1001 Albums Summary

Fun and quirky. Love the psychedelic rock aspect of it. The lyrics themselves didn’t make a huge impression on me. The spoken word story during the last half of the album was kind of weird. Why half the album and not the whole thing? Not sure if I see myself revisiting it or not. Though the music itself is rocking. I just realized I probably listened to more than just the base album. I notice the regular one only has 7 tracks and I think I listened to 12? So the base one doesn’t have as much of the talking and storytelling, which might be better for a re-listen.

Cool, foundational psychedelic rock. I love Grace Slick's voice. Some of the songs do it for me, and others don't. Somebody to Love is a stone cold classic.

The beats and those high pitch leads are so iconic. I’m not normally a rap fan but the flow is amazing and the world of early 90’s Compton is vivid and striking.

One of my favorite albums ever, and what I think is the best metal album ever. Crushing rhythm guitars and soaring leads. The incomparable bass work of Cliff Burton. Dark but unified subject matter. A masterpiece.

Pure 70s pop from Sweden's biggest group. You can't deny how good they sound, especially on Dancing Queen. Some songs sound like show tunes more than pop songs - Money, Money, Money comes to mind. It's a fun album, if a little shallow

One of her albums that I had never heard. It sounds of its time in a way—it sounds like the year 2000 somehow. Overall, interesting melodies and a few rockers, too. The Thom Yorke duet is beautiful. Nice record!

I have a bit of a blind spot with 70s classic rock. Plus, I haven’t always loved Tom’s voice. But this is a fun little album! Breakdown is especially great.

I am more familiar with Daydream Nation and Goo, but this was a great excuse to get to know this album better. I love the feedback and wail of distortion that these guys bring, along with interesting songs. So great!

I'm at a disadvantage in that I don't speak French. But this sounds great. Effortlessly cool. It's not something I would listen to for fun, but it's beautiful stuff. My rating is for me personally; I think this is quality stuff!

Smooth Jazz! Goes down smooth and easy. I'm not a big jazz or bossa nova guy, but this is beautiful with wonderful musicianship.

I'd never heard of this album before! I've heard Stevie, of course. His voice and musicianship are fantastic. I'd say I struggled a bit connecting to most of these particular songs, though. I'd imagine if I listened to this a few more times they would connect more. I did really like the last song on the album, and Boogie On Reggae Woman was pretty fun, too.

The only Blur album I got when it came out. Such a fun album. I bought it because of Song 2, but it’s the other songs I enjoy more now.

It’s got great musicianship and performances. But it really doesn’t move me much at all. With the exception of the title track- I loved the little jazzy radio jingle section of that song.

I really enjoyed the commercial bits and little things between tracks. It was very British humor, but that's not a bad thing! The songs themselves didn't do as much for me as some other Who songs I've heard do. But it was a pleasant listen!

Such a bold move to make your first album a live album! Honestly, this just rocks in a way that it's surprising was possible in 1969 (or 1968 when it was recorded). The label proto-punk works well for these guys. It's funny to think of the controversy about the language at the beginning of Kick Out the Jams...it was a different time, for sure. I am impressed with the album, though I thought some of the songs dragged on a bit, especially toward the end. Still, cool album!

This sounds great. Everything about it.

Am I cool enough for this album? Probably not, but it sounded pretty great!

Fun rock n roll! Steven Tyler’s voice isn’t my favorite, but he uses it to its best here.

This sounds cool, and it’s amazing how influential this was. I wouldn’t say the songs themselves blew me away. The 10 plus minute chant was a wild choice for a third track also.

I thought the first two tracks were great. After that, it got boring and repetitive.

Interesting songs I’d never heard by them. I liked it but not loved it.

Such a great energy and fun songs. The singer really has an amazing presence in these songs. And the rhythm section of bass and drums are second to none.

Prog rock! Sounds great. I was impressed with the bass and drums on these tracks. Hard to believe this is from 71. Fun album!

Nice album! I’m not the biggest hip hop guy, but the first few songs were especially good! It lost the plot for me a bit later and the whole album was a bit overlong in general. But some great sounds!

