It's quite a fun album, I like their style. Theatrical but not over the top like Queen are. A bit queer perhaps? Which I really enjoy.
Well done, very smooth, enjoyed it. A nice mix of jazz, reggae with sometimes a bit of a lowfi feel to it.
What is there not to like? It's full of great tunes. Although I have to say the more country/ballady ones are not really my thing. But you can hear how a lot of indie bands used this record and some of the sound, particularly the guitar parts, as an inspiration for their own tracks.
I didn't really like the album, it's a bit too country like for my taste. Although that last track is amazing, I really loved it and found it very atmospheric and dreamy. But the rest didn't latch on to me.
So it's not really my style, but the opening and closing of the album were quite good. I can recognise there's a lot of craft behind the poppy-ness of the tracks, and the anthemic approach to the songwriting. Wouldn't necessarily listen to it again, apart from a few tracks maybe.
I enhoyed it, it somehow felt a bit less memorable than rumors but a great record overall. The sounds, songwriting felt less folky compared to some tracks on rumors. Another good one for a long car ride.
It's the end of the world as we know it and the one I love are worth the whole album.
You can hear how this laid a lot of the foundations for rock and indie music that came later. Especially the guitar parts, it's that evolution from blues to this more riffy, single-string like guitar parts (playing more notes on one string rather than jumping around the fretboard). Some of it feels like rusty blues music, especially you gotta move. Worth listening to through.
Very groovy, not that long of an album, puts you in a good mood.
Quite simply a masterpiece
It feels a bit Beatles like, some of the tracks are really wonderful. His singing I find very warm and fragile.
Dear god, the 1960s were full of albums like this, they're a bit much to be honest. A pain to listen to.
You can hear the songwriting is pretty refined and the songs are very well thought. I wouldn't necessarily listen to it all the time, but I feel 4 stars is necessary because it's such iconic music writing.
Perhaps I miss having a bit more edge in this sort of music, although I do love pop music.
I think I saw them talk in an itv or bbc documentary about skinheads. A message to rudy is such a standaout track. Giving a 4 as I just like the vibe and fun of it, although I think it's more of a 3 really.
It's not a terrible album, but not one I particularly love. Generally the sound is quite cool, and there's songs on which it works quite well, especially towards the end of the album. But I struggle a bit with Blur. I find they remind me too much of an arrogant, posh side of the south of England. I don't love Oasis either but compared to when I was teen, when I was a big Blur fan, a lot of the fascination for them has also waded. I did have a thought listening to the end of, Chemical World, are you trying to be clever or funny. But anyway, wouldn't necessarily re-listen to this one.
A great record, it's actually interesting to listen through the album and not just listen to Stevie's singles. You get a feeling of how funky and appreciable he is on tracks that aren't just hits.
Really loved this album. It's varied, has a strong hip-hop, trip-hop, 90s foundation. It's sonically varied, the singing and rapping is great, and is a pleasure to listen to start to end.
Jesus, I can't. Some of it sounds like they're imitating the first Genesis, some just sound too much like 60s, lighthearted music, some of it just feels pretentious. This was tough to listen to.
It's a nice listen, but perhaps not the most iconic bob marley album ever. But I definitely enjoyed it. Find the story behind it having two versions, a jamaican and an international/english one curious.
I can hear something Nick Caveish about them. I have to recognise that it's a good record, although it's not my thing really. Something a bit folky about it I'm not a super fan of.
I kind of outgrew a lot of prog-rock stuff. The classical like guitar parts are pleasant to listen to, but I wouldn't cal the album my thing. Just feels very like long songs, progressive rock, misses a bit of pop catchyness I find. The last 15 seconds I was a bit like, what is going on, what is this.
I liked the opening with the talking, the mentioning of Quincy Jones was funny as a young composer (or was it arranger?) from New York. The album felt like a snapshot from a different time.
It wasn't bad actually. I thought it'd be terrible, but there's some really good riffs, also references to other styles of music. Like the guitar in Over Under feels a bit Turkish music like. A good listen overall.
It's an alright album, nice to listen to, time of the season really stands out as a single I didn't feel the other songs stood out as much.
Very groovy, the first track is such a banger. It's a really pleasant album, well produced, the ending makes you feel like, is that it?
