1001 Albums Summary

this album kinda rules. first track seemed like standard 60s/70s fare, then it was just banger after banger that had me like "holy shit." Where You Lead, Will You Love Me Tomorrow, and Smackwater Jack were the only forgettable tracks (not bad, not skippable, just didn't leave an impression) but the title track did not disappoint, and the last track was a solid way to end it

First track in and I get exactly why Sade is praised the way she is worldwide. Hang on to your love is even better. Beautifully sensual and moody. Not grim moody but a good kind of mood, get you in a mood, be it dancing mood or erotic mood. I like the jazzy instrumental selection and her voice … wow her voice. It just works.

Didn’t really give it a chance. Didn’t care for it, wasn’t moving me but I also wasn’t excited for it going into it. Maybe I need to give it another try one day in a better frame of mind

Classic. Heard this before and it bangs.

Raw as fuck. Holy fuck. Remember when rap used to be grimy?

BIG. TIME. IM ON MY WAY IM MAKING IT. BIG TIME. Other than that, I’m bored tbh.

Really good, really different, really unique.

It’s very indie in a 90s way and that can give it a dated vibe because that’s a specific sound from a very specific era, but the somber tone of Smith resonates. He is really pouring his heart and soul about topics that people should be able to relate to and if they can’t relate, then the emotion he puts in his voice and instruments at least demands to be felt and can’t be ignored.

Probably will never listen to this again, but it's good rock from what I'm hearing, especially track 1.

Not my favorite Tom Waits, but it's Tom Waits. You can't go wrong with Tom Waits. Never heard a bad project from the guy. Never even a bad song from him.

White mediocrity at its finest. Not even Welcome to the Jungle is anything special to me. In fairness, I liked Paradise City and Mr. Brownstone caught my attention. Sweet Child O Mine kinda goes too. Everything else blows, especially that weird one about the “daddy does porno now that mommas gone” cause wtf was that.

Not my vibe. Couldn’t get into it. Not bad just not my vibe.

Not gonna lie, I was ready to go in and talk shit about this, but man that first track hit me like a hurricane, shit goes so hard immediately. Why is this so good? This should not be so good.

"Shot him in the ass on the DOWN stroke 9x" This can't be hip hop.

Not my vibe. Bored by it.

Started off kinda interesting, like a punk sound with a classic rock aesthetic but got really boring real samey really fast.

This is hard at a time when I neeeed something hard.

Big contender for Favorite Album of all Time.

Surprised me. Completely caught me off guard. Angelic voice. Incredible songs. No skips whatsoever. Loved this.

Pretty good. Got a little distracted so I couldn’t enjoy it fully but I wouldn’t be against listening again. Really liked Jupiter and Teardrop.

I tried to listen, not bad, just not my vibe.

This project has no right being as good as it is.

Kickstarted me into discovering and diving into a whole new genre. Very calming instrumental music. Can easily have it on while working, thinking, or even sleeping.

Not bad, it’s chill. Not my favorite project from her but it’s chill, feels complete and concise.

It’s listenable but nothing that moves me. Not really my vibe.

I’m good on this slave master ass music. Tho they were cookin on Knoxville Girl a lil bit.

Great album. Tom Waits rules, maybe better than Blue Valentine?

This shit kinda swagger less.

You can tell he stole from black people but he jamming so let him cook

Started off strong but I zoned out pretty fast. Still, listenable album, just not something I can see myself listening to again. It’s just ok.

Surprised this kinda goes crazy immediately

Surprisingly fire. Surprisingly groovy. Did not expect this to go hard like it did. I’m skeptical to give it a 5 because it’s so new sound wise to me but it hit so hard, why did this go so hard?!

Unique sound that got old pretty fast. Surprisingly groovy in places and I liked a couple songs but it got repetitive real fast and that uniqueness lost its luster. Got boring.

It’s chill. It’s ok, won’t listen again but it’s chill in a funky way.

This does nothing for me, some songs are a little annoying actually.

Not really my vibe but I get it. A little boppy. I get how this became a classic. Different for the time, as far as performing at a prison, but Cash is also killing it for this crowd and he’s speaking down to earth to them in between songs. That alone is kinda cool. Plus tracks like Cocaine Blues are boppy.

Modern classic in its genre. It’s dope to see the female pov of what guys usually brag about in songs: bachelor life, sleeping around, tricking off, etc. It’s most interesting when it turns bittersweet and she’s talking about how this is her lifestyle but she wants more and doesn’t know how to get more. Kind of relatable even as a guy.

Dogs distracting me but I like what I heard.

Surprisingly disappointed. Nothing really hit me. Love in the Dark was good tho. River Lea is fine. Then Hello is Hello, but that’s it. All I Ask is hard tho, might be better than Hello. But album over all I kinda expected better. Ok Sweet Devotion is amazing, way better than Hello. Fuck these last few tracks saved the album.

