1001 Albums Summary

Pretty good. Relatively silly like some of the early Eno stuff but it was relatively catchy and fun to listen to. I probably enjoyed it more than Piper at the Gates of Dawn or Saucerful of Secrets from what I remember of those, which is impressive.

Already listened to this one a million times. Kicks ass, too bad you can't hear the bass. If it was mixed a little better it would be a significantly closer contender for my favorite Metallica album. Not nearly as consistently strong as Ride the Lightning or Master of Puppets probably, but the first half of the album especially is top notch.

This was the first album I've listened to since starting this a couple of days ago that I hadn't even heard of, though I definitely know the song "alright". I haven't listened to much 90s britpop but I enjoyed this album quite a bit, it's fun to listen to. I'll definitely be coming back to it.

This album was fine, not something I feel like I will really get into just because it felt fairly straightforward but didn't really grab me. I'm giving it 2 stars just because I feel like there is a chance that it could grow on me, but it still felt pretty average.

Another album I've listened to a bunch when I was younger, not as good as the first four albums in my opinion because I much prefer the thrashiness of those, but it's still really solid and has some great tracks, especially in the first half.

Good, catchy songwriting. Never heard a Kinks album before, but I enjoyed this quite a bit. I will definitely be revisiting.

I've heard this album quite a few times and didn't feel like listening to it again for this just due to its sheer girth. I don't feel like there are any real duds on here, and although the great songs are outnumbered by good ones, the album is still engaging to me all the way through. It's not as focused as Siamese Dream in terms of sound, and it would be easier to justify its length if it told a coherent story, but I still think this is an essential album and I’m going to throw it a 5 just because it contains a large number of songs that I would consider great if not classic at this point.

Didn't really click, but I'll come back to it.

Wasn’t doing anything for me at first but it kinda won me over. It’s fun and relatively catchy. Don’t know if I’ll ever go back though.

This just didn't really do much for me. I generally enjoy more ambient and experimental music, but this one just didn't click. I'll have to give it another shot at some point.

Little bit more folky than what I’m used to listening to, but it’s not bad. Not sure if I’ll come back to it anytime soon, but I enjoyed it a bit for what it is.

Great album, I think I prefer it to Unknown Pleasures. It abandones most of its semblance to punk music and is incredibly dark. There isn't another album that sounds quite like it or makes the same statement.

This album really didn’t do anything for me at all. Besides for debris, I thought it was super boring and wanted to listen to something else instead. Definitely not for me.

This album has some great production and some of the tracks I think are really good in terms of the songwriting. Unfortunately it just doesn't really make me feel much, and I'm just not a huge fan of lyrics being this front and center in music, and that's a general problem I have with rap. I'll likely give it a couple more listens in the future in case it grows on me, but it doesn't really strike me as one of the greatest albums ever made despite its clear ambition.

This was pretty cool. Definitely early 2000s electronic music, but I didn't find it annoying or uninteresting.

I don’t listen to much folk but this was pretty good, I’ll probably be coming back

This was one of the first jazz albums I actually sat down and listened to a few months ago. I can’t claim to really “get” jazz yet but this album is still a really enjoyable listen.

Some interesting bits but otherwise I thought this was pretty damn boring.

The singles are by far the strongest tracks on this album. Everything else is just okay if not slightly stale.

This was super cool. Was not expecting what sounds like a grunge album from 1984. Great album and clearly super influential.

My expectations were not that high because I’ve never loved “rehab”, but wow this album is consistently amazing.

I’ve heard this quite a few times before. It’s good, especially the tracks metal and cars. The album is a little bit repetitive in terms of synth tones, but I still really enjoy listening to it.

Overall the sound of the album is good, it’s just that every song pretty much sounds the same. It starts to become really repetitive.

Liked the first half the first time I heard it but when I came back to it this didn't really do much for me at all.

I know this was influential but I’m pretty sure damn near everything that has come out since then is more interesting.

Would give a 4 for the number of classics if the overall sound southern rock didn’t bore the hell out of me

I was expecting some boring 70s glam but was surprised by the competency and variety here. This seems like it rewards multiple listens but was fun enough the first time to keep me hooked. I'm an Eno lover so it's cool to finally hear what he was up to prior to his solo stuff. I'll have to give it other listen or two but I feel like I may end up bumping this up to a 5, I really liked it.

