1001 Albums Summary

Favorite track: Just For a Thrill Saved songs: It Had To Be You, Just For a Thrill, You Won’t Let Me Go

Was surprised how much of this I’ve heard, or heard sampled before. Favorite track: Kathy’s Waltz Saved songs: Kathy’s Waltz, Take Five

I get it. Radiohead is the way. Favorite track: Jigsaw Falling Into Place Saved songs: Nude, Weird Fishes / Arpeggi, All I Need, Jigsaw Falling Into Place

Meh. Nothing special here. I could understand it feeling a little more cutting edge at the time but I think this is pretty generic and bland as metal goes. Favorite track: N/A Saved songs: Nothing Else Matters

This was definitely more of an experience, I feel it’s definitely intended to be listened to as a complete album. I don’t exactly love sufjan’s whole style but I do think it’s fun to hear some more experimental sounds juxtaposed against some fairly standard folk aspects. Favorite song: The Seer’s Tower Saved songs: Decatur, Chicago, Man of Metropolis, Night Zombies, Casimir Pulaski Day, The Seer’s Tower

Maybe the most “made for portable cd player” album ever. Feels like a product of its time but also feels like it inspired a lot of the women of today in the rock/punk space. Didn’t love it but I respect it. Favorite Song: this mess we’re in Saved songs: this mess we’re in, good fortune

BANGER after BANGER. Holy hell this is one of the best opening runs of songs I’ve heard in maybe ever. This album would go nuts even in today’s landscape. Favorite Track: Money Changes Everything

Idk. Maybe I just didn’t get it. I also didn’t feel great yesterday and this was a little overstimulating so maybe that impacted me. Might listen again! Favorite track: Venus in Furs

Dad rock royalty. This is like the pinnacle. Some experimental stuff here but a pleasant enough sound that I feel like it could work for anyone. Favorite track: Modern Love

DNF this was hot garbage. Absolutely hated it. Been Caught Stealing was okay. Everything else is complete ass. They’re kind of like if turnstile was absolute dogshit.

Vibey. Wouldn’t throw it on for myself really but I like it as like a backing track or sound track if you’re gaming or something

Vibes are HIGH. Smooth Operator is all time. This is really my first time hearing Sade but I feel like I’m a noir detective in a smoky night club tailing a lead and that feeling is always good.

This just further solidifies my opinion that Metallica sucks. This is fuckin metal. These guys absolutely shred I can’t believe they only get credit for smoke on the water. New deep purple stan has arrived.

Sure. Give or take. Have basically zero opinion about this one.

Had no idea Jeff Buckley was so Midwest emo. I really love this, so much more interesting than I thought it would be

Absolute classic. No notes.

This sucks fucking shit how did this guy have a career

Never had a band name piss me off this much.

Absolutely perfect. Every second of it. This is one of my favorite first listens ever, every track took me by surprise in some way. This album will stay with me and I think I’ll be replaying it for a long time. Easy 5 star.

Imagine if The Beach Boys wanted to be Snow Patrol and they also really sucked

Better than Metallica black. That’s my only standard for thrash metal.

I like it more than the other psych rock albums I’ve heard so far. It still sucks and I will never listen to it again

Not really for me but damn they were shredding on a couple of these songs

Damn I really wish I could give this a 5. Incredible album through the middle to the end, but the first couple of tracks just throw it down a peg for me personally. Excellent stuff here though. This is my first sit down with a full Stevie album and I’m excited to get to Songs in the Key of Life. He’s truly a master at work.

Me when I’m shiddin and farddin in da microphone

I actually enjoyed this a lot! This is the first electronic album I kind of connected with. Still not super replayable to me but I enjoyed it.

I wish Irish people were real

Never heard of this guy but he rocks. Big fan. Huge reason why I’m doing this

It feels cringey to say “epic” but that’s kind of what I’m feeling. This is decades ahead of its time. I can’t imagine hearing this in 1980.

Yeah sorry Paul no disrespect but get this out of my face

They used to let anyone in the studio man

A very sad 2. Didn’t click with me at all.

Annoying. Satellite of love innocent though.

A very rad experience I wouldn’t have had if I didn’t do this project. Lovely strumming going on here.

Way better than the black album. Still not that great though.

