1001 Albums Summary

Easy - Girl from Iponema

Boss - classic but not keen on his voice

Classic Led

Astral jazz? "Calming - I quite like it" - Caroline

Cool - Bosch - Sunday morning

Comfortable and familiar. Feels Older than it is. Grunge but modern.

Quintessential shoe gaze - overall a bit much for me

Old skool rap - better than I expected.

It seems they were trying to decide whether to be prog rock, classic rock or heavy metal. The transitions mid-song might be important in musical history but that didn't make them enjoyable to listen to

Holds together as a piece - wistful but somehow uplifting. Special mention for Early Morning Breeze.

Caroline exposed herself as a mad Meatloaf fan - worth it just for that. Classic rock - overblown but enjoyable

Got us talking about "The Big Bopper" - worth it for that.

Proto-clash - punk but at the very edge - you can almost hear future clash in the background

Not for me - bit to 'experimental' not a relaxing listen

Surprised this made it to the top 1000 - nothing special just some run of the mill punk/post-punk

Nice enough, another genre-less album - excellent vocals and orchestral backing.

Good but rap doesn't sit right with me - I'll never be able to sing along!

Classic REM - worth it just for Orange Crush

Plenty that I recognised, a classic from my past.

Bit too long - it sounds vaguely familiar but I can't put my finger on why.

Angry. but you definitely listen to it!

Bobby can sing - which makes him a pleasure to listen to - even if this drifts dangerously close to easy listening. Soul with a hint of funk.

Bob innit. Shouldn't be good but really is

All brilliant, a treat from my musical formative years. One of my personal top ten.

Not for me - experimental, bit jazzy but not really. Ok as background listening but sometimes breaks the mood by being shrieky and discordant.

I should like it but I don't. Too much of a dirge. You couldn't even put it on as background music as it is too depressing.

Some of it was alright, some was annoying

Just like Dolly, but not Dolly.

Hippies who took too many drugs and mistakenly decided they should be in a band. No one should think this is in the top 1001 albums of all time. Will not listen again

Actually better than I was expecting. Foolish amount of swearing but that just amuses me.

Somewhere between Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd, and to be honest I'd rather listen to either of them.

Victoria is great - the rest I could take or leave. Not sure they needed to try and make a concept album.

Strange, ambient, dance. Not really something I would listen too.

Not sure how to describe this - bit of rock, bit of folk, bit of soul. Enjoyed it.

For my money the best Zep. Love it.

Classic soul. Not something I'd come across before but very enjoyable.

The title track is obviously the draw here, after that some easy "jazz"? Fine as background but pales in comparison to the first track.

Inoffensive - not something I'd rush back to listen to but happy to have it on in the background

His voice is comforting, like being wrapped in an old blanket and the acoustic guitar adds to the calming effect. It inserted itself into my subconscious enough for me to listen a second time later in the day. I was vaguely aware of the title track before but really enjoyed the album - will listen again.

An hour of jazz is too much jazz for me. No doubt this is important is music history but I have simple tastes and I like lyrics to go with my melody

Couldn't get excited by this - it just felt like noise. It should be my sort of thing but isn't. I feel you might as well listen to the Stereophonics instead - they are this but better.

Proto-punk gave off Bowie/Lou vibes. Fine but not particularly memorable.

Definitely a Rolling Stones album. Not my favourite, but adequate.

Couldn't have told you what Willie sounded like before listening to this. Easy listening but nothing special

Genuinely difficult to listen to. I gave it a try but it just wasn't for me.

Indistinguishable from the White Stripes - and I find his voice slightly off-putting. Not awful, not brilliant.

Not bad - Pump it Up is a classic. Would listen again

I don't get the hype. It is fine for what it is - bland pop with very little heart. There is so much better stuff out there - I won't be listening again.

WTAF - this was tough, tough listen. I have no idea how to describe it - my best attempt would be Talking Heads but before they were famous and without the musical chops

I just wasn't in the mood for this. On another day maybe I would have appreciated it's heart and commitment - but today it just wasn't melodious enough for me.

