1001 Albums Summary

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This one was pretty cool. I was familiar with one way or another but hadn't really sat down and listened to Blondie before

Was Prince the horniest man in 1982? Maybe so

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Acoustic open tuning masterpiece, love nick drake

Some highlights but not really my thing overall

So boring

I like Chris Cornell's vocals but overall this album didn't do it for me. Black hole sun + spoon man were highlights

Old time country sounds, cool rainy day vibes

This was cool

Good songs, a little long

The vocal performance is a little grating by the end of the album. Good dynamic range, a couple of good songs

Nice vocal harmonies

No bad songs, a couple that I liked a lot. I'm not surprised they went on to get as big as they did

This was an unexpected banger. Mostly unexpected because I thought they had me set up to listen to Sugar Ray and that's what I was expecting

This album kinda feels like it was made to be the soundtrack to a coming of age movie or something

Cherub rock - my first intro to this one was guitar hero 3, lol I like the energy in the instrumentation, the songs have a lot of dynamic range and a lot of texture. I think this stands out above a lot of other rock bands from the 90's. Billy Corgan's vocals really aren't my jam though tbh I feel like they somehow picked the worst songs on the album to be singles Favorite tracks - Disarm, Silverfuck

Loved cross the breeze Candle is a banger Love the drums on this album, lots of delicate guitar parts and layers for something so noisy My first introduction to sonic youth: guitar hero 3 again

I like the jangly piano on the first track and there were a couple moments that made me laugh a little, so not all bad. I doubt I'll ever seek this out again and I definitely don't think you need to listen to it before you die.

This album is a lot of fun, I bet it would have made for a good live show. Bootsy Collins holds down the low end with some extremely stanky bassmanship, the horns are v tasty. Some good synth representation on here as well. George Clinton is the right frontman but his antics get a little old after the first couple minutes of the first track for me. My one big complaint would be that there are some long-ass tracks on here. I guess if you dig yourself a big fat groove like that it can be a little hard to climb back out, but try for us, ya know? Nice short album though, doesn't overstay it's welcome Favs: P Funk before it wears out it's welcome Unfunky UFO Give up the funk Least favs: P Funk after it wears out it's welcome Thumpasorus Peoples (what's this? some kinda fart bass or something?)

https://youtu.be/3sIYe74sczE?si=-JtVMusL965Gl8ho My disappointment is immeasurable

I think I might feel differently about Adele if her moment in the sun didn't overlap almost exactly with the period of my life where I was working in restaurants and unable to escape pop radio. It's hard to separate her music from the agony of listening to "rolling in the deep" 25 times a day every single day but I'm trying Adele's delivery is powerful but the production kind of feels like they stuck the vocals into the "make pop song" machine. Polishing the blemishes out of music that is so focused on vocal performance robs it of some personality for me. I really wish there were half stars here - overall I think I like more things about it than I dislike, but a four seems like it'd be overstating it

I went into this one with some preconceived notions, and I'll be honest: It's not for me. To their credit I actually finished this one and I can't say that about every album we've had here There's more to like here than I would have guessed. The thick guitar riffs + some of the more restrained drumming is a cool sound. I like blast beats in moderation but sustained blast beats feel like a maximal energy way to rob a song of any energy. I wish I could get into the head of someone who likes these vocals to understand why, but I don't. Favs: Instinct of survival Siege of power C.S.

I'd encountered kraftwerk before but I haven't given them much of a listen - I like what I see. Robots is a cool opening track that sets you up for album well. The unrelenting synth part at the beginning of Metropolis remind me of "Welcome to the Machine"; I think it's best used sparingly but I like it in small doses. I have definitely heard "The Model" somewhere before. This album is trancey, textural, and fun. I could imagine coming back to it in the future

Some nice vocal harmonies and sparse guitar parts. I like the vibes but if I'm being honest I got super bored listening to this.

Fun punk album. I liked the tracks where they put a lil saxophone in the mix and I liked the energy. Very british.

