1001 Albums Summary

I knew almost all of these songs. I hadn't realized that they are all on this debut album.

Peter Gabriel "So" came out when I was 16. And songs like In Your Eyes were iconic at the time. But at the same time, I was never a huge fan of this album. I always thought it was kind of cheesy and overwrought. The song Don't Give Up with Kate Bush. Is one of my least favorite songs in the history of music. And listening to it now. It hasn't gotten any better. Definitely feel like it is extremely dated.

Solid. Full of classics. Lacking variety.

Great stuff. Surprised by the Pink Floyd vibes

I don't know how I missed this album in 1999. It should have been right in my sweet spot. So glad to First hear it in 2025. Songs like I see a darkness, and death to everyone are true highlights, but the whole album is great straight through. Definitely a true musician's musician in the class of Tom waits, Leonard Cohen and the other great storytellers.

Decent, but doesn't stock up against pure heroin

Common People is one of the best songs of the 1990s hands down. 5/5 as a song. Unfortunately the rest of this album is pretty mediocre. A few songs that flirt with four stars, a few songs that flirt with two stars. Overall, this has to be 3/5 as an album.

Legendary debut

4.9 out of 5. Only so I can leave room for Gish to score higher

Listened to this all the way through 2 times. First listen it just made no sense as a Beach Boys album 2/5. Listened again as if it were an album by just any unknown band. Still terrible. Lyrics sound like a 5th grader. Vocals are weak and scattered. Music is forgettable.

This album rips! Short, fast, and hard. It's a 4+. The only reason I can't round up to 5 is that would put it equal with albums that did it earlier and better, especially PJ Harvey Rid of Me. Dig Me Out very much feels like it was trying to recreate Rid of Me. And who wouldn't want to?! It comes up slightly short in a few ways. First, PJ already did it so it lacks the originality factor. But the real reason is that it just doesn't have the same vocal powerhouse. This is an album I would definitely listen to over and over again. I just can't quite get it five-star iconic status.

Chill and eclectic. Some of it's really good, others not so much.

Undeniably a bold and groundbreaking album. Bohemian Rhapsody alone makes this legendary. But with that said it has a lot of misses too. I appreciate the egalitarian nature of this band to allow other members to have their own songs on this album. But when you have one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music, it just wastes space not track to have him on every track

Waiting on a sunny day= good! Nothing man = very good Worlds Apart = very good! African rhythms actually work and the guitar rips. Some songs generic and overproduced

Police at their early, simple finest

Better than expected. Some really good songs. Morrison still drags it down somewhat

I really dislike this style of music anyway. Country twanged folk. But I really truly tried to be objective, and gave it a listen all the way through. It actually made me like it less. The only thing that makes this genre of music. Wes is when it has self- indulgent lyrics. Wich this has throughout. After hearing the first song, I decided I would give it a three-star neutral review just so I wouldn't unfairly move the needle based on personal taste. But after giving it a true lesson, it's two stars. Also, it's way too long. 14 songs is probably two times too many

This album is Punk in the same way that a mcdonald's Filet-O-Fish fish sandwich is seafood. Fun, fast, short. All good traits. But if that's what you're looking for, put on The Strokes or White stripes.

So good! Each sign better than the last

REM put out 5, 5-star albums in row. Green is where things started to crack a bit. Still 4-stars. Songs like Pop Song 89, Get Up, and Stand feel like REM just wanted to do something easy for a change. Turn You Inside Out is probably their best rocker of all time. World Leader Pretend would have fit well on a previous album. Gems like You Are The Everything and Hair Shirt are clues to what would come on Automatic For the People

This is a hard one to rate. I Have a great appreciation for Susan! Vega. She's clearly very talented songwriter. But it's just not a style that I like. I would never choose to put this album on and listen to it. But for people who like the style, it's probably, four or five star quality.

The faster funky songs are phenomenal. The slower songs are pretty boring. Unfortunately there's way too many of the slow songs

It's listenable enough. But it's also incredibly forgettable. I can't imagine a scenario when I would listen to this album a second time

Nobody does this better than the Cramps. Its a perfect version of what it is. I just don't feel like what it is can ever exceed 4 stars.

If ever there was an album that speaks for itself.

Strong contender for best album of 1996. And that's a year full of great albums. Wyclef and L were too much talent for one group to contain.

This album changed the way I do my ratings. Previously I gave some credit for quality musicianship and recording even if it isn't a style of music that I personally like. I tried to give some measure of objectivity to this overall subjective experience. But this is just unlistenable. I can't even make it through a single song. There are a lot of early '80s albums that have the same cheesy, synthesizers and other elements. But they hold up well because they represent a moment in time and innovation. This is just a hacky version of that. Steve Winwood is a super talented musician with a strong history, but when he decided to attempt the "new" sound he completely missed the mark. At dust. It's like the Disneyfication of '80s music. At best It can be called a Peter Gabriel knockoff. But even Peter Gabriel was cheesy at this point in his career.

Not a genre that I personally like very much, but this album is actually very listenable. He's got a great voice and solid song writing. I have it a focused listen all the way through (even though it's a pretty long album) and generally enjoyed it. i probably wouldn't put this on again by choice, but wouldn't mind if it happened to be on somewhere.

This is a joke right? RIGHT?? Basically unlistenable. I understand Brian Wilson's mental health issues. If he meant this as a joke/prank then haha, but also fuck you for wasting an hour of my time. If it's supposed to be taken seriously then it just adds to the sadness and tragedy of his story.

It's a sound that's not for everyone. But it is for me!

