1001 Albums Summary

About as low key as you can get. It was done lickety split

Was like a Bob Dylan album with other bits

Sometimes felt like Windows XP was finished loading, or something. So pre Y2K.

Repeater is right. Stand after standard. I've never really jumped on this train.

This is a benchmark album. I grow tired of Johnny pretty quickly, but can appreciate why it is so special to so many.

Quite the onslaught for a 8am drive to work. It settled down, but became more forgettable towards the end.

Amazing release at the time. I like a lot of what they did. Feels a little dated now though.

How sacralicious. I think I like the Manic Street Preachers now more than before.

This smells like it sounds.

A lot of water and directions in these song titles. Kinda boring to start off. Sultans of Swing was a standout, again showing why hits are hits.

I was expecting all sex on fire and stuff but got prosaic and limp like gear.

Only got half way through and thought I know what's coming next so switched it off. Quite a lot of the same

It's good to have these old time tunes on the list. Interesting to see how times and thinking about music evolve.

I had to live through that first time round. My GF at the time was a big fan. nExT!

Hmmmm. No thanks

My prejudice was on display here.

My eye! I felt like I was finding something new when I discovered this as a teen.

Like a TV soap on the radio, I never really saw the full picture here. I'm not going to finish the season of this particular TV show.

The Contino Sessions turned out very differently than I expected it to after two songs. I'm going to have to revisit this one as it was full of surprises.

This is a legacy album. It isn't Bowie's best work, but I feel privileged that he could share one last album as a star in its final throws of life. I distinctly remember the weekend that I heard the title track on the radio. Bowie had just died and I was melancholy for two days. This music reflects that kinda vibe.

This was like proto-The Darkness. Permission to Land early eighties style.

Next...

A little trip to somewhere different. Nice tunes for today.

What a wonderful and sad album. Heart and tats on a sleeve, life in a broken shot glass, laid bare for a world to celebrate and mourn over.

I prefer the banana album. Probably needed to be in the right time and right place to fully appreciate this one. Andy Warhol was a loss to this group, even though he is unlikely to have actually done anything for the sound of the band.

Kinda like Blue in parts. A lower grade, kinda forgettable Blue, but you know, I thought about the link more than once.

Two Velvet underground albums in three days.. At least we got the good one last.

It's the beginning of a new age. The age of the romantics.

I have always loved the title track for this album. Surprisingly, this is the first time I've investigated the remainder of the album. Totally enjoyable and I'm likely to be back.

Nice little record.

A whole lotta the same thing. I grew bored quickly. Next!

Let's chalk that up. More country than Beyonce's new album for sure.

So very 80s.

Not really my flavour but I appreciate it's place in music history.

Oh Frank. You are an enigma.

I feel this cup has been filled already.

Is this the second Femi Kuti album? Sounds familiar.

I went into this thinking of a different band. Initially surprised, eventually comforted, it was a fine live album of life's simple things.

I read a few comments, they made me laugh. Thinking about this music being for adolescents who were suffering through a messy divorce made a lot of sense to me. So much anger, so much effort going into a persona that was veiling the truth, so much image that was pathetic to the masses. White man rap can work occasionally but not here. New metal was a trip....

I really hate anything Kid Rock is or stands for. What a complete loser.

Nothing to complain about here, just not super memorable.

This feels like proto-Lenny. The time just before he was an idol to the masses. Kinda good, but also just kinda good.

Another Sonic Youth album. I think one would have been ample, but we are up to 3!

That record should have been included in any well considered time capsule from the 90s.

I've seen countless photos of Siouxsie with other icons if the era. She was really groundbreaking and influential. I'm glad to have this album in the 1001, although not my favourite it deserves it's place in the top shelf.

After the first track I was thinking this would be all too much. After the seventh track I was thinking this was all too easy. Monotony settles in after a while and the known is all too familiar. Take from that what you will.

Not sure this rekid would get made, or phrased the same way at least, in our modern world. But man that kid plays a mean pinball... What's next, the The Wiz soundtrack with MJ? Surely that has dated better?

Oh my, did a bunch of people gush over this album when I was in high school! Gotta admit, it is worth a spot in the top portion of this list. Never a real fan, but FNM totally have my respect. Mike Patton is a true innovator and one hell of a vocalist.

Woah! Slow down egghead. More bongo than you can poke a drumstick at.

I get a funny giddy thrill when I first heard Xtina's voice. It is pretty unique and quite impressive for a bit. I'd give this 4 stars if I could actually eat the whole album in one bite, but is just a bit too much.

Not a fan.

Urgh.

A very interesting album full of moments to contemplate.

I have clear memories of the first time I listened to this album. Such a great night time headphone session. Still like it, despite it not making its way into my regular rotation.

