1001 Albums Summary

No my cuppa

fun and surprising

much more psychadelic than i expected, goes kind of downwards in the second half

makes much more sense when im older

one of my all time favorites

Definitelly interesting, will give another listen.

Night Shift was nice. Some were less to my taste because of the repetition, but the mood was nice because of guitars. I don't like the mix. Voodoo dolly was cool.

Dad rock, did nothing for me.

Not memorable for me, but sounds good

I'm guessing this isn't something I was supposed silently on my headphones to listen to while at work because it just didn't feel interesting. The last song was cool, though.

Very short but all hits. Makes sense why he was so popular.

Amazing sounding guitars. I don't think I will be coming back, even though some songs were amazing.

Great singing, but the album and the arrangements did not capture my attention.

Very interesting and the arrangements are great. The in-your-face sitar gets repetative after a couple of songs. Mamata was great.

I can see why someone would like this but it just isn’t enough of anything for me.

This album had a lot going on. Some songs were sounding so good it felt like they were actually touching my brain. Some of if was boring.

I don't see it.

Great sounding guitars and vocals. Obviously great songs. "For You" was beautiful.

Feels extremely 90's but not outdated. Got a bit forgetful for me in the end.

Used to listen to this all the time so it's hard to give it an honest review since all the songs feel familiar and natural. If I had to give it a flaw, it would definitely be the lack of range. Everything feels the same, like describing the same feeling even though some are happy and some are sad songs. But I guess that gives it a feeling of cohesiveness. Favorites: Intro, Fantasy, Crystalised.

Cool album, obviously some songs very familiar. I liked: - I bet you look good on the dancefloor - Red light indicates doors are secured - When the sun goes down The songs are fast, precise and with great choruses. The drums stand out to me.

I'm sorry, this was just boring. I don't understand how this is important.

Extremely high energy, nice guitar parts and pumping drums. Ultimately, it felt lacking some structure to me, but I can understand why it was important.

I did not expect to like this as much as I did. This album is crazy, has many epic moments. It felt extremely 80s but in the best way possible. I feel like this is very close to what The Clash were doing in the later years but in a different genre. I especially liked the long and epic "Welcome to The Pleasuredome" (song).

Fun listen and some classic songs. "Mama liked the Roses" was a find for me.

Nothing about this made me feel I needed to hear this before I die. Most songs felt familiar in a boring way. Some were just too much like "Jesus" and "The Murder Mystery". I'm not surprised "Candy Says" and "Pale Blue Eyes" stand out with listen count because they were really stand outs on the album for me.

The Velvet Underground two days in a row... This might make me biased. But music is biased already, I guess. I'm sorry, this was boring at times and noisy at different times. I will not be coming back to this.

Fast songs, heavy guitars, high pitch drums - what more could you want? Well, apparently different vocals. Might be the reason I never got into this band. Still liked this.

The guitars were pretty harsh and noisy but the drums were clear and beautiful. Why? The songs were not offensive, but were not memorable for me either. For example, "Hangin' with Howard Marks" starts great IMO, but goes nowhere. That's how the whole thing felt to me.

I liked "Rio", "My Own Way" and really liked "The Chauffer". The rest was kind of forgettable and repetitive.

This felt cheesy to me. I liked "Jump" and "Panama" but the rest was all crazy sex talk.

Songs I liked: - Sunrise - Love Vigilantes - Elegia Very moody, but some of it felt too soft to me. I liked it all in all.

Great song. Oh, that was the whole album? Oops. I guess I liked the sound and the vibe and "The Model" was really good, but the rest was just fun, but not in a way that would make me want to listen to this again.

A truly great album. So soft and heavy at the same time. Today is an extremely cloudy and rainy day so this fit like a glove. Nothing about this was virtouso or show-offy - completely in the opposite direction. Definitely a revelation for me, even though I gave Radiohead a listen from time to time. I think i need to give this a proper listen and a read of the lyrics. Favs: - Everything in its right place - How to disappear completely - Idioteque

I have of course heard the hits but had no idea they fit so well inside of a cohesive album. Some surprises: - Hoodoo - Assassin - Soldier's Poem !!! Albums like these are what keep me doing this challenge.

