1001 Albums Summary

I don’t like folk too much but there were some standout tracks! Def a 3 1/2 star album for me.

A classic and extremely important album. The first one of this list I’ve heard before! It’s still fuck the police.

Another I’ve heard before and love! My Zeppelin phase in high school was strronnggggg. I listened to their first 5 albums + parts of Physical Graffiti and Presence on repeat. This album is great! I love the blues influences on here, probably the strongest it ever is on any Zeppelin album. Standout tracks: - Good Times, Bad Times - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Dazed and Confused* - Your Time Is Gonna Come - How Many More Times John Bonham is tha GOAT

Respect your elders! But more importantly, respect the Black community for doing it first! Every. Single. Time.

i just don't like folk music. i respect bob dylan and his impact blah blah but i just don't care for it. some tracks i enjoyed still

Solid but somewhat repetitive for me. Also that accordion (?) made me think of overcooked lol so couldn’t take it too serious.

Can’t You Hear Me Knocking was a song I had on repeat during my classic rock phase in high school. Absolutely killer song. Solid album overall! I really liked I Got the Blues and Moonlight Mile, those were new songs for me. I think this is the first Rolling Stones album I've listened to all the way through. I always just listened to specific songs, that's it. Solid project! 3 1/2 (if i could do halves on this thing).

Wow! Exactly right up my alley. I’ve been getting more and more into the disco and funk era over the years and this hit. Ofc the most famous song le freak I’ve heard but the rest of the album is stellar!! Standouts: Chic Cheer Savoir Faire I Want Your Love At Last I Am Free Sometimes You Win Such a great listen, will def buy this on vinyl.

Eh. It was fine. Not for me really. Hong Kong Garden was the standout track.

Pretty solid! Cool first “modern” era album, liked some songs. A very 3 star album.

Another album I've heard before and like! Funny enough, I just listened to this album for the first time not too long ago, before starting this challenge. I've liked Radiohead, never been the biggest fan, but I enjoy many songs and some albums. This was fun to listen to again.

GZA THE GENIUS We form like Voltron and he happens to be the head.

So so fun!!! So much life in the music.

One of the ugliest album covers I’ve ever seen. It was fine music but yeah

Heard it before! Also during my classic rock phase in hs. Didn’t really age well for me though but still a solid album.

Fun and groovy disco album? Sign me upppp. Ofc I’ve heard the most famous song on here (although never in full before) but the rest of the album is a great listen.

Another album/band I listened to in hs during my classic rock phase. I always felt cool listening to deep purple cause the felt more lowkey compared to other bands. Child in time is the obvious stand out. Cool album.

Surprisingly good!

A little disappointed by this one. I really thought I was gonna enjoy it more but found it just okay. Parts reminded me of Physical Graffiti, last song sounded like Black Sabbath’s rendition of Changes.

Not my fav from Radiohead but still solid

Holy shit I did not think I was gonna like this album this much. But when something sounds like a classic video game soundtrack with jungle style beats there’s a good chance ima like it. Def will look out for this on vinyl!

What am playing crazy taxi or something?

Solid but not extraordinary. Singer’s voice bothered me after a while. Really enjoyed the instrumentation on this tho!

Fuck Eric Clapton, but this slaps man. Some of rock's greatest albums and songs came from some simp whining about a woman.

Another surprise album! I genuinely really enjoyed the journey this album put me on.

Yeah yeah I know we all make fun of Coldplay now but once upon a time they were actually pretty good. I’ve never listened to this album in full and was surprised how much I liked it!

So skeptical when I was there was a war pigs cover but damn they killed it.

When I first was getting into Bowie back in high school I could not understand this album. Now is clicks for me and it fuckin slaps.

My favorite Beatles album since I was a kid! Such an iconic cover and story behind this album. A Day In The Life is still one of my fav songs from them.

Prototype supremacy

The Who are just so corny and cringe I cannot take them seriously.

My reaction to seeing this was my album of the day: YOOOOOOOOOOOO HAHAHHAHAHAHA Dude what a pleasant fuckin surprise that this list goes up to albums this recent!!! I absolutely loved this album in college when it came out. Thundercat is an absolute master of his craft. His bass playing is mind melting and his range is incredible. Like tell me how he can go from contributing to one of the greatest albums ever in TPAB to fuckin meowing and singing about he wishes he was cat. Thundercat I love you and wow I’m so excited that this list has relatively recent albums! Now that I know this though, if TPAB or Blonde aren’t on here ima be pissed.

Yep this sounded like 2009 lol It was like the soundtrack to tumblr or like I’m shopping at urban outfitters or something. I see where other bands got influenced though but I just didn’t care too much for their singing. Started off pretty solid but the second half just felt so slow and boring. It just felt like it was trying too hard to be deep and emotional.

Fine but forgettable.

