1001 Albums Summary

Only knew a few songs before I listened but there were a few catchy songs in there with goof story telling and attitude.

A unique mix of genres - spacey, jazzy, a little bit reggae in places... There's some fantastic instrumentals on this album, particularly the guitar and saxophone solos. I feel like I should have listened on big speakers or headphones to do it justice. It was an interesting listen but I didn't find the songs very memorable.

Lovely smooth tones and impressive musicianship. I personally enjoy some vocal features and feel this would have stood out nicely on one or two tracks to offer something a little different.

This album is home to some classics from the cracking Black Dog opening track with a killer riff to the beautiful Stairway to Heaven. However, I felt a little let down by most of the other tracks since I hold these songs to such a high standard.

Pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed this since I hadn't heard of the band. Reminded me of Duran Duran but more funky! The album was quite long though and started to feel a little samey

Couldn't get through the album as I found it really dull. Felt very flat. Not for me!

Easy listening, soft rock with distinct vocals. Prefer their later songs.

This album was an excellent showcase of rap and hip hop with elements of jazz. I can hear how Nas has influenced many artists.

Not to my taste.

Delivers attitude, energetic riffs and drums with shouty heavily accented vocals that you'd expect of English punk in the 70s. However, not to my taste.

Very impressive musianship and vocals but often felt more like listening to a band jamming and lacked structure and strong melodies

This album offered a lot of diversity, each song bringing its own feel. With a name like Arcade Fire, I expected more oomph but felt like only a few songs offered the punch I was hoping for.

I fairly enjoyable listen, rock n roll meets blues. There were only a couple of standout tracks for me then it started to feel a bit samey.

Phenomenal- electric performance from Thin Lizzy. How I wish I was there! I was singing along to the hits I knew but I enjoyed every other track just as much. This album delivered iconic bass lines, catchy songs, smooth vocals, tasty guitar solos, all with the added energy of the crowd to add the cherry on top.

Hotel California has to one of the greatest songs of all time. Closely followed by Life in the Fast Lane it was a strong start to the album. From thereon the album offered a mix of rock and roll riffs and ballads but I felt it was lacking some more memorable songs.

Lana's unique expressive vocals together with her descriptive lyrics tell stories which give the listener an insight into her life.

Full of energy, raw emotion and impressively fast drumming and guitar riffs. An iconic album that kicked off the nu-metal era.

This album features a couple of Bowie's greatest hits which are iconic in their lyricism and in showcasing Bowie's vocal range. Outside of Changes and Life on Mars, the rest of the album was a little odd.

I'm always enjoy Simon & Garfunkels effortless harmonies and storytelling. However, aside from the well-known Mrs Robinson and a one or two other tracks, the others songs left little impression

Great album! Upbeat, emotional and fun!

Funky with good harmonies but found that the songs weren't very memorable for me