The soundtrack of my early-teens, familiar but uninspiring

She has a fine voice, but I'm not going to listen to 4 hours of show tunes.

Decent tunes but not outstanding - happy to sing along to the ones I knew

More country than I was expecting, then more blues. Not too bad.

I'd never heard of Gene before, so I went in with no expectations. I thoroughly enjoyed this - will listen again.

Not sure how I never came across this generic "Manc" band at the time but I've heard some stuff by them recently. I quite like the slightly more cheery vibe - I can only assume they escaped from Manchester to somewhere nicer. Will continue to listen

Weird but surprisingly good. I'm not a massive rap fan - but this was a bit more than just rap?

Nah mate. Generic rock/metal - not for me.

Easily consumable, I think I prefer their earlier stuff though.

Portishead is something that you want to come across whilst listening an eclectic mix of music, but an entire albums woth is just too much of the same thing.

This is great - I'm with the Dude.

Madge does dance - she is polished at this point in her career but there just isn't enough soul in it.

As you might expect from Zappa, a crazy mix of late 60s rock, satire of 60s American 'pop' and stuff that is mad experimental. It reminded me of a trip to the Tate modern, interesting but generally confusing and not something I want to do every day.

Classic Lou - not much to argue with.

Oh no - far too angry for someone of my age.

My kind of rap - feels like it has a message.

Meh. Not sure what the fuss is about. Fine but nothing special.

Strange choice - but as is often the case I did actually recognise some of the tracks. Not too bad but not really my sort of thing.

This was much better than I anticipated but it is difficult for me to divorce the artist from the art. Also, as with a lot of rap, I find the lyrics "difficult"

Brilliant - the songs are all different styles and topics but all pulled together by the common them of Tracy's amazing voice. Heartfelt and poignant from start to end.

Oh dear - after Tracy Chapman this was not great. I barely made it through the hour. The problem with 'Metal' is that it is very samey and not a relaxing listen.

I don't know who this is for but I know it isn't me.

Not awful but there is too much of it for a Sunday morning.

Old school cool - perfect listenable but nothing that really moves me

Fab - you could listen to this all day. Free Bird is obviously the draw but Simple Man is probably even better - there isn't a bad track on the album.

The music of my youth - thoroughly enjoyable. Anyone who doesn't enjoy "Step On" is clearly under the influence ... or maybe the other way round

Absolute madness, starts off a bit odd then careers off the rails into some top end profanity

Classic for a reason - oddly familiar given that I never listened to them when I was younger.

Perfectly fine for a Saturday morning chill - not something I would listen to every day but good as some relaxing background tunes

Probably would have been happy with this if I'd heard it 35 years ago - but I'm just not angry enough these days.

Great album. Loads of famous tracks. I’m not even an REM fan but I knew almost all of them.

I don't know what to make of this - it sort of reminded me of Nirvana with a vague hint of The Clash - but not in the class of either. Fine but nothing stood out and I doubt I would listen again.

Not very relaxing - like a slightly more accessible Fall album - not something I'd want to listen to regularly.

Still a no from me - I just can't get into it. It is too much like experimental art - I can see the point but I just don't enjoy it.

I can't understand how Coldplay manage to engender so much emotion in either direction. I certainly don't love them but I also don't have enough spare energy to dislike them too much either. Fine to play in the background and not be offended by.

This was great - Blueberry Hill is obviously a classic but the rest were equally listenable.

I could have done without the second disk but other than that it was an easy listen

Really enjoyed this - never heard of them before but it was great to listen to something new. No idea what they were singing about but didn't detract from the enjoyment.

I was confused when the lyrics for this were no more comprehensible than the yesterday's album by a band from Mali. I still enjoyed the music though - something pleasing about the Cocteaus.

Not what I needed to listen to on my drive to work. Too old for this now

Enjoyed this - sort of soul, sort of rap. Plenty to enjoy

Can't not enjoy the Pixies - Where is my mind? is great, Bone Machine and Gigantic not far behind. The music of my late teens so a holds a special place in my heart

This really isn't one for me. I'm surprised an hour of "yih, uh-huh" is considered one of the 1001 best albums of all time.

