1001 Albums Summary

A frequent flyer on the radio station I listened to in high school - pretty formative for expanding my music taste

Nostalgic because one of my friends went through a not-like-other-girls phase in middle school where she wore ties to school every day was obsessed with AC/DC. Idk why this album doesn’t start off with Back In Black.

Nice soundtrack for working. Admittedly when listening to this I forgot that REM and Radiohead were different bands

I liked this more than I expected to, would be good work background music. Spotify gave me dancing on my own after the album ended which was an added perk

No complaints

German Tomorrowland ambient music

real jailhouse rock. a bit distractingly fun to work to (did more dancing than working). also Johnny Cash really loved coke

Objectively fine but I think I have enough moody British men in my Spotify that I don’t see this being something I repeat, but I wouldn’t skip if it came on an artist radio.

neu thank you

This was fun, I like the jammy-ness with instruments you don’t really hear in this kind of music.

Textbook boomer dad rock (in perfectly fine way)

A little too heavy for my taste but I can understand why it’s well-regarded

Probably a 2.5. Wouldn’t seek out before other Bowie albums but I did enjoy it and would enjoy it on an artist radio shuffle. Rounding up because I like the artist

Felt like background music for a restaurant. Fine enough but probably won’t go back to

Youtube commercials between every song definitely messed with the experience here, but this was all new to me and I generally really enjoyed it. Still hoping she and Spotify make up one day

I hadn’t heard of Elliott Smith before this but I really enjoyed the album, it makes sense how he’s influenced other artists I do listen to regularly.

This is something I heard a lot as a kid and it was my first time revisiting it in full as an adult. Listened a few times this weekend and I really enjoyed eat with each go

There were a few songs I liked but generally I’m not huge on 60s pop

I never need to hear that again lol

Two only because compared to other Eminem albums I wouldn’t pick this one, but I do generally like him even if some of it is 🥴

First time hearing the whole album and not just the radio songs, really liked it. Lauryn Hill’s cover of Killing Me Softly remains the GOAT

This was fun. Very boppy. Good music for walking around an airport

Better than the other without the doowap stuff. Good plane napping music so if we’re judging by that, it’s still not my favorite.

Replacement level power rock, but fine enough. I don’t understand why bands from this era write songs about how much they need to rock

This was fun. Definitely a bit repetitive but good focus music for me and I love Annie Lennox’s voice

This reminded me of early Lennon/McCarthy and Rolling Stones rejects. They sound like about five different bands depending on the song but I enjoyed it

I wanted to like this more than I did

Fun but not really for me. All kind of blended together

Nice chill background music for working but wasn’t a huge standout for me

I don’t think I had ever actually listened to anything Zappa before this, but this was good! Not a huge fan of his vocals but I liked the instrumentals

Another album I enjoyed that very much made me wish I was listening to the Beatles

I like

This was really great, no complaints.

Meh, not for me. Not a great sign when I was happy for it to be over

This really grew on me while I was listening.

Prototype boomer dad rock. Nothing stellar but enjoyable enough

Not my favorite Beatles generally, but this album has a few songs that I really love among the broader catalog. It’s a really sonically cohesive album - something the band definitely moves away from later in their time together as they begin to branch out their own writing. It’s not the best (by far) or most interesting Beatles album for that reason, but it’s a pleasant listen and I think it perfectly captures the energy the fueled that initial Beatlemania (says the person born in 1992 but whatever). After I listened to this I went into the Across the Universe soundtrack and man that movie is such a fever dream

Meh, also felt like moody dark restaurant music. Liked it a little but really tired in me quickly. 1.5

I still remember when I got this album as a kid, and it was something I listened to a lot when I was really young. The standouts hold up but the manufactured-ness of it is pretty clear compared to more personal pop music that’s more ubiquitous these days. It’s also hard not to feel like it’s a bit of a cautionary tale now.

It’s good fight me

Boring Beatles

Opinion still a bit colored by Eminem being a hater

I wanted to like this more than I did but generally found it pleasant but boring. Wouldn’t skip but wouldn’t seek out

Sleepy video game music

Pretty fine. The best parts of this reminded me of early Arctic Monkeys. I probably won’t revisit but not a terrible listen

I liked it more than I expected to but overall probably won’t listen again

Hits perfectly with every listen (I listened like five times yesterday so)

This was a pleasant surprise considering I had zero expectations.

