1001 Albums Summary

Tolerable. Would not actively choose to listen again. Often repetitive.

This is a band, and an album, that I want to like more than I do. That said, there are a couple bangers here.

This album has a lot of songs you've heard on it. Most of them could be classified as bangers from the '70s. Worth a spin.

Not the best Smiths album, but if you need a little Smiths in your life, it gets the job done.

If you like the more juvenile version of the Beastie Boys, this is the album for you. While I do enjoy several tracks here, I prefer my Beasties with a bit more maturity and less misogyny.

While I appreciate Ozzy as a human and guitarist, I'll never be the target audience for this album.

This album (especially the title track) takes me back to every dank college house party I went to in the '90s. And while the opening riffs of "Marquee Moon" take me back to making out with floppy haired indie rock boys on dank couches, I don't love this album. But i guess it's important.

I made it through 5 songs, which is a success for me and metal.

This was the last great Arcade Fire album.

I've gotten two albums from this band in the course of a week. They are no bueno.

I've never sought out French Argentinian tango music before, but I found this enjoyable. It felt a bit like a soundtrack to a French new wave film.

Iggy Pop you scream too much!

I didn't hate this. It made me want to go a '90s rave.

This was delightful. Always love some Willie.

This was fine. Solid 3-star album.

This is my dad's Stones, not mine. It's nostalgic and even made me want to shake my booty. But alas, I prefer my Stones with more illicit substances permanently in their systems.

Painful. Confusing.

This is a great album. It's also really hard to listen 25 years after its release.

Oldies radio classics you've absolutely heard. Not my fave but not bad either.

I knew there was a reason I never got into this band. It's because they kind of suck.

Elevating this from 3 to 4 stars mostly because it gave me an excuse to listen to Beck, but he's got better albums.

Classic. No notes.

Ms. Lauryn Hill's voice gives me chills every time I heard it. It's too bad fortune and fame got to her mental health the way it did.

If you're my sister and literally got a degree in jazz, I bet this is rad! Sadly, I did not go to jazz school, so I don't really understand this album but I'm sure it's important so I'll give it 3 stars.

This album makes me feel exactly like I did when I bought it on cassette at age 11, but now I know what the lyrics mean. "Johnny used to work on the docks. Union's been on strike, he's down on his luck, it's tough." I'm sure I shouted that at the top of my lungs at the 6th grade dance but what did I know? Still, it rocked then. It rocks now.

This was a bit of a snooze. The Bangles version of "A Hazy Shade of Winter" is better.

Even though I've been a Pavement superfan for over 30 years, I never really got into the Silver Jews. I'm glad this popped up. It scratches that '90s yelly indie rock itch.

How can you listen to this album and not feel sexy, sultry, and fabulous? Much like a ... dare I say it ... ingenue!

At last, an album that sounds like a soundtrack because it is one! Super fun!

I used to work with a guy whose mom was Mo Tucker's childhood friend. I once went to the coworker's mom's house and had a fan girl-by-association moment, so and she showed me her collection of all the things she saved from her years hanging out with Mo. Meanwhile, my coworker just kept complaining about how much he hated the Velvet Underground while the mom and I rocked out to this album.

Is this list 1,001 albums or 1,001 caper movie soundtracks? This was ... fine.

This feels dated. No thank you.