1001 Albums Summary

It seems Bowie didn't age like fine wine.

Perfectly average. Reminded me of the countless pub bands I've seen, but these guys seem to have managed to record an album and be placed on a list.

Just because you learnt guitar when you were 10 and you're mate has a Casio keyboard in the cupboard, doesn't mean you should record an album.

For hippy story music it was ok.

There were many great electronica albums released around the time of the new millennium. Unfortunately, this was not one of them.

I'm sure their are people that love this album. Alas, I am not one of them.

It's pretty much thirty years since I first heard this album. I thought it was ok then, and I think it's ok now.

Yet another average rock album, by another average rock band.

One of those albums where I knew all the songs, but never heard the album before. It must have been pretty popular back in the day.

Was this the quintessential one hit wonder album or where they just pretending?

Well.... That was a nothing burger.

It's '90s male pop, that is all.

Say what you will about Green Day, the song transitions on the album at perfect.

Well that was forgettable. I remember when I was a kid, I'd put the TV on and there would be some non descript hallmark movie on with a forgettable name, forgettable actors and a forgettable plot. But I still remember they kicked that poor dog. It's been a few hours since I listened to the album and all I remember of it, is a section of one song sounded a little like Cream, but done poorly.

I honestly thought I like the bee gees. Initially I thought it was going to be an easy 4, it went downhill quickly from when I pressed play.

I remember the eighties. There was; too much Lycra, too much fluoro, and too much electronic instruments.

Yeah that was cool.

I'm sure there's a great album out there that has drunken speak singing over the top of a generic backing track. This is not that album.

So there was a moment in time in the new millennium when the music industry decided that mediocracy was the new norm this album is proof of that.

That was cool. I must admit, better than I was expecting.

There were a few great songs but also half a dozen average ones so not a great album.

To quote Mr Horse. "No sir, I don't like it."

Did the Bee Gees just copy what was popular at the time? As this is the second album in 2 weeks and was just as boring as the other. Still yet to hear their disco album.

I guess I liked it, just think it hasn't aged well.

Aerosmith are one of those eternal bands. They always sound good.

I get it David Bowie was an influential artist in the late 20th century. Does that really mean his 2, 000th album should be in this list. As it is far from his best. Like I said before he didn't age like fine wine more like vinegar.

So did Mr Cash only release albums from prison? As both albums I've heard have been the same.

That was a fun air guitar album

Well that was a random album with a cool vibe.

It was a bit all over the place, some was good, some wasn't.

Grow up with this in the '80s. Never realised all the songs were on 1 album

Reminded me of the '90s wishing I grew up in the '70s.

Such beautiful and haunting voices, ruined by a below average studio band.

The album itself was fine, though I do wonder if those that are religious go pray at church after listening to it.

I'm gonna be honest. I'm a sucker for Sumba and similar music. It's my escape and fantasy music.

What can I say. I just don't like this type of music. It got an extra star because I know they can sing.

Must have been pretty forgettable. Here we are 20 hours after listening to it and I don't remember much.

More like, yeah nah yeah nahs.

I think this is the first album where I am generally baffled why it is an album I need to listen to. It was just so cookie cutter, mediocre, boring. What a waste of time.

I was hoping this album would be on the list. Happy days.

Are you Devo, I don't know. But I'm devo (devastated) this album made the list.

I'm more of a Kevin's Kristmas kinda guy.

I'm pretty convinced that every R.E.M song let alone album sounds the same.

I generally love classic RnB, I just vibe as much with this one.

So... The instruments were cool, unfortunately the singer was not. Was this a group of friends all talented musicians, bar one, and they couldn't kick him off the band. They should have followed the lead of the B Sharps.

A nice change from the constant push of British new wave rock. On another day I might have given it 4, but not today.

Sometimes you just need to listen to a feel good album.

This was a pleasant surprise. A cool chill album to ease into 2025.

When I saw this come up I knew I was giving it 5 stars. I remember this album coming out, I remember seeing the Rage live as a teenager, I remember cruising down down the country roads of England rocking out to it.

Well that was a cinematic experience. Though I may never listen to it again, it is a worthy addition to the project and I did enjoy it.

That was pretty cool. Not as melancholy as I was expecting.

Was it this album that inspired the karaoke sound?

I enjoyed that more than I expected, even added a song to my playlist.

It's the fucking Beatles! How can you not like them.

Coming across gems like this, is the reason why I decided to do the project.

Yes its Queen, and they're brilliant musicians, but this album was pretty average, boring even.

I enjoyed that.

I guess this was one of those albums that were a gift to music, humanity, and the future.

There's something about her voice, my ears just can't get enough of.

Not all Beatles albums are created equal, some are quite forgettable.

Nothing quite like Aussie pub rock to get the heart pumping.

Do people need to hear an album that has some over the most average and over played singles from the '80s? Maybe. Do I? No. I heard it enough in the '80s and following decades.

What did I just listen to? It was so generic it's already been forgotten.

