Great way to start this 1001 Albums project! It’s probably not something I want to listen to every day, but I love this album! Definitely very cool!

I don't know what I was expecting from this album, but this was not it at all. Not really my normal genre, but I am surprised how much I am liking this. Only song I've heard before was Tightrope, which is a pretty good song, but I also really enjoyed the middle section with Oh Maker, Come Alive, Mushrooms & Roses. Not a huge fan of Wondaland or Make the Bus; they might grow on me, but they're a little annoying on first listen. The last song, BabopbyeYa is absolutely amazing. I really wasn't expecting to like this album!

Honestly, the longer I listen, the lower my rating is getting. The playing is decent, although maybe a bit boring and generic, but I just can't stand Liam's voice or affectation when singing. Favourite track was probably Rock 'n' Roll Star. It just went downhill from there.

This album was in constant rotation in my early high school days when all I wore were classic rock band t-shirts from previous generations. I really haven’t revisited it much since that time because I overplayed it so much, but this is undoubtedly a masterpiece of an album. And screw the haters, Revolution 9 is magnificent! Favourite song(s): Back in the USSR, Dear Prudence, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Happiness is a Warm Gun, Blackbird, Rocky Raccoon, Yer Blues, Everyone’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey, Helter Skelter

Listened to the 1962 mono version. Green Onions - the whole album, but more specifically the song - reminds me of jamming with my friends in high school. We weren't nearly as cool as this album, though. Favourite song(s): Green Onions, Mo' Onions, Behave Yourself, Comin' Home Baby. I kind of wish the whole album was just Green Onions/Mo' Onions for 35 minutes.

I’ve heard bits of Blister in the Sun hundreds of times. I don’t know if I’ve ever heard the whole song and I definitely haven’t heard the whole album, but holy shit it just keeps getting better and better! Favourite song(s): Please Do Not Go, Confessions

I have been adamantly anti-country for most of my life because I'd only really been exposed to modern country, but over the past few years I've started exploring more traditional country and alt-country acts. This is my first time listening to a Dolly album and it's wonderful! Favourite track(s): Coat of Many Colours, Travelling Man, Early Morning Breeze, Here I Am.

This came out when I was in high school and I think I avoided listening to it because of how over played Get Free was on the radio. In fact, I might have to take a star off just because that song is stuck in my head already after only reading the track list. Favourite track(s): Highly Evolved, Country Yard, Factory

I don’t always listen to generic hard rock, but when I do, I want to listen to the legends of generic hard rock Favourite tracks: Highway to Hell, Beating Around the Bush, Night Prowler

I grew up wishing I could have experienced the 60s music scene, but I’m starting to think what I really missed out on was the 80s punk/new wave scene. Favourite tracks: Pretty Green, Start!, That’s Entertainment, Music for the Last Couple, Scrape Away

I wish I knew of this album in high school so I could have been an even more insufferable classic rock nerd Favourite tracks: Shape of Things, You Shook Me, Ol’ Man River, Blues Deluxe, I Ain’t Superstitious

Yet another nostalgia trip inducing classic rock album. It makes me think of warm summer days in high school; getting high, jamming, going for a swim in the river close to our jam space, inevitably waking up my friend’s parents by playing drums too loud past curfew. Favourite tracks: Born on the Bayou, Proud Mary, Keep on Chooglin'

I was expecting electronica based on the band name, the album name, and the cover art, but was immediately surprised when I started listening. I enjoyed Alternate Route to Vulcan Street, but the second track was at least a minute too long and then I genuinely disliked the third. The fourth and fifth did not get any better until the outro of the fifth song. I did enjoy the instrumental sixth song, A Touch Sensitive, but then the 7th and 8th songs were entirely forgettable. Starts getting interesting again at No Sympathy (there's the electronica I was expecting!), then we go straight off the rails (in a bad way) with Juxtapozed with U. I kind of checked out after the last one, but Run! Christian, Run! was actually pretty good. Probably my favourite on the whole album. I want to like it, I really like the background noise and instrumentation, but I just can't stand the singing, the lyrics, or the songwriting. Overall, I think what I've learned most during this project so far is that I don't like britpop. Also, I was surprised to see the Paul McCartney made a cameo on this album, but turns out it was just some samples of him eating carrots and celery? Yeah, that tracks. Favourite tracks: Alternate Route to Vulcan Street, A Touch Sensitive, Run! Christian, Run!

