1001 Albums Summary

Some bangers in there that didn't know were part of this album

Classic teenage grunge. Second half of the album doesn't really stand up

Couple of bangers but rest of the album is meh

Not my favourite Radiohead album, but still a 5* album

Something a bit different, not too bad, but I doubt I'll listen to it again

Hadn't actually listened to Guns n roses beyond their greatest hits, so hearing most of the songs on the album for the first time. Enjoyed it a lot.

Thought this would be a fun listen but I didn't care for it at all.

First two thirds: yeah this is great. Last third: what the fuck is this

First completely novel album for me. Was surprised by how much I enjoyed it.

Maybe it's because I'm coming straight from Repeater, but I didn't care for this album. Not my cup of tea

Not a single banger. Poor effort

Not terrible or anything but pretty forgettable 90s music

Never heard of them before and wondered about how good the album would be but actually enjoyed it quite a lot

Just found it quite a dull listen

Not really my cup of tea, but that considered I did enjoy the album

No strong feelings on this one, was an alright listen but nothing stupendous

Surprised by how many of the songs on there I recognised. Not my normal jam, but I enjoyed my listen.

Some of the songs a bit hit and miss, but I did actually enjoy my listen so it gets a 4

Thought it was an alright listen overall, a few indie bangers in there.

Always like some Midlands reggae

Just got on my nerves. Cover of I heard it on the grapevine was good though

Completely new to me. Was expecting something very poppy but was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this.

Turns out I'm middle aged now

Went in thinking it would be quite corny, but found it very listenable. That said, more something to have on in the background .

Really rather dull

Went in expecting to enjoy this. Aside from a couple of classics I found the album pretty dull on the whole

Almost peak Arcade Fire. Good stuff

Maybe it was my workday, but I enjoyed this on a Wednesday afternoon

Unlike other punk albums we've had I didn't hate this one. That said I struggled to remember the album this morning

Not my favourite Radiohead album, but I am a fan boy

Britpop but they went all in on dull

What can I say, I'm a sucker for dreary toss

Great stuff

Some great songs, some filler

Enjoyable britpop. Tails off towards the end of the album

This was an odd one. Initially when I started listening I was thinking of giving it a 1 or a 2 - it's a Rolling Stones album but there's not a single classic on the album. Once I discounted it being a Stones album I enjoyed it a great deal as a blues album

Solid album from start to finish

Could barely remember what I'd listened to

Forgettable

Normally hate a live album, but thought this was great

Album alternated between songs I thought were alright to ones that got on my tits. Listening on the train probably aggravated by rating

Meh

I do enjoy some Chemical Brothers now and again

Meh

Front loaded with some decent songs, absolute crap by the end

Peak Queen

Not mind blowing, but a solid album that was easy listening and enjoyable from beginning to end

Don't know if I was just Van Morrisoned out, if it's because it's live album or what, but I just did not care for this album.

Considering the band name this did not have enough funk for me

One hit wonder

It was just noise. I went back and listened again to see if I'd forgotten something. Impressive in a way that it left no mark

Really chill album, enjoyed a lot

Grew on me as I listened

This felt like something a bit different. I don't know how influential or important it actually is, but was far more interesting than a couple of hits + filler

Enjoyed listening to this a lot

Pure, refined 80s. Kinda enjoyed

An album that I thought I should like, but just couldn't get into it

A couple of bangers, but the rest feels like quite dull meandering tunes

Boring

I thought it was a fun listen

Strange and unusual? Yes. Did I find it enjoyable? Oddly, enough also yes.

Some (many?) of the lyrics don't exactly hold up to modern sensibilities but overall I enjoyed my listen

Whole album was a solid listen, enjoyed this one a lot

Probably something I sneered at on release and sure, it's not a sophisticated listen, but album was a fun, catchy listen all the way through the album

A hard one to rate. Had quite a generic sound, but I think that's due to how influential and popular the songs are. I leaned on the positive side and gave this one a 4 (tossup between 3 and 4)

I really wish this one didn't come in my ears. Absolutely horrendous, discordant rubbish.

Highly reminiscent of piped music in a hotel lobby. The inoffensive nature almost scored it higher as a kneejerk reaction after Kollaps

Maybe it's the recent run we've had but I found a lot to enjoy with this album. Most of the songs pretty catchy and the album felt consistent throughout

A fun album but I just couldn't get into it.

