1001 Albums Summary

Crazy sampling and texture. Seems to have pioneered that style/approach. Some deep themes, too. A classic for a reason.

Not what I expected. Paul Simon is a genius, but this is lower on the list of his works for me.

Not my usual kind of thing, but I liked how funky this was. Listened while walking around New York, which was an excellent call.

I can't believe I liked this as much as I did. Rock and roll!

I think I like Nick Cave in small doses..? Some great lyrics and genuinely moving songs, but I wanted to like this album more than I actually did. Maybe I wasn't in the mood for it.

Just a ton of fun.

Not for me.

I hope his other albums do it for me more than this one. His voice is grating. Two stars for one or two nice songs and a few good lyrics.

Didn't feel like anything special to me. Fine.

Shawn Spencer knows what's up.

The guitar riffs on this rock. Just a very COOL album.

I've never been a big RHCP fan. And I'm still not, but I do appreciate this album. It's too long, for sure, but it is such a vibe.

I don’t know much about jazz, but I think this was good?

This was awesome.

Total dad rock. Solid, but nothing felt unique. Obviously Smoke on the Water slaps.

I don’t know much about jazz, but this seemed good? I wish I could play the piano. Listened a bit while driving through San Francisco and I felt like I was in a movie.

Over-the-top and theatric.

I'll often click to see other users' reviews before I listen to something and it seems I like all the albums other people don't. Not sure what that means. This was a blast.

Love.

What is this?

Really interesting. Probably not going to be in heavy rotation for me, but I respect it. First female artist I've heard on this list I think.

Nice, pleasant.

Very 80s, but not in a bad way. I liked some of the lyrics and the singer's voice.

These Rolling Stones guys are pretty good.

I really liked this album around the time it came out. Doesn't hit me as hard now, but still some great tracks and fun lyrics. A lot of British people on this list.

80s training montage music.

Reminds me of college.

More dad rock.

I mean, it's the Beatles.

Dope.

It's fine.

I like it!

I'm no expert, but the SOUND of this album is amazing - so much going on, instrumentally.

I don't know, I liked it.

I can see why this is considered a masterpiece.

Not something I'd normally listen to. Glad this list made me. But I won't be listening again.

Feels like pretty generic rock music to me - aside from the social commentary, which, while interesting and important, is pretty on-the-nose. The drums sound great, at least in the remastered version. Cult of Personality slaps.

Pretty damn cool, but also a bit grating.

Yeah, the vocals kind of all sound the same. Sort of..? But these guys know who they are and damn are they cool.

Beautiful, soulful (duh) voice. This is someone I would've loved to have seen live.

Half inventive, half bland.

One of my favorite albums of all time. I wasn't aware of the controversy surrounding it...will need to read up on that.

Well this was awesome.

Pretty damn good.

Lots of classics, but racists suck. Rating here based on the art and music, but not giving them any more listens.

I thought this was kind of awesome...

Good for sad times.

The crooner feel definitely isn't my style, but it feels real and raw to an extent. Better than I thought it'd be.

Inventive, fun, weird.

The reason I started this list was to find gems like this.

Happy to have been exposed to this!

I was torn between a 4 and a 5 here. So many great songs, but it also feels pretty dated at times.

Really love the lyrics (I'd heard the classics before, of course). Nice storytelling. Very cinematic. But not my favorite sound.

Cool, unique, trying at times.

I think I liked this more than the last Bowie album this list gave me, but I looked back and I gave that 4 stars, too...

Pleasant!

At some points I loved this and at others I hated it...often in the same song.

Pretty awesome, which surprised me!

No skips, really.

Incredible. Ms. Lauryn Hill is one of one.

Before looking at other users' reviews, I assumed I'd liked this less than most. Turns out I liked it more than most. But...that's not saying much.

Feels very..average.

Just so cool and fun and weird and beautiful.

I liked this! Felt ahead of it's time, but I'm not sure if that's true?

Pretty cool, but also kind of annoying at times?

I just don't like Christmas music that much. Plus...you know, it's Phil Spector. Giving an extra star for the talented vocalists.

Sure it's a little bloated and some of it feels dated (particularly in Big Boi's half), but Outkast can do no wrong.

