1001 Albums Summary

Good but not enough to convert me to a dedicated follower.

Good but not great. Surprised by how much instrumental music is on this album.

Good. Glad I listened to it. Does Sabbath not use power chords? Was surprised by that.

Sunshine of your love. Obviously the best track. The rest has surprising variety and is very bluesy and not pretty. Definitely an enjoyable listen.

It’s not so much that I disliked most of the album in a bland, idc kinda way, but maybe that this genre of music is just so dated and aged. I’m glad I listened but I won’t be back.

I liked this album. Very eclectic, noisy and somewhat discordant. Was surprised by the horns and lengthy instrumental jams. I can tell that Phish listened to Zappa. Overall enjoyable.

One of my top five favorite albums. The sampling, layering, and psychedelic production by the Dust Brothers made this a critic favorite when released in 1989 but never found radio success. I love The Beastie Boys!

Good album. No surprises. Jangly white boy bluesy soft rock. Sultans of Swing is only standout on album.

What a phenomenal album. Had never listened before. Sometimes he reminds me of the Beatles and other times it’s straight funky like Sly or EW&F. He’s so eclectic and I love it. I’m a new fan for sure.

Excellent. Love the first track but didn’t know who sang it. Rock ‘n soul is a perfect album title. He does early rock and roll, doo wop, and early soul with a masterful touch. Will listen again!

This album is eponymous for those of us who were in high school or college during the late 90’s/early aughts. I didn’t like it then, and I don’t like it now, but I recognize the importance of this album and band. I’m glad I revisited it but don’t need to listen ever again.

I’m meh about this album. Just not overly impressed. I’m sure they made waves when they were around but now this music is dated and boring.

I mean how can you go wrong with the classic, the inimitable SADE! This is baby making music for sure, and is great in the background. TBH though, all of her music sounds so similar. If you have heard one famous song, you will always recognize her music.

A great album. I knew the first song but didn’t know who sang it. Interesting use of classical piano and violin sounds with her banshee-like vocals.

Not bad. Glad I listened but I won’t be back. We are Family is the only memorable song.

Damn good album. Neil Young always sounds kinda the same to me. I prefer him with CSNY. This album is very country, lots of twang and some jangly.

One of my favorite albums of the early 2000’s. Cannot recommend highly enough!

Is this the soundtrack to the worst Renaissance Fair movie?

Fantastic! Amazing! Influential! Innovative! Creative! Masterful! This is something that I’ve listened to in the past but revisiting was impactful. I cannot say enough good things about this album.

Such a time capsule album. It’s not my style but she’s damn talented.

Superb. Excellent. Masterful. Memorable. One of the best hip hop albums of all time by one of the GOATs.

Not as good as Kind of Blue but how could it be? It’s also completely different. I do like it but not sure how often I will want to listen to it.

Phenomenal album. Especially when considering that Dave Grohl wrote, played, and produced the whole thing. It is at times post grunge, 90’s rock, and other times gives hints of the radio friendly songs to come from this band.

Very bluesy. Not as much southern rock as I expected. Also lots of blues jams. Can definitely tell it is a live album. Sounds like an old juke joint.

I mean this is classic. Many songs are very recognizable so I get the inclusion. Also, won’t be back. He was great for his time.

Obviously a classic album that is great for what it is. Total baby-making music here. Not for me but I recognize the talent.

Classic album. More bluesy than expected. Album starts loud and strong and settles down as it progresses. Definitely understand why so many boomers love the Stones.

Great live album. Needs big speakers to sound right. I feel like this performance was very punk and had never connected that before.

Excellent. Cannot say enough good things. Am now a huge fan.

Did not recall most of this album as I listened. A totally different experience from Dark Side. Definitely prefer Dark Side but this album is special and unique. I’m sure when it was released it was revolutionary.

It’s their only good work. This was the soundtrack to my life when it came out.

Excellent. I love bossa nova/ samba.

Not for me. Slow, boring, lame.

Phenomenal album.

First song is amazing and covered in an authentic way.

Love this dude. So 90’s.

One of the best albums of all time. If you don’t like this, you don’t know music.

Ok I don’t want to be a hater, but why was this included? It was a hit when it came out but I missed it and am not sorry. Strange choice.

It’s Bob Dylan, live, early in his career. How could you go wrong?

One of my favorite albums of all time.

It’s classic. Not my music taste but it can’t be denied.

A great album. Not sure why the debut isn’t the album in this list unless both are included.

Good album. Twangy and a bit jangly. I do somewhat recall this album coming out.

Classic. Totally middle school vibes. These guys are true American legends.

It’s a classic. Too much new wave and synths for me but i recognize the importance of this album.

It’s a classic. So many famous songs.

Really good. Hello is a classic.

Pretty good. Hits in England are very different from in the US.