This surprised the hell out of me. This a head bopper for sure.

Absolutely unhinged lyrics. I cut it off after Be Sweet.

Not really my kind of music but it’s cool as hell that this is Bjork pre-solo run. Didn’t expect her voice to pop up. I liked that motor song a lot.

I already don’t care for live albums. I care not for live butt rock.

Way better than I expected, shit is a vibe AND a bop.

Wasn’t feeling track 1 but track 2 Kinder Murder is kind of a head bopper. Twelve Steps is ok. Too soon to know is ok. A lot of songs are either ok or not my vibe. I get why it’s on the list but most of this kind of music just ain’t for me.

Classic! Every one of his albums are better than the last.

Experimental as fuck, I’ll give it that, but it’s just noise. Grating as fuck to my ears.

Classic. Amazing stuff.

Felt like listening to the Toy Story theme over and over again, except none of the songs are anywhere near as good as the Toy Story theme.

Excellent jazz. Practically feels like classical music in its execution and it happens to be just as good.

Honestly, too similar to the Beatles. They sound like a cover band. I get that was the sound of the era, but it’s not interesting or innovative when it sounds so same.

It’s listenable. It’s like listening to western music with the sensibilities of a Mamas and the Papas.

It’s interesting because I see the influence of future artists. Like I can see Amy Whinehouse being inspired by this sound especially on It Takes More. That’s the song that jumped out at me most in general. Not much gripped me beyond that.

This fuckin rules!

Holy shit THATS what that 21st century schizoid man sample is from! That’s crazy always thought it was Ozzy Osborn. That along make this a five.

Not bad but a little too mainstream pop rock for me?

Not my vibe, also not my language.

Decent background music.

Classic.

Fake ass Bob Dylan

This is different. I was surprised.

Classic.

Joy Division makes music for lottery sweepstakes winners.

WHY IS THIS INTRO SO FUCKIN LONG???? Ok this is an album that demands a lot of patience. You have to be really patient with this one but it kind of pays off. Worth it. Title track is my favorite and the crazy intro builds to something I end up liking, too.

Even better than the Folsom one surprisingly. Great stuff.

Holy shit wtf lol this opening track. This album kinda rules.

Butt rock. More like ass rock. Obnoxious.

Conflicted between calling this the worst thing ever or the best thing ever. Sound is incredibly dated and that stunts it the most, but when it bangs, it bangs.

Not bad, not something I’d want to listen to for an hour, lost its novelty for me after awhile, but worth it to get to the last song Wolf at the Door.

Feels weird rating this without listening but I can’t find this streaming anywhere.

It’s chill.

Beautiful.

Classic. Still holds up as one of the all time best rap albums.

Not bad. Not bad at all. Railroad is cute tho.

This sounds fucking terrible.

So calming and serene. Straight shooter is my favorite but also really like Call Your Name and others like Got a Feelin. Good old school, carefree stuff.

Did not think I would like this album for some reason but holy shit so good. You can see the foundations of punk being built in real time while listening. So many great punk rock albums borrow elements from this and it’s evident. Besides the influence, music is just good. Anarchy in the UK of course stands out obviously but the others are bangers too like Bodies, Seventeen, and Holiday in the Sun.

Still classic grunge. Holds up.

Great stuff.

It's not bad, interesting sound (I keep thinking Elton John if he tried punk), just not really my vibe.

These instrumentals are kinda crazy good especially Aumgn.

Ok this is my jam. I really like this. Rockin’

Wonder is wonderful, as always.

It’s chill. Catchy.

Nothing wrong with it just not really for me. I do like how all the songs seem to bleed into each other, that’s always cool to me.

Running Up that Hill is tremendous obviously, that song alone is worth three stars, but nothing else really for me beyond that. Nothing hits the same. It almost starts too high as a track 1 and everything after is just immensely disappointing by comparison.

Some songs are a little dull and others are good until they last too long, but Cry Me a River and Rock Your Body still ring off. Why isn’t the Clipse w credited feature on the second track?

This surprised the fuck out of me. Stellar.

Starts off hot but I got bored by it fast. I think I like U2 in small doses but not album length.

Unexpectedly calming. There was a point where the album just breezed by and I didn’t realize how wrapped into songs like Why Worried Now I was, until I thought “wow, I’ve been listening for 30+ minutes and it doesn’t even feel like it.” I just felt chill and calm. Not even thinking about the music, I just sat in the feeling and got lost in it.

Love this guy’s voice. Oddly soothing songs, soothing yet thunderous.

Feels like a wack ass Sex Pistols. The songs are only like 3 minutes a piece but they feel so much longer because they’re wack. Shit you not, thought I was listening to the album for 20+ minutes after the first two tracks. Only six minutes passed. Ugh.

Vocals are too low, makes it like an instrumental album. But the instruments are good at least. Just wish I could hear the lyrics.