Cool album. I enjoy the acoustic and electric halves of it. Is it supposed to be live? I can’t totally tell.

Good album. I love the original Boy Named Sue, but kind of a bummer that it is bleeped out in this version. Not my favorite Jonny Cash overall.

Jack White showed he could keep going on his own after the White Stripes. Great folk rock blues songs.

Beautiful singing. Interesting songs. But unless I learned French and really soaked in this stuff for a long time, this just isn’t going to resonate with me.

Funky! Good vocals and I like the lead guitar.

Great 70s rock. Loved the country flair on a lot of these tracks. I’ve always heard of Stephen Stills, but inward impressed by the music on this one!

Somehow I thought this would be more disco sounding than it was. A solid new wave rock album!

Wow, these songs sound amazing. So good. Muddy Waters sound incredible and his backing musicians are on-point.

Cool, vibey album. A little of its time, but honestly still sounds pretty great.

Nice album! I'm a fan of Metallica, and I definitely hear some of their NWOBHM roots in this.

Pretty cool album. Reminds me of some older REM, but doesn’t grab me as much as they do.

Such an intense album. I wouldn’t say I like the main character of the album, but the story of his descent is interesting and the music is incredible.

Fun album! Some parts sound a bit dated now but over all a fresh fusion of sounds.

Beautiful songs. Not a peppy, fast album but it doesn’t need to be. Love her vocals and the guitar playing that accompanies her.

Some good songs, like Photograph. I was surprised how much they sounded like AC/DC on a couple of songs. The vocals weren’t my favorite.

Pretty rocking! Didn’t really hit me emotionally because of the language barrier. But these guys are good!

Great blues rock. It dragged on a bit long for me though.

Bob’s first album of mostly original songs. So many classics.

There’s some good stuff on here and some not so good. Fun to hear his not really humble beginnings!

When this came out, I liked the songs but never enough to buy the album. Listening to it now, it honestly sounds great. I liked it way more than I thought I would.

Fantastic melodies an instrumentation. Perfect dream pop. I think I prefer their album Bloom but this is pretty great.

Nice little album. I enjoyed it!

A throwback classic rock album, but with enough mystery and great songs to make it work. Fantastic album.

Very interesting. It’s kind of funny and bizarre but also very well done. I enjoyed it.

Cool album. Songs are well done and have a unique sound. Not something I’d personally reach for a lot but it’s good.

This one surprised me. Beautiful, understated songs. Her voice is great. Maybe the production was a little too “slick,” but this was a very nice album.

An amazing mix of r&b, funk, rap, and rock. A cool concept. An amazingly confident first full length. Love it.

The title track is a classic, but nothing else did much for me. I was surprised how short the original version of the title track is, where the weaker songs dragged on for much longer.

Such an amazing album. Keeping the same basic rhythm on the songs and then doing weird stuff over it. Not a very technical explanation but that’s how these songs work! A masterpiece.

Great album!

Cool album in the history of hip hop. Not my favorite but enjoyable.

Great album! Amazing it’s their debut.

She has such an amazing voice and her work on pop songs is amazing. There are a couple of dull 70s pieces in this album, but it’s over all very good.

Sounds great and a couple of classic songs.

This is a dark, tense album. You never feel at ease listening to it, though it’s quite beautiful.

This album rocks.

Amazing debut album. Criminal is such a great song. The others are good too, even if I don’t like this album as much as her others.

This is a dark, weird album. But it also is moving and the instrumentals are fantastic. Morrissey’s vocals get silly at times but it all still works so well. A masterpiece.

Cool sounds and I’m sure pioneering for it’s time. The songs don’t do much for me on a single listen.

Cool to hear innovative r&b. Some songs, like Pyramid, are amazing. A lot didn’t grab me on one listen.

I feel like if I had more time with this album I’d like it more. Still, some good songs and I like his voice and love his guitar work.

It’s amazing how this influenced so much of my favorite music. Honestly still sounds good.

