Excellent on vinyl. Very consistent all through the album. Amy's voice is a throw back dream. The pace was great for me; not super slow.

So, the best of indie pop? This is terrible. Michael Stipe's voice, while technically good, is worse than a prepubecent teens. Grating is an understatement. The music - every song - is now one of the 8 default settings on a Casio keyboard. I award it no stars, and may God have mercy on its soul.

Look, they have like 2, super maybe 3, different songs. The most common is really good. The other on is really bad. But the ratio of good to bad is like 10:1. Two duds on this album (the last 2). But the really good aren't great, so in the end, it's a 3.

So, I'm a fool: I had no idea this was a Latin jam record. Love the concept and the execution was phenomenal. Probably a 3.5.

One of, if not the, first grunge albums. Dark and heavy - especially the lyrics. Would be insanely better on vinyl. Still, not even Uncle Niel's best work. 2.5

Widely regarded as Bob's best album, so I'll leave that as that. Not my personal favorite, so just a 4. Now, as to all the bitching about Bob's voice/singing. It's not great - everyone gets it. But, it's also not bad. He's technically point; it's style and ability that lacks. And despite his voice, he's still one of the greatest singer/songwriters ever. And that's him - he's been covered by better signers with only limited success. So you don't like it? Cool. But you cannot reasonably argue he's bad.

I don't get the appeal. It pop rock. It's modern Beatles which means it's not innovative like the Beatles. It's also not as good. Oasis is to the Beatles as Greta Van Fleet is to Led Zeppelin, but Oasis is serious.

Motown was amazing. Really, no notes. Just not enough of the hits.

Not my thing.I barely feel qualified to review it

He's got a very nice voice. And points for uniqueness. But it's pretty boring pop, and the lyrics can be cringe or just bad (way more composition issues than content).

There're great. Smooth vocals. Rich soulful sound. But this isn't thier best album. One hit and a popular cover.

Harmonies. Hits. Lyrics. Just a great time.

His solo hits. Blusier than I would have given him credit for. Nothing to complain about. Nothing to rave about.

I mean. They're technically brilliant, and I like and respect their sound. And while it's their breakthrough album, this one just isn't very good. The only acceptable 20+ minute song is Alice's Restaurant.

Is this good electronica? No clue. Has electronica contributed meaningfully to misic? Hard maybe. Is there a reasonable argument that digital recording has actually damaged music over time? Yup. Is it one of the 1,001 albums that everyone should listen to? Fuck no.

Prince is great guitar player, and that's about all I have to say about him. This is synth crap.

Greatest punk rock album of all time. Boom.

It's because I wrote that I had respect for Bjork, isn't it. That's why I'm being punished with this? The recording is obviously purposefully poor. They seem to think it's a good effect to jump in and out of quality. I see what we're doing with the strings, but at the end of the day this is way too far towards "art" and away from "music."

Nice little modern punk album. 3.5

It's a musical score? This is tough. It's technically brilliant but not terribly enjoyable.

I mean. Again, I get it. I just don't really like it.

Why? This raised so many questions. Why include this album? Why not Jeff instead? Why is the word happy involved when it's all so depressing? Why make this album? Why not showcase an artist that is capable of saying something interesting about feeling sad instead of this dude? Why did you make me listen to this? Why is this anything other than a footnote on Jeff Buckly's Wikipedia page?

First half is great. Acid rock/stoner rock/whatever you want to call it. Second half drags a bit.

Again?

Solid samba album. As it's apparently THE samba album, it gets the bump.

First hip-hop album, a solid political one, nothing special.

Nice, happy little hip hop album.

This is quite possibly the most overrated album of all time. Minimal hits (one). It's mid Radiohead, which is not bad, but not great. I'm also past the age where I want to hear you whine about your existential crisis.

Three chords and the truth in 3 minutes or less is admittedly restrictive, and music often needs more to do what its creator intends. BUT, 147 chords and a fever dream over 9+ minutes is so much worse. Gabriel simply does not know how to write effectively. He's good, but he can't get it out well enough for most to enjoy. Musically 🎼 this is a completely different story. Collins could be top 10. Hackett is super underrated, and the compositions are very high quality, if disjointed. This version of b-team Rush made a great prog album. But, in true prog fashion, it's the pseudointellectual ravings of a proper wanker.