This nigga spittin. Too bad he couldn’t see the spit, too

It’s fine. Some albums are just fine. Not bad but nothing I’m in a rush to hear again. Listenable.

Again, it’s fine. Didn’t hate it like I thought I would so hey that’s something. Decent stuff.

This muthafuckas Jamin’. Was not expecting Bonita Applebum to be the original sample for Fugees Killin Me Softly.

Decent listen. Not for me but decent background music.

Eh, does nothing for me.

She was cookin.

It’s different. It’s not bad, solid stuff. Really liked that song Planet 10.

Ok song.

It’s cool. Starting with Tiny Dancer is ballsy when it’s such a great song. On the other hand, rest of the tracks follow the same style of that song and it becomes less interesting the longer it goes.

Good tunes for the background but why is Respect here twice.

Honestly better than I was expecting. The guitar solo on Eruption is CRAZY. This kind of rock isn’t usually my vibe but it’s solid.

It’s not really doing anything for me. First two tracks were promising but I got bored of the sound fast. Not for me.

Holy shit this surprised the hell out of me. Almost tempted to give it a five, this is fire. Flames from start to finish, especially track one. Title track is so good.

Classic.

Very serene, very demure.

Astrud has such a calm, serene voice and it gives way to calm, serene sounds attached to soothing instrumentals.

Doesn’t hit with the same oomph as their future works (rightfully so, it means that improve with future releases) but when their breakout album is THIS good, it’s easy to see how this wound up being a breakout. Strangelove especially gets hella replay value and the opening track starts with a bang that the rest of the album lives up to.

I don’t … really know what to do with this album. Tone is all over the place which can be a cool thing because it shifts genres so often but it throws off the vibe once it establishes a vibe. Goes from hip hop to line dancing to Jamaican jive to … how do you even categorize this? Works to listen to songs individually depending on what you want to hear in the moment but you don’t get consistent enough of a vibe to really enjoy this fully as a body of work, as a full project. At least on first listen, it’s jarring and unexpected.

First track off rip if awful. Bad first impression that’s hard to pull me back. Second track is just a little mediocre. Walkin on Sidewalks and You Would Know are the only decent tracks. The rest is grating. It’s a dull new school band trying to be old school and it’s not landing for me. You Can’t Quit Me is interesting tho and I kinda wish this album was more of that. Truthfully there’s a point it almost grows on me near the end but it’s either too little too late or not enough to change my mind significantly.

Super tranquil, peaceful listen. Calming.

Some lines don’t really age well, as in the “safe” Common saying specific slurs, but these bars are good. great even. Common Sense is spittin.

Not bad.

I don’t like this trucker genre of music.

I usually don’t rate an album this high on a first listen but holy shit this is so good. I love this. It’s smooth but rugged. Serene but I can pinpoint the sound as an edgier time in music. It’s almost indescribable but you can really feel this shit. And what a feeling.

I don’t think I like Led Zeppelin.

I try not to give 5s to albums that I listen to for the first time, as I need to live with with an album longer than that to love it, but holy shit, this album fucks. No skips whatsoever and most songs I outright fuck with heavy. Not sure if I’ll feel the same later, but damn this album feels great.

Not bad, but not into hearing dancehall music outside the dance hall. At the very least, I’m just not really in the mood for this kind of music right now, especially outside of a club setting. That might change if everything aligned correctly, but not being in the mood and everything else, I grew tired of the sound after track one.

Not bad but a bit forgettable.

This album kinda rules. Beck kinda rules. Who would’ve thought? I don’t care what the internet says, Beck is pretty great.

Groovy.

I like the concept of every song bleeding into each other to make one song. I just wish I liked the song it produced here more. A little too slappa da base energy for me.

This is cute. Longer I sit with it, the more I really like it. Gets better the longer you listen, too.

Otis killin jt

I’m surprised how much I like this, especially after not liking Morrison Hotel. Starts off strong with Break On Through and it maintains that momentum. Twentieth Century Fox rocks especially. The innuendo of Back Door is CRAZY tho. Then The End is kind of a beautiful way to end an album.

Oh wait, Baba O’Riley is THAT song??? Who, I did not recognize your game. Too bad nothing really hits after that. The Wife is ok tho. Song is Over is chill. Alright I’m hating, Getting in Tune is cool too. That whole last 1/3 of the album kinda go crazy.

Super chill, kind of reminds me of Father John Misty but more tranquil.

Really good jazz that borders between serene and eerie.

I see the king in BB King so why can’t you?

It’s fine, it’s listenable. It’s alright.

Calm jazz.

Title track is goated and always has been. Rest of the album is pretty damn good too.

EWF were them ones, had no idea they did Shining Star. So much soul in every song, but different variations of soul that each song feels different, but with so much love and passion put into them like with All About Love.

Someone could tell me that this is objectively the greatest rap album of all time and I truthfully would have a hard time trying to argue. I guess it ain’t hard to tell.

