1001 Albums Summary

More nuanced than I expected. Would listen again

Hits different than any other metal album

Tribe covers a lot of topic, with full emotional range. Every song could be a hit

Every song could be the lead single from its own album. Brilliant

Great, moody record

A practically perfect sonic journey through LA

I don’t get it. Even the famous song that leads off this album is a cover of themselves.

Fun little time capsule of the early 2000s. All decent songs. I hear a lot of STP on there along with early punk

Very nice listen, sounds a bit dated

Brilliant start to finish. The songs with the female vocalist are a nice offset. I got a little sad realizing this was bobs first album without bunny or Peter. Kinda think they should take the word “wailers” out of the title because of that ❤️😢

Psychedelic road trip music. Enjoyed it

Great album, consistent themes in songwriting and tone. I should listen to this at least once per year. It’s against like fine wine

If a shot of still Austin with shiner bock chaser was an album, it’d be tres hombres

Not fun or interesting. With a little more effort it could have been mediocre

Terrific showcase of Cash, the original punk rocker

Somewhere between dinosaur jr and the replacements. Melancholy melody.

Meh. I’m sure it’s very nostalgic for people from that era, but not a timeless album

Love it. So raw, influenced every alt rock band that came after

If Elvis was a cowboy. I don’t mean this in a good way.

Parallel to Ministry. Precursor to NIN. Good recod

Hit singles, hidden gems, and an all-time great finishing track that leaves you wanting more. Costellos view of the world deserves to be heard

Retro punk. Got some DK feel on the first 2 tracks. The rest is very frank black/pixies, which is a good thing

Overall decent album, but a lot of mixed personality. Does it want to be pop/punk/metal/grunge? I’d listen again tho

Kinda fun rock opera type album. No need to listen again, and the hits cannot be avoided on classic rock radio

Terrific album, the organ is a highlight, and every other musician seems to be at their best also. This one should be shared and go into regular rotation

No notes. Every song is great. The songs I’d never heard before just as good as the radio hits. Added to annual rotation.

Ministry and White Zombie already existed, so there was no need for this. Iconic? Sure. Great? Absolutely not.

So soulful

That was a fun flashback

Another phenomenal walk down memory lane. This is the kind of album you share with someone who isn’t very familiar with an all time great band

don’t know how i missed this one. top to bottom excellence. beats, grooves, great singer and MC, heartfelt songs. This is the kind of album you want to share with anyone

Huge pile of meh

a greatest hits album. Christine, Stevie, and Lindsey songwriting clinic

It’s ok. Cannot fathom how it got on a greatest anything of anything list

This is punk. Topical, angry, critical, and melodic enough that it can’t be ignored

Just when I think I’m enjoying a riff, I notice it’s a note for note Metallica ripoff played slightly faster. Did not like

Moody and poignant. All the PJ I knew was from the 90s. Enjoyed and would share this album

Once per year listen, share with anyone who hasn’t heard it. Just when I think they are going abstract the group pulls it back together.

Fun rock album, will listen again

Average 90s indie shoegaze feel sorry for myself songs. If I saw them at a festival back then it would’ve inspired me to go get a beer. From Sacred Attention onward they at least show a little bit of energy. Detuning your guitar does not make you automatically interesting. This is like if Pavement stopped giving a shit but got a record deal anyway

Raw, hard hitting, great songwriting that feels very personal. Would share with most

Fun alt-pop. Road trip album, would share with most people.

Mediocre everything. Who do they even want to be?

Great rock album. Unnecessary cover song, but otherwise loved it. There’s just something about the cult that I enjoy

Terrific Ray, jazzy and swingy with a mix of soul. Would share with anyone

Semi-interesting concept album. No need to listen again, might share with someone who identifies as a witch

Boots and pants and boots and pants and boots and pants and boots and pants and boots and pants and boots and pants Good energy

The theatre kids, taking themselves too seriously, went through a “what if trans Siberian orchestra was into sci fi instead of Christmas?” phase. Nope

Love this album. Can hear many different influences, but the artist isn’t trying to sound like anyone else. Most of all there’s a lot of soul and feeling. I’d share with anyone

Good early cure, goth and moody. not one I could share with most people tho.

