1001 Albums Summary

Yes!! Love this one. The Highways of My Life is one of my favourite songs of all time <3

This album's fine. There are definitely some Beach Boys Pet Sounds vibes, mixed with CSNY and Simon & Garfunkel. Which should mean I'd absolutely love this. But to be honest, every song sounds quite similar and none of it jumps out. I don't hate the sound, it's just a little bland. I think I would've loved this in 2008. The cover is gorgeous though. 6/10

The further into this album I got, the less I liked it. First couple of songs were fine, not amazing but okay. But by the time I got to Pretty Mary Kay, I was so done with the dreamy vibes and his voice. I had never heard of Elliott Smith and I now know why. This is not my thing.

This is a hard one to rate for me. I need to be in a certain mood to really enjoy this (a late night with a glass of whisky maybe?). It definitely deserves more than 3 stars but I don't entirely feel like it's a 4 star album.

A very solid 4. I really enjoyed this album but it doesn't entirely deserve 5 stars.

Love many of the instrumentals, but Lou Reed's vocals really really grate on me. This album also seems to lack some coherence.

When I was younger, I might have found these lyrics edgy or funny even. Now, I just find them really creepy. There's a self-hatred and self-importance simultaneously oozing out, which really rubs me the wrong way. Shame, because I do really like the music! That has a sparkle, diversity and coherence I really enjoy. This dichotomy makes this album really hard to rate for me. But I think the vocals and lyrics irk me so much that the music itself can't make up for it enough.

More like modern art than just music. Not the easiest to listen to, but I'm really impressed. Definitely a journey.

It's fine. Entirely unmemorable.

Shit, why have I never really listened to Janis Joplin before? I've always liked her hits, and this album's a banger!

Not sure if this is really a five-star album or it's nostalgia on my side. But since I'm rating for enjoyment, it's five stars for me! This album was great to rage to as a teenager and it's still great now.

Not sure what to think of this. Weird as fuck but kinda catchy and cheerful too. Don't think I'll listen to it again though.

Yeah I really don't get why people like Leonard Cohen. His voice is so droning and there's no melody to it. The only okay song on this was the Partisan, and that's because of the woman's voice in the chorus. I can't believe so many of his albums are on this list. I'm not looking forward to the others.

Quite fun, catchy. Don't looove his voice but it's okay. Band is really tight. Don't like the cover. 7,5/10