1001 Albums Summary

This album starts out really strong with Talkin' Bout a Revolution and Fast Car which are just awesome. Then the style of the music kind of starts to drag on me - it's not bad by any means it's just not something that keeps a real hold of me (even with really strong lyrics).

Extremely enjoyable. Fairytale of New York is obviously a highlight, but I love the album as a whole. When I listened to it in the past I often skipped the instrumentals which I really shouldn't have because they're just so good.

First time I ever listened to this album. Cloud Nine is a great song and a I really loved Gonna Keep on Tryin' Till I Win Your Love. In between it's pretty good. An okay cover of I Heard It Through the Grapevine. Runaway Child is really funky but a bit overlong. The rest are fine. Not my favorite Temptations album but very solid.

I've always enjoyed this album. It's super theatrical and really fun. Bunch of rockers on it too. Bat Out of Hell is a really strong opener. You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth is such a good song about young love (or lust) and Paradise By The Dashboard Light hits it well. All Revved Up also covers that teenage experience pretty well. All in all just a fun album.

I thought I would like this more than I did. I only knew Clint Eastwood and 19-2000 going in and they are both bangers. The other song with Del on it - Rock the House - is really enjoyable. I liked Starshine a lot. Beyond that I found the rest of the songs anywhere from okay to good. It's a solid album, just not one of my favorites (which I was kind of expecting).

First time listening - only song I knew going in was Le Freak (which is certainly top end disco). I enjoyed Savoir Faire, I Want Your Love and Sometimes You Win. The rest were decent - not my favorite album but not bad by any stretch.

This was fine I guess. I see comparisons to Lou Reed but to me this sounds like a slowed down, crappier Pavement. The songs aren't objectionable or anything but it's just kind of a drag. Shiver is a standout though - decent song.

It's been years since I listened to this - it's better than I remember it being. It starts out so strong and carries through - it's an hour of such solid, catchy, angry songs. One of my favorite hip hop albums from this era.

This is my favorite White Stripes album. It starts out so strong, and the first 6 songs especially are just so good. Forever For Her (Is Over For Me) has been one of my favorites since this came out. It drags a little in the middle for me, but it still ends strong and Red Rain and I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet) are solid closers.

I enjoyed this album. Halcyon + On + On was the only song I’d heard before (in Hackers) but I’d always liked it. Solid overalll.

I've owned this album for more than twenty years and never gave it a real listen. While Morrissey's vocals aren't my favorite thing, I also don't hate them. I really dig the instrumentation here. Girlfriend in a Coma and Death of a Disco Dancer are the standouts for me but the album as a whole is great.

I liked this album. Went in blind and was happy I did. The standouts for me are Giles Farnaby's Dream (which is a fun little instrumental) and The Sound of Someone You Love Who's Going Away And It Doesn't Matter (which is also a fun instrumental - albeit much longer and describing it as fun doesn't really do it service). Overall I'm very happy to have heard this album and I'm sure I'll listen to it again.

This album is an interesting listen and seems to speed by really quickly. St. Elmo's Fire is a great pop tune with some fantastic guitarwork. In Dark Trees which follows is a neat weird instrumental. Everything Merges With The Night is also great. It's definitely an album I have to be in the mood for, but today I was.

This album is very up and down for me and considering the stylistic differences it makes sense. I really enjoyed Soul and Fire, Two Years Two Days, Happily Divided, Cliche, Homemade, Forced Love, and Think (Let Tomorrow Bee). I could have done without a bunch of the others - but even those aren't terrible. It's definitely not a bad album and I may come back to it but probably never to listen to it as a whole.

The only song I knew by Sade going in was Smooth Operator which I always thought was pretty good. I really liked this album a lot. Your Love is King, Hang On To Your Love, Cherry Pie, and Sally are especially good but there's not a bad song on this.

This is fine I guess. I liked Heart Skipped A Beat. It does drag on for me because it's extremely samey and while I can appreciate that in some bands for this it's just kind of a drag. It's not terrible or anything but pretty boring.

I’d never given this album a full listen. It’s really good - love the sampling.

