1001 Albums Summary

Played it during social studies and my student said- Are you listening to Granddaddy’s music?? He’s going to be mad at you.

Feels like a mental breakdown

I don’t like everything on this album but I do like Thinkin Bout You, Super Rich Kids, Pyramids, Pink Matter, Lost, and even sometimes Bad Religion enough for 4 stars. Also. The Cure album was meant to get 3 stars, not 4 and that’s really only for Love Song.

I probably like the originals of the covers here better because they are what I’ve listened to more especially Summer Breeze and Listen to the Music. But this feels like being at a free summer concert with my mom and that is a great feeling. Want to love Who’s That Lady but I just think of Salon Selectives the whole time. Do love Sunshine (Go Away Today)

Part of what I like about a live album is the energy of the crowd obviously during the songs but between each song too. This doesn’t have that, there’s the pause between songs. When I looked it up, I saw the overdubbing stuff but also saw that this is because it was complied from 3 different shows. The biggest takeaway for me was Still in Love with You. So good.

I liked learning about this band more than I liked the actual music. Pills was my favorite track just because it was kinda goofy. The band named themselves after The New York Doll Hospital that opened in 1900 which is such a creepy thought, a whole establishment full of old broken dolls. One of the members dated Connie Gripp who tried to cut his thumb off. She also is the crazy ex of Dee Dee Ramone, there’s a few Ramones song about her. One is Glad to See You Go. She also is said to have slashed his ass open with a broken beer bottle.

Easy listening, but there wasn’t anything I heard outside of Smooth Operator that would really keep me coming back.

It’s eclectic, all over the place, loud, maybe too long and too many features but it’s so good and so important. The sound and the look is unlike anything else that was happening in hip hop at that time. I don’t know that it’s a perfect album for me because I did always have some skips listening to it so I’m giving a 4.5 and rounding up to 5.

I mean, it’s Ray Charles so it was good but it wasn’t really the Ray Charles I was expecting to hear. Maybe this was an album to appeal to a wider audience? The first half of the songs all sounded like the same song and then the second half sounded the same. I would 100% pick the Hallelujah I Love Her So album over this one. Mess Around is a current favorite song from that one.

This album was fine, the hits are hits. I hadn’t heard Earlybird before and I did like that. It was hard to objectively listen to it though. On Christmas Day during the Beyoncé half time performance my maga uncle was complaining the whole time, saying the marching band was fake (what does that even mean?) and why didn’t they get the Eagles to play instead and I have been thinking about that ever since. So then I looked it up this morning and it seems like all the current members are pretty progressive and Joe Walsh doesn’t seem to like Trump at all. And I bet my maga uncle doesn’t know that. Kinda want to post about it on Facebook so he will see it. I also read that Walsh ran for president in 1980 on a platform of “free gas for everybody” and was only 33 at the time not even old enough to be elected.

I married into a Bob Dylan family and I love that for me.

I actually had a strong negative reaction to this album when I listened yesterday. I always thought I liked The Who but I guess I just like the older more refined Who? Who’s Next particularly. I listened to the stereo version which was pretty raw and grainy. Normally I would like that but instead I was having some weird sort of second hand embarrassment the whole time and I think it’s because of that Full House episode where Danny Tanner does this cover of My Generation. I really hated that. I’m giving it a 3 because I listened again today to a different version that was a little cleaner and I can appreciate the musical innovation that was happening there at the time. Breaking the instruments, using them in new ways and whatever else they were getting up to.

I can see appreciating a song or two if you were a specific kind of high from drugs I haven’t dabbled in. A whole album of it over an hour long even then would probably be a bit much.

A little jazz is nice in the winter

This has gotta be as middle of the road as it gets. It’s music that can be on and you don’t even realize there’s music playing.

I loved it so much. Listened to it all weekend. I had never listened to this full album before so it was a treat. I’m very much a fan of the folksy, acoustic, bluesy sides of Zep and this album offers it. If I could swap maybe Celebration Day and Hey, Hey What Can I Do? It might be a perfect album for me.

I love sad music but, not like this.

This was… a grower and not a shower? On the first listen I really could barely get through it. But generally I like folk music so I tried again. On the 2nd listen I could heard drums and maybe a little more of why it might be classified as folk rock. On the 3rd listen, I gave the lyrics more of a chance and then it kept getting better. Something about the guy singing reminds me of the Pogues a bit. And the vibe of the album feels a little like drinking in an Irish Pub.

