1001 Albums Summary

Lekker

Excellent, a nostalgic flow of hits to dream away

Not for me, it could not thrill me although i like other bowie albums a lot

I just love this album. Had happened to buy it vinyls a few days before. Brings back memories from college days

not an easy listen the first time. It becomes better towards the end so perhaps a repeated listen may make it more enjoyable. But for me not at all at the level of dre, snoop and eminem

Ok but not great, white stripes were better

A few good songs, the rest is sometimes a bit annoying. Probably requiring you are in the right mood. I dont always like the singers voice.

A few ok songs on the second half, otherwise aged and not very memorable 30+ years down the road listening to this without drugs and not in a rave. I liked klf, massive attack etc better.

Just wonderful

Nice music

Relaxed music but dated

A few great songs but some others are mediocre, the singer is not great but overall really nice

Nice listen but not very memorable

Cool songwriter and a great album to listen but do read the lyrics

I liked the first two songs, the rest started to bore me after a while.

i tried to like it since so many people do. I do like rap. The lyrics are quite good, but i just feel he cannot sing very well which distracts too much.

Interesting album but not something i need to hear again. I dont get why the list doesnt have more enjoyable music of the more recent period than this.

Ok music but not sure if this qualifies as must listen. Maybe it needs multiple listens but not sure if it is very remarkable compared to other 1960s music.

A couple of good songs like the intro, the rest is quite boring. I did copy afew to playlists but will not listen to the whole album again.

Love it. Just bought it by coincidence. Snoop is so smooth…

Great, several hits and has a nice feel

Nice album, a few reslly good ones but sometimes his voice can get boring. 3.5

Smooth, really nice. 3-4 rounded up

Great music, still sounds fresh despite its age.

Great music, still sounds fresh despite its age. Just perfect.

Nice music, great voice. Nrvertheless i wasnt too thrilled by most songs

Complex album that was a great listen during a walk on a warm summer evening. I never heard of Sufjan but plan to listen to more music of him. 4+

I saw this album draws haters and lovers. I agree with both. She has a great voice and can make good music, i liked the cowboy Carter album. But this one has messy compositions. I guess the wealth of collaborations killed any consistency for the album. She should try less hard to be original and just make good music.

Great music, bringing back memories from an annual local African music festival we had in our town in the 2000s. Really fresh with a live music vibe. First african album on the list so far, i hope there will be more. 4+

i love it. Great songs and vibe. Great albums dont have to be complex.

What an experience to listen to this record. It starts with a song with weird samples that made me fear this would be a one star review. But then there are several really funny and cool songs. Not sure if I will listen to it again but this stuff is why I started this project, to open my mind to new stuff. Three stars.

Loved it. I did not really know the band apart from their big hit and was very pleasantly surprised. Watching the videos from their hits was fun. Four stars

Really nice album. I had assumed some of their hits on the radio to be beatle songs and never explored them before. Cool discovery and looking forward to their other albums

In the past I listened to loose numbers but was never very impressed. After many stories that this album is so great I gave it another go from a high quality source, this time listening in one piece. I like it better now, although i dont consider it one of the best albums I have heard. Anyway, I’ll keep trying… four stars

Nice. I learned to appreciate it when my son played it over and over. Ozzy is cool.

I did not really like it at first listen . After reading a bit about it and listening again I was more positive. Maybe it will further improve given more time but for now I will not join the group of reviews who act as if it is brilliant.

Since i started the list, this is the first new album since I started the list about a month ago that blows me away. I dont know how I missed this music so far but I loved it…

Unconventional. Songs vary from annoying in the beginning to more musical towards the end. i will not listen to this again.

Two good songs, epitath and the title Song, but the rest are mediocre, moonchild in particular. 3.5 stars

Nice concert with some good hits. But not extremely memorable beyond that.

I had his album a long time ago but only recognize the hits. I like most songs, it reminds me of a time when I listened to Eels, Radiohead etc. Nostalgia.

nice pop album, smooth music and a great voice

I had never listened to him before. Decent rap, not as good as Snoop or Eminem for me but it did not bore me. 3.5 stars rounded up.

I guess it sounds quite modern for its time, with slick rapping. But i found the beats monotonous so musically it could not inspire me. 3 stars

Nice impressionistic album. The first songs are the strongest in my view, the album drags a bit towards the end with very long songs.

