1001 Albums Summary

Great album. A couple of weaker trackers for me but the guitar is unreal. Replayed a few times!

A real party and some mind blowing piano - but a few duds for me (looking at you "Jamaica Jerk-Off"... Obviously a classic overall though

I can see the objective skill here but this one's just not for me!

Perhaps I am too obtuse to get understand Art but I just did not get this at all. I'm sorry Bowie 😭 too "experimental" for me

Not the genre for me, especially not keen on this type of vocals but can appreciate the artistry in this. The guitar absolutely slaps! 🔥🎸🤘 Enjoyed listening more than I thought I would but probably won't be coming back to this.

A perfectly tolerable listen but not a memorable track or emotion in sight. A bit too aware of it's own "quirkiness" to pakc any kind of punch for me. I think I would have loved this in 2009 but unfortunately I heard it in 2025.

Groundbreaking? Yes. Opened on an all-timer and closed on the worst sound I have ever heard? Also yes.

💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 What a party!!

Other than one weird moment where I thought I had accidentally started playing some sort of self help podcast aloud in the kitchen, this is wall to wall bangers 🤘

Musically sure OK rock n roll is cool but "1" is reserved for "should not be on this list" and after googling this dude I am happy to report I am awarding him a grand total of 1. And he didn't even write most of these!

So smooth! A great listen, the extended cuts and spoken words to music were a bit much for me (I can't be dealing with a 19 minute song) but overall 👍

Oh man. This one was not for me. I only knew Leonard Cohen from Hallelujah and this is not that. So growly! I could spot the backing instrumental as a really emotive bit of composition so might have enjoyed it more with a lighter vocal style... but I found this tough going.

Argh. Too shouty for me! As per my other opinions on heavy metal, some absolutely shredded guitar but I can't stand listening to this vocal style,really spoils it for me.

A pleasant and easy listen but I found most tracks a bit forgettable and samey. Wasn't offended but won't be revisiting either!

This is an interesting one. While I love Elvis in general I think this album doesn't illustrate his later best when he stepped into his own music. The tunes here are that classic kind of rock n roll which are usually a fun listen, but he hasn't refined his vocal style yet... And something has to be said about the context from which an album of a white guy making (imo worse) covers of music that originated from Black artists is considered so culturally groundbreaking. His version of tutti frutti is the definition of phoning it in... I'm sorry Elvis!

These guys can do no wrong. This isn't even their best album and it's better than everything we've had so far!

I LOVED THIS SO MUCH! The sax! The piano! The vocal style and personality! The lyrics! The little jokes! What a great time! I love this!

Meh - surprisingly forgettable. This was good background music for my drive to work but I couldn't recall a single tune the next morning. Bonus point for American Girl which is a classic.

Ahh, Arcade Fire. I had a real phase in 2010 of listening to Ready to Start incessantly (with msn's "listening to" feature very casually turned on) because I wanted to be seen liking it, but not, as it actually turns out, because I liked it. Fast forward to 2025 and I have never listened to this album before but found myself walking a familiar path. Whilst professing to be pleased and allowing anyone within a two metre radius to get a peek over my shoulder at the subtly displayed album cover all day, I secretly yearned for the simple pleasure of a singalong banger. No more. This is my truth. This is precisely the kind of indie rock miscellany that I think I should think is cool but truthfully found formulaic, forgettable and... boring 😭 By the end of the day I was self-medicating with Louis Prima. I am going to be brave and admit this is a 3 for me - and my teenage self should thank me for the growth.

Tricky. I kinda enjoyed it but I have already forgotten it.

A real lesson for me. Cohesive as a collection in sound and style, but each song distinct. Musically a great time from start to finish with some 👌 guitar and drums with catchy and energetic arrangements. Lyrically some entertaining and incisive social commentary which in many cases is still relevant today!

Funky!

They lost me at anti-TV manifesto. This could not be more 90s! Also I am on a hen do and it was a bit embarrassing to play it. 2 🫡

Cor, what a slog. Taking up valuable space on this list that could have been filled by the Black Parade. Nil pwa

This is a masterclass in storytelling and obviously a great of the genre. Not a genre I particularly care for, but we all love Dolly. Was a bit disappointed not to recieve any of the classic bangers here (and it was just a bit toooo country for me), but a bonus point for writing all her own songs and for the twist ending of Travelling Man - lol.

Wow! I hated this! DNF

Masterful, and a great soundtrack to my day, but each track blends into the next indistinguishably. Forgettable. Looking forward to attempts to identify a favourite song from this one...

How much 70s post punk is on this list?! I won't lie my heart sank when I saw this but I enjoyed it more than previous outings in the genre. 3/5 didn't mind listening but will never think about it again.

Good, but felt a bit "background music".

The birth of Xtina, one of the greatest vocalists to ever do it. There are a few fillers in the middle here but even those are top drawer honestly. Jam packed with hits that changed pop. Each of Can't hold us down, Fighter, Beautiful, Dirrty and especially the Voice Within are all timers, no notes.

Argh. I get it - this is pretty insane from an 18 year old who basically invented this brand of UK grime. Mind blowing at the time. Dizzee knows a good beat and has some later bangers for sure but this album isn't for me. The lyrics 🥴

Forgettable dad rock (no offence dad).

Eh. Perfectly pleasant listen. No impact.

TIL that the Marilyn Manson Personal Jesus is a Cover! Err. This was a bit monotonous for me.

I don't know! Another perfectly fine but miscellaneous 70s album!

Yeah this was kinda fun. Unfortunately I am so numb to 70s rock I won't be dwelling on it, but I liked the guitar 🎸

This is weird, but you can't deny it's original. Nice to have something different!

Oh wow! More 70s! Hot take: I don't think an album of covers should be on the list.

From the kid shouting "don't look back at Angus" from the back of the car on family holidays, to the teenage boy with a guitar taking it upon himself to treat everyone to unsolicited Wonderwall at a party, to the britpop dad spending £200 on a ticket for the mythical reunion no one believed would come 30 years later... this album exists everywhere you turn. A staple to every brit and an all time classic of course.

Umm!!?! As a 90s kid who grew up on a diet of Toy Story and Bugs Life, this is... jarring. I understand this is satire but there is no reason for a white person to say those words and there is especially no reason to hear it from Woody 😭 A swing and a miss from Randy here....

Sounds like the output of an unsophisticated AI trained exclusively on the Tarzan soundtrack and holiday resort Wham tribute acts

I am not learned enough in Metallica to differentiate this from the previous Metallica album, so, 3 stars.

Great voice and a great listen

Oh look, another miscellaneous, boring and unremarkable 70s folk/rock album

I would like to complain to the makers of the "1001 70s Folk Rock Albums by Old Men That You Have To Listen To Before You Die" app I downloaded as there was a girl on this one?