This album is yet more evidence that I shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, or music based on the band name. I don’t know why but this isn’t at all what I was expecting from a band called Lambchop. I was fairly indifferent for most of this album, which normally garners a 3-star from me, but I enjoyed Up with People, the Petrified Florist, and Butcher Boy enough to award an extra star. Favourite tracks: Up with People, the Petrified Florist, the Butcher Boy

Great album! I'd probably give it 5-stars if it was a little shorter; I feel like they could have cut a few songs to make this absolutely outstanding. That said, Caravan and Cyprus Avenue are both phenomenal and these renditions alone are making me consider giving an it extra star! Favourite tracks: Ain't Nothing You Can't Do, Into the Mystic, I've Been Working, Domino, I Just Want to Make Love to You, Bring It On Home to Me, Caravan, Cyprus Avenue

I enjoyed it, but probably not enough to listen again. Favourite tracks: Talking About a Revolution, Fast Car, Mountains O’ Things

I genuinely tried to listen to this, but I only made it to Disco II Disco and just couldn’t take any more. The fact that this album made the list over any Modest Mouse or Yo La Tengo album is depressing.

I wouldn’t be surprised if this is a rather divisive inclusion on the list, but I absolutely loved it. Favourite tracks: the Gift, Sister Ray

As a card carrying RHCP hater, I have been dreading this one since I started. I did enjoy it more than I expected, by which I mean I made it through the whole album, but I still never want to hear it again. Honestly, it's just the rap singing and lyrical content/songwriting that sinks it for me. The bass, guitar, and drumming are all are pretty great, I was just sick of listening to Kiedis by the time Suck my Kiss came on and was ready to turn it off by the time Give it Away came on. Wow, I thought Give it Away was bad, but Sir Psycho Sexy is making me physically cringe. Why is this album so long?

Every time I hear Michael Stipe sing, it immediately makes me think of Gord Downie. There absolutely needs to be some Tragically Hip on this list! That would be a hard choice between Day for Night, Road Apples, and/or Fully Completely. Anyways, I enjoyed this R.E.M. album and have no major complaints. I'm feeling a solid 3-stars from me. Favourite tracks: Radio Free Europe, Talk About the Passion, Moral Kiosk, 9-9

I enjoyed the first few tracks quite a bit. Fairly generic rock sound with the addition of a horn section. However, the album started losing some steam for me around Sun Hits the Sky, which I feel like is when some classic britpop tropes started to reveal themselves too much for my tastes. That being said, I am surprised Oasis was the more popular band as I enjoyed this much more than the Oasis records I've listened to. Favourite tracks: Tonight, Late in the Day, Cheapskate, Hollow Little Reign

Wow! I can't believe I haven't listened to this before now. I loved every minute! Bang a Gong (Get it On) is the only track I had heard (I'm pretty sure everyone has probably heard this song at least once) and it's not even close to the best song on the album! Definitely going to be coming back to listen to more T Rex in the future. Favourite tracks: Mambo Sun, Cosmic Dancer, Bang a Gong (Get it On), Girl, Rip Off

Growing up my best friend's dad was really into this kind of music. Although, I don't remember if he listened to Elvis Costello specifically. I was fairly indifferent to it then, and I am fairly indifferent to it now. Is it good music? I guess, it's not bad at least. Favourite tracks: Waiting for the End of the World, Watching the Detectives

Had I heard this album as a teenager, I would have absolutely loved it and would probably rate it higher now. That said, I did enjoy listening to it and it's not bad, it's just not really my jam and I can't see myself giving it another listen. Favourite Tracks: Them Bones, Dam That River, Rooster, Angry Chair