The album is OK with a few great hits. But as I remember I eventually got tired of those in 1989, I got tired of this album before it ended. The my bitch song must have inspired the fresh prince but then without the humor.

Ok rock but nothing too special from todays perspective. May impress more when doing the list in chronological order. Three stars

I had never listened to this before, the opening song blew me out. Such a strong emotions coming from it, it must have been great to see them at a festival. The rest of the album is very good as well, so 5 stars it is.

this album has some great songs and could have been legendary if they had not bothered with the failed concept attempt and made it more consistent. 4+. Mrs robinson alone made it a 4 already.

The album is OK but I did not find it very special. A few songs sound reasonable, whilst others have a gritty voice that I dont like much. 3 stars.

I am mostly new to their music and probably need a bit more time to appreciate it. For now, I can hear why it was so influential at the time, but prefer the more developed later music from e.g. Nirvana. Or one of the other albums. Three stars.

Maybe two three ok songs, the rest is quite boring. I can listen to this but it will probably not something I remember when I end this list. Three stars.

This album was like the music you hear while waiting when calling your insurance or standing in an elevator. Very slick but why is it on this list? 2-3 stars, rounded to 2

What a surprise to see this on the list. Brave choice from the authors. But I agree she shaped music in this era. A few of the songs are good, basically the hits, albeit very commercial. But there is also a lot of crap in the album beyond the hits. Three stars.

First half of the album is brilliant, it then disappoints after. Nevertheless, four stars.

A few songs were OK but this is not my favorite genre. I prefer Bjork in that case.

Good album, although I had gotten sick from the overplayed Lovefool in the 90s… low 4 stars

Fun 80s album with a lot of energy

great album, i nver listened to it before but like it much better than ever expected. What a beats. In doubt between 4 and 5 stars, decided to go for 4 since it does become repetitive at the end.

After 64 albums I did not have a single 1 star album. I guess this problem is solved now. I could act as if I understand the intent behind the music and give two stars but this was the first time I seriously doubted if I should finish listening. It is called noise for a good reason.

I liked this unexpectedly. Of course the hits, but there is a lot of variety in the rest. 4-5 stars, rounded upwards

Nothing wrong with it but also nothing special for me. Fine background music in a bar or so but just another jazz album that cannot thrill me.

I had not listened to this album in a long time. It is great again, with such a special voice. Maybe not every track is perfect but the album as a whole has such a special vibe that it merits five stars.

I do like the band but this album disappoints a bit. Not too exciting. 3 stars

I had never heard of her, but am pleasantly surprised. She reminds me of Tracy Chapman a bit. I think the album requires more listenings so I’ll round it upwards to a 4.

One of the three Eminem albums I own, but I like the Marshall Matters LP better. This one is good too, but the beats and lyrics are less mature.

Somehow I missed the hype around them when this came out, but it is nice to be able to listen to it quietly. I really like the hit songs, it was fun to watch the videos of them, and want to hear this album more often. Even though the last few songs are a bit less brilliant and repetitive i’ll give them five stars. I just want this album in my top list.

I like the beach boys hits but was not overwhelmed by the albums. This is no better, a few ok songs and a lot of questionable material. 2.5 stars rounded to 3.

I was not too impressed with the first talking heads album i had to rate but weirdly enough I started to dig his voice and loved many songs on this album. It must have been great to listen to this live. I should probably relisten the other one… five stars!

Soundtrack of my college years together with other albums like OK computer. A truly immersive album from a band that is great despite being a bit arrogant.

Great as usual with the better Dylan albums.

Decent album but not a favorite. I liked the previous Kinks album better. 3.6 stars

Nice listen in the beginning. But it gets boring, all the songs sound the same to me. Three stars

Nice! I never got into Neil, maybe because a lot of his music is very different than this. Great songs, too bad he did not like the success they generated.

Ok music and great voice but I am not a huge jazz fan and it does not stand out. Three stars

Pretty hip music for its time. It was ok to listen to but i dont need to hear it again. Three stars

Cool raw album, would be great to hear live. Nevertheless, none of the songs really stood out to me. 3.5 stars rounded to 3.

A nice album with of course the fantastic hits. I like several other songs but please no covers. A mix of greatness and some outdated stuff. 4.5 stars rounded to 4.

