1001 Albums Summary

Better than I thought

I appreciate it but I found it boring

It was fine

Good album

Love this album

A nice album. A little sleepy. I respect it but wouldn't listen again

Too hokey. Couldn't finish it

Pretty good

I like the Beatles but I'm not as fond of the white album. It always feels scattered to me. A collection of good songs but no cohesion

It was a nice relaxing listen.

Oh man. That's way too much David Byrne in 1 dose for me.

It was fine. The album sounded very similar. Could be fun to drink to outside. Would be fun to see live.

Awesome. Pure 90s dance music.

Enjoyed the chaos and aggression. A full album was a lot without drinking along

I feel like this type of album is better done by others.

A good album. Some seminal songs present. All sounded very similar though if not paying close attention

A great guitar rock album

Really fun. Sabotage is worth an entire star

Nice early rock

Definitely some good songs and enjoyable but I dont think I'd revisit it

Awesome album. Myself and a coworker were blown away. Some hits we didn't know he sang. Some really good songs

Really enjoyed that album, start to finish. Makes me want some straight tequila

The meandering weirdness of rush amd geddy lee.

Such a rich and pleasant surprise

The hits on the album are great. The other few songs are incredibly slow and boring

Decent. I like her other albums better

A good album. Some hits. Stayed entertaining the whole time

Entertaining. A bit monotonous. Kinda doubt this is one of the 1000 best albums ever made.

Good in a small dose.

I appreciate it coming out of nowhere and all the prog rock it led to. But I don't really like prog rock. Points for originality. Deductions for enjoyment.

I didn't think of it. But it's importance to rock music and culture is obvious.

Hated it. HATE. Some cool beats I guess. But I don't like disco. At least I know they're whispering chic in those songs

Pretty good. A little somber and slow, which is what they're known for, but still...

A tough listen. Appreciate their pioneering spirit though

Good early rocker. Goes on too long, though

Oooohhh, yoshimi. A beautiful and very weird concept album I've known for many years. Nice to see it on here.

I like the doors. Always have. But I don't think this is one of the best albums ever

Was done better by bowie. This isn't be one of the best albums ever.

Good tunes. I don't like his voice though. Wrong voice for the songs.

Starts really strong and fades really hard. Can't be one of the best albums ever

Well made but monotonous

I'm sure if I played an instrument i would appreciate this noise. But I don't. And I didn't like it.

Decent. I like this album but it's a bit monotone. The strong songs stand out.

An interesting late 90s electronic time capsule

Pretty good. Reminds me of the 90s

A solid blues offering

Really good. And I don't like jazz

I mean...I'm fine with this existing. It's good for lots of different music to exist. But I'm not sure who's donating the money for it to be made. I suppose there was a plan for these "songs", but it really sounds like noise, for the most part. If it's on in the background, you might not go crazy. If you're listening to it on headphones while focusing on the music. You could either occupy a transcendent deity state or decide it's best to murder everyone around you and burn down the building you occupy. I'll never listen to this again but I will recommend it to people as some sort of listening feat, in the same I'd ask someone to taste something that tastes bad but is both singular in it's taste.

Musical junk food

Quality 70s rock

As entertaining as it is crass

Nice composition. Immediately forgettable.

Terrible noise. I don't care who ot influenced.

I was surprised how much I did not enjoy most of this album

Pleasant.

Very cool. Very 9ps. Great to work to

Short and to the point quality

I had to listen to this and drive like jehu back to back and robert wyatt oy 2 days before. Someone is messing with me. Give me my time back. Just cause it's different, doesn't make or good.

Fine. Very 90s

Very entertaining. Today's rap could learn a thing or two

Fine. Lots of hits. Not really my thing

A good 90s album. You can hear what comes after it

Fine. Which is how everyone feels about this album.

Interesting. Different. 2 thumbs up.

The hits are good. The rest is fine

Totally forgettable

Really liked the beginning but it slowed down and became monotonous

Obviously very good. But they have better albums.

Very good. Better than their newer stuff

Ok. Good beats for '81.

Almost a 5. Very good

I understand this is possibly the best hardcore album ever. But for the uninitiated, listening to it sucks.

So boring. I almost fell asleep

Tons of fun. If you don't find yourself tapping your foot, check your pulse

It was fine. It's hard to go back to that time for these types of albums

What is so great about this.

It was fine.

I don't really have an reference for this. And it's a soundtrack.

Well, not boring. Songs are very different. I appreciate all the variation. I'll probably never return to this album or ever think of it again.

Much more boring than I thought it would be.

Michael's got a great voice. And the hits are great. But I otherwise thought it was pretty forgettable. Maybe my expectations were too high

Pretty good metal. Some standouts but a bit all of thr same

I don't think this is a bad album. But what is great about it? Maybe because I'm not a musician. It was fine. I'll never think of it again.

Pretty decent. Early marker for that type of electronica. Fairly repetitive.

