1001 Albums Summary

It is less compelling without the visual element for me, the music is cohesive but feels one note for me when trying to listen while doing something else - it really requires my full attention to pick up all the different things going on. The underture is where it got going in this listen.

Very 90s, not in a bad way but you can hear their influence on lots of things that came after. The vocals are sparse but that feels purposeful, can feel same-y after awhile but as a result is very cohesive.

The guitar playing is sick for sure, cannot be denied but not my scene. So screamyyyy.

Hadn't listened to this in a long time but really enjoyed the back half of the 'complete' recordings with stuff I hadn't heard before. South Side and Bodyrock remain favorites. 3/5

A master at work. Foxy Lady, Purple Haze, and Fire all still sound amazing. 4/5

My first favorite Beck album, reminds you of what heartbreak really feels like.

Have never been a big stones gal but I’m starting to understand

I like so many CCR songs and I didn’t realize how stacked this album was. So many jams.

Pretty forgettable, not bad but the Americana inflected, white guy rock is not doing much for me

Blue suede shoes is obviously a classic but a lot of the other songs don’t yet have his distinct vocal performance

So great, Sunday Bloody Sunday kicks it off perfectly and I love the guitar instrumentation

This album is shockingly good. I only knew Lovefool but this whole album is really solid and has a lot of great songs.

A classic, can't be denied. Their best album in my opinion.

It reminds me a ton of oasis but it seems like these fellas were first? Catchy tho, I like the opener and the guitar instrumentation.

Starts off pretty scream-y before going into some stone cold classics. Heart shaped box, all apologies, dumb, rape me are all-time favorites.

This is a great album. I can hear how much of an influence on Prince he is through some of the early tracks. Short but effective.

I really liked this album (outside of the most egregiously misogynistic parts) esp come clean and jungle music.

Not as impactful as when I first heard it but the guitar parts are better than I remember and I appreciate politically overt music when people often are scared to say something inflammatory

I know people love this band but I’ve just never been able to figure them out. The whole album is so glum (except for heavy metal drummer)

It’s fine.

Judy blue eyes would honestly be enough to give this 5 stars. It’s such a gorgeous album, I never get sick of it.

I’m not really a bossanova person, it’s not bad it just doesn’t really do anything for me

It’s tough bc the album is good but wow the misogyny hits harder as an adult.

This album is beloved but I feel like it’s never been a massive favorite of mine, though I enjoyed it more this listen and his version of Hallelujah is my favorite. Also def noticed the influence on Thom Yorke.

Brilliant album, I'm always impressed by Lauryn Hill, she can do it all and has such a unique flow

Not my favorite Beatles album and the first disc is superior (except for Helter Skelter) but it’s still objectively awesome

Not particularly memorable or remarkable for me

I’ve just never been able to really get into this band. I find it to be kind of a snoozefest.

Kind of overwrought and dramatic, a few good songs but not what I know and love (or expect) of The Bee Gees, sounded kind of Beatles-y/John Lennon in parts

Not really my jam, I can hear how influential it is and I like the cover of "Be Thankful for What You've Got"

Fell in love with a girl is still great and you can see the seeds of their future greatness

Common people is obviously well known and reasonably catchy but the rest is kind of a snooze for me

I liked it more than I expected to, can def hear the Bowie influence

First exposure to maiden, liked it more than I expected, the guitars are incredible

It’s ok, not really my jam. A little screechy/dissonant at times

Not bad but kind of forgettable, would rather listen to the Byrds

Didn’t realize how many versions of classic Christmas songs were from this album specifically, Phil Spector is scary but the songs are good

It’s just so good, Ice cube was so ferocious and the production is really good

I only knew the singles but I really like this album, will def return to it

I love the Killing Moon so much but the rest of the album bled together a bit, I think I will like it more on repeated listens.

Epic, Karen O is a true rock star.

This is nice but not really my thing

I can tell this is objectively good, I just am not a jazz lover. Certain screechy horn sounds make me feel violent.

I prefer pink moon but I liked it

I liked this, never listened to much nick cave before

This album is so good, their music always sounds kind of timeless bc it doesn’t chase trends and Sade’s voice is so ethereal and otherworldly.

Ya know I’ve just never been able to properly get into the dead. It’s good but doesn’t hit me where I live.

Not my bag, I liked the purely instrumental tracks but I can’t handle two hours of this.