Ye old worldly guitar. So many attribute so much to this musician. I appreciate it's simplicity.

Listened to the first few tracks, got hung up on the voice. Realised it was the Arctic Monkeys dude and did a quick Google. Discovered the story and also that 4 songs was kinda my limit.

Another MBV record. Something new please and back off on the treble.

Some simple rock with country influences. So vanilla that I'm questioning it being part of the 1001. Must have been running out of ideas.

More Lenny, already, OK.

Yeah, some older rock. It won't be jamming up my playlist, not even in a roundabout kinda way.

Bob has a certain twang live, it is unmistakably Bob.

Over the top, even for Zappa.

The first half of this was bloody great. My interest wavered towards the end. 10 minutes shorter would have been 4 stars.

Music my sister used to listen to. Kinda nostalgic.

Wasn't in a hip hop rock frame of mind today.

Not a great inclusion. Rounds the week off appropriately though, what a rough run of albums.

Good and bad and happy and sad.

Bowie is like no other. This is an amazing album with some all time songs. The last being my most treasured Bowie classic.

More Christina than you can possibly handle. Just wish some restraint was applied when approving the final track list.

The Black Crowes have a unique sound.

Not a fan of Alice Cooper

That was really lovely. Listened to a lot of this with my son. Great music lasts the test of time and this did it with flying colours. Rubber Soul is one of my favourite Beatles albums.

Hmmmm. I love a noise band, take Low for instance, they are one of my favourite, but I just can't handle the treble focused guitar noise from bands like this.

I liked the Tori Amos cover of the title track.

Didn't much like this one. Sad that Neil Young is back on Spotify for one of the lesser albums...

Music to grow up with.

Kinda pedestrian for the 1001.

I enjoyed Andre 3000's flute album more.

I love eastern rhythms, but that was a lot of them. Couldn't eat all in one sitting.

I don't remember this album being so long. Juliana Hatfield is one of my favourites. Her bass playing in this is pretty rad. Evan's voice gets a bit samey after a bit though.

Rather enjoyable, even if it was rather fury.

I haven't listened to this before. Very McCartney.

I bought this album from a neighbour's garage sale. Probably should have listened to it a bit more than I did. It is quite fun and I can see this special sauce flavouring a bunch of music that followed.

Wasn't the day for it at all.

More bloody Morrissey, urgh!

Started with an open mind, ended with an open mouth. Yawn!

Didn't notice this first time, not surprised.

Not really my thing.

I generally go 'blurgh' when I hear the word Coldplay. This was really good though. I knew basically all of the songs on this, which is surprising considering I'm not even a casual listener. Guess this means the band is uber successful. Well played Chris and co.

Not as exciting as the name would have you believe.

Some of the strings and wind instruments were nice. I became a little sensitive to the vocal stylings after a time though.

Probably the best Siouxsie album I've heard.

Music of the era. Not what I was searching for today.

Get behind me white stripes.

I thought Nick Cave was better.

This lounge was so soft I ended up with a sore back.

Another nice MM album

The verge of stadium status. Some bloody great songs.

Very 2000s. Kinda nice.

Not as "new Bjork" as I thought it would be.

Such an iconic album. So easy to parody. So easy to enjoy.

This was a bit over indulgent for me.

Deeply titled

Probably the best Pixies. A few quite memorable songs on this actually.

The kind of album you put on at a dinner party when you want to focus on conversation. You'd hardly even notice it at all!

Very James Brown, children!

That was a lovely albums m to bring up 1000 with! What will 1001 be?

Not 1001 worthy.

More Nick Cave. Who would have thunk it?

My Canadian uni mates loved this gear.

Didn't love this first run through, not that much better this time.

A lot of people wrote long reviews for this album.

Oh man. Like, come on.

That is Emmylou

Stop. Rewind? Stop again?

That was a different kinda album for the era and style.

I want my funk uncut!

Not a massive fan.

I have grown in admiration for Elvis during this journey. Does Costello have more entries than Priestly? Controversial

Is the D silent ? Always ?

Not a huge fan of the genre, but Sepultura do what they do.

That was a trip

Rufus W is one of the treasures discovered during the 1001. Their first album (which was the follow up to this one) really struck a chord with me. My objective side said this was far from perfect and kinda odd but my subjective opinion is that it is a piece of perfection. Have a listen, it's really good.

Wow, Bruce, I was kinda unaware of this era.

This is one kind of music I try to avoid.

Old school.

Nothing much to report

More FLC hey

Beck at his finest.

Zappa. Some like him, some don't

Many people reference this band. Not me.

This band was pretty big during their time.

A bit low fi for me today

Not as many memories with this one as with Vol 2.

I love this rekid.

Didn't listen, just wanted to say I enjoyed your review, Tom.

Koala tea album