1001 Albums Summary

About what I expected. Nothing on here I would ever want to hear again, but not absolutely horrible. Just not my cup of tea.

I liked the songs I already knew on here, and a couple more. The problem for me was I didn't really like the band much, and any time anyone other than Janis started singing the whole thing became kind of unpleasant.

Enjoyed this a lot. Not just the hits.

Close to a five. Can't think of a song on hear I disliked. But something stopped me from going all out with five.

For me the first half of this album was much stronger than the second. Even though I don't usually love instrumentals I was really enjoying the first few songs. But the back half didn't hold my interest nearly as much. Still, this was a pleasant surprise considering I'd never heard of the band before now.

Oh R.E.M. How do I love thee, let me count the ways.

I thought I had a soft spot for the Pogues but re-listening to this so many years later I wasn't quite as enchanted.

I had this album back in the day, but didn't listen to it as much as other PE records. I remembered why while I took this in. For me it started really strong but declines as it goes on. "Letter to the NY Post" troubled me at the time and has aged very poorly, making the 4th "side" of the record unlistenable. It's too bad because the good stuff on here is REALLY good.

Sadly this is just not for me. I can appreciate the ability but I would just never choose to listen to this album again.

Ok. This was the first album in this project that was close to a revelation. Why did I never listen to this all the way through? So much better than what she did with Big Brother etc. I really enjoyed this record and will listen to it again. Definitely deepens the sorrow that she did not live long enough to have the career she should have had.