Pretty decent new wave album, lots of good songs, would share with some

One of the best. Amazing samples and DJ work. Great rhymes. Already listen at least once per year

Basic rock album with 1 good song. The constant swing from regular to high falsetto was distracting me from the mediocre music

This album sucked me in. Cool mix of blues and folk. Enjoyed my commute. Would share this alhum

The evolution of the white stripes. Great songs. I would share with most people

Harsh on the ear

Typical smiths sound, which I enjoy

Unique. Interesting. Groundbreaking. Deserving of many accolades. None of these should be used to describe this album. Even by 1994 rave standards this is just ok. Also too long.

Start to finish excellent. Maybe the best opening and closing tracks of an album

A deserving addition to the list. So much good blues and African music in there, sometimes melded together. Really glad I listened, this one goes into the rotation

Fun walk down memory lane

Like a greatest hits album, but they have a lot more songs. I’d share this with any rock music fan.

Couple of fun songs, and an hour of backing beats for real songs. No need to listen to this again

It’s fine. First song put me in a coma. The rest were a nice mix of styles, showcasing so much talent.

Terrific arrangements and musicianship. Would play this any time for anyone.

Whiny mediocrity. Never heard them before, never need to hear them again. Could not finish this album.

Interesting. Sometimes jazzy, sometimes like a film score. I enjoyed it, change of pace and tone from what I usually choose to listen to

Very good, also really sad

Good metal/rock album.

This is an album of music songs. They are not offensive…. or interesting. Why is it here?

It was fine. Some good mix of styles

The best at her best.

Was this included ironically? Am I being pranked? Shitty folksy art rock, but 7 years too late. Glad they switched to disco. Can’t imagine why I needed to hear this album before I die

Kinda alt-country, psychobilly, punk. I like it, would play again and share with others

Are these the best dance tracks of the 90s? No. Ok but is this the best pet shop boys album? Also no.

All time, great songs, danceable beats, time capsule. I’d listen to this annually, and share

The best at their best. Everyone should know this album note for note

So many great songs, mixes of hip hop styles. The interludes are unnecessary

There’s so much unique and fun ons this album

Kinda silly sci fi side 1, still showing off all the talent. Side 2 is a rock and roll masterclass

Already an album I listen to every year or 2. So moody and intense

Better than I remember. The non-radio songs are good

Almost as good as thievery

It’s fine. Nothing lame or offensive about it, but also zero people I would share this with

Outstanding songwriting/storytelling. Really enjoyed this.

Anthemic concept album, would share

Fun and interesting, no duds.

It’s a lot. Very bjorky. Some interesting music in there tho

Very cool mix of traditional Irish and rock. Made for a lovely drive back into the mountains.

Bridging this Britpop gap between the farm and oasis. It’s fine

Edition of you was kind of a cool song. Otherwise very difficult album to finish. Obvious art school mediocre experimental stuff

Perhaps better than I remember, and I wore out 2 cassettes of this one. Pink rock on acoustic. Deserving of this list, everyone should hear this album

Disjointed, awkward keys. This one did not resonate with me at all.

Hayes has a good, not great, singing voice. Terrific music composition. Enjoyed a lot. Kind tracks do well listening at home while cooking or cleaning.

Slow beats and breathy soprano does not a good album make. Only 40 mins and still way too long

Classic fun

Great sampling. The combo of upbeat danceable and cocktail lounge is pleasing to my ear. Reminds me of daft punk, in a good way. Will listen again

If this album was a comic book character, I’d call him supermeh

Fun lil walk down memory lane.

It’s ok I guess

So far ahead of its time. Top to bottom great album

Lots of punk, hints of Chrissie Hynde, very good album.

Can’t hate. Very good album, no duds

Iconic. What a talent. Everyone should listen to this album

I really like 2 of the songs, the rest are just ok.

Yup. It’s live. Cool.

So 80s, and also great hit songs

Really good, interesting, original sound. I think more people should hear this band

Pretty great

Things were going well until waking the witch and watching you.

Lots of thrash, lots of fun. More bands should do metal covers of Joe Jackson songs

Really good

Great hits and no duds. Great album

The heightened screeching crowd noise distracted from an all time great bringing blues to the masses

Really? This one? Ugh. They couldn’t figure out if the want to be psychedelic or The Beach Boys

A true original, influenced so much that came after. Drew from so many different styles and sounded only like himself. Everyone should hear this album

Everyone should hear this album.

I couldn’t finish. Just so dated and pandering, nothing musically interesting about it

Ups and downs, strikes and gutters

Solid contribution

Killer, very much enjoyed

It’s ok I guess

First half was hard on the ears. Some redeeming melodies in the second half kept this from getting 1 star

Solid. Sweet relaxing Sunday morning music.

