1001 Albums Summary

Tons of distortion, metal, and noise. Not my cup of tea, but I see why it may be a big deal.

I could see how this is legendary!

Some standout tracks for sure, but Version 2.0 is a more consistently solid and well-produced album.

Neil Young is a god-like talent. I did not know this album but enjoyed very much.

How timely with Ozzy's death. Never was into him or Black Sabbath so I appreciate the intro to a great album. Supernaut is a killer track.

You can’t argue this album made lots of people rich, and so epic in one way. But essential?

Guessing they put ska on the map but not great music.

Good choice - Tricky is his prime!

Their sound is like a warm hug. So good.

You either love or hate Morrissey...and I hate him. Hate is a strong word so I will just say I have never liked his whining sound.

Definitely deserves a place on this list. Grunge before grunge existed.

Meh

Another love 'em or hate 'em situation. Not my cup of tea

Strong opinion but this does not belong on this list

Sure, influential - let's go with that.

Somebody really needs to explain or justify why this album is on this list. This is why 1001 is really too many albums to consider which leaves the door open for "just okay" albums to get in.

Now we're talking. Definitely should be on this list.

Who dis? Never head of this band or album, and I would like to think I know "influential" things in music given my education and background. And after listen to the album, I still don't see it.

They have better songs. But the lead singer is cancelled now, right?

It created enough intrigue that I had to come back to it and listen to it a 2nd and 3rd time.

Thanks for turning me onto this album. I don't think I would have listened to this - Bowie's newer stuff - but it was good.

This definitely deserves to be on the list.

Agree to disagree, but this one is lame

Can I give this 6 stars?!?

What an album - Lauryn, Wyclef, and Forte were creative supergeniuses!

Just okay

Very distinctive sound, gets repetitive though

No brainer

Pretty, pretty good

Yep, definitely a good album.

Who's great, and live recordings have their charm.

Damn fine album. Kinda forgot how incredible they were.

Sure, probably worth listening to before I die.

Classic Peter Gabriel - can't argue with this.

Really good sound!

Maybe if I was on speed, I would like this.

Yawn

Issac Hayes for 18 minutes - okay.

I could have died and not listened to this album.

Not trending up lately - another blase choice

Decent choice

Amazing

Amazing too

Wonderful

He screams a lot. But I love the Deal sisters. So, I approve.

I appreciate the revisit to this band! Solid sonic experience!

Never heard of this guy so thanks for the introduction. Not my cup of tea, but still a worthy listen.

Damn, can she sing!

Great stuff

OMG. I already loved Count Basie but never heard this album before!

Almost 2 hours I wish I could get back.

Well, you can't argue with Prince. A bit more shrieking than I want in some of my songs, though.

That twang is an acquired taste. I can only take so much.

Another that I didn't need to hear before I died.

No thank you

Magnificent!

Good if you're into that kind of thing

Historic, legendary!

This is a no-brainer - wholeheartedly agree!

Great album!

Don't like, but gotta respect!

I am angered by this choice.

Classic Willie

Pretty much their greatest hits, but it's an album.

This deserves at least 7 stars!

Didn't I hear this already? Oh yeah, at Folsom Prison!

Better than I thought it would be

Great energy - very solid modern rock album.

Love Ozomatli, but hadn't heard this album before. Great fusion of sound styles.

Hadn’t listened to the whole double album before. Lots of creativity, but probably could have been trimmed to just one album

Yuck

Beyond words!

No thank you - you really have to like this prog/classic rock sound to endure some of these 8 minute songs

Probably White Stripes at their pinnacle.

Their instrumental stuff is best.

Great choice

Wonderful discovery

A fine hip-hop album

I feel like I should like this more, but I don't.

Holy shit, fabulous live recording - really captures the power of the blues channeled through B.B.

Amazing!

Pretty awesome and still stands up

Great energy - not my thing, but I can appreciate

Pretty great!

Probably pretty great when it first came out. But afro-pop has come a long way and this album sound bland in comparison.

Meh

They get a lot better after this album, but the roots of their sound start to emerge in this album. Love all the samples!

Never got behind Steely Dan - not for me.

Did not need to hear this before I died.

Pretty rad!

What energy!

I can't argue - this is a timeless album

No. No, this doesn't need to be on the list.

Decent album - a bit of head banging rock combined with white guy funk

Yawn

I appreciate learning more about them besides "Come On Eileen!"

There are definitely 5+ star songs on this album which distort the grading scale...but, as a whole, it's lacking. His voice is both angelic and annoying at the same time. And he died way too young and this is all we really got from him, so that makes it precious as well.

Solid.

Pretty great!

Great voice - but not for me

Love his vibe but will choose Pink Moon way more than this one

Not much to say - neither amazing or bad. Good energy. Maybe great when it first came up but unremarkable now.

Yuck

Nice selection

Superb!

Sure okay

No thanks

Pretty great!

This is garbage but it's French so it's seems artsy.

