Great album with great songs, including the "Little Wing" or "Spanish Castle Magic" hits and also some lesser known tracks as "You Got Me Floatin'" and "She's so fine". Actually, the whole album is perfect! What I like a lot about it is that, although it sounds heavy and excessive, it's at the same time subtle. While I love first Blue Cheer and Cream (two bands sounding more or less similar to Jimi), they are more like caveman blues rock to my ears. Jimi on the other side had this magical touch, which enabled him to play like a beast but sounding gentle at the same time.

The only thrash metal album (besides Metallica, Megadeth, and more song-oriented bands) that I come back to again and again. This is perfection, 30 minutes of relentless attack, up-tempo hardcore-infused thrash metal but with evil sound. Araya's vocals are perfect, even the falsetto screams, Dave Lombardo's pace is what pushes this combo to insane speed. And twin guitars shredding is just the definition of extreme metal. For those in the reviews, I have a couple of comments for you: - I've seen some reviews complaining about the lack of variation in the album. Ok, well, THAT'S THE KEY! If it lasts for just 30 minutes is for a reason! This is a trance-inducing album, not that much different from Repulsion's Horrified, King Crimson's Discipline, or Sleep's Jerusalem, each one in its own way. So please don't complain about something obvious. - Lyrics are childish. Yes, they are! Who cares? It's just this dude screaming about scary stuff, and it fits the music. Also, are you that critic with other albums? I think most of them has stupid lyrics, to be honest. - Is just about speed. Again, this is precisely what makes this album great. Don't complain about this, please. Is it like listening to Joy Division and saying is too dark, you get the point? Also, the only part of this album I don't like is the more downtempo breakdown parts. When I listen to Reign in Blood I only want Lombardo raising the bar of speed. - In sum, this is perfection. Probably the best extreme metal album ever.

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.

Boring

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.

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.

When I saw this cover, I was pretty sure that I was going to find this album boring. But to be honest, I didn't. Don't judge it by its cover and title; this is not bland Americana/Folk. This is instead a UK "soft" soul singer with a bunch of great songs, including the successful single Son of a Preacher Man. I'm glad I don't understand English lyrics if I'm not actively paying attention because I looked at a couple of them, and they seem a bit lame. "You stopped and smiled at me And asked if I'd care to dance I fell into your open arms And I didn't stand a chance"

I always thought Machine Head was the best Deep Purple, but nowadays I prefer In Rock. It has fewer hits but, at the same time, feels more rageful and metallic, at least for me. Listen to those crazy screams of Bloodsucker or to the beginning of Speed King. So powerful! Also, I've read reviewers complaining about this being over the top... saying that it's packaged by screams, guitar solos, drum solos, etc... are you amoebas or what? What are you looking for in music? Just people whispering? Don't you have some childhood anger and energy inside you? Music is meant to be cathartic, you guys! I can't imagine how boring it must be to listen just mellow stuff like Coldplay or Adele.

I hadn't listened to this band before, although I knew them by name, obviously. I started it assuming that I was starting a 38-minute period of my life of blandness and boredom, and that feeling was consolidated with the first songs. But, to be honest, I kind of liked it! The musicianship was good, as was the songwriting. My favorite track was "I'll Never Fall in Love Again". Will listen to it more.

I've always had negative prejudices towards this kind of 80s band. But in this list, I've listened to some albums that blew me away. So when I started this album, it was like, "Uhm... it's not that different to Violator, this will be great!". But no! This is utter crap, bland and extremely cheesy, lacking all the darkness that Depeche Mode could have. Also, the song writing is not good. If this was #1 in the billboards is for a reason: it sucks.

In spite of being one of the most successful melodic hardcore/punk albums, it still sounds fierce, which is more than can be said about all the bands that were influenced by it. Poppy, fast and enjoyable!

I've listened dozens of times to this album (as everyone else), and I still have the feeling when listening to it that I'm facing a perfect craft of entertainment. I was in the car listening to it and thinking about *what* makes it so obvious that you're listening to a masterpiece. It may be something like 40% good songs + 40% good engineering + 20% musicianship. More musicianship is good, but definitely not needed (look at all those Ramones, Pistols, etc that created historic albums). TL;DR. Amazing sound and top-notch songs. All time farlopa-fueled masterpiece.

Boring country, although at least it sounds authentic. Definitely not one of the best 1001 albums ever.

I approached this expecting nothing, as usually happens when I find an album that was huge during my youth (let's talk prejudices, hehe). That said, at least I found a funky sounding, fun album to listen to. I don't think I'll listen to it again, as I'd rather go to the sources of black music, but I can understand why this was big. Recommended for 90s nostalgics and eurofans.

Fun noisy pop!

Great album with great songs, including the "Little Wing" or "Spanish Castle Magic" hits and also some lesser known tracks as "You Got Me Floatin'" and "She's so fine". Actually, the whole album is perfect! What I like a lot about it is that, although it sounds heavy and excessive, it's at the same time subtle. While I love first Blue Cheer and Cream (two bands sounding more or less similar to Jimi), they are more like caveman blues rock to my ears. Jimi on the other side had this magical touch, which enabled him to play like a beast but sounding gentle at the same time.

Typical 60 sounding record, but it's extremely good in this case! The first song is a killer one, with that fast tempo, the winds section, the psychedelic vibes, etc. Then the rest of the album is not that impressive, but for the moment and kind of sound (beatles-like) this is more original than the average. Good one!

What was this? This could have been interesting when it was released, because of the film or whatever (even so I doubt it), but nowadays sounds like insipid, bland filling. Something that does not harm as background music, but adds no value to your life. It's somehow creepy and strange, which is OK, but dozens of acts create that environment better. Definitely not one of the best 1001 albums ever.

