1001 Albums Summary

A step into what issues of the time would inspire someone to explore their sentiments with music and a sobering reminder that not much has changed in the over half-century since its release.

Crunchy rock-and-roll garage energy helped cement The White Stripes as a band emblematic of the style and always due for a relisten.

As someone whose experience with the Beatles is restricted to the inescapable and infectious early pop hits and the endlessly parodied eccentricities of the members themselves, The White Album provides an eye-opening range of musical styles showcasing what the Beatles are and can be. What feels more like a compilation of eclectic artists, this album is an enjoyable portfolio of work that can be enjoyed with the band's catalogue as a whole or just as perfectly as a standalone musical event.

An enjoyable cross-section of Elton John's work (Jamaica Jerk-Off notwithstanding).

Full of the band's signature songs, this album proves why Led Zeppelin has persisted and stayed iconic and forever discussed in the best artist conversations.

Their full debut kicked off with the band's groovy, crunchy rock sound, combining melodic flows and toothsome pulses.

I'm not sure that I really know David Bowie, but being that this album was his last gift before returning to wherever he was from, I'm inspired to find out.

While I'm in no way qualified to fully enjoy it, I did still enjoy this album and even more so after researching just enough to see the layers even if don't grasp the significance.

Fun rock and roll album that features songs that aren't just from movies or commercials from 30 years ago.

Did not resonate with me; no song felt truly memorable.

A high energy and infectious album that gets us ready for full on rock and roll fever.

Melodic and poetic, but this Neil Young just isn't doing it for me.

A fun ride surfing the tidal energy's ebb and flow from track to track

Enduring debut for the rap/rock/hip-hop legends infectiously celebrating being a shithead

A halfway decent hair metal album mired by skeezy lyrics and the occasionally dissonant instrumentals

Basic in terms of what we've come to expect from the artist, but a foundational debut that includes the steady beats and loops, house and techno vibes that set the stage for future releases.

Very enjoyable album featuring the beginnings of jazz rock. More jazz flute!

An extremely enjoyable album with such chill electronica soundscapes that I am surprised I have never listened to the artist before

The folk-rock sound was pleasant, but the meandering nature and religious iconography, as well as a general feeling of waywardness, gave an underwhelming experience that never seemed to get going.

High energy hard rock album with track after track of iconic songs. A very enjoyable listen.

A pleasing bluesy rock and roll listen with consistency and heart.

The punk rock new wave vibes are strong with this classic, solid listen.

Enjoyable indie rock album that didn't truly impress.

"Surgical aggression" describes this extremely enjoyable listen

Fantastic sophomore album with hit after hit showing why Adele is a powerhouse of a musician

With track after track of infectious hits, it's apparent why Prince garnered so much fame and acclaim as a musical auteur

While technically good, with it's frenetic guitar and drums, the vocals are not my taste

An absolute pleasure of a listen and a reason to make another full pass of the band's discography.

Very enjoyable listen with less grating vocals from previous albums.

Perfectly fine but missable indie rock album

Enjoyable listen and exciting to hear the threads that connect it backward and forward through the genre

Raw and solid David Bowie to its core

Enjoyable listen with pleasing jazz-pop-rock evocative of both earlier and later styles

Good debut album with pleasing psychedelic rock vibes, but looking for something more exciting.

Solid, lean album with iconic Common lyrics and beats

More enjoyable album than contemporaries

Enjoyable album full of funky guitar riffs and groovy melodies

Great album and one of the most enjoyable from any members of the Beatles

Iconic and enjoyable listen, aggressive electronic at it's most nineties

It doesn't get much better than this

Overall good, with highs and lows, some tracks greatly outshining others

Consistent throughout with enjoyable and instantly recognizable tracks, the jammy rock energy produces a thoroughly fun ride

Gloomy and succinct enjoyable rock album

Extremely enjoyable, tight outlaw country album with evocative lyrics making it an easy relisten

Iconic and enjoyable Elton

Technically elaborate and lyrically agile, extremely enjoyable listen

Great listen, but pure jazz fusion isn't my go-to

Solid punk rock album

Perfectly fine album that didn't impress; there are better albums by this artist

Solid folk rock album

Unfortunately I don't have the cultural context to begin to appreciate this album beyond how it sounds and what limited amount of importance I'm able to glean, and the fact that I'm not a huge fan of reggae doesn't help anything

