1001 Albums Summary

Good genre bending hair metal, enjoyed it.

Great chill out and vibe album. I particularly liked Reckoner. Beautiful instrumentals. Will want to go back and listen to this one again for sure.

Good fun music but as I don’t speak Portuguese, has a hard time connecting with the lyrics.

Liked the first and last tracks a lot, and generally like The Who, but the middle songs didn’t stand out as much to me.

Liked this one more than I expected. Fun mix of gospel, blues, and rock.

I really like crazy love and liked the inspiration and ideas of the album, but tend to prefer more upbeat stuff in general.

I really resonated with the emotion and lyrics of this album, and really liked When We Two Parted, but overall wasn’t my favorite musical style.

I am not the biggest fan of country, but did enjoy this storytelling version of country far more than the current stuff. Still not my favorite though.

So many classics and love the smooth voice of Sinatra.

Interesting beats and variety. Interesting themes too, but no particular track stood out to me, probably not something I would go back and listen to.

Not big into drum and bass… this one felt pretty forgettable.

I am already learning from this project that I am definitely a Radiohead fan, while I didn’t like this one quite as much as in rainbows, I was absolutely fascinated by the way the different sounds blended together in ways that I didn’t expect or think would work, but then it all melded together in such an interesting way creating a sonic symphony of beats.

Okay, didn’t have any stand out tracks for me, felt like just another 80s hair metal band.

Smart lyrics, had me dancing through the kitchen, fun album.

This one felt like a very disjointed amalgamation of 80s synth without much holding it together. Not my favorite.

As a big fan of alt and indie rock I can see how this was an early influence, and even enjoyed a few of the songs, but overall this one felt a lot more chaotic than what I typically gravitate towards.

Such a killer first album, there’s a reason that Plant and Paige are still legends today.

At first I rolled my eyes at yet another British 90s obscure techno album, but I actually found myself bopping along quite a bit on this one. Definitely sounds way ahead of its time. Would definitely turn it on again as some background beats.

Not my favorite, probably wouldn’t listen to again. Had a few okay songs, but just not really into this style.

It was hard for me to get through this one, but still gave it a full listen. Felt like the singer was just moaning/talking/mumbling over the bass line, not something I would choose to listen to again.

I am not even a huge country or Johnny Cash fan, but this album hits hard. You can feel the weight of his experience through the beautifully arranged covers in such a way that they feel like completely different songs altogether. Gave it two listen throughs, and would gladly play through it again any other time, just need to have the tissues nearby.

It was alright, and had a few tunes that had me boogying, but also didn’t keep me engaged all the way through. Not quite as strong in my opinion as some of the other albums I’ve had so far early onto this experience.

Grew up on this album, and it still stands up as an all time classic!

It wasn’t awful, but not noteworthy to me.

First track was a drag and I thought this was going to be a hard one to sit through, but there were some interesting bits and pieces here. The album as a whole didn’t feel cohesive at all, but I like what they were trying to do.

Never listened much to Yes before, and I can say it definitely got my attention. Love the cool fusion of classical and rock. Roundabout and Heart of the sunrise were both phenomenally complex and interesting pieces. Some of the instrumentals did drag on a little. Overall though loved the experimental sound to it.

A good groove, but not something I would go back and listen to again.

Not my cup of tea personally.

Love psycho killer, the rest is okay, but didn’t blow me away.

I played through this one twice. I had recently heard of the velvet underground, but hadn’t gotten around to listening to their stuff yet until now. At first, while I did like a few of the songs on this album and was intrigued by some of the very direct lyrics, but I didn’t quite get how this was such an influential album. On second listen through it clicked a little more. I was fascinated the distorted sounds and interesting droning yet simple repetitive hooks. Heroin made me feel like I was along for the ride with the chaotic escalating rhythms and poignant lyrics. But at the same time there are the beautiful smooth melodies of Sunday Morning and Femme Fatale. Further when considering the other music being made at the time I recognize how far ahead of their time they were and the lasting effect that they had on the future of alternative/indie/punk/grunge rock, which are definitely my go to genre(s).