Not the biggest fan of this type of classic rock but Janis Joplin’s vocals are cool and overall the writing isn’t too boring; pretty fun.

I've never seriously listened to Eminem before this and expected to hate it but I'm honestly impressed. The ridiculousness of a lot of the lyrics is annoying but hilarious. I honestly don't know how seriously I should take this and that makes it even more entertaining. Would give it above a 3 if it didn't start to wear on me by the last quarter.

Pretty nice and relaxing, I'll probably have to give it another listen. Nothing about any of the tracks really stood out to me though and it didn't strike me as very noteworthy or interesting.

Not much of a country fan but this album was pretty, I liked quite a few of the tracks.

I listened to this album a couple of times a few years ago and definitely felt like it was ahead of its time, but didn't enjoy it a ton for what it was. Relistening to it now, it is obviously incredible and pretty much a perfect album.

There were a couple of catchy singles on here but most of the songs weren't memorable. The lyrics also suck if you aren't 13 or 49 years old.

It was just fine, pretty repetitive.

Really good, definitely coming back. Excited to hear the Low End Theory.

This was great. I've held off from checking out early Genesis for a while despite liking contemporary prog and I wish I had listened to this sooner, I love the classical elements like those in Yes' records. Originally gave it a 4 but after listening a couple more times I've bumped it up to a 5; easily one of the best prog records I've heard.

It was alright, I'm not much of a blues fan but it was good.

Not my preferred classic Christmas album but it's alright.

I wanted to like this album but it didn’t really do anything for me at all. Not bad but just not memorable.

Pretty good, the first half I enjoyed especially but it started to get old towards the end.

There were some great tracks on here but the majority of them I would consider to be just good. I tried to treat the halves as different albums but still listened to the whole thing in one sitting, which may have been a mistake since the whole thing got to be pretty tiresome and felt bloated. I'll probably come back to give it another shot at some point but the sheer length makes it pretty daunting.

I was surprised by how consistently good this album was. I feel like a lot of new wave bands have one or two bangers per album and the rest is pretty samey but this was really good, even if you don't count the obvious singles.

Goddamn this was a slog. I don't care if she has a good voice, that's literally the only thing this has going for it. Nearly an hour and a half of lowest common denominator radio slop.

Really really boring, kinda made me mad.

It’s alright. Good enough to not be boring but it’s not terribly interesting. Fine summer background music.

This was really boring. I understand that most people who like this album enjoy it for the lyrics. Maybe someday I’ll give it another shot and pay more attention to those, but for now I can only give this the benefit of the doubt and a 2.

Better than I remembered. Singles carry it but it’s probably pretty fun to get drunk to and play really loud.

Pretty repetitive but still good. Doesn’t have shit on any Marley I’ve listened to though.

The great moments on here were balanced out by those that were overly theatrical and kind of annoying in my opinion. Definitely overrated but not bad by any means.

I’ve never been much of a Maiden fan from what I’ve heard despite loving a lot of metal. This is the first time I’ve ever really sat down and listened to one of their albums and I’m not really impressed. Hallowed is by far the best track and most of it was relatively kinda lame. Not a big fan of the singer’s voice either.

This was actually quite good. Obviously the lyrics are kind of insane sometimes but the music is good. I'll have to come check it out again sometime.

The songwriting on here I think is actually great. Too bad Morrissey is so annoying. This was the first Smiths member solo project I’ve heard and it was a pleasant surprise.

This was my first time listening to a Hendrix album. It probably would have left more of an impact on me if I let it take me away and I wasn’t working while listening, but it was still pretty cool. Voodoo Child especially blew me away.

After getting Nebraska the other day and not caring for it, this was a great surprise. The songwriting was tight and I wasn’t bothered by his voice like a lot of people. Nothing too special but just enjoyable.

I just don’t really get it.

Pretty good. It was fairly repetitive like a lot of Reggae and Ska but it had enough of a punk edge to keep it cool.

