1001 Albums Summary

Stevie Wonder is obsessed with sinning and saying goodbye to some ladies. Boogie on Reggae Woman is a jam. Heaven is 10 Zillion Light years away is a catchy song but it’s about God or Jesus, I think.

I liked this more than I thought I would. It starts out like the soundtrack to a duel and stays that way. Not running music.

Could do without Julia.

Some good songs here, but also some real doozies. Maybe I don’t get it but A Day in the Life of a Tree and Student Demonstration Time came off as jokey. A song about Kent State that sounded like Bad to the Bone? Also, does anybody think that the end of These Things I’ll Be Til the Day I Die is kind of like “I Got Soul But I’m Not a Soldier”?

Lush. Sounds like my college beau.

I dig it all, though a lot of the songs sound the same. Save a Prayer is such a jam.

Each song kills me. Ending with We’ll Meet Again? Such a death. Side note: my favorite song has been I Hung My Head, which I later discovered was written by Sting. I still love it.

Lost Cause seems based on such a universal feeling and is also such a burn for a loved one. A nice departure for an artist known for goof. Love love love.

Rad.

I like Soul Kitchen. I haven’t listened to these songs since college. At Ohio State in the late 90s, you would typically hook up to this album or something by Jimmy Buffet. So these songs remind me of some regrettable evenings with men who believed they were poets.

Boys and Girls is a great song. I just didn’t like the rest. Played the album in the car and Iggy seemed to like it. “Only when they are singing, not while they are talking.”

I remember when the sun caught me crying. So embarrassing! Songs are good but I’d prefer to not have Andy Williams style production values and background carolers.

Iggy likes this - found a clean playlist of this on Spotify. We had to unpack a lot about Kim and Hailie. I prefer funny Eminem to the Eminem that wants his daughter’s help killing mom or is questioning whether or not to date rape someone.

Not my favorite genre. Some of these dongs are fifteen minutes long. I liked Confusion the Waitress.

You know, I dig most of these songs.

The long intros to these songs are unnecessary, especially for music that sounds like the soundtrack to Mannequin. Sorry for being so hurtful.

Love.

Music for making out at a block party.

Never gets old.

Such an angry young man.

I love this man’s voice. Gravelly and smooth at the same time!

Country and Western is nowhere near how would I describe this album. This was better than the other Ray Charles on this list. So I’m guess I’m learning that Ray Charles songs harken back to my unrequited middle school crushes. These song titles absolutely represent my seventh grade love life: I Love You So Much it Hurts You Don't Know Me Born to Lose Oh, Lonesome Me Teardrops in My Heart Hang Your Head in Shame

I imagine this music playing over footage of some teens in a field of daisies. They are from the 1970s. At first, the teens are kind of running around and playing, but they end up losing their virginity.

I knew some of these songs, but never listened to the entire album. I like it. Question: if you’re asked to kiss Van Morrison’s eyes, are they open or closed?

Heaven on CD.

The best.

Fine.

I like her voice. It is probably too ambient-y for my tastes. Maybe have this on while you get high with your crush?

If you like curaçao, you’ll like this.

Never listened to this before. I’m down.

For every sick jam, there is an equally ridiculous wreck of a song. Scar Tissue - I Like Dirt

What is this?

Listen has some fun Spanish interludes. Hits on the album rock.

Yes to all! Not as good as Nebraska.

Some of these tracks are super fun little Indy pop hip hop mashups. They are British and not French - if you are looking for striped boatneck shirts, look elsewhere.

American Girl is from 1976. This is shocking.

this album rules. Has broadway vibes.

Yes! All of these songs should be sampled if not already.

No issues. Junior year soundtrack.

Listening to heavy metal from a long time ago is funny. It’s so mild now.

Yes! Such a pretty voice, like my son’s.

Love Eclipse. Like what you could do editing with tape or something.

I’m into this. You could sample a lot of this album and have a real time.

This whole album listening challenge has me rethinking Blur. Blue jeans is a jam but I’m not super into any of the other songs.

Totally into this. It sounds like early 90s, but No! It’s from 2002.

I haven’t listened to some of these songs. He’s magic. I like the song with crippled in the title.

I made fun of this because it was the album that dropped on my birthday. But honestly, it starts pretty strong and I love the piano. Green Eyes is sweet.

It’s okay. I like the song about the drugs not working. I hear that!

Listening to this album made doing the dishes fun.

It’s a little too haunting for me. Like little kid ghosts.

What is this? It defies categorization. And Robert Palmer isn’t involved, which is a mistake.