1001 Albums Summary

Already in my top 5 albums of all time so nothing to see here!

Glad I listened to this from a historical perspective but early Beatles aren't about to make it into my rotation.

I bought this when it came out in 1997, and it hasn't changed. Full of banging tunes, but as an album it's a bit one-paced and by the end I'm tired of it.

No real hidden treasures here. I think this is a case of "you must listen to The Police, so here's a Police album". I'm fine with the singles, thanks.

Great sound and a few great tunes but ultimately a bit valid.

Great. And they CAN play their instruments.

Prince is funky

Sweeping atmospheric soundscapes, lyrics that could be written by a sixth former. I can see why people love this album, but I'm too old and jaded to fall for it.

Clearly this is a masterpiece, but not one I think I will ever come back to. I love Stipe's voice, the songs, the mood... and yet there's something off. Maybe it's the lyrics. Too much allusive nonsense interspersed with faux-deep emotive lines that don't quite hang together. Maybe it's just overwrought. Almost cheesy.

Exactly what I expected from Dolly. Gorgeous jangly country. No notes.

I'm sure I've listened to this once before, and can't believe it was only once. On the other hand, it's hard to know if I'm even listening to the right version of these tracks given the different versions on Spotify. But I love it all.

I managed to listen to this twice, which is surprising as it's 73 flipping minutes long, and I'm glad I did, if only because it confirmed everything I thought on first listen. They promise funk, and there certainly is a distinctive sexy/funky feel to this, but in most other ways it follows standard hip-hop tropes. Overlong. Crude/unfunny interludes. A few cracking tunes and a whole load of filler. Slightly less bling bling and slightly more jaded lyrics than west coast G funk, but otherwise nothing new.

All things must pass, except perhaps this triple album from everyone's second favourite Beatle, weighing in at 2 hours and 5 minutes on the remastered edition. Add George to the list of artists who apparently believe "more is more." At least any curiousity I might have had about Harrison's solo work has been thoroughly answered.

Enjoyable, inoffensive songs. The album about the state of Illinois I never know I needed.

The Shouty Boys have never been my thing.

It's house. "Progressive" house in fact. I like a lot of the tunes individually, but as a whole they become a bit monotonous.

Fine stuff

Riders on the Storm is awesome, but a lot of this is almost too straight up bluesy compared to what I expect from the Doors.

Pleasantly surprised by the non-single tracks here, moody and experimental.

As a naive 14 year old with a new stereo looking for some records to play on it, I bought 'Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell.' Well, if number 1 was good number 2 must be even better, right? Plus I'd heard some of the songs. Obviously I made the wrong choice. This is the record I was looking for.

Old skool hip hop - historically important but not great listening in my experience. Some good tracks on here though.

Noisy teenage angst. I didn't need this.

I was never tempted to listen to Green Day even as a teenager. If American "punk" rock didn't do it for me then, it was unlikely to now. Still, Basket Case is a classic and I have to give this album credit for doing what it does well, even if what it does is fairly uninteresting.