A few hits but they blend into too many similar songs. Would rather listen to early Stones which this is reminiscent of. Favourite song: Harmony.

Disappointing! The best Bowie feels modern despite its age - this does not stick out in the same way. One reasonable bop (S&V) does not a top 1001 album make.

Reasonable but too similar throughout. There are a few quieter guitar moments that sounded pretty good and I think more focus on them would be a better album - less time spent at 100% volume. Favourite track: Master of Puppets, of course.

Ok. Some tracks were pretty good, but nothing that really jumped out at me. I can see this being “Best Album of the June 2009” but I don’t think it’s stood the test of time. Can’t rate it higher than “Low” by DB though, because in retrospect that album was presaging this style of music 20 years earlier.

Uneven, but I think Venus in Furs is so good it drags everything else up. Also points for being the first ones to ever do it - sounds ahead of its time.

At least 3 disco bangers, but really works as a whole album - stick it on at a party in the past 46 years and you’ll have a good time.

An album I already like, trying to find reasons not to love. Unfortunately, I cannot. Fun, different, kooky songs with lots of character. Oh and 1 generational banger to start with.

Rockin’!

I can see the vision, but not my thing.

This is the kind of album the 1001 list is for - something I never would have picked, but I'm glad I listened to. Heartfelt, witty, melancholic.

Some good tunes but, unfortunately, overall unlistenable due to the occasional vocal choice.

Fun sound. (Full disclosure, I listened to this album on repeat while I tried to sleep on the flight to Magaluf surrounded by a stag, so any sound was an improvement. Upon closer inspection I had also only downloaded the first song on the album, so this review is coloured by listening to “Sunflower” approx. 32 times.)

Fun album, but not The King’s greatest. Interesting as a transition between the music of the time and rock’n’roll.

Is this the fabled, “Wall-to-wall bangers, no skips”? Has it finally happened?? Is there the potential for 3 5s??? This reporter eagerly waits to find out. Where was all this music the in Bohemian Rhapsody movie? Only one potential “Misfire” on the album. Favourite song: Stone Cold Crazy.

What a fun album. Not totally my thing, but it grew on me. Favourite song: "Banana Split For My Baby"

Some fun stuff, but not mind-blowing. FS: Anything That’s Rock’n’Roll

Fun, and I like the sound, but too similar throughout to be an all-timer.

Nice, but nothing that really grabbed me and made me want to listen.

Super fun. Lots of stuff going on; gives you an idea why so many bands listed them as an inspiration. FS: Shangri-la, but lots to choose from. (Not Australia, though. What a dumb song.)

Lots of fun, but didn’t rise above that for me. FS: Higher Ground.

Potentially interesting themes, but no interest musically.

What you get when you stretch “Day in the Life” into an entire album. Made me want to listen to something better.

Good stuff. A glimpse to a different world of music I normally have no interest in. FS: Coat of Many Colours.

Redefines what a “good” album is (by being mostly bad). Kind of unlistenable but a part of me likes it.

Good, but ultimately not for me.

Improved over time. Would be good music for a recession. FS: Damaged Goods.

Nice background, and probably a great album, but I am too much of a philistine to understand.

Several bangers, no lowlights, great vocals and great tracks behind it. FS: Beautiful

A few hits and not bad for 19 yr old, but the highs do not make up for the lows. Any deeper commentary is at year 9 PSHE-level. FS: Fix Up, Look Sharp.

Not a terrible sound, and mercifully short, but as with all Steely Dan we must ask ourselves - Why?

Okay, but not even near the top of my “Fred Neil” ranking. You can’t include albums on this list just because you love Midnight Cowboy.

Great album but desperately needed some radio edits. Know when to end a song! FS: Personal Jesus, obviously, but enjoyed the whole run through to Blue Dress

Not all great but too much interesting stuff to rate low. FS: Our House (mainstream) or Helpless (turns out I love Neil Young)

Several bangers. I’ll take it! (Did you know “Smoke on the Water” actually happened to them?) FS: Highway Star

Not a massive Kate Bush fan but some interesting stuff going on here…

A little miscellaneous. Too many songs about states.

Find myself liking the things I hadn’t heard before over the overplayed classics. But still, an album full of hits. FS: Hello

Endlessly forgettable.

Fun Metallica sounds if that’s what your looking for, but not sure if the social themes carry through

Good stuff! Big claim to call your album genius but I think he’s done well.

