1001 Albums Summary

like how fast it starts, you jump right into it very disco on sweet talking woman, and yet very ELO love the horns on Across the border slows down by Starlight the album is kinda hopecore ngl second half of Summer and Lightning sounds like The Joker by Steve Miller Band Mr Blue Sky is just hopecore holy shit nikad nisam slusao kraj od MBS, kad krene DUNDUNDUNDUN the whale sort of sounds like what the 90's thought the internet would sound like, very futuristic in that regard from retrofuturism to classic rock honkytonk on Birmingham Blues love the vocal only part on Wild West Hero, before coming back to a sick guitar solo album kinda ends abruptly-ish, but overall it went by so quickly, in a good way

uh what was that Anne Frank attic bar nice bassline on ms jackson why does this album have so many interludes ok spaghetti junction is fire S.J. so good it requires an interlude before AND after b4 I cum is making me realize I can't relate to this album and therefore my experience is lessened i figure this album requires more attention than I'm honestly willing to give yeah honestly I felt nothing and the album barely entertained me the whole way through

finally a 40 minute album after two double LPs I can't get over the vocals, I get they're genre defining and iconic, but it's not for me Like the melody on What She Said Second half looks much more promising with The Joke Isn't Funny Anymore and Nowhere Fast being tracks I like Well I wonder continuing the track, but the rain sound at the end is making me wanna go pee Again me with the bassline on Barbarism Title track kinda makes the ending unceremonious, overall hit or miss album imo

i am only vaguely familiar with this record, excited for this one due to that vague familiarity also the album cover matches my aura 15 seconds in ok I can tell ima like this one curse my weakness towards blonde haired rocker chicks with an attitude just fast paced enough this album is just so quality, I didn't get bored of a single track

ooo movie soundtrack I get a feeling this is one of those I heard before without hearing before and that's just part of the influence i feel like pusherman overstays but that might just be my genZ cooked attention span the instrumental is giving buddy cop movie chase scene energy, probably because it's called Junkie Chase Is this album the reason chase scenes in those old movies have that sound? Think Instrumental is amazing ok I KNOW I heard the title track before very entertaining, I feel cultured for having listened to it

oh hell yeah this appeals to my 60's careless non-drafted american nomad fantasy which will never happen not crazy about these slower paced tracks but it might be just me right now wth are they doing on Down by the River, I was expecting the track from baldurs gate not this absolute shredding why does running dry sound so much older than the rest I was expecting a much higher tempo album from the opening track, overall I might just not be in the mood for it right now yet I must rate it

hell yeah

from one album where I only know the main single to another the first track becomes funky outta nowhere what is that saxophone jezus EWTRTW still sounds futuristic and yet so very eighties 40 years later Ironically I don't really want to listen to Listen the last album should have been a 3, this is a solid 4

Thoroughly impressed by the whole album. I always was told Jimi Hendrix was important but now I hear it. He feels like he just goes out and channels all the gods of music into his performance. Hats off.

first album from this that I have no idea who the band or the album is or any of the songs on it 2 tracks in this album sounds like my dream wife would be deliberating whether this was her favorite album or something from oasis or like, something from blur, britpop in general getting a bit of (midwest?) emo from this too ngl uh is there gonna be music in this outro? - oh there is and the hidden outro is the best part of the record Immediately after this I went into The Invisible Band and that one just impressed me more, sorry but this is meh

now this is something totally different barely started and I already feel woefully underqualified to rate this feels neoclassical in a way, like a modern building with Corinthian pillars i could do without the random man-noises starting around the 7 minute mark, but such is the nature of the live album as if I didn't want to get a piano before this :c i might not be musically literate enough but what part of this is jazz apart from the improvisation? goes to show how against preset genres in music I am kinda lost me in part 2, and I feel this needs to be enjoyed live/on vinyl/focused (neither of which I did), but overall you can still sense the virtuosity given the context that this was entirely improv and the troubles they had recording it

