1001 Albums Summary

Probably influential for it's time but felt a bit slow/boring. Top Track: Souvenir

A soundtrack for Driver 2. Top track: Chameleon

Eclectic mix of styles. Middle third of the album is a highlight. Top track: Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes

Soothing cuban jazz. Top track: Chan Chan

Consistent throughout but overuse of the cheesy keyboard sound. Top track: I'm Goin' Down / Southbound Train

Sounds more like classic Springsteen than Born In The USA. Top tracks; Badlands / Promised Land

As raw and melodic as Nirvana. Top track: Violet / Jennifer's Body

Masterpiece of 80s prog rock. Top track: Red Barchetta

Top track: Imagine

Folky/choral harmonies, Top track: White Winter Hymnal / Your Protector

Fantastic 90s alt indie rock. Top track: The One I Love / It's The End Of The World As We Know It

A few gems of 70s prog but far too much filler style songs and long slow passages. Top track: Comfortably Numb

Improvised funk jams. I can hear some of John Frusciante's influences. Top track: Hit It And Quit It / Maggot Brain

Consistent 2010s soul pop.

Top track: 52 Girls

Nice baritone vocals (reminiscent of some visual kei singers), with Duran Duran/Tobias Forge instrumentation. Top track: Quite Life / Fall In Love With Me

Top track: Supernaut / Snowblind

Smooth garage rock

Top track: New York, New York / When The Stars Go Blue

Proto-Nirvana grunge. Top track: Let It Slide

Top track: Ain't No Other Man / Here To Stay / Candyman

A promising start but loses interest in the middle of the album. Top track: Mae Culpa / Regiment

"Indie prog" Similar to The Dear Hunter. Top track: Jacksonville / Chicago

Solid hardcore but would prefer more melody. Top tracks: Cashing In / Little Friend

Top track: Change

Some decent early hip hop moments and RATM style vocals but quite a long album with many other styles.

Consistently Elvis.

Terrible.

Top track: Garageland

Top track: N.I.B. / Wicked World

Top track: Ya Aachkou

Funky modern soul. Top track: Locked Inside

Top track: Shadowplay

Top track: Pictures Of Home

Soothing Fender Twin guitar tones and violin. Top track: The Sound of Someone You Love Who's Going Away and It Doesn't Matter

Top track: Sad Song

Too track: Precious And Grace

Ood school hip hop.

Top track: Alice's Wonderland / Angie

Top track: Play For Today

Great ambassadors for 80s music, deep vocals, sawtooth synths. Some slower/less interesting bits though. Top track: Never Let Me Down Again

Top track: Silver Dagger / Henry Martin

Not enough harmonic intrigue. Top track: You Never Should

Top track: The Kids Are Alright

I just don't get it.

Top Track: Holilili / Mbube

Smooth clean jazz guitar tinkering and Jim Morrison-esque vocals. Top track: Gypsy Woman

Top track: I Need Somebody

Perfectly encapsulates that era of British heavy metal. Top track: Breaking The Law / Living After Midnight

Top track: Battle Of Evermore (and Stairway, obviously!)

Top track: Welcome Home (Sanitarium)

Top track: Cecilia

Consistent but sounds the same throughout. Top track: Raining Blood

Top track: Juicy / One More Chance

Top track: Brown Sugar / Wild Horses

Mr Tambourine Man / Here Without You

Top track: Chain Gang / Twistin' The Night Away

Smooth, proto-90s boy band vocals, but not my style

70s AOR. Top track: All I Want To Be (Is By Your Side)

Too track: Them Bones / Would? / Rain When I Die

4.5/10 Top track: Changes / Life On Mars

5.0/10 Top track: Heartland

Top track: I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man

Top track: Tutti Frutti

Top track: Firefly

A masterpiece in pop, but have been over exposed to the songs. Top track: Billie Jean / Thriller

Top Track: Money / You Really Got A Hold On Me

Top track; Work It

Top track: I'm Not Your Stepping Stone

Quintessential 60s. Top track: Nowhere Man / In My Life / If I Needed Someone

Too track: Doo Wop (That Thing) / Forgive Them Father

Top track: Aqualung / Mother Goose Prog folk at it's finest.

Top track: Geto Heaven Part Two

4/10 Top track: Nuthin' But A "G" Thang Some good hip hop moments but not as consistent as later work.

Top track: Ripple / Truckin' / Till The Morning Comes A nix of influences, but a bit slow and boring.

Not for me.

6/10 Top track: Strange Brew High vocals. Blues psychedelica

7/10 Top track: So Young / Moving Luna Sea-esque vocals mixed with Morrissey and Bowie.

2/10 Top track: Down To Zero Nice vocals but forgettable songs.

2/10 Doesn't sound like it should be on this list.

5/10 Speakerboxxx 4/10 The Love Below The good songs are great but there is far too much filler. Should have been a single album

3/10 Bonus tracks had better 60s /Beatles vibes.

4/10 Top track: Babylon I've warmed to his voice over the years, a consistent album just not all to my tastes.

3/10 Top track: Mrs. Robinson Couple of great tracks but lots of filler.

3/10 Top track: Shadrach

4/10 Top track: Let The Fear In I feel like it would require multiple listens to appreciate the songs better.

3/10 Top track: Disco 2000

3/10 Top track: Look Out Cleveland

4/10 Top track: Somebody To Love

Top track: Hero Nice voice, but not enough interesting songs.

8/10 Top track: Know Your Enemy Perfect fusion on rock, hip hop and 90s rebellion.

7/10 Top track: Hungry Like The Wolf

7.5/10 Top track: Peace Of Mind Great AOR classic Rock songs

A bit too experimental and not enough melody