1001 Albums Summary

Excellent album. Reminiscent of all-night work sessions in Uni. Ethereal and melancholic.

Good album with some excellent lyrics.

Some good songs, but the album as a whole is a bit samey for the most part.

A high three. Some classics on there and overall an excellent classic rock album. Classic rock just doesn't always do it for me, though.

High 3. Good Britpop with some genuinely top notch songs. A sign of the times.

Great album which includes one of the classic rock songs of all time, Free Bird. Plenty of other great songs, too.

High 3. Some good songs on there that I'd never heard.

Not my cup of tea. Repetitive and boring.

Solid classic rock, a high 3.

Decent album, but The Cure's vocals aren't my thing.

Country and western doesn't hit quite right when it's pouring down outside.

Better than I expected. Generic, easy-access rock with some solid guitar work. Nothing 'exceptional' about it though.

Interesting album. Electronic music isn't my thing but this was relaxing, relatively enjoyable and quite weird.

Didn't really capture my attention. Not my style of rock.

Good lounge rap album. Seems like one of those albums that gets better with subsequent listens.

Blues is not my favourite, but this was... listenable. The talent is undeniable.

The musicianship is unquestionable. More of a criticism of me, really, but I felt on the cusp of understanding the music, but I may be too stupid to fully appreciate jazz. It was an enjoyable listen, though.

Pretty faultless pop album that I enjoyed, despite not actually liking pop music.

One of the first albums I ever bought. The nostalgia is strong and it still stands up to the test, providing you're in the mood for some angry, angsty music. The Rollin' remix and nine-minute outro are unnecessary, though.

I feel like I may have rated this higher if I was in a club rather than working. Decent enough, I'm just not into techno or house.

Cracking album, full of bangers and very enjoyable even for somebody who isn't usually fond of this genre of music.

More enjoyable than I expected. A bit samey and monotone at times but still decent.

One half decent song but largely I couldn't wait for it to end.

Not my style of music, but excellent vocals and a relatively enjoyable album to have on in the background.

I was unimpressed at first but this album grew on me massively as it went on. I'll definitely revisit.

Below-average Britpop from a bloke who can't really sing. Boosted to 2 stars because of the presence of a couple of classics from my childhood.

I really just don't like dance music. I can see the appeal of this and it's not a bad album, but it's not for me.

Second half was better than the first. It's a 2.5, so I'll give it the benefit of the doubt because I'm probably just too stupid to understand jazz.

He's just a very good artist, isn't he? Not generally my style of music but I'll be revisiting this album.

Never heard these before but they're definitely worth another listen. Close to a 4, but not quite there. 3.5

Excellent classic prog rock. Tom Sawyer fantastic and some just fantastic musicianship throughout.

A decent, if largely unmemorable, experience.

I was there for it at the start and excited about what was to come. Unfortunately, nothing particularly interesting followed, and by the end I was just waiting for it to finish so I could move on to something else.

It's folk rock so I struggle to rate it any higher than a 3, but it was decent enough.

I had never listened to any OutKast bar the radio hits, so I was pleasantly surprised by this. Some very good tracks and it just about scrapes a 4 for me.

This was just... Nice. I can't put my finger on why, but it was just a very enjoyable listen.

Banger after banger after banger. You don't even have to be intoxicated. This worked just as well at 7am on a train.

Better than the majority of 60s rock, but still very much of its time.

Just sort of mediocre pop / R&B. It wasn't offensive, but nothing stood out to me.

A flawless 90s thrash metal album. It has 3-4 of my favourite Metallica songs on it, and it's been that long since I listened to it all the way through that I'd forgotten how good the rest of it was.

This is annoying. I put off listening to this album for over a week because of the length. Speakerboxxx is excellent. I really enjoyed it, and it's a four-star album for me. The Love Below is less to my taste, and by the time I was two-hours into a constant stream of OutKast I was pretty sick of it.

This was my second two-hour long album in a row, so it may be the bias and fatigue talking, but I was happy when it finished. Nothing offensively bad about it, it's just a bit dull.

It was okay.