Chuck D: I’m going to deliver some of the most profound, socially relevant, raps with force and power. Flavor Flav: I’m going to provide so much hype and energy to the whole album. Terminator X: I’m going make some cool drum beats and then add the most ear piercing annoying sound I can find and put it on repeat for every bar.

I remember when this album came out. I really wanted to like it cause the cover art is so pretty. But it just didn't click then, and while I liked it more this time, it still doesn't really land for me.

Okay I get why my dad was listening to this when I was younger.

Beautiful, gorgeous, jaw dropping, a spectacle. And that’s just me describing Sade’s looks

Really? This was an album I needed to hear before I die? Yeah alright.

why the FUCK is this album on this list

I really liked the music but my gawd is this dude so corny when singing lmao

No wonder French people are so rude. I’d be pissed too if this was the music coming out of my country.

It’s a good album, great even at times, but it’s just too damn long.

Bruh was that Jack Black??

Hated his voice. Album cover corny as hell.

Absolutely stunning wow. Def gonna be a buy on vinyl for me. Way to live up to your band name too.

Bruh how do some of these albums get on this list

Wow this was great! Like I’m sure is the case for many people, the only R.E.M. song I knew was Losing My Religion. I never bothered to explore more from there, so I’m happy this album is on this list and that it’s so good! Def one I’ll revisit and maybe even buy on vinyl.

Enjoyed this so much more than I thought I would. I only knew Walk going into it but really liked the rest of this album. Gonna be a workout album for me for sureeeeee.

GGGGG G-UNITTTTT There are seriously some racist takes on here about this album. Don’t like it? Well then it’s probably not for you. That’s it, move on. All that extra shit like calling the stuff 50 raps about a “cultural cesspool” is just flat out fucked up and racist. Anyway this album is awesome. P.I.M.P. is such a killer track, I’ve always loved those steel drums on the beat. As a side note, if you’ve never seen some of 50’s old tweets please look them up for a good laugh.

Man The Low End Theory and Midnight Marauders better be on this list too cause as good as this album is, those two are absolutely legendary. RIP Phife Dawg

A really good jam album. Some tunes on here I enjoyed a lot, but after a while it all kinda blended together. That’s the thing with long albums like this, you gotta switch it up at some point.

You on point tip? All the time phife! After just getting People’s Instinctive Travels a few days ago I was hoping to get this album next; I just didn’t expect to get it this soon! This has been my favorite ATCQ album since I first got into them in high school. The jazz influences on the beats are incredible. Q-Tip and Phife Dawg ride those beats with masterful and playful rhymes. I love this album.

A shame that an album with such a nice cover can be so bad. The second half of this album really saved it for me though. The run from Come Together to Loaded to Damaged was the highlight for me.

Damn, I really wanted to hate this one. You win again Morrissey.

Toooo many skits

Cue the end of Fight Club

I’m shocked how much I’ve been enjoying the metal albums on this.

Holy fuck this sucked ass. See, this is why I hate white men with guitars. They all think they’re so cool. With songs so bad it inspired me to make a playlist of the worst songs I hear during the completion of this list. Thanks Know by Nick Drake, it was that bad. Maybe I just wasn’t in the right mood for this idk, it irritated me though. Cool album cover though, what a let down.

MF DOOM production with Ghostface rhymes. What more could you ask for? (A shorter run time)

Didn’t care much for his style of singing but it was a fine album.

I hate songs like Dream Letter. Just super sparse with crooning vocals. Not for me.

just a lush, grand, and sprawling musical experience. this was a fun surprise! def one i gotta revisit

i think i might be a sonic youth hater. except you incinerate, i can never hate you.

RIP David Bowie

It's so fun when I get an album that not only do I already know but that I absolutely LOVE! What an amazing debut!! So much energy and fun lyrics. It's hard to pick a favorite, but my standouts are The View from the Afternoon, Mardy Bum, When the Sun Goes Down, and A Certain Romance.

We live in a society… No but in all seriousness, this is all still extremely potent and relevant. I just didn’t care much for the music or delivery, but that shouldn’t take away for the message.

Vampire Weekend influence?

Wow what an amazing surprise. I only ever knew the final track and I've wanted to check out the rest of the album, but I didn't expect it to be that good! Def gonna be a buy on vinyl.

I mean it was fine. Nothing spectacular. Another album I woulda been fine never hearing, but not mad I heard it now.

im 14 and this is deep Really didn’t enjoy his singing.

I guess I’m more of a fan of metal than I thought I was.

I only like Randy Newman when he’s singing about bugs, toys, or LA.

if you don't think this is one of the best albums ever made then i feel bad for you

Enjoyed this so much more than the first Siouxsie and the Banshees album!

It was fine I guess. Definitely an album I could have never listened to. Fuck Eric Clapton.