A better entry from Bowie than our previous but still a little weird for me... Bonus point for golden days though

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it just nostalgia? Is it the biased extrapolation of one iconic single? Is it the overwhelming relief of the first gasp of fresh air after the endless deluge of forgettable 70s dad rock that has washed over me in the last several days? NO! IT'S A BANGER

Musically I enjoyed it but his voice is hard to take seriously, kept waiting for him to launch into a Christmas song for some reason.

Maybe it's tricky to write an unbiased review in the circumstances. From my side, other than the hits, I'd never listened to this album through before, but had already seen it called the greatest of all time in popular media. Verdict: definitely up there. Revolutionary, genre-creating, and melodicallly, lyrically and instrumentally novel, complex... and fun! Has stood the test of time for a reason - there will truly never be another Brian Wilson. RIP to a legend and thank you for the music 🫡⛱️

Only knowing one song before, I had a narrow expectation of an album full of Septembers (which I wouldn't have hated tbh!) however what I got was a varied, funky, and memorable journey which I had on repeat all day.

Was expecting to love this but the singles are definitely the strongest on there! An interesting take on madness but their more mainstream sound is still my fav

Soulful, thought provoking, timeless

I'd usually be dismissive of an instrumental on this list, but I really enjoyed this!

I A P P R O V E T H I S M E S S A G E

Yikes! Loved heart shaped box HATED scentless apprentice and... Track 4.

Further proof that Simon from misfits was always the mvp. The end of gods will be gods whew! What a concept!

Cool I guess. Forgettable

Yeah you know I kinda enjoyed this actually but I am docking one point for being the world's worst spokesperson for vegetarianism. That's right!! No rules! I mark how I want!!

Am I on drugs? Is everyone else on drugs except me? To get the obvious out the way: this is weird. But I can vibe with weird! When you're shooting at this many targets, you are not going to get a bullseye every time, but I respect the audacity to try. Thanks for doing something different Eno!

Wayyy preferred this to our previous outing. This is the Nirvana that endures for me.

Gorgeous vocals. I'm normally against a cover on this list but when it's such a different take from the original and (dare I say it) has overshadowed it's predecessor in cultural significance, you have to hand it to him.

Miscellaneous 70s dad rock. Just kidding. 🤘

This grew on me the second listen around, some fun arrangements but it sounded like a christmas album in places 😂

Was this groundbreaking? Was all the 70s rock on this list groundbreaking? For me, this was one of the least interesting entries.

Wow! This is one of the best run of the mill 70s dad rock albums I've ever heard! And I've heard a lot!

Yeah, this was fun! No fault of their own that I missed something by not understanding the lyrics

Morrisey, the inventor of emo? I loved this. I don't love Morrisey of course but I loved this. I've no idea if the absurd level of sheer depression the lyrics reached was supposed to be in a sincere or tongue in cheek way, but I don't even care which it is. I didn't know stop me... was a smiths song! I only knew the mark ronson version but I way prefer this! Also WHAT is going on with girlfriend in a coma?! I don't know but I don't care!

Not for me, verging into *too* grungy and experimental at the expense of an enjoyable listening experience.

Some really interesting choices here and cool to listen to something different. I admire the artistry but I'm not sure I actually enjoyed listening to it! Haha

A really pleasant listen, I looped it a couple of times throughout the day and great for my drive to work, but no lasting impression. Couldn't hum you a track the next morning.

As before. Slammin guitar. Vocals not for me

Good stuff! Bluesy, great jam and unexpectedly funny lyrics.

Wow, this sucks!! Just kidding 😉 a fun blend with elements of old school rock n roll with a more modern sound coming through. Can't go wrong!

Argh. I can't believe I am giving steely Dan a 4! Am I being brainwashed into loving dad rock by this experience? Is the sheer volume of this genre I have listened to recently giving me a real critic's ear? Or is this genuinely just a great album? I think I gave them 3 last time and this is no doubt a better outing. Perhaps it's a 3.5 but in the absence of a finer grading scale, here, have my 4 and I won't be taking any questions at this time.

Wow, this blew my mind! Knew a little of Blondie but it's all here and then some. There's nothing else for it, this is just.... COOL. I want to be in Blondie. Loved it.

Look. I wrote a review in the office earlier today that said "boring". but I have now listened to it very loud in my ears after 3 pints on the night bus and honestly it's a vibe. Sometimes you just gotta find the right situation.

A wise woman once said, "we are all Swifties". On some levels, I see truth to this philosophy - the hits are HITS. Blank space, shake it off and style are pop perfection. That said, I'm afraid for me the rest of the album is overhyped. I hated the opening track and found a lot of the lyrics blood curdlingly earnest. Perhaps it is because I am British. Also, every time I hear Taylor Swift say "you should have been getting down to this sick beat!" my skin crawls. It wasn't even a sick beat!

Cinema for the ears. Great

At first my delicate little heart was offended but I pushed through and appreciated the complexity, artistry and to be honest, vibe. Good for a run.

I found it a bit twee but seems mean to give this a three as its a smooth listen from start to finish and that's how things were at the time!

What's that? Cover albums shouldn't be on this list? Especially if they just make you wish you were listening to the originals? Sorry Otis 😭

I don't know. Cheesey but good fun

The songs are so stylistically diverse, yet there is not a flop to be found between them! So many iconic hits on one album!! So incredible to produce an astounding piece of art from this much tea!!! Neil Buchanan eat your heart out!!!! The 5 to end all 5s. Thank you Fleetwood Mac for being messy bs who love drama and turning up to the studio anyway. 🫡

I went in wanting to love this because I love Don't You Want Me but the rest of the album tracks haven't got a memorable hook between them. Perhaps it is only with the passing of time that this sound has become cliche, but to me it's giving Pop Goes My Heart - but less catchy!!!

Good fun! Listened several times in the day

Now I get the Leonard Cohen thing!

OK road trip music but couldn't distinguish a single song. Formulaic and forgettable

Great album. Thought I had never heard this before but knew a few tracks that have seeped in along the way! Rest of the album spot on as well.

What a vibe. Couldn't understand a single word she said but agreed with every one.

Misjudged this - the same slammin instrumentals as other metal but with a vocal style I can get on board with.

Cool sound, but a bit one-note.

Great flow and some interesting lyrics! Great motivation music. Except One of them, that blows.

Good fun with some memorable tunes and imagery. A bit on the cheesy/ overly earnest side in places, but eh it was a different time.

What an incredible debut, some brave and unusual choices (especially for 2004!) and had not realised so many of their iconic singles were from their debut. Almost a 5 but felt the album tracks weren't quite as strong. Great collective though.

Nirvana's greatest.

Couldn't get into this. Middle of the road.

No impression. No thoughts. Idk. Fine? Normal sounding 60s background jingles.