Very cool

Great music and tunes. The hits are masterpieces. I can't get past jaggers voice on half the songs though. It's sacrelig, but a lot of stones songs would be better with another vocalist

Definitely ahead of its time

Good. Not their best. A but repetitive. I'm not sure it's one of the best albums ever. I did enjoy it though

Good music. Especially for the time. I don't love concept albums or rock operas or whatever usually. Just seemed unnecessary

The hits are very good. They seem to be of two minds here. Some neat progressive modern harmonic songs intermixed with more dated sounded bubblegum hymnal type music

Another British concept album to deal with. I like the kinks but this was a solid 3 for me.

All the stars. No bad songs. Nearly perfect album. Although the titular song should be the opener

Very good. Lush and unique soundscapes.

A mix of Americana and weird carney back alley music. Waits is a singular creature. I don't think I'll revisit this but I'm glad it exists.

Really strong ambient electronic breeze. It's 25 years old but could be made today. The end of the album flames out a bit compared to the first half.

Not bad. Maybe punk for people who don't like punk. A bit like the talking heads.

I really didn't like this album. I don't know what's so good about it. I had to look up why it was a good album and even then couldnt get many answers. I will say that the songs were different from one to the next which can be hard to find on this list. But I didn't enjoy my experience.

You can hear what he's influenced all over the place. An artists artist and clearly groundbreaking stuff. But other than 1 or 2 songs...I just didn't like it that much. Most of it was fine. But I won't come back to the album

Really liked this album. Went on to listen to his other stuff and I liked that too. Only thing is, kind of more an EP. 4 songs doesn't feel like a full album.

Pretty good 90s beach alternative punk. The hits are excellent

Not really my thing. Not Curtis fault though. Different but mostly the same, if that makes sense.

Nicely made. Fairly exhausting by the end

So many 90s bands came along and ripped this off. I've never heard of this album or this band, but I feel like I've heard a lot of these songs in various forms before. To see it came out in '87 was interesting.

It's hard to rate this album. It came out on 1960. She's covered a lot of folk music and it's several years before Woodstock and even the Beatles. I appreciate the time and circumstances surrounding it. But...it was a really tough listen. I couldn't finish it. Her voice over almost all instrumentation was brutal after about 12 songs.

I don't really care for Neil young that much. But I liked the way this album started out. But then the middle and end was a return to form. No thanks.

Pretty good

70s jazz fusion. I like it better ar christmas. Not the worst but not my time.

It was fine. Nice, like a warm breeze. White women everywhere probably like it. Would be nice to make dinner to probably. Almost fell asleep

Very good. Very hard. There's a reason why it's held in such regard.

I really enjoy radiohead. But I think this is their worst album. Having it on in the background while working is fine. I think if I was focusing on listening to it or in the car it would be a tough listen. Yorke really gets pretty whiney toward the end.

Pretty good. Several different sounding songs. Several Beatles rip offs.

Pleasant. Like a beer by the pool. I have no sense of the reggae scene to know if this was groundbreaking. Because it sounded incredibly simple

All the stars. Still rocks with great melody and bravado. Put it in my veins

Awesome jazz. Way before it's time. Felt super cool listening to it.

Not a big fan of hip hop and rap. But this is really a great album. Great hooks. Good lyrics that are about more than most other rap songs. Really enjoyed it

Uhhhh...nice sounding voices. I dunno. Just, not for me I guess

I don't know what people like so much about this guy. His shit is so whiney. Very british. Meh.

Very samey to me. But I can appreciate the background beats and the structure of their rhymes. Everyone js talented and going for it. No songs off. That being said, I didn't really enjoy it that much. I respect it but won't listen again.

Enjoyable. The last 2 songs stink but otherwise, it's like going out to dinner with an old friend.

Very 90s. Pretty good tracks. Just missing a little something. Hard to tell but you can understand why they weren't as popular. It seems like everything they did well, someone else did better

Mostly annoying

Really pretty good. Songs sound different from each other. Several hits. Overall difficult to categorize. Much respect. Not sure how often I'd come back to the whole album though

Uhhhh..fine I guess. I have no comparison i guess. A little annoying by the end

I'm glad I got exposure but that was a rough and extremely long listen

Great musicianship. But I didn't enjoy it all that much.

Strum strum strum, talk talk talk. The originator of the Coldplay school of music. Anyway, not too enjoyable but also not bad in small doses. Really good lyrics. But so goddamn boring for a whole album

Can hear all the things it will influence. Lots of variables tunes. Can't stand his whiny voice

Weird. Way weirder than I thought it was gonna be.

Pretty good. Like the mama's and the papa's but more interesting.

Paint me red and call me a firetruck cause that's a 5/5 every day of the week. More, please.

Pleasant. Sounded the same after a while

Im very sad and tired after that. Why is that a great album? Nice voice though.

Good background listening. Good beats. Mostly the same

Nice melodies and hooks. Morrissey suckz

What a great timeless album. Do you like fun? You'll like this.