Super spacey, very late 90s vibe. Really enjoyed it, full of great melodies and guitars. Drums in the opening were really good.
It's not really my cup of tea, but the guitar riffs are great and there's some cool rhythmical stuff and bass lines in the first half of the album. But screaming is too much.
It's actually a great album. I hadn't realised the first track is what gave the name to the first track of OK Computer. The album is really bluesy and is a pleasure to listen to. The track with Bob laughing at the beginning is quite funny.
Most of it is very folk and very refined. Towards the end it becomes particularly ethereal and a bit church like.
Very bluesy and has such great tunes. A good one for a car ride.
I found it a bit long and possibly needed more variety, I want to give a three because I have lots of affection for Public Enemy but I'm going for a two. I think they've done much better records and can hit harder.
Dear god, the soundtrack to hell. I can't deal with this kind of music really. Maybe one or two songs in the right setting, but the whole thing, nah. Also the album cover and aesthetics of it all is a bit much.
Cool jazzy album, reminded me a lot of the Internet. It's more of a long listen than an album with a lot of bangers, but it's well crafted.
Loved it, the bluesyness of it is just right. I loved the re-interpretation of Sweet Jane and I'm so sad I could cry. Such a great record.
It's a mad record. The sonic variety is a bit bonkers and at times a bit hard to listen to. But hey, it's cool. Sort of becomes more compelling towards the middle end. Jimmy made me laugh out loud. It's just hilarious. The last two tracks almost feel like they shouldn't have been on the album, they're so polished and pop compared to the rest. Paper Planes being a classic and all almost felt as if it should have been somewhere else. Overall, I enjoyed the record, although wouldn't listen to it throughout maybe that much.
It's a bit of a classic and it hits pretty hard. Wouldn't say it's the kind of album that I would listen to all the time, although my teenage self loved pretty hard hitting music. The more classical music inspired bits are particularly cool, like the first breakdown solo you hear in the title track. Orion is pretty cool too.
It's consistent, done well and the production is pretty much in your face. Sonically it's missing a bit of dynamics, I wonder if they did too much limiting/compression on the remaster? Sometimes the album sounds a bit crushed, there are a bit of dynamics missing.
This album is mad. It's such a collage and combo of styles, music and everything. It's art. It's anticipating stuff like trip-hop and sample based music coming later. Second track was sampled by Eminem in Without Me. It's funny. It's ironic. It's just art really.
An absolute classic and full of hits. It's actually a really good to listen to from start to end. Stylistically they really achieved quite some variety here.
A pleasure to listen to, it didn't feel like it was overworking my brain like some jazz, especially free jazz, does.
Excellent album. Reminded me a lot of St.Germain, it has some moments when it's going into more trancey-like house music, a bit of repetition, but otherwise it's a really good one to have playing in the background or to create a certain mood or vibe.
I found this a bit of a tough one to listen to, some parts I enjoyed, towards the end, but it felt a bit minimalistic sometimes and there were quite difficult passages.
I wouldn't call it my favourite Bowie album. It's made of a combination of honky-tonk piano, theatrical rock, a bit of concept album tendencies, blues and sax. In many ways, it's a good a synthesis of all the things that make Bowie, Bowie. The album goes out in a blast though, almost makes you wonder why it didn't start with the last tracks first.
Not really my jam, very romantic like. I mean, it's Elvis, but the music doesn't particularly touch me in a significant way. A few songs are great but wouldn't listen to it spontaneously. Interesting to notice how well recorded the album is for the time. Still sounds good these days.
It was alright, some bits felt very pink floyd like. Generally I wouldn't call it the most memorable album ever, very 70s rock, lots of solos but nothing that really stood out.
It's a masterpiece. Loved it. All the tracks are just great songwriting, production, lyrics and are really evocative. Truly a pioneer.
Really enjoyed it, not very long, very rock and rolly and bluesy, Born On The Bayou, Bootleg, Proud Mary are all bangers.
Very folky, a couple of stand out songs but wouldn't call it a masterpiece exactly. The last track with the flute made me smile a little bit, felt a bit child like.
Great rock album, has a strong indie vibe. Really enjoyed the production and sound of it, it flowed really well.
