1001 Albums Summary

Hell yeahh Power chords & pre-pubescent vocals what’s not to like

Angels. They just dont teach that. Generational talent.

after a 4-day bender this was exactly what my brain needed. nice

For someone to do an Otis Redding song better than Otis Redding garners my Respect.

1hr20 is too long for an album I liked this album a lot more until Albert put me onto another album of theirs which is better…

Did a lot of IT stuff on Friday Felt very 90s movie hacker montage I said “I’m in.” dramatically several times

Pretty cool all in all My problem with prog rock is theres always something to ruin it for me 2 minute flute solo being the issue here

Yeah real weird mix, thoroughly enjoyed though

it was cool, a lot of filler

2 billion streams on a song about a stalker kinda crazy weirdly enjoyed this though

Essentially if you have a Heroin addiction & write a couple songs you have like a 50% chance of making it into this book

While I’m a big Kendrick fan and recognise his significance in lyricism and influence on hip-hop as a whole, I dont quite understand the position of this album as supposedly “the best album of all time”. Perhaps I’m missing something, but I’ve heard it plenty times and enjoy it as a very good album and not much more.

I wouldnt say I’m much of a Radiohead fan I am however, an In Rainbows fan

Really enjoyed this album, modern blues rock definitely something I have time for Little bit of filler makes it a 4.5 and I’ll round down.

Yeah it was nice, I’ve tried listening before I realised the fact that Dylan can’t sing in tune is exactly what makes his music more interesting to me

dead

You can hear a lot of what inspired future artists and for that it seems important Understandably it seems like everything they did here has been done since, but better

Yeah I mean it was good I never get these hugely influential cult-classics: if they are so good, why do they never have any commercial success?

least favourite Smiths album. Still pretty enjoyable background music

I kinda liked it. Definitely experimental & doesnt fit in with the niche of people that use this - hence why its ratings are so bad. I’ll bet if this was released by Radiohead everyone would be saying how inspired it is

eh

Hell yeah Not quite 5 stars but very solid album

Defining hip-hop album & personal favourite. Kinda tough to come out with such a good debut album, not sure Nas ever topped this

Pretty cool album, still think Nevermind is better. I’ll bet this is rated twice as highly as the Nas album yesterday though which speaks to the niche of people here

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Something about the bleak depiction of run-down old working towns reminded me of home It seems this is the music he wanted to be making, except for the fact it didnt sell & no one else liked it…

Dont think I’ve ever listened through this album in full. Its not Parachutes but much better than expected, easy listening.

Nice album, not too long with some of their most famous songs Personally I dont think tops some of Simon’s solo work but still up there

I love Otis Redding & this is one of his best.

I found this rather boring

on paper should be my kinda thing. wasnt the biggest fan dont really have a good reason as to why

This was an album. Thoroughly enjoyed

lowkey had some bangers. Hard to argue with the influence of this album regardless if its to your taste. Last 3/4 songs were purely filler though

this sucked

Not really sure why they bothered putting this one on here. Their debut album without question up there but this was very half-arsed

I was aware they made more than just an overplayed christmas song from my Dad, but had never gone out of my way to listen to much of it. Definitely a marmite kind of taste but personally really enjoyed this

A classic 90s hip hop album, all of my favourite B.I.G songs on. East > West still, doesn’t beat Illmatic, 2Pacalypse etc.

