1001 Albums Summary

Not my kind of thing. Listened to a good chunk of it. I had heard Maps before but it does have a different sound from the rest of the album, it’s more toned down. It definitely sounds like it’s from 2003 though

Listened to about half. I can appreciate it for what it is and I obviously have heard We are Family but not really my thing overall. I’m interested to see if any of these albums from back in the 70s/80s do anything for me because it feels like they’re not really my style and it becomes background music but I hope something surprises me.

I’m starting to question if this experiment is for me. I’ve heard of most of these albums and I love the idea of digging deeper into to songs I haven’t heard from popular albums but I’m finding it really tough to be engaged in these older albums. This is probably the albums so far that I’d heard the most songs from and you can’t deny that they’re hits but I don’t know, some of this stuff is just not my vibe and i dont know if it’s because it’s ‘outdated’ or I’m just not feeling it, regardless of age. But I’m hopefully I’ll hear something on this journey that I really love. I’m curious how many of these albums are more recent, probably not many. Also what the hell is up with Jamaican Jerk-Off??

I’m sorry, it’s bad. I’m sure it’s crucial to music history or something and I’m sure his stories are worth telling but it just sounds bad. Sorry to this man and to my music teacher from university who loved him. Edit: I’m back. I think I liked desolution row the best but maybe that’s just because it was the last one and I knew it would be over. I wonder how many times he said the word ‘said’ on this album.

I didnt know that big me was a foo fighters song so that’s something. I added it to my playlist which is the first time I’ve done that so far but also I think that was the only song I liked off of this album. Oh George was alright as well but the rest weren’t for me. Which is something I’ve been saying often in these notes I think. But I’m determined to keep listening because I think I will find something I’ll really like. At least this one was a bit more modern.

This is the first album I’ve heard through this journey that I liked. It was good songs and I didn’t immediately want to move on to the next song. Good stuff

Not for me. I could see a scenario where this goes on as background music in certain situations but it’s not something I would listen to again on its own. It felt very dated in some way which I feel a lot of these albums I’ve listened to so far have been.

I just wrote out a whole blurb and then the website froze and erased it. can’t be bothered to write it again. I liked the back half of the album a lot. It’s the kind of gem I hoped to find when doing this. Really good stuff.

Not as bad as I thought it would be. I’ve heard a few of the songs before and there were a couple of others that I liked. Not something I would go back to but not the worst.

Another one that’s not for me. I thought the first bit of the first song was very theatrical and I loved the direction it was headed but then once all of the instrumentation came in it wasn’t what I had hoped.

I really like this. It’s much more in line with the type of music I would listen to. I added Fly to my playlist. I enjoyed the mixture of instrumental tracks throughout the album. Good listen overall. Hopefully there’s more like this to come.

I enjoyed Let Me Roll It. And I had heard band on the run. This is not for me though.

Please give me something that’s not from the ‘70s. I beg of you. This was not for me. Again. We will keep trying.

Not my favourite. Will keep trying. I appreciate it not giving me another album from the 70s but it was very close… maybe something more different will come up tomorrow. We can only hope.

Lots of rock on this list huh. Not for me but I think if I hadn’t heard Paradise City or Sweet child o mine I would have at least thought they were interesting.

This was decent. Definitely one of the better albums I’ve heard so far.

I thought this would be one of the most interesting albums so far but it was actually one of the hardest to get through. I thought it would be good background music but it was difficult to determine when one song ended and other began, it was soooo long, and it wasn’t that interesting.

Kind of boring. The first half was better than the second half. One part of Rosy won’t you please come home sound exactly like another song that I can’t think of right now and it’s driving me crazy. I think it’s interesting how so many of these sound like a product of their time. I thought more of them would sound timeless but there’s only a couple that have. This wasn’t my favourite but I can see why someone who likes music from the 60s, likes the Beatles, etc would be really drawn to this. And I liked party line quite a bit.

Not bad but I like the more recent arctic monkeys sound better. You can hear it start to come through in the last song on the album. This was okay though. I appreciate finally getting a newer album.

