1001 Albums Summary

Pretentious Jazz noodling...

Meh

Really, really bad.

A slog. First non-finisher.

More endless Jazz noodling...

80’s metal. Not my thing.

Sounds like it should be from the 1930's. Liked it but was anachronistic.

Why...? This is tedious.

Like "Twin Peaks" in audio form...

Overrated. Dry your eyes is a great though.

Jazz.. Why did it have to be Jazz...

Not for me but still not as bad as Jazz.

Was never a fan of Disco at and I did roll my eyes when this came up but the whole point is to listen to things you would never pick. I'm still not a fan of Disco after listening to this but damn this album is filled with floor filling bangers. Good work Ladies, it's not my thing but I *have* to respect it.

Not a great one. One good track but a little too Jazzy experimental for me.

A required staple but no-one's favourite album.

Why was "Paint it Black" not on the UK version? Accidently played that one and got "Mother's little Helper" as the opening track. 2 Stars for the UK version and 3 for the US only cause "Paint it Black" is a banger. Rest of it's "meh"

A fine 90's Britpop album than for some will define the summer of '96 and live in memory forever. For me, happy if I never have to listen to it again.

Started badly, improved then got worse.

Britpop prototype

No. Folk is ok but this is way too folk.

repeat due to adding people in. Listened again, still a 5

Jazz... Sorry but jazz in any form is an instant 1 from me. Maybe that means I'm uncultured or something but it's just not working for me.

The start of Hair Metal? Passable album but I'll probably never listen to it again.

Can't separate the man from the music.

St Pepper's Lonely Prototype Band

Landmark album but early Hip Hop has aged poorly.

Weird album but a good listen. Went through every musical style and I felt like I was speed running the 1960's.

Why did I like this? It was weird but also cool?

Very mid. Very repetitive. Not sure why it's on this list. Very repetitive. There are far better examples from the 90's for this genre. Very repetitive.

Cocktail lounge background music. Not bad.

Would have been a 5 but I'm not cool enough for these people.

Extra point for Smoke on the Water, otherwise just a bit boring..

Like Bowie there are always one or two great songs in there among the rest. This is why Greatest Hits albums exist.

Started like Tears for Fears, went Beach Boys for a minute then got interesting..

has not aged well...

Massively overrated album

Tried to listen a few time but it just kind of fades into the background. Weird.

It's like an Adele Album from a parallel country universe.

No..

Sounds like the closing credits song on every edgy 1980s film ever... In fairness they seem to have got to this particular sound five years before anyone else did so an extra point for mot being derivative.

Not my thing but recognise the quality.

2 down, 5 to go. I was going to give this a "1" automatically but I actually gave this a "3" initially when I was on track three thinking maybe I was being too harsh on him. Then, I continued to listen to this pretentious harmonica filled ratshit and had to go back. When I hit the "hilarious" opening of track 7 I had to come back in here and say always go with your first thought. 1 star. Bob Dylan sucks.

Impressed that they found their "sound" on their debut album.

First track is a classic but the rest is meh. Unworthy of being on this list.

Jazz

very samey but it's a pillar of hip hop

Sounds like every other bucket hat wearing Oasis like album from Manchester in the 90's. It's fine, if you like that sort of thing.

I was on high Jazz Alert but yeah this was cool. Need to be in a specific mood (and humidity level) for this but yeah, nice one. An good example of something I would never have found otherwise.

I don't want to be classified as a Radiohead fan but yeah... this was pretty good..

Not bad, not good, just boring.

Solid entry

I mean.... it's basically Western gangsta rap. Shoot guys, riding Ho-rses.

Very nearly a five...

The last Elvis album before he descended into a Vegas riddled cliché.

Urgh, prog rock it's going to be all twiddly and folk isn't it? It's OK you can do this, it's only 7 tracks. You'll be through this in no time. Yeah you're right, I mean this is why we're doing this right? Try out new music expand your horiz - TRACK ONE IS TWENTY MINUTES LONG?!?

An undeserved spot on the list. Boring. Not bad but just samey and boring. If you like that kind of thing then carry on but really? 1001 greatest Albums ever? No...

Didn't hate it but I guess his voice just splits opinion right down the middle.

Defined a year for me so always a special one. Was a bit pre-fabricated but set the tone. Version 2 is a stronger album IMHO

If the intention of this album was to do each track in the style of a slightly more famous band then this is a triumph! Track 2 is Oasis. Track 7 goes a bit Bob Dylan. Track 8 is Foo Fighters/Manic Street Preachers Track 9 is Radiohead (obviously) Track 10 is Coldplay A masterpiece! 5 STARS!! Unless of course it's not an inspired concept album and this band just has no musical style of their own and cranked out a derivative wandering mess..?

Beige. Boring.

Not really my thing but it's a classic.

Never really got into the whole Blur vs Oasis stuff but this is solid enough. Song 2 continues to be a belter though.

Blinky house that immediately screams early 90's. Getting hold of the album was tricky because The KLF preferred to make statements rather than music and I remember them more for their publicity stunts than the now sounding generic house music.

My first encounter with Tina Turner was in this era and I think I missed her peak. Album is pure 80's. Every song sounds like the closing credits of every 80's movie. Too many covers.

If you were of a certain age in 1995 you were practically *issued* this album. Sounds a bit dated now but it was the first of its kind. Alanis peaked right here, and spent the next 20 years trying to recapture the magic...

I can't separate the man from the music.

The audio equivalent of being forced to attend your "friends" one-man show in 12 seat local theatre.

Jazz, but like... good jazz...

This is the hip hop we needed. We got what we deserved. We got Kayne...

This album hit hard and was "the voice of a generation" so if you had asked me back then it would have been an instant 5 stars.

The worst kind of Jazz.

Tiny Dancer is the best track. After that it's a bit meh..

Lift music. Getting a live, one-hour, jazz album on a Monday morning should be considered a hate crime.

Weird

Bonus star for PJ and Kylie cameos

Like a super dark B52's album. Not bad though.

Not my thing but fair play it's a strong album.

You have to be in the right mood for it. This hit me on a cold, grey, rainy October morning and for that reason it gets bumped to up one point.

No thanks, very mid. Good music but weak vocals. Undeserving of it's place on this list. There must be better examples of this genre. To be honest, I'd rather just stare at my shoes all day.

Jazz. 2 stars though so that’s actually high praise.

Quirky and an interesting listen.

Not bad, just a bit boring...

Jazz. Actually worse that that: Noodling Jazz

Boring.

Great example of an album I would never have heard without this list.

Due to the random nature of how this works I'm doing Nick Drake's Discography backwards. I really liked this but preferred the later Pink Moon as I thought it was more stripped down and honest. I'd love to hear this album without the overwhelming backing music. I even started playing with my EQ settings to get this (first time I have EVER noodled with EQ settings, it was a line I never thought I'd cross..). I even went looking for a remastered version to see if someone thought the same as me. I think the "Wall of Sound" approach robbed something from this album. Including the fifth star it should have had from me.

I have never listened to an album by Led Zeppelin. Not because I was avoiding them it's just never came up. Not sure if this is "the one" I should have started on (I'm sure my friends who are fans will have a view on this) but yeah, it was alright. Very of it's time and you can see the influence it's had but as with a lot of music from the same time I think it over venerated. Three, but only because I can't do 2.5.

Jazz. So an instant one star but Miles Davis is the best example, so two stars...