1001 Albums Summary

Very enjoyable listen for my first album of this project!

I listened from start to finish, and I enjoyed some parts... but Zappa's out there.

I hadn't heard this one before--I'm confident I'll be listening to it again!

This is the first R.E.M. album I've ever listened to--not a bad introduction!

Oooof... all I knew of Franz Ferdinand was Take Me Out, and I finished this album thinking it's all I really needed to know.

This is the first album I've been served that I've known backwards and forwards--I don't have a clue what they're saying, but I've spent countless hours making art with Sigur Ros playing in the background, specifically this album.

I love Kind of Blue, but Bitches Brew has always been a bit manic for my taste.

I knew of "Criminal", but was clueless about the rest of the album. This is a great one!

I know a handful of Zepplin songs, but never planned to listen to a straight Zepplin album--this was better than I anticipated, pretty enjoyable while working.

Oooof. I listened all the way through, and I feel like I deserve a medal for doing it.

By the time this album was finished, I found that I was sitting in a smoky Las Vegas ballroom and I'd eaten half a prime rib.

I'm sure this is a "great U2 album", but all U2 sounds pretty much the same to me.

I really enjoyed this one!

FANTASTIC

This album sounds like the intro to every 90's James Bond movie, no?

Nothing like a little disco for the work day!

Oooof. I like Maps. Turns out, I do not like the rest.

Wow, I hadn't heard of Air or this album, but REALLY enjoyed this one! I'll definitely add it to my regular rotation.

I wasn't sure what to expect, but I didn't mind it!

FANTASTIC

I wanted to hate it, but it took me straight back to middle school in a surprisingly good way.

This is a renaissance festival of an album.

If nothing else, it felt period-appropriate and jives with the album art.

If you're looking to overdose on Van Morrison, this'll do it.

I knew nothing of Kate Bush, and liked this album a whole lot more than I anticipated!

Absolutely dreadful--how/why did this make the list?

Two 1-star albums in a row--woof!

I was served two Elvis Costello albums 10 slots apart--and I hated the second even more than the first.

I'm just over 100 albums in, and this is my second Kanye West album. It isn't my typical music genre, but I enjoyed both albums twice in the same day. He's clearly very talented, it's a shame about his mental health.

I’m surprised Lana Del Rey made the list, but THIS is the album that made it? Not Born to Die? Woof.

Absolutely fantastic album.

Hard to say if I like this album more than Ziggy Stardust, but it's totally possible.

This is a very good album, but his immense talent doesn’t outweigh the fact that he was likely a prolific pederast.

I’m really not sure why anyone should have to listen to this before they die.

Yep, that’s Rod Stewart alright.

If you wanted It’s Friday I’m in Love, this isn’t the album for you.

I can’t seem to find what’s so good about this one.

I understand Coldplay went on to become very popular and overplayed... but it doesn't mean this album wasn't good, because it's pretty good.

This one didn't do it for me--maybe a future album from The Smiths will?

That makes two Joni Michell albums for me, and I think I can officially conclude that I'm not a fan.

Randomly listen to any 5 songs and you've basically heard the whole album, then invest your saved time into something else.

I was previously unfamiliar with John Lee Hooker, but enjoyed this album and plan to listen to a few more--exactly why I'm doing this project!

Without “Stress” and “The Party”, this would be an easy 4 or 5 stars.

It wasn't bad... but I don't see if/why it's significant.

This is an absolutely fantastic album—but if Michael Jackson were a known pedophile who went on to write awesome music, nobody would be listening. He’ll get a 1/5 for everything from me—immense talent shouldn’t dismiss horrendous deeds.

Wow... this is mostly just noise.

Meh.

I understand why it's 2+ hours, and how it combined stars from several generations of bluegrass/country into one album, and the instrumentals are incredible... but it's all a bit much.

Why? Why is this on here?

Ok, fine. This one was tolerable.

Very enjoyable!

This album sounds like an early 90's sitcom... how'd it get on here?

It wasn't something I disliked, but it wasn't something I'd necessarily listen to again.

Not my personal preference, but I can see how their music was cutting edge and influential of rock musicians who followed, so I'm giving this a 4 rather than a 3.

This album was served to me the day after Dolly Parton passed away, which seemed very timely--it's not my musical taste, but I can appreciate the talent and the good she brought to the world.

I have no idea what they were saying, but I followed this album into a full afternoon of Brazilian tunes on Spotify and thoroughly enjoyed it.

I assumed I’d heard this whole album by now… but it seems like I’d only heard the bangers… which are the only things worth listening to, honestly.

Now THAT'S what people are talking about when they say country music is sad.

Yep. That's certainly very prog.

I understand it's important, and I tried to listen to it with context in mind... but it was also borderline unbearable.

I really thought I disliked Lenny Kravitz, but this one was a pleasant surprise.

This is the kind of album I'd buy right off the turntable if I happened to hear playing in a record store--very enjoyable listen!

It's just noise.

Every now and then, I get an album that makes me glad I'm doing this project... then I get a Joni Mitchell or Elvis Costello, and immediately regret it again. This Fela Kuti album is one of the good ones! (Overall, it's a 5 Star album, but the 15-minute meandering drum solo at the end brought it down, in my opinion.)