I kind of had expectations because the title, the album cover, even the name all looked wicked cool to me. But this failed to captivate me or leave an impression. I genuinely don’t remember how these songs sound. Which is a shame.

Gripped me from the start, she’s got a great voice with emotion behind each lyric.

This surprised me a lot, the world is a vampire. Too long of an album tho.

This is kind of great, real breezy listen. Was over before I knew it. Reminds me of a mix between Father John Misty and Tom Waits.

I feel like I heard the opening track somewhere before but can’t really place it.

Frank was cookin with track 1, but the rest is a little too old timey for me. Like buddy is talkin about “making Whoopi” what are we doing. Smooth talker tho, he says things well, well spoken fella. Slicker than a can a paint.

Doesn’t do anything for me, not my vibe.

I love the sound, but the announcements in between take me out.

These muthafuckas don’t miss.

Kinda boring, not gonna lie.

Not gonna lie, especially after that My Heart Still Beats, I can’t help thinking “Now I see why Beyoncé was pegged as the breakout star. Kelly and Michele are great but Beyoncé is the clear standout. Still, very good album. Would be better if it wasn’t so long, overstays it’s welcome after awhile. But great stuff here, from the hits to B-sides like Emotion. Didn’t know they had joints like that. Honestly, just when I thought the album lost me, the b sides go crazy.

This album has no reason being this good. Like even outside the classic Mrs. Robinson, joints like America, Overs, Save the Life of a Child, Hazy Shade of Winter, Fakin It, etc all go so fucking hard. I wish it ended on a better note because the last track At the Zoo doesn’t do much for me, but wow what an album.

I dig Invincible and Starlight but that’s about it. Muse isn’t really my vibe I don’t think. First time hearing them. Still, it’s an ok album. Listenable for the most part.

It’s very French. Not a bad thing, but it’s low on instrumentals and high on vocals I don’t understand. Wasn’t into it.

CLASSIC.

Lovely melodies left and right, back to back.

Its ok. I really like Happiness. Cute sound. Boring in some parts but nothing outright bad or offensive. Happiness has replay potential but I doubt I’ll ever peep this project again.

I like the track one remix of daydreaming but nothing else really does anything for me.

Honestly makes for great thinking music and music to work to. A little more hyperactive than the jazz or piano music I usually work to and maybe made it harder to focus, but that isn’t to say that the music is bad. Very, very good hyper instrumentals. It’s kind of like the fight music you’d hear in Marvel vs. Capcom or your average beat em up. Plus, the longer it goes, it becomes oddly soothing. I would say it’s a little too long at three hours but that’s perfect when you’re using it to think/work.

CLASSIC.

So surprised I liked this as much as I did. I usually hate anything classic rock, but there’s practically no skips on here. Woman and maybe Armageddon are my favorites. Even the big Sugar hit goes hard.

Wildly disappointed. Always assumed his actual music was old school, old timey vibes like what he does on the ASAP Rocky feature, that’s kind of what I was in the mood for. This was some classic rock, fake ass Led Zeppelin, bum ass Bon Jovi rip off music.

If it’s not Kashmir, what are we even talking about dude?

I wanted to like this, but it does nothing for me. Cutesy beats don’t really do anything for me, they kind of become grating by minute 20. Interesting arcade sounds mixed with a bohemian sound, but again, grows weary fast and the album just becomes a chore to sit through. I don’t hate it, just disappointed.

Nothing really to this besides Mr. Bright side and Somebody told me, maybe On Top. Smile and Things are ok. A lot of songs are just ok, Brightside is the only real banger.

Did nothing for me.

Did not expect a mostly instrumental album. Not soothing enough for thinking/working music. But it’s ok.

Nah I ain’t jacking this.

CLASSIC. Living for the City especially but the rest of the album holds up better than I remember too.

These reads so smooth. Ends on a high note with Fame but other tracks like Fascination are great too.

Mostly instrumental and it’s listenable for the most part. When it does ease lyrics in their, the lyrics are interesting, like on The Only Way when it questions how God can exist when He let the holocaust happen. Don’t like the Diddy bop song at the end but the rest of the album is listenable. Solid stuff.

This surprised me. Starts off strong off the first track. Every time I thought the album was losing steam, the next track brought me back.

Sweet Thing is cool, only one that’s decent enough to listen through without wanting to skip. Maybe I just wasn’t in the mood for this, but this does nothing for me. I was over this album long before it got going.

CLASSIC. Living for the City especially but the rest of the album holds up better than I remember too.

Super soothing and relaxing instrumentals. Easy to work/think to, even sleep to. Calming for me.

Not quite thinking music but there are some boppy instrumentals. The more lyrical stuff like Praise You or Heaven, though, I don’t care for and take me out a bit. Other times, it’s a little too electronica even for my tastes. But ultimately a decent listen.