Interesting album with unique styles

Enjoyable listen but probably won't be back for another

Solid listen; solid transitional rock album

Great listen with iconic songs

Very enjoyable listen with multiple iconic tracks

Solid britpop altrock vibes

Very enjoyable album from a very talented artist

Very enjoyable jazzy Brazil rock pop album

Very enjoyable alt/hip-hop album

Solid and straightforward, the artist's talent is front and center

Solid album, "catchy and poetic"

Very enjoyable and unfortunately for other albums, this artist has some bias working for them

While impressive technically, not my taste

Again, technically impressive, but instrumental only albums can personally be a slog

Solid early album from this artist

Enjoyable and energetic album, excited for more tracks that I recognize

Several iconic singles on this classic mod pop album

Great listen, very enjoyable debut R&B album with a modern and retro vibe

Not as groundbreaking as License to Ill, but nonetheless enjoyable

Solid live album. The less produced, live sound elevates many of the tracks.

Great reggae rock listen

Very enjoyable and enthralling listen, inspires to listen to the artist in full

An enjoyable listen that's most interesting feature is similarities with Bowie

An enjoyable debut featuring eclectic and trippy stylings

Understandably popular with interesting instrumentals and vocal performances, suffers from not being personally interesting

Solid, experimental, and thoroughly enjoyable listen

Enjoyable listen but kind of all over the place, felt experimental and unpolished

Great listen from a solid band, nostalgia certainly helps here

Enjoyable listen, unfortunately not jazzy enough to hold my attention

Solid crunchy alt-rock listen

Fantastic album showcasing by Aretha Franklin is considered one of the greats

Enjoyable listen combining some interesting styles; makes me want to watch the film

Fantastic listen, very enjoyable covers and always worth a listen

Very enjoyable alt-rock album

Fun ride and some of the Beckiest Beck, I wish we could give these half ratings

A heavy narrative delivered with world-class lyrics

Not necessarily iconic, but this enjoyable listen has some standouts

Great poetic lyrics and an enjoyable listen

To quote another reviewer on here: "This is very Eighties, but not in a good way for me". The album never felt better than the sum of its parts. If 3/5 is an "enjoyable listen" to me, then this album is sadly a 2/5.

Solid, enjoyable listen. Kept hoping for a track to blow me away

Am I a bongo guy now?

Solid listen, honed sound

Enjoyable listen, was waiting to be blown away, but still solid album

While southern rock is not a go-to, this was an enjoyable listen with interesting talking bridge sections

Great funky, soul rock listen

Okay listen, lyrics didn't really resonate and sometimes felt hollow

Enjoyable listen with a pop-like feel from this artist

Great listen from the incomparable Dolly Parton

Doesn't feel as iconic as their first album and was hoping for a breakout. May require further listening. I lament not being able to give half scores.

Great listen, solidly between 3 and 4

Enjoyable listen, very interesting late 80's electronica

Very enjoyable listen, excited for other Leonard Cohen albums to come up

Kept waiting for something more, okay listen, wasn't mind blowing

Very enjoyable listen, kept waiting to be blown away, will keep listening to the artist, searching for a revelation

Serviceable country folk-rock album

If this album doesn't deserve a 4, I'm not sure what does. The artist themselves? That's another story.

It's like my favorite part of the Beatles, but the whole time!

Such an enjoyable experience, start to finish

Great debut from this artist, great punk rock vibes and iconic tracks

I always wondered why that kid in high school wore their shirt and I guess I still don't know

That's some solid Elvis right there

Solid britpop listen

Deserves a 3.5, great listen

Another album deserving of a 3.5, solid listen

Very enjoyable listen, lots of emotion

I was not as impressed with this album as with others from this artist

Solid alt-pop listen

Fun listen

Middle of the road enjoyable listen, kept wanting a track to really impress me

ICONIC

Solid jammy, jazzy listen

Great lyrics and solid jams

Extremely enjoyable listen

Enjoyable listen and impressive technically, but just not my taste right now

Very enjoyable hit of melancholy rock

Solid but a little jammy and manic for me

Enjoyable alt-country listen

Extremely enjoyable soulful listen

Solid jazzy, blues-rock listen

Very enjoyable 80's indie rock listen

Very enjoyable and solid listen from this artist

Not my taste