I feel like this reminded me of something else but I couldn't remember what. I quite enjoyed it without anything really standing out as excellent.

Can't complain about Bob, never been his biggest fan but he is great storyteller and a more than adequate musician

Proto prog rock, bit of Cream, bit of Pink Floyd - I kinda like it but it feels a navel-gazey

She has a lovely voice, well worth listening to for a hour

Very different from the Wire I listened to in the eighties. Punk but with hints of the indie band to come.

One of the greatest albums of all time. I love it. Old Man is my favourite, Alabma not far behind.

An hour of soulless dance noise. No thanks - I won't be coming back for more. I can't understand why this is important and it certainly isn't enjoyable.

Meh.

I was never really into them when I was younger - they are the quintessential punk band and a few of the tracks here are obviously recognisable. Worth a listen just for historical reasons but not something I would listen to regularly.

Paints a picture of a world that I've never seen - eye opening but ultimately depressing. Glad I listened to it at least once but not sokething to come back to.

Only managed a small amount of this one but it was just some ambient dance - nothing to get excited about

Big sound. Christmas. Nice.

Not sure where they were when they were dreaming of California, but I wish I'd been with them. Musically satisfying with lyrics that speak of big-heartedness and soul. Would listen again.

He's dizzy, he's a rascal - not much else to say. I probably won't listen to this again

Underwhelming - I feel like there were better choices than this.

It was remarkable the day it came out and still is to this day. The closer you listen the better it gets. Simply one of the greatest albums of all time. Every song is an absolute banger.

Fine as background I suppose - but I'm not really interested in a full 2 hours of pretty anodyne dance/trance/jungle.

Imagine (the track) is the draw - the rest of it is so-so. Just not my cup of tea

Listened to this on a sunny, morning drive to the coast. Way too dreary for that environment. Doubt I will listen again

Green onions (the track) is great, the rest is an enjoyable half hour.

Bit depressing mate :| There are better Joy Division albums than this (maybe this one is important?)

Poor man's beach boys - not too bad but nothing special.

As ridiculous and overblown as you would expect given the main track! I was surprised by the range of styles on the album, definitely detected some prog and blues rock.

Interesting historically (I feel like I can detect their influence in a lot of later punk/post-punk) but it isn't an easy listen unless you are an angry young man/woman.

Probably not helped by my lack of understanding of Spanish - but this just seemed like a nothing easy listening album?

Didn't really enjoy this - don't mind the Manics too much on a good day but I don't feel like this is one of their better albums.

Good, but really needs Neil Young to just top it off. Liked the cover of Everybody's Talkin'.

I bought this CD as a teenager, and whilst it is now difficult to separate the art from the artist, you can't deny that he has a way with words and cranks out some catchy tunes. I'm not really angsty enough to listen regularly but maybe it will roll round into my rotation in a few years.

It's The Who - I prefer a studio album to be honest - but it is The Who - classic.

Bit much really - I'm just not that into Jazz - four ten minute 'prog' jazz tracks is beyond my limit. It feels like it is an important part of music history but I won't be listening again.

Weak. The poor man's Beatles - and I don't even like them.

Fine - a couple that I recognise but nothing really moved me

Not sure what to make of this one - sort of metal, sort of rock, sort of punk.

Easy listening jazz. Take Five is great but I suspect I won't listen to the rest again :D

I'm not normally a fan of the long ones but this ius Songs in the key of life - it is immoral not to enjoy it.

I expected more - nothing to get excited about here.

Bit dreary, nothing really stood out. Not for me.

Props to Mike for getting away with this. I quite like a bit of prog rock but this is absolute nonsense - can't believe it is so well regarded

As a piano playing, signer-songwriter I should love Elton - but he doesn't quite do it for me. A couple of tracks are catchy but they don't make up for the crime of (the re-release of) Candle in the Wind.

Interesting mix of rock and blues from the 60s . I knew the name but wasn't aware of the sound

I was never a big Bob fan when I was younger but he has found a place in my heart more recently. Enjoyed listening to this

Perfect for a relaxed Sunday morning. I'm not normally a jazz fan but this jazz/soul/funk was highly enjoyable.

