1001 Albums Summary

Personal Jesus and Enjoy The Silence are obviously bangers. Not yet sure about anything else on this album.

What a pile of wank.

Well I've listened to it once before I die. Cocaine has a lot to answer for.

Mannish Boy is a monster of a song, always has been always will be.

I like grunge, but how this lot became as big as they did (say compared to The Screaming Trees) is a mystery on the basis of this album.

Huge fan of Neil Young but hadn't listened to this before. Helpless is a cool song, but not taken by anything else really.

I remember how exciting this was when if first came out. Still is. The casual misoginy though...

I listened twice but couldn't see why this one caught the eye. Perfectly fine but not spectacular.

A bit of a classic. Less sure of the second side/half but still...

Enjoyed this more than I thought I would.

Terrible people can make amazing music.

I think this album was ruined for me by how ubiquitous it was when it came out. On listening again it's got some fine songs which for me are taken down a notch or two by too much bad 80s synth.

I listened to this a lot as a teenager. Grace Slick has an amazing voice and White Rabbit and Someone to Love are all time favourites. The rest I can leave to be honest.

Hummmm... Aren't live albums a way to fulfil a contract when you don't want to produce anything new? Obviously this was massive when it was released, and I like a walk me home guitar solo as much as the next middle aged man, but really? Show Me The Way and Baby, I Love Your Ways are fine, the rest is too bland to be memorable.

I've got a soft spot for the earlier part of Dire Straits career, so loved listening to this album.

I listened to this quite a few times, as it wasn't one of his I'd heard before. Lamar is very clever, and I can see what people love about him, but somehow it didn't quite work for me.

I liked this. Hadn't heard it before, but will definitely listen again.

I guess it's been at least 20 years since I listened to this. There was a chance that this sort of music wouldn't have become stadium rock, but that's what it is.

Post-punk before punk is quite an achievement. I'm not sure that this is their best album, but really interesting.

Yeah, it's not bad.

Bland.

Bland.

Strong voice, just a pity that the music is weaker than it should have been.

Yeah, can see why this one made the list.

60s nonsense.

It's fine, but not their best.

It wasn't my thing, and I wonder if it'd make the list if that were to be done again.

Okay.

I had Gary Gilmore's Eyes as a single (out of a charity shop) when I was a teenager, so yep, liked this.

I didn't think much of Haircut 100 when they were in the charts, but I'm glad that this album is on the list. Favourite Shirts (Girl meets Boy) is the standout song.

I think this was the first album I ever bought. Solid.

Say no to power ballads

Middle of the road.

Late period Marvin feel to it, but without his genius I'm afraid.

You know it's not terrible.

Yep! Stonking songs with just the right amount of weirdness.

Some strong songs and enough weirdness.

Nope, not for me.

Love a bit of punk-funk, so yeah this was good.

Willie's vocals are fragile and lovely, but an album of covers can't be the best thing he's done.

Lovely.

Banger

It was fine.

Different times.

Love this sound.

It's been a long time. Probably going to be another long time.

Hey Ho!

Having thought I didn't know The Killers it turns out I have heard quite a lot of this album. Can't say it will be one I'll deliberately go back to. Power ballard rock isn't it?

Really hated this one. But still not as much as they hate eachother.

That was fun! Big rock, lovely big rock.

Brought back memories of being 22 and taping John Peel radio shows.

Dense!

Not my kind of R'n'B

Some true classics on this one.

Funkier than expected.

Bog standard 90s rock

Not my favourite of his late period albums, but still good to hear again.

Not in my top 5 Stevie Wonder albums, kind of feels like it is a big influence on where R'n'B in the 90s came from.

I'm a dilettante when it comes to Dylan, but this one is pure genius.

Good fun.

New wave for people who like Tom Petty.

Really enjoyed this one. Much more Art (ie weird noises) than I was anticipating.

Nope, not this one. This was the album where Dire Straits and I parted ways. Writing songs with Sting is never a good idea (except for your bank balance).

I own this one, probably for The Weight cause not much else did it for me.

A favourite from when I was a teenager. Still gets me.

Captures the energy and genius of the early JB exceptionally.

Probably their weakest album (disclaimer I've not really listened to the newer ones), but still pretty damn good.