Kinda weird when you start listening to the lyrics, but a nice chill album overall

Very chill blues album

I don't think they liked the police, but I did like this

Again, went in with slightly snobby impressions but the album won me over

Fun album that I enjoyed listening to but songs bleed into one. Lyrics are bit cringey

Nice chill album, liked it a lot

Great voice and first few songs are great. Gets a bit weaker down the album

Middle of the road music

I'm sure it's technically good and all but just couldn't get into it

Pretentious and irritating

Despite the lack of Seven Nation Army this is a solid album all the way through.

I tire of post punk. Just a bit of a shit genre I'm feeling

Peak 80s, stuffed full of bangers. Perfect Friday afternoon listening

Didn't hate it, but wasn't particularly impressed either

Sometimes a bit overheavy on the harmonica, but a good album overall

I'm sure the skill present is very impressive but the bloody endless piano and the odd little grunts just got on my nerves

Dreadful tosh

It's fine I guess.

Solid turn of the century indie

100% dad rock but I had a good time listening

Pop masterpiece

Great voice and a great chill album.

Smashing stuff

Felt I could only truly enjoy this album if I had my beret on whilst smoking a gauloises

Probably getting 4 stars because I was so surprised I didn't hate it.

A bit(!) overlong, but I enjoyed the jazz. That said I could do with less of the compere.

Not my cup of tea

Starts off strong but dwindles away a bit

Maybe its listening to it on a Monday morning, but I just found it awfully grating

Went in with low expectations but thought this was fantastic. Prestigious two thumbs up from me

I don't care for Led Zeppelin that much overall, but I recognise that Kashmir is a certified banger

Pleasant and relaxing listen

Some of it a little hit and miss, but was a good accompaniment to cooking a roast dinner

Top stuff. Father and son is of course a highlight

Wasn't bowled over

Would have been a 4/5 stars as a tight 45min album. Bagginess drops it to a 3.

Good stuff. Court of the crimson king single is a belter of a song

Some good sounds but a bit over long

Fantastic post rock.

Tedious

Liked this a lot

Some good songs in there, but come on, 2hrs. Ain't nobody got time for that

A little on the dull side but gets bonus points for not being 2 hrs long

Its an album of covers, but what covers they are!

An album that suited the busy day I was having.

New to me, but what an absolute blast. Great album

Bland music, annoying interludes

Didn't care for on my first listen. Grew on me during a second listen.

Another set of bangers from Cash

Agreeable listen

At this time of year it's important to remember that the Beastie Boys fought, and quite possibly died, for our right to party

A little overlong but thought most of it was an enjoyable listen

I often enjoy covers, good to hear a different take on the original. Broadly speaking I thought Nelson didn't really add anything new or interesting and some of the covers were actively worse than the original

Noice

Probably not a great album, score is just pure nostalgia

I can hear later albums in this one so I can sense it's influence. However just didn't really enjoy this one

Not too bad

Meh

Where is my mind alone solidifies this as a solid 4*

Been a long time since I've listened to the album in full, holds up excellently

Middle of the road indie

Nice chill album, good soundtrack to cook a rendang to

Good stuff

Hard to dislike

Dragged on a bit

It's alright

Quite possibly the nostalgia filters have come back on, but this is a banger of an album

Some of it was alright but some just got on my nerves

Big fan of the national

One of those albums I can sense is probably quite musically but didn't quite bowl me away as a casual listener

Went in expecting to love this, but it was kinda a bit rubbish?

Started off poorly and quite annoying in places, but there were parts in here that I enjoyed.

C'est chic

Short, sweet and a great listen

Not a bad listen

Standard beastie fare.

I didn't hate it and there were even parts I kinda enjoyed. Still not my cup of tea

Funky

Very bland

Not terrible, but largely forgettable

Inoffensive but largely forgettable

A bit dated, but a decent enough listen

I do like myself some sad hipster music

Wall to wall bangers

Grew on me over the listen

Ok enough I suppose

Maybe Excel didn't quite complement this album in the way it should

It was alright I guess. Of little note. Extra point for the big muff

Nice chill album, pale blue eye a highlight

A punk album I actually enjoyed

Utterly terrible when trying to focus at work, great listen whilst cooking

Enjoyed some of the songs on here, but felt it was a bit patchy overall

Some obvious bangers, but the album itself felt a bit all over the place

Great voice

Not sure I've ever listened to a Black Sabbath album before. Was pleasantly surprised - good stuff

A cacophony

Not terrible or anything but not particularly distinctive either. One of the fillers in the list imo

Probably a good album hiding in here, but ended up being a bit meandering

Mellow af

Reminds me a YouTube playlist to code to

Saved from a 2 by a couple of decent songs. Just found it a bit dull overall.