Nothing amazing - surprised this made the list

Every single track is an absolute banger. This album is amazing, I cannot think of a reason why you would ever listen to the Beatles or Stones in preference to this. If I could give it six stars I would.

You cannot say they don't have a distinctive sound, as soon as I started playing the album I knew I was listening to Run DMC. This feels like when rap had a real message, I thoroughly enjoyed listening to it.

Not sure how this made it in. I would describe it as poor man's Shania Twain and that wouldn't make it anywhere near my top 1001. Won't be listening again.

Absolute madness - a cross between Vangelis and a cut-scene from a 1980s space-based computer game. Glad I've heard it but unlikely that I will go back to it!

Love The Weight so I was expecting a bit more from this. Think I need to give it another go when I can listen uninterrupted

No idea how this made it into the top 1001. I would happily have never discovered it existed.

Generic turn of the millennium post-britpop indie - not bad, not exceptional. Fine for a diverting half an hour - but "Dreaming of you" is the only one I'd listen to again.

Too depressing even for me and I'm not averse to a bit of misery when it comes to music.

Meh - generic post-punk, pop, eighties girl band. Inoffensive for my 30 minute drive to work but not worth remembering for the future.

Absolutely mental prog rock. I love Pink Floyd and can even get behind some King Crimson - but this is too far for me. Interesting but not something for a regular listen.

Surprisingly enjoyable - I wasn't sure who they were when this popped up in the morning but I recognised a few of the tracks (I assume from soudtracks and the like).

Sort of familiar to me, probably because they are so famous. Jump is catchy but the rest is forgettable.

Not enough of it on spotify for me to make a decision. The stuff I did hear seemed quite good?

Inoffensive, maybe a smidge anodyne, but I like gentle folk-rock. I'll probably give this another go.

Better than I thought it would be - quite an eclectic mix of styles given their poppy roots. I know I'm supposed to be enthralled but I can't get past the over-hype.

Enjoyed this - I'm not a massive reggae fan but this was good.

A hour of background ambient. Played in the background but didn't make a massive impact on me.

I'm confused about how much Brazilian music is in this 1001 best album list - this was not good. Part samba, part soundtrack from a 60's rom-com b-movie, part Mary Poppins tribute, part oompah. No thanks.

Not convinced he is a doctor. Not really for me.

An excellent first album. Enjoyed revisiting the past.

Better than I was expecting (even if Caroline wasn't impressed). Fine for a bot of background.

He certainly has a way with words. Understanding the inner workings of his mind is the effort of a lifetime but well worth it.

Nowhere near as good as Stop Making Sense. Bit disappointing to be honest

Unremarkable post-punk punk - nothing to get particularly excited about.

Sweet talkin woman and Mr Blue Sky are fantastic. The whole album obviously has the distinctive sound of ELO - well worth multiple listens.

I just don't understand the hype. His voice is screechy and annoying, the music itself is bland and repetitive. Not for me.

What a load of old bollocks. Top 1001 my arse.

Bought this album in my youth - not sure if I still like it because it is familiar or if it is just good. Either way I was happy to listen to it again.

Wondered what this was until "Piece of My Heart" appeared. A decent listen as Janis Joplin certainly sings from the heart but it didn't quite jibe with me for some reason.

An enigma. Normally this sort of thing would either bore or annoy me, but I found quite a few of the tracks surprisingly enjoyable.

Difficult not to like the Prodigy - plenty of heart.

Bit too hard work. Veers wildly between relatively normal bluesy folk and the insane rantings of the deranged hobo. I won't be coming back for another listen.

Pretty good - not really my sort of thing but she has a great voice and the melodies are a relaxing listen.

This is just crap - no real melody, the lyrics are nonsense and most of it is discordant nails on a blackboard stuff. Never in the top 1001 ablums of all time in a million years

The king of the blues according to the announcer. Not sure I could argue with that.

Better and better every time you listen to it. The less well known songs are just as good as the ones everyone knows.

