1001 Albums Summary

Obviously a bunch of great ones... "Respect" is a jam for sure!

Always a classic.

Voice of a generation. Hard rocking but relatable. From "Basket Case" to "All by Myself" - honest, sometimes funny, always straightforward.

Some classic Cash sounds and some that felt like they dragged him into the studio and put the lyrics in front of him. "We'll Meet Again" probably my favorite... although "Hurt" is always good.

So good. Energy, drive, really the beginnings of rock and roll - albeit with an early corporate bent.

Such a mix... greats like Smooth Criminal, Way You Make Me Feel, & Leave Me Alone... and then some awful awful tunes... Speed Demon?? Ugh...

Meh... never been too into this type, but it was fun.

Classic early punk. Light on technical ability, Heavy on angst and lack of F's.

Speaking my language. Every song is good - multiple are classics - at least two are iconic in riffs, lyrics, style. Just great stuff.

Interesting - feels a lot like the Dead with a Jam Band vibe and some really good harmonies. I had never heard this before!

Nice and smooth. I'd listen again.

Foundation for a lot of synth rock and pop over the following 10 years. Classic.

Interesting with the Ska influences along with the rock & grunge. Fine album, but I just don't think it would be on my list.

Back to back to back bangers. Also one of the greatest unplugged performances ever. Great album.

Best of the era.

Interesting - some very typical and classic Bowie. Some not as great.

Fun. Definitely kinda the next step into the 200s for the rock genre.

Not his best, but still a great artist finding his craft.

Love me some Cat Stevens. Kind of a surprise on this list, but a nice listen.

Campy and interesting... for about twenty of the 69 songs. Then it gets old quickly.

Classic.

Interesting. Not a huge jazz fan, but this seemed pretty experimental.

Meh. I understand why it's here and enjoyed it okay, but not my jam.

Classic early Dylan. definitely a good listen - if not every-day.

Meh. Too jam-band-y for me.

Classic and great headbanging fun. Arguably the most musically impactful album from a great band

Classic, but probably only the 3rd or 4th best REM album...

Hadn't been exposed to these guys - looks and sounds very British. Nice sound, though. Better than Oasis... ;)

Not a big electronic/house fan, but even I liked a few of these!

Classic song writing.

Meh. Not my jam.

A little experimentation on their songs. Note bad at all.

Harder than I remember. Not bad and nice straight jersey rock n roll.

Meh. Too much Partridge Family and not enough Ziggy Stardust.

Okay. Talented songwriter.

So very late 90s...

Very nice - different than a lot of the LA music I've been exposed to.

Really good - but not even close to his best!

Classic.

So great - lyrics, music, vibe. What Reggae means to me.

Impactful. Not my favorite overall, but you can hear influences back in time and how she has influenced others.

So good for straight metal.

I get the message and songwriting, but not my jam.

Classic 60's

Meh... C'mon Eileen appears to be their apex.

Classic. Easy. Almost a solid listen from front to back.

Early early. Some intertwining of what would be the actual rock with the Stones. Good album, not great.

Rockin'.

I could listen to her any time anyplace and all day.

meh. okay for a British rock band.

Fun. Worth listening. Definitely hear some samples in there!

Okay... moody

Love me some Van Morrison.

Classic trip back to the radio days of my youth. Nothing groundbreaking, but fun and full of memories.

Classic - what could have been!

An okay listen, but just kind of blends into the background noise of life.

One of the best rap albums of all time.

So great. Mature, but still groundbreaking and experimental. Avant gard, but still an enjoyable listen.

Recognized a few songs. Not bad - some decent creativeness and is a nice album to work to.

Fun, poignant, and a little experimental. Always good for some De La

Interesting and enjoyable, but too complex for my everyday listening

Better than I remember. Never a Courtney Love fan, but this is a good straightforward rock album.

Nothing overly memorable, but a nice listen.

Interesting and cool. Would listen again and it could definitely grow on me more.

So good. Might be a 5...

I mean, great voice and good songs, but would never be my go-to.

Had NOT heard this before and it is AWESOME. 4.

Meh - a few too many mind altering drugs consumed by these guys. Interesting, but would not listen again.

Classic Clapton.

Decent for sure. Would listen again.

I mean classic rock and some blues. Just great all around.

Not sure I ever listened to them before. Certainly not a whole album. Not bad, but I wouldn't seek them out.

Might be one of the best Christmas albums.

One of the top 5 rap albums of all time.

Classic. Love some of the softer and less whiny stuff here.

I mean - not as good as II, but solid.

Yacht rock...

