1001 Albums Summary

This sounds like it could have been on a soundtrack for any of the Farrelly brothers movies back in the early 2000s, which isn't an insult. I just don't know how I feel about it yet. Is this Lou Reed speaking to me while someone is playing instruments in the basement with some Pete Yorn thrown in? I'm so confused.

I grew up listening to Meat Loaf. Maybe not the best decision on Mom's part, but I still love him. Even if you think he's over the top or too dramatic, you have to admit that this album has some phenomenal written lines!!!!

It's a little too much of the same thing for me, maybe a little too much mellow? David Crosby is great, and if I had to hang out with someone from CSN, it would be him. But this album just isn't for me.

Any album that can mention Abe Vigoda still stands up. Was phenomenal when it came out, and it still is.

I am always surprised how much I enjoy the Scissor Sisters, I tend to forget about them. I was going to give this 4 stars, but the whole album at once was too much, I felt like I spend too much time in a club and wasn't drinking while surrounded by too many drunk people, so I had to drop it down to a 3.

I cannot enjoy the songs with that voice. I think I like one Smashing Pumpkins song, and it isn't even on this album.

They remind me of Charlie's band on Lost, Drive Shaft, and Drive Shaft was more interesting even though they only had one song.  I also think that they tried to incorporate an old British sound, but only because someone suggested, not because they liked it.

Just because someone has to actually come up with 1001 albums does not mean that just any album should be added

I have to rate it lower for all the slurs and hateful lyrics

Comparing this to The Smiths is just lazy, and wrong.

So uneventful, I felt like I was listening to the same song over and over. It wasn't horrible, but very boring and uninspired.

I'm not a Neil Young fan, never have been. I like perhaps 2 of his songs. BUT, this album is actually quite beautiful. Perhaps if us haters heard this first, our opinion might be a little better.

How is this a debut album??? It's so amazing and executed to precision. I definitely need to add more Boston to my music listening.

There are some albums that I have to read the whole Wikipedia page to understand why it was included on this list. And sometimes even that doesn't help or make me feel any better about my time wasted. This album is one of those times.

OK, it's the Stones. Was never a huge fan, and this really doesn't convince me either. I used to think it was because I was born too late to appreciate them, but there are other bands from "before my time" that I adore, so that's not it. I just think they are overrated. They aren't horrible, but do they deserve all the crazy amount of glory they have gotten? And this wasn't horrible either, but did it have to be a double album, with bad recording?

I don't think you can help but be happy listening to this. And Jenifa made me laugh.

This album confuses me. I honestly knew nothing about this band, other than their name. Were they from the 70s? Oh, no from the 90s, ok. That makes a little more sense. But the music is still confusing to me. I won't say I hate it, but I'm not going to ever choose to listen to this album again.

Not for me. Perhaps the later albums will suit me better. It was just too much 60s British, almost comically so.

Just a loud and fun album

The first song gave off Charlie Brown vibes, and I never really recovered from that.

I wanted to like it more, I felt like I should have.

I couldn't find anything enjoyable or redeemable about this album. I really only enjoy one song by this group, and it's not even on this album.

I don't know how a body can stay still while listening to this album. Definitely more familiar with the songs on the second half, but enjoyed the entire album.

Started out with so much energy, and kept it going! loved it!

I was not looking forward to listening to this, especially after reading this - "It is a departure from their self-titled debut album, which consisted largely of noisy hardcore with unintelligible vocals." But I guess since it was a departure from that, it's a blessing. Not as bad as I had expected, but still not a 5. I really have an issue with the lead's voice, it's too whiney to be able to just listen to the songs.

Another one that I struggle to understand why it's on this list. Is it horrendous? No. Is it amazing? No. Is it remarkable in any way? Not really.

It's another of those "meh" albums. It's ok, nothing remarkable, nothing horrendous. I like Sex on Fire but it also makes me laugh, because it sounds like a song made specifically for a movie, and not a "real" song.

Pleasantly surprised by this one. Never been a CCR fan, but this album managed to have a lot of the better songs on it. Not one I'll ever just choose to listen to on my own, but I enjoyed it enough.

Some good tracks, but way too much of the same thing over and over again. Club Classics is a good title, after listening to the album I felt like I had spent too much time in the club, with too much bass and strobe lights. Just a little bit less would have been better.

Just fun and unexpectedly entertaining.

Not as bad as I was expecting, with a summary that says "experimental." But still unenjoyable. I think the lead singer would have been better suited to a punk band.

So uneventful, I felt like I was listening to the same song over and over. It wasn't horrible, but very boring and uninspired.

I cannot enjoy the songs with that voice. I think I like one Smashing Pumpkins song, and it isn't even on this album.

Never listened to the Kinks much, and I don't think that will change, especially after listening to this. I don't hate them, but it's such a dated sound to me. I think I can appreciate their later work better. I can't get into this at all.

This man was crazy talented. I do question Little Miss Strange though, I had to check it was still the same album.

Pretty sure this is one of the albums that the word "groove" was invented for.