1001 Albums Summary

This one is just obvious. Good first pick.

Good bass lines. More of a coffee shop vibe for me. I would have enjoyed the concert back in the day.

Just ok, though i’ve always liked the title song.

No. Played E-pro (itself 3-3.5, mostly from familiarity) and skipped halfway through the rest and closed it before the final two. Not an album I would put back on for a reconsideration.

Neutral on this one. Not adding any of their songs to my playlist but can let most play through. Maybe.

Something I liked more back when it came out but still not enough to have bought the record. I could still enjoy about half the songs turned up at a bar.

Like a musical version of R Crumb comics. I like comics. I like music. But Crumb and this album are not appealing to me.

I gave song one a chance and a few seconds from a couple others. I couldn’t imagine what worldwide location would be its equivalent in 1001 Places to Visit Before You Die.

I’d rather give 3.5 but I’ll round up. I like the rhythms.

3.5

One of my favorite tunes along the lines of murder ballads is Country Death Song by Violent Femmes. I only like a couple of songs off this album and those had help from guest singers.

Classic

Not quite my style as a whole. A few good beats, but I like my rap usually a bit tamer, 80’s I suppose.

Not bad. Nothing special

Definitely some time there, but not something I just put on to listen to

Chill

Nice to listen while relaxing.

Love some bass lines in there.

Seems like an unpolished recording at a club. The Brits must’ve been hurting for good music that year.

There’s certain better rap and beats out there, IMO.

Surprised I haven’t heard these guys on occasion.

These guys certainly have skill but not my style.

I don’t mind the album, and like a few songs, but the singer’s voice kind of drones for me.

As a long time Floyd fan, I give credit to says Barrett for his role getting them started and influencing their work. I can go without his solo work, even with help from friends.

First song was turned up for a jam, a few others have good writing and good music but I’m not a big fan of his singing style.

I like her voice

For a moment I was reminded of a band called Rosewater Elizabeth from the 90s that I liked, but I couldn’t play any song to the end here. Boring.

Seems like Jack White might have been influenced by these guys

Four for a few of the songs. I like their creativity and can listen through the album but would skip most of the songs if shuffled into my playlist.

Great voice. Interesting composition

I’m not a jazz guy, but these are some good musicians

Seems like an early violent femmes

2.5. Listening to this was acceptable background music, but I wouldn’t play it again.

There were a couple times I liked the beats but overall did not like their songs.

Not a fan of most songs.

A few seconds of each song may work for sound editing in movies, games, etc. but I could not deal with entire songs.

Seems like Moody Blues and these guys had similar inspiration, vocally and with music composition. Off to the wiki’s….

I might give it a three, but that’s the stars for albums I don’t mind listening to if they pop up randomly.

So far, I’m realizing I’m not a fan of this postpunk genre.

Who knew?

I can tell the guy can rap well but didn’t pay attention as I fast forwarded frequently. The tunes behind the rap were too repetitive for me. I prefer good music, then lyrics.

I like Ray Charles but the instruments and the women were a little much.

Maybe in some setting I would like this one. Didn’t work for me in rush hour.

Skimmed, because I know I’m not a fan.

An occasional part sounds good, but an overall no.

A surprise 4 for me.

3. A few songs caught my attention, but wouldn’t seek this out. ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.

Seemed like some Monty Python scenes. ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.

Far from my style…I’ll say 3.5 ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.

———————————— I wanted to give this album a chance, being tunes from my younger days, but only a couple I’d say 3. My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.

My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.

I prefer much more what Joy Division became. ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.

Maybe in the background, at a bar, while talking over others, I could “listen” to it. It got me to browse math-rock on spotify for a minute ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.

———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.

Recalling the music along with the film at a younger age I’d throw out a 4, but just listening through the album today there are plenty of songs I just found meh.

Liked it overall, some of the tunes, less of the lyrics. My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.

The droning!

———————————— A low 3 or a high 2, so…3 My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.

Don’t like the clickity tick tick tick of this genre and dislike the lyrics Skip. ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.

3 if it were playing in the background anywhere but my own device. I gave it a full listen but would skip most of it in any other case, so 2.5. ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.

My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.

———————————— A surprise 5 for me. Had to play again with my headphones. The spoken half of Phoenix I could pass on but🐦‍🔥overall. My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.

I just can’t. ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.

———————————— I’m giving it a three for the few songs I liked, though most of the songs were kinda slow and boring, and I skipped. If it were playing in public, I wouldn’t take notice of it. My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.

I could only listen to a few seconds as I randomly forwarded through each “song”. Maybe background sound effects for some video game.

Not sure why, I couldn’t listen to the songs.

There are the couple catchy classics and the rest were background tunes. ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.

Surprised I liked it this much. I went to eBay and bought a used copy. ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.

Good guitar picking

———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.

I couldn’t. ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.

Some good stuff for running or dancing g but I can’t quite call it 4 musically.

I’ve only known a couple of Pogues tunes and this was cool to listen to on the ride home from a long day at work. This is what this list should be about. Good music with variety, not another Dylan album.

I can’t go to a 4 (in relation to the other 4’s already on my list) but, this worked well at the gym for me. It’s not my thing but I liked it in it’s genre.

