1001 Albums Summary

All butt rock vocalists use these vocals as the blueprint. Crazy drums and riffs on top of everything. I recognize more of these tracks after the first minute than I realized I would. Fell on Black Days, Head Down, Spoonman….what’s not to love!! 4/5

Really delicious synths and of course the hits are worth it but the rest of the album is forgettable on first listen. Witness and I’ll kiss you are fun. I think I’d like to revisit.

I don’t think I had listened to this all the way through before!! What a rollercoaster of emotions. The skit where she fell off the bed made me LOL. I think my favorite line was “hold your horses I’m about to show you who the king of intercourse is”

The hits are great but I don’t gravitate towards the rest

She walked so Adele could run. Literally didn’t know will you still love me tomorrow was a cover until today 💀 Lots of surprise bangers on here

Unassuming at first but turns into an epic. A sailor’s life truly swells

Starts really strong but doesn’t go anywhere in particular

Not sure what to expect with this one. I think I’ve listened to later works with my dad. First track gives way to some supersonic highway type feelings. Really stunning to think this was done before the 80s. The rest of my notes disappeared but this was a fun one to commute to and a good precursor to a Project Hail Mary viewing later on. Not sure I’ll revisit without the influence of something…

Approaching this with a perhaps misplaced sense of dread cause this just isn’t my thing. Them Bones has Guitar Hero Nostalgia for me but the rest of this is really dragging Rooster is fine I guess Just unlikeable whining through most of the record. I like the chugging guitar riffs but the vocals often kill it for me. When this ended I said audibly thank god this is over. 2/5 for them bones alone

I loved the piano, Underrated Bowie album.

First ever listen through. Not my usual thing but fun to listen to with undeniable influence

Like more orchestral arctic monkeys—slinky but in a cringey way that they were able to wrangle later on in their albums.

Fun! Really great use of sampling

Not for me

More hootin and hollerin.

She is just such a diva Went back and listened to the title track twice A change is gonna come gave me full body chills

First track rips I listened to a lot of future funk in my early 20s that this clearly directly influenced. You can tell gorillaz is influenced by this too The rest kind of devolves into cringiness

Not my favorite Bowie record

So much yelling. Gets really repetitive but the Nostalgia Hits are still really good.

Questionable. Good for a quiet listen on a substance. Really hits you over the head

Ripple is a masterpiece

Very guy with a guitar at the party, but this time he’s got a synth and drum machine. First two songs were promising but the rest proved to be forgettable at best, grating at worst.

Mehhhhh. Proto arctic monkeys with a twist that’s more grating than anything else. DNF

I’m never going to choose this style when listening on my own. This kind of music thrives a few beers in, live, with your pals at the pub. I’ve got respect for a big ensemble like this though By the time I got to ‘Fiesta’ I was thoroughly overstimulated

Loved souvenir off this and the music video was amazing but the rest was forgettable

God I love this album. My first five star!

This was awesome! Cant wait to drink a cocktail in the backyard to this. Favorites included estoy Siempre junto a ti and Mi Chiquita Quiere Bembe

This is not for me.

Unfortunately the Kanye features are really good. The outro 😭😭😭😭😭

HEARTBREAKING this man’s voice has so much soul he’s been through it!!!

More hazy Brit rock…there’s a lot of this in this compilation! I’m not wowed

I’m too sleep deprived for this

Not their best but there were some undeniable moments.

Hooting and hollering/this man will just say anything and it sounds pretty/a Jazz Club staple

Bittersweet symphony is the saving grace on this. I don’t care about the rest tbh!

Not my fave talking heads record but it’s still a banger

Just an infectious voice. Kind of slow at bits but the way this album flows is so incredible

Some strong points but this is more of a blueprint for current rap than something to return to, imp

Classic

Stipes voice is a little grating for a full albums worth. Otherwise hypnotizing.

Pleasant and forgettable

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed listening. Top hits were it happened in Monterrey and our love is here to stay

Love the Kylie feature

This was lovely! Her voice is so beautiful. Suliram is a highlight.

Not my favorite of their projects.