Meh

Filler be filling, hits be hitting

Shout out to Uncle John

Something I vaguely remember hearing when I was young, enjoyed despite my general apathy towards all this random 90s bands were getting

Jammy video game load screen music (also would fit in a bad 90s spy movie)

This is the first time I’ve listened to full Stones albums and I get it now

Kraut did not rock for me

Nice and jammy (especially on a day that feels summery) but not stand outs from Marley’s music

Pleasant but not super memorable

Good!

Was surprised to find a Queen album that was entirely new to me, but this was great (less surprised by that part)

Pleasantly jammy

Respect the impact and cultural importance but not something I’ll come back to

Fine but unremarkable

Wasn’t over fast enough

This album was mostly new to me but enjoyable because Bowie

More like Ick-arus amiright

This was kind of all over the place. Not necessarily in a bad way, but a lot of different sounds. Parts I liked but probably won’t revisit

Makes me want to be in a dingy dark pub in Ireland. Also I assumed Linda Thompson was Paul McCartney’s wife until I read the Wikipedia article after I finished it. Oops.

It’s really interesting to hear how similar all of these bands were when they first started out. 2.5 but I’ll round up

V pleasant, no complaints

Enjoyed this more than I expected. Vocals reminded me of some of the non-falsetto Bon Iver sounds (especially on his first two albums)

Fine but unremarkable

I don’t think I’ve ever listened to this album front to back before, but I knew pretty much every song save one or two. It’s solid all around without feeling bloated by filler. Not something I see myself dipping into often but definitely understand why the album had the impact it did

I think in another life I’d really like the smiths but I don’t need them

Middle school garage band noise

Boring

Not much of a casually listen to jazz by myself person but I can respeck

This isn’t my favorite Elton John work but it gets 4 stars because it’s Elton John

Fine enough

Fine enough

Generally really enjoyed but standouts were still the songs I already knew

this was so long

Yawn fine

really pleasant and simple. Hadn’t heard before but I really enjoyed this and see myself coming back to it

i feel like I’m not knowledgeable about the genre enough to really review this but I enjoyed it for not knowing much about Nas (aside from a general awareness of him)

I enjoyed this more than I expected to. Pleasant background music. 2.5

Also liked this more than the other Smiths album we had. Morrissey has an interesting voice and I don’t love it, but it’s growing on me

Great soundtrack for working for the government

I think there’s a reason only one of these is really known

Boy was this a slog. These are not The Bee Gees you’re looking for - they’re much worse

This was really great considering I had no expectations going into it. Really enjoyed their version of America

Great vocals and songwriting and I appreciated that there was almost a jazzy vibe to this at certain points. Good background music

They’re talented musicians and good at what they’re going but man are these lyrics dumb af

Really struggled to get into this one

Respect it for what it is but not really something I vibed with

I like

Fine enough

Beautiful gowns

Meh didn’t hate but probably won’t revisit

First time listening all the way through. I’m not sure how much I’ll go back to it but I did enjoy it

I think one of my biggest takeaways from this project is I enjoy The Rolling Stones more than I thought I did

I started out enjoying this but it became increasingly plodding as it went on. I didn’t mind how it all flowed together at first but when my work day ended and it wasn’t background noise, I couldn’t do it anymore. 2 only because maybe if it was just music for when I have to write I would enjoy it more

no more Tomorrowland background music I am begging you

Really enjoyed this

Not the best for listening in the office

This album feels like a bunch of musical side quests of each Beatle starting to hone their individual styles. Not my favorite Beatles album overall, but a very solid listen with a perfect ending in A Day in the Life

Hated it

Aside from the music being top notch I think Robert Plant has one of my favorite rock frontman voices

Still in the category of not really my taste but there’s some really good guitar work on this that was fun to listen to

Fine but unremarkable

highly enjoyable

I listened to this and forgot to rate. It’s cool to hear the fusion of hip hop and eastern sounds but overall not something I return to outside the 2-3 times of year I hear paper planes in public or on the radio. 2.5 rounded down because weirdo

This was great. First time listening to a full RHCP album and I really enjoyed it.

This album came out when I was in my peak time of spending weekend mornings watching VH1’s music video countdown, aka a fairly formative time in me discovering music. I vividly remember seeing The Scientist on there and loving the video, and for a song that’s pretty highly rated, I still find it a bit underrated. This music is simple but (IMO) impactful. Green Eyes is special to me as a person with green eyes and occasional main character syndrome. Love this album haters be damned!!