Only one song was available and I didn’t like it. Pretty sure I don’t like these guys anyway.

This was different. I’d be more inclined to give a three but appreciated the variety and would likely enjoy it more if I return to this one for a replay. My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.

I listened to the first song and skipped through the rest. Seeemed sort of like a wedding band ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.

I like the style of her voice and mix of song types.

It started well with songs I’d give 4, maybe 5, but then I started skipping. If I were playing the actual record, I’d probably swap after side A. ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.

Lots of repetitive lyrics, and the songs had a sameness. Boring

Good , but not my decade.

I don’t know. Did t give it full attention. My first listen was while driving to and from work and it was a bit forgetful. This morning with earbuds, I shuffled through and heard lots of good jams, though some slower tunes I just skipped.

Enjoyable mostly. 3.5 ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.

A nice chill change of pace.

Unremarkable but not a 2 on my scale ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to songs…skipped all of them 1 - No.

?? ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs…skipped all of them 1 - No.

4 for the genre, but 3 overall

Not my style

A small part of the first two songs made me skip the rest of the album. Maybe if the guy wasn’t singing I would have given it a chance.

Uhhh… ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to any whole song(skipped ahead on all of them). 1 - No.

3 for the 3 songs, I knew and like enough, plus a couple that were tolerable. The other half dropped this album rating in my book. ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to entire songs…skipped ahead on many/all of them. 1 - No.

I give a three. I wish I could go back and change a number of past 3’s to 4 ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to entire songs…skipped ahead on all of them 1 - No.

The songs are not for me and the other stuff that isn’t songs brings the rating lower. ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to entire songs…skipped ahead on all of them 1 - No.

They sound a lot like… the 80’s.

My wife gives this at least a three, but I’m not one for spoken poetry.

Good ole classic rock.

Found it on YouTube and forwarded through it all. ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to entire songs…skipped ahead on all of them 1 - No.

I think I’m gonna not listen to it but give it a three

3 (5/10)maybe if chilling out with a buzz of some kind. One song is on my playlist and many I skipped over in the car. ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to entire songs…skipped ahead on all of them 1 - No.

Surprise oldie I’ve never heard of.

A mix of 3’s and 4’s

I only listened to the first two. I’m sure I can’t get into any more of it. ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to entire songs…skipped ahead on all of them 1 - No.

I’ll give it a 4. I can appreciate that this is good music, but I’d be talking over it a hotel bar cocktail party….or while doing my chores after coming home from five days at a convention and multiple hotel bar cocktail parties. ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to entire songs…skipped ahead on all of them 1 - No.

3.5

I enjoyed this surprisingly

3 for me. 5 for watching my wife dance to it.

I’ve never listened to this whole album, just the songs that have made the radio. I like two of them, but the rest I could’ve done without.

———————————— My non-musician scoring system. I’m gonna give it a 3 because I don’t think 2 is fair, but I didn’t listen to most of it. Maybe on vacation in Brazil in the 70s I could. ———————- 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to entire songs…skipped ahead on all of them 1 - No.

Never knew this group and liked it enough to let play through. May need more listens to decide on adding to my playlist.

Name alone doesn’t do it for me.

I didn’t really get into this, but kind of see at alternative music in ‘69 instead of the Beatles and such.

I guess I’d be ok if I came across these guys playing at a bar or something, but wouldn’t seek it out. I’ll give a 3 but then think most of my other 3’s should now be 4

3 if I were back in the days of its release, but 2 really. I would not listen to this again.

3 is becoming my meh category. Not bad music, but not something I play intentionally.

Barely listened, but I’ll give him a three. Sounds like good, classic, old music that I don’t feel like listening to. It’d be fine in the different setting somewhere

A bit repetitious but was nice to listen to.

I’m giving into three cause it’s probably decent jazz, but I’m not listening to this whole album. Just not a jazz guy.

It seems like ’m giving everything 3 these these days. Didn’t like it but not bad enough to give it a 2. (1 is for absolute crap that shouldn’t be on the list.)

I previously knew one tune and thought I'd like this more. It wasn't so.

Ok for just chilling

I can only stand so much and only if I’m running or something repetitive or distracting, but don’t want to give it a 2.

Nope.

2.5

I just couldn’t get into it. It’s probably more fun to play than listen to.

Some good jams here. The lyrics are much sometimes, but they sure portray a certain lifestyle. DMSR!

I enjoyed playing this but could on a regular basis.

I can’t get into their stuff

2 This reminds me of a looking at a Nick Cave sculpture. Kind of crazy to see, but I wouldn’t want it in my house.

I’m sure it’s good, better than a 3, but I can’t get into jazz too much.

Kind of boring, but I’m not much into country type tunes.

I’m not listening to all that, but I’m giving it to cause I know the drummer must play like crazy

I liked the music more than the vocals.

Yep. Ambient. I would have been a neutral listener at the airport.

I’ve enjoyed this from day one.

I’ve only ever heard her name, and was glad to get to hear this album.

I’ve like Ballad of Lucy Jordan for years, but not too familiar with MF. Unique voice for certain. I can imagine her having done something like Appalachian folk songs.

They can play but I feel like each song is the same.