1001 Albums Summary

Very average … a couple of good songs stand out at the start but then fizzles out and I was bored by the end. There are better Arcade Fire albums.

Loved it … great songs performed by one of the greatest soul singers of all time. What more do you want?

Great album … Great songs … No fillers.

Not listened to this for a while .. a great album, admittedly not Bowie’s best, but great nonetheless. Does make me sad though 😢

Not heard before … but recognised quite a few tracks. Pleasant enough but probably won’t listen again.

Loved it when I first heard it 35+ years ago. Still love it now. Solid 5.

A classic album that I assumed I would be giving 5 stars … but on re-listening, half the album is faultless, the other half has very much a B-side feel. Shame it wasn’t a 10-track masterpiece.

Good album but sounds dated … enjoyed it more in the 90s.

Motörhead doing Motörhead 👍

Not familiar with the band … not for me.

First time listen … would listen again 👍

A great album … can’t get better than opening with Debaser (maybe they should have put that last 😆)

A great live band but not their best album … Some great songs … some OK songs. On balance I’ll give it 4.

Vaguely recognised the cover … checked my collection and found that I own it. Have no recollection of buying it. It was OK but not very inspiring.

I love this album … all killer 😜

Solid 80s rock 🎸

First time listen (and second and third). A great album 👍

Not a standout for me … probably wouldn’t listen again.

James Brown is great and I would have loved to have seen him live in his heyday … But this album isn’t great.

I liked the beats at the start … but by the time they”d looped through EVERY song I was very bored. Not for me.

I love Dexys. Kevin Rowland’s voice is simply Joyous … a happy hour spent dancing round my kitchen 😀

First time listen. I thought I’d like it. I don’t. Disappointing.

I liked it .. but deducted a star for excessive guitar solos and unnecessary fade-outs 😀

Good vibes 👍

Great start, but disappointing thereafter.

I guess 80s rap just isn’t my thing

Not my favourite genre … but wasn’t bad.

Average … pleasant enough but won’t listen again.

After reading the reviews I didn’t think I’d like this and was expecting listening to be a chore … Reader, I loved it! Different and interesting and strangely soothing 😀

At least it was short 🙉

Too repetitive (and yes, I know that’s the point).

A good Bowie album … Golden Years is in my top 10 Bowie songs and Wild is the Wind is also great … but not enough in the rest to make it 5 stars.

A classic … the cover art alone is worth 5 stars 😍

Yes, it’s all the same song …. But you’ve got to admit it’s a great song 😀

Perfectly fine big band album … but won’t listen again.

Never really listened to much Dinosaur Jr … now realising I should have listened to more. I liked the noise 😃

Thought I’d like it more … OK but nothing more than that. Not rushing to listen again.

I listened to this album many years ago when someone older and wiser than me told me I should. I’m now older and wiser myself and I’ve listened again … It’s still terrible.

Pretty average …. Needs more oomph

First one on this list where i hadn’t heard of the band … didn’t do much for me and not sure why it’s here.

You know it’s a one star when you’re checking how many tracks are left from song 3 onwards.

I liked it … but not rushing for a second listen

Some memorable songs from the 80s that I liked more than I did in the 80s ….

Can’t beat a bit of ramshackle psychobilly punk rock 😀🤘🎸

It’s not bad .. but he was.

Excellent album … with added Iggy Pop (What more do you want? … he’s vibrating!!)

Gloomy Beck is not my favourite Beck.

Running out of ways to say OK but pretty uninspiring … unlikely to listen again.

Weller doing Weller

Dull

Courtney Love was irritating in the 90s so Hole kind of passed me by …. but I liked it 👍

Class

I liked a couple of songs … the rest range from forgettable to terrible (Mother … I’m looking at you 👀)

Sheffield’s finest rock hair metal band 🤘

A long-time favourite. Martina & Tricky’s styles complement each other perfectly.

A great soul album … but hoping for better from Curtis elsewhere in this list.

