1001 Albums Summary

Excellent

Great album

Even better than I remembered, brilliant.

If you only buy 1 Scott Walker recording then this is it. Worth it for the bass line in the 'Old man's back' alone

Its ok, pop and a little lightweight but they did ok on it so good for them

Great album, totally immersive listening

Gimme some truth is good and obviously imagine and jealous guy are big songs but not moved by rest of it.

Not for me, repetative

Tina and Chris really stand out on this album

Enjoyed it, tripped out late 60s isnt an easy listen but its fun

The kind of 1st album where afterwards the band splits and goes onto better things

Not for me but the band can play

Arty pop is my best discription. Very good in places

Music is good but he cannot sing

Hasnt aged well, Billies voice sounds rough and I dont think it pairs with the style of music. But hey thats just me so 3 stars just because its Billie Holiday

Great album, captured the band really well. Prefer this to the studio albums

Sounds older than it is but I quite liked it.

Oved it

Solid album

If Carlsberg made Christmas albums then they'd be hard pressed to beat this one. 5 Stars all the way

For me it's the production values that save this record. Some outstanding tracks but also some filler. The Everley brothers cover shows they had run out of material and ideas

You just know that many UK Punk bands must have heard this and took its energy.

Dross, must be a generational thing

If indie did prog rock then this is it, self indulgent with nothing for the mob. I imagine a lot of critics will love it for that but for me it's an album you are supposed to like and you end up clinging to snippets of excellence.

OK some dodgy lyrics but really enjoyed this album, some great music

Great album, as soon as it finished I put it straight back on

Can't believe I missed this 1st time around, fantastic album.

Yesterday I had Maxinquaye by Tricky, it's hard to grasp that both albums were from the same year. This one is empty, devoid of originality and sounds very old

Good album, a genius at work

Following Rattle and Hum was always to be difficult but this album is almost a different band. Thoroughly enjoyed this classic

Not one for me, it became wall paper music after a while, probably better suited to a Starsky and Hutch episode

The band thought this album was sub par, they were right. Just shows what an inflated ego and cocaine will produce. Utter tripe

The only acceptable metal band, love it

Excellent album, I havent listened to much Grime but really enjoyed this.

There are good moments, for me their day had passed and the reinvention seems superficial

Hull Uni goes to Bristol

There are a couple of gems on here but too many instrumentals plus a guest appearance from Everything but the Girl (who I do like) push this album down to a 3 for me

Great album, even though I find Axl a bit shrill I can see why this was a huge album

A fledgling band playing and exploring sound. Not one I enjoyed. Maybe you had to be there

I can hear the musicality but not one for me, a little bored to be honest

Is it good, yes. Do I want to buy it, no. So a 3 for me

Classic album

Owes as much to Arthur Baker as it does to Afrika. Hip hop from the dawn of time

Truelly a great album, it's hard to think of a better one

Music to match a pc screen saver. It literally does sound like a teenager in his bedroom

These days it sounds like an old movie sound track but I imagine in 56 these was top notch stuff with swing, jazz and a great band Watch out Frank, Elvis is coming and its all about to change

It's a bit of a nerds album and I can see them playing Dungeons and Dragons afterwards, or maybe they've been to a Glastonbury gift shop and loved the vibe All the nonsense aside it's a solid album

Obviously heard of them but hadn't heard much by them, really good

Not an artist I enjoy listening to. I see others really rate this artist but for me it's a miss

Throwback soulful music with a rapper whose style and lyric have impressed.

Great album, Tina wiped the floor with this one. Would have been a straight 5 but the Beatles and Bowie covers smack a little of lack of confidence. Saying that I prefer Tinas version of help

As debut albums go this takes some beating but I'm biased, aged 13 with money from my paper round this is the 1st album I ever bought. Still play it and play it loud! Love it

Actually much better than I remember it.

I never cared for 'something for the weekend' so wasn't looking forward to this album but boy was I wrong brilliant album, witty, wry, and who doesn't love brass. 5⭐ from me I still don't care for something for the weekend!

It's a product of it's time line where Jazz was being used in Rock and this gives a funky feel to this album. To it's credit it's expertly crafted with top session players and the production is top notch But overall it's devoid of emotion that leaves me cold. Not a band I'd want to hear again

Whatever I was doing on 2005 I totally missed this. Utterly brilliant LP and only the second time I've gone out and bought an album based on this aps suggestion. Thank you 1001

Not one I'd listen to again

Is it good, yes. Would I buy it, no. 3

Not one I'd listen to again. Pleasant enough but did nothing for me

Sometimes Bryne feel very indulged. But Heaven is one of their absolute best and I loved the seldom seen heavyiness of Memories.

