It's hard to believe this was 1978. Such an 80s punk sound, must've been one of the OG's. Perfect for a Friday afternoon of work.
This is definitely a moody Cure I don't normally listen to.
This was about as "meh" as rock can get. The album cover says it all, normal room with some dudes. definitely maybe.
I really liked song 1, "Shining Star", but then the album is pretty mellow. It's great though, really good band.
This is a great album. So different from anything in that time. And of course the legendary "Message for Rudy"
A very light album aside from "le freak". Everything is very mellow and chill. Enjoyable.
Some greats on here. I'm surprised he did Tutti Frutti so fast, it felt a little overdone.
What an amazing album. Why did this music every go away. It's just fantastic.
This is widely different. So cool for 1963. I found I could just have it on and enjoy it while doing other things, or I could focus on it completely and hear the little nuances
Every song on this album is just great. So 70s folk. Of course the lead is really good. The rest have a nice mix of mellow and bangers
This album is very consistent. For a death metal style it's probably what you are looking for.
This is not something I would normally listen too. I wish it had _why_ it was one of the 1001 albums you must here. Was this original at the time? Something new?
The songs are good, but just too light and mellow for my taste.
Wow! What an amazing album. Hard to believe this was mostly one guy in his basement. So many great songs and the production quality is almost too good.
1969 - Crazy. Definitely a leader in this sound. The album was really good. No stand outs, but generally awesome.
This is some serious 80s punk
This one has an unfair advantage. I had this album and listened to it thousands of times, it's ingrained in my brained
There's some serious tracks on this one. I'd call it "ambient" music. Just leave it on in the background while you work
This is the best I've heard Thin Lizzy. The live album is better than their recorded
Very different. I really liked the background music, but could've done without the vocals.
This is some standard Leonard Cohen work. Not my favourite versions of some of the tunes.
What a fantastic album. This entire thing is great.
This is a very "easy-listening" album. She has an amazing voice and some great songs.
This is NOT my style of music at all. I can still hear the talent in it, but I would never listen to this normally.
It's a good album, but not their best. I think it was revolutionary for the time maybe?
It's really too bad he couldn't get someone else to sing his songs. I've never been a fan of that voice, but listening to this entire album makes me feel justified in that. Great Canadian, but horrible singer, not sure how he became as big as he did, but I guess Justin Bieber did too and he's also a horrible singer.
This is pretty much how I remember Bjork. It was certainly different for the time, and had that one hit that pushed it into main stream
This was very different. Not really my thing
A great album. I really enjoyed listening to this one.
Yeah, so that's an album. I used to think I had a mumbling problem. Turns out I'm just a rock star. Very different stuff on this one. He mentions it's fuelled by cocaine and mary-jane ... you can kind of tell.
I imagine this was quite the album for 1981. I own it, and I still just like the one song.
This is definitely the Smiths. I always feel like you have to be in the right mood for the Smiths, but when you are, they crush it.
The fact that this album was included makes me think the book came out about the same year. One hit wonder.
I was never really into The Who ... hearing it live doesn't make me more into it ... I think The Who and Me are in two different worlds.
This wasn't what I was expecting. It's definitely different but none of the faves. I could never see myself putting this on a record player and listening to it, but I guess you had to be there
I feel bad, but Jimi Hendrix is just not my thing ... It always feels like they should have rehearsed together more. It's like 6 people playing their own thing and not worrying about what anyone else is playing ...
Paul Simon is always great. Enjoyed this one.
Well, you get what you want from this album. It's AC/DC all the way down.
So meh, it's not even worth talking about. Meh, meh, meh.
This is definitely one of Beck's better albums. A few bangers on there.
I don't think this was supposed to be in the book ... are we sure this list didn't get hacked? This sounds like my grandpa singing some poetry he found in readers digest, with a Casio keyboard demo beat, in Walmart ... How is this on the list? Explain to me why!
