1001 Albums Summary

Bono, the best to ever do it. The vocals on With Or Without You 🥰🥰🥰💀💀💀 Only gave it 4 stars bc the back half falls off a bit for me

I'm not cool enough for Blur

Fabulous

When people say "the vibes are immaculate", this is what they mean. An incredible debut

This could have been so corny but it never tips into schmaltz

Extremely my shit!!!!!!

Praise You rewired my brain as a preteen Love Island rips

The global reviews for this are unnecessarily harsh! That being said this is extremely my shit

Absolutely did not do it for me, surprisingly. I felt like a need to be MORE of something – more glam rock? More theatrical? More blues-y? I would have loved The Passenger had I not heard it in 1000 commercials

Dorks welcoming me to the ren faire

Hold me closer Tony Danza

In retrospect, listening to this while answering Slack messages was probably not the best environment for this album

Steely Dan seem like the biggest dorks but I’m more endeared to them every time I listen to them Midnite Cruiser rips

Groovy, man!

Fine but forgettable. Sweet Emotion still rips tho

I can see why people like it but at the end of the day Radiohead just isn’t for me

Fun and funky. How is it that I’ve never heard of these dudes!!!! Obsessed with the way percussion and saxophone are used on this album Amazing band name

Proud of myself for listening to this one I mean, it is what it is

Who is this for

Delightful and calming, who can deny Paul Simon

I like all the scritchy scratchies

One of my favorite voices in music Title track 😍 and Birds 😭

Not my favorite flavor of new wave

Moody in a late '90s way, I dig it although it’s not something I will return to

I know I'm not really supposed to actively listen to this, but I paid attention and it's great Feels like I should be in the cooldown section at a yoga class

Not. My. Thing.

Would be massively improved with a different vocalist

Southern rock by way of The Strokes. Everything here feels very samey

An example of something I would have never listened to if not for this project. It’s wild how little I know about Willie Nelson. His 18th album???????

We are lucky to live in the same time as Trent Reznor

Jazz like this always makes me think of Christmas Title track is the best one

These little bells are making me craaaaaazy

Love me some Jackie Jormp-Jomp

Not a fan. It had its moments musically but this guy’s voice is too grating. I will not be returning to this.

Absolutely not my bag baby

Totally fine. Finding through this project that jazz isn’t really my thing but I don’t find it aurally offensive or anything

Beep beep boop boop Would be nice as background music in a museum or something Great band name

The Beach Boys really walk that fine line of corniness but the instrumentation and production here is so layered and interesting it cancels it out

My kind of noodling

I see why girls in the 60s were going absolutely nuts over this

I mean, pretty much exactly what I expected

“Lost Souls is considered by many to be the best debut album since Oasis' Definitely Maybe” Who is this “many” Like the most boring Coldplay imaginable. Back third of the album is slightly better but not by much.

Enjoyed this much more than I thought I would

Not really my favorite flavor of this type of thing but I’m not mad about it. Ended up being pretty fun as the album progressed. Title track is catchy

In my younger years, I probably would’ve enjoyed this more but it’s not really my speed these days Like the tracks Sister and Cliche

A welcome reprieve from everything else we’ve been listening to. I needed some funk Higher Ground and Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing are evergreen bops

Only three stars because it’s not my favorite Foo but Dave Grohl’s musicianship cannot be denied

The longer it went on the more I liked it

Not my favorite kind of noodling. I won’t be returning to this.

Impossible to divorce from my nostalgia (which is a toxic impulse IYKYK). Millennial is gonna millennial unfortunately.

Very atmospheric with cool vocals. I can appreciate what’s happening here but’s it’s not for me

Praise Lady Miss Kier!!!!!!! An absolute vibe, both of and ahead of its time.

This ain’t it I appreciate the level of artistic integrity here, but I will not be returning to this

This gets a whole extra star for Come Out And Play

Beautiful and theatrical. Excellent production.

Timeless and tight. A fun listen.

Opening with Gimme Shelter is a flex You Can’t Always Get What You Want, one of the all time great songs Everything else was totally fine!

I liked it more as it went on. A 90s time capsule.

Dated. Not doing it for me. That being said if it came on in a supermarket I’d be groovin

Meh I don’t know, the vibraphones are really throwing me off

Too cool

Deeply, deeply uncool. I felt all 36 mins of this

Not my thing

Beautiful. Hating on Chris Martin or Coldplay is a tired take

No thank you. This was excruciating

Nice vibes for a fall morning

A classic for a reason

Nile Rodgers, the man that you are

All blues music sounds the same to me SORRYYYY

This feels like music that’s from a museum exhibit that you have to listen to using those big puffy headphones

Sexy muzak

Not a lot of memorable hits but even mediocre Stevie is great

Haven’t listened to this one in years so it was fun to revisit. A unique artist with a lot to say.

