1001 Albums Summary

Perfect for a cocktail party, or something where it's just dropped into the background, but nothing that comes across as a must listen with your full attention. Some really decent hooks, but often just leaving your mind to focus on anything but the music.

Can't miss debut album that set the world on fire and made every kid pick up a guitar and want to be a rock star. Did I mention that these guys lay down a groove? That's so deep that asses have no other option but to start shaking. Van Halen stands as one of the greatest swing bands, ever to invade rock and roll.

Pretty decent album coming from the '80s synth pop era. Though it sounds of its time, the songwriting is really good and works well to new takes on the songs. I don't think that it's the best available out of that era, but it certainly stands time and deserves to be listened to on occasion. While there may be a few weaker songs on the album, even those songs suffer more from production than they do from songwriting. A solid four or four and a half of five rating

Not sure why this guy made it so huge? Maybe I'm just not in the right demographic for this, but I don't hear any strokes of genius here.

Motorhead at their fiercest.

With each listen, it only becomes more clear how this becomes a timeless recording in the same likes as Pet Sounds, and Revolver, and every other album that will get listed as the greatest album ever.

It's The Fucking Wall!!! Does anything really need to be said about this album???

Great album to shoot to, and just lay on the couch, clinging to life, while listening to the music that will surely fill the air as you begin your journey towards your next life.

Ornette, as deciphered by Zorn??? Greatest trainwreck ever!!! 5 million stars

This stuff was never really my thing, but I can understand how a bunch of 16-25 year old kids all hopped up on Beer, Ecstasy, and hormones all doing their thing to this until the sun comes up.

This album was the make it, or break it, point for U2. Obviously, they made it.

David Bowie + mass amounts of Cocaine = This album that is as fragmented as any Bowie album in existence. Flashes of the past, flashes of the future, but nothing that really leaves any lasting memories. This almost seems like that album that an artist who has already checked out, still owes the record company, that they've lost any love for. Basically, a great album to show young artists, why you should control your chemical desires.

You either love Sparks, or you hate Sparks. I can't decide which group I fall into.

Shocked that this album made the list, but I guess after "The Soft Parade", anything could sound brilliant. I'm rating this as The Doors 4th or 5th best album, so, whoever compiled this list, must really like The Doors. Not saying that that's a bad thing.

Thanks to this list for making me have to listen to this album again. Made me all pissed off about shit. I have no ability to change, and raised my fucking blood pressure beyond belief once again. I'm too old to start a revolution at this point of my life, as I was, at the time that this album came out, but at least it still feels good to get my heart pumping once again, just to know I'm alive.

There are two Bruce Springsteen's. Bruce Springsteen on an album, and Bruce Springsteen live. I've never seemed to enjoy albums of Bruce that much, but take me to a concert, and that dude's got all of my attention for the 3 and 1/2 hours that he plays every night.

Not sure what to think. I'll leave it at that for now.

The harmonies of the four members are just out of this world. The way that their voices blend with one another, whether it be standard three or four-part harmony with a lead vocal, or the call and response between the two male singers and the two female singers, such as on California Dreaming, is just incredible. I'm not sure if there has ever been a better matched vocal band group out there.

Post punk simplicity, bordering on straight up minimalist funk, with super cutting lyrics. This was just what the world needed when this came out. That feeling hasn't changed in me, though I have changed drastically in that time.

Bob, Dylan had several albums that really changed the way people saw, not just his music but all music in general. That journey all started here. If there was just one album to explain Bob Dylan to someone new to his music, this is the one that I would hand them out of my collection.

Im not even going to say anything about this album. What more needs to be said.

Was familiar with some of his older. More straight ahead jazz music, and also heard some of his stuff from the early '70s and into the '80s. Somehow I missed this album, which seems like the perfect blend of a million things all rolled up into one. I very much enjoyed this, and me may search out an original album for my collection.

One hell of a debut album, that truly shows what a real talent Syd Barret was, before the chemicals completely took over his brain. This has to be one of the most influential albums for any band that just let their minds be free and let the music flow. While this was made during the height of psychedelia, this is just so much more than a psychedelic album.

The album that really cemented the Queen sound. The endless overdubs that didn't exist on their debut, came out in spades for this album, and pointed their direction for the future.

Sepultura's crowning achievement.

R.E.M. finally starts to make some real greenbacks with "Green". This album moved the band from college radio sweethearts, to mainstream radio sweethearts.

IMO, "GITM" and "ZM", were better albums, but this was a fine final album, by a band that was becoming more dysfunctional by the day. A great place to call it quits.

Never really liked this era's techno, but, I can say that this album was one of the ones that helped kick the door in to the success of the genre

I know that I'm supposed to like stuff, but I'm just not depressed enough to really get into it. Not saying that musicianship isn't top rate, because it is. It's just not my cup of tea.

While not even close to Maiden's best albums, you can hear loud and clear, what would be THE Iron Maiden sound, of dual guitars playing searing licks, throughout the tracks.

Big fan of both of these two on their own, put the two together, superb.

Not a big fan of Christmas music, I only listen to it during the season. Sure, I have a few songs from over the years that I'll enjoy any time I hear it, but that's a pretty small list. In saying that, how can you go wrong with doing Christmas music, to Phil Spector's, "Wall of Sound". Always loved the Phil Spector sound, no matter how weird he got in his older years. Therefore, to me, this album is a winner.

This might have been the high point of the band, but I just never really liked this band, so, it's hard to give it a higher score.

There's a reason that this is rated as the greatest jazz album of all time, and could even be mentioned in a short list of greatest albums of all time. Maybe the greatest "Supergroup" ever. If you love music, any music, you should add this to your list of albums to listen to.

What do you get when you cross James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, and Miles Davis? I present to you, Funkadelic's "Maggot Brain".

Probably Prince's most pivotal album. Got him huge airplay, crossed him over to a wider audience, and made a gigantic movie, all in one move. I won't say if I think that this is his greatest album ever, but I will say that it was his most important album.

Never liked Blur, put I think that Graham Coxon is an incredible guitar player.

3 words. It's The Stones!

I grew up in the suburbs of Detroit. Grew up working at the family business That was started by my Grandfather, down near The Packard Plant, and employed 3 of his children, One of those being my Father. 3 of my siblings worked for the same business until my brother passed away, and my cousin who was a co-owner, decided to sell the business upon his retirement. My sister and a cousin stayed with the business until there retirements, and a niece and nephew are still with that company to this day. My mother played for The DSO, and gave private lessons in her music room, to keep herself busy, when she wasn't at rehearsal, or performance. I'll also add that this album came out the year that I graduated high school, and chose to follow my mother's footsteps, and go on to study music, and was still doing work in the industry all over the globe, until health issues made me recently retire. Let's just say that I had a blast singing along to every song on this album. For so many reasons, this album gets a 6 star rating from me.

Disco was at it's greatest moment. Punk had just lost its biggest band before they even got a chance to begin. And rock was seeing the waning of Prog Rock, and the loud, brash, sounds of "Double Live Gonzo" and technical based heavy metal swing of Van Halen had just taken over The U.S. and growing world wide. So, out of nowhere, this small quiet blues and shuffle type of bar band from days gone by, appears, and left a huge mark on the music world, with the song, "Sultan's of Swing", a song which is a staple of every classic rock station.

Made James the star that he became.