Noisy. Industrial. Good stuff.

Incredible album. Love The Police anyway though. Does anyone else feel math rock vibes from some of the drumming? Even if not it’s noticeably badass.

I mean it’s Stevie. He’s one of the best musicians of our age.

Great album. My fave VU is with Nico, but Lou is pretty great on his own.

Not my taste but she’s talented. The opening instrumental part is a famous sample by MF DOOM

Not really my type of music but I still recognize the talent.

It’s classic.

Excellent. Such a horrible singer lol.

One of my fave albums of all time.

Really good. Didn’t know he had so much variety in his music. Interesting how many bands and musicians played around with exotic or ornate instrumentation.

Superb but I like Mezzanine better.

A later album than what I used to listen to. Have seen them life in Belgium.

A great album! Love the funk!

This is the first time I’ve ever sat down and listened to an Alice Cooper album. I’m impressed!

Idk about this one. Not my style.

Excellent. Again not the album that I recall being super into.

Amazing. Groundbreaking sounds and styles.

Love it but again not the album I was expecting in the list.

A bunch of vaguely Irish sounding love songs.

Just not sure why this was included. It’s not bad but it’s not awesome either.

Good! Not Pet Sounds though. Surprisingly jangly and twangy.

Meh

5 mics

Phenomenal album. The UK has a way of promoting these unique bands that end up on the radio or with a Mercury prize.

Meh. It’s a classic but boring

Ok I guess.

So good!

Ok I guess

I didn’t listen to Hole in the 90’s because I don’t like Courtney Love. Boy did I miss out! This band is amazing!

Good!

Phenomenal

Great album!

Fun album.

Umm why?

It’s the Beatles! All of their albums are amazing. This is not my favorite though- it only has like 2 awesome songs.

It’s a good album. Not great though. Wondering what other Beck albums are included in the list.

It’s Common, the best conscious rapper. This is not my favorite album though so wondering what else is included in the list.

Not my favorite album of theirs but still really good. They have a distinct sound.

So good!

Good. Classic. Not very exciting.

Excellent. This is the sound of my early 90’s.

It’s great!

Classic 70’s rock

Sooooo good.

Not my favorite type of music but they are talented. Very 80’s vibe.

It’s good but not amazing.

My first HH album. I’m blown away. I’m jazzed to explore more of his catalog.

Good. Can tell John Cale is not in the band

I loved this album. I thought this group was more loud and raucous. Not at all! Some great instrumentals also!

So precious. It’s crazy how groundbreaking this album was and now it’s boring.

I think this album was probably heralded for its creative use of vocals - sampling, chopping, looping - but I found it pretty annoying.

It’s pink.

Love it! Classic!

Why are all his albums listed? They aren’t all that good tbh

One of the most important albums of the 90’s.

Never heard of them but actually liked the album a lot. Hard to define but very psychedelic.

So good! His voice is amazing and the music is so good!

Not my favorite type of music but it’s good!

Classic 90’s. The second album is better

Groovy

It’s good. Better than 17 seconds

Classic 90’s. You can hear foreshadowing of The Gorillaz

Love this album

Really good. Classic jams.

It’s ok. Early shoegaze but super spacey and ethereal.

It’s ok. Spacey and prog.

So good. Brings back memories of high school.

Ok

It’s classic

Pretty good! Very theatrical and long instrumental jams.

One of my favorite albums ever

Amazing. All of their albums are 5 stars

It’s Q Tip without tribe. Not bad, but sometimes overproduced

These songs are so familiar.

Booooo

I love The Who. Except quadraphenia and it still has redeemable moments

Fun!

Umm no. Just no. So much no.

It was ok. Not sure why it’s included.

Idk why all of Bowie’s albums are included. He’s great but jeez…

The man in black. Always the best.

They rock. Nothing notable though.

Surprised by some songs that sounded very 60’s hippie

Lame. Noisy. Repetitive.

Possibly the best unplugged album

Classic hip hop

It’s good but why was it included

So good. More bluesy than I expected

Super fun 90’s punk rock.

One of my favorite instrumental albums of all time

I don’t think this one got 5 mics but it’s 90’s hip hop at its best. Sample heavy, stupid skits, lots of guests. RIP Trugoy.

Another “not my favorite by this artist” that’s still really good

More like KD Lame

Not bad. Folksy

Not my cup of tea

90’s classic

Really enjoyed this one. I wonder if Lauren Hill hadn’t been so popular that this lady would have been more well known.

It’s ok

Sugary pop. Only one memorable song.

Classic!

Hmmm confused about the inclusion of this one. It’s not bad but not good either.

Meh

Weird but I liked it

One of the best jazz albums of all time

I liked it but not really enough to listen again. Also who the hell is this artist?

Strange. I like it but don’t know how to classify

Strange but good!