Vibey, I liked this

So boring

Beautiful

Not for me

Impeccable vibes

The instrumentals are rad but the flat singing is bothering me I’d probably really like this as a sync in a movie

Probably a blast live

Snooze

Too samey and sounds very dated in 2025

Sorry guys, I love this shit 🤷🏻‍♀️

Kind of a vibe but not the vibe I was feeling today

This ain’t it

What can one say about Rumours that hasn’t already been said? An instant 5 star album. TIME CAST A SPELL ON YOU BUT YOU WON’T FORGET ME (I know it’s not an official track but I had to)

Not for me

Channel 4’s Lost promo iykyk

I liked it better the more it went on

Fun! I like this vibe. Would have been a 3.5.

This feels very situational for me. Like I probably would like it more in the car or in the background at a house party. ETA: I did in fact listen to the back half of this in the car and I did like it more!

It’s aggressively fine!

Would have rated this a 3.5 but I’m rounding up. Courtney Love is pretty cool

Nothing groundbreaking, pretty mid You lose a star when you’re a sexual predator

Spooky scary!!!!!

😬😬😬😬

Genuinely great

It’s not my first choice of Queen albums but I’m not mad at it

This was delightful. I love a lil harmonica!

Not as fun as some of the other metal albums we’ve gotten so far

Boring!

We’re only ~10% into the list at this point and we’ve gotten so much psychedelic rock 😩😩😩😩😩 No thanks

Yeah no thanks I’m good

Ended up liking this more than I expected to

Just not my thing

Cool as hell

I need a cocktail

Not for me dog

Why?

Not as bad as I was expecting it to be but I also realized I confuse Slipknot and GWAR a lot

Imagine this being your FIRST album

I dig it. Cast a hex on me Siouxsie!!!!!

I mean of course it’s great, I can enjoy it from a distance. I probably would have appreciated it more if there wasn’t 3+ hours of it.

I liked the more blues-y stuff but overall this is not for me

Cue a Liz Lemon eyeroll

Not what I expected at all, and I ended up really liking it!

ABBA’s cool as hell There’s a sense of urgency to their music that I can’t quite put my finger on but it makes it so fun to listen to

Pointy!!!! This would be a 4.5 but I’m rounding up

Had some interesting moments, but ultimately not for me

Went back and forth between a 3 and a but ultimately gave it a 4 because when it was cooking it was really cooking

Ultimately it didn’t hit for me. It felt pretty uneven. Maybe I need Nilsson in smaller doses?

Not really my thing. Did I really need to listen to this before I died?

🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻

There is such a thing as too much Bob Dylan This is a 1.5 but I’m feeling generous

This slaps

I mean sure why not

Should be a 4.5, maybe a 4.75

I can see how they’ve influenced basically every band I love

Fred Durst has negative charisma Not interesting enough to justify all of Fred Durst’s “get a load of me” posturing

Booooring

I fucking hate The Doors

Music I’ve heard in movies and commercials (complimentary)

I just don’t really have a lot of feelings about jazz

I love noodling

Still fresh and cool 35 years later

I like the instrumentation and lyrics but his voice is just a tinge too off key for me to really enjoy it

Everything Bruce does is imbued with so much heart and emotion and feeling, it makes for such a special listening experience Jungleland 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻

I liked this way more than I expected to

Not like, offensive to my ears but def not returning to this one

I wonder if there are still teens out here listening to this for the first time and having their minds blown

Nice vibes

Lost me at some parts More like a 3.75 for me

*British voice* what a wanker Just barely a 2. Consider yourself lucky Julian Cope

Not an enjoyable experience There were a few moments of clarity but not enough to cancel out my 1 star rating

Yeah sure why not

Feels weird to have this AND Back To Black, which is so much more of a complete artistic statement Cute album cover though

Imagine is the least interesting thing happening here

I guess I’m a CCR fan

First half I was giving it a 3, upgraded to a 4 in the back half

Did I need to hear this before I died, not really

Ain’t nothin but a party y’all

Whenever I give music like this a low rating it makes me feel very uncultured. That’s not Fats’s problem though.

Might as well put me in handcuffs because I sure do love The Police!!!!!