Dude really does have a great voice it’s a shame he lived in this “hoowee mama do ya like my pajamas” ass era of music

Actually a perfectly formatted album and the songs are good so what more can I really ask for

People who die of heroine at 28 are usually not this boring

So every other album is just trying to catch up to this one. Got it!

Music’s okay at best, voice sucks and the mix is garbage. No thanks.

The Smiths are the perfect amount of British. Good band. 4 stars.

This is so bad. Like embarrassingly bad. It just sucks in every aspect. I didn’t enjoy a single moment of this. I like NWA and I’ve heard ice cube songs that I liked but this is trash

Damn this project the industrial house stuff is starting to work on me.

I definitely believe that this had its time and was very important in its day. It still feels like important listening. I just think we’ve largely outgrown this sound, but that’s a good thing! Progression is good. We can still respect the history.

DNF. No thanks. I’m so over the psych rock.

Wow Jack White really does rule. Someone I’ve just never spent any time with, really loving the guitar on this album

Amazing as just a straight up vibes album. Could listen to this on repeat for hours.

4 stars for execution. Reznor is a mad man.

Everyone giving this high ratings seems to be doing so out of nostalgia. Let me assure you as someone with fresh ears, this sucks so bad

3 songs in, not finishing. Can’t figure out for the life of me how some of these albums make this list.

Heuuuree come da ROOOSTUUUUUHHHH

This was a fun Friday album. I very much dig this vibe, giving big “mall chain that’s not open anymore y2k commercial” vibes

So much effort spent on pushing the narrative that this guy was the devil the whole time he just hates war and fascists. Go off king

There might be some good bones here but I’m not sticking around to figure it out

Stranger Things Core

This is so awesome. I wasn’t intending on listening to the full two hours but it’s so compelling. Really skillful playing but also just hearing the joy and the banter between musicians and talks about what inspired them was really special. I loved it.

Please stop sending me albums that sound like the future episode of SpongeBob

Such a wild era of songwriting. Cohen is up there with the best

How much Elvis Costello can one man endure? That’s the question that the authors of this project set out to answer. The answer is like, one and a half MAX

This is sick. It gets a bit redundant by the end, but that guitar tone is GLORIOUS. Really dig this a lot, excellent use of British dudes.

This is great for sure but the main keeper songs are all the ones I’ve already heard a million times. Was hoping to discover some new to me songs that I would enjoy more. Still fw their vibe heavy it just didn’t blow me away.

ANDY DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS ONE 🗣️

Super fun actually.

More like GOATis Redding. Shit goes crazy

The only way this could be better is if “I’m in love with my car” was on it

Everything this band touches is gold. Masterpiece. No notes.

Sorry I’m two weeks behind at this point and I am on record as a The Smiths Enjoyer but fuck this guy and this dumb album im out after the first two songs

One of the albums of all time

Hendrix is rock n’ roll. It is an extension of him. He just seems to understand it on a deeper level than most artists. We should be grateful for the short time we got with him.

Gotta respect a band who is inspired by every single genre of music they’ve ever heard

I just do not like psych rock but this is pretty good as far as the genre goes. It’s fine!

From the first second, this is definitely my favorite metal album I’ve ever heard. I’ve always enjoyed the descendants of metal more than metal itself. This album is changing that for me. I never realized how talented ozzy really is. And the tones on here man. All that from cranking a Marshall stack. RIP Ozzy. Thank you for everything you did for music.

Maybe the most inoffensive band of all time, which makes their assault on our iTunes libraries all the more confusing

No. Nope. No thank you.

Can a white girl just be a little bit sad

Man… maybe I didn’t get it the first time (Arise), but these mfs are throwing DOWN. This is a straightup hardcore record. There’s really not a miss on here. I think the tie ins to the heritage of Brazilian music does wonders for them. This feels like an embrace of identity. And it’s metal as fuck. I love this band

I guess when your album is sandwiched between two undeniable classics you can put shittier Bob Dylan songs in the middle

The line between God Tier Revelatory New Wave and complete dogshit is RAZOR thin. Talking Heads have yet to make the cut

Beach rock!! I feel like this album could teach me to surf. I like it.

Thanks. I hate it.

Incredible. We sorely miss real American Folk song writers. What an era this was for modern music. This is one of those things that I’m so glad was created, and exists. Truly lucky to have this.

