1001 Albums Summary

Listened to this on vinyl. Standout tracks are great as always, but the album tracks I find a little boring.

Great record, both poppy and experimental at times

Impossible to understand historical impact of Eddie’s playing, one of the great debut albums of all time

Thoughtful and funky hip hop, good sample work and interesting messages. Pretty good record

More classic rock than expected, Springsteen-ish at times, John Cafferty-ish . Sounds like indie rock of its time. Generally ok

Every track is a classic

Solid power pop at times, a little punk-y and manic at others. Overall a pretty great record

Some cool songs, too orchestrated

Some cool songs, too orchestrated

Very groovy, more “western” sounding than anticipated

So many great songs, amazing melodies, totally original

Don’t get it, lo-if bad folk

Great album

Seems pretty generic to e

Pretty interesting songs, can’t really enjoy his voice.

Just what its says - Jazz Samba - great for what it is

Better than I thought it would be, pretty decent classic country record

Not what i thought, kind of power pop sometimes, too post modern at other times

Best combination of punk attitude and musicianship

Better production than most Billy Bragg stuff

Typical Neil Young, some cool songs but generally just ok

Subdued indie pop

Electronic and sparse, a little too post modern for me at times

Decent soul/r&b music, interesting instrumentation

Typical new order album

Quintessential big band

Weirder and more psychedelic than I was expecting. Didn’t recognize any songs on the whole album. Very odd Beach Boys record

Better than I remember, may need to revisit

Great songs, great production. Impeccable record

Better songs and more interesting that I was expecting

What I would expect - decent southern rock, sounds very predictable in hindsight

The only Neil Young album I really like

Subdued, a little boring

Cool guitar, melodic songs are better

One of the greatest live albums ever

80s classic, great tunes, innovative mix of blues and synth grooves

Feels a bit forced, and kind of like show tunes…interesting but not great

Did not connect to this at all. I’m sure it was important in combining folk, rock and traditional Irish music, but I did not really enjoy listening to it.

Such an amazing voice, was only familiar with hello, but the album felt very consistent and polished, nice listen

Similar to Kraftwerk, maybe a little more “rock” at times, didn’t really care for the vocals too much, but still pretty great

Pretty decent new wave, wasn’t familiar with any of the songs

Kind of hard to judge without historical context, but Under My Thumb was a true standout on this album

Decent new wave, slightly boring

Interesting album, not really something that I would want to listen to regularly, but the production was very good.

Classic English folk music

Not really much ginger baker on here. Decent Afro/jazz/funk

Seems to be one of those “important” historical recordings. Sounds mostly live, just guitar/voice folk/story telling.

Not as raw as the earlier Elvis Costello, moving more towards complex power pop. Excellent record, can here the beginnings of Costello’s future evolution.

Love the grooves, not too crazy about the vocals/rapping at times. Still, pretty enjoyable album. It’s also insane how often Genius Of Love has been sampled.

Better than I was expecting. At times it can get a little generically “indie” sounding, but the songwriting is good and the arrangements are especially well thought out.

Interesting record, almost ambient at times, lots of electronica, not a lot of memorable songs (at least after one listen)

Meh. Take Me Out and This Fire are pretty good, the rest of the album just didn’t really make an impression