Stunning album, took me a couple of listens to appreciate it but then Spotify listed a live version and it blows the doors off showing what a band they were

It's 1956 and the American teenager has been presented with a heady mix of rockabilly rebel and slushy ballad. Coupled together with a banging cover and you're on the way Ol Parker knew what he was doing Rated for its historical significance and for opening ears to the original artists

Praised for it song writing but for me it's lost the bravado of Rum, Sodomy and the lash. I found it a bit samey, all right for a night at the pub but that's about it

Hard to listen to, maybe you had to be there and tripping.

Not a style of Jazz I enjoy, post bop, free jazz, are technically brilliant but not for me

Enjoyable enough, competent band who I'm sure in 1956 would have the room jumping

Enjoyed it, which was a surprise after reading some of the reviews. It's a great example of capturing a bands live essence.

The spoken conversations don't work but there is still enough to make this a good album. But would I buy it full price? no but I'd pick it up second hand. Great cover photo

Yes it's that good

50s albums suffer in comparison to the production values of later records but there's no denying the influence Little Richard had on the world. This album jumps off the disc and into the room. Fantastic

A bit heavy on the saccharine for me. No denying there is talent but it's cloying

Decent enough for a first album but it's not a knockout

Irritating. And that's from someone who has a couple of Suede records from back in the day!

Judging this album alone without comparison to what came before or after it's still a 5

I'm one of those who has listened to Neil Young and failed to see the attraction... Until this, listened once, intrigued, twice loved it, third time blasted it out His passion comes pouring out of him as he steps a different path to consumerism and greed. Keep rocking the free world Neil. 5⭐

I know Sarah Vaughan is a significant artist in the Jazz world but this album does nothing for me.

A 4 dragged down by one of the worst album cover photos. Respect to Mike Love at the back for having nothing to do with the Goats

Quite why this made the list is beyond me. Let's all go to Ibiza, look at the sunset and listen to some beats

I think Blitzkrieg pop is apt for this band, it's for those who like their punk without an ounce of aggression. If it was toss up between these and the Shrang-ri-las for the most punk outfit then I think the girls win it. 2 stars as its a great cover

Nothing outstanding or remarkable, it's another in the 1001 albums that you wonder why it's included

Great voice and commendable for his song writing. Some of the production is of it's time especially on 1st listen but the talent surfaces above this and the album is a positive experience

For gods sake Paul, give Art a call! Boy in the bubble is spot on, no amount of explaining exonerates the classlessness of this work Apartheid aside, I find the work mixes and merges musical styles well but leaves an empty feeling, and an unease that feels like somebody trampled all over your mother's best linen. 2 for me

The temps start with a answer to the direction taken by Marvin, but it's all a bit full on. Luckily they resort to type after the horror of Runaway Child spoken part and Grapevine filler

Remarkable album and an absolute wall of sound. Described as experimental and it's not wrong. Human Cannonball proves they can knock out a good classic, it's just they choose not too Loved it

Accusations and a threatened court case brought this lot to a halt, shame really as I loved this noise 5 from me

The West Midlands had it nailed in the late 60s, so much music pouring out

Everyone but the drummer had the right idea, leave!

Talk of filler is nonsense, I found side 2 perhaps more appealing as it's without the big walloppers on side 1. As debut albums go it's very good

Imagine its 1958 and you are sitting at a table in a Cuban club watching a band playing. The band are good, the atmosphere is hot and people are dancing but you leave as its nothing you haven't heard before. 30 years later you wander into the same bar and the band are still playing, only this time everyone is wildly applauding them, you drink your drink, listen politely and bid the bar staff goodnight. As you walk out the music makes you remember 1958, and you reflect on what isolation does to a country, frozen in aspic with nothing moved on Still the band were fairly decent

Ride made great snowboards. My all time favourite was the Timeless, a beast of a board that you had to be in control of or it would hurt you. Retired to my loft it sits there longing to be let loose, its not interested in tricks and jumps and only wants to carve and go very, very fast Ride the band are not in this catagory, Nowhere is good and the band can play but it needs volume to be heard at its best. A stronger singer would have taken this band off piste and into the deep stuff Conclusion: The Ride Timeless is in the 1001 Snowboards you must try before you die. Nowhere isnt

I bought this but it's telling that it never gets selected for a replay, it's very good and well produced but there's something melancholic about it that's slightly depressing. Still a good album and I don't feel absorbed by it

