1001 Albums Summary

I love how chill this album is. Makes me want to sit outside at night and sip a cocktail. Low Fi beats

I like Yes and there are a few great tracks on this album but it's a little uneven?

This is a lot. I'd probably need a many more listens to digest all of this but I'm probably not going to do that.

This album is big and dramatic and Queen effin rules

Not a huge metal guy but this album rips. Put them in the Iron Maiden. Excellent!

A classic. Technical but kinda raw. Metal but still melodic in a way.

Karen O could sing the phone books and it would sound amazing. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs rule. 3.5 stars

Had no idea Bowie was involved with this one. Can't hear Lust For Life without thinking of Trainspotting.

Save the drama for your mama! I'm sure this is fine, but it isn't for me.

I like Brian Wilson and I like the Beach Boys but there's something about this album that a slog to listen to. What's probably a 1 is a 2 for me because its Brian Wilson.

Just a gorgeous album. Marvin Gaye pointing out and sometimes solving the world's problems in the most beautiful soulful way.

It's Dre. It's Snoop. It changed rap. Its a five.

Not everything on this album is great but what is, is. Charlie's Angels song, check. BeeGees cover, check. I was ready for this jelly.

Is this Industrial music? If so, Industrial music is not for me.

Maybe I need to listen to this a few mote times. I like Elvis Costello but this is kinda meh?

Top 5 album of all time.

Love this album. It's like a greatest hits album except an actual album. Plus Kate Bush for good measure. All thriller no filler!

Sigur Ros is like Icelandic Explosions in the Sky and I'm cool with that. Plus the use of Staralfur in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou rules.

I'd heard Brimful of Asha but not this album. The cover of Norwegian Wood is good. I really enjoyed this!

A more psychedelic Beach Boys but also they're more environmentally conscience? They should have made the whole album Feel Flows.

I know its Bowie, but, meh?

I listened to this album quite a bit during my hippy phase in high school. It has its moments!

Really don't know that much about David Gray (is he british maybe?), but for some reason I really like this album. 3.5 stars

Didn't really remember many of the tracks other than the hits, but this is a really solid album. I wonder if my listening is now influenced by Fetch the Bolt Cutters? 3.5 stars

Smooth R&B Jamz!

I don't think I've ever heard of Joan Armatrading, but man, this album is pretty good. Bluesy, funky and her voice is killer. I feel like this album could have been made in the last 10-15 years. Sounds way ahead of its time.

Really pretty album. I like the way Drake's breathy vocals play with the piano and guitar.

Ever if she lives on a airboat in the swamps now, for whatever reason, I just can't get down with Lana

Wikipedia says Suede is part of Britpop's big four, with Oasis, Blur, and Pulp, but I swear I've never heard of them. I guess this album was fine? 2.5/5 stars?

Top 3 greatest albums of all time.

I know this album gets flack for appropriation and breaking the boycott of South Africa but I can't help but love it. I love the zydeco, I love the South African sound, I love Ladysmith Black Mambazo I love the unmistakable mid-80s sounds. One of my faves.

A perfect album. No notes.

This could have easily been 1000 albums to listen to before you die. I did NOT have to listen to this album, which was in fact unlistenable. 0 stars

Pretty groovy 60's blues

Never heard of Shack. Dreamy, late 90's Irish/Liverpuddlian vibes. I'm getting a spacey Todd the Wet Sprocket? Not bad. 2.75 stars. Rounding up to 3.

I generally like Damon Albarn projects but for some reason, this one isn't doing it for me.

Pretty soulful, especially for a British lady.

I lasted 30 minutes and couldn't do any more. I actually enjoyed the harp but the vocals were not for me.

The birthplace of heavy metal.

This one is no Pet Sounds, but the classic Beach Boys harmonies are still there.

Ripped and sinewy...just like Iggy Pop

Really good but such a debbie downer of an album

I've never heard of this band. I saw another review of this album that said "The first note of the first song had me intrigued but it quickly got really bad after that." And I thought, did I write that? Some interesting things going on, but overall a tough listen.

Why does John Cale sound like Ringo on some of these tracks?

I enjoy 80s new wave but this just isn't for me.

I remember when this album debuted, mostly thanks to Slow Jamz and Through the Wire. It sounded so unique compared to other hip-hop albums and still does. Kayne before Kayne Kayne'd. 3.5 stars

Oh, by the way, which one's Pink? 10 stars

I'd never heard of The Coral. This album is chaotic and not in a great way. Did they steal the guitar riff on "Goodbye" from Disney's It's A Small World? The early aughts were a wild time.