I’m already not an Eminem fan, this shit gets insufferable and overstays its welcome fast. By time I get to Role Model, I’m desperately waiting for this album to end, tempted to skip songs. Good beats, tho, they help the obnoxious lyrics sometimes be listenable but when the beat doesn’t connect (like on Role Model) that’s when it really feels insufferable.

Track 1 feels like a fake David Bowie song but the album soon becomes a straight instrumental album. I loved the instrumental songs. The vocals would hold the album down especially when they were so grating. Like Alfie is an insufferable song for that reason and the vocals heavy ones are the ones I’d skip.

Strong start with track one but loses its allure fast. Lots of skips, annoying voice for the most part. Le Premier almost wins me back though, I really like that one. That song is immensely calming to my ears.

It’s a light Beatles pack that ain’t connecting with me. First track or two is listenable but I can’t listen to that kind of sound for too long without everything feeling samey. I like Hung Up on a Dream tho.

Everything is pretty shippable. Obnoxious sound.

Love the 80s vibes. Well it came out in 1989 so obviously lol but the synth pop is lovely. Soothing. Especially on Run, Vanishing Point, and Love Less.

Good good jazz.

Not bad actually. Pleasantly surprised. Super listenable. Not a single skip and a lot of songs I really like including Baby’s Got Sauce. Rap infused with a groovy beat poetry sound.

Did not think this would cook like that judging by the cover. Color me surprised. This is good ass country, the best country album I heard in a minute. First track off rip is great, even the more upbeat songs like Mary Come around are great, but I prefer the more low key tracks, the slower stuff like Grand Tour, Who Will I Be Loving Now and Darlin.

I wanted to like this, I wanted to give this a chance, but for the life of me I could not give a shit about any of it.

It’s like there are no skips on this. Really calming head bopper, chill and calm music. Favorite Marley album I’ve heard so far easily.

I can’t get jiggy with this shit.

Not bad, just doesn’t leave much of an impression. “On How Your Love is Strong” is the first song to get my ears to perk up, but most of these songs sound exactly like that. “Needle of Death” is another one. Decent stuff but most of these sound the same with different lyrics and few, if any, standout for me. Very Bob Dylan inspired it seems, which I can at least appreciate on some level.

CLASSIC.

Incredibly calming music.

It’s fine. Just fine.

Incredibly calming. I can listen to this all day.

Heard this before but this is way better than I remember. First listen I knew it was a solid early effort from Bowie, but on a second listen, it still ranks among his very best.

Coincidentally heard this like 2 days ago lmao. Loved this, love the Herbie Hancock sound. You’d be hard pressed to find a Herbie Hancock album or, hell, a song I won’t like.

Feels like an extension of that Mello Gold, Loser era of Beck. I like Loser but not that much. Nothing really hit as a result. I prefer the more experimental Beck we got on Sea Change. Not that I’m comparing and contrasting but stating my preference as to why quintessential Beck did nothing for me.

Nothing really hits except The Passenger. Very disappointing.

Starting with the classic Karma Chameleon kind of sets it up for failure. Nothing really compares after, though I do like Black Money.

Merry Christmas.

I’m surprised. Reed Rules, low key a lot of these are ballads.

OH! THAT’S where THAT sound effect is from! Album is worth it 5 out of 5 for that alone, my mouth dropped hearing it on Roundabout (which is also a great, funky head boppy sound even if you don’t recognize the sound effect). Puts you in a cheery mood.

Too Beatles lite without a Beatles punch.

I was expecting something harder from the title. Not too different from that last Who album I didn’t like.

What a pleasant surprise! Honestly saw the name and got them mixed up with the Foo Fighters Pretenders record, but this is a great example of girl rock. Very few skips. I think my favorites are Precious, Cant Control Myself, Brass Pockets, Lovers of Today and Up the Neck. A lot of good stuff here.

Almost entirely instrumental. Some small hints of hip hop near the middle and gets a little more EDM-esque near the end. But a great vibe when you need to think or listen to something to help you focus.

It’s not bad. I just wasn’t really in the mood to hear something this moody, so I was a little bored by it, but I recognize how interesting and intricate the sound is. Maybe I’ll give it a relisten on a day I’m in the moody for such slow, methodical moodiness now that I know what I’m going into. Such a powerful voice and sound. Feels like he’s trying to take me to church at a time when I wasn’t in the mood to go. That’s the only reason why it doesn’t connect and even then, it connects enough for me to see merit in it. I know how much I’d enjoy it under the right circumstances.

I’m so good on this.

Fantastic instrumentals. Great use of samples. Beats are bumping and calming.

I appreciate it as an instrumental but forgettable sound, ultimately.

Not bad at all. Not sure I’ll ever go back to it. But it’s listenable. Even if it starts to overstay it’s welcome for me halfway after “It’s the End of the World…” That might just be my least favorite song on here, which is funny because I think it’s their most famous, but that’s when it starts losing me. Their style gives way to a lot of songs that sound samey and that styles becomes grating for me after this song.

