1001 Albums Summary

The most popular song is by far the lamest on the album. There are some total bangers on this album and damn what a voice. Better than expected

Way too mellow for me. Kind of rough to get through

This is an easy 5 stars. Classics and some of my favorite CCR songs (Lodi and Green River)

Holy shit this is awesome.

A few great songs and a few forgettable ones

definitely some good songs. some boring. decent. thought I would have liked it more though

I have never been so happy for an album to mercifully end.

Classic. Brilliant heavy metal album

One great song. One pretty good song. I found the rest pretty boring

Very strong. Only a few skips for me. Some absolute classics

This is a 3.5 for me. Much better than anticipated.

Wow. Never again

Better than anticipated. I can actually handle Neil Young which I never thought I could

Weirdly listenable

I would personally avoid live albums on this list. This is fine. By the end it's just self indulgent and you want it to end

Pretty good. Would give 3.5 stars but gonna round down

Not horrible but really started to drag at the end.A shorter, tighter album would have worked better IMO

The songs are not the best but her voice sure is

An out of nowhere, genre-vague delight! Love it. Some songs are a little slow for me but they are offset by others that are so good it almost hurts LOL.

I liked it more than I would have predicted.

Try as I might I just cannot get into U2. For me there are 2 great songs here and the rest are a struggle to get through. I tried. Honestly I did

A very strong contender for the worst garbage I have ever heard. Self indulgent noise. And I expected to love this LOL.

This is a complicated one. Many of the songs are tremendously boring to me, yet I love her voice and what she stood for. Plus Emperor's New Clothes is an all time favorite of mine. Gonna go with a 3

Some decent jams. Couple clunkers. Singer has annoying voice

The songs suffer from being too long. Many far too long. The vocals are not great for me. The album is driven by amazing guitar work though. The last song is one of the worst I have ever heard lol. 3 stars for great guitars and Layla being an all timer

Wow this is a banger start to finish. Redeems live albums for me. Outstanding

Another complete waste of time Pixies album. This band sucks. Hopefully no more on this list

Some pretty good tunes on here. Remind me of the Soup Dragons

Just a great listen

Self Indulgent never ending noise. I prayed and prayed for this to finally end

Dude is a huge jackass but this is a great album

Not as good as some of his other ones for me. Little drab. You probably had to be there

I am a pretty big Industrial fan but this was mostly a miss for me. A few redeeming moments but not many

all over the place for me. sometimes painful and annoying but then redemptive at other times. Decent background music if nothing else. Want to give it a 1-2 or a 4 at other times. I will average it out at a 3

There is so much incredible grunge music to choose from, so not sure why this was chosen lol. Just a forgettable Nirvana ripoff to me.

I'll be damned this is a good album. Lost me with a couple of the slow songs but there are some darn good ones too, and one fantastic one!

Better than expected. Never a big fan, but I mostly enjoyed it

Decent

This is pretty much a jam

Wow i like elvis costello much more than i though i did

I love metallica until the end of time but this was a bit too much for me

Groovy

another boring and poorly represented grunge era album. can't see myself listening to this again

Surprisingly listenable and fun. Reminds of supersuckers. would definitely listen to this again

Good. Almost great but not quite.

very good album. Several great songs. Almost a 5 but a little too long. Could have trimmed 5-6 songs and this would have been no brainer 5. Really its a 4.5 for me.

really struggled to get through. I tried, honestly, but after numerous corny ballads I just couldn't do it anymore

shocked by how bad this was. some of the worst vocals i have ever heard. started a 3. then was a 2. Rage 1 by the end.

Simply one of the best albums ever made. No skips. A masterpiece

most tolerable album i have heard from these guys which i generally cannot listen to

Many standout songs. Great voice. Stellar album

Thought I would like it, then actually played it and thought I would hate it. Turns out if was....fine lol

Pretty decent. Would give 3.5 but 4 is too high so it gets a 3. Gonna listen to again and see what changes.....and i was wrong. like it more than i realized. 4

I mean this album is cheesy but it is also fucking full of bangers LOL

had every intention of disliking this but instead was enchanted by the singers incredible voice. Well played, album generator, well played

Decent for forgettable for me

several 10+ minute songs had me praying for this stupid thing to end. Enough with the King Crimson already. I have had enough for several lifetimes now.

