Boring

I already noticed it was crap when I was 13 and this was released. Everybody that I knew that were more or less interested in music agreed that this was indeed an utter crap. The fact that 25 years after it, some music lovers respect Linkin Park, they play in Festival, they get recommended in lists like this, etc. annoys me at so many levels. MTV crap for stupid fake rebels teenagers, not rock, not metal, not counterculture at all. Fuck off.

Too noisy.

Boring dad rock, some interesting song but overall too long and lame.

Cool album but too long. Nice usage of flutes in track 3.

Best album ever

Dark and psychedelic. Groundbreaking album. Love it.

Enjoyed it, but the shocking sound of the debut has gone away.

Boring

Fun one, gotta listen to it more deeply.

Love it but after a while I find it a bit irritating.

Not bad, but not particularly good.

I didn't dislike it but wondered why it is here.

Probably, the album I've listened to the most times in my life. Best guitar work in metal, best drumming, best song writing (first four songs + tornado of souls are metal perfection). Even the (somehow weak) vocals fit like a glove. Side A: 5 Side B: 4.5 Rating: 5

I liked it and gotta listen to it more.

Some good songs but that's all.

Not the best Beatles' album but I can't vote anything but five stars when it comes to them.

Interesting, but too polished.

Great!

I'm not sure if this would fit the best 1001 albums, but for sure I enjoyed it. There's something haunting in the Brazilian music, at least for me. Rating 4 as I'm sure I'll come back to this when driving or relaxing at home.

Interesting, but too kitsch for me.

As good as the first one. Best drum sound ever.

Pretentious simple album. Didn't dislike it, but it was too monotonous.

First song is an all-time classic and the album deserves 4 starts just because of it. The rest of the album is subpar soft jazz.

Sound of my childhood. Some really good songs, but too long.

Super cool! Kind of punkish acoustic rock with great songs.

I liked it a lot! It sounds like the perfect soundtrack to listen to in the car while returning from a hardcore punk concert.

I play this "game" by listening to these records only once before rating them. In 2024, it isn't easy to listen to a 90-minute album, so I probably missed all the details. That said, I enjoyed a lot of moments of this album. I wanted to give it 5 stars. But my millennial attention span has its limitations, unfortunately. So I'll rate it with a 4 and setting a mental reminder for myself "listen to this in the car".

Quintessential hard rock album. The good parts of the 80s hard rock (catchy songs, good mixture of metal and pop...) but with the punk/rock-n-roll vibe of AC/DC and the likes. Top-notch songwriting, killer raspy vocals, great guitar work... what else could we ask for? If this is one of the most popular albums ever, it is for a reason!

I guess this is a classic but for me is a bit dull. And yes, I'm biased by the Dude.

I assumed I was going to vote with this album with a 1 for all what it portrays. But truth be told, at least it sound powerful and has some infamous hits (Rolling, My way...) The rest of it sucks, though, garbage for mallcore American kids with a f-word overdose. Also, it's super long, which makes it even more annoying.

All time classic, although they are a bit boring for me.

Fun record. Definitely will listen to it more.

As usual, good but not great.

It was pleasant to listen but nothing remarkable.

Great as everything by The Doors, although the debut is way superior.

Utterly boring, I don't really mind if she can sing.

British easy-listening rock from the 90s. It is pleasant but not groundbreaking.

Too weak, although with a couple of great songs.

Why?

I already noticed it was crap when I was 13 and this was released. Everybody that I knew that were more or less interested in music agreed that this was indeed an utter crap. The fact that 25 years after it, some music lovers respect Linkin Park, they play in Festival, they get recommended in lists like this, etc. annoys me at so many levels. MTV crap for stupid fake rebels teenagers, not rock, not metal, not counterculture at all. Fuck off.

Solid, heavy, psychedelic. Best in class, close to perfection. Tales of Brave Ulysses is the ultimate epic song.

Fun! I started hating this band because I was young and stupid but now I really like them as background music.

