1001 Albums Summary

No denying it influenced so many metal bands to come but just too dark and harsh for me. No need to ever listen to it again.

Pleasantly surprised by this album

Big fan of this album when it was new and happy to say it has actually held up

I guess the actual music is okay but the vocals are way too dramatic. Yikes.

Upbeat, fun album to be served up on a Friday

Not for me

Respect for paving the way for a new genre of music but it got a little boring for me

What did I just listen to?

I really wanted to like it

No thanks

Like a Beatles and Elliot Smith collaboration

Nothing too special except for: Junk Maybe I’m Amazed

Vivid memories of curling my hair getting ready for high school while blasting this brand new album. I’m sure my mom was horrified. Probably haven’t listened to this album it its entirety since then but amazingly it holds up. Every album should have a xylophone solo.

Breaking News: turns out I actually like Neil Young! Just listened to this and really enjoyed it. Guess my tastes have changed since high school when I first heard these songs. That’s what I love about this album project.

Wow. Never understood the Neil Young reference in Sweet Home Alabama until now.

Possibly some cool songs but I just can’t get past the vocals

No more live albums please

How did this make the list?

Oh man I had This is the Day on one of my favorite mix tapes in college! Loved hearing the whole album.

So here’s the thing. My last several albums have been painful, so even though I would never choose to listen to this one, it was a welcome and familiar assignment. 1984 was the year I graduated from high school so when I hear these songs those awesome memories flood my mind. Jump was the theme song to WGN Cubs baseball and I can vividly picture Panama and Hot For Teacher videos playing on my dorm room tv (back when MTV was pretty much just music videos). So I’m going to have to give it a 4 as a thank you for this brief trip down memory lane.

Wow, what a lovely surprise. Never heard of Deerhunter or shoegaze but these tunes made for enjoyable Saturday morning soundtrack. Good thing too because I had been suffering through some bad albums for the past several days.

I really want to like jazz but…

Repetitive. Would have given it a 2 but the New York song bumped it up.

Listened to this tons as a kid. I wasn’t sure if I’d still enjoy it today, but I really did. Pictured the characters from the movie version as I listened and had a delightful time.

Some jazz I actually enjoy

First 4 songs are phenomenal. Then not so much.

This tree was an absolute pleasure from its roots to its very tippy top.

Forgot how much I loved this album. Turns out I still do.

Kinda like Patti Smith but way easier to listen to.

Just fun!

Nothing special. Possibly background music?

3 for the actual music 1 for vocals and sick concept

Does anyone else feel a bit of anxiety when they go to see their album du jour? Seeing this pop up made me so happy.

Just so cool

Could only stomach listening to about the first third of each of these songs. I’m assuming I didn’t miss anything good.

How have I never heard of this band????? Catchy little rockers! Plus a couple of nice slow songs.

What a lovely listen

So chill

The first song is fantastic but the rest was pretty meh

Shocked that I enjoyed this album as much as I did. Never heard a single one of these songs until today. Probably helped that there are so many cool people collaborating on it. Go figure.

It was going to be a 3 for me but She Talks to Angels is worth an additional star.

Made mowing the lawn significantly more enjoyable

Interesting idea but the novelty wore off pretty quickly for me.

2 Fairport Convention Albums in a row. Am I being punked?!

New respect for that kid in high school who always wore a Dead Kennedys tshirt

The Album Generator Gods have really been testing me. I needed this today.

So cool

Liability👍🏻

Never heard of it but listening to it makes me happy- maybe because it takes me back to the music of my high school years. Whatever the reason, it’s always exciting discovering new music that I actually like.

Nostalgic

Listening to this transported me back to college when my roommate was playing it on repeat. For sure it calls for a specific mood and probably a bit cheesy by today’s standards but whatever. I’m giving it a 4 for causing me to sing aloud loudly and reminisce on some pretty good times.

I needed this today

Never heard of them but this was a pretty good listen

I could have easily died without hearing this one

Not as bad as I was expecting

Praise be to the 1001 Album Generator Gods! I was as beginning to lose my faith in music.

A surprisingly fun listen!

One of my favorite albums. It really holds up. Also I’m an American who finds the lyrics very entertaining.

I actually hate Tom Waits LESS now

My older brother had this album so my 4 is very influenced by the fact that I have such great memories of listening to it as an 8 year old. Nostalgic

Nostalgic

I was considering giving it a 5, but New York was just a bit too cheesy. P.S. Why so much hatred for Bono and the boys?

21 year old me listened to this album in cassette tape form over and over again. No denying that the vocals are amazing. I’m enjoying a quick trip down memory lane, but 58 year old me is finding it easy to leave this back in the 80’s.

Girls and Boys was the only song I had heard before and I always thought it was cool. Loved the variety of songs on this album. Never would’ve heard them if not for this project. A true hidden gem for me.

Worth another listen

Nothing super groundbreaking but still a really nice listen.

Fun background music

I didn’t hate it

Wow, my freshman college roommate used to play this all the time but I completely forgot about it! That’s what I love about this project. Thanks for refreshing my memory, Album Gods!

I didn’t have to listen to this one to rate it a 5. But I did anyway.

Didn’t love it in ‘83 and now it’s slightly worse.

Is the Album Generator really random? Brian Wilson dies yesterday and I get this album today.

Wow, Duran Duran must have been fans!

Sooooooo smooooooth

How could I have forgotten how awesome this album is?!

I’ll never understand all the hate towards U2

I was gonna give it a 4 but I’m kinda pissed at Dave Grohl for cheating on his wife.

Pretty great for a debut. Super familiar with the hits but I had never listened to this whole album. Not a fan of current Coldplay music but I really enjoyed this one.

Glimmers of what would be Graceland but just not there yet