Learning this album is going to be gratifying. Maybe too long, some songs drag but wow this is loaded with outstanding music. First pass through it is a 4 but as I listen more and grow more familiar with it, i have no doubt this will be a 5. Rover, Houses of the Holy and Trampled Under Foot really stand out thus far

the music itself is good but the misogyny is stupid at this point

i don't know why this list is so into the albums of never ending pointless noise but this is yet another great example. i would put this on a shorter list of albums to make sure you avoid until you die

Trying not to be overly influenced by the amazing voice and what she is capable of makes this a 3.

Decent R&B but kind of forgettable for me. This is not my genre really. Great voice. Album seems pretty personal

Sounded like a Tom and Jerry cartoon - which is not a bad thing lol

i do not know how this could be considered something you have to hear before you die. i mean it is fine background music but it really had zero impact on me in any capacity whatsoever

Dare I say I find the Who overrated. Quel Horror

i have tried so many times with this album and I just can't

instrumental stuff was the best part. could not do the vocals. would not care if I ever heard again

Very good album. Too long, if trimmed to about 40 min I think this could have been a 5.

i mean this is pretty epic

my god this was difficult to get through

Never loved Steel Dan but I can appreciate this album for what it is

decent

got the life is fantastic and the rest of the album just blows

This is a timeless work of art

turns out i just really really hate brass in pocket but can handle the pretenders in general. good to know

for me this was completely forgettable

Probably my favorite of all time. So...5

i fucking fucking fucking fucking fucking fucking love this album

Starting to like Elvis Costello a little bit

not my genre but i can appreciate this is good

could have been amazing but the dirge like slowness wore me down as the album went on. still good. could have been great

good but i expected more

i mean its fine but why is everything so slowww?

just terrible

never heard of this band or album but damn if it isn't a banger!

i don't get why making prolonged stupid noise is such a thing but these guys were good at it. unfortunately

Aged well. Very good album. Probably better than I remember

man this album ends so strongly

love stevie to death but this one was a little boring for me

better than i expected. dig the music and he has a great voice. i am not a country guy by any stretch but i could dig it

decent but i don't love the singer. like the music quite a bit

Always have enjoyed this album

liked it more than i thought i would.

very difficult to make it through this slow, plodding funeral dirge. it is obviously subjective but to me this is barely music. just torture

wow this is funky and i liked it

excellent

Better than expected and I did not know Janis Joplin fronted a band for a while. She elevates things. Too much jamming and riffing kind of stuff for this to really shine for me.

little too boring for me but still definitely enjoyable

i mean i can listen to this. it's good background working music honestly

not what i expected. in a good way.

forgot how good these guys are. certainly not mad at this one

i mean if you don't love this album you are just trying to be cool or something stupid

ooof. man i tried with this. some redeeming things early on but wow did it fall off at the end. speaking of the end this was waaaaaay too long. try as i might i am just not a nu metal guy. this was a 1.5 for me. i will round up because i just had a coffee so i am feeling generous.

5 for Layne Staley and 5 for Jerry Cantrell. Oh and also there are amazing songs on this album so 5 for that too lol

never really sat down and listened to jethro tull. not entirely my vibe but a rock n' roll flute? fuck yeah why not? let's do it!

