1001 Albums Summary

One of my favorite albums when I was in college, a millennial folk dream. Super creative and influential songwriting

last time I listened to this I gave it a 5, today it is a 4. I think it's a very cool concept and there are some great tunes on here as well :)

I'm really surprised, but I liked this. They have a comforting, nostalgic sound and I was impressed. Don't know if I'd ever put it on again but fully enjoyed it while it was on.

I love Sam Cooke. And these songs are great. But live albums from this era are just not my favorite. The banter with the audience almost feels unreal and the audience almost sounds like they’re not listening to him. Then the songs are mostly played very quickly and it’s just a list of them. Musically I enjoyed this and I would have loved to have been there, but from the perspective of listening as an album, it’s not my favorite.

How do I say this kindly? It's inoffensive. I don't love it, but I don't hate it. They have a nice sound but it's a little white bread to me.

Such a unique vibe, a mixture of so many styles and a very sunny listen. Gave it 4 and not 5 because it went on a little long but I liked having this one on.

Look, it's nice. The songs are all very similar, and they were amazingly groundbreaking and influential at the time, but now I think I only need one or two songs.

This album is a force of nature and I know it deserves a 5, but I’m not a huge fan of the “singing” the entire time. Patti Smith is a total rockstar and she deserves better than this (my rating)

Just not my cup of tea. I’m sure it’s someone’s.

NO ONE sings like Janis.

Look. Just because you can play polyrhythms doesn't mean I wanna listen to it

Nick Drake is always a breath of fresh air. I prefer his other albums, but his voice singing to me on my.mornimg commute is always welcome.

I really liked the song Limelight. I think they have a nice sound, but I'm not really drawn in enough to want to be a fan. Also his voice is kinda nasal

A great album. What else is there to say??

What a slog

Well made, but makes me feel nothing.

I like James Brown, he’s fantastic. I think the recording of this isn’t my favorite, I don’t love the constant audience screams and I always feel like the crowd interactions are very staged, even if they’re not. I wish I had been there, and I love the studio versions, but I’m not dying to listen to the live album.

No thank you

Pleasant, but did nothing for me.

There's better metal than this. Also the production is atrocious and most of the riffs are just Motorhead

For what it is, it's good. Wouldn't choose to listen to it

MY FAVORITE MAN!! maybe besides my husband but maybe not

Not as bad as I thought! The good songs are great and the bad songs are pretty terrible but overall I was into it

Good but not my favorite Dylan

Great stuff

A great album, but very long

Groovy

Only the hit. The rest not so much

I like their sound, but didn't care for any of the songs

Liked it!

Better with every listen. The king of songwriting and his voice is still in good shape in this album

they're very cool

Really good. I have to be in the mood for it though.

Very much of it's time, which I like! This is a cult I would probably join

would be even better if they left out all the weird mouth noises. Also it's pretentious

A masterpiece.

A joy to listen to. Sometimes the songs go on a little long but who doesn’t love a little disco

One song clearly better than the rest. Not my favorite type of music but it’s listenable

Fantastic

A great sound, very nostalgic

I hate this less than the first time I heard it

Of its time. I certainly didn't need to hear this before I died.

I respect it. Not something I'd want to have on and listen to but the sound is nice and the concept is solid

A classic. THE HARMONIES

Okay this rocks

Reading about this concert helped a lot. I had a similar experience (though I'm not Keith Jarrett) when I travelled overseas for a show and they presented me with a keyboard that was literally a toy. 4 octaves, plastic, no pedals. I completely freaked out and didn't want to play. Had to rework my whole set and it was terrifying. Hearing this concert in it's mastery and knowing that it was an incredibly stressful case of improvisation.. it's IMPRESSIVE

Pleasantly surprised! Holds up well after 20 years, nice mix of hip-hop and r&b, a nice listen!

Dated but fun. Buffalo stance is by far the best song

I cannot believe I didn’t hate this but I did not. It’s like dirtier strokes or the white stripes

Loved finally listening to this one

Listenable, but not mind blowing

Better with every listen. I love the clean,very bopable music behind the rapping itself, and any hip-hop album under a hour and a half is already well rated in my book

It's okay. There's better britpop out there.

Was really surprised by this! It aged well

It’s.. fine. The accent is killing me tho

this is such a great album. so unique, so catchy

Not my favorite

I like the songs more than the way they sound

It's admittedly old fashioned but girlie can saaangg

Doesn't sound like anything else whatsoever. She's a bit of a weird person BUT this is pretty good

No one sings like Billie

She’s got the most beautiful voice. It’s a little one note for a whole album but I enjoyed it

Masterpiece

Perfect new wave. But sadly I don’t like new wave.