Another band I've never heard of. I really enjoyed this one! Not sure if it was just the production, but the band sounded really tight... and I'm a sucker for a rock n roll sax.

Even in the time of '69's peace, love, and harmony, I feel like these folks would have booed off the Woodstock stage.

I'm a sucker for 80s new wave and this album has 3 classic tracks.

The Police are cool and this album is cool. Message in a bottle right out of the gate. Stewart Copeland just smashing the drums from start to finish.

Not my fave White Stripes album but still very good!

I know he's Neil Young and he's the godfather of grunge and everything, but it's just not my thing.

Lenny Kravitz will always be cool. Didn't realize he produced and played all of the instruments on this album. Not bad for a debut!

I know this is regarded as one of the greatest punk rock albums of all time. This was the first time I've ever listened all the way through and was a little underwhelmed.

Pretty solid album. All Through the Night is a banger. I prefer Prince's version of Prince's When You Were Mine.

Is this album about Marvin Gaye's divorce? I get the sense that it's about Marvin Gaye's divorce but there's really no way to be sure. I'm not against records about divorce (see Beck's Sea Change) but this is 75 minutes very specifically about Marvin Gaye's divorce (from Anna, it seems). That said, the fact that its Marvin Gaye and still has some pretty funky and soulful moments gets it 3 stars. This "review" was almost as long as that album!

I think Get Together is the only Young Bloods tune I'm familiar with and this album sounds nothing like that song. I really kinda liked this album. Some Alt country on the first track? Then funky folk music? And then the jam lounge jazz vibes with the last track? It was all over the place style-wise but it all seemed to work cohesively.

I appreciate that LCD Soundsystem has a sound that's unmistakably LCD Soundsystem. I'm not always in the mood for them but when I am, this album is the one.

It's a pop classic. It's Bad.

I suppose that there is an artistic merit to Leonard Cohen but he just isn't for me.

Inexplicably, I was sort of enjoying this. I'm thinking, this is way more than just the famous riff from The Exorcist .... and then Mike starts naming the instruments he's playing. Then halfway through Part II, the ACTUAL demon from The Exorcist grabbed the mic for some reason? What?? And then we get into Turkey in the Straw. Hahaha. What is this?

Does this album hold up? Maybe? Maybe not? It's a little concerning that the best tracks are cover songs. But the beats and samples are still good. And Miss Lauryn Hill is there, so, 3 stars.

I have a friend who's a massive Bruce fan. In college, at house parties, at some point in the evening, he would inevitably find a perch on a chair, stoop, or a hood of a car and singing at the top of his lungs, would lead the party in a sing-along of Born to Run. Good times. Take that, Mr. Brightside. Anyway, truth be told, I've never listened to this album from start to finish. Shame on me.

Maybe this album isn't a 4 but it's a 4 to me. First time I heard Arcade Fire was this album and it was so weird and different. Still a great listen.

I read another review that described Among the Living as thrash metal bordering on punk rock and I kind of like that. This album shredded the legs of my acid washed jeans.

Never heard of Hookworms. Is this an album I had to hear before I died? Probably not. But I listened three or four times and it got better with each listen. Maybe it was the crunchy organ and Stereolab vibes? Welp, on my way to listen to some Stereolab.

Pretty chill house music, but most songs on here sound fairly similar?

Not a huge Green Day fan or pop punk for that matter but this album is full of hits and Green Day's drummer is named Tre Cool!

Pulp is fine I guess. I know Common People but mostly because of the Shatner version.

A classic. Pixies rule and so does this album.

I enjoy that the album art for Bat Out of Hell looks like the album sounds. Unnecessarily huge, theatrical, explosive, way over produced, awesomeness. May a giant bat on a steeple watch over you as you launch your motorcycle out of the grave.

I'd never listened to this in its entirety before. Obviously the hits are the hits but man, this is pretty good. The Broken/Head Over Heals/Broken reprise sequence is fantastic. The music is undeniably 80s but somehow doesn't seem outdated? And they end with a 7 minute instrumental? Ballsy. This might be a 4.5/5. Okay 4.25.

Joni Mitchell has such a beautiful and unique voice but this isn't really for me. Maybe giving this another listen in a different mindset on a different day would help.

