1001 Albums Summary

Rock & Roll!

Post stop your sobbing is great

Childhood album. Need to reposted

The king! Classic--

Kendrick is a genius. I still don’t like the moodiness of modern day hip hop though

Never heard this full album, I’ve always listened to the Folsom/San Quintin combo. The pennants of the statler bros and Carter family is great!

Ugh. So happy I missed this the first time around

A masterpiece.

Tho is my u2

Aside from unfinished symphony, which I haven’t heard in 30 years 40 years I’ve never heard this album before I found it quite enjoyable and really liked the song when the drugs don’t work

Not for me

Fun straightforward album. Not sure I would put it on this list.

Never heard of this album or even this artist before. I loved it

2.5. Not for me but interesting. Singer sounds like Bowie.

Oh yeah. Beginnings of soul and rock and roll

It’s a lot.

Big fan post pet sounds. You can hear the potential here, but it is not yet achieved

One of my favorites and really enjoyed revisiting it again

I rarely listen to this album listening to their later ones more often and "Stop Making Sense" most of all. It is an impressive debut. I would like to explore some of the songs again. I'm glad to have this opportunity.

Interesting. Need to relisten

Very different than Doolittle which I also enjoyed, but good. Need I relisten

I like sabbath better

This is an album I listen to somewhat frequently. I love sly and Robbie

Mellow. Too mellow. Derivative. Badly drawn

Great to relisten to after may years. Still slays.

I appreciate it. But in comparison with Blood In The Tracks and other break-up albums, it lacks to me some of that emotional veracity, that emotional resonance. It's too reflective.

Never heard this whole album before I liked it a lot

Much better album than I expected really set the stage for 80s heavy metal bands

Pleasant album with some songs that I liked, but I don’t think I would listen to the full album again

I don't know. I really like Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. Sarah Vaughan I never got into, and this album did not change that opinion.

Liked this a lot. Never heard of it before. Where have these albums been hiding?

Enjoyable. Never heard any ice cube passed. NWA would listen again.

Stone Cold Masterpiece. I don't listen to this nearly enough. Once you hear it, you cannot get it out of your head. Brilliant album.

Great soul. Did not expect it to be so homegrown sounding Never heard any of it past the titular track before

Second half better than the first. Sounded overproduced to me.

Could never get into Sonic Youth, even though they have that strong association with neil Young. This was no different Some songs were good and loud, and some were just loud.

Enjoyable enough.

Another band I never heard of. I liked it , but I found their first album and liked that much more.

Between 2 and 3. Good southern rock, but nothing too original.

I think this was their first album. It certainly sounds like a first album. The big songs are definitely big, but a lot of filler as well.

Second Talking Heads album from this list that I've listened to. Marketed improvement over "Talking Heads: 78", so many fun songs, so much energy, so much weirdness.

I knew the hits, but the whole album is great. A masterpiece.

Silly and fun, reminds me of my childhood. The it later albums are much better

Clearly original and musical Ian places but th “humor” wore thin quickly.

Solid album but nothing really stood out

So much! Need to relisten

Very enjoyable, hard bop album

Love that I’m, high school again.

Total banger

Perhaps surprisingly, I really like this

Interesting. The first song was the best

Fun album but not sure why it is on the list. Will not be upset to hear it again but I will not seek it out

Love this type of reggae. While not my favorite example, still darn good.

Better than the other Leon album I heard, good rock but nothing beyond that.

4.5. Not familoar with this album but know nick drake. Very pet sounds like which is a good thing.

Once you get past religion it’s a decent punk album. 2.5 stars.

Interesting, pleasant album. I didn't pick up as much as I should in the first try. Will maybe listen again in 4 years after I've listened to the other 950 albums.

This album has it all. Jazz, great beats, flow, and fun lyrics. Really a perfect album.

Sounded original, and that first song, I remember as being somewhat of a hit. But this genre of music is not for me. I tried reading to it, running to it, and listening to it. Kind of failed in all three accounts.

Beautiful album

2.5 stars. I would easily give it three if it wasn’t for those horrible skits in between, the pornography really affected the flow of the music and his flow is great as were his samples and beats.

Very enjoyable.

Fun album. Don’t think I would listen again but I like the concept and some songs.

Not as insipid as I thought it would be, but pretty darn insipid. A few grooves eventually and Karen's voice is nice, but now I know why I've always stayed away from the Carpenters.

I can see how this was an influential album. So many other bands sound like Joy Division. In fact, I had no idea Joy Division came out in the late 70s, not say the mid 80s. And it's a cool sound with a cool vibe, but honestly not one I intend to listen to again.

John Lee Hooker's great This is a collaboration album that is overproduced, but some tracks—particularly the one with Bonnie Raitt—are particularly strong. The last few tracks are Hooker alone, and that sounds magnificent.

