Disappointed in this one. I like a lot of Cure songs but other than A Forest there's not enough going on here. Almost too moody and atmospheric even.
Some great tracks but too much filler on side B. Could've easily been 10 tracks instead of 15. Such was life for albums in the 90s.
Led Zeppelin has always been one of my favorite bands so I'm biased but this is truly the most Zeppelin album. Epic ballads, hard rock stompers, Welsh folklore, Blues basics, just a blast all around. The first disc has 6 of the band's best songs.
Okay now albums like this are why I signed up for this project! All 4 tracks have the same structure (long instrumental followed by short call and response) and I'm not sure if the lyrics pack the same punch as they did in the 70s, but the music still is a trip and the sax solos bang.
The 4 hits from the album still stand the test of time. The other tracks are kind of repetitive and dull. And the Praise You music video is still a work of genius from Spike Jonze.
Have it on vinyl so was nice to listen to that way. Highway Star is a classic and you can hear the inspiration of every Motley Crue song in there. You all know Smoke in the Water too. The rest of the album just doesn't do it as much.
Doesn't reach the levels of greatness as their later albums but very pleasing 1960s pop songs nonetheless.
Disappointed in this one. I like a lot of Cure songs but other than A Forest there's not enough going on here. Almost too moody and atmospheric even.
The bones of a good album are there but a lot of it is very meh. Sad we never got a chance to hear more from him. Eternal Life is a banger though.
Not sure it will crack my regular rotation but good intro to a band I had heard about but never listened to. April Skies is a standout.
UK version is missing Paint it Black which is probably the best song on there. Man I love the Stones but some of these early songs did not age well. They didn't really hit their stride till Beggars Banquet.
Bitter Sweet Symphony is one of the best songs of the 90s. Unfortunately the rest of the album doesn't hold up.
A life changing album when I first listened to it and remains incredible
Never heard of this artist or album before but this was a lot of fun! This guy was doing synthwave electropop in 2004, several years before it really became mainstream. Too bad he never made another album after this.
I knew a few Slipknot songs from the MTV nu-metal days and know that they're a 9-person band from Iowa so I was curious to hear this one. There is some impressive instrumentation on here (the drums are really good for example) but the lyrics are indecipherable, the production is bad, and like most 90s albums it runs too long. Not for me unfortunately but I'm not gonna yuck anyone's yum if this is their jam.
Another gem that I wouldn't have found without this project. I knew of their Nirvana connection but never really listened before and this album rips. It's a little uneven but overall it answers a question I never thought of asking: What if "Nevermind" had been left out in the Arizona sun instead of the Seattle rain?
In retrospect Speakerboxxx is the superior album but I'll never forget the first time I heard Hey Ya! Easily still a 5/5 album 2 decades later, a lot of the songs still feel fresh and even the skits are hilarious. Standouts: Ghettomusick, Bowtie, The Way You Move, Hey Ya!, Roses
Just not much going on here. Other than Mr. Blue Sky it's not that memorable. And this was a double album.
ABBA is one of those bands where the hit singles are better than the albums. This one is fine and it's fun but not really my thing. I do want to thank ABBA's music for inspiring some of my favorite pop stars of the 2010s though.
Like father like son: Neither Tim nor Jeff Buckley's albums did it for me. There are some interesting ideas in here but every song meanders to get there.
The title track is a classic and it was fun hearing some of The Rev's lesser known songs. Perfect music for a rainy Thursday.
I'm a longtime Talking Heads fan but I don't listen to this album as much as Remain in Light or Speaking in Tongues, but this is typically great stuff from them. The band is really hitting its stride here, an energetic album start to finish. Standouts: Cities, Life During Wartime, Memories Can't Wait
I only knew Bang A Gong before listening to this but it is an enjoyable album. Singer tries too much to sound like Bowie at times but overall the songs work.
I bet this went hard after your third martini of a Wednesday afternoon lunch in 1962.
This is what real-ass country music used to be, now it's all bros from the suburbs with a giant truck and an oversized hat.
Surprised they went with a live album as opposed to a studio album here. Her voice is great but overall I don't think I'll be coming back to it.
There’s some interesting songs in here as he’s working through his life post-Beatles… but there’s also the title track which has become a parody of itself over the years.
A classic that was ahead of its time. Raw, emotional, fun stuff. Standouts: Blister in the Sun, Add It Up, Gone Daddy Gone
I like a lot of Foo Fighters songs but the album on the whole is just fine I suppose. The first half of the album has some bangers but it loses steam halfway through. "I'll Stick Around" still rocks 30 years later. But I'll be honest I don't know how this one made a 1001 albums list. Maybe it's to show post-Nirvana Dave Grohl but it's not the band's best work. Grohl played all the instruments and sang on this album so you don't even get Taylor Hawkins, whose drumming was really integral to the band for years before his untimely death. I'm surprised they didn't go with The Colour and the Shape (which has "Everlong" and "My Hero," two timeless songs) or There Is Nothing Left to Lose (first full album with Hawkins). Missed opportunity here to showcase the band here.
Another one where I'm like is this really in the top 1001 ever? Lenny has had some good hits over the years but too much of this meanders. We get it man you built the garden.
Just listen to Tears for Fears or Level 42 instead.
Adding a star for historical significance. Damn, people went nuts for the Duke! They broke a curfew for him!
60 years later and this still rocks. Fun debut album and of course the title track is a classic.
It's perfectly fine if unoriginal rock songs. I guess I am not British enough to care about "mod revival" music in 2025. Oh well.
An album about having fun and hanging out with your friends. What a blast.
Look I'm biased but I've loved these guys for a while now and seen them twice. A synth jam band is a funny concept but they pull it off. Glad this was on here and surprised it's on the lower end of scores - come on not everything has to be guitar-driven or moody dreck from the 1970s. Standout tracks: Night and Day, Flutes
Some good bluesy stuff in here but kinda fizzles in the middle. A much different sound than their radio hit era of Legs or Sharp Dressed Man.
Gotta respect how Elton John decided he would open this album with an 11-minute prog rock ballad and there's nothing anyone could do about it. I guess Jamaica Jerk-Off hasn't really aged well but the double album of it is good enough to overcome it. Standouts: Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding, Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting, Bennie and the Jets
I love Silent Shout by the Knife (probably a 5/5) so I'm surprised this solo debut from one member of the Knife was on the list and not that one. This feels like a B-side compilation of Silent Shout.
A lot of great beats and clever lyrics. The career trajectory of this trio after this album is fascinating.
RIP Brian Wilson and I’m glad 1001 albums listeners got his albums yesterday. Rating this is an impossible task. On the one hand I’m glad he got to finish Smile and be at peace about it. On the other, it feels like an unfinished product or a collection of outtakes. Good Vibrations still a classic though.
This album makes me feel like I'm 15 years old again. All 8 of these songs still get played on classic rock radio. It's nothing groundbreaking but it's 70s arena rock at its most enjoyable and the production is great. This is the only Boston album worth listening to.
Still goes hard 50 years later. The Boss's first masterpiece. An incredible ode to being young and wild in New Jersey. Title track has to be one of the best rock songs ever recorded. Standout tracks: Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out, Born to Run, She's the One, Jungleland
The title track is a classic blues song that still sounds incredible. But the rest of it sounds like baseball game organ music. Also it's a bad sign when you're already doing a reprise of the title track in TRACK FOUR.
Felt like they were trying to do too much here. Another “not for me” late 70s/early 80s album.