I wasn't blown away by this. I liked some of the theatrics in the first half and some of the bold instrumentation on the back half of the record but I didn't feel like there was anything here that really hooked me

This is probably the first album to come up where I just had no idea what to expect. I was surprised by the electric instrumentation from the jump though. The tracks are droney and repetitive, and I don't speak the language so this wants to fall into the background of my attention. Good vibes though, with some really pretty instrumentation in spots. This is probably going into the "Background music that isn't too distracting while I'm at work" rotation. It's cool that it made the list

Lmao, the opening track "Sittin' here" is awesome. There's nothing here that speaks to me

I'm not sure what I expected from Madonna but one hour of thumpy club beats wasn't it, lol. This album is holding twice the tracks it needs to and they are all twice as long as they should be.

Very personal, very pretty. I like California a lot. Some of the lyrics were pretty silly in 2025... "You're a mean old daddy", lol. The last time I saw Richard is a definitive non-favorite. I know it's a classic but I can't exactly say I love it personally. The back half is a lot stronger than the start

Lots of horns, extended drum solos, lots of noodling. I had a pretty good time with this one. I could have done without freeform guitar. South California purples was cool, felt like an homage to a couple of different songs and styles and I think it worked pretty well - plus I love a zesty drum fill

When I think of Nirvana I mostly think of "Nevermind". By comparison this album felt like a move away from pop and towards a more raw energetic sound. I'm sure that a lot of people like that a lot but I'm not sure how I feel about it. On one hand I think it's cool to see a band with so much mainstream success move towards a less palatable sound. On the other hand I think that at it's best the band was really fueled by Cobain's impeccable sense of melody and this album didn't really put that on display. Regardless: good listen IMO. Album art is sick AF too

Talking heads always feels like barely-tamed chaos to me and this album is no exception. I like the jungle-y drum intro to the album. The instrumentation is bouncy and experimental and fun throughout, and Byrne's vocals are consistently a highlight for me. Good album.

Not what I was expecting. There were some dancey synth parts and some fun lyrical content but I kind of forgot what it sounded like as soon as I stopped listening

This was pretty tight. I thought I was in for some classic 70s punk at the beginning but there was some surprising range in here. There were big fat chugging riffs, moments that felt pretty prog-rock, etc. This was a lot more variety than I expected from a genre that I don't really expect to get much out of. I enjoyed this one a lot more than the standard issue 70's era UK punk album

This review is gonna read like a roast... The vocalist kinda sounds like he showed up in the wrong place and is doing his best to make sure nobody notices, lol. The songs sounded so similar to each other that it was disorienting. This is one "save tonight" ass chord progression on "confetti". This ain't it for me my friends

Not much you could say about this one that hasn't been said already, but I'll say some of it anyway. This is a beautiful album. The instrumentation, orchestration, and seamless transitions between styles are incredible. Beautiful vocal harmonies from the boys. I love the three track run from "Fixing a hole" to "Being for the benefit of Mr. Kite". We go from a classic rock and roll track to the gentle ballad backed by those strings; then wind up in the fever dream that is Mr. Kite. A day in the life may be the best pop song ever written IMO It's hard to think of another album that incorporates so many diverse influences, instruments, and styles so well.

This was a jam through and through. I was surprised by the amount of live instrumentation vs the samples I was expecting. Never gonna eat the mashed potatoes at a party again.

Man, good couple of days for album recs 10/10, no notes... Ok, one note: Ozzy has got to be one of the laziest vocalists of all time on this one, lol. Still fucks tho

The production, flows, and beats are all sick as hell. A lot of cool samples (p funk!) and it's cool to trace the influence lineage from a funk album in the 70's all the way to someone like Kendrick Lamar in 2025. In almost all regards this album holds up extremely well, but the lyrics are immature, unsubstantive, and feel tired in 2025 IMO. I'm glad this inspired artists who would go on to combine all of the above with more lyrical substance.