Look.... I don't hate it. It reminds of the beats that Thilo and Andi (Kleo) drop. Though I doubt I'll ever listen to it again.

M'eh

Was this album trying to be a musical? I'm not really a fan of musicals, like I'm not a fan of this album.

Mmm... That wasn't as cool as I remember Pulp being.

I'm going to be honest. I enjoyed that more than I was expecting. It was pretty cool. Wasn't really a fan back in the day.

Just another mediocre alternative rock album from the 90s.

So when the first song started, my initial impression was that this could be a cool album. Sometimes first impressions are right, other times they are wrong. In this instance I was wrong. They tried so hard to be cool, they were not.

Kala was cool when it was released, and it is still cool now.

Sure there's some good guitar. I just don't care for big hair '80s rock

M'eh.

Well that was pretty boring. His voice sounds like Thomas the tank engine grew up, got drunk after his wife left him, and decided to record an album.

I'm sure there are loads of middle aged whites dads from north America that rock out to this album. Alas, I am not from north America, nor did I rock out.

So I'm not sure if I should be pondering my lifes choices with a glass of red wine, or reminiscing about days past with a hot chocolate infront of a campfire.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness. Oscar Wilde

Shit, as a dude my loins are moist. Yes I'm walking the dog in the morning humidity, but damb dude. What does this music do to the ladies.

The album is fine. It basically sits perfectly in the middle of the bell curve.

Yeah, there are some pretty cool songs on this album, but does that make it a cool album? No.

It was pretty much 35 years ago when I first heard this album. I thought it was cool then, and I think it is cool now.

Some songs we cool, others were fine. By the end I had lost interest in listening to the album.

Yeah, that's was a cool album. Sometimes you've just got ease in and enjoy the ride.

So I can understand why people love this band. I am just not one of those people, I can appreciate the technical prowess, but that's about it.

Primal. In a sexy Latino way.

Well, that was cooler than I was expecting.

Look. Let's be honest, it's Adele. She's a chick with a big voice and some big hits. But that doesn't make it a great album, as all the songs seem to sound the same.

When an albums wiki page only mentions when it was recorded, it's single, and that it is on the 1001 list, it doesn't bode well. Honestly, it just got systematically worse with each song.

A few seconds into this album I thought to myself "Oh. It's one of these albums. Unfortunately for me I was correct." Do people actually enjoy listening to this, or do they think they like it because it makes them feel sophisticated? I understand musicians need to experiment to figure out what is possible, and it gives DJ's and producers a plethora of sounds to use. But I won't be listening to this album a second time.

This album has got to be a story of a producer with 2 personalities. For the first half it's fine, nice and safe candy music. Then at some point personality 2 takes over and just goes, show us what you can do, any genre, we don't care, do what you want to do. The listening experience went from this is fine, to, actually this is kinda cool.

Shit, I'm not sure if that was depressing, or I'm just in a mood. Maybe time for some Bobby McFerrin.

He ain't no Johnny Guitar that's for sure.

The Cure are very talented at making every song sound the same.

Skibidi, digabi, doo, it's like it's not about the music man.... It's about the journey through the music, okeydoke, didalee doo. Skibidi.

There are very few truely great albums. This is one of them.

This is the perfect example of how mediocre and forgettable an album can be. Sometimes I feel like the author of this book just walked into a CD store blindfold and randomly selected CDs.

I'm just not a fan of Johnny Cash. I have know idea why he's so popular. At least this album was recorded in a prison.

When they recorded this album did they double check that the guitars were plugged in properly.

Yet another mediocre follow the bandwagon album

There are some familiar sounds throughout the album, so it is clear it and the band have been influential for a multitude of bands since it's release. That being said, it was fine, not really my thing.

When food and liquor was first released I had it playing on a fairly high rotation. Though now I feel it's slightly over produced, it's still cool.

I don't want to be too negative because I'm sure the band members of the monks are lovely people. But that was shit.

It seems some are enjoying the electronic drum machine and synthesizer they got for Christmas.

It's fine, I can see how they were/are quite popular.

Twiddle dee doo, twiddle dee dum, this album was a little bit of fun.

What a nothing burger of an album. Probably 2-3 years too late to have any relevance to music of the era.

Another album, where the question of does a few great songs make it a great album?

The first song was novel, the rest were a chore.

I listened to quite a bit of this type of music back in the early naughties. Though I never heard of this duo, probably because there are much better representatives of the genre, for example "A reminiscent drive".

Happy sounds.

That was boring.

I guess it's good air guitar music

Boys and girls here's a perfect example of professional musicians making shit music. If there's a third album by Robert Wyatt on this list I won't bother listening to it, it will be shit too.

It's old school cool.

I've got to the point where I feel this type of music is way over represented on the list. I'm indifferent to it, maybe sooner or later I'll find an album that I like.

My first impression was this is a bit boring and then I realized hey I know this album it's boring.

That oozes the 80s more than slimer.

It was fine. I have a feeling Elvis Costello is slightly over rated.

