1001 Albums Summary

1. Moby Dick 2. Bring It On Home 3. Whole Lotta Love

A good sax solo will do that to people

Drums on "Blues for Huey" are unmatched "Maesha" is really good

1. Life During Wartime 2. Drugs 3. Heaven 4. I Zimbra

Regular John is good, the rest is fine. Which pretty much sums up my experience with Queens of the Stone Age. If they're on, I'm not going to say turn them off but I'm also not going to turn them on in the first place.

Just a lot of fun, Oye Cómo Va being the standout

Is Racing in the Street one of Springsteen's best songs? Really good album though I think the hard rock sound for Adam Raised a Cain was the wrong way to go.

Very interesting experiment. I don't think it quite works all the time but I like it.

It's the Beatles, man! How can you not enjoy them? Side 1 is much better than side 2 though.

It's just that good

Solid album but overall, not terribly moved by it.

Kanye West is an awful person, this album isn't much better

It's fun synth-pop.

He's grooving. And so am I.

Keith Moon is him.

I fucking hate that Eric Clapton is such a piece of shit because I did really enjoy parts of this album

I feel like there's a lot of potential here but it's lacking that something extra, which is probably energy. The atmospheric sound is interesting but at times it feels like they played a wrong note or didn't hold one for long enough. At the end of the day, it's fine I guess.

It's fine. Memory Gospel, a B-side, clears everything that did make it on the album by a country mile, except for maybe My Weakness.

Eh. It's alright. Some good stuff but also some mediocre stuff. 2.5/5

Perfect album if you're an angsty 14 year old. Sadly, those days have passed for me. In the End is still a banger though. 3/5 for nostalgia reasons.

Damn good album. Man on the Moon and Nightswimming the standouts.

Dinosaur Jr. just kicks ass

A lot of the lyrics in the back half of the album are very problematic, especially by today's standards but the power of this album is undeniable.

It's nice. Some good songs, nothing groundbreaking but it doesn't need to be. 3.5/5

Just aggressively mediocre. 2.5/5

There are some songs I really like but it's so stretched out. It's fine. 3.5/5

Genuinely don't know what to make of this album. There is some music in here that I adored followed by some music I was baffled by. There are also some off-putting lyrics. Really can't make heads or tails

Muddy Waters is just that guy.

Was expecting to like but not as much as I did. I loved this album.

The second half is like Pet Sounds-lite, which means it is still absolutely incredible. First half isn't too shabby either. 4.5/5

I'd probably rank The Bends fourth out of Radiohead's big four but The Bends to High and Dry to Fake Plastic Trees is an unmatched song run

The fuzzy, hazy guitar and Janis' voice? Chef's kiss.

James Brown! James Brown! He still is the godfather of soul y'all Also I don't get the people who say crowd noise distracts on live albums. I love it, it adds energy to the recordings

It was funky, I had some fun but nothing special tbh

Just a banger album. 4.5/5

A lot of fun

I don't understand the complaints about some of the songs being too long, grow up y'all.

Do you ever have that itch deep inside you that only certain music seems to scratch? Otis Redding's voice scratches that itch for me.

This was ass. Some of the instrumentation was fine before it eschewed any interesting directions and became generic, offensively inoffensive rock music. Combine that with self-indulgent, self-important, uninspiring lyrics you get some ass music.

Is it punk? Blues? Garage? All of them? Whatever it is, it's great

I can appreciate the blending of genres and styles but overall, it's just not really my thing. 2.5/5

I don't think I can say anything that hasn't already been said

The beats are great but the lyrics are less so

If I had to rank every album on this list, I feel like this one would end up right around the exact middle. Some fantastic moments but something is keeping me from loving it. 3.5/5

Not as good as Kid A but still very interesting and good

Such a good time, I'm a sucker for a good drum beat so I will be relistening in the future.

I think there's a time and mood that would make this a 5/5. Grading student essays is not the time or mood. It was still a very nice listening experience.

Interstellar Overdrive. That's it. That's the review. 4.5/5

Kate Bush AND Laurie Anderson!?! Yeah it's a good album

*insert Skate 3 clip of Jesus shredding for our sins*

Good ol' Prog Rock

I can understand why people dislike this album. I also disagree heavily with those people. This album has only gotten better for me with each listen.

The title track is the standout but I really enjoyed this album.

RIP Bowie, went out on a high note.

After the first three songs, I was thinking 5. It became a bit of a slog, so it dropped to 4. Then Green Eyes came on and I hated that song so it dropped to a 3. Upon further reflection, I do like the rest of it so 3.5/5.