I've been writing notes but honestly I've fallen so in love with this record I'll write an actual review. I get the Bob Dylan hype, this is hopeful, it's depressing, it's rock n roll, it's blues, it's country, it has plenty of harmonica. It's the first record from this app that actually gave me inspiration to make some music of my own. tho this is the 2nd record from the 60's i've rated 5/5 so far, so I might be a hidden boomer despite being roughly a third of the age of this record

generator please give me something newer despite me loving the past few 60s and 70s records ok this gets heavier after the start why is cheap day return so short :c getting more than slightly whimsical in a medieval bard way on Mother Goose my God what is happening in My God Ends on a high note and there are bangers, I guess I was just expecting something harder from the album cover and from an album that existed after King Crimson, The Rolling Stones, and Hendrix

ngl I thought this was a single not an entire album the title track rocks as hard as it ever did (I know it's a protest song) Cover Me also goes hard Darlington County almost sounds mythical in an American way but I don't know how sarcastic it's being you can hear the 50's nostalgia they had in the 80's through Highway and I'm not sure how much I like that i have no idea how I'm On Fire is as popular as it apparently is album gets a bit repetitive by the end Dancing in the Dark still sounds very eighties, which I mean, it came out in the eighties my hometown sounds pretty meh, just padding out the runtime overall hit or miss album, starts off pretty strong then comes back and goes away in waves

yay, another 60's album... It may be the fact that I'm really tired of the 60s sound at this point, but this album just bored me the whole way through. Not saying it's bad, but being unentertaining is worse than bad. I spotted nothing I could take from this record.

I literally had Born in the USA 2 days ago, what is this Badlands not making an impression, vocals truly bad on that track The album gets better, already prefer this to BitUSA Wait Silvio from the Sopranos is involved with Springsteen? Definitely more enjoyable for me than USA, I liked Adam Raised a Cain and the Promised Land. The tonal whiplash between the sorrowful ballads and rock n roll tracks is not as bad as on USA. I don't know which of the two records is more "Springsteen", but I'd definitely recommend this over that one.

The list/book gets a lot of criticism for overrepresenting old 60s and 70s records, and I'd like to join in. Really wish future editions give more representation to significant records from the 21st century such as this one. As far as guitar centric music goes, my suggestions would be Weezer's Blue Album (90's, but cmon), The Black Parade, Enema of the State, Bleed American, and A Fever You Can't Sweat Out (yes really if you think about it) As for the album itself, it's fun and you can hear its influence if you keep in touch with modern rock. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this record years before knowing about this website and I still do.

I listened to it while assembling furniture, so I was partially distracted but I feel as if that's kind of the best way to listen to the album. I'm not familiar with the tracks because of it, and most of the vocals went through me, but the instrumentation was good and the vibes were immaculate.

It's fine I guess. The tracks are better listened to as part of a playlist rather than as an album - it gets kind of repetitive. You won't really find any thought provoking, groundbreaking metal here either. Just straightforward power riffs and headbanging.

I wish I had more time with this album - I'll probably be revisiting it. Overall I liked the somewhat theatrical cabaret vibes, and the slight spice of Disney villain theme song. Not gonna be for everyone I assume, but I enjoyed my time with it more than I didn't.

It started off so strong but gets so drawn out by the title track onward. I suspect they wanted to do less but needed to pad out runtime due to a vinyl release. I'll definitely be listening to 3-4 tracks from this album again, but I don't suspect I'll be playing it back to front again.

The production is immediately striking. It sounds like what people in the 80s thought the future would sound like. I think I get why this is our dads' favorite band Very good, almost otherworldly. It left me speechless and I'll definitely be revisiting it.

It's one of those "I can't take your music opinions seriously unless you've listened to this album" albums. I don't care if you're not into rock and metal, it's a piece of art that transcends that. Still as good as it ever was more than half a century later.

Started off sort of simple, but won me over in the end. Missing some of the personality and "unprofessionalism" I typically enjoy in a live album. Probably won't be revisiting this and I'll just listen to the studio versions of Cheap Trick if I'm in the mood. Might be on the lookout for a second hand vinyl of this record - I'm a sucker for live albums on vinyl.

Goes much harder than I expected - I was expecting something Beatlesesque like most of what you get from this list. The guitar work is masterful and I get the sense that a lot of music I enjoy today stemmed from this. That being said, the production kind of comes off same-ish across the entire album leading to a bit of weariness at about the mid point of the album. Unexpectedly We Will Fall was a great listen and nice reprieve after I Wanna Be Your Dog. 4/5 since because the middle of the album didn't quite stand out to me.

I was really into hip-hop close to 10 years ago. I remember listening to this album then, but I couldn't remember a thing apart from NY State of Mind. Now, my tastes and preferences have changed - and the first (and to this record last) hip-hop album the generator gave me when I started this is Stankonia, which I did and still do consider to be a bit meh. There was something there, but it wasn't for me. It gave me a bit of anxiety in the sense that "did I outgrow rap entirely"? No, I didn't. I still enjoy rap. This is a seminal album worth the hype. The lyricism and storytelling on display is phenomenal, and the production is beautiful and yet still grounded in a way that ties the atmosphere together. The only reason I was debating giving this a max grade is that this would be my third 5/5 this week, but who cares. The generator gives what the generator gives. I'm sure I'll be served many more weeks of mediocre 90's Britpop and 60's psychedelic rock, but for now I'm taking leave to be generous with my ratings.