Holy shit, I had a feeling I’d like this but this is terrific. No skips at all. 80s vibrance at its finest. I feel it in my heart and soul. Hard to pick a favorite. Through the Night, She Bop, Money Changes Everything … and we haven’t even discussed the hits yet.

Excellent instrumentation.

Big fan of Song 2 and Beetlebum, as well as Death of a Party, but the sound starts to get repetitive and I lose interest.

Very funky. Mothership Connection and of course Give Up the Funk stand out the most. Really breezy, doesn’t even feel like 40 minutes.

This one really surprised me. Great album, breezy. Left me wanting more. Some tracks feel a bit Bowie inspired but that’s me being nit picky if I wanted to criticize this album. Loved the first track Tell Me Why and Southern Man. Started the album just repeating track one over and over.

Low key, this is kind of a great album. Shocked me, one of the best movie soundtracks I ever heard. Soothing intro that turns into a calming instrumental album.

If not for Jump, this would be kind of a dud, and even then Jump is a little too long. Drop Dead Legs kind of decent tho.

This album kind of rules. I can see myself boosting this to five stars with future listens. The first intro track alone, what a first impression!

The Bucket is the closest we get to a decent track and it flies off the rails near the end of the song. Day Old Blues is ok, then you get a grating hook. Everything else, the lyrics are practically incoherent. The sound is this discernible clanging, it’s just noise, and when the sound is listenable or dare I say good like a Day Old Blues or a Bucket, the singer’s grating voice ruins it. It’s weird, cause I’ve heard a couple Kings songs before this, I heard Sex on Fire and Closer and always liked those, maybe it’s nostalgia, but either way, this kinda sucks by comparison. Maybe they just didn’t find their sound yet at this stage?

Wasn’t as impressed with this one as I am with their Brothers in Arms album so this was a little disappointing. Maybe a little more upbeat by comparison in a way I didn’t like.

I get triggered whenever I hear Just What I Needed.

Not really my vibe honestly. I’m a little bored by it. Nothing too bad to the ears, nothing I wanna skip, it’s listenable, just not enjoyable for me.

Kind of overstays it’s welcome after awhile, but I say that knowing I’m listening to this on my phone in my room. All of DU’s songs are basically club records, made to be heard in a club setting, hence why many of these songs sound repetitive. They’re not really meant to be heard in an isolated environment like this, they’re party anthems meant to be heard in a party setting. Naturally it’s not going to resonate as strongly for me. Still, these are some head boppers, cant deny it, especially Gutfest 89.

Not bad by any means, but doesn’t resonate as strongly as I expected it would. Slight disappointment. It’s a shoulder bopper in most places that loses its effect by the end. Doesn’t have the hits I’m familiar with so maybe that’s a factor. Kind of found myself disassociating waiting for it to end after awhile. Again, not bad, but surprisingly forgettable. Not spectacular by Temptations standards to me, it’s decent but that’s me being nice because I have a soft spot for the group.

It’s tough to call this better than Blonde on Blonde, my favorite Dylan, but if I had to, guess I gotta go with the classic. Desolation Row, Tom Thumb’s Blues, the title track, Like a Rolling Stone, it’s a litany of bangers.

I don’t expect to revisit the album again, but I like this a lot more than I expected. Some songs may have replay value.

Feels like a pioneering sound that would make rock bands like The Rolling Stones and Blue Oyster Cult famous. These guys pre-date the latter and only came out a couple years after the stones. Sounds like the most beloved classic bands of the 60s with a psychedelic twist. First couple tracks took me some getting used to, but once I got adjusted, I enjoyed this more than I expected. I really like Splash 1, favorite song in the album. Again, better than expected, but I don’t think it needs to be as long as it is at 90 minutes. Lost me around the 40 minute mark, if it was closer to that length, I might’ve rated it higher.

I’m really not impressed. It’s not terrible, just 90s dad rock. Hallelujah is a classic though. For that song alone, I see why this album has a best ever reputation. If there were more songs like that, I’d turn the corner on this album. That and Forget Her, I could’ve used more of.

I kinda loved this to my surprise. Super serene. Exactly what I like out of 60s music like this. Surprisingly creative too, the heartbeat to close out the album was kind of crazy.

These whisper ass ballads. Speak up, Bob.

Always knew this was a classic, but I love how cinematic this feels. Tells a story in a way that I can visualize a movie in my head. Masterful storytelling for a debut especially.

Just the right length, ends before overstaying it’s welcome. Surprisingly calm. Quite a few tracks I like and the last one is a great one to end on.

I usually love instrumentals, I like electronica, this just sounds grating. Maybe I’m just in a mood and not in the mood to hear this rn, but I don’t like this.

I lost interest pretty fast. Not bad, just for me.

One star for Psycho Killer, and even that song is a little overrated. All these tracks are either forgettable or skippable.

