1001 Albums Summary

Atmospheric 80s pop rock, that picked up where the progressive rock post-script left off. Very enjoyable.

This was great.. covers a lot of ground, and is always interesting.

This was a pleasant surprise. Soulful, funky, psychedelic, jammy, jazzy, extended exploratory solos.. just hook it to my veins!

It's ok, I guess. But I'm not from Jersey.

Does what it says on the tin, but still manages to outshine its expectations

Not the biggest Joplin fan, but can't deny her performance on this is the highlight. Otherwise, a pretty messily presented, middle of the road statement of what was happening with blues rock at the time.

Not a whole lot of substance beyond the gimmick in this one. A few well known bangers that raise a smile, but the joy kinda ends there. 7 out of 11 songs having a fade out probably tells us how much focus there was on actual songwriting... but oh boy, they sure had time for pentatonic scale jamming..

I enjoyed this more than I expected. Lyrically, it's not overly relatable for me (recognising I'm not the target audience), but some good grooves to enjoy along the way.

A songwriting masterclass. Real, honest, unfiltered. Understandably one of the top sellers of all time.

I think this would've been a lot more enjoyable for me at a different time of my life, but today, it just felt monotonous. Very much a mood piece to sit in, when you're in the mood to sit in it.

Really freakin odd, but a whole lot of fun.

Heaps of corny country lyrical stereotype boxes ticked, but also a lot in this taken straight from the Springsteen playbook, which gives it a bit more substance than I was expecting. I think the trick to enjoying this one is to not take it quite as seriously as it may have initially been intended.

A couple of good tunes, but for the most part I found this a sloppy, disjointed, garage band mess. Perhaps that's due to fatigue from this style of delivery being so far overdone over the following few decades, perhaps it's just not meant for me as I listen today. I am, however, grateful that it exists, knowing the influence it had on albums and artists that came shortly after it.

JB doing JB things, with his incredibly well oiled machine of a band. If you can for half an hour ignore the fact that he was a really terrible person, this is a delightful capture of early 60s live show energy.

A bit of a slow starter, but has some great tracks and heavy lyrics. I love a bit of jazz flute, keys are beautiful, and H20gate is brilliant.

Very much a time machine to the mid 60s psychedelic rock movement.. this was great. Extra points for Zep members involvement.

Rap ain't really my thing, but I gotta respect this one. Found myself grooving along to the boom bap beats far more than I expected.

Absolutely bonkers, for the most part. I'm going to need to give this few listens to work out what the heck happened, and to like it even more.

I've always had more of an admiration than a love of R.E.M., really only knowing the hits and never digging further. Initially, listening to Green, I felt the same way.. but, the back half of this album is brilliant. Maybe it took me until then to 'get it'?

A Christmas classique, that I have no reason to listen to at any other time of year.

Some absolute bangerz on this. Girls & Boys is enough for a high rating on its own.. Album-wise though, it feels like there's a bit of filler that dilutes the overall quality.

Beautiful. The classics are there, but there's a very soulful energy in there too.

A couple of great tracks, like the opener, but overall very one-paced and not overly invigorating.

Absolutely wonderful. Innovative, vast, reflective, challenging, joyous. One of the best ever.

Surprisingly quite an enjoyable listen on a gloomy morning.

A beautifully merged together collection of tunes and styles. I'm not sure I've ever heard anything like it. Enjoyed with breakfast and coffee on a lazy weekend morning, which I think is suitable. Will listen again.

Well that was a particularly uninspiring listen. There were a few moments where it almost got interesting.. but then yeah nah.. meh.

This hasn't aged well lyrically. At times repetitive, needlessly offensive and tiring. Some great G Funk beats in there though, and G Thang goes alright.. but I think I'd rather just listen to P Funk instead.

Knowing a bit about the Nick Drake story, this album is beautiful & heartbreaking all at once. The stripped back production makes this album feel like exposing an open wound to the world.

This one has some flashes of really cool stuff, and some flashes of really forgettable stuff. Wears it's influences on its sleeve, but never quite lives up to them.

Nothing to say that hasn't already been said. The album that transitioned the Beatles into my favourite era of theirs.

Laying the sludgy foundations for an entire genre ain't an easy thing. It's not my favourite Sabbath album, but it's sick.

The bass and drum duo carries this album for me, and well it should.. the guitar is all over the place, though fun at times. Vocals not overly enjoyable.

This is enjoyable, but never really hits the heights of his legend. Maybe Elvis just ain't the same without seeing the movin' and shakin'?

Yeaahhhh boiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Best hip hop album of the list so far. Got a bit repetitive, but overall lots of fun.

Glam, rock, falsetto, harmonized guitar solos, and some banging hooks... all delivered with a fat dollop of traditional dad rock energy. Great stuff.

This was probably about 20 minutes longer than it needed to be.. I liked some of it quite a bit, but the filler tracks in between made the whole thing drag..

His aim my be true, but I fail to see the point.