This was an enjoyable listen. Nothing really stood out above the mix and nothing felt particularly memorable, but I liked the ambiance. 3.5/5

This was a trip, lol. I can't imagine revisiting it any time soon but it was weird and I appreciated it. Kinda felt like cursed pirate music at times.

Some parts were pretty enjoyable, more parts felt a little derivative / forgettable. Nothing was actively unpleasant

Pleasant background music, hard to grasp on to anything in particular

I would give anything to never hear Shake it off again

Shit go hard. I don't think it really holds up and probably doesn't deserve too many stars, but nostalgia

The "last good band" according to my dad. Everything on here worth listening to has been absolutely played to death. It's a pretty cookie cutter rock album and there isn't much creativity on display here. Kinda slaps in places, I never want to hear it again though. My favorite part was once it was done Spotify started playing The Wall

This was cool, I liked a lot of the drum parts in particular. The songs really blended together for me though

Pretty meh album overall. Joe Perry's lead guitar shines in a couple moments but mostly this is a pretty paint-by-numbers rock album. There were a lot of really good albums released in 1975 and IMO you'd be out of your mind to be spending too much of your time on this one. I hope you find someone that loves you as much as Steven Tyler loves sex with minors.

The frickin' coconut guy! Hadn't heard anything else by him as far as I know but I thought this album was pretty enjoyable (if a little dated). Would listen again.

Far be it from me to pass judgement on prog royalty

Entirely unremarkable imo

I didn't listen extremely carefully or all the way through this time but I liked what I heard

Didn't make it through but wasn't really enjoying the first half

This is a hard one to judge as I'm completely disconnected from any cultural influence and don't speak Spanish. I liked the energy, the drums, and there were some cool guitar parts but it ran a little long

Not really something I'm likely to put into the rotation, but considering the impact it had and the era it came from it's a bop

Beck is unmistakably Beck. It starts to blend together within the album but points for being distinct from his contemporaries. Broken drum in particular was haunting, beautiful, and poignant. Big fan of that one

The ren faire called, they want their little guys back

This album art is sick as hell. I enjoyed this, but I wouldn't call it a masterpiece or anything

I never really got the rolling stones hype. This album didn't change that for me. Nothing wrong with it but it's not blowing my hair back either

Potentially a hot take but I think American Idiot is the best Green Day album. The rock-opera thing is ambitious and it mostly lands for me. It's polished (though I concede that's maybe not an accolade for a punk album), it has range, and it's catchy. It takes itself a little too seriously and there are some songs on there that I actively dislike (she's a rebel) but overall I like it.

I don't hate everything about it but it was really long and I got pretty bored

Another one that was a little hard to judge for me. It was atmospheric and I enjoyed having it on in the background while I was working, but I don't remember a single moment from the album

This was cool. Don't really like Clapton though

Loving the crunchy harmonies and chromatic lines in Too High. I loved the driving synth lines in Jesus Children of America. This is a really solid album from front to back, something about Stevie's vocals bugs me a little, but it's nothing technical. I feel like I over listened to a Stevie Wonder song in an elementary school music class and I've carried that with me ever since, lol. Still though, it's in there.

The Smiths don't really do it for me. Nothing offensive here, but nothing too captivating either

There were some cool instrumental parts but the vocals were pretty grating. It seems as though you need to compare Muse to Radiohead so here is mine: Muse is what I imagine Radiohead sounds like to people who don't like Radiohead very much

I imagine Talvin Singh recording his strange mouth noises while admiring himself shirtless in the mirror, confident that his genius will never be matched This is acceptable background music but it's not going on the rotation

This slaps, loved student demonstration time. Lots pretty unconventional harmonic parts manifested by beautiful arrangements. RIP dude

As a guitar player this is potentially sacrilege but I've always found the Van Halen radio hits a little offputting and as a result I've never sought them out. This album was mostly more of the same, but there were a couple of moments I really enjoyed. For example, the doo wop breakdown in "I'm the one" was an eclectic little surprise. Overall though I'd say that while there's a lot of talent on display here it feels like it's mostly bluster to me

It's hard to rate this one. It was probably really influential to a lot of music that I like a lot, but it's also 75 years old and feels pretty dated. I doubt I'll be making this a regular in the rotation anytime soon, but I will probably revisit eventually

Meh, some parts were pretty chill and vibey but overall the songwriting here doesn't really do it for me

This was very pretty, Nina's voice is spectacular and she put it on display on some beautiful songs. I think it aged extremely well for an album from the 60's too, the mixing and production are still great.