I had to listen to this one a couple times because the first time through, I struggled with the first 4 songs quite a bit. They really aren't my preferred genre and seemed somewhat poorly produced to me. But then all of a sudden there’s a major shift with Been Caught Stealing. It almost sounds like an entirely different album. A lot tighter and cleaner and less of the shredding guitars. I see from Wikipedia that the tonal shift from the first half to the second half of the album was a deliberate choice. It’s still not really my preferred genre, but I did actually enjoy the rest of the album quite a bit. Favourite tracks: Been Caught Stealing, Then She Did, Of Course

Well this one opens strong! Probably my favourite cover of Gloria I've ever heard; she really made it her own! I hear a lot of Velvet Underground influence, which makes sense considering John Cale produced the album. Not really what I was expecting from a "punk" album, but I really enjoyed it nonetheless! Favourite track: Gloria, Birdland, Kimberly, Land

This is an easy 5 stars for me! Favourite tracks: Battle of Evermore, Going to California, When the Levee Breaks

Some very subtle, but complex instrumentation on this album. Dark, beautiful songs. A classic folk album without doubt. Favourite tracks: Master Song; So Long, Marianne; Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye; Teachers; One of Us Cannot Be Wrong

I’m not huge into electronica, but I actually enjoyed this more than expected. My 2-year old also enjoyed dancing to it while I was making breakfast this morning.

I honestly haven’t actually listened to any of Bjork’s work, so I had no idea what to expect from this, but I thoroughly enjoyed it! This is definitely being added to my regular rotation and I’m excited to explore more, which makes it 5 stars for me! Favourite tracks: Birthday, Delicious Demon, Mama, Blue Eyed Pop, Sick for Toys. F***king in Rhythm & Sorrow, Dragon

This is another one of my favourite albums from when I was a teen that I haven’t listened to in over a decade, but it absolutely kicks ass! Flute is an absolutely under appreciated instrument in rock music! Favourite tracks: Aqualung, Cross-eyed Mary, Mother Goose, Locomotive Breath

Oh hell yeah, I was literally just thinking about putting this album on because it had been a while since I last listened to it! It’s amazing that Bowie was still at the top of his game right up until the end. Rest In Peace Starman! Favourite tracks: like all of them, but if I had to pick Lazarus, Sue (or in a Season of Crime), Girl Loves Me

Clint Eastwood has been one of my favourite songs since I found it on Big Shiny Tunes 6, but for some reason I’ve never actually checked out the rest of the album. It's a pretty unique mix of electronica, rock, and hip hop that feels a bit disjointed at times. Overall, I enjoyed listening to it, but don’t have any real desire to listen again. Favourite tracks: Tomorrow Comes Today, New Genius (Brother), Clint Eastwood

I was not prepared for this absolutely beautiful album this morning. Ethereal but dark folk / alt-country sound. The strings float beautifully over his deep baritone voice. Simple acoustic guitar strumming / finger picking. I am loving this album! Favourite tracks: honestly, just all of them

I’ve had 34 albums generated so how am I already getting the second Oasis album out of the 1089 albums on this list? That being said, I am liking this one a lot more than the last one and a lot more than the other britpop albums I’ve received. I feel like they’ve really improved their songwriting and instrumentation since Definitely Maybe. Or maybe it’s just the nostalgia factor of having listened to this album in high school? Favourite tracks: Cast No Shadow, Morning Glory

Overall, I didn’t hate it, but I’m probably not going to give it another listen. Some decent singer-songwriter music that leans just a bit too far into cheesy 80s vibes for me. And then there’s Cars are Cars; I’ve never heard a song that simultaneously makes me doubt someone songwriting and mechanic abilities.