Trust me. You can die without listening to this. You're not missing out.

Ok... this one's getting 5 Stars because it's the band's first album and somehow there are at least 4 all-time hit songs on it. Does this mean I'm a Lynyrd Skynyrd fan? Probably not, but how many artists make this type of showing right out of the gate? Not many.

Perhaps a single AC/DC Greatest Hits album could suffice? I'm not saying this wasn't a fine enough album, but how much AC/DC is "too much" AC/DC? It certainly doesn't take a lot.

I forgot to rate this one right after listening because I was split between 3 Stars and 4 Stars... I'm going to give it 4, but it doesn't mean I like U2 in general, because I don't.

That’s a hard no from me. On the bright side, it was only 22 minutes, so it could’ve been worse.

Meh. It came and went through my ears with no critical acclaim.

This might’ve been peak Elvis, in my opionion—great album!

I had very low expectations for this one, but ended up loving it—will probably listen again.

I understand this isn't an album I was meant to connect with or enjoy, but I genuinely tried.

There were a few 4-5 Star songs on this album... but I'm curious why there are at least 2 albums by The Pogues on this list. One was probably plenty.

These songs all blend together after a while, but it's probably an album I'll return to--very enjoyable!

Imagine if Scott Walker and Joni Mitchell got stuck on a desert island. Decades could go by and the two of them would still be making things up to go on and on about.

This one certainly lives up to its name.

An album 15+ years before its time.

This is the kind of album that inspires people to reach out to an ex.

It wasn't good, but it wasn't bad, it just isn't something I'm interested in exploring further.

I've started to think AC/DC songs/albums are interchangeable and indistinguishable--I suspect CCR may be similar in that regard.

I can't say I hate the fuckin' Eagles, but I can't say I enjoy them either.

Probably not an album that was meant to be enjoyed front to back, but not a bad listen.

I sure didn't hate it!

I was almost convinced I didn't like Radiohead, but this was pretty great.

It wasn't my taste, but I can see how she was an inspiration to numerous artists who followed.

Today I learned the term "culture vulture".

It's an album of covers, and Dusty Springfield has a good voice... but there isn't anything particularly new here, and the originals were good enough... so why? Who is this album for, and why is it here?

Harvest was better than the first three Neil Young albums I was served, and I enjoyed those... but hopefully it ends here... how much more Neil Young could I possibly need?

I understand this album was released over 50 years ago, and it was intended as satire... but I have a hard time imagining there was a point where this wouldn't just been seen as egregiously offensive. I'll throw a second star because the instrumentation is fun and unique, but for someone who was celebrated as a lyricist and storyteller, they're what lost me.

I don't have it in me to listen to this one all the way through--it appears more tolerable than Public Enemy, so it gets three stars.

I would've said I didn't like The White Stripes, and it's possible I won't like any of their other albums, but I thought this one was FANTASTIC. I'm very surprised.

Ambient electronic hip hop? This one took me by surprise--I hadn't heard of the album/artist, but I'm working through this project to find new things, and this fits that bill.

I knew pretty much every word of every single from this album strictly from hearing them countless times on 90's-00's rock radio, but I honestly couldn't name the band. I just knew their hits from repeat exposure. The hits are hits. The vocals are quite good. There's a fair amount of filler in the album, but this is quintessential grunge.

Look, I've come to the conclusion that I don't dislike Neil Young, but the incessant falsetto throughout this album really brought it down for me. High potential songs with great lyrics, I'd just love to hear it sung by just about anyone else in his/her normal vocal range.

There are a handful of David Bowie albums I thoroughly love, but this one? I'm astonished this album has 3.48 Stars on average. There must be a lot of people upvoting this out of respect for Bowie, and a nod to this as his final album. It's a mishmash of avant garde and prog rock, a hum of droning vocals, with a sprinkling of jazz instruments to bring the mess together. It sounds like something Spotify would recommend for people who like listening to soundtracks used in haunted houses.

This is exactly what I expected from a Tina Turner album--let's move on.

I struggled through Electric wondering how it made the list, then I read so many reviews praising Love that I had to listen to that for context--night and day. Electric felt like generic 80's hair rock from start to finish, whereas Love felt very genuine. Love wasn't life changing, but it was an easy 3 or 4. Electric was pretty terrible. Save yourself some trouble, skip this one and listen to Love instead.

Just a fantastic album.

There wasn't anything life-changing about it, but it also wasn't offensive in any way--basic 90's alternative rock, it seems.

This album wasn't written for me then, and it doesn't resonate with me now, but Christina Aguilera is one heck of a vocalist. I admit I rolled my eyes when this appeared on my list, but I've given everything an honest chance. I got about 40 minutes in, and thought, "Ok, yeah, that wasn't all that bad. I'm glad I gave that a shot." ...then I discovered there was another 30 minutes left--this maybe could've been curated into a 35ish-minute 4 Star album.

Don't get me wrong, Moby seems like a pretty unlikeable guy, but setting that aside, this album was an easy 4 Stars and darn close to 5 Stars.