Pretty enjoyable. Very big.

Actually really fun from start to finish. Some great hits. Some really good b sides. Will definitely listen again

So good. You can hear so many of rhe bands they will go on to influence

It was fine. Kept a good pace. Can hear the things it will influence pretty easily. Not sure it's one of the greatest albums ever though.

Fine I guess

Really quite good at the beginning especially when you put it into the context of when it came out. The end slows down a little too much.

So boring. Wake me up. Nice voice though.

So ryan is a known POS, but taking a moment to separate the art from the artist, this album is just ok. I've spent 20 years listening to it, or at least some of it and I've always felt that way. Its a solid 3 but that's an average because it's a collection of 4 and 5s but several 1s and 2a. Like most of Ryan's catalog, it's an album of some really good or great songs surrounded by just some really blah tunes he kind of farted out. I've always felt like his catalog should be half as big and more attention to crafting higher quality albums vs just wrapping out 2 or 3 albums a year of whatever he feels at the time. But that's just my opinion. He's still a favorite artist or mine, or at least the art. He's a major douchebag.

Rating this for greatness or influence or whatever is pretty impossible for me. I respect it, seems like some good drumming. But it was a lot of the same. I would like to have it next a pool with a mai tai maybe. And that's probably reductive but whatever

Good album that was ahead of its time. Better than the sum of it's parts but not thatany actual good songs though

Yea proto punk or whatever. Ok in small doses I bet. A whole album was a tough, noisy listen, even at 35 minutes

Really good 70s rock. Shame to hear about how poorly their albums were marketed. Should have been a much bigger band

A really good album. Probably not where I'd point someone just starting with zeppelin but I do think this has sole more of their restrained and thoughtful songs

I can't stand most 70s funk like this. But I can understand how other people do. Just reminds me of gap commercials and dirty cities from the 70s. Not my think. But if you like it, funk on

Didn't do anything for me. I'm sure it's well written and musically sound. But it was all just very forgettable to me.

I definitely think this is one of the greatest albums ever based on reach and execution and the sum is greater than the parts with only a few great or even good songs present. But it's not that enjoyable. I've always felt pink Floyd's popularity with the main stream is surprising given how experimental they are. Good for them. I like this album and them but if someone told me they hated it, it wouldn't surprise me. Waters is a dreadful singer too.

The best part about this album is that it was over quickly. Wtf is so great about this lump of noise? Can't imagine it was particularly innovative or influential. 2 stars. Cause it's almost christmas.

Entertaining. Over produced. Very much of its time. Cry me a river is worth some stars pf it's own.

Very influential, I'm told. Very country. Surprisingly so. Also sounds like a group full of assholes. In any case, it was fine. I'll never revisit it. And I think it has too many covers for a higher score.

Pretty good. Better and more creative than a lot of stuff from that period. Not much stood out though

Meh. I feel like I've heard this before. So 80s, it's bleeding synthesizer.

Really awesome. I was listening at work which helps though. Way ahead of its time. Very cool stuff

Meh. A compilation. Fine.

Wtf was that. Very cool and different. A bit tom waitsy. 4 stars today. On another day could be a 2. Bizarre stuff but not in a terrible Robert Wyatt kind of way (Wyatt is the shitometer to which all other albums shall be judged).

I get it. His music was important and he inspired lots of more entertaining artists that came after him. I promise to give at least 3 stars if you don't put anymore of his albums on the list

Meh. Fine. Its barely a full album. It's only on here because it's bowie.

Very noisy and angry. Its not for me but I can appreciate it coming out in '81 and important it likely was

I literally just had a different fela kuti album and it sounded exactky the same. Which means neither of them can be all that important. 2 stars. I gave the other one 3. The albums can split the extra point to make it a tie if they want.

Ok. Maybe better than I thought. Almost fell asleep toward the end until raised on robbery came on which was fun. 3 stars cause it's well done just not for me really

Big in college. I respect it. Sime very beautiful music here. Mostly made me sleepy though.

Too much fela kuti lately. Its fine. Not sure how groundbreaking it is.

An ok listen. Can hear the influences. I was listening to bloc party earlier the same day and this is an obvious predecessor

Yes, ryan is a POS. Let's get that out of the way. But separating the art from the artist, this is a great album. Pure American. Makes you want to put on a Jean jacket and hit the road. The first half of the album is incredible. The second half slows a bit so I'd give it 4.5 stars. Rounding up to a 5 though considering how good the first 2 songs are.

Fantastic album. Start to finish. Very tight. A little samey but that's OK.

A few good songs. But mostly everything just sounds like a holoday gap commercial to me. Not into stevie but i respect him. Boogie on reggae woman is good but I like ot better when it's covered by others. Please dont go was good. For me, this is way too much rudimentary keyboard for me.

Is this really one of the greatest albums ever? I mean, I didn't mind it, it had some interesting elements to it but what is so great about it? It came out 5 years ago and I never heard of it. Has it even had time to be influential?

