1001 Albums Summary

A bit zzz. And I am over Eric C.

This would be a great album for mindless house-cleaning.

I listened to it yesterday and - while I didn't mind it at the time - I've already forgotten it. That must mean something, right?

My mom loved this album. And I love my mom. Enough said.

I listened to this on iPhone 16 speakers while walking home from dinner with my wife. I was surprised how good the speakers sounded. As for the album, we talked over most of it. Sorry, D'Angelo. But... great background music for a neighborhood walk! 😃

Was unfamiliar with this album. Listened on my bike, navigating city streets and enjoying the dark, gloomy mood. I'll probably listen to this again.

Yeah, it's a gloomy masterpiece. Ahead of its time. Influential. Tragic. And if I were in that mood, I might've given it another star.

This triggered many advertising agency flashbacks. Songs from this album were mined by us agency creatives for dozens of video rips for client presentations and pitches. I remember being at the Cannes award festival and hearing "Mr. Brightside" played as the walk-up music for an agency that won over and over and over. It became a joke amongst the assembled crowd. It was brand new and most in the audience hadn't heard it yet. I remember that moment to this day. Also the song, "All these things that I've Done," is featured in one of my all-time favorite Nike commercials. Used to give me chills. I just googled it and it gave me chills again... even though it now features an imprisoned murderer and an athlete who had one of the most spectacular falls from grace in sports history (whom I worked with just after this commercial and right before his epic fail). All that to say, it's hard for me not to like this album. Even though some songs are not up to snuff. Hadn't heard in a minute and it took me back.

I'd forgotten how much I like Joan Armatrading. Thank you 1001 albums generator for bringing her back into my life.

I'm not a Swiftie. But I am a Bon Iverie, and I liked most of this album. Also our old babysitter was her personal assistant and apparently she was a very nice person. I like nice people. Shoot me.

God only knows what I'd be without you.

Solsbury Hill is one of my favorite songs, but overall, this album is 3.5 stars good. He got better.

Folk punk? Yes, please.

So, so good.

There are so many "special" and "deluxe" versions of this album, with swapped songs, alternate takes, instrumentals, a cappella versions, covers, mono mixes, stereo mixes - it's a bit nuts. That said, the original 1965 release is a pretty amazing 35 minutes and 50 seconds of music.

There are moods for this kind of music. Fortunately, I wasn't in one.

Legendary Outlaw twang. On the right day, behind the wheel of a car with the windows down or a cold rain pounding, this could easily go up a star.

In this crazy world, listening to this album tonight gave me a solid dose of hope that we can all finally rise up and... oh wait... this music is 33 years old. Rats.

A lot of audience squealing in this live recording. Because it's James Brown.

The soundtrack to vast portions of my life. And John Ilsley's a friend of mine. Sort of.

I kept forgetting I was listening to this album.