1001 Albums Summary

Fun Jazz/Funk album. Excellent saxophones and trumpets. Actually all the horns are great. I enjoy how for every song the lyrics start halfway through. Every song has a 6 minute intro.

Big Queen fan in middle school. It was fun to listen to an album that only had one song I knew on it, Seven Seas Of Rhye. Must not have been a very big fan. This album was very operatic, which makes sense. Not many hits/single material, but all very cohesive. I still like Queen.

Crazy taxi soundtrack.

Goes a little to hard in sax.

Garbage. No song ever takes off. As much flavor as flat sparkling water. Only one song is mediocre on the album.

Solid Mbalax (genre) album. Which is the urban dance music of Senegal and the Gambia. The more you know. Fun jazz and groovy licks. Enjoyed it, might not go back often though. Good work music.

A lot of different genres on the album which is fun. Nothing that sticks out a ton though.

It was fine. Classics were there they were fun. Heard them all before though.

Solid. Some good songs in there. Overall sounded pretty safe and nothing really grabbed me. Good though.

Lyrics and grooves were good. Kept me interested throughout the whole thing.

I don't think it aged that well. With so much variety and soundscapes and production these days, it seemed flat.

Fun to listen to Black Sabbath songs that aren't the hits. Solid listen, the instrumental songs like FX are pretty bad. Snowblind was a heater though.

Fun album all the way through.

Enjoyed this album. Kind of like a punky, raw vocal, MJ Lenderman, but back in the 90s.

Had some real high highs, but the rest was forgettable. To The End was killer.

Had a lot of the singles, and they were good. The rest kind of seemed like dated, low quality sample, pop music.

Album was fun. Again, most instrumental tracks sounded a bit dated. War Pigs is a classic though.

Making this a live album really gets this to a 5/5. Engaging to hear how charismatic Johnny Cash is and how much the audience is vibing with it. Also him breaking and laughing and making comments is a ton of fun.

Solid ambient. Good melodies and vibes. Nothing how'd me though.

Not bad, not great. Solid vocal band vibes with som good drums, albeit sounded a bit cheap.

Fun indie like rock jams. Pretty chill, pretty fun. Good listening nothing incredible.

High highs, but guitar story telling gets a little old after a while.

Not listening to much Eminem in the past, this was fun to listen to his peak. Especially after his death of Slim Shady album this year. A little over the top though.

Insanely quick album. I blinked and it was over. Hard to judge based on that. Was solid though.

In your face, wall of sound (most of the time) ambient band. Kind of reminds me of Godspeed. Not as good though.

Classic 60s/70s era rock. Good listen.

Has all the hit singles I knew, those were great. Rest of the album doesn't quite hold up.

Enjoyed this one quite a bit. Singer was great, production was solid. Songs had a solid voice but were varied which kept it engaging.

Never listened to Fatbot Slim and didn't know he was responsible for Right Here, Right now and Rockafeller Stank (didn't know it was called that). Liked it, probably wouldn't spin it too often.

Interesting foray into early metal. Could tell a lot of bands were probably influenced but still seemed safe.

Listened to this last week and I have a hard time remembering it. I'm sure it's more of a 3, but seeing as I can't remember it gets bumped down. Standard latest 60s vibes.

Just quality jazz. Nothing else to say. As someone who only dabbles in jazz, it was interesting all the way through.

I don't think this is Queens strongest album. As a Queen fan, this had some interesting ideas, but wasn't doing it for me.

Sounded like Jack White. It was okay.

Real quality jazz. Miles Davis didn't get a 5 becuase I heard this before I rated the Davis album. The live aspect was also fun. I like the calming if the riot song. Audiences used to go hard!

The hits are good, the rest of the album is samey.

Liked this more than I thought. Really grew on me. Started a bit weak and then got into it at the end. The song The Court of the Crimson King rips.

Having listened to license to Ill quite a bit it was fun to hear this. I like the more fun quirky Beastie Boys more than this version of them but still good. This was more of a complete album/idea though.

Janis Joplin is great, always will be. Again, didn't vibe with it early on but it grew on me by the end.

Alright pop album. Nothing super stuck out, albeit this review is coming 6 weeks later...

Fun to listen to Slipknots first album after hearing so much about them for so long but never engaging. Some solid songs, but it all blended together.

Real fun album. Classic LCD Soundsystem with the distinct bass/synth lines. Great all the way through.

Kind of the same noodley guitar that you expect from Dire Straits. I don't really think Dire Straits is for me.

