pretty good

Pretty good

Okay

Pretty good

Very good

Okay

Okay

Pretty good

Very good

Very good

Sigh!

Okay

Okay. Fine.

Okay