1001 Albums Summary

4.5/5 Funky trance French city pop (aka Pastry Pop lol) Electro groove Alt-rock edges Soft chill vibes

5/5 - Pleasant, uplifting, sentimental - Airy and eclectic - Reflective pop - Folk-adjacent - Quiet power

4.5/5 - Soft, emotional, folksy roots - Reflective and quiet - Dreamy, symphonic elements - Easy uneasy resolution - Feels like the closing of a chapter

4.5/5 - The origin point of Hard Rock - Warm and driving - Electric and urgent - A record with something to say ... Fuck the War Pigs - RIP Ozzy

5/5 - Blues roots in an eclectic mix - Smooth grooves thru a set of murky spaces - Smart pop, reflective in abstraction - "I have never met Napoleon, but I plan to find the time." - "Those days are gone forever, over a long time ago." - The Dan does it again!

5/5 - Classic, unbeatable Soul, with a capital-s - Reflective, emotional grooves - Live crowd adds to the vibe - Sam was the Man.

4/5 - Unmistakeably 80s, very New Wave - Space dance - Angular, synth pop - Notes of Bowie, Devo, T-Heads, Tears for Fears, The Cure - A good warm-weather record!

4/5 - There is an urgency to this record. Most palpable in the first half. - Driving rock infused with punk angst - Nu-metal adjacent - This is hard rock that grew up in Hip Hop Culture.

5/5 - Folksy ... Immediate presence ... Can imagine them playing Newport - Relaxed at times, urgent at others ... Good flow - "Dreamy" production ... - Slides towards jam band territory at times - A record that feels like it was made by people who really believed in their art to transgress and transform.

4.5/5 - Complex Rock / Smart Rock? - Classically funky - Contains some lovely moments of Classical melody and stylistics - Yes has created a very dreamy record that shakes and shimmies at its loudest and twirls softly at its quietest. - With a good balance all front to back, they never seem to get too clever for their own good.

4/5 - Fun riffs with some urgency - Solid precursor to hardcore punk - Some screaming, but those moments are fleeting - Unclear which "i" wins, but it appears to be a win-win scenario.

5/5 - Space pop, computer music - Definitely gets into Trance territory - Clever modulations; they do groove - The record captures, as the group name suggests, the atomic or the aeronautic. - This is a good ambient record for your stacks if you like Aphex.

4/5 - Boom Bap! - Catchy loops and samples - Lyrical chops fading between conscious and "gangsta" states of mind - Young kids making art and trying to be Big Dawgs. They take it seriously. - While it may be a forgettable record, it remains an enjoyable listen.

5/5 - The essence of the Grunge period concentrated into one final record. - (Nevermind) The Production: Sounds like it was recorded in a gas-station bathroom. Could've been recorded in a womb. The sounds of being born. - Catchy riffs, dirtier fuzz, less polish, looser feel, tighter - They couldn't make another and even if they could have maybe they wouldn't have recaptured the vision. This is lightning in a bottle.

5/5 - Atmospheric punk/post-punk - There is an elegance in the urgency. - Unrestrained at times but in total control - Groovy even through it's darker tones - You love to hear these banshees scream. An impressive debut.

4.5/5 - Lovely little synth-pop record. Added to my Buy list. - Spacey, light, dark, moody - This album conceals a quiet energy that flows front to back. - I felt the first half of the record was strongest, but the back half doesn't feel less composed. *Hear: "Being Boring" and "How Can You Expect ..."

5/5 - Southern Rock in its purest form. - Boisterous and rowdy, fun - At times quiet and reflective - Blues-infused (truly) Good Ol' Boys - Hell of a debut record. Gimme 5 Stars.

3.5/5 - Smooth and vibey; maybe early Trance -Solid music for the dancehall or headphones working in the library. - Full of Soul and that fawnk - Solid effort and some good work, but this is a tape that is best fit for the background noise to living.

5/5 - One of my favorite Beck records. - Blues-tronica at perhaps its finest early-aughts peak. - An album full of grooves and funk, blues and riffs, and, of course, what may or may not edge on gibberish. A must-own if you're a fan of Beck or if you only know about "two turntables and a microphone."

4/5 - The shroom surfers who were into nu-metal on Fungus and S.C.I.E.N.C.E. have become rockers who are beginning to dream of a new sound. - Strong rock album with many lucid moments throughout, though it never quite reaches the crescendo of the tapes that follow it. - "Drive," "Stellar," and "Pardon Me" were the big radio hits, but don't overlook "Privilege" and "Make Yourself"

5/5 - True Classic Rock ... Soulful and smooth - A record with heart and soul. If you like Fats Domino, Sam Cooke, Lionel Richie, The Spinners, etc., this is a record for you.

Ray Charles but Glam Three cheers for one of the founders of Rock and Roll. This record is full of soul front to back. Wish I could've seen him perform live.

It is serious Rock, but it isn't exactly 'Love' ('85). They probably come closest on "Love Removal Machine." It's not an unlistenable record; it embodies the driving sound of the genre, but, really, so much so that this one doesn't really stand out amongst the crowd.

4/5 The Beach Boys or the Blues-Rock Boys? - The social record isn't their forte, but it's refreshing to hear them step into the protest song space. - Interests in the environment, students, the marginalized, and others show up in these tracks. - The record was originally going to be called "Landlocked" and this album certainly feels like a surfer with cabin fever. It ain't your mama's Pet Sounds, but it's a fun tape nonetheless.

A lovely collage that takes the listener on a journey. I remember being in awe learning how the record was cut, and it's amazing how fresh it still feels.

4/5 - A record with an attitude - A+ Production Who knew he'd take Black Skinhead so far? 😭

Great debut! Dark and dancey; poetic funk with a brit-pop blues sound. Morrison sounds possessed; a voice you crave more from.

At times rocking, at times dreamy. One of the best sounding albums ever made.

One of my favorite records. Doomer earworms The sound of futuristic ennui At least he reminds us, "the best you can is good enough." Surely need the reminder in 2026.

4.5/5 Good, fun classic Rock. "We're all alright."