Reminds me of being in the car with my parents in the early 90’s. The album peaks at the title track, then is more of the same ‘rock opera’ format that starts to grate on you after a while. I guess it came out in 1977, so maybe it was groundbreaking then, but really not my kinda thing.
All killer. Love this album.
Oh, it’s the one that goes ‘ey, oh, let’s go’. This was where the album peaked. By the end of it I just wanted it to be over. Thank fuck it was only 29 minutes long.
I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this. Im not really into rock music, but the riffs and dynamics are excellent. Love how they strip things back to just drums and bass, never feeling like it’s straying into over-indulgence.
Heard a few songs from this. Catchy pop music. The sound of advertising.
Some absolute bangers on here. Despite having that late 80’s sound, a lot of the tracks still sound so fresh. The ballad of Dorthy Parker is a highlight for me, although there’s just so much good material on this record.
Kinda sounds like Portishead from the 80’s. Not sure if it’s because I listened to it on my work headphones, or because I’d drank too much coffee, but the jangly guitar present on and throughout most tracks became a bit nauseating. I did quite like Pandora - reminds me of Vibes is Right by Barrington Levy.
God, Trip-hop was good wasn’t it? The whole album breathes, like it’s a living thing. Numb is a prime example. Amazing.
Off to a good start, great layers and texture, then descended into whiny sludge. Almost redeemed by Idioteque, but I was uninvested by that point.
I remember trying to burn this onto a CD when I was 16. It was too long to write to a standard 70 minute disc, so I had to edit out a few songs. Maybe that’s was it needed. Reminds me of some of my first festival experiences.
I like ‘I’m on fire’ and ‘Dancing in the Dark’. The rest I could live without.
Iconic. From the epic opening to the raw funk of wars of Armageddon, this album takes you on a journey. My only criticism is that it was only 37 mins long.
A few belters on here. Waiting in Vain is an all time favourite, and Turn Your Lights Down Low would fit nicely on any sexy-time mixtape.
I don’t think I like country music
Accidentally listened to the extended version of this which was basically three hours of variations of tiny dancer.
Didn’t manage to listen to this the whole way through. About 4 songs in I got a bit bored.
This was the first modern selection. I don’t really know a lot about SZA. Maybe she pioneered this style of singing, or maybe she just sounds like all the rest of the music I hear when I accidentally tune into radio 1.
The first of what I suspect will be many of David Bowie’s albums on this list. Went in with fairly high expectations given that everyone raves about Bowie. Took a few songs to warm up, then Sound and Vision felt like the turning point. Quite surprised by how much of it was instrumental, and really enjoyed subterraneans at the end.
Cool jazz album. Must admit I’m not the biggest fan of the organ in jazz, but this has just the right amount for me. Kenny Burrell and Stanley Turrentine also get their chance to shine on each track. Highlight is probably the title track for me.
Meh. Apparently the lyrics are really great, but can’t see myself listening to this again to see what he was whining about.
Read the blurb and I know I’m going to hate this.
Listened to it and I was right.
This is fucking terrible music.
What an album. The arrangement on Walk On By is stunning. Not many artists could pull off an album that’s book-ended with 13 and 18 minute tracks, but the black Moses does it in style here. The source of many hip-hop samples. So soulful.
OK, I guess
Can’t tell if this is meant to be a novelty album. Sounds like something that would play at a kids Halloween party. The female vocals are alright, but the guy is unbearable.
La grange is the only song I recognised. Sheik was alright. The rest was just a load of boring white man blues.
I liked this more than I thought I would. I’ve never been into the Beatles, and as a person, I don’t really like Paul McCartney. He certainly knows how to write a catchy pop song though. ‘Let me roll it’ is probably my favourite on this album, although the next track after that was garbage, so it has its ups and downs.
I couldn’t even finish this album. Possibly the worst yet.
Shite
Thrash metal? More like trash metal amirite?
A piece of history from the glory days of sampling. Not a day goes by where I don’t quote this album. Usually it’s because I need a haircut.
Boring.
Quite enjoyed this. This kind of music somewhat passed me by in the 90’s but there is something nostalgic about it.
Well, it was better than the last Neil Young album I listened to. I liked Old Man, and the one from the start of Hot in Herre.