First time I’ve ever listened to a full FM album. It was pretty good! I don’t love the male vocals but the female ones are great.

Absolutely classic songs. Still makes me sad that they didn’t make more together, though Simon had some great solo work.

A hip hop album that seemed competent and fun, but didn’t move me much.

I was surprised that all but the first song didn’t have vocals. It’s well done music, but not my thing.

Cool album.

I feel sacrilegious with my rating here. Willie is awesome. His voice sounds great in these songs. They are competently played. But wow, if this isn't a boring, milquetoast collection. Do these add anything to any of these songs?

I wouldn't say I'm in a hurry to listen to this again, but I respect the boldness and bizarreness of this album.

You can tell how he became so big. Rap isn’t my favorite but Kendrick is pretty great.

Great sounding jazz. Not really my thing but I liked it.

Bluesy folk music. I didn’t hate it! Sounded good overall.

Strange and quirky, but it all sounds great. I definitely didn’t take it all in on one listen, but I liked it!

Beautiful album. I haven’t taken it all in yet. One I feel will go up ratings wise the more I listen.

Son great rock and roll! The title track is so incredible.

Best indie album ever? Maybe. Every song is so good. They started right at another level.

Weird album, but I respect it! I don’t know French, but this had some cool sounds.

Pretty rocking! Never heard of these guys but this wasn’t bad at all.

He brought those people to a frenzy.

Haunting stuff! Title track is amazing.

Great Americana sound. Probably a little too long of an album.

It’s cool music, but it just doesn’t do much for me.

Very interesting and not what I expected.

Fantastic album. So many great songs.

It helps that I’ve listened so many times. But in my mind, this is a masterpiece. So crazy that they did this right after OK Computer.

Wonderful debut. Ten fantastic songs.

Sounds fantastic. It’s dated, but in the best way. They don’t make them like this anymore. The vocals and drums are all especially great. Merry Christmas!

She sounds so fantastic in this. And for a long album, the songs are consistently good. Really wish she had a more prolific career, but thankful we got this.

While there are some issues with the recording (you can't hear the bass, the bass drum can be kind of click-y.) The songs are pure thrash heaven. I remember buying this on cassette and pretty much wearing it out.

Not what I was expecting based off that album art I’ve seen for decades. Not terrible. Not my favorite.

They sound so big here. Two songs right in a row — It’s the end of the word as we know it and The One I Love — are masterpieces.

Shoegaze bliss! This album sounds incredible. You can also really hear the influence this had on Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream. I think SD had better songs over all, but this is just such a cool album.

More straightforward than I had expected. Some good songs for sure.

Unbelievable album. McCartney’s songs are so impossibly good on this. But even the couple of lesser known album tracks are solid. One of the Beatles’ best.

Can’t believe I’ve never listened to this. It’s great to hear all these songs from Blonde on Blonde era Dylan. Both halves sound amazing! Bob’s electric band was on point!

Cool to hear these early days. Some good songs for sure

Cool guitars and song structures. The vocals aren’t my favorite.

It so amazing what they pulled off on this album. Great songs. Turned themselves into a classic band with this.

What a classic. So many great songs.

Great songs. Love the horns and drums too.

I didn’t realize his much these guys rock! I did thing some of the longer songs didn’t need to be as long as they were.

Some good songs here. He always used to annoy me, but I do like some of these. And you have to admit it’s a great line, “knowing that you lied straight faced while I cried.”

Fantastic songs. Experimental but still solid. Love it all.

More experimental than most of the White Stripes stuff, this is still an amazing album. I love the run they had.

I don’t know if it should, but this reminds me of Korn. Over all it sounds good. The songs themselves weren’t always my favorite but nothing bad.

Never heard them. But this was pretty good!

Weird but pretty cool.

Great songs. Loved it.

Amazing songs and production. I love Steve Albini’s drum sound, and the vocals of Black Francis and Kim deal are so great.

Sounded great. A lot to digest in this big album but I liked it.

Pretty good and interesting, though a bit over long.

