I guess I was enjoying it more than the Folsom Prison album. But it was only about 34 minutes, he spent a lot of time taking, and played the same song twice in a row. So how much did I enjoy? Like 10 minutes? Also, did Johnny Cash not know how to tune a guitar?

Cool vibe. Sort of CSNY combined with a little bit of the Grateful Dead/funky blues sound.

Better than Metal Box. But still just not my thing

Cool to hear some very early rock and roll.

Great alt rock / grunge album. It's a lot more polished than the other albums of the time. Had a great balance of sounds and styles. Good listen that didn't get boring

I really enjoyed this. I had been meaning to check this band out for years because I know they influenced a lot of the music I love. The guitar melodies were fun. The chord progression were interesting. The vocals were great.

Very good for what it is. I don't know if I will ever listen to it again. But it was interesting to listen to. It reminded me a lot of Revolution 9

Probably my favorite of the Talking Heads albums so far

I liked it better than the other Bob Marley album

Really interesting musically. I thought the lyrics were relatable.

Just not really my thing.

Just not my thing. Pretty forgettable

Cool sound. I liked the rock music with flute and piano. I don't know if I'm totally on the same wavelength, but it was fun to listen to and I will probably listen again at some point

Not bad. I can tell it's very influential. But I just didn't really enjoy most of it.

The hits are great. But a few of the other tracks felt like boring filler.

I don't really listen to this style if music. So I can't say if this is good or bad. But it's not something I will listen to again. To chaotic for my to listen to while working, and not interesting enough for when I'm focusing on music.

It was fine. I generally don't like heavy metal, but I didn't mind this. I don't think I'll listen to it again though

I had a pretty similar response to Bad. The hits, like Rock With You, are amazing. But the rest of the songs just didn't catch me. They felt like filler. Maybe it's just because I haven't heard those songs all my life, so I have no attachment to them.

Cool protest album. It had a lot of serious points but it made them with a kind of humor that was fun to listen to. Musically a lot different than most hip hop that I'm familiar with. Some metal style guitar

It was all fine. But none of the songs really captured my attention. Sure has a unique voice that I don't really love. Probably because I didn't grow up listening to her, so I don't really feel nostalgia on her sound

Cool bit of musical history. I don't know if any other album references Cream and Satie in a way that works this well. I enjoyed the instrumentation and variety. It's probably a 3.5 for me. I liked it, but I don't see it going into my regular listing rotation.

I really love his voice. He makes falsetto sound so natural. I do think this album could have been a little shorter and it would have had more impact.

Fun album. Really nice sound. I don't know if it'll go into my rotation of music that I actually listen to though

Fun album. Quick and had a handful of memorable moments.

I was surprised that I liked this as much as I did, because I've never been a big fan of the Smiths. I really liked his voice on this.

Didn't love the vocals or the vibe on this. The chorus on Epic sounded cool for a second. So that brings it to 2 stars

This was a really solid album that was really peaceful to listen to. Not a lot that really got me excited, but it definitely has it's place. I think this is a 3.5/5, but at they moment I'm feeling like a 3 fits better than a 4

The Kinks are always fun.

Overall it was better than I expected. A few catchy songs and pretty consistent.

Probably a 9/10 for me. It's the perfect execution of the genre. Just rock music distilled down to a vibe. In a way, I might not know what any of the songs are about. But I know what they feel like.

I initially judged this album by the silly comic book art cover. I thought it was going to be ska or something. But I was pleasantly surprised. The songs were fun. I'm having trouble remembering much about the album the morning after though. So I think that makes it a solid 3/5. But I'll most likely listen to this again

Ive only really heard a handful of Eels songs. But this album was pretty solid. Reminded me a bit of Sparklehorse

Really tight sound. Fun melodies and guitar riffs.

It was all great and I'm sure it was groundbreaking at the time. But I think it was so influential that it just doesn't sound special anymore. It was all good. Maybe I'll listen more and it will grow on me.

I didn't really enjoy this one as much as Paranoid, but it was fine. The guitar work was really good. I think it's a 2.5 for me, but I'm rounding up because I'm not positive that I listened to the best version of it. There are other track listings and the vocals sounded oddly choppy at times, so maybe there's a remaster that I'd dig more.

I just wasn't into it. It just felt really cheesy and self-righteous. Not necessarily terrible musically. I just didn't care about any of the songs

Good stuff. I enjoyed working while listening to it. Some interesting songs. But overall it's just not really a genre that does much for me. But I'll probably listen again

Fun album. Great music to work to or drive to. I think it's a 3.5/5 for me

I liked this album more than The Joshua Tree. The band had a lot of cool rhythm going on. Bono's vocals were great and the lyrics felt like they had a cohesive viewpoint.