Pretty entertaining early rap. Was not disappointed within the context.

I actually very much enjoyed this. His music can be tough but most of this was decent. Helped it was on in the background while working though. If I had it on in the car or just the music, might have dropped a few stars

Yea pretty good. Some nice background beats. More than just yell rapping.

Better than some of his other offerings. This is more Marvin Gaye than Shaft. A bit samey though.

Ok. One of the most 90s albums I've ever heard. Made me want to drive a pickup in the Midwest with some bud heavies though. If you're not american I bet you hated this. Way too long though. 3 stars although probably more like 2.5

Pretty good actually. I listened a 2nd time and liked it more. Sounds ahead of its time. Not too surprised it wasn't popular though. No real home in radio heavy early 90s

Yeeaaa, I mean, i can see why it's on the list but I don't care to ever listen to it again.

4.5 stars. Excellent album. Maybe a little samey by the end but otherwise, really good. Can really hear allman and Clapton wailing on some of these songs together.

Pleasant like a warm breeze.

I liked it. Esp for it's time.

Very talented noise makers. 1 or 2 of these songs in a row is fine. A whole album is rough. But that's my preference and it's not made to take away from the very obvious talent on display.

Totally forgettable 80s schlock. Not sure why it's on this list or who it's for. It did kind of make me put on some Versace want to return some video tapes though.

Not a fan really of the talking heads, or maybe just more of David Byrnes yodeling. But this was pretty good. Some very interesting arrangements.

Meh

Very samey. Kept expecting him to say "in cars" at any moment in any song. Not necessarily a bad album and I respect it was probably very ahead of its time and clearly helped usher in new wave. But still

Pretty fun. Everytime I see electronic music from the 90s, it's a good bet

All the stars. So much loud fun. Death to hair metal. Chaos. Pure rock.

Not a big rap fan but this is both nostalgic and funky

Ugh. I can't listen to anymore of this 80s British popsynth nonsense.

Liked this alot more than I thought. I'm excited to put it on on a few months again when it's warm out to do some yard work and have some lemonade

Pretty golf the whole through. Its best songs are victims of 30 years of radio overplay though

Very adequate. If you like nick drake a lot, you probably really like that. Its unique and sounds very much..Just like him. I find him absolutely fine and harmless so that album was just like that. Kind of like a nice breeze on lounge chair that lulls you into a nap. I do think it's ahead of its time though. Could easily come out today

Some of the arrangements and music are really great. Very pleasant and daring. Her yodeling gets to me quickly though. Od love to hear someone else sing some of these songs. 2 for her. 5 for the music. 3 for overall listenability

Very samey. Great voice. Cool vibe. I was bored after 2 of them.

This isn't the worst album in the world but it has no business on this list. None. There are so many great bands with no albums on this list and we get this nonsense instead. I'm giving it a 2 because it's not it's fault it's on this list and it's not totally unlistenable (unlike Robert Wyatt who remains the garbage barometer to which all other albums on this list are still compared) but its still just completely forgettable. Maybe just change the name to 1001 greatest albums as they occur to a British guy.

80s easy listening junk. It's the music they played st the salon when my mom got a perm. Can't be either important or difficult.

Fairly disappointing. Way too much funk. Maybe a victim of their own previous success

Very pleasant. Excellent songwriting and composition by Simon. Some amazing songs. Also very sleepy

Not for me. Not into funk.

Cant get into jazz. Just cant. One long song

I cannot stand funk. So the first half was brutal for me and I have trouble appreciating it. Second half was nice.

Enjoyable. A bit samey

So great.

Pretty good punk. Much more melodic than some more famous albums and bands. A lot of songs though. I can do a few but rhe whole album was a slog

Interesting stuff

I can't stand this version of 80s pop

It's not really an album in the same way all these others are albums. It's a concert that was somewhat improvised. The play is really remarkable but it didn't feel right to be on the list given the context

I wanted to like this album considering it's popularity and longevity. But I dont. It largely all sounds the same and is just wal to wall 80s synth. Hasn't aged thay well. Very sterile and surface level

I mean, this wasn't terrible but I'm also not sure what's so great about it. Really dragged at the end.

Great in small doses. The songs are all very similar though. I also deduct points for live and compliation albums. Its not the same as producing one great single standing album with several good songs

I mean, a totally ok album. I will never think of it again but I appreciate its scope and timing of the record in the history of new wave and punk. But also, how many of these British new wavey gothy type albums are on here?

Very nice. Starts out great and slows down though. A lot of harmonies. An extra star because its not 80s new wave goth.

I cant stand Getty Lee's voice. And generally dont like rush. But that was pretty good. I think their most popular songs might be thr worst ones

The most 3 star album ever. Very ok. A few good tracks. A few sleepers. Very British like half this list.

Very innovative especially for a rap album from 2003. Pretty interesting at the start but it really really dragged on

Very enjoyable. Great voice.

Poetry with music played behind it. A rough full album. First track was pretty cool though.