A couple of classics on here. Doesn't honestly pique my interest too much but 'twas solid Dude looks like Ellen DeGeneres in this album cover

I was surprised that "waterfalls" was lifted from such a horny album. I thought everything was really nice sonically. The instrumentation was very clean and the whole album was pretty groovy. Something about it did feel like hip hop musical theater or something though. I got pretty bored about halfway through and the rest felt like a slog

Initially I was grooving on this one, but every song sounds kind of the same and every song sounds like it was designed to be in the background of a kia commercial. Not bad but a little variety would have been nice

Beautiful simplicity. Just big fat grooves and catchy songs. There's not many layers to unravel here, but there's no filler either.

Haven't björked one in a while. The front half was pretty at times but I think it really opened up in the back half for me. Inconsistent but I really like the parts I like

Who says rock n roll guys and hip hop guys can't get along? "Sucka M.C." is a great insult that should make a comeback.

This mostly feels like they were searching for the identity they eventually found in Elephant but weren't quite there yet. Not awful but idk if I'd probably cut it from the list personally.

This was ok, but it is outrageously long. It was wearing on me by about halfway through and I turned it off shortly after.

There are some highlights for sure. I liked men of good fortune. Mostly this doesn't scratch my itch though

One full hour of listening to Bono wail... I didn't like this and I'm subtracting an additional spite point point for putting their album on every iPod in like 2008

Neil Young is a nice inclusion to the dynamic

I wasn't super optimistic going into this one but it had some sneaky highlights for me. I wasn't paying super close attention though as I was listening while driving.

Whips sack

This was cool, I liked what he did on this a lot more than what I've heard from Bowie in the past. There were a couple of tracks that felt a little undercooked but overall I thought it was cool

Didn't listen all the way through. Including a live album on the list is a weird choice IMO

This was different but familiar. No idea what they were talking about but it was catchy. I liked it a lot

It's a classic

I think it's really sweet that the band was cranking out hits like Eleanor Rigby and Ringo just plopped a little song on there about kicking it on a submarine with his buds

Big fan of this. I think it struck a good balance between experimental and approachable, and it was a solid listen. I did kind of have it on in the background whilst exercising though, so perhaps a more active listen would have changed my feelings about it

I get why JJ got famous but this doesn't really appeal to me honestly. Her vocals are impressive but stylistically I find them pretty grating. The songwriting is average at best imo

This isn't their strongest work and they hadn't really begun to land on the sound they'd eventually be known for, but I still like this album quite a bit. Lots of whimsy and experimentation, and the influence of Barrett on the rest of the band's legacy is interesting

V repetitive, not for me

Lmao, ain't no way I'm listening to 2 hours of live van Morrison. A puzzling inclusion

Classic album, this rocks

This list loves Lou Reed. I like this more than the previous Lou Reed we have encountered, but I'm unlikely to revisit it.

It's been played to death but there are a couple of classics on here. I don't want to listen to it again but the hits are undeniable.

There was a time in my life when I think this would have really appealed to me but nothing really stands out now. Lots of big crunchy guitar riffs, but no stand out songs imo.

