1001 Albums Summary

Worth an occasional spin, but not my favorite form of metal.

So good on so many levels, plus big nostalgia points.

Downgraded to a 2 after subsequent listens...just don't really like the musical storytelling that this fella does. Still would be worth more spins and reconsideration though.

Revisited this a few months later and kicked it up a star. Actually is really fucking good and could climb some more. Turned off by the juvenile Eddie artwork.

Never really been a The Who fan, but this is pretty awesome. Just don't care for all the various Tommy rock opera stuff.

Absolute classic. Bumped up to a 4 on subsequent relistens.

Stoked to have this one pop up today. Amazing classic that's worth coming back to again and again.

New one to me and really diggit

Should go on the albums to listen to at least 1001 times before you die list.

An 80s classic...Bumped back up to 4 stars on subsequent re-listens.

Definitely falls into the category of I'd be happy to never hear this again. Just grating and moist of the time sounds like a musical soundtrack.

So smooth...perfect for cooking shrimp scampi in a Speedo for your lady.

First 4 tracks are annoying rockabilly noisy shit, but that last 7 are pure excellence!

New to me. Definitely has a Father John Misty vibe goin' on. Worth a listen, but really doesn't grab me enough for many re-listens.

Interesting but a bunch of songs are grating, noisy messes. A few worth potentially high-grading, but as a full album, probably not really worth the time.

Right on!

Brings the muthafuckin' ruckus!!! Some cool stuff and I get why it’s on the list, but rap just isn't my thing.

Needs to be heavier in the rotation

Was glad to revisit this one and the tracks other than The Killing Moon, many of which are excellent.

The soundtrack of my life for the last 38 years.

Mildly interesting from a historical perspective but not really my jam.

Solidly good album. A couple bangers and really like the Bowie-ness that’s infused on the rest.

So smooth…late 80s anti-nostalgia kicking in, since this seemed to be playing everywhere…great album overall, but really my favorite genre/style

Pretty excellent live recording. Not really my favorite sub genre but worth a spin every now and then. Funny to think about this thing kicking around in my car on a homemade cassette tape back in the day. Kind of a staple of the hippie-ish set, since Phish hadn't really come on the scene yet.

Sexy, overproduced pop stuff. Worth a listen, but about once is plenty.

Completely new to me and I like it!

It’s good!

I diggit. Dropped down to 3 stars given all the great albums piling into the 4s.

Sing us a song Chef!

Bunch of gems in addition to the classics. Might have to up rating to a 5 after a few more spins.

Love it! Another re-discovery.

Annoying AF

Fucking awful.

Pretty good album.

Fantastic album! 4.49/5 - just because there are a few tracks that don't land for me.

Perfect soundtrack for a 70s-era key party.

Had forgotten about this old favorite. Great album.

Almost all pure Dylan classics.

Moderately painful…weird proggy operatic stuff from a two-hit wonder band from the 70s. Probably should be a 1, but it’s kind of interesting so glad that I gave it a listen but once is enough, so this gets a very charitable 2.

Really grew to really like this one…great surprise!

Another re-discovery. Solidly good album.

I just really fucking hate the Beach Boys. Old falsetto cheesy shit that may be objectively great for whatever reason, but no desire to ever hear this again unless it's part of a twisted David Lynchesque sort of film.

Oh hell yeah! Haven't given this enough plays since I bought the CD right after it came out, and it's really good to get re-introduced to. Really like the bleakness given my increasingly bleak moods.

Love me some Siouxsie Sioux, but just not this complete album all that much.

Pretty fly album!

Some cool stuff but the repetition gets really annoying and accomplishes the amazing effect of making something that starts as interesting…just dull. Was glad to get to know it, and might give it a listen again at some point, but was glad that it ended.

Fairly inoffensive.

Was expecting a higher rating, but the musicality just isn't that interesting for too many re-listens.

Basically sounds like a soundtrack to a David Lynch movie which I guess it partially is. Should maybe be a 3 but downgraded to a 2 due to some of the spooky weird shit that just doesn't land.

Mostly annoying.

Kickass.

The vibe is strong on this one.

Generally great.

Really good!

A surprising true gem!

Awesome album, not my favorite genre though, otherwise it'd be higher.

whatever.

Hey bro, is that Butt Rock? Crank it up !!!

Funny but disgusting and stupid as fuck.

Kinda fun

Kinda fun, retro sound and liked it a surprising amount…maybe because the jangle DNA is infused in REM and various alt country.

Hipster hotel lounge background music. Not bad per se, but not particularly interesting.

Love me some goth stuff once in a while, and great to get to know this one in more depth.

One good classic and the rest is ok. Dude with a nose ring in 1989 was pretty far out…

File under: “Why is it on the list?” Not bad, pleasant enough, but lyrically and musically relatively uninteresting.

Spaced out for a little at one point and thought I was listening to Stevie Wonder. Bonus points for the digeridoo.

Haven't been able to get in the Foo Fighters that much, but this was pretty great overall.

Pretty sure that just about all rap is just going to end in the dustbin of the 1s, no matter how objectively good it is.

Funky, funky, summer fun.

Kickass weird and fun. Can't see frequent re-listens, to too novel and creative not to give it a 4.

Grindy noisy delightful. Didn't actually miss this one back in the day, the industrial stuff just isn't my thing.

Brassy but awesome vibe!

So excellent, never gets old.

Nice surprise find!

I think I’m starting to understand all the hate directed at britpop.

Not punk. New wave, totally...

Would be a 5 if it weren’t for a couple cheesy AF Graham Nash songs.