I was excited when this showed up as my album of the day. Courtney Barnett mentions the triffids in a song, so I always assumed they were super cool but had never listened to them. I usually try not to read other reviews until I've listened to the whole thing first and formed my own opinion. But this was so bad that by the third song I had to look up some reviews to see if I was just missing something. Nope, I'm not missing anything, this album is pretty much universally hated. As it should be. Because it sucks. Sorry Courtney. The song Unmade Love could pass for a The The B-side. The only bit of redemption on this album.

I grew up one town over from Julianna HatfieId (I'm 3 yrs younger). She was the coolest kid around. I was in college in Boston when this album came out. The Lemonheads were just a part of life. It seemed like everyone in Boston had been in this band at one point it another. Listening to this album is like having a vivid flashback of my 20s.

I wish I was a filmmaker so that I could use these songs in a soundtrack. Great record!. I did have one problem with this, but it wasn't specifically with the album. For some reason the streaming version of this is so quiet that I had to put my volume to the max to be able to even hear it. Definitely a disservice to this grade problem.

Not my favorite of Elvis's Styles.

I've always loved their hits, but I don't think I've ever listened to a full album. This is great!

It's fine

Hard to rate this one. I was assuming it would be an automatic 5. But man are there some terrible songs on here.

Perfect for a summer Sunday

Nice collection of covers. Almost every song on this album was already a hit by someone else. And the arrangements are barely changed. But its a good selection of songs and she sings them well.

Might first intro to this artist. So I had no expectations. But I'm still pretty sure I couldn't have expected this. Really good writing and really good musicianship. Reminds me of musical theater. And just like musicals, I have lots of respect for the talent, but it's just not a style I like.

This album is bleak, it's violent, it's depressing, it's real, and it's exceptionally great. It is a career defining album for Springsteen. And I mean that in the truest sense of the word. It may not always be considered his best album, but it defines and explains the entire message of his career. A few years later he came out with Born In The USA where he had to put a shiny gloss on the same themes just so people would listen. Even though they often didn't get it. For anybody that still doesn't understand what Born In The USA is about, they should listen to Nebraska for an explanation.

Quality songwriting? Nope. Brilliant musicianship? Nope. Deep themes? Nope. Diversity of sounds? Nope. Just 29 minutes of a band doing exactly what they do exquisitely. And changing the trajectory of music and culture while they are at it.

This was disappointing. Adele's debut was so stunning that maybe it set the bar too high. Because this one just doesn't have the same power

A great surprise. 60s folk with exceptional guitar work

I was 21 when this album came out. I was a massive U2 fan right from the first notes of Boy in 1980. And I adored every album up to this point. When this came out I was really disappointed and considered it the end of U2 as I had known them. I didn't like the change in sound. And then Zooropa confirmed that this wasn't an anomaly, it was a whole new direction. I gave up on them Looking back on that and re-listening to this album now makes me realize that I was just an obnoxious 21-year-old elitist fanboy. This is a fucking awesome album full of incredible songs! Your favorite band evolving with the times is a GOOD thing. With that said, I still can only give it four stars (9/10) because even at this point I don't think it was as groundbreaking as most of their previous albums. But I'll probably listen to it 6 times through today!

This is another one of those albums that I remember exactly where I was when I first heard it. Summer of 92, on the radio, as i was driving through Florida. It instantly caught my ear as a that Unique style that I had never heard before. This was in the days before Shazam and the internet, and I was just passing through listening to a radio station. I would never hear again. So it took me kind of a long time to figure out what artist it was and how to find it. Once I found it I listened to it on constant rotation for weeks. Years later I would fall in love with the band. Spearhead. Took me awhile to connect the dots and realize that that Michael Franti was the frontman for both of them. Early spearhead kept a lot of the anger, energy, and politics of Disposable Heroes, but put it to really fun music. Re-Listening to this album really makes me wish Franti could get some of that anger back. We need it more than ever now.

This is a straight five star classic. I love this album, but I have to admit it got somewhat lost in the shuffle of the incredible albums that dropped in 1994. That includes some iconic albums from Soundgarden, Portishead, Beastie Boys, Nine Inch Nails, Jeff Buckley, Weezer, Green Day, Pearl jam, Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Blur, Beck, REM, Johnny Cash, the list goes on and on ...

Exactly 3 stars. Its the definition of average.

Devastatingly sad. Disarming l beautiful.

I'm sorry, I just can't. I'm breaking my own rating system to give this a 3 just because. But there is no way I'm listening to it ever again.

Never heard of the artist, never heard any of the songs. Actually pretty good.

Genius. 1 Star deducted for East St. Louis Toodle-Oo.

So smooth

I knew the songs Aqualung and Locomotive Breath very well. I always thought they were great, but wasn't sure if the rest of the album could hold up. Turns out I actually also knew Cross Eyed Mary and Hymn 43. Both great songs. So I already knew and liked a 1/3 of the album coming in. The other 2/3 don't have the same power, but they fit in perfectly. In total this album absolutely slays. It's got all of the top tier hard rock elements of the early 70s. Then it adds truly unique elements like the psychotic flute playing, monkey noises, and wild character development. Absolute classic.

I've been doing my best to try to get into iron Maiden since the late '70s. I just can't do it. They seem like a cool band, got nothing against them, I just don't like the music

I have a friend who is a fan. So I've tried. I tried in the '80s. I tried in the '90s. I tried this morning. I just can't do it. For starters, I'm just not a fan of any 'theatrical' / Baroque style pop music. But I can occasionally get past that with other artists. What I can't get past is her voice. It feels like an ice pick in my eye. I literally feel it more than I hear it. She supposedly has great lyrics, I'll have to take their word for it. I honestly can't make out any words. Just stabbing pain to the brain. She's the only artist I can think of that I have a purely physiological response to.