This is so late 80s early 90s sounding it’s crazy. It’s almost easy listening with beats. You’ve got your British guy sing-rapping over various harmless beats and melodies. No abrasive sounds in the whole thing. I don’t hate it. It’s done background music. But not a lot interesting going on with the possible exception of the title track.

Songs sound great. Even if they weren’t my favorite Marley tunes.

It’s so amazing they went from straight punk rock to these wild, weird songs. So good.

Good melodies and cool strings and horns on many songs.

Not my favorite but also didn’t hate it. Such a strange album. Hard to know even how to classify it.

Wow this was a long one. And I wish it was better! There is some great rock parts here, with awesome drumming and a great guitar tone. But man as far as songs go most of these just don’t hold together. And don’t get me started on the weird spoken word sections!

Some good songs here. Love son of a preacher man.

Forgot how good this album was! Amazing tunes.

Surprised how much I like this! Great album.

Classic rock!!

It’s easy listening but it’s honestly quite good. Her voice works so well with the instrumentation.

I see REM, I give 5 stars. This album was their major label debut, but they weren’t afraid to make a weird, catchy, at times dark, album. The bonus untitled track is them at their poppy best.

He is definitely a genius. I love all the inventiveness all over this. I honestly don’t care for the crudeness of a lot of it, though.

Beautiful songs performed very well. Great album.

Interesting. Not my favorite but I didn’t hate it.

I love rock and there’s some good sounds here. But this just didn’t hit with me. Sorry.

Great album! Amazing this was his debut.

Never listened to this but I was impressed with it. Good songs individually and they connected to the story of the album as a whole. The child abuse was a bit shocking to hear. But actually good that they were willing to speak about that way back in the 60’s.

Stone cold classic. Every song is good, many are great. My favorites are visions of Johanna, leopard skin pillbox hat and Sad eyed lady of the lowlands.

Pretty weird, but definitely has some cool parts.

This album is full of great song after great song.

Amazing. For an album that gets treated as a lesser Kid A this is filled with perfect songs. Pyramid Song and Life in a Glass House are songs that consistently give me goose bumps.

Haunting songs. The decision to use these essentially spare demo recordings for this album was such a genius decision. It makes the album so much better.

This was everywhere in 95, but wow these songs hold up pretty well. Pure pop rock goodness here.

Rocking 70s David Bowie is always great. Not all the songs hit as well as Ziggy Stardust, but still good.

This has such an unusual but cohesive sound. It doesn’t sound dated. Love it.

Interesting album. Over all I liked it. I would need more listens to see if I’d become a fan or not.

His guitar playing holds up! Still sounds great. The songs themselves didn't do that much for me on their own, but there wasn't anything bad about it.

I’m so glad Dylan made this album so that the narrative of a formerly good, washed up old singer songwriter didn’t become the way he was thought of. This album started showing he could release good music even as an older man. Now, I understand if someone thinks this album is a little slow. It is, but when you’re in the right mindset for it, the songs hit hard. Case in point is Highlands. It drags on forever…but! When you’re in the right mindset it could keep on going and you’d be grateful. The story about the waitress makes me so happy, even though it’s quite slow and someone might say it doesn’t lead to a conclusion. But it’s also what makes Dylan so great.

An odd country infused rock album. The Lost Highway song at the end really brings it together well but a lot of the other songs don’t do it for me.

Very cool sounding jazz album. I’d need to listen a lot more to really get it, I think. But I liked it!

Very interesting, and Janis Joplin’s vocals are great. I don’t know that most of the songs hold up that well though. Another Piece of My Heart is a notable exception.

Didn’t listen to this back in the day, other than the singles. I’m pleasantly surprised! It sounds great and the singles feel like old friends.

Surprisingly a lot of instrumentals. But still a good album.

Some good stuff here, but way too long and bloated of an album.

The lyrics didn't do a lot for me, but musically I liked this better than a lot of other rap from this time period.

This was a great discovery for me! I’d heard Get It On before, but this was a great all around album.

Jimi's guitar work holds up! Some of the psychedelic songs don't quite pack the same punch for me, but over all I still liked it quite a bit.