Classic album. Really no notes.

Lot's of fun interesting songs that are pretty experimental. Really respect what Lou Reed was going for.

License to Ill is such a fun album. Front to back just a joy.

Not really that memorable. Kind of samey.

Not very memorable again.

Enjoyed listening to The Thrills. Fun countryesqe indie rock vibes. Groovy and bopping from the start to the end.

Never really engaged in this era/genre of music. Skits were kind of fun, over all pretty middle of the road.

Fun album. Heavily sampled and a joy to listen too.

Maybe I'm nostalgia baited, but the album is great! Love what they were cooking.

Funny to get Gorillaz followed by Blue. Solid album, not many notes.

I don't know man, it is a U2 album.

Sound of Silver is so good that I sadly need to compare these two. american dream is just flat compared to Sound of Silver. Maybe in a vacuum it gets a 3, but I need to compare them.

After seeing this album cover a million times it was fun to listen to. Fun indie rocky poppy album.

Really enjoyed this one. Good variation, good sounds. Really built as the album went on.

Didn't really do anything for me unlike the other soul/R&B bands I have heard so far.

Jam bandy groovy guitar focused riffs. It's alright.

Fun listening.

Kind of boring. However, I did learn the collab'd with Craig Armstrong who did the music for Love Actually which was very topical and therefore fun. Too bad it didn't help the album.

Too long. Too much mids RHCP.

Not Talking Heads best. Again, comparing it to other albums.

1960s stuff, again, didn't really mesh with it.

A real solid Christmas album. But it is a Christmas album.

Pretty stock standard late 60s album. Didn't really do it for me. Some fun strings and stuff though.

Fun album.

Also a fun album, good grooves, fun lyrics.

Back to back with A Tribe Called Quest, it just wasn't quite as good. Still solid, still enjoyed it.

Solid listen. Different than I normally listen too, which was refreshing.

Probably the most interesting and engaging album I've listened to in a while. This album is a heater. It's a Brazilian album from 1972, genre is MPB or kind of folky, rocky, Orchestra stuff. It's so emotional throughout the whole thing. I dint speak Portuguese but there is just a lot going on through it all. Pitchfork says the album us mysterious and plainspoken, haunting, and sublime and I would agree. Vocals are great, every song has some cool background stuff going on, it's just so complete and engaging. Would recommend just getting lost in it. I listened over several sessions, as it ss a bit long and my drives are a bit short, but I always instantly got back in.

Was a god listen. And of godspeed-y vibes that I can get behind. Grew on me as the album played.

Kind of just a low voice doing old voice things and being sad at being old.

Old school Geordie Greep, interesting album, wasn't vibing at first but it grew on me.

Didn't think it was clever or engaging.

Really long and pretty boring. Fun track names though.

Seemed way to try hard and it all sounded the same.

Everyone shears this, it's good. Too bad they never put out another record.

Just read Our Band Could Be Your Life, so this was fun. Real solid punk.

Maybe a little too out there for me. Could hear Byrne's influence which was neat.

I think they are a bit overrated but the album was decent.

Maybe nostalgia baited, but the album is still great. A classic for a reason.

Has the issue where The Who hits are all 5s, but overall the album is just okay.

Fun to hear what M.I.A before Paper Planes, some fun samples, classic little bits between songs. It was solid.

Fun to hear this after their first couple albums. Definitely getting more into more "serious" song writing.

Kind of forgetful and blended together. I am writing this week's after listening, but I don't remember much.

Solid songs. Fun to see the start of break core.

I can never quite get into PJ Harvey. Feels like something I should like, but it just doesn't do it for me.

Probably a cultural thing but I did not enjoy this album. Probably just not used to this music and it was 1.5 hours which is too dang long!

Don't really remember the album... I think it grew on me though.

Early Beatles kind of suck... just low stakes 60s pop that all sounds the same.

Had the classics otherwise, as lot of these bands from the 60s and 70s that I've heard only the hits, the rest of the album is just okay.

Peaks are high, i.e the song Master of Puppets, but everything else falls short.

Sounds like Depeche Mode.

Easy 4, if not real close to a 5. No notes, unknown Pleasures is a treat.

I sound like a broken record but YYZ and Tom Sawyer are perfect 5s and the rest just sound like worse YYZ and atom Sawyer.

Solid listen all the way through.

Has good peaks, but greatly over stays it's welcome.

Honestly, don't remember much from this album.

Again, don't remember much.

It was fine. A lot of songs felt the same. You listen to one CCR song you've listened to them all.

