1001 Albums Summary

Depeche Mode has a very distinct sound and this album is full of it. But no songs really stood out to me. It was more suited to ambient background music than anything else. Not hard to listen to, but I didn’t find it interesting either.

Great album full of familiar songs. Easy to listen to over and over again without getting sick of it.

Good album with some standout songs, but not necessarily one I’d listen to over and over. Had “Jet” stuck in my head most of the day. Was also a fan of Picasso’s last words as it was basically 4 versions of the same song in different styles on 1 track.

So much saxophone. 80s R&B has never really been my thing. There’s nothing bad on this album, but there’s also nothing I loved. Without Sade’s smooth voice, it’s just synthy elevator music. Her voice is very soothing, though, so it was kind of relaxing. But definitely not something I will ever listen to again.

I loved this one. The harmonies made me happy!

Fun Beach Boy-esque harmonies and a tinge of 60s psychedelics. There was a point in my life where I would have listened to this over and over again. A Rose for Emily is a brutal song, but I really did enjoy the album.

I can appreciate Jack White, but I’m not a White Stripes fan. The songs on this album with little to no drums were great and enjoyable. But Meg White sure loves her cymbals. Any song with drums just turned into noise for me and lost all musicality.

One of my all-time favorite albums. It’s been on my “desert island list” since I got it as part of my introductory package to BMG. While I hated the drumming on the White Stripes album, Tre Cools drumming is possibly my favorite part of dookie. The rhythms are unique and interesting and well-integrated into each song. I could (and did) listen to this album on repeat. It’s comforting when something you discovered and fell in love with at 14 years old still brings the same joy over 30 years later. Dookie is just a fun album full of memorable songs.

I own this album, but now I know why I never listened to it much. The sound that was so unique when the Strokes came out gets monotonous over an entire album. The only standout songs are the ones that were singles: Last Night and Someday. This album is a snap shot in time of when people thought rock and roll was over and the Strokes came out with a new unique rock sound. But years later it doesn’t hold up to the hype.

I was surprised by this album first by its release date (I would have sworn it was from the 60s), and then by how much I liked it. I’ll definitely listen again.

Not my thing. Grating and made me anxious.

Fine for background music, but not great for close listening. Songs could all benefit from being about 2 minutes shorter.

Fine. Nothing bad but nothing super impressive, either. I still like The Breeders better.

I listened to the deluxe version of the album, which I think is the entire concert and is about 3 times longer than the original version. It was fine, solid Who until they got to the Tommy section. Then they just opened up and were amazing. Knocking off a star just because I don’t think the original album included the parts I found amazing here!

Great album. I can hear influences on Carbon Leaf, Oasis, and The Verve.

I did not listen to the whole album, but liked what I heard. Sounded like an album from the 60s in a different language,

Oh yea, another experimental psychedelic album from the 60s. The songs the woman sang on were mostly good. Some were even great. But the album as a whole is not something I’ll ever listen to again.

A classic. Only a few songs on this album weren’t huge hits. Fun to revisit an album I listened to constantly as a kid.

Great, fun album. Got a little monotonous toward the end, otherwise it would have gotten 4 stars.

I get why The White Stripes were such a big deal when this album came out. The album is eclectic, yet ties together. It’s hard rocking but also tinged with honky tonk. A fun interesting listen that’s still pretty unique over 20 years later. Not sure it will ever make it into heavy rotation for me, though.

If I had discovered this album when it came out, I probably would have been totally into it. It’s such a reflection of music at the time. It made me nostalgic. The beats are great and had me bopping, but I can’t say it’s something I’ll listen to much again.

Great debut album. Interesting to hear The Who before they figured out they wanted to be more than just another Rolling Stones or Beatles.

Solid 70s rock album.

Not my thing. Might have been a tolerable song here and there, but mostly just noise.

Not a bad listen. Nothing wowed me, though.

This is a great album for dancing in a club. But for general listening, it gets too repetitive for me.

Great early alternative album

Brought me back memories of bright colors and watching Real World marathons while doing homework. Loved it!

Hard to believe that REM’s first album came out n 1983. Their music was definitely 10 years ahead of its time. Great album.

It’s fine. Just boring. Not really my thing. I didn’t finish the album.

Solid album. Never been a huge fan of Radiohead, but this was a good listen.

Fantastic album!