Good for not falling asleep on the train when I didn’t want to, not good for lyricism

Pleasant background music

ZZ Top is definitely a blindspot for me aside from La Grange and I really liked this. Will definitely explore more

Better than I expected but there’s better daft punk out there

2.5? Rounding down because doesn’t inspire me to seek more

Much more enjoyable with more focus than the live album

I’ve always enjoyed Stevie Wonder but after the two we’ve had through this so far, I really see myself seeking out and repeating these more.

V pleasant

Enjoyable but what I liked most I already knew

Meh

I really should probably give this another listen because it was fine but unremarkable but the fact that I won’t feel like it means 2

I saw Solange at a festival when she was touring for this album and don’t feel like I really got to appreciate it because the venue did not do it justice. Her voice is great and this album is understate but a really pleasant listen, will definitely revisit

I wanted to like this more than I did. Lovefool is great and I hoped the rest would hit similarly but I was really underwhelmed by most of it. 2.5

Perfectly fine background noise for working

I’ve always liked what I knew of Led Zeppelin but I’ve definitely been sleeping on them because I really loved this album. Their guitar work, particularly the acoustic, is very *them* and I think Robert Plant has one of my favorite voices in rock. Tangerine was a standout for me on this

This album reminded me of my grandpop so while I don’t see myself listening to the genre more, I do have an appreciation and affection for it. This was a really cool time capsule and I appreciate that the narration wasn’t removed. Also cool to hear a Quincy jones name drop. Good fantasy draft background music.

I genuinely really like Running Up That Hill (shout out to The Vampire Diaries soundtrack) and I ironically love a Kate Bush song not on this album (Wuthering Heights music video 5ever) but the rest of this is very meh for me. For someone who loves theatre and over the top music, the vast majority of this is too out there for me

Meh

Sheryl Crow is a much more interesting artist than any song of hers best to death by commercials for resorts and this album was pleasantly surprising

Arcade Fire is a blindspot for me, so Wake Up was the only track from this that I knew. The album lived up to its reputation for me, and I really loved the instrumentation and general sound. I found the lyrics a little hard to discern at times, but I will definitely be revisiting this/exploring more of their discography

The War Pigs cover was the only enjoyable part of this

Beastie Boys are generally fun but I wasn’t expecting the direction this went in with the instrumental tracks. Really pleasant surprise and led to an interesting post-album shuffle

I haven’t listened to this album a ton (or maybe even all the way through ever tbh). The first two singles didn’t hit for me like her first two albums did, so I didn’t give it the time it definitely deserved.

Fine but generally fairly boring

This was fine but unremarkable. 2.5 if I could

This wasn’t bad but it’s just not a subgenre of rock that I particularly enjoy

I liked this! More than I was expecting to honestly. Still not over that it is the Blur guy

This was different and fun. Would revisit

This all kind of blended together for me. As background music for work it was fine, but that product wasn’t as engaging as the titles

I was happy when this ended

Another fine, didn’t dislike, didn’t inspire me to pursue more

I think I’ve listened to this two or three times now and never rated it. I’m not usually one for ambient music but this is great reading on the train music for me and I can see myself branching out to more Sigur Rós

Parts of this I enjoyed and it was an interesting bookend to a life and career but not really for me generally

Not my genre but pleasant background music

I’m meh on the Night Life

Bob Marley was the perfect good mood chaser after Korn

Another utterly uninteresting miscellaneous rock album from the 90s

I actually didn’t wholly hate this, probably a but because my brother used to listen to this album a lot when it first came out, I have a soft spot for freak on a leash. Didn’t mind it but things went downhill when Fred Durst showed up

This is fine, a little boring and repetitive. More enjoyable to me than the new wave 80s pop. Probably actually 2.5 but I’ll round up

I wasn’t sure how I felt at first but this really grew on me. I liked the song with Thom Yorke a lot. The album kind of reminded me of a more chill Liz Phair

Agree that the other Willie album was better.

Pleasant but again, was mostly just above average background music and not something I expect will send me on much of a journey. 2.5

Tbh I didn’t hate it. Should have ended on Livin on a Prayer though

Not a ton of standouts to me (aside from realizing about halfway through one of the songs that it was called Alison and also spelled my way, so kudos), but this was pleasant. It’s interesting to hear what sounds like early ska influencers in his music

I’m biased but bangers front to back

Songs from this usually end up in my Spotify shuffling, but this was the first time I’ve listened to the album in its entirety. Not a hot take but I really love Maybe I’m Amazed

This was great would definitely come back to this.