I didn’t think I’d like this one after reading the Wikipedia summary … but I was pleasantly surprised. It was fine (but still not my thing)

Hmmm … thought I’d like this one more. I think it was too long. I stuck it out because I was waiting for Hurt (and yes, the Man in Black does it better).

Honestly, I like REM but this didn’t do much for me. No match for their later 90s output.

Not really my thing, but I can see why it is highly rated.

Perfectly fine reggae music

Classic 80s pop … what’s not to like?! ❤️

Cool 😎

Beautiful

Not for me … but Moondance lifts it to 2 stars.

Fun .. but forgettable

Quiet brilliance ❤️

Cool 😎

The White Stripes have made some great albums … and some average ones.

A great debut from a fun live band … I liked it, but not sure it’s stood the time test. A solid 3 from me.

It’s a grower … I liked it more the longer it was on. Old Whore’s Diet is a highlight.

Another perfectly fine reggae album 👍

Perfectly fine 70s cheesy rock.

I was looking forward to listening but found it a bit disappointing if I’m honest … I didn’t hate it … but I didn’t like it much either.

Bonio is very shouty on this one.

Initial reaction … Who? 🤷‍♀️ Wikipedia … Oh No 😔 Reviews … I’m really going to hate it Track 1 … let’s hope they are all this short Track 2 … I quite like his voice, maybe won’t be so bad Track 5 … who’s the girl? A bit screechy Track 14 … He sounds bored now. Track 34 … halftime break ⬇️ ⬇️ Track 35 … back in (it’s all a bit same-y) Track 48 … that seemed like a really long pause between tracks - I honestly thought it had finished 😔 Track 53 … time for another break 🥱 ⬇️ ⬇️ Track 57 … I think he’s losing it Track 68 … this is my favourite track (skip to this one if you’re cheating 😉) Done ✔️ Feels like I deserve some sort of reward. I’ve awarded 2 stars for effort .. but I will NEVER be listening again.

Pleasant but not rushing to listen again.

Full disclosure … I’d count myself as a fan but hadn’t heard this before. I liked it 👍

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from this project it’s that the words “concept album” fill me with dread 😟

Simply average

I’m a big PJ fan … but I’ve never rated this album much. I prefer angry 90s PJ to moody 00s PJ.

Meh .. downhill after the first 3 tracks

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Passed me by at the time .. I think I would have liked it back in the 90s, but not so much now.

Bjork doing her thing … I liked it 👍

A change in sound from their earlier stuff … not sure it was for the better.

Classic

This album was a favourite when i was in my teens … listened again and I still love it (but not quite 5 stars)

Obviously it’s a classic with numerous outstanding tracks … but it is too long (double albums should be reserved for greatest hits … which I suppose this is!)

One (maybe one and a half) good songs strung out into a whole album … yawn

Slade doing Slade as only Slade can 👍

Who/Why?

I’d forgotten how many great tunes were on this album 👍

Not really my cup of T 😉 … but didn’t hate it.

Classic 70s. I liked a lot 🤘

Presumably a coincidence that I got this the day after we lost Brian. Not heard the album before … love the cover art and only knew the first song (from the late great Kirsty MacColl version … had no idea it was a cover until today). Overall, it’s not Surfin USA .. but I enjoyed it.

Great album … but probably overplayed. Felt a bit like an extended advert.

Radiohead doing Radiohead …unfortunately. I’m giving it 2 stars but only because I liked track 2.

Very little to say on this one … not really my thing but pleasant enough as background music.

I liked the two big hits … surprised by the number of covers in the rest. Didn’t love it.

Too short … but also too long 🤷‍♀️

Classic 🤘

Some great songs and some mediocre (too long) songs

It’s Pet Shop Boys … enjoyable enough but not the best Pet Shop Boys album.

Highway to Hell is obviously a classic track … but not enough here to push it to a 4. Back in Black is better.