I never really got the hype with Eminem. He was fine for a few singles to sing along to at a party or in the car, but musically I didn't get what the hype was about; let alone from where and why he comes off boasting he's Gods gift to music and his fans constantly perpetuating that. He came off as only a bit more restrained in that regard than Kanye West but at least Ye makes good music. This is the mindset I had going into this album. But when I started with this website I decided everything gets a fair shot, we're grading on a scale of 1-5 but realistically all these albums should be in the top 5% of at least all western music, right? I wish. I barely got through the album. Angsty teenager rap appealing to the lowest common denominator that goes on for way too long. The best parts of the album had nothing to do with Eminem and more to do with actual compelling artists involved with the project, such as Dr. Dre. I was hoping for something more grounded, introspective and mature from the album cover and considering this is his 3rd album, and considering the talent that was involved with making it. All in all the ethos of the album is just Eminem's singles stretched over 72 minutes- if you like that it's fine, but I'm just gonna keep assuming you're only 14 years old in either a physical, mental or spiritual way. This all being said; deserves a place on this list similar to Chocolate Starfish and Hot Dog Flavored Water. This (along with Tarantino, South Park and others which I do actually love) perpetuated the early 2000's edginess and shock value going on in pop culture at the time. One star for the content of the album, 5 stars for importance. Listening notes: First off; which one am I supposed to listen to? Spotify has like 4 Marshall Mather LPs with a different tracklist Funny how Eminem personified and mocked his fanbase on Stan and his fanbase still stans the guy- I assume since most Em fans I met are children in one way or another Honestly, the more you listen to Eminem the more you notice that his way of getting out of a lyrical corner is mostly just throw an edgy obscenity and hope enough people are shocked enough to not notice he's doing that Funny how he disses Fred Durst like he didn't get popular making almost the exact same music Kim verges on being snuff music- and not in a good, compelling way either And it ends on Eminem kind of pointlessly LARPing as a bank robber, ugh.

TL;DR - This album is as tasteful and well crafted as British cuisine. I was reading the Wikipedia article for this album: "The Guardian said that the album "raises the stakes to such an extent that it sounds literally unprecedented: there isn't really any other album like this", and PopMatters stated that Skinner "is now in a class all his own; nobody else is making music like this." Trouser Press said that "Skinner seems both edgier and more contemplative"" I agree that there isn't another album like this- I just think it's for the better. It sounds like some old mates recorded him at a pub while he was talking about some story (he probably made up) and he decided to put some background noise underneath it. The reviews at the time are still baffling me: "the best album of 2004 so far, and by some distance" when even sticking to the same genre, The College Dropout, Madvillainy, and MM...Food came out the same year? Skip this one if you can help having an unfinished streak. You'll be saving 50 minutes. Actively aggravated me. I couldn't even have it in the background while doing something, it was that distractingly awful. Notes: The first track has awful production, it's almost like he's someone's recording him from a landline The second track improves but only barely Is this just Soundcloud rap, but like, before Soundcloud? You know just doing some kind of melody while speaking a sentence doesn't make it good music right Fit but You Know It stands out for being listenable Am I listening to the correct album? What is this Critical Reception section on Wikipedia? At least people on this website are listening to the same album The last track has no merits being 8 minutes long considering I was ready for this to be over 5 tracks ago, in the words of my ex girlfriend - just finish already

Inoffensive to the point of being a bit bland. I only had a few notes to write so I didn't bother including them. Don't get me wrong, it was refreshing after 2 albums I found borderline unlistenable so at least this has that going for it, but not likely to be one I'll be revisiting.

Has a few places where some fat could be trimmed, but overall I enjoyed my time with it. Very fun listen. Safesurfer is an amazing track that's both dark and psychedelic and takes you on a journey all by itself. Head stood out for making me imagine stereotypical little green aliens playing the song on futuristic sci-fi instruments. Las Vegas Basement was great to end off the album. The Spotify description for Julian Cope being a "musician, writer, historian, and cosmic shaman" made me giggle. Not sure why the reviews for this album on this website are leaning negative (apart from people listening to the longer deluxe version - always check the track listings on Wikipedia people!) - I didn't find anything egregious enough to warrant it.