Nothing special about this, not at least in 2024. Also, I didn't see the movie so I don't even consider this fun, as other reviewers pointed out.

Love Amy, and this is her best. Poppy yet powerful soul with modern bases and an astonishing voice. Songs are great and part of my youth (although I didn't give a shit then). Amazing artist that always sets me a bit sad when thinking about her story and tragic ending.

On the one hand, good guitar playing. On the other, dull, boring, lazy and generic.

This was a pleasant surprise. I wasn't sure of what to expect just by looking at the artist's name and album artwork. What I got was a bombastic, overthought (yet super enjoyable!) album that definitely needs more listens! Looking at the Wikipedia page, I see comparisons with Bowie, Outkast or Michael Jackson, but to be honest I don't think it has that much to do. This album is a singular piece of music on itself, and I promise I'll come back to it again. Probably not for driving, as on the first listen it didn't sound like a sing along thingy.

I really like Tom Waits, so this was going to be instantly 4 or 5. Is not as good as the creepy Bone Machine, but still a dark record that reeks of America streets completely. If I vote with a 4 instead of a 5 is because a couple of cheesy ballads (e.g. on the nickel) that I didn't like at all. The rest is great.

I was happy because I was pretty sure that I would rate with 1 star to my loathed Queen of Pop, but to be honest, I enjoyed the trip-hop approach of some of the songs of this album. Some others are crappy, and this have no soul, so rating it with 2 stars anyway.

I'm noisy but not too much. I scream, but I also whisper. I'm angry with the system but I work for multinationals. I'm a moron.

I love Pink Floyd, but this is too long, and the average quality of the songs is not on par with other PF records. Sorry not sorry for my millennial attention span.

A bit boring although I liked the gentle, americana approach to 90s rock.

Powerful. Heavy. Fun. Sweaty. Ballsy. Primitive. Dark. Macho. Simple. Amazing.

Loved the monotonous vibe, reminded me to some Kraut bands, although in a completely different register. Not sure if I really liked the album or not, as I had it as background music. I can say that it was not annoying. Marking as 3 which now means something like "could revisit in the future".

Nice songs and a super fun fat bass sound.

What a surprise I had with this album. I'm ashamed to admit that I haven't heard previously Sam Cooke, so when I saw the cover I expected another boring soft jazz or RnB thing. But, come on, this is so real and sounds so stray that it seems than I'm in a pub and I have this guy singing for me. Really, really, enjoyed it. The best is of course the charming vocal performance, but the songs themselves are pretty good too. Amazing, captivating live album. Probably my best discovering so far in this 1001 list.

I'm tired of this type of rap album on the list. It's an unpleasant surprise to start my day in the office by listening to these uninteresting 60-ish minutes, and I cannot find differences between many of them. Subpar and boring.

Every Bowie album is 5 stars and this one is no exception. Songs are great, Eno's noises are great and Robert Fripp contribution is great. Also, it reminds me of the Christiane F film which is great too. Top-notch, although I don't think I can be a hero anymore.

Horrid, one of the worst ones I've ever listened.

This was funky but a bit over the top.

I've always deemed this band as poppy or boring, but to be honest, I never listened to the whole record (prejudices, huh?). Don't get me wrong, I love some late 80s, and early 90s hard rock artists like Rage Against the Machine, Mudhoney, Alice in Chains, etc. However, due to the popularity of Pearl Jam, I assumed they were the poppiest. Man, was I wrong was! This is rocker than I thought, and have a good bunch of singles. Great one! Gotta listen to it more (I know it feels weird to talk in these terms of such a renowned album, but I'm just being honest).

The only thrash metal album (besides Metallica, Megadeth, and more song-oriented bands) that I come back to again and again. This is perfection, 30 minutes of relentless attack, up-tempo hardcore-infused thrash metal but with evil sound. Araya's vocals are perfect, even the falsetto screams, Dave Lombardo's pace is what pushes this combo to insane speed. And twin guitars shredding is just the definition of extreme metal. For those in the reviews, I have a couple of comments for you: - I've seen some reviews complaining about the lack of variation in the album. Ok, well, THAT'S THE KEY! If it lasts for just 30 minutes is for a reason! This is a trance-inducing album, not that much different from Repulsion's Horrified, King Crimson's Discipline, or Sleep's Jerusalem, each one in its own way. So please don't complain about something obvious. - Lyrics are childish. Yes, they are! Who cares? It's just this dude screaming about scary stuff, and it fits the music. Also, are you that critic with other albums? I think most of them has stupid lyrics, to be honest. - Is just about speed. Again, this is precisely what makes this album great. Don't complain about this, please. Is it like listening to Joy Division and saying is too dark, you get the point? Also, the only part of this album I don't like is the more downtempo breakdown parts. When I listen to Reign in Blood I only want Lombardo raising the bar of speed. - In sum, this is perfection. Probably the best extreme metal album ever.

Enjoyed it, although I'm not 100% sure why.

What was this? I found almost no single minute of interest here. Repetitive subpar electronic music Daft Punk-like. Avoid it if you appreciate your time.

Good, I guess?

Every Beatles is 5-stars, and this is no exception. Love the sound!

For being a rap album, this is not bad. Gotta listen to it more.

Boring rap with real instruments. Not entirely bad.

I don't hate this because is not american, I hate it because it's another boring rap album. One star more because of the QOTSA sampler.

First impression was pure amusement by the cover, I guess they wanted something not surfer at all? Which I found cool. Also, the record is nice, but on a single listen didn't leave a mark on me. I may or may not come back to it.

I expected to like this more, but found it a bit generic. Again, I play this game with a single listen, so it's not fair to me to say that this is boring. Probably will listen to it more to check if it's a grower or just an overrated album. Btw, the sound is cool!