1001 Albums Summary

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123
Albums Rated
2.41
Average Rating
11%
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966 albums remaining

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2010
Favorite Decade
Soul
Favorite Genre
US
Top Origin
Perfectionist
Rater Style ?
4
5-Star Albums
27
1-Star Albums

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Albums

You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Green
R.E.M.
5 3.47 +1.53
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
5 3.73 +1.27
Parallel Lines
Blondie
5 3.76 +1.24
At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
5 3.78 +1.22

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
OK Computer
Radiohead
1 4.12 -3.12
In Rainbows
Radiohead
1 3.86 -2.86
In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
1 3.6 -2.6
Aja
Steely Dan
1 3.48 -2.48
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
1 3.47 -2.47
James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
1 3.44 -2.44
The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
1 3.4 -2.4
The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
1 3.39 -2.39
Blur
Blur
1 3.33 -2.33
Forever Changes
Love
1 3.22 -2.22

5-Star Albums (4)

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Popular Reviews

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Oh dear. It’s kind of dull and miserable

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Pretty dull. Couple of ok songs. Quite standard blues / old style metal. And a drum solo ffs

Basket of Light by Pentangle

Just when you think todays album can’t possibly be worse than yesterday’s!

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

Important maybe. But not for me. I haven’t listened to much Hendrix but this is what I imaginef

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Why I signed up to this. It took 105 albums but here is an artist and album I’ve never heard of. And it’s brilliant!

1-Star Albums (27)

All Ratings (123)

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Dec 29 2025

Very mixed. Proud Mary and the title track are both great but a couple of others are too long and very simple repetitive blues

Dec 30 2025

For me very standard soul which is not my thing. Couple of great tracks. My wife loved it. Very much her thing

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters
Dec 31 2025

Never listened to this before. Never will again

Aja by Steely Dan
Jan 01 2026

Really terrible

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
Jan 02 2026

Why have I never listened to this before. Not perfect but really good. Knew some of the tracks already but never knew it was them. Will listen again

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan
Jan 03 2026

2 steely dan albums in 3 days. This is a lot better than Aja. Got songs rather than noodly jazz. But won’t be listening again

Jan 05 2026

This album is 3 years younger than me. In my teens some friends liked stuff like this - maybe this. Hated it then. Hate it now. Would give it no stars if I could

Protection by Massive Attack
Jan 07 2026

A few great songs. Protection and better things. Not consistent

Tank Battles by Dagmar Krause
Jan 08 2026

I’m sure it’s very well done. But not for me

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett
Jan 09 2026

Couldn’t get beyond the first 15 minutes

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone
Jan 10 2026

Wow. That was good. Tuneful, political. Great.

Faith by George Michael
Jan 11 2026

First album I’ve really known. I love some George. But this is such a mixed bag. 2 or 3 great songs but the ballads are pretty dirge like. A man flexing his voice and his song writing. He’d done better with wham and there was better to follow

Sound Affects by The Jam
Jan 12 2026

Sounds like a band in transition. Lacks the anger and drive of going underground eton rifles and it’s not the beauty of town called malice or some style council yet. So for me it doesn’t add up to much.

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
Jan 13 2026

Love talking heads. Got this on vinyl but not listened to it for years. Like all their albums it’s a mixed bag but it’s fun and full of energy. Cities, life during wartime , I Zumba - all great.

I’m sort of a fan of a Bob Dylan in a casual, on the sidelines, greatest hits sort of a way. This was pretty terrible. He really can’t sing. Desolation Row was good. That’s the only reason it’s not 1 star

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk
Jan 15 2026

Really interesting. Not good but glad I’ve listened to it. Europe endless and showroom dummies were my favourites

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals
Jan 16 2026

Was pleased to get this as liked the single juxtaposed. Not pleased to listen to rest of it. 2001??? You’d never have guessed- tired, old British rock

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths
Jan 17 2026

The smiths first single came out when I was in first year university. Many of my friends loved them. Hearing this today I feel the same as I did then. It’s all too samey and very few stand out tracks. A few of the singles were great but they didn’t put many of them on the albums.

Parallel Lines by Blondie
Jan 18 2026

At last. A five star album. Remember it coming out. Bought it on vinyl recently. It almost lost a star for the poor ending to each side. But everything else is perfect. Packed with hits plus 11:59 - probably my favourite song on the album

Jan 19 2026

Really tried but only listened to first 2 songs. Sounds like all other thrash metal to me

In Rainbows by Radiohead
Jan 20 2026

Oh dear. It’s kind of dull and miserable

The Sounds Of India by Ravi Shankar
Jan 21 2026

Don’t know what to think of this. Instruction manual rather than album

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Jan 22 2026

Like Neil young but this was new to me. Bit mixed but some good songs and the rest was inoffensive

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Jan 23 2026

A few great tracks. A few others that were just too too gentle to be interesting

The Yes Album by Yes
Jan 24 2026

Slightly ashamed of my teen self. 40+ years ago I loved this. Still got it on vinyl. Listening to it now it brought back a lot of memories- but it’s not very good.