You can just feel this was made by someone who made a lot of good music already. It has it all; hits, sad songs, deep cuts, ... I liked it.

I would not call this forgettable since I could not even remember it in the first place.

This felt surreal but raw. Kind of uncanny, I don't really know where to put it. I liked it, though.

I'm happy this was short. To me it felt they were trying really hard to sound like not trying. I understand it has a political background, but I do not care to listen to the message if the medium is boring.

This felt like I knew which hotels have the best whiskey in every major town.

Too vanilla for me. Not grunge enough, not Deftones enough, ... But a watered-down version of the two.

Meh... What else can I say? I would have to make myself come up with something. Just went nowhere and had nothing of meaning to me.

This seems like a wild experiment and a show of force. I liked some parts and some were less interesting to me. The heavier rock songs were the best to me. Seems like an album Tyler The Creator would do if he was alive in the 70s and liked rock.

I can see why it is big and there were some songs which I liked. But I still cannot get into The Beatles.

Less interesting than Kid A. More on the electronic side (or just felt like it?). Some highlights: - Pyramid song - I Might be wrong - Knives Out - Morning Bell

Some songs obviously already familiar to me. The whole album felt cohesive and meaningful. I will have to give it a listen when I have a chance to be more focused on it.

I like grime in general and this felt like a starting point to where grime went later on. I cannot say I liked all of it. Some parts I found childish and purposefully low quality made. I'm taking about all the froggy and child voices. But some songs were actually really good: - Stop Dat - I Luv U - Seems 2 Be

Not a big ABBA fan. Or to put it better, not an ABBA fan at all. This album was no exception for me. Even though the sound was a bit different from what I grew to expect from them, it was not enough for me. Some outliers though: - The Visitors - Like An Angel Passing Through my Room - Should I Laugh or Cry

Very fitting to get this album after ABBA. Felt like a breath of fresh air. Nothing fake about it. Listening to this makes you want to open a slightly warm beer while walking to a dusty concert with your friends who don't like to talk about jobs and relationships. Instead, they talk about the current affairs and what's wrong with the world. A bit too hardcore punk for me, but I will give it a listen again for sure.

I never got into Nick Cave. He always seemed to pop up on every festival and my honest opinion on his performances was that they were not interesting. Just seemed like something my dad would be into. I gave it a real listen and actually already knew a lot of these songs. I get it, he's a great writer. What I usually like is artists showing their musical skills with playing. I guess his skill is songwriting. I listened to the album 4 times during the weekend. I might be a Nick Cave fan after all. Just not a Nick Cave concert goer.

I just don't find this interesting. Every song is like something you would hear at an older couples wedding or at the end of your high school dance. I liked "Adam Raised a Cain" and "Streets of Fire". There were some points were Bruce started singing like a madman. But those moments were brief and soon forgotten sadly.

At least it's not some random British uninspiring noise band.

Such an amazing debut album. Even without that in mind, the opening of the albums might be one of the best ever. It had some low points for me (You Shook Me and I Can't Quit You Baby) due to their sexual nature but even those were showcases of great performances. There is something about Led Zeppelin that is mystical and makes them sound important that I can't quite put my finger on and rarely any other bands can match.

I do not care about this. I kept wanting to skip songs which is something I promised myself I wouldn't do while doing this "challenge". All the songs - the instruments, the singing, the mix felt small. I cannot explain it better. I kept waiting for the songs to exit the old radio effect. The only semi-interesting songs were: - Zurich is Stained - Here

Wow, this was enjoyable. Nothing was predictable about it. I think this needs a couple more listens for me to form a real opinion. And I will definitely give it a couple more listens. This is what I hope to get from this challenge. Great albums I probably have no chance of hearing on my own.

I find the Smiths like honey; fine for a taste but too much for a meal. What it lacks for me is some kind of release - a heavier or happier song. It almost happened with Death at One’s Elbow but that song was just not doing anything for me and it was too late anyway.

Too many long trumpet notes, too many bad whiney vocals.

I did not expect Meat Loaf to be this. I expect some cheesy hard rock for some reason. But I did not like it.

Great production but that’s it.