Bowie has always been one of my favorites. That said - I'd never listened to this album before and only knew Golden Years off of it. It's definitely a different kind of album and it took me two listens but I ended up really loving it. Stay is the standout for me here.

This is a really fun album. I couldn't listen to it too often, but great to listen to every few years.

This was fine. I'd never heard of the band before and I enjoyed Souvenir well enough. The other songs kind of blend together for me - even after a few listens.

This album wasn't bad, but was way too long for me. This style of music just tends to drag on me after a while.

While it's not my favorite RATM album, it was such an awesome debut. It's got such good grooves and the lyrics are so angry and delivered so well.

I don't think I ever listened to this full album before. Speakerboxxx is so good. GhettoMusick is such a strong opener and it's just so solid all the way through. The Love Below is more hit and miss for me but the high points are really high. Overall these two albums are great.

This was a first listen for me - I'd only heard Sunny Afternoon before (which has been one of my favorite songs since I was little). I loved the album as a whole. Rainy Day in June was a particular standout and may be one of my favorite songs the Kinks,

This album is really front heavy. The first seven songs are all bangers. Soul Kitchen has always been the standout for me. The other songs are fine and I don't mind The End as much as many other people seem to - but those last four songs definitely take it down a notch for me,

So this is fine. Unfortunately - I had piecemeal a playlist of this together because the only versions of this I could find were much longer then the original album (which is really all I wanted to listen to). Maybe if I could have heard the original I would have rated it higher - who knows.

I've always been a big Incubus fan - this is probably my third favorite album of theirs. It's got a couple of great singles in Drive and Pardon Me and the rest of the songs are great too - there's no filler here for me. Pardon Me is also a really great opener. Just a very solid album.

Whenever I listen to one of Stevie Wonder's albums from the 70's I think damn...why haven't I spent more time listening to this? This is an excellent album, not my favorite of his, but just really good. The singles are great but Big Brother for me especially stands out.

I was very happy when this album ended. I never want to hear this again.

After getting David Gray yesterday I was psyched to listen to this today. Although I've listened to a few of Eno's solo albums before I'd never given any of the Roxy Music albums a listen. This was overall great. Nice variety of music. I really liked Ladytron and Would You Believe in particular, but all of the tracks were good.

This is such a good album from beginning to end. While it's not my favorite Dire Straits album, it's an awfully good one with catchy tunes and such great guitar work.

Nebraska is an excellent album. Well crafted lyrics and pared down instrumentals are all you get and it works really well for me. Atlantic City is probably the standout song but they're all great - as long as you're in the mood for it. Not my favorite Springsteen album, but I appreciate what he does here.

Steely Dan always hits for me. I love how exacting they are in their playing. The whole album is great - My Old School is probably my favorite song of theirs. This is the first 5 star album I've gotten.

Great album from front to back. You Know I'm No Good, Back to Black, Love Is a Losing Game, and Tears Dry On Their Own are the standouts for me but there are really no misses at all.

I really loved this album. I'd never heard of the band before even though I'm pretty sure I'd heard some of the songs (maybe in movies or TV shows). This is something I will definitely come back to - it's weird, fun, catchy. The standouts for me were Something 4 the Weekend and Hangin' with Howard Marks.

This is the first album since the David Gray album that I was excited for it to be finished. This is just so extraordinarily boring. Moving on.

This was fantastic to get the day after Moby. I've always loved Sam Cooke and as far as live albums go this was a great one. Bring It On Home To Me is the high point for me, but I loved the album overall.

First time listening to this album - I liked it, just not as much as I hoped to.

This album was bright and fun and that carried it for the first half or so before I got very tired of it. It's definitely not a bad album, but it's certainly one I'll never listen to again.

Not my favorite R.E.M. album, but it is very good. The standout for me has always been Nightswimming (Stipe's voice on this always got me), but the album is full of great songs.

Fantastic album. Just Like This Train is probably my favorite, but I've always enjoyed Raised on Robbery and Twisted. The rest of the album is great too. I still think I prefer Ladies of the Canyon - but not by a ton.