Never something I would have listened to on my own. Really enjoyed the lo fiand the record scratching against the saxophone and the vocals. Will definitely listen to again.

I suspect that all Curtis Mayfield is good Curtis Mayfield. So far, that's been the case, and this is no exception. He was definitely going for something bigger here than what I think he achieved, but an enjoyable listen. Regardless, and better than most things you would come across on this list or anywhere else.

This album had a lot of different genres mixed in together. Some of it was good, some of it was interesting, but overall I can't say any song really rose up and did it for me.

Love the kicks. Love this album. I still put Arthur at number one Muswell hillbillies number two, and we have the Village Green Preservation Society as number three. I guess that makes something else number four. Four stars for number four.

This was a fantastic album. Never heard of them before. Very creative. Lots of great sounds. We'll listen again.

I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would. There is a real sheen to the whole album. Danielle Lenois is a genius.

Raising Hell is the album I'm familiar with. I think this one is better. Of course it's dated. It's literally old school.

Enjoyable enough bar band. Nothing revelatory in the slightest

I love this album. I've never heard of her before, but I will hear a lot more from her. Great mix of jazz and Afro-pop.

Pleasantly interesting but did not hold my attention to the whole album

Another nice listen, but not too many songs stood out

Fun, but inconsistent. Album "Mama Said Knock You Out" is still the best song.

Classic. Brilliant. Every song

Really good. Need to relisten.

I never listened to Adele before, aside from "Hello," which was everywhere. I was very impressed. There are songs I'll listen to again. Maybe it just hit me at the right moment, or maybe there's something really there that the entire world figured out before I did.

One of my favorite albums of all time. Yes, not every song works perfectly. But together as a piece, I maintain they do.

Enjoyable, but nothing was better than the Sultans of swing.

I know I should like it. I like so many bands that cite them as an influence. I listened to it twice. Could not get anything out of it. ☹️

I'm sure it's a good album for many, but it's not for me. All the tracks sounded way too similar.

You can definitely hear where Garage Rock started. Some good guitar solos. I think I'm giving this an extra star because I never heard of them and glad that I have now, but not sure I would listen to this again.

Seventies Temptations are my favorite Temptations and some of my favorite funk. "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" is a stone-cold classic. While you can't expect other tracks to measure up to it, there are some jams on this album. A couple clunkers bring it down to four stars. But the Temptations are still where it's at.

I am sure this album is for someone, but that someone is not me.

I'm a latecomer to the Doors. Never liked them as a kid. Like them much more now. This is not my favorite of their albums. I actually find their blues a bit derivative, but "Peace Frog" and other songs here are quite good.

I think the title here is correct. Definitely maybe. Artful noise, much better than the singles I've heard from this band, not sure I would revisit, though.

Pretty sure I heard this album before when it came out but had forgotten about it. Inventive songs, catchy tunes, and good use of instrumentation make this a 4-star for me.

Interesting and better than the other U-Tane member album I heard, SZA

Great singers. And great production even though the guy is a murdering ass. I am not a Christmas music fan, and would grab Ella or frank over this if I need a tinsel hit.

I can't believe it's been 15 years or so since I last heard this album. I'm a big fan of Miles' second quintet, so that's what I usually listen to when it's Miles' time. I also tend to listen to In the Silent Way and also the live album Agartha when I need some electrification in my life. So I forgot how incredible this album is. So mysterious, so improvisational, so brilliant. Five stars forever and ever.

Really liked the first half. You could hear the Bowie and the David Byrne. I'm trying to like the ambient music more, and I almost got it. Overall, though, worth a second listen. That's a 4-star.

Okay, so I was quite drunk when I heard this album. It sounded like nothing I expected. And it was cheesy as hell. But it still kind of moved me. Pretty sure I'll listen to this again. That's my criteria for four stars.

Another album I have not listened to in a long time. Boy, have I missed out. Nothing sounds smoother, sweeter, or more real.

Smooth and listenable. I enjoyed it while it played. I can't remember much about any particular song. The groove is fine. Doubt I would revisit.

Brought me back to my college days once again. I always thought of this as more of a collection of tracks in an actual album since she had passed before the album was released. But still a stone-cold classic. Every track. Wonderful.

Never heard before— weird album. I loved it.

Some songs were quite good. I liked "Road Trippin'" at the end and a few other slower ballads. But other songs were quite bad. More bad than good, so two stars.

Never heard of them before. Weird, wild stuff. Murder stories told with this close-pitched harmony. Good instrumentation. Fun all around.

This is my Neil Young, the godfather of grunge. Freedom was the album that turned me on to him, after listening and liking but not loving Decade. And this was the album that made me a giant fan.