Maybe there's some nostalgia at work here, but this is just a perfect record to me. I haven't heard most of these songs since the mid 90s. But I'll definitely listen a lot more. The pacing keeps me interested. The guitar tone goes from crunchy to twangy to fit the mood. The vocals and lyrics are intense but whimsical. I haven't been very interested in most of the Foo Fighters later work. But this album just feels like a cultural epoch.

It was a good country album. I got a little bored, but it wasn't a long record

I know someone is into this. But I am not. I don't doubt the skill or technique of the musicians. But it's just not my thing. Whatever experience these musicians are providing is not the experience that I look for in music.

Good album. Well recorded for a live show

Great album. I've listened to it before, but it's interesting to put it up next to the classic stuff we've heard lately. It definitely holds it's own. Fun songs. Clean recording. Distinctive style.

Disco isn't really my thing, but this album kept it fresh so I didn't get bored.

I didn't really have the time to listen to this one as closely as I think it deserves. The music is very complex. There are lots of non-musical sounds mixed with heavily processed synths, but then the there are pleasant acoustic guitars. I find myself wondering how they even started composing these songs. I don't know if the angsty lyrics always work for me. Maybe when I was younger I would have identified with them more. Hurt is the perfect final track. The fact that he wrote such a beautiful and poetic song, and still recorded it in such a complex way was definitely a risk. But it comes across beautifully.

Good album. I liked his voice. I'm not sure I was really into a few of the songs. Maybe I'll try listening again

Before I started the 1001 Album project, I thought that heavy metal was all about hyper masculinity, dark symbolism and just loud in-your-face aggression. But now I understand that all of that is just a way of compensating for some of the cheesiest music you can imagine.

This one is tough to rate. I think there are some of the best songs every written on this album. Don't Think Twice, Blowin in the Wind, Masters of War, A Hard Rains A-Gonna Fall. Incredible. But there are just enough filler tracks like Bob Dylan's Blues that I have a hard time saying is a perfect 5.

It was fine as background music. But a lot of the songs sounded the same. It's not really a genre that does anything for me. I typically give a 2 to stuff I don't like. It feels harsh here. I'm not sure that this music was really created to be judged as an album, in the same way that Abbey Road or Dark Side of the Moon were. But that's what this rating system compares. So on that scale it was long and boring.

I enjoyed all of this and I think some of it could really grow on me with some more listens. I don't really know how to review a double album. If it had just been Abattoir Blues, maybe I would have given it a 4. But as a complete album, it felt like it lost a lot of steam in the middle (The Lyre of Orpheus) and dragged on. Should I listen to these halves separately? Maybe. But I have to give a rating to the whole album.

It was fine.

Fun southern rock album. I enjoyed every song on the album, but Tuesdays Gone and Freebird are standouts. I considered bumping up to a 4 but I don't really see myself listening to this much.

It was fine. I'm having trouble remembering anything, but I remember thinking it was fine

Fine album

Perfect album. The tone goes from raw to polished. The lyrics and vocals go from dramatic to whimsical. There's noise and dissonance but it doesn't overwhelm. Everything feels effortless while also feeling meticulously constructed. It's all about contradictions. This is definitely one of the albums on the Mt Rushmore of modern indie music. It influenced everyone, but somehow I can't think of another band that sounds anything like Pavement.

Fun album. I enjoyed some songs more than others, btw never for bored.

I'm surprised that I'm not familiar with this band. The only song I recognized was "Bang a Gong". It was a fun album with an interesting sound. There were a few songs that kind of slowed down the momentum, but I have a feeling I'll listen to it again, and it will grow on me.

I'm a big Bowie fan, but haven't listened to this one yet. It was a lot of fun and I'll definitely listen to it again. It's not a 5 probably because I have to compare it to Ziggy Stardust. The album as a whole doesn't have the same impact as that one.

It was good. I probably won't listen to it much again. But not bad

It was fine, but there are much better Bowie albums and there are much better albums from 2013. A lot of the entries in this list from the last 20 years really seem arbitrary. I think the authors don't really know music from this period.

I'm still digesting this album. It didn't grab me the way that Rain Dogs or Mule Variations did. But I don't think I appreciated those albums at first either. It's likely that I'd end up giving it a 3 in the long run. But I'm feeling hopeful. This week, I was happy to listen to something that felt like it was taking risks. I remember when I was younger and getting tired of all my music sounding the same. Then I discovered Rain Dogs and it sounded like nothing I'd ever heard before. Almost like outsider art, but still very polished when it wanted to be.