I listened to ambient music in the 90s and liked it a bit. i am surprised how early this was made in the decade, find it solid music. Four stars even though i may never revisit it.

Mixed experience. A few songs are innovative and cool to listen to, but it does get a bit boring and some of the song annoy. 2.7 stars

OK album with decent rock music but nothing that really draws the attention. It resembles Rolling Stones at times without the nostalgia. Three stars

I never cared too much for Duran Duran when growing up in the 80s, but really have gotten into new wave in this effort. After talking heads this is the second band that impresses. I need to buy this album. It just keeps going. Five stars.

Decent rap album, nice beats, rap is a bit monotonous but you get used to it. 3.6 stars

Nice typical Elvis music, nothing wrong with it but no great songs on it. It brings back memories of my Memphis trip but that is not enough for four stars… 3.4 stars

Great classic album in the way blues should be heard: live. Muddy has a wonderful voice. Four + stars

Well I did not need go listen to this one to give it five stars. But of course I listened and it is great. Although I like her live recording at Royal Albert Hall better, because you can hear what a great person she is as well.

Nice album with great songs. Maybe a bit incoherent but what can you expect from this decade?

Nice for a change to listen to Bossa Nova. Great relaxing music to listen, although nothing really stands out. I prefer the Brazilian songs, the English makes the songs less pure.

Amazing music, great guitar, rhythm and it continues to rock

So far most albums in the list were either brilliant, or at least enjoyable and the few that were not had some idea behind them that made them stand out. But this was just none of that. It was annoying, terrible songs with poor singing and nothing unique about it. The first time I regretted the decision I will listen 100% to each album. One star.

Nice African music, reminding me of the annual African festival we had in my home town. Not too complicated or traditional to enjoy it. Four stars

Good lively music for when you are in the right mood, and I guess I was a lot more often in that mood in the 90s. I enjoyed it but dont really miss this kind of music. 3.7 stars.

Smooth music, and I had not expected I would like it so much given it has no real edge. 4.6 stars

I initially got very excited listening to the hits of this album, and wondered how I could have always missed this band. But then it soon lost momentum with a few boring songs reminding me of Radiohead in slow motion with Peter Gabriel as singer. 3.5 rounded up because it is better than some bands i gave three stars.

Reminds me of more of the semi nonchalant, slightly depressed music from that time, maybe stuff like eels. Enjoyable but not too original. 3.5 stars rounded to three.

Maybe not as good as the second album but it has great songs and reminds me of my college years when I was deep into britpop. 4.6 stars

Nice music but I prefer their AM album. I did not know any song. 3.7 stars

Apparently a lot of people dont like this and prefer pink floyd. For me the opposite, I dont really get the fuss about Pink Floyd and this is just good music with a unique sound.

I like the hit songs, the rest is a bit all the same. 3.5 stars rounded to 3

The name of this album is so accurate. It was great to hear Southpark’s chef again after many years. The first song is so timeless and I like the buildup in the last spoken word song. 4.5 stars

I normally like Indie music but this just cant grab me. Probably it is fun in a live music setting but at home it just bores me. 2.5 stars

Not my cup of tea. A few tolerable songs, the rest is just noise and all very similar. I dont mind loud music but this lacks melody

Fantastic album, maybe the best so far. Paranoid Android may be my all time favorite song. I listened so much to this album in college. 6 stars…

This list got me into New wave and synthpop. I had never heard of this band but it was a refreshing introduction. The first few songs are the best on this album. It cannot really compete with my introduction into Talking Heads for instance. 3.6 stars

I was not very positive about other albums by them or brian wilson. This one benefits from the great hits on them, the other songs are mixed. 4.5 stars with benefit of the doubt

Nice to get some Brasilian music. Several really nice songs, a few that were boring. I think this deserves repeated listening. 3.7 stars

Nice to experience a new band with this style. This list made me rediscover Duran Duran before and this is another joy although it cannot meet that standard.

Much better than Dookie in my view, with several great hits and the rest is generally nice as well. 4.5 stars

One train of great songs, a masterpiece. Looking at other reviews it looks like a lot of frustrated people out there.