Of course incredible album, majority of their best songs. Agree that quality towards the end goes somewhat downhill, maybe the drugs catching up…

Ok its way too long but if you skip through the highlights this is a really good example of old school garage I fw it

Typically I would like this style This was pretty dull

Peak Kanye era production Maybe less well known than College Dropout but arguably just as goood

I cant argue soul is the most technically advanced genre This is still a serious groove

best album, ever

Pretty enjoyable as a modern jazz album, not really sure why they chose this one over any of his others but not bad

Lowkey enjoyed this, still an awful early 2000’s pop album

Cool album

Wasnt sure what to expect from this but pleasantly surprised. Consistently good from start to finish Groovy

I feel like generally I would enjoy this I just wasnt in the right mood for it Will give it benefit of the doubt & relisten at some point

really enjoyed this. Particular shoutout to Genetic Engineering, new favourite work song

Yeah not bad, I think every member of the band went on to make better work elsewhere but I see why it was significant

Yeah hard to argue with, pretty damn good album

I think for nostalgia’s sake I will rate this higher This slapped when i was 15

Very 80s, kinda samey but thoroughly enjoyed regardless

A bit samey but still enjoyed, definitely inspired a lot of pop music

Boring

immaculate album - production, tone, lyricism, genre-spanning wow

Enjoyed this more than expected. Feels like if britpop met Acid House

I used to really like this album when I was younger. Somewhat disappointed to hear it back & realise it doesnt do anything revolutionary. Still a couple tracks that are bangers

Really interesting genre very enjoyable

Possibly greatest old school hip hop album of all time?

Definitely progressive, sounds very 90s but just thought it was all fairly mid

This was awesome. Discovered a whole new genre + the back story made it even cooler

Pretty fun, apart from all the sex noises..

mid

Really cool album, more advanced/ambitious than you’d expect Enjoyable throughout

Restaurant music Reminds me of a banging kebab

Un-cancellable

Nice minimal album. Bloke and guitar

I dont think its the best music Clapton’s ever made. But it was classic blues & thoroughly enjoyable (to a blues fan)

Yeah nice one

Seemed cool, i wasnt in the mood for a music lesson but in the right vibe I get it. The guy literally taught the Beatles

Better than his last album even. Very fun genre good plate-loading music

Not their best album, I agree if they didnt go on to be THE Rolling Stones this wouldn’t have made the book. Regardless, blues covers I’m never against

I dont think they can be famous for being the band that inspired the idea of a more famous band

Always meant to listen to listen to them & regret not doing it sooner. This was groovy

Pretty enjoyable, got a bit samey by the end but a few classics

Dead

dead

Classic swing jazz, whats not to like?

The only Zappa i knew was some questionable satirical Blues rock. So this was awesome and very unexpected

Probably their 3rd best album, not convinced it needed including but still solid album nonetheless

A couple of Clapton’s best, shame they never managed more than one album but thats as long as anyone could put up with him I feel

Prince is Prince really - some serious funk, some hella weird lyrics and overall a disjointed feel across the album

Not as good as Californication. Arguably Under the Bridge doesnt match the vibe of the rest of the album at all. Still solid

That one about coconuts slaps & Reservoir Dogs is my favourite Tarantino so extra credit Enjoyed the eclectic mix on this one

All of the Smiths sounds the same. All of Morrissey’s music sounds the same, just slightly worse

Very solidly consistent, a britpop classic. Lucky man one of my favourite songs

Perfectly harmless

Never heard this whole album, really good

Fantastic album, incredibly eclectic but in the best way. Front-loaded but still consistently good

I gained nothing from this

Classic album, the best of Ska music

I tend to prefer male vocals for folk music (Dylan, Cohen, Tim Buckley etc.) However really enjoyed this & cant argue with the quality - I always thought Dylan was the first to popularise House of the Rising Sun but she recorded it first!

This is a fantastic album. The tone of guitars across the album incredible, simple, effective 5 stars

boring

Heard this album a lot recently as its my flatmates favourite vinyl. For good reason, its fantastic

I actually enjoyed the first 5 minutes of this… until I checked and there were still 5 minutes left…. of the first song

I agree its not their best album. But for sheer experimentalism & as the debut for the project I fw it

Kinda enjoyed this as far as old school rock & roll goes

Pretty cool

Probably need to relisten. Didnt do it for me the first time over

Better than expected. But I expected absolutely nothing

Gonna need to relisten to this when i’m not having the worst day ever but the concept is very cool

As 80s Rock goes this was bang average

Forgot how much weird shit is on this one. Couple bangers though

this is wank

fan-fucking-tastic

They really could never top this one.