I listened to a lot of Nick Cave before and after this album, but never this one. It was fine, but for me unhinged Cave is the best Cave and there wasn't quite enough of that.

Ho hum

Very funky.

Bit too quiet for me.

Pretty good, not quite enough walk it home guitar solos but put me in a good mood all day.

Bad man makes great music.

So much filler.

Not quite as bad as I feared, and while I do like pop-punk this isn't for me

If it weren't for the misogyny...

Blandness can't be great.

Top notch. The Bowie influence, the post-punk vibe, and some all time classic singles.

Not as direct / good as their debut. Still okay though.

Very dated.

Yeah I don't really know what to think about this one.

The review I saw talked about a "ceaseless 70 minutes running time and a seemingly endless 20 songs" which is about right.

The title song is great. The rest did nothing for me.

Good to have a bit of desert blues in the list.

Was this the birth of hair metal?

I'm not sure I'm the demographic for this one.

I like "big rock" but not operatic rock.

This was okay, singer song-writer piano driven songs. Nothing memorable on a first listen.

It was okay, quite liked the covers (Black Magic Woman and Oy Como Va) but otherwise wasn't blown away.

Classic of my 20s and still seems to stand up now.

This didn't catch me when it came out originally (if it didn't lead with guitars I wasn't very interested at that point) but glad to have had a chance to relisten now.

Similar vibe to Soul II Soul. There's something profoundly sad that their "yay for refugees" lyrics feels so unlikely to be as well received today.

He's got a great voice hasn't he?

Bought this one when it came out, but haven't listened to it in at least a decade. Some bits I like (Eternal Life) the rest I can take or leave.

Bought this one and listened to it quite a bit, but it's been a long while since. As with all live albums there's a bit of was this a contractual obligation being met, or perhaps a way of getting a "best of" compilation out there? (And god knows if there was overdubbing.) But overall I enjoyed listening to it again.

Completely new to me. I like a bit of underground hip hop so it was interesting to go back to a source.

Boring!

I got Stutter as a single when it first came out and saw Elastica live a couple of times. So, sang along to this album and wallowed in memories of being young.

Another one that I own, but haven't played for a long time. It was good to reacquaint myself with it before putting it away for another couple of decades.

Double albums hey. Kashmir is such an awesome song and there are a few others that are in the cannon, but could it have been a single album?

Were they the saviours of rock 'n roll? I mean it's no Marquee Moon, but what is? Not terrible, occasionally good, sometimes irritating.

Saw them on the tour they did to promote this album. Perhaps not their absolute best (Daydream Nation for me), but still awesome.

I should like this, but I just didn't.

No listens for pedos

The singles are great. Reminded of being a teenager and the thrill of discovering music that you know your parents can't get.

I don't know, never really understood what people like about this. It's not offensive but... it is a bit bland.

Loved this blue eyed soul classic

This is music for adolescents - nothing wrong with that but I'm in my 50s.

Is this better than Kid A? I don't think so.

Amazing album. Full of all the good things.

Always thought of Bolan as a singles sort of guy / band. This hasn't really changed my mind.

I guess I know why this one is in the list. 70s prog was a thing, but really that's enough thank you.

I think I preferred their mod phase.

You could draw a line from Led Zep to Muse through this album.

Nope not listening to pedophiles

He's got one of the all time great voices hasn't he? And yet none of the songs really stand out to me.

They seem to have been much more indulgent of things in the 60s.

Never heavily into drum and bass but this seemed like a good advert for the genre. Kind of jazzy.

Enough with the prog. Thank you.

Athemic rock just doesn't hit my sweet spot I'm afraid.

Not sure about hardcore.

Fiery

Jazz man... Not really my thing

There are parts of this album that hit sooo hard

Stong

At first I thought "old man music", then it was "there's a bit of Johnny Cash in there, or/and Tom Waits", and then I went back to the beginning.

Very much a Jack White album

Music from a future fascist. Nope.

Indie Enya?

Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Thus putting it into the category of bad people can make good music.

I mean Sabotage is worth the price of admission alone.

I don't know, it's Dylan transitioning isn't it... Fine

Yep, that's a good one.

This one sounds so old now.

Never been one for Tennant's vocals.

Better than I thought it would be.

Own this one. Perhaps unfairly I think it was too experimental to fully stand the test of time.

Yeah, not exactly my cup of tea. But I get why it's on the list.