Amazing

Crazy 80s.

As far as 62 minute songs go, this song is pretty ok.

It's Fucking Rage!

Smooth

What the heck did I just listen to?? The music is generic mid-50s country, bluegrass, gospel. The lyrics are horrifying. Every song is somebody getting murdered for no apparent reason. I think I kinda liked it. I'm not even sure how to rate it.

Medium Attack. Generic, predictable house music. Not interesting enough to hate. Why must I listen to this before I die?

I had heard the name Rufus Wainwright but had never heard his music. Based on his name I always assumed he was a country singer. (I know, it's stupid to make assumptions). He's obviously got a ton of talent. I'm just not a fan of the overly theatrical style.

This is great! Songwriting, great musicianship. Great singing. Great innovation. If I was hearing this in 1971 for the first time it would be five star slam dunk. In 2025 I can still very much appreciate it, but I honestly rather listen to one of the many many albums that were inspired by it.

I bet this was an incredible show to see. And I bet it would be great to relive that experience by listening to this album. But I wasn't there, so it's just a poorly recorded, run-of-the-mill blues record.

As good as Southern Rock gets.

Man, these guys can play anything and everything! And they do! All at once. Proving the old adage that just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.

Nice!

I was skeptical going in. Then first few sings were fantastic and I thought I'd find a gem. Then the rest was boring and self indulgent. Oh well

I have to start by saying that when this album came out I was already a massive Smashing Pumpkins fan. They were my favorite band at the time. Gish and Siamese Dream were in my top albums of all time, and Pisces Iscariot was right there with them. There is a 5-star masterpiece here. I love that there are elements of the previous albums, but also some real evolution into new styles. Unfortunately its encumbered by some 2 & 3-star baggage. Even more so it just needed to be curated better. If Billy was open to listening to anyone at the time they might have been able to tell him that. This could have been a concise 5-star legendary album with a killer outtakes album released later. Instead every listener ends up skipping around to only play what they like. Mellon Collie. Okay interesting opener. Different is good. I'm here for it. Tonight tonight. This is good. Sounds like the pumpkins, even if it's a little more chilled out and heavy on the strings. But progression is good. Jellybelly. Now we're really talking! This could have been on Gish. Love that they're going back to this mix where guitars and vocals intertwine so much. And drums are relentless Game on! Zero. Ok, fuck yeah! Not what I was expecting. Bring it! Here is no. Why. Straight pumpkins. No complaints Bullet with butterfly wings. There is no question that the sun rocks! Honestly though, it just doesn't sound like smashing pumpkins to me. To forgive. Don't get me wrong. I like it. But this is the first clue about why this album is so long. In the past this would have been an outtake. An ode to no one. Okay, third song so far with this new growl. It's not what I loved about them to start with, but evolution is good and so is this. Love. I dig it, but again this probably should have been an outtake. Cupid. Nope. Come on. What are you doing? Galapagos. Come on man, that's two skippers in a row Muzzle. Redemption! And worth the wait! Sounds like a continuation of Siamese dream. Even on a first listen, it's obvious that this is going in the pantheon of the pumpkin's greatest. Porcelina. I mean it's fucking epic for sure. But it's also the height of Billy's self-indulgence. When I set that aside, I can get lost in it. Take me down. 2 minutes and 50 seconds of my life that I wish I could head back. Where boys fear to tread. More of the new heavy guitar and growl. like with the other ones, its not really what I'm here for with the Pumpkins. But at the same time I like it. Bodies. Phenomenal! Thirty-three. meh. In the arms of sleep. Meh. 1979. Yeah I know everybody loves it. I'm just going to say it.... It's boring as fuck Tales of a scorched Earth. I could do a whole album this. Not sure how well it really fits in here, but I'll take it. Through The eyes of Ruby. Doing what the pumpkins do best. Loud, soft, loud. Driving base, relentless drums, exploding guitars! Stumbleine. Nope. Leave this stuff to Jack White. X.Y.U. Yup. No holding back We only come out at night. Look, I don't mind silly. But if you going to do silly keep it short. Another one that's better left to Jack White. Beautiful. Meh. Lilly. Meh By starlight. It never really takes off like it could, but it's decent. Farewell and good night. Laughably bad.

I knew the hits but hasn't listened to a full album. Turns out Oasis is more bland than I expected.

I was not expecting this. It's a weird album written for cucks. In almost every song, he's getting cheated on but he don't mind as long as he get some leftover scraps. This is a whole other side of country music.

Peak Marley

I don't know. Its Bob Dylan. I'd probably prefer to read the lyrics sheet than listen to the music.

Why am I suddenly craving a giant turkey leg? I grew up in the '70s and was into all of the other hard Rock and prog Rock and psychedelic rock bands of the time. But somehow this was an album I had never listened to before.. I'm glad that I've finally checked that box. Although, I am most definitely never going to listen to this again. Obviously a lot of talent and I can see why people would love. But for me it was just really cheesy and boring (except for 21st century schizoid man, which is pretty awesome).

Dying without having listened to this would have been perfectly acceptable.

Not bad. Interesting. Very surprised at how old it was.

I appreciate the innovation for the time. Some highlights are early goth sounds and killer bass on 'Motorcade'.