The ambient lo-fi music just isn’t for me

REM is objectively fine and I don’t have any major qualms with them - I don’t mind listening, but I probably won’t be back aside from the songs I already knew. Soft 3, hard 2

I love this album to begin with, so always happy for a reason to listen to it. It’s an emotional journey that breaks with Supercut - a song that lyrically/musically you can really feel yourself in. Perfect Places feels a bit out of place at the end after the rawness of Liability, but I really like that song so it’s fine. Sorry Lena Dunham

Not my favorite Bowie but it was fine. 2.5 but probably wouldn’t repeat so rounded down

I don’t need to come back to this

Scorned people singing about the people that scorned them and/or the people that assisted with the scorning + some coke made some beautiful music. Justice for Silver Springs forever though, we are scorned for that being withheld from the original release

It’s sooooo long and my favorite track is Tonight, Tonight so there’s a lot to get through after that

I enjoyed this but realistically it won’t be something I repeat.

Holds up!

Just fine, nothing I need to come back to

I found this v boring compared to our other missy album. Nothing stuck out from this

Good but kind of dragged towards the end. 3.5

I probably could benefit from a second listen to really judge this, but I also don’t particularly feel like it. When listening as background noise the thing that caught my attention most was the random sex interlude, which doesn’t bode well for the rest of the album

I like some of it but there’s a disparity between what was commercially successful and the rest of the album (kids vs. the youth, imo). It does feel out of place though. There was a lot of this more electro-alternative coming up around this time, and I’m not sure MGMT is quite so formative for that genre

I don’t dislike Bob Dylan but this felt superfluous and the live element didn’t add anything for me

Fine but unremarkable

I really enjoyed this - calling BB King talented is not a hot take but I had never really listened to it before. His voice really pulls you in an this was a fun listen

Meh

Fine but a little boring

For whatever reason, this album hit more with me than the other Dylans we’ve gotten so far. They should make a movie about this guy

Meh. Fine background music for working but not something I’ll come back to ever

Enjoyable but unremarkable

This was fine but I’ve never gotten the hype of Radiohead. Above average background music for me

I do not vibe with vibey ambient restaurant music

I’m sorry if I could give this 0 I would

More video game music

I really enjoyed about half of this album, and the rest of it is probably a 3 for me. 3.5

I don’t think I knew any Thin Lizzy aside from the Boys Are Back in Town, but I enjoyed this more than I expected. Not sure why this specifically was on the list, but it was good. Also the Tower Theatre is in Upper Darby not Philly

This was largely unpleasant unfortunately. I’ve never listened to Tom Waits and had heard good things but I was underwhelmed

Would have been a four if this had Careless Whisper on it

I am pretty neutral on the smiths. They’re fine and I can see why people love them, but they’re solidly in the wouldn’t seek out category for me

A very member berries 4 but any iteration of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young reminds me of childhood. Holds up

I’m not huge on the doors but this was enjoyable enough. They’re not a skip for me

This was fun but I liked the vocals on the first track and wanted more of tht

I’m pretty sure I’ve heard some of this at yoga. Also, good focus music for work writing

This was fun! I don’t know why they’re so lost in the history of similar bands. They’re good enough imo

Very solid, though memorability of the second half is mixed. 4.5 for me probably

The most enjoyable (for me) Leonard Cohen thus far. Probably 2.5

Fine enough but unremarkable and nothing I’ll come back to

Enjoyable, but mostly because I generally enjoy 2000s indie. I wouldn’t say it’s a standout in the genre or unique enough to be on this list, but it’s certainly not close to the worst we’ve gotten

For a band I knew nothing about, I really really liked this. At times it reminded me of a 90s alt rock play on 60s psychedelic rock.good listen and pretty engaging the entire time

I too love being Irish

Not quite sure where to put this one. I loved (and overplayed) this and their 2012 album quite a bit in college. 3.5 stars feels right but rounding down because it doesn’t reach a 4 for me

Eh, the songs I like on here I really like, but that’s pretty much limited to singles and the rest wad more meh for me. Respect the talent though just not a personal fave

Darlene Love’s White Christmas deserves more airplay

Pleasant but fairly boring. Other Beck music that I know is more interesting, but I like it for work background music

