1001 Albums Summary

Knew more songs on it than I expected, overall not bad!

I was not a fan there wasn’t really one song on the album I enjoyed

Honestly went into this not expecting much. U2 is fine but later U2 overshadows earlier U2 in terms of public perception but honestly this album was pretty solid. Would listen again!

Enjoyed the music, the “lyrics” were a little droney/repetitive but id listen to it again!

Very weird, sometimes good weird sometimes bad weird but the musical complexity is impressive. Everything is intentional, there’s no “happy accidents” Willie the pimp, peaches and the gumbo variations are the standouts Phish covers Peaches en Regalia, first introduction to Zappa prior to actually listening to it.

Like Dylan/Tom Petty had a kid Depressing jams with impressive soundscapes

Good coffee shop music, it was a good morning to listen to it since it was overcast/snowy and while everything sounded good, nothing was particularly memorable

First “don’t judge a book by its cover” album I got on the project. Thought it was going to be something akin to 311/Sublime but it’s instrumental beats and it’s a vibe.

Mamaaaaaaaaaa oooooooooooohhhhhh Classic album, never listened to it in full but Queen never misses. ‘39 and I’m in love with my car are the standouts

Reminds me of Delton 3030 with horror rap influences. First skit was actually funny, normally I roll my eyes or skip them I like the beats, the flow takes some time getting used to DJ-ing is impressive too

You’re either a John person for the lyrics or a Paul person for the melody, and I’m a Paul guy. I think I expected better of the album going into it tbh. Imagine and Crippled Inside are the highlights.

All I know about Oasis is Wonderwall, the fact the two brothers absolutely HATE one another, and that it’s the band for coke enthusiasts in England. Didn’t know a single song on the album but honestly it’s really good, very strong debut album

Absolute banger funk album Wasn’t familar with it until I started listening, turns out I knew Le freak Don’t judge a book by its cover album, I was expecting easy listening or some sort of jazz

No 0-3-5 Good riffs, I like the organ solos and I can see why it’s foundational but not super memorable but not offensive. Middle of the road to pass the torch to the next band

Eh it was fine I guess

First few songs were good and then it dropped off

Fantastic live album, it’s insane to me the record company hid this album because it was too gritty or whatever. His crowd work is great too, and the fact it was recorded all on one night and not selected “cafeteria style” over the course of a tour is the cherry on top. Good art subverts expectations and tbh I didn’t expect much out of Cooke. A good singer but sorta bland and inoffensive. I now realize that is a fraction of the truth, and that narrative was pushed to make the label more money. I wonder if they released this when they recorded it, would they have made more money in the long run? This was by far the best thing I’ve heard from Cooke. You don’t have to even be a fan of his work, appreciating it from a showmanship and stage performance aspect you can tell he’s not afraid to work the crowd. I was very impressed!

Only exposure to Billy Bragg was with the Mermaid Avenue albums. It’s definitely an album that benefits from being able to read the lyrics along with the songs, and his voice can be an acquired taste but I think it works. Overall not bad!

Not bad, I see why it’s so influential but I think it’s an album that benefits from multiple listens to fully appreciate. Maybe subsequent listens will increase the score but for me it was good, but not memorable

Manufactured punk music The origin of the boy band Give it a miss

I understand why it’s considered a great album but it didn’t grab my attention other than the songs I already knew. I prefer Quadrophenia or Who’s Next

Not bad, Salisbury hill is the standout

Best Arcade Fire album, probably beats out Reflektor personally but it’s pretty close. Does a good job of painting the picture of the suburbs as somewhere that feels safe but never lets you leave and slowly encompasses your world.