1001 Albums Summary

Every time I listen it gets better. This album is so ahead of its time, it’s not even funny. Lauryn Hill more like Lauryn Mountain. More like Lauryn Kilimanjaro, MORE LIKE LAURYN BIG HILL.

BILLY JEWEL (like a precious stone not like the religion/ethnicity ok? relax) This is one of the greatest albums of all time. DON’T FIGHT ME ON THIS.

This is like that story of rock soup: He came with only a stone and an empty stomach. He told her the stone could make soup, but as it boiled he mentioned how good it would taste with an onion, a carrot, a bone. She added each thing, and by nightfall he had a fine meal, while the stone sat useless at the bottom of the pot. Except the only extra ingredient is ‘La Grange'

My ‘theory' is that I have a, sort of, ‘hybrid’ opinion about this... I don’t like this right now, but I can appreciate it, from a distance. Huge apologies to all fans of screaming. I hope the lead singer had some throat soother or something. I like ‘cure for the itch’, though - sounds like Aphex Twin.

Love this album

The benign comedy… I can appreciate the production, no doubt about that. But it’s not for me. Songs like 'Songs of Love' and 'A Woman of the World’ brought it up from a 2 to 2.5. Insane voice on this guy btw.

Hmmm the omega shit band huh? Album title change petition: Zeros to zeros

Amazing voice. All the audience interactions add something unique to this album.

It’s really good. BUT… … the second half does not hold up to the first. The first side is one of the best sides of any disc.

Bob, please don’t put a 16 min song at the end of the album. Cheers! I’m know he’s made worse records… I’m know he’s made better ones too.

The last of the music I would want to listen to. If you asked me to judge one of these songs in isolation, I would likely say: “This song is fine, but I’m glad it will end and that other, completely different songs will play in the sonic space it occupied, for which it barely earned its welcome.” That’s how I usually talk at parties. But together? How many songs do you want me to listen to with instruments that sound like they’re made of used tin cans? And backing harmonies featuring the bus driver from the Simpsons? Nah.

My heart is broken… Some songs are quite good, and the variety is something I can appreciate. However, some of the lyrics are absolute dog ass and he pisses me off sometimes. Glad I listened though!

Now I’m experienced. WTF is foxy lady? I’m not so sure on that one… How did they make these sounds? Incredible. 1967? For realz?

Some songs are good for background music, would never add these to my monthly playlists. First half is definitely better. Last song was the final nail in the coffin…

More like Bums N’ Hoses. BANGER AFTER BANGER. So good.

This guy is a legend and you should listen to this album. It baffles me though, how these legends always end up making some really shit songs. I guess it’s similar to a chef fucking up a dish in their kitchen? But then again why would they let the dish reach a table? Anyway, I’m talking about 'Dancing Out In Space' and ‘Heat' reaching this album… Maybe Bowie was high again. He makes up for it with ‘Where are We Now?’ and ‘Valentine’s Day’ Otherwise this is well worth a listen! If I could give it 3.75 I would.

Yee whatever The production here is pretty incredible… Some of the lyrics are obnoxious, but I think that’s the point, doesn’t make me want to listen to them though. Worth listening to.

This album is really excellent. Melodies are catchy and so well supported by the instrumentation. His voice is funny but fits the music so well.

Literally dookie. They improved so much in 10 years… Gives me hope for my own personal development.

Everything but this album... I mean, it’s ok, but I’m hearing wounded now.

Groooooovyyyyy

This guy makes me feel like anyone could make music if they were pretentious enough. Just look at the title... That being said, I did enjoy a few songs, so I have to give it a decent score. The style feels overused throughout, I enjoy very varied albums. And some of the lyrics man… Please listen to ‘Fable of the brown ape’, you’ll understand what I mean. Maybe I’m not ‘profound enough’ to understand them.

I’m happy SOMEONE is ensuring our heritage is preserved. All those jam varieties are important! LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM, and if it doesn’t work for you, get an ear transplant.

Who are these guys The Shitles? Maybe Shitty Hendrix? Maybe The Rolling Kidney Stones? The Poors? I guess someone had to crawl (with no arms or legs) before anyone could walk... You know that friend who thinks they can make music? Imagine they were given a studio to record in... THIS is what would result from that nightmare scenario. On a more serious note, the song Section 43 is one of the worst songs I’ve ever heard. This album is one of the worst I’ve ever heard. If I was being nice I would say the album had a couple of songs on it, I guess? I’m pretty sure if this was the only music around in the 60s the Cold War would have ended in self-annihilation, and it would’ve been the correct thing to do.

