1001 Albums Summary

Soulful singing, tight rhythm guitar 3 - deservedly on this list

Rebellious, clearly a huge influence on The Libertines 2 - a good album but not my thing

Every song a hit! 4 - a great album even among this list

Can not, will not, be defined by genre 4 - a great album, even among this list

Superb, for listening to alone 4 - a great album, even among this list

An important album for the legacy of Dave Grohl, great songs but nothing groundbreaking. 1 - shouldn't be on this list

An absolute gem of an album, beautifully written and expertly played 5 - a near-perfect album

Some good variations on the McCartney style 3 - deservedly on this list

Interesting and different, but not very good and some songs are sonically irritating/unpleasant. 2 - a good album but not my thing

One of my favourites, although it only has one of their hits and signalled the end of the band. Creative, different, thematic 5 - a near-perfect album

I'm sure it did a lot for EDM and there's some good stuff in there but it's not for lounge -listening. Maybe driving or in a club 2 - a good album but not my thing

Powerful album, a soundtrack to my youth 4 - great even among this list

3 - deservedly on this list

Soft and sultry 2 - a good album but not my thing

Meticulously crafted, genre-spanning, would prefer a mix of live and programmed drums but that's an artistic choice 4 - great even among this list

Easy listening, fine but nothing special 1 - doesn't deserve to be on this list

I get how important this album was in forming a bunch of musicians that went on to huge success, but it just doesn't do much for me. 2 - a good album but not my thing

Chaotic, hectic 2 - a good album but not my thing

Fun 3 - deservedly on this list

Stellar 5 - a near-perfect album

Beautiful 4 - great even among this list

High energy 4 - great even among this list

Pleasant enough Re-rated after listening a second time, when I considered how ahead of its time a lot of the arrangements were. 4 - great even among this list

Good production quality, and its commercial success presumably means that everyone in the US had to listen to it in bars and on the radio for an extended period of time. That doesn't make it essential listening. 1 - shouldn't be on this list

A lot going on here 3 - deserves to be on this list

Anthem of my youth 5 - near perfect album

Clearly a Björk fan, beautiful arrangements 3 - deserves to be on this list

Enjoyable, hip, nothing special but well done 3 - deserves to be on this list

Great album in the Sabbath catalogue 3 - deservedly on this list

Clearly a big influence on the Stone Roses 2 - a good album but not my thing

This album just keeps on giving, wall to walk hits 5 - a near-perfect album

Simultaneously gloomy and groovy 4 - a great album even among this list

Can't fathom why this is considered essential listening. It's fine, it's just nothing new or inventive. 1 - shouldn't be on this list

Dream-like, sublime vocals, sounds that caress the ears. 4 - a great album even among this list

Fun arty punk. 3 - deserves to be on this list

Inventive 3 - deserves to be on this list

I wasn't around to experience this as a "reinvention" of U2, but it sounds like everything else from this era and I've no real way of knowing who did it first. The Fly was good but otherwise pretty meh. 2 - a good album but not my thing

A very interesting arrangement 4 - great, even among this list

What a set 4 - great even among this list

Plenty of hits, good music but nothing special 3 - deserves to be on this list

An all star, beautiful chaos, have to be in the right mood, but when you are... 5 - a near-perfect album

A masterpiece, so well crafted, timeless. 5 - a near-perfect album

An important album for pop and some classic tunes. 2 - a good album but not my thing

Starts off really strong, dips a little but comes back with a vengeance. Hard to imagine The Strokes hadn't listened to The Staircase before they wrote Reptilia. 4 - a great album, even among this list

A beautiful album, just not sure it develops music in any way 2 - a good album just not my thing

I originally described this as derivative before I found out that Trent actually produced it. Distills all of the heavier elements of NIN into a single album, lacks breadth and depth. It's only redeeming feature is as a gateway to the true master. 1 - doesn't deserve to be on this list

Never listened to it when it was out. I guess I get the hype around it. Shame it went to his head. 3 - deserves to be on this list

Great album, saw them in 2014 and they were still rocking it. This one doesn't have as many of the hits but it's got their signature sound in spades. So much attitude. 4 - a great album even among this list

Surprised to learn this was released in 1988 - seems to predict the 90s. 3 - deserves to be on this list

This album only really gets going in the second half (presumably it's a double LP, so the second LP). On top of that only The Acid Queen jumped out at me, beyond the classics that we've all heard before. For these reasons I don't think it's worth listening to this album. I'm sure it was huge at the time, and there are some good tracks, but lots of it is forgettable. 1 - doesn't belong on this list.

Fine but largely forgettable, less avante garde than their other offering but feels like that's a good thing! 2 - a good album but not my thing

I was surprised how much I dug this. Reminded me of Jeff Buckley's posthumous Sketches for My Sweetheart. 4 - a great album even among this list

Catchy storytelling 3 - deserves to be on this list

Tamer than some Zappa I've been exposed to before, deffo essential listening 4 - a great album, even among this list

Raw and electric, but I feel like there are better examples in the genre of garage country band. Whiskey Woman was about the only song that caught my ear. 1 - doesn't deserve to be on this list.

A class act, inventive 5 - a near-perfect album

Pretty meh tbh, repetitive, maybe it was ahead of its time but now it just sounds uninspiring. 1 - doesn't deserve to be on this list

Great production quality, decent music but nothing groundbreaking. 3 - deserves to be on this list

I remember this one coming out (unlike most of this list!) - it's an important album for introducing non-Western styles to more recent generations of Western listeners. A catchy blend, named "desert blues" 3 - deserves to be on this list

I'd listen to this more if people didn't think you were trying to set some sort of mood! 3 - deserves to be on this list

At its best it's a punkier version of Joy Division, but there aren't many moments of that and the rest is gratuitous noise. 2 - a good album just not my thing

So much better music from this era. Dated and downright cheesy at times. 1 - doesn't belong on this list

Funky and fun 3 - deserves to be on this list

Unlike other EDM on this list that the algorithm has graced me with, it's hard to imagine this one ever feeling dated. Raw, primal, totemic, it defined a generation. 4 - a great album, even among this list

I can only assume this is an excellent version of the genre. Sounds great, I'll listen again, but to my ears it sounds like any other samba. 3 - deserves to be on this list

I enjoyed this - a mix of genres but always grounded in Weller's signature style. 3 - deserves to be on this list

Some great songs on here, just not sure it develops much from Led Zep I. Still, it's hard to argue with a band that wrote the TOTP theme tune but never released a single! 3 - deserves to be on this list

The guy's clearly a songwriter, I just don't like his songs. Every chord progression just sounds incredibly bland to me, and the orchestration sounds cheap and predictable. His popularity may be lyrically driven and I just need to listen harder, but I'm fine just not liking the Divine Comedy. 1 - doesn't deserve to be on this list

Good tracks start to finish, heavy influences but still fresh enough to warrant the accolades. 3 - deserves to be on this list

Kinda cool, production quality is poor but I hear a lot of the Clash. 3 - deserves to be on this list

Sounds cheesier than some of his other works. Boogie On was a highlight but otherwise unremarkable. 2 - a good album just not my thing

Uplifting and different enough to earn its place. 3 - deserves to be on this list

Total classic 5 - a near-perfect album

This was pretty good, an album I haven't heard before in a genre I've explored a lot. It stood out. 3 - deserves to be on this list

What can I say that hasn't already been said? A masterpiece of songwriting, elegant but raw, defined a generation, deserves the hype. No notes. 5 - a near-perfect album

Fun avante-garde post punk. Reeks of Joy Division - that's no bad thing! 4 - a good album even among this list