At first I thought I liked this, but then I realised I hate it.

Rockin'! A bit heavy for me but I get it.

I looped the xx's debut endlessly between 2009-2012 like the dutiful wannabe indie teen I was. Some decent tunes but mostly vibey "background music". THIS album - which I wasn't even aware existed! - slaps. They are best for me when then lean more chill than depressing, but I guess I will now be looping this until 2028.

🤘 Once again, not my usual but I get it.

A masterclass in punk that is not only listenable but absolutely barnstorming. A Difficult Seventh Album that defied a waning rock scene to define a genre. A lyrically delicious singalong for all times. A cultural touchstone for a generation of rock, emo and pop punk kids. A raucous political bang on the head for the Bush/Blair kids that still slaps today. A Night at the Opera for millenials. .... In case it was not obvious, I was a child in 2004. My dad would not let me put Boulevard of Broken dreams on my mix tape because it has a swear in. (sorry dad I've heard it now). Safe to say I wasn't as culturally aware as I am now. But I'd be willing to bet Billie Joe should have known better to use so many homophobic slurs. That dates it and it's a shame. Sidebar: Other than that unfortunate aspect, 2004 was the greatest year in pop culture of all time. Mean Girls! Shrek 2! Napoleon Dynamite! MySpace! Motorola Razrs! Mr Brightside! Friends finale! LOST! Usher! Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge! This album!!!! Eat up Tina you fat lard. This album rules. 🤘

All day I have been comparing this to Crime of the Century and I have just now realised that that was Super✨tramp✨ and this is Super✨grass✨. Whoops! I wondered when Alright was going to come up! Anyway I guess the review I had in my head is being edited from "I prefer this to the previous Supergrass album" to "I prefer Supergrass to Supertramp". ... I never said I was going to be GOOD at this.

Cheese cheese cheese.

Interesting catchy and accessible and some political points that are unfortunately still salient today. Could do without the sexism though.

Oh, man. I missed out on this the first go around, I think I was a shade to young for these guys so it all passed me by, other than Waterfall. A real shame - this is amazing! Dreamlike summer vocals, and a soundtrack to the movie of your day.

Why is all the 00s and 10s stuff we've had such miscellaneous indie wallpaper? I was a sentient being in 2010 and can attest there was loads of stuff way more interesting than this.

Bit run of the mill, messaging more lighthearted that previous outings to the genre, but hey, nothing wrong with some fun beats for the car. This feels very 90s to me so I guess it was ahead of its time.

Obnoxiously long. I understand it's telling a story but a lot of it was instrumental and many tracks added nothing narratively. Meaning, however good, this is an auto DNF. It's not a flex to have an album that long, quality must be sacrificed to quantity. Learn to curate! Also, the narrative was weird...

Kinda enjoyed parts of this but hated others. The more musical tracks were enjoyable enough but the album as a whole won't be revisiting

A little boring, but super chill and extremely 90s.

Again hard to rate when I don't get the language, which is hardly his fault. At multiple languages at that! +1 for a take on imagine that is more fun than the original. Bold move.

It's giving Phil Collins, except.... I like it?

One of the more listenable post punk albums we've had!

Marginally better than the absolute dross that was Trafalgar, but even still, a 2 seems generous. You should only publish a 7+ minute song if you are confident it's as good as Bat Out Of Hell, and this can't even see the bar.

The review I was forming in my mind while listening went something like, "one of my favourite non-English language albums so far, although it's giving ✨Sims music✨ in places". Imagine my surprise when the next track was... actual Sims music. But one of my favourite non-English language Sims tunes, so, go figure.

Inoffensive but uninspiring. In places, it was almost reminiscent of other work from the time, at a reach it was almost giving Bon Iver in places, except...without ANY of the feeling or musicality. There's loads of cool stuff from this era and once again we're served something inexplicable in its place.

Errr. OK in parts but nondescript. Like AI generic rock.

The verve have a cool sound but nothing here grabbed me.

Well, the Beatles it ain't.

A good showing from Echo, but felt the Bunnymen were a bit lacklustre on this one.

Super smooth. Great vocals. Not super earwormy but enjoyed the listen.

Never previously been a huge fan of Dylan's singing style but actually got on board with this. Musically and lyrically smart and interesting, super original, ahead of it's time.

Smithsy, but more boring.

Pretty, and surprised by the year - can hear this sound in a lot of 00s and 10s guitar boys.

This is too similar to Nirvana while being less good so it comes off unfavourably even though it's decent. I'm sorry 😭

Spooky ghost music for cool spooky teens

I really enjoyed this even though some of it sounds like ride queue theme music at thorpe park

This is rock and Chrissie Hynde is the coolest. Bye ✌️

Medium Tuesday. Expected more fun than I got, but a reasonably good listen.

Mumbly, depressing, and like the vocal can't decide if it wants to cone out.

Argh. I'm sorry. I know the conect behind this but I don't think that gives it an auto 5 as a piece of work. It's certainly a haunting and introspective bit of art considering Bowie presumably made this knowing it would be his final work. I appreciate that and at the same time I still found the style, lyrics and listenability of the whole thing to be extremely hard work. It's a historical piece for sure and at the time it came out reviews were all impossible to extract from the context of his death only a few days later. Almost a decade in, assessing the tracks with a clearer mind, this is far from his best musically, perhaps to be expected given the circumstances.

Absolutely packed with beats, each song distinct in its sound and story, and an absolute party at that. Imagine hearing this in 1988 🤯

I wasn't expecting it to be so... Funky!

Hi!! I don't think cover albums should be on this list!!

Extremely pleasant!

Wow, great album, never really listened to the doors before. "70s rock" but enough edge to keep it cool. 😎

Very mixed bag. Some fun instrumentals. Terrible wavery vocals. Some funny, and some cheesy twee lyrics. Thought my phone was broken at one point.

Tricky. Good in places but generic in the majority. I hate Walk this Way, and also Steven Tyler has done some questionable stuff... If you're interested in 70s dad rock, rest assured this list had a plethora of alternatives.

Some slammin' riffs. Sure, every song sounds exactly like the boys are back in town, but if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

This is the third Leonard cohen album we've had so far and it's not the best (4) or the worst (2) so.... 3.

This sounds like a parody or TV rock.

Operatic without being cringe, and absolutely 🔥. Four stars. Is this list turning me into a discerning metalhead?

Fun! Never listen to again.

Great vocals, jammy, varied, good time

I wanted to be annoyed with this when I first opened it because I'm starting to become frustrated with the choices of 21st century albums in this list, this was my era and so far we've had mostly left field stuff rather than what I would consider the bigger more culturally defining moments, many of which I think have been omitted. That said, I came to this list to broaden my horizons, and you know what, this was a surprisingly really good time! Pyschadelic, long instrumentals that kept me hooked, different and sure of itself. An education.

