1001 Albums Summary

Good vibes, like the sound - way too overstuffed

What I would give to be even 1/4 as cool as Bowie

Nothing makes me feel crazier than thinking Talking Heads are grating and overrated when most people think they're on par with The Beatles

Unparalleled songwriting, just gorgeous. And one of the best album covers of all time!

I think Trent Reznor is a fascinating person. His film scores are incredible. I just...can't do NIN

Underrated somehow - I think the hate comes from the reaction to latter day Coldplay. Clocks is an all timer, Amsterdam is stunning, the mood on this album is just next level

When you want to be in a rock band but not appear like you care about being in a rock band

I took this project on to find blind spots that could become favorites, and this was the first one that fell into this category. Incredible voice, flawless production

I know this is blasphemous but...this is SO self indulgent. Having said that, great album to put on at a party I imagine.

Pretty fun and honestly a breath of fresh air after some looooong overstuffed albums

Great party album, but not sure I'd listen to it outside of that

Guess you had to be there?

Love the wall of sound/power pop tone but the vocals became irritating

Grating...not for me

I get why people did not vibe with this but damn...what a discovery for me. Bass tone in particular absolutely ripped and finding out it was a woman in punk playing this lines was awesome

Not even gonna bother, screw this asshole

Didn't even make it through the first song

Nothing tops Take On Me, but fun synth pop

I get why it's held in high regard...absolutely not for me

Love the production, lyrics are kinda awful

At times a little challenging but would also just add things that floored me - flamenco guitar coming in out of nowhere? LFG

Fun pop album and a total time capsule that too many people think they're above

Not my favorite of theirs but still absolutely rips

Like someone recorded some good/interesting music and then said "This is fine but what if we add in some fart sounding synth?"

Sometimes I wonder if whoever made this list just looked up albums thought were influential and didn't bother to see if they were actually any good

I can think of few albums that take me away like this one can. I bought this record a few years ago and was so thrilled to pull it out again. I get so lost in the deep sounds of this album I forget to turn the record over. Robert Smith is incredible!

A little repetitive, but some legit cool moments. Pretty perfect to listen to while working.

AWESOME instrumentation. The vocals felt a little grating by the end. I could see myself returning to a few songs.

Enjoyed for the first half and then I'm sorry but..Thom Yorke get very grating. Radiohead just isn't for me!

A lot of fun, love the Stones influence, and Bowie is just so damn cool

Made it through "Don't Be Shy" and had to tap out

Okay damn I was not ready for how good this was - this is why I'm doing this project!

Tangled Up In Blue is an all-timer, but this one lost steam for me

Fine, I guess. Not sure why it's held in such esteem, but nothing bad.

Truly my first disappointment - I lit up when I saw this after hearing so much about it, but I just can't do the whole "Bored indifferent Gen X'er" thing

If you hate this album, you hate fun. So many styles, all done well, incredible production. Probably my favorite of the project so far

Adding to the list of albums to return to later

Got dumped by someone who was a Wilco fan and can't listen to Wilco for a bit, sorry

Adding to the list of albums to return to later

Feels like the universe is out to get me for me to draw this album right after I was thinking I can't really stand her voice...

Making it a new rule that I'll give an album 3 tracks before deciding if I continue - this one was just not my style, but I can recognize it sounds pretty good for what it is...hence the 3 score.

I get why this album is so regarded...I made it halfway through and tapped out. Great musicianship, very samey. Their Kinks cover absolutely sucks and I will die on this hill

Started off really intrigued but by a few tracks in I found it grating and dated

Very generic 80s hard rock and their Goth stuff is much better...having sad that, Ian Astbury's vocals always sound good and that helped here

Great sounding production but I just found it SO boring

Didn't even make through the second track, grating as hell

Absolutely loved the production and sound of this one, really excited to listen more times because I'm sure I'll only grow to like it even more