1001 Albums Summary

I didn’t appreciate Rush until in my 40’s, I wish I had started listening to them 30 years ago. This album is a favorite and while it’s all great, Neil’s drumming is inspiring.

I can appreciate the musical talent here but (most of) the lyrics on this album are not my thing.

Halford said of Living After Midnight, “That’s where the name comes from. It’s a rock ’n’ roll song about a band coming into town and leaving you at dawn. When we play the song live, no matter where we are in the world, the room just lifts up and the fans go wild. It’s like we’re taking you on a time machine back to 1980, and you’re out partying with your friends.” That’s exactly how it feels listening to this album.

I gave an extra star for Epic and War Pigs. Otherwise, meh.

“Razor sharp post punk anthems” Makes me feel like I’m 13 discovering punk rock for the first time.

As a teen in the Bay Area in the early 80’s, bands like these were the soundtrack to all the boys I knew skateboarding in Thrasher t-shirts. There are better bands from this era, though: Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, and the Misfits, to name a few.

The East Bay is home to some of the best bands of my youth. The first time I heard a Green Day song 30+ years ago I was hooked and this album, there are no words to describe how much I love it.

I was only familiar with the song Tightrope before listening to the whole album. It’s fantastic, I love it.

Love that it’s bluesy and psychedelic. Jimi described it as “science fiction rock and roll”. Intoxicatingly good.

It’s a good indie record. Not my favorite TS album though.

I like this a lot, definitely going into my music rotation.

I’m just a teenage dirtbag, baby Listen to Iron Maiden, baby, with me, ooh

Beck’s guitar and Rod’s vocals are a match made in heaven. I like this so much more than I thought I would.

Amazing. I love everything about this album. Her voice and style is just spectacular.

As a child of the 70s, all I really knew of the Bee Gees was their Saturday Night Fever era disco music. I am blown away that their early music was inspired by the Beatles. Some of it sounds like Paul or John wrote it! While this concept album isn’t my favorite, the Gibb brothers’ harmonies are just. so. good.

Feels just as relevant today as it did when it came out. Excellent.

I got this for my 11th birthday, it was the first record I got that wasn’t for the family. I loved this one, probably listened to it 200 times. A cool all girl band was so empowering for an 11 year old girl who played the drums. Its still a great record.

Unlike anything I’ve heard, in a good way.

Interesting. I liked it better than Frank Zappa’s stuff.

Pretentious and boring. Ick.

There are some songs on this album that warrant 5 stars but the rest is just meh.

I don’t usually like live albums but this one was fun. Hearing the girls screaming, I can imagine his dance moves. Great music.

I love Elbow and this is one of my favorite albums.

I really enjoyed this album.

Some songs are 5 star worthy. The rest are ok, after awhile I thought the started to sound the same.

A classic!

I love this album, it’s like listening to a friend I’ve known forever. First heard it when I was 16 and it’s lived rent free in my head for 30+ years. It was my first foray into world music and Simon and the South African artists blend together so wonderfully.

It’s ok but would not have made it on my list of 1000 albums.

If I could, I’d give it zero stars.

I feel like some of the albums on this list are here because someone is playing a joke, like, “this is so niche it would never appeal to the masses, let’s put it on the list and see how many people will listen to this crap.” Jokes on me I guess.

This was a fun listen. You can tell they were inspired by the Velvet Underground, and that TML inspired bands like Violent Femmes and Dead Milkmen. Wish I had discovered this album in the early 80s when I was in my punk/New Wave phase.

Stevie is so talented, and his voice… amazing. “They won’t go when I go” is one of my favorite songs. George Michael did a fabulous rendition of it.

Listening to this is like traveling through time, back to my freshman year of high school. It’s 1984 and I’m riding the BART train into San Francisco with my friends, listening to this cassette tape on my Walkman. My best friend lent it to me, told me I have to check out this cool band. It changed me, changed who I thought I was and made me something different. It shaped the way I thought about music and opened new doors, brought new friends, made my heart beat different.

I liked it more than I thought I would.

I first heard of this band from their song Apron Strings, which was featured in the movie She's Having A Baby. It’s a beautiful description of the longing women feel for motherhood and EBTG became a staple of my music listening in the 90’s. I love Tracy’s voice, the songwriting, the “sophisti-pop”, it’s all wonderful.

I like the song Beth, so there’s that.