Good. Liked it more than I expected to, but nothing jumped out at me. And some of the songs are entirely too long.

Solid Elvis Costello album but nothing absolutely amazing.

Started out strong. I thought I was going to like it, but I didn’t.

Can’t go wrong with Aretha.

Eh. Honestly didn’t finish the album. Got bored with it.

I don’t get it. This was awful. Most of the songs sounded like SNL parodies of 90s R&B. So many of the lyrics were just too cheesy to be taken seriously.

I’ve always enjoyed Missy Elliott, but never listened to an entire album. But I really enjoyed this.

Great early U2. Another band that came out of the gate fully formed.

Impressive early Metallica. Lars’ drumming is always amazing. James’ lyrics as well. Not as good as the Black album, but still really, really good.

Could listen to this one over and over.

Other than the first song, this album is just not very good.

I can kind of see how someone could love this album, but that’s not me. There were parts that were almost good, but it all needed a little more editing and tweaking.

Great harmonies.

I didn’t get far. Not a fan of whisper singing.

Loud noise

Led Zeppelin has never been my favorite, but I appreciate them. And this is a great album.

Great album from an amazing musician.

Iconic. One of the best live albums of all time, if not the best.

Loved it. I’d never heard it before (except 1 song), but I can hear how it influenced so many other songs/artists/movies so love.

This was awful. Almost comically bad. It feels like he did the entire album by himself with a computer and guitar. The songs are all boring. He seems like he has a good voice, but is maybe singing in the wrong range? Something about his singing was just bad.

I tried, but this was virtually unlistenable. Experimental doesn’t equal good.

I really don’t like jazz. But I enjoyed this.

Easy to listen to. Solid Willie Nelson.

Blues isn’t really my thing, but I enjoyed this.

Liked it more than I expected to.

Great album from an all time great.

Fantastic from start to finish.

Liked this more than I expected to. Not enough that I’ll probably ever listen to it again, but I never wanted to turn it off or skip songs.

It’s the Doors. Always good.

I can see how this inspired the greats. But this is not great. There’s a reason Mudhoney never hit it big while the bands that followed them did. They just weren’t quite there.

Janis! Piece of My Heart alone gets this album 5 stars. But the mix of Janis’ bluesy vocals and the band’s 60s psychedelic rock is fantastic throughout.

Fine for background but not worth paying attention to.

The presence of Alison takes this from a 4 to a 5.

The presence of Alison takes this from a 4 to a 5.

Some phenomenal songs on this album. But also some 80s experimental synthesizer nonsense that hasn’t aged well and kept it from being 5 star album for me.

Solid disco album. But not something I would choose to listen to. Obviously Le Freak is an excellent song, but one great song doesn’t make a great album and the rest are unknown for a reason and get pretty repetitive.

Just couldn’t get into it. The menacing snarly whisper singing leading into happy pop-like songs didn’t work for me. Seemed like the band couldn’t figure out who they wanted to be on this album.

I’ve owned this album since it came out, but probably never listened to it more than 3 times. There are fantastic tracks on this album, but as a whole, it’s not a great listen.

I wanted to love this album. In fact at first I did. But then the songs started going off the rails and there were multiple songs in a row where I got halfway through and then skipped to the next song because the current one had devolved into repetitive noise. But I will probably check out some of the bands other albums because I like their sound.

Hard to rate. It’s a classic and 14 year old me in 1993 would have given it a 4 or 5. But it’s not something 46 year old me will probably ever listen to completely again.

If this album had come into my life at a different time, it would definitely have been in heavy rotation.

I don’t think this was the Byrds album that belonged on the list. It started off good but kind or went off the rails.

It was fine background music, but I don’t really understand why it was on this list.

I really enjoyed this. It was mellow with a few stand out songs.

I didn’t expect to like this, but I really did. Had I discovered this album in high school, I would have been totally obsessed with it.

I liked this album. It would have been a 4 star album if not for the excessively long instrumental tracks that opened and closed it.

I’ve always been aware of Iggy Pop, but never listened to his music. If this is indicative of his whole catalog, I really don’t get the appeal.

Albums get 5 stars from me if I finish it and immediately want to start it over again. I listened to this one 4 times!

I was not in the right mood for this album and couldn’t get through it.

Couldn’t get through it.

Bought this album when it came out. I always preferred the Writing on the Wall album, but this one has undeniably catchy hits.