This is a great gloomy post-punk album & pivotal for the genre

Van the Man

Kinda fun for a while, definitely very early for this type of music Got a little repetitive

If this is the only album of note of post- Beach Boys solo work I’d to hear what the rest of them came up with

Never heard this album but knew him as a classic jazz trumpeter & those bangers from the Jungle Book This was cool

Incredibly dated Folk-Rock kinda deal? Usually yes, this time no

I spent about an hour trying to source this album. The only songs I could find were fantastic but unfortunately could not get to the rest

As 80s rock albums go, this one is pretty damn good

Surprisingly enjoyable, I think I expected mainstream and boring and it certainly wasnt either. Inconsistent but some really good things

I actually required lock-in music and this wasnt it, but generally I enjoyed

I think this is the best thrash metal album of all time Used to be gym motivation music, still does the job to get you pumped

This was fantastic. Brain stimulating, intriguing, varied 90s ambient/ acid house I have a lot of time for

I dont think their best album, definitely got better/ refined their sound somewhat Still fantastic & a classic in punk

not a major album so dont think I’d heard many of these before. Fantastic range on display here and definitely one i’ll listen to again

I thought this was so cool. Very 90s raver music from an artist I hadnt heard of but several tunes were very familiar. Blend of UKG, trip hop, acid house & more

Pretty mid

Actually far better than Dre’s album even if he pioneered the style. Apart from the weird skits/samples this was pretty consistently good

perhaps biased but this is fantastic. The range between first and second songs should be all you need to hear

All prog rock type albums are ruined at some point by weird samples. 2 minutes of crying did it here

eh

I am incorrect

Inoffensive, just a bit dull

I liked the songs covered in the live Nirvana album I liked them more when they covered them..

Ok maybe it is the best album of all time, maybe it isn’t But the sound & vibe of this album was ahead of its time & shaped a lot of music/ production methods afterwards

Enjoyed this one, some cool samples & pretty consistent if a bit long

Feel like the Stones are either incredible, or painfully average This album has both

Weird. I like

just weird

Big fan of this album. Raw talent

Bit of rubbish on there but also some great songs, more interesting than I thought

This album kinda went downhill at like the end of the first song?

eh

Fairly inoffensive but nothing exciting

This was so good

From the first three songs I thought this would join Bjork in the one-star category. Saved by that one rly catchy song Ironically

Nothing exciting

Surprisingly enjoyable. After a while her cursive singing voice gets somewhat irritating

Its Coltrane it has to be cool

Fairly entertaining, I enjoyed the radio edit of the first song a lot..

Bit dull

Zappa was just weird

There is two fantastic songs on here Thats it Still 4-star

It was about 4/5 songs too long, otherwise pretty good

This was sick Remembered why I was suffering through all of these terrible albums

Some of it was kinda cool Got boring

yawn

Kinda enjoyed this Its Morrisey + daft punk

Fantastic

I dont think its *their* best album, but another fantastic album from them

I’ve never heard of them. Kinda enjoyed though

Very easy listening, not her most exciting work

Fantastic album

I find a lot of metal albums just sound incredibly same-y across tracks. I thought this one was varied which kept it exciting throughout

Bit dull, first song was alright ig

Pretty cool, a little bit too long but some great stuff

Not as good as Fat of the Land but still awesome

This is so good. Maybe like one or two that stop it being 5 star

A bit copy+paste style but honestly if it works it works and it makes the non-formula songs sound even better

Just not very memorable

This shit went crazy when i was 14

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would, got a bit annoying near the end though

Fantastic

A fantastic single followed by a bunch of harmless if slightly uninspired songs. Overall enjoyed but it got a bit background-like

Has to be in the arguement for greatest album of all time

Unreal

They’re like the Doors - if the Doors were from Glasgow and less good

Not quite as good as Live at Folsom but great album & live interactions & the songs are great too

I kinda wanted to like this I didnt

Quite good actually, very varied to keep you entertained & solid album

Pale Blue Eyes is really nice. The rest is dull

Yeah pretty good dont get me wrong. Rly like the synth/ electronic feel of it No In Rainbows mind

dull.