Beautiful album. Country isn't always my favorite but it's so hard to resist Dolly's charm on this set of songs.

There was some interesting sounds here. I liked a lot of them, but it left me a bit confused too. Maybe more listens would open it up?

Surprised by how good this is. Madonna was never my favorite, but I enjoy the restraint in these songs. Interesting production and some of her best vocals.

Who are you? I’m the enchanting wizard of rhythm. Why have you come here? I’ve come here to tell you about the rhythms of the universe. This album makes me very happy. Super funny, completely playful and unhinged. And it’s filled with great songs.

Sounds pretty good! I’m not a big enough jazz fan to understand all the nuances of the music, though.

Really enjoyed these tunes. Not sure if I'd listen again, but I like them.

This was…ok! Nothing grabbed me too much, though I like the sounds and harmonies. Help me Rhonda is the only one I had heard on this album.

I enjoyed these songs. They’re weird but also, not. I’m not sure I get this band.

I enjoyed this. She has a great voice.

Been a while since I listened to this, but wow does this album hold up. Full of great songs, and the rock guitars plus saxophone and piano all blend perfectly here.

I was surprised how much I liked this. I’d heard the singles when I was young and I never liked them. Hearing the whole album, though, it’s great avant-pop. Pretty cool it was as popular as it was.

Pretty good. Not really all that crazy or wild. Not sure it’s something I’d want to listen to regularly.

This was nice. I love their version of My Back Pages. Nothing else grabbed me hard with one listen, though. The psychedelic stuff was interesting, but maybe a little more dated than some things from back then.

Great sound on a live album. Drums sound fantastic. It’s funny to hear the difference of a 1970 concert audience to today.

One of my favorite albums of all time. Absolute classic front to back. It’s held up with time, too. I’m thankful this album exists!

I’ve never listened to this. I really enjoyed it. You can tell how influential it has been.

I was pretty impressed with this. Not every song was spectacular, but they didn’t need to be. As a huge REM fan, it was super fun to hear the original version of Strange! Also, this album had some great guitar tone.

Didn’t dig this. There are interesting ideas all over the place, but they never come together to great songs. There are some genuinely bad songs on this. But the inventiveness and cool sounds keep it from being a 1.

Strong album by them! Not one I’d heard before but it sounded great.

Still sounds great.

Some cool sounds here. I think it would take me a lot of listens to really get it fully. The singer is a bit of an acquired taste, but I definitely see the comparisons made to some of Stephen Malkmus’s work, and he is one of my favorites.

This had some great sounds. I actually wish it was more “electronic.” She had good vocals.

I feel like I should really like this but the songs didn’t connect with me. Could be the one listen only problem. Sounded pretty cool though.

This sounded pretty great.

Wonderful album. I actually prefer some of PJ's other albums, but this one is iconic and the songs are great front to back.

Her voice sounds great on this. There are some good songs. I like the "rock" one and a few others. I thought the "sexy" songs weren't good at all. Also, the album was simply too long.

Man I wish this guy made a dozen more albums. This sounds fantastic. Great to hear him with the full instrumentation on this album.

Some cool stuff here. I didn’t love his voice but it grew on me a bit. It would either go higher or lower with more listens I think!

This still sounds pretty great.

This album is so quirky and crazy. Their first two albums were good, but here's where they started to get weird in a good way.

I like the live feel of this. It wasn’t exactly my favorite but I could appreciate what they were doing.

Funky! Definitely some good stuff, but for the most part they weren’t really songs that spoke to me.

I forgot how good this album is. I haven’t listened in a long time. Really fun. Fast. Never lets up.

I’ve heard a few songs by these guys over the years, but I’ve never listened to a full album before. Wow! I am very impressed. I think I need to check out more albums! These are great songs with such interesting variety.

I forgot how good this was. Minimal but very effective. Great vocals

Prine’s lyrics take this way beyond a quaint if not spectacular folk country album. He was something special, and this record showcases that.

I haven’t listened to much of his stuff but I liked this album. It sounds good, kind of laid back, kind of sad.