Her 8th album in 4 years and it doesn't disappoint, the musicianship is superb and her songwriting is getting stronger. 4⭐ for me

The music is excellent, as is the production, it's just every time he opens his mouth it all goes wrong,

The harmonies are stuck in time and a bit overdone, the ballads are sickly sweet. If you like the Beach boys then it will hit the mark

A three who don't fill out the sound, that or the producer didn't know how to dial the drums down. One of the greatest albums of all time? Well it's nowhere near and instantly forgetable

Not sure why this was so popular as the music is a bit samey and the vocalist comes across as not really enjoying himself. Maybe it's me as I've noted I mark metal bands lowly

I can hear the direct correlation between this and it's predecessor The Bends but find it doesn't stand repeated listening as it starts to sound a little earnest. Good but not great

Pick a genre and throw it in. There's even a bit of Spaghetti Western! Surely there is an Indian artist that demonstrates this culture better than a film soundtrack.

Whether I'd select it later for listening pleasure is highly debateable I found it warmed up around track 3 but overall it's one for the critics to drool over

The French age of consent is 15 and Gainsbourg draws on this to create a new Lolita. In today's language he 'grooms' Melody and hearing his lust play out over this LP is uncomfortable. So is the LP any good, musically it's a yes but his voice takes some getting used to. Unfortunately the subject matter should have consigned this LP to the dustbin of time. Saville would have loved Serge

Beautiful album full of UK soft soul. Deliberately smooth and mostly themed around love it's not without depth or social commentary. An absolute classic that stood out in 85 and still sounds good today

Masturbation, just because you've put some effort in doesn't mean you're going to hit the pillow, sometimes it barely ejects. That latter effort is my summation of Steely Dan

It was ok but became background music, I only realised it had finished when Police and Thieves came on and that I did enjoy

The second album is never easy, here limitations of the band are exposed and it seems to have lost it's edge. Maybe it was the Honey but more likely it was Gillespie leaving 2 for me

Loved the music, don't care for the rap

Unashamedly rock in a kitschy style with influences from rock, pop and punk. I wouldn't be surprised if some of these tracks turned up in a movie soundtrack

This album cashes in on the 50s cowboy nostalgia and feeds memories of the old West. The Indian wars were within living memory when this album was made and makes you realise how young a country America is

If you like Neil Young then this hits all the right buttons.

Great burst of energy, totly enjoyable

The album flies between good and awful. It's too long and needed pruning. It's not all Gold

Great album, blues rock and roll

Overblown and it's a big stadium filler album but that doesn't mean it's any good. Centrist rock pop hitting all the bases. It's 80s big hair music and it's pretty terrible. Cue guitar solo or was that drum solo

One dimensional noise. If you like your punk as an onslaught to the ears then this is for you. Don't think, just bang your head Quite why it's one of the 1001 is a mystery!

Couldn't find album on Spotify, but having heard a couple of tracks it sounds just like 60s Garage

I can see why it was massive but it doesn't break new ground and Liams vocal style grates on me

Great body of work

The most unfortunate thing about this album is it sounds like a compilation album from different bands of the same genre. There isn't much tying the album together Having said that there are some good tunes

Lovely background music for a shopping centre, safe, bland and nothing to get anyone excited

Title ain't wrong, commercial suicide

Iggy and Bowie, love it

Bowie has always had a edge where he borders on commercial failure, not this album it's straight rock and, for me, his most enjoyable work since scary monsters

Great album

Hard to believe people bought this

Nope

It's acknowledged as a high point in his career. I'm not a fan as it's not a vocal that intrigues me

It's a mixed blessing, some superb material that shows his talent but then some tracks that should have stayed in the studio.

It's a 5, raw, garage, throw in Iggy, punk, blues and Rockabilly influences and go for it. But at least we know who Frank Blacks dad is, and it sounds like he may have been responsible for Jack White as well 🤣

Just the right side of full on saccharine, Maria nails it

Blokes voice grates and barely tuneful, music is uninspiring so I'm unsure why this is classed as a great album. The plus point is the bands name is good, albeit misleading, and it's got a good cover

After some pretty uninspiring albums here comes one where the musians can play. A tight solid album with an excellent production. It's a 5 from me

A perfect blend of a very good band with a vocalist that blasts the top layer off of you and pulls out the core of your being. Janis isn't a pretty listen but has something so pure it goes deep inside

Very enjoyable

It's good, it's very good. Its the production that stands out

There go the Sonics!!!!! never to grace my turntable again OK for a garage band but a host of covers drags the score right down

