1001 Albums Summary

Favorites: Mama Said You Don't Own Me Do Re Mi Nothing Will You Love Me Tomorrow Wishin' and Hopin' I Only Want To Be With You - Alternate Mix Every Day I Have To Cry Summer Is Over Album starts well (first 3 songs), then dips until the halfway mark. The rest is solid and very catchy.

Favorites: E-Pro Girl Earthquake Weather Broken Drum Go It Alone Farewell Ride Send A Message To Her Genre-bending.

Favorites (listened to Disc A only): Tonight, Tonight Here Is No Why - Sounds a lot like Greta Van Fleet Bullet With Butterfly Wings To Forgive Cupid De Locke Galapogos Porcelina of the Vast Oceans Very contrasting tracks. Mostly not my style, but some Kishi Bashi-ness in some slower tracks.

Favorites: Every Breath You Take Wrapped Around Your Finger Murder By Numbers Every Breath You Take stands out, but the rest of the album seems like mostly unrefined tracks. Coherence picks up at the end of the album though.

Favorites (nearly the whole album): Is This It The Modern Age Barely Legal Someday (++) Alone, Together Last Nite Hard To Explain New York City Cops Trying Your Luck Iconic album - from the album art story to the crisp 'new rock' sound. 'Someday' is a big favorite. You can hear how modern indie rock has been influenced from this album (speaking on the mic like in the intro to New York City Cops, strong electric guitar hooks throughout with thin drums). Stellar for a debut album!

Favorites: Idiots Rule Jane Says Thank You Boys The first half is really not for me. It seems like when they're done screaming out, the second half of the album is there for you with some more thoughtful tracks.

Favorites: Start I Don't Remember (about not cooperating) Family Snapshot (about an assassination) And Through The Wire Games Without Frontiers The writing style and lyrics are illustrative and paint a creepy character acting throughout the album. The tone, in contrast, is very disco/beat-strong and the guitars are heady. Most songs have lines that are very repetitive, but funnily enough they're pretty catchy because of that.

Favorites: Right in Time Car Wheels On A Gravel Road Drunken Angel Concrete and Barbed Wire Lake Charles Can't Let Go (very bluesy and catchy!) Metal Firecracker Greenville Still I Long For Your Kiss Joy (mostly because of the instrumental parts) Jackson Mellow. Easy listening. Thoughtful lyrics about Williams’ lovers and Southern cities. Wonderfully unabashed Americana blues.

Favorites (almost the whole album): Thinkin Bout You Sierra Leone (beat and layering) Sweet Life Not Just Money (just noisy sampling) Crack Rock Pyramids Lost White Monks Bad Religion Pink Matter Forrest Gump End Intriguing recording gimmicks/techniques - the album playthrough feels a lot like listening to the radio or watching TV. Calling the album R&B seems reductive too. Lots of color imagery (Pink Matter, Forrest Gump) which makes themes through the album interesting.

Favorites: Zombie (very catchy and high-energy) Mr. Follow Follow (laid back) Mistake (live) Long tracks - feels like your listening to a live album or at an improv jazz performance. It kinda makes sense for this style and it's appreciated. "Zombie" heavily outperforms the rest of the album though.

Favorites: Jennifer Giggy Smile It's A Bit Of A Pain (except for the noise) The intro track, "Krautrock", is a lengthy epic soundscape - almost needlessly so. "Jennifer" lies to the listener, drastically changing tempo and feel twice. "Giggy Smile" does the same but in a more entertaining way. The album sounds like drivel mostly, though.

Favorites: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Rock With You Workin' Day and Night Off the Wall Girlfriend She's Out of My Life It's the Falling In Love Burn This Disco Out Thrilling.

Favorites (almost the whole album): Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon I'm In Love With My Car You're My Best Friend '39 Sweet Lady Seaside Rendezvous Love Of My Life Good Company Bohemian Rhapsody God Save The Queen Epic.

Favorites: Pt. I - Acknowledgement Pt. II - Resolution Pt. III - Pursuance (drum solo intro, piano part, ending bass back and forth) Pt. IV - Psalm (slow and epic) Meditative, yet entertaining.

Favorites: Sign 'O' The Times Play in the Sunshine Starfish and Coffee Slow Love If I Was Your Girlfriend Strange Relationship I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man Adore Rock and roll. R&B. Vocal chops and guitar riffs. Incredible all 'round. Very listenable album if you wanted to put it on repeat.

Favorites (nearly the whole album): Come Together Something Maxwell's Silver Hammer (only because there are creepy lyrics in very jolly tones) Octopus's Garden Here Comes The Sun You Never Give Me Your Money Sun King (cicada's sounds!) She Came In Through The Bathroom Window Golden Slumbers Carry That Weight The End Her Majesty The album of zany characters and natural loves. It feels like the quintessential Beatles (before the split). Definitely iconic.

Favorites: Entire album There's a steady sultry voice throughout, and the many interludes bring the record together as Aguilera's public transformation into a new singer. There's little variation across tracks, taking either the club R&B sound, or the emotional, slow R&B route. Very listenable though, and Aguilera's vocal gymnastics will have you happily singing along.

Favorites (nearly the whole album): The Wall Street Shuffle The Worst Band In The World Hotel Old Wild Men Clockwork Creep Somewhere in Hollywood Baron Samedi The Sacro-Iliac Oh Effendi Unique song ideas - there's an element of comedy and light-heartedness in the album. Each track is sensible and easy to understand too. Catchy 70s rock for the most part!

Favorites: Big Exit Good Fortune A Place Called Home One Line Beautiful Feeling The Whores Hustle and the Hustlers Whore This Mess We're In You Said Something This Is Love We Float Mysterious qualities, but satisfying rock feel and impressive vocals. Would listen again!

Favorites: Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) Hounds Of Love Cloudbusting And Dream Of Sheep Waking The Witch (first minute) Watching You Without Me Hello Earth The Morning Fog Ethereal and epic. However, some tracks also difficult to listen and jarring. Celtic/fantasy influences are clear. A Deal With God lies a step above the rest.

Favorites (nearly the whole album): Let Me Love You Morning Dew You Shook Me Ol' Man River Greensleeves Rock My Plimsoul Beck's Bolero Blues Deluxe I Ain't Superstitious Deliciously bluesy. Lots of greats contributed.

Favorites (the whole album): Santa Cruz Big Sur Don't Steal Our Sun Deckchairs and Cigarettes One Horse Town Old Friends, New Lovers Say It Ain't So Hollywood Kids Just Travelling Through Your Love Is Like Las Vegas 'Til the Tide Creeps In Found an album released on my birthday! 'Sunny ' is a great way to describe this record. Feels like dreamin' of California.

Favorites: Turn To Stone It's Over Sweet Talkin' Woman Across The Border Starlight Jungle Believe Me Now Big Wheels Mr. Blue Sky Sweet Is the Night The Whale Birmingham Blues Wild West Hero Latitude 88 North Wonderfully western, electronic and melodious. Easy listening.

Favorites: Sail To The Moon Backdrifts Go To Sleep We Suck Young Blood The Gloaming There, There A Punch Up at a Wedding Myxomatosis Scatterbrain A Wolf At the Door Dark and somber. This album feels like being in a trance, then a fugue state, and then - if you're lucky - spurred into action. If not, you will sink deeper and deeper down into yourself.

Favorites: The whole album Pure gold. No notes.

Favorites: The whole album Iconic. Plenty of meaningful lines, songs that make you think.