Like a walk through Bob Dylan's life.

One of those albums where it sounds like the vocals were conceived entirely separately from the rest of the music and the bass player demanded to play a starring role. My dad would love it. He probably has it, actually.

Just... Nothing really stands out.

I forgot how good this album is. Just full of absolutely cracking songs from start to finish.

Fast-paced and blessedly short. I can see why people like this, but it's not for me.

I want to give this a 4, but it's just not quite there. There are a few really good songs and it does do things a little different from a generic rock album. A high 3.

Good. Not my style, but still pretty enjoyable.

Didn't expect to like this as much as I did. More varied than I expected, a *big* voice and just an overall quality listen.

Street Life is a solid 4/5 track. The proceeding 30-minutes of jazz instrumentals wore a little thin, though. More Street Life, less instrumental.

Just generic, bland rock.

Sort of, alright I guess. Wishy-washy, but relatively listenable. Nothing to write home about.

The live songs at the end saved it a bit. Up until that point it was repetitive and largely boring.

Smooth as butter, but I can't imagine a scenario where I would play any of these songs apart from a date-night playlist where I'm hoping to get lucky. I guess for that alone it deserves a 3.

Some good stuff here, well-known stuff. Not my 'type', but good for what it is and deserves a 3.

A few great songs on here that stand the test of time. A low 4 just due to a small portion of it ageing poorly.

A tough one. It's fairly catchy, clearly significant, and well done, but I just don't like it all that much.

Great voice, a few catchy tunes. Another one that just isn't my style. I wouldn't turn it off if it came on, but I'd never seek it out.

I appreciate experimental and ambient music, but this just wasn't that interesting. There was nothing to hold onto so it just sorta of drifted from start to finish and left me constantly checking how long was left on it.

I wasn't that impressed by this on the first listen, but I forgot to review so I listened again and liked it much more on the second run through. A low 4.

I just don't really like Prince that much. This is 'alright'.

I understand this is experimental, but there is next to no cohesion across this album. It just feels like a lot of shit thrown at a wall and only a minuscule amount sticks.

It's alright, I guess. I appreciate the concept and the cohesion, but it just doesn't grab me.

More generic-sounding country music.

Surprisingly excellent. Started off really, really strong and only got slightly weaker before ending on the high of evermore. I started off at a high 4, but I started listening again to pick out the highlights and realised that almost every song is a highlight. Extra-special highlights: willow, champagne problems, gold rush, tolerate it, no body no crime, ivy, and evermore.

Decent, if unmemorable album. Writing this review a few days after listening to it and I can't really remember any songs, but it was relatively enjoyable to listen to.

This disappointed me. I remember MGMT bursting onto the scene when I was a teenager and, while it's still decent, it hasn't really stood the test of time. "Time to Pretend" and "Kids" are still impressive, but the album as a whole didn't.

A high 3 / low 4. I love the musicianship. Some excellent drumming and guitar work, but that 80s style of metal vocals just doesn't vibe with me. I probably won't add any of these songs to my playlist, so for that reason I'm going to have to say a 3.

Decent country rock, but nothing stood out for me. It was a pleasant listen and I wouldn't mind it being on, but I'm not actively putting any of this on my own playlist.

Loved it. Dramatic beats, cool lyrics, great guest appearances. Highlights: Shakey Dog, The Champ, Clipse of Doom, Underwater, Three Bricks.

Yeah, I mean it's good soul / funk music, but I just don't like soul or funk music. I wouldn't add any of these songs to my playlist, but I also wouldn't actively be annoyed if it came on.

Very listenable, even though I don't really like soul. I can see why it's considered a classic.

Very 60s. Listenable and relatively enjoyable, but is it enough to push it into a 4? Probably not.

Started off quite strong, but I didn't enjoy the second half so much. Nice guitars and drums. Lost Women the highlight.

I'd like this if it wasn't Rod Stewart, but I can't get past his annoying trait of singing in an American accent. A shame.

This sounds like the sort of album that gets better with each subsequent listen. Started off with an absolute cracker in One Hundred Years before falling off slightly. A low 4, but possibly rising with future listens.