Yet another great REM album that it’s hard to believe came out in the 80s. They were light years ahead of everyone else.

It was fine. Nothing jumped out at me as all that good or bad. I don’t understand at all why it’s on this list.

I struggled with rating this album. I started off really liking it, but by the end just wanted it to be done.

Not my favorite Nirvana album, but still pretty amazing.

Great album, but not their best. Mostly made me want to go listen to What’s the Story Morning Glory.

I know I’m supposed to like Sonic Youth. But I just don’t.

I wish I. Would rate this as a 3.5. I started out liking it, then I didn’t, then I liked it again, and then I hated the last song. It really was a unique, interesting album that I could see listening to again, though, so I’m going with the 4.

Beautiful voice singing 80s avant garde songs that probably sounded cool when they came out but now sound corny. Sounds like she probably inspired Enya and Bjork, neither of whom I ever liked.

Completely faded into the background. Nothing stood out to me at all. 24 hours later, doing this review, I have zero memories of any of the songs.

Another album I wish I could rate 3.5. Some songs I loved. But then at one point I got bored. Overall I genuinely enjoyed the album, which is why I rounded up.

Quintessential 70s rock album. This album was meant to be listened to on the family record player or the 8 track player in your American muscle car. Every song is ridiculously long, but somehow it works. This album just makes me happy.

Might as well be a Cars greatest hits album.

Boring

Liked it better than I expected to.

Mellow, listenable album. Solid songwriting.

Stankonia will always be my favorite OutKast album, but I do love this one. However, looking at it critically, I wish they’d been able to work together to edit and make one stellar album instead of 2 great albums marketed as 1.

I didn’t live this album, but I get why it’s on the list.

Not a bad album, but definitely not my thing.

All over the place, but somehow works.

I’m so tired of critics trying to convince us that experimental equals good.

So many classics! Loved it!

It was fine. Kind of boring. No standout songs to get excited about.

Not sure why this is the Bollywood album that’s included. Didn’t seem like anything special, and it anything it really felt like you had to have seen the movie to appreciate it.

What is this and why did I have to hear it!?

I like her voice. The album was nice to listen to, but I never need to hear it again.

Eh. It’s fine.

This got a 2 because the piano playing is impressive. But I am never going to want to sit and listen to this album start to finish. Background music at a dinner? Maybe.

Didn’t like Bjork then. Don’t like her now.

Fine 90s album, but never need to hear it again.

Loved this play on the Canterbury Tales where you hear a woman’s own words and then the song inspired by them. Unique and well done songs.

Despite a few songs that are definitely dated, any album I want to immediately play again after finishing gets 5 stars from me. This one is just fun pop and sometimes that’s what you need.

Started strong but then just fell off.

Truly awful. There was only one track I’d even consider a “song.”

Enjoyed this more than I expected to.

Pleasant background music.

I tried, but I just couldn’t.

I liked it as much as I like any Talking Heads album.

Why is this something I had to hear?

It’s good but nothing special. Almost boring. Nothing stands out.

You have to be in the right mood, but this really is a great album. I’ve owned it since it first came out but find I appreciate it more now.

Good, but I never need to hear it again.

Fantastic album, but it’s not my absolute favorite of his. It’s hard to say anything negative about Prince, but this isn’t an album I want to listen to over and over right away, which is why I didn’t give it 5 stars.

One or 2 good songs but also quite a few songs that just got tedious.

Not my favorite Bowie album.

Started out strong, but eventually just blended into the background. Good album, but not sure it’s an “I have to listen to it” album.

At the beginning I liked this album more than I expected to. But as it went on I found myself skipping the last 30-45 seconds of every song as they just devolved into noise. It was like each band member was trying to play over the other instead of blending, and the vocalist didn’t have anything to do so she’d just make random noises.

Not my favorite Adele album, but still exceptional.

I love the Femmes. They can do things I hate from other artists (dissonant noise comes to mind) and for some reason it works. I think because you always get the feeling that it’s all tongue in cheek.

The Beach Boys are one of my favorite bands, but I found this album to be forgettable.

One of her best.

Some great songs and then some that dragged. But overall I’d still listen to it again.

There’s a few songs that stand out, but mostly this album fades into the background.

Would never call myself an Ozzy fan, but this album is impressive.

Still their best album