1001 Albums Summary

I wasn't aware of this when I started listening to this today, but my first exposure to DJ Shadow was when I was a teen watching adult swim back in the early 2000's. This album has sent me on a nostalgia trip that I wasn't expecting. Excellent record, it will be added to regular rotation, and I'm adding it to my vinyl list.

It's the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. I've never been a fan of these guys, and listening to thus again didn't change my opinion.

Excellent live album, it really sounds like you're there.

Velvet Underground are protopunk legends . I respect them, I can hear and see their influence on punk and other modern music. I have personally always had a problem listening to a whole VU album all the way through, I like everything on the albums, but they feel like a slog everytime and I'm not sure why.

Iconic performance, fun listen.

Canadian heroes! This little three piece sure packs in a ton of sound!

I will never forget the first time I heard this album though. My Dad was taking me to my first "real" festival concert and on the way we stopped in a record store. He bought Nevermind the Bullocks on cassette and said to me "I'm buying this because I think you might like this" we listened to it on the way to the show and it was such a great experience! It blew my little 10 year old mind.

Surprisingly I got bored halfway through this album, made the last half fell like a slog to get through.

Oh wow, The Vines are on this list! I had forgotten about them, but this album was in regular rotation for me in the early 2000's.

This was a fairly short album, only 34 minutes. I haven't really heard anything from Buffalo Springfield, except the songs they use in Vietnam movies, so I was expecting that vibe when this album popped up. This album is psychedelic, blues, country rock, it's alright. Others have done this way better and other have done this way worse, so I'd stick this right in the middle.

Its an interesting album as far a music history goes.

There isn't a single listenable song on this album. This is the first album I have gotten on this list that I wish I didn't have to give a start rating to, because I don't even want to give this one star.

Hell yes, I love it when I own my record of the day on vinyl! Popping in on right now.

Nice! Another album to pop onto the turntable. I listened to this twice today, once digitally with headphones and once on vinyl with headphones. The remastered digital tracks sound amazing, but the og vinyl, my god, nothing compares to that sound quality, it's like The Beatles are in the room with you. This whole album is excellent,

I had never heard of this band before so this was a completely new group to me. Japan has a lot of musical elements I love, really nice synth, some sexy sax thrown around, haunting guitars, croonerish vocals, some serious "bowieisms", yet, I just could not get into this album and I can't really figure out why. I will be checking out more of Japan's work, because even though this album felt, "slow", or something, I still really enjoyed it. I'm going to have to re-listen to this, let it sink in more. *It's crazy to me that this album came out in 1979, when the track Quiet Life sounds like 1985.

I didn't know Dave wrote this whole album alone, I did know it had something to do with Dave processing the grief from Kurt's unfortunate early departure. Weenie beanie, love this one.

First though was, I think Eno is trying to make a "Bowie" sounding album, but it falls completely flat with U2. This was a slog to get through, this album is just boring from start to finish. When I read the wiki it said it was a darker sound, I disagree, this album is definitely more poppy than any of their previous albums, but, if you want to listen to a "darker" U2 sound, listen to the War album.

This album sounds like the 90s. The instrumentals are nice, the cover of Norwegian Wood was unexpected,but enjoyable.

While listening I just thought to myself, this MUST be close to the last song.... I'm on song four. This drum solo has been going on for what feels like 30 minutes, it's impressive, and I know the other band members are probably off stage taking a short breather during that, but damn, what is happening! Oh... here's the rest of the band! Drummer still going, drummers never get a break!

No matter how many times I listen to Zeppelin I just hate it. What the hell is Moby Dick? OK drums for what felt like 45 minutes, odd choice Zep, but in 1969 it was probably cool? I'm 100% convinced at this point that Zeppelin is a satirical comedy band. All their songs are about LOTR, jizz, or how LOTR makes them jizz, and I can't take the vocals seriously, it's pure comedy.

I appreciate Dylan, I appreciate what he has to say, I recognize his massive influence. I hate listening to him.

I think with Springsteen you have to have been there when this came out or something, because I do not get the appeal of Springsteen's song writing. The way he cobbles together lyrics makes it feel like a jumbled mess to me, and his vocals make him sound confused 90% of the time. I found myself not at all invested in his stories but instead asking myself if ol Bruce even knows what he is rambling about. Did he just get lost in an ally one day and then he came up with this album? That could be, because I'm not getting any serious emotional weight behind these lyrics. This album's sound, musically, is as if Springsteen said "ok everyone just solo however you want and I'll mumble these lyrics over it". And they all said "great idea". I can't imagine the nightmare of mixing this in the studio also. It's a mess.

This album is a classic, everytime I listen to it I thoroughly enjoy it.