The Spotify link only includes side one of four. It's nice soul music, but I'm just not that into soul. I can't fault it though, it's a fairly enjoyable thing to have on.

I was excited but apprehensive when this came up. Sigur Ros were one of my favourite bands as a late teenager but it had been a while since I'd listened to them in earnest. It did not disappoint. A relaxing background ambiance punctuated by periods of intensely emotional music. It drags you down before sweeping orchestral segments fling you back up, evoking a sense of hopefulness that genuinely brought tears to my eyes and a smile to my face at times. Staralfur, Ny Batteri, and Hjartao Hamast are the standout tracks in a fantastic post-rock album second only to ( ).

Just another mediocre 70s rock-ish album with nothing that really captures the attention.

Great dad-rock. You could probably put this entire album on at a wedding and nobody would complain. More Than A Feeling and Peace Of Mind the highlights.

1 star feels a tad too harsh, but this was a really tough listen. All the negatives of punk, specifically the vocals, but without any of the positives. Without any of the feeling. Just a janky, synthy layering of noise.

Plenty of bangers. I imagine this would be cranked up to a 5 if I was having a few drinks and getting ready for a night out. As it happened, I listened to it during a Saturday morning at work and it was still a cracking time. Highlights Song for Lindy and The Weekend Starts Here.

I don't really know what this is, but I like it. I'm a sucker for orchestral backing and experimental, rock-based music. Sort of reminds me of a cross between Sigur Ros and the In Rainbows days of Radiohead. Chicago and The Seer's Tower the highlights, but that could change on another listen.

The music was good, but I really could have done without the French man simply speaking over the top of it.

Just mediocre, unmemorable, noughties hip-hop. I'd like to include a highlight song to add to my playlist, but I genuinely can't even remember any of the songs.

I don't really know what to say about this. It was decent, but I can't really think of any tracks that were standout enough to bring this up to a four-star album for me.

Generally speaking I'm not a fan of punk, but this was an enjoyable listen. Accessible and catchy riffs. Barmy and My New House the standout tracks.

I think this would've been a 4 if I was listening to this in my garden in June, rather than in the middle of winter in a dark office. Concrete Jungle and High Tide or Low Tide are good.

A genuine shock. I've listened to Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds before but was turned off by Cave's voice. I still don't really like it. Fuck, I'm not even sure Nick Cave likes Nick Cave's voice, but it fits the bill perfectly in this album. Full of atmosphere, inventive lyrics, great musicianship. Where the Wild Roses Grow, Song of Joy, Henry Lee, and The Curse of Millhaven standout tracks in an album full of them.

Top-tier 80s pop. Sounds like it was recorded in a big shipping container. Shout and Everybody Wants to Rule the World the highlights.

More great pop from the 80s/90s era. Fall At Your Feet, Weather With You, and Four Seasons In One Day are all absolutely excellent and the whole album is very listenable.

Listenable R&B. Lost Ones, Superstar and When It Hurts So Bad the highlights

Large portions of this album fade into obscurity, but bangers like I'm Shakin' and Freedom at 21 save it from mediocrity.

Surprisingly enjoyable, but not something I'll listen to again. Great voice and catchy music. Come Next Spring and The Girl From The Streets the standout tracks.

Ironically named because this is perhaps one of the least thrilling albums I've ever listened too. Ponderous, repetitive, and almost offensively bland. At one point one of them tuned down their guitar and I thought something might happen, but then the harmonica came out and the vocalist repeated the same innane lyrics 15 times on the trot.

It's okay, but just a bit unremarkable. Southern Man and Birds the standout tracks.

Probably a three-and-a-half, but I'll give it the benefit of the doubt. Rock that just keeps moving you along with no let-up. Red Morning Light is a fantastic start, Happy Alone and Molly's Chambers are crackers.

The fivest of fives. Not a mediocre song on the album, let alone a bad one. A masterpiece from start to finish. Highlights are too many to mention, but Breed, Polly, and Smells Like Teen Spirit take it, with an honorable mention to the assault on the ears that is Endless, Nameless.