I'm a bit torn with this one. The popular stuff has been played to death, but is ok, I guess. There is some skippable junk that didn't need to be included. Also, some pretty cool explorations on the second half.. It's a fence sittin' 3

Synthy moody ABBA. Great songwriting and some interesting twists and arrangements. Didn't wow me, but enjoyed exploring this one.

Odd, silly, fun. I expected nothing less. Probably wouldn't seek it out for my collection, but I enjoyed listening.

This is an absolute classic. It was amazing listening back to this after a number of years, and hearing the threads of the influence it's had on so much music since.

Interesting, but I wouldn't say inspiring for me.

An assault of energy shoved at you with reckless desperation.

Dark, brooding reflection on life from his deathbed. What a farewell album.

An intriguing listen. Something very different to what has been presented so far on this list. Some great tunes, some others forgettable, but nice to hear some cultural diversity.

I don't like giving too many threes, but I feel like this was a pretty middle of the road early 70s rock album.

Bio says they are 'dark and challenging', and I'd say that's about right. Not as bad as some others have mentioned in their reviews, but not one I'll be returning to in a hurry.

I've heard this album many times, but not for quite a few years. It's typical of the experimental nature of the time - longer songs, grand themes, complex arrangements, odd time signatures. Call it prog, but mostly it comes without quite as much doodlydoodly wank as some of the later stuff. Howe is obviously a feature on this as the newest member, but Anderson's vocal arrangements are pretty special.

Nothing to write home about..

Got tired of this pretty quickly.. probs won't be returning to it.

My favorite Sabbath album. Brilliant.

That wasn't as uplifting as I'd hoped it would be..

Mumbly fumbly vocals, but the music is great

Really interesting. A lot more of the ska and rockabilly influence than I expected.

So much of this lost would be influenced by this. It's very much of its time, but very good.

Kinda as expected..

It's ok, I guess. Just a bit repetitive.

50% bangerz 50% your mate's band playing a weeknight at the local

Croony McCroonface Enjoyed the instrumentation on this, but the lyrics were pretty cheeseballs

Few good, few not.

Nostalgia+++ I've been returning to this regularly for 30 years and I don't see myself stopping.

Classic, overblown, rock opera, Jack Nicholson sings in the movie.

Dark, gloomy, brooding. That's what I thought this would be, and it is. Probably didn't need to be so long though.

A few absolute unskipable bangers, a few fillers. Either way, it's always interesting.

A wonderful transportation back to Havana.

Hey this was a lot better than I expected.

Didn't hate it, but yeah nah not my thing.

I enjoyed listening to this, but I don't think it's one I'd rush to add to my collection.

Teenage me was obsessed with this. Brought back some great memories.

I hear it's influential, but I didn't really enjoy it.

Hectique

Probably their best album.

This is some moody shit... Vox a bit of a let down at times, but will be coming back to this. Great stuff.

It was pretty alright

So dreamy.. and by that I mean it just about puts you to sleep.

Incredible sound design, and some cool tracks. Probs went a bit long, but it was worth sticking out to hear Hurt.

I'm not a Costello fan. His voice grinds my gears. Musically, this is great through.

Jazzy hammond, what a vibe!

Sounds like my childhood

It's jazz!

I have no idea what just happened, but I kinda didn't hate it?

Not really my thing, but the sound design was beautiful.

A pretty uninspiring listen, from a pretty shit person

Hey that was a cool vibe!

This is classic alt rock. Not a whole lot of highs and lows, but a relatively pleasant listen if you're in the mood.

This was a bit of fun.. enjoyed the rockabilly flavor

I've listened to this album a million times and still like it.

Appropriated af, but a great album nevertheless

A few popular bangers, and an all round beautiful guitar album

Some lovely moments, especially the folkier stuff.. but overall not at the level of some of his other work.

It's ok at times, even good, but equally annoying at others. I'll never understand the obsession.

The orchestration on this is absolutely gorgeous, but the vocal styles and song structures meandered a bit too recklessly for me.

Second side was better than the first.. but overall, just another of a similar kind

Lovely stuff. Foundational. Elvis who?

Ate this up as an angsty 14yo, so it was interesting to listen back fully grown. Still sang along to the classics, got a bit bored during the rest, which just sounded like not as good versions of the classics.

Some really interesting stuff in this, but I feel it got a bit tiresome toward the end and ran out of new ideas.

Much of the same..

A classic. Listened while training. Brought the energy I needed.

This was great. Got a bit experimental at the end but I like that.

Been a long time between listens. As chaotic and ridiculous as I remember.

This was a pleasant surprise, and change of pace.

This is hilarious, cheesy, disgusting, groovy, confusing and so many other things.

Sure, why not. Something entirely different to anything I've listened to before.

Not overly inspiring, not overly disappointing. It just is what it is.

Eh .. I'm not sure he really added any value to these covers, apart from Hurt.

Perfectly ok.

A great track, and some others.

Opener and closer are deserved classics, but not a whole lot going on in between

Never quite understood the hype on this one.