It was good, but I think it got a little monotonous. None of the songs were bad. But it would have been improved if there was a little more energy here or there

Really solid jazz album. A classic that that I remember playing with friend in college. It's always pleasant and interesting. Every time I listen, I notice more. I will definitely keep this on rotation.

I usually don't really get into prog rock, but this one was great. There were a lot of cool harmonies and song structures. But it didn't feel like it got lost in itself, like prog usually does. They were just fun songs playing with cool ideas.

Good chill album

It was fine

It's crazy that a British band is able to absolutely nail so many forms of Americana. This album covers blues, rock, folk, and a little bluegrass, and it does them all flawlessly. There are so many singles on this album. But they also work together to produce a nice flow for the album that keeps you engaged the whole time.

It was a really cool sound. I honestly didn't get to listen to this too closely. I will have to come back it to. It would probably be a 3.5, but the fact that it came out in 1983 makes me want to round up to a 4. This is what all indie and alternative music sounded like in the later 80 and the 90s. And you can still hear it today.

Crazy how many perfect albums Radiohead can create that are all so different. This is the one I listened to the day of came out, so it has a special place in my heart.

Excellent band name. Okay music.

Didn't really work for me. Maybe it was really influential or something. But I don't plan to listen to this again.

The music wasn't very exciting and the edgy lyrics don't hold up.

It was all fine and there were some cool moments in songs like Band on the Run, Let, and Let Me Roll It. But then they seemed to drag a little.

She has a good voice, but I was just bored my the songs

It was fine. I didn't play too close of attention to the lyrics. But musically it was enjoyable. The samurai themed interludes don't really work for me, but they aren't as bad as a lot of the other sketches in this era of hip hop.

Fun album. It was nice to hear an iconic female artist on this list. The title track is a banger and there are a few more that I liked, but overall I don't think I'll listen to the album again

I enjoyed the whole album. Very complicated and original. I'll listen to it again to understand it better. But I don't know that I will listen to it much more than that.

Cool rock album. I really liked her voice and style

It was good classic blues rock

It was all really well done. Just not really a vibe I was into at the moment. There were a lot of very complicated and dynamic arrangements. It was impressive, but I just kind of felt anxious listening to it.

I don't really know what to make of this one. At times it felt like outsider art because of how unpolished it was. It reminded me a bit of when I used to go on message boards and share songs I recorded in my bedroom with people around the world. There was a moment when I was worried that I accidentally listened to the demo versions or something. I feel like there's a story behind it. But musically I don't think it grabbed me

I liked her voice and there were a lot of cool elements to the music. Overall it felt a little dated and didn't really grab me. But there were a few good tracks

At the beginning of the album, I was ready to write it off as boring. But the style and his voice really grew on me. By the time I got to The Ocean, and I heard the emotion in his voice, I realized I was wrong. At the end, I considered giving this a 5. But I'm not sure the album as a whole deserved a perfect score. I'll definitely listen more and look up his other stuff

The standout tracks were Somebody to Love and White Rabbit, which were the ones I already knew. Everything else was fine, but didn't really grab me

A lot of great songs on this album. A few of them don't have the same impact. But overall it was a solid album

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There was a lot of fun and interesting stuff on this album, and it was certainly original. But I don't know if any of it really grabbed me. But it might grow on me with more listens

I liked the sound, but didn't connect with a few of the songs

It's weird because Pink Moon is one of my favorite albums, but I just can't get into this one. I almost feel like I'm giving it a 3/5 just on the strength of Pink Moon. But there was really interesting guitar and his voice is beautiful.

A perfect album composed of so many perfect songs. It has heartfelt songs filled with nostalgia like the title track and The Boxer. It has fun and quirky songs like Baby Driver and Keep the Customer Satisfied. It feels like they must run out of material at some point, and then they knock you down with Only Living Boy in New York. This album could be so much worse and still be a 5.

It's cool listening to music that is so unfamiliar. I enjoyed the whole album, but I do think some of the songs were too drawn out. But I'm generally not a fan of jam band music either.

This was fine and I enjoyed bits here and there. It was good to have on in the background while working. But overall, it's not a style of music that interests me.