Surprisingly good fun!

Pretty, but pretty boring.

What a great day. This is perfection from start to finish.

Some bits great, other bits rough. Really couldn't decide on this one!

The problem is, I hate his voice. I think there was probably some interesting stuff here musically but unfortunately, I hated listening to it due to his voice.

You know what, this bangs. And it's doesn't even have wake up boo on it.

I really thought this was finally going to be a Bowie album I really enjoyed. I'm sorry. It seems from this exercise I have discovered that I had previously misunderstood what the majority of his work actually sounds like, just basing my opinion on the most famous singles. Those still slap, but unfortunately, they are his very best. The body of the albums is... offbeat, creaky, and weird. I can sometimes be on board with weird, but in this case, it's hard to vibe with.

Smooth, but didn't stick with me.

Inoffensive, but miscellaneousand jangly.

WAHOO!! they don't make music like this any more!

Is it generic? Yes! Is it a bad listen? No?

As far as inexplicably self-indulgent (but actually incredibly miscellaneous) 00s indie background fuzz goes, this isn't the most egregious, but others have done it better.

Super smooth and a more chilled, less pearl-clutchy (to those inclined) offshoot from the WTC (which I also enjoyed!). Found myself riding along in a daze with appreciation for the masterful control of flow layered over offbeat and otherworldly backing, but could have done without the movie samples which lifted me right out of it, jarring.

Funky and smooth in equal measure. A good time but minus one for a rendition of heard it through the grapevine that doesn't slap anywhere close to as hard as Marvin Gaye's. If you're gonna do a cover you have to do it better!

Odd and insistent on a style that didn't go anywhere. Say it louder for the people in the back - if you're gonna do a cover, it has to be better!

Some stuff to love here, but this is, of course, a DNF.

I'm sorry, I have to speak my truth. I do not understand the chilis. I have never been overly into them but went into this album knowing how beloved it is and hoping my eyes would be opened. And I still don't get it!! I'm sorry. The backing instrumentals on pretty much all tracks rule but the lyrics are juvenile, the vocals are terrible, and the rapping is exhausting. Under The Bridge is an all time classic, I will concede. However that was 4 minutes out of a total 💥79💥. Come on guys.

I think this is ahead of its time, but I just didn't really enjoy it.

I found this really hard to rate?! Swings between a some interesting and varied sounds to boring 70s miscellany. A reasonably pleasant day but ultimately forgettable.

I know this sort of music eventually got us to green day, and for that I thank them, but the less I say in addition to that, the better.

If the Smiths and LCD Soundsystem had a baby, that baby would be Depeche Mode. And I am not mad at it.

While previously I was not well versed in the art of rap, this album list has made me quite a connoisseur, and therefore I can state with fair confidence that this particular one is rubbish. Simplistic, full of itself, no interesting musicality in the backing track to speak of, not catchy, memorable or with anything interesting to say.

Sounds like a Year 7 playing random keyboard sound effects in music class.

Yikes! Sorry for me classics, but a little too offensive for my delicate little heart. Heh

Me listening to the first 5 tracks of this album :🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱 Peaches: 🤘🍑🤘🍑🤘 Rest of the album: 🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱 .... later realising I was thinking of "millions of peaches" by presidents of the united states : 😢😢🤦🏻‍♀️😢😢

But what Style is it??????? I think there is a reason most albums/artists stick to one genre and that is to hone their craft in that area so it comes out great. While I somewhat enjoyed the variety in my fly by through every genre on planet earth today, it was too much of a gear change with no cohesive voice or vibe, and let's face it, others are gonna do it better if you're just having a dabble.

Picture this: you're 17 and dating a boy who is a little *too* into Belle and Sebastian and looks a little *too* like Frodo Baggins (does correlation imply causation?) Anyway. As a result you write them off for years, and when you finally do listen to a full album, it is exactly the sort of miscellaneous soft indie movie music you expected a pretentious frodo baggins-lookin teen to like and nothing more. Fairly enjoyable to listen to but a bit dull. Now, this isn't their fault, but on the second track I thought it really kicked up a gear and was tapping along like wow this is awesome! But it turned out I had pre-queued a track by The Blue Stones. 🤘

Lyrics? Great. Melodies? Great. Arrangement? Great. Social commentary? Great. Yeah. Absolutely great.

Wow, best of the 2010s we've had so far by a country mile. Impossible to pin on a genre.

Weird. Some fun, some pretty bad.

Smooth, ahead of its time and funky in the narrative.

Torn on this because are we separating art from artist? Luckily this album isn't actually that great, so problem solved. Opens on a banger and miscellaneous in the afters.

Oh man. This was a real let down. I only know the hits and it turns out that's all there is to know. The rest was filler.

Some of this is quite funky (for dad music) and others of it is jingly jangly nasal ennui.

Almost comic rock but the inventors of this type of 🔥 guitar

A different vibe from Dylan here but I still liked it! Can see what influence this had on a lot of stuff I liked decades later!

Sorry, a movie soundtrack? We are allowed movie soundtracks?!?! Can I have pirates of the caribbean?

Great opener, a bit downhill from there, but enjoyed overall!

Yeah, liked it. Chilled, but engaging, and with a sound that obviously impacted a lot of stuff that came later.

Yeah, I don't hate this, but it didn't grab me at all.

Yeah I listened to this about 3 times over the course of yesterday and this morning I could not hum you a tune or even remember what the genre was. It was just noise to me for some reason.

Since I am now a rap connoisseur, I judge this as far superior than some we have previously had (run dmc) but a way off the incredible flow of eg. wu tang clan and its offshoots. Certainly raised an eyebrow of the old man at the toll booth when I rolled up this morning though. Heh.

Today I learned that Bon Iver's "can't make you love me / nick of time" is a cover of not one but TWO songs by Bonnie Raitt, and I would like to file my formal apology that I did not know of this wonderful lady and her incredible artistry. Thanks to Bonnie Raitt and for this list for doing exactly what it's supposed to do today. :)

Pleasant. Not earth-shattering.

Some fun beats but the lyrics are soooo cringe 🙈

Fun and relaxed vibe and ahead of its time (I think) but a bit background music-y for me today.

Some fun stuff but the extended instrumentals were exhausting.

I don't know... This was weird but I Linda enjoyed it!

Didn't captivate me as much as Dylan's others!

Yep. This bangs from wall to wall. I'd like to apologise to the Whites for not giving their other album a 5. We'd only just started the list so I wasn't calibrated properly.

Pretty fun. It's giving "toy story" more than randy Newman! Heh.

Gorgeous vocals. Like listening to honey.

Imagine, IMAGINE, being so into Steely Dan that you can muster four separate opinions about four separate albums. Baffling.