It’s that old traditional country which isn’t my favorite but it’s also Dolly Parton and I love her. It’s easy to listen to but sometimes felt a little too religious for me. Also don’t love that Phil Spector wrote one of these songs.

California Dreaming cancels out how much I absolutely hate The “In” Crowd. I wish there was more of that sound, kind of dark and some mystery behind it. Staying at a 3 because the music isn’t bad and the harmonies are great but there’s just something that doesn’t connect with me here. Maybe it’s knowing too much about the John Phillips thing. I also heard this group compared to how the cast of Glee would sound singing folk music and I can see that too.

The Beach Boys soundtrack the best parts of life.

I don’t know if I could have hated this more. It was just one never ending song with no definable anything bleeding into the next. I had to stop by the 4th song because it was filling me with a rage at 7am that I haven’t felt since I was like 14 and mad at my mom all the time about nothing in particular.

Whole album is phenomenal, Five Years made me cry in my car yesterday.

This is terrible music. I skipped through some songs and I couldn’t believe this was even real. And then I read that she was Swedish and I was so confused. So I put it back on and gave the lyrics an actual listen. My Bitch and Here I come are songs that I could have written with a friend at a 5th grade sleepover. The voices? The rhymes? It’s like some kind of slam poetry set to music. It’s actually a little hilarious overall so I’m gonna give it 2 stars.

This is fantastic. Not something I’d put on for everyday listening and obviously not perfect so I won’t give it 5. But oh man. There is so much music history in this band if you do a little dive. Shoplifiting is probably my favorite. It’s so fun. That scream and warble in her voice and that kind of skipping beat. Very punk. Very cool.

This score feels how the last week and a half has felt. Depressing, numb, kinda weird.

This is a 2 that goes on forever with nothing really happening if you are just sitting and listening to it full focus, but a 4 as background music with some wine making dinner.

Fuck you Eric Clapton

I would be absolutely horrified if my daughter was in 5th grade, knowing all of the lyrics to this album. Singing it at the lunch table in the cafeteria with her friends. But we were, and it was so fun.

My cousin got my little sister this cd for Christmas when she was in middle school and she was APPALLED. It was so funny. 3 stars for a good Christmas memory

I never listened to TS on purpose before Folklore came out. evermore was the follow up. I do not love her but I love both of these albums. Sad angry indie folk girls forever.

First time listening to this album, I always liked Amy Winehouse. Wish we would have had her around longer. Hard to believe she was only 20 on this album, so jazzy, mature and cool.

So fun, this is my kids favorite Beatles album.

I don’t get it. I’ve tried even before now to get into The Velvet Underground and I’m never able to. I’m not sure if there’s something I’m missing or they are just not that good?

It was pleasant enough to have on in the background. All tracks kind of sounded the same to me.

Depressing and I feel like I would really dislike him as a person. I do love sad music though so I guess 3 stars.

It’s as Chicago blues as you can get. Nobody does it as good as Muddy Waters and the ones who try can’t pull it off.

It’s perfect. One of my favorite albums of all time.

It’s like background music of an 80s cop show or something? I don’t hate it but I don’t care about it either

Hated this ❤️

Banger

I actually listened to parts of 3 podcasts about this band because I was so confused. And they all said it was brilliant. It feels like being at a bar a some guy is trying to talk to you about something you’re not that interested in and the music is just a bit too loud to hear him anyway so you just half nod and hope he leaves.

This is alright, not really my thing. I was at least interested to learn how long this band has been around because I only knew of them through Peaky Blinders with Red Right Hand. I think that one song is pretty much enough of this kind of music for me.

Yesterday was a terrible day. Too terrible for sad pogues music so I just listened to Steve Winwood all day instead. Sean said it was good so I’ll give it a 3.

Very 90s. The hits are still solid, I didn’t care much about the rest.

Glass Museum reminds me of Twin Peaks music.

I don’t know. I don’t like it but I’m gonna play it today at work because I think it we’ll either make the kids do their multiplication timed test at super spies or they will just crash out. Let’s see.

I wish the energy of the first few songs stayed through the album

Felt like I was listening to nothing, I can’t say that it was good or bad

Very fun

The only way I see my self enjoying this is- it’s a live show Danny got us free tickets for and when we get there one of his friends with a name like Ebo, Cho Cho, Scruffy or Surge is in the parking lot with a nitrous tank and the year is 2009.

Not mad I listened to it, wouldn’t listen to it again

It’s good for what it is, I’m not a disco girl

It wasn’t bad it’s just abrasive and not for me

This is a perfect album. No skips, I wish they would’ve stayed on drugs making this dirty garage band music. It gets better and better the more times you listen to it.

