1001 Albums Summary

Title track is amazing, and the first three songs rip. The three mega hits are great in the context of the album.

First half is excellent, second half gets a little dull but still sweet.

Carried by a few excellent tracks, but nothing particularly exciting or interesting about this one. Thunder Road, Backstreets and Born to Run are the standouts.

Loses steam with Smokin and Hitch a Ride, but these songs all rule.

Just when I was getting bored, Caught, Can I Get a Witness? came and reeled me back in for the rest of the album.

Instant party when this album comes on. Every track is groovy, fun, a little goofy, and sonically adventurous. I loved it start to finish.

Sets a cool vibe, and I enjoyed it quite a bit.

I can't believe I never listened to this. The first half is perfect, slows down in the second but still very interesting and cool.

Boring at first, but there ends up being some pretty interesting stuff here. One of those albums that comes to an " oh THIS song" moment.

Disappointing followup to Norman Fucking Rockwell, which is her best work by a lot. This album meandered and bored me. I don't particularly like her breathy way of singing, it works sometimes but really overdone here. Let Me Love You Like a Woman is really good, and Dance Till We Die is great. For Free is also pretty good.

Pretty straightforward punk rock. I like the music, but the growling vocals don't do it for me. It sounds like if Dave Mustaine sang for a punk band, and not in a great way. All the songs are fine, but I caught myself feeling bored despite the chaotic music. I usually love punk, especially from this era, but this one didn't do it for me. Maybe it would improve if I heard it at a different time.

Really great album! Gives really strong Cure vibes, and Bjork's vocals are absolutely powerful and ethereal. As someone who only knows a bit of her work, I'm excited to get more into it.

Bookends is an appropriate title, because the start and finish to this album are phenomenal. The momentum built in the first two tracks hits a brick wall at Overs and doesn't really hit a good groove until Fakin' It. The middles songs are pretty, but not particularly interesting compared to the run at the end. 9/10

Really good bridge between Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. Awesome bluesy guitar riffs and high energy vocal performances. My least favorite track is Highway Star, mostly because I hate songs about cars. Smoke on the Water is iconic, but not the best on the album. Lazy is probably my favorite here. 8/10

So cheesy at times, but I find it endearing. This album makes me nostalgic for the time in my life when I listened to lots of Stone Roses. 8/10

Fantastic album! In my mind it was an angry album, but that's just because of You Oughta Know. This has really high highs, and its all so undeniably catchy. 9/10

I see a huge influence on Oasis in this album, besides the usual comparison with cigs and alcohol. Great songs and lots of energy, light 7/10.

Feels somewhat ahead of its time on the first track, reminds me of the chillwave indie that dominated after Mac Demarco broke. Overall very cool and chilled out psychedelic pop album. 8/10