I don't think this is Tim Buckley's fault but the genre overload of this sort of thing in this list makes it impossible to listen objectively without feeling like you've hear it all before. Pretty, but forgettable.

Cool vibe if you don't listen to the lyrics. Otherwise uncool.

Yeehaw! 🤠🎸

This errs on the "too heavy" side of heavy metal for me. Once again I'm writing the same review for this genre: the instrumental backing is awesome (bonus point for the many and varied 🔥 riffs here)... but the vocals and lyrics make me wanna pull my headphones out of my ears. And throw them in the river.

So odd. Perhaps if I was a man in southern USA and into inexplicably long filler tracks about drinking beer which blend indistinguishably into one another I might get it. But I'm a woman in the UK who prefers music with any kind of notable features. And so I didn't get it.

Only knowing where is your mind, I had the wrong idea about pixies. That's definitely them at their best, but I'm glad I stuck this out. Improved as it went along and a thoroughly decent "weird rock" entry.

Uhm, weird. I pay for Spotify so I don't have to listen to ads.

You know, I had snoop ft. His good friend dre the other day and I didn't really enjoy it. This is dre ft. his good friend snoop and to my ears it is the same album. But for some reason, I really enjoyed it today. Maybe I'm just in a different mood.

Today I learned "love the one you're with" is not a will young original!!!! 🤣😂😅 Some great guitar but a bit twee and one-dimensional in other places.

Good??? Depressing??? Masterful??? Boring??? Who could say???

Yikes! And not in a fun way! My ears hurt but I'm intrigued?

At first I was like, oh no! (when I turned it on) And then I was like, this is a story. (when poison arrow came on 🕺🏼)

Eh. I liked black sabbath last time but this one isn't for me.

I was prepared to hate this on account of being "misc rock" but you know what. I enjoyed it. I will promptly be forgetting about it, but I don't think it deserves the hate it's had in the reviews.

Wow. Haunting in places, and surprisingly funky in others! Not exactly a fun listen but hats off to this. Sinead O'Connor knew exactly what she wanted to say and always delivered it with a punch. The honesty here is visceral. The sheer nerve required to make ethereal exquisite art from pain. Rip Sinead you were a real one.

This is great, I was going to give a 3 but after reading the back story, a bonus point for being 🤯improvised🤯 on a bad piano. Pretty mind blowing. But I'd argue this this is more classical than jazz and as such I'm not sure it's place is on this list?

Funkytown. Weird and wonderful. 🦍

I get the pitch here, but this just doesn't nail it for me. Needs a stronger vocal to achieve the arty ethereal vibe I think it's trying for.

Wasn't keen on the first track but man did it pick up after that! So many classics! Such a great use of a distinctive sound

Melancholy, straightforward, but so evocative. Why am I nostalgic for a city in a time I will never meet? It's all-american and yet somehow relatable on every level. That's the power of Springsteen.

Hm. Not for me, but probably my third favourite Ice after Cube and Vanilla, so, bronze medal I guess.

Wow!!! I love moby grape!!! Thank you list!!!

This is so generic. Good lord. It sounds like the music they play in superdrug because they don't want to pay for the real stuff. I have never forgiven U2 for the un-deletable "free album" that appeared in my meticulously curated iTunes against my will, spoiling the vibe and not going away. The assumption that we would be grateful for this because it's so amazing?! The reason it was so egregious is because it was so mid!!! Anyway, this is like that.

Funky and fun. One of my favoured instrumentals so far though I still prefer a few words!

I enjoyed trying to apply my gcse French to this. Verdict : fail. But that's more of an indictment of the British school system than Jacques Brel.

Man. They don't make music like this any more. Imagine being in the clerb when You're Good For Me drops. What a time.

I only knew Billy Bragg from his politics (which I kinda rate) so was nice to hear he also makes music which I kinda rate. You go Billy.

OK, I thought cocteau twins was a vibe the first time around. It still kinda is, BUT, the concept of a second entry has caught me completely off guard. This is the same, does it deserve a place on this list?! Is it more groundbreaking or different than the other one?! Some might say, is this necessary?

I can see what they're going for here, I'm glad I stuck it out because there was some interesting variety of stuff, but I think this falls into "too experimental to be fun" for me...

The problem with the movie "yesterday" was that it was supposed to be believable that in the modern day, amid a sea of modern music which was inspired by the Beatles + 60 years further development, that anyone would still be bowled over by the beatles' original tunes if they heard it for the first time today. Well, that was me today, and I had a lovely time but I wasn't necessarily bowled over. Of course, the Beatles DID actually do this first at a time when there was nothing like it, so kudos for that. I guess you had to be there

Smooth as butter and some great sharp lyrics.

Lol. I loved this, but my dad is going to hate it.

Right. This is helped massively by the apocalyptic banger to end all bangers, the end of the world as we know it, which could have listed the score on its own, but the rest of it is wall to wall bops too. TAKE MY 5

One of my preferred instrumentals I guess? No hey boy hey girl though is it!

Ugghhhhhhh we had U2 the other day. Leave me alone. They still aren't good. 😠

Any album that starts with more than a feeling isn't going to be a bad album is it. It's almost too strong an opener so I guess it was all downhill from there but I still had a blast.

Thriller, beat it and Billie Jean are bops, the rest is mid honestly.

I can see you have to be in the right mood for THIS, AND BOY WAS I!!!!!! Already a great time and then self esteem hits? Directly into my veins please and thank you.

Yikes!

This isn't my genre, and perhaps I was just in a good mood, but I low key loved this.

OK, these are great Christmas songs. Is an album of well known Christmas songs suitable for the 1001 albums you must listen before you die? I mean I guess if it's possible you've never heard them before...

This is a funky jukebox although I feel his vocals could be a little stronger. Ahead of its time though

Today I learned John without Paul is like Meg without Jack. Sorry John. RIP to a legend - but the Beatles are where it's at.

If you want a nuanced, full and faithful adaptation of my experience of listening to this today, simply to go youtube and type in "jerry human music".

I'm not mad at this. It was cure-y in places and Bowie-ish in others. But less good.

Loved some of this, thought quite a few tracks were a bit basic, and a few bordering on... worship music vibe? Not my fav, but it's still Springsteen, so it's a head and shoulders above half the contenders here.

Pro tip: don't start an obscenely long self indulgent two and a half hour multi disc album with your best track. It's allllllll downhill from there. Ain't nobody got time for that.

Ahead of its time! In that I thought obnoxious 18 minute single tracks came much later.

Great vocals, great backing. Was that a flute? Count me in.

Wow! I almost started to miss generic dad rock! For real this is giving nothing.

This is an interesting one, because I actually really enjoyed it but I also definitely could have died before listening to it and it would have been fine.

