1001 Albums Summary

It’s a classic pop album for a reason. This is my first time listening to an album other than Folklore in full and it lived up to the hype. A track I really enjoyed was Wildest Dreams. It was a banger and the guitar tone in Style is very catchy. I enjoyed the 2 ending tracks in particular as I know places and Clean have lovely lyricism and production behind it. Looking forward to the next album to review!- GEMV (10.12.2025)

First album i’ve ever listened to by Dirty Projectors and it was quite good. Loved the prog-rock and psychedelic inspirations for the album as a whole. The album artwork is really interesting as it prompted me to listen to the music as soon as possible. My favourite tracks were the opener Cannibal Resource, Temecula Sunrise, Stillness is the Move and Useful Chamber. The whimsical and odd lyrics of useful chamber also have a reprise where the albums title is repeated and that alongside the folky instrumentation made me love it even more. GEMV (11.12.2025) Rating: 3.5-4/5

A very good prog rock album I enjoyed it a lot I lost the previous review but i loved Super Bird, Porpoise Mouth and Grace. -GEMV 12.12.2025 3.5/5

A funky and classic folk rock album, this is the second Bob Dylan album i’ve listened to. You’re a Big Girl now, Idiot Wind and If you see her say hello, were my favourites. I’m definitely in my folk era now. Looking forward to tomorrow’s album. -GEMV (13.12.2025) Rating: 4/5

I’ve always admired Shankar’s works from the BBC retrospectives and Proms renditions. It’s a very lovely album that has allowed me to have a small deep dive into Indian Classical music. They’re all great pieces of music i particularly enjoyed Dádrá and Marú-Bihág- GEMV (15.15.2025) Rating: 4/5

A nice album, very poignant I enjoyed April 14th, Ruination Day and Everything is Free. As the lyrics for those tracks are very poignant backed by a rock-like folk bg. I really enjoyed this album all in all. Still thinking about what else I could write about it. I love Gillian Jacobs for real.- GEMV (16.12.2025) Rating: 4/5

This was such a fun album to listen to, I felt like I was in an 80’s movie! First we take Manhattan is a very groovy opening track. I really liked the album but the highlight track was Jazz City, it was such a cinematic experience and the jazz city adlibs?? Rating: 4/5

Was an okay album! Good prog rock but maybe another album by them will pique my interest.

Was a good album. I was busy on the day I listened to it. GEMV

good album

An okay album. Not a lot of it stood out to me but i’ve now listened to William Orbit.

Didn’t listen to the rest of the album outside of the title track bcs I was busy :(

Classic christmas bangers for a reason. 1960’s black excellence!!! Frosty the Snowman by the Ronettes? GREAT WHITE CHRISTMAS by Darlene Love ?? ICONIC Sleigh Ride by Ronettes???? LOVED SO MUCH Rating: 5/5- GEMV (25.12.2025)

It was. an interesting funk and soul album. No track stood out to me aside from the opening track, but it was an interesting listen nonetheless.

A good album my first introduction to Costello and The Attractions, this also doubles as my introduction to alternative music in the 70’s and classic punk. I surprisingly enjoyed the album as I haven’t delved into any music aside from Bowie and more permanente fixtures like the Smiths , Blondie, Talking Heads and the Cure. The first two tracks, No Action and This Years Girl are my favorite tracks in the album as they set the groovy and partly abrasive tone the following tracks use. However my gripe is that a lot of them sounded quite similar with Costolloes vocals and synths being in a similar key. That being said Radio, Radio is a good ending track!! (05.01.2026) GEMV

This album was a fun listen it felt like I was listening a psychedelic tinged ‘indie sleaze’ band. The tracks I took a liking too where ‘When I’m Sleepy’ and ‘Fundpower Plot’. I don’t really have a proper opinion on the latter half of the album because I need to re-listen. - (6.01.26) GEMV

JUNGLE!! Drum and Bass!! I like the album cover it’s so cool to see the Gen-X Soft Club / late 90’s graphic style. Brown Paper Bag’ is a tune ‘Jazz’ and ‘Ballet Dance’ are very groovy tracks and are good to work/study to. ‘Electrickz’ is quite reminiscent of the Sonic the Hedgehog/ SS Tricky/ Jet Set Radio era for games that game later with the drum pattern and shouts throughout. It’s a great album all in all, I really enjoyed it and will try to check out Roni Size and Reprazent’s work. :Dc - GEMV (07.01.2026)

