1001 Albums Summary

A nice, gentle folky album. Short and (mostly) sweet, with little instrumentation other than Nick Drake and his acoustic guitar.

Vintage ABBA. Rich harmonies and just great pop songs. When they hit, they really do hit.

I admire the talent and respect the attitude and experience, and where the songs come from, emotionally. The beats and samples are also really fun. I just ended up skipping a lot of the tracks because of the lyrics and amount of swearing. I can absolutely see why it’s so well regarded though.

I love the 70s sound, and it’s another welcome glimpse into a great artist that was taken too soon. There are some great tracks here but also a few forgettable ones, that have a bit too much of a cynical edge to them. You can really feel him missing the levity of Paul’s additions to these songs. The perfect ying to his downbeat yang. An enjoyable listen but not an all-timer.

Couldn’t finish it, but there are definitely some catchy songs here.

Really grungey. Chris Cornell’s voice is great, and it really soars in some of the earlier tracks here. The huge guitars and drums are at their best when they’re more upbeat and full of life, rather than the dreary mid-tempo songs. The album is bit much to listen to in one go, but there’s some great stuff in there, and if you’re into your grunge, you’d love it.

A whole lotta fun. Pure 70s, southern rock vibes, with some great riffs. Really enjoyed.

A lovely folky, emotionally rich album. It’s a mood piece, but a nice one for a chilled rainy Sunday afternoon. I enjoyed it.

It’s not my kind of thing, but it sounds impressive, I guess?

The most popular and well-known grunge album? It’s actually better than I expected and I didn’t realise that I knew or recognised most of these songs. I’m not a big fan of Nirvana but I can see why this album is so revered. It’s so big, nasty, angry and heavy. The guitars sound huge and Cobain’s anthemic grungey angst rings out over it all.

Instrumentally, there’s a lot going on here! It’s an interesting album. Having never really listened to Costello before, it sounds like a bridge between The Beatles, The Dire Straits, 70s Bob Dylan, and the Britpop wave of the 90s, with bands like Pulp and Blur being surely influenced by this album. I liked it and will definitely return for another listen.

Early 90s indie / soft grunge. This didn’t do much for me. I like their sound from an instrumental perspective but the singing style became a bit grating after the first couple of songs. There’s a lack of range and dynamics to his singing. I don’t see why it’s regarded as one of the 1001 albums to listen to.