Not dreadful, but not even one of the top 1001 folk rock albums of the early 70s (of which this app has shown us many).

A few hits, but not a style that has stood the test of time.

Fun Bowie, but nothing crazy.

Not totally original, but a few hits.

Poor. If they were playing this live in a pub (ideal environment for it), I would ask them to stop.

You know what Brian, it would be nice, wouldn’t it… Lots of fun, but I am not astute enough to understand the deeper melodies, apparently. FS: I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times.

Fun, but didn’t blow my mind.

Some filler, but too much gold to ignore. These are the ancestral songs one my people. Favourite (new) Song: Rise and Fall

Not my usual vibe but clearly something great and unique going on.

Not what I was expecting from the name or cover, but I like the jazzy big band.

Not my favourite Talking Heads, but I liked it more than I thought. FS: Heaven.

Pretty good stuff- would have liked to have seen where they went next :( FS: Dumb?

I like it! Feels like a precursor to a lot of the 00s indie rock I love. Illegitimate FS: Never Stop - Discotheque remix

One all-time classic, but the rest of the album can’t match it unfortunately.

Not full of out-and-out hits, but pleasing to listen to. Lots of lullaby-eque songs.

Some fun stuff being tried!

Varies between interesting to GREAT. Fantastic sound. Best thing MTV ever did. FSs: Man who sold the world, Come as you are, Dumb. But first place, “Where did you sleep last night?”

Pretty good. Hallelujah still an all-timer.

High-level Stones performance, though not truly exceptional for me.

Some incredible guitar on this album which, looking into the band, makes sense. Almost funny how far ahead the guitar is over the singing. FS: He's Always There.

Didn’t capture my interest.

Good Company imo.

Fun!

Unfortunately, despite my personal dislike of Morrissey, this album is great. Funny, melodic, weird, unlike anything before and a lot that copied it later. FS: I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish. or Death of A Disco Dancer.

Inconsistent but some interesting stuff towards the end.

Weird. Not unlistenable but close.

Each song is too long. Needs an editor. FS: Child in Time

Good stuff. Very blue.

I realise this may not be the most popular opinion but I have to speak my truth: I find Elvis Costello’s voice unbearable.

I would still struggle to call Steely Dan "good", but I do enjoy some of these beats. FS: Dirty Work

Love it! Punky, rocky, pop-y. FS (that I hadn’t heard before): Hanging on the Telephone

Outside my usual genre but fun and clearly well-made.

Some great hits and fun melodies but let down by the lyrics, which get a little self-pitying. FS: Blank Space

Generally rip-roaring. Favourite New Song: All Revved Up with No Place to Go.

Beats to get you moving. FS: Bring Da Ruckus

Good, but not the greatest from Ol' Blue Eyes

Good, but not the best of Redding. Also, “Respect” is out-shone in every way by the AF version.

Great, but just didn’t pull me in.

Outstanding album, probably one of the few 6/5s. Every song is somewhere between great and an all-time classic. Tough to choose, but FS: Go Your Own Way. More bands should break up during recordings.

Exceeds Expectations. Good throughout. Loses a point for the low-key misogyny that would continue into later emo music.

Not catchy enough for me. Also tough when the best song is a cover!

Quiet but charming. Goes places no-one else goes quite so well. Fs: Suzanne

I enjoy the genre, but this felt surprisingly low-energy, and too similar throughout.

Some very strong tracks, but the in-betweens just didn't do it for me. Favourite New Song: Vicious

Just couldn't get into it, but I can see the vision.

Completely different from what I expected, almost soulful. Great sound. FS: Changes. RIP Ozzy

The most interested I have been in The Cure. Their proto-Emo influence is much more clear here. However, just didn’t grab me.

They’re not all hits but what’s good is great. FS: What’s Golden & Thin Line.

Good job Billy Joel. Many many hits.

Classic 00s album. So different to anything I had heard at the time when it released.

Incredible opening, but tails off towards the end. First three songs are in competition for the greatest 3-song run on any album.

Interminable. But if you cut it down to just the good stuff you would end up with one 3 1/2 min track. Fell off after the first disc.

It’s like half-way through the heard the Beatles for the first time and completely changed direction. Largely too twee.

Almost entirely dreadful. Like a school music class who have just discovered DJ MODE on a keyboard. However, there is a prescient spark in one or two songs ("Weight Lifting Lulu") that doesn't seem to come back in music until the mid-90s. Does it make the rest of the album good? No, it does not.