Garbage (band & album name) this was (is?). Garbage (bad music) this was not.

This was nice and relaxing. Sarah Vaughan is obviously terrific but I also just feel a little meh about it. Great album cover though.

This was my first Morrissey solo album. While this isn't a bad album and there are some songs I quite like, this isn't the Smiths. Another review on here says this album makes you realize Johnny Marr was the heart of the Smiths. I don't agree with that. I think they're both the heart, they suit each other and make each other better. Though this album probably does need some Johnny Marr. Also why are there more Morrissey solo albums than Smiths albums on this list?

When I first listened to Pink Moon, I thought it was fine but I didn't quite understand why everyone was so enamored with it so I hadn't listened to any of his other albums before getting assigned this one. I really liked this album so now I think I need to revisit Pink Moon. I'm older and wiser now, perhaps I'll understand it more. Bryter Layter gets a 4.5/5.

Just banger after banger. Love the way it seamlessly transitions from dance music to noisy, angry punk

Outside of Waterloo Sunset, it's just really forgettable. Not that it's bad, I just don't care that much. Indifferent.

Outside of the last two tracks, this was mid as hell. 2.5/5

I need to listen to more of Jorge Ben Jor immediately.

Technically proficient but so utterly soulless. Safe and uninteresting, boring, bland. The unseasoned chicken breast of music that you drink your lite beer with. Car commercial fodder.

Everybody Wants to Rule the World and Listen - two thumbs up The rest of the album - it's fine

I never dislike R.E.M. but I hardly ever love them. This album is no different. 3.5/5.

I liked it, except for Slut. Bad song, kind of brings down the average.

I don't have a whole lot to say about this. I liked it. Didn't love it. 3.5/5. RIP Amy, I wish she would have been able to make more music

This is like the 5th highest rated album on rym. Is it good? Yes. Is it really good? Yes. Is it the fifth greatest album ever? No. Can I see why people might say that? Eh, kind of I guess. Still damn good, maybe it'll grow on me. 4.5/5

It's so fucking goofy. I love it.

I have a couple thoughts. 1) I can definitely see why this was popular and influential. The beats on this are really good. 2) As it seems with a lot of late 80s/early 90s hip hop, these lyrics age very poorly. 3) I feel like they could have cut out a lot of the sex packets stuff and had a better album that aged a little better. 4) OR they lean entirely into the sex packets stuff and explore more into how people would react to/use these packets. Either direction would have produced a better album I think

The first part of the album is really good, it kind of lost me in the middle, but the end really brought me back. 4.5/5.

Easily like top 3 grunge albums

Not really my thing but I respect it. There is more artistry here than some of the shit on this list.

I feel like I should like this album more than I do. It has a lot of the component parts of the music I tend to really like but for whatever reason, I'm kind of indifferent to this album. 3.5/5.

Quite liked this one.

Closest an album can get to a 5 without being a 5.

I think the album goes on a little too long but it's damn good and I will be putting it into the rotation.

This site really needs to add half stars because this is the most 3.5 star album on the list.

Top 10, Top 15 albums all time.

At times fun but mostly boring. Outside of le freak, this album is super bland. 2.5/5

I don't get why the ratings are so low. The album is a little long but it's also really good, especially the Philip Glass and Scott Walker written songs. This is the closest they'll ever get me to care about Divine Comedy though.

There was some recent discourse on Twitter about how some bands (like the Cure or Smiths) are "singles bands" which is a totally ridiculous notion. Mainly because Queen is the real singles band. There's like 3 good songs here surrounded by a bunch of middling to bad ones

Perfect alternative rock background music 👍

I didn't expect this challenge to attract so many people with bad taste. What do you mean an average of 2.96? Get better ears y'all

Is this their best album (besides Led Zep IV)? Zeppelin was probably my favorite band in high school but, before this challenge, it had been a while since I listened to their albums in full. I remember liking this album but not putting it in the top tier of their albums. That has changed with the re-listen. Fantastic album. In the Light probably my favorite track. I think side four is probably the weakest but it is still a lot of fun.

He's just so impish and whimsical

Not bad but nothing exceptional either (except for White Rabbit of course)

The kind of album I started this challenge for. Something I'd never heard of and probably never would have but turns out to be a really good listening experience.