Liked it more than I remembered liking it 👍

Classic 🤘 RIP Ozzy

This was my first Elvis Costello album on this list … but reading the reviews I can see I should expect a few more 😂 Luckily I”m a fan, but I wasn’t familiar with this one. It was fine … I’m looking forward to Spike 👍

There are no doubt some great tracks on this album … but it is way too long and by the time I got to the end I’d forgotten them 🤷‍♀️

I used to own a Supergrass ironing board cover but it wore out from too much ironing … 5 stars for imaginative early 2000s merch stall goodies … 4 stars for the album 😀👍

It was fine.

Not sure I needed to hear this album before I die

Unremarkable

Not for me

Of all the Radioheads this is the best Radiohead 👍

Probably more of a 3 if I’m honest … but I’m giving it 4 for the nostalgia value 😊

Never heard of them … liked the beats and the vocals were cool but just too samey all the way through.

I wasn’t expecting to like it but I got my groove on 🕺🏻

Forgettable.

I like it. Thank you very much 🕺🏻

OK but forgettable 🤷‍♀️

The A side is a solid 5 … but tainted by the “concept” B side which I can’t give more than 3 for … so let’s go 4 😀

More crooner-y than expected. It was fine but won’t go back to it.

This is a very good album … but it somehow feels too long even though it’s quite short 🤔

An average Stevie album

I like it … not a lot … but I like it

A few great songs and a few average songs. I listened to the UK version … I’ve loved Mother’s Little Helper since I heard the Mary Coughlan version when I was a teenager, but Paint It Black is undoubtedly a great song…. Don’t understand why they didn’t include both🤷‍♀️

Overrated

Some truly great tracks in the first 15mins … but quickly peters out.

Morrissey is and always has been a tool … but I like it 👍

👌

Never heard of Dr O … will probably never hear him again.

I remember my music teacher at primary school teaching us Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds … at the time I had no idea it was a Beatles song but I’ve loved it ever since (she also taught us when I’m sixty-four which I loved not so much 😁)

Radiohead still doing Radiohead

I’m sure it’s excellent if you like this sort of thing

I really liked this one … every track unique in its own way and Uncle Nick popping in on The Sweetest Embrace was lovely ☺️

another one I’ve never heard of … didn’t do much for me

Classic

Iconic … but felt too long and too repetitive

It may be hardcore … but it’s not a different class

Disappointing if I’m honest … I guess I don’t like folk music as much as I thought I did

I like The White Stripes. I like Jack White … he’s a fantastic live performer who I’ve seen many times. There are some top tunes on this album (which I own) but I hardly ever listen to it. I don’t know why.

This was great.

Too long … and really not my thing.

Good Times … Good Tunes 👍

It was fine … probably won’t ever listen again.

I love the first album .. hadn’t heard this one before and was prepared for disappointment. I was wrong. This one is great too 👍

Marvin Gaye doing Marvin Gaye

Great singer. Great songs. 👍

I really liked this … much more than I expected to 👍

I played Are You Experienced ALOT during my teens. Not heard this one before. I was expecting more of the same but it is very different … in a good way 👍

An average Beatles album is still a pretty good album 👍

I liked the singles … but the rest was pretty average

Excellent debut

Vaguely remembered them … didn’t know any songs but was a perfectly fine 80s rock album.

I like Can I kick it? but didn’t much care for the other 13 inferior versions of Can I kick it? .. and to be honest the bit I liked most about Can I kick it? was the Lou Reed bit

I was a bit dubious as this followed another hip hop album that I really did not like … but I should have known that the Jurassic 5 boys wouldn’t let me down 😎

A good album … feels like more than a 3 but at the same time I’m not sure it’s a 4 🤷‍♀️

I was intrigued after the first couple of tracks… but by the end I was over it.

