1001 Albums Summary

Some songs were a little silly, but they were all very catchy and I find myself humming them even after listening.

Lots of noise without saying anything. I just don't get it.

Plenty of fun ideas, a bit more stuck with me compared to other Beck albums.

Quirky without losing depth.

I appreciate the musicianship, but its not for me.

The instrumentation is interesting, but the singing and songwriting isn't for me.

Flows aged poorly, lyrics aged alright, production aged wonderfully.

A new favorite. Packed with aggressive vocals and interesting instrumentation. Will definitely be listening again and checking out more of their discography.

It just freaking rips.

Production is excellent, flows are decent but lyrics haven't aged great.

The instrumentation was nice.

Interesting but some tracks made me sleepy.

Not usually a fan of this style, but it won't me over by the end.

Not my bag

No skips. Excellent album.

I just don't get it.

Kind of everything I want from a rock album.

Eh. There's other country rock I'd listen to if given the chance but this is fine.

Interesting but not my thing.

A fucking masterpiece.

Fun album. The crowd really showed the energy.

Instrumentation is very nice but the lyrics were so bad. Just whiny revenge fantasy after whiny revenge fantasy. Then it ends with a Christian tune? It's bordering on parody.

Glad I listened, but probably won't be revisiting it much outside of Lexicon Devil.

Nice in the background and foreground. Chill enough not to be distracting the complex enough for critical listening.

Solid rock album.

Excellent first three songs. The rest are meh.

I'd like it way more if the songs were a little shorter.

Never been a Neil Young fan, but some of these where his voice isn't so warbly are pretty good.

Meh.

Phenomenal guitar work.

Solid album. A few highlights.

Rock excellence.

I just can't get over the vocals.

I like this way more than I thought I would.

Pretty good.

Be still, my millennial heart.

I'd never heard of this band, but I really liked this record.

Pretty good 90s rock.

I honestly dont know how to feel about this.

I honestly dont know how to feel about this.

It definitely peaked early, but I still enjoyed it.

Bloopy 80s cheese. I don't like it.

Easiest 5/5 I've ever given. This album is phenomenal.

Fine.

Get organs out of rock.

Excellent energetic rock.

Kinda hard to listen to, but the instrumentation is fun.

Instrumentation was not nearly good enough to make up for the lyrics and vocals.

Greater than the sum of its parts (which is saying something for an album with Moondance and Crazy Love on it)

This is the third Dylan album I've had during this project. I couldn't stand the first two, but this one wasn't too bad.

Absolutely wonderful

Nothing stood out, but the album as a whole was a nice ride

Starts and ends weak, but there's a solid run of songs in the middle.

Theres a reason theyre classics

Some of the melodies feel purposefully grating. I can appreciate the skill it takes to make them but I didn't care for it much.

Not for me

I feel like I would've liked this more when it first came out, but this style has been done much better by others in the years since its release.

I have never wanted to tell a lead singer to shut the fuck up more than I have listening to this album.

Really not for me.

A nice jazz album

Continually changing and staying interesting without losing its punk edge.

Didn't leave much of an impact, but it was fine.

Surprisingly good.

A truly gifted songwriter.

This album did not feel nearly as long as it was. Excellently crafted and extremely catchy.

Songs were quick and fun. I enjoyed hearing the crowd banter as well.

I just don't get Neil Young as a solo artist. Old Man is a nice song but I feel like I only really click with his music when he's part of a larger group.

Way better than I remembered.

Incredibly good listen. Aged really well.

Beats are fun but the lyrics did not age well.

The bass was doing some fun stuff but overall I didn't care for it.

Very not for me

I think I really really liked it, but I'll need a few more listens to know for sure

Definitely an interesting listen. Some songs sound half-finished but I kinda liked that. It felt like a glimpse into Paul McCartney songwriting process.

Very front loaded, but mostly enjoyable all throughout.

Absolutely incredible. One of my favorite live albums of all time.

Entirely forgettable except for Bob's Yer Uncle but that's memorable for the wrong reasons.

It made me want to punch a wall in the best possible way.

Great classic rock album.

Just about every song is decently catchy, but only a few were memorable. I liked it overall but I'll probably only ever return to a handful of these tracks.

Wonderful record. Infinitely listenable and grooveable.

It was fine. I appreciate the musicianship but most of it wasn't for me.

I can't believe this album flew under my radar for so long. No skips, excellent songs with enough angst, grit, catchiness, incisiveness, and energy to keep me coming back.

The heavy guitars are really well done. I enjoyed it.

Genuinely incredible

A little disappointing since I know these guys are capable of much more.

It just did nothing for me. I've been to a rave and I tried imagining dancing to this there and it felt depressing. The music is kinda interestingly layered every once in a while, but the album as a whole made me bounce back and forth between feeling annoyed and apathetic.

