1001 Albums Summary

Incredible first pick. A all-time favourite album of mine that was due for a re-listen and a real think about. Some of the best guitars ever with a unique rage barely replicated since.

Such a creative sound across the tracklist. Mitchell's voice is an instrument along with the band and free-flowing rhythm and relaxed jazz-rock sound make for a great time.

You can hear the influence in this album so clearly; that is to say you can hear why artists have been influenced by the album and the rest of Prince's discography. For me, it runs a little long and the songs end up blending in with one another.

Masterpiece, completely unsure as to how I haven’t listened to it by now. Definitely an album and an artist I will be coming back to.

Good jams across the album, would have been a 5 but those last few minutes of The Gumbo Variations became a bit of a slog. Excited for more Zappa!

Many have tried to recreate this kind of synth-tinted indie rock and very few have matched this quality. Stadium bangers and esoteric deep cuts on the same album and it’s so good front to back.

Not my favourite of Steely Dan’s. Cool sound but a little repetitive and I prefer their jazzier stuff to this bluesy sound.

White British man with a strange and insultingly boring attempt at dub. Embarrassing that this is in the list, much better off having a genuine Caribbean album in its place.

Absolute joy to listen to. So much soul packed into 40 minutes, certainly made my life better for the time being.

Why do I need to listen to this before I die? Wu-Tang Clan’s stuff as a group I get, but while this was a solid album, and one I enjoyed, it doesn’t seem that necessary.

Solid. Nice sounds and good to hear something other than rock after a while.