Not bad. The wannabe-Sid Vicious voice sounds a little annoying and grating in parts, but some of this is quite good. Psycho Cupid might be my favorite track, it’s so different.

It’s fine? Inoffensive, nothing spectacular but definitely not bad. Nothing I care to seek out again. I Remember Me is nice.

Stuff like this typically isn’t my vibe, but this is the kind of greatness that’s undeniable. I’d be crazy to call this bad or just say I dislike it completely. Songs like Johnny 99 particularly I really like. Same with Highway Patrolman. The album gets increasingly enjoyable the longer it goes.

Kind find this streaming (on Spotify at least) but I remember listening to this a year or so ago and really liking it. Acknowledge Your Own History was one of the tracks I remember going back to a lot.

Very powerful vocal range. Love the voice, very strong. Lyrics and instrumentation is beautiful and somber. Won me over immediately especially with For Today I am a Boy. Not a skippable track on here. As much as themes of family and freedom can prove to evoke depressing emotions, the sincerity in the lyrics and the choice of melodies and piano chords makes the whole affair so calming to me. I kind of loved this. I did love this.

Didn’t expect my two favorite Nick Cave songs - Henry Lee (my favorite) and Stagger Lee - to be on this album. Instant win. Rest of the album is tremendous too, my kind of somber blues. Where the Roses Grow and The Kindness of Strangers (so heart wrenching, the crying in the background makes the song for me on an emotional core), loved those especially. What an album. Modern blues done right.

Q Tip might be one of the top 5 best rap lyricists in hip hop history. And he’s not #5 or #4.

Good in spades, but I got bored of it halfway through. Morning Glory, the song, is great though. That never gets old even if other songs on here don’t leave as strong of an impression on me.

This one kind of surprised me. Loved Goldfinger and Girl from Mars. Lost interest by the second half but a part of me feels like the project will one day grow on me.

Had no idea they did God Only Knows AND Wouldn’t It Be Nice. Other than that, I don’t give a shit.

My kind of jam. Calming.

I actually like this even more than Nebraska. And Nebraska is pretty great. This though? Banger. After banger. After banger. After banger. After banger. After banger. After banger. After banger. After banger. After banger. After banger. After banger. After banger. After banger. After banger. After banger. After banger. After banger. After banger.

Breezy album, part of me wishes it was longer. Quintessential country.

I’m not the biggest Led Zeppelin fan but I enjoyed this way more than I was expecting. Smooth listen to have in the background. Banger after banger. Could not end on a better note, I love When the Levee Breaks.

Part of me wants to say I just wasn’t in the mood for this, and the other wonders if this simply isn’t my kind of music.

Way better than expected. This kind of goes crazy, kind of a vibe. Caught myself head bopping without realizing about 3 tracks in and I hardly stopped head banging.

Nice lil head bopper. Writer in the Dark still goes hard, favorite on the album. Hard Feelings is a sexy track and a lot of these and nice optimistic tracks, it’s overall a more uplifting and involved contrast to the previous album.

I stopped caring pretty fast. Not for me. Lost steam after track one, truthfully.

This is really calming and good focus instrumentals. Good chance I go back to this.

This really didnt move me much, almost feel like giving it two stars is being too generous but I didn’t hate it, even if it is just some doo wop Beatles.

This album puts me in a sexy mood lol

Already not a fan of classic rock, then “Look at Last Nite” sounds like a fake ass David Bowie/Elton John. It’s one thing to rip these guys off, but it doesn’t even fit the album. That kind of fires me up, not gonna lie.

It’s a soothing listen.

This is really good. “Wrote a Song for Everyone,” obviously “Bad Moon Rising,” Sinister Purpose, and Glory Be are my favorites. Also really like the live Suzy Q on the deluxe. I feel like I’ll revisit this again.

Kind of disappointing. Maybe it’s just dated? Like the Fred Durst song is cringe, some tracks like Got the Life are skippable, and even the Ice Cube song is just ok. Freak on a Leash is still great tho.

Not really what I expected. I expected hard rock but I like seeing that this is where Lenny came from as far as his roots go. Really started to like this album after My Precious Love. I dig that, Rosemary, and Built This Garden For Us. I like the flower power vibe. Sounds like an infusion of late stage Beatles with Jimi Hendrix.

I think I’m good on Jerry. Not my mind if style.

They have a unique style, but this is one of those albums where the style is so prevalent that it feels a little repetitive after all. Still, I can appreciate this album as pioneering a specific sound in hip hop. Plus, even when the sound gets old, some of these songs don’t get old. Songs like “Burn Hollywood Burn” are great. Saved the best for last with “Fight the Power.” Most of these songs are great and enjoyable in isolation, it’s just hard to hear so much of the same style back to back.

Love it, tranquil when I need tranquil. Deserving of repeat listens immediately.

I wish I was more invested in this sound.

Honestly kind of bored by this one.