I liked it but was also slightly disappointed… i expected to love it

It wasn’t terrible … but I still don’t like Prog Rick

Love it ❤️

Only ever heard shot by both sides before … this was unexpectedly excellent 👍

Perfectly fine background music … not sure I’d play it again

Standard rock … but not for me

Solid Bob

Perfect … another album that I listened to on repeat in my late teens and even though I haven’t heard it in several years all the memories came flooding back and I sang along to every word. Loved it ❤️

I tried. I really did. Why do they have to be SO LOOOOOONNNNGGGG 🥱

5 ⭐️for Sugar Kane … 4 ⭐️ for the rest

Another one I own but had forgotten about .. it was fine.

Loved it … any album that makes me dance while cooking tea = 4 stars 🪩😍

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Bowie at his best ❤️

That was truly awful.

Faultless ❤️

A bit short and a bit samey … but otherwise perfectly average OK album

I’ve heard of Fiona Apple but her music has until now passed me by. I was expecting something quite rocky/grungy after reading the reviews … but I was disappointed (and bored by the end).

Fun times … I liked it 👍

I was pleasantly surprised … didn’t think I’d like it

Meh … individually, each song was fine but I didn’t want to listen to 13 of them in a row.

Average American rock

SuperFly 👌

I didn’t think 60s Folk Rock was for me … I was right.

My favourite valentine of all the valentines ❤️

Good but not great … i preferred the Electric Landlady album (RIP Kirsty)❤️

I liked the ones that everyone likes

Little Richard is here … boo wop!

Might have pushed it to a 3 if he hadn’t mumbled the entirety of the lyrics

Not my favourite Chili Peppers album … but still quite good. Marked down to 3 due to length.

Reminiscent of stuff I was listening to in my late teens… would probably have liked it much more then, but still enjoyed it.

Ok. I’ll admit it. This isn’t bad.

In common with other Stevie albums on this list there are 4 or 5 fantastic tracks on this album and 4 or 5 ok tracks … so I can’t give it 5⭐️

I’m sure I heard a tune or two in there somewhere which were somewhat enjoyable.

I have nothing bad to say about this album … but just didn’t click for me.

Cool 😎

Average … but a bit too long.

It was fine … Neil Young may be a great songwriter, but he is not a great singer.

Unmistakably Leonard Cohen … a great album but doesn’t have the nostalgia of the earlier ones.

Pleasantly bonkers 🤪

Wouldn’t have ordinarily chosen to listen to this type of thing but I liked it

Slightly disappointed … It wasn’t bad but I expected more from such a classic album

Yeah .. a few sing along classics … it was fine 🤷‍♀️

Dreary

Bought this album off the back of Them Changes … love the album art … love Them Changes … Funky but maybe a tad too many fillers.

I had low expectations after reading the reviews… but I thought it was great 👍

Yeah. It was ok. 🤷‍♀️

Jealous Guy is a great song .. but I like the Roxy Music version more. Imagine is also a great song … but I feel like I’ve heard it too often. The album was fine, but I thought I’d like it more.

Good songs. Whiney voices 🙉

Noisy .. not really my style

When Radiohead went bad ..

Never heard of this album … assuming there is more Elton on the list. It was fine . Tiny dancer obviously stands out. Won’t rush to listen again.

Nice

Good solid rock .. but don’t need to hear it again

Meh 🥱

Another one? 🥱 voice still whiny

Some great tracks … but probably 4 or 5 tracks too long.

It was ok … it’s a shame the best song on the album wasn’t on the original release

Really enjoyable listen 👍

Can’t fault it … but not quite at 5 ⭐️ levels

I’m obviously not cool enough to like this sort of thing … 😴

Not heard before but loved it … one for the listen again list ❤️

Bowie at his best ❤️

Dy-na-mi-tee aside it was a little disappointing (and too long)

Classic album … not a huge fan but can’t really fault it

Not the best of Bruce

Perfectly fine album

Not the worst Pink Floyd album … but still pretty terrible

Enough ok tunes for an ok album … unfortunately they added enough substandard rejects to make a long dreary double album that drags on snd on and on. Yawn.

Didn’t hate it … don’t love it

I had it on 3 stars … and then I remembered what a great song nightswimming is 😊

I liked Coney Island but on checking the track listing I realised that was because I like The National more than I thought I did. Overall .. didn’t hate it, didn’t like it.