I finally found some David Bowie i can stand to listen to!

meh. started off decent. wasn't paying attention by the end.

some exceptional songs on here but too long

Timeless masterpiece

decent 80's pop if you are nostalgic for that kind of sound (I am) but not sure that is a must hear album?

had to listen to their most popular album becauser amazon did not have this one, it was fine

this pretty much was amazing

listening to this for an hour was akin to torture porn for me. maybe if this album was 5 minutes long it would be ok?

way too slow for me, but for this style i must admit i tolerated it better than expected lol.

i have always loved this album and sometimes wish the foos still sounded this raw. can be hard for me to distinguish nostalgia from how good this really is admittedly. 4.5 stars

like this wasn't good but i made it through. says more than some of the other garbage on this list LOL

some absolute HOF classics but i kinda thought the rest of it would be better. also way too long

i am a punk and heavy metal guy at heart, and apparently also a d'angelo guy cuz this shit slaps lol. nice surprise

this is album generator at it's best, i loved this album

i'm sorry. this was just terrible and very hard to listen to

love this album and always have. the biggest hits are not the songs that move me though

Great album and one i have listened to many times. If this was about 15-20 minutes shorter it would be easy 5 for me but it is too long

weirdly i did not hate this lol

man this almost killed me to get through

it was fine

wish they wouldn't do live albums. nonetheless this lady is incredible

man this was rough. here is the thing, neil is just a terrible singer. it's hard to get past that on a good day. on this one, it overwhelms everything else

this turned out to be pretty decent. pleasantly surprised

i try with jazz like this, i honestly do but i guess i just find it background music in the end. that is on me

i find the killers to be music for people who want to like good music but don't know how or where to start, so they like the killers. sure there are 2 good songs here so i will give it a reluctant 2 but really i could not wait for this to end.

better than anticipated

reminds me of being a kid. almost gave it a 4, but the end is pretty bad.

entertaining

had every intention of hating this but damn you Loretta Lynn, you made me thoroughly enjoy this

sonic youth sucks. stupid noise for music snobs to proclaim "genius!"

good enough

want to give this a 3.5. rounding up feels to high but i did enjoy it.

always a sucker for glam rock and early heavy metal but man there are so many better choices than this

just more stupid pretentious noise. yay

fucking brilliant

i just can't. it is like a gnat in your face when you are hiking. JUST STOP

good but i expected to like it more.

classic

meh it was fine

Decent but too long

well i love ministry so i am biased. the mind is a terrible thing to taste will always be my personal favorite but this is still a strong showing

mostly lame

some of the songs are whatever, but man the high points are frickin high!

too long but damn it is still good and King Kunta remains one of my all time favorites

Not as good as some of the others but still really solid. love the last song too

Not as familiar to me as other albums of theirs but pretty damn good

better than anticipated. the slow songs wore me down but the more uptempo stuff was pretty groovy

wow funky goodness here

I have tried many times with these guys but for me this album and the band in general is torture. As overrated as anything I have ever heard.

Fantastic

meh

i mean supersition is one of the best songs ever made. couple other good ones but some hard core cheese here too.

fantastic

expected more honestly

my god way waaaayyyy too long. like an hour too long

strange i have always disliked zz top but to listen to a full album in context they hit different. focused more on the guitar and bass, less on the vocals and visuals which are what mostly annoy me i guess. huh. well played generator

better than i expected. nice voice and kind of different. not my genre at all but i was not mad at it

there are a couple clunkers but overall i like this album quite a bit. makes me feel good

i mean it has limelight and tom sawyer so insta-5

pretty unfamiliar with the grateful dead overall. liked this quite a bit. couple of dirge like slow songs keep it from 5 initially, though i suspect on subsequent listenings this may indeed go up to a 4. i was a fan

not my favorite but still doable

pretty fantastic. one of my fav Dylan albums

this is ghastly

jazz is not my thing i get bored after a while. that said this seems great and there is nothing i could complain about even if i wanted to

i love what joy division became, but joy division itself i struggle with

pretty epic

just fine

i love this album. so all over the place, so beck-y

this was good, better than expected.

enjoyable enough but i have no idea why this is something i HAD to hear?

never gave the smiths the time of day but this is good and i realize now i probably should have?