So much fun. Have not listened to it again, and have not listened to it in a while. A common trope among these older albums for me. Great to relisten to. All aboard the night train! Anyone who wants to learn more should watch his TAMI performance.

Some interesting tracks, but overall due most likely to my not understanding the music or the context, found it Ppretty much the same throughout the album.

What can I say? I'm a sucker for Crosby, Stills, and Nash. This album is not nearly as good as theirs or Young's "After the Gold Rush," or even Crosby's "I Can't Remember My Name," but it still gives me that vibe.

A fun listen. I was not familiar with them. I had listened to The Strokes and somehow missed The Killers. To me, they sound very similar. Would listen again, certainly.

I wanna give it a higher rating, I really do. "Hallelujah" is just so fantastic, and it jump-started a reevaluation of that song and Leonard Cohen overall. But I didn't find any other songs to be even close to as good. The earlier songs almost got there, but the more electric songs at the end really turned me off. I will definitely do a re-listen and will share as a way to come back and revise my rating if I am currently wrong

4.5 stars. This album was so much fun. Never heard of the band or the music before, though I am clearly a fan of this genre. Definitely a re-listenable album

Can't decide between a 3 and a 4. On the one hand, quite a few of the songs are bangers. The Lust for Life song is just amazing. Passenger is great, and there are others as well. On the other hand, some songs are filler, and there is the Iggy Pop depravity throughout the album which can make parts hard to listen to.

In middle school. A friend of mine played me the song "Anarchy in the U.S.A." by I think Megadeth. I went out to buy it and ended up with "Never Mind the Bollocks" instead. I secretly listened to it between classes on my Walkman. It absolutely blew my mind. It felt so subversive and so wrong, although I couldn't put my finger on why. I can't say it made me an enormous punk fan or anything, but boy did I love that album.

While I think there's too much glam on this album, or too little glam in me, I found the album enjoyable and would listen again. I probably do need to listen again. I want to say anything more insightful

DNF. I tried. I got to maybe track 4. Springsteen Lite. And I couldn't find anything to latch onto. I heard no authenticity.

This album will never not make me smile. It was given to me yesterday. It was a really rough day, and this album made it better. Remember when it was released? I was 13 years old. We loved it then, and I still love it now.

While there are better Stevie albums, even better Stevie albums of the 70s, this is still a banger with only some filler songs. Boogie on Reggae Woman!

It was hard being a Dylan fan in the 80s and early 90s. Everyone made fun of him. He gave a disastrous performance to most eyes on the Grammys, to me, I realized he was singing "Master of War" punk style right at the beginning of the first Gulf War. Dana Carvey would imitate him on Saturday Night Live as an incomprehensible man. David Spade as Tom Petty would have to interpret. Seeing him in concert was a slog. It was a really hard time. It was hard being me in the mid-90s - out of a job, out of school, with no idea what to do next. My serious girlfriend broke up with me, I was working nights, sleeping during the day, and completely nuts. Nervous when I heard Bob Dylan released a new album, while the past two folk cover albums showed someone who was trying to get back on track. I had been burnt by Zimmerman before. Those opening chords, though, that opening track will be etched in my brain. My headphones lying in bed, half-awake and half-asleep. Working nights, those streets were dead. This is one of the greatest albums.

There is something to be said about real human beings playing real instruments and recording music about real people and their real experiences.

I've ignored this album my whole life. I heard plenty of Fleetwood Mac tracks on classic rock growing up. Nothing resonated with me specifically. I clumped them in the soft rock bin alongside the Eagles. Boy, this album is killer. And song flows into the next. The production is fantastic. The tunes are catchy. And you can hear all that fire and angst underneath it all.

I like punk, I like country. I can't really say I like this.

Shaggy album. Not nearly as strong as After the Gold Rush by Neil Young, obviously. More fun than Steven Stills, naturally. I enjoyed

I only heard Cars before this. Who hasn't heard Cars? This album is coherent, beautiful, haunting, and I believe re-listenable.

Creative and enjoyable.

Never heard this album before. While I still think Kurt sings the covers better, the musicianship and creativity here are outstanding. I compare this to the Mekons album that I heard recently from this project. That was cowpunk too, but this was so much more enjoyable

Interesting album. I like some songs, but do not like others.

It's Tom Petty, which means it's going to be quality rock above a blues band level. All songs in this album sound way too similar to Bruce Springsteen, aside from the two hits. I see it's his debut album. We all know he gets much better, but still a pleasant listen.

Not much here for me to latch on to. Pleasant enough. Singing was good, but each song sounded to me the same and pretty bland.

I am way more of a Beatles guy than a Rolling Stones guy. In fact, really, I'm a Kinks fan through and through. I know all the Stones hits, but I don't think I've ever listened to a full album in any depth. Thoroughly enjoyed this. The so-called filler songs are really good bar band songs, and there ain't nothing wrong with that. And the first and last song, the hits, are dynamite.

