1001 Albums Summary

#1 on the random list. Great starting point. Didn't know a lot about this album prior.

#2 in the list, great album with some bangers!

#3 on my random list, Absolute classic. One of the the first albums I remember listening to as a kid. The opening 3 tracks: So Far Away, Money for Nothing & Walk of Life are a great opening, then gets a bit slower and deeper. Ultimately ending with Brothers in Arms. Classic rock album.

Certainly what i'd normally listen to, but something I just put on in the background and enjoyed.

Classic Stones, blues driven Rock.

Soulful, wonderful to listen to. Such a shame she went too soon.

Opening track an obvious highlight, enjoyed this album.

Take Five is a masterpiece.

Not my cup of tea at all

Seen Cheap Trick live (much later than this). Good to hear their early stuff!

Masterpiece

When this came up in the list I thought, oh this will be a good one. Lots of the absolute classic Blondie tracks that I grew up with. Heart of Glass is an all time favourite. One Way or Another and Hanging on the telephone compliment this further. Was torn between a high 3 or a low 4. Heart of Glass gets it the 4 stars.

Not my favourite fatboy slim album (that's You've come a long way baby), but some good tracks here, (Going out of my head and Everybody needs a 303). Is it repetitive, yes, but it it bad? No. Solid 3 star album for me.

This came up in the offering today, at first I was keen because everyone knows pinball wizard right? Sadly for me anyway that was the only hilight, I'm not a huge fan of rock operas and this one was both long and largely boring, so long that I didn't even finish the album. If it wasn't for Pinball Wizard I'd probably have given it as single star, but because of pinball wizard (and the fact that I quite like pinball) i'll give it 2 stars.

I lasted one track. This was not my groove thing at all. No idea how this made the list, still it is educating me on stuff I don't like.

Felt like I've listened to this album before, but I haven't. It's pleasant enough but very generic. Babylon is the standout here though have heard it hundreds of time but never took any notice of the artist or album.

Certainly not my favourite Radiohead album, but it's good, not 5 star good, probably not even 4 star good, but it's better than a 3 star album. If I could give it 3.5 stars I would. Thom Yorke has an amazing voice, so that rounds it up to a 4.

Rap isn't my thing. Gave it a listen and it's ok, not sure if it's just my general dislike for rap but this didn't do anything for me.

Way too many Elvis Costello albums in this list. It's not terrible it's just the same old stuff.

I don't feel like this was an album I absolutely had to listen to, but I have and we now move on.

After listening to this, particularly "blame game" I know know why Lewis Hamilton is going out with Kim K. Rap's not my thing, probably never will be, but this was OK.

It's one of my favourite albums of the grunge era, it's unrefined, yet refined at the same time. The trackseven flow, alive, black and jeremey are punchy, raw and explosive. While the back half of the album (Oceans, Garden and Deep) become more mellow and almost melt away. Porch is the notable exception here as it really is a jolt after Oceans. Maybe it belongs in the first half, but maybe not? Later Pearl Jam albums (vitalogy on) became more refined but Ten really captures the sentiment of the era.

Heads will roll is an excellent track. That song alone gives this 4 stars in my books.

Meh

Rap's generally not my thing, but this does have some absolute classics (Stan particularly).

Sublime

Not my thing

This album is nothing but a guilty pleasure. Rock Opera isn't meant to be serious, this isn't, it's loud, brash and lets be honest. Some of the lyrics and themes haven't aged well. But to pull this out every now and then, pop it on and crank the volume to 11 is still good fun.

This was a wild ride

Amazing samples, yes it may be a bit shouty but that's what the beastie boys are. Great fun album to listen to.

Easiest 5 Stars I've given.

I absolutely remember when this album came out, changed what I thought about what was rock, what was grunge and made it become almost art. Super complex album with lots of layered sounds, can come across as depressing but that was a lot of the late 90's, paranoia was prevalent as we transitioned into the digital age, the internet was starting to boom so you could feel more connected and yet alone at the same time. Certainly a product of its time, has aged beautifully. Still gets a regular listen. Ive said before that an album was one of the easiest 5 star albums but this one probably is the easiest (so far!)

Always found the cute rather depressing. This didn't change my opinion.

Had no expectations with this, pleasantly surprised. Great background music to put on.

Wasn't my thing

Absolute classic. Captures the mid 80's perfectly.

Simple, effective.

This is either your cup of tea or it isn't. There's no inbetween.

This came up in my list the day after Dolly passed away. 😢 How can I give this any less than ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ RIP to the queen.

When this album dropped in I initially thought "oh shit, not Willie Nelson too.". Thankfully he's still around. Great album of Willie's interpretation of classics. His relaxing voice, the slow pace, the harmonica. All contribute to this being a great album.