Reminds me of partying with the punk kids in high school. Solid album! I don’t listen to a lot of ska any more, but maybe I should listen to more. Favourite tracks: A Message to You Rudy, Blank Expression, Stupid Marriage, Too Much Too Young

A bit long, but I understand why everyone calls it Elton John's magnum opus. Overall, it's a pretty great album (aside from Jamaica Jerk-off, which feels borderline offensive). Favourite tracks: Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding, Bennie and the Jets, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting

Generic 70s rock. Not bad, not good. I can't complain, but I won't listen to this again. That said, is this really an album that you need to hear before you die? There are dozens of other albums that encapsulate 70s rock better and there’s really nothing all that special about it. Overall, I did like it, but I think I'm docking at least 1-star from the rating solely because I don't think it deserves to be on the list.

This was a really fun listen! Favourite Tracks: There Goes Norman, See That Girl

One first listen, I’m not sure I fully understand this album. There were some tracks I ireally enjoyed (Sigourney Weaver, Chicken Bones, Silver Platter Club, Queen of Denmark) and some tracks that I just don’t get (Marz). On second listen, this album makes me think of a mash-up between Father John Misty and the latest Viagra Boys album, viagr aboys, that I’ve had on repeat for a few days. I don’t know, some days is just chicken bones

I've seen Nick Drake recommended time and time again, but I've never actually sat down and listened to one of his records. This was clearly a mistake. Favourite tracks: Hazey Jane II, One of These Things First, Poor Boy, Northern Sky

The Smiths are a band I pretended to like in high school because I thought that cool kids listened to the Smiths. Luckily I no longer have to pretend; their music, aside from a few random songs, just isn’t for me. That’s not to say it’s bad, I just don’t really like it. I do like Johnny Marr’s guitar playing, but I much prefer it in Modest Mouse.

For some reason I’ve always thought the Cocteau Twins played electronic music, so I never bothered to check them out. Honestly, I don’t think I was really missing much. This album is fine, but I’m really not compelled to ever listen to it again.

Great songwriting, great piano playing, a few major standout tracks. Overall, a pretty great album, but by the end I was getting a little tired of the whole Elton John piano ballad thing. Favourite tracks: Tiny Dancer, Madman Across Water

Already one of my all time favourite records. Deserves a 5-star for Perfect Day, Walk on the Wild Side, and Satellite of Love alone.

Groovy, funky jazz! This one has a similar feel to Green Onions, which I really enjoyed, but the longer track lengths gives them more time to breathe and explore each track, which overall makes it feel like a much tighter and better record. So, yeah, I'd come back to the chicken shack.

Great songwriting and I can see why this was so influential for a lot of people. I also dig the lo-fi and fairly simple production. However, while I did enjoy the album overall, it's just not really for me. I probably would have been a pretty big fan had I heard this earlier in my life.

I’ve had this chord progression I’ve been messing around with for a while now and it’s been so familiar, but I just couldn’t place it. Turns out it was Tangerine. I wish I could have actually written it instead of ripping it off by accident. Great song and a great album! While this isn’t my favourite Zeppelin album, I’m pretty sure they’ll all get a 5/5 from me as they were one of my first musical obsessions.

I posit that one of the least punk things you can do is cut the grass of the house you own. It’s right behind working a corporate job or paying a visible minority to cut the grass for you. You know at some point some marketing exec for John Deere or something realized that all the farmers already owned tractors, so the best course of action was to start targeting suburban dads by making them compete with their suburban dad neighbours over who has the nicest lawn and the fastest lawn mower. It was probably the same marketing exec that’s fighting against the rights to repair now. Anyways, I listened to this album a couple times while cutting the grass. Thoroughly enjoyed it and it improved the experience, but probably not something I’ll be listening to regularly. Favourite track: Shut Down (Annihilation Man)

6:30AM on a Sunday morning is entirely too early for this nonsense, but I bet it would have been pretty epic to see live.

Well you can’t deny this is an absolute classic album Favourite tracks: Dreams, Never Going Back Again, the Chain, Gold Dust Woman

Eclectic, psychedelic folk music using a variety of weird instruments. On paper, this should be right up my alley. In reality, I don't think I'm quite high enough to fully appreciate this album. Overall, there were some good moments on it, but it was just a bit too out there and I don't think I'll be seeking this one out again. Favourite track: Nightfall As an aside, Rain by Dando Shaft started auto playing after this album finished. I had never heard of them before, but I'm checking out their debut album, An Evening with Dando Shaft, and it absolutely deserves to be on this list. This is the psychedelic folk music I signed up for! I'd give it a 5/5 so far.