Mixed bag. Honestly better then I remembered it being.

I was not prepared for how boring this would be. Obviously 'Someone to Love' and 'White Rabbit' are classic rock standards. And for good reason. But 'Coming Back to Me', what the heck, how can a song this bad actually make it onto a album? Oh jeez, now I just got to 'How do you Feel', it's even worse!

Foundational yet also often overlooked or underated.

Every song is gold. And god damn, John Paul Jones bass lines!!

Really chill Senegali music. I'd be happy to have this on in the background anywhere. But it's unlikely that I'll think to put it on very frequently.

Incredible reworking of an already incredible band. Bringing these rhythms changed the course of popular music.

I can't add much to the legions of 5-Star reviews. Pretty much everything has already been said about the genius story telling and the epic rock orchestration. But I will say that David Gilmour can make me cry with that God damn perfect guitar tone and playing.

"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" is in the running for best cover of any song ever. Beyond that, it's just a pure expression of it's time.

Why in the world is this song on the list? It's not good. It's not innovative. It's not influential. It's not important in any way. It's not unique. It's not memorable. It's not interesting. It's not well written. It's not well played. It's not well produced. It's not even bad enough to be interesting or polarizing. There is not a single reason why anybody must listen to this.

Beautiful

Another one that has no business being on the list. Best thing about it is that it's short.

This was really disappointing. I was a big Jeff Buckley fan in the 90s. People always said "His father Tim Buckley was even better! A musical genius who died too young." I always just accepted that as a well-known fact. But I never got around to checking it out. Today I learned that he was just run-of-the-mill early 70s rock. I've heard hundreds of small-town bar bands that make basically the sand music.

The most solid 4-Star album ever. The consistency can't be beat. Every single song is 4-stars.

I had never heard this before. I don't plan on hearing it again.

Nope. I can't do it. This is not the first time I've heard songs from this albvm, but it's the first time I've attempted to intentionally listen to any of it. It's really terrible. It combines the worst of '80s synth pop with the worst 2010s pop singing. I gave every song on the albvm a solid try. I listened to at least the first 30 seconds, and a random 30 seconds in the middle of each song. That's all I could manage. There were no songs that I could listen to straight throvgh. It's hard to tell if this shovld be one star or two stars. One Star seems kind of mean to this band that is probably nice people. Bvt it does fit my one-star criteria of never wanting to hear it again and actively going ovt of my way to make svre that happens.

RIP David Johansen.! It's hard to overestimate how incredible and influential this band is. This is 1973, 1973! So much of what people consider the Punk song in the late '70s is exactly ripped right from this.

Classic

Proving that music isn't math. "X" = 5 stars. "XX" = 2 stars. 2/5.

2 very good songs. 1 or 2 ok songs. Several really terrible 'Renaissance faire' style songs.

Already loved the hits but had never listened to the full album. Even better than expected.

It's great (not quite 5-stars great). Classic CAN heartland songs

Chill. I like it

43 minutes is a long time to listen to a bunch guys masturbate. I got through the whole thing, but I found no joy.

Meh.

Classic

Beautiful

The Nico songs pull this down some.

One of the best debut albums ever. It's amazing to think that they came out of the gate with so many great songs. It's also held better than most of the big albums from 2004-2005 (other than being overplayed).

Sure, I get it. Be intentionally weird and annoying. We used to do this in high school. It's fun and funny, and you get to feel like your smarter than the normies. As an adult, I'm not going to spend my time listening to it again, but I get it. At least it's interesting enough to not be 1-star. What is interesting though is the obvious influence on Tom Waits. Waits clearly took a lot of these same sounds and styles into his own music. The difference is that Waits was able to find the balance where its actually listenable.

It's fucking great, although a little too long

Very cool

Well that sucked

Haters gonna hate. This is a great album and a backdrop to the early 2Ks.

Well, its obvious why I've never heard of them.

Honestly, I only vaguely listened. It is what it is.

I understand that it's legendary and influential. But I have to stick with my rating system. This gets a 3 for "I probably wouldn't put it on myself, but I wouldn't be upset if it was playing."

1992 was an insane year for music. Excellence across so many genres and styles. Automatic for the People, The Chronic, Dirt, Check Your Head, Dry, 3 years 5 months..., Dirty, Rage Against the Machine. And on and on! And in the middle of all that is Bone Machine. I was already a big, big fan of everything by Tom Waits. Then he goes and does this! Incredible lyrics wrapped in a dark, gritty, underworld that feels both ancient and futuristic at the same time. I love every gravelly note of this album.

So good

I have a hard time getting into this. I just have never liked Clapton. There, I said it. Obviously he has incredible technical mastery. But I just don't find any any life in his playing. He also has one of the weakest and most soulless voices in rock history. The version of Little Wing is a great example. He stripped all of the the life and emotion out of the song. It's painful to listen to it He would have been a better fit as a prog artist. He just isn't believable playing blues. The overall sound of this album is salvaged by Bobby Whitlock's vocals and Duane Alman's guitar. They both have the actual soul that this music need. Giving it three stars because if one of my jam band friends wants to put something on, this isn't the worst thing they own.

I loved this album when it came out. I think because it was a retro sound to start with, it still holds up now.

Obviously 5

I have a lot of nostalgia for this album, but it's honestly pretty dated

Its an album. It's mostly covers. The arrangements are basically the same as the originals except for worse musicianship. And the recording is terrible. It sounds like any random high school band learning to play and recording with an cassette recorder

I've had friends telling me for years that I need to listen to this. I never get around to it. I owe them an apology

Such an easy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. Never a weak moment. And honestly it's not even my top 5 favorite Marley albums.

