This is music for people who have much more interesting lives than myself. I mean, I like it...I'm just not sure I'm cool enough to listen to it. It reminds me of people who are also super into Japanese culture as if that's not totally obnoxious.

God dammit. I know I'm supposed to like Lou Reed. But I just don't. I also don't like Velvet Underground. There. I said it.

Still very listenable. This album made me want to be a pop star when I grow up. I was so close! It's true, there are some bad tracks. Otherwise, would be a 5. I had this on vinyl. I remember being obsessed with the liner notes, but was disappointed to learn that Michael Jackson didn't necessarily write his own songs. Lots of cool robot voices on PYT.

I don't mind the Talking Heads but I just don't care for David Byrne.

I decided this was five stars as soon as I heard the first note. I've never been into Def Leppard, but I'm feeling nostalgic today and this is hitting the spot. The only thing I don't like about this is that I wasn't at their show at the Summit in 1987. Can you imagine the backstage debauchery?

Prince has never really been my jam and never will be. But the greatness of this album simply cannot be denied.

I do not like this. It's interesting that it contains so many elements of a kind of music that I really like but somehow the way this is all put together just does nothing for me.

They remind of the Velvet Underground. They also remind me of Railroad Jerk if Railroad Jerk wasn't trying so hard to be hard to listen to. It's fine. I want to give it 2.75 stars but I guess I'll round up.

I had a lot of trouble getting into this. Like we were saying, it sounds a lot like a Wu-Tang album, which is great. But I guess because of that it didn't really grab my attention. Again, would really like to give this 2.5 or 2.75 stars.

Obviously, this is not my thing. And I won't be listening to this any more than I will be listening to Dolly Parton. But it's great music and she's got a great voice. Respect.

Always felt like David Bowie was just a little before our time and so I never really got into him. But this is a great album.

This was a little tough to listen to while working, probably because I can tell that it deserves more of my attention. This is what more popular music should sound like. Accessible but intricate and interesting. Though Thom Yorke's voice does grate on me after a while. I want to give it 3.75 stars.

Eternal Life is a great track. His voice is wild. Probably won't come back to this, but this was definitely fun at times. His voice is a bit much for an extended listen. I don't know...I might come back to it. It's so over the top.

This was released five years before we were born. Crazy. The transition from Black Sabbath to The Wizard is nuts. The blues influence is so front and center. This is an album that I wish I could experience for the first time back in the day when it was released. It must have been wild to hear this then.

I've never cared for REM. Michael Stipe's voice just does not appeal to me.

I had no idea Kool Keith was on this album. I thought I was going to like this more than I did. It's very listenable and it's got some cool beats. But it does get a little bit forgettable in the middle. I don't really know the history behind these guys, but I suspect that "real clubbers" back in the day probably thought these guys were a watered down version of the stuff they were listening to.

I enjoyed this way way much more than I thought I would. This is the first album from 1001 that I saved to my library.

Solid 90s sweaty rock and roll. No complaints, but sometimes Josh Homme's stuff starts to sound kind of sameish after a while. I like this, but given a choice I'm fine with just listening to Kyuss. I want to give it 3.5 stars.

This did almost nothing for me.

60s folk rock has never been my thing. Don't think it ever will be.

I almost never find myself wanting to listen to Radiohead, but they are a great band. I enjoyed this one more than Hail to the Thief. He sounds like Billy Corgan on the first track.

Great album. Not necessarily something I will listen to regularly but I enjoyed this.

Not sure why, but this didn't grab my attention as much as I was expecting. Strangelove is the stand out hit for me. A lot of it blended into the background for me, though it was still a good listen. I've spent a lot of time listening to Violator which resonates with me much more strongly for some reason. I definitely want to give it another listen.

No.

I put in a little extra effort on this one. Gave it three listens. Never not liked it, but it mostly ended up as background music. I really like the first track. If I try to put myself back in 1975, I think I can see how this would have been exciting.

I enjoyed this way way more than I would have guessed. I guess I'm not really aware of Chic, though of course I know Le Freak. I could listen to that bass all day. Despite not being my thing, I plan to check out more. Must have been fun hanging out with them at Studio 54 back in the day.

This band and The Strokes are in the same bucket for me. Those 2000-2010 rock bands which made perfectly good music but just didn't/don't grab my attention for whatever reason. I liked the acoustic tracks at the end much more than the rest of the album. 2.75 stars.

Great album that I've never listened to all the way through. I thought I would lose interest by the time I got to the last few tracks, all of which have much much fewer listens on Spotify. Turns out those were some of the best tracks, including the ska track! I love hearing her punkish roots on this album, particularly on the last track.

This was a more challenging listen than I would have expected. Gave it two listens and I couldn't really get into it at all. I guess Joni Mitchell is just not my thing.

I gave this two listens. It didn't really rise above background music for me, but it was fine. I'm vaguely curious about some of his other music just because there's SO much of it spanning so many decades. Might be interesting to see what other kind of styles he picked up. Glad I listened to it.

Ok, so this album. I just never got into these guys at the time. And I haven't really since. I think the main reason I just never got into them is because I felt like the people who were listening to them were...assholes. Even just hearing that intro on the first track instantly makes me think of jock dickheads. Either that or annoying stoner dudes who wore aggressively ridiculous pants. But this is a great album and I enjoy listening to it now. These guys really managed to stay in everyone's good graces despite being total dicks when they were younger. With all that said, 20 tracks is a bit much. There's a little bit of fat here that could be trimmed, which would make this a solid listen from start to finish. Who was with me at the Fireside Bowl when we saw whatever-band-that-was and Mike D was there?