Really don’t dig The Boss brand of wall of sound, or the anti-nostalgia of the 80s when this shit was everywhere, but the simpler tunes are pretty great.

Beep, bop, boop! Love me some New Order, just not very often.

Don’t really consider myself a punk fan, but for some reason this one really works.

Beep, bop, boop! Love me some Depeche Mode, just not very often.

Some of it's OK, but a fair bit of droning and boring bits. Bit of a meh overall, not bad but nothing especially compelling.

Excellent overall despite the stupid fucking cars song. Bumped it up to a 4 after recovering from the PTSD brought on by the stupid fucking cars song.

Definitely belongs on the list for the historical interest, but nothing especially compelling about the music or specific recording to listen to very often.

I can still smell the cardboard sleeve of the vinyl record my folks had. One of my earliest memories of music here and phenomenal album start to finish.

Another that might not warrant so high a rating as it got based on the pure musicality, but lands some solid nostalgia points.

Love the late 50s vibe on this one, but not so into the big band brassiness. Still excellent though.

Another one that was a repeat-listen obsession on a homemade cassette tape many years ago. Love this album start to finish!

Sounds like generic lounge music on a cursory listen, but a deep listen with headphones reveals so much more. This is one where reading some of the backstory prompted a closer look and a much greater appreciation than what's just on the surface.

Really don't know about this one. Kind of weird, and not really in a good way. Annoying theatrical/cinematic vocals and stupid lyrics. Managed to listen to it more than once out of morbid curiosity to see if any of it would resonate - which it didn't, so since it wasn't awfully awful, I guess it gets a 1.5 rounded up to a 2. Will give it a bonus half point for lyrics referencing horse shit.

I like Steve Earle. I like the breakfasts you get in the truck stops he sings about, but they often need salt, pepper, and a dash of hot sauce. Steve’s music could really use more musical salt and pepper and a big splash of hot sauce.

Feels weird to drop 2 stars on one of my most favorite bands, but really never could get into this album.

Feeling embarrassed to give this anything higher than a 1, but this is a bit of a guilty pleasure.

This album made me feel physically ill.

I guess I don’t hate Radiohead anymore. Thank you Generator.

Might be ok if the best bits were condensed into 1 short album maybe with 6 to 9 love songs.

I kind of diggit!

Really not too sure what to do about this one. Music is kind of cool but weird vocal stylings are a bit of a turnoff. Kind of growing on me over time, but is repellent enough that I’m not sure I’d seek it out again. OK in small doses.

Cum on feel the noize!

A sassy little album that’ll sneak up and slap you on the ass when you’re not looking.

Ya, OK whatever. Not horrible, but no real interest in hearing this again,

More awful shit from MM.

Pleasant as fuck.

Time to go make some mashed potatoes.

No. Just fuck no.

Highly repetitive, mostly uninteresting electronica that's not too unpleasant, and has a few fun samples, but not really worth the time. OK for background noise while working.

Absolutely love The Stones and was glad to experience this once (and only once) to get an idea where they started, but was glad to have it over and have zero interest in hearing any of this again - lots of kinda OK white britboy covers of various blues songs.

Mmmm hmmmm…

Phenomenally good!

Blech

Play Summer of ‘69!

Really dig it, probably a 3.5, but not a common ‘go to’ genre so giving it a 3 for now. Needs more relistens.

“Important” because this was basically proto-hair metal, but lyrically and musically a whole lotta what.ever. Not really worth the time.

At one point I thought I heard something interesting but it turned out it was a moth stuck in the ceiling light.

Pew, pew, pewpewpewpewpewpewpewwwww…..

Just no.

Need to do full listen. Temp 3 for now

Not especially bad or offensive, but also not especially good and was one of those albums that I just wanted to end sooner rather than later.

Turn up The Eagles the neighbors are listening!

Really love her earlier stuff and this is OK, but if these songs were any fucking slower they'd have to be played backwards to be understandable.

File under: Coldplay

It's a full heaping serving of country with a side of country all smothered in country gravy raised to an exponent of country.

Really seems like it should go in the pop shit that I despise and has no place on my playlist category, but for whatever reason I fucking love this!

Pleasant enough but I get why they get all the hate. 2.5 rounded up for the easy listening.

Compared to Nirvana. OK. But not Nirvana.

I do very dangerous things when I listen to this album.

I got a fevah and the only curah is more harmonicah!!!

Ayuh, we should be hearin’ some fuckin’ Zeppelin!!!

Ayuh, we should be hearin’ some fuckin’ Zeppelin!!!

Ridiculous and slightly ashamed that I actually like it this much.

Annoying.

Actually kind of fun. Not a fan of squealy sax, but the murderous drums add a nice sassy little nuance.

Maybe could be a 4.

Ya it’s ok.

Ya it’s ok.

More greasy 70's rock please.

Fun to get to know this band and their weird sophomoric euro shit.

I got a fevah and the only curah is more millennial whoop!!!

I like this album so much I'm thinking of officially changing my name to Brix.

I dig this album more than my Mamma's lasagna, it's so excellent!

Just like Deja Vu...really wanted to give this a 5 and would have if it weren't for Graham Nash.

Ahh the sound of the late '80s...

Better than the other Pulp or Blur or Swede or whatever album I had a few months ago.

I'm pretty sure that I once heard one of these songs in the waiting area at a generic fast-casual restaurant somewhere in a generic suburb of a mid-sized, immemorable US city.

I got a fevah and the only curah is moah plaintive falsettah!!

Evocative of a nice generic American strip mall.

Lots of toe-tapping', finger snappin' little ditties on this album, and when the vocals hit, I'm up on my feet and a dancin' like Elaine from Seinfeld.