The album could have just been Elizbeth Reed and Whipping Post and it would have still rocked. Jam On!

Hey! Alex Chilton wrote the theme song to That 70's Show and Thank you Friends is on my Thanksgiving playlist. This is fine I guess??

First time I ever heard Siouxsie And The Banshees was on the Batman Returns sdtk. Lol. Anyway, this album is fine. It may not deserve 3 stars but it gets 3 because Siouxsie Sioux will always be cool as hell.

This got better after a few listens. Really enjoyed the title track.

This album sounds like a paneled disco dance floor and cocaine.

Grunge essential

This was a little unusual, but I sorta enjoyed it. Big production. It was almost had a Father John Misty vibe to it. I wonder if Divine Comedy had any influence on FJM?

Can you honestly tell me that you forgot? Forgot the magnetism of Robin Zander? Or the charisma of Rick Nielsen? Well I didn't forget. This one rules.

Groove is in the Heart has to be the most upbeat, happy song in the history of music with Bootsy Collins and Q Tip thrown in for good measure. World Clique might be deserving of a 4 for that song alone. Sure, not every track on this one is a winner (loooking at you, Who Was That?), but the good ones do some heavy lifting. Quintessential 90s dance music.

A classic!

There's no one like the Pogues and there's nothing like this punk rock Irish folk album

Not my favorite Bowie album, even when you consider the timing with his death.

An all time fave of mine. Beautiful in places, raw in others, then a dance party breaks out in Crown of Love.

One of the reviews of this album said "Dwight sounds like he was born and always lived in comfort" ... so he never got the raspy voice of Cash or Jennings or Kristofferson. But I think that's exactly the point. Yoakam's "clean" vocals and generally upbeat music (I'm a sucker for tejano accordion) juxtaposed with the lyrics about jealousy, murder, stealing, and drinking yourself death, is a winner in my book! Why did I write so much about this album? Anyway, 3.75 stars

I kind of enjoyed this. Pretty amazing that it was improvised.

Praise You was on repeat junior year in college. Right Here Right Now was on repeat in every tv ad.

It just so happens that my favorite album is the best album of all time.

Unpopular opinion - I'm not the biggest fan of Janis Joplin. Probably would have enjoyed this tracks more without her vocals.

I think I prefer Black Sunday to this one, but Cypress Hill set the standard for stoner rap.

Radiohead is fine I guess. Sorta need to be in the mood for them. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi is a cool song.

This album is a little all over the place. The hits are there but then there's an unnecessary cover of Across the Universe and some other forgettable tracks. But, funky Fascination might be the sleeper star.

While I appreciate Pac's honest and raw lyrics and don't deny his rapping ability, I could never get into his music.

Everytime something good started to happen on this album, it was quickly replaced with something boring and then the boring thing lasted for a long time.

I've always been aware of Teenage FanClub but I don't think I've ever listened to them. This kinda rules. Rocking riffs, soaring guitars and tight harmonies. Power pop at its best. 3.75

I'm a little biased because I'm not the biggest Eagles fan, but this album is a classic. I'm not sure this is a 5 but it's really really close.

I'm no big band expert but this was cool. And it had an atom bomb explosion on the album cover.

On one hand, I like that the collabs on this album show that blues is the essence of a lot of different styles of music. One the other, I think I would have rather just listened to John Lee Hooker.

Maybe not one of the world's 1001 essential albums, but it's another album I had never heard but rather enjoyed. 90s grungy. A sitar. Huge QoTSA vibes.

I can't listen to The Cult without thinking of Beavis and Butthead talking about tattoos (I wish I had been born with one). I wanted to be dismissive of this album but ended up listening to it four times. Minus the unnecessary Born to Be Wild cover, it really grew on me.

I remember riding around in my dad's 1994 Cutlass Ciera listening to this cassette. Despite losing some edge while dipping its toe into the MTV synth swimming pool of 1983, this album is still a classic. Billy Effing Gibbons.

I love 1001 Albums because without it, I would have never known that Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg sang backup on Cover Me! Anyway, this isn't even the best Bruce album and it is still a 5.

This was an unexpected surprise. I've never heard of Prefab Sprouts but I rather enjoyed this. You could have told me this was a Squeeze album and I would have believed you.

Perhaps one day I will come around on Neil Young but that day is not today. The cool guitar jams saved this from a one star.