I'm sorry. I've tried my best and I just don't understand the hype around Taylor Swift. The plot of every single lyric being a broadly old fashioned take on pining after a man. The grab at some kind of "artful" with the all lower case. The attempt to reference otherart and culture but the insistence on misunderstanding the meaning of the road less travelled! Lol. The melodies and vocals are fine but not "most powerful artist currently on planet earth" good. I just don't get it. Sidebar: is this the only bon iver entry on the list? A tragedy if so. 😭

"I'm a feminist but..." I HATED this. Sorry.

Yee ha. This is great hype music. Falls apart a bit on closer inspection but who cares!

Funky, but made me feel nothing.

This is my favourite of the flurry of Elvis Costellos we have had recently. Is it because it is a tiny bit more funky? Is it because I have Chemistry Class on my science themed playlist? Are green shirt and olivers army classics? Or are they just classics to my dad? I don't know, but they are classics to me because of this. 🤠

So great. If there are any 5s on this list, this has to be one of them. And it's not even her best album. The vocals, the melodies, the vivid evocation, the piano, the variety of vibes, the number of stand alone bangers. And she was only 25!!! 5 squared. So yeah it's a 5.

This is another one I expect was ground breaking at the time (?) but on today's light was mid. Perhaps this is unfair, but either way I will be forgetting about it forever.

There used to be an account on twitter called Art Decider where people would submit weird creative works that they were having trouble discerning between genius or garbage, and these would be duly designated as Art or Not Art. Since Twitter is now a hellscape and the account is defunct, let me help with this one. Not Art.

I forgot to write my review during the day yesterday and this morning I have woken up and completely cannot recall it at all. No impact.

Sure, maybe this is an acquired taste. Special thanks to the TV show Skins and the 2009 Facebook protest campaign to knock Joe McElderry off Christmas number 1, for helping me acquire it. And oh boy does it still slap today.

Barnstorming. Not their best album but on the distribution of this list, still easily cleared the bar of 5. A great time!

I was geared to hate this and I had to assess why once I listened. Because I had legitimate reasons to think her pop was mid? Because she was already daring to be an Elder Pop Woman when I encountered her as a teen? On any case, I didn't hate this as much as I anticipated. Well done Madonna. Some of the opening tracks were good fun and Ray of Light itself is a banger. Fell down a bit later on but I'd already deemed it a 3. Turns out you can't get that kinda generational staying power in an industry stacked against you unless you have at least a few songs that go off.

Gorgeous. Can hear the influence on other stuff I loved as a teen, bright eyes, city and colour - that this is from 1972 is unbelievable.

If I lived in the bayou, I think I would love this. But I live in Oxford. Heh.

This was quite grating and very clearly thought it was more meaningful that it was. I'm looking at you dinosaur song.

Enjoyed this. Never heard of it but would have put money on the year 2009 from just listening. The most 2009 album ever made - not a bad thing in my opinion. :)

Oh man. I loved this. If you're not concentrating it's one thing (which I liked) and if you are concentrating it's another (which I loved). Hip hop with a side serving of silly. Rap for the whole family. So happy I now know the Greatest Secret.

Really good.

I preferred this to her last outing, but I just don't understand pj Harvey.

Once again, my moral dilemma fading away as I realised this album is much more mid than it's best tracks suggest it might be.

Me listening to this for the first time : 😱

Thank you!! This is what I come to the list for!

I really enjoyed this because I thought a kiss were a parody band. Then someone at work told me it's not a parody. But the question is, what is parody in art? Doesn't all art imitate life? Why is art imitating art any different? Am I having a gene simmons-based existential crisis?

Very pleasant but every song melded unidenitifably into the next.

The only thing I can say about this is that I wasn't disappointed. And that's because I looked at the name and knew in advance I would hate it.

I know some people who are super into Jane's Addiction, so I thought I might be super into Jane's Addiction. Alas. It was not to be.

This had me realllyyyyy confused about what were covers and what weren't. We all know my opinion about covers being on this list, but, I had a great time.

I actually don't know what to write about this. Lol. Was it a bit crude and one note? Yes? Was it good fun? Yes?

Good fun, never heard before, thank you album game 🙏

This was fun. Every album should feature a funky flute and every album should feature Bonnie Raitt.

Imagine getting to the grand old age of 32 without ever listening to the most famous album of all time. And then turns out it's a 5 out of 5.

Since this list has taken me on a journey from Bob Beginner to Discerning Dylan Devotee, I feel confident that this must be one of his best. And they're all pretty great tbh.

I actually expect WEIRDER from Eno, so I'm low key a bit disappointed.

Thought I would enjoy this more, but somehow, the surrounding songs made me enjoy no woman no cry ✨less✨. I think because it all sounded quite similar.

Hi. I only knew one thing about Radiohead and that was "Creep". Banger, but completely gave me the wrong idea of the vibe of their more extended works, so I never looked into it. Now to this album. This gave me STRONG "this directly influenced Everything Everything" notes and I LOVE Everything Everything. Absolutely top tier from the go. Weird, unique, artful, compelling. OK ok I get it now. @EE don't worry you guys are still my number one 😘

Another "I thought I enjoyed this at the time but in the cold light of day I can't remember it at all" conundrum.

Imagine being a person whose personality was that they are really into Jethro Tull.

This sounds very decent for a live recording, and Substitute is fun, but nothing you can do will make me like the Who!!!!! Go away the Who!!!!

My father once said to me, "I know some people who absolutely love James Taylor". I couldn't tell if he disapproved of that opinion, but it's time to come clean: I'm one of them.

If you absolutely love smoking weed, I'm happy for you I guess. Doesn't make listening to songs about it interesting though. Redeemed slightly by some of the other tracks.

Frank Ocean has completely totally and utterly consumed some of my friends. Having listened, I definitely enjoyed it, but my life is unchanged.

Man. I hate country.

Fine. Not better than the stones.

Funky, but I listened to this for 45 minutes in a traffic jam and when I arrived at work I couldn't remember a single second of it.

"once in a lifetime"? Great. Rest? Too much vibe, not enough... anything else

I didn't NOT enjoy this, but????? Huh??????

One of the greatest voices of all time and opens on one of the biggest bangers of all time. Almost too good of an opening and tailed off for me a little after this but obviously, one of the greats.

I love a band t-shirt me, but since I'm a snob, my least favourite thing is people wearing band t-shirts of bands they don't listen to. Feast your eyes upon every teenage girl wearing a Ramones t-shirt from primark. Do they love the Ramones? Or is the t-shirt just cool? As a former teenage girl myself, I'll let you in on a secret, the t-shirt is cool. And hey, now I've listened to the Ramones and I loved it! I might go get me one of them t-shirts.

Weird, and yet somehow, also boring?

This is great. The haters are wrong. Bye ✌️

Movie soundtrack? The SHAFT MOVIE SOUNDTRACK?! WHAT?????? Requesting Hairspray to the list then please and thank you.