This was really great. Part three went so hard it was really awesome. Even though this was only four songs at the beginning I was thinking that I appreciate jazz but I don’t understand the story they’re trying to convey but by part four I feel like I got the emotion and felt more connected to it. It’s a really great piece of art.

This album seems like a parody. I don’t know if that’s because other songs I’ve heard before have parodied it or something but it’s very strange. I think it might be because a lot of the lyrics are really cheesy. I didn’t hate it but there was stuff that made me laugh. And I don’t think that’s the point. I did like the last song quite a bit though.

My god that was long. I like her voice a lot but holy cow that was too much. I think if I knew more of the original songs maybe it would have had more of an impact. I knew a couple of them but not enough to justify 59 songs. That was insane. I don’t know who the audience Is for this but I wish them the best.

Not too bad. I appreciate what he was doing with this album im just not really a hip hop person but I can respect his craft and it seemed like a very personal album.

There is nothing worse than not really liking an album and then finding out the majority of the album is those same songs over and over just sounding slightly different but still the same. And the whole thing is over 2 hours long. Brutal. This was not my thing.

Was fine but nothing exciting. I had heard the singles before but nothing else really stood out to me.

Great album. This is definitely my favourite so far. I loved how theatrical it was. It sounded so much like Meatloaf. I guess it’s that era. Loved it.

Not really for me. I liked the first song. The spoken part at the beginning got me hyped up but then it was a bit of a jump scare when he started singing. But I still enjoyed it. But none of the other songs clicked for me. Something I’m noticing is a lot of these older albums are hard to understand what they’re saying. And the ones that I’ve enjoyed the most are the ones that are more clear. That seems to be my preference so hopefully there are more coming up in the future.

Not really my style but I can appreciate what they were doing. It’s very 90s.

Lots of instrumental. I’m surprised people like this so much. Maybe it’s really awesome when you’re high. Wish you were here is good but I just don’t really see the appeal to the rest of it. Maybe if i was really into guitars I’d like it more.

I always like a jazz album. I wish I wa more locked in when listening to this because I can tell it was really decent and felt timeless. I’ll have to go back and listen again when I’m not as distracted but it sounded good from what I heard each track. Jazz music goes so damn hard.

Really decent. It felt a bit repetitive at times but overall I really enjoyed it and I feel like this is something a lot of artists from the 2000 drew from. Or were inspired by this style.

Good album. I had heard a few of the songs before and they are great. Good stuff

I’ve heard Fever before but that’s it. Another album where I can’t understand what he’s saying. I thought I heard Frigidaire at one point and turns out I was right. Which was bizarre. Not the album for me.

Definitely the weirdest album I’ve heard so far on this journey. I can appreciate what they were trying to do but it didn’t land for me. That song this is what she’s like was insane.

I enjoyed this quite a bit. I liked the vibe and the flow. It’s the best hip hop album I’ve heard from this list so far.

Some of this was interesting but overall not for me. I did like the song We’re going to be friends though.

I liked this one overall. I think it’s one of my favourite 70s rock albums I’ve heard so far on this journey.

Oof this might be my least favourite vocally that I’ve heard so far. I didn’t mind the spoken word stuff but the singing parts are not my cup of tea.

Really solid album. I think it’s interesting that in the original version so many of the songs were combined with each other. I wonder what the choice was for that because in the 20th anniversary they are all separated and I think that makes more sense overall and it’s easier to digest that way. And even songs that were combined, only half of the song was a single so it’s a weird concept. Great album though.

Decent overall but it didn’t feel very cohesive and a lot of the songs were pretty forgettable. It was an easy listen but I don’t think it’s something I’d listen to again.

I enjoyed this and maybe I just don’t know enough about Johnny cash but I was surprised all of the songs were about prison… did he write them for this performance or are a lot of his songs just about prison and he had enough to make a set list? It was a bit shocking but I still enjoyed the album quite a bit. It flew by as well. A lot of these albums seem really long but this one was nice and short or at least felt that way.

Very forgettable. Nothing stood out to me or captured my attention.

