1001 Albums Summary

A couple of beautiful jams and a lot of beep boop. I owned this album and a lot of it sounded unfamiliar to me….and a little (a lot) Kid A inspired. They were effing excellent live.

Perfect. No notes. Not something I listen to on the regular but such a great record. The call and response in Mojo Working is one of the most joyous (and one of my favourite) relics of rock and roll.

I’ve never listened to album kiss (only radio kiss). I listened to this twice. Imagine being 13 when this came out and then two years later getting into cheap trick and thin lizzy.

I wasn’t feeling this one until in the ghetto. Needs a little ‘never been to Spain’ lol

1. Oh golly that’s a lot of mudhoney. 2. Ok, this is fun. The ole mudhoney clomp - love it. 3. This rules! 4. Who you driving NOW! 5. Nirvana sux. Mudhoney 4eva! 6. Okay, that’s enough.

It all sounds like one long song…

I’ve never actively listened to Zappa. I loved this!!! It’s hilarious and it sounds great and the musicianship is excellent. Stand outs ‘go cry on someone else’s shoulder’, ‘trouble every day’ wowie zowie. So good.

I’ve never actively listened to Zappa. I loved this!!! It’s hilarious and it sounds great and the musicianship is excellent. Stand outs ‘go cry on someone else’s shoulder’, ‘trouble every day’ wowie zowie. So good.

Huh. Meh. I used to really be into Beth Orton’s music. Upon reading their bio, she used to sing for them - makes sense. Don’t think I can spin this entire record.

Enjoyable but nothing spectacular. The Ray Charles cover was fun.

I feel like I should appreciate this more but it sounded like the musical equivalent of community theatre.

I love these songs. Bring it on home is an all time fave and I love his version of the Tennessee Waltz - the live recording didn’t do much to augment. Classics.

I remember Mrs Robinson but never got into this. 90’s classic. Rudderless-great. Very much a time and place for this one.

Loved this. Loved it so much I went to taz to buy the record at lunch. 10 minute version of papa was a rolling stone. Yes, please. The first time I ever saw your face was a skip but a solid album front to back.

I can appreciate the feat of making this album. It just doesn’t hook me.

It was okay. Didn’t give this one a deep listen. Love pretty in pink. I love his voice as well.

Classic. Tv party is a rompin’ good time.

It took me years to get into post ok computer Radiohead which is now so embarrassing to say.

This one is in the record collection. I love this record so so so much. teenage kicks, and the rest of it, is a masterpiece.

It’s a beautiful record - I was surprised how much I enjoyed. But it’s also very much boomer jams.

I don’t know very much about hip hop. So maybe this is great but it wasn’t for me.

A record I did not like when i was 15 and very like now.

This was bad.

What’s up noise. I didn’t hate it but it started to make be feel woozy weird which is probably the point.

Five stars for me. Special place in my heart because we spent hours listening to this album at our place on monastery lane. It’s also just beautiful and cool.

It’s good. It’s classic (rock). It’s not what grabbed me from that era as a youngster and listening now, the record all kinda globs together for me.

This was good - something I would have never listened to without this! Probably won’t pull it out again.

Fucking Donovan.

Meh - sounded like a movie of a 90’s lounge. Like a scene on sex and the city or something.

Classic. Bought this at the Rideau place mall (?)

Wish it wasn’t all ballads but this is beautiful.

Classic. It’s all over now baby blue is one of my favourite Dylan cuts. It’s the bridge album in his career…connecting the folky folk to that electric guitar.

I know he’s great but I don’t like his records……

it was okay…I don’t think I’d return to this tho.

Equal parts pretty and silly.

There’s some highs and lows on this but I love it

I found it very boring.

Masterpiece. Formative record for me. I used to record high and dry off the radio in grade 7 I was obsessed with how it sounded so big and spacious…the chorus of black star - incredible. The video for Just! Key 90’s album that still hits for me.

I feel like these songs are the inspiration for every jam found on a John Hughes movie. It’s a rough form of a style/genre/time I really like…

I love this. I know he’s a legend but I still think it’s the best music to dance to…of all time. What it must have sounded like when came it out. 🤯

This is my fav Floyd album with bullet.