There is only 3 songs available on this live album on spotify, but that's okay, I hate listening to live albums and I can't believe how many are on this list. Listened to the live version of jailbreak and it sounds like a slowed version, just bad. Anyway, I'm going to listen to my Jailbreak album and call it good.

This was alright, kinda boring.

Another one I own on vinyl. Station to Station is one of my favorite Bowie albums. David really gets into his vocals on this record and it may be one of the first times he really hits those lows he becomes so known for later in his career.

I had no idea what I was getting I to with this album, I looked at the wiki and read some of the reviews and by what it looks like, this album is one of the most divided I've gotten so far, review wise, it's all 1's and 5's. I'm only halfway through this album and I can say right now this album is getting a 5

Album was not available on streaming services.

Pretty good album, very chill way to start the day. "I bet Peter would be proud of the current state of legalization of weed, not only in the USA but across the world." I thought to myself as I hit my oil pen that I bought legally from a store for 30 bucks. I own this album and Peter Tosh's 1987 album "No Nuclear War". I personally enjoy the No Nuclear War album more than Legalise it, but both are great.

Maybe if your from Illinois this is a cool album.

Sentimental Journey and Humor Me sound like Tim Heidecker and I love it. I wasn't sure about this album, it opens with quite possibly the worst tonal sound I've heard, but after that, I love everything about this album.

YES!!!

The link to this album goes to an older version that no longer has all the songs, but a deluxe version exists on spoitify. This is an interesting album to start my day because it makes me feel like I'm still dreaming, interesting spacey ambient sound-scapes, I feel like I'm in the movie Logan's Run. Looked at the band's spoitify and low and behold I had some liked songs by them and had no idea, the songs are from the GTA 5 soundtrack.

Another one I own on vinyl, and it just so happens to be my birthday, I know how I'm celebrating!

Another that I own on vinyl. The A side has all the hits, the B side has all the bangers!

I thought I only knew "Witchy Woman" until the first track started.

This wasn't available on any streaming service, unfortunately.

Easy 5 star!

Another easy 5 star. The Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes, and Waiting for the End of the World are perfect songs for X-Day! They are on my saucer Playlist. Praze "Bob"

This is the first album that I don't understand why it was included on this list.

I don't sense any real emotions coming out of Adele.

I might change my mind on this eventually but right now, it's very meh.

I can't believe this was 1966

Michael Stipe would love this album..

I had no clue what this was so I was excited to listen to it this morning. I was NOT disappointed! Loved this!

Another I own on vinyl. Excellent album from front to back.

I found this boring, but I'm not a big fan of 90s britpop.

Surprisingly I'm giving this a 3.

In 2006, when this came out, I would have given this a 5. Now, in 2024 I think I'm going to give this a 3.

This one was interesting, not at all what I was expecting.

Feels very generic.

Got to song 7, got bored. I'll try to finish this, but, I'm just not feeling this one.

I have to praise you like I shouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuld. This song has lived in my head, rent free, since 1998.

You can really feel Nick Drake's pain in his voice and his lyrics. He had a short tragic life of self pain and isolation and in the late 60s, early 70s, the options for treatment were limited. I don't think anyone was really aware of the dangers of prescription drugs, nor were they really aware of other mental illness and how some drugs exacerbate those illnesses. I can't help but think, while listening to this album that Nick probably didn't know that taking more wouldn't make him feel better faster, or he may not have even remembered taking them. Poor dude, I'm glad he got recognition and praise eventually, even if he wasn't around to see it.

A compilation album is a weird choice for 1001 albums, it kind of defeates the purpose of the whole concept of this list. This is a great collection of songs, the albums they are on are worth listening too.

What a strange album by a strange and interesting dude. It kinda sounds like if David Bowie had a breakdown with Mick Jagger and they recorded a bunch of madness in a kitchen or something. After I listened to this I looked at Syd's life, and wow! I wonder what really happened to him. All that I could really find was that he disappeared for a few days and when he came back, he was a completely different person. Everyone speculates too many drugs at too young of an age, but that feels too convenient.

This made me feel like I was in Middle Earth. Could be a good soundtrack for your next DnD session.

I was out here telling everyone to get ready for a new era of Bowie, because the blackstar video just blew me away! I was ready for jazzy goth Bowie. However, just like everyone, I was not ready for his death, or the emotions that came with it, that caught me completely off guard, even though he was explicitly telling us he was dying, I didn't think it was self referential, until it obviously was. I don't know if I'll ever get over it, Love Bowie, Starman forever!

Not available, I'll have to come back to this someday.

These songs give me the creeps. It could be because they play these on repeat over shitty loud speakers in every business across the country for a month and a half every year. Phil Spector talking over silent night at the end has to be the creepiest christmas message of all time, I could have gone my whole life without ever hearing that!