It’s a good album. I wish I had spent more time paying closer attention to it but what I heard was really good. I’ll have to go back to it again and listen closer.

I’m a big lyrics person so listening to songs in other languages is hard for me to connect with. But I appreciated the vibe of this.

This was different than I thought it would be. Their singles really were the best ones huh. I’m not a fan of interludes.

Sorry this one just didn’t capture me. The John Coltrane jazz album was so good and I had high hopes for this jazz album but there was nothing that stood out to me and a lot of it sounded like cat screeching. Again sorry. But it just wasn’t for me.

Not for me.

Sounds like 70s rock. This list loves 70s rock. Still not for me.

Not bad. I had heard kick push before and I like it. Decent album.

Another rock album. It was fine but nothing I would go back to. A whole song about TV dinners huh?

Really decent. It flew by and I enjoyed quite a few of the songs.

Not for me

Not a fan of this. These long tracks kill me. Most of them are just not interesting enough to be so long. It works as background music a bit and I can tell they’re having fun jamming out but it’s just not my thing.

Started off strong with Protection but I didn’t really mesh with any of the other songs.

I liked this. I added two songs to my playlist which might be the most of any album so far? Broken Drum was sad. Overall really enjoyed the vibe.

Nothing really caught my attention with this one.

This was interesting. The jazz heavy stuff at the end caught my attention. The rest of it was just Joni Mitchell being Joni Mitchell which can be a bit repetitive. Most of it was not memorable.

I cannot express how annoying the intro and outro songs of this album were to me. And I did not care for the rest either.

It was fine

Not for me

Was decent and the singles are good. Still not really my vibe but I can appreciate it.

Decent album. I really enjoyed the first couple of songs.

I loved this. This might be my favourite so far. It’s very weird and I can’t believe how many of these songs I know.

Not for me

This was a delight. If I’m going to get rock albums from this list this is the kind I want.

It was ok

Good album

Decent album

Not really for me

I’m not sure what exactly I thought this would be but I don’t think this was it. Nothing really stood out to me.

It was ok

It was ok

This was good. I really liked Can i kick it?

Decent album

Decent album. Easy listen

Not for me

I enjoyed this quite a bit

It’s okay

I prefer lyrics so this isn’t really my cup of tea but it wasn’t bad

Didn’t like this

This man is so angry. People like this huh?

This was decent

I feel like it started out really strong then kind of petered out.

2000 really was a different time. I really liked these songs when they came out but now it’s just a little cringy. I understand he’s joking and putting on a character but I feel like it’s not something I want to listen to any more.

This was good. I enjoyed it quite a bit.

Meh

Meh

Meh

It was okay but I felt like I couldn’t tell one song from another. I liked the last song though.

It was ok

On Any Other Day has rocked me to my core.

I enjoyed this quite a bit.

Most definitely not for me.

This got better as it went on.

I’m surprised an album of covers is on this list but I guess that Ella Fitzgerald one was as well. This was good but I’m just surprised. You Don’t Own Me is such a damn good song though.

Spellbound is the most interesting song on here but the others really didn’t capture my attention.

I liked this way more than I thought I would. Listened to some of the songs multiple times.

This was okay. Annoying that it’s not on Spotify though.

Rip

Good album. Love the transitions.

Not for me

Such a damn good album.

Nothing stood out to me

Another one that’s not for me.

Ok album

Such a damn good album

Very boring

I liked Wild West Hero. Nothing else really stood out to me though. And this was too long.

It was decent

The last song was the most interesting by far. Rest of it was forgettable.

It was fine. Edit: I actually listened a bit more and really enjoyed what I heard.

Not for me. Nothing stood out.

I liked The King is in the Counting House

Not really for me

Just another one that’s not for me. I find this stuff so boring. Nothing catches my ear. I’m sure the problem but it’s just so bland to me.

I like the singles

I liked this.

This was decent.

I can appreciate this but it’s just a bit boring.

Great album. So many hits. I think one and only Might be my favourite but hard to choose. I hadn’t heard this album in a while so this was a nice surprise.

