1001 Albums Summary

I can see why this album was very influential and parts of it were excellent, but it was a tough listen at times, chaotic and mangled. Good to experience it though

I was surprised but how disappointing this album is overall, given that I actually quite like a lot of Bowie. Beyond Fame and Can you Hear Me it seemed a bit derivative

Sumptuously produced, brilliantly delivered, really loved this one

Clever and warm with lovely soul nods but a little too long and drifts in places

Lacks the ornate musicianship of previous but still absolutely slaps, and Nothing Else Matters is a beautiful song

Nope.

Absolutely blissful and sad and brilliant.

This is an absolute delight, which I’d never heard before. There’s a very 80s tone to some of the songs, very lush and layered, but it’s also kind of sad.

Was amazed by how good some of the lyrics were. I find the music a bit annoying at times but this is a great album

Loved it. Obviously there’s a slight question mark over whether he’s exploiting prisoners and he clearly plays up his own ‘outlaw’ status but the music is amazing, the energy brilliant, and June’s vocals are also on point.

Glorious. Complex and crisp and beautiful. Also Spacelab made our unborn child start kicking loads

Not really for me

Pretty fun and clearly an influence on stuff that came later in the big electro revival. A few tracks were a bit repetitive but it’s all very slick and well made

This was very good. Maybe not as strong and interesting as other big grunge albums, but some bangers nonetheless

So fun

Kind of like an extended jam session. Great musicianship but not something I’d listen to loads. But when it bangs it does bang

Couldn’t get into this at all. I can see how it’s important but I found it too frenetic

Obviously influential and quite fun but the vocals annoyed me

A few good songs but pretty pedestrian

The musicianship pushes this up to a 3* but honestly, pretty dull

Great

Last three songs are 5/5, the rest of the album is 3/5

Insanely excellent. Production, songwriting, vibe. Weird guy, great album

A few bangers but otherwise pretty meh

Lovely production and great song writing but lacked any killer tracks

One of my favourites

Not really my thing

Very 80s but some classic songs and amazing bass

Pretty dull

Shouty and unimaginative

Felt almost like two albums, with a more punky vibe than the more 80s feel. Good though

Really fun blend of country and soul/rock. Some songs got a bit samey though

Genius

Superb album.

Extremely complex and amazing musicianship. Maybe not always an easy listen but very good

Not as good as Music For but still has some great tracks and equally nostalgic

One of my favourites

Have enjoyed other albums of NC before, never heard this, and it’s brilliant

Good but a bit shoegaze-y for my tastes

Perfect.

Bit OTT

Great bass but not something I’d listen to often

Fine, bit generic for that kind of thing

Really fun, esp Ball and Chain

Excellent. Not quite as solid as later stuff but pretty flawless

Actually found this very annoying. Repetitive and jangly. A few good songs in a sea of mess

Fantastic. Great harmonies, clever songs

Impeccable

Too jangly

Quite fun blues but not something I’d listen to again

Kind of the annoying jangly side of early 00s indie