Not his best work and just feels a bit OTT American. A poor Springsteen is still alright, so gets a low 3 from me

Starts off strong with Like a Prayer but then most of the rest of the album feels like filler. Another low 3 from me.

Maybe it's the recent run of mediocre albums that have melted my brain but I rather enjoyed this one.

Opening with Hotel California I was primed to rate it 4/5. From there it was all a little bit middle of the road dad rock

Another top nostalgia listen for me. It's weird that I first listened to Goldfrapp thanks to Monkeydust. Anyway, I enjoyed my listen a lot and the album likely to go into the rotation for chilled out listening.

Enjoyed the listen

Bangers and consistent quality throughout. What's not to love

Your musicians were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they never stopped to think if they should

Normally a superfan of mid-noughties indie, but found this a little lacklustre

Just really got on my nerves. Turns out I hate the flute

Song2 is great even if it gets overused.

I do not care for Neil Young

It's alright, don't really have any strong views

Fantastic album which makes it even more of a shame he lost his mind

Good album, but didn't quite win me over

Don't know quite what to make of this. Weirdly quiet all the way through but some decent listening

Not my cup of tea

A bit slow in places but I enjoyed how chill it is

It's alright I guess

Banging

Listenable but nothing special

Not half bad but I didn't need 2 hours of it

A bit strange but it grew on me a lot

One of those albums I am rating highly because I first heard it in my formative years - I think I first heard Frontier Psychiatrist around 2006/7. I do think it's a great album though

Heard the occasional song on the radio that I have enjoyed. Album in its entirety also very good

Quite liked it overall, a good sound

I tire of Neil Young

New to me and rather enjoyable

Parts of this I liked, but other parts were on the mediocre side

Perfect for easy listening at the weekend

Always a bit of trepidation when I see psychedelic rock as a genre, but thought this album was great

Jazz that doesn't overstay its welcome

Kinda weird, but in a good way

Neil Young tries his hand at garage. No Neil, no.

It's alright

I'd only heard tiny dancer before (which is a banger), but the rest of the album was enjoyable as well

Just a bunch of unfunny and unenjoyable songs. Absolute crap

An interesting listen - lyrics don't quite match the music if you know what I mean

Didn't enjoy this as much as I thought I would. Not sure why, might need a relisted and reappraisal down the road

Just didn't win me over. Looking at other reviews suggest I should pay more attention to the lyrics but eh

Very generic 90s pop. Toyed with a 2 but decided to be generous

I'm sure it's a classic album that's important in the country cabin but felt more parodic rather than good

Interesting mix of songs perfect for a drive

The opener was a 1 but other parts dragged the overall score up to a 2

Found it a bit dull

Yeah, think I liked this

It's alright I guess

Stevie is overrated. There, I said it. Somebody had to.

Plenty of bangers but didn't quite win me over

Liked some of this, but quite of it's time

Toyed between 4 and a 5. Some great songs but other parts of the album didn't bowl me over

Ahhhh yeah

Top banana

Interesting lyrics when I paid attention, but otherwise nothing particularly special

I think the bangers outweigh the less strong tracks

Would describe as generic 60s music. Moog raga really got on my nerves, dropping this to a 2

Maybe I was in the right mood when I listened to this, but I enjoyed it a lot

It was alright

Top banana

Fun album

Again, not a sophisticated listen, but a fun one

Wall to wall bangers

Whilst living on a prayer is a certified banger, most of the album is just a bit too cheesy for my tastes

Like a lot of metal the lyrics are a bit overdone but the album overall is a banger

I'm just a sucker for noughties indie

Bland and overlong. If I asked an AI to generate a 70s rock album I would be unsurprised if it ended up sounding like this .

Good, but didn't quite win me over to elevate to a 5

"Come on Eileen" was the only song in their oeuvre I was familiar with. Having listened to this album I can understand why. It's a poor album and certain mumbly bits just pissed me off.

I'm probably being overly generous but I kinda liked this a lot

The finest of noughties indie rock. Played this to death back in the day

It's a bit of a silly album, but not terrible

Consider me underwhelmed

Perfect for a loooong train journey

Nice chill listen. The 1001 project has really made me realise how much I like funk and soul

A little bored with this. Sounded very 60s

Toying between a 3 and a 4. As big band goes it was pretty good, but not my genre I think

An interesting listen, on the cusp of a 4

Toyed between a 4 and a 5. There's some great songs on here, but didn't find myself won over by the album in toto

Drops a little in the middle, but enjoyed this overall

It was alright

Nothing to write home about

Completely unremarkable

A good listen, but didn't enjoy it quite as much as I expected to

A bit all over the place

I just found Elvis Costello's voice incredibly grating all the way through the album. Doesn't help that the only enjoyable song was the last one

A point of contention between myself and the wife is I don't love MJ music. I still recognise it's good, just don't love it.

