1001 Albums Summary

Solid rap album with jazzy production. Better in second half

Generic 80s soft rock album.

Solid 80s classic with several great songs. ‘Mother’ is one of the worst songs I’ve ever heard, and is completely jarring with the rest of the album.

One of the greatest British albums of the 90s that still sounds just as good today. Not a truly bad song on it. 5/5

Grand ambitious record that’s deeper than its big hit. Some excellent guitar work (particularly In the Flesh and Run Like Hell) and generally a decent experimental album.

Hard rocking experimental album but wouldn’t listen to any of the songs on their own.

Great blues album with jazzy influences. Varied musical styles between songs keep the album from becoming stale. Especially strong from its middle on.

Solid enough acoustic album. Very simple musically and reminds me a lot of Tracy Chapman. Songs are a bit samey

Interesting album with an almost otherworldly feel about it. The high singing and heavy use of strings give it a very unique sound. Not to my tastes but I’m sure some people would love it.

Decent jazzy album but struggles from a lack of variety.

A solid debut album with a surprising amount of variety by the immortal pioneer of rock and roll.

Melancholic acoustic album that doesn’t overstay its welcome. Very stripped back that works well for a solid enough album.

Decent jazz album but not to my tastes

Good wee calming album. Lowkey and understated without becoming forgettable

Great modern rock album with bluesy influences

Good folk rock album with a surprising amount of variety. Maybe a bit too long

Bland and forgettable compared to some of their brilliant earlier albums. Credit to them for trying different musical styles on the album but ultimately doesn’t produce a great or even memorable record

Very 80s soft pop album with a jazzy twist. Decent overall, but Carlos Sainz is better at singing Smooth Operator

One of the first punk rock albums that still holds up today. Best track is Judy is a punk but ultimately the whole album is easy to listen to and most songs are not that different to one other.

Slightly protentious acoustic album which has operatic and jazzy influences

Heavy Mince

Nirvana’s last album that picks up where Nevermind left off and then some. Louder guitars, angrier lyrics, and more of cobain Screaming. Very ape and all apologies my favourite tracks (and some of the least grungey).

Okay rock blues album. Nothing special

Great classic rock album. Babe I’m Gonna Leave You the best track, but the album flies by despite the length of its songs

Another great classic rock album. Best tracks Red White and Blue and Living After Midnight

Decent East Coast rap album. Easy to listen to but probably only worth listening to the album as a whole.

Certified Metal Mince

Ok rock album. Some great guitar riffs but is ultimately forgottable

Just a bit slow, boring and repetitive. Can’t hold a candle to his work with the Smiths

Expected to enjoy it more than I did. Maybe leans a bit too much into the pop of britpop. A few great songs, but too much forgettable filler.

OK man and a panio album. A bit samey and longer than it needs to be.

Overall a pretty good album. Surprisingly varied and experimental in a world that hadn’t yet acclaimed Sgt Pepper and psychedelia in popular music. While there are no standout tracks, none of the songs are duds either, making for a very enjoyable listen.

Solid punk album with a few great riffs. Not too long.

An excellent Christmas album. Almost all of the Ronnettes’ and Darlene Love’s contributions are brilliant and Sleigh Ride and Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) are among the greatest Christmas songs

This album serves as a reminder that Ella Fitzgerald is one of the most talented singers to ever live. That being said, I can’t see most wanting to listen to 6 discs, 59 songs, and 3 hours of this.

Solid enough dance album. A few great tracks but a bit meh overall

An entirely instrumental album created only from sounds and samples. Worth listening to and likely hugely influential? Yes. Would I listen to it again? Probably not.

Generally a bit boring. Some great instrumentation, but a bit slow and samey for my liking.

A lot of fun. A mix of hip hop, rock, pop, and even a bit of jazz. Maybe a bit too long.

A brilliant soul album with great instrumentation and vocals that almost mask a dark subject matter, dealt with in a deft way in this solid album. And at only 36 minutes, a very easy listen.

A brilliant album that’s far deeper than just its several hits. No duds and a lot of fun in a 9 song, 42 minute whirlwind. Best songs Vienna and Only The Good Die Young

Fine. Downbeat lyrics make the album feel like a bit of an unenjoyable slog at times, even if it’s fairly short. 2:45 AM the only song I’d maybe listen to again

My giving this album 2 stars is not meant to indicate a reasonable level of enjoyment for the album, as I wouldn’t listen to it again, or that I enjoyed it as much as other 2 star albums. However, many albums I give 2 stars to are mediocre, forgettable, and feel like a drag, and to describe this album like that would seem unfair. I skipped through several songs on the album as I wasn’t enjoying listening to them. But many I didn’t. Hurt is a genuinely great song and an unbelievable piece of songwriting, I also really enjoyed A Warm Place. To give this album 1 star like other metal albums I don’t have much time for would be reductive and unfair as it shows far more variety and generally talent than these albums. I wouldn’t listen to it again, but I can respect that as far as 90s hard metal goes, this is about as good as it gets.

Pretty good electronic album. A few great songs and many that you recognise from this album’s huge commercial footprint. Perhaps bit long as many songs go on too long due to their repetitiveness.