Enjoyed this more than I thought, range if sounds from Pink Floyd to Tame Impala sounding. Pretty cool

Pretty fun if repetitive

Perfectly harmless, somewhat enjoyed the first couple but very rinse & repeat

Bit too long, a couple of nice songs and the rest unremarkable. RIP though

I really enjoyed this, maybe could cut a couple songs

I think best metal album of all time

Only heard maybe 1 or 2 of these before. Unreal album, not far short of their best

No idea what I expected from this Other than a couple of weird ones, really enjoyed

I dont get these prog rock albums, a dreary 70+ minutes sandwiching a solid single

This has a couple of really good songs on it but I found it less good than the self titled album

meh

Felt unfinished if anything. Good in parts not my favourite

Not *their* best album, but nonetheless fantastic

I do enjoy. Bit weird at times but some absolute classics on there

Not my all-time favourite Dylan album. Theres a couple I really like ie Shelter from the Storm

Its got nothing on Dolittle but they have a broader range than I expected so credit for that

Enjoyed this. Fusion of styles and jazz styles I thought sounded great on this. One for the jazz heads

Irony of how hard this album is carried by the Weight

Very 60s. Not in a good way

There doesnt exist a *perfect* Beatles album because they always throw in at least one thats a bit rubbish but this is as good as they come

The second best Pink Floyd album for me

that was wank

Never gone out of my way to listen to a Nick Cave album. Seriously impressed, really enjoyed & it was one of his more minor albums. Cool

Nothing particularly exciting, not terrible i guess?

this was like an espresso and a cigarette at a warm European café

One of my favourite albums of all time is a later one from Stan Getz somehow not featured in this. Still, this album was fantastic and a rare example of appreciation and not appropriation

this was so cool. Dont think I’ve listened to a 90 minute album without getting bored as well as this one. OG of jazz house

My second favourite album of his. Sits in a really cool transition of his styles between electric blues and classic folk.

Maybe it wasnt the day for it but I just didnt get it. Will relisten

This is *the* early 2000s hip-hop album.

I know this is meant to be like one of the best modern rock albums ever but it never grabs me, I’ve listened a few times

After what I said about not demanding your attention, this album certainly did that. It wasnt all pretty but some parts I really enjoyed and it was a unique sound

While its not their greatest album, everything they did was pure gold & so genre-defining. Hell yeah

Yeah it was alright

I think when I first discovered free will and started listening to Rock music on my own, this is the first album I remember playing on Spotify. No debate on this one

Maybe I’m feeling cynical atm. I think it was probably something I’d enjoy at a better time

Okay I really like about 2 of them. The rest of the album is exceedingly disappointing

There’s 6 albums of his in this. They all sound very similar to me, dont really get it too much

Man this album is awesome

Thought this was really good for what can be a slightly monotonous genre of rock albums. Couple of really good songs & the rest quite engaging

Smooth as butter

I really couldnt decide between liking and hating this. Certainly wasnt bored

Quite a nice album, more varied than some of their others. Quite progressive use of synth/sampling that I didnt know they used

Not a fan

This album is awesome. They cant all be as good as Seven Nation Army but I love the variety of modern - blues rock - acoustic

Definitely not their best album, Maybe their second

inoffensive, I actually quite liked a couple but a lot of filler

This one is like the pinnacle of 90s Jazz Rap

There is no 5-star Beatles album because even the best ones (not this one) have some absolute waffle in the middle. Still the Beatles, mind