i have tried many times with dinosaur jr but they just don't do it for me

i mean the music isn't really that good but it's so delightfully weird and unpredictable that i kind of loved it

couple of classics on here for sure

finally a who album i enjoy

The music was decent but the vocals killed me

this is stupid and several hours too long

An effing masterpiece that helped create a genre

parts were stupid. parts were ok. most was forgettable

i have never particularly liked cat stevens. his brand of melancholy really does just bring me down and i don't care for his voice. that said, i recognize this is a pretty damn good album. well done, cat stevens, you got me

this was very good and i enjoyed it but it is really too long and after a while i was just wanting it to end

too slow for me but better than anticipated. kind of enjoyed it. pleasant surprise

i fully expected to hate this and actually almost wanted to before i heard it. i actually enjoyed it. way too long. if this was trimmed a bit it would actually be something i probably listened to. interesting

great album

disappointing. i really expected a bit more.

not as familar as a lot of queen is to me but still good

no complaints here. borderline great

i guess this is elvis costello being a crooner? didn't really work for me and it is way too long. dying for it to end on the second half of the album

too dumb to listen to

i was always a little too cool for the sex pistols for some reason. putting that aside and actually listening to it. well...i was dumb. not surprising.

Very 80s

Don't you want me itself almost makes this whole album a 4. almost

reminds me of being a kid. and my dad. that is always a good thing

i can dig this. it is like a 3.5 for me

its fine. get free is a great song. a lot of the rest is forgettable. Def not something you "have" to hear

never heard of this guy. couldn't understand the lyrics. makes no difference with music this brilliant. 5 in every way.

expected to dislike and i actually enjoyed it. really a 3.5 for me but i guess i will round up for this one

way too long but her voice is incredible

this sucks

boring

i enjoyed this. for sure

wow this is amazing

pretty decent

this was absolutely not something i needed to hear before i died. or ever. repetitive, boring, formulaic and far far too long

wasn't sure what to expect here but i really liked this. great music to work to.

bridge over troubled water itself kind of sucks (for me). the rest of the album is rather delightful

A true masterpiece and Metallica at the height of their powers

i sometimes like mariah carey but in much smaller doses than this. way too long and repetitive. this just isn't my genre

this is probably a "you had to be there" kind of album and i could imagine someone hearing this for the first time hating it lol. however, for me, this is a timeless masterpiece. will listen to this until i croak

i dislike a couple songs but the rest are so good it doesn't matter. great album

i just get the bad brains the way i am supposed to i guess. they are just...fine?

had no clue what to expect but i dug this. especially the first song

i could not find this on amazon so i just listened to Bollywood best of 80s and it was fantastic

meh

Love buddy Holly

pretty much just a bad beatles ripoff with terrible production. not sure why i had to hear this

very good. this rating may well go up with time

i don't think i necessarily disliked this but i found myself becoming increasingly angry as the album went on and anxious for it to end, so i guess i did dislike it lol

man this was cheesy. like a bad peter gabriel rip off.

mixed bag for me. the neil young songs are grating.

pretty kick butt

expected more

great voice but this was hard for me to get through

pretty great

was all prepared to slam this but wait...i liked it quite a bit

wow trying really hard to be the beatles but about 3% as good. couple decent songs and some horrendous garbage

Disappointed in this one

Hard not to dig this one

pretty funky. i dug it

can listen to this all day

classic

just struggle with bowie. always have, sadly i presume i always will

god this guy is just torture for me to listen to. just slow drudging crap

mellow but i enjoyed it

couple fantastic songs. too long though with some definite filler

Huh i randomly enjoyed this more than anticipated. fun album. like the early country rock type vibe

interesting and better than expected

this was pretty fun!

man this is classic and still solid to listen to

boring

not bad

for once, i could almost handle listening to pink floyd

i mean this is pretty good and the band is very solid but man it is way too long. i wish this list did not have live albums and certainly not double live. just no

hard to listen to and stupid choice for this list

good music to work to. little too long but i enjoyed it quite a bit

not really memorable for me, but certainly enjoyable enough

this is a solid 4. almost a 5 for me but too long

the sound of wasted time

not mad at this

groovy

loved this. great music to work to

excellent album

too dumb for me

exceeded my expectations quite a bit. i quite enjoyed it. the beepin and a'boopin were good to work to