I remember this album when it came out before Kanye went completely crazy and horrific. The album was clearly a turning point. At the time, I thought it was an interesting one and would lead to more interesting things. Sadly, we know better, and listening to it again was not enjoyable in the slightest.

I think I had stopped listening to Radiohead by the time this album came out. That was a mistake. This was super enjoyable, sonically interesting, but less pretentious as prior albums. Still think OK Computer is their best.

Some old school hip hop I hadn't heard before. Nicely done, may listen again, but as no track particularly rose up, don't think I can give it higher than a three.

The hits were fun to listen to again. The others were okay. Everything flowed well, but nothing else stood out.

I had really only heard "Fetch the Bolt Cutters" from Fiona before this. I love "Fetch the Bolt Cutters". It is a good, strong album with some moments of brilliance. Now I'll need to seek out the albums in between.

Never heard any John Kale solo before. Very enjoyable and listenable. 4.5

This was a good album. Not my genre, but interesting sounds and enjoyable.

American Pie is a great song. "Vincent" is a great song. The rest of the songs are less so, and one or two of them I found outright annoying. I had to average it out to two stars, maybe 2.5.

Great album. Each song sounded different, all within the same genre. And "Changes," of course, is a ballad-y banger, trapped between a 4 and a 5. Why can't we give half stars?

Ah, pure innocent Joanie. Imagine what it would have been like if she never met Dylan and stayed on this ethereal track. Not singing about political issues, but instead these old eternal folk songs of challenge and struggle sung with the voice of an angel.

Overall not very enjoyable album. First song is the best. Goes downhill from there. There were interesting bars in certain songs, but they came and went all too soon. Fun fact, in the middle of listening to the album, my iPhone alarm went off. I'd forgotten to turn it off the night before. As it went off, I was thinking, oh, this album got better and more interesting. Then I noticed it was actually my alarm playing over the music.

Tiny Dancer and Leave On is a one-two killer punch. Unfortunately, the rest of the album does not stay at that high level, but still enjoyable and will listen to again.

Tough choice between a 3 and a 4. I've never heard this album before. I'll probably never hear it again. It's definitely not my genre, but I have to say it was primarily interesting as I listened to it. Maybe I'll give it another shot. Who are they? 😀

Basie at his best, Big Band at its best. Lots of great energy and soaring melodies and a sweet ballad at the end. Reminds you why swing jazz is a real thing.

So hard not to like this album. Gets you moving and grooving, and the percussion virtuosity is hard to ignore.

I was very lucky to have Atomic Basie, Tito Puente, and this album. One right after another. I'm grooving like there is no tomorrow.

Never really listened to Blood, Sweat, and Tears before. I'll need to revisit again. Very enjoyable grooves. Look forward to hearing the first album as well.

I have to face up to the fact that this album isn't for me. I do like Prince, I do like 1999, and I really like the songs "When Doves Cry" and "Purple Rain," but the songs in between just don't speak to me. Not even "Let's Go Crazy." It's obviously not Prince. Easy genius, everyone knows that. It's just me, babe.

I have listened to this album so many times in my life. I even picked it just a few months ago. Though you'd think it would be a much higher rating than three. However, there was just something this time when I listened to it - how everything was the same, how everything was too lackadaisical, too sweet. As others note, could definitely use some Young. I don't know, I'm sure on another day I would give this a five as expected, but today it felt like a three.

The day before, I had Crosby, Stills, and Nash, and my comment was, "Need more Neil Young." Well, the 2001 album generator gods have responded. Always liked "Russ Never Sleeps," not my favorite Neil Young. I'm more of a 90s Neil Young guy. But the album always works. A few songs are a little bit filler and a little bit meandering. But the Horse rarely fails to deliver.

For me, it's all about Daniel Lanois and possibly Brian Eno. This U2 album has such atmosphere. The only albums I've heard that capture something similar are Bob Dylan's Oh Mercy and Time Out of Mind, both of which were produced by Lanois. The first half of this album is undeniably killer. The quality of the songs takes a step down afterwards. Except for "In God's Country". I remember being very excited when this album came out and Very disappointed with U2's subsequent albums. At the time, at least. I look forward to re-evaluating them when they come up on this list.

Interesting and pleasant, with some novel beats. 3.5 stars.

I grew up with this album in high school. I have close friends who loved it and loved Floyd but they were not my thing. I like "Wish You Were Here" fine but that was about it. I was more into the Kinks, Neil Young, Led Zeppelin, et cetera. I listened to the Dolby Atmos mix of the album with really good headphones this morning. While I can't say it blew my mind, it came pretty darn close. Hard to give anything less than five stars.