Was not as bad as I was expecting. Pretty accessible to me for "country", decently enjoyable to listen to and felt like a mix of many different influences which was kinda cool. It didn't really grab me though.

Goes hard

One of my favorites from middle school and early high school. My taste has grown a lot since then but I still enjoyed this when listening to it again. Yes, the vocals/lyrics can be kinda cringy but I still think they have a place. The instrumentation I still think is really good; I enjoy the clicky bass and how creepy the guitars sound sometimes. I understand this album might be too edgy for most people but I think I'll always have a soft spot for it.

Pretty good, her voice is way more versatile than I imagined. The tracks were pretty consistent, nothing I’d really consider a dud, but as a whole this album didn’t really jump out at me. Not sure if I’ll ever come back.

I’ll probably need to come back to this. Very noisy obviously but it’s not annoying.

Good, I liked the classical aspects of it a lot. I’ll probably come back to it, I can see myself bumping it up a grade potentially.

Not bad but kinda boring, I’ll need to come back and give it another shot. Probably with the rest of the Doors’ discography.

I didn't find this very exciting. The vocals are good but everything sounds pretty samey and the instrumentals are nothing noteworthy.

Thought this was really cool at the start and considered giving it a 4 but it started to drag by the end.

Less repetitive than most reggae I’ve heard. Pretty good.

Just not interesting to me at all

Pretty classy. Doubt I’ll come back to it a ton but it was enjoyable enough.

Definitely overrated. Some tracks were really good but most of it was pretty forgettable with that late 90s/early 2000s overly clean production I can’t stand.

Revising my review a few months later after listening to it again. I enjoyed this quite a bit more the second time around and appreciated it as more than just a fairly generic pop record. Sledgehammer slaps and Don't Give Up is pretty touching.

Fun but it started to get a bit old by the end.

I’m a sucker for dancey 80s music.

Pretty cute but not super engaging or memorable. I zoned out for a couple of tracks while listening which isn’t a good thing.

Good, kinda reminded me of Nick Drake.

Alright, definitely didn't stand out to me as much as Arthur.

Alright, nothing too special.

This didn’t really stand out to me too much over other hip hop of the time. I don’t mind the dated sound but this just didn’t have as many stand-out tracks on it as I was expecting.

Pretty generic 90s music but not bad.

There were a couple of songs I thought were pretty sweet but most of them were kinda forgettable.

There were a couple of songs on here that I thought were really good but most of it was nothing too special.

Not as good as the few following albums with their world influences but still a great influential record that stands out from pretty much everything else at the time.

I love Bowie and this is top tier just like a bunch of his other albums. Great moody, jazzy record and a perfect swansong.

Pretty repetitive and overall just kind of annoying.

This was a pretty fun album. Not too serious and some decent hooks. Seems like good summer driving album.

Pretty obvious White Stripes clone. Not terrible on its own but just pretty unremarkable.

I find folk to be generally repetitive and uninteresting and this was no exception.

In my last review I said that I find folk pretty dull and repetitive but this is an exception in my opinion. It feels pretty sincere and I felt like there is definitely more to it than most contemporary folk albums.

First time listening to a Stones album and I really don’t see what all the fuss is about. It’s just middle of the road for me. Finding out this record is considered to essentially be their best just leaves an even more stale taste in my mouth since there’s a fat chance I’ll seriously enjoy any of their albums then.

I was excited to listen to this again because it has been a couple of years. Unfortunately it falls pretty flat compared to a lot of the contemporary post punk that I really like. It just doesn't really have much variety or an atmosphere to it that makes it compelling.

Great record I discovered not long before I started with this project. I would love to give it a 5 but for its length it just isn’t quite perfect enough to warrant that in my opinion. The second half especially was noticeably weaker than the first to me.

I found this one way easier to listen to than his self titled. That was way too simple and repetitive from what I remember. This has at least a little more instrumentation to it and isn't really annoying.

I just don't find CCR very interesting. Not much variety at all and the general flavor of folk/country infused rock has always been pretty stale to me.

Mad I didn't listen to this sooner.

I originally thought this album was just okay but once they brought in the sax in the second half and then the whole record started to go off the deep end it sold me.

