1001 Albums Summary

Where it all started. Singularly great voice, his guitar player is great too. Feels hard to rate this objectively; you have to give it 5 because without it there is no rock n roll etc. But also, in the subsequent years music was made that quickly made some of these songs seem middle of the road, which would have been an insane thought at the time.

Not one of my favourite Bowie albums. Listening all the way through I was reminded of its quality. What a guy. Most consistently brilliant artist of the 1970s?

Great great alt rock, Mike mills makes this a hell of a listen. Second half can drag a bit?? Maybe. One of the best opening tracks of any alt rock album I reckon.

First half is unbelievable, second half tapers off a bit. Slagging off Coldplay doesn’t make you cool. If Don’t Panic was a recently unearthed Elliott Smith B-side everyone would lose their heads over it.

Good album, not as good as dark side. Have a cigar and to a lesser extent Welcome to the machine feel a bit forced and clunky. Shine on 1-5 and Wish you were here are all time great songs.

All time classics at either end. Couple of merely good tracks in the middle mean it’s just outside top tier Beatles for me. I think the John tracks on this one are the better ones.

Not my bag, good production tho