It's just an amazing album. I loved it. It's that intersection between noise rock, pop, experimentalism and poetry. Despite being arrogant pricks, they were giving lessons to the world as to what cool meant and could be. To some probably Sonic Youth will sound like people shouting their heads off and being noisy for noise's sake. But to others they show they had a mastery of songwriting and making tracks that played with accessibility and pushing the envelope in terms of rock sounds.
It's such a timeless album that still hits hard, very dark still, but completely timeless.
A really good record. Felt a bit like Blur but much better. Good melodies, good riffs, a pleasure to listen to from start to end.
I liked it, reminded me a bit of the moldy peaches, or probably where the moldy peaches got their inspiration from. The last track I found funny. Was a bit done with the songs by the end of the album.
Love the album, it has so many great tunes. Pyramid made me smile particularly, it felt like it was an edm banger but actually a different song than you'd expect. I was surprised about how much loneliness plays a role in the album, as a theme. Generally it feels a bit melancholic.
I quite liked it, very rock and rolly, very fun. I didn't realise I hadn't got a clear image of Elvis Costello's sound and production style.
Really enjoyed it. Loved all the samples, they give it this timeless like feeling. Felt a bit in the same style as Entroducing by DJ Shadow.
Pharell is great in a band formation, enjoyed the guitars and the pop melodies on this one. It's funny how it's sort of hip-hop like but more like pop/rock really.
Surprised at how jazzy this is. Amy really fit in the whole jazz scene, it's easy for her pop tracks to overshadow her being much more into that style. Really enjoyed it.
It wasn't really my thing, a couple of good tunes towards the end but not really my style. Very folky and country like.
I liked it, wasn't as impactful as urban hymns but cool alternative. Reminded me a bit of Radiohead around the same time. The last track though was a bit long to be honest, maybe a bit unnecessary.
It has 3/4 classics but I wouldn't call it a masterpiece. Very folky in a way, an intersection between that and beat poetry in many ways. Lou could really sing and had a lovely voice.
Dear god, another one of these albums. I can't take them. It's just they're so hippy like, but not in a good way. It's somewhere between psychedelia, country and folk, with these soft vocals, ugh. I can't. But I guess they were very representative of the time.
It's a pretty amazing record. Liked the sound of it, it was somewhere between the 90s, this sort of explorative electronica and still being very atmospheric and accessible. It's a vibe, really.
It's a great album, very soul like very touching. Well produced and written, it doesn't feel like it has a fault. It's quite timeless, feels older in a sense although it's of 2019. A thoughtful album I'd call it.
It was a wonderful listen. Dusty's got such a wonderful voice. I was surprised how good she was across different tracks and how cohesive the album was. Definitely will be coming back to this.
It's a fun album, with a great opener. It's sort of a fun take on blues I find. Funny to hear Meg sing on the one track, I never realised she did on this record. Still wonder a lot about what happened to Meg. They were definitely one of the most iconic bands ever.
Is listening to a whole album worth the wait for hi-ho silver lining? Probably not. I don't know what it is, but years ago I'd have more love for the kind of, show offy, soloy blues you hear on this record. But these days it's lost on me. The last few tracks are good. Again, I look for a bit of a pop angle to these records as well, because the solos themselves just don't feel so memorable or impressive.
It's a well produced album, interesting to hear more 'conventional' songwriting after having caught up with Modern Life is Rubbish. Wouldn't necessarily re-listen to it but a good one overall.
I enjoyed it. Very storytelling like, musically it's quite pleasant to listen to, very folky and bluesy, but in a charming way and not one were crazy solos go on forever. Shelter from the storm is still a stand out track, although the live version still is one of my favourite songs ever. Buckets of Rain is good as well, really enjoyed that. A very good Bob record, have to say.
I can recognise how the album would have a certain impact on metal, but to be honest, it's not my thing. Even the satanism part of it doesn't really raise my eyebrows or wow me particuarly. It's very much what you would expect, lots of heavy riffs, pounding drums, quick rhythms, 'shouty' singing.
Such a great album. Falls a bit in the same category as Massive Attack's first two records, Suba's Sâo Paolo confessions and Malcolm McLaren's Duck Rock. I love the use of real life recordings, chatter, radio shows in music, especially for albums that are worth listening to from start to end. It just gives them this narrative context which makes them very compelling.