You're home for the holidays and it's a slow day between two get-together days. With your head slightly aching, you go to your local bar and meet the buddy you haven't seen in ages. The two of you try to have a conversation but the bar is too loud so he recommends having a couple of beers at his place. The beers flow slower than usual and you get him to play the guitar like he did when you had a long time before. You sing along to songs you forgot you knew. It feels like magic. This is how this album sounds to me.

I like the 80s vibe and the airy feeling this has. Otherwise, I was simply (bo)red.

I knew about them through the "Stay Free" podcast. Never listened to their music on it's own. I cannot say this was amazing, but it has it's special moments: - Newtown - Typical Girls - I Heard it Through the Grapevine The guitars were small and tight which works on some songs, not so much on others. I liked the bass even though it was too mushy at times. The vocals were authentic and fitting. The drums were possibly the highlight of the whole album. Which now as I read the Wiki page it seems was a session drummer...

I did not get it on the first listen, but the end of the album made me relisten since it was much better. The arrangements are great and the lyrics are fitting. I just find the vocal performance dull. More like spoken word than singing.

A fun album. Definitely sounds like music you would while on the end of a breakdown. Weird sounding pop music made by metalheads. I liked it.

Some great tunes, some less great. But I love how they create a mood and how it sustains through a song.

I get why someone would assume Kurt Cobain ghostwrote this. It feels raw, harsh but also vulnerable and authentic. A cool album, but I could not remember any of the songs the next day sadly.

Now this was a collection of songs... Felt like a compilation or a mixtape, not so much an album. At times it felt like songs from different bands. I can see why this would make someone want to leave the band.

It starts off good, but sometime near the middle it goes down. I just can't get into the Beatles. Not hard enough to rock (expect the start), not experimental enough to prog, not pleasant enough to pop. On the other hand, I can see why someone would like it. I'm the same way about sushi and you cannot change me. A great album, nevertheless.

I always liked this album. The sound is really big but still vulnerable to convey the emotion. It always feels like it is slowing down which makes you give into it to enjoy it. I think you could listen to this on sad and on happy days. That, I believe, shows great depth.

The Cure and Hootie and the Blowfish had a crazy night and produced a baby. That baby then took its prescribed medicine and made this album. The beginning I did not like, but the further it went the better it got. I guess the medicine wore of. I was sure it was a 90s album but when I saw it was from 1988 I understood that this album really was ahead of its time.

I'm sorry but this is just not my thing. I like that they went less commercial and enjoyed what they did, but this does not click with me.

Beautifully written songs and performed with gusto. I can't say I will remember anything after the first half.

"Simple man" is one of those songs that are undeniably great in my opinion but also, pun-intended, simple. On the other hand, it doesn't fit on this album. The other undeniably great song is "Free Bird" which fits like a glove. I like the album overall, but a lot of the songs do not come close to the hits so it feels really unbalanced. Also all the Confederate flag stuff.

Wow I knew every one of these songs. And I never heard about Sister Sledge. That's influence for you.

This album covered a lot of genres and styles so I cannot say what the genre of it is. I appreciate the idea and the balls to do it, but it did nothing for me.

Just a weird album. Some really high moments, but also a lot of lows. The interludes are not interesting enough for me to warrant their existence (as is the case for most interludes).

Relisten

The guitars are just like Janis Joplin's voice: harsh but warm. I like the dynamic range this has.

I think I could have gone through life without hearing this. Everything about this is fine. You aren't singing out of tune, but you're not doing anything special, either. You aren't off the beat, but you aren't being interesting either. You aren't using the off-the-shelf piano, but your sound isn't cool either. I just don't get it. There are points where they open it up and it feels like I could get into it, but the songs mostly end there or close back up.

Such a clear and eloquent presentation. It sounds older than it is but there are no gimmicks, no smokes to hide lack of skill. The whole thing works because of their bravado and strong execution.

This is like watching someone doing something on the edge of their abilities but with extreme confidence. Just a well rounded album with some heavy hitters. Almost makes me feel like I should buy a motorcycle or at least a convertible.