Good Leonard Cohen album as always. When I was listening to the tracks in order I felt like I was listening to poetry. Poetry which was neatly nestled into the winter season with a film. - GEMV (08.01.2026)

Very good album I really enjoyed it. The 3rd Mitchell album I have listened to, I really enjoyed the folk rock elements in this album which were present throughout and made a pleasant impression on me. Track wise I really enjoyed the lyricism in ‘River’ the title track ‘Blue’, ‘Little Green’. In ‘Little Green’, “the little green have a happy ending” line reminded me of the cyclical nature of winter or the assumed rocky relationship. As it highlighted the changes in one’s life from thorny icicles and birthdays as the main character aims to better themselves. All in all, this album was very good. 5/5 -GEMV (12.01.2026)

Gothic new wave?!! It’s a very good album I thoroughly enjoyed it. The dark and moody atmosphere built up the by the synths made it feel like I was stranded in an abandoned castle with flickers of light as my salvation. The dark sound amplified my favourites for this album listen as ‘Disorder’, ‘Day of the Lords’, and ‘Wilderness’ were the tracks I was drawn to the most. I’ll definitely explore the rest of their catalogue in due course, but at least understand why this album and its cover are so prevalent in pop culture. - GEMV (13.01.2026)

Extremely haunting record which links to a The Virgin Suicides. I enjoyed this record though, it was quite interesting to listen to the gloomy electronica. It brought out a sinister sense of malaise, coupled with the clipped vocals and droning instruments. I enjoyed ‘Playground Love’ and ‘Bathroom Girl’ the other tracks tapped into the mood of the film. Which to me read as dread and the discovery of something sinister. To conclude it was a nice listen 3.5/5 - GEMV (15.01.2026)

A CLASSIC! This album was a superb listen through and through, I had always enjoyed this style of 90’s rap. The examples I have for this are ‘Passin Me By’ and ‘Soul Flower’. But I must say all of the tracks flowed nicely together and the skits were a great addition. I cant think of an album I’ve personally listened to that has included them, but im happy to look for more. Will definitely log ‘Labcabcalifornia’ next!!- GEMV (16.01.2026) - 5/5

Another CLASSIC! I really enjoyed this album the use of sampling, cool mixes kept me engaged as I listened to this during my commute today. If I had to choose a track, it would be ‘Radio’, ‘Electricity’, ‘Etoh’ and ‘Frontier Psychiatrist’ These were the tracks which stood out to me and really allowed me to imagine the world that was composed for each track. ‘ Frontier Psychiatrist’ was oddly nostalgic because it was used in flipnotes over a decade ago for multiple fandoms I used to be in such as the Fnaf, OFF and several other video-game franchises. Now the rating for this is a bit tricky, but I’ve landed on a nice 4/5 because of how fun I found this body of work.

Emo kid central! A classic I must say. It was quite a depressing listen when I took in Chester and Mike’s lyrics as the somber tone of the album came to light. After years of ironically listening to Linken Park because of anime and Sonic AMVs in the late 2000s, this serious listen made me appreciate their work more. The tracks I leaned into aside from ‘In the End’ where ‘With You’, ‘Crawling’ and ‘A place for my Head’. However I really enjoyed the more nu-metal tinged tracks like with you and runaway. The screams in this album are really good too, they fully immerse you into the grungy, lime tinged/ industrial atmosphere this album brings out. An easy 4/5-GEM. (20/01/2026)

Nigerian Icon! I grew up listening to Fela with my family so this is a pleasant surprise. It was a very enjoyable listen to hear all of these songs live from the long intros, to Fela’s adlibs and the help of Afrika 70 and Ginger Baker with the drumming and instruments. All of the songs in this album were great from the opener ‘Let’s Start’ which could still be viewed as an anthem today, to Black Man’s Cry’, ‘Ye Ye De Smell’, ‘Egbe Mi O’ and the ‘Ginger Baker and Tony Allen Drum Solo’. It melded a vivacious blend of highlife and jazz that I’ve grown up to love in a Nigerian family. This album is also one of the easiest 5/5’s so far! - GEMV (21.01.2026)