It's beige background music, you can put it on and forget its playing. Not awful, just uninspiring

Bit arthouse so I suppose typical 70s New York, she is an inspiration for others and some tracks really click but for me the album is limited with moments rather than a body of great work

Prefer this to Marley

Let down by so many covers

1978, who would have believed it!, I hear so many later bands in this work you just know everyone listened to this

It had its time, my copy nevers gets played. Suppose that tells a story

Terrible, wouldn't believe it went down a storm in 58 either

The skits are of their time and the music is a bit full blown and tends to slap you around the chops, but when Lauren decides to sing then her great voice comes across well. Overall I'd say OK crossing into good at times.

If Ozzy and Spinal Tap spawned a tribute act that verged into comic parody then Venom is it's name

Some pretty good playing and some bearable singing but dives into arthouse and the spoken word track probably works better when played to a room wearing sunglasses and berets But there's no denying the influence of tracks like Sister Ray on later music

Up there with Steely Dan as artists to avoid!!

This is my 3rd Steely Dan album, how on earth they make it at all in the 1001 albums is completely beyond me. They are talented but it's bland and safe

Loved this high energy record, live must have been something else. Not a phone present just folk getting down and dirty jitter bugging the house to it's rafters

Ok she can hit a high note but she can't carry a tune, voice was all over the place. Yes I know she's acclaimed and praiseworthy but I just can't see it

Great album from one of the great voices and I love this period of his career. It gets a solid 6 from me

found the album limited/ samey, the standout is the quality of vocal but it's headache music, it won't clear one but likely to bring on on

There is no denying the Bunnymen made overcoats cool, secondhand shops in the early 80s became a huge resource but I'd add a lot of this was economic, rather than pure fashion But style isn't enough. Porcupine is a great album by one of Liverpools big bands of the time, and is best played with the volume up. The influences shine though on this album as the Bunnymen offer a lot more than just being a good post punk band. Possibly their darkest album but this isn't surprising when we remember Liverpool in the early 80s. The very high unemployment, the decimation of tradional industry, and the fight between the newly elected hard left council and the Conservative government all influence this album But they do say great music is born of unrest, loved it then and love it now, (goes and fetches overcoat for a walk to the shops)

A symphony written for the 20th century. It's OK but sounds of it's time. Personally I think it a little boring

The more I listened the better it got, two obvious huge songs but the whole of this blue driven album comes across as a great body of work

Not worth revisiting

That is an album!!, loud, proud and pure adrenalin it's an unbelievably great album. Motorhead always stood out amongst the Metal bands as core rockers without the gimmickry, poodle perms and soft rock of others they just let loose and that, for me, makes them the greatest of all the metal bands Lemmys ghost for president 🍺 🏍️ 🎸

The Who can really play, a solid very tight outfit who know how to blast the doors open. The sheer quality of the playing shows what a great live band they were

The album sleeve is a piece of art and captures the beauty and faded glory intended. The album is a record that transcends a band and becomes a truelly great piece of Americana One of the greats and that's from someone who doesn't care for the Eagles!

It's dark, somewhat disjointed and sounding jaded. But with some massive tunes

Neil Young can be hit or miss, there are tracks on this album that soar to the sky's but there's others that you wonder was he padding the album.

I find them a bit samey but it's a solid album

Adele is a mixed blessing, there are real highs and she writes from the heart but that heart can be melancholic.

I'm not a fan

Groundbreaking sound and the birth of trip hop. It's a big album which still sounds good today

This album has a cover that completely suits the content inside. A man in a rowboat outside a house and a woman sitting on the veranda. Sounds like a good idea but it's a terrible photo and looks completely random. And that is my summary of the music as well.

One night on Peel I heard Never Understand and bought tbe 12'' the next day and loved the total noise, so got the album and wasn't disappointed. There are similarities with this LP and the Bunnymen and that's not a bad thing I don't think their later releases bettered this debut album, maybe musically they did but not for sheer bravado and impact

Beards, flares, lots of 'man' in sentences. It reminds me of the music Oddball would have listened to in his Sherman tank I'd imagine he'd have told me to quit with those negative vibes

The bagpipes number was a surprise especially being followed by a mexican number. The writing does come across as formulaic with some songs blending into each other. The harmonies stay just this side of sickly sweet but it's good honest pop with an accent on goodness