Not my favorite of the Stevie Wonder albums we’ve had, but still really great

My dad was very happy to hear this one when I was trying to find albums from the list that he’d like for our road trip

LCD Soundsystem is a blindspot for me in terms of artists who people I think have good taste like and I’d guess that I’d enjoy as well. I was a little underwhelmed in that sense, but generally would say I did enjoy this and would explore further

LC is a really talented lyricist but again this really feels like spoken word poetry set to background music moreso than cohesive music

I love Karen O’s voice and have always liked the handful of Yeah Yeah Yeahs songs I knew, but this album really hit for me, especially the acoustic versions of the songs at the end of the special edition. Great album that I will definitely come back to

So very fun to sing along to while making French onion soup, also the first time I heard all of this in the album context which was also fun

I don’t remember a ton about this, which I guess should inform my review

I saw Kanye in concert in 2014. It was pretty cool. It was a few days after the 10th anniversary of this album so he played a lot from this album. He also yelled about Charlamagne a lot. Weird how no one pays attention to him anymore. Anyway, fuck nazis.

1. The entire time the album was on I was waiting for the cats in the cradle song (what I expected Father & Son to be) and boy was I confused when it was not that and, because I was mid-flight, I couldn’t look this up. A later Google validates that I’m not the only one to make this mistake. 2. I can appreciate that this album gave us Wild World, making the really random musical ending of Skins season one possible

The popular songs are good, the back half was a bit flat for me

Love me some sweet child o mine

This was fine. I like the doors enough not to skip, but idk if I’d ever seek out

I can appreciate guitar playing that doesn’t make me miss a vocal line because it’s so smoooooooooth

A four tilted towards the hits if im being perfectly honest

Sorry to my neighbors

Not for me

I think it’s because I wasn’t exposed to them a ton growing up, but Talking Heads is fun but not necessarily something I ~get~ per se. Happy to get more exposure tho

Love this album and Kurt Cobain’s voice, I wonder what their work would have turned into if hadn’t died so young.

Rounding up to a 4. Enjoyed it more than a 3 but a lot of it is almost a bit too musically understated for my taste. Talking About a Revolution and Fast Car slap of course

Fine enough, I was very into Kings of Leon in like, 2008-09 like a lot of people were. That hasn’t really stuck but it’s not bad listening

I’m sorry but so boring

How many times can you say pussy in one song

Reminded me of less interesting George Harrison

Spooky tbh

Artist radio after this album ended made me realize that I do like The Cure, but moreso their upbeat stuff than this album. Lovesong was really the only standout. 2.5 rounded down because realistically I won’t seek out

What Grant said about someone saying I don’t mind this but it’s not my preference

Idk what rock I was under when Arcade Fire was at their peak but I could see myself being insufferably annoying about it had I caught the wave at that time

Admittedly half paying attention but this dragged for me and I was ready for it to end

confused how this is funk (but I know nothing about funk)

The most soundtrack of my childhood sound track of my childhood album yet. Best way I can describe this is music that feels like it would sound good in a stadium that doesn’t sound like it was written for a stadium

Personal disdain for the artist aside, no one loves John Lennon as much as John Lennon loved John Lennon and I think that sums up his work without the Beatles

Fun

This album has my favorite George Harrison tracks, my favorite Ringo song, and my favorite Paul work (seeing Paul do the Abbey Road Medley live twice are core memories for me). This is a comfort album for me and it’s definitely my favorite Beatles album all around, even if that’s a boring take John’s there too I guess

i think I do prefer this album over folklore

Turning tables and the lovesong cover are *chefs kiss*

Where the Streets Have No Name and With or Without you are two of my favorite favorite songs but I could not bring myself to care about the rest of this album

Oooh baby I love baby I love your way

Every song kind of sounds the same but it’s fun

I don’t get it

I was not expecting to like this at all and wow. This was really cool and I can definitely see myself listening to it again, especially on a run

So many good csi theme songs

Yawn

Not a personal favorite of mine generally/of the Black Sabbath I’ve listened to, but still fun

Back half falls off a bit for me

3.5

Once again not very memorable with two or so songs that are either enjoyable or fine

I think I like Chris Cornell’s voice more than I actually enjoy soundgarden but this was decent

Fine but didn’t need the long instrumental section

Fine but boring, wouldn’t revisit

Not for me

4.5. The ending of champagne supernova makes me want to give it a 5

Definitely a reason there’s such a contrast between the last two songs and the rest of the album but truly hit after hit here