I just can’t get into them. I think the vocal and musical delivery are too similar or something, I find it boring, nothing hooks me.

They had such a clear perspective right out of the gate. Obviously they would go on to do more sophisticated albums but this is great

Never got that into the eagles beyond knowing a few songs and of course the title track. Not really my bag

I liked this more than I expected because I’ve never been able to get into Roxy music.

It was ok

What a way to start. Kind of tapers off for me tho and the last song was a bit sus.

Good to finally learn where the Jackass theme came from

She has a great voice but not my thing

This shouldn’t work but I loved this album. A mix of so many strange things and very 80s but I dig it.

Perfection. All time fav.

I love this band and I love this album, can’t believe it’s been 20 years

Presence of Janie’s got a gun and love in an elevator elevate it slightly. Liked the closing track too.

Not my favorite Cure album lyrically but I love the atmosphere

Lovely, beautiful album. What a body of work.

Brilliant.

All along the watchtower makes it essential

I love Elvis Costello and this is an epic debut.

Genius. Perfection. Brilliance.

Finally found an Eno (solo) album I like, really enjoyed it more than I expected

I can understand why it’s interesting, unfortunately that didn’t cause me to enjoy it

Just ok to me, but has a few songs I remember fondly (sparks, shiver)

Spectacular sounding. I love Linda Rondstadt’s vocals

Isn’t really grabbing me…

It’s a little same-y

Epic.

I really enjoyed this more than I anticipated I would, I didn’t know the band well but had been exposed to samples and stuff. Very cool, I loved the big, atmospheric, swelling nature of the songs

Loved this.

GOD TIER album. And she was 19! It’s been in my rotation for 30 (gasp) years and it holds up. Sleep to dream, shadowboxer, and, of course, Criminal. Brilliant record.

I liked it more than I expected to, the drums are so good.

Not my favorite Otis songs (other than "I've Been Loving You Too Long") but his voice is so amazing, so evocative. Always cuts through.

Brilliant. Not my fav clash album but such good driving guitars and incredible drums

Kind of a tough one, I liked the music for the most part but stuff that probably played as subversive at the time (jump scare use of the n word) is kind of exhausting now.

Just ok for me, might need another listen

I can’t get over how much I dislike the lead singer’s voice. Kind of atonal Bowie or more theatrical David Byrne or something. The music I would probably enjoy if I weren’t so distracted.

It’s between a 4/5 for me but there are so many classic songs that I love. Brings together all my favorite aspects of punk, reggae, r&b

Pretty dang good. I love “America” so much. A perfect song to me

This didn’t age super well for me but I liked it when it came out. Still like Revelry.

I hated this slightly less than I typically hate tom waits

Hate hate hate. This all just made me feel violent. Idk what this did to my brain but it was bad.

I just think this is one of the greatest albums ever. So many incredible and off the wall songs (from if I was your girlfriend to starfish and coffee to adore). My favorite Prince album and arguably his best.

I really loved the first half and then it fell off a bit for me but she has so much raw talent. You see it honed and sharpened in her brilliant follow up album.

It’s almost a 5, really great album, cohesive vibe, songs that are still popular.

Kinda boring, maybe need another listen.

Not really my bag

I liked this way more than I expected to

Not really my thing, I liked the disco opening track

Not really my thing but it was kind of interesting

I more appreciate everything this album unlocked rather than loving it outright. Ian Curtis’ voice is a little tough for me by the end, but I love Disorder

It started off ok but some of the disparate sounds and weird wailing started to get to me, I never got into them as a band in earnest

I liked it, interesting to think about the timing of this with the Beatles and stones

I don’t love the lead singer’s voice, it’s kind of thin to me, and the songs all started to sound the same. The guitar parts were great tho.

Has one hit on it, otherwise not bad, I have a soft spot for Americana (with pretty fly for a white guy on it) but this was fun

I love this album, it’s so comforting and precise. A really beautiful work

My mom loves Billie Holiday and I’ve never really just sat with one of her albums and I really enjoyed this. So emotive, so sad. Idk that I will return to it often but I was moved

Great album like 3 stone cold classics

This is kind of a vibe, I had this album in high school and kind of forgot about it but I enjoyed on this re-listen

Not particularly memorable for me, sometimes the music/guitar reminded me of U2 but with much worse singing. Kind of a “whatever” for me

Man. I love this album. This is my favorite over Blonde, pyramids I think is one of the best songs of the 2000s easy, love the way it brought r&b back into the pop music conversation. So much to enjoy.

