My 1001 Albums Journey

Album	You	Global	Diff
Crazysexycool TLC	5	3.07	+1.93
Deloused in the Comatorium The Mars Volta	5	3.2	+1.8
The World is a Ghetto War	5	3.35	+1.65
Live! Fela Kuti	5	3.44	+1.56
Queen II Queen	5	3.49	+1.51
Surfer Rosa Pixies	5	3.51	+1.49
Bayou Country Creedence Clearwater Revival	5	3.66	+1.34
Metallica Metallica	5	3.79	+1.21
Dookie Green Day	5	3.8	+1.2
This Nation’s Saving Grace The Fall	4	2.89	+1.11

Album	You	Global	Diff
Bookends Simon & Garfunkel	2	3.56	-1.56
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs Derek & The Dominos	2	3.39	-1.39

Paul Simon

4/5

I listened to this album at 1am while reading a gory monster romance novel and it absolutely did not fit the vibes. This needs to be listened to on a summertime solo road trip with the windows down and smelling of sunscreen.

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

3/5

His voice is beautiful. It's a charming album, but it didn't suck me in. Rounding my 3.5 down to 3 stars. I love the songs and the feel of the album, but I don't wanna listen over and over again. Great as background music for a summertime date night.

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

5/5

OK I think you need to be in the right mood for this album and I so was. Loved it. When I need grungy fuck it all feels, this is all it. It made me feel and I was intrigued the whole time.

1984

Van Halen

3/5

2.5 rounding up to 3. It's fine. Not really my genre, so my rating might not be fair. If I was at a dive bar with a good buzz and playing pool, sure, it's alright.

Blunderbuss

Jack White

4/5

I liked it, but it wasn't anything memorable. I would listen to it again, thought. 3.5 rounded up.

Queen II

Queen

5/5

It's funny. I feel like the album morphs from general 70s rock to suddenly by the end, I recognize them as Queen. The last three songs in particular I loved. March of the Black Queen, Funny How Love Is, Seven Seas of Rhye. It was all kind of blendable background noise while I did chores and then Black Queen came on and I was like *gasp QUEEN* So I loved hearing that evolution from beginning to end. Great album. Ends super strong.

Something/Anything?

Todd Rundgren

4/5

Tbh I didn't finish it because it was so long. I'll have to go back for the second half another day and come back to edit this. It was pretty good. 3.5 rounded up to 4.

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

4/5

So cool. Great brunch or easy listening album. First and last songs were my favorite.

Crazysexycool

TLC

5/5

This indeed made me feel crazysexycool. 10 of 10 would listen again.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

2/5

It was boring. I liked Fakin' It and Mrs. Robinson. But 2 of 12 songs? Nah...

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

4/5

Actually, I like it. Wasn't really expecting to like it as much as I did. Maybe it was reading all the bad reviews, but I went in with low expectations. Having never listened to them (to my knowledge anyway), I was happily surprised. It was abstract, improvisatory, complex while also repetitive allowing me to find all the different sounds and moving parts. I wouldn't say I loved it and not all the improvisations sounded all that great musically, but it satisfied the artist and poet (however low-level that may be) in me.

Urban Hymns

The Verve

3/5

It was nice, easy listening. First song was the best, but overall, nice.

Synchronicity

The Police

4/5

I enjoyed it for the most part, but probably wouldn't listen to it much again.

The World is a Ghetto

War

5/5

Man, this one hit so good on the commute today. On the train, eyes closed, feeling the mood of every track. The energy lift of cisco, the bop of Where Was You At, the groove of CityCountryCity (btw that sudden mood change towards the end took me by surprise), the trip in Four Cornered Room (zoom zoom zoom), and Ghetto and Beetles, of course the namesake of the album followed by a great closer. Anyway, I'm done being wordy. Gonna take an immediate 2nd listen because I don't want this to end.