Fun dance tracks. Unpopular opinion: she should be as famous as Beyonce

Repetitive narrative. Musically uninteresting. This album could have been a song. Zappa was trying too hard, swing and a miss.

I’m upgrading to 3 starts for the Spanish version

Kills. Great samples, great rhymes, the first to mix rap and rock, and still the best.

Individually great songs. Truly brilliant as an album. Everyone should hear this.

Noises

Very good album. Some all time great songs

Pretty good hardcore album

Experience foreign culture thru music. I’m here for it

Really enjoyed, could hear a lot of influences, would share with most

Pretty decent post-pink

Iconic album

Interesting, melodic, moody (all the moods). I’d listen to this again and/or more of their stuff

Keep the punk coming!

Classic

Like it more than I thought I would, even with some repetitive melodies

That’s good punk!

I don’t get it. Nothing offensive, but also not much interesting

Good ray charles stuff, don’t see what’s country or western about it

It’s fine I guess. Plenty of other kinks I like better

Great album, but not my favorite from them

Damn good hard rock album

Practically perfect

The best album of a generation, mandatory listening for anyone who claims to enjoy music.

One of my all time faves. Love the songs and the mood. I understand it isn’t for everyone

An all time album for me, one that I share with anyone who will sit still long enough

Wow just fucking wow. As I listened to this my thought was “I really want to make sure everyone I care about has heard this album. Grungy psychosis amazing

All hail the Queen

She’s talented, good arrangement, just doesn’t resonate with me

But there’s also horns! This album could’ve been a medley. I’m feeling generous today

Enjoyed this. Showed a lot of different influences

Not my thing. Too many wild changes in pitch on every song

Amazing range of influence

Were they the first to do psychedelic? Nope Did they do it the best? Not at all Were they interesting or innovative in any way? You gotta be kidding me

One of the best from one of my all-time favs. I appreciate when a band shows many different influences while not trying to sound like anyone else

Always and forever, you can hear the influence of this album and SY in every rock and grunge record that came after it

I dig it, good road trip music

It’s fine I guess. Kinda soft, kinda boring

Influenced by a lot of music from 10 years or more before, added nothing to it

Good post punk band, but this isn’t their best

Remember that scene in Boogie Nights when dirk diggler was making an album? Now imagine that album has a little production value and is 2 hours long

I can’t. This album is terrible and the songs are terrible

The songs are so good, it’s too bad about the production value

Tons of good songs. I dig it

Never heard of them, really liked this album. I heard some Grateful Dead, all man bros, lots of bluesy rockin

Every song is great. This one has aged like fine wine

Getting poppy here, not their best work

Some nice road trip tracks. I’ll listen again

Huge disappointment. Too 80s sounding, no heart in the songwriting

It’s fun. It’s fine. Too many mediocre covers

Tough on the ears. Did not enjoy

Oh look, art music. I just don’t care.

That opening track hits hard these days. Sounds a little dated, but the amazing vocals and great guitar work carry this album.

Pretty good Motown.

It was fine. I’d put this on as background music at my next cocktail party

Love this album. Diving into more of their stuff. Will share with everyone

Probably my favorite Dylan album. I agree that everyone should hear this one.

Second half of album better than the first, which was trying to hard to be controversial without being musically interesting

I dig it. Lots of indie rock and Latin infusion.

Cultural shift when this record came out. Still so listenable, good rock and good heart. Share with most.

Lots of political and social commentary, musically ok. Not very high on my list of favorite Radiohead albums

Mediocre jazz and big band type stuff

Pretty meh after that poppy first track. I tried, but pass

Pretty solid, moody.

Showing off the songwriting skills. Pretty great, everyone should hear this

Deep songs, good musical arrangement. I enjoyed it

Kind of interesting. Won’t listen again tho

That’s some great jazz. Excellent from first track to the last

Against my better judgement listened to the whole thing

All timer. The best 4 song intro to an album, solid rock all the way thru

Real roller coaster ride there. Some good tracks that cannot overcome the boat anchor that is across the universe cover

First half is hard on the ears. Some of those second half tracks I want to hear again. Damn you tom waits

My favorite from PJ. Forgot about the thom York influence. Would share with most

So solid, especially the music arrangements/performance

That was a rock/grunge album

Oh look, some dide got a bunch of new audio gear and a MacBook. Cool. Nothing unique, interesting, or engaging about this.