The great songs are great. The title track is an all timer. But man, there aren't too many songs here and half of them really drag. Wasted time with the reprise right in the middle is a downer.

Never stops. Would be great to drink to. A lot of the same though, to both its detriment and appeal.

The covers were interesting. The rest was mostly all the same. Why is this on here.

One or 2 of these songs at a time is fun. A whole album is way too much.

Very unique album and sound the whole way through. Although I respect it more than enjoy it

Sorry but I just cant stand this. 2 stars because I am sure these are excellent musicians and this is exceedingly difficult and maybe groundbreaking. But I find it unlistenable noise

Great album. Doesn't all sound the same. Neat beats. I dont even like hip hop

What the hell was that? If you've ever been listening to Primus and you thought, this is too mainstream band bland. I need something alot weirder, then this is the album for you. I need an explanation for why this was such an important album. I am proud of myself for listening to the whole thing though. That was the musical equivalent of a snuff film. Still better than Robert Wyatt though. At least these guys are anonymous

Fine. Half of it felt like an extended version of the sex and the city theme song. It was instantly forgotten

All the stars. A great album and piece of musical composition. Gilmour plays the shit of that guitar throughout. the title track is a quintessential rock crowd pleaser, the diamonds are wandering, expansive and sad odes to their founder and a descent into a complicated mind. Have a cigar is a brilliant skewer of the music industry and welcome to the machine gives me terrible anxiety. I will day that I've always been surprised and impressed at the popularity of Floyd across the general population. The music is a lot weirder than most people.

Important to note how much this album helped changed music and aspects of culture. Ushered in a new type of alternative music. Instrumental in creating hipsters and bringing back skinny jeans (for better or worse). It sounds like a lot of music of that time but it was one of the first. Casablancas comments on brunch are pretty funny considering when I think of that time period and the music and culture he helped to usher in. Boozy brunch is one of the things that really pops into my head. Not his fault but yea, this album is exactly of a certain time and maybe type of person. It's great though.

This was not a bad listening experience although it was waaaay too long. But I have no clue why it was on this list. There's nothing new here. Madonna did a lot of this 40 years ago. 2 stars. 3 for listenability cause it wasn't bad by any means. But a 1 for its stature and inclusion on this list.

That was so lame. And I really thought it had potential. What a boring collection of songs.

The music is an absolute 5. The signing or talking or whatever that was was less than a 1 though. I never understand when this type of thing is done. Too bad.

A really great album. A singular sound in a sea of rock music.

Very nice. Almost no bad songs.

I feel like this is the wrong XX album. The first one was actually a bit novel at the time. This is just a worse version of that album that more people have done similar versions of. As far as the music goes, good in small doses. A whole album was rough

Better than I thought! Kind of a proto ska sound. Although they are so distinct everything was kind of come on Eileen adjacent.

I mean, not great, Bob! But not the utter worst thing I've ever heard. At least its not all the same.

Harder than I thought it would be. The good songs are the hits. Fairly forgettable.

Urgent stuff. Like he REALLY needs to sing this shit off his chest. Thr album made me kind of anxious actually. Dude can really sing. Although, overall, I wasn't all that into it, I really respect it. Eternal life was the best tune

Not the worst but I wouldn't revisit it. But I think its absolutely critical to appreciate where and when this came out and the seismic musical and cultural shift it helped to usher in. In that context its maybe one of the most important albums ever.

Yea i mean, fine. Good music with way to much falsetto yodeling in the background. Temper Trap did this better at a similar time. I'll put this in the Bjork and Rush School of Music Id Like to Hear Sung By Someone Else.

Yea ok sure. Didn't bother me. Was kind of quirky and weird. Will never revisit. I did like the review of the one person who said its the worst album they've ever heard. All I could think was god bless you on all the brian eno encounters you're about to have on this list. There's WAY WAY WAY worse shit on here than this...

Sounds like what was always playing when my mom got her hair permed. Very sterile. No feeling really. Nice voice though.

Very good music. Very Dylan voice. I appreciate its place im history

I see this album is fairly influential for 80s hair metal, so ok. As far as the album itself goes...i mean, there are worse things but I have no idea what makes or great

Great beats. Way ahead of its time

Not a bad album by any means, but this comes at the tail end of this type of music so not influential. Seems like another nod to British new wave by this group and author

Great bluesy fun. 3 full stars alone jist for La Grange which is one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time. The Slower songs aren't as good though.

Awesome. Tons of fun. Great production and vocals. No skips. Makes me want some spaghetti or maybe a john Hughes movie

I have always really enjoyed this album. Im not sure how "great" it is. I do think incubus is a little more complex than a lot kf their contemporaries. But still.