Perhaps I have a bit of ennui, but whilst I enjoyed this, I didn't think it was 'great'

Not to my tastes and not interesting either

Alright

Good stuff

Yeah, I liked this more than I was expecting

Very 80s. Peaked early, but reasonable throughout

Probably need to review my rating system. This is a solid three, but I think I need to downgrade some 60s rock that I was actually bored by.

Bit of an odd one, but a surprisingly engrossing listen

Bit of a no brainer. Great stuff

A few good songs, but mostly of little note

I'm sure it's an incredibly influential album but to my modern ears I didn't find much of note beyond the first two songs

Really stupid album really, but I did enjoy how daft it was

Really got under my skin but in a bad way. Absolutely hated this album.

Banging

This did nothing for me

Not for me

Enjoyed this more than I expected

Nothing special, but not bad either

Found it a bit tiresome overall

Not too bad

Great stuff

Wow, the free form guitar is something else. Was rather enjoying the album up to that point

Adequate

Very strong start, but found my enthusiasm waning by the end

For some reason went in expecting this to be Motown or something like that. Hit and miss but California dreaming is an absolute banger

No thanks Bert

Went by without really noting it.

I am a sexy boy

A bit naff

Really enjoyed the first album on here, so was looking forward to this. Couple of good songs on here but a bit of a disappointment overall

Opening song was good, but found myself getting progressively bored as the album continued

I'm sure I should be high brow, but I struggled with this album. It was alright in bursts but if I'm being honest I was rather bored throughout the album.

It was alright, but not my cup of tea

Something new and not bad, but more enjoyed for the novelty rather than the actual quality of the music

Resolutely ok.

Took me a little by suprise and perhaps caught me in the right place as I rather enjoyed this

Couple of good songs, but the rest of the album is a bit iffy

Funky stuff

Plenty of bangers. Top stuff

Eh. Not really my jam and I doubt the intention of the artists was for the music to be enjoyed whilst pottering around on Excel

Whole lotta love is a great song, but less bothered by the rest of the album.

Title track was good, but was a bit bored by the end of the album

Exceptionally dull

Like a lot of the albums it opens strong but then becomes a bit iffy.

It was alright I guess

I just hate Neil Young

I really like some of her other albums such as Born to Die. This was just a bit dullm

I love my autobahn

Good stuff

Unexpected but rather enjoyable

Bitch please

Interesting

Kinda beige but not an unpleasant listen

Enjoyed the sound, but also thought the original versions of the covers were superior

Maybe a bit too left for my tastes

Wasn't as good as I was expecting

Not too bad

Much better than the last Costello album we had, some proper bangers on here

Fine, some good tunes but nothing that special

Difficult one to rate. Strong nostalgia factor, but if I'm being honest the sound is rather tired. Still, Californication is a banger

I just wanted it to end

Pass.

Tempted to give it a 4 after the last couple of albums, but on reflection I'd describe as a solid 3

Good stuff

Chill and I would probably listen again

Enjoyed this a lot

Two thumbs up

Couple of decent songs, but was unmoved by the album overall

Held up well

I think I'd heard a couple of songs before, but this largely unknown to me. Thought it was very good and strong over the whole album

Distinctly average

Completely fine

Lovely chill album

Went into the listen rather apprehensively as the artwork, titles and genre didn't exactly inspire me. How wrong I was. Really enjoyed this a lot

A bit crap

I just don't get it. I just don't.

It was good but I don't think I needed over an hour of it. High 3

Of little note

The sound was alright but the lyrics grated in (plenty of) places

I'm sorry Hugh, but I hated this

Not a fan of big band I think

Ok I guess

A bit too jazzy for me

The album started alright but then deteriorated from there. I'm glad the closer was Green Eyes. If that had appeared anywhere else I doubt I'd have finished the album. Absolutely dire.

After the recent run of 'bangers' I was just relieved to listen to an album I didn't hate.

Back to something decent

Would I have voted for the Nazis? Entirely possible it seems.

Interminable

Some absolute bangers but mixed in with some crap

I still don't care for Mr Young but I didn't hate it

Morrissey is a prick but I do like his music

Fine

I found it quite boring overall

Patchy in places but enough bangers to easily make up for it

Fun stuff

Serviceable, but not great. A low three I think

A fun sing along album

This did the opposite of grow on me. I enjoyed the sound in the first half maybe of the album but wasn't so keen on the second half.