His voice sometimes sounds like David Bowie, sometimes like David Byrne, and sometimes like Freddie Mercury. It’s a pretty short album, but totally worth a quick listen. I think I need to listen a couple more times to fully enjoy it, but it just feels a little repetitive for me at the moment… Not sure how to explain, but the variety is just not what I’m looking for.

Insists upon itself. Some pretty good songs, some pretty bad songs. Production and instrumentation is experimental, groovy, and interesting. Overall an interesting listen, but not the greatest.

I would kill to have 1/10th of their skill, but I would also kill to avoid this album. Excellent musicianship, but I wouldn't listen again. I don’t really care for live albums that much, they’re more something to be impressed by and move on. Enjoyable but music for me is something I want to re-experience and get to learn and know with time. I can’t do that with a 23 min song I’m sorry…

I thought it was ‘Li-Nérd’? Such a great album, just excellent music. FREE BIIIIRD YEAH!

Don’t copy an album title and then make a considerably worse one. I didn’t really enjoy it that much, I’ll be honest. It feels too punky without the charm that an album like, for example, London Calling. I can also admit that I think it would grow on me if I listened again.

I need to listen to this again, even though it’s 2 hours long. At first I was super excited to listen to this because I knew about the band and I love the song “1979". The first side had me feeling disappointed even though I was saving some songs. It was a little too harsh for me. As the album continued I started liking it more and more, with side 2 being vastly superior to side 1 for me. Their sound is really beautiful and the variety of styles on this bumps it from a 3.5 to 4.

I think this is my favorite Kinks album to date. Strong message and very cohesive. As usual, super whimsical melodies which provides a balance to it ’taking itself seriously’. Will listen again.

I was pleasantly surprised. Sort of sounded like female Radiohead for a decent amount(makes sense with the song This Mess We’re In being written for Thom Yorke). Not sure why I like this less than smashing pumpkins (Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness), because it feels just as varied and high quality in terms of instrumentation and productions, this being a little more produced. I guess I’m just getting a bit sick of this alternative style from this time… Pretty good, and will listen to more of PJ.

Some of the lyrics are a little disturbing so it ends up being cringe. I actually like this style a lot, was not expecting to like it based on the reviews. For 2004 this feels ahead of its time. Eventually though it became too much of the same thing and too low quality. It’s a no from me dog.

I really enjoyed this, it’s not too long. The style is fun and catchy and you can’t go wrong with that. Not much variety because they fall into their style so much. I don’t think many people were making music like this in the early 80s, so it seems they relied heavily on this type of instrumentation for all the songs. Either way it worked pretty well. I liked it, but could understand if someone found it annoying.

I mean, it’s Radiohead. So it’s good. But, going into this my expectations are higher than going into a random artist I’ve never heard of, this will my listening experience and also my score. I think my favorite track is ‘A Punch Up at a Wedding’, banger. Also like One of the things I like about Radiohead is how they have such a distinct style and they explore the full range within that style, each song is also distinct despite a shared style. And I know this is just how styles work, but I mean that Radiohead really have breadth within Also, the albums are cohesive, but not in a frustrating, repetitive way. Not sure why I like this, but I do. SECOND SIDE IS BETTER!

Fun! But not my cup of tea. Either way I have to appreciate the craftsmanship and skill, so I can’t give it less than a 4.

Like kinda shit tbh, not sure why this guy is one of the greats. Songs are far too repetitive.

What the fuck is this shit?

They make beautiful music, all very ahead of its time, and it always surprises me. The one thing that bothers me is the lack of ‘variety’. Essentially what I mean by this is that on a first time listen, a lot of the songs sort of blend into each other. You could call this cohesive style, but many bands, like Radiohead, the Beatles, the Clash, do this without it feeling repetitive, even on first listen. And I know Fleetwood Mac can do it.. I’ve listened to Rumours. Apart from that, super good, especially for a double disk! Incredible. Will be listening again!

This is one of the greatest albums of all time! I love this album.

Great! Not sure what I was expecting, but the quality throughout is impressive. It's varied and consistently enjoyable. Not being able to understand the lyrics wasn't a huge downside, but it was a little frustrating, since I imagine it would've elevated the experience even more. Truly a great album!