Frank at his very best. I played this vinyl for my grandad

never heard of these guys. If the album was 2/3 as long I would rate this really highly but it did drag on a bit. Still really cool

more entertaining than expected, liked maybe two of them

Fantastic. Real old school rock and roll

Such a beautiful album. Highly recommend the documentary about the making

Maybe because I was pissed off and walking an hour but I really enjoyed this

I love their great songs. The rest just sound like the rest honestly

Bit dull

I think this is the best Kendrick album. I’m happy to argue that

This one grew on me a lot actually

What an album for my last day 🥲 These kinds of albums make all of the dusty boring 60s ones worthwhile

This one grew on me a lot actually

I love this album

Got a little samey but actually judged this before listening and it surprised me!

irritating

Not bad for britpop

Enjoy this album every time. Then I forget it exists for like a year

They literally never came close to this album again. Masterpiece

Luckily I was busy working on something but that was incredibly background music

Fairly harmless, not that exciting

rubbish

Real smooth

Thought i’d try this in the gym. I felt uncomfortable listening to this in public.

Surprisingly cool

This is so cool. Really well developed and the variety is awesome

Nice

This was good. And old-school, pretty genre-defining

This is one of those albums that make you really depressed. In a nice way

Late 90s house parties would have gone craazy

This was cool. The radio version of the 17minute song was actually really good & early psychedelic-style

I know its from the 50s but this does sound half-finished. Still got a couple heaters on there

Can’t say I’d have ever gone out of my way to listen to this. But very surprised, I enjoyed this a lot

old school. That was sick. First two songs were incredible, the rest was still solid

Kinda sounds like it should be a movie soundtrack. Some bits are very background-y but creates a great vibe/tension and A Forest is the pinnacle. Cool

I agree that most of their albums are a bunch of filler and 2/3 really good songs. This album was consistently good cover to cover, and even warranted a repeat

this was not their best work

I listen to this album at least once a week. More if I’m sad, or hungover

yeah it was alright

I wish these prog rock albums would have more radio edits of their 17 minute songs. That would I could decide its bang average without wasting 17 minutes of my time

hard

I think I’m coming around to Country

I dont get it

This was a lot more inspired than Pink Moon. Really enjoyed the style, even if it has been re-done many times since

I guess I got this on the wrong day but I was uninspired. I’m sure its good

Particularly enjoyed the one about hanging on a rope

Quite enjoyed this one. Still sound like some kind of tribute band though

not my favourite 2Pac album but still got some heat

unreal

I thought I was gonna hate this. It was actually fantastic. Pretty consistent and great for a long library session

Fantastic album. Smooth without becoming background noise, constantly engaging. Nice

man I dont know what they were smoking but the one about Gnomes would require some serious substances

Black Dog and Rock & Roll are my two favourite Zeppelin songs so this kinda has to be a 5.

Awesome soundtrack to a movie. Not entirely sure it needs to be in the book but enjoyed it nonetheless

The blues songs weren’t bad. He should have stuck to those

Nice enough, fairly dull. This was revolutionary, apparently?

has to be a 5. I forget how eclectic it is, I love listening/ watching things where you can tell how much fun they were having making it. A classic

I really like his ambient stuff, not a big fan of the boring 60s stuff at the start

Kanye at his best, second only to TCD

Yet again I’m reminded not to judge a book by its cover. While nothing groundbreaking I actually really enjoyed this - short and sweet

Bit of filler but the hits certainly hit

I first heard this when I started listening to these albums - I've listened to it hundreds of times since. So good

nice and depressing. Revision fuel in the library

Weird and wonderful

I listened to this back again immediately. Such a cool album & equally cool backstory. First 5 for an album i’ve never heard

Couldnt be bothered to finish. It was fine.

yeah kinda enjoyed. Bit long & samey though

One of my dad’s favourite. Always love this

not as good as the other album of his but still such a cool guy.

Never heard this, very xx-like? Cool.

not as good as the other album of his