Didn’t really listen to this properly but I mostly hated what I heard of it.
A sort of Bossa nova gateway drug. I wasn’t around in the early 60s but this record probably had a similar effect on me as it did to many others at the time. Dipping in to a bit CTI jazz and coming away with a newfound interest in Brazilian music. Very cool. Can imagine myself listening to this, sipping a caiprinha in a piano bar with the beautiful people. Then realise that I’m a pale, haggard, middle aged man from Glasgow who has no right to be there.
Didn’t really listen to this properly but I mostly hated what I heard of it.
Memories of the indie night at the ABC in Glasgow circa 2005. A lot of them I’d rather forget. To me this album represents a glorious melting pot of music we had at the time, before it sadly turned into nu-rave
It’s got that psych funk sound of the post HDH, post 67 Motown. Not bad, but falls off a bit after the first half.
This is definitely an album. I never really gave this the time of day because it was labelled as prog rock, which made me think of Jeremy Clarkson type characters with beer guts hanging over Ill-fitting stonewashed denim, tucked in shirts and leather waistcoats. I liked the Asian Dub Foundation version, and I felt that gave me a sense of what the album was all about, while still being cool. Having listened to it in full (twice now), I totally get why this is on so many lists of definitive albums. It’s very complete, conceptual and probably quite groundbreaking for its time, in terms of the production.
Shite
A couple of decent songs. Wasn’t too fussed on the cockney ramblings, but there a few tasty bass lines
I didn’t really enjoy this.
Perfection. So many classics on here, I even quite like the punk snippets. It’s got Q-tip, deep samples, bits of funk, rock and hip-hop. Serious music that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
It’s the 90’s. Dance music has become huge. You’ve released a couple of club bangers. Record label reckons you should make an album. Rehash a couple of 12” singles, cobble together some songs and add some guests. It’s a 90’s dance album that your mum won’t mind having on in the car.
Some of the percussion on this is quite interesting. I quite liked the first song, but the more I listened to the album the more I thought about how Tom’s singing voice sounds like someone taking the piss out of Nickelback. After that I couldn’t really take it seriously.
Didn’t like this as much as dark side of the moon. Comfortably numb is good, although Chris Moltisanti *sad face*. There are a some good moments but it goes a bit Stonehenge (spinal tap reference) towards the end and I didn’t really get the narrative of the ‘rock opera’.
I’ve listened to two songs and I can’t take any more.
I don’t think I would have picked this as my favourite Fela album, so I hope there are more to come. It’s still a great album, and better than 90% of the other stuff I’ve had to endure on this list. For a live album the sound is excellent. Africa 70 must have been some of the tightest musicians on the planet, and at times I couldn’t distinguish Ginger Baker’s drumming from Tony Allen. Going in the right direction, but if I get another fucking Neil Young album tomorrow I might still quit.
Some cool futuristic sounds, mixed with a bit of dad rock. I don’t hate it.
Not really my kind of music
No
Another day, another dull album. Surely there are at least 1001 better albums than this.
Nice piano work from Monk. Pannonia was the highlight for me. Some early improv stuff from Sonny Rollins on the title track, which I guess was interesting.
I feel like this is when rap started to get awful. Auto tune 😩. There were some pretty high profile producers on the album and it has its moments, but the whole thing didn’t really work for me.
It was OK
This was alright. I had low expectations but the title track was pretty good. Some of the jazzier elements reminded me of Harvest time by Pharoah Sanders. The folder bits didn’t really floaty boat but it was pretty inoffensive.
Not my usual thing but I actually enjoyed this album. There were some familiar songs on there and had a nice unpolished sound that is missing from a lot of music now.
When I was 18, Jim Kerr came into my uni to do a guest lecture, and I must admit I had no idea who he was, but he had some pretty cool rock and roll stories. I was expecting this to be a bit more raucous, but it’s just a bunch of easy listening 80’s music that gets a bit samey after a while.
A solo album by Karin Dreijir of the Knife, produced by Olof Dreijir of the Knife, that sounds a bit like, well, the Knife. Decent album, some crazy lyrics about dishwasher tablets and cool vangelis style cinematic synth.
Can’t imagine what people must have thought when this came out in the 70’s. 50 years old and it still sounds groundbreaking. After the epic 20-odd minute long title track, we’re treated to some crazy experimental sounds that wouldn’t sound out of place on an aphex twin record.
