1001 Albums Summary

i really was not familiar with bruce springsteen’s game. prior to the movie that came out this year, all i knew was born in the usa (song). this album is so gloomy and personal and it works with his voice so well.

favorite tracks: - join the boys - water with the wine - like fire

favorite tracks: - new year’s day - like a song… - two hearts beat as one

this is not an unfamiliar album to me; it’s been one of my favorites since high school and was one of the first albums I ever owned on vinyl. it holds a very special place in my heart. favorite tracks: - suite: judy blue eyes - pre-road downs - wooden ships - helplessly hoping

reminds me of bright eyes/conor oberst - there was something special about the singer-songwriters who came out of the early 2000s. it’s also insane to me that this album was supposed to come out on 9/11/2001 when so much of it has themes of war + america favorite tracks: radio cure jesus, etc. pot kettle black

music is so powerful. listening to the prisoners cheer and interact with cash is something really special. it makes me that much more aware that THIS is real country - not what the modern “country singer” posers are doing. so many moments gave me chill. favorite tracks: - folsom prison blues - san quentin - a boy named sue

favorite tracks: velouria ana all over the world

i’d say this is one of the biggest subgenres of music that i am unfamiliar with, so whenever i dig a little deeper into it im always extra intrigued. i liked this way more than u2 and pixies. favorite tracks: this is the one she bangs the drums i wanna be adored

don’t feel anything special with this one. it’s fun but -to me- it’s nothing groundbreaking or obviously belonging on a list like 1001 albums to listen to before you die. favorite tracks: malibu beach nightmare until i get you sailing down the tears

love AC/DC favorite tracks: shoot to thrill givin the dog a bone back in black

a fun listen. will it be something i regularly think about or go back to? probably not! but it was fun and (to me) sounds like what being in your 20s in the 00s in nyc would’ve sounded like. favorite tracks: is this it barely legal last nite hard to explain

big, big fan of 70s music… but i don’t think steely dan is for me. some fun moments but just not my style favorite tracks: night by night pretzel logic with a gun

one of a kind, generational talent. maybe the most iconic voice of all time. good to know that frank sinatra is a yearner favorite tracks: mood indigo i get along without you very well deep in a dream

the kind of country i vibe with favorite tracks: big iron billy the kid the master’s call in the valley

they reached their full level of whismy with this album favorite tracks: lucy in the sky with diamonds with a little help from my friends when i’m sixty-four a day in the life

did not like - this is the first album i couldn’t finish. i’m sure there’s something i’m missing because jazz isn’t my normal genre but it just feels unsettling, unfinished, and off.

Uh… sure! I’m sure with a whole lot of context this album would be really really cool and transcendent but it just sounds like liminal space but in audio form. i’m also not an electronic music person so it just doesn’t resonate with me

paper planes is so good. the rest of the album; interesting, global, impactful… but just not for me

really fun; i can just picture people in the 80s dancing to this at a party or something favorite tracks: add it up confessions

not memorable to me :/ favorite tracks: no dancing sneaky feelings i’m not angry waiting for the end of the world

rap really isn’t the same now is it? nuthin’ but a G thang is a song my parents have always loved and sang snippets of in passing, but i’ve never listened to the full album before. sooo fun, ballsy, and offers a great amount of light social commentary. plus i love it when an artist weaves similar elements throughout the whole album.

this was my moms music when she was in high school so it holds a special place in my heart favorite tracks: women animal

sure! i like old aerosmith more but steven tyler is something special and that shines through on this album like it does on their earlier works

DNF; got around halfway through before i thought i’d heard what i needed to form an opinion. interesting mix of sounds but just.. a little confusing? not for me

favorite tracks: oh! you pretty things kooks quicksand

it’s weird but that’s what makes it so charming and groovy

recognized sexy boy from 10 things i hate about you within seconds. such a good song. this isn’t something i would necessarily listen to again, but i see it being good background music

fine but forgettable. not my favorite of early 80s/new wave music but still fun

(to me) way better than the other talking heads album i listened to a week or so ago, remain in light. not sure if that’s an unpopular opinion. this one was really fun and had a lot of standout songs and moments.

one of my favorite albums of all time! easiest 5 star rating yet.

i’m just not an elvis person maybe? besides his christmas albums and his big hits it just doesn’t resonate with me. i get that it was groundbreaking stuff for the time, just not something i’d ever go back to listen to

i mean… an obvious modern classic. p.s. - in bloom is nostalgic for me because of rock band on the wii as a kid. totally forgot about it until today

so soulful and warm! don’t have much experience with listening to aretha so this is a great full intro

this reminds me so much of working at a 50s themed ice cream shop in high school

i love these guys

one of my favorites <3

love david bowie of course but this album doesn’t exactly stick out to me like his others do (album cover is the best though)

really unique with a couple of standout tracks that i especially enjoyed (little sister, peach trees)

not my preferred kind of 70s rock

this is my kind of jazz music

i like jazz a lot

idk

i appreciate this for a few reasons: it’s an important stepping stone of rock music, i used to listen to 50s music all the time in high school, and it’s admittedly really pleasant and fun to listen to. but it can’t be more than three stars

tangerine just does something to me. this is a no skip album

i’m sure this is extremely cool for hardcore metallica fans, i’m not that so this was cool but not something that i’d ever go back to

only got one full song in; i liked the last miles davis album i listened to but this just did not do it for me at all