The first couple of tracks are all-time legendary, but I feel it kind of loses it's way after that into a series of kinda ok songs.. the attempt to reprise some themes toward the end feels a bit forced.

This came up on the day I took a trip to the country and it was the perfect soundtrack.

Didn't enjoy this. The production is weak and they murdered a Floyd song.

Fair bit of wank in this, but that's kinda the point, right?

A whole lotta fun big band energy, and worth holding on for some gorgeous ballads on the second side.

Some decent beats on this, but the lyrics and overall vibe ain't really for me.

I'm not quite sure why this is so captivating, but it is.

Oh heck yeah, this is a dinner making vibe!

This is a lovely mood to get lost in. Such an iconic voice, and Larry + Jaco add so much flavour

Well aware of the classics, but the rest was a bit underwhelming..

A laid back listen to familiar tunes, but probably didn't enjoy it as much as Red Headed Stranger.

Jammin'

Yeah nah, this dragggggs

I enjoyed this waaaaay more than I expected. So many good tunes.

An energetic romp

Eh, much of the same

Pretty decent, but not a favorite

Feelin' like an outlaw after this.

Probs won't be coming back to this one.

Atmospheric 80s pop rock, that picked up where the progressive rock post-script left off. Love this album.

Winwood is outstanding.. I like this.

Ahead of its time, and inspirational to a lot of artists. Sadly, it falls a bit flat and overdone now.

A little bit of everything they do. All of it brilliant.

Couple of good songs, and a bunch of other songs that sound like worse versions of the good songs.

Not quite at the level of his other classic era albums, but still lovely.

Art from artist, and all that..

Delete the vocals, and I'd rate this higher.

Samey and not so invigorating

Hey this is actually pretty good!

This stays pretty strong until the last couple of tracks. Good stuff.

A bit all over the place, but I see what they were getting at.

Enjoyed this more than Elvis Is Back. There's a rawness and energy in this, and a little less (but still lots) of the schtick

Big 3 star energy

The best part of this was the reminder to go listen to Chameleon for the billionth time.

Enjoyed this. Probably the best we've had of that style/era so far..

This album is presents as both beige and technicolour depending on the track..

This is a delightful mood

At first I was like, this ain't too bad. Then the next track was meh, then again, and again, and again.

Welcome to riffland

It's great, but quite a bit of it didn't quite tickle my pickle as much as some of his other work.

Surprisingly my first listen to this. Yes, it's long. Yes, there are meandering sections that in theory could've been skipped.. but, all of that is the point. Let them cook.

Not my favourite KC album, but there are delights to enjoy. I'm surprised Red isn't on the list from this era of their history..

Not into it

Love the concept, but I got tired of the same-ness of it all.

Well, I feel like I've been a jammin' journey.. and I think I liked it? Probs could've done without the feedback track though.

Didn't need to be that long .. lotta killa, lotta filla

The greatest album of all time.

I'm a bit torn with this one. Some fantastic work and great cameos, but also, quite a bit of it is pretty meh?

This was quite nice. Definitely needed to be in the mood for it, which luckily I was.

This was really nice. Definitive.

The harmonies on this are exquisite.

Decent quality grungy listen.

This was cool!

Impossible to give it anything other than a 5

Some great ideas on this. I say ideas, because the delivery of said ideas can be a bit lacking, but it's still worth grooving along to.

Eh, bit of a snooze.

Mega depresso, but also kinda uplifting?

This is a fun time. Trailed off a bit toward the end but I'd listen again.

Every time it threatens to get interesting, it reverts back to generic pop rock. It's a shame, really.

I'm not angry, just bored.

Not into this quite as much as nevermind. Some cool stuff, but it's also pretty repetitive and uninspired at times.

Not overly excited about a lot of the tunes, as they were a bit backgroundy Springsteen generic. However, I loved the guitar soundscape work. It's gorgeous.

Pretty fonky! Nice to hear something a bit diff.

Things trailed off into the ambient, which I enjoyed more than the first three quarters of the album.

Let him cook!

Brilliant stuff.. have listened to this countless times.

Sensational? Probably not. Some really sleazy shit on this, and some other dick-kept-in-pants cool tunes. The closer was fun.

I'm whelmed. I feel like they would've been awesome to see live, but it's like it all runs at about 70% capacity on record.

Eh, didn't get too excited about this

This is pretty nice debut album. It's understandable how this kicked off their popularity

It was, ok.

Yeah nah

This was pretty cool. Cooler than I expected. A lot of air.

Iconic cover, lacklustre album for the most part

Heck yeah! So good!

The great songs are very great

Fantastic opener, wonderful closer, bit of fluff in between.

Yeah so it got started, then just kinda.. didn't go anywhere.

Lyrics of a legend to the tunes of a cheese ball

Cool live capture.. always fascinating hearing this type of thing

This grooves.

Big british energy. This was better than expected

They do what they do and they do it well.

Loved this. His harmony work is iconic.

I'd been aware of a lot of this album from my metal era, so it was fun to revisit.