This album literally reminds me of having my teeth cleaned because this is the type of inoffensive music they play at my dentist office. I honestly tried to go into this album with as open of a mind as I possibly could, but admittedly I was fully expecting to dislike it. I was actually pleasantly surprised by the first couple songs, but then utterly bored by the end of the third song and ready to turn it off by Set Fire to the Rain. She’s a great singer, so I won’t give her a 1, but it’s all just safe, generic, boring. Nothing new, nothing exciting, not pushing any boundaries.

I had this before joining the group and my thoughts remain the same now, so I’ll just copy and paste them below: I don’t always listen to generic hard rock, but when I do, I want to listen to the legends of generic hard rock Editing this because I wanted to add some more thoughts. I feel like I have done a disservice to some bands by only knowing their greatest hits. The best example of this is David Bowie for me. Going into this project I only knew Ziggy Stardust and his greatest hits, but I did a deep dive into his back catalogue after listening to Blackstar and he's now one of my favourite artists with Blackstar being my favourite album from the project thus far. I can't believe the music I had missed out on! However, I don't feel the same about AC/DC. They're a perfect candidate for a greatest hits album. All the tracks sound pretty similar, so just give me the best of the best; you're really not missing much by only listening to the greatest hits. Favourite tracks: Highway to Hell, Beating Around the Bush, Night Prowler

Holy shit, this is so good! This is some of the most energetic, captivating, and fun protest music I've ever heard! I'll definitely be checking out more of his music

I had never heard of Laura Nyro before, but this was some fairly enjoyable 60s pop. Favourite track: Poverty Train, Stoned Soul Picnic, Once It Was Alright Now (Farmer Joe)

There doesn’t seem to be any understatements in this album, but I’m down for some Arctic Monkeys with a bit of a Western flair. Overall, I’m happy to have listened to this, but not really interested in listening to this again.

If I was asked what my favourite Rolling Stone album was, this probably wouldn't be it, but it's pretty damned good. That said, it's been a long time since I last listened to the Rolling Stones, so I don't think I even have a good answer to that question in the first place. I guess I'll figure that out once I have a few more Stones albums generated. Favourite tracks: Sway, Can't You Hear Me Knocking, You Gotta Move, Sister Morphine, Moonlight Mile

I’ve been flip-flopping as I listen to this album. There’s parts that are experimental 80s post punk/new wave that are clearly influenced by Bowie that I enjoy quite a bit, and then there are parts that are just cheesy 80s synth pop that I just don’t really enjoy at all. Overall, I enjoyed it, but I don’t think I can see myself reaching for this album again; I’d rather just listen to some Bowie.

Damn, I wasn't even through the second song and I was already wishing this album was over. I get that this is some breakthrough in electronica, and there were a few aspects of it I enjoyed, so I won't give it a 1-star, but it's just not for me. Honestly, dance music and electronica for the most part just aren't for me.

I really struggled with this one. I want to like it. I like punk music. I like post-punk music. Overall, I like the post-punk feel and attitude of the album. I like the instrumental parts and the backing tracks. I just don't like the singing and it's making the album completely unenjoyable to me.

I haven't really listened to the Rolling Stones since high school and now I've had 2 albums generated in less than a week! In my Sticky Fingers review I stated that it's probably not my favourite Stones record, but I'd figure that out when I had more generated for the project. Both records are great in their own right, but Exile On Main Street feels like the more polished and arranged record, whereas Sticky Fingers seems to have some of the bigger hits and felt more in-your-face rock and roll. I'm enjoying the second half of Exile a lot more than the first half and it might be squeezing out Sticky Fingers a bit. Favourite tracks: Sweet Virginia, Sweet Black Angel, Loving Cup, Ventilator Blues, I Just Want to See His Face, Let It Loose