Country music. It is ok but not exciting. His singing is off from time to time

Wonderful voice, great atmosphere. Four stars

Amazing how many good songs this album has and how modern it still sounds. Five stars

I love the Funk sound, never heard this album and it is so refreshing to finally hear this genre. 4.5 stars

I love the raw sound and several of the songs remind of the mood on the ghost of Tom Joad album that I listened a lot to in the past. I will listen to this again. Four stars

A few interesting songs but nothing very special

Nice album, i did not know it yet but nice wide range of styles, and of course brown sugar rocks.4.6 stars

The Beatles meet Jimmi Hendrix meet … nice album, with many styles, no real hits but nice to hear something new and worth relistening.

Classic Bruce Springsteen style, I loved listening to it twice in a row, easier to listen to than Nebraska. It just falls short of five stars by lack of enough hits. 4.3 stars

Nice surprise album, very enjoyable. I never knew he made these songs but plan to listen to more of his music. 4.5 stars

Nice album in some parts, but also some weak songs. I found it refreshing to have all the short songs. Nevertheless not more than 3.3

Bit of a standard punk album. The music is ok but I did not find it very special

Nice sound. I should probably relisten, it might become a five stars but four for now. Resembles Santana quite a bit

Funny how i never liked this music until my son became a fan and I heard this all the time. I now love this album too and the covers are amazing…

Nice smooth music, big number of hits for one album. Yet now more than four stars, i got a bit tired of it after repeated listening

Classic. Maybe a little bit dated but if this guy would have lived and performed today I would definitely go and watch, what an energy. 4.5 stars

Classic, great to hear how this genre got started. I like ice cube most. The first songs are the best. Unfortunately a few songs are a bit cheesy nowadays since everybody copied this style, so four stars rather than five

I love the later Genesis, did not know this. I like the concept album idea but miss their hit songs.

Ok album, a few nice songs but it does not really stand out 3.4 stars

Funny album with the short diverse songs, making the experimentation tolerable. 3.4 stars

i love U2 but this album starts very strong and then slowly fades and impresses less on side two. Four stars

Interesting album with a few great hits. i never knew who made that music. The album as a whole is too long and repetitive though. 3.3 stars

A long album of solid classic rock. Probably great to hear live in a bar or festival. However no song really stands out and it is pretty forgettable. 3.5 stars

Great voice and some great songs

A bit experimental, several good songs but not ss good as his So album. 3.7 stars

Nice bossa nova, enjoyable guitar. The english songs are a bit cringy. 3.2 stars

A bit different than most music from this time, a few slngs are quite interesting, gave me a bit of the same vibe I had with Eels in the 90s although not exactly. But overall not good enough for a lasting impressiom. 3.4 stars

Amazing energy, what an atmosphere. He just keeps going

Great classic, only tends to be a bit dated, so four stars rather than five.

Interesting for awhile, but then repetitive. I liked the putamayo african blues album more in the past.

Boring punk with annoying voice

Boring noise. Two stars

Mixed experience. I like the hits and the songs with pace, but the album is too long overall. 3.5 stars

The first album i rate below three stars because it excels in being utterly forgettable. It was far ahead of its time by being the first utter median album without the need for an AI algorithm. Well done Ryan

Great pop album, dont get all the hate for it, which is probably for the wrong reason. It was quite experimental at the time and i like how she stepped away from the more simple hits in earlier albums. 4.5 stars

Great swinging album to get you in the right mood with many classics

The album starts with great flow and a nostalgic feel back to the 90s but disappoints a bit towards the end except the last song. 4 stars

Never heard of them before. Strong resemblance to REM, but then a bit more refreshing since everything is new to me. Unfortunately none of the songs really stood out for me, maybe except the last one. 3.3 stars

Nice groove, great musicians. I was not too fond of this in the 90s but like it now.

I liked the flamenco sections. The rest... I have tried to like jazz for several times but this is another epic fail. 2 stars for trying

Good album, reminds of Princes beats. A bit long and sometimes repetitive. It was a bit better in the second half. 3.6 stars

Nice album, needs repeated listening to enjoy fully ánd probably requires skipping track mother

Great songs, nice mood

The voice and lyrical quality of Bob Dylan but slightly boring music. 3.6 stars

Well I have to say this is hard to admit but this album was quite good... Much better than the crap from K Lamar.

I had never listened to them, had only read some stories about them. It sounded like something cool in a live setting but a bit tedious on an album

Very slick but a bit more boring than i expected. 3.4 stars

Cool live album, fun to recognize a song from guitar hero

Good album, ahead of its time. Need to listen more to it

Starts a bit slow and then gets better and better

I dont know what makes this album special. His rapping is not very interesting nor the music. Boring, change it for more original rap.