Listen, I love hip hop and rap and I respect the old school artists but man it can sound so corny sometimes lol. Appreciated the Stevie Wonder sample on Inna City Momma. Speaking of, when tf am I gonna get a Stevie album. Anyway, some solid tracks here when she was singing.

factsaresimpleandfactsarestraight factsarelazyandfactsarelate factsallcomewithpointsofview factsdontdowhatIwantthemto factsjusttwistthetrutharound factsarelivingturnedinsideout factsaregettingthebestofthem factsarenothingonthefaceofthings STILLLLLL WAITING As much as I love this album and the Talking Heads, the last 2 tracks dramatically slow down the pace. I don’t really like how it ends. But man Once In a Lifetime is so great.

Man his voice was so annoying

Really a 3.5. A surprisingly enjoyable listen for me.

Another album that was just fine. Did I really need to listen to it? Not really.

Short and sweet!

This sounds like 4 other albums I’ve gotten from this list. I mean it’s fine but I’m just kinda tired of it.

I woulda felt so cool listening to this in college

There really didn’t need to be more than one ABBA album on this list. This is the ONE.

I am NOT listening to a song called whipping post 😭✌🏾

Nothing incredible here

What this list has taught me is that there are so many mediocre to just straight up awful bands out there.

Now this is country!

Wow that fuckin sucked. That was just noise

why is this album so hard to find. it was groovy though!

As soon as I hit play: oh shit it’s that song!

Sometimes, famous albums are famous for a reason. I didn’t think I’d enjoy this that much but that was good!

Super surprised to see this album on this list! In Search Of… must be on here too then!

That was some of the goofiest shit I’ve ever heard. Sounded like some reject Danny Elfman soundtrack.

I was enjoying it until I wasn’t. Their style became repetitive and overdone for me about halfway through.

This album sounds exactly like the cover looks. That’s the only reason is gets a star.

For a split second I thought that was Cillian Murphy on the cover. Enjoyed this one quite a bit!! I had no prior knowledge of this group before this so it makes it even more fun that I liked this so much!

None of these are virtual insanity 🤨

I THINK ITS GONNA RAAAAIINNNNNNNNN WHEN I DDIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEE

I always knew Bowie was great and like a genius, but being able to take a deeper dive has really shown me just truly how special he was.

So much more than just take on me! Good listen all the way through. It also helps that I’ve been in an 80s music mood for the last year.

Wait a minute, none of these are Come On Eileen.

Like what’s so special about this album?

Oh so when they play like shit it’s considered art and an album you need to hear before you die but when I play like shit I’m told I’m “ruining the vibe” and that I’m “out of the band”. I’m sick! Loved the bedtime story I got during this album though.

One of the best rap albums ever made. Nas’s rhymes should be locked in a cell. It ain’t hard to tell. Dude that human nature sample goes so hard.

This is an album from my childhood man. I remember looking at my older sister’s cd collection and her playing this for me on her computer.

Waayyyyyyyy toooooooooo long

If country was still like this I would be a big fan.

Noise, the album.

I just rather be listening to A$AP Forever

Man this guy really sounds like 2D!

Some low lows and not high enough highs to balance it out for me.

This is my bias, but a who live album on this list is diabolical

Beautiful most of the time but also too slow and sparse. Maybe not a good idea to listen to while I’m really tired.

Finally, a song about my love for neon lights.

Ugly ass album cover. Pretty mid songs overall other than the obvious standout.

This is getting to me at a perfect time. I’ve been leaning more into the new wave/80s sound, so listening to this in full was great.

This guy is a terrible fuckin singer. Such an annoying voice. Edit: changing this from a 2 to a 1 after hearing the album I got after this one. Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor was just so lush and full of life it was refreshing to listen to after this garbage.

Really a 4.5!! This was such a fun listen. There is so much life and energy to this album.

Another surprise! I guess I really like this genre more than I thought. Gonna be a sick gym album for me.

Some good jams and then some really annoying moments. Idk if this band needs more than one album on this list.

All Apologies 💔🥀

Perfectly adequate

YOUR LOVE FOR ME HAS JUST GOTTTT TO BE REAAL

What a terrible way to end an album.

A modern classic. I remember listening to this album in high school after it came out. Kendrick’s storytelling is so vivid and powerful. Sing about me is in the pantheon of great hip hop songs.

Just not for me. Nothing really that bad about it, it just did nothing for me.

If every album had a bossa nova song, the world would be a happier place.

I see where Magdalena Bay and Japanese Breakfast may have been influenced! Especially JBreakkie, Skeletons sounded so much like Michelle.

Please stop making me listen to albums by The Who. I didn’t like it the first 3 times. They just don’t do anything for me.

Dionne Warwick clears

Hands down one of the greatest albums ever made. The run of songs from Us And Them all the way to the end is just so special. Oh the memories of listening to this album late at night in high school with friends.

Corny. Sometimes in a good way. Sometimes in a bad way. I just really don’t like this guy’s voice.

Talking Heads rhythm and grooves without David’s singing just doesn’t hit the same.

I always thought there were just too many skits on this album.

So good!! What can I say? A black band that does hard rock is always gonna sound great to me.

My favorite Radiohead album!