Only made it part way through. Long album. Very impressive talent, great for easy listening. Too many intro/talking tracks.

I actually quite liked this one. Has a sound a lot like Regina Spektor who I also like a lot.

I generally don’t get way into jazz/blues, makes for nice background music and I recognize the talent here, but just not my jam.

I loved this one, don’t get the awful record here. It felt like symphonic poetry. I could easily either get lost in the eloquently written and delivered verses while picking apart the meaning or get swept away to a whimsical works of fantasy with the sweeping orchestral arrangements. Already listened to it twice through yesterday and foresee more to come.

Very meh compared to some of the truly innovative albums I’ve heard here, had a few songs I like, but nothing that really sticks with you.

It was soulful, but really only liked it’s a beautiful day today.

Smooth, but probably not something I would go back and listen to regularly.

I listened to this one, but nothing stuck out to me and didn’t have any liked tracks on it, somewhat forgetful in the midst of the other good albums I also listened to yesterday.

I'll give it 2 stars for purely the nostalgia of going back to this one, and Cry me a River, but otherwise very generic sounding nokia ringtone R&B.

Uh... First Justified yesterday, and then Califonication today, rough two days. Very generic dad rock, I didn't realize how dull the filler tracks were on this one outside of the singles, which are only slightly catchy, but nothing like some of the other albums on this list so far.

Another dud. I admit it isn’t my preferred genre, but this guy was like watered down milk. The instrumentals weren’t bad, but there was no energy and the delivery felt really flat. For the first time 40 albums in I tapped out after 3 songs, and that was after dragging through Californication yesterday.

I liked this one quite a lot. Hadn’t heard anything from the white stripes besides seven nation army. Am a big fan or alt/indie rock, and this one delivered. Didn’t like the bluesy tracks as much, but was immediately hooked by the first song. Also liked my doorbell, denial twist, and as ugly as I seem.

I like this one, catchy grunge rock. It didn’t have any super standout tracks for me, but I liked it quite a bit overall.

Phenomenal! Felt like a mix of classical and ethereal space rock, haven’t heard anything else like it before.

Definitely not my cup of tea. Very whiny vocals with abrasive loud guitars, struggled to get just a little over halfway through. Not sure why they became so popular when there is so much better stuff out there.

It was alright. I’m not a huge fan of the way it is mixed though, feel like the vocals were a little subdued. Haven’t really gotten much into Bowie before and this was the first one I’ve come across so far on this challenge.

I actually liked this one way more than I thought I would. I’m not a huge fan of country generally. However, going through this I’ve realized how much better some of the greats like old Johnny Cash and Dolly both are compared to the modern country garbage. Also, you can’t help but feel good listening to her, and she has done so much good, having lived in Tennessee for the past several years she has left such a lasting and impactful legacy and it’s easy to see why.

Sounds like a British 80s version of Daft Punk. While not as modern as my usual taste, it definitely sounds way ahead of its time and had me bopping along to the beat. I dig it.

Full of soul. Great album that had me dancing and singing along, not my usual taste, but still fantastic.

Pleasant chill music, nothing that stood out and probably won’t revisit it for any particular reason.

Not a huge live album person, and while like some of The Who’s stuff, not a hardcore enough of a fan to get a lot of their references or commentary.

Very different and out there.

I really liked the first track, but didn’t love much else beyond that.

Definitely sounds dated. Not my cup of tea.

Sounds like a less talented and melodic version of Johnny Cashes final album, not as well done, and I hadn’t even heard of Cohenca before.

Pretty solid for a 70s hard rock album, could’ve trimmed that first track, 10+ min of mostly instrumental was a bit much.

Reminds me of an earlier Chappell Roan who I also quite enjoy. Loved the raw songwriting too. Surprise album for me.

Loved this one, hadn’t heard of Elliott Smith before and reading about him made this one hit even harder. Also went back and listened to his self titled album which is also phenomenal both of them are now in my digital collection.