An exploration of black exploitation in America and the crushing, overwhelming pressure that America applies to the black soul. As poignant 10 years on as it was upon release. Maybe one day it won’t seem so relevant.

Can’t prove it’s AI slop but the genre is definitely AI slop. Who the fuck makes this list. How did I just listen to 3 5-star albums in a row last week and then get this bullshit that literally no one needs to ever listen to.

Instrumental may not be my thing but this is great!! Really fun big band stuff, I can appreciate it in small doses like this album.

Maybe the most mid band of all time. But they kind of own it.

He gets 3 stars for being my mom’s favorite. Not much else going on here though

Some really interesting vibes here. This made for nice background music. Another album that I’m glad I got to hear.

You didn’t know white boys could bongo like this

Seeing so many positive reviews for this and wondering what I’m missing. Oh well

FINALLY some required listening. Bangers up and down

This album feels like a side quest and I don’t know that I’d consider it must listen but I am addicted to this weird dumb band

I like it more than synchronicity *ducks tomatoes*

I see why everyone wears the shirt now. Big ole hell yeah for this one

FREE ME FROM THE CURSE THAT IS ELVIS COSTELLO

Sometimes I think the author of this book hates us. Wtf is this. DNF. Get the fuck out of my face.

I think prince is maybe not really my vibe. But overall this is still pretty cool. Couple of super duper bangers

Americana rocks man. It might be my favorite genre. This is guys being dudes music to the core. I love it so much.

HELL YEAH. The true and better R.E.M. weird psych industrial post punk stuff. This is so cool

Average PS2 racing game soundtrack

Nothings beat “In Rainbows” yet. The album cover is chock full of potential band names though

My favorite REM so far!

It’s chill and nice and coffee shop core but it’s just kind of fine!

Weird Al does Metallica

Two questions: 1. Is this Jazz? 2. Is Jazz always this horny?

Boring and German. Yuck

I’ve loved this album since it released, it was nice to have a reason to revisit it! On a different note, there’s a noticeable shift in tone of reviews when I see a black artist on this website, especially black women. Reviews with little critical value other than “trash” “not for me” “sings about _____ too much”. It’s discouraging. If I can listen to some Irish folk album or ANOTHER Elvis Costello album, you can spend 40 minutes with a black person and give a real, critical review on their work. This project is supposed to be about broadening horizons, not cowering at the sight or sound of a person who isn’t like you.

Maximum shreddage. Sex appeal like you wouldn’t believe. God I love Hendrix

I’m all for experimenting but I probably won’t listen to this ever again

This still feels pretty creative and not overly dated. This probably blew peoples minds when it came out.

I will take this over the talking heads any day. Argue with your mom

This feels like a Polaroid of a time that’s passed us by. Everything in this album is a snapshot of America as it were. Bruce does such an incredible job of capturing history in the moment. Much like I felt with Nebraska he was setting a very intentional scene, and doing it well. Long live the boss.

I’m digging this a lot!! Maybe I’m slowly becoming open to more dance/electronica music. This was great

This experiment has shown me a lot and one of the things is that I really like Jack White and The White Stripes

Idk man, these soul artists in the 60s and 70s just feel like they understand music on a different level. This album feels surgically perfect but still human. It’s kind of incredible.

Kinda boring Elvis! I feel like you can do better!

I don’t know that it will be super memorable for me, but I appreciate hearing new hip hop I haven’t heard before. I’ll take it over another 50s psych rock Zappa experiment.

I think I just don’t really like this band but man “Jane Says” is such a great song

If you can listen to this without any preconceived notions of who or what Coldplay is right now, today, then this album is awesome. Just enjoy it.

I will probably never listen to this again but it’s for sure creative and I appreciate the originality

Not really sure how to rate this. Feels corny but it’s not bad. Mid album to cap off a mid week

God I love The Band. One might say I’m The Fan.

You guessed it. Better than Metallica yet again.

I feel a *little* underwhelmed with the hype I’ve heard for this band but this was ultimately very enjoyable

It’s perfect. Thank you to this project for making me a Joy Division fan

There’s a reason you haven’t heard of this guy

The best song is the one that’s 22 seconds. But sure let’s listen to the same loop for 6 minutes. I swear house music has to be the most pretentious art form

My favorite British punk pop surf rockabilly shoegaze garage band, and there are many!