I remember liking this more in high school. It's still a good album and Pyramids remains fantastic but this time around it didn't hit as hard. 3.5/5

At worst, this is the best background music album ever made. At best, this one of the best bossa nova albums ever made. I like bossa nova. 4.5/5

It's not a 5 but damn close. I also think the sides should be flipped. End the album with We Will Fall.

I listened to this album a bunch ~8 years ago but I haven't listened in its entirety since so I was interested to see how it would hold up. Not quite the same effect as 8 years ago but I still think this is such a great album.

Love me some Neil Young and this isn't even his best album

I got back-to-back Neil Young albums. Hell yeah. Is this one of the greatest albums ever made? Yes.

I understand why this is considered one of the greatest albums of all time. I am also campaigning for the ability to give half stars. 4.5/5

Not bad

Side 1: 4/5 Side 2: 2/5 We'll meet in the middle at 3.

Eminem is a good rapper and this album has some really good songs about economic hopelessness but also so many of the lyrics have aged atrociously. It was tough to listen at times.

This is probably great if you're a big fan of this type of music. I'm not the biggest fan but it's not bad.

Love this album, definitely awakened something in me when I first heard it at 17.

The song "Confessions" has the vibe of a song that would be played at the Roadhouse in Twin Peaks

The first six or so songs were a little hit or miss but it ends strongly, especially with Havalina

It was solid, some songs I really liked and others I didn't care about.

Album title is pretty accurate

I think I heard someone say once that Rush is the worst good band / best bad band. I agree. 3/5

Longest 43 minutes of my life

This was straight fire. 4.5/5

I need the people on here to explain their low ratings. This is really good!

I totally get why people hate this. I liked it

It's fine 👍

Ella Fitzgerald has a great voice and she suits these songs incredibly well. I also don't mind long albums. However, this could have been shorter

Kanye always feels like he's on the verge of saying something meaningful or interesting and then ruins it with shit like "I be speaking Swaghili" He's also a massive piece of shit so that doesn't help either

Not bad but I can already tell that when I'm done with this challenge, I'll probably forget about this album

Not the best White Stripes album but still very good.

The criticism that this is repetitive is true. If this album was cut by about a third it would be better. Still not a bad album though

There is a fine line between good and bad that this album manages to walk perfectly. I tend to like post-punk new wavey stuff so that helps. 3.5/5

I think this was my third time listening to this album. Got better each time.

I was expecting something more funky and less acid rock but I still liked it, especially the title track.

Fantastic album

This was THE formative album for me when I was first trying to develop my own independent music taste. This was the greatest album of all time when I was 14. I'm 26 now and I've listened to a lot more since then. I don't think it's the greatest anymore but man, do I still love this album.

It's good but Wheels of Fire is better. Also an obligatory fuck Eric Clapton

Lot of fun, it gets you movin'

At times it does feel like a Remain in Light lite, just two dudes fucking around with samples and mixing and having a good time.

I mean it's an obvious 5 stars

Like the other REM albums I've gotten, I like it, I don't love it.

I mean it's alright I guess. I liked a few songs, but most of it is mediocre as hell. 2.5/5

This was better than the other DMR I got, like I don't understand why this one is so maligned. This one is more daring and tries to be interesting and for the most part succeeds. Too Rye Ay has Eileen and then a bunch of mediocre songs.

One of the greatest American bands and this isn't even their best. 4.5/5

Obviously American Girl is fantastic and there are some other good songs but there is also a lot of generic rock and roll songs that seem like filler. 3.5/5

Is it strange to dance so soon?

Good, pleasant album. Nothing special but definitely not bad. More fuzzy guitar tone would make this even better. 3.5/5

Perfectly fine

Feels constantly on the precipice of greatness but never achieves it

Best parts of this album are the noisy, jam parts. I also really liked the drums at the end of flight of the rat. Outside of that, it just sounds a little generic. Not bad but not my favorite either. 3.5/5

Perfect album for this sort of list and project, give me more of this instead of the 30th fucking mediocre britpop album

Kicks ass

There are pockets of some really good music surrounded by some trivial dogshit. 2.5/5

You had me at sad alt-country

Solid if unspectacular, 3.5/5

4.5/5. It's really great most of the time.

The first half was fantastic and then it gets repetitive and loses some of the power it had in the first half.

Good album

In a Silent Way is perhaps the greatest song ever recorded. At this moment, with the caveat that I have a lot more to listen to and with the exception of Coltrane's A Love Supreme, this is the greatest jazz album ever made.