The hits are amazing…but I found some other jams a little lacking. A classic of course!

A classic and a Bowie album I’m not super familiar with…funny that the 2 singles are buried late on the Bside.

I wanted to like this but I really did not…

Perfect from start to finish.

Kinda surprised how much it still hit. This is an institution of time and place for me and maybe that’s why I don’t find the dance rock as cheesy as I might otherwise.

Shot a few holes into the ceiling of Zaphod’s with my imaginary gun to this one… It’ll forever be the soundtrack to indie sleaze but there are some serious jams on it and love the nods to classic punk.

Classic. Rock.

Ugh. I couldn’t

Formative. Dubbed it off my high school heartthrob in grade 10.

This still hits. Surprised!

Hmmmm it’s okay. I know never let me down again via a smashing pumpkins cover.

This was fun!! Looks like they were the inspiration to some great names. I always find it funny what doesn’t cross the pond.

This album is jam packed with every song ever featured in every movie ever.

She’s definitely a mood but I found this beautiful. When she incorporates a more pop song structure to her music (like track 4 or 5 on this) it’s exceptional.

This record is very good. It’s taken some time, me and Rush, but I’m making up for lost time.

Into it. Her voice has had such a lasting influence but it takes a beat to get into.

4 out of 5 supermodels agree the single is the only jam on this record.

I could appreciate it but in general 90’s hip hop just isn’t my thing.

This was pretty meh for me…sloppy classic rock. But I love that song hush.

It was good. No star track jumped out and I probably won’t spin it again but it’s a decent album.

The flamingo guitar in the last track was a cool surprise. Ummm I know shit about jazz - but it was okay. Go Jays! Yesavage!

Friggin fiver for me. The battle of el goodo, baby’s beside me - masterpieces. ‘I never travel far…’

I guess now is the time I tell the group I really do not like reggae…appreciate this is a classic tho.

Nightswimming is an all time top five favourite song. This album is a masterpiece.

Not my favourite record…but that guitar tone is so distinct and perfect.

Very Duran Duran…didn’t love it and didn’t make it through a lot…

This record was a game changer and some of the songs are excellent. But I just can’t. Yasi says you need to be a Californian to fully appreciate this band and it’s my easy way out of not liking it.

I dunno…it’s like the sonic ‘candification’ of a phoebe brigers record.

It’s a classic, of course. Don’t look back in anger is a perfect song, the reincarnation of Hey Jude. Guitar solo in champagne super nova is an all time favourite. However, this record will always remind me of a French trip in grade 7 when the mean girls started being mean to me so it’s a circumstantial 4.

Know the band name but not their music…loved this. A lot. Thinking this might be a huge influence on numerous bands including the replacements…will definitely listen again.

I dunno…I always found the singles from this a little boring and there are definitely some skips but missing, black tambourine and broken drum are very lovely songs. I’ve never really loved Beck - but appreciate it.(maybe because mom used to get mad at me when I sang along to loser on the radio hahaha)

‘Let’s put all the weird jams on Side A and make the kids flip the record for the hits’-the only thing the police agreed on. Solid 5 for the record that has king of pain!!!

Gonna have to review the game tape to figure out how this got missed but outside of ‘I wanna destroy you’ it was all new. And I listened to it for the better part of the day. All bangers.

This is an excellent album - front to back. Dirty Work is my favourite SD jam. I should give it a five but there’s no heart in my appreciation for it.

It was meh for me. Jamie xx in colour - amazing. This was bland and the female vocal annoys me.

Excellent early stones. Under my thumb is a top jam.

Ive always had a soft spot for Aerosmith. Not my favourite album but pretty decent.

Love her. Not my favourite album, tho.

Lovely and classic. 60’s dinner party fondu vibes. Kinda made me want a martini at 8am - but it was also Tuesday.

I know this is a masterpiece. But…I didn’t capture my attention like I’m sure it would have when it was released. Also, coolio? Haha

This was fun an a lil all over the place - first song suggested to me that it was going to be an alt country vibe but it swung all the way to a full pop record. Pretty fun.