Not his best, but interesting and definitely ahead of it's time.

Top 10 rap albums

Bitch, please. Ain't nobody like Aretha!

Never understood the attraction here. I mean, it's fine 70's rock, but just not that amazing or groundbreaking.

Not bad. I wish I had been more aware of them back in the day.

I mean, good, and a few hints toward what's to come with them, but not my favorite.

Post disco greatness.

Interesting and listenable as good energy background music.

For sure. No real musical talent and yet, musically and emotionally EPIC.

Pretty good, actually. I would listen again.

Nah.

Outstanding. A lot I knew there and some great others with real influence from Jazz and influence on future music.

Good and some great, but not their best album.

Good

Nopers. Mostly spoken word and the music isn't really even intriguing.

Classic. Love it. So much live energy.

yeah. groundbreaking and a great way to kick off the metal genre.

Takes me back. LOVE!

Nice blues-laced rock & roll. Great first album.

Meh.

Such a good mix of writing and music.

Classic. My genre and soothing sounds ;)

Seriously? I guess it was popular and catchy enough...

Really good. Would definitely listen again and interested in what else she has done!

Great start.

great listening.

Pretty cool... electronica and metal. Precursor to Prodigy?

Excellent - when I think Jazz, this is what I think of.

Classic.

Before the grandiose ambitions. Enjoyable.

Takes me back. Great, smooth & just timeless.

Good, not great rep of the 90s.

Not my style - even for death metal

Better than I thought and more than just Take on Me.

always fun. i had forgotten how many hits were on this.

The Paul's Boutique of Led Zepp

interesting. harder electronic mix. would listen again.

Definitely recognizable. Would listen again.

interesting! Good to work to.

Gotta love good ol Iggy and can't deny the genius of Bowie.

Early and a little disco, but great.

classic.

Objectively great for it's era and such a groundbreaker.

Very good... but not my thing.

Cool - can hear a lot of the transition from angry non-technical punk to the songwriting angst of the early 80s alternative and even new wave.

man... they really were great and a little experimental and true to themselves. could always use a reminder to play and say Yes.

Not bad.

Not bad. Yacht rock transition....

Please...

Excellent. Very Janice and fun.

Man - so good. Going to have to add these guys into my rotation!!

Is what it is... great rock.

Too good.

okay. not my favorite.

pop city, but fun...

Meh. Might be segment defining, but it doesn't take much for that segment...

Always fun.

Not their best, but some fun experimental stuff.

meh good songwriting, but nothing groundbreaking. Very Gordon Lightfoot-esque.

Lovely.

I mean - an absolute classic and journey through rock, punk, and fun.

mmmm....

A master.

not as good as some others, but great with June there!

Not widely available! Good stuff, though!

The National is always listenable and this is a solid album

Meh.

Thoroughly enjoyable.

Meh. Medium music from a medium era with medium impact.

Surprisingly good.

Fun. Forget about them....

Classic. Great music and songwriting.

Not awful, but Faust was never my cup of tea.

Better than I remember!

right up my alley. objectively probably a 3, but the memories make it higher.

One of the best of all time.

So good - samples that have been sampled, but just really varied and solid.

Solid. Straight up rock AC/DC style.

Man... brings back memories. Still, not anything extraordinary musically, but 4 it is!

Good writing, not their best musically.

Classic, but not my jam.

Great post punk album.

Great protest album - solid jazz fusion

just not a huge elvis fan

Excellent! Had not heard this before, but it was really good. Will be listening.

Always fun... however homophobic and misogynistic...

Just okay...

Not his best, but still good!

Early alt electronica with some nice arrangements.

If only he had grown from this instead of becoming a Nazi.

Good songwriting and catchy. Always enjoyed the wings, but the writing was not the Beatles - musically or lyrically.

nice.

meh.

Fine...

Probably my favorite Bowie album.

Smoooooth

Really not bad. I enjoyed the listen. Slightly post-punk.

Meh.

good - a few real classics and some experimentation.

Just classic. Every song listenable.

Not bad for early death metal!

Okay, just a little slow for me and not readily as creative as some of his other albums.

So good.

Interesting for EDM!

Three absolute classics and the rest solid.

Not their best. Too experimental and just got bogged down a bit.

Might be my favorite Dylan album.

so good. might be the best 90s rap album... top five for sure.

One of their best. Eleanor Rigby... just great

Solid. was a great concert as well.

Excellent. Probably in my top 50 of all time.

Might be his best album. Scenes, Vienna, Moving Out... solid 5 for me.

Actually very interesting and decent vibe.