Dirty swamp blues rock jams. Keep on Chooglin' indeed.

Did there need to be two Massive Attack albums on this list?

I don't really know jazz but I don't think you have to to feel that this one is special.

Have to be in the mood for Elliott Smith. Hits and misses on this one but overall it's a pretty album.

There were a few fun tracks on here but most of it reminded me of an 8 bit soundtrack to a bad Konami game.

Silky smooth vocals, killer guitar work, and old western gun fights. Out in the west Texas town of El Paso, I fell in love with this album. Classic.

Is this a punk rock album? Every track on here is 2 minutes long! And you're Mary Tyler Moore.

Peak late Nineties. Brings back memories of freshman year in college.

Its hard for me to tell if this album is good because its good or if I'm Beatles biased. I'm gonna say good. Also Let Me Roll It is a banger. 3.5 stars

This was fine I guess

Emmylou Harris's voice. Sheesh. I really liked this. Beautiful. Haunting. And a surprise duet with Dave Matthews!

For whatever reason, I've always had a hard time getting into the Kinks. Lots of their stuff is great but I find them challenging. Some good tracks on this one too but also several that seem meh.

All of the tracks on this one kinda of sound the same, which is fine because its Willie.

Really struggled with rating this one. It's really hard to beat Biggie's flow and wordplay. Not every track/skit hits, but the tracks that do hit hit hard. 3.75 stars rounded up.

I prefer A.M. over Being There but I also appreciate Being There as a bridge to bigger and better Wilco things. It's probably a little too long, but still a good listen. IIRC, this album was one of the first CDs I owned that came in a paper/cardboard CD case instead of a plastic jewel case. Hashtag The More You Know! 3.9 Stars.

This...this wasn't good

I may have come to the conclusion that I don't dislike Dylan songs, just Dylan's voice. Them's cover of It's All Over Now Baby Blue is so much better than Dylan's version. Hendrix owns All Along the Watchtower. Plus The New Basement Tapes is extremely enjoyable.

I honestly don't think I'd ever listened to this album front to back. I'm trying to wrap my head around how this can be an artist's debut album but I'm coming up short. Goodness grascious. My only complaint is that Third Stone from the Sun is too short. I wish it jammed on for forever.

This was a lot of noise, but in a kind of charming kind of way. I might have starred this higher but unfortunately, it was unnecessarily long.

This felt like an off brand Duran Duran

Some cool guitar work but mostly boring

Quirky and odd just like Bjork!

Lots of good tracks on this one although I feel like my appreciation for it has waned over the years. I saw the tour supporting this album back in 2013 and it ripped. This one is somewhere between a 3 and 4.

This album seemed to make the jump from disco to new wave all within its 1 hour run time. Take Me to the River is a standard. I don't think I'd ever heard the album in its entirety, but I really enjoyed it.

Wu-Tang Y'all.

Didn't enjoy this one as much as the other CHIC album on this list but its still discoriffic.

This is essentially a greatest hits album and even the tracks that aren't hits are full of swampy goodness.

A really beautiful album. Perfect for early morning or chill, late night listening. Cello Song is a standout.

Her voice is really beautiful and I like the jazz undertones but these tracks got fairly repetitive.

This is as much big band as it is blues. I'd rather more blues.

Take Me Out was on repeat when it debuted. Solid album. 3.5 stars.

Rock on, Space Truckers

This album is really close to a 5 for me. The concept, the songwriting and the weirdness are all top notch. Flaming Lips at their absolute best.

I generally like the Psychedelic Furs but I found this one to be pretty boring

Never heard of The Jam. This was pretty ok!

Honky Tonkin' goodness. 3.5 stars

Just have a hard time getting into the Arctic Monkeys....

This album starts slow but the really revs up in the back half. Kentucky Rain is a banger. 3.5 stars

Pretty good British blues rock

Very cool

This is probably a 5 (Darlene Love could sing the phone book and it would be spectacular) but Phil Spector coming on the end of the record to tell me he had a good time making the record drops it just a notch.

Pretty good. I enjoyed the tracks that did not have Robert Smith more than the ones that did.

Makes me want to tear down the establishment.

Not much of a NIN fan, but this album seemed so unique compared with the music coming out around that time.

Got a lot more of Stevie's vocals on this album, as opposed to Songs in the Key of Life and I really enjoyed that.