It doesn't get a lot better than this. It's not my favorite Dylan album, but it's definitely in the top couple (and definitely in the top 5 albums of all time for me). The standouts for me are Absolutely Sweet Marie and Stuck Inside of Memphis, but they're standouts on an album full of them. I know some people have a problem with Dylan's voice, but I think it's perfect for his material and love every sung (and played) note on this album.

I enjoyed this album. The only song I knew going In was Bittersweet Symphony (which is definitely the standout on the album) but the rest is still very enjoyable.

This isn't as bad as I was expecting it to be. The song Public Image is good enough. It's still pretty bad.

Such an enjoyable album.

This was interesting. Not bad but definitely not up my alley. Although I'm giving it the same rating as the Public Image album, this is certainly better.

Never heard of this group before. Found it fairly enjoyable and the album grew on me as it went on.

Every time I listen to a Beastie Boys album I think that I should really listen to them more often. This isn't my favorite of there's but damn it's good.

I'd never listen to X before. Really loved this album. Can never have enough rockabilly.

First listen for me. Thought it was great. Some pretty great thrash - I’ll probably go and listen to their earlier albums.

Pretty decent. Not my favorite War album. I did enjoy The Cisco Kid a lot though.

This album was excellent. I'm giving it a 4 but it's really a 4.5. Some of these songs just hit so hard and some are just pleasant but it's great throughout.

Johnny Cash is always good. This is a very short album, and it has the same song repeated twice (San Quentin) which makes sense in terms of why they did it Live - but makes for a kind of strange listen. Not as good as Live at Folsom Prison but still a really solid live album.

One of my all time favorite albums. Freddie Freeloader is such a fucking mood. The album doesn't over stay it's welcome and it gets better on each listen.

This is fine I guess. Made me wish I was listening to Tove Lo.

Interesting album. Goes in a lot of different directions for two mostly instrumental songs. I've listened to it a handful of times over the years and it's always pleasant to revisit.

There are a lot of reviews on here whining about there being too much Elvis Costello. If anything there's not enough. Radio Radio is a damned killer song, and the rest of the album is nearly as good.

I'm giving this 3 stars, but it's really a 2.5 being bulled up. Aerosmith makes some enjoyable songs - even at this point in their career, but taken as a whole the album is just...fine I guess.

Rad album, love everything I've heard by Donovan (which isn't a ton). Season of the Witch and Sunshine Superman are standouts, but the whole album is pretty great. I'd never listened to Donovan much beyond the Greatest Hits album, but I really enjoy everything that I do listen to.

This album is much better than it has any right to be. It's fun, it has a couple of real rockers (Detroit Rock City is such a good time), and it doesn't overstay its welcome. Just a really solid album from a band that you can't take seriously. I gave Aerosmith's Pump a very generous 3 and I'm giving this a very stingy 3.

First time I listened to this. Didn't enjoy it as much as Mezzanine, but still thought it was fantastic. The only song I started off disliking (Hymn of the Big Wheel) I loved by the time it finished. This is a 9/10 for me and I'm gonna drag that up to a 5.

I bought this album 20 years and I don't think I ever listened to it. That was a real mistake. Judging by the other reviews on here this isn't for everyone, but I can't imagine not enjoying it. Brilliant album.

Great harmonies, enjoyable tunes, just a really solid album.

You can read a bunch of music nerds reviews of this and mine will probably just agree with them. This albums full of bangers, not my favorite Talking Heads album, but a perfect one none-the-less.

I really liked this album a lot. I have no problem with the vocals that other people seem to - Mike Patton is awesome. Great album.

I put this album off for a bit before listening. I'm really glad I did. I'd only ever heard Cult of Personality, but based on that I figured if I was in the mood for it I would love and I really did. Just great hard rock/metal.

I thought this was a pretty nice listen. I'll probably come back to it and give it another shot later on to see if I still feel the same way.

Love the Violent Femmes. Rad album. Blister in the Sun and Add It Up are the standouts but the whole albums really enjoyable.

This is enjoyable enough, but it isn’t something I’ll revisit

Excellent album, didn’t like it quite as much as Blur Lines but still a very solid 8/8.5.

Fine as background music.