Decent rap but not something i will remember

Nice album, a couple of good songs, a few suffering from poor production and a bit amateurish musicianship. But way better than jacks solo music.

Sounds like decent New Wave, no song really drew the attention but more listening may solve that. Benefit of the doubt

Second time he surprises me with a great album. Makes me keen to pick up my guitar…

One moment it feels as if I am listening to 2000s indie rock but then find out the next song this is 30 years older with a gentle 70s vibe. Cool to keep discovering new music like this.

One of my favorites in the 90s. Nothing in the list so far sounded anything like it. I guess i dont always have the energy for this but when i do this is so cool.

A few nice 80s songs, but a few are very monotonous. 3.4 stars

Big fan of linkin park but my favorite is a thousand Suns with its flow rather than this album. In the end is great.

Nice sound, mix of zeppelin and the stones, would have been four stars without the jug. You need to know when to stop

I am note a hardcore metal fan but this is really good. I listened to the s and m album a lot, and the title track always have me the goosebumps

Beautiful voice, nice feelgood music but songs are going a bit in all directions and a bit too jazzy at times. 4.2 stars

Very similar to the beatles but with fewer hits. Nice album.

Great voice, great mood.

Ok i guess, but no great songs. Very similar to other better Brit pop

Middle of the road R&B, hardly any exciting songs

So many good songs

Good album, quite diverse with two great songs, but just not enough to make five stars

Interesting sound with good beats and spoken word. Not the greatest singer but this has a place. Good for a workout

Nothing exciting. Three stars.

Great album that i heard many evenings at work in the 90s.

A hard one to rate. It reminds me of college when my room mate listened to Sepultura and I never got why he liked it. I like the music and the rainforest vibe but the singing remains too much for me.

A few ok songs, sometimes too country style and just not very special

Under appreciated. Smooth and something different

I still steuggle to say which Dylan album I like best so far, this one was new but did nog disappoint at all. I was very charmed by the 115 th dream and the first song. I somewhat prefer the acoustic songs.

Maybe not the most complicated songs but still a great album

Funky but too smooth at times

Ok at times but often a bit boring. I preferred his earlier album midnight cultures with more energy. 3.4 stars

Great atmosphere, makes you want to go to a concert. Very energizing and well played.

So different from all the other stuff on this list, unique voice and someone who saw the Pope for what he was

Not the greatest Bob Dylan in the first disc. But then the second disc blows you away. Was that really the same comcert? Mixing 3 and 5 stars to 4…

Good album, better to the end. But in my view OK computer is way better. This has cool melodies but lacks the legendary lyrics. 4.2 stars

First time i hear some instrumental jazz that is not boring. Take Five is cool.

Much anticipated and now it is there. Too be honest it is a bit disappointing, I expected it to be worse. Of course it is noisy but not unbearable. I definitely prefer it to Celine Dion.

Great album, particularly side one. I did not always get their music but this one is a masterpiece

Ok album, probably influential at the time but most songs are quite forgettable. 3.5 stars

Really good music, a bit like the doors. Lyrics, well....

Good instruments but the singing really starts to annoy by the end. What is he doing with his voice?

Good rap, although i prefer the west coast stuff. Gets better to the end. 4.3 stars

Great album, so different from the ones i heard so far. 4.5 stars

What if Radiohead started before electronic music was invented... I really like this. Very novel combination of his voice with the instruments.

Classic. Sabotage is the coolest song, and the video was unique. I cant listen to this every day but once in a while it is fantastic

Nice rap with some novelty. 3.5 stars

Fine East Coast hip hop

Great album, consistent and a joy

Initially not something that caught me, i prefer Nirvana but dont know much grunge. Later i got a but more into it but unlikely i will listen again. 3.5 stars

Interesting songs, a few too noisy but much easier to listen to thank some other garbage songs on this list

I loved this. I was not very familiar with Cream, for some reason I thought some of these songs were from Jimmy Hendrix... I also like Claptons later work but regret this band did not exist longer.

Great relaxed sound, good memories. I like it more than Daft Punk

Bit boring, unremarkable

Curious but cool

Ok but forgettable