Classic album and one of the first cassettes I owned. Solid from start to finish.

Once upon a time Coldplay was cool and good and this album was the pinnacle of that time.

I like sonic Youth and Teen Age Riot rips but maybe this didn't need to be a double album?

Ole Possum was feeling saaaad on this album. And it was brilliant. Super tight musicianship, too.

At least this album had Tangled Up in Blue, the least bad Dylan song. And Jack of Hearts is a cool story. Hey, look at me saying nice things about Bob Dylan!

Fun, feel-good disco goodness. Fernando slaps, as the kids say.

Nothing wrong with Mark Knopfler picking on the guitar

I wasn't aware Thin Lizzy had a live album and where has it been all my life. My goodness, this absolutely rips. The jam at the end of I'm Still In Love With You was unexpectedly awesome.

For some reason, I thought I liked Joy Division, but now I'm not so sure....

I really enjoyed this. Like Rolling Stones light, with Rod Stewart!

This was fine but not one of the 1001 albums I had to listen to before I died.

Not my favorite Stones album but still pretty great. I like the dabble into country and the fact that it's a bit gritty.

Why is there so much Siouxsie Sioux on this list?

QOTSA make rock music

All day background music. Loved it.

Jeff Lynn is the 4th best Wilbury. 3.5 Stars.

I'd never really listen listened to this one before. Really enjoyed it.

I kinda liked this. I just wish it had less Morrissey.

I kinda liked this. I just wish it had less Morrissey.

I think I've slept on Deep Purple all my life. They really rock!

We've had a lot of "this is fine" type albums lately.

There's a lot of Dolly Goodness packed into this album's 27 minutes.

It may not be the best Beatles album but it's in my top 4.

Bluesy goodness!

I don't think I understand what this is.

Decent background music

Extremely theatrical and a little more pop than pop punk but still pretty solid.

T. Rex is still an enigma to me. They rock but they seem so mysterious?

I don't think I could listen to this one regularly but Kate Bush's voice is so beautiful and haunting, especially with the orchestral arrangements. The theatrical parts on Waking the Witch were kind of weird.

Enjoyed the nods to classic R&B

Weird and quirky with just a little bit disco. I'll take it.

I really struggled rating this one. Clearly it's not a Thriller or a Sgt. Pepper, but damn, this is a great album. It's getting a 4 but it's a 5 in my heart.

This album rules. Booker T, Steve Cropper, Duck Dunn. Hell yeah.

I only know Ash because of their track on the Life Less Ordinary Sdtk. They weren't really on my radar in 1996 but I think I would have enjoyed them if they had been. They have a trippy/rockin Weezer thing going on that's pretty enjoyable.

Classic album, starting with Baba O'Riley and ending with Won't Get Fooled Again. Come on. And the songs seem ahead of their time. This one is just slightly below the "all time great album" level for me, 4.75 stars. But you could probably convince me that it's a 5.

Might be my fave ZZ Top album. Definitely ZZ Top at their gritty, dirty Texas best.

This makes me want to watch all the musical scenes in the Blues Brothers.

Really fun trip-hop goodness.

Be right back, adding this to my summertime play list

Give me all the Afro Cuban beats!

Maybe there is a time a place for this album but the day I listened to it was not that time or place.

Fats in the man.

Disco meets R&B with some killer guitar parts. Yet, I was hoping for a little more?

Another album where it started cool and then waned as it continued.

Wish I could have 'Skip'ped this one! HEY-YO!

40 minutes of near perfection

I wore this one out in 8th grade but it probably needs to stay in 8th grade.

Not the biggest Ska fan, but I rather enjoyed this!

The Look of Love is a cool song

There should be a law that every Dexys Midnight Runners' album has to have Come On Eileen on it.

I...I didn't hate this?

I just don't get The Doors.

I can't believe this album is on this list, but I'm not mad about it. Possibly one of the most fun albums of all time. Love Is Only a Feeling stands up to any great rock ballad. It's a 3 but it's a 4 in my heart.

Sorta forgot what a great album this is. Lots of hits but even the non-hits sound pretty solid. It definitely sounds like it's from the 80s but in a good way?

The Violent Femmes...they bring all their equipment on the bus. And you can't f*ck with the Violent Femmes. You cannot f*ck with this band!

A little whiney, even for Radiohead

I think 2112 is for die-hard Rush fans

The first half of this sounded like a White Stripes album. The second half sounded like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. In conclusion, pretty good!