Hard not to groove to this. It has a pumping beat throughout the whole album which I feel would make it perfect for driving on a summer day with the windows down. Or next to a pool with a beer. I will try both asap. City, Country, City seems out of place but was a good song nevertheless.

Something about R.E.M. just feels strange and unappealing. I probably heard their whole discography and know a lot of it by heart. The problem I have with it is the emotional songs don't make me feel the same emotion they are singing about and the bops miss something poppy. On the other hand, I gave this a good listen and found that the less popular of their songs are more interesting to me than the hits. Songs I liked: - Sweetness follows - Monty got a Raw deal - Nightswimming - Find the river

If they were my friends I would go to their gigs and buy their CD. But they are not my friends so I will probably never listen to this again.

Such a great live album. The performances are clear and well done, the sound is awesome. Just a great showcase of what a live album should be if you ask me.

I feel like I would have to apologize to someone if I got them to do the 1001 albums challenge and this was the first album they got. It's not bad, I just don't understand what is special about it. And the "the album is notable for being the first by the Byrds not to include any songs written by Bob Dylan" just solidifies my opinion. Maybe I just don't resonate with the Byrds, but after listening to 2 of their albums, 999 albums to listen to before you die is good enough for me.

Some albums I have just heard so many time they feel natural to me. I don't get excited by them, I feel like I am drinking water. But it doesn't happen to most of this album, no matter how many thousands of times I've listened to this. Even after all this time I get the excitement when showing this album to someone who hasn't heard it before. Almost like letting someone in on a secret - but this is no secret. Everyone know how big this album is.

Great first half, a bit too much of bass solos in the second half. But I loved the last song. I will have to relisten to have a real opinion.

Such a smooth experience. The sounds still feels relevant and interesting, maybe because I'm not a big funk connoisseur. Anyways, it's going on my playlist.

Not the biggest Stones fan, if a fan at all. But you can hear their influence on all that followed. I just like what followed more.

this is going to the relisten folder, I did not form an opinion. But I can say it sounds like Deftones through a un-heavy filter.

Great album. Definite relisten to give more of my thoughts. Actually, I listened to it 6 times over the weekend and still feel like I have not explored it enough. I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing.

I am not a big Bob Marley fan. I tried to get into it, listened to all the songs and my brother also gave his best by listening to him in the room next to mine for years. A lot of it feels too repetitive and similar. On the other hand, I cannot deny that this is really warm and comforting while talking about important topics.

An instant classic for me. I knew about John Coltarne, I knew what he represents but just never got around to listening to his music. Starting this challenge I knew his stuff would come up so I waited. Good thing I did, this feels extremely smooth but sharp. Heavy in a soft way. Gotta give this a 5.

A fun album. Does not sound like something I would imagine was made during a period of depression and confusion. Seems like something made after acceptance and reinventing oneself. But who am I to tell. I like the low interference of production and the less polished sound more than I liked the Beatles sound.

I like this. Maybe it's the pleasant voice or the strong and meaningful lyrics. The lyrics are delivered in a meaningful and emotional way. I get why this would get on someone's nerves if overplayed, but I think that is not the intended vision for this as was with so much of pop of today. I think it just happened to be replayable and enjoyable. Surprisingly for me, I enjoyed the pop songs more than I enjoyed the blues songs. Both were fitting though and I liked the combination. The really meaningful song was the title song and the lyrics really hit me. Damn the passage of time. But wait, there is a happy ending in acceptance and a bit of delusion.

One of those albums that perfectly fit in the category "I get this is important and appreciate it, but it just won't be on my shelf". The performance is stellar, the beats innovative and cool. No denying it's a rap classic. But I am not going to listen to it again just because everyone else says I should.

I generally like it, but nothing grips me fully. The guitar sounds are nice and crips, even surprisingly modern at times but in a good way. I guess that's what a lot of indie and modern blues bands are emulating. The vocals sound angry, no other way to describe it. I just don't like the drum and the bass sound, I think the shallowness takes away from the great performance by the drummer and the bassist.

Not blown away. Too much piercing harmonica.

This has it all. All the things I do not like: theatrical, wonky and cartoonish. It's an artists artist I would say. They do something the mainstream artists wish they had the balls for. But there is a reason why.

