1001 Albums Summary

Look, this is a classic for a reason. It’s so good. So smooth. So pleasing and easy and lovely. I want to drown in this music.

London Burning was my favorite song when I was 12/13. Have not revisited it since so this was fun! Highlights: I’m So Bored with the USA, Career Opportunity, Police & Thieves, Garageland Feel I like I need to listen to this to absorb it properly. But it’s fun, makes me feel like I’m in high school several decades ago. Four stars for these working class hero lads

This was an album that I, for some reason, avoided as a child/teen. I think they were “popular” and I liked “real music” (70s musicians with drug issues). Listening to it now, it’s wild how many of these songs were baked into the recesses of my mind despite my avoidance. Robby tried to tell me about the Gorillaz lore. I looked it up on Wikipedia. It’s a very creative idea! I’m glad I listened to it. Ultimately it’s not for me, but I appreciate its existence.

I was introduced to this album when i was 20. Life changing. Listening to it now, nearly 15 years later… if you can overcome how overplayed so many of these songs are… wow what an album. So fun to sing along and dance to, and very dark! Favorite song.. maybe quicksand. Queen Bitch maybe inspiration for Mr. Bright side??? I feel silly giving it anything less than five stars but I can’t reward a known sex pest with 5 :(

I’d never heard this before and I have to admit I loved it!!!

Such a fun album but really nothing hits like everyday people

maybe it slayed in 1972 but I found it pretty middling in 2025. would give it 2.5 stars if I could! I will round up.

I expected to hate this. But honestly it kind of slaps. Is it for me? No. Am I glad I listened to it? Yeah! By the time we got to United and You don't have to be old to be wise I was like hell yes!!!!!

Wow great stuff!!!

COME ON. Sarah Vaughan is incredible. Also there’s a trend of 50s jazz singers where they forget the lyrics of a standard and then just improvise lyrics about another singer who sings that song and I love it (Ella Fitzgerald’s Mack the knife is a great example of this)

proto Jon Brion, proto velvet underground, proto many modern music genres??? I wonder if the Seinfeld effect should've been called the Donovan effect. honestly some great tracks here. don't know if I will ever listen again but I'm glad I did this time!

Let’s go!!! My favorite band when I was in the 8th grade!!! Still love them! Some classic faves in here and also songs I’ve never heard and I just had a great time

really thought the singer was saying g “sparkletts are in jail” before I realized the song was called “spoilt Victorian child” even knowing that he’s saying…. I still hear sparkletts are in jail. the thing is, this genre of music was done better by others!!

don't know if this is actually good, but I gotta give this at least 4 stars because it would be so much my shit had I discovered this in 2008. exactly what 17-year-old would've loved. and you know what I still kind of loved it!

wait were they actually brothers ? the brothers byrd? update: no. haha so silly that I would think that! the wiki for this is wild though: The recording of The Notorious Byrd Brothers, during the latter half of 1967, was marked by severe internal dissolution and acrimony.[4] The Byrds began the recording sessions as a four-piece band, consisting of Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, and Michael Clarke—the same line-up that had recorded their two previous albums.[17] By the time of the album's release, however, only McGuinn and Hillman remained in the group.[5] The first line-up change occurred when drummer Michael Clarke quit the sessions after having played on several songs, over disputes with Crosby and the other band members over his playing ability and his apparent dissatisfaction with the material the three songwriting members of the band were providing.[18][19] Though he remained a band member and continued to honor his live concert commitments with the group, Clarke was temporarily replaced in the studio by noted session drummers Jim Gordon and Hal Blaine.[18][19] this has got to be a 5!!!! I love the birds, I love wasn't born to follow, I love this whole album :) sorry to the boys that there was so much drama – worth it babies!!!! okay now that I've finished the album, the end kind of loses it a bit but I don't care. still a 5!

before I've even opened up this album (which I think I own the record of): I DON'T CARE!!!!!!

It’s fun!

hate this, can’t finish it, 0 stars

it's fine.

Not really for me but pretty good nonetheless

Yawn

5 stars for the title alone

Easy 5

Obv this is no pet sounds but I love how you can hear how good they were and would become even with this silly beach and surf pop Musique

Easy 5

Easy 5