That whole meme that everyone hates U2 (and I should too) is engrained in my mind, so the first few songs were a pleasant surprise. Sort of reminded me of The Cure a little bit, but with less "charm" I guess. I got pretty bored fairly quickly though. The 'variety' wasn't doing it for me; if you're going to make all your instrumentation sounds similar, you're going to need a lot of diversity in melody and song structure to make up for it... Which this barely did. 'The Refugee' is a good example of the album stretching out a bit. Found myself nodding my head to a lot of the songs, but feeling them blend in quite a bit. Sort of muzak. But I don't 'hate U2' anymore...

Someone once told me Elvis Costello is their favorite artist of all time. This person spoke about Bowie and The Beatles as GOAT artists, etc... So I've always listened to Costello with incredibly high expectations. When I first listened another one of his other album ("My Aim is True"), I thought, "what the fuck was my friend saying?" I saved one song from that album, and it grew on me more than expected, so I realized that he's maybe the kind of artist that needs to marinade a bit. However, immediately with this album I enjoyed the first few songs without needing any marinade. I can't say I love this guy's voice that much... But I can say that each song feels distinct, with him not relying too much on one style, which is very important to me. I like how his verse melodies are a little unpredictable; although his choruses often aren't, which is very common in music. Many of the songs rely heavily on the vocal being tightly coupled with the rhythm, like his voice is another percussive instrument (kinda...?), not sure how to explain it, but it gives them a very upbeat feel. Sort of sounds like Talking Heads, maybe with a bit of Billy Joel and the Clash. I found myself saving a lot of the songs for a second listen.

Ok, so it's repetitive for sure, and the album is 1 hour long, so fairly long. People today will listen to techno a lot, but I prefer this type of dance music. It's the kind of dance music I can dance to but also listen to on the bus, for example. Can't say the same for modern dance music. That being said, the combination of blues and electronic was just waiting to be capitalized on, and Moby did it correctly. Sort of like the actually good parts of some rap music (the sampled chorus with revived instrumentals), but it's the whole song. He explores the breadth of his style with enough variety for me to not get bored, which says a lot considering the style.

First four songs are great, and then they hit us with 'Little Child'... Then they hit us with some covers, which are good, and they do them best (imo!). Later Beatles is where they really proved themselves are the GOATs of music now and forever. I've always looked down on these early albums, but as I listen more and more, I appreciate more and more. Imagine what it was like to listen to 'Hold me tight' in '63! And listening now it still feels fresh, not modern, but fresh. Their harmonies will forever be uniquely beautiful. There's something about the combination between Paul and John's voices and how different they are in tone. This is for sure one of their worst albums, but that's a ranking on the most skewed scale in the history of music. This is what people that don't know them think of (alongside Hey Jude and Yellow Submarine), and it feels like a lazy second album. Please please me is better. BUT: this is still really good and really fun to listen to. It's a lot better than most music (even today), that's how good these guys were. Under a different artists at the time, this would be considered a standout album, but because it's the Beatles, it's just 'one of their worst'.

It's pretty good, I enjoyed it. From my understanding, during this era, a lot of bands were emulating The Beatles, and this sounds like an example of this. This album would sit between Help and Rubber Soul if The Beatles had made it, and would likely be considered their worst album. But we can't grade on that scale. A lot of the songs 'melt' into each other, meaning not that many stand out. I added a couple to my playlist hoping that by listening more they'll become more distinct to my ears ('I knew you'd want to' & 'Don't Doubt Yourself Babe'). BTW: I'm not saying the songs sound the same, it's just that variety is really important to me, and this album doesn't represent that. It's pleasant to listen to, it's folky and classic rocky and I like that. But listening today, it doesn't feel as fresh as it could. I'm really hoping one of these guys leaves and co-founds Crosby, Stills & Nash!

When dance music was better, but not that much better... Recently listened to Moby's 'Play', and they're from similar eras and similar genres. I prefer Moby because he's more varied and less repetitive. This album really is DANCE music, like for loud speakers in a clubbing environment. I saved some songs to a new Instrumental Dance playlist, so that's good, but like... It's ok. Not the kind of music I would listen to that often. When you're in the mood it's great.

This album ticaled me. I don't really enjoy hip-hop as much as I do other genres. So this wasn't as fun or interesting a listening experience for me. My head was bobbing for sure, but this genre relies heavily on lyrics, which aren't usually important to me on first listen for any genre; I automatically listen to the music as a whole first. This is probably why rap and hip-hop aren't my favorite. Despite this, I thought the album was high-quality and enjoyable. The beats were clean and didn't feel "overproduced" or "overcrowded". I especially enjoyed the reimagined version of 'I will survive' in 'Release yo' delf' (maybe because the melody is so familiar to me). However objective I try to be, my rating is heavily influenced by my personal taste. Since I don't really listen to that much hip-hop, songs here felt like they bled into each other too much, with little variety between songs. I wouldn't really go out of my way to listen to this again, especially with my backlog, but I'm glad I listened. PS: The mix on Apple Music seemed a little quiet.