Forgot how good this album is... Definitely 4.

Interesting - pleasantly surprised.

Meh - decent 70's feel and effort. One or two memorable tunes.

Not the best of his stuff... and I don't really like him...

yeah...

A few good ones. Not as good as I remembered.

Nah. Too poppy 70s.

Just okay.

Good, but not their best album...

Just not my jam. Not bad, but...

great.

Game changing. Great spin.

Dams. So good. Everything good about early seventies pop rock.

Nice

Not bad. I remember it well...

So fun. Ahead of it's time and classic all at once. Would listen again.

Meh. Not his best, although good lyrics.

So good. Taken too soon.

Meh. Love Dolly, but this was not exactly music history.

So fun... straight up 80's

Very nice - more folk that I thought it would be. Good tone, songwriting. Look forward to hearing more from her.

Interesting and soothing. Electronics is not my jam, though.

Definitely hear the Nirvana in this one. Good album, but not their best yet.

Excellent. Not my favorite style, but still a pleasure to listen to on occasion.

Meh. Not as good as I remember.

Nice for yacht rock/easy listening. solid solo after Steely Dan and interesting that it was all digital!

Just excellent. Creative, fun, moving, different and familiar all at once.

meh. trying a little too hard.

I mean good, but I'm not a huge jazz fan.

Entertaining, for sure. I would listen to this again.

Classic.

Meh.

interesting.

Classic, but not my favorite.

Excellent. A few middling, but still authentic and catchy.

So chill and just well done musically.

Just not my favorite.

excellent. love the punk roots.

Man... I want this to be higher. Maybe it's the day? Great album, but too low key.

Interesting and enjoyable somewhat.

Meh. Some classics, but very vanilla.

Absolutely classic and such a great frozen in time cultural moment.

Some REALLY great tunes here and overall good album structure, just not as raw and impactful as some earlier stuff from them and a few low points. Solid 3.5

good, but not his best.

Might be the best bootleg of his...

One good song. No thanks to the rest...

Fun... but doesn't seem like much different/new.

Good... established for their other stuff...

I really want to like them... Almost like Bards of the middle ages. I just can't.

Just into the Queen sound... two or three really solid tunes and a couple experimental-pop...

Just great without being preachy or too high brow.

Meh. Some fun, but not great.

Not as good as I remembered. But decent.

Excellent. Should probably be a 5, but just too many songs.

Yeah - Very PE

Cool. Definitely heralded in an interesting style which likely impacted pop for years. Mix of other influences, but really active and interesting take on the moody and breathy vocals.

really good and different. pushed envelopes that New Order and others didn't without making it totally unrelatable.

Not bad!

Solid, but just too slow in the middle without mind-altering drugs to carry it...

More fun than great, but listenable and influential!

She's cool and this is a raw album with some great pieces, but the title is apropos - just so anti-snooty that it's snooty.

Not my jam.

Not the best. Some interesting rhythms.

Just okay. Salisbury Hill is a classic and masterpiece, but the rest almost feel like he's trying too hard to find himself.

good and interesting statement in an era that could absorb and use it. not a musically excellent album, but deserves attention.

Meh... energetic and fun - would be good live, but nothing I'd need to listen to again.

Love Love Love - didn't even have to listen. Just solid and experimental and just different enough. Will be influencing others for decades from subject matter and roots through the music.

Classic 1970s funk and soul. Full of strife and hope. You can hear the future of Vandross, D'Angelo, many others through it.

Okay culturally. Seemed more of a lesson than an artistic piece to be enjoyed.

Okay. Not their best work - a little too similar across the board to each other and other music at the time.

meh

Just great. The beats were fresh and timeless at the same time while picking up great influence from their features. One of those albums that my grandkids will listen to and respect.

Absolutely iconic and genre defining 70s rock album.

I mean... soooo good. Not just meaningful, but purposeful and rekindled a rap style that was as funky as George Clinton and as smooth as Mel Torme. I could listen to AD all day.

meh.

I never heard this before. It feels very Alt/Pop like a progression of Oasis. Not awful, but not my favorite. I would probably listen again.

I mean a few really good ones and before he went nutso... Solid features from JayZ and others as well.

Such a marker with roots and as the roots of so many musical trees.

Not my jam, but I get it... he's a classic and a hero to many!

fine. to be honest it didn't hold my attention enough to really listen for the satire it purported to have.

Outstanding. Top 10 country album of all time for sure - and it's not even country.

A classic. still solid. A little too polished and intentional for it to be a 5 for me, but still great.