Not the most boring album, but it definitely thinks it's more interesting than it is.

I was dancing from the first song and didn't stop until the end. Absolutely fantastic and fun record that will be going into my rotation.

It's an influential album for a reason.

Not my favorite of theirs, but still packed with excellent songs.

It was fine.

Stellar grunge record.

The song lengths make this difficult to put into casual rotation, but I did really enjoy it.

Started out meh, but the guitar work in some of the later songs won me over.

It was good. I dont remember most of the songs the next day but I enjoyed it while I listened.

I just don't like it.

I can see myself listening to this again if I'm ever in the mood.

It was good. Definitely different for early 2000s.

Not super memorable to me.

It was almost 80 minutes long and I still didn't want it to end. The catchy songs and charisma left me wanting to play it again and again.

Moments were grating, but in a way I weirdly didn't mind.

Nothing will ever touch Back in Black, but this was still pretty good.

All vibes. I didn't really care for it.

I overlooked this band for way too long.

Very gifted songwriting on display here.

Some of the instrumentals were fun, but I really didn't like the vocals or lyrics.

Not for me.

It made me want to walk around New York around Christmastime.

I love it.

I can't really figure out why, but I just find this music annoying.

Weird in the best way.

Pretty interesting stuff. I could definitely listen to this over and over again.

Overblown. Songs would be better sampled and not listened to in their entirety.

Banger after banger.

My fourth Dylan record on this project and by far the best. Still not really my thing though.

One of only a few albums that can justify 7+ minute songs.

I really enjoyed it. Some of it was rough, but a lot of it sounds surprisingly modern. Hard to believe its almost 20 years old.

Not the best garage rock revival album, but the sound definitely took me back to the late 90s early 2000s.

Excellent guitar work.

I started this project a certified Bob Dylan hater. Five albums in, I still don't like it, but I think I kinda get it. Maybe. I don't know. I enjoyed parts of this more than the other albums I've had so far.

It may be unfair to review an album in my current state, but fuck it. This is my review. I listened to about a third of this album, then received some entirely unexpected news about a family member in the hospital. I've had a really difficult time with the news, and admittedly I'm still processing it as I write this, but I relistened to the album and it didn't make me feel better, but maybe not so upset at myself for how I'm feeling. The vocals, while rough on the first listen, complement the lyrics exceptionally well. The push and pull of beautiful instrumentation and sometimes-subtle-sometimes-overt darker moments really hit me. I left the album feeling not so alone with my own complicated feelings.

Starts strong but tapers off pretty quickly. Also -1 for the homophobia in One Of Them.

I just really didn't care for it. The vocals were also grating to me.

Excellent musicianship, but some of the crowd banter felt off.

Good stuff.

A chill listen and I enjoyed it, but nothing really stuck out and some songs felt overly long.

I enjoyed it quite a bit.

One of the easiest 5s I've given so far. Extremely fun to listen to and pick apart.

I've been a casual Jack White fan for a while, but this just didn't click with me.

I was meh on the album until I realized the mix made the singers "ess" sounds all squeeky/whistly. Really grated on me by the end of the record.

I did it. I listened to the whole thing. I completed the Ella Fitzger-athon. And I have some thoughts. This album fundamentally breaks this project. Most of the 130ish albums I've had so far are somewhat analogous to movies - discrete experiences with at least some thought put into the beginning, middle, and end. Not every one is a concept album, but they at least have some kind of flow to them. If these other albums are movies, this one is a sitcom, specifically an early sitcom with no overarching narrative. That's not to say it's worse, it just needs to be enjoyed differently. Independently, most of these songs are pretty great. Ella Fitzgerald's voice is incredible, and the jazz accompaniments suite the songs well. If I heard one of these at a snazzy cocktail bar, I'd probably really enjoy it. Binging all these songs together is a mistake. The cutesy lyrics and jazzy bombast can only get you so far. I was mentally done halfway through the second volume/disc, but I was less than halfway through this thing. If you have the opportunity, maybe try listening to this over a long weekend of cleaning the house or something. I think I would have definitely liked it a lot more if I had given each volume a little more room to breathe.

I liked it?

Somehow better than I remember

I was lukewarm to it at first, but it kinda grew on me by the end.

Weirdly, it almost felt too peppy for grunge and too passive for punk.

This feels like a very "you had to be there" album. I was not there.

I tried to like it but just didn't.

I like jazz but never know where to start. This was a nice recommendation.

Absolutely loved this album.

Some of it was a little difficult, but I liked it overall.

Not the worst The The album I've heard, but that's not a terribly high bar to clear.

I really enjoyed it. Punchy and doesn't overstay its welcome.

Really makes me want to buy a nice condo in the city and play this while making a big Sunday dinner.