This was so terrible it brings the whole list into dispute. Just because a bunch of angry dudes bought the album doesn't make it great. There isn't a single great thing about this

I like hot chip in small doses. I respect what they do. I dont think this is their best album. And whole album is a lot. But not bad at all

Yea i mean, I can see the complexity and difficulty and originality of what's here. But I think its also very forgettable for the most part

Lots of fun. Let's go drinking

Really pretty good early blues and guitar rock. Some of the very 60s sounding stuff doesn't age that well. Also, there are at least 2 versions of this album on Spotify. And they're both remastered etc etc. And I would be nice to just listen to the actual album that was out at the time. All of a sudden I'm listening to B sides and various versions of songs never released and it makes the album usually sound worse. No one's fault, just ranting.

I really like this although this sound doesn't stand out too much. Sounds just like American royalty. In any case, complex and pleasant

Its not terrible but its a long, angry hour of music for me to stick with. This album was ubiquitous for teen and pre teen white boys. And I do think it was a big contributor to the aggressive white male ethos that started really brewing st the time and has gone on to show itself in various ways throughout the last 2.5 decades.

I know this is well done and highly complex, but I'm not a musician so I cant reach the levels of appreciation required to give it a high score. It wasn't bad but its never done a lot for me.

A lot of fun a great musicianship. The lesser known songs are the best

Lots of respect for this album, not quite as much enjoyment. Best enjoyed in smaller doses. Funnily enough, I do not find this music to be psychedelic really at all.

A lot of this music and lyrics are great. And Mitchell has an objectively beautiful voice. But im just not into this. But I think thats mostly a me problem. I put this in the Leonard Cohen camp of good poetic music that just isn't my thing. I think it maybe has the Bjork problem of having great music but with a singer that doesn't really do it. Again, a me issue. 4 stars

A wild and great album. I hope the scene regarding this scene in the Queen movie are true because it wouldn't at all be surprising. A Rollercoaster ride of amazing music. I dont know how often I'd listen to the whole thing again but the vision and execution or impeccable. Id still chalk this up to the Pink Floyd school of "how the fuck was this so popular?" Though. Just goes to show i do think music audiences in pre gone years has better taste. The known songs are great. '39 is awesome and in love with my car is hilarious.

I appreciate the production and vocals. But I hate this type of music

Yea pretty fun. The hits are nostalgic and the little weeee weeee he has going on through the album is a groundbreaking little ear worm. But it the boasting bravado and violence of it all grates on you after a while. Snoop stands out from the jump though. A total star even though now hes saturated. Also, Dre is not a good dude. There's a lot of hate for the Kanye stuff on here. And rightly so. But dre should be scrutinized as well and gets of clean by too many

Another British band from the 80s talk singing at me. A harsh and lame listen.

Awesome. Tons of variation. This is what I come for

Everything sounded like it was Turn Turn Turn. A decent enough album. Its place in history well noted. I'll never listen to it again

Great music. David Byrnes warbles dont meet the heights of the music though.

Very beautiful music and voice. Bored to tears

Points for the undeniable talent on show. But the music does nothing for me

Fine. It was a lot for a whole album

Oh man. So long. A few obvious radio hits with some slightly more interesting stuff but also some really boring stuff im between. Overall, a sleeper. Best song on the album is wolfman jack but a wide margin

I love radiohead but this is not their best album. A few really good songs with some more meh ones in between. I think its best when listening to radiohead to remember that their songs came from nowhere. So does most every other song but theirs are so layered and different that even if I don't love or like one of theor songs, im usually intrigued at least in the short term about how the song was manufactured.

Muse makes some great music. Some of their albums can be a bit of a struggle. This album is good but not great and they have better ones. The hits are excellent

That was very enjoyable. Mostly because I was working from home and its June and sunny right now. So 4 stars for the whole bit. But there's NO WAY thats one of the greatest albums ever

I wanted to like this more than I did. There are better east coast rap albums from this time period

Pretty good. A little samey but obviously unique to them. Never been anyone else like them and no ones even tried. Help me Rhonda is an all timer

70s glossy mellow crap. This album should come with a gold chain, some hair spray and a gram.

Tiny dancer and levon are great. But I gotta say...kinda sounds rhe same by the end. A bit surprising

Meh. There are better versions of this

Enjoyable. Varied.

Really good. One of the best albums I've heard on here with no pre house exposure

Repetitive. But really good production for the time. Also, I hope flava flave woke up and thanked Chuck d every day of his life

Pretty good. Well crafted and varied songs with a lot of depth. I dont know if ill revisit this but im glad I heard it

Well crafted and I appreciate his talent. Not sure what it is but it kind of made no impact and was entirely forgettable. Maybe ill revisit this

Ok. Lots of noise.

How many stars are there to give? Can I borrow a star from some of the much shittier british bands I've been forced to suffer through to get to this album? Ive never listened tk this straight through but it slaps from the beginning to the end. The only gripe could be some of the songs sound pretty similar. But for me thats good here

An incredible album. The best radiohead album. Its important to evaluate radiohead songs and albums with the perspective that they are almost entirely novel experiences. And all the blind and bleeps all come from someone's brain. Truly unique in this world

Pretty interesting stuff especially for '71. And im especially thrown when all of a sudden they throw a slow acoustic song at you

Not bad at all. Would be great in person. Makes me want a cigarette and a martini. And to dance with a lady with fruit on her head.