Definitely not one of the top 1001 albums. But I'll play it in my car.

I think you can not enjoy 100% a rap album unless you're a native speaker of the record's tongue. Because of this, I'm a bit afraid every time I get a rap one here. For example, I got one of Snoop Dogg and I couldn't enjoy it at all. The only exception to this rule (up to this point) is NWA's Straight Outta Compton, which I really dig and play often. When I saw Public Enemy (a band I hadn't heard before), I was hoping that this was another NWA, given the popularity of the band and the fact that they are seminal. And yes, I liked it, but not as much as NWA. Could I listen to this again? Yes, and I will. But I still felt it was not for me.

I expected this to be a boring album with a great opener, but to be honest 3 or 4 songs caught my attention. Good one.

Superb, as everything by Nirvana. They are known as the last big rock band for a reason. This acoustic album was a generation's cornerstone, probably the most influential MTV Unplugged album. My favorite moment is the David Bowie cover, which manages to move me. Amazing album.

Not interesting at all! The worst thing on this list is the number of rap bands from the US that have nothing to say outside of that culture.

It has a bunch of pretty solid songs. It is a nice sounding, rocking, and funky album but not that interesting for me.

I like everything by Bob Marley. Every time I listen a full record is like a time vortex, where I don't know if I've been listening to it for 5 or 50 minutes. But I think that's part of the experience, so I'm rating this with 5 stars.

There is a level of over-abuse of certain artists in this list. One of them is Neil Young (along with Bob Dylan, Talking Heads, David Bowie, etc.). That said, this particular record has been the most appealing of the ones I've listened to by Neil. I really liked the primitive sound of it, and there are amazing tunes like Cinnamon Girl. If I go back to a Neil Young album, it will be this one, for sure.

One of my last reviews was a rant about the huge amount of American rap records in this list. This is another case. But on the other hand, I liked this one more than I thought. Good bases, a positive vibe (not an abuse of swearing words and cringe gangsta attitude), and clear singing for a non-native speaker. Not sure if I'll listen to it again, but who knows!

Enjoyable but bland.

5 stars for the sound alone, amazing!

This is not an album but a box set. I listened to it from start to finish on a car trip from Motril to Madrid. It took most of the trip, and the feeling for me was that I was trapped in a vortex, listening to the same song, once and once again. The good part is that the song was cool and reminded me of the old movies that I saw in my childhood. The bad part is that this vortex took almost 3 and a half hours.

Never in my life did I pay attention to Neil Young, but this is drastically changing since I'm playing this 1001 game, as I get an album by him every other week. Regarding this one, I liked it. I listened to it while driving on a certain day when I felt miserable. This album made me feel more miserable, which is probably the right expectation. Also, it had a really good blues. Recommended.

No, thanks. These songs are better without the orchestra.

Good album, although a bit weaker for my taste than her major success Back to Black.

Liked it! Sound like a lot of current so called post-punk records but without being boring copycats.

First of all, let's be honest: I've always preferred other heavy bands of the late '60s, such as Cream, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Blue Cheer, and the like. That said, this album is a beast. I've read other reviewers complaining about this being dad rock. That's for sure true, but what's the deal?? It's probably one of the heaviest and best dad rock albums ever. Highway Star, Pictures of Home, Smoke on the Water, Lazy, and Space Truckin' are masterpieces. That's 5 out of 7, more than 70% of the album. 5 stars!

Pleasant but forgettable.

It feels super good to listen to this album. I've personally never been a huge fan of the band, but, truth be told, this is a blast. Sounds 80-ish but, at the same time, modern. Not as boring as other "goth" bands, as they were way more interesting than that limited genre, but still sounding dark as f***!

This was cool to hear and mentally marked as "will play again". Spooky in its way and entertaining.

I have heard The Girl From Ipanema maybe dozens or hundreds of times, but I didn't know this was THE album where it was first featured. I liked it a lot. I'm already thinking of driving along the coast listening to this, and I can't wait to do it.