Great album. Pretty soft and sweet. I’ll definitely be back.

Beginning and end of this album can’t save it for me. At its core it is bland at best if not a bit grating. If this list has taught me anything that I didn’t know about my taste at this point it’s that I find most classic rock criminally uninteresting.

This really just wasn’t anything interesting. The songwriting was nowhere near as good as what I recall from pet sounds (haven’t run into it on the list yet) and the whole thing just felt a little flat.

Fun to listen to; probably the best gangster rap album I've heard so far.

Alright; I'm not a huge fan of swing but this was an okay listen, nothing very special.

I think this is cool due the obvious variety of influences it has and how it clearly inspired bands like sonic youth, but I just found it a bit bland and not very fun to listen to, most likely because of the rockabilly touch.

Some songs were pretty good, especially towards the beginning. There are just a couple of grunge albums I consider to be truly great and this is not one of them.

I didn't know white boys went this crazy back in '86.

Man is shredding on sitar. Pretty good.

This was really good, I enjoyed the diverse instrumentation quite a bit and thought it was beautiful. Definitely shakes things up for me which is welcome at this point in the list. I'll probably come back to it soon.

I only recently got into Massive Attack (disappointed that Mezzanine isn’t here as well) and they’re a group that immediately hit me hard. I love the somewhat creepy instrumentals paired with the beautiful and sometimes sensual vocals. Their music feels emotionally complex and I really enjoy it; right up my alley.

Alright new wave. Doesn't compete with the greats imo and some of it is pretty cheesy. Nothing too boring or offensive though.

Good enough.

Couple of decent songs on here but most of it was really bland.

Wasn’t as mind blowing as my expectations led me to believe it would be but it was still super solid.

Not horrible but not interesting enough to make me want to come back.

Pretty enjoyable to listen to, nothing fancy.

I mean it's alright, definitely overrated though.

I respect this thing for what it is but man an hour and 18 minutes is pushing it. That's probably part of the point now that I think about it.

Driving crooner.

Pretty sweet. Better than most country I’ve heard.

Excellent album. I've been listening to it frequently for a couple of years and both the more simple catchy tracks and the soundscapy ones are fantastic and still feel like something from the future, but not necessarily a cold and dim one.

I have thrown this album on in the car multiple times and did not pay it much attention, so nothing about it really stood out to me. Listening to it now with no distractions has allowed me to warm up to it a ton. It's a pretty haunting album especially when I'm able to actually pay attention to the lyrics. I'll definitely be back to it again soon.

One of the greatest albums of all time in my opinion. The thematic cohesiveness and the production alone make this an incredibly strong standard by which I still measure other albums by.

Just pleasant to listen to, nothing super artistic or compelling about this specific record.

Obviously the pacing of this album is a little iffy but generally I think the songwriting is superb and the vibes are just so good.

There were a few really pretty tracks on this album but overall it doesn't hold a candle to the other Bjork albums I've heard unfortunately.

I'm not against this type of music; I enjoy beats like this and I love a lot of ambient music that is meant to kinda hang out in the background, but this just does not feel like it has the same amount of soul as what I am used to. Doubt I'll really be coming back.

Way better than Nebraska, pretty much on par with Darkness At The Edge Of Town. Overall I'm way more impressed with Springsteen than I thought I would be.

Pretty catchy but it just didn’t really grab me. Probably needs a relisten.

Too poppy and too long. Even aside from who Kanye is this album did not hit me as hard as I was expecting and I don't really want to hear it again.

The Cure has been one of my favorite bands for years. Though this album isn’t their best, it still has a fantastic haunting, smoky atmosphere and stands much taller than most post punk albums, so it is still getting a 5.

Nothing that stuck with me or was very exciting.

There are a few great songs on here during the second half, but the first side does pretty much nothing for me and I can’t shake the feeling of this whole thing just being a bit pretentious. I’ve given this thing multiple tries over the years and it’s either just not for me or overrated.

Pretty sweet dreamy dance music.

I've had this hyped up for me a lot and I've come around quite a bit. Pretty relaxing yet technical.