I understand why people like this, but it's just not interesting to me. I can only handle one or two songs in a row before I get bored.

Hadn't listened to this in a long time. In my memory it was a lot better.

Yaa!

No comment

Great album for the right occasion. Not a great album for a Wednesday morning at the office.

I refuse

11yo me had his mind blown by this. When I put in on now it takes me straight nec6k there.

Nice vibe for background music.

Deeeees-tro-YA!

Surprisingly had never heard this. It's really good

Not the best by Queen

I knew brimful, but hadn't heard the rest. Really great beats. This will go into the rotation

Just not a fan

Common's bars are not always as clever as he thinks they are. But I still love his sound.

It's definitely high quality, but it's just not something I would choose to listen to

There's really nothing wrong with this, but it's just become generic overplayed classic folk rock. I'm exactly as old as this album, so I've been hearing it literally my entire life. I don't want to listen to it anymore. The only thing that keeps the sound fresh at all is Neil Young's guitar.

No need to ask

Better than I expected. It's at it's best with traditional instruments. The songs with 80s synth didn't hold up well.

Not their peak.

This album did exactly what it intended: it introduced Cuban music to a world that had forgotten, or never heard, it. And the world is better for it. Also, to the person who gave this 1-star because it's "not in English", I hope you lose your ability to speak and hear. You've been wasting those gifts.

I'm sorry, I just can't. This is album isn't for me, and it's the first one I just can't bring myself to listen to. I have a ton of respect for her talent. It's just music that I don't want to listen to. I'll leave 3 stars to be neutral

Never heard of this before. Surprisingly good!

What would the 80s have looked like if the Cars didn't set the stage in 1978? Iconic perfection.

I like George Harrison's vibe even when I don't always love his music. This album was better than expected. But triple album?? C'mon, that's just silly. I'll pick some since from this in the future but I'll never listen to the while thing again

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying - Megadeth Megadeth is a lot like Donald Trump in that they defy parody. No SNL or Tenacious D parody would ever been as absurd and hilarious as the original. This is the definitely the funniest album I've had so far. If they took themselves less seriously it probably won't work. Full commitment is admirable and hilarious. Plus 1-star for the comedy and commitment of it all. ⭐⭐⭐

Decent background electronica

I absolutely love the Pixies. I am not a big fan of this album. It sounds like a band trying to sound like the Pixies. This album was the beginning of the end.

Man is this good! No weak spots (unlike some other SW albums). Has at his best when he keeps it up tempo, and that's this while album.

The songs on this album are like McDonald's cheeseburgers. They aren't exceptionally good, they aren't original, and I wouldn't want to have them everyday. But they are exactly as advertised, they are consistent, reliable, and you know what you're getting. Except for the slow songs, those are more like The shit you take after eating a couple McDonald's cheeseburgers.

Elton John is absolutely phenomenal on this album (most albums). His singing and piano are so good its hard to really overstate. Tiny Dancer is about as good as a song can get. The only reason I deduct a star is that Bernie Taupin is one of the worst lyricists in history. There, I said it! I know that they have this legendary song writing legacy but I just don't get it. His horrible lyrics drag down Elton. And this album is one of the worst cases. There are so many attempts at 'American' themes on this record but they just aren't believable through his words. Sorry Sir Elton.

I gave it a try. It's just not for me. 3 absolute legends, so how can I really critique? I want to just drop a 3 here and walk away. But country music doesn't deserve that kind of charity, it certainly wouldn't be as kind to me in return. So this gets a 2. I'm sorry ladies. You could have taken this in a different direction and probably scored an easy 5. I hope we can still be friends.

I'm not capable of describing how good this is.

It's actually pretty listenable, but I still consider it a novelty album. The one song I give extra credit to is Blue Turk. I'm pretty sure this was mocking, Jim Morrison and the doors. And I'm here for it

This is the 1001st time I've listened to this album. So, yeah, I love it.

Why? Just why? This is so pretentious it hurts. Definition of 1-Star

I was surprised by how good this was. I previously had heard "In It for the Money" and thought it was awful. This one rocks

I was getting jiggy with this from the first beat. What a collection of bangers. Nile Rogers has the Midas Touch.

I knew the hits really well, but I had no idea that the rest of this album was such a techno dance Masterpiece. So far ahead of its time.

I wish I had taken notes while I was listening, because the album just ended and I don't remember any of it. I didn't turn it off, so I'm guessing it wasn't particularly horrible.

I never think to listen to Radiohead. I mean, I know they're good and that people love them, but it just never occurs to me to put them on. And it never seems like the right time or seeing to listen to them. But then when I'm "forced" to I really like it

Dig it! High speed, crunchy guitars, awesome melodies, funny. A little bit B52s, a little bit Luscious Jackson.

This album contains at least 3 of the greatest tracks of all time.

If I had to be on an elevator, and there had to be music playing, I'd be ok with this being the music. In any other setting, no thank you.

I mean it's Ray Charles

I learned something. I thought that UB40 was strictly a cover band. All of their hits are covers. Boy this album is all originals and it's so much better! Why didn't they stick with originals?

I wasn't familiar with this phase of Madonna. I liked it more than i expected. Great dance songs. Probably 4-5 star quality. I give it 3 because it's just not something I will put on

It's a classic Christmas album. If I have to listen to Christmas music, this is the album I'd pick. But I don't have to listen to Christmas music and I don't want to.