Not really for me

I enjoyed this

I liked this

It was ok but pretty forgettable.

I didn’t enjoy this as much as Guero but I liked the last song.

It was fine

Pretty decent

It was alright. Rip Ozzy

Meh it was fine

Decent

I enjoyed this. Teach your children is great. Very easy listening.

I’m only three songs in and I hate this. I hate repetitive stuff so much. We’ll see how the next seventy million song go. I’m back now that I’ve finished this. It didn’t get any better. Man this might be the worst one I’ve heard so far.

Really not for me.

Good listen

It was fine

Not sure how I feel about this one. I like the vibe of the first song but then nothing else really caught my ear. Interesting that the songs are so short.

I enjoyed a couple of the songs.

Not for me.

Not a fan of this

Not my thing

Definitely not my thing but good for them.

I enjoyed this

I liked some of this but it was very long

It’s fine but kind of sounded the same and lost my attention by about 2 mins into each song.

It was alright but I wouldn’t go back to it.

Not for me

This made me laugh for some reason. But dueling bongos was great.

I didn’t connect with this one.

Not for me.

Meh. Nothing jumped out at me.

I enjoyed this

Happy trails is good but the rest was boring.

I did not like this.

Some of it was catchy and interesting but it was also very long. I feel like the good songs got lost a bit in the slog.

I appreciate what this was going for and I find it really interesting and the music was decent but it’s not something I would go back to. But it’s a cool concept for sure.

Not for me

This was alright.

Not bad but I wouldn’t listen again.

Wasn’t for me

I really enjoyed this. The back half of the album was great. And I love when the vocals are so crisp and clear and ‘close to the mic’ is the only way I can think to explain it. Whatever that is called, I love it.

I enjoyed this.

Maybe it’s just me but I don’t think a live album is a good way to hear songs for the first time. I just didn’t connect with this.

Not bad

Not for me

It was alright

I really enjoyed this

Some of these were interesting but not really for me

Not for me.

Not for me but some were interesting. Way too long though

It was okay background music but not something I would go back to

Pretty good

I enjoyed this.

I liked the music

This was really good

I can appreciate this but it’s not really something I’d come back to.

I don’t know if I’m just getting old or what but the musical noises happening in this album were driving me insane. I can appreciate the lyrics but unfortunately the high pitched noises were too much. Maybe I’m turning into a dog…

Not bad. I like the ones that were more folky but nothing was super memorable.

Not for me.

Not for me

I enjoyed this a lot. Really easy listening and I obviously knew some of the songs already.

Was kind of interesting at the beginning but then felt like a slog to get through.

This was some looney tunes weird stuff. Not sure I liked it.

Really good album I love it a lot.

Not my thing. Very mumble core. I don’t love it.

Not bad

This was decent

This type of music is just not for me.

Didn’t really capture me. I like I want you to want me though.

Easy listening but not something I would go back to.

Really solid album.

This was fine. Easy listening. I liked the intro, more albums should have that

Decent album. I enjoyed Farewell

I didn’t mind this.

Pretty good

Easy listening but nothing really hooked me

I’m not usually a live album kind of person but this was enjoyable.

This was not for me.

Not my style

I was excited to listen to this because I had only heard the singles, but I came away kind of disappointed. It seems a little bit one note to me. I can definitely see where some of the more recent European pop stars are influenced by this, but it’s not something that I would go back to.

I really enjoyed this. I had never heard of Sarah Vaughan but this was a delightful listen.

Unfortunately quite boring. The only song that stood out to me was the Elvis one.

I liked ‘never is a promise’. The rest didn’t really capture me.

Interesting album, not why I was expecting. I can see why maybe I’m amazed is the only song I knew. I’m not typically one for instrumental tracks but it kind of worked here. And the last track is definitely something.

I really enjoyed this

I thought I would like this a lot more than I did. I remember the hits obviously but I guess I was young then and now they just feel really silly and not in a way I enjoy anymore. A lot of songs felt like they were hitting you over the head with a theme that was kind of just gross (ie spread). It’s just not for me and it’s so long. I’m not an interlude person either and I didn’t feel it really added much.