Whenever I think of The Smiths, I think of Beavis and Butthead watching Morrissey

To borrow a line from a friend, I know I listened to this yesterday, but I don't recall anything about it

Peaches En Regalia is fun track.

Psych rock. This album is a 5 musically but some of the lyrics are a little suspect.

I've never really understood the appeal the Eminem

Silky smooth

I like ELP's hits, but this seemed a little "extra". But I suppose that's what ELP do.

Not a bad option for a Good Friday.

I can't listen to The Offspring w/o thinking about how Dexter Holland has a PhD in molecular biology. Anyway, pretty fun 90s punk.

I appreciate the Grizzly Bear has a very unique sound. This one's a good listen.

I appreciate that Django Django have a very unique sound but this isn't an album I could listen to regularly.

This was fine. I guess I prefer Pixies more well known tunes.

This was better than I remembered.

Hello. He's Johnny Cash.

Drake's voice is so soothing. Great background music.

This album is a good example of why I listed to a lot of Classic Rock in the 90s

The only bad thing about this album is that its not long enough.

I prefer Johnny Cash singing Johnny Cash but this is still pretty good

Any Major Dude Will Tell You that this album rules.

KOL are catchy, but in way that makes me feel like I'm somehow being tricked, if that makes sense?

Kind of weird and not in the best way. Dear God is a radio staple.

The kids these days LOVE Mr. Brightside

The Pretenders rule and Chrissie Hynde is one of a kind.

I really enjoyed this one. Vintage George on disc 1, kick-ass jams on disc 2.

Punk Rock is always good!

Enjoyable background music.

What came first, German industrial noise music or Nihilism?

That crunchy organ at the start of Chest Fever is one of my all-time favorite openings.

This is so close to being a 5 but for some reason I can't pull the trigger. But it's pretty great punk rock.

Very enjoyable

I might be fine with one of these songs at a time, but definitely not an entire album, and certainly not a double album.

Funky soul goodness from Memphis's (Covington) finest.

I enjoy the fact that Fleet Foxes unmistakably sound like Fleet Foxes.

It's wild that this album is 70 years old.

My favorite of Declan MacManus's albums

I've come to the realization that I don't really care for Blood, Sweat & Tears

Personally, I think Raising Hell is a more complete album, but this one isn't a bad place to start.

It's Bruce. He's a little angsty. It's great.

Pretty much everything you want in a Queen album

I'm not sure what I was doing, but I was oblivious to a lot of east coast rap in the 90s. This is so good. Shame on me.

The one nice thing I'll say about this album is that it I detect some similarities between it and Beck's 1994 gem, Stereopathetic Soulmanure, an album I really enjoy. But where Stereopathetic Soulmanure has Satan Gave Me A Taco, Trout Mask Replica does not. One review I read said this album "sounds like a band falling down a staircase but they don't stop playing" and that seems right. Maybe in a different place or a different time I would have appreciated this one. But probably not.

As far as The Doors albums go, this is fine, I guess. I'd still rather not.

Five stars. No notes.

I can totally get why Yes isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I dig them and Starship Trooper > I've Seen All Good People is a jam.

I wouldn't want to listen to this all the time, but there was something charming about it?

This album is so catchy.

There's a lot of Eno on this list! Good background and/or sleeping music.

Sounds like eggs benedict and mimosas. In a good way!

I was going to give this a 4 and then I remembered the worst song on the album was written by a Beatle so I guess it's getting a 5.

I can hear this CD playing on my Sony phono/CD/dual tape deck/AM FM all-in-one system, circa 1990. Maybe not as good as I remembered it, but the hits still hit.

I can listen to this genre of hip-hop all day. Bonus points for the New Orleans Saints hat on the album cover.

I'd never listened to this one before. Layla's like the 5th best song on the album.

Really need to be in the mood for Cat Stevens

Absolutely wore this album out on my iPod shuffle in the late 2000s. Appreciated that it sounded so fresh and unlike other things being put out at that time.

Big Beck fan here so I'm a little biased. That said, this is a really good album, even thought it may not be Beck's best. Earthquake Weather is a banger.

If Neil Finn is good enough for Fleetwood Mac, he's good enough for me. I really liked this one. Not every track is a winner, but there's enough good ones to make this an enjoyable listen.