30 years ago when I was a teenage stoner, I may have found this album to have a cool vibe. A lot has changed in those years.

The album is fine, there are no songs that stand out being good or shit.

There's cool, and there's cool, and this was cool.

I really enjoyed the first half of this album. And then the '80s sounds came in.

That was cool. It's not often I get a non anglo album on this project.

M'eh. Let's just put this album in the "Sounds like everything else" box.

Does a few cool songs make for a cool album. No. Having grown up hearing MJ constantly on the radio, I wonder if I'm now indifferent to his music.

Question 1. How many Bowie albums are on this list? Question 2. Am I listening to the same album with a different name? Question 3. Do people think Bowie is great because that's what everyone says.

I generally don't like this type of music, but this was pretty cool.

So this is a cool discovery. I reckon I'm going to listen to this quite a bit over the coming years. It's worthy of being on the list and the accolades that it has received.

The Roots have better albums.

The best thing about this album, is knowing I'll never have to listen to it again.

It's clear Kravitz refined his sound over the years.

Just another '80s rock album. Though with the sing-a-long beat and lyrics I can see why its popular.

It just isn't very good.

Sure... I guess... But is this really a Beatles album I need to listen too?

Jazz at its best.

Well that's a mega air guitar album.

I didn't realise Eeyore released an album. Maybe he should have asked the rest of the crew from 100 acre Woods to give some constructive criticism, before releasing the album.

Starting the day with some cool vibes is always a good thing.

I think there are a lot of musicians that wish they could write lyrics like these.

Yeah... This is pretty shit.

Gotta be honest, that was some cool rock 'n roll.

This is what I imagine a cocktail lounge on a cruise ship sounds like.

It's almost impressive how the music industry has refined modern r&b. Every song, album and artist are pretty much indistinguishable from each other.

Radiohead always delivers enjoyable albums.

Pointless noise.

For someone calling themselves "The Soul Machine", the music is definitely lacking a lot of it. How much copy/pasta was done creating this album?

I am still no closer to understanding how Jay Z is so popular. This is average at best.

Through out history, homosapiens have experimented with sound. There were moments in time when a sound was created that they realised was not required from the evolution of man, and was lost to history. Unfortunately this album was recorded and not lost.

It's fine. It just sounds like everything else from that moment in time. It's clear the '60s were an important era for modern music, but I'm starting to feel like some bands were a little over rated. Maybe I needed to be there.

This music has no soul, it sounds like they are just playing the notes on a page. Think painting by numbers but music form.

I must admit I've enjoyed this more than I was expecting. I can see myself sitting in an old tavern drinking a mug of ale.

When I saw the genre breakdown of this album I really thought I was going to enjoy it. At first I was, but as the album progressed, it all start to sound the same. It was cool, just not cool enough. Saying that, I'll still go check out his other stuff.

I preferred the first half over the second but overall a pretty cool album.

It's one of my favourite albums from the naughties.

I'm giving this album a star for each of the ladies on the cover. As at least the band was self aware enough to know that their music won't sell albums.

I guess the album is fine. Though there is nothing original, nor song to like.

A great example of mediocracy in music.

Reminds me of the Violent Femmes, just not as good.

It reminds me of the nihilists Maude Lebowski was talking about.

I thought it was cool when I first heard this album 30 odd years ago, and I think it's cool now.

That was pretty cool, I knew of Common, but don't think I've ever listened to him. He had rythem and rhyme, so that was a plus.

There were a few cool songs I remember from my past, but it's not really a sound that has aged well.

There's almost enough synthesizer and drum machine to convince me this is a demo tape for the Eurovision tryouts.

Reminds me of when I used to go to the pub and they had open mic night. There was always that one table which was obviously the bands family and friends, while everyone else didn't give a s*** and hoped the next band was better.

.....in the end it's one of the albums that triggered my love of music.

Yet another me too band from the 90s

I just don't connect with it. I remember in the early naughties walking out of his concert for the same reason.

I think this album is an example of less would have been more. Though there were sections I liked, they were rinsed and repeated so much it lost meaning.

Are people actually fans of Elvis Costello or do they just say they are because they think everyone else is, he's fine but nothing special.

It takes a special talent to make 13 songs sound identical.

What soulless drivel, no wonder The Dude fucking hated The Eagles.

Ah early '90s rap. With the click tracks, parliament samples and rhymes that didn't take themselves too seriously.

Though brit pop is over represented on this list. This album does belong here.

At first I thought it was going to be cool, by the end I was bored. The songs all just merged into one.

The only possible reason this album is on this list is because a member of the band is either family or friend of the author.

Maybe my memory is failing me, but this isn't the LCD soundsystem I remember.

It was fine, there's better though.

As I get older I've realised I listen to a lot more Stones than Beatles. They just make cool music.

Definitely cool, and it's clear it has not just influenced the genre, but also cinematic soundtracks.

Would this album even make the top 100 new wave albums on this list?

There's a lot to unwrap with this album. Some of it was shit but some of it was crazy and cool.