1001 Albums Summary

Cool, chilled beautiful.

Smooth sounds. Groovy vibes.

Dated, yet derivative.

Loved this, almost as much as the Lambrini Girls.

Very chilled. Very Toure.

Sadly terrible.

Should be removed in the 21st century.

Solid uncontroversial metal.

Classic album has to be up there.

Loved it. Relived it.

Hypnotic, riffs.

Entertaining but insufficient

Beautiful, sonorous

Needs more listens so….

Gotta love Bob. The voice of a generation.

Just the best. Sumptuous.

Fun falls flat

Conceptual. Retro.

Classy as ever, but not their best.

Pleasant uncomplicated rock

Lovely harmonies. A hoe down show down

Class. Banger after banger

Loved it-hip swingingly smooth

Nice beats

Powerful

Sad

Well it’s George isn’t it.

Neither fish nor foul

Perfection

Cheesy 1970s kitsch

Class on vinyl. A Sunday delight.

A thing of dance beauty.

Predictable

A hidden gem. Enjoyable and varied.

I’ve not listened to much Neil Young, although I have a friend or two who are super-fans. I loved this album-thoughtful, tuneful, mellow.

Classic Stipe. Variable pace but all perfectly composed

Sultry, sensuous Sunday sensation

Not heard of this band before. Worth a listen-we’re they the band that others bands listened to?

Smooth in places, anguished in others, Kiwanuka masters his craft.

Very variable. A couple of great tracks, a couple of trip inspired nonsense.

Sonorous, mellow, reflective.

Been ages since I’ve heard them. Time for a revival?!

Pulsating, pugnacious, pounding.

Chilled, trippy.

Jazzzz at its very best

Confused, wandering, binned

Poetry? Protest? Purpose?

Repetitive but catchy

Head banging nostalgia

Enjoyable enough

Sometimes I struggle (from the heat of going under)

Enjoyable, derivative, pacy

I tried

Thank goodness. Proper tunes.

Cheery thoughtful synthy

Smooth rhythms chime

Groovy Kinks soundalike

Curiously uneven but still a classic.

Cutesy country

Uncomplicated enjoyable thrash

Groovy grooves

Killing me softly

Godmother of femi-punk

Pleasant enough

Bloody brilliant rock

Same old REM

Head banging craziness

One album. 5 tracks. Afro beat. Drums solos from Ginger. Glorious.

Go-gorgeous rock style

Smooth sensuous soul

Classic Clash Collateral

Running up that hill

Kept me interested

Dylan at his best

High quality Jaaaazz

Too cool for school

Haunting, thoughtful, brave

Rocking around the Christmas tree…

operatic street vibes

Trip trip hop

This has to be a seminal album, not just for the music, but for the moment when Christmas changed forever. So many enduring songs. Despite his misdemeanours Phil Spector was unquestionably a genius.

By contrast to yesterday.

Quite enjoyable really

Out of date?

We love Cat

Not in my top 1001.

Not really sure what it’s trying to say.

Smooth sophisticated Style

Marginally better than I

Enjoyable nonsense!

Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition is a beautiful melodious and harmonious journey. Sadly none of these words can be applied to this evisceration of a performance. ELP could have done so much better than this unlistenable nonsense.

Derivative, innovative, classic

Excellent harmonies and melodies

Quite liked this.

Sound of his era

Lovely

Haunting, moving, thoughtful

Soft rock schmooze

Classic Neil throwback

Rather enjoyed this

Bouncy enjoyment

Trippy times in Bristol

Proper rock baby

Rough diamond rock

One great cover, the rest soso

Charming harmonies

We’ve been here before

Classic soft rock

Well worth it

An eponymous album

Proto punk enjoyment

Playful powerful joyful

Complex conversation, music simplistic

Curiously enjoyable

Disappointing samey samey

Curates egg

Loved this-.bangers and cash

Great voice great songs

Really disappointing dirge

Disappointing, genius, disappointing

Cheesy but I live them

Harmonious, retro positivity

Samey rock

American Clash?

Definitely their best album?

Jolly britpop. More please!

Mellow blues deep voice

Oozes sensuality

Short, sweet, to the point

Classy, thoughtful, uplifting

Sentimental yet curiously familiar

Enjoyed the thrashing around

What was the point?

Enjoyable country

Soulful original Simon

Class in an album

Uneven unconvincing

All the young things

Trance-ish, rhythmic, spatial

Better than Simon & Garfunkel

I know he’s a bit miserable but I rather liked it.

Took me back

Very jaazzz indeed

Forgettable

Excellent fun-loved it

Derivative for many who followed

Pure Stones class

Original Gabriel-fresh

Good to have these back to back. Not quite as good as I remembered.

World class Afrobeat

Terrific lyrics, excellent tunes

Beautiful genius

New listen-entertaining

Loved this-Janis Joplin incredible

Fine period album

Take me to the beach now!

Sensual, smooth-loving soul

Fun britpop

Ooh loving the smoothness

Energetic but uninspiring

Classy trend setter

Struggled to engage

Unusual collaborations

Smooth rythmn

Educational but not inspirational

Non stop class

Cool kids

Sensual yet aggressive

Sign of the times?

Loved this-inventive, thoughtful, punchy

Absolutely dire

Raw, authentic, superb

Strong start then lost interest

Is it innovative or just the voice?