This was a really pleasant surprise. Genre bending, a little rock, a little jam, a little experimental. Would listen again!

Sufjan is absolutely not for every one but I kinda like him and that's ok.

A classic.

I was working at a marketing company in 2001 and we had two shared CPU work stations and the CD player in one of the CPU towers was our sole source of office-wide music. One of the guys I worked with wore out this album, White Stripe's White Blood Cells, and Steely Dan's Greatest Hits. And some how I didn't get sick of this Moby album.

Not what I was expecting at all. But really relaxing. Would listen again as background music.

This one reeks of late 90s, but not in a bad way! Block Rocking Beats indeed.

Once upon a time, Coldplay made really good albums!

An Indie classic

I think one The Divine Comedy on this list was plenty. I enjoyed the first one, this one, not so much.

I should listen to more War.

Not to get political, but because this album is EXTREMELY political, I'll say that Talking Heads said it best when they said, same as it ever was.

Whats the deal with electronic French duos? I'm grading this one very subjectively because it has a special place in my heart. Heard it for the first time at a party circa 2001 and was immedately struck by how cool and chill and different it was. It may not be one of the best albums of all time but it's pretty fantastic.

I think we can cool it with the Depeche Mode now.

For some reason, Chuck D saying "woooord up" on Kool Thing fills me with joy every time I hear it. More than a 3 but not quite a 4.

Can't stp laughing at that album cover. It evelvates this one from a 2.5 to a 3.

A side from the fact that Take On Me has 2.82 billion (!!!) streams on Spotify, I'm not sure this album needs to be on this list.

The fact that this is debut album is mind-blowing. No skips.

Enjoyable!

While Sleater-Kinney exudes cool, imo, I always found it difficult to get into their music. It's fine I guess.

Killing Moon is a cool track, but I don't think I'd ever seek out Echo And The Bunnymen

Like Dylan, Leonard Cohen is not for me.

Hard to get funkier than this!

This album reaffirms my belief that I would like The Smiths much more if not for Morrissey.

Kinda forgettable

I skew towards Irish musicians and singers so I rather enjoyed this. The band was pretty tight for a live album. Maybe didn't need to be a double album.

Background music, but very enjoyable background music!

It is absolutely wild that a duo put out a double album that's essentially a solo album from each member but it still feels like a coherent album from the group. It's equally wild that The Love Below has songs about Cupid, Dracula and a take on Abbott and Costello. Also, Andre 3 Stacks is hella horny. Despite the length and some filler, it's still a classic.

I was today years old when I discovered Free Bird and Tuesday's Gone were on the same album and that they were on Skynyrd's debut album. Mind blown

Not the biggest Megadeath fan but this was really good. The shredding on Tornado of Souls was especially delightful. Might need to give this one another listen sooner rather than later. 3.5 stars

Scritti Politti sounds like something that needs a salve or an ointment to clear up.

All bound for Mu Mu Land!

Maybe not as strong as Songs in the Key of Life, but its still soulful funky goodness.

I wonder if Makin' Whoopee was contronversial at the time?

Giving this a 3 becuase I want to like, but I'm not sure I understand what's going on with it. I think with more time maybe I would? Or not? Why are you confusing me, rocker Todd Rundgren!?!?

I feel like I could type "decent background music" for a third of the albums on this list.

I had no idea the Butthole Surfers were around in the late 80s. Always thought of them as 90s fringe band. I'm glad that Pepper has found a resurgence with S.G. Goodman. Anyway, this was fine.

Gravy to potatoes. Luke to Darth Vader. I'm a souped up sucka and I'll see you all later.

It still blows me away that Grohl played all of the instruments on this album.

Hey its that song from That 70s Show!

The glam aspects of this ablum were enjoyable. The experimental parts, less so. 2.5 stars.

My knowledge of Jamiroquai was basically limited to Virtual Insanity and Cosmic Girl so this was a really pleasant suprise. Jazzy, funky. Too Young to Die sounded a bit like a Stevie Wonder song.

Reggae all day

I know these are covers but Willie makes them his own. They're actually all the best versions of these songs.

A while back, a friend classified The War on Drugs, The National and similar artists as Sad Dad Rock. Anyway, I can totally see this not being your cup of tea but I've been listening to this one for a while and I love the jammy, spacey, sad dad vibe.

The 60s were a wild time y'all. Enjoyed the last track. The rest, meh.