Really enjoyed both the instrumental and sung tracks on this one. A great one to listen from start to end.
Quite liked it, not as much as Dusty In Memphis but generally find that Dusty has a wonderful voice, the production of the songs are great and she's very compelling.
What a bloody masterpiece. Loved every single moment of it. Yes, it did feel like it was getting a bit long towards the end. But I loved the bonkers nature of it. The samples. The irony. The persona. How the music describes and informs the character (heavy synths on some of the tracks). The conversations. I can understand some of the samples and things might be a bit uncomfortable, but I found them very funny and didn't feel the need to take them too seriously. It's a great record. Very much in the MF Doom sort of style as well.
Actually enjoyed it. Meditative, delicate, acoustic album. Funny to hear Beck like a more grounded artist, rather than living off the hype of Loser.
Well, dear god, did this have to be so long? Again, some of these sacred cow artists have become a bit lost on me over the years. Sure, pleasant to listen to but not my favourite style really. Full of what you'd expect, cool solos, riffs, Eric singing about love (although you kind of think with his track record, how's he singing about love). It's fine, if you like blues and rock from the 70s.
I enjoyed more that Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black. The samples and production felt pretty on point, although personally I'm not always in love with Chuck D's rapping. Last track is an obvious standout. Probably wouldn't listen to it from start to end. Although I find the album very compelling thematically.
The queen of background café music! I am somewhat self-aware that this might be read by others on 1001 albums generator, but could not resist making the comment. Surely there's a lot of craft and thought gone behind the tracks, and they do sound lovely. But I can't help but feel she's an artist that has been put by default in any starbucks or café wanting to promote a chill vibe. Or anyone trying to create a cosy environment for their semi-pretentious, semi-expensive wine fuelled dinner party. Which spoils the music a little in a sense.
All of this needless context aside, I wouldn't call it my first choice of music, as I tend to gravitate towards music that tries to grab your attention a bit more. Even the jazz/soul territory, I think there are albums more compelling that Come Away With Me. But she's a talent and the songs are pretty tight.
A great listen, very groovy, eclectic and colourful. One of those records you could listen to over and over again.
It's good stuff, although Mingus sometimes is a bit difficult to listen to. I often feel his work starts with a motif, something almost catchy, then goes really really far away from it and starts pushing things, getting a bit dissonant, then goes back to the motif. Which is cool, but can test one's patience sometimes.
Soft and very poetic, a very enjoyable listen. The bits of classical like music surprised me a little bit. It's quite tender to hear Lou (notoriously not the kindest person on the planet) be sweet on the album. Particularly thinking about him not being around, one almost sheds a tear listening to him.
Overall the album was very ballady, very rock and blues like.
On the sharp rough side. It's Seve Albini, which you can really hear in the consistent sound of the album. Very much gritty punk. Wouldn't necessarily listen back to it, it's missing a bit of hooks or something to get me into it. I get this type of punk is all about being very vocal, shouty, edgy, loud and let out feelings, but it didn't quite latch onto me.
It's the white album, what is there to say? Packed till the brim with hits and songs that were to become immediate classics. Admittedly, it's a bit long. But the variety, the melodies and excitement make it worth the listen.
Great record, a pleasure to listen to start to end. Has such a great opener track. It's not one of those records that sag after such a hit opener. Definitely one of those ones you want to listen to regularly.
It's jam packed with hits, so good to listen to from start to end. Towards the end it feels a bit long, but Police & Thieves really makes up for it. Sort of has a nostalgia element to it as well. Generally a record I'd wholeheartedly recommend.
Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The more rock n roll leaning songs were actually quite alright. Generally enjoyable, very much of its time, although the long solos and over the top musical aesthetic are hardly my thing.
Another good record, a pleasure to listen to although the title track got a little bit on my nerves (not a fan of tracks which have a bit of a beach boys like approach to singing). Well polished and great songwriting I think.
Loved the dreamy atmosphere on this one, a really good record from start to end.
This was pretty cool. Punky, a bit of a rawer duo compared to something like White Stripes. But very compelling. Second track of the album is pretty great. Really enjoyed it.
Super funky and a good listen. Lots of great melodies, although the opener really stands out.