It's OK. It certainly has a style, and the whole album flows together, but I do wonder if you took out the gaps would you even realize it wasn't just one long song.
This certainly makes you feel sorry for Elliott. The melancholy and sadness in the songs is just depressing. I can't imagine they brought him much joy. Not sure why this is on the list. Unless as a warning to others; bring joy, the world already has enough sadness.
This is a very different album. Unique style.
I can see why he became famous. Some songs feel like they were just thrown together though. Swears so much it loses all meaning.
The man is just an awesome signer/songwriter. Beautiful album.
This dude was just so cool.
Immediate thought: Elliott Smith again ... how depressed was the team that made up this book? After listening though, it wasn't as bad as the other album. Still melancholy but not to the point of hopelessness.
This feels like 1,001 albums you won't believe got a record deal
I'm not sure how this band got out of their garage. No catchy tunes, no inspiring tunes, no "I get that feeling" tunes. Just random blah blah blah with piss poor singing and almost good musicians.
You could easily get this quality by walking down the street and listening to random garages ... I got song 8, but I'm just going to listen to my toilet drip now instead of the last 3 songs.
It's the Byrds. Some great and then some that just makes you go WTF?
Added one song to my liked list, so that's something. Fantastic singer, just not my cup of tea.
This and Weird Al's Eat It were the first albums I owned. Given to me for my 12th birthday. Likely due to that it has a special place in my heart. That said the songs are amazing and leading of with "Wanna be startin somethin" what a perfect track one.
Yeah, this is just shit isn't it?
An excellent album, very cool. Enjoyed it quite a bit.
I noticed immediately that this album has very few listens. After listening, I knew why. But WHY did it make the 1,001 albums you MUST here ... I think it's because it's such a rarity. Until this app was made, I think there were 6 people who had heard it before, and you could be the 7th. But of course, now with the app, I was like the 27,000th, still not bad. I can say I was OG to hear this one.
Best Morrissey album I've heard.
Great rock album. A lot I haven't heard before.
He did more songs than I realized. Great album.
This was better than I thought it was going to be. Pure heavy metal without the gravy
This was really good. Much better than I thought it was going to be based on the title/cover. Really enjoyed it in the end.
It's not what I thought it would be. I assumed the whole thing was like School's Out, but it's quite the variety.
Funky but chill. I liked that one song.
I like this more now than I did when it came out.
Great album. And 1973. Crazy that he's still going strong.
This album being on the list pretty much makes the whole list invalid. There is never a reason to listen to this. NO ONE dies with regret over not hearing this album. I'm sure people LIVE with regret that they've heard it. It's like some guys got together in their basement and made a thing ... anyone could do it (and 90% would do it better)
Listening once is probably worth it, but it would get very annoying if you did more than that.
He really should've hired a singer.
Awesome to hear him live.
Great album, I could totally see picking this up
Fun album by a great group.
Rockin it, bang a gong, get it on
Cool fuzz effect ... then less cool ... then less cool ... then annoying fuzz effect.
Every song on this album is mint.
Song 1: Me in my basement at 12 years old playing the same thing over and over again and thinking it's cool
Song 2: The next day I found a different chord
Why are these 1 minute songs all 7 minutes long?
Best Christmas song ever made is on this album.
These guys are just awesome.
This makes great background music to doing something else.
One song ... not sure if it's a must listen album
This was different. I can see this being on a list of albums you should check out as it's unusual, you may discover a new style of music you enjoy.
These guys are just so good. What a different sound and the harmonies are amazeballs.
Hey! Finally an album that's unique and cool enough to be on this list. Only took listening to 100, so likely 1% of this list is actually worth listening too.
Enjoyed the difference.
What a great album. The album keeps a consistent feel across the whole thing.
What a great album, I'm surprised I've never heard of this before. Great listen.
Seems somewhat plain these days. Must've been different back in the day.
This guy was pretty stunning.