Just because you can produce a double album with only 4 tracks it doesn’t mean you should.

Average Pixies

Not a fan … or a Stan … but liked it more than I thought I would.

An album I recognised that I’ve often seen referred to as a foundation of alternative music - but never heard. It was fine, but felt like I should have liked it more than I did.

Started strong … ended average.

Well, good old Buck and his Buckaroos … never heard of him. I loved it 👍

Honestly? I’d have disliked it less if it ended at track 12.

Pia-pia-pia-no, piano, piano Pia-pia-pia-no, pia-piano 🎹

It was .. OK

Forgettable but not terrible

Aside from Nothing Compares 2U (which I heard way too many times on the 6th form college jukebox in the 90s) .. nothing stood out. It was fine but I thought I’d enjoy it more.

I liked it. The hidden track at the end was my favourite 👍

Excellent

Not really a fan but I enjoyed the singalong to Alive 😀

Never heard of The Roots and didn’t think it was for me after the first few tracks .. but it started to get interesting around track 10. Kind of liked it by the end.

Excellent

Didn’t hate it … but did nothing for me

The first track overshadows this album … I’d forgotten how many great tracks there are 👍

Not my kind of thing … too long and rambling

Not bad .. but not great either

I own this but haven’t listened to it much… I thought it wasn’t as good as the later albums but on revisiting (because of this project) I’ve realised it is very good

It was fine … but not my favourite Eminem

Classic

Disappointing… Psycho killer is great but the rest not so much.

Ladies and gentlemen I don't play no blues I play rock 'n' roll

Riders on the storm is a classic. The rest is pretty good too 😎

Knew the artist but not the music.. I enjoyed it.

Xcellent

Good times

It was perfectly fine .. but not the best Bush.

More enjoyable than expected 👍

Still fun.

Timeless

Better than I remembered 👍

Probably a couple of tracks too long but I enjoyed it.

If you squint a bit while listening it does actually sound a bit like sunshine ☀️

It was fine .. but not sure why it’s here.

Loved it 👊

I like Gorillaz. I like Clint Eastwood. I like 19-2000 and I really like M1A1. But I’m stuck on 3 stars because I just don’t like the rest of this too long album enough.

Not terrible. Not great.

Not heard of the group … it was fine but won’t be seeking out any more.

Daft Punk are great, but the greatest Daft Punk is not on this album.

Classic …and long.

I like Snoop Dogg … but this album arrived immediately after NWA which I gave 3 stars and this just isn’t as good. Unlikely to listen again.

The concept album that breaks the rule that all concept albums are bad .. I enjoyed (most of) it 👍

I have nothing to say. I listened. It was unremarkable.

I expect it’s the best if you like this sort of thing.

Sounds great … but tend to agree with others that live albums are kinda cheating

So background-y that it ended before I’d started listening.

I liked it … but I can’t give it more than 3 … because … you know … stuff 🙈

A low 3 … it was very Rod Stewarty.

Great band … sound even better live … but live albums are still cheating 😔

Cool 👌

Meh

Solid 70s rock … but live albums are still cheating

It got better towards the end, but still mostly bored.

Better than expected … but still fairly mediocre.

Great debut … instant classic 👍

I think I like Hole now… but kind of peaked at track 1

Ok … live albums still don’t count… but this is one of the best

Grateful for the public service announcement rhighlighting the existence of the original 40min version … almost went in on 2.5 hrs 😱 I liked it … but probably won’t listen again

I love Barry Adamson. I really do. But this isn’t an album I needed to hear before I die 💔

I thought this was great … genuinely an album I’m pleased to have heard before I died

Well that was pretty terrible … it would have got 2 stars but I deducted 1 star due to the fact that it was not only a dull album but it was also a dull DOUBLE album.

Perfectly fine Jangle pop

I was pleasantly surprised … much more funky than expected. It was great!