Not great not awful - easily forgettable

Another genre I'd never really come acroos. Actually ok to listen to for a while but not particularly soul stirring.

Bit boring to be honest. Not my sort of thing.

Weirdly Caroline and I recognised different tracks from this, but neither of us really knew who he was. Not bad for a journey listen.

Probably important, but also a bit annoying. I occasionally enjoyed a song, but was then confronted by another few minutes of repetitive droning. Not one I'll come back to.

It turns out Sam Cooke can really sing - this is great. Will listen again.

I enjoyed the second half more than the first - it had a bit of a Matt Johnson soundtrack vibe.

Despite what most people would say, I don't think this is quite as good as "Wish you were here" but it is still completely brilliant.

If you are going to have a very distinctive sound, you really want to distinguish the songs by having interesting lyrics sung clearly. That is not the case with this album and the error is compounded by having the vocals sung in a slightly shrieky and annoying fashion

No surprise this is fab - great voice, sung from the heart

Cheesy 80s pop-rock. Pretty disappointing in comparison to some of the recent selections.

When it first started I thought I wasn't going to enjoy it at all - but in fact it was fine for a n hour of early Sunday morning listening. Nothing really stood out though and I very much doubt I will revisit it.

I can't decide if I find her voice to my taste or not. A couple of the tracks are pretty good, but overall not really my sort of thing.

Not great - hints of the Beach Boys and Bob Dylan but nowhere near the quality of either.

Fine I suppose - just doesn't do it for me though.

Too country for me

Crazy. Starts out as quite an enjoyable live blues album but then descends into a mad guitar solo journey of discovery.

Definitely better than I wanted it to be - but I still can't separate the art from the artist.

Every track is great, I'd forgotten just how fantastic this album was. An absolute treat to listen to.

Some of the tracks are fantastic, others don't have enough music to distract from Bjork's "singing". Overall though the world is a much better place with this album in it.

Definitely not what I was in the mood for. Forty minutes of very short post-punk navel gaze nonsense. Just annoying.

One of the better rap albums suggested so far but too long to listen to the whole thing.

Not sure if this is a great album, but it certainly has quite a few great tracks.

The second Prince album recommended from the list - and I am still no more swayed. I just don't like his voice and the music is at best - meh. I know I'm in the minority, but it just isn't for me.

It wasn't available on spotify and I wish I had bothered to track it down on youtube. Awful cacophony of brass. Some people love this kind of thing - they are wrong and weird

Classic Bowie - mostly good with a couple of absolute greats

I really struggle with The Beatles, I can't get past my belief they are massively over-hyped. I tried to listen to this with an open mind but I'm not sure I managed it. Some of it was good, some very familiar, but some of it was average. TBH better than I expected - but not really my taste.

He is a genius but the big band sound feels so dated now. I really enjoyed "Just for a thrill" and the rest were great but it just isn't something I would listen to regularly.

Pretty weak - I doubt I could pick it out from any number of other modern "R 'n' B" albums. Very disappointing.

A few familiar ones that I enjoyed. Not bad, not outstanding

Occasionally sounds like it is about to get really good, but never does. Fine as far as it goes but nothing special.

Good but I feel like there are better Temptations songs?

Pretty good but nothing really stood out. Happily have it on in the background again.

Never been that keen on the outpourings of grief for Kurt which always colours my opinion of the music. This was a bit better than I expected to start with but tailed off as time went on.

Bit too country for me. Coat of many colours was nice but I prefer the Dolly version.

Too much misogyny and too many words that make me uncomfortable. I don't find it enjoyable to listen to.

Pretty good, the two big tracks, "The One I Love and "End of the world as we know it" are well worth it, and the rest is the normal high standard you get from REM.

Definite hippy vibes! Pretty good though, you can see where Jeff's talent came from.

A strange choice - over an hour of anodyne ambient.

I generally find Radiohead to be a bit dirgey - but the songs in this one are actually slight more upbeat than some of the others.

I do not understand how anyone over the age of 15 can think this is a good thing to listen to. I couldn't make it through a single track. I guess they pass the "sing from the heart test" but it just doesn't hold any enjoyment for me.

