1001 Albums Summary

Couple of tunes early on but album seemed to drift. Decent but not great

Nice Voice. Enjoyable to start with but struggled towards the end and I found myself wishing it over. Can’t see what would put this above other similar genre albums

Didn’t get it. Can’t think of what mood I’d need to be in to listen to this again and enjoy it.

Enjoyable. Funky. Clearly talented musician. Maybe too much going on at points.

Can be difficult to judge musical genres which are completely outside of your comfort zone. This is a pleasant and enjoyable listen but can’t really say if it’s truly great or not

Fine. Enjoyed it in parts. Nothing exceptional

Having never listened to an Elton album in full, I enjoyed. A compilation of fine songs. Would be interested to know (so will listen to!) how this album rates against his others.

An excellent album. Full of atmospheric tunes. The hits are hits, the album tracks add depth.

Fine. Can’t say I’ll ever be tempted to listen again though.

Very good. An album bursting with talent. Enjoyed

Sounds like an album made by 12 years olds. Poor, very poor.

Some good, some bad here. Guitar work took me by surprise in places. Overall enjoyable and always nice to hear someone who makes me believe I could still be a singer!!

An enjoyable album I probably never would have found if not for this.

Bland, generic 80s American ‘rock’.

Some absolute classics here and also a few not.

I know music has changed so much since this album was recorded but it’s the first time I’ve not been able to finish the album. Simply unlistenable.

The epitome of a 3 star. Not great, not bad. Middle of the road pop/rock.

Basic 80 r&b/pop. Not great

I like Muse. This is a good album, but it’s not a great, in fact prefer earlier offerings.

Don’t like it as much as I think I should! Still prefer The Bends and will return to that every time I need a Radiohead fix

A very solid 3 star album. Nothing exceptional. Nothing awful. A good listen but not clambering for more.

I’ve not got time to listen to this kinda shit. Got through 3 songs and turned this nonsense off. Not an album that needs to be heard in any way.

Interesting. Has a real time and place feel about it. Enjoyable, funky album but lacks real star quality.

Enjoyed this. Having never listen led much to Beach Boys this was more than I expected.

Sounds like a perfect album for a western themed restaurant here in UK. Not sure that’s a compliment.

Ah perfection! Wonderful album, wonderful band.

Lovely stuff! Great songs wonderfully sung.

The hits are great but the album does tail off.

Not a great lover of the prog rock scene. A listenable album but far from great. Don’t mind a bit of the old flute getting involved here but doesn’t lift it above an average album

Excellent album. Strong vocals, great music, all round goodness here

Was heading for a one star but does get a little better in the second half with the hits.

I liked it in parts. Sounded like a slightly more listenable Elbow album

Another album which fits in the perfectly fine catagory. Nothing spectacular here, but also nothing dreadful. Listened, enjoyed, moved on with life.

Not heard this for 20odd years. Must admit I enjoyed it more back then. Decent, but not great

Annoying punky singing shouting screaming whatever it is ruins everything

Always tend to find that bands that play at a fast tempo are hiding their lack of talent. Classic example here

Made a nice little change to usual listening habits but not something I’d go back to.

A very good album by someone who knows how to put an album together. Enjoyed it start to finish

Simply brilliant. Hits all the way through with some all time greats included

Can appreciate the musical quality here but there is definitely some drop off towards the end . Overall a bit average.

Tina’s talent shines through here on an album that contains a few bangers. A few signs of the 80s era not aging brilliantly but overall a good listen

Yeah, ok I see what they are doing. Enjoyable, enough control to not just be noise for noise sake.

This is fine. Doesn’t go beyond that but a decent listen

His voice just isn’t for me. Other than that, musically the album is fine but I’ve no desire to sit through it again

It’s no more than a 1 star album all the way through but will give it a bonus point as Self Esteem is a cracking tune.

Big fan of this album when released and big fan of it now. Contains some generational classics as well as some very decent album ‘fillers’.