1001 Albums Summary

Definitely not something I'd usually reach for, but overall pretty strong songwriting and nice production.

Really a lot more varied than I was expecting! Obviously the hits are all-timers, but Save the Life of My Child and Hazy Shade of Winter really stood out to me.

My favorite Heads album! Really love the jittery, nervous energy all over this album. It's crazy to think this feels like a band firing on all cylinders, only to make another huge creative jump just the next year with Remain in Light. Maybe it's knowing they were on that precipice is what makes me enjoy this album so much.

Blur were one of my favorite and most influential bands in high school, and they still hold up quite well. For me, Parklife is maybe the weakest of their Imperial Pop era. It's undeniable that the guys are firing on all cylinders here, but revisting this record, it felt a bit bloated. Girls & Boys is still one of the best songs ever, though!

Despite being really familiar with the singles, I'd never listened to this record in full. The beats and production are great, but a lot of the vocals and rapping makes it trapped in that late 90s shtickiness.

Somehow my first listen to this! Feels very of its time but also I can feel its fingerprints all over pop music since it came out. Enjoyed it more than i thought!

While not every song on this album is perfect, the highs are so unbelievably high, it made me tear up. A near perfect Christmas album

I really liked the production of this, but similar to fat of the land, the vocals take away a bit for me. At the same time, though, there were some really great pop hooks in there, so I can't complain too much

A really nice debut album. I think this is one of the more effective records of the age where artists were looking back to genres and moods of the past and really building on them in an interesting way. The vocal production and harmonies are top notch. It also feels interesting how much dynamicism is permitted without someone stomping on a distortion pedal

The goddamn blueprint

Not my thing. Energy was good but idk, too much

Definitely a little long, but I really enjoyed some of the production and flow

Damn i could not get into this. I feel like there's a whole subgenre of artists just doing pop music in the same way huge pop stars do but they're just not as successful. Couldn't even finish it

A stone cold classic. One of those rare (debut!) albums that plays like a greatest hits comp

One of the classics, for good reason. Moonchild is a little bit filler-ish, but there are plenty of amazing moments to make up for the few lackluster ones

Really can't complain about this one, great production and grooves

I've been on a huge Dylan kick lately, so this came at a good time. His older voice works well with the really great sounding band and production. I can see why this is a highlight of his latter-day material!

I dug this one a lot. Really impassioned vocal delivery, good grooves, and a nice melding of a lot of disparate 70s dance sounds. Great slap bass!!

This was great! Really chill vibes and great playing. Good way to start the day but I also want to revisit this with some pot perhaps

Classic rock because it's classic and it rocks

A landmark album. Some of my favorite songs of all time on this one. Would be a perfect 5 if there was something else besides hit the plane down on it

Fun breezy album for a 0 degree today

Great tunes and lovely acoustic guitar tones

Just too perfect. Mr. Blue Sky is a classic, but I just couldnt care about the rest of it

Stellar guitar tones and production. Hard to believe it's their debut!

For some reason this one has never clicked with me as much as others from this era of the band. Some great highs tho

A classic for a reason

Didn't realize this was their first record! Really great!

Actually very good, glad I finally checked it out!

Worth the hype

I've always been pretty Elvis agnostic, this was better than I remember it being, but I'm still not sold.

Some of their best songs on here!

Definitely their best, often my favorite

Great vocals and groovy production

One of the best of all time

Crazy influential, love the punk/jam mix. Great bass tones

One of the best of all time. Kind of can't believe this is a real album and it's done so well!

I've always had a soft spot for this record, it sounds amazing, and the songs are great

a little long, but the highs hit hard. 3.5/5

Great stuff!!

Really beautiful country rock

incredible

A classic, some of their best songs on here

Really foundational stuff here, his vocals are a little all over the place but I feel like each style has influenced a whole different genre of rock

One of the most insanely influential albums of all time.

Really great stuff, great bass work in particular

A lot of fun!

Stone cold classic

The definitive Rock Opera

Feels insanely influential in so many different ways. Lots to love here

The way guitars should sound

Incredible stuff

It's always so interesting when a band has The One Before THE One. Everything that works so perfectly on Daydream Nation is falling into place here.

Undeniable classic

I liked this quite a bit. Didn't feel gimmicky or anything, really compelling. Helps that her voice is amazing

Better than I anticipated

Hard to deny the hits on this one. Some of the album cuts are touch and go, but worth its classic status

A classic. So inventive and still feels so fresh and innovative

Fun experimental b-side, great vocals and horns!

VERY Spector, which has it's ups and downs. Only You Know remains the highlight

Feels incredibly influential. Great playing

I feel the production, songwriting and overall feel of this album are super influential in that so much tries to sound like this from 2017 on, but there are some really stellar moments on here. Influential for a reason!

A classic for a reason

Could not get into this...feels almost like something I'd like but it was just too much

Drags a little bit towards the end, but this is full with some of their strongest work

3.5

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My personal fave Stones album. Just the right amount of sleaze. 4.5/5

Fun!

Undeniable classic of a debut, hit after hit!

Another debut that feels like a greatest hits album!

I feel like early 70s Paul could either completely knock it out of the park or get too much in his own way. This feels like him finally trying to seriously breakthrough, and break free. So many classics on this album it’s hard to believe they’re all here

Stone cold classic

4.5/5. Undeniable classic. The quieter moments shine, though maybe not handled as deftly as they would be in the future. War Pigs is untouchable

Pretty spacey white boy jazz funk that’s fun, but it’s good to know they went in a more focused pop direction after this 3.5/5

Good blend of the rockin and the quieter side of Neil, with beautiful early 70s production. I like this one more each time I come back to it

Better than I was anticipating!

The goat

He was so effortless, how did he do it?! 4.5/5