I really enjoyed this

I’ve heard a good handful of these songs before but it’s not really for me. But I can see why people that like disco would like it.

Very 1997. Probably loved it in middle school but not today.

Classic album. Can’t deny the staying power of these songs. Really decent.

I think the beginning of the album was much more interesting then the end.

This was fine. I liked All Day Love Affair.

I enjoyed this. Not something I would topically listen to and I don’t think it’s necessarily something I would go back to but I enjoyed listening. It was nice to have on in the background.

I know people that would like this but I’m not one of them. It’s impressive though how I can’t understand what he’s saying but I can definitely tell this if from the 90s.

The singles are still the only ones that jumped out to me. Nothing else really caught my attention. It all all sounded like the song Holiday. I don’t know if holiday was intentionally made to sound like songs from this album or it’s just that the instrumental and way of singing is repeated a lot but it was tripping me out the whole time.

I liked this more than I thought I would.

Not really my thing

Not for me

I enjoyed this

I like ‘The boys are back in town’

I liked this quite a bit

Love a short album. This was fine. Nothing too memorable though.

I enjoyed this quite a bit. A nice gem.

I enjoy this but it’s not something that I’m drawn to relisten to. But River is maybe my favourite Christmas song of all time.

This was ok but not something I would Go back to

I enjoyed this. It was slow and quiet but I liked it overall.

I enjoyed this

This felt really long.

I don’t mind this but it was a bit forgettable for a queen album.

I enjoyed this. I really like ‘39. And bohemian Rhapsody is obviously just a classic.

Not really memorable at all. Take on me is a classic though

Was ok

Sorry I found this a bit boring.

I liked this okay.

This was not what i expected it to be. I enjoyed it quite a bit. I’m coming down was great.

It was ok.

This was ok

I can appreciate this but it’s not something that I’d go back to.

This was ok.

Not for me

Overall I thought I would like this a bit more than I did. But I liked 2:45am and Say Yes quite a bit.

Very repetitive. Not my thing.

This is not for me.

I don’t know how to say this other than the vocals were very grating and I didn’t want to listen to it.

Good album

The singles on this albums really are bangers. Rest of the album is decent. Glamorous indie rock & roll was a highlight.

Not for me

I really liked this. What a gem.

Meh. Kind of forgettable. Nothing jumped out at me.

I liked this. I felt the beginning was stronger than the end. I really liked Atlantic City.

This was ok.

Well it was a quick listen, I’ll give them that. There’s a joke in there somewhere.

This was okay

A lot of hits came from this album. I thought it was decent overall.

This was okay

Don’t you want me is a banger. The rest we pretty forgettable.

I don’t love this as much as 21 but my god When We Were Young is such a song.

Not my thing.

Fantastic album. So far away is one of my favourite songs ever.

This was okay but not something I would go back to. I liked the sound of edge of the world but I’ve just looked at the lyrics and um what.

I really liked this

This was kind of forgettable. Not something I would go back to.

Not for me

Not really my thing

It’s alright

This is not for me

I didn’t mind this but it’s not something I would go back to. It was kind of silly at times though, there were pieces of it that I liked.

Was fine.

Not really my thing

This was fine

This was better than I expected.

This was ok. Easy listening that was a bit weird.

It was ok but not something I’d go back to

This was okay

I enjoyed this

I knew rainbow, which is a great song, so I had high hopes for the rest of the album but it felt pretty unmemorable overall. Rainbow is still great though.

I like intro and vcr but the rest kind of falls flat.

Not for me

Not my thing. I can see why people would like it but it’s not something I’d listen to again.

This album is so strange. It’s like a guy that can’t really sing too well just decided to recite his journal entries. There are some songs that felt like they had so much potential but I wanted them to go crazy but the build up never paid off. ‘You’re the only ten I see’ my god. This is not for me.

This was okay

You Can’t always get what you want is such a damn good song. Album is a classic.

Not for me

This was good