I liked a lot of the cool mix tracks.

Hard to get into a rap album when I have no idea what they’re saying…

Solid 80s music, love in your eyes already, but was surprised how good the rest of the album was.

Such a dope album, forgot how good their first album was as I got more into demon days and plastic beach.

Weird is all I can say. I can appreciate wanting to experiment with different sounds, but this one fell flat for me.

Takes me back to high school.

A bit much Irish folk for frequent listening for me, but I actually did really enjoy this one and the vast variety of different musical influences.

I have a hard time giving more than 3 stars to music I can’t understand any of the lyrics to. I liked the fun genre mixing, but probably not something I would revisit.

Solid classic rock album.

Cool indie sound for starting in 1988. Had no idea their first album was that early.

Cool vibe, found myself grooving, now want to check out their other albums.

Nice acoustic songwriting sound, nothing particularly stood out to me though.

Loved their sound, hadn’t heard of the MSPs before, added this album to my personal library.

Great 90s grunge album.

She has a nice voice, but overall too slow for my taste.

This album was all over the place but still super interesting at the same time. Probably would have been 5 stars if they trimmed it down just a little.

Cool funky grooves with string vocals. I can dig it.

Droning guitar elevator music…. Not my favorite.

A little too twangy and old western sounding instrumentation for my taste.

I am loving all the Damon Albarn projects on here as a longtime Gorillas fan. Another 5 star for me.

Surprised I didn’t like this one as much as I thought I would as a longtime Gorillas fan time 2000s indie rock fan. Hadn’t gotten around to listening to arcade fire. Makes nice background music, but didn’t seem to have any tracks that stuck out or stuck with me.

Loved this one such a cool mix of more modern stuff with an old school synth/brit-pop style.

Lots of wandering disjointed mostly instrumental jam tracks, and not even a studio recorded version. Not my thing.

Cool beats, wildly imaginative. Not something I would frequently listen too, and quite offensive at times.

Actually quite liked this one. Quite a cool and unique electronic sound. Considering adding it to my personal library, but would probably have to give it another listen or two.

Not usually a live album enjoyer, but man this was just about as good as a studio recording and had versions of their songs that rival the album versions.

Nothing stuck out to me, mediocre 90s rock.

Dang… still such a good album. Too bad we got to se how dark and twisted Ye really was.

Nothing incredible, nothing all that bad. Fairly bland to my taste, but inoffensive so.

Somewhat repetitive to my ears, nothing special sounding to me.

Interesting one with a few classics. Wasn’t aware of how varied the police’s sound was back in the day. Almost had a modest mousy sound to them at times.

I appreciate the talent behind something like this but just can’t get myself into instrumental jazz despite the several I’ve already had on here.

Nice grooves.

Had never heard the Zombies before. Definitely gave me some Beatles binders. Nice melodies. Could use a few more uptempo tracks sprinkled in.

Quite liked this one. Already knew and loved Alright.

Talented vocalists, but not quite sure what this album was. Felt almost like a musical but without the story or cohesiveness.

Not my usual go to genre but he sure can sing and leave a smooth beat.

Love gimme shelter and You Can’t Always Get What You Want. Not as much of a fan of the blues inspired stuff in between. Still can’t fault the musicianship and recording, still a super enjoyable listen.

This is the kind of stuff that I wanted to discover through this project. A beautiful orchestration with theatrically performed Marxist lyrics. Hell yeah! It helps that it was both harrowingly beautiful and emotionally touching throughout.

This was a cool one. Not sure how I had never heard of it before. Gave me Radiohead meets beach boys vibes in a good way.

Not the biggest fan. The instrumentation and production was very well done and bumped it up to 3 stars for me, but didn’t really enjoy the voice or the lyrics much.

Such a cool album. I don’t think anyone at the time had any idea what a rock/hip hop fusion collab would be like. Wish modern hip hop had more of a jam master jay beat to it.