I didn’t like. I tried. Sorry Mr. Bowie.

Loved it. Know the hits but not the rest of the album.

Oh shoegaze…I have a soft spot for it but don’t often return to the genre. Liked the 60’s psych-pop sequence rift in the first track and polar bear is a jam.

I liked this record when it came out…yellow is a great song. But it’s also a little tired.

I’d rather smoke cigs and dance with the bad boy (chuck berry and the killer) than be sippin’ a milkshake with buddy. Classic none the less tho!

It’s a beautiful album that just gets better with age. Daniel Lanois / Brian Eno give these songs magic.

I liked this a lot…

Ummm it’s a classic but it’s just okay.

Not their best but a start of something awesome!

The only sledgehammer I want blasting in my headphones is Peter Gabriel’s. JFC no no no.

Favourite FM album. Trumps Rumours in my books. Love it all.

If there only was a 3.5. Silly, sappy and quite lovely.

I’m giving it a 5. There are better Beatles albums but this was a joy to revisit.

Did not enjoy.

I really liked this! Weird and rocking and fun….and they formed a super group with Franz Ferdinand?? The more you know.

I fucking love Chicago. I don’t listen to them all the time but they’re just a jam and they make me happy.

I love this album. The theme threaded through it, the jams on it. Deserves all hype received.

I loved this. A real treat and a palette cleanser on the list. Excellent Xmas errands music - will 100 percent revisit!

Meh. Xmas music.

I can name a hundred better records…weird choice to be on the list.

New listen - Surprisingly rocking. Not my favourite set of Morrissey songs. North of America has a lyric in one of their jams that goes ‘we hate it when our friends become successful’ … and now I know where that come from!

Ive never loved this

New listen and enjoyed. Very 90’s…Made me wonder if this is an influence on the Afghan Whigs / Toadies for some reason.

This one…it’s everything to me. All time favourite side one track one (tied with Janie Jones). The epitome of cool. The sound track to all girl dance parties at King’s. Mixtapes. Jean jackets. Cigarettes. Playing the baselines on an acoustic guitar.You’re fluent in Spanish mid-record. This monkey’s gone to heaven, Hey, fucking Gouge Away. Masterpiece.

A classic. An all time favourite. Excellent during the holiday season and all year round.

I not often listened to Jimi album that’s really great.

Roadrunner, Pablo Picasso-classic. The rest of the record drags a bit for me but it’s still a banger.

First listen outside of just like honey…I get why Billy corgan says they’re one of the Pumpkins biggest influence. The guitar was cool - and would have been insane sounds in the 80’s…but it was a bit much. A 3.5 I bumped up…

If AI ever turns out to be as cool as the hologram deck on the Enterprise, I wanna visit (and visit only) inside a Tom Waits record. Listened to this on a rainy drive into the city along the Bedford highway.

I don’t know a lot of Nick Cave - he’s got a huge catalog! Enjoyed this.

I loved this album when I was 11. I don’t like it anymore-it was a smash but doesn’t hit. One note - the images of her in the car in the ironic video are to me the perfect picture of a Canadian winter.

Lynchian? I dunno…

5 stars. Worth the hype. Still lasts. A beautiful album.

She’s got a beautiful voice but I also find it super boring….

More rocking that operatic. Sorta. A classic.

Loved this! Some classic blues riffs - a little nod to some v old fleetwood Mac on track 2 or 3. Spun this twice!

I’ve only very recently started listening to post ok computer and it’s all amazing. Making up for lost time. Whoopies on that hot take haha

The lounge singer goes to the carnival…so I know this is the crown jewel in the catalog but it’s not my favourite. I lean more lounge than circus. Still love him. Mule Variations will always have top pickings.

Meh - it’s like a record of templates for Motown songs with no real bops.

Cool. New listen…

Ok. Too much waits.

Soothing hippie sounds. A classic.

If automatic for the ppl has this thread of nostalgic sadness throughout, this record has a real thread of anger through it. I find it’s also very of its late 80’s time. An REM record I’m not super fluent in but as always, excellent.

5 because it’s a classic and 5 because it was my first time fully listening and loved it.