An interesting album. This is what I feel like the Beatles could be if they were slight more on the rock scale. But there were also some gems which did not fit into regular rock standards like "Guinnevere", "Wooden Ships" which was surprisingly before it's time, "Lady on the Island" which was beautiful. A nice album which is going on my playlist.

Relisten

I just cannot get into this enough to listen to the whole thing. I'm sorry, maybe in the future I will relisten.

I cannot remember almost anything about this and I listened to it yesterday.

An okay album if you have a mall to play it in to your customers.

This is a crazy one. I will have to give it a relisten to really give a meaningful review.

A great album with great production and some not-so-great rapping at times. The songs where Kanye is vulnerable and not overly braggy (eg. are really game-changing (eg All of the Lights, Runaway, Lost in the World). The other stuff seems childish and disingenuous (Hell Of a Life, Devil in a New Dress). And of course there are some which are in the middle but are also bangers, such as POWER and Monster.

Such a cool album. This is what you listen to when you are able to take life's hardships on the chin and keep smiling.

Every artist who tries to make something moody but without sounding like they are trying too hard should listen to this. There is just something about it that makes it feel like it is drenched in emotion. I love it, but I have to give it a relisten to give more.

I like the production, the vocal performances and the delivery felt clear enough that I can understand what the album about. I just don't care about the subject matter. I get that it talks about "feminism, sexuality, ..." but come on. That's not what this is really about. It's about shallow relationships and sex. You can't talk about how you are looking for someone with a lot of money and in the next song talk about how you are with someone just because of the D. I find the whole thing childish at best, if not naive. Nothing about this feels thought out or deliberate, expect for the choice of topics which kind of go together and the interludes matching the songs. One song I absolutely love: Girl Like Me. Might be because of H.E.R. I enjoyed the album, but cannot say it fits in the whole point of this website. As someone else said in the reviews: "What was left out to make room for this?"

I mean... Maybe if I took some LSD? Otherwise, it's too psych for me.

An interesting piece of music and an obvious influence for all the indie bands. But I don't like indie music that much. What even is indie? Why is it called indie? How does the fact you aren't signed to a label define your genre?

A great album which I do not think I ever listened to in sequence. Some songs I do not like (Enter Sandman, Of Wolf and Man) because I find them uninteresting and sort of forced upon me. Some are different than what they did before and feel interesting (The Unforgiven, Nothing Else Matters) and some are similar to the old albums in a good way (The God that Failed, My Friend of Misery).

This is going to the relisten playlist. I think it needs more than one pass to review.

This album feels like family. I wouldn't listen to this with strangers, only friends and family. Just like you would not watch Christmas movie with someone from work. I have it on vinyl and it gets a lot of spins. The A side is simply legendary.

Yeah, it has it's moments but overall not that interesting.

Oh man... On the first listen it is music I thought an old man made. Then I realized it was a kid. Burdened with pain older than himself and no skills to deal with it. I think he understands that his problems are not large enough to cause so much pain but cannot deal with them all the same. That's what I think the "Poor Boy" song tries to explain. That's what depression is - an illness. On the music part of this album - The guitars are wonderfully different from how we are taught to play guitar. They are arranged more like piano than guitar. And the tunings allow the guitar to convey more rhythm than the standard tuning does. The singing is mellow and fitting. I would call it beautifully shy and I understand why it would be hard to sing like that in front of a large crowd. The piano is great and at times the only thing that dares to be a bit crazy. I wonder if he had fame he wished for, would it be easier or harder for him?

A classic if there ever was one. One of the lines just perfectly describes what I remember while being sick as a kid: "When I was a child, I had a fever My hands felt just like two balloons" One of those albums that make you understand why you should listen to albums from cover to cover. And also one of those albums which make you understand why listening with focus makes sense. The arrangements do not feel like songs necessarily, but more like telling a story. If you made something like this, there is no denying you are one of the greats. If you ask me, in 100 years this will be remembered and taught in schools.

Such an energetic album. I love all the crazy guitars, vocals, drums, and THE BASS. This is the album you give your cousin to get into metal.

I expected to be blown away by this. But, except for some beautiful moments, I found this a bit dull and uninspiring.