While I may like the first album more due to its tightness, it's the looseness here that makes this album a near masterpiece. It is all over the place. Fans of Sandinista will find a lot to like. I could see how an album like this would make a band. I'm happy they recorded it before they broke up.

Very interesting album, and interesting albums are always what I'm looking for so Frank is Frank. You either appreciate his phrasing and his style, best exemplified by Phil Hartman, or you find it annoying and/or old-fashioned. I appreciate it. The Brazilian music is excellent. Jobim is excellent. Put these two combos together, you definitely get a fine veneer of cheese but I guess I like cheese in my music.

There are very few triple albums in this world that when I finish I put on side A again. This is one of those albums.

A goat album for a reason. West Coast Jazz at its best. Always interesting rhythms that propel you through a very mellow experience.

Always heard of Dinosaur Jr. but never heard Dinosaur Jr. What can I say? I like creative noisy guitars. I don't mind and kind of like atonal singing. Not every song worked for me but enough did.

My Tom Waits is a 1990s Tom Waits, the scary cookie monster Tom Waits. When I need the bar fly Tom Waits I tend to listen to Small Change because we all know the piano has been drinking and who doesn't want to buy that perfect product that will make you a winner? I can't remember the last time I listened to Heart Attack and Vine but I missed out. I will be listening to this track much more again. It's a great Tom Waits album.

Never an Elton person. Mad Men across the water was the first full Elton album I've listened to, thanks to this 1001 album project. I found Yellow Brick Road much better than that and everyone seems to agree. The first side is just killer but I don't think the rest is filler; quite a few enjoyable songs.

Clearly this album shows the value of listening more than once. First time I listened, I dismissed it as a type of British synth pop I ignored in high, which I did. Listening to it the second time, the album is actually quite fun with bleak lyrical undertones, a type of style I always enjoy. Went from two to three and a half stars, rounding down to three as I am not sure if I would listen to this again. A thousand and one albums is a lot of albums.

The best album from the only band that matters.

When you find out this is your album of the day, you think to yourself, "Everything, everything, is gonna be all right this morning." Even though "Manish Boy" is not on it. While I am a Howlin' Wolf partisan if I had to use a Chess Blues artist, Muddy, of course, is a very close second and this is a great showcase for him.

I thought the guitars were fun and the drums but the vocals left me absolutely cold.

I was about 13 when this album first came out. Depeche Mode always intimidated me. People who listened to it were cool and weird and though interested I stayed away. I learned to appreciate them later. I can really enjoy Violator and some of their later works but not this album.

Very enjoyable new album for me.

Cannot decide how to rate this album. On the one hand it's clearly innovative and influential and important. On the other hand it's overlong and annoying. Some songs are fun as hell and some songs are painful. Like my English teacher used to say, I will give it an extra grade, in this case a star for creativity, but really?

Bonnie can play and the song tunes are fine but the 80s production really gets at me. I did not notice this when the album first came out but I guess I was swimming in that milieu. Two days ago I had a Muddy Waters album live from Newport and you can tell the difference between straightforward blues and over-engineered stuff. I do like Don Was but I don't think this album works.

Not an album I'll go back to as it's not my thing but it's a well done album. You could hear Kanye's production throughout for better or for worse. I'm okay with it as long as I don't have to hear him sing.

I had never heard of them before but really scratched an itch. I like post-punk. I like sarcasm. I like the vocalists that are slightly grating. My guess is check all my boxes.

While definitely overplayed when it came out, it felt so good to hear it again after many years. It is like a warm blanket next to a roaring fire, so soft, so smooth. Happy to have revisited this album and probably will do so again.

I got nothing out of this album

I do dig Knofler guitar but there was not enough of it on this album. Too many synths and even horns. Much prefer Sultan's A Swing.

Never heard of this or of Michael before. Interesting g and smooth and deep and nice. Will listen again.

This album's in regular rotation for me yet every time I hear it I feel like I'm embarking on a new adventure. Yes I know Adventure's the name of their second album😀. Everything clicks and while some tracks are stronger than others, they all give me the vibe that I am looking for. I never walk away upset as having spent this last half hour with them in my ears.

Like many people I grew up on Led Zeppelin. The first couple of songs are killers and staples, particularly "Dazed and Confused". Other songs are filler here as they're reaching to grasp their full potential and break out from the blues artists that they stole from.

Heard of Solomon Burke but never listened. Incredible voice. Perfectly backup instrumentation. A very pleasant, fun listen. The mono cuts are better than the stereo.

Too much Phil Spector. I've yet to find a 70s Phil Spector album I've liked. He could even mar a Leonard Cohen album.

Another album I've heard a gazillion times in my life. Loved the movie, owned the CD, heard it in every cafe everywhere. Listening to it 25 years later or so doesn't pack the same punch but still a beautiful lyrical album

. So many people swear by The Smiths. I never listened; and Morrissey never made sense to me. His solo work that I had listened to was not impressive and his later-day comments certainly not. I This album makes sense and I get why they might be a big deal. I enjoyed it a lot.