Look man... I can appreciate the craft, but I can't say I enjoyed this as much as I wanted to. I've always known Rush as this sort of glam/operatic rock band; sometimes that genre hits, sometimes it doesn't. I certainly wouldn't call it prog rock. For me when rock crosses into this territory it becomes more 'cringe' and annoying than good rock. I'm personally more interested in very melodic and classical sounds. It's hard to describe why I don't like it, maybe it's because it was my first listen. Either way, it's the sort of thing I would avoid, even as a rock fan. Happy to have listened once, but maybe never again.

3 hours huh? Gonna have to review this one disk at a time. Disk 1: Pretty good. I like this kind of music, it's very soothing and I feel distinguished listening to it xD. I really enjoyed 'Let's call the whole thing off'. One thing I'm sure will be an issue for me going forward: variety. Instrumentation, voice, and melodies are top notch, but you can only take so much before it either bleeds together or becomes insufferable. Feels more like background music to me. Disk 2: This side is more soothing than the last. Still enjoying listening to it! "They All Laughed" stood out to me. Disk 3: I've become numb to this music, it doesn't affect me. Disk 4: When the album finishes, the sound of silence will feel louder than Ella's voice. It's as if Ella Fitzgerald was there when I was born, interpreting the Gershwin Songbook starting from my first breath. Also, the meaning of "Love is Sweeping the Country" changes a lot with a more modern interpretation of the word 'gay'. Disk 5: Great interpretation of "They can't take that away from me". It's almost over but please kill me quickly. Disk 6: What the fuck is this shit? I wish I was listening to Ella Fitzgerald.

One of those rare cases where the album improves as it goes. First half had me cartoonishly throwing up in the closest trash, it's sappy as hell and textbook antonym of 'variety'. "The Old Man's Back Again" and "Duchess" were my favorites fo sho. Still sappy though for sure and lacking in variety overall. Too much of the same stuff.. some good songs though

LOVE IT! So good. Listen to it. Soy Loco Pro Ti America! Soy Loco Por Ti Amore! Just a good album, this guy is a genius. Also some cool Beatles influence I think.

Pleasantly surprised! I was expecting something very basic, but it's pretty intricate. I wouldn't say it's my type of music at all, but I can appreciate it from a distance. However, my enjoyment is a significant contributor to the score so... Happy I listened, some great melodies, but not for me, would not listen again. 'Me and a Gun' is one of the worst listening experiences I've had. You're not good enough to record a song with ONLY YOUR VOICE Tori...

very melodramatic... Why is she singing like that? It really dislike when singers use an 'exaggerated voice'? For example, she managed to rhyme 'toy' with 'more' just by singing 'more' as 'moye', because of the way she sings. It's this weird way people have been singing since the mid 2010s up to today, in 2026, and some people still do. It's cringe and makes me feel uncomfortable. Honestly it kinda ruins this for me hahah Otherwise, the songs are pretty cool. Not really something I would add to my playlist to listen again, but appreciate from a distance... Like it's very impressive how many good and catchy melodies she can produce. Also very well produced, not overproduced at all, in my opinion; it's well balanced. I think this would've been much better if she didn't choose to sing like that. Probably wouldn't listen again and I didn't add any of these to my playlist, but would be happy if I heard one of these songs randomly, like on the radio or at the shops. It's all pretty decent.

Very fun listen! I actually really enjoyed this. Super upbeat! I saved one song. It isn't super varied, but just fun to listen to. It just isn't fine art I guess... Not sure if that makes sense.

Meh, it's alright. Pretty relaxing. But I think the author liked these guys a lot, since I've come across two of their albums already and I wouldn't consider them 'essential', especially not this one. It became very repetitive towards the end. The melodies are generally quite beautiful and his voice matches this beauty, but the songs don't 'stand out'. It's decent music, and nice to have on in the background I guess, but it's not a listening experience that changes your view or music or anything like that. This is just very average I think. I saved a few songs to see if they grow on me.

Started off boring but got better and better. I think I'd like to listen again!

