1001 Albums Summary

Light psychedelic folk. Warbly-ness is more restrained than I remember from the stuff of his I heard at the time. Decent.

Not the biggest police fan. Other than the hits the songs are not really there. Nice drums throughout, and some creative guitar parts.

The Dre beats sound surprisingly timeless, and the overall production clarity is refreshing. But the content is very much of its time. The hits are interesting curios.

Relatively inoffensive, if pretty incoherent as an album. Plenty of filler: rock flute, cowbell, the blooz. Does not make me want to hang with the hippies.

I'm not sure if I'm supposed to listen to the Bowie Mix or the Iggy mix. Going with the Iggy mix. Pretty undeniable vibe. The weaker material sounds like the New York dolls. But the Stooges have an edge that seems more authentic than the later distillations. The hits are good, no real discoveries elsewhere.

The only knock can be its discontinuity. After 1000 listens, I still hear something new.

Pretty good, though I prefer “My Aim is True”. 3.5 maybe. Great opener.

The third best YYYs album. Still pretty good.

Hard for pretty much anything to match the peaks. And while I wouldn’t quite use the term “filler”, there are definitely some extremely good songs and some less good songs, rather than just a different flavor of good (as the best albums have) throughout. Still, really very good.

As much as I love the Smiths, I was surprised by how well this holds up without Marr. The songs are there, and some of the non-Smithsy arrangements really work. It feels cohesive too.

Wonderwall and Don’t Look Back in Anger are undeniable pop rock gems. The rest is either brought down by laughably bad lyrics, or aggressively mediocre. With different lyrics I think She’s Electric could have been a nice light Beatles homage.

I am overwhelmed by the nostalgic smell of a Case Logic CD binder. The first half is surprisingly nice, the second bland corporate pap leavened by The Hit. Better than it deserves to be.

Well written and crafted, but for some reason it just doesn’t move me.

Of historical interest only.

Still not completely understanding why sitar was A Thing. Not unpleasant; the covers are mildly interesting novelties.

“Come On, Come On” rocks. Want you to want me, Surrender also great. The rest falls off, but pleasant enough for the most part.

Autobahn is joyful and fun. The rest doesn’t do it for me.

Pleasant, but like a lot of well-regarded jazz that is not guitar-centered, I’m not jazzy enough for this (yet?).

I’ll give them “One” - if you want an epic ballad it’s pretty good. Otherwise bland or saccharine by turns, and plodding throughout.

I made it 3 songs. Not my thing.

Yes, this guy is trying to get into your grandmother’s pants. But the band sounds great, and every single one was tracked live with vocals. THE Crooner. Pretty cheesy material, but that was the style at the time.

I remember the first couple of white stripes albums being very exciting at the time. De Stijl probably edges this one out for me. Though the songwriting is top loaded, it still captures the excitement of just rocking on some power chords on a crunchy electric guitar.

Cool band name and album title.

It’s no “The Queen is Dead”

The single is a banger, but levels more complex than the rest of the material. The a capella version was a really nice surprise.

Love “The Bottle,” the rest a little too laid back for my tastes.

Other than the title track the material is nothing special, but the arrangements and sound are just perfect throughout.

Da Funk

I’m a soft touch for 2000s pop rock, but outside the first track there is little joy in this pretty dire corporate pap. Hives:Stooges as Jet:Black Crowes (although that probably gives too much credit to the Black Crowes).

This sounds like a “grunge chick” band in the background of a bar scene playing a placeholder song based on a D-tier 3 chord riff. Really bad.

The epitome of the boys will always be LTI, but this has its own charms.

Nice sound…

Better than expected. I guess I just hate Phil Collins. Worth a relisten.

Two all-time grooves, good vibes throughout

Rockin’ Bowie not my favorite mode, but some gems. Drive-in Saturday, Time.

A teenage favorite that holds up surprisingly well! You can hear the Kurt influence, sometimes too much, but solid throughout. Nostalgia tinted glasses, maybe, but who cares.

Are they surfing ON the buttholes, or are the surfers themselves the buttholes? A question for the ages. “Human Cannonball” is decent.

Like McCartney, another musical genius of our time, this Paul can get a bit cheesy, but that is the folk style. Dated folkiness aside there are beautiful songs and harmonies. I don’t know what the Bob Dylan pastiche is about, it sticks out badly. Maybe you had to be there.

Upbeat punk with a touch of doo-wop. Still pretty hard to beat.

Humpty is still good

Big Star for the 90s?

Pret-ty lame.

Didn’t do it for me then, doesn’t do it for me now.

The greatest rap album of all time

I always thought it was Red, but this might be her peak

Not quite on par with their best material, but if you can’t find joy in a pop punk opera you need to lighten up.

Not their best, but great guitars and Sultans is all-time.

Track 1: The cacophonous intro was not for me, but once the proper song started, it got even worse. The rest of the songs are somewhat less bad, but still sound like they were recorded inside an ashtray. Best left to the sands of time.

I like me some African shit, but this ain’t it.

If there’s a better theatrical rock album, I’d love to hear it.

I can appreciate on some level pretty much any kind of music. But despite many attempts at the Dead, I am forced to conclude that people who like this have some sort of defect in the part of their brain that processes music.

Who could have guessed at the time that the Foo Fighters would one day become the most popular milquetoast rock band in the world?