Average
I like some Miles Davis, but this was a bit like background music in a war-time movie.
As with most Stevie albums (in my opinion anyway) - it’s not all killer -but when it goes, it goes hard. ‘You haven’t done nothin’ is my favourite.
Doubt I’ll listen to any of this again but it wasn’t awful.
It’s hard to take this music seriously when it has been parodied so often. That being said I’ve had Scarborough fair stuck in my head since I listened to it, so they clearly knew what they were doing.
Couldn’t finish this. Absolute garbage. Maybe Jane should get her act together and make a decent album.
Listening to this kind of music just makes me angry. Conjures up images of sweaty white men with their tongues out and I hate them all.
I consider myself a Björk fan, but I must admit I had never listened to this album. Maybe it was because it came out when I was a dumb teenager, focused on sex, drugs and self destruction. In a way I’m glad I’ve discovered it as an adult. Such a beautiful record full of layers and texture.
Not what I was expecting. Some of it sounds a bit like Talking Heads, and then just as you’re getting settled, the last 2 tracks sound like something from a Brazilian carnival. Great percussion.
This felt really different when it was released. Listening to it again (however many years later) I noticed how basic the production sounded, and not in a good (raw) way. Just really plasticky and flat. Del is probably the best thing about the record. I guess maybe the novelty of the ‘virtual band’ was what made it different, but musically it hasn’t stood the test of time.
I must have downloaded Disco to Disco back in the Napster / Winamp days. I distinctly remember the song and the terrible cover art, but none of the other tracks on the album. Mostly forgettable French electro with a hint of nostalgia. God knows how it ended up on a list of 1001 of the best albums of all time.
There are better Elis Regina albums out there but it was OK
Much like the vegetable, this cale was bland, joyless, and difficult to digest. I didn’t enjoy it.
Pretty boring
I had kinda given up on modern rap music until this came along. I was enticed into listening to it after seeing the production credits and features - Flying Lotus, Thurdercat, Kamasi Washington, some of the best from the LA best scene - not to mention George Clinton. The blend of Jazz, P-funk and the overall concept of the album was so refreshing, even if it didn’t tick the boxes for fans of rhyming triplets over 808s and trap hi-hats. I haven’t heard anything like it since, solidifying this as a stand out classic.
Was this the one that won the mercury prize? Is that why it’s on this list? Because I can’t see any other reason why you’d pick this album as one of the greatest of all time.
Fucken pish
Solid rap album with a few classic pop crossover tracks. Sorry Miss Jackson just takes me back to the days of New Labour, alcopops and feeling like the world was at my fingertips. Now I’m just an old dude, full of anxiety, wondering where it all went wrong. Maybe I’ll release a solo flute album.
There were a couple of ageing guitar enthusiasts on my uni course who used to rave about Santana. I was 17 and into Techno, so always associated this music with the double denim crew. Listening now I wish I had given Santana more of a chance as this album is incredible.
Decent jazz / fusion album. Didn’t realise that Palladium by Yesterday’s New Quintet was a cover version until I heard this record, so I’m guessing Madlib is a fan.
The Kinks make me think of my dad, so this album is kinda comforting, even if it’s not really what I’d normally listen to.
Didn’t think I was going to like this but it was alright.
I don’t know what he’s saying, but it sounds sexy. Great drums, heavy basslines, and generally just a cool album.
I think the most iconic thing about this album is probably the artwork. The first 3 tracks are good, but then I lost interest. Tried listening a second time and the same thing happened.
Garbage.
It was alright
Sort of zoned out after Heroes until there was a bit of singing in the last song.
First time listening the whole way through and it was great. Raw, soulful and heavy.
It’s a covers album. Not bad, but I prefer the original versions of most songs compiled here. Otis’s voice is incredible, but something about the sound just didn’t land with me.
Wow. So much funk. 50 years later you can still hear this record’s influence on popular music.
Oh great. Another whiny Neil Young album.
30 seconds in and I know I’m going to hate this. I hated it
Where’s My Mind is the only good track on this hellish, shouty, screechy guitar laden pile of shit album. Even then I don’t know if I like it, or it just reminds me of fight club.
Kill jester.