While this is not a go-to jazz album for me, not even a go-to Miles Davis for me, personally I recommend Miles' second quintet as his best music. This album is clearly a masterpiece and highly enjoyable.

All good until Alife. One of the most annoying things I have ever heard. It basically went downhill from there. I'm giving it two stars because I like albums that are creative. This is definitely too creative for me.

Beautiful album. I didn't understand a word of it. Even if I knew Icelandic, I may not have understood a word of it but I will definitely listen again.

Growing up in the shadow of Nirvana and Kurt Cobain, I was under the impression that Courtney and Hole were second rate without ever listening to them fully. Now I have and while it's hard to say Nirvana is not the G-O-A-T of grunge still, this is a nice second.

I would usually add a star for originality and there definitely were original moments on this album but as a whole it was just too painful to listen to. I can't recommend it at all.

Enjoyable overall. Not sure I would listen again. That final song brought it up to three stars.

This was brilliant. While I would still maintain the William Shatner version of "Common People" is legitimately better, I had never heard this full album before and thought it was dynamite. Great vibe, interesting lyrics, good guitar. Look forward to listening to it again.

I agree with other reviewers. There's just nothing compelling about this album.

I can see why people like it. Post-punk new wave done well and clearly an early example of the form, I think, but I stick with punk and could not get into the new wave elements. My loss.

Fun album with a great line-up. Some good grooves. It is mostly blues bars but the improvisation is interesting and the grooves are really solid.

I could not get into this.

This is the type of new wave I like: sparse, open, with clear elements of punk and art rock.

2.5 stars, I would say. Starts off strong. It's an interesting album with some cool vibes. Some of it is obviously sappy but some moments you can transcend that. Some moments you wallow right into it.

I've discovered Rehab when it first came out and thought it was a fun lark of a song. Nice update on the Spector sound. Jokingly talking about important things like Rehab. Little did I know how serious the song was and how sad until Amy passed. I can never listen to this album the same way again and I've only heard it a few times in my life this time. When I listened lots of people who I've loved and who I've lost over the years, particularly those gone way too soon, popped up in my head. A very moving musical experience. How can I not give it five stars?

I like the first half: the tonal shifts, volume shifts, dissonance, the voice. I found the second half to be less uniformly coherent with each song or maybe it just got too much for me.

Beautiful album. I know her best from her backup vocals on so many good tracks but this was the first full solo album I've heard of hers. Her voice is beautiful and haunting, particularly on the slower songs, and fun and vibrant on the faster ones. This album made me a fan. We'll seek out her other ones.

This is the famous Wu-Tang album. I definitely need to listen again and listen more closely. Maybe everything innovative about it was taken and reused by other artists and it's hard for me to discern. What is unique? Well I have to admit, while a nice album, I didn't get it (yet)

I realize I'm a simple guy. I like noise, I like melody, I like the crisp lyrics, I like a distinctive voice. I never heard the Yeah Yeah Yeahs before. Don't ask me what I was doing in the early 2000s. I like this quite a bit.

Aretha is one of the best, and this is one of her best albums, the beginning of an incredible run. It's an easy five-star review for me.

Never heard of this person or band or even genre before. Started off interesting and mellow enough for me to work to, but it became too much too fast, or maybe too little too fast. The overall music did not vary greatly, but I found it very difficult to focus on the subtle differences. Maybe I need another listen

I like Neil Young, and this is my first Neil Young album I ever had, so I've listened to it to death. Appreciate there's a Dolby Atmos version of it that made it more interesting this time around than when I last heard it, which was probably a few years ago, as I said in other reviews. I like noise, I like melody, I like distinctive voices, and I feel this album has all three in spades.

Totally fun album. Never heard the Who's covers before. They do mean James Brown. I put the Who up there. It's my second favorite British Invasion band, with the Kinks as number two. Sorry, Beatles. As innovative and amazing as you are, you don't match the energy of the Who or the lyrical abilities of the Kinks.

Great bubble gum pop. Listen to the mono version if you can find it. Sounds much better than the stereo.

Still sounds innovative to me but not something I would revisit.

I be listened to this as a kid on lap, where it was easy enough to skip old people or even just go to side b which is killer. Normally this type of album would be a 3 but nostalgia plus Side b makes it a 4

Walsh’s guitar bumps this up a star.

The Who Live is a much more exciting band than The Who in the studio, and this album reflects that. The original track list is short and to the point, and I recommend listening to that instead of these larger sets that are on the streaming services. You can listen to those too if you want more Who, but start with what was originally released and what is used for this list.