Hell yeah Norah Jones, love her Christmas Album too

This was hard to rate. I would never put it on but I knew every word to all the songs but two. I think I’m just embarrassed to give it 4 stars but I think it’s the truth 😕

Only rounding down because so many interludes, this would be a 5 without those. TLC was actually so crazysexycool

This seems like something I would like, but I just couldn’t get into it. Giving 3 stars because maybe I will try it again

Very nice, we listened all through the weekend.

I didn’t hate it but there were a lot of parts that were pretty gross. A pedophile song, a child prostitute and so much guttural fluting. But I can see the…art? I guess? I don’t know. Gonna ask my mom if she did psychedelics to this album and how scary that was.

It’s what is it is but it’s not the vibe for the drive to work on a Tuesday

Not bad just really boring

I’ve never listened to this album before. It was nice and easy. Rounding up from 3.5.

Very nice. Experimental but also relaxing? Happy to have been exposed.

It’s just very pleasant.

Another one that’s just fine, inoffensive but I just don’t care about it or care to hear it again

The radio songs are still good. There wasn’t anything else that really stood out but also it feels embarrassing for some reason to like Muse?

What a great sad album. I have a new perspective of Disarm after reading that’s autobiographical about child abuse and trauma. I had always thought it was just about a bad relationship. Mayonnaise is a favorite too. And then there’s Luna which sounds like the dreamiest of all the sad songs but I think it’s a bit sad too. Maybe about loving someone more than they love you?

It’s fine, I’ve never really been a Wilco girl and this didn’t change my mind

Listened through 3 times and it got better each time

I heard someone describe this as no second takes allowed and that seems to track. He sounds like he’s on the verge of tears the whole time and I do f with that.

Blahhhh it didn’t sound bad it sounded like nothing

Bitch, don’t kill my vibe, backseat freestyle, money trees, good kid, the recipe are all favs

This sounds like something my kid could have made on Incredibox, particularly Buffalo Girls.

Ehhhhh it’s not like it was awful but I couldn’t do it

I didn’t dislike it but I just couldn’t get into it

So nice

Was hoping for a deep cut gem or something but didn’t find out

Don’t hate it, just need to be in the right mood for it

I tried to like it but it’s just not for me

No thanks

Solid

Not my fav from Bowie but not bad

People say there are much better Steely Dan albums but this is MY favorite. Rounding up from 4.5

Okay. I haven’t really been listening as much anymore so in the sake of trying to get back into I let my 6 year old rate this one. She said it should get two 5s. She liked it right away because she said she could hear a violin, cello and a xylophone. There’s not a xylophone but there is a vibraphone so we learned that and learned what a bandoneón is, it’s like an accordion but sadder sounding. And Maeve loves it now so, 5 stars it is.

😕

I love Elton John, this is a great album. Not my favorite one but solid

It’s still good all these years later. Also for whatever reason this reminds me of that time I saw Bobby try to smoke weed for maybe the first and last time ever and he tried to hit the bowl from where the weed was burning that he just lit.

I thought this was a great album. More funky than ballads. Some social commentary in Run Charlie Run. I Ain’t got Nothin was good too.

I guess I appreciate that the content is still currently relevant but I just couldn’t get into it. Rounding up from 2.5

It’s The Band so it’s listenable. I actually spent most of the time just listening to different versions of Long Black Veil. Johnny Cash is the best one but the original is Lefty Frizzell and it’s worth a listen if you’ve never heard it. Also, embarrassing but, I kinda like the live DMB version too.

Easy 5

I don’t know? Every song starts and sounds like I’m going to like it but I can’t. I think it’s the voice

Not rushing to put it back on but I liked it more than I expected.

I do not like this!

Felt like I was barely listening to anything at all, could probably play it in my class when I’m looking for a calm vibe

I guess it wasn’t the worst thing I’ve ever heard?

I had never heard of this. I didn’t even know it was George Clinton on the first listen. Some tracks were a little long for me but it was definitely funky enough and weird enough to keep me listening.

17 songs of this is 15 too many. It’s not awful, it’s just too much of it. Rounding down to 2 because they named a song “milk film”.