Not bad. I was working with it on. I'll have to read about what was so great about it. If I had it on in the car or something I think it would be fewer stars

Not really my thing at all. But hes really going for it and the songs are different enough. I'll never listen tk this again but it wasn't terrible for being late 80s r and b

I love led zeppelin. But honestly, this isn't that great an album. With hindsight, you can hear where they'll end up. But the album itself is a little slow and not that great.

I probably like this more than most people. Pretty groovy and weird. Made me wanna burn one which is funny considering how zappa felt about drug use. Got a little long by the end

I listened to like half of this. Hated it. 80s pro rap

Makes me want to buy a Volkswagen. But anyway, its pleasant enough. Like a warm breeze. That being said, a whole album is pretty sleepy. Id love these songs mixed into a Playlist. The whole thing at once is a lullaby

I PROMISE TO LIKE ELVIS COSTELLO IF YOU STOP SENDING ME HIS ALBUMS. Its not like they're terrible albums, but they're kind of just so much nothing over and over. The most amazing thing was that 1 song had almost 50 million listens and it didnt seem to have anything setting itself apart from the songs with less than 1 million listens. Anyway. Its fine. But I dont need anymore of his albums. Thanks.

Meh. Doesn't do a lot for me. Great singer. Semi interesting songs. I was pretty done with it by the end though

I like his other albums better.

Not the worst. Good and diverse background beats.

Really enjoyed this. Ethical, relaxing and not boring.

I liked this. Helped i was working while listening. Got a little long. Very very 90s.

Very enjoyable although repetitive. Bonus that im listening to it in mid July. Probably 1 less star in February.

The good songs are great. The others fairly forgettable. The pumpkins sound is unique though.

I didnt really like much of this but at least its varied. I did look at the band members and say that music terrorist brian enough so yea, some of it makes sense. What I will say is thats its way ahead of its time for 72. Think about what else is out then and what comes after it. So 3 stars, 2 for enjoyability, 1 extra for vision and inspiration.

Pretty good. I think they have better albums though.

Nice voices. Mostly the same and surprisingly boring

Boring and weird. I dont care what anyone says. Heroin is the best song on the album by far

I mean, what can you say? The voice js amazing, the songs are iconic and fun

Never heard of this band but really liked this. Some really nice songs and varied throughout

I like blur. But this is the longest and most British album I've ever heard. I couldn't finish it. Just too much. Blur is a better band but oasis has better songs.

Right after blurs double album. This js just too long and British and political and thin. I just...dont like or care about any of these songs.

Lots of fun, start to finish. Two thumbs up

Meh. Better in the beginning and trailed off. I respect paul simon and I do think hes unique and songwriting is great. But this didnt do much for me other than the popular songs

By far the best Roxy music album I've been forced to listen to bu this program. Fyi, theres NO WAY theres at least 3 albums by them in the top 1000 albums ever.

I mean, I liked this, but, I have an issue with live albums on here unless they're more than 50 percent originals.

Brazilian lounge music. Meh

Very cool. Never heard of this before. Great WFH album

Meh. RESPECT to Aretha but this was kinda boring in parts. Her other album on here that I recently got was much better

A mix of dylan and Springsteen and ryan adams and lots of other Americana and roots rockers. A lot of reverb going on here though. Was decent enough but I think it had more potential than it produced

Sooo looong. I dunno, live lounge or whatever that was. Not the worst but not really for this list.

This is crap. Theres nothing great about this album at all. If it wasn't by modanna or at least she stood there while someone both over and underproduced this album, it wouldnt even be considered.

Pretty good, esp for 1966.

Some pretty interesting songs. Some slow and boring ones as well. Unique voice and approach

Meh. Should be better

Really good! Alot better than do many other better known albums from that time. Lots of variation.

I cant stand Morrissey and his whiney lyrics and voice. Maybe you need to be British to fully get it. But to me hes just another dude with decent music behind him who cant sing or stay on time

Good work from home album. I feel like you can find this music anywhere though

Pretty good. The good songs are really good. A bit meandering over all

Awesome. Not a bad song. I prefer this foen to earth and varies version of maiden with di'anno to dickensons high grandiosity

Really liked this. Always impressed by their production

Possibly the most 90s thing I've ever heard. Great to work from home with. Maybe not as great with anything else other than an old wear house. Who's got the E?

Kinda surprised how bored I was during thos album. And by 97 or whatever, there was a lot of good electronic bubbling out.

Very cool listen. Maybe a but samey but fife dog and q tip sound so good over the jazz in the background. Album gets maybe a whole extra star for the Busta rhymes verse in scenario.

Im not sure this is one of the greatest albums ever made. But it is a grand and complex gesture to music and the world from the eyes of a dying icon. Not sure ill ever listen to it again but im glad I did once.