Day 309 and this is the first day that I've opened the app to see an album I already love all the way through. And oh man what a great day. Me and my pals used to play this at work and shout "is this the BEST strokes song?" at the end of every track. The screeching squeaking highs, the thrumming lows, the funky riffs, the unintelligible lyrics, the endless "giant knee or small butt" debate - I LOVE THIS ALBUM. The funny thing is the best strokes song is not even on this album (under cover of darkness iykyk) and yet this could not be more of a 5/5.

I'm sorry. I hate country. I think this might be good country? But I still hate it.

Weird, but in a fun way. Eh, at least he's trying something different.

Stuck in traffic on the way home and didn't even finish the first track. Nope.

Some of this was beautiful, and some of it was horrible. So, 3?

I think this is a Good album. Could I be biased by the preceding several days of absolute drudgery? Who could say. Anyway ways, I liked it. Doves are the sort of band I pretended to be into as a tween/teen to look cool but I had secretly never listened to any of their stuff. Does this mean I am cool now? 🤞

Gah. Obviously a good album. Is it for me? Not really.

Do I like metal now?????

Just because this is the stones does not make country any less bad!

I really thought this might be my kind of thing, but it was sooooo mid.

A lot of this was kinda boring, but moby is weird and I dig weird. Also, porcelain is a banger.

Very enjoyable!

You know what, I really enjoyed this. Is it kinda silly? Sure! Is it also funny and different? Yes!

I don't know, I really enjoyed this. Pretty and soulful and hits the nostalgia factor. I don't know why the reviews are not great. Am I basic?

I don't think there can be any arguing about whether this is an absolutely great and classic album. It is. And somehow, even in 2026, the futuristic fantasy of the year 2000 lands just the same. Can't wait to see how it goes!

You know, I saw "noise rock" and assumed I would hate this. And I didn't hate it! I didn't LIKE it, but I didn't hate it.

Man. OK I think this guy was going though something, but it did not make for an enjoyable listen. By the time I finished the album I felt miserable.

This is fine. Should it be on this list? Probably not.

The 00s are seemingly underrepresented on this list, which is a shame for me, because in the 00s I was a cool teen who knew about popular and/or "niche but good" music. Or at least I thought I was. So far I have heard of 0 entries on this list from that era. So I think they weren't super well known or culturally defining (which seems to be the case for other eras) and to my ear they are also not "unusual but suitably mind blowing as to deserve a spot on the list", which I would love. So what gives??

I think some of the backing musicianship on this might be good to great (?) but it is sooooo hard to tell because of his pathetic, soft, nasal and annoying vocals.

Well welll well. I was excited for this as it birthed some all time bangers which you could file under "early feminist pop" HOWEVER... This is a crazy album actually. Obviously it's great in places, but front loading all three greats is an EXTREMELY bold move. The second half.... What on earth? From feminist anthems straight into slut-shaming! From a random very specific spoken word best friend song to straight up worship music at the end?! Is it sexy? Yes? Is it judgemental of other women's sexuality? Also yes. Is it feminist? Kinda? Is it low key also a worship album? Yes?????? My mind is boggled.

All my loving and please Mr postman great. Others all great but... Dare I say it, a bit samey. I get it, it's the Beatles.

If you don't listen to a single word I actually quite like Eminem's general sound but unfortunately if you pay attention to the lyrics, abandon hope all ye who enter here.

Almost funky, but so boring!!

Pleasant, but made me feel like a Sim.

How old are you? I am "I mainly know of Lenny Kravitz from his starring turn in the hit 2012 dysopian film franchise The Hunger Games" years old. Like, I did know he was famous for making music, but I'd be hard pressed to recall every knowingly listening to a second of it. And you know what, this is good fun! I now understand why he is mainly known not for being Lenny Kravitz as Cinna but for being Lenny Kravitz as Lenny Kravitz. And I like it.

Dull. Sorry 😬

Not my favourite kinks albums far, but still a banger. David Watts, hilarious, Waterloo sunset, gorgeous.

Meh. This was not as cool, fun or interesting as the wombats or the t shirt wearers had me believe.

What is happening to me????? I HATED the first pj harvey album we had on here, and I thought the second one was ok. However, I genuinely enjoyed this one.

Uhhh. I'm sure this guy was having a great time but I found I wasn't necessarily participating....

Gah. I love other stuff by yeah yeah yeahs but this didn't really do it for me.

Chill and funky, but no where close to the cardigans best. A little one note in places.

Really enjoyed this, only knew a couple of badly drawn boy songs but the whole album was pretty.

Errr, this one wasn't for me, bit of a slog in the middle. I get it he's very talented but I don't think EVERY Elvis Costello album needs to be on the list does it....?

Pretty fun, but we all know how I feel about movie soundtracks....

Omg??????? I have always avoided listening to the grateful dead because I assumed from their name they were a thrash metal band?????? But what hvlave I just heard??? Well apparently I heard an "eclectic style that fused elements of rock, blues, jazz, folk, country, bluegrass, rock and roll, gospel, reggae, and world music with psychedelic"..... So not thrash metal then. Anyways I enjoyed this and this is exactly why I signed up to this little exercise. Consider my horizons broadened and my apologies to the grateful dead 😂 although I do kinda think the name needs work shopping now....

I don't know if we're just being served all the best radiohead albums last, or something has changed in my brain, but I now love radiohead. This has such a unique sound and it inspired sooooo much.

Yah ok. This is my favourite of the Bowie albums we've had so far, which is funny because it doesn't even have the major hits, but it's listenable throughout. Still. I have yet to be bit by the Bowie bug. I assume there's 27 more of his albums so I expect I'll like one of those.

If you got an AI to extrapolate Come On Eileen into a whole album, it would be this. Which, is fine I guess? But a bit exhausting.

This was suitably vibey and I am feeling generous today, so take my 4.

This is, OF COURSE, a 5. No notes.

To basically paste my previous review, I think something has changed in my brain chemistry because it seems I love radiohead now. Solid album, no complaints directed at radiohead, but unfortunately that last review I mentioned was ✨not even a week ago✨. It's too much radiohead folks! Surely there are some other artists that could have taken an entry on the top 1000?

This is like a parallel universe where Elvis presley is the lead singer of a goth rock band. And you know, I didn't hate it.

This was very.... ✨standard✨, but not dislikeable! I don't know, perhaps I am just basic.

Yeah, this slaps.

This is objectively a Good album, but it's surely a bit too Christian-specific worship heavy to class as a album EVERYONE must listen to before they die... Right? Or is this list trying to save my soul?

Fine!! I admit it! I like Morrissey! ... Obviously not as a person, but "we hate it when our friends become successful, and if they're northern, that makes it even worse" is funny. Sorry. Final thought: Perhaps Morrissey should listen to national front disco.