I liked this a lot - much more than I expected to.

This is a great album. Charles' version of Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying is the standout for me and is just fantastic, but the whole album is excellent.

I really enjoyed this album. Will come back to it again.

This was pretty good. I only knew Howlin For You off of it. Probably more like a 7/10 then a 6/10 - but I think I would only get a couple of listens out of this.

Solid ambient album, enjoyed it a lot, will come back to it.

First time listening, really liked this, some great weird rock.

This album ended up being a lot of fun.

What a gorgeous wall of noise. Closer to a 9/10 then a 10/10 for me but fantastic nonetheless.

It’s a great album - one of Simon’s best albums - which is saying a lot. I especially enjoyed All Around the World.

It's a good, not great, Radiohead album. It's still a solid 7.5/10 and I'm sure I'll come back to it again.

Used the YouTube playlist. It wasn’t bad but certainly not my favorite music.

I had to put together a playlist of this in Apple Music based on someone’s comment here so the versions of the songs I listened to might not be exact. Overall a great album. Always liked Fats Domino and now like him just a little more.

It was fine, some enjoyable pop songs. Nothing fantastic but nothing objectionable 5/10.

Really solid album. Never really paid much attention to Garbage but will definitely come back.

Just a really enjoyable classic rock album.

Fun album, love early hard rock metal. Makes me wanna get stoned and play DnD.

Never listened to this album, but The Cure are always good.

This is fine, not great. Take On Me is absolutely a classic, but it's really the only reason to listen to the album. The rest is very samey and this style is done better by other bands.

This is a fantastic album. Sad Lisa and Father and Son are standouts for me, but the album is just great as a whole.

Not a lot to say other than it's great. Prog Rock at it's best - I fucking love Rush.

Pretty enjoyable album. The singles on this go really hard. The rest of the album Is good.

Enjoyed this album. Appreciate the vocals especially. Solid 7/10.

I'd only ever heard Criminal going into this. I loved this album, Shadowboxer is my favorite, but the album as a whole is just excellent. I'll definitely be looking at Apple's other albums.

It's a great album, 9/10, and it's the worst of the first four of their albums.

This is a great album, not as great as the people on here make it out to be, but great nonetheless. Second Hand News is such a strong opener and it gets better from there.

A really good debut from the Beastie Boys. Doesn’t hold up as well as Paul’s Boutique but still a solid album.

Some real bangers on here (especially North American Scum). Really solid album.

This is good. Fun pop rock, but gets a bit samey for me. Still a decent album.

Rad album, Cosmos Factory is still my favorite by CCR but this is full of good tunes.

I’ve always been a Beck fan, but never listened to this album. Enjoyed it a lot.

Always enjoyed this album. It's not a masterwork or anything but it's got a lot of fun hits.

This was fine, Work It always goes hard, the rest is decent.

Liked this album quite a bit. Reminded me of Donovan.

Steely Dan is always good, this is a great debut album. The hits do a lot of work, but the rest of the album holds up as well.

A good, not great, pop album.

This is an extremely solid album. Black Magic Woman has always hit real well for me and the rest of the album is great.

Great album, starts off strong and gets better. Doesn't over stay its welcome either.

Wasn’t bad, fairly solid album with a couple of standouts.

Rad album. All the songs fall somewhere between pretty good and great. Our Lips Are Sealed has always been my favorite.

Bob Marley albums are always good. This definitely isn’t my favorite, although Stir It Up is one of my favorite songs by The Wailers. Overall a really good album.

Someone else described this as the soundtrack to a bad 90s movie about hacking - I both agree and kind of love it because of this.

Liked this album a lot. Especially the second half.

This album is just gorgeous. Dusty’s vocals are perfect for the tunes and Son of a Preacher Man is such a great standout track. Just lovely.

This was interesting. Not terrible but certainly not my cup of tea. Wasn’t a bad one time listen though.

I liked this album a lot. Except the last track - did not enjoy that at all. Still the other songs definitely give an 8/10. Really good.

That was fine. Not the worst thing I’ve heard but I have no desire to listen to it again. Would rather listen to G Love.