Great live album! Truly incredible skill from B.B. King! Worth a listen for sure and a couple of tracks worth saving.

Ya like jazz?? You're gonna love this. I kinda like jazz, so I only kinda loved this. Good but like can I listen to something else? BTW Thelonious Monk is a name that goes hard.

Just started to listen to this album and it's already brilliant. I know "Cosmic Dancer" already and absolutely love that song and "Monolith" is already a new favorite. Their style is so cool, it's the only way to describe it. And for 1971, this feels ahead of its time for sure. I really like the short length of the songs. One thing it lacks in is variety. They have a style (an amazing one) but stay comfortably within it. "Rip Off" stands out though as a song from the future. This album was a great listen! Will listen again

You're not bob dylan mate. It's ok. No variety at all. Pretty good for 2014 I guess because music was evolving into what it is today: a bunch of horse-shit. Anyway, it's fine. Won't be listening again.

I've seen lists with this at the top of all Bowie albums, but find it very hard to agree. I mean, it's brilliant, this man is a genius, etc... But it just doesn't connect for me. Ziggy Stardust is a level above this in my opinion. However, I've only listened to this once or twice, so I can't say my opinion is 'fully formed'. I enjoyed it overall! Will listen again one day.

I mean, I don't really like this type of music. This type of grunge, is too 'hard-rock' for me. I prefer Nirvana and even Pearl Jam (normie I know). However, I can genuinely appreciate the quality here, it's very impressive. The melodies are also pretty catchy (sometimes). Maybe eventually I'll appreciate it more. My score is low because my taste really affects this one.. Sorry Alice, I hope you break those chains one day...

Great album. Harry Nilsson is incredibly talented. I had heard it before and I will listen again when I have time.

A perfect storm that creates a unique and irresistible sound, at the cost of variety: So good... The style oozing from this album is palpable. My only complaint is lack of variety, which comes at the cost of the strong style. I've always felt like James Bond listening to these songs, I'm not sure if that's just me. Something about the instrumentation, which is so cool btw. The melodies are extremely catchy and the vocal performance is beautiful throughout, perfectly supporting the melodies and perfectly supported by the electronic backing. A certified classic! I wish music was as innovative as this today. Closest thing I can think of (in terms of original + quality) in modern times is maybe Brat. Love this album and I saved many songs to my monthly playlist!

Sort out sounds like Don McLean found an electric guitar, a band with too much confidence, and decided to scream instead of sing. Or maybe like an obnoxious Billy Joel. I'm really not sure I like pop-rock from the 80s, at least not this type of music from Springsteen... Boring! As I said already in a previous review of one of his albums, I don't understand why he's considered one of the greats, I seriously don't. I guess it's just a matter of taste. Some of the songs ('Born in the U.S.A.', 'Cover Me', 'I'm Goin' Down', 'Dancing in the Dark') have some genuinely catchy sections (chorus mostly), but the lack of variety comes through pretty clearly when you take a closer listen to the instrumental track: it almost sounds AI-generated. I quite like 'Dancing in the Dark', I think it's the best song on the album.

Too repetitive and noisy, very impressive though! I appreciate the craftsmanship. This album, to me, sits between modern hard rock and prog rock. Usually I don't really enjoy hard rock, instead I enjoy softer prog rock. However, the experimental style here is pretty captivating. It sounds a bit like Muse on acid. One thing: none of these songs are playlist worthy. To me, I would only listen to this album as a whole, rather than as individual songs. I won't lie, towards the middle of the album I began to get sick of it... It's a little too intense for me, pretty repetitive, and a little noisy. I don't think this is for me. I can appreciate the craft from a distance, but it didn't 'vary' enough for me. The start had me hopeful, but it felt a little bit like a chore to listen to as it went on. By the time I got to the end, I was glad it was over.

Overall enjoyable. Very special for the time, not so special today. For the time this is very impressive, but I don't think it holds up as well as some say. The drumming is great! Only thing is it's mostly covers which is a little boring. tf is 'Walkin' the dog'? had me laughing.. I saved Have Love Will Travel, great song!

Gold, a must listen. The combination of Gilberto's melodies and Getz instrumentation is one of the most beautiful sounds in the world. It doesn't need to be varied because it's just so excellent. It might be a perfect album to me if I listen some more, but for now it's just very incredible.

This is the sort of art rock I like. Not too annoying, not too pretentious, and very well made. I can tell how much influence these guys had, especially on Talking Heads! Really enjoyed this and will listen again!