Dookie

Green Day

5/5

Can't help but love Green Day. Maybe it's partly the nostalgia factor, but I can always jam to these guys. Especially like Longview, Welcome to Paradise, and Basket Case.

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

4/5

Never listened to this whole album before. As a concept and artistically, I think it's great, but it's not something where I'd keep going back to listen. I'm torn what to rate it. I think it's an authentic, beautiful self-portrait. 5 star concept, 3 stars for personal listenint preference. Round it to 4 I guess. Favorites were good kid and maad city as well as backseat freestyle.

Apple Venus Volume 1

XTC

3/5

As it went along, I got a bit bored. Very Beatles-like sound. I didn't dislike it, but it didn't inspire any strong emotions or thoughts. Perfectly meh. I saw one review say they knocked it a full star low for the dumb lyrics of your dictionary, and I can't say I blame them. I won't do that, but it was tempting.

The Last Broadcast

Doves

3/5

Listened to this on the couch after supper, cuddling with the dog while it thunderstormed. That was my setting, and it worked so well with this album. Especially with M62, Where We're Calling From, and Satellites. It was pretty good. Very early aughts lofi indie sound. Would I listen again? Maybe. Good for background chillin. Saw some reviews saying it's a better Coldplay, and I definitely agree. So if I were to get a hankering for this genre, I'd pick them.

The Next Day

David Bowie

3/5

Metallica

5/5

Every track has a great hook. For that reason, it's fun, easy listening metal. Great for pumping up while lifting weights or running sprints on interval days. I will give them some credit for helping me get strong. For that reason, five stars 😉

Drunk

Thundercat

4/5

Very chill, cohesive album. I went in with zero expectations and was pleasantly surprised. I probably won't listen to the entire album again, but it was a nice ride this evening while eating cheese and reading my sci-fi book.

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black

Public Enemy

4/5

It was intriguing and entertaining. I would listen again, but it's not something I'd want to listen to on a loop. Three stars for my own personal preferences, but bumping up to four because I hear how it influenced so much for its genre.

Led Zeppelin

5/5

So angsty. All the songs had these subtle builds so you didn't realize they were taking you anywhere until you were there. What a fun ride.

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

Arguably overrating it, but I can't help it. Maybe it's the nostalgia factor creating bias, but Creedence is always a good time. Love their cover of Good Golly Miss Molly. This isn't my favorite album of theirs, but it's still classic Creedence.

Vulnicura

Björk

3/5

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

3/5

It's funny. I feel like the album morphs from general 70s rock to suddenly by the end, I recognize them as Queen. The last three songs in particular I loved. March of the Black Queen, Funny How Love Is, Seven Seas of Rhye. It was all kind of blendable background noise while I did chores and then Black Queen came on and I was like *gasp QUEEN* So I loved hearing that evolution from beginning to end. Great album. Ends super strong.

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

5/5

How did I not know this existed until now? So happy it's in my life.

Live!

Fela Kuti

5/5

Tapestry

Carole King

5/5

I. Love. Carole.

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

4/5

Two quotes from critics, one of the time (1971) and one from the early 2000s, captures the duality I felt while listening to it. The first quote said, "...it's ridiculous to preserve all these jams." While the second said, "...finest live rock...committed to vinyl...best blues rock band at its peak." And I agree with both somehow. Do I think the solo jams are something I want to listen to over and over? No. But I do think for a preservation of music of the time, it holds up.

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

3/5

Harvest

Neil Young

3/5

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

4/5

Iconic

The Last Of The True Believers

Nanci Griffith

3/5

Actually, I quite like it. Wasn't expecting too much. It isn't mind blowing, and I can understand it wouldn't be everybody's cup of tea, but it has a beauty to it. Helped by her beautiful voice.

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

4/5

Heroes

David Bowie

3/5

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

4/5

So 90s, and lucky for the album, it was exactly what I was in the mood for. A stylistic and atmospheric vibe time capsule for its moment in time.

The Dreaming

Kate Bush