Can I give this negative stars? Kanye is an antisemitic whack job.

Amaze balls!

Me like

Meh - metal monotony

Well-deserved addition to this list!

I mean you're not wrong, but I guess I have limits to how much I like Billy Joel.

Prog rock - prog-ably not for me.

Superb

Rap metal - there's a first time for everything but we have moved on. And so this feels tepid now.

Yep

I am sure someone likes this.

Sonically repetitive, but nonetheless a good groove

Pretty great - I could listen to his voice for a long while

Blaahck

What a discovery!

What a weirdo - not necessarily in a bad way.

Chef kiss!

yep

Snooze fest

Were they all on cocaine? The energy of their performance was frenetic.

How can you vote against Mingus!

Don't have much to say - neither liked or disliked

I appreciate it...but like it?

Pretty, pretty, pretty goood!

Not a fan

This should get an 11!

I think some has a bias for Afro-pop-jazz-fusion.

Pretty epic

Meh

Sure, a bit dated but great at the time

I know I am supposed to like this but I never really liked Bruce like some others do. I respect him hugely and I like some his songs.

This is why I signed up for this - great album I didn’t know about

Smooth as butter

Dark themes never sounded so pleasant!

Amazing

What a voice!

Wish I could give this -50 stars

Pretty good

Refuse to listen to an anti-semitic a-hole.

Legendary

Good ol' rock

Awesome for somebody...but not me!

Probably historic - but to me it sounds like a white guy appropriating black music.

Not my cup of tea, but I can appreciate it.

Sounds like a skinny white vegan guy appropriating black music but I am still a fan!

Unexpectedly surprise - this is pretty good!

Not my jam

Pretty stellar

Classic Jimi

Decent but forgettable

Awesome - if you're in the holiday mood

Stones at their best

Fun

Mwh

Wonderful voice

Definitely worthy to be on this list

Not for me

Nah

I know I am supposed to like this. Classic, right?

Had to listen to it on YouTube. It's alright.

Timeless sound

Meh

Not bad

Classic

How could say anything ill toward Mr. Ice Cube?!?

Great

Solid. A bit whining and depressing

Okay

Legendary

Puke. For such scary imagery, the band is rather tepid.

David Bowie wannabes? Not for me

Wonderful discovery

Fun stuff!

Homeogenic is one of the best albums ever. This is solid.

I am bit biased towards Jimi.

Solid

A trio of geniuses so of course it's going to be good.

One of their best!

I think you need context to appreciate this album. It's alright on its own, but if you know how this fits in his discography, it's pretty awesome.

Wowza!

Did not age well - this was probably revolutionary at the time but seems weak now

Another one that I am sure people love but it's not for me

Difference between like and respect - I respect but don't like. His voicing is too, too whiny.

Suburb discovery!

Give this 10 stars!

Gross - what a waste of my time

At his best

Pretty great!

Well, it's a classic, especially if on 'shrooms.

Magnficient - I want more of those funky keyboards.

Knew about this band but never listened to them before - loved it!

Solid album

Nah, plus the lead is a perv

Knee deep funk

Whoa - how did I not know about this guy?!?

Sounds a bit dated but I hear the genius in there

Classic Police - can't argue that their sound was hypnotic!

Good to revisit. Still don't like the vocalizations, but the guitar licks are pretty awesome.

Forgot about this gem - loved it then and love it now.

Good to hear their other stuff besides Le Freak (I can't stand that song). Long-ass grooves that you can get lost in...in a good way!

Meh

"Gift of a golden voice"

I enjoy Randy even though I can see how he is formulaic and can get under your skin.

Some killer tracks but not the whole album

Madonna is a queen of remaking herself as times change. This was a great chapter when she started to work with wildly creative producers, which took her sound in new directions.

It's not you, it's me. I have a hard time sitting through 18+ min songs. I am sure this is great to someone and when it was originally released.

I like the tribal rhythms.

Instant classic!

Pretty awesome sound

My favorite Randy Newman album

Not for me

HAd to listen to it on YouTube. I bet I would have loved this in 1989. A bit of a relic now but still great!

Now that's rock n' roll

What a discovery!

Oh yeah - he didn't always have that deep gravely voice!

Kinda rocks, kinda all sound the same.

Nope

Classic!

Don't want Swifties to kick my ass.

Not much to say - okay, but not for me

I am sure this was groundbreaking at the time, just not my cup of tea.

Wow! New appreciation for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds!

I don't like Alice Cooper and this album maybe moved the needle 1% towards appreciating him now.

Forgot about her! Love this album. Why hasn't she made more?!?

Wowza!!!

Undeniable!

Fun...if you like bongos.

It's alright

Superb!

No thanks

Sure - they have a wildly distinction sound

Definitely deserves to be on this list

Meh

Great find

They have better albums

I think the Kinks have better stuff

She’s the queen!

Decent

Instant classic

Had to find it on YouTube to listen. It's okay, I think.

Great live recording!

Puke

Solid rock n' roll from a simpler time.