Classic

Love this band. Waiting for a comeback

Fun songs

Classic

Meh

I liked it but it’s generally not my favorite genre

Was more rocking that I expected

She’s great. The album is expansive

She’s great. The album is expansive

I listened to this on repeat during fall and winter 2001/2002. My girlfriend at the time was so annoyed.

Excellent

Ok not memorable

90’s classic

It’s classic for that time period

Good. Not great.

One of my favorite albums of my teenage years

I mean it’s a classic

70’s punk

Classic rock

Meh

Yet another example of not every album by an amazing artist should be included in the list. This one is musically all over the place.

This band should definitely have all albums included!

It’s bluesy

I love this album. It was such a big deal when it came out.

It’s noisy, raucous, and really noisy

I love Dire Straits but this isn’t my favorite album

Sounds like it was recorded on a 4 track

It’s Stevie. From his classics period.

Not impressed

It’s interesting and unique

It’s good but not for me

It’s better than 17 seconds

Classic

Meh

Meh

Fantastic album

Less punk but still fun

Classic. Not my favorite but still amazing

Never heard of this guy but the album is pretty good. Seems that whoever put this list together not only likes to include all albums by stellar artists/bands, but also a ton of relatively unknown Irish music.

Also really good. My doorbell is one of my favorites

Some of the vocal acrobatics are silly

My mama loved The Stones and went to a show in the 90’s. I have always appreciated them, but felt that The Beatles were so much better that listening to The Stones was a waste of time. I was wrong. This album is phenomenal. Great classics here.

1st song starts off like 60’s Beatles-influenced rock then becomes distinctly 70’s soft rock. The rest of the album is like “The Beatles, part 2” but missing a key ingredient

It’s post punk and classic but not for me

This is so late 90’s. Not as good as Moby but still good

I enjoyed this album. There is a strange similarity within these songs that also reminds me of other Willie songs.

It’s very 80’s. Synth pop with reggae influences to make white boy R&B. I didn’t dislike it but would never listen to this album otherwise.

A phenomenal album

I liked it. I had never heard of her before.

I already really liked him from his previous albums. This one put me over the top and I’ll say he’s one of my top artists atm.

I liked this album even though this is not my preferred genre. The singer is a bit of a one trick pony though.

Idk what he’s saying but he sounds good and the beats are solid.

I listened to them in the 90’s. Not missing them now.

Not my favorite of their albums but very good. The cover of I heard it through the grapevine is so subdued. Weird.

Classic album.

I don’t really like Rush and had never listened to an album in its entirety before. I’m glad I listened but that was enough for me. Best thing about the band truly is the drummer.

Soooooo cool

It’s classic

I love The Doors. Morrison has this weird Sinatra thing with his vocals.

This album is classic. It was groundbreaking and subversive. The older I get, the more obvious it becomes that Ice Cube wrote most of the lyrics for all of the songs.

Very fun music. Not redeeming or life-changing, but it does make you feel good and want to dance.

What a great album! You can hear so many of these drum beats in hip hop

It’s a classic

This is clearly just a vehicle for Let’s get it on. The other tracks are barely even songs.

Lighthearted and fun!

It’s country. It rocks.

I never understood the difference between Parliament and Funkadelic until now. Pretty cool history. Also parts of this album have been heavily sampled by hip hop, which makes it familiar and cool.

Classic.

I wasn’t that impressed by this album. Many of the songs are similar and one is all about how she got drunk and purposefully cheated on her partner, but it’s ok because it’s Amy Winehouse. Gimme a break dude.

Still an amazing album. TBH though- in the 90’s I was much more into Pearl Jam than Nirvana.

I enjoyed this album. Definitely an eclectic choice but very good nonetheless. Mostly instrumental.

The British Invasion of the 90’s. Some of these tracks could have been by oasis or blur. That being said, the opening track is amazing and stands the test of time

It’s 80’s rock. Pretty standard stuff.

This album is awesome. It’s really quite timeless and idk how I didn’t know this artist before!

Soooo good. This is 90’s indie rock music.

Not every album by amazing artists should be included.

It’s good! These guys have so many well-known songs.

I have no clue who this is or what this venue was, but it’s a delightful album. I don’t even love jazz with vocals but her voice is phenomenal.

It’s ok. Not sure why it was included

Very 80’s. Some of it sounds like The Cure. Lots of synths

Im not a huge stones fan but my mama is so I listened and it’s a great album!

Classic. Chuck D is the man

I was so into them when this album came out. It’s still saved in my iTunes (Apple Music lol)

Not sure why this was included, other than his time in The Pixies, but it’s pretty good. Decent amount of variety on this album but doubtful I would listen to it again.

It’s a classic

I just love the Beatles.

It rocks but isn’t as annoying as the other album I listened to.

All his songs sound the same