Ummmm. I know this is a classic but it doesn’t really hit except for the singles (which are mega jams). 3.5

A prelude to greatness…but not perfect yet.

This is a five for me. Classic with Emmy Lou in the background. Excellent

Meh…there’s an excellent album by Grouper that came out at the same time. Reminded me of that but boring.

Another blind spot I’m very much enjoying exploring-excellent. Diverse in sound. Great grooves. Loved it.

Perfect. Five. Favourite Dylan album. Also quoted by Hootie and the Blowfish. Seething heartbreak…with the perfect dash of hope with Buckets of Rain.

The hit is great!

I’ve tried. It’s too weird for me.

Masterpiece. Tommy gets his tonsils out is the most perfect punk rock song and Unsatisfied hits a lot harder in middle age. Those messy geniuses from Minnesota!

I was a fan back in the day…the single still hits the rest is meh

Side a slaps…the rest slides off for me. Totally classic

A five for me. Help Me is beautiful. In a younger time when having such preferences seemed to matter… People’s Parties contains my favourite chord. It still hits. Raised on Robbery is the real jewel in this crown.

Solid, excellent punk rock album!

Giving it a 5. John Fogerty’s voice! Classic, perfect rock and roll.

I did not listen to this.

I love Meatloaf. It is joy in a bottle, cheeky delicious happiness on a record. It looked so dangerous as a kid. It is the hands down best solo dance party album of all time and should endure for all time.

My first memory is being 2/3 yo with my dad and the ‘Lai Le Lai’ part of the Boxer playing. By default this record get a 5 as it was my musical introduction into consciousness. A staple of my upbringing…In grown up years, I became quite partial to ‘only living boy in NY. Time wears on the grooves of this album but it still stands up.

Very 90’s in the UK - couple jams gave me Robbie Williams vibes.

Money changes everything is an amazing track 1. Amazing chorus. She covers my favourite prince song!! Packed with hits. Cultural shake up. Love it!

Did these guys influence the whole? Classic 60’s rock and roll. Terrible name.

It’s not even the album with the hits! It’s okay…I can’t do a whole album of new funk…but appreciate the musicianship

Oh my childhood.

So I’ve been thinking a lot about Rachel’s review of Cyndi Lauper’s album and this identified undercurrent of sadness. Is it a reaction to punk? When you turn down the volume on anger is the result this raw desperation…a core of sadness revealed without the mayhem? I dunno. As for this…the record that launched a thousand underground ships on the radio waves.

Really enjoyed this. In the vein of Bill Callahan / Sparklehorse. Sweepy, soothing indie rock.

Bad

This is a five to me. I borrowed this cd from the library a gazillion years ago. She’s an incredible songwriter. The grit of her voice, the simplicity of some of these songs and their emotional impact. She is a treasure to music.

It’s not my fav punk rock but essential

I really hate the album art for this record. And I usually don’t have such strong feelings about the art…anyways…excellent as always.

The only great record by these guys is Chulahoma. The singles on this are very tired for me but like the other cuts especially side 1; track 1 and 10 cent pistol. I appreciate what they’re doing…

Will not listen. Also, that poor woman.

A 3.5…I’m more familiar with Warren Zevon’s music and that’s what this reminded me of. It was okay. It sounded Gentlemanly…in like a London top hat sort of way.

A five for me. The lyric “cinematographer’s party” brings me a lot of joy. A classic. Chevy Chase’s best performance.

I’ve always found Calexico pretty boring…

This record has 2 of my least fav Dylan tracks: rainy day women (second worst track on the forest gump soundtrack after sloop John b imo) and just like a woman but also a couple favs. The bluesy album.

On constant rotation and a work place staple. I sit next to the guy who does all the environmental permitting for our projects and he’s the nicest dude but Jesus Christ he’s a grabber. This record and the old noice cancellers keep this gal on track. It’s compelling ambient. Amazing they made it analog.

Nirvana is to Silverchair as the Rolling Stones are to the Flaming Groovies(?) Classic rock and roll. Fun. Kings of the underground at that time?

