1001 Albums Summary

When it hits, it really hits, but when it doesn't it's pretty forgettable. Songs like 5/4, Tomorrow Comes Today, Clint Eastwood, Rock the House, and 19-2000, really stick out and are very fun and memorable. There are a few other good tracks, but so much of this is just not very interesting, which is a shame. But the tracks I liked are super good, like amazingly so. 6/10.

I like the beginning tracks, but it gets samey and there doesn't really seem to be that much depth (which i know it's not the point but it gets a little annoying). I also just don't really connect with this style of super poppy, upbeat music. I also feel like the band could make songs that are a lot better than these. But despite, all that, I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. Lots of fun energy. 7/10

I was really impressed by this one. It reminded me a little bit of Daniel Caesar, but I connect a lot with this one. In a ways it is very uplifting about personal struggles and I was very moved by a lot of songs, specifically Living In Denial and Solid Ground. Goddamn were those songs powerful. I didn't really care for the interludes but this was fantastic. 9/10

Some of the songs were a bit long and repetitive (especially the last one) but I guess that’s par for the course for jam bands. I liked the vocals but the real star of the show is the guitar. The guitar work is so incredible every solo fucking bangs. The note choices are so tasty, and the licks are so memorable and catchy. I could listen to those solos for days on end. 8/10

I think I like Rainbow more, but this a pretty solid hard rock album. Highway Star is my favorite song, and it has a really great solo in it. Maybe I'm a Leo didn't really do anything for me, but the rest of the album was good. Obviously Smoke On The Water is both classic and overplayed, but it's still enjoyable. Lazy was really fun and bluesy, kinda spaced out song. My favorite riff was in Space Truckin though. That was a really groovy riff. 8/10.

Super fun and generally entertaining album. Very poppy, but I didn't mind in this case. Deborah Harry's singing is really good, and all of the band is playing tightly. The only song that I didn't care for was I'm Gonna Love You Too, but the majority kept me interest. Hanging On The Telephone and Picture This were some of my favorites. 8/10.

Obviously a classic. Amazing opening and closing tracks, and consistently great. I never really cared about the concept of this album but that doesn't really matter because the real star of the show here are the instrumentals. They are so lively, entertaining, soulful, and emotional. Bowie has some amazing choruses on this album, like on Starman, Five Years, and It Ain't Easy. This album makes me feel truly alive. 9/10.

Some great saxophone playing by Dave Brubeck and lots of great throughout this album. It's very top heavy, with the first three tracks being amazing, and the rest of it not really matching it in quality (they're still pretty good though). Take Five is an amazing song, and one of the songs that got me into music when I was a kid. Super catchy, great drum solo and piano playing on that song. 8/10