aside from a couple horrid ballads this is fun

ok

man i struggle with bowie

wow this was kick ass

fantastic and ground breaking

meh

never familiarized myself much with the smiths but this was quite good

struggled to get through this

man i really wish they would chill with the stupid live albums and just pick artists better albums

the good songs are very good and the bad ones hurt lol. overall i like it

stupid and an hour too long

thoroughly enjoyed

2 decent songs and the rest crap. i have struggled with sonic youth since i was a kid. just don't get it

boring

good

well it has killer queen, one of the best songs ever made so instant credibility for that. the fact that anything else is good is just bonus

i have struggled with bowie my whole life, and i guess i always will

one of the easiest 5's i will ever give

too much bowie. i respect the album for wht it is but do not particularly like it

stupid. please stop with the terrible live albums

when the eagles are good they are unbelievable. when they are bad they are also unbelievable lol

there are some great songs on here.

mixed feelings, gotta be in the right mood

despite myself i liked this lol

My man had some shit to say!

fuuuunky

hard to get through. seemed irrelevant

can't imagine why i had to hear this once, and can be certain i never will again

one decent song o/w boring

very much enjoyed

not my favorite but still Rush

Classic

weird but i liked it

expected to hate it but it is actually pretty decent music too work to

boring but not bad

never gonna be a jazz guy but this was easy to listen to

enjoyed!

good but pretty melancholic for me

the good songs are fantastic, the bad are rough

brilliant

the who gets my vote for the most overrated band in rock history. and daltry's vocals are painful to listen to

this blows

finally found a bowie album i enjoy

not offensive but nothing memorable in any way

heck yeah the birth of psychobilly!

not for me

better than anticipated

Contender for best album ever IMO

I love this album and have listened to it a lot lately

pretty good but way too long

yet another bowie album. wow please be more selective with the bowie i need to hear before i die. most of these i have distinctly not needed to hear, i assure you

not bad. tailed off at the end for me

started ok but kind of wore me down as it went

god this is horrendous

fine nothing much either way

always overrated for me

fun listen

liked this!

Not bad

surprisingly enjoyed this

pretty good! hate Janie's got a gun. always have. was so overdone when it came out, i could never recover. good solid album though

a bit much for me but i have a fragile honky tonk threshold lol. that being said i can appreciate this dude.

the slow songs are painful for me. not one of my REM faves

dude please stop with the stupid live and double live albums. horrible way to be introduced to artists. DNF after the prolonged self indulgent screeching in the 2nd song.

good album

i really struggle with this genre. like reallllllly. i knoe billie holliday is amazing in her realm so it gets a 3 because i am not an idiot lol

the slow songs suck but man there are some great ones too

it's fine

amazon did not have this particular album so i just listened to greatest hits. just don't love reggae

a little long for the style for my own personal tastes, but it is great and her voice is just incredible

pass

struggle with nu metal or whatever you want to call this. also way too long dear god

better than expected

i love this album

surprise like!

started off decent, became grating and annoying as it went. too long

good voice but meh

good background music

some great songs here

i am just not a jazz guy but this is clearly good

this is gooood. if is was shorter and tightened up a bit this would easily be a 5

fine but mostly just boring

easy to listen to

forgettable but fine

i liked this

weird and rambling and all over the place and I am kinda here for it.

better than expected

better than expected

nope

devastating

better than expected

phenomenal

stupid

decent

boring. too long and repetitive as this genre is want to be. but certainly fine.

wow this suuuuuccckks

got old after a while but not bad

too many classics here not to 5 it

masterpiece

not my fave but still quality

some great songs but man way too long for me

way better than i remember

did not mind this

as easy of a 5 as one can possibly hope for

forgettable

not for me

kind of a weird queeny ivbe. not bad

pretty great

god this killed me

just an overly long, not very good beatles album

meh it's fine. boring. i find u2 the most critically overrated band of all time. generic rock for people who want to look like they know and are in to music - but clearly don't and are not

nope

one good song and the rest pretty much sucks

meh

unbelievable songs

not for me

quite good.not nearly as cheesy as i thought i remembered