Not sure what genre you put this in, there seemed to be a lot of it around in the 80s. Not really my sort of thing. The best I can say about it is that it is nice and short. Not awful, but not great

Not my favourite NIN and as always with them not the easiest listen but there is something in there to admire.

Quintessential Fleetwood Mac- an absolute classic. Everyone should listen to it.

Never listened to this before - I was pleasantly surprised. Most of the tracks are quite enjoyable and a couple are foot-tappers.

Given all the poppy stuff he has done for the last 40 years, you forget he was a proper singer-songwriter when he started out. Classic early 70s pop-rock - with Tiny Dancer the obvious standout.

So many good tracks - there isn't a weak one on there. You forget how amazing it is until you listen to it again.

Not earth-shattering, nothing stood out as something I would come back and listen to again.

I actually sort of enjoyed this, the music itself was good but as always the language and misogyny are a problem for me.

Bit boring to be honest. It was like a slightly less interesting version of The Flaming Lips meets Radiohead. Not for me.

Fine I suppose - I just can't get excited by it. Feels a bit samey?

I listened to it but I just don't understand the fuss, and he was a pedo - no thanks.

Enjoyable to listen to on our Sunday morning drive. Given it is from the fifties you have to be impressed with how before his time he was.

Some of the tracks are ok (the more well known ones) but overall it just feels a bit smug ...

Absolute madness - these songs are hilariously overlong. Isaac obviously thought quantity should outweigh quality which is a bit of a shame because most of them would be great if they were a normal length.

Some good tracks but not a great album for me. Got better as it progressed but the a few of the early tracks we just annoying.

I'm not really a massive reggae fan but Bob and The Wailers are just great. A couple of well known ones and the whole album was chill and good listen.

Plenty to like here but no real need to listen to the whole album - you'll hear the good bits all the time anyway.

Better than I expected, could listen to it as background whilst on holiday. There were quite a few foot tappers.

My love affair with Peter Gabriel continues. This is obviously mad I suspect this was during his wearing a fox head phase, but he knows how to make good music.

Two hours of Smashing Pumpkins is about an hour and a half too much for me. Couldn’t make it all the way through the first disk let alone the second.

2 hours of soulless bingley beep euro dance.

The music is fine, slightly elevated by Brian Ferry’s distinctive vocals.

A full hour of cheese. How has this made it into the top 1001?

Three quarters of an hour of smooth jazz. A perfectly pleasant listen on the last afternoon of our holiday.

Eating more and more Dylan humble pie as I go through the list - this was great, I really enjoyed it on the plane home

A bit of vaguely soulless electronica - inoffensive but nothing to get particularly excited about.

Some great tracks but overall not really my sort of thing - she has a great voice but the music lacks something.

The second Tim Buckley album in the last couple of weeks - I have enjoyed both. This one seemed a bit more bules/rock than folk.

I'm sure I would enjoy this more if I was still an angsty teenager - but it just doesn't have the same effect anymore. I would say standard Morrissey fare, but it does feel a bit like the beginning of the end

Like the very beginning of punk? Not really my sort of thing - I'm rarely that keen on live albums.

I love me some Floyd - this isn't my favourite album but it is still great

A couple of good tracks but not a patch on "Mother's Milk" or "Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic"

Golden years is obviously great - the rest is standard Bowie - perfectly enjoyable but not something I would rush to listen to again.

I wanted to not like it because someone really annoying had it as his ringtone at work - sadly it is really good with a load of absolute bangers at the start. I would have preferred the original to the one that was recommended with the bonus tracks though.

Some pretty good tracks, but overall a bit underwhelming.

Another decent rap album - I'm just never really that enthused by rap.

Can't believe this is so popular. I was uninspired.

Standard Stones album, a few absolute bangers and the rest high quality blues/rock.

One of the most up to date albums so far, pleasing that it is so good. Already knew about GMF but hadn't heard this before. Well worth a listen.

Standard midwest punk sound. Nothing amazing.