Not my fav Bowie album but still great. Golden Years is forever in my rotation

Two songs that I know and like are on here and I had no idea of the titles. But I enjoyed it.

I forgot how many great songs are on this album, a classic like almost every song is great

So many hits and my favorite post Beatles McCartney effort

It was pleasant enough but I don’t see myself revisiting songs beyond the delightful Waterloo sunset

This exceeded all of my expectations. I mostly know Ice-T as Odafin Tutuola (SVU obviously) and didn’t know his music well. This is awesome. So fast, so clever, so lyrically dense.

This is pound for pound the best post Beatles solo release but I found myself enjoying it less than other listens, by the end it’s kind of a jam (with som of the best ever musicians so I get it) but it’s still a classic.

Certainly not bad but not that special or interesting to me.

I didn’t enjoy this as much as the other public enemy album on here but it’s ok

Her voice is beautiful but I just won’t ever listen to this again.

I got this album my senior year of high school when they did a reunion tour and I’ve loved it ever since. I love the quiet loud thing, I love the production, I love the nonsense lyrics. Great album.

Between a 3/4 for me, I love cities, life during wartime, and heaven but I don’t think it’s my favorite talking heads album

This is a very enjoyable listen and reminds of when they were kind of the biggest band in the world but not something I return to often

Just ok for me in terms of repeat listens but I do love the Prince cover and time after time, incredible debut album

Not what I typically listen to but I can hear how influential it would go on to be and how influenced it was by Black Blues musicians. Really good.

I was kind of expecting to hate this and it is great. The harmonies, the guitar, the song selections all really work. I love the choice of macabre kind of southern gothic with their bright, melodious voices.

I want to love this bc the songs that are great are perfect (the intro, the title song, Saturday night etc) but it kind of dragged for me in the middle and I felt it was overall too long. Still exceptional bc it’s Elton but I wasn’t left loving it

Solid set of bangers. Not my fav zeppelin album but it’s great.

A great band (with an exceptionally good cover they made their own with “take me to the river”) but just an ok album overall for me

Not my thing. But interesting.

Not for me.

Gorgeous album. Living for the city, Golden lady, higher ground is a great string and it ends super strong as well.

How did these dudes manage to make one of their best albums at this stage of their career? God they just fucking rule. I love this album. Weird fishes, 15 step, jigsaw falling into place are still always heavy in my rotation. I can’t believe it’s almost 20 years old, I love them and I love this album.

Just ok for me

This is actually more fun than I thought it would be, the band is great and the songs are catchy with the right mix of reggae and proto ska things happening. Can def hear the influence they had on contemporaries and bands to come later.

Haven’t listened to this in ages and it’s a great album. Such a sure footed sophomore effort. Really love the cover of “I just don’t know what to do with myself” and other deeper cuts like “ball and a biscuit” are so good.

The first half is much more energetic than the end in my opinion, it kind of limps to the finish and hurts my overall estimation of the album unfortunately

I love their voices and I actually really liked the closing track but overall not my favorite songs from them

This is my first introduction to this band and it was fine, not horrific enough to get a 1 but kind of unremarkable for me

I’ve never heard this album but really liked it, I think more than rid of me

This album grows on me more all the time. Maybe not my favorite Radiohead album but only bc the bar is so high. It’s really freaking good, so atmospheric and layered and engrossing.

I don’t love their lead singer’s voice, not really my thing outside the few of their songs I already know and like

I haven’t listened to this album in ages, bit of a jump scare with all the Kanye but I really enjoyed it

This album is fucking incredible. Post was previously my favorite but this is in the running now. I love the production, it’s the right mix of electronic but intimate. Great album.

This…was not for me. Did not make me a believer in space rock, had to admit defeat after like 5 songs (normally I always finish the album).

I don’t think I’ve ever listened to this whole album, I had some thoughts on better sequencing but beyond that super enjoyable. Very strong major label debut

This was ok! Not my favorite but I liked the music and enjoyed it more than I expected i would.

Not my thing. Def felt the “cabaret” vibes. She has an interesting voice and the concept is unique but I will never listen to this ever again.

This is ok, kind of a vibe. Don't know that I will ever listen again tho.