Only not a 5 because it isn't Jack White's best work.

Happy birthday, Matt, here's a turd. This list is becoming a showcase of the B-Team. I mean the album is fine. There's nothing wrong with it. But there's also nothing great about it. Walker is a fine (like my wife uses the word) troubadour with absolutely nothing special about him.

Sigh. This isn't MBV's best album, just thier first. This isn't the best, most iconic, nor most influential shoegaze album. Just the first. Shoegaze isn't the best, most original, nor particularly influential rock sub-genre. Just - wait, no, just nothing. Shoegaze is an interesting footnote. So why does this abbum get a spot on this list?

This is tough. Isaac is amazing, but tgus album isn't. The first two tracks a good. The other 3 are meh. And I have to say again, only Alice's Restaurant pulls off the super long song. End of day, sorry Isaac, it's not your, it's this album.

An influential classic that I can enjoy (I may be biased by Mr. VanDeusen's influence). I mean, there wouldn't be a Beatles without Buddy.

They belong on the list. It's fine.

This was just plain fun. Remember when hip hop was fun? Like, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince silly, but Dre/Snoop serious and quality? That's De La Soul, and I am here for it.

Who has anything bad to say about Cyndi Lauper? Great bubble gum pop.

I only needed 2 songs to appreciate this band. It's not bad, It's also just below mid.

2

It's one of the greatest rap albums of all time.

Ice T's best for sure. He has his place. There are several highlights (New Jack Hustler, Body Count, others), but it does feel a bit long. End of day, this album is the epitome of Ice T's place in rap and music generally: a bubble artist. Just on the cusp of a greatest list, but not quite on a greatest list.

Meh

In order to be one of my 1001 albums, the album has to have something more, something extra, something special. This is a fine Radiohead album. But that's all. It's not their first, best, or most influential. It's just a fine album. Meh.

Wildly talented, and one of the more random characters in music history (he has a small niche place there for sure), Thundercat is . . . something. Not sure what. This sounds like he got really, really high and recorded an album on a Casio keyboard. That's not exactly praise. Mild reprieve from King Crimson (emphasis on mild) and we're back in solid 2-star land. This might actually be a one.

I generally find concept albums to be bloviated artistic self-aggrandizing. But OutKast does it right; you don't need to know about or get into the concept to enjoy it. This was the album with the mega-hits, OutKast is one of the top 5 or 10 rap duos/groups of all time, they're influential, and I like it. It's a 5 from me, dog.

Obviously one of - if not the - greatest rock bands of all time. This isn't their best work, but that doesn't mean that it's bad by any stretch. The number of different genres that the band includes on this double album alone is impressive. And while The Wonton Song, Boogie with Stu, and Black Country Woman are favorites of mine, end of day, this is a mid Led Zepplin Album. That's great for most bands, but here they're the victims of their own greatness. 3.5

Why is it so hard to only include certain band's best albums here? If this was The Fat of the Land, it would be a 4.

14 songs, 29:16. Perfect. Three chords and the truth is all you need for a great song, and The Ramones did it first and best.

Finally! We've actually hit a streak of quality. Stevie is just a font of creative talent - this is album number 18 (let that sink in for a moment) and a double at that. Influence 5, Quality 5, Intagibles 4 (it could have easily been albums 18 and 19), personal taste 4. Why can't we have 1/2 stars again?

Ladies and gentlemen, Muddy Waters gives you the blues. Starts off with the kick in the ass Mannish Boy and just keeps hitting you with classic guitar blues. Why does this album sound so good? Well, because it's not just the legendary Waters. Producing and lending additional guitar is Johnny Winters. Top five all-time harmonica player James Cotton features prominently. Influence 5, Quality 4, Intagibles 4, personal taste 4.

Jack White is a national treasure.

Well, it has the hit.

First, Sabbath is the first heavy metal band and gets all the credit for that. Second, this is a solid album. Third, I'm getting it on July 23, 2025 - the day after Ozzy passed. BUT, give me the band's seminal album (Paranoid)! Or the breakout first album (Black Sabbath). Stop with the filler. If this is the 1,001 albums everyone should listen to, include the big deal important albums from these bands!

Whelp. I don't speak French, so I can't comment on the lyrics. But the music was good, and he's a skilled rapper. Apparently he's THE French rapper and this his big album. 3