I tend to think that this was just a bit of an overreach after two other albums in the same year. Three of these are just classics in every sense. Another couple are musically and performance strong, but the drop off feels pretty bad. That close to one of the best albums of all time. 4/5

I mean... good-ish. It's an interesting moment in time and decently done. Felt a little like she was trying to capture something - a feeling and a persona in the late 90's club scene.

Very cool international effort - shining a light on a culture in an accessible way.

Just no. I heard the one or two songs here that capture americana... but they just aren't worth the rest of the pretend glorified western BS.

Always listenable. Good influences and a slightly diffferent feel.

How can an album be this good and STILL be overrated? I want to find the groundbreaking hook here, but I can't. It's a great album. I could listen to it back to back and still enjoy it and even find new things, but it's not a 5. It's a combination of Sashing Pumpkins, Morrissey, and Oasis. AND it's not even their best album.

This seems like a pretty deep cut... I may have heard some of their stuff from the earlier albums, but this seems kinda pseudo-psychadelic and just not an enjoyable listen. Not bad per-se, and probably representative of the time as a precursor to the Byrds and others, but not good, either.

Kind of a Doors knockoff, but decent in it's own right with some straight ahead rock and some psychedelic undertones. Probably almost accidentally punk... 3

I love that this exists and was able to provide influence all the way through to 2025. But, it's just not my favorite - style or sound. 2

This was pretty outstanding. Jazz, funk, beats and tracks that would be the foundation of rap. All done in 1973? Just amazing. 4 for sure.

Likely one of the best albums ever. I'm not even a huge fan overall, but even the worst songs on this album are creative and genre-defining. Songwriting, arranging, guitar, drums, and keyboards. All come together here like almost nowhere else.

I mean, I like him and the music is solid, but could be any one of twenty artists.

Very nice - grooving beats and strong message. A breakthrough in Reggae and influence on future generations. solid 3.

Interesting - and probably groundbreaking for the 1970's, but just not much musical value.

Strong. Probably my second favorite Stones album

Really good. Interesting and intricate while still being approachable and down to earth.

Man, I really want to like him. Just feels kinda like a poor man's Johnny Cash or a modern day sea-shanty singer. I'm sure I'm missing out, but I just can't get into it. 2.

Outstanding. Relatable, rocking, great guitar-driven alt rock with good writing. Might be their most listen-able album.

Interesting. Poppy French. Nothing mind blowing and probably would not search it out.

Not as great as I remember. Interestingly experimental, but they swung too far after White Heat and lost a little electricity and passion. Lou is always great... Probably should be a 4, but I'm feeling 3 right now.

As solid as all TH. A little more upbeat and poppy compared to some others, but still experimental. I'm probably too used to it to have the impact it should. Solid 3.

Really great. Not musically complex, but varied and exciting while still having a little rock edge. It's really a great frozen in time point on the map. The perfect album at the perfect time. Easy 4.

I mean, interesting and folk straight from the heart... but they are just a little whiny and too melodic. I get the pioneering and experimental heart that gave license to the Doors and others to push further, but still just a 3 for me.

Interesting and worth the background music. I don't know enough about the genre to judge, but held enough of my interest to get at least a 2.

Still underrated. Great rock album. Different than others in the same era with more heart. Solid 4.

Just not a fan. English wanna be rocker with a scratchy voice. Never been convinced of any real talent. Occasionally fun to listen to, but so is Meatloaf... 2 Max.

Honestly great. The writing, the arrangements, the mix of rock, folk, & jazz. It was a culmination of learning from failure and incorporating new influences and musicians. It should probably be a 5, but as good as it is, it just hasn't been as influential or held it's importance over time as some others. Call it a 4+.

I mean... well written and well meaning. Fits well in his repertoire. Just not something I would seek out or think to put on a playlist. Musically, lyrically, and conceptually good. Solid 3.

Crazy good. The feel and the real. A few absolute killers and a few smooth and a few more experimental. Lyrics, beats, and flow are great for it's time while being influential and listenable. 4+

It's a fine mix of post punk. He tries a little to hard on a few, but still listenable. You can hear some of the influences (The Cars, etc.) and somewhat of a desperation to be different. It woks on some, but not as much on others. 3.