Some good playing, Vu may be big in some peoples opinion buteft me underwhelmed

Not a fan of drum and bass but can appreciate the musicianship of this album

Folk music does prog

Infectious, like a foot infection it grows on you, seems light and you can ignore it but it much darker than you realise and before you know it you are repeat listening Nice one Edwyn

American girl stands so far above the others

No link to music - couldn't review

Bought it new, still doesn't disappoint

Pysch and Pysch, if you are a fan of a bit of reverb then this lot will appeal

Fresh prince of Bell-Air, enough said

The opening track aside it's a classic New Order album. The opener is their take on the Balearic sound and presumably the sheep noise is a comment on the acid house bands that sprung forth at the time

Enjoyable enough and would be great at a part or wedding. Hard to imagine this is 1991 as it sounds more like a 1961 soundtrack to a film

Strong sense of the Manc sound even through they were a little distant from it. It was ok but I wouldn't have included it in a list to hear before I die

Great vibe and an upbeat album. Was expecting a retro style album but the King of Bongo Bong shattered that preconceptions. Really ennjoyable

Mid 80s ballads, good voice but it's not memorable

Great album, something on the fringes but good enough to hit the conciousness of the mainstream. A classic these days

he is very skilled but it's for the purist

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at their best. This album is peak cave, Blixas influence is still there and Mick Harvey's touch is everywhere. The 1st disc is bombastic, passionate, raw, loud, thumping, sexy, and music to immerse in. The second disc shows a more tender and vulnerable side of Nick making it music to listen to. But whatever the mood the Seeds go with it and excel

That is an album, loved it.

Wow, how bad was that!

A couple of standout tracks but overall it's OK but not great

Unimpressed

Excellent album, doesn't disappoint

Sounded more Oi than anything else, not impressed

Classy lady singng classy songs, the lyrics of corny and corny but she's working with what's in front on her

Music to split your head open to, devoid of musicality.

Probably the best album from the Smiths, absute classic

Probably the best of the 80s synth albums, an absolute classic 5⭐

Didn't suspect I'd enjoy it as much as I did

Pretty safe, maybe it's the production or maybe Billys influence but it feels like rock by numbers and doesn't light a fire under you. Paradoxically that guarantees airplay, go figure!

A funky gem of an album. Definately one I'll purchase

I like the blues so am biased, loved it

Funky fun

Aside from Sunday and New year the album let's itself down as the quality of music lessens after these big tunes. A successful album in its day but not one I'd seek out today

The band that rescued the guitar, and brought garage, Reed, Iggy and the Stooges to a whole new generation. That alone must be worth 5 stars but then throw well written catchy material and you have a banger

An album of it's era, blues rock that starts well but the quality of material varies over the album

Someone has decided Elvis Costello is a major influence. He's not

Far more musical than expected and started to enjoy it the longer it went on.

More musically accomplished and heavier. As the album progresses Morrissey seems unable to compete with the heavier sound and there's a disconnect. It's almost as if you can hear a band splitting up

If I were a horse you'd have shot me to prevent further suffering

There are greats and then there's Otis. Some stand out material but also covers, not necessarily a bad thing but stops it scoring higher

Doing what Alice does best

Enjoyed it more than I thought I would

Terrible waste of talent

Oh dear, pretty forgetable

Great body of work, for me it slips in a couple of places but a strong album

Great 1st album by a great band

I found this a mixed bag, it's a very good album from a supreme talent but suffers from not having an experienced producer, letting the artist produce his own work can be a mistake and this album suffers for it, plus a couple of tracks feel like fillet. Saying all that it's still a great album, so a 5

The phrase the sum of the parts comes to mind, seriously strong album

It's not good, I suppose there is an audience for it but it can't be big

Man those cats were jumping

Relax and enjoy the vibe, it's not all Marley and that's the strength of this album

4 tracks, 39 minutes. A maestro captured on vinyl

Ok he can write, but he can't sing!!

A very solid Springsteen album which rises above earlier work due to its maturity, plus when you add in his ability to convey this in a believable manner makes him one of the greats

You could merge a lot of these songs and you wouldnt notice the difference. It's the message, not the music, or the vocal why it's applauded by many.

A band with a short life, some excellent tracks on here and an attutide that's off the scale. Not difficult to see all the influences in this melting pot

Underwhelmed!

Decent guitar band earns a 3, attitude and good vocal knocks it to a 4.5. Cover drops it to a 4

Ok, competent guitar band earns a 3, lack of attitude and average vocal knocks it down to 1.5, so a 2

It's ok, it's not poor, it's competently played, and I suspect they had a good following. But I found it muzak for the middle aged