I liked this! Sounded great.

So much good stuff here. The last great Zeppelin album in my opinion. In My Time of Dying is one of my favorite rock songs of all time.

Fun album! Her vocals are great and most of the sings hold up.

I wasn’t familiar with this album, but it was pretty good! Great riff-y guitar work, which I’m a sucker for. I don’t think Homme’s voice had reached the confidence that he got later, but he still sounded pretty good.

It’s not my favorite album of hers, but these are strong songs that really grow on you the more you listen.

The title track is one of those songs I’ve heard hundreds of times but never actually knew where it came from. This is a great soul instrumental album. Fun and so influential.

Never actually listened to this. I’ve heard the singles, of course. Really fun album. It’s kind of interesting to realize this was controversial in its day.

This guy can cook! What a voice. These songs still sound great.

Great album. So weird and different.

I didn’t love this. The songs ran together and just never worked for me.

Somehow I thought this would be all synths, since I mostly remembered Jump. But this has some good rockers too. Over all I was impressed by it.

Sounds so good. Not all songs are my favorite, but you can’t deny the quality.

Such an unusual album, but I think it holds up. The main singles are all still pretty great, especially Kids.

Interesting stuff. I liked it but had a hard time connecting with the songs.

This was fun! Way less weird than I thought it would be. Great musicianship and arrangements.

At first I thought I would hate this, but it was pretty interesting! Cool stuff.

I’d never listened all the way through. Strong album.

Cool album. Not one I want to relisten to a lot but it’s well done.

Interesting, and rocking. Wasn’t familiar to me at all.

Well this is very long, but there is great stuff here. Speakerboxxx is solid all the way through. Ghetto Musick is probably my favorite track. The Love Below really drags on and some songs seem very unnecessary. However, this one has some very high highs. Of course Hey Ya! But I also think She Lives In My Lap is an underrated gem. Still way too long though!

This was decent. I didn’t hate it, but didn’t love it.

Classic album. A few of the b-sides didn’t really hit me, but there’s a ton of great stuff here.

Surprised how much of this I knew. Some great stuff.

Interesting stuff. Pretty good but not my favorite.

I’d never heard this and I enjoyed it.

Fantastic album! Love the power pop.

Really nice but didn’t blow me away. Mockingbird gave me memories of Dumb & Dumber.

Very cool album. I need more listens to really take it in but I really enjoyed it.

Great jazz, man!

This is nice.

Super fun! Tricky makes me very happy. Definitely some weaker tracks on here (looking at you, Dumb), but it’s easy to see why this was a breakout hit for rap.

Very cool album

This is so dark but it sounds fantastic still today. An amazing album. Sad in the wake of how the lyrics on drugs correspond to Layne Staley’s life and death

Still sounds great. Some amazing songs but some not as strong.

Very cool album! I was impressed by how good it sounded. Seemed to anticipate some of the early 2000s back to basics rock.

It might not even be my favorite Metallica album, but this is one of the first CDs I ever bought, and i have so many memories of listening to this over the years. Still a fun record!

I had only heard Take Me Out before, which is a great song. But this album has a lot of other good stuff too. Impressive.

Never heard of this album. It was decent. The singer has some pipes for sure. Nothing moved me too much though.

There are so many melodies and ideas here. Love the low-fi. Cool album.

This is cool. I hadn’t heard of Fred Neil but these were good songs.

Honestly this was better than I remembered it. They don’t make rap albums like this anymore, unfortunately.

One of my favorite albums of all time. At once deeply personal with family and friend interactions and also broad and impersonal that he covers the history and geography of a state. It shouldn’t work, but it works so well with such amazing music.

Never listened to this but I was impressed! More rock oriented than I expected.

This was well produced and sounded good. It doesn’t do that much for me personally though.

It’s great to hear his amazing harmonies on this. I’m not familiar with the Smiley Smile Beach Boys version so I don’t know what all changed. But this was nice.

It’s a classic. It isn’t my favorite among the classics but it’s still undeniably great.