I love the Indian instruments, but I just didn't like the sound of this. It was a little too chaotic

This is an easy 4 for me. Wonderwall, Champagne Supernova, Don't Look Back in Anger, and Cast No Shadow are all great songs. The rest of the album is solid and keeps up the momentum, but aren't as powerful.

1 seems harsh, but I really didn't enjoy anything on this album. The rap wasn't interesting, the singing was underwhelming, and the music was boring. I'm just glad it wasn't too long.

Kinda boring and then all of a sudden he starts singing about murdering some girl. Super weird.

Radiohead showing more of their rock chops. A lot more banger tracks that you could dance to. I remember hearing Paranoid Android when I was in high school and it blew my mind.

Some good songs, but the rest of the tracks didn't really live to do the singles.

Remember when Bowling for Columbine came out, and everyone was like "oh Marilyn Manson is actually a normal and thoughtful dude". But now we know that he's actually a psycho violent abuser. So this time I guess our parents were right to clutch their pearls.

Not bad. But not very interesting. Don't expect to listen again.

Fun punk rock that doesn't take itself too seriously.

A couple of catchy songs like Personal Jesus and Enjoy the Silence. I'm sure they are a very influential band, so it definitely has a place on the list and I'm glad I listened. But I probably won't listen much more.

I guess I was enjoying it more than the Folsom Prison album. But it was only about 34 minutes, he spent a lot of time taking, and played the same song twice in a row. So how much did I enjoy? Like 10 minutes? Also, did Johnny Cash not know how to tune a guitar?

This was very good for what it was. But I'm not sure that I'm interested in this style. Torn between a 2 and a 3. But I don't think I'll listen again.

I don't think Nick Cave's style is really suited to this schedule of listening to an album every day. I think he does something well, but I'm just having trouble getting into it. Maybe if I were in the mood and had time to process, I would get it. But it was a rough listen.

Pretty cool album. I enjoyed listening to it from a sort of historical perspective. I didn't really vibe with many of the songs. But it was fun to hear a really subversive side of The Who with all the satire of consumerism.

What an incredible voice. There are several standout tracks, like the title track, Mercy Mercy Me, Inner City Blues. But then the rest of the tracks weave together in a way that is really unique for a soul album.

War on a Drugs sounds like of Bob Dylan or Bruce Springsteen collaborated with the Flaming Lips or something. Cool ethereal sound, but very personal lyrics. Good stuff

Good jam album. Fun to listen to, but I probably won't listen much in the future

There were a few ideas here that I liked. But overall I just didn't enjoy listening to most of it. The first song was really unpleasant and chaotic. A lot of the lyrics were cheesy.

Cool view of the earlier days of rap. I enjoyed it for the most part, but it's not really my style

Landmark album for alternative music and also for my personal musical taste. When I picked this up as a teenager, I'd never heard anything like it. Something so serious but also a little whimsical. Great guitar work. Dynamic vocals.

I don't usually like Frank Sinatra, but I enjoyed this album. His voice was on point and the songs were fun.

Super fun and funky. Never gets boring. A great album to put yourself in a good mood

I was concerned that a late 70s punk record would be a little too avant garde or noisy. But this was fun. I could see how this style evolved into some of the early 90s punk rock like Green Day

I was feeling like it could be a 3 for the first couple of songs. But by the end, I was just ready to listen to something else. Nothing specific that I didn't like. I just didn't find much to enjoy after the first song.

I don't think I recognized any of these songs, but it was sort tight the whole way through. I can't believe it was an hour and 14 minutes long. It didn't feel like it. It didn't have the make of the anthemic bangers that I associate with Fleetwood Mac. But the vocals, guitar work, and songwriting were all there in peak form.

Fun style. A couple of standout tracks like Allison and Less Than Zero.

Maybe on another day this could have been a 3. But it was just not my thing.

I listened twice, but I don't really remember anything. Not terrible, just kind of boring

One of the best rap albums I've ever heard. The beats were fun and could stand on their own. The lyrics felt like a few guys just having a good time and trying to make each other laugh.

Thunder Road kicks of this album with nostalgia and heart. The title track is one of the greatest songs ever written. Just a great album throughout.

It was okay. It was a lot more focused on jamming than on the songwriting, compared to the self titled album.

Fun songs with a couple standout tracks (Who'll Stop the Rain). I enjoyed it, but I likely won't listen again

I didn't expect punk to be this musically interesting. There were interesting melodies, horns, catchy choruses. I'm a fan. I'll listen to this a lot.

Mostly fine. A few of the songs were bad.

I just didn't feel like there was anything here for me

Not for me.

