1001 Albums Summary

Excellent! Has left me wondering why I've never listened to Tom Petty before!

Excellent! The blend of male and female vox works really well.

This album started as a 1 star, then upped to a 4 star, now I'm giving it the full 5! My mistake was thinking Pink Floyd would be an easy band, they're not, with so much to unpack first listen can feel like a right chore but I urge anyone rating this low to try it again and again. I'm on my 4th listen and its gets better every time. It doesn't top Wish You Were Here or The Wall for me but I can absolutely see why its so well loved. I'm well and truly down a Pink Floyd rabbit hole and loving it!

I adore this album. Solumn, simplistic, introspective and beautiful.

Didnt do it for me - bit nonsensical in a fade into background noise kinda way.

I refuse to listen to this woman. Worst thing to happen to music.

Its good, quite whimsical but definitely not my fave Beach Boysm

I try not to give up on albums but this one is basically unlistenable. Update: I did infact make it through, and hated every second!

I'm not sure what other people are hearing that I'm not, didn't enjoy this at all.

Why are so many people hating on this! Its pretty good! Not worthy of a majority 1 ⭐️ reviews! Bluesy, noisy, adlibbed-ish, nice grooves, quirky and fun! The lyrics go between the absurd and the obscene! While not my new favourite bad, I enjoyed it!

His voice is nice enough but gosh its a bit drab and depressing. Wiki made it sound so good too!

Easy enough to listen to and I really like James' voice however, I found some tracks got lost into background noise. Would listen again but probably wouldn't buy on vinyl!

Not for me, I'm not keen on roots rock at the best of time and this record just hasn't aged well. I definitely feel some albums on this list are here for the influence they had on the wider genre rather than how good they are in their own right. This might have sounded great in 1973 but in 2026 its a dated bore and the excessive use of the N word in the first track is just cringe inducing.

Very surprised by how much I like this as I'm not keen on reggae but I love the mellow tones, his voice is fantastic. I found myself getting really lost in the vibes.

Just classic Britpop!

I must admit I didnt listen but I know bits of Kendrick's music and its just not for me - crass and vulgar. No way I was going to put myself through over an hour of this! Don't like hip hop beyond conscious artists like Kae Tempest who actually have something to say that I want to hear!

I definitely don't love it, but I dont absolutely hate it. One listen is plenty though.

I guess it was probably influential within its genre but its a hard no from me. Nevermind "Timeless" it just felt endless!

I just dont like Coldplay!

Not sure how a bloke who never penned one word or note of his own music can be on this list. It was okay in parts, the last tracks rock n roll bits were quite fun but ruined by all the random interludes. Overall just feels like every rock cliché rolled into one album. 2 stars cos I did find myself bopping along a few times.

This was a challenge! I don't particularly like soul at the best of times so to be thrown into an hour and 45 minutes of mid tempo soul was a little overbearing. I didnt hate it but I did think most of the songs could have been half the length they were.

Not for me, never particularly like the RHCP and this went on for far too long and ended upnfeeling like background noise not the focus of my attention. 2 cos I Under the Bridge is a cool tune.

How has this been reviewed so highly?! It's one of the most drab records I've ever heard. The songs were all excessively long, and sleep inducingly dull. I consider myself to have a very broad music taste but this was near unlistenable for me.

How is this rated so highly! Can people not hear how bad his voice is! Did not listen, will not listen - over an hour of his voice would likely make my ears fall off!

Tailed off a bit in the middle but overall very good with some definite bangers!

Wow! This is fab! Yup, as the negative reviews say it is "just noise" gloriously erratic, angular, reverb drenched, make your ears bleed abrasive noise but thats the point! Its not an easy listen and nor is it meant to be! This is fight music, wind your soul up and ignite a fire you didnt know you had. Loved it.

Absolutely not, I refuse to listen to this woman. Worst thing to ever happen to music.

Didnt offend me, but didnt set my world on fire either. 2.5/5

Not the easiest listen, very artistic and creative, lots of texture mixing experimental jazz and rock it was never going to be an album for the casual listener but for fans of Bowie's work its sublime, a wonderfully, uneasy, parting gift for his fans.

Great example of ambient, chill out, down tempo electronica.

Its a decent album from the Britpop era but I'll always be Team Gallagher!

The other tracks on the album didnt live up to the expectation set by Come on Eileen. Not bad but left me a bit disappointed.

I always forget just how much I like Crowded House.

Its not as awful as its global rating suggests, it just hasnt aged very well - sounds super dated and not in a nostalgic way, a bit too 80s cheese.

It was okay, not the easiest album. Cant get on with modern prog always feels too erratic. Didn't make me want to turn if off but I'll also never listen again.

No for me, just churning, obnoxious noise. Far better examples of influential electronica out there.

Its pleasant enough and easy to listen to but I'm struggling to see what's influencial enough about it to see it included on this list.

I absolutely adore Fats!

2 rap albums in 2 day, my poor ears! That said while not to my taste I like Public Enemy significantly more than NWA. As least these lot have something to say more than just swearing.

Its alright, but rap/hip-hop just isnt for me however much of a classic it is. The constant use of slurs got really tedious, really quick.

I enjoyed this far more than I expected. Its a surprisingly easy listen given its a foreign language album and I usually put most of my value in the lyrics. That said I know I'll never listen again. Was nice to try something out of my comfort zone.

It's Dave, of course its ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Its okay, not a gleaming example of punk. I think Milo Goes to College or How Could Hell Be Any Worse? are way more worthy of a place on this list.

Its not awful, but at the same time I wasnt sad when it ended.

Gosh this was hardwork, felt endless. Not for me.

I like a bit of reverb and distortion but youcan definitely have too much of a good thing as this album proves. That said I still enjoyed it.

Love this!

Not sure how this has been rated so highly! Its inoffensive, and pleasant enough but nothing revolutionary and hella dated.

I love the weirdness!

Didn't listen. I'm very hit and miss on rap and if this is all profanity and dissing women I know I'll hate it so I'm not wasting an hour of my life on it.