Jul 28 2025
Immigrés
Youssou N'Dour
Wow my first album of 1001! While I would not purposefully put this album on again, I did not mind listening to it at all. My favourite song was the first track, Immigrés / Bitim Rew as I found myself dancing along to it. Although this album was not a keeper for me, it was the perfect one to start with, it was fun but certainly outside of what I would normally pick!
2
Jul 29 2025
This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino
3.5/5 I enjoyed this! No favourite track as I liked them all for different reasons.
3
Jul 30 2025
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
This was an interesting one as I loved some of the songs but also hard rock is the only genre I just cannot enjoy so some of this was really difficult to get through. Even when I didn't like the music I appreciated the lyrics, but when the music was "softer", I loved both! My favourite song was 'Lily' as I enjoyed the story telling! I also liked 'Tonight, Tonight', 'Galapogos', 'Farewell and Goodnight' and '1979'.
3
Jul 31 2025
Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
I debated rating this 3/5 cause it's so painfully american but oh well it's too good. I'm glad he was convinced to keep 'no surrender' in the album as it's my favourite along with 'working on the highway' 'downbound train' and of course 'i'm on fire'.
4
Aug 01 2025
Zombie
Fela Kuti
I really liked this one especially zombie!
4
Aug 04 2025
To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
I loved this! No favourite as I was occupied while listening to it but I thoroughly enjoyed the entire album.
5
Aug 05 2025
Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
Loved it! Perfection! This is the kind of album I am doing this for. I think my favourite is 'When I Grow Too Old to Dream'.
5
Aug 06 2025
Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
4.5/5 The only reason this is not a 5 is I found some songs to be a little boring (but nothing bad) however a lot of these songs sent me to orbit they ate so hard. 'Dos Cruces' is for sure a new favourite for me ; it was so good I nearly rated the album 5/5. Like sooo good! I'm listening as I write this. And the song after it 'Um Girassol da Cor do Seu Cabelo' is incredible as well. In fact, now that song is playing and I think its my fav on the album. Both of them back to back DEVOURED! I will for sure listen to this album again. many times.
4
Aug 07 2025
Goo
Sonic Youth
2.5/5 idk I can appreciate this but I don't love any songs and I don't like most of them. Overall it was fine but I had to skip the second half of 'Mote'. I definitely preferred the songs the woman "sang" and I enjoyed some of the playful lyrics. Interestingly, i think my fav was 'Disappearer'.
2
Aug 08 2025
Mott
Mott The Hoople
Nothing life changing but nothing wrong with it. I liked 'I Wish I Was Your Mother' and everything else was fine.
3
Aug 11 2025
Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
I think I prefer this to Born In The U.S.A. overall; Less standouts but i don't dislike any of these songs. I would listen to this again! Favs- Atlantic City, Nebraska, Johnny 99.
4
Aug 12 2025
Disraeli Gears
Cream
This felt twice as long as it was. Nothing awful but not my thing. My favourite was 'Strange Brew' so it only went downhill for me after although I did like 'Mother's Lament' but I assume that's only cause it was finally a change from the rest of the album and as it's the last song I was just relieved.
2
Aug 13 2025
Blood And Chocolate
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3.5/5 This was kinda fun but I just found out there are like 20 more albums of this artist coming and well... this would have been enough for me. Fav- Tokyo Storm Warning
3
Sep 13 2025
The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
This is the first artist/group i've come across that I already listen to their music but didn't realize. I LOVE 'Bonita Applebum' but haven't really listened to other songs by A Tribe Called Quest. While none of these songs quite reached the mark of that song for me, they were all great! Fav- Buggin' Out
5
Sep 13 2025
American Beauty
Grateful Dead
this was fine. I don't have much else to say. I kept zoning out while listening but it was good background music to my thoughts. Decently enjoyable. Fav- Till the Morning Comes
3
Sep 14 2025
Bright Flight
Silver Jews
What was that. These weren't the least enjoyable songs i've listened to while doing this (I didn't have to skip any) but it's the first album where I can't see the vision at all. It seems purposefully bad. It could be a mediocre album if they had a different singer instead of this moaning guy who sounds like a high retail worker annoyed you asked him a question. Instead of a band they should have been a poetry club or something. It's a shame they wasted these lyrics.
1
Sep 15 2025
Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
Okay so I'm 20 albums in and this is my third Springsteen album. I rated the other two 4/5 but this whole time those ratings felt weird cause I wasn't excited every time another album of his came up, like each song I could tell was a great song and lyrics, right up my alley, but I didn't enjoy it per se. Anyway, this album has made me realize it's because I don't like his voice. This makes sense as I have always enjoyed covers of his songs but never gotten into his music. I didn't like these songs as much as the other ones though (Nebraska & Born In the U.S.A.) so overall nothing really stood out to me on this one other than bad (his voice) and good (Born to Run).
3
Sep 16 2025
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
The second I put this on, my cat got so stressed he started freaking out. I guess he really hated this album but I liked it well enough :)
3
Sep 17 2025
London Calling
The Clash
3.5/5 I can tell this is amazing, and potentially a perfect album but punk just isn't my thing so this was more appreciation than enjoyment for me
3
Sep 18 2025
Pyromania
Def Leppard
I'm honestly shocked I liked it as much as I did because I normally hate hard rock but I guess that's why i'm doing this!
3
Sep 19 2025
Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin
I thought this was kinda random then laughed when I realized I have this artist in my library. I loved some of these songs for a specific vibe but a lot of these were odd. This was also veryyy long. Fav- Rhubarb Orc. 19.53 Rev
3
Sep 20 2025
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Utter perfection. Unfortunately, if it came out today it would be just as applicable. Favs- Fast Car, She's Got Her Ticket, Talkin' Bout a Revolution
5
Sep 21 2025
Parallel Lines
Blondie
4.5/5 So fun! Perfect at what it is. Favs- One Way or Another, 11:59, I'm Gonna Love You Too,
4
Sep 22 2025
Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
This is good but inconsistent for me. I've enjoyed other jazz albums more but some of the songs were great! Fav-Nomali
3
Sep 23 2025
At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
This obviously would have been fun live and it wasn't bad but I probably won't listen to it again. My favourite part was when they played joy to the world for like three seconds in 'you don't love me'. Fav- Statesboro Blues
3
Sep 24 2025
Timeless
Goldie
It sounds like someone who likes 90s music used GarageBand for the first time. Fav- Kemistry
2
Sep 25 2025
The White Room
The KLF
Okayyy yeah this is fun! I don't know why I like it so much but I do. Fav- Make It Rain
4
Sep 26 2025
Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
Some pretty decent jazz. Fav- Bitches Brew
3
Oct 30 2025
Moon Safari
Air
This album encapsulates why I'm doing all this. Favs- All I Need, Sexy Boy
5
Oct 31 2025
Haunted Dancehall
The Sabres Of Paradise
Definitely odd but I listened while I was focused on something else and it was pretty good background music. It got me locked in. I probably wouldn't enjoy it in any other context though. Fav- Tow Truck
3
Nov 01 2025
At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
So cozy and perfect! I loved every second of it.
5