Rounding up from 4 just for the lore. Like A Prayer alone could make this a 5, it transcends space and time. Sounds like it could’ve been written yesterday. Prince is all over this album. And besides the other classics on here I absolutely love this freak show song Til Death about her abusive marriage to Sean Penn but it sounds like bubble gum pop. I miss your old face Madonna :(

This is so kickass. Precious is incredible for an opener and a song I’ve never heard. I’m giving it 5 because I’ve never listened to a Pretenders album and now I feel like I’ve been missing out. Tattooed Love Boys? Incredible. And then obviously Brass in Pocket is a banger forever.

My cousin has been trying to get me to like this band for 20 years and I still don’t really get it. It’s good fall asleep music though if you want to have a few bad dreams

I wouldn’t put this on again but I didn’t hate it. Felt like I was listening to a musical. Not sure what it was about though, definitely war?

Girlfriend in a Coma is me, and I am her. Pretty much unresponsive this whole album. I can’t stand Morrissey’s voice. As a sad music lover I suppose it get the appeal with some of the lyrics so I’ll give a 2 instead of a 1. But jeez

I can hear hear the Neil Young vibes and I can hear what Kurt Cobain would have liked but this was not for me. I’m not really a wall of sound appreciator but I can see the appeal for someone who is. I’m hoping there’s another album that comes up that’s more for me. I also super hate that Just Like Heaven cover.

I think Block Rockin Beats was the best thing on the album, obviously, and there really wasn’t anything else that stood out to me

The most listenable song was probably Sunday Shining and that wasn’t even a song I’d put back on.

I liked it more than Portishead but I’m just not a trip hop girl. I did learn that a guy from Massive Attack, 3D, is possibly Banksy? Is that true? I don’t know. I did a half hearted google search that said no.

It’s objectively good I suppose but I can’t get into it. Sorry to these men.

I never listened to this album before. Liked all the beeps and boops. Would listen again.

Played on repeat all weekend. Even knowing he’s a wife beater I still couldn’t give it less than a 5.

I don’t have any feelings about this

My expectations were low for two 20 mins songs but this was pretty great

I did not hate it, would play it again if I was stoned at staring at the sky or something

Have to give it a 4 just for Bitch and Wild Horses

I absolutely love this concept album and Chicago is one of my favorite songs. This was a peak Covid full on depression spiraling out album find for me personally. Did you know he plays every instrument himself? There’s so many of them. There’s Carl Sandburg references and he’s my favorite poet. Also, I cry every time I listen to Casmir Pulaski Day.

I skipped every interlude so it’s not a true 5 but the bangers are all above a 4. Also, I really didn’t like Livin in a World but it did make me look up school shootings because I didn’t realize they were happening before Columbine which was eye opening I guess. Very gross. Anyway, put Escapade on. Perf Friday song 🥰

I love Dusty 💛

I don’t know. I don’t like it or dislike it

Obviously

It’s exactly what it is but I would never just put it on and listen to it

Hate

That’s a lot of hits on the debut, and maybe it’s the radios fault but I can’t stand any of these songs.

The hits are hits. Also, I just saw a video of Eddie Vedder singing Falling Slowing with Glen Hansard and that was so nice.

It’s not for me

It’s fine. I heard Dan Hernandez is a fucking ice agent. Not surprised but I am disgusted.

Meh

I thought I was going to know every song on this album like it would be all hits but that was not the case.

Maybe I was in a bad mood already but this is making it worse. I won’t give it a 1 because it’s actual music I guess but I really hate this. Idk maybe it was just 6am and not the right time for it.

Very fun and kinda sleazy

I didn’t mind it, wouldn’t purposefully put it back on though

It’s not really my style but there’s no denying that it’s very well done

💛💛💛💛💛

I do love George Harrison, My Sweet Lord is in my top 5 Touch Tunes songs and I’m assuming the whole thing was decent but I didn’t have 2 hours for this yesterday.

This album reminds me of Crowbar. We’d close the bar up, some people would stay and help us clean. Then sometimes when we were done we would have some super late night drinks and somebody would play acoustic versions of a few Strokes songs from this album and always a bunch of Beatles songs and everyone would sing. So fun.

Love

I liked learning about this more than actually listening to it. I can appreciate the idea of a fully improvisational concert. And it seems like people really love the clanging and banging, I cat say I felt the same.

It sounds like parody music? I really hate that fingernails song

It’s definitely a lyrics on type of album. Cities, Air, Animals are all just crazy rantings but I like it. The only song I knew was Life During Wartime and it’s really better than I ever knew.

❤️❤️❤️❤️

Country Sad Ballad Man 💚💚💚💚💚

I didnt love it but I do love Donald Fagen so it’s a 3 at least