I mean... interesting. I think if I took the time to go through it again I would enjoy it more and it may grow, but generally didn't sound a lot different from other similar music. 2

Great straight ahead rock. A little loud and a little whiny, but so am I. While I do remember this album and band - and they set the stage for grunge, really, I don't think to put them on... but I will! solid 3

This album could come out today and be a hit. Just a great mix of vocals, writing, experimentation, rock, and synth. Such a diversion from the Sugarcubes, but still quintessential Bjork. I'll do 4+

I didn't even want to listen to this, but I did. With a little hope. Hope that they wouldn't be the whiny, overplayed, trite, bullshit that I used to think it was. That hope was dashed and I barely made t through without my ears bleeding. No thank you. 0.

Interesting. I didn't mid it as background music. Nothing that really caught my attention spectacularly or would make me seek them out. 2.

Meh. Prog rock at it's best is still just a 3 for me.

I thought "Folktronica" was an interesting description for her music - although this album seemed much more in line with the Folk side - being close to the Lilith Fair crowd. Solid effort and I would definitely listen again. 3.

Man. Spoken through and to a generation that connected Gen X through Grunge and Hip-hop and into the new century. Few albums are more of a watermark and even fewer are still adored and respected thirty years later.

I mean, it's The Wall. Epic, genre defining, with a message. Not my favorite, but respect.

I mean... okay, but if they inspired the most overrated band ever (Oasis), then they don't deserve anything more than a 2.

I mean, quite simply an unbelievable collection of writing, music, and message. Collectively taking you on a journey and individually some of the best songs written and recorded in the last 100 years. Can't be anything but a 5.

A little too punk to be grunge. A little too rock to be emo. A little too disconnected to be alternative. Just misses. 3.

This is kinda like if Don Henley was a woman. Or, maybe Don Henley is kinda like if Bonnie Raitt were a man. Easy to listen to and somewhat enjoy, but nothing groundbreaking or even really very relevant. Her writing is good, but just not my jam. 3

Interesting departure for them and sounds like they were dragged into the political scene. Excellent representation and arrangement. Worth listening to and definitely a snapshot of the dichotomy of that time. 4

Early punk. Fleeting and angry. Okay, but not the dead milkmen... 2

Nice. Listenable. Good writing. Good melodies - a little haunting. Could use more drive. Beat. To add heft. 3.

Thoroughly enjoyable to listen to. Probably not the most influential, experimental, or critically acclaimed Beck album, but still good and worth seeking out from time to time. 3+

I enjoy me some Dwight. This was great listening and I would do it again, just not that different from his other stuff. 3.

Forgot how good this album was. Recognized and enjoyed several songs... made me want to put on over the ear headphones and crank it up! 4

Man. Just not good. The vocals are overdone, the musicianship is messy, there is very little flow or identifying characteristics. Feels like a couple of moody kids in a basement playing with a synthesizer got a record deal. I am a big fan of post-punk and early 80's alternative (Yaz/New Order/ etc.) but this was not good. 1.

I get the progression and this is solid, but just not my favorite feel. A few good memorable ones in there and the musicianship is good. 3.

Just outstanding. The live recording, the staples, the remakes, the artistry. Amazing artist in his prime. Worth seeking out and listening to more than once. 4+

I mean, the music is probably better than the Take That bullshit, but the dude is just SO fucking full of himself I can't stand it. No thanks. 1+

The anthems of a generation. The precursor to grunge. The best parts of hair band rock. Interesting arrangements and musicianship. Easily more than half of these songs are legitimately great and a front to back listen is required. 5

Excellent. Rocking with some punk and post punk influences. It stands on it's own even without being one of the best women's rock albums. It's definitely on my list of recurring listens! 4.

Man. Some of this album is really great. Like nearly life-changing great. The focus on jazz... influence from americana and country... throw in the appropriate and fitting use of really good synthesizers and the unmatched vocal energy of Mr. Morrison and it's just solid. The few where the effort or the experimentation just didn't fly are the only things holding it back for me. 4+

Probably better than I remembered. IM has it's place and should be respected for longevity and some influence if not musicianship. I was expecting not to want to ever listen to another, but that's not the case. I'd see what the rest of their stuff was about before saying never. 2+

That era of punk/post punk/alternative is really great. Listening to this you could hear the past (Ramones/Clash), the present (Dead Kennedys/Black Flag) and the future (Dead Milkmen/Fugazi) and even some pop influences. Just right on the edge of being great and the edge of being total crap. I love it for this! 4.

Different, but kinda the same as the dance music that had been floating around LA and New York for a decade prior. Good solid beats brought to the masses! 3

I mean, I appreciate the Beach Boys for what they were... fun pop stylized to appeal to the masses. I'd take the more experimentation in Pet Sounds any day, but this is still worthy of a 3.

Might be my favorite Beck album. All the influences. All the styles. All the vibes. 4+