Not my favorite style but well done

So freaking good

I mean there are so many good songs on this

Booooring

I’m a poser

It’s alright. Don’t hate it, don’t love it

I like

This was the HOTTEST shit when I was in middle school and therefore I feel it is cool to like this

rough. and a little racist

she's so cool

I mean what can you even say? This sets the bar for heavy metal

yeah. a classic, better with every listen

Inoffensive

There’s nothing like it really. Something about his sound

Incredibly good

The groove is immaculate. Every once in a while I was thinking that they also all sound the same, but it's a killer sound so who cares

Morissey is annoying but his band rocks

I was expecting to just be waiting for the last song, but this was a fun listen all the way through!

Stevie's a genius and it's a pleasure to listen to this

Dated, annoys me

Insane. I feel like I am inside a film.

This album feels dated to me. I liked listening to it (and I LOVED the song Sweet Dreams of course) and I like Annie Lennox, but I don't need that much 80s synth in my life

what is it about this band? is it nostalgia? I love it so much.

Fantastic. Grace is amazing

The best britpop. By a mile

Every time I listen to this it gets better. They may not be the most groundbreaking, but they have a great sound, and the arrangements are lush. A pleasure.

One of my absolute favorite albums. The concept is genius, the songs are devastating, and only sufjan can arrange using the weirdest instruments and yet it’s gorgeous. Ugh

Some nice songs, but it’s dated as hell and VERY cheesy

how did I never listen to this before? It's really everything Indie Rock should be. fantastic

A masterclass in creativity. I'd be curious how much it helps to be into jazz already, because it's not an easy listen. But it changed the musical world.

Just dreary. All of the songs have a small chord progression that loops for 5 minutes at a time. I understand that there is some poetry going on but without any vocal inflection at all, I don't care about the poetry. Just dragged on and on and on and made me feel depressed.

Put me in a wonderful mood! The kutis are a talented bunch.

Loved this

I really enjoyed this, Prince's extreme horniness aside. However; every song could benefit from being a good two minutes shorter, and then maybe another song thrown in there? But yes. Completely danceable

This in theory could be nice, but nothing stuck. It felt a bit lifeless to be honest. If I need to hear this before I die... Well

how to describe this? fun noise. don't know if I'd relisten but it's certainly different in a way I respect

I mean, I wish I had been there

Just did not stick. I did not hate myself while listening to it, but it sort of washed over me and was gone, and I looked at my phone a few times hoping it would be over and yet also did not notice when it had ended.

Fine. Classic rock is classic rock, I don’t know how you could be obsessed with this

Too pleasant not to like

Okay, first time I gave this 2 stars, but I get it now. Listened to it on the road and felt it.

Fun? Repetitive?

As everyone has said, a punky version of the stones. Not what I expected, and a fun listen

It's insane that the first three songs are the opening of this album, such heavy hitters. The rest is "nice"

I can't deal with this album. It doesn't do it for me AND it doesn't sound good.

Every second I hate it more. Like being abducted by aliens and the sound itself is also shit

Everything about this is genius

They are so cool. This is so cool.

Fine! Pleasant, but too many blues tunes at the back half that just sound like.. the blues. He deserves credit for being considered one of the best guitarists of all time but the songwriting is not much more than just pleasant

The first time I listened to this I gave it one star. And I was absolutely wrong. A masterpiece

Alright, you know?

Too long, but groovy as hell. The playing, oof

Reggae is not my favorite but if I’m going to listen to it, it’s gonna be this

They’re great together. One of the bands where my ideal situation would be a greatest hits album but yeah, I’m into it

The best Dylan album. I refuse to elaborate

This is one of the best cover albums I have ever heard. From a legend. He makes the songs his own, he has so much emotion and feeling, it’s just wonderful.

Such a good album. Wish we had more bands like this these days

Fine. Long winded.

I mean, yeah

Good even though I'm not a divorced dad

These two, man.

Gorgeous voice, very cool lady. Loved listening to this

Love this record.

I give muddy himself 5 stars for his musicianship. I just can't do blues albums anymore, so samey the whole time

Two days in a row ☠️ 5 stars to the musician, 2 to the album

A classic. Ugh

Fantastic. I never appreciated ABBA enough until I learned nearly all of their hits for a concert. They’re so complicated, so clever, and so natural. Genius.