Funny to get this album directly after the Who's Live at Leeds. It leads to comparison. While I usually like this album, I certainly enjoyed listening to it again. The Live at Leeds blows it away with both its fidelity and skill. Duke is not Townsend, of course, and he was going for something different: a greater soundscape and certainly more lyrical moments. Those don't have as well, or as desirable as, the Who's raw talent. In other words, I would take Ellington in the studio and the Who live any day.

Some good songs, some not, but most are interesting.

God Save the Kings. My second favorite album from my favorite band. The first is Arthur. Each song has interesting lyrics that are often depictions of run-of-the-mill concepts and ideas written poetically and elevated by some great melodies and harmonies. A view of a specific slice of British life. Can never recommend this album strongly enough.

The first more mature Beatles album. They're growing up. Music all written by them includes some more somber, introspective songs, and those are the ones that I prefer. Didn't realize how much A Hard Day's Night leads into Rubber Soul. In terms of growth and development, it makes it a much more interesting album than the earlier ones. The day before my album selection was the Kinks' Village Green Preservation Society. I shall argue that the Kinks' songs are more interesting, by and large, than the Beatles', at least in terms of lyrics, but this is a darn fine out and a good harbinger of things to come.

cute

Classic Stevie, absolutely great stuff.

More interesting than I expected, less interesting than it could have been.

I like the first song, but it went all downhill from there.

While not my favorite Hendrix album, and as others said, it could be improved if it was made into a single disc, it is another demonstration of a living force, extremely inventive, and trailblazing guitar music today.

This album proves that the whole purpose of listening to 1,039 albums may be worth it. I had no idea this guy existed, this album existed, and songs as beautiful existed. I could not get off the couch when this album was on. It glued me and compelled me to listen and then re-listen. I'm so happy I am on this journey so that I could find an album like this.

Fun country stuff I'm familiar with Copperhead Road and some of his later work, but never heard his first album. I liked it quite a bit.

I dug it.

The cover versions were better than the originals, and those originals are better than the cover versions.

I've always heard of the band, but not their work. Very enjoyable post-VU Bowie 70s glam rock with a fine element of sleaze. Listened to it twice yesterday, and I'll continue to listen.

When everything is the same, nothing changes.

Often I don't get past Gloria because it is such a good song, but every time I do, I hear something different.

Did I need to listen to this album before I died? No. Was it an enjoyable, hard rock concert? Yes.

I like the album a bit more. Listening to it this time. Enough to warrant a three, but it's long and padded. Good guitar can only get you so far.

I think this is overall my favorite Simon and Garfunkel album. The second half of Bookends is still my favorite run, but I find Patterns and Cloudy and Pleasure Machine songs that you don't really think about when you think about Simon and Garfunkel incredibly interesting.

I was one of those people who dismissed this album when it came out as a sell-out album. The song should be long and intricate, and these songs were too short and radio-friendly. I still generally feel that, but I have to say that Enter Sandman is one of the best things they've done and an amazing song. The album goes downhill after that.

Dinging it a star because of all the chat. Would be a four-star album otherwise, and I would love to listen to it again, but I'm not gonna sit through their talking another time.

So freaking innovative.

Well, I really like this. Double albums are hard. This one had a lot of variety but still maintained a level of quality across all songs. I really only know one Pixies album, Doolittle, and Nothing by Frank Black alone. That was happily surprising and will definitely listen again.

While that was definitely not an album for me, I appreciate albums like this on the list. I would never have heard them otherwise.

Second side struggles to be as good as the first, but the first is so darn good, it is a lost cause.

While it's my third favorite Beatles album after Revolver and then Rubber Soul, it was my first Beatles album I had on CD. Of a cool high school student listening to the second half over and over, this brought me back nicely to that.

I really enjoyed this album. I only know Gene Clark through the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers. When I needed more of that, I used to go to Graham Parsons, but now I see that Gene Clark has really carried that banner forward. This album hits all my sweet spots.

Fun stuff

I don't know much about this post-2000 garage band revival thing, but I like it.

Extra star for Mrs. Robinson. I know it wasn't on the original release, but I always feel bad giving an album just two stars.

Maybe I am not a man. Maybe I am Devo

Great album. Need to listen again. We'll possibly raise to a 5

Pretty sure this was the third hip-hop album I ever bought after Run-D.M.C.'s "Raised in Hell" and the Beastie Boys' "License to Ill." The first one I bought on CD. The first one that talked about real issues and also presented a sonic landscape I'd never heard before. I have not heard this album in full in decades, so happy to revisit it again.

Love everything CCR does

Had to listen on YouTube. No fun. But if this were on Apple Music I would listen again.

I feel like there's not enough Elvis Costello on this list... Just kidding. Actually, this is the only Costello album that speaks to me, but man, does it speak to me. Nearly every song is a banger.