Not bad.

I don’t think I like Blur. End of a Century might be the only half-decent track on here for me. Everything else is insufferable, grating, and practically unlistenable.

Great music to cook to. Nice grungy, serene. Sometimes instrumental, sometimes like a modern Bob Dylan with an edge to it.

I don’t expect to listen to this again but it’s ok. Very country, not what I expected from the cover or the title. Speaking of, title track is best song.

Heard it before and it still holds up. Silky smooth tracks.

I’m not familiar with R.E.M. so this one surprised me. Really liked it. It’s like a poppier Alice In Chains.

A little longer than necessary, don’t think this needed a double disc, but I liked jt more than I expected. That Mother song was great.

LOVE THIS ALBUM. This is a top 10 album in his discography for me, and he’s got like 40 albums (heard them all) so that’s high praise. Good mix of his signature rock sound with stunning instrumentals.

I don’t think I like the Police? Just really bored by all these songs. Not my vibe. Walking in your Footsteps is at least half decent but even then I’ll never go back to it. definitely not going back to the album in total.

Miles is the GOAT. Nuff said.

Vibing with this heavy. Really unique sound.

This one really surprised me. I didn’t care for their London Calling album but I really liked this and their usage of that rebel rock sound. Just short enough before it overstays it’s welcome.

I did not expect to love this as instantly off a first listen as I did here. Never heard of the artist formerly known as Terence Trent D’Arby or Sanada Maitreya, though I recognize hearing “Wishing Well” somewhere. You hear hints of Prince a Michael Jackson influences but in a way that amalgamated into something so unique and funky. Kind of more spiritual than either MJ or Prince, intentional or not (though it has to be intentional, right?) No skips whatsoever, it’s all fantastic.

It’s ok but maybe not for me. Decent background music while cooking but I lost interest pretty fast, especially after “How I Could Just Kill a Man,” which is the big hit from this record, but I didn’t totally care for.

This is a tricky one to rank. Music like this is good to listen to when you’re active doing something, anything, on a walk, workout, driving, cooking etc. But at rest it just feels like noise. Ideally you’d want to hear this in concert in a loud setting, and that definitely hurts the experience too, but you’ve got to at least be doing something active to enjoy it. I started off just listening at rest to this, laying down as I do most music, and I wasn’t feeling it, but for the other half I decided to test my usual above theory, listen while active, and it resonates a little stronger as a result. If you’re going to listen, do it while doing something productive.

GREAT album.

This one really surprised me. Never listened to a full Madonna album before. This is far more experimental than I would’ve expected. Came very close to lifing this. It’s a mix of pop and house music. Loses me with the last 3 songs because it overstays it’s welcome, but that's still a good hour of good music.

As a lifelong Beatles hater, I liked this a smidge more than I expected. I think I got to the root of why I’m not a big fan. It’s because this is the unpolished grassroots of pop music. Influential, yes, but in being unpolished, it lacks the fine tuning we know pop to have now. Beatles music has the foundation of pop without the polish or substance. Can be catchy at times, but way too repetitive to the point you get sick of the song so easily. Why Don’t we do it in the Road is one example. Dear Prudence and maybe even Glass Onion are good examples. Alternatively, stuff like Julia is just plain great, and if they had more songs like Julia, I’d be more inclined to understand why theyre viewed as the kings of pop bands.

Peaks with Paint it Black, but the rest is still solid.

In the Street kind of blew my mind, finding out that the Cheap Trick song for That 70s Show is a cover is kind of wild. I wasn’t excited going into this album, but that was a pleasant surprise. Otherwise, this isn’t my style and I don’t expect to listen to this again. It’s okay.

I don’t know why, but I was under the impression going in that this would be a heavy metal album. As much as I like metal, this was a pleasant surprise. Very vibey. Smooth and calm like how I like it. I’ll revisit this one day.

The bar was always going to be high since Cult of Personality is one of my favorite songs ever, but Vivid delivers. No skips.

Some of the best guitar riffs I’ve ever heard. Most of this is instrumental and I wish it was entirely instrumental, because the instrumental aspects are so good. Lyrics aren’t bad or anything, the instrumentation is just that good.

I usually like The Pet Shop Boys (or at least I really like their It’s a Sin song from another album), but this was boring for me.

I’ve heard Carpenters before but this is much better than expected. Much calmer than expected on a day I needed calm and the first few songs immediately are fire. Kinda love this.

It’s kind of just background noise for me. I don’t see the hype.

Bored the piss out of me. Low rent version of Mamas and the Papas. In fact, it’s every 60s-70s folk rock band you’ve ever heard, but generic.

It’s fine.

Interesting opener. I kinda like Man, Shutdown, and It Aint Safe even if I’ll probably never listen to them again. Other than that, everything else is kind of abysmal. Awful even. I fail to see what’s so must listen about this album so I’m surprised this is included on this 1001 albums list.