I really love “holding back the years” and the lead singer has a great voice. Solid album, I also liked the cover of talking heads’ “heaven”

It was ok, I can appreciate the impact on people like Prince (a certain texture in their voices) but the songs all kind of sound the same after awhile. I did like “Oh why”

It was nice but I’m not much for jazz

I like this, I’ve heard songs of Siouxsie but never a whole album, her voice has a great gothic, atmospheric quality, kind of camp and theatrical.

Feels very of it's time, I guess a bit prescient (feels more 90s than 80s) with that atonal delivery. Kind of feels like the stuff I like the least about R.E.M. rinsed and repeated.

I already loved Suzanne but I really enjoyed the whole album. I like an idiosyncratic voice and the poetry is very stirring.

Just ok for me, I hadn’t heard the whole Album before and only knew “take me out” which is definitely the best song.

I liked it, definitely felt moodier and more melancholy than their other work, but doesn’t compare to pet sounds for me

I love this album. I always love his writing and poetry but his mature voice really works for these songs.

I enjoyed this, I hadn’t listened beyond the singles. I still think 21 is her best album but her voice is staggering always.

I really liked this. Super tight debut album, kind of brings together early Beatles and a less abrasive, more musical Sex Pistols vibe.

It’s very good I just don’t know if I will ever listen to it again, it makes me feel so sad. But I love the lush production in the first song and Ghosteen. I don’t know much other Nick Cave but this piqued my interest.

I love this album as a whole but wild world and father and son put it in a class of its own.

The songs are pretty good and the band is tight but Janis makes the whole experience exceptional.

Not an album I would normally gravitate towards but it was lovely, his voice is beautiful. Obviously El Paso is the main hit but I really liked the album opener.

Not my favorite steely dan album but I like any major dude and Riki don’t lose that number, and it was good overall.

I guess I had never listened to this album. It’s gorgeous. I’ve always loved her voice but so much evocative storytelling in every song too.

Very groove-y, not my favorite Bowie album but still great of course.

Her voice is lovely, I hadn’t listened to her before. Honestly, a bit more accessible for me than a Billie Holiday.

This was a really seminal album for me, came out my junior year of high school and was a stunning debut. They were my favorite of the strokes, white stripes, return to rock albums that came out around this time, I think their sound encapsulated a lot of things I’d started to get into (new wave, the smiths, the cure, post punk) and really worked for me. The whole album is so strong (absolutely epic opening) and they seemed so fully formed: great logo/iconography, cohesive sound, strong presence. I can’t believe it’s over 20 years old bc I still regularly listen to a lot of these songs. I just think it’s a remarkable album.

I was never that into kick push but there were other songs on here that I liked, the one with Jill Scott and hurt me soul.

I can’t ever seem to properly get into Brian Eno despite liking many albums he produced for others. This one I at least didn’t dislike, I just don’t imagine myself ever listening by to it again

This album was so fun. Incredible music and musicianship. Particularly loved the Kenny loggins michael McDonald collab. A new favorite for sure.

This was interesting and more enjoyable than I anticipated, has some spacey vibes.

A perfect album. And a stunning debut. She’s brilliant and I always knew the songwriting was good but in recent years I’m really blown away by her voice.

This was just ok for me, pleasant but unmemorable

This was really good, I knew strawberry letter 23 and a few others but the guitar work and music is what makes it really memorable and exciting

Not bad or anything but just ok in my opinion, kind of a less dynamic oasis vibe

Not my bag normally but I do really love Brian Johnson’s voice, one of the best rock and roll voices of all time. And this album has a lot of classics.

I thought this album was kind of a slog. Idk if it was just the audio on mine but I also could barely hear the rally bits. I enjoyed the music more than the singing but it was kind of a miss for me.

I liked this more than I expected on a second listen. I have fond memories of the song red dirt girl but hadn’t heard the whole album. It’s a nice combination of folk and late 90s early 00s rock

I don’t know that I’ve ever listened to this straight through despite knowing many of the songs on it. It’s remarkable. Between 4/5 for me but I’m giving it a 5 bc of the sheer audacity of the project and the hit rate, there are so few bad songs on this massive album. Favorites include the book of love, yeah oh yeah, and very funny.

Didn’t blow me away, it was catchy and cute bops, I knew dear god and it’s a good closer.