Eponymous-he’s not happy

Listenable entertainment

Lacking subtlety

Classy, lyrical

Much like I and II really

Crisp, concise, classy

Pure Bruce-simple yet powerful

Grand National, multi-National, inter-national

Feel the groove

Lovable 64 yea old album

Absolute nonsense

Unique voice, great lyrics

Nice Aussie tunes

Unique voice and style. One of a kind.

Entertaining 90s tracks. Whatever happened?

The missing link album-from one generation to another.

Maybe controversial but that is a great album.

Sharp, fresh lyrics, great tunes

Made me feel queasy. Back to school for the doctor.

Quirky but ultimately disappointing

Original-would have loved to have been in the crowd in 1962.

Quite the penitential experience

I really wanted to like this. But failed.

Pure beach boys. Less synthetics more fibre.

Loved this. Need to listen again.

A religious experience

Forgettable

Ye behind the scenes. Common in front. Nice tunes.

Really? In 1001?

What a throwback. Great tunes.

High quality harmonica

Loved this. Cash at his simple best.

Enjoyable tunes from an innocent era

Intriguing-was it blues or rock?

Britpop?

Classy vibes

Bullet proof.

Upbeat schmooze

My new favourite band-at least for today.

My retrospective love of Nick continues.

Excellent grooves

Curates egg

Nothing like listening to this walking through Edinburgh airport at 6 in the morning…

Suboptimal

Wanted to like this. Disappointed.

Not his best-thoughtful but ultimately disappointing

It’s Neil Young. We listen, we love.

Had its moments, but not enough to linger long in the memory.

1957-incredible. Still great to listen.

Gorgeous, flowing, innovative

Hard to tell from a limited selection

This is an 80s classic. A young black woman talking about a revolution.

Love a bit of folk and FC didn’t let me down.

Love a bit of country but not its best offering.

Excellent riffs. Loved the nostalgia.

Well what a delicious album. 80s smoothness at its best. Use of strings and synth and a great voice. What a joy.

What a joy! Not their best album but a pleasure to listen as prog meets synth.

The godfathers of 80s rock. Definitely worth its place in the pantheon.

Was I entertained enough? Not really.

Stylish lyrics. Original Britpop

Quite apart from the music,it’s the story telling that does it for me. Polythene Pam and Mean Mr Mustard are great stories.

It’s Bowie but not my type of Bowie.

Hadn’t heard of Frank before. Not sure I’ll be seeking out the rest of his work.

This was a joy! Beautiful totally and lyrically.

Synth pop-took me back but has it lasted the test of time?

It was dark indeed-I felt I was taken to a place that was lacking.

If you’re going to like heavy metal rock, this will do nicely. It’s all about the voice.

Fab.Old blue eyes at his peak

Gorgeous voice from a different era.

What a trio-Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan and Coltrane. A retro weekend for the ages.

Loved this-like a rolling stone, Bob keeps giving.

After the last few days this was a bit of a let down. Nothing wrong with it, just a bit flat.

No doubt she’s an innovator.

What a voice. Soulful beauty.

Some great soulful songs here.

I love this album. I think it’s his best solo album.

Some real bangers, some dross!

Back in the groove. High skills but with feeling. Was 1969 the best year ever?

Loved it. Still original-but is it better than CCR?

There’s a reason krautrock didn’t really catch on. Interesting in parts, but ultimately lacked zip.

Good in parts, but not great.

We could be heroes, but just for one day. Like this album. Onto the next.

Sadly it didn’t really work for me.

A bit drone-ey, a bit whine-y

Excellent-inventive and thoughtful

Unjustified.

Quite a fantasy.

Mariah-lovely voice but felt like a dated moment.

He’s a bit grumpy but superb lyrics and riffs.

Not the worst album this week. But not the best either.

Could get to like this

Too smooth for destruction?

Original in a covers way.

It’s been a long week for anthem rock. Better than Guns n Roses, just.

I once said that The Police were overrated. I take that back. A joyous album.

What a perfect album for a hot sultry Saturday. Will be back for more Baaba.

Loved this album the first time round. Still love it.

Great voice-classic songs

Such a great album-full of hits and reflections

Dynamic interconnection

Groovy

I do worry about Adele. Lovely voice. Plenty to be happy about. But why so sad?

Ooh this was classy. Sultry voice, great contrast to Adele.

Classy poetic sweep

Hip hop it’s been a while. We missed you.

Smoooth classic.

Wow weird Muzak. Strangely catchy.

Surreal

Smooth £0s vibe

Didn’t really get me going

Hadn’t heard of this Prince, but enjoyable

Oh dear. After a joyous Latitude the Wu Tang failed to live up to expectations.

The worst album I’ve listened to by a mile.

Wasn’t great company

Apparently this is “dream pop”. Not quite sure if that, but it was “pleasant pop”

Love this-sonorous, heartfelt, lyrical. Superb orchestration.

A rather curious mixture. Could have been brilliant, but wasn’t

Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand-what joy!

Fresh and original-great voice.

What a rascal

Never trust a non-classical album that starts with an overture.

Great album. Such a relief.

Loved this. Great rhythm and voice.

Relaxed folksy dude

Top quality album. Enduring hits, terrific narrative.

Ooh this is fun. I was transported back to a different time..

What’s not to like about this trrrific African musician?