This was fine. More jangly and upbeat than I was expecting. Didn't quite grab my attention but was easy to listen to. Probably won't revisit.

I've never liked Paul Simon and this listen did not change my mind. Maybe it was overexposure to Call Me Al in my formative years. Just got so tired of that song and his voice.

There's so much saxophone on this album. I enjoyed the start of the first song. Then the second track kind of ruined it for me and I never recovered. Did not like.

Rock and roll.

I thought "Make Over" was a cool track. It was the only one that really caught my attention. Lots of attitude. Sounds like it could be very easily covered by a punk band with a lot of success. Interestingly, it has the least number of plays on the entire album. Needless to say, I wasn't listening to a lot of this stuff in the early 2000s, and the passage of time has not increased its appeal. There's no question she's got a great voice, but...it's still pop. 2.25 stars.

I think you just had to be there.

Never really listened to these guys before and I wasn't able to give this as much of my attention as I wanted to. But I really liked what I heard. Unbelievable energy. I'll revisit this. I don't think I'll ever really get into them because they're just a little too far before my time, but I'm glad this came up. Hard to believe this was recorded in the 60s. 3.75 stars, rounding up to 4.

Never much cared for Elton John. This was not as irritating as I thought it was going to be. Would be interesting to be Elton John for a week in 1971.

This falls under the heading of, "music that is old enough that to me it just kind of sounds 'old-timey.'" I'm trying to imagine if someone said that about music that I grew up with and how old that would make me feel. Point being that I have almost no frame of reference for how this stands out from other music from the time. I enjoyed listening to it. Beautiful voice. The scatting sounds almost...quaint? Would be interesting to spend a week as Sarah Vaughan in Chicago in the 50s.

Great album. Kind of blends into the background after a while. Definitely sounds like it came from the 90s but it holds up real well. 3.75 stars.

I said I would give this five stars and I'm sticking to it. BUT...this is kind of awful. In a great way? I imagine that while he was high with his buddies, someone suggested kind of jokingly that he should go into the studio and record his take on a bunch of sometimes-forgettable standards, and he was like..."why not?" And so this totally harmless album was recorded and yes, it's totally fine. And terrible. And great. I don't know why this needs to exist. Anyway, it was just what I needed at just the right time. Willie is a good guy.

Some of the bass lines on this album are so wicked. Colony especially got my attention. Nothing complex but just so effective. I think I'm in the minority when I say I don't really care for Ian Curtis' voice. But holy crap, is this good music and so clearly influenced so much of what we have been listening to for much of our lives.

I couldn't care less for this music. It sounds like absolutely nothing in the background. I barely even noticed it was on.

This is it. This is the album. This is the album that I had to hide from my parents. This is the album that was released at just the right time in our angst-ridden teenage years. This is the album where every listen was a cathartic release of that bottled up angst. This is the album that I heard on tour and learned how intense and exciting a live show can be. The noise, the sweat, the lights, the energy. This is the album that absolutely destroys from start to finish. The dynamics change so much from song to song...some big and loud, some barely audible, yet every song is powerful. One low spot for me is Closer, and that's only because it got overplayed so so so hard. There might be a couple other things that could get picked apart a little bit, but I don't see the point. Maybe it's not THE album that changed how I feel about music. I'm not sure there is one single album that can claim that title. But this is definitely on the very short list of those that truly got me excited to hear more, see more, and feel more music. Jesus, this album. I'll bet it would be difficult to be Trent Reznor for a week in 1994.

The whole time I was listening to this I could not help but be reminded of those late 2000s era hipsters in Logan Square. Those dudes who walked around in tight jean shorts and a tank top with cheap plastic sunglasses. Probably a mustache and sockless canvas shoes. Maybe even a sweatband if they were trying too hard. I don't know if this was the band for them, but it made me think of them. I never really got into this band. The music is good; some nice beats. Vocals/lyrics were a little bit annoying at times. I won't add it to my library, but there's a decent chance I'll listen to this again sometime when I'm making a big salad. 2.95 stars.

I enjoyed this. Nice and chill. Not sure it's one of the greatest albums of all time, but it was a good listen.

Turns out I have no idea who Dusty Springfield is.

I really couldn't get into this.

Rod Stewart is a total cheeseball. I'm giving this a solid three stars because I happen to know from experience that The Man puts on a great live show and gives it his all. But no, this is not getting added to my library.

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Never heard of these guys before. When the album art came up, I assumed it was some kind of metal. Very easy to listen to. Added to my library.

I've obviously never listened to the Beach Boys before. This was moodier than I was expecting. Less bubble-gum. I almost got through a couple of listens...feel like I need one more to make better sense of it. But I don't think another listen will make me like it any better. Not for me.

Never got into the Pixes, but I appreciated them much more on this listen. I think it's a little too late for me to really get into them, but I've added this to my library. Will plan to revisit.

I can see getting into these guys in the right setting or at the right time. But didn't do it for me right now. Update - About halfway through the album now and I'm definitely tired of it. Update - Almost done! Can't wait!