Purchased on the recommendation of a dude we called Swab from the Truro mall. It’s been a while, but I’m appreciating a bit more now - maybe b/c I have more knowledge of the punk/rock cannon… I have always felt like there is just something missing with this record…like a good baguette but it could really use some butter or jam. A 3.5…

The last show at the marquee of the “good old days” … it gave me short term tinnitus if I recall. Volume and tones. Volume and tones. You’re a weirdo j mascis and I’m here for all of it. A classic in the indie rock cannon. Lots of good memories at Robie street to this one.

As a hip hop philistine, there is this element in 90’s hip hop that I could never get passed. The songs (thinking a lot about snoop here) sounded dry like the desert, I found it monotonous and boring. This is not that! It’s fun! Interesting to listen to. I’m a lil late on this masterpiece, yeah? lol

Love her. In grade 9 I started saving my lunch money to buy cds and her 1st record was the 1st purchase. She makes interesting, beautiful music with excellent pointed lyrics. Love this album

This is coming from a person who has probably listened to hundreds of hours of Billy corgan singing in her lifetime…I don’t like Adele’s voice. I find it metallic and it does not evoke any emotion for me. Maybe it’s the musical equivalent to cilantro for my ears. Major meh for me.

Title track masterpiece. The rest a little weird. But of course very cool. 3.5

Best first lyric in all of rock and roll. Another record that launched so many more.

Caught a couple of songs. Cool!

This is a record I could have listened to when it first came out. I think the context of hair metal on mtv has a lot to do with its greatness…and their live shows. Jane Says was the first song I ever listened to that had this BIG sound to me. Perry is an insane talent

A classic. Ain’t No Way is an all time favourite.

Major meh. I’ve never appreciated muse.

It was very 90’s and unremarkable

This album is awful. The death of the 90’s.

Perfect. Excellent way to start June. I have such an affection for ‘why don’t we do it in the road’ and ‘rocky raccoon’ it’s silly.

Just because you can write a song doesn’t mean you should write a song.

This is not my favourite work by the cure. But it’s so moody and goth-y and certainly stands out.

I was never a fan. I found it whimsical and too polished and not in a good way

Very enjoyable.

This was a nice surprise

It was pretty good. Probably won’t revisit, tho.

Didn’t take a deep listen but liked this and will circle back. Feel like I’ve encountered b4.

Cheap Trick rule. Where exactly is Budokan? I’d prefer it remain a mystery. Bonus points because I then put on ‘He’s A Whore’

3.5 a solid album with no major stand outs for me.

This is a five for me. I could never take the place of your man is an all time fav.

Love these guys. Not super familiar with this album but it’s excellent

all the way

Excellent. A pillar of rock…and I get that this comments has a looking for Chinese food at an Italian restaurant vibe, but the fucking misogyny that’s sprinkled over this record makes me crazy…best shown by the lyric “turn around bitch I’ve got a use for you. You’ve got nothing better to do and I’m bored.” Blech.

I’m giving it 5. The joy putting on this album.

It’s good. Their guitar sound is second to none. Little monotonous.

So out of my wheel house but I liked this!

I never liked it. It came out when I worked at hmv. I couldn’t cross that country divide with the man in black. To me it’s slow, drags out and really lacks emotion.

It’s beautiful, romantic, a total mood, catchy, perfect.

A solid 3.5….didnt love the Seinfeld bass on the first track but the rest was great.

It’s waaaay too much on this list but it’s a classic

It’s okay. I LOVE the road goes on forever by him. I imagine these songs live in a packed Texas roadhouse.

The classic of classic rock

This was a delight to listen to. No idea about the cannon of music it exists in but am now curious. Lovely

I love it now more than ever.

4.5- who’s gonna ride your wild horses is on of my fav U2 songs.

….i know it’s a classic but it’s the exact kind of hip hop I don’t care for.

Dull AF

It’s a mood and beautiful but not a repeat listen

I love this album. I listen to it frequently. I think it’s his voice? I really dig Kings of Leon.

Of course.

Meh

This is a big default in myself but I don’t like Reggae

5 with a bullet!

I know it’s a classic but he kinda bugs me.

Hey hey cripple creek ferry do do doooo do do dooo. I like this one better than Harvest tbh. Perfect.