My heart sank a little when I saw an 80-minute blues album pop up, but this was a very nice surprise. The jams were awesome, with specific highlights being You Don't Love Me, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, and Whipping Post.

I can understand having this on in the background at a bar or cafe, but actively listening to it is just downright boring. Maybe I'm just not sophisticated enough for jazz.

Pleasant listen. Long Promised Road the standout track.

A good listen, but a bit too much filler. It starts off with the masterpiece that is Blue Orchid, but it can never quite match those highs again. Blue Orchid, The Denial Twist, and Instinct Blues the standout tracks.

Decent humour in the lyrics, but the music and vocals just didn't do it for me.

A very fun album with some nice, catchy riffs. I Believe in a Thing Called Love, Love Is Only a Feeling, Friday Night, and Love on the Rocks with No Ice the highlights.

This started off very wishy-washy and I was almost convinced nothing could save it from the mediocrity of a 2* rating. Electricity and Broken Heart saved it. Cop Shoot Cop was okay until I realised it's 17 minutes long.

A low 4. Most of the tracks are a bit too short to get into, but it's solid. Standout tracks are Can't Stand Me Now, Campaign of Hate, and What Became of the Likely Lads.

It was fine. Unmemorable, but fine. Into The Fire and Living Wreck the highlights, but an hour after listening I probably couldn't tell you anything about them, either.

I appreciate the audacity to release a five-disc album topping three hours, but I'm not fucking listening to it all. Life's too short. Gave it an hour - it's decent enough, but I won't be returning.

When I started this project I did not expect to end up as a Nick Cave fan. As mentioned in the Murder Ballads review, I always thought I hated Nick Cave, but this album, like the Murder Ballads, is fantastic. Disc 2 is a bit weaker than Disc 1 and holds it back from a 5, but still very strong. Standout tracks: Get Ready for Love, Hiding All Away, and O Children.

The whole album sounds like the intro to something I have no desire to continue listening to. I try to pick at least one song from each album to add to a playlist, but I can't find any redeeming tracks on this.

Pondering and aimless. I suspect this is probably good if you're stoned, but not so when you're mowing the lawn on a Sunday morning. I reckon the lawnmower was making equally interesting noises. It gets a 2 because I can see a situation where it might be okay.

I gave this about ten minutes on Youtube and it's borderline unlistenable. It sounds like I let my 6-year-old and her friends loose on a saxophone and a drum kit and recorded the results. I understand there must have been a lot of talent required to perform this, but that talent would've been better spent actually producing somewhat coherent music.

Trying to be unbiased here because I love Radiohead, but it's safe to say, this is not their strongest release. It has a strong middle segment with You And Whose Army?, I Might Be Wrong, and Knives Out, but the rest is just a bit... wailing and nothingy.

Tinny and dreary.

Not my usual genre, but this was an enjoyable listen. All Your Love, Have You Heard, and Bernard Jenkins the highlights.

Excellent, reminded me of Nick Cave. Generally just a very enjoyable listen. Highlights were Heartattack and Vine, Saving All My Love For You, On The Nickel, Mr Siegal, and Ruby's Arms.

Decent, if a little unmemorable. It started off a little disappointingly for me before picking up towards the end of Disc 1. Disc 2 was unwelcome, and the whole thing dragged on a bit too long. Cheapskate and You Can See Me the highlights.

Really enjoyed this trip down memory lane. It's probably just the nostalgia, but this had me bopping and singing along at my desk. The two classics, Everybody Hurts and Man On The Moon, as well as The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite, are the highlights.

I think I would have enjoyed this a lot more if I were on an all-inclusive holiday in Spain with a cold pint of lager in my hand. It's exactly what I'd expect to hear emanating from the poolside bar, manned by an olive-skinned bloke who somehow manages to look simultaneously bored and like he has the best job in the world. It doesn't quite hit the same when I'm sitting in front of a computer working. Not offensive, quite pleasant background music, but I can't say I can remember a single track, and I wouldn't knowingly put it on again.