I've never been a big fan of jazz, but this was (probably unsurprisingly) excellent. Absolutely perfect for a relaxing bank holiday morning.

Better than I expected, but overall not enough interest to make me come back for a second listen

"Into my arms" is a classic - the rest was the normal quality you would expect from Nick Cave. I like it but not as much as some other stuff.

On the cusp between music and poetry, the lyrics are fantastic but the tempo is just too slow for it to be a properly enjoyable listen.

Two tracks - both great. I don't like jazz, but for some reason I like this?

Not really for me - the songs were all a bit samey and her voice put me very slightly on edge

A blast from the past - very enjoyable. The covers were very good - according to Caroline they didn't try and replicate the originals and put their own mark on them.

Pretty good. Happy to hear Psychokiller but overall not as good as some if their other stuff.

Bonkers - the contrast between the first track and the rest is hilarious. I have a soft spot for the whole thing though.

I didn't have time for 2 hours and 45 minutes of whimsical/novelty love songs. "The book of love" is worth a listen but I'm not going to sit through all the rest.

Maybe modern life would be more bearable if the music improved. I don't know how there was ever a argument of Oasis vs Blur and I'm not even that big an Oasis fan. His voice is annoying and the whole sentiment is whiny. "I've heard much worse" is the best thing I can say about it.

Probably in my top two or three albums of all time. I love everything about it.

Forgotten how good this was. Plenty of energy throughout and each track has something slightly different about it. A proper ablum.

An absolute treat on a Sunday morning - made us investigate her life which was an eye opener too! Half the tracks are well loved classics and the rest are not far behind. An amazing album.

Weirdly good considering I couldn't name any of the tracks. I'd heard of Joan Armatrading but before listening I don't think I could have described her. She has a strong voice and is well worth a listen.

A few classics in the middle of this album make it well worth a listen. The Dude has good taste.

Meh - not amazing. Like a poor man's Pixies.

I don't think this is in the top 1001 albums of all time. I understand that it might be interesting from a music history perspective but that is not what I want to listen to.

Yes are ok but they just aren't as good as other prog rock in my opinion.

I could probably have coped with this when I was twenty but I'm too old for it now.

Not awful, but not great. Her voice is a bit weak and a bit whiny. Not my favourite.

Past a certain point the music sounds old fashioned even to me. I just don't enjoy this style of music.

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this, a relaxing listen after a long day at work.

Unsurprisingly brilliant. The album as a whole is great but there are also three absolutely incredible standalone tracks that showcase what an an amazing band they were.

No thanks. Like a poor man's Elton John - a completely forgettable slice of 70s singer/songwriter bollocks.

I loved this when it first came out, but it is remarkable how many of the tracks are absolute classics in their own right. An incredible album.

Seminal rap album, from the era when I could more happily listen to it. It is never going to be my favourite but pretty good.

I expected more - this was fine but I thought I would recognise more of the tracks.

What a teenage boy thinks protest music sounds like. I tried to keep an open mind, but it just isn't my taste.

John Martyn had somehow made his way into my spotify rotation - I have no idea how but I'm pleased he did. This album is a really good listen - no problems enjoying any of the tracks and a few a properly good.

Better than I expected - she at least has a message. The music itself wasn't really my cup of tea though.

Not for me - post-post-punk punk. Just a bit annoying.

Never been that fussed, always thought they were a bit wet. This didn't adjust my opinion

Bit nothing really - I want a bit more from my prog.

I want to like it but every so often it just seems to descend into 'noise'. Not awful and some of the tracks are good but I don't think this is a 'great' album.

Pretty good but not outstanding - except for "Everyday People" which is an absolute delight.

Seems so much better than modern rap - but maybe I'm just old fat fossil.

Awful French language noise. Listening to this felt like being stabbed in the ear with a red-hot ice pick. I can only assume someone added this to the list as some sort of sick joke.

I thought yesterday's Swiss Industrial album was bad - this was worse. I feel like someone added this one just to spite me. An hour of awful, painful noise. I try hard to listen to the whole album if possible but I had to skip most of the tracks on this for my own sanity.