I’m realizing as I grow and attempt to create things for me, The Killers are a massive influence on me. One of the most influential bands of my teens, and I’m so glad their work holds up. This is a stone cold classic. Zero skips, I’d listen to it every day of my life

These guys absolutely have shit views and opinions but man southern rock absolutely rips

This sounds like she tried out for coyote ugly and didn’t make it

I love NOISES

One of the albums of all time

Sounds like my brain feels. I like it

Monster of a rock album. Absolutely beautiful

Whatever this is I’m rocking with it

It’s not my favorite Bowie but he still rocks

I’ve been waiting for this one. Insane collection of songs here. I really love some of the guitar tones they got on this considering the time it was made. Some very special songwriting that was way ahead of its time. I love it

Sonically it’s damn near perfect but it’s not really my speed. Props tho

I didn’t expect to love this so much but it struck me exactly right. I would’ve ignored this album for the rest of eternity, which is why I love doing this project.

Almost offensively boring

Fuzz was an epidemic of the 60s (complimentary)

I hated this until I loved it. Idk. Weird experience but it actually does feel like an album I needed to hear before I die

Feels big and epic but decidedly not for me. The only song I really enjoyed was “it”. These prog bands were doing A LOT. I like Peter Gabriel solo stuff tho!

I’ve heard worse!

Sometimes just trying shit sounds awesome. This was pretty sick

I didn’t hate it!

I love this!! Sue me!!

almost a completely different band than they ended up being, thankfully

Sorry but everyone crying this is “too experimental” might be a baby and an uninteresting person

Her name is Carole King because she is the King of white women. Why did this go SO hard

Best Jazz album on the list so far.

Go figure the lowest rated talking heads album on this list is the one I somewhat enjoyed. Maybe I need to revisit the others!

This was at least interesting! I was pretty captivated by the lyrical content and the orchestration. I don’t know how many times I will revisit it, but in an endless wave of Brit pop and new wave stuff this one stands out.

Fun but I don’t think I’ll listen to it again

You’re all cowards. I wish it were 5 hours long

Kicks you in the teeth for an hour and doesn’t let up.

I’m never just gonna sit and listen to Dylan but I’m glad I can say I’ve heard this

Devastating to find out I like John Lennon

Toughhhh listen

I kind of just wanna make fun of common cause of the hat he’s wearing on this cover and I feel like he’s generally seen as a corny guy but this was really upbeat and hopeful and I enjoyed it

Easy my favorite Dylan record. This is one I might actually listen to again.

Grunge if it was super boring

For over 250 albums, Hounds of Love by Kate Bush has been my favorite album of this entire project. In more than a years worth of listening nothing has taken the crown. The Stone Roses is now my new favorite album I’ve heard from this project. What a rush. This felt so far ahead of its time. I wish there was more offerings from this band but I feel lucky to have found this one.

Absolutely rips. Never thought I would be a zeppelin enjoyer but this bangs

None of these songs are better than “Wolf Like Me” but this was a very enjoyable album front to back. Feels like it’s best experienced as a whole.

First rule of reggae: never mention Robert DeNiro

God she’s such a little freak. I LOVE HER

Goat shit. We love Ray

Punk as fuck. Would listen a billion more times

Never my thing, not bad though!

Exactly the kind of foolishness I’m into. Well done folks

This is what I thought the Rolling Stones would sound like. Love it.

“These people think it’s a crime to tell them what’s on my mind”. Well bud. Everything on your mind is a crime.

JAMMIN IN DA NAME A DA LORD 🗣️🗣️🗣️

Boring and lame

1% riffs 99% bullshit

The album is fine but I’m giving myself 3 stars for thinking I’ll keep it with mine sounds like a Bob Dylan song and then learning it was written by Bob Dylan

He’s done it again folks

This album wants to call me a jive turkey so bad. If I admit how much I liked this I fear an immovable fedora will appear atop my head and Chelsea boots will be permanently placed on my feet. It really is great though

Good shit Dennis

Feels like a product of its time, but the influence on west coast hip-hop for decades to come is obvious from the first track. I don’t know that I feel it’s excellent on its own, but its influence is undeniable

And if I said he’s the best of Crosby stills and Nash what then

Imagine if genesis sucked shit and the songs were even longer