1001 Albums Summary

Pure unadulterated rock

I was surprised to not hate this. My brain had a negative association with this band but I couldn't have told you why. It turns out I had the misfortune of hearing the first single and wrote them off after that. The song writing and production were actually really good even if this still isn't something I'd ever choose to listen to.

It had been a while since I had listened to this one. This isn't a genre I typically enjoy but in my opinion this is one of the better examples of it.

Another re-listen for me. This one is somewhat (rightfully) overshadowed by the Folsom Prison album but Cash was electric in both musical performance and commentary.

Man, a double concept album is super ambitious. There's some great songs on here but it is long and does drag in spots which holds it back from a 5 for me.

This album has some really great songs but they are balanced out by some really bad ones as well.

A bit boring but not unpleasant. Sounds like something you'd hear in a supermarket.

I've listened to this album before but on re-listen have similar thoughts. Sam and the band do a great job with some great songs but the live setting of the album detracts from my ability to enjoy it.

If I had heard of this group before its very fitting that I don't remember. Outside of a few "stand out" tracks this was incredibly boring. Even the stand out tracks were kind of plain but they were at least somewhat enjoyable.

Enjoyed this one way more than the other album I've heard from him. My main complaint about the other album was the length of the songs and the (perceived) lack of development as they progressed. The songs did feel feel like they developed here even if still overstaying their welcome a bit.

Man this album was a fun listen. His voice is incredible and this album sounds great considering the timeframe it was recorded. The songs start to sound the same after the first 3 or 4 but the album is short enough that I won't detract for that.

Patti was/is an incredibly influential musician and influenced many artists who music I really like. There was some really cool stuff on this album but some of this was tough to sit through. In particular "Birdland" reminded me of the avant-garde performance piece that Idina Menzel's character does in RENT. I've always assumed it was lampooning the art rock scene in general but this made me feel like Patti could've been direct inspiration.

A lot of the songs on this are good but there are way too many of them on this. Add in the the skits and it really makes this a tough listen.

Other than "Bobby Mcgee" I had only ever heard Janis with Big Brother and the Holding Company but man this did not disappoint. There's so much passion in her voice, I love listening to her sing.

Fun listen, one of the better Queen albums in my opinion.

Fantastic album, I always enjoy hearing this one.

I've never cared much for the slow plodding of doom metal but considering this is the forerunner of the genre and doesn't sound like anything else at the time I'll give it a pass; especially since it does eventually kick into some heavy blues rock.

This wasn't bad but I can't say I enjoyed it. I liked the anti-censorship message at the end though

I really enjoyed listening to this one again. I had the same problems this time that I had the first go round, crowd noise and stretching out a short song into 10 minutes to provoke more crowd interaction. If you skip lost someone after like 3 minutes this might be a 5.

This was super interesting! I wouldn't say I like it but they kept me on my toes throughout which i appreciated.

Incredibly boring

This one is tough to rate. On one hand I really enjoy metal and there is not a lot of metal on this list, on the other hand this album doesn't sound great. Ultimately, I enjoy this album even though there's a ton of better metal out there.

Not what I expected at all from a band called Primal Scream. It wasn't bad there were some songs I actually liked but most of them were a bit boring. Overall not bad background music though

I really enjoyed a couple of tracks from this one. The others were serviceable enough to get this a 3 overall.

I've always found Bruce to be quite boring and relistening to this didn't do much to change my opinion. I do think this is one of the better Springsteen albums since it does have one or two songs I don't mind.