Fucking A!! one of the greatest debut albums of all time! Fool's Gold is in my top five songs of all time.

This sounds like it was made by a 12-year-old boy who pulls the girl's hair in class to get attention They obviously set out to make a annoying, unlistenable, one star album. And they accomplish that. I kind of regret giving them The satisfaction of the rating that they wanted

80s classics. But I was never a huge fan. Too serious, too self-important.

Man, i really hated this out of the gate. But it grew on me by mid-listen. He's got a good sense of humor and something to say.

Only had time for one listen. I liked it and will be back for more

Meanwhile, in the UK. One of the greatest all time debuts.

Meanwhile, in the UK. While most of the world was gobbling Seattle's knob, Stereo MCs were making dance music ahead of its time. Almost 35 years late this album sounds as fresh as it sounds timeless.

Its mind boggling how many incredible albums, from so many different genres, came out in the early 90s. This one is no exception. Perfect vibe.

Once of the best debut albums of all time. T Wow, I forgot how much Chris Martin was trying to channel/emulate Jeff Buckley on Sunday like Shiver. And he pulls it off. He found his own voice on later albums, but it's fun to re-hear this.

It's funny that most of the poor reviews here aren't even about the album. They are about CeeLo's height, weight, personality, other projects, it completely other people. The album is great. It's super well produced. It's full of excellent guest performances. CeeLo is on his game.

This debut is when AF first caught my attention. It's still their best.

Another classic debut

I can't help myself. I love everything Jack White does.

This probably sounded pretty interesting and crazy in 1966. So I'll give them that. But in 2026 it just sounds like shit.

Ok, fine. But 2 hours??

Not my favorite PJ, and PJ is my favorite.

Love Mali guitar.

Some peak Aerosmith

The first few years of the 90s was ridiculous for the quality and diversity of great music. And this album is right up there with the best of everything. Absolute bangers throughout. Dre's solo debut held nothing back and was a harbinger for what he continue to do for the next 30+ years.

Lou Barlow's vocals take Dino Jr from good to great. This lineup of the band is the only one I'm interested in listening to.

Meh. I remember thinking it was cool at the time. Doesn't do anything for me now

If you're ever in charge of making an ad for acne cream or cheap sneakers, consider some of these tracks. Otherwise, please don't consider this album at all.

Damn that's good

Van Morrison - Astral Weeks It's gonna be a good Saturday. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

New to me. Pretty fun.

She's a legend. But this just isn't for me

One thing that I've learned from this project: although I really love drums and I really love bass, I can't stand the genre, drums n bass. Boring AF.

Good jazz. Would listen again

My favorite thing about this album is all of the well-written, negative reviews. I had no idea that so many people hate Sinatra as much as I do. It warmed my heart.

How to guarantee your spot on the 1001 albums list: 1) be from the UK 2) put out an album in the '90s. All other locations and times will have to prove their worth to be selected. But this two-step recipe will guarantee you a spot. This album is a small fish in an ocean full of small fish that are all exactly the same

As always with Stevie, some tracks are 5+ stars, and the slow ballads are really bad.

Peak Beck

The one song is classic. The rest is just more of a hodgepodge score

Out of respect for my friends who love the Dead I'm giving this 3 stars instead of 2. It just doesn't work for me. And I've tried. I've REALLY tried for like 40 years. I just can't connect with it. I can appreciate 2-3 songs of theirs, none of which are on this album. It all sounds like poorly recorded country music with weak singing.

Aimee Mann is a really cool person. She's always been unique and true to her own style. I wish I liked her music more. But I just don't.

33 perfect minutes. Not a weak moment.

First time hearing this. It's pretty damn good. Should probably give it 4 stars, not going with 3 because I'm not likely to put it on again.

This isn't something I need in my life.

There are some things that exist beyond rankings. But if I'm ranking....

This duo eventually puts out some great music. They aren't there yet on this album

Much, much better than I expected.

This comes out of the gate so strong! 'Uncomplicated' is original and cool. And then the rest is just more Elvis Costello's usual time. I generally like his usual thing, but how many albums of it do we need?

Fucking A, can Brian May play guitar! This is a great album so around. But mostly it's notable for being the album where Brian May way outshines Freddy Mercury.

The true definition of 'all killer no filler.' There is not a second of fluff on this album. No showy musicianship, no dragged out overly long songs, just everything that is necessary and nothing else. And such an iconic sound! Impeccable vocals, spot on harmonies, and perfectly succinct rhythm section. Take a drive up the coast on a warm night with the top down, and turn this up to 11.

What a groove! Listened to it 5 times through without even noticing it had repeated.

Every song on this is funny and actually pretty enjoyable music. The problem with funny music is that subsequent listens don't really hit the same way. It's kind of why albums and artists like this get branded as "novelty" and never really rise to the top.

I used to be an aspiring musician. It's albums and artists like this that made me quit. Realistically, this album is far better than anything I could have ever done. Good production, good musicianship, good vocals, etc. And yet it's just so blah. Why would I bother making music that isn't even as good as this not very good music?

It's easy to take the Rolling Stones for granted. Don't! There is so much good stuff on this album. Of course the dirty, dirty guitars. But also the horns and organs and pianos.

It's easy to be tired of the 2 hits. But that's not fair to the album. Listening with fresh ears reminds me how solid this is.

Ok. I can appreciate something different. It's not for me though.

I like almost every song on this album. I just don't want to listen to them all in a row. For whatever reason I can only deal with 2-3 Soundgarden songs in a sitting.

Legend!