Beck is always solid, but mainly unspectacular. This was no exception.

Perfectly acceptable as an accompaniment to some early Saturday morning chores. I doubt I would seek it out again but it has the standard Springsteen quality you would expect.

Hmm - boring folk. Not for me, and I quite like folk music

A strange album, I can't decide what I think of it. I wasn't expecting to enjoy it, but it was much better than I anticipated but only in parts. Odd.

Incredibly poignant - his voice is starting to go but it the raw emotion makes up for it. Well worth a listen.

Odd - way more country than I would expect from The Byrds - I prefer the more folk/psychedelic stuff.

Reminded me of something else, I can't for the life of me think what it is. When it reminded me of something else I enjoyed it, but the rest of it was just standard 70's glammish rock.

I cannot understand how this is popular - it just isn't very good.

Don't believe the hype. Just an angry, shouty man.

A couple of really great tracks, but the rest is unremarkable. A decent, but not great album in my opinion.

An absolute gem - these boys have a bright future in front of them. Not a bad song on the whole album, most of them are all time classics.

Pretty good overall, only one really famous track but the rest are perfectly listenable. Not outstanding - I doubt I'll revisit this.

Incredibly disappointing. Generally when I hear something by daft punk I think it is quite catchy, but this is just an hour of monotony.

On the move from punk (post-punk?) to the much more poppy style of the Style Council, you can still detect the genesis of the brilliance of Paul Wellar's solo albums in many of the tracks here. I liked it.

Enter Sandman is bearable but after that it was an hour of noise that put me on edge whilst I was attempting a relaxing drive. No thanks.

Some people have "punchable faces", on my first listen to Lorde I have concluded she has a "punchable voice". The music is anodyne and her voice is irritating. No.

Pretty standard punk fare - maybe interesting because it is from Scandinavia but other than that unremarkable.

Pretty good, was happy to listen to it on my morning commute.

Other than Marlene on the Wall nothing really grabs your attention. Not bad, but not brilliant.

Le Freak is a classic, but I don't really need more than that. Not bad but not reaaly my sort of thing.

Cinnamon Girl lived rent free in my head all day. Not my favourite Neil Young but still great.

I enjoyed this despite myself. Not really what I was expecting - I would struggle to describe it. A bit Feist-like I suppose but before Feist's time.

A hour of French tango music should have been awful - but in fact I quite enjoyed it. Surprising.

Depressing, jarring noise. Probably great if you are an angsty teen - I am not.

Fine but a bit too easy listening for me

Not my favourite Doors but still brilliant. Peacefrog is just amazing - I've listened to it hundreds of times and a love it all a little bit more each time.

Kind of interesting from a music history point of view. I suppose there was a need to experiment post-punk, and you can hear the roots of some other good bands in the tracks on this album. Overall though - just not very enjoyable to listen to.

Marvin is a great singer and the the titular track is absolutely amazing. Not sure this is a great album, but I enjoyed listening to it.

Forty minutes of samba was better than I was expecting, but some of it did feel a bit samey after a while.

Good album - hangs together well as a piece. No bad tracks and some really good ones too.

A bit much really. I like prog rock but this was all over the place.

A couple of absolute crackers and generally just great. Not my favourite (I think 4 is best?) but still well worth a listen

This felt like something I should like, but I just couldn't get excited about it. It kept going a bit "droney" - not bad but not brilliant.

I expected more - a bit disappointing. A bit too much like the Beatles for my liking.

Odd - the beginning of punk? At various points sounds like The Velvet Underground, The Doors or The New York Dolls. Not really my sort of thing but interesting to discover.

Yeah - this is good. No surprise really.

Not really my sort of thing but there were a few tracks that I recognised from my youth. I'm not sure it is necessarily a great album?

Not a massive Sinatra fan but you have to admit he has an amazing voice. The album was perfect for a relaxing Sunday morning

Decent - not their best but Bad Moon Rising is worth the admission price alone.

Better than I was expecting but my expectations were pretty low. It just isn't a relaxing listen.

Pop - meh. Shake it off is catchy but the rest are pretty forgettable.