Yawn

Pretty, pretty, pretty good

Nice rock n' roll!

Yuck

Damn fine album!

Of course!

Deserves way more than 5 stars...even if he is a pedo.

Okay

50 million stars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you love his sound, you'll love this. Classic Curtis!

Not for me

Gross!

One or two good songs

Superb

Huh?

Great discovery!

I know this is supposed to be legendary.

Huh?

I am a sucker for old hip-hop.

A bit of nostalgia clouds my judgement but, yes, I think this one of the best

Sweet soul music

I like his party albums but Beck is nonetheless a genius.

Honestly didn't know his career went that far back. I think of U2 when I think of Brian Eno. Anyways, he have evolved quite a bit, hasn't he?

One of many reasons why the Stones are legends

Not for me but I'm sure it was setting new boundaries at the time

Can't say anything bad about Leonard Cohen.

Her next album is even better but this a great intro

One incredible song and the rest just okay

Not a live album kind of guy - quality is not there

One of the best

3 hours of Ella - my cup runneth over

I want to like them and their sound. Just not compelling enough for me.

Not much to say - not bad, but not mind blowing either

Stellar!

No question!

Rocks!

Great - don't know much about him

Great - Eric shines here

I mean he ripped off everyone else - but he did it well!

What the?

Great...just not my thing

Can't fault it if disco and We are Family is your thing.

I bet this hit differently in the 80s. Mind blowing perhaps.

Nope

Magnifique!

Maybe the last tolerable U2 album. They get really boring and start sounding the same.

Good find - never really explored this artist before

I love Fatboy Slim even if his formula is old. But it's such a fine formula!

Great sound - if a bit dated and repetitive

Pretty, pretty, pretty good

Sure!

Not a game changer but respect due

Two Kate Bush albums so close to each other? Just like the last one - one great song and the rest are okay.

Not a Cheap Trick fan and so hearing them live doesn’t do anything for me.

Yuck

Pretty awesome!

I could see where this is grandbreaking.

Holy shizit! The samples, the flow, the swing!

Happy music for a happier time.

Not for me so hard to rate. I could be convinced it's brilliant.

Under the radar gem

No comment (i.e. I have thoughts about U2 but don't want to get into them here)

I like Morrissey with a groove and not sad sacky.

Amazing!

If you want that dreamy 80s sound…

Good story to this album. No major hits on this album, but I think it's the Stones being creatively the Stones!

Guitar and drums are noteworthy. But does an angry band make you great?!?

Good sound

Tom Petty rocks and sways...even back in 1976

Superb

White bread!

I love early Who

Siouxsie's sound is 80s intoxicating

Psychedelic rock, baby!

Great

I should like this more but I don’t

No question

Can't vote against the Queen.

Great early punk energy

Holy shit - Otis has the one of best soul voices of all time.

Radiohead is always next level

Every song seems like it’s from a rock opera.

I know I am supposed love this legendary album but I don't

I love the creative variety in this album!

Sounds so poppy- did she sell out? Regardless, way more approachable Courtney Love!

Maybe in 1987, but not now

Classic sound from that era...even if they had an anthem about smacking bitches.

Incredible

I missed this band moment.

White boy funk and swagger

Yep, that’s Neil.

Pretty pretty pretty good

I don't know if I have enough internal strife to fully appreciate this.

Fantabulous

Freebird blows, but otherwise a solid album. Good to hear stuff beyond the hits.

One nation indeed

Wow!

How can I not rate this one high? Duke is, well, the Duke. And live recordings are such wonderful aural time capsules.

This is at least a 6

Not my cup of tea, but they are legendary

Miles will forever be cool - but he has better groundbreaking albums

Never heard of them, but great! What happened?

Legendary - if not long and repetitive

Duh!

Some killer tunes

Not a fan

Well, this became epic after his death. Not my style, but respect. Respect.

Pretty great - wonder what kind of sound she would have today!

Holy shit! Another one that needs more than 5 stars. I didn't appreciate them as much growing up, but now I love their aggressive sound. I guess we all have rage that builds...rage against the machine that is life-work-money-death.

This is a hard album to appreciate after Rage! Sleepy at best

Fun sound

Incredibly biased - Paul Simon is a god-like musician

Yes!

Rod Stewart used to be rock star with swagger

I think you really have to like Sufjan's sound, the banjo, musicals, and Illinois to dig this one.

Good find!

Pretty great!

All songs sound kinda the same. If you love Joni, that's a good thing. I am not, though.

Definitely deserves 5 stars

Should rate lower because they're white British guys playing the blues, but they do it so well!

Superb!

Raw Power indeed!

Huh? I didn't need to hear this one before I died.

Experimental stuff!

Great

Nice

I know Jeff, so it was good to listen to his dad.

Dreamy but whiney

Would be 5 if I love Elvis.

Meh - neither liked or disliked

Hard to stomach white British guys appropriating blues music. And yet the album has a nice bounce to it.