No strong feelings

Come take my cool card. I'm giving this four stars

I guess I like the idea of MBV better than the reality

I'll have to take your word for it.

Is Wilco and this album way over hyped and over rated? Totally. Is my job to under rate this album as some sort of correction? Not at all. I'd give it 7/10, but I'll round up to 4/5.

I'll be honest, I'm not listening to this. My patience for pedophiles is at all all time low (yes that's a real sentence I never thought I'd have to say). It's 2026 and we (the USA) have a pedophile for a president. And somehow that's OK with a large portion of the population. It's not OK with me. So I'm not going to stream this and fund this pedo. I'm going to give it 1 star and hope for something better tomorrow.

Duh.

These guys are better than Spinal Tap at keeping a straight face while making absurd music with ridiculous lyrics.

So fun! sent me when a seeing rabbit hole.

I grew up in the '70s. Led Zeppelin and all the other hard rock classic rock bands are ingrained in my DNA. So much so that I'm completely sick of it and never ever reach for a classic rock album. But then I find myself pressing play on led Zeppelin IV because it's part of my journey on this 1001 album project. And I can't fucking stop listening. I thought I was sick of every note of this album, but I can't deny that I love every note of it.

Oris for POTUS

Influencial. But I'm not listening to it regularly

Not my favorite Madonna era.

I was 7 when this album came out and I thought the lyrics were amazing! Killing beasts? Cool ! 50 years later it just all sounds so cheesey. And I could be wrong, but I'm not.

I'm sorry that you don't understand how characters work.

Four stars for the music. Minus two for Dexter's voice. I've never been able to listen to The Offspring, his voice just makes no sense for this type of music.

This is such a mixed bag. Some of it is absolutely revolutionary, and some of it is laughably stupid. I think I appreciate Sonic youth more than I actually like them.

I was 16 when this came out. And it was a staple straight through college. So my rating is clearly biased, but this is the straight five star banger.

Innovative, influential, and goofy as hell.

It's really hard to listen to this in 2026 and give it an objective rating. I'm pretty confident that if I heard this when it first came out with fresh ears, I probably would be blown away by it. But I didn't. I came out a few years before I was even born, so I have spent 55 years of my life listening to this and all the rest of Dylan. Unfortunately, that makes me a little sick of it, and little jaded on Dylan overall. So I'll just stick with my subjective scoring and be a little generous with four stars. Normally four stars are reserved for something that I'd be happy to put on it at any time, but the truth is I really didn't even feel like listening to it right now. But I did, and it's good, and it deserves to be highly regarded.

Peak Aerosmith

I'm too old to catch every cultural reference. But I'm not too old feel how powerful this is and to enjoy the hell out of it. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

So good

Iconic? Yes. Influencial? Absolutely. Listenable? Not so much. I'm a simple person. I work hard all day, I'm not that interested in having to work hard to 'enjoy' something in my free time. I like paintings that look like something I recognize. I like drinks that taste good on the first sip. And I like music that sounds like all of the musicians are in agreement about what song they are playing. Maybe someday I'll be retired with so much free time and boredom that I can really dedicate myself to being cool enough to"getting it". Although, being dead seems easier.

Yawn. This album has all the soul and innovation of a paper towel.

Every song starts out with such great promise! Then goes to shit when the vocals come in.

Nice

Beautiful album

I remember the exact time and place that I first heard this album. I was living on a small island in New England. It was September, cold, and rainy. All the summer tourists and workers had left. I had nowhere to be, so I stayed on the island for the fall surf. I was sitting in my truck watching massive, messy waves pound the shore. I noticed that a friend had left his case of cassettes behind the seat. I rifled through it to find something interesting and came across this album. I'm pretty sure I cried a few times on that first listen. It's still one of my all time favorites.

Unz, unz, unz, unz. Repeat for 57 minutes.

I tried. I promise. But I just can't with this country stuff.

So good! Bass and drums are real standouts, but all of it really fits together seamlessly. One of the highlights if 1980.

Jom Morrison makes this impossible to love

I'm sorry that Morrissey hurt your feelings. Everything about this album is perfect

I want to like this more than I actually do. Its no surprise that the piano ballads are the biggest hits. That's where John is at his best, showing heartbreaking emotion. But when he does his "American" thing (country and blues) it just doesn't work.

Apparently time travel is real. Because I just spent 36 minutes being 17 years old again. My haircut was pretty stupid, but damn that was a sweet leather jacket. I think I may go do another 36.

Second album by the Jam in a week. Loving it!

I have a feeling that if I understood the lyrics I wouldn't like this. But I really enjoy the droning beats and singing. It's not something I'm going to sit down and listen to, but it makes pretty excellent background music.

I honestly don't know how to rate this. I just don't think I get it.

Can't believe I waited so long to listen to this

I wouldn't be a good friend to Beck Because I'm really not interested in listening to sad Beck. I'm sorry Beck. How about I give you three stars instead of two? Would that cheer you up at all?

This can't be serious. It's so absurd that it had me literally laughing out loud.

I was so disappointed when this album first came out. It was a terrible transition from a dirty, hard Rock band into shiny synth pop band. It's really no surprise that they fell apart after this since they had no cohesive sound. This album still has a couple of bright spots, but for the most part I can't stand to listen to it.

This sounds like a rough draft of a tool album. Like the guys from Tool had a free hour and decided to lay down some concepts for a future recording. Spoken ideas that would get fleshed out into real lyrics and vocals later. Simple, droning bass and guitar to try some chord changes, and placeholder burts of loud guitar. And no real drumming to speak of, just some time keeping. Probably would be an amazing album if they finished it.