I think i dont get this because im not a musician. Because it sounds complex and difficult and grand. But what was the impetus to make it? Some of it is just noisy.

Surprisingly boring. Even with wild world and Fight Test, sorry, I mean Father and Son, on there.

Pleasant like a warm summer breeze that I will never think of again.

Sorry but I just dont get jazz. Walked away and came back. Didn't know it was a new song. Im sure people who play instruments really like this

Wow. Incredible interesting and enjoyable. I thought it was early skate rock at first. But turns out it was britpop. Not on my bingo card there. Will revisit for sure

Some type of folk record with a mix of fairly interesting and quite boring tunes. Glad I heard it. Will never listen to it again

Ah, the critical indie darlings who never took over the world. Was a little hard to be unbiased given how hard it feels they were pushed out in front to eb the next big thing. Unlikely to be their fault though. Not too. bad but got a little long by the end. Also, maps isn't even close to the best song on this album.

Pure 90s jangle rock. Other people did it better though. Just made me want to listen to gin blossoms.

An album of a certain time. And thTs not my time. I respect it but its not for me

Anita Miller: It's unfair that we can't listen to our music. Elaine Miller: It's because it is about drugs and promiscuous sex. Anita Miller: Simon and Garfunkel is poetry. Elaine Miller: Yes it's poetry. It is the poetry of drugs and promiscuous sex! Honey, they're on - pot. Makes me think of this every time. Yea the album is fine. Good songs are good. The rest are sleepy.

Technically very impressive. Dont like the music

Not bad. I like this more straightforward version of Dan than the later 70s stuff

One long long loooooong song. I bet its really hard to play though

Interesting.

Fairly interesting. Might revisit one or 2 of these songs

Better than I thought it would be

I thought it would like this more. I like plenty of his songs. But it was a bit irreverent

Really liked this at first. Really really dragged by the end. The comedy was rhe best part.

A bit samey. I like their later albums better. Pure jangle rock.

Sure some bluesy sleeze rock, lots of fun. This album has the same issue as many others though that the best songs have been crushed by years of radio play.

Awesome. Weird but melodic. Very different. All the stars.

Interesting. Id like to hear more from them

So awesome. Loved every minute of it. I think its the best solo Beatles member album. Even better than all things must pass.

Some good and interesting songs but the slow ones are brutal.

An absolutely brutal album. Achieves what it sets out to do and is a totally unique listening experience. 1 less star for being a little difficult to get through.

I really liked this. Not sure its one of the greatest albums ever. Context matters a lot though. I listened to this while working from home. Good album for that. Roadtrip? Not so much.

Couldn't finish it. I dont think live albums should be on here. And dylan is such a rough live listen. Theres plenty of him on here already. What is this adding?

I thought this was awesome and totally unexpected. All the stars. Great blues rock. Sent it to my father and FIL who are both in theor 70s. Neither had ever heard of them

Awesome. Very fun and nostalgic.

Very cool. Very 90s

While I dont dislike all of this, it cant really do a whole album of it.

Pretty interesting. Better than I expected. Slowed up a little at the end. I know nothing about Kate bush but I bet she is both interesting and weird in real life

If you've just listened to this, you need to go find the clip from over the garden wall for Miss Langtrees Lament. Cause its spot on. And also a ridiculous cartoon. In any case, this album was like if bjork married a woodland fairy and the baby made music. Its an album for elves. It does kind of qualify as music to hear before you die though.

Yea I mean, I like this, will listen again. But its a lot of covers.

Good listening. My wife likes this album. Weird how she has 3 albums from 64 with different things on them.

I dont usually read the synopsis on albums before I listen to them but im glad I did. This isn't a great listen but its context changes everything. Its sad but very interesting how this album came to us. Its also a man who had his work exploited. I wont revisit this but I will recommend it to others. This isn't a great album but it is one you should listen to before you die.

Objectively, this is good music, start to finish. Well produced, well played, great voice. A throwback to yesteryear. I bet my father in law would really like it. But it really felt all kind of meaningless. Like a lounge singer covering hits. I doubt ill ever revisit or think of this album again

I get it. It was intense. I was ready for it to be over 3 songs before the end

I liked a lot of this. Makes me want a hot day and a cold beer. But some was pretty slow. And theres a lot of covers and reworked stuff on here. Can appreciate its place in history. Also you can feel Costellos touch all over it.

I cant believe the hype around this album vs how bored I was listening to it. Take the crappie versions of Kanye and Stevie Wonder and put them in a mixer and this is what you get

Very interesting. Rocks hard. This is what im doing this for.

I got this right after skunk anansie and its funny to juxtapose them against each other. Its hard to listen to this and understand what people who do or did enjoy this in earnest were up to in their lives. Im guessing there was a lot of beer and pretty much only white people. It probably was influential or something but it almost sounds like a parody. An odd listen that I just think doesn't hold up in time.