It was fine.

Again, I think a cultural thing.

Listened to a lot Donavan as a kid. Hits are better than the album.

Not my normal genre, and probably did a disservice by not focusing on the lyrics as much as I should have, but it really built up steam as the album went on. Could be a 5 on a relisten with more intentionality.

I hate low stakes 80s pop that uses the chintziest sounds possible.

Had fun stuff going for it. Fun to listen to a Blondie album when ove only heard like one of their songs.

Sounds like more Depeche Mode. It's good.

Fun album, I feel like it's on the cusp of a 4, but doesn't quite get there. Extended versions at the end were all good.

It'd a classic for a reason. Just great all the way through.

Cool what they were doing with bringing in the old gaurd to play with the new gaurd. Not a fan of old country/bluegrass. Also, it was 2+ hours... 2 stars for the concept.

It was solid. Very Genesis.

Gotta love some sleeze indie.

Had a lot of fun with this album. Fun to hear about the lesser known punk/hardcore bands of that era.

Heard some solid hits. Overstayed it's welcome some. Good.

Some hits, but really rambly and quite a few slog songs.

Good listen.

Not a strong steely dan fan and not a strong steely dan album.

Loved the who in middle school, maybe it was just the hits but live at leeds did not do it for me.

Very The verve all the way through. I mean I really only knew Bittersweet Symphony, but the rest was similar and good.

Bruce Springsteen had always been kind of mid. Album also pretty mid.

It seemed like every other song was just Tutti Frutti. While Tutti Frutti was good, it isn't that good.

Knew a few songs which is always fun, it was good.

Thought I was going to like this better, but nothing stuck out. Spotify about the artist mentioned whiny lyrics and fugazi style lyrics, but I did not get either of those things.

Groovy early 70s rock. It had some moments.

I'm learning I like whatever Albarn does. Enjoyed this.

The funk grew on me as the album played.

Again, Bruce Springsteen is mid, but it's a fine album.

Pretty standard late 60s vibes. Not a huge fan of the genre. Maybe an earlier time it would have been better. Can tell it influenced early 70s bands though.

It was fine, probably good, but for 3 hours it was so similar. The rhyme scheme, the vocal inflections, everything was so samey for 3 hours.

Real close to a 5, album was just real fun the whole way through. A lot of fun ear candy, fun vocals, fun lyrics. Just a bop. I could see this album growing on me over time to a 5.

A lot of classics with a lot of lesser known, to me at least, rippers too. The Clash are goated for a reason.

Pretty forgettable. I could see this being good if you are in the mood, but if the mood mismatches it is kind of blah. Superstition is and forever will be a classic.

Pretty much the only Taylor Swift album I have listened to. It has fun bops and is real reminiscent of 2014, a fun time in my life.

Really wasn't in a good mood while lsitening to this. It is probably a 3 but being stuck in traffic listening to this did a number to it. General 70s slop.

Album was all over the place. Real eccentric. Some bangers some skippers. Averages out to an average album.

The wild thing about this album is it is so much more interesting than Nick Drake's and came out 2 years earlier. It doesn't have that late 60s early 70s vibe. A lot more timeless. Probably still falls into the trap of having only grew up with the hits, the non-hits aren't as good.

Fun disco-y funky vibes from Sister Sledge. Had a solid sound the whole way through.

It is hard not to compare an artist to their best when they are so prolific. The album is good but not great. David Bowie is great not good.

Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue fell flat. Had a consistent sound but I think it really pales in comparison to his work with the Beach Boys.

Never really listened to the Grateful Dead before this but I know about them. It sounds exactly like I would have thought.

It's Bob Dylan, what more can I say.

Kind of forgettable again, but Bloody Well Right and Dreamer are real good.

Has some real strong sings, d.a.n.c.e I listened to all the time back in college, and waters of Nazareth go hard. Fun!

Solid, however it is a sign of the times. Has a certain feel to it that really pins it to late aughts. Enjoyed it though.

I could see this going hard back in the day. Overall, solid early synth stuff. Good clean tones.

Very instrumental. The problem is I want to hear bowie.

It's good, very Sinatra.

Fun British pop. Really dug it.

Soke solid songs, but at the end of the day it was U2.

Felt like it was close to a 4 but fell a bit short. A lot of good melodies, lyrics, and singing. Overall a good listen.

For every absolute banger there was songs that were just kind of blogs. I'm sure late middle school or high school me would have eaten this up. I did know the hits from back then, but never the full album.