Presumptuous

Nice :) nice voice, songs don’t grab me too much.

Groovy and weird

ding dong dreary

He's just the best

Ugh they’re so funky it physically aches. Such a vibe

Fun! But too long.

I don’t think I necessarily need a full album but I do love listening to it

Classic, amazing playing

New wave is not my favorite, but I love how Duran Duran do it. They definitely have A list and B list songs, but I enjoy the time capsule of it all.

Hip hop isn't my favorite but it's politically interesting and not too long

ROCKKKKSSSSS

Listen, it's fine. But there's not a lot more to be said.

I respect it, I don’t hate it, but it doesn’t move me at all. So I get a bit fatigued by the end

Just makes me feel nothing and bores me

It’s fine. There’s a lot of Beck albums on here though and I think it’s overkill. We get itttttt

It’s nice. All the playing is nice. I don’t think I needed to hear it before I die

None of the songs on the album speak to me, but in general I like him and the band. Soooo

I love Elton John, there are a few filler songs but he’s the goat

Not the most original thing I’ve ever heard, but still a fun listen

Not my cup of tea, which should surprise no one

A childhood favorite. Every song is amazing, songwriting is killer, playing is killer, singing is killer, you get the idea

Every time I hear it I like it more. Bowie is fun, I have to give him that. I do wish that more of the songs actually felt like songs I wanna sing along to, but hey

Why was this made

Ahh old Coldplay, I miss you

It’s okay. I like hearing them chat about the songs, I’d have loved to have been there, but as an album it’s not my favorite. Maybe just my bias against this type of record :(

It’s Fine. The songwriting isn’t reeeeally up to scratch for me. Playing is fine Bit I’d rather listen to van halen. But I didn’t hate myself while listening

It’s good. A bit high energy for my boring ass self

How britpop should be. I’m not in England but I bloody feel like I am

A landmark album. Bring back political music!!

Pretentious

This isn’t my favorite thing I’ve ever listened to but let’s be clear, it rocks

Masterpiece. Also, it’s fun!

They have such a nice sound. It's not my favorite thing I've EVER heard, but I fully enjoyed having it on

He can really really play but whole albums of his I find boring, so sorry my dude

I wanna like this so bad, it's very cool. But it's too much a "vibe" and I find it boring

For something that sometimes borders on ambient, it grooves. Portishead has been a big discovery for me in these 10001 albums

Creepy and stale

Yee haw Actually really charming

The album that helped me understand Bowie. He’s so cool, this album is so good, it’s Beatles-esque but he’s doing his own thing. Yes please

Okay I in theory should hate this, and I certainly don't love this, but I appreciate the album having its softer moments as well. I think my age helps, people I knew were listening to this growing up and I have a soft spot for emo music and pop punk. I'd rather not listen again but it had its moments

Nice job Paul

Really nice playing. Nothing mind blowing but a super pleasant spin

Plagiarism

Arguably not music

Trendy. But actually pretty good! I feel cool when I listen to this, prefer mgmt

I can’t believe it but I liked it. It rocks quite a bit

did not move me, but i enjoyed having it on

The chaos is why we love it. A million ideas all shoved together and amongst them some of the absolute best. Blackbird? While my guitar? Happiness is a warm gun? This is peak Beatles madness

Music for dads. Not bad though

It doesn’t offend me, but it does bore me. Do people really like background music? Yikes

I preferred the funk to the jazz part of it but it’s a really lovely album

I was worried but this rocks really hard

ugh.

Quite a cute album! Cheesy AF but in a certain mood this could really hit

The grooviest shit. I’ve loved this music since I was a kid, thrilled to relisten

Do we need this? Nice I guess but long

One of my favorite discoveries using the generator. I love Steve Winwood, he’s cool AF, his music is fun and interesting. Hurrah

It’s fine. Please don’t make me listen again

a great band. Mixing country and blues and rock in absolutely their own style, combined with great songwriting and playing

Better than I thought. I’m really impressed that this is from the 80s, but I’m not impressed by the singing. The songs themselves get me over into the 3 star category

sad noise. sorry ian

It’s pleasant enough but it didn’t leave a very big impression. In what way must I hear this before I die??

I’m so sorry Ice Cube but it’s too long for me. Sometimes groovy but also a lot of casual sexism so yeah not my vibeeee

not my favorite ABBA album but it’s still wonderful and you cannot overstate how great the songwriting is

Reggae isn’t my favorite but if I’m gonna listen to it, I’m happy for it to be Marley

remind me to put this on when I go int outer space which I would also never ever do