A very groovy and summer-themed album, this was reminiscent of having a margarita or fresh mango on a beach. I thoroughly enjoyed this album it was quite enjoyable. I had never heard of Bebel Gilberto, however I had listened to her father’s (Joao Gilberto) work in passing. Tanto Tempo, blends Bossa Nova and electronic genres in an ethereal fashion the mix of Brazilian Portuguese and English in tracks such as ‘Mais Feliz’ and ‘So Nice’. In ‘Mais Feliz’ the guitar strumming and lyrics about a love thats comparable to a book or river. It’s a longer track and is definitely one of my favourites alongside ‘Bananeria’. The cover is an earworm!!! I’m singling out these three tracks because of the effect they had on me when I listened to it on my commute. Taking me out the morning funk and into a better mood for the day ahead. Ratings wise, I landed on a comfortable 4/5 because of how fun I found this album. - GEMV (22.01.2026)

No notes a classic that I’ll always thank my dad for showing me

such a good modern classic. I’ve heard of Teenage Fanclub but this was such a fun listen the grungy guitars and drumming made my day. Tracks I enjoyed were ‘The Concept’, ‘Star Sign’ and ‘Pet Rock’ A good 3.5/5-GEMV (26.01.2026)

‘Silver’ is a great album opener it makes me feel like one of those practical magic witches. The use of strings elevate the track alongside the vocals. ‘The Killing Moon’ is an iconic track!! “under a blue moon I saw you” It’s definitely one of my favourites on the album alongside the Title Track and closer. It’s a good post-punk/ psychedelic rock! The mood and atmosphere created by the album in my mind were laced with wilted roses in a gothic manor, endlessly aching for love to reach it. Ratings wise it’s a 4/5 again!-GEMV (27.01.2026)

Holy! ‘Awful’ is a good track that rips into terrible men. ‘Malibu’, ‘Use Once and Destroy’ and ‘Northern Star’ are songs that I really enjoyed as they intensified the post-punk / alternative rock atmosphere set out in the opener ‘Celebrity Skin’. Alongside that the blunt lyrics sung by Love which speak to the experience of womanhood, depression and the idolisation of the ‘celebrities’. I enjoyed the visual imagery brought out in ‘Northern Star’ with “Charity and gratitude. They run to the pines. It's black in here blot out the sun. And run to the pines. Our misery runs wild and free And I knew, the fire and the ashes of his grace. And I wait staring at the Northern Star” To conclude this album like many others I have reviewed will enter my go to albums or self-described ‘Music Emporium’ going forward. Ratings wise this is a solid 4/5 once again. - GEMV (28.12.2026)

Good album 3/5 for me- GEMV (29.01.2025)

Makes me proud to be a Dub! ‘A Beautiful Day’ reminds me of the spring, summer and autumn months during the Celtic Tiger era and my childhood. This song was played incessantly on 98FM during drives around the City or on trips to Wicklow and Cork. All in all it’s a great tune. ‘Elevation’ is good stadium rock with an electronic tinge and great guitar riffs by The Edge and Bono’s vocals are great here. WALK ON!!! ‘Wild Honey’ is an absurdist track, the opening like where Bono describes his escapades with his lover, all while framing it as being a monkey or the precursor to modern man is insane on the first listen. I did enjoy the track in full. Very easy 4/5-GEMV (30.01.2026)

fun listen went o youtube :D

A super funky band I don’t know how to think about it. It’s like a weirded slimy cheese, i’m not sure that I’d listen to this as often as the Soft Boys album from yesterday but Captain Beefheart did his thing. Had to split my listening between Youtube and Spotify.-GEMV (01.02.2026)

2nd Pavement album! ‘Summer Babe- Winter Version’ is a nice gritty intro. The second track ‘Triggercut/Wound Lit At: 17’ is a track that makes me think of someone with a nervous disposition, coupled with the odd lyrics from Malkmus. A revealing example is from the track above, “Fruit-covered nails. Electricity and lust. Won't break the door. I've got a heavy coat. It's filled with rocks and sand” . ‘Loretta’s Scars’ and ‘Perfume-V’ were also good tracks! This whole album lyrically and sonically provided me with a lot of slacker rock-energy with the quick drums and guitar from Malkmus, Kannberg, Ibold and Young. Nice little 3.5-5-GEMV (3.02.2026)

Another good New Order album! - GEMV (04.02.2026)

jazz! I loved this album all of the tracks were very good added it to my jazz library!!