Love Muddy Waters. This was an excellent album.

While I love AC/DC, they are the definition of a band that puts out the same album over and over. That said, this, along with every other album rocks so hard. 8/10.

This was great. Live albums are very hit or miss but the quality was good enough that it was worth a listen.

This is fine. Certainly not as good as what they put out later on, but still a solid 6/10.

This album is great. Public Enemy doesn’t ever seem to disappoint.

This is a fantastic album.

While I don’t think it’s a 10/10 album, this remains one of my favorites and is a solid 9.

One of the best debut albums of all times. 10/10 no notes.

This album was decent, 7/10.

I really liked this album. Just a really solid electronic album.

This is a great album. Soft, easy - background music but I mean that in the best way possible. Such a nice way to start a morning or end a day.

Interesting album from Neil Young. Some real rockers, some real depressing, and overall very good.

Very enjoyable - had never heard of this band before, although I knew There She Goes. Very solid 8/10.

Has a couple of listenable songs, pretty bad, better than Moby though.

This is one of my all time favorites. It starts off so strong with Debaser and gets better from there.

I dug this. Especially Quicksand.

This was decent. Not really my thing but pleasant enough.

Amazing album. My favorite version of Gloria.

So damn good. Every song is awesome. Home Again hit me really hard.

Definitely not my favorite, ok as background, couldn’t imagine listening to it again though.

This is probably my favorite album made by someone other than Dylan. I am Trying To Break Your Heart is so fucking good. The rest of the album is fantastic too.

A great artist, a pretty good live album.

Such a rad prog rock album. While I preferred At The Drive In - The Mars Volta really came out with an awesome first album.

I really should listen to this album more often. It hits so fucking hard and I definitely have to be in the mood for it, but when I am there's not a lot better.

Great album, Deacon Blues is the highlight, but the whole album is great.

The B-52's are ALWAYS a good time. This album is so full of catchy weirdness. It might not be a perfect album, but it's definitely 9/10 and exactly what I needed to listen to tonight.

Don't know what to say other than I dig the weirdness. It's a solid 9/10 for me.

The Scientist and Clocks are solid enough. The rest is unobjectionable but not anything I’d want to listen to again.

Every negative review of this album seems to still note that two of the nine songs are still fantastic and that Gimme Shelter is one of the best first tracks of all time. Then they talk about how boring the rest of the album is - it’s such bullshit. The album is so good from front to back. You Got the Silver may not be my favorite song, but the rest of the album is just fantastic blues rock. It’s not the Stones’ best album - but it’s better than 90% of this list.

This is an album filled with bangers, from the opener through Won't Get Fooled Again - it's all just so good. Behind Blue Eyes has always been my favorite, but it's a favorite among equally great songs. This last listen I really enjoyed Love Ain't For Keeping a lot too.

I was going to give this a 4 because I feel like I’ve been giving out way too many 5’s. The album is too good for that.

I've listened to Doolite and Surfer Rosa an awful lot. I've only spun this one up a couple of times. Although I don't think this hits the high points that those previous albums do, it's still a really good album. I especially like Stormy Weather - which is a super simple song but just grabbed me for some reason.

This is a good enough album. Bloody Well Right is the standout - this album definitely isn't as good as Breakfast In America though.

This is pretty good up until Ain’t It A Shame and then the rest of the album is awesome. It’s somewhere between a 6/10 and a 7/10 for me.

This album was okay. I wanted to like it but it didn't do a ton for me. It was way too long. I might come back and give it another listen, because I'm generally a big fan of Marvin Gaye, but I don't know.

So the song Green Onions may be the greatest instrumental of all time. The rest of the album is decent but not great.

This is a great album. Every track is great. I’m sure I’ll get to some Bowie that I don’t like eventually, but not today.

Always loved this album. Vinnie Gimmie Gimmie is my favorite from it, but the album as a whole is great.

Good album. Every song was at least decent. Shining Star (which I’ve always enjoyed) is probably the worst song here.

This album is fantastic. Mercy Mercy Me has always been my favorite, but the entire record is so good.

Not my thing but also not bad. Won’t give it another listen but a solid 5/10.