It was good. It didn't catch me the rest that M.A.D.D. city did though

Didn't really do anything for me

I grew up listening to some of these songs, so sometimes it's hard to realize that an actual human wrote songs like Dreams or The Chain. It feels like they must have been handed down from a mountain top.

I just couldn't get into this guy's voice

Not really bad, but just nothing that caught my interest

Nope. Don't like that.

This album came out just as I graduated college and moved into the suburbs. It defined that part of my life.

Maybe I didn't have enough time to process this one yesterday. It was all good, but didn't hit me the way that Stevie Wonder usually does

One of the things I like about this project is hearing protest and political music from artists I've never heard of. It's a really cool look into history. I'm not really into reggae, but this was decent.

What I have always liked about this album is that it wasn't meant to be a 5 star record. It was just Paul doing what he does. He recorded it at home and got his wife to sing a little. When I was a teenager dreaming of being a musician, this album showed me that you could just record on a 4-track in your bedroom and still do something worthwhile. It didn't need perfection; the imperfections are what gave it character.

Good stuff. I'll listen again sometime. It might grow on me

He's trying so hard to be offensive and he's also whining that people are offended. I'm not saying he shouldn't be allowed to rap about violence with women screaming in the background. I just don't want to listen to it.

Interesting stuff. Probably not something I'll put on again, but it's cool to hear where Bjork started

I guess it was fine. Just a lot of heavy handed political commentary. I'm on board with all of his points, but they wasn't really anything exciting musically to get me interested

Good calm album to listen to.

I feel like Meat Loaf is really good at what he does, but I just don't think I understand what that is

This is the Beatles at their musical peak. The orchestrations, the horns, the contrapuntal melodies, the Indian instrumentation, backwards recordings. They were experimenting, but the songwriting is all solid.

Fun album. The White Stripes do blues rock, while also being very original. I really like how Jack White plays with dissonance with his guitar and vocal work.

Some solid Elvis hits, but it also lacked a lot of the polish I think it would have had a few years later. Some of that lead guitar was... not very impressive.

Nice voice and great orchestrations made for a really clean and nostalgic vibe. I think the songs got a little less engaging after the first half. If they'd all been as catchy as Son of a Preacher Man, it would have been at least a 4.

It all just kinda blended together

Cool sounds. The guitar work was great. I didn't really connect to many of the songs and I don't see myself reaching for this in the future.

I've heard a bunch of okay songs from Black Sabbath, like Crazy Train or Iron Man. I assumed the rest of their songs would be on the same level. Is this a legendary band that only has 2 good songs?

I don't really have the energy to process this right now. It was kind of interesting, but I'm not really into this style of ambient/electronic music

It was silly in the same vein as Tribe Called Quest or De La Soul, but it wasn't as clever. There weren't any standout grooves either.

A solid album with a few standout tracks. But I probably won't listen to the album as a whole much

I liked the style and maybe with a few more listens it would grow on me. I liked the lyrical style that was both silly and overly dramatic.

Interesting. I'm surprised there is a soundtrack on this list, but it was good. Maybe I'll check out the movie.

Cool modern psychedelic rock. I feel like a few of these songs still get as much play in the radio as they did in 2007

It was okay. A lot going on and it was a long album. So it was hard to process one day

Lot of Talking Heads in this list

I enjoyed it, but I really think there are better Bowie albums

Not as silly as his Tribe Called Quest stuff, but it was a fun album

It was fine.

It's like if an elevator music writer was trying to create the auditory equivalent of a PowerPoint star wipe

It was all fine, but not really groundbreaking in my opinion. It sounds like the kind of band you'd hear in a bar on a Saturday night.

It was an interesting sound. I'm not surprised that the band was tight with the Flaming Lips. It reminded me of their early stuff. But I didn't really get hooked by anything. I'll give it another shot someday

I get that they are technically talented, but it just doesn't sound good to me

This album surprised me a little. I always thought Thin Lizzy was heavy metal, but this was a lot more dynamic than that. It was a little bit blues, jam, prog, folk, and a lot more. I personally like an album to be a little shorter to have better impact. So I'm not sure I'll listen to this again. But I enjoyed it.

It's fine

There was probably more going on than I had the bandwidth to pick up yesterday. It was all pleasant. But it kind of felt like background music to me

There are a few songs I don't necessary love, but I have to appreciate that this was Dylan shocking his audience by going electric. Then the last few songs are back to his acoustic style, but with songwriting elevated so much beyond his earlier work. It's almost like he was challenging them to complain that he had changed. This is when Dylan became Dylan.