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Jan 25 2026

Truly terrible

Go Girl Crazy by The Dictators
Jan 26 2026

Oh dear. This is American punk ? Sounds like rich boys doing a beach boys rip off. Unlikely to change the world.

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
Jan 27 2026

I get that it’s important and that it was ground breaking. But 70 years on it’s a bit nothing

Imagine by John Lennon
Jan 28 2026

Couple of great songs. Never my favourite beatle

Green by R.E.M.
Jan 29 2026

Welcome back old friend. Years since I’ve listened to this. Still brilliant. Pop Song 89, world Leader pretend and orange crush all excellent.

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Jan 30 2026

It’s ok. Nothing memorable, nothing offensive

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground
Jan 31 2026

Apparently this is an important album but for me it was a bit dull, a bit uninspiring. Nothing horrible but nothing to match some of Lou Reeds solo stuff

Public Image: First Issue by Public Image Ltd.
Feb 01 2026

Not good. One or two songs reminiscent of the pistols. Rest the ranting of a teenager who isn’t as clever as he thinks he is

Ten by Pearl Jam
Feb 03 2026

Never heard this before. Glad I have. Won’t do so again.

Blood And Chocolate by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Feb 04 2026

I like Elvis Costello but this isn’t great. Tokyo storm warning and hope you’re happy now probably best track

Roger the Engineer by The Yardbirds
Feb 06 2026

Standard 60s blues / rock. Only listened to half of it.

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix
Feb 07 2026

My heart sank when this came up. Imagined an album of 20 minute guitar solos. But actually much lighter and more fun than I expected

Feb 11 2026

Don’t know Hüsker du but know and like Sugar - Bob mound next band. Strong similarities so I liked this. But all the tracks sound the same.

Feb 12 2026

Don’t know enough to know why this is on list. Sounds like hundreds of other things from this era to me. It was fine

Dookie by Green Day
Feb 13 2026
So by Peter Gabriel
Feb 14 2026

It’s been years since I listened to this. Lovely memories. It’s a bit hit and miss with no real stand out tracks. But good overall

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder
Feb 15 2026

Bit of a mixed bag. But the good is very good

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile
Feb 16 2026

I was born and grew up in Glasgow. So liking this album is meant to be in my DNA. I was also really like Paul Buchanan’s voice. But this just doesn’t do it for me. Very 80’s but not very interesting

Feb 17 2026

Love REM and great to be listening to this again. Some of their best songs on here - Drive, Ignoreland and Find The River (which will be played at my funeral) but too many weak songs to get 5 stars.

461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton
Feb 19 2026

Never listened to Eric Clapton before (know the famous ones). All a bit meh

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream
Feb 20 2026

Well it ain’t Screamadelica- no matter how much it’s trying

Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Feb 24 2026

Title tracks good. Otherwise very much of its time

Either Or by Elliott Smith
Feb 25 2026

50 + albums in and this is what I was hoping for. An album by someone I’d never heard of that’s really good. Will listen again

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club
Mar 02 2026

Didn’t like this when it came out. 40 years on it’s even worse than I remember. Some points but it’s the production that really lets it down. Even a great song like church of the poisoned mind has really weak production - it’s needs to punch and it doesn’t.

21 by Adele
Mar 04 2026

Thought it would be dull and insippid and much if it was. But a few really good Songs.

Mar 05 2026

I’ve always liked this Album. Very patchy butvthe good Tracks are really good. It gets a bit samey

Electric by The Cult
Mar 06 2026

Standard colour by Numbers hard rock. Always Imagined the CULT would be more interesting

Peter Gabriel 3 by Peter Gabriel
Mar 08 2026

Can’t have listened to this for 40 years. Nice to Go back. Biko is brilliant. Rest pretty good

Calenture by The Triffids
Mar 09 2026

This veered between songs of no interest and songs that were really bad. Hardly bothered the top 40 in their native Australia. Why is it on the list???