The skits kind of slow the momentum but this is a lot of fun

Normally I find banter in a live album kind of annoying but this was pretty charming

Damn you really had to be there

Sure, throw another psychedelia record on the pile, who cares I liked the last three songs, but not enough to give this a higher score

Discovering my love of 80s thrash metal through this project

Classic 3.5 stuff A fun fact about me is that my only reference for kd lang for a long time was the Pee-Wee Herman Christmas special

Beautiful and nostalgic. Coldplay always brings out my sappiest tendencies

🕺🕺🕺

Very much a 90s artifact but I enjoyed listening nonetheless

B.O.B. is my 90 in a 30

Real “I’m hacking into the mainframe” music

The singles are the best songs on the album and the last track sounds like they were reading their yearbook inscriptions to each other but what can I say 🤷🏻‍♀️

Absolutely not for me

Pretty cool but not sure I’ll be returning to it. The whole thing felt pretty samey.

I have a crush on the Beastie Boys!!!!!!!!

Didn’t really need to hear this before I died

No thanks

Not doing it for me

Not my favorite flavor of prog rock

I was prepared to rag on Bonin’ in the Boneyard just based on the title but it slapped This is really like a 2.75 for me

Pretty funky but this organ is kind of wearing on me

A little too samey for me

As someone who enjoyed this, sometimes I’m baffled by the choices on this list

Would have liked this way more if I wasn’t already sick and tired of The Byrds Incredible album art

One of the definitive bands of my 30s. What else is there to say? It’s a 5!

I enjoyed this, surprisingly!

It’s like unfair how many hits are on this one

Vibey but too long

There’s some fun stuff happening here

I liked it better as it went on

Cool stuff

Dated and too long

Dang Snoop used to be so cool

These vocals are grating as hell

Hey, it’s that song from The Royal Tenenbaums This is like a 3.5 but I’m rounding down

Some circus clown shit. But I didn’t NOT enjoy it?

Got a little psychedelic at the end there but overall this is a 5 🤌🏻 a nice surprise!

Haunted house sound effects CD

The best thing about the Ramones is just when their schtick starts to get old the song is over

Not going to be in the regular rotation for me but I respect it as a piece of art

Every! Song! A! Banger! One of my favorite albums of the last ten years, maybe an all timer? It’s a 5!

The back half of this falls off a bit for me and I really think that some of these songs are better on Stop Making Sense. That being said, the inclusion of Once In A Lifetime alone makes this album one of the best

The British bias on this list is showing. A slog!

Totally serviceable vibey indie rock

I liked it but too long

Not my fav so far by these guys but I love the vibes here and I can see how many of my favorite bands are influenced by them

Dated as hell

I really liked this! There’s some really interesting stuff happening with the instrumentation and the lead singer is giving Spooky Bono. A 5!

Just going about my day and Heaven hits me like a ton of bricks. Talking Heads, some of the best to ever do it!!!!

Every song on this is about a minute too long That being said, the call and response section of Senorita is so fun

That’s a no from me dawg

I see why this is some people’s thing but it’s not my thing

This album artwork is atrocious

Too sleepy and samey for me. Someone get this gal a cold brew!!!! I see why people like it but it’s just not for me Great album art and title though!

Party rock is in the hoooouse toniiiiight

Unfortunately I am very susceptible to the “my name is X and I’m here to say” style of rapping

Nice vibes

I know it’s a musical but it’s soooooo looooongggg

Snooze

It’s a 3.5 and I’m rounding down because Radiohead still isn’t for me

Very nice instrumental arrangements here

Fast Car!!!!!!!!!!!

Totally fine! Very 80s production

Garbage

Snooze. Mid.

I wanna be REM when I grow up

She’s a lil weirdo and I love that

I mean come on

I liked this more than I thought I would

Before I listened to this I read the Wikipedia and thought it would be too pretentious. I wasn’t wrong, but I actually ended up liking it more than I thought I would.

Mid and samey background music for car commercials

This guy really knows how to pack a punch (lyrically)

I like these hippies

It had its moments

I really like Adele but I never reach for her music, I wonder why!!!!!

UB40? More like UB-boring

If this came out today it would have an absolute chokehold on Gen Z indieheads

Not really for me but also not really that bad?????

Pretty boring actually

Throughout this project I’ve occasionally asked myself “who is this for?” And I know exactly who this is for - This One Guy

I never feel as millennial as when I sing along to Roses

Not for me

Not my thing

Just not all that interesting

Rise up, theater kids

WOOOOOOF

My least favorite flavor of 90s rock

Pretty boring actually!