First time listening to anything by PJ post To Bring You My Love and I was surprised by how much less aggressive this was than her early work. This was really good, pretty much every song had something in it that grabbed me. Too bad the album art is so bland.

Pretty cool; beats are great and the lyrics and variety of vocals are both really nice.

Super pleasant.

Not bad. I see why this is considered proto punk, but it was a little too basic rock and roll for me to care a whole lot. Last track was pretty funny though.

Not terrible melancholic music. I get why some people say it’s too cheesy. Maybe I’m just partial to that.

Holy fucking boring good god.

Title track is great but the rest is lame.

I put this one off for a long time because I didn't know when I would be in the mood for it but it was actually quite good. I really enjoyed the production and the premise and lyrics were pretty funny. If the concept really bothers you that much you should consider lightening up.

At first I thought this was really stupid but then it won me over a bit. It is very long and I would probably never choose to listen to this over Aphex Twin or something, but it has a fairly interesting vibe and isn't bad for passive listening.

Generally sweet but not incredibly memorable. The symphony sounds nice.

It's fairly enjoyable, not as bad as a lot of the early 2000s stuff I hate but not particularly worth talking about 20+ years later.

It's alright. Songwriting isn't bad but it doesn't stand out very much among its contemporaries and I probably won't go out of my way to hear it again.

This album is the same song for an hour and 15 minutes, I could not wait for it to be over. It is escaping a 1 because I was not giving it my full attention and will give it the benefit of the doubt. I will never relisten to determine if I was right or not.

Not the biggest Beatles fan but it's undeniable how consistently top notch the songwriting is on this album.

Kinda reminds me of the Jesus and Mary Chain if they took fent and were not very talented, yet I can't help but feel like there is something to it, so I will probably give it one more try.

Neat hearing some super early Zappa before he completely found his footing but this just wasn't nearly as original and entertaining as some of his later stuff.

First 2 or so tracks I thought were great and then it started to lose me a bit. I'll give it another shot soon but I already feel like it's pretty good.

Classic, definitely not nearly as consistently interesting as their next couple of albums but still undeniably important.

Alright, fun enough.

Not bad but not super memorable. Pretty cool that he did essentially everything himself.

I expected to really hate this and kinda want to still but it has enough beautiful melodies that I just can't.

Some pretty good shit on here, surprised these guys don't get more credit.

Interesting. Some of the vocal stuff I found kind of annoying but the compositions and uses of sampling were good.

A lot of people call this album bloated or underwhelming and I felt that way too the first time or two I heard it but I quickly realized that this truly is a masterpiece just like their previous three albums. There are some segue songs but I enjoy them all at least thematically if not musically. Most of the tracks are great and this is one of the most conceptually tight and finely crafted double albums of all time. It is one of the few classic double albums that justifies its length. This is the final record in an undefeated 4-album run and even though it may be the weakest in several ways, that does not prevent it from still being one of the greatest albums of all time.

Consistently enjoyable.

All over the place and not incredibly memorable, but not bad.

Too insanely overplayed for me to really enjoy it beyond having a basic level of respect for it at this point.

Very smooth pop. You can’t really go wrong with any of her albums.

Not my favorite Depeche Mode album but it is still pretty good.

Every time I come back to this album I'm impressed by how memorable and hard-hitting each song is. I can't think of an album that better expresses discontent with the establishment.

The songwriting seemed good but the album just didn't really stick with me at all.

A bit monotonous but I generally enjoy this sound.

This hit me harder than I thought it would. Some tracks were definitely better than others but overall it was really nice.

It’s alright.

There are some nice melodies and harmonies on here but for the most part it just felt kinda bland and samey.

I thought the first few tracks were really nice and then it started to kinda get boring to me.

No thanks.

It's whatever.

This was alright, heard much worse folk.

Easy 5, not a more beautiful soul album out there that I've heard.

It's unreal how consistently good and interesting all of the songs are on this album.

Too bad there aren't more MGMT albums on this list. All of them are interesting and unique in their own ways, and this is the one that stands out for being the most accessible yet tongue in cheek. Despite the singles being unmistakably mid-2000s, they are still interesting and the other tracks are pretty fun too.