Ok, so I guess I'm not actually opposed to live albums in the list, as this one is iconic and clearly worthy of inclusion. Great songs, great performance, great recording, great story

Cool background music

As a fan of psychedelic rock and folk music I was curious about what they'd be like jammed together. They sound pretty silly jammed together, but damned if I wasn't entertained. It was also pretty different than the deluge of classic rock, so that was a welcome change as well. Can't exactly say I think it's good though

Honestly I've always slept on rush and never given them a proper listen. I think the vocal performance never did it for me and that's kind of the first thing you hear. Damn shame though, this album is sick AF

Mixed feelings on this one. The symphony is a cool touch and there are a lot of individual tracks that are worthy of being on the list for sure. On the other hand this is a 2+ hour long greatest hits live album and that's just too much.

In retrospect it's quaint that such a foundational heavy metal album would involve this much harmonica. RIP ozzy

I somehow managed to listen to this entire album without thinking about it a single time

Loved the lyric "shake it like a bowl of soup" This was a cool and influential listen, not the kind of thing I'd normally have in the rotation but more to like than dislike here for sure

Not as strong as the last FM album but a decent listen

I hadn't heard most of this album before but it features a lot of the Metallica you know and love. Heavy chugging riffs, tight composition, great dynamic range. One is an all-timer of course

I've never felt strongly about the smiths and I feel similarly about this

First checked this album out as a teenager after seeing Wayne's World for the first time. I think it's pretty competent rock and roll but it's not something I think I'll revisit

Wasn't feeling this one

I'm struck by how different Bowie sounds on every album so far in this list. He had more range than I expected. This was a cool album. Tight arrangements, interesting vocals, enough variety to keep it interesting. I liked it

Beautiful album, long time favorite. Paul Simon is one of the all time great songwriters. And Garfunkel helped

There are some classics on here but overall I felt like it kind of lacked focus as a project. This could probably probably be pared down to a five star album

I'm sure some of this is nostalgia but I like this album a lot. The highs are extremely high and the lows aren't that low. A lot of it is kind of middling though and blends into the background

Portishead is one of those acts that I've been meaning to do a deep dive into for a while but for whatever reason never got around to it. This album is great, I love the way the gentle vocals and orchestration are pitted against relentless booming bass and drums. Big vibes on this one

I wasn't expecting to see this on here. Great energy, plenty of great songs, runs a little long though

This is really showing it's age IMO. Not that it's bad, but it feels pretty dated and it's hard to imagine listening to it again purely for the enjoyment of it.

He beckin

Good but probably about twice as long as I wanted it to be

This isn't my favorite genre, but I've got 15 minutes

Kind of sacrilege but I didn't really enjoy this one very much. I've always viewed Dylan as a much better songwriter than performer but honestly the songwriting on here wasn't blowing my hair back either

Not a skip in sight. I love the consistent inclusion of the "ooooo!"s in oh darling

Love the energy but this doesn't do it for me

Idk what these lads are saying, but I liked listening to it

Obviously this is intended to be a little obtuse. I think on a different day I may have liked it more, but this was not that day

This sounded ok but it wasn't very interesting. Sounds like it was made to be a movie soundtrack or something

I doubt this would have made the list without the opening track. Well... I disagree with the list frequently enough that I take that back. I think it's pretty forgettable other than the opener though

Joni Mitchell all kinda sounds the same to me

Pretty repetitive, not super interesting. Not unpleasant though

Spooky and chaotic, big fan

This was a great listen

Very dark and groovy, I liked it

This has artistic merit but it's not my thing

Pretty repetitive but not unpleasant

Started strong but fell off pretty quickly for me

I thought this was cool at first but I got supremely bored

It started off on, but as always I got a little bored halfway through

There was some cool stuff in here, I'm pretty tired of listening to the radio singles though

This kind of felt like off-brand Beatles, but I didn't hate it by any means

I liked this a lot. Just a little cowboy stuff to interrupt the never ending stream of British rock bands

Pleasant but faded into the background

Not my favorite Led Zeppelin album but still a banger

There are some songs that are pretty good on here but the radio has played the life out of them at this point

I liked this better than the last Dylan

Lots of bangers, a little one note

Nice, but often cloying

Extremely one note, but I do like the note