Excellent album, 4.5/5. There's not much more to say. It's a fantastic thrash metal album, but thrash just isn't my favourite genre of metal. Master of Puppets, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), and Leper Messiah are the standout tracks and solid 5/5 songs.

Not offensive, but it's *very* 80s in its cheesiness. Okay to listen to, but I can't say anything stood out whatsoever. Very minor plaudits for Bury Me Deep in Love and Jerdacuttup Man. Also docked some points for being a double album.

I can definitely see why people would love this, and I found it relatively enjoyable. Not enough to bump it to 4* though, with Words, Old Man, and Alabama standing out as very enjoyable.

Very, very 80s, and that is not a positive from me. It's fine to have on, but nothing is particularly appealing to me. Please, Little Treasure is okay.

Excellent album that peaks in the first half but it enjoyable throughout. Highlights are When Will They Shoot, Wicked, and The Predator. Let down slightly, as most rap albums are, by the constant skits and interludes.

I'm just... not that big on The Beatles. Obviously their incredible contribution to music as a whole is appreciated, and the music is okay. A Hard Day's Night and And I Love Her stood out, but the rest just sort of blends into each other.

This was a delight from start to finish. Beautiful vocals. Close to a five-star rating. Highlights were Stolen Car, So Much More, Pass in Time, Central Reservation, Blood Red River, and Feel to Believe.

I may be biased because I saw Green Day a couple of months ago and they were mindblowingly good live, but this is a classic. Tons of highlights, starting with the opening track Burnout and going on to Longview, Welcome to Paradise, Basket Case, When I Come around, and F.O.D.

Almost aggressively "fine". It all sort of blended into the same thing. The only one that half caught my attention was Suburban War. None of it was offensive or bad, it was just largely wishy-washy noughties indie.

More wishy-washy indie that never actually goes anywhere and sounds like it was recorded in a shipping container. I try to pick a highlight from every album, but I genuinely cannot differentiate between or remember any of the songs. It wasn't offensively bad, but I'm tempted to give this 1 star because of how fucking boring the entire thing was.

When I got this, my first thought was "Fuck sake, not another 45 minutes of country rock", but it actually turned out quite enjoyable. Highlights of Borrowed Time, Come on Baby, and New Mama.

Catchy riffs, some great songs and a nice raspiness to her vocals. Highlights were One Way Or Another, Fade Away And Radiate, and Heart of Glass, but it was all pretty enjoyable.

This was one of my first entries into heavy music back in my teenage years, and it holds a special place in my heart for that reason. Full of anger, angst, and energy, there are a few tracks that have been on my playlist for 20 years now, and a few more I'd forgotten about that have been re-added. Highlights are (sic), Wait and Bleed, Eyeless, Spit It Out, Tattered & Torn, Liberate, and Prosthetics. The only negative for me is the inclusion of the various remixes and demos, which don't really add much to the album.

Inoffensive, but the best part of this album was the 11-minute opening track which sounded like the uncut version of the intro to a sci-fi film.

Surprisingly enjoyable. Would've probably got 4 stars if I listened to this sat by the pool with a cocktail. Chan Chan and El Cuarto De Tula the highlights.

Relatively enjoyable to listen to with plenty of catchy melodies and lovely guitar licks. The dodgy lyrical themes bring it down a notch - I'm looking at you, Sixteen. Lust For Life, The Passenger, and Tonight the standout tracks.

I'll confess something here: I haven't listened to this album in full in almost 20 years, when a couple of stoned friends put it on during our A-Level art exam. I can't say I paid much attention at the time, and obviously I've heard the odd track here and there over the years. I was determined not to just whack 5 stars on this because it's iconic. But here I am, whacking 5 stars on this. It is genuinely a masterpiece. The whole album is so cohesive, right down to the end of the final track leading into the start of the opener. It's fantastic all round, with extra credit to Breathe (In the Air), Time, The Great Gig in the Sky, Us and Them, and Brain Damage. It's an album for listening to with few distractions. It's an album I can see myself putting on full blast for a solo motorway journey in the future. That being said, the obligatory endless keyboard solos almost knock it down to a 4.5.