Smooth soul grooves with some fantastic groovy singles mixed in a nice listen.

We could use some more Bob Marley at times like these.

A little chaotic and disorganized for me:

Smooth and soulful. Lacks "Let's get it on"...

Well they definitely did it to my ear holes…. In 3D. Such a wild ride and honestly quite enjoyed my intergalactic funkalicious uncut p funk journey.

Not particularly memorable. Still seemed like a fun yet somewhat generic 70s psychedelic rock album.

Almost like a 2010s indie rock band did a collab album with daft punk. An interesting project.

4 stars just for the radio show execution.

Such a classic.

Interesting… Never imagined myself jamming to an all female post punk reggae band, but here we are. Can’t say I’ve heard anything like it before.

Better than the other T Rex album I heard earlier this week, but still don’t feel like it has anything that really blew me away.

Have loved all of the velvet underground albums I’ve discovered through this project, and this solo album is no different, dells even a little more intimate and personal, but still has that same raw energy.

I liked the mix of a slightly edgier folk/rock sound, but still don’t love Neil Young’s voice. It comes off as too whiny/nasally for me.

Honky Tonk is definitely not my thing, only made it 3 songs in before I had to put an end to it…

A cool album had moments with really bizarre and interesting sounds/mixes. Overall felt pretty cohesive and consistent with it's sound. Doesn't completely blow me away though like the stuff that Daft Punk started mixing only a few years later.

4 stars just for dancing queen and money money money. Fernando was pretty great too.

I listened to this yesterday but literally don’t even remember anything about it while writing the review now. Was definitely greatly overshadowed by my discovery of the new Cure album yesterday.

Ok, had some decent moments.

The most 80s sounding album I’ve ever heard, only to then realize it was released in ‘78.

Sounded like an edgier blues slanted take on the velvet underground/lou reed.

Such a wild and spontaneous album… not sure what to say about it because it was kind of all over the place.

Very melodic yet still interesting sounding. Keeps up the same magic from the Beatles.

Funky, soulful, groovy, and orchestral all at once. Pretty solid and interesting overall for me.

Strange and very psychedelic. Has its ups and downs…

Definitely could hear Kanye’s incredible production work on this one. Hadn’t ever listened to Common before though, plenty of soul and sweet and smooth as honey. Great album.

Such a unique sound. Cool mix of boots with more modern indie rock sounds.

Very out there. Packed the catchy melodies that McCartney brought to the Beatles.

Nice to hear the Dogg back in his prime days.

Not what I was expecting exactly based on the cover and band.

Actually found myself grooving to this one. Had some songs that sounded similar to the severance soundtrack.

Pretty cool mix tape. Love it when someone can piece together so many different sounds/samples and make cool music out of it.

Pretty solid. Always loved new teas day and Sunday Bloody Sunday. Also love the mix with the staccato guitars and electric violin throughout.

Fun classic hip hop.

Soulful and interesting backtracking, probably not something I’d go back to again though.

Ok at best…

Actually more interesting than I initially thought it would be.

Some of the droning guitar instrumentals were a bit long, but overall I actually kinda liked the cool mix of different sounds and styles throughout this album.

Actually really solid for a pop album, vocals feel somewhat shallow to me though.

Interesting variety of sounds and styles but still somewhat bland in my taste.

I have not been able to really enjoy the chaos in sonic youth's music despite liking a lot of similar, adjacent recommended artists. It must just be a personal taste thing...

Chill and cool somber tone with a cool mix of different instruments and sounds. I dig it.

I was looking forward to this one initially after having heard about it on the Reddit page, and generally I like non traditional experimental music, but I do think this one may be pushing it a bit. Shouting abstract lyrics over the top of seemingly unorderly blues jams with strange keys and tonations is one way to make your music very technical/difficult, but also hard to enjoy…

I actually reallly liked some of the tracks on this one. They did feel slightly repetitive at times and would have benefited from maybe a little more vocal work or resamplong.