Gah. I hated this. I'm giving them a generous bonus point because I'm noting the year and hoping this was novel, but a lot of it sounded like medieval courtyard music, so I can't think so. The man's vocals, terrible, they shouldn't let him sing.

Gorgeous. More albums like this in the place of miscellaneous dad rock please 🙏

Weird but NOT fun or interesting way. Dnf

Hehehh. You have to be in the right mood, but I was kinda in it.

Dire straits were the first album we had on here (the self titled one) and after not really knowing their stuff, I loved it. I gave it a 4 because it was literally the first day and you can't go off on a 5, that's madness! THIS album is good too, however, it just reminded me of their self titled album and I ended up playing that one for half the day instead. Giving this a 4 and should have given the other a 5.

Pretty great. Having grown up only listening to a Greatest Hits compilation (and attending many an Abba bottomless brunch at hen dos) I was unfamiliar with their back catalogue. It's great obviously, but feed me the hits 😋

That isn't really my sound. That said, I miss when real art was made from real emotion. Obviously this is masterful.

OK so hands up who got confused between My Bloody Valentine and Bullet For My Valentine. Ahem. 🙋🏻‍♀️. NOT what I was expecting from band with this name (in a good way) but also exactly the sort of impactless indie fuzz that serves as movie background music and nothing more. Inoffensive other than how boring it was.

Ahahhhh, Build Mode on Sims. The best mode.

Horrible. I was just driving home and suddenly I had the experience of being in a mosh pit. Which is not something I enjoy. I understand that on the bell curve of things that qualify as "music", this is... on there, but it's right at the tail end.

It's been a while since we had this genre so my calibration needs tuning. I couldn't tell if this was good or bad.

If any Bruce Springsteen albums are a 5, and I think they must be, then it's this one. BOOOORN IN THE USAAAA, I screamed relatably as I coasted down the A34 towards Oxford. Yep, still slaps.

This is my least favourite genre of music, but I don't know, it was kinda fun in French.

You know what, this was a genuinely rip roarin good time.

Yeah, pretty funky and fun!

Not normally into an instrumental but this one was a party!

Soooo pretty. Yeah these guys knew what they were doing.

This slaps and I believe she was extremely young when she made this????? Mind boggling.

Gorgeous. Wondered why I had never heard of him. Googled him. 😢.

My discerning ear for metal rates this not as good as Metallica but much better than napalm death.

I can't tell if I'm biased as this was the soundtrack to my teenage years, but I don't think so. I think this is a genuinely great album. Others have imitated, but this is the real deal. The LAYERS on crystallised! Iconic.

I don't know, I only know iggy pop from being a weird guy. Turns out he's made some decent music too 😂. Good for you iggy

I don't know if this is a coincidence because it was eurovision yesterday, but anyway. Last night the land of my fathers snatched victory from the jaws of defeat with an absolute banger and saved eurovision. Thank you Dara and also this ABBA album slaps. The perfect album for a victory lap. ✌️

Just because the stones are the stones, doesn't make every album great. This one is quite good though.

Hot take: I don't think every single Lennon, Mccartney and Beatles album needs to be on this list just because it's them. For example, this one could be trimmed, and I would still get the picture.

Pleasant. No shade to her that I don't speak Portuguese (?) .

Wow. I saw "1991" and was hoping for alternative rock / britpop vibes but my hopes weren't high. What I got was... So much more? A cool genre mix and a fun overall sound. Why have I never heard of these guys? Thank you album game 🙏

I can't think what to say for this. Yep, I really enjoyed it. "Smashing."

Me, seeing this album title: oh great, I know this is a classic album so I'm excited to finally listen to it Me, realising I already know every song because it is SUCH a classic album: 🤯

Yeah, this is funky and fun as always. I will probably never listen to this again and have already forgotten it but it probably made me look cool as I rolled up to the toll booth this morning, so there's that.

Better than I was expecting, but the bar was low.

I was really enjoying this until someone at work told me Eric Clapton is in this. I'm going to pretend I don't know.

This is great, obviously because it's Simon and Garfunkel, but unfortunately we had Bridge Over Troubled Water just four days ago and of course this pales in comparison. Not to throw accusations but it feels a LITTLE like this album is only on this list to shoehorn Mrs Robinson in.

This is good because it's REM but unfortunately it's another victim of this band having far, far greater albums that deserve a spot on this list and makes me think this one, which is... Fine, probably could have been cut so another artist could get a spot and bring some variety to this list.

Hot Chip?? HOT CHIP ON THIS LIST???? When I was a teen, me and my two friends thought we were the only people who were knew about Hot Chip. We had discovered them on ✨the Internet✨. We loved them committedly and even formed our own tribute band called Hop Chip featuring, amongst other things, Susan's rabbit and guinea pig on keyboard and synth respectively. Anyway, the point is, 20 years later I am absolutely chuffed to see Hot Chip here. Turns out it wasn't just the three of us after all. And this is actually a new album for me (I was a Made In The Dark/One Life Stand gal) and of course I love it. Here's to you, the Chips 🍻

No. I'm sorry. The man who wrote this list obviously loves pj harvey. I don't blame you guy, if I was writing this list of course I'd put all my favourite albums. And haven't bothered to do that so I can't really complain.

Definitely good. However I listened twice all the way through and I can't recall it at all. Then I looked it up and listened again to everyone's favourite and most lauded tracks again. And I didn't didn't QUITE get the hype.

Well well well. I simply don't know what to make of this. I have never been ENTIRELY sure whether the darkness were a sort of parody or not. Only knowing the (amazing) "I believe in a thing called love" and the (amazing... parody?) "christmas time: don't let the bells end" (lol). Knowing they were a one(ish) hit wonder, it's therefore not shocking at all that the rest of this album doesn't reach the heady heights of IBIATCL. However, I still had a good time and hey, they were really trying... something.

What on earth to say about this. I think there is some cultural and political context I am missing here due to my youthful age which perhaps means I do not appreciate this as much as I should??? Relax, great, two tribes great, cover of War, horrible, weird mumbly and talky interludes, rubbish. Truly a mixed bag, almost leading me to DNF before Power of Love. Which would have been a shame. So, 3 due to a last minute redemption.

I don't think I "got" this at all. Baffling.

I guess these are joke songs, but they weren't funny. Swing and a miss.

Horrible.

Wow. MGMT eh. Where to begin? Firstly, how could some random undergrads playing on laptops outside student halls invent not one, not two, but three all time bangers? Second, despite the ubiquity of these bangers, how is it no one has ever listened to the album or any further singles? Thirdly, are they OK? And finally, how can this be almost 20 years old? That must mean I am older than 20 years old?

Funkalicious, funkadelic, funking funktastic.