American Beauty by Grateful Dead
Mar 11 2026

Never heard any grateful dead before. Wasn’t expecting this. It’s innofensive and completely uninteresting

Mott by Mott The Hoople
Mar 12 2026

Poor Bowie pastiche. How did it make the list

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Mar 13 2026

Not listened to a Bob Marley album before. Enjoyed it much more than I expected

Live At The Regal by B.B. King
Mar 24 2026

It’s blues. I’m sure it’s very good blues. But it sounds like all other blues

Purple Rain by Prince
Mar 26 2026

2nd prince album in 3 days. This one much better. Some great songs

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure
Mar 27 2026

Really like the cure but haven’t listened to much of their early stuff. Imagined it would be miserable. It was. But also great b

Mar 28 2026

Know this album well but not heard for years. Still feel the same. It’s got a good feel overall but no real outstanding tracks. No shine on you…

Hysteria by Def Leppard
Mar 29 2026

Oh dear. Absolutely terrible. Formulaic, predictable, pish.

Gorillaz by Gorillaz
Mar 31 2026

I got this album back when it came out. But sure I listened to much other than 19-2000. It’s pretty good

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock
Apr 01 2026

Day 78 and the second album I could get to the end of. Complete pish

Rip It Up by Orange Juice
Apr 03 2026

I like orange juice. Some great songs. But patchy.

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire
Apr 06 2026

Nothing good here

Eliminator by ZZ Top
Apr 07 2026

We all know the singles. Just big dumb fun. The rest is like that but worse

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan
Apr 08 2026

It’s not my sort of thing but it’s very good. What a voice

Space Ritual by Hawkwind
Apr 09 2026

Album 84 and the second one I couldn’t listen to all of. Have always thought silver machine was terrible. This is like a double album of poorer versions of that

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies
Apr 11 2026

Never heard of the zombies. Very gentle, couple of really nice songs

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash
Apr 12 2026

Superb. Brilliant songs and very funny in between

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys
Apr 21 2026

Not as bad as I thought it would be but still gave up around half way

OK Computer by Radiohead
Apr 22 2026

Never listened to Radiohead before. But this is exactly how I thought it would sound

Close To You by Carpenters
Apr 23 2026

Was looking forward to this but beyond the hits it’s a bit dull

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
Apr 25 2026

Well. It’s rumours. It’s great. But not every track is great.

Apr 27 2026

Not sure I’ve ever listened to it all the way through. A day in the life is incredible. Some other good stuff. But some shockers. Just feels like throwing tracks on an album

Abbey Road by Beatles
Apr 28 2026

Really interesting. Got 2 Beatles albums in a row. This one properly hangs together and some great songs

Group Sex by Circle Jerks
Apr 29 2026

It’s terrible. But it gets a 2 as it only wasted 15 minutes of my life

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17
Apr 30 2026

I remember this album. It was pioneering but it’s not great

Teen Dream by Beach House
May 01 2026

Non offensive lump of nothing

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin
May 02 2026

Pretty dull. Couple of ok songs. Quite standard blues / old style metal. And a drum solo ffs

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti
May 04 2026

All new to me and really liked it

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch
May 06 2026

Pleasant. Not that interesting

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka
May 14 2026

Why I signed up to this. It took 105 albums but here is an artist and album I’ve never heard of. And it’s brilliant!

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters
May 15 2026

Bought this at time on the strength of a couple of singles. Disappointed then. Still disappointed. Dated from the day it was released. But Floyd fans should get over their comfortably numb angst. It’s a pretty good cover. And return to biz is a pretty good Floyd pastiche - though I’m sure that’s not what they were aiming for

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's
May 16 2026

Can’t quite get to the end. It’s all the same and all downhill after track 1

Blur by Blur
May 25 2026

Really disappointing- annoying and whiny. They can do so much better so they only get a one

xx by The xx
May 26 2026

Dull. Inoffensive but incredibly dull

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields
May 28 2026

Heard far too many bad musicals to listen to all of this. A few tracks was enough

Scum by Napalm Death
May 29 2026

Yeah - rubbish

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer
May 31 2026

It may be important to metal fans but it’s not very good

Basket of Light by Pentangle
Jun 01 2026

Just when you think todays album can’t possibly be worse than yesterday’s!

Funeral by Arcade Fire
Jun 02 2026

Was ok.

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix
Jun 04 2026

Important maybe. But not for me. I haven’t listened to much Hendrix but this is what I imaginef

Blackstar by David Bowie
Jun 06 2026

I want to give it 5 stars. I love Bowie and this is incredible- but it’s not quite good enough all the way through

Grace by Jeff Buckley
Jun 19 2026

Not as good as I was hoping.

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers
Jun 20 2026

It’s the Isley. It sounds just like them. It’s not for me

Da Capo by Love
Jun 21 2026

Sixties mix of styles. Nothing great.

Jun 23 2026

It’s dated really badly. The singles are quite fun. It’s horribly repetitive

Perfectionist

Only 3% of albums received 5 stars. Average rating: 2.41.

Other

Album origins are grouped into three buckets: US, UK, and everything else. “Other” means the artists you rate highest are from outside the US and UK.