1001 Albums Summary

Some great tracks on here, but some drag a bit on the second half. Solid 4/5.

A classic and, IMO, one of his best. Five stars

Not a huge fan of Simon and Garfunkel. 2.5 stars.

A classic. I'd say parts haven't held up as well as "It Takes a Nation" but it's still great. Mid 3 to low 4 out of 5.

David Berman is one of the best songwriters of all time and this is one of his best.

Queen is not a band I've every real cared or thought much about. Their brand of theatrical, over the top, operatic, rock never appealed to me much. I like my rock music more sleezy and unpolished. Add to that that I tend to ignore overplayed "classic hits" that I tend to hear all the time whether I want to or not and this is a band I've ignored. All of that said, there are some bangers on this album. The best song here is '39, which is stripped down and doesn't even really sound like Queen. I'll give it 3/5 stars. Not my favorite, but solid.

This came out when I was in middle school and it was a huge album. Has it aged well? Yes and no. Production is top notch, but the album is plagued by dumb skits and misogynistic lyrics. Still a classic but not perfect.

I really did not enjoy this. Not sure who this album is for. Seems well liked by critics, but I pretty much hated it.

I understand some of the appeal of Cash, but for me it's more style than substance. In that I mean that the mythology around Cash is bigger that the substance of his records. He has limited vocal range and it shows. There are plenty of better country artists, if Cash is even Country. I like a few of the songs here and even like this album, but I don't think it's worthy of the iconic status that it has.

Of all the bands from the 1960's and 70's, the Doors might be the most overrated. These are mostly blues songs done poorly. Jim Morrison sounds terrible throughout the album. I'm unimpressed.

I like electronic music, but this, to me, seems like an odd pick for this project. If someone set out to make an album with the goal of selling as many tracks as possible to people interested in making car commercials, this is probably what it would sound like. I think there's better electonic music out there and Moby strikes me as a one trick pony.

Dollar store Radiohead

This ripped.

Amazing record that I hadn't heard before. Going in the rotation for sure.

Frank Lloyd Wright song was pretty weird. What the hell was that?

This is Neil Young’s best work and some of the stories around its’ recording are incredible.

Ryan Adams is, and always has been, an insufferable asshole, whose career was sunk after his long history of manipulative behavior with women. He sucks as a human being. I have on occassion, enjoyed his music and saw him live a few times. This is not his strongest album. If he had an editor and some different production choices had been made, this would be a better record. While some songs border on great (Rescue Blues, When the Stars Go Blue, New York, New York), there is a lot of filler here that brings the album into average territory. 3 stars. Also, fuck this guy.

Never heard of this, but liked it. Comparable to Fleet Foxes and Father John Misty.

Had never heard this before. Outstanding record.

No skips here

Woof. The beats on this album are surprisingly tedious, but not as tedious as the lyrics. Eminem is probably the most overrated rapper of all time. This dude owes his career to being white and ripping off the Insane Clown Posse.

California Dreamin’ is a five star banger. The rest of this record bored me.

I liked this album, but what the hell is with the track, "Mother." Absolutely abysmall track.

It’s definitely impressive that Robert Wyatt manages to complete this album after a terrible accident that left him a paraplegic. However, that fact does not make this a great album. Let’s just admit that this album is ass.

A lot of people complain about Trout Mask Replica being on this list. More people should complain about this slop. This is truly one of the worst things I've ever heard. Did we need an album full of some white guy wrapping over blues rifs? No, we did not. This is a truly awful record.

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