I like some Steely Dan, and I like "Ricky Don't Lose That Number," but this album, I think this is the first time I heard this album in full. Overall, it fell flat to me. Maybe it's too much in the pocket. I either like the looser earlier stuff or the super refined later stuff. Not sure this is the one.

I forgot that I had it on.

My favorite Leonard Cohen with "I'm Your Man", a close second. Such a great, powerful album.

Never heard of them, but liked them a lot. Had a lot of energy.

Very difficult to listen to.

I kind of dig it (what was it?)

This album and Van Morrison have always been around me, but I never stopped and really listened. There's not a misplaced note on this album. The production is so clean, the instrument so distinct, and the music is so compelling.

So much fun

Never heard this whole album, just Champagne, Subnova, and Wonderwall. It was good overall, but doesn't surpass those two songs.

Perfect album

I may have listened to this album once or twice when it came out, but probably didn't. Why would I have to? So many of the songs became singles and were everywhere on the radio, just right to make fun of. So many years later, sitting down listening end to end for possibly the first time, I was amazed at how coherent a statement it was and how much I enjoyed it.

Who wants the funk?

How many stars can one man give when an album like this is so real? How many stars can one guy give when he just can't express how he feels?

Never heard before. Enjoyed. Will listen again.

Many good songs, but the filler is really filler. It's a 3.5.

I dug it

I really like the last track. Too bad it took so long to get there.

Great passion

I would have liked it if it was shorter.

I don’t understand some of these reviews. Clearly you want it darker but I’m not sure how much darker it can be. You see, we killed the flame.

Could not hear the full album. It was my Apple Music, but really enjoyed what I heard.

John Coltrane

Great disco album and I like these ballads better than his later ones.

Fun to hear "We Are Family" out of its usual context for me: weddings and bar and bat mitzvahs. It's a good song. This is a good album, but I don't think I'll revisit it any time soon.

Is this an album you have to listen to before you die? Absolutely not. My recollection is this band gets much better 😊, but I guess it's a fun album overall.

Fun

Never heard of them, like this album a lot. Heavy metal with humor is a great genre

Love this album. First time I heard it was in the early 90s. Love this album, listening to it today.

Forgot I liked metal. Forgot I liked Metallica.

This is what I came for. Here is interesting stuff I had never heard before or never even heard of before. Reminds me a little bit of the Violent Femmes. Unpretentious male teen age angst

Their first is still possibly their best.

I listened to the album twice. The first time I thought it was interesting, and the second time less so.

Another album I listened to a million times. I think it'd be a natural four or five. It's been a bit since I heard it in full, and I have to say it did not grab me the same way it once did. I base these ratings on how I felt this moment when I heard it.

Hanoi really does rock. Super fun album

Started off well enough, and the album remained interesting. Too bad it was interesting crap

Early Steely Dan still had some rough edges, and I like that.

Come for miles. Stay for Mulligan. Great stuff .

Fun punk pop

Great stuff. Need to relisten

Another reason why I love this project. I listened to this album off and on for 30 years, bits and pieces while doing something else, never giving it my full sustained attention and never really enjoying it. That completely changed in the last 24 hours, when I played it start to finish and was just utterly blown away.

Love finding these hidden gem albums from bands I never heard of.

3.5 rounded to 4

Rock and roll!

Still can't get into the Smiths.

"Pale Blue Eyes" is perhaps the best song about love and regret ever made. Does that make this the best review album? Certainly makes it one of the top four. Sorry, squeeze.S

This is not a boring album. It's not a thoughtless album. This is not a generic album. This is a highly enjoyable, listening, repeatable, fun album with a serious undertone.

Super fun never heard of this band before, and to be honest, I don't really know what emo is, but if it's like this, it's punk, and that's Aok. in my book.

Other reviewers mentioned that Radiohead albums tend to be ephemeral. You forget about it after a few months, and certainly after the next cycle, an album would come out. I think that's true. I haven't heard this album in a long time, probably since it was released, but damn if it isn't good.

I listened to the Velvets for decades before getting into Nico's stuff. She was never my favorite VU member. At first, many of the reviewers on the sites found it discordant, perhaps painful even. Over time, these songs have worn their way into my brain, and I will not let go. They are delicate, beautiful, discordant, abrasive, and wonderful.

I'm a big fan of Mermaid Avenue, the album. That's a collaboration between Billy Bragg, who I've not heard solo before, and Wilco, who I also have to admit I ought to know but don't. Together, they do unreleased Woody Guthrie songs. Brilliant album. Thus, I was excited to listen to this one, but it did not grab me the same way at all. I'll do a re-listen, but Mermaid Avenue may be a lightning-in-a-bottle sort of thing.

How can anyone deny how much fun this album is?

Great introspective vibes.

A ok