So Dylan had this in his till tool kit the whole time? Lyrically solid, and such far more interesting music than his usual.

I'll give her this, the pretentious vocal style perfectly matches the pretentious lyrics.

Comes on strong and never let's up

This is lame. And so is this list

This album was an absolute staple of my childhood. Partly because it was huge everywhere, but also because I grew up in the Boston area. Every kid from New England in the 70s and 80s knows this album note for note. It's hard to overstate the impact of this album and this band in New England. In 1987 they went on tour after a 8 year hiatus. When the tour came to the Worcester Centrum (which was the biggest arena in the Boston area at the time) they immediately sold out the two or three scheduled nights. They then added a couple of nights and sold them out. This went on and on until they ended up playing nine sold out shows in a row! It was insane! I've never seen something like it where a concert just kept selling tickets and adding dates. Tom Scholz is also one of the most underrated innovators in rock music history. As an MIT engineer, he just invented the tools needed to get the sound he wanted because they didn't exist yet.

For me, this will always be the sound of Elvis.

Not even my favorite White Stripes album. Still an easy 5 stars

Much better than I expected

I'm a little torn on how to rate this album. It probably has the best collection of amazing songs of just about any album. But The Christine McVie songs are some of the worst songs ever recorded. Songbird and Oh Daddy are so ridiculously bad that I can't justify saying they are on a 5 Star album. I've listened to this album a thousand times. But for the sake of this project, I've listened to it very carefully a few times through and it's pretty obvious that there are three tiers of this album. 1) Stevie Nicks songs: Gold dust woman, dreams. Absolutely some of the best music ever made.. 2) Lindsey Buckingham songs: fantastic music, moderately okay vocals. Generally pretty good classic rock songs 3) Chrissy McVie songs. Absolute trash

Rhymes with shitty.

Honestly, it's better than I expected. It's also way more talking than I expected. Why is he talking all the time? Some of the songs are pretty decent, some of them sound like they're meant to be a joke. And then there's just a lot of talking. Every time you think it's just a little bit of talking for an intro, it just ends up being more talking.

I expected the homespun tails. I expected all the religious references. But I didn't expect the white trashiness of it all! Lots of weird songs about a young girl running off with the same man as her mother and other trailer park fare. I now see Dolly in a whole new light! And I'm here for it. And of course her amazing voice.

It's Tom Waits doing peak Tom Waits stuff. Some people seem to hate it. That's cool. I love it. 5-stars.

This is my fifth Stevie Wonder album of the project. My review is basically the same as the others. The upbeat songs are some of the best songs ever recorded. The ballads are just garbage.

W T actual F? Beyond the fact that it's bad, it's also just dumb. I'm annoyed that I had to listen to this. But I feel really bad for the people who bought a ticket and had to sit through this in person.

Very talented guy making music I just can't get into

I probably would have liked this when it came. But now it just feels old and boring

This is hard for me to rate. It's not something I really enjoy listening to, but I understand why people would. If I stuck to my true rating system, this would be three stars but I'm going to bump it up to four for the quality.

I love her first 3 albums so much. This one falls off a touch.

If I was making a movie and I needed a score, I would definitely consider hiring Mike Oldfield. I might even consider using some of the music from this album. But it's ridiculous to think that I'm just going to sit and listen to an hour of this for any other purpose.

This album is pretty good. Lots of classic songs, well done by Willie. I'm just not really sure I understand why it's on this list. Willie Nelson is one of the greatest songwriters in American history. He has over 100 albums. Why choose an album that doesn't feature his songwriting?

This album is so freaking good. Even without the context is a 5-star. With the context, it's out of this world

Iconic sound

Another album that sucks in its own right, but really extra sucks in the context of all the great albums left off this list.

Supposedly influenced by Scott Walker. I can hear it. It's equally as unlistenable as Scott Walker.

I always struggle with rating Neil Young. His voice is like an ice pick to the eye. But his songwriting is elite. This album is good from start to finish.

I understand some of the negative reviews. But sometimes you just had to be there. It was a cultural moment. LL, Marley Marl, Herc, and the rest are still cited as key influences on just about every successful hip hop album in the past 35 years. It sounds like 1990 in every best way.

I had never heard this before. There is a lot of potential here, especially in The rhythms, but it just comes up a little short. It's actually not too bad, just forgettable. I had started playing it and then forgot it was on like five times. It wouldn't bother me if this was on in the background but I can't see intentionally listening to it. I don't know why, but I can picture some of the songs on this album being an opening credits scene for a medical or crime drama series

I think I said something pretty similar the last time I got an album by MBV... I think I like the idea of this band more than I actually like their music. I expect it to be cool and raw and trippy. But it's mostly just boring.

Wow! 42 minutes is really long for a single song. I was 10 years old when this album came out, growing up in white trash, small town in the US. So this album is pretty much an anthem for my entire junior high and high school years. Did I move on from all of that? Yes. Do I have any interest in listening to this album ever again? No. I don't really have anything against it, but I also don't have any nostalgia for it. With all that said, I'm going to rate it pretty high for the impact and longevity it has. You really can't argue against its iconic status.

This is insane

Woah. I want to lie in the deepest part of a ship in the pitch black on a rolling sea while this echos through the hull. Is it whales singing? Is it God? I'm on album 396 of this project. I've had all kinds of good, bad, and mediocre. This is only the 2nd album that absolutely devastated me right out of the gate. This well now be in my 5-star regular rotation.