This is the kind of thing I wanted when Springsteen came up the first time on this list. This is great.

I just don't like a lot of 90s music, but this was better than most I guess.

Smooth, but that's kind of it?

Could play in the background just about any time.

'Merica.

Great voice. Not my kind of music, though.

I don't know, I kinda like the flute. Whole album feels like a musical performed by knights in a fantasy story or something.

I mean...pretty much perfect.

Method Man's flow and voice (lisp and all) are just too good. Cheese got what he deserved though.

I feel like liking this more would make me feel cooler than I am, but I guess I'm just kinda cool...because I just kinda liked it.

I just don't really enjoy most 90s music it seems.

Ugh. Enter Sandman is cool. Some good instrumentals. But couldn't wait to get through this one. Because I'm behind on daily listening, I can see that I have ANOTHER Metallica album up next. I hope I like it more.

Okay, this was better than the last Metallica album, but still very much not for me.

Top-tier production and a great Snoop flow on almost every track. I know I've said I don't care for a lot of 90s music, but who doesn't like 90s hip hop? Had to take away one point because they talk about basically one thing most of the album (their dicks) and another because the skits are a little annoying. But it feels crazy giving this a 3, so I'm bumping it back up to a 4.

Whoa...I knew some REM songs, of course, but this album is...amazing?

Amazing.

I liked this! I'm as surprised as you are.

This probably requires multiple listens for it to "click." I liked it, but probably won't be listening again.

Reminded me of high school when I was kind of sort of into reggae.

This must have been so damn fun live. Shocked by how fun this album is.

Made me want to dance.

Great guitar sound. Feels influential.

The lyrics feel like they were written by a pretentious 12 year-old. Some nice sounds though...

That's it? It was fine, but also not super special?

Albums like this are why I wanted to do this. This is great and I never would've found it.

Too britpop/glam for me, but still interesting-ish.

Just a really good album by a really good artist.

I mean...it's good. Her voice is great. The vibes are strong. But - and I know I know nothing - it all sounded the same to me.

This one is confusing for me. It sounds good, her voice is good, and the songs all feel straight from Altman's Nashville or a Coen Brothers movie. That's a lot of boxes checked. But, at the same time, the songs are all really similar and man does she need to work on who she dates.

I'm embarrassed that I didn't know who sung Groove Is in the Heart prior to listening to this album. Some nice stuff here, but 80s/90s dance music isn't really my genre.

Casual and effortless. Dig it.

I think I wasn't in the right mood for this because I found a lot of it grating. But, trying to be objective, there are some good/classic songs on this and I understand this little band is somewhat influential, so I'm probably being too harsh in the moment.

Hell yeah. Feels a bit dated, but still fun.

Synth pop isn't for me, but I found myself sometimes sorta liking this kinda?

Maybe I'm crazy...I liked this. So interesting!

Still special after all these years.

Just kinda boring. After the album was over it switched to another artist without me knowing. I thought, "whoa, finally something interesting." And then I realized it wasn't Nick Drake anymore.

Didn't like it as much as I did when I first heard it, but still a pretty good time overall.

I was surprisingly into this!

Liked this way more than I thought I would.

David Byrne is a genius. Such a vision right from the start.

There's No Place Like America Today.

Superstition is good...

Nah.

Fun and strange and funny, but not going to be on repeat.

Saw a lot of hate for this, but I thought it was interesting!

I've always really liked this album.

I don't know if this makes sense, but this feels very...pure. Like real music. I don't know, whatever. It's good.

Really enjoyed this! Unexpected. Probably a 3.5 for me, but going to round up rather than down because it's better than a 3...

Lots of haters in the reviews for this one. I liked it!

I didn't listen to the lyrics closely enough to be as upset as some reviewers seem to be by them. I just really liked the sound of this.

Probably a 3, but giving it a 4 because how pleasantly surprised I was.

Not my favorite Talking Heads album, but still solid.

Whatever. Good cover.

I don't like 90's rock. The drums sound nice though.

At first I thought this was cool, but it didn't blow my mind. Then I found myself nodding my head. Then it was over and I was sad because I wanted more.

I wanted to like this because everyone seems to love Billy Joel, but I thought it was kinda boring.