Won’t be rushing to listen again

Na

Not overly familiar with Bob’s albums but this has some great songs on it … including my favourite It’s all over now Baby Blue … which I first heard on the 13th Floor Elevators’ Easter Everywhere album … which I only listened to because of Julian Cope’s I’m in the mood for Easter Everywhere from his My Nation Underground Album … had no idea it was a Dylan song at the time (I was young 🤣) but instantly loved it and played it repeatedly. Anyway, I enjoyed Bob’s version (and the rest of this album) very much ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️

Pretty dull offering from the “fat monk singing Gloria” ©️the late great Shane MacGowan 🤣

Epic … loved it!

Honestly … has anyone ever listened to this more than once?! Truly awful.

It’s a 3 … wouldn’t have given it more even if, you know, stuff.

Bought this when it came out off the back of a couple of singles I liked … was disappointed then and I’m still disappointed now. Too long and really don’t get the double solo album format.

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Just because you can do 10min drum solos doesn’t mean you should … and live albums are still cheating

Perfectly fine 80s pop

I liked it 👍

Sounds like Elvis.

Sounds like Elvis.

I don’t know what this is but I kind of liked it.

Love it 👍

Liked it .. didn’t love it but I liked it.

Heard of the man and previous projects but this one passed me by. I liked it. Not sure I’d rush to listen again but I liked it.

Cool music. Cool hat 👍

High 5 😁

Classic … and thank you to whoever pointed out the hidden moustache 🤣

Slightly disappointed … was expecting to love it but it was just OK.

Standard rock. Not for me.

Not heard much before from this band … only really Hoppípolla. Really liked it and will be listening to more 👍

Good vibes 😎

Not heard before but I liked the last Bob album on this list and gave it 5 stars … this one was slightly disappointing. Plugged in Bob was better.

It was fine … but ultimately a bit samey

Tyyk my y whyly ty wyrk yyt thyt thys wys yctyylly thy ylbym tytly

Great artist. OK album 🤷‍♀️

I was enjoying this .. and then there was a 16 minute drum solo. Fela Kuti Live! without Ginger Baker would have been preferable.

I really can’t think of what to say … I guess it was OK but sounded a bit dated.

Poptastic … but not really my type

Still sounds like Elvis

Yes, I expected to hate it … it was OK.

Perfectly fine album … but honestly, could have been anyone singing those songs.

Not very heavy metal - I was slightly disappointed

Robots Rock 🤘 beep beep

The 1 star reviews are hilarious… makes me love it even more!! It’s great 😀

As per tradition, deducting one star for being a knob … so a solid 2 stars from me.

Not sure what I was expecting but it wasn’t that! … I liked it 👍

Lemmy’s a legend … but after Ace of Spades it’s just the same song 11 times right?

This was a difficult one to rate … there’s a lot of excellence here, but lit really didn’t need that 4th side … I’ll give it 5 but might change my mind later!

A couple of really good tracks surrounded by several mediocre ones.

They’re all on here aren’t they? 😔

Starts well and ends well … and has ok bits in between 🤷‍♀️

I’ll save you the time … the good songs aren’t on it.

Do I wanna dance? Yes I wanna dance … and reader, I did 😀

Standard 80s synth … it was fine, but not the best of the genre.

I haven’t heard of George Jones … sounds like proper old school country to me … which makes me think that I should have heard of George Jones … but I haven’t heard of George Jones … so that’s that.

Sounds like Coldplay

I like Paul Simon, but found this uninteresting

She ain’t no Dolly that’s for sure

Great musicians … great singer … but there’s something about this that just doesn’t work

Somehow this band passed me by, but this is a gem … one for the “listen again” list 😀

Another one? Really? I still don’t get it.

Great singer, great songs.

Loud. Chaotic. Splendid.

Well, that was dreary wasn’t it?

Modern Life is pretty average.

Yes … after all these years I’m still in love with Ray Manzarek’s organ ❤️

Great artist. Great album. 👍