I like it, I like the idea behind it but the album never really seems to advance, it's stuck on the same idea for an hour. It's a good idea but it feels like it's trying to coast on the power of the idea and it gets a little tiresome by the end. I believe you could continually reorder the track listing and get the same experience every time

This album is at its best when it's sludgey, noisy jamming. Cut out the lyrics and this would be better. 3.5/5

3.5/5 for the music, big band jazz is always pleasant to listen to. Big fan of Sonny Payne's drumming on Fantail. An extra half star for the album cover

First 2-3 songs are solid, followed by a bunch of middling songs and then ends with a halfway decent song. 2.5/5

Nothing exceptional or groundbreaking but an enjoyable listen. Though it might be more enjoyable under the influence of something

This shit lowkey ass. I'm paraphrasing someone on here about Queen but the problem with GnR is that their hits are overplayed and the deep cuts are soulless garbage

Yeah this album fucks, funky and groovy. 4.5/5

An accessible Captain Beefheart? It's no Trout Mask Replica but it'll do

Enjoyable enough I guess

I really liked the country sounds on this album

Big big fan

Just as good as the last time I listened to it

What all music should aspire to

Hells Bells is really good, it's a shame the rest sucks ass 1.5/5

This Sinatra guy is pretty good. Watertown is probably my favorite Sinatra album but it's not on the list so this'll do, I guess. Tough album cover though

Each individual song isn't bad but somehow when compiled into an album, it's less than the sum of the parts. Overly long and a tad boring, the best parts of the album come at the end though

I hope I die before I get old

It's technically well made, the production is good but I don't give a shit, it's uninteresting. 2.5/5

It dips a little around 2/3 of the way through but it picks up again at the end. Not a surprise but she sure can sing

The Do the Right Thing opening credits were playing in my brain for the entirety of this album

Side 1 is fantastic, side 2 dips a little. 4.5/5 This challenge needs the divorce album as well, Shoot Out the Lights

Nothing special, just some solid music. 3.5/5

Good album but if you're going to put a single D'Angelo album on the list, how is it not Voodoo?

One of the best pop records ever made

Album ultimately feels unfinished, like it's a sketch of an album, it's not fully fleshed out yet but the underlying ideas are there. I guess that's called a demo in music. It's a good and interesting sketch though. 3.5/5

I do not like Aerosmith so I don't really like Walk this Way, the rest of side 1 is really good though. Side 2 lost me a little bit. 3.5/5

All the people calling this offensive and misogynistic are misreading the whole album, or they only listened to one song and decided the whole album was like that. This is Kendrick rapping about his teenage self and his thoughts and experiences and depiction does not equal endorsement. Ignorant motherfuckers TPaB is probably his best album but Sing About Me is his best song

It's ok, some good songs but I'm not overly enthusiastic about the whole album

Very late 90s electronica/pop. I like it. However, like a lot of cd era albums, tad too long and it drags. 3.5/5

I can see why David Byrne is such a big fan. 4.5/5

"Did you know "The Letter" by the Box Tops is a minute and 58 seconds long? Means nothing, nil, but it takes them less than two minutes to accomplish what it takes Jethro Tull hours to not accomplish" - Philip Seymour Hoffman as Lester Bangs in Almost Famous I do like the flutes though, 2.5/5

Probably top 15, top 20 albums ever made and it's only the VU's third best

By the Beastie Boys own admission, some of the lyrics here do not age well but there is also a lot of fun youthful energy. 3.5/5

I got this the day after Licensed to Ill. There's still a little bit of that youthful, so-called "frat boy" energy but it's also so much more innovative. Much better. 4.5/5

I understand why people dislike Tom but I tend to have a pretty good time with him, I really liked the jazz club atmosphere here (even though it's fake)

I like the music, the production is really good but I don't speak French so I'm missing half the album I feel. 3.5/5 though it probably deserves better

A little unsure of what to rate this, I really liked a few songs but others I was totally indifferent. Probably a 3.5/5

Like the other Kinks album I've gotten, it's fine.

Yeah it's a little bland but idk I kind of rock with it, 3.5/5

Not my really my thing but I guess I can see the appeal and there are some really affecting songs here

There are a lot of different styles on this album and I don't think they all quite cohere completely but on an individual level, all the songs are really great but the album itself gets a 4.5/5

I like the jazz and some songs can be fun but also some problematic lyrics

RIP Dolly, a true American legend. You can't forget about Linda and Emmylou though, they deserve their plaudits as well

The Temptations are good.

I actually liked this more than I thought