Very powerful album.

I really enjoyed it. I definitely get why its part of his "classic era".

Songs felt like they went nowhere. Some pretty good musicianship on display though.

I'm not usually a synth pop fan, but the instrumentals were actually pretty nice. Couldn't stand the vocals, though.

I appreciate the artistry and emotion but it just isn't for me.

I wouldn't be upset if a friend put this on, but I'll probably only be returning to Song 2.

I enjoyed it but probably won't be returning to it much.

Too long. Too boring. Too tryhard.

I was so ready to hate this album at first glance, but it fully got me. I love this weird thing.

It would have been meh if Sledgehammer and In Your Eyes hadn't brought it up to a 4.

Could've done without the sex interlude, but this is still absolutely a 5/5 even with it.

I'd rather listen to the songs that sample these songs.

It isn't a bad album, but there weren't any grooves or lyrics in it that made me go oooooooh like my favorite blues records do.

The stuff that makes individual songs interesting makes the album as a whole a difficult listen.

Quite an impressive range on this album. Not everything hits, but most of it is pretty good.

One of few albums with songs with double digit run times that actually make it worth it to listen to all the way through. Fully integrated into my rotation. Excellent album start to finish.

It was fine. Rod Stewart's voice carries it for me.

Pretty inoffensive. Not a huge fan but I wouldn't be upset to hear it.

My only complaint is that I'll never be able to experience this album for the first time again.

Torn on whether this album is weirdly good or just weird.

The highs are high and the lows are still pretty damn high.

Some of the first songs sounded unfinished and ended abruptly, but the last half of the record was nice.

It wasn't good enough to cross the line into "quirky-good" and stayed squarely in the "quirky-annoying" realm.

It wasn't bad but it wasn't anything special.

Some nice rock songs. I liked it overall.

I'd strongly recommend listening to this album by borrowing it from your local library.

I remember liking this more than I actually did.

So so so so so good

Not usually my thing but I mostly enjoyed it

Just a truly wonderful record

It wasn't bad, but I don't see myself revisiting it much.

31 minutes of pure unbridled charisma.

An album that demands your attention and then has no idea what to do with it. I hate it.

I mostly like punk and mostly hate new wave. This album is the best of both worlds.

A rich tapestry of angst and self-loathing. Genuinely powerful and innovative stuff.

The hits are great, and there are some hidden gems between them, but this is not a no-skip record. Some songs are just meh rap-rock/nu-metal.

Production is stellar, and the lyrics range from insightful to cringeworthy.

A nice chill album with enough complexity to keep me from getting sleepy.

Its like if the Beatles wanted to go to space.

It isn't great, it isn't terrible, but I'm still not sure where on the spectrum I'd put it.

I liked a lot of the different stuff they tried here. Changes works better than I thought it would.

I really liked it. Catchy and doesn't overstay its welcome, with a surprising depth to its sonic soundscape in some songs.

Not my usual thing but I still enjoyed it.

I liked it, but I'm not smart enough to say why.

Pretty strange. Pretty good.

Fun time.

Some interesting ideas here and there, but ultimately forgettable.

If I worked on CSI, I'd want an excuse to play these songs over and over again too.

More misses than hits, but there are a few gems.

Definitely relistenable. I liked it my first listen, but i think I'll like it more upon relistens.

It was fine. Some nice instrumentation.

I never really liked synths until now. I feel like most synth-y music I'd heard was melodramatic and self-serious new wave, but this actually felt fun. I really liked it.

I don't remember much after Spellbound, but i certainly enjoyed the ride.

Pretty fun listen

I can fully believe this was earth-shattering when it came out, but its just kinda okay to me. 21st Century Schizoid man is excellent, but i could take or leave the rest of the album.

Lost me immediately, won me over by the middle, then lost me again by the end.

I genuinely cannot imagine a time, place, or state of mind in which I would find this enjoyable.

Not my favorite of his, but still an excellent work.

Genuinely wonderful stuff. I want to relisten to it while on a hike in autumn.

Really not for me.

Never has an album gotten me then lost me so many times while listening to it.

I liked it. I could see myself being really into it when it came out.

It was fine.

It oscillator between intriguing and annoying. I don't think I cared for it.

I'm glad this album exists, but I'm not sure if I liked it.

Not much of an impact. Just meh.

I'll probably never listen to it in full again, but I'm glad that I did this once.

I was so ready to hate it, but I didn't. There is something about the production and the way the electronic sounds meld and clash at different points that I was really into. Not an everyday record, but definitely a some days record.

Thoroughly fine.

When this project gives me an album that I've already listened to countless times, I still listen to it all the way through before rating. Sometimes, the albums are not as good as I remember. This is not the case here. I still love this album.

I enjoyed it far more than I usually enjoy synth-heavy music.