Melodies are great on this. Each song just flows beautifully one in the other. It's pretty good songwriting and definitely is in the pop canon, while being rather rich and orchestral in parts. Also quite a blend of styles, Graham Greene struck me for being quite different from the rest. Some of the tracks follow that ballad like structure, but in a way that feels quite unique. By the end of it, you just think, what a great record.
Great album, happy to hear something which isn't purely western for once. Melodious and fun, makes you realise there's a whole Bollywood world of music that's worth investigating.
A solid rock album, very energetic and enjoyable, although not the most memorable perhaps.
Think I liked it more than Document. It's a great album, one of those for the long car rides I felt. Michael Stipe said R.E.M had put out a few stinkers in their career. This is not one of them.
It's a great record and a very poetic one. For those with any relation to the UK and London it'll probably strike a chord. To others it might sound a bit flat and less compelling. But it's rap as storytelling at its finest, on a UK backdrop. It mostly falls on the more conscious rap side of things than the hip-hop one. Musically it's very varied, although it feels quite minimalist in a way. But that's its strength, it allows for the words and the stories to shine. Get Out Of My House was a standout for me, C-Mone, the rapper on the track, is phenomenal.
It's Aretha, what is there to say? Amazing voice, amazing music and amazing lyrics. An album that testifies how great of an artist she was.
Loved it, especially the first two tracks which are absolute classics. Felt very much like an autumnal/wintery sort of album.
A more interesting side of music coming out of the 80s. Drenched in reverbs, very rock but sort of mellow and atmospheric. A great listen and a fascinating band.
Not a fan of this one, it's a bit like a sparks record but missing some of the theatricalness and catchy hooks. Wasn't a fan of the singing. Musically it felt quite 80s, but not the interesting strand of the 80s.
I could write many love letters to the smiths and what they meant to me growing up. It's not their best record in my opinion, but one that's wonderful to listen to. The poetic nature of the lyrics, the muscality of the melodies and harmonies, the way the songs speak of tenderness, fragility and love - all of these make for a record that's worth every minute.
It's a great record, filled with amazing tunes, solos, bass parts and lyrics. During the early 2000s I always felt a bit detached from all the RHCP fandom, but there's no denying the record is such a seminal one and an absolute banger. The only problem is the mix, it's fatiguing and real shame because with a just a little bit more breathing space, it would be a much better listening experience. But with everything being so overcompressed, it gets a little bit tiring.
Such an indie classic, the riffs are so on point and it's just banger after banger. Possibly the most seminal indie record of the early 2000s. In many ways it feels like a time capsule for another world and a time when bands were still relatively popular, in 2025 it feels that there are less bands like FF.
An excellent record. Loved the rhymes and the beats, even today they feel so on point and tight. Liked the concept album nature of it. It grabs your attention more than other hip hop records from the same period of time. A bit long perhaps but the tunes keep you going. The opener and underwater rimes are standouts.
Great tunes and host to one of the most well known jazz classics of all time. Take five. A pleasure to listen to from start to end.
Very interesting, eclectic pop album. It's a little bit in PJ Harvey territory, but something of its own. I very enjoyable listen, although maybe one I won't come back to too often.
First track was interesting, but as an album it failed to get my attention. Some of the more ambienty moments were cool and interesting to get lost into, but overall I didn't find it a compelling album or one that spoke to me. Wouldn't re-listen to really, apart from the first song maybe.
It's a 3 for me but I recognise this is an important album. My ears sharpened when I heard Plateau and immediately said, hey isn't this a Nirvana song. It was sung by Cobain et co during the famous MTV Unplugged concert. But generally speaking, I can see why the album is anticipating a lot of music that will come later, from the more niche Moldy Peaches style folk rock to Nuetral Milk Hotel all the way to Tame Impala. I'm not sure how much those artists were aware of the album, but the approach, sound and themes of the song reminded me of all those artists.
It's such a timeless jazz record. A true pleasure to listen to and one that feels just right. It's Miles Davis, what is there not to like?
Very enjoyable ambientish, hip-hop like album, plays really well. Some parts feel a bit repetitive but otherwise it's a good one to have playing while doing things.
Somewhere between Nick Drake's Pink Moon and Dave van Ronk, a charming listen. I wouldn't call it the most original and it didn't grab me say as Nick Drake would, but it's pleasant, charming and a very warm record.
