1001 Albums Summary

Really really really good when I could get into it. At times frustratingly dissonant (though I’m not jazz-pilled enough to really be able to appreciate it in its entirety). The titular track is incredible.

Beatles get a ton of hate from kids that reduce their entire discography to a handful of songs. I don’t love them either, but it’s cool to give their early rock stuff a listen. It almost sounds generic, but I know that’s just because of how influential they were. Honestly I’m enjoying their instrumental more than any of the vocals, I kinda wish I could strip them all out on a handful of these tracks. Enjoyed Roll over Beethoven. But that’s literally just a Chuck Berry song lol.

this hits for me. There are a handful of skips on here but when it’s good it’s really good. Love the layering, such a great sound overall. Feels sincere, soft, emotional. I loike it Mrs. Robinson is ofc the usual highlight, it’s just a victim of being overplayed for 60 years. I hadn’t heard Hazy Shade of Winter or Old Friends before and they are just beautiful and contemplative. Put on yer good time hat and hit play type album for me.

Liked it! A handful of songs I really didn’t care for, but what I liked I loved. Oddly enough the faster more upbeat songs were not my thing

Was just listening to this album last week after rewatching Perfect Days! Continuously surprised that VU never went more mainstream, but they definitely get the props they deserve. Pale Blue Eyes is fantastic, I could take or leave *most* everything else. Some Kinda Love is pretty good. The closing track is really appealing to me even if it’s pretty simple- it’s got that rough-sketchy appeal. I didn’t really care for the psychedelic Murder Mystery but I did lol when I realized I was hearing Chop Suey in the guitar riff. And the lightning quick “upon the carpet” vocals at the end of that track too.

🌽 🌽 🌽 IT WAS ALL YELLOW 🌽 🌽 🌽 Shiver’s good, like the drums and guitar pattern on it. I like the title track- it’s a nice little interlude. The twangy guitar on high speed is jammin’. I think my big question I’m chewing on today is “why do I like Radiohead so much and feel the opposite about Coldplay?” Maybe part of it is the overplay. RH feels more vulnerable and sincere, although there were some tracks on here that did feel real to me. It’s a shame newer Coldplay doesn’t seem to have the same stuff.

Nah not for me. Wake up is maybe the only song I like here. Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs” album is the first instance I can think of where I brainwashed myself to like an aesthetic because it was someone I respected’s favorite thing. Female vocalist is really low in the mix when she’s on, and those are the parts of this album I enjoyed the most— so I’m not feeling great about this one :\

🤡 I liked this a lot more than I thought I would. Human Cannonball rules. The opening track while being a Black Sabbath rip still owns by itself. Some in between stuff like U.S.S.A. and Pittsburg to Lebanon is cool and atmospheric but I wouldn’t want to listen to them outside the context of the album. Some skips if I ever came back to listen. Particularly The O-men, which was kinda funny listening to when I realized what the joke was but I already know would get old quick

Oh lol MFDoom samples that opening track “Black Cow” Great bass lines across this thang, particularly on Home at Last and Peg Probably closer to a 4

Read a review that said “ Sounds like the soundtrack to a musical I don't want to see.” and I think that’s totally spot on. There’s some cool stuff going on here but overall I wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to this. Cabaret type stuff isn’t really my bag. Some of these songs have that sneaky “spy” quality that make me think they would show up in a Kojima game. 2

Not bad- I *would* listen again but I probably won't go out of my way to. Vocals aren't particularly strong but that's fine

Probably Kanye’s best thingy. The production is so good. All of the guests are great, Nicki kills it on Monster. Kanye’s actual vocals and lyrics are the weakest part of this thing. It’s pretty great from start to finish, probably would only skip “So Apalled” and “Blame Game” if I ever came back to listen— but I probably won’t because the actual experience of listening to this is soured in with how much of a PoS Kanye is. There is so much music in the world to listen to so I’m not really sweating over it. 4/5 closer to a 5

Haven’t listened to these folks. Seems to straddle a bunch of different genres. I’m not sure if I’m loving it, but it did grow on me. Won’t be listening again.

Yeah this is ‘93 I’m not really getting anything out of this, it just feels generic— like “yup, that’s a band playing music with lyrics” I guess I feel “whatever” about this (heeheehoohoo)

I fw it A few tracks overstay their welcome but I’m likely to come around on them. Queremos Paz Was prob my fav on this. That Ute Lemper album wishes it could be this suave.

It’s good, I haven’t listened to really any Mayfield. I get the sense I would like his other stuff much more, but this isn’t bad. My two favs here are Billy Jack and the groove on Hard Times. I think I got the wrong idea from the first track because the rest of the album was just a down tempo bummer for me afterwards. I get enough societal dread in my day to day, I’m not sure I need it in my music listening as well.

I loike it I loike it. They’re not all winners but the highlights are great. A few like Big Eyes that I had never heard with jammin’ riffs. Much prefer this version of Surrender over the studio version imo.

There are parts of this album I really really like- largely the atmospheric and ambient bits like the end of the first song or all of ”The Haunting Idle.” I just don’t care for these Springsteen-esque vocals very much. The world needs more ambient guitar. God I friggin hate Bruce.

MAMBO I’m kinda just glad I rolled something that wasn’t another old rock record. Don’t really have much to say about this, it was refreshing, I enjoyed. Probably won’t ever come back to it.

Heavy metal floor pedal man Having Iron Maiden in my Ace Combat playlist just associates this sound with launching semi-autonomous air-to-air guided missiles in my brain. Had a nice listen with my good time hat on. This isn’t my favorite Iron Maiden album but it’s good. Easy breezy, doesn’t overstay its welcome at 37 minutes. Phantom of the Opera and Transylvania back-to-back are the highlights of this thing for sure. Any time I started to get bored there was a tone shift or song change that hooked me back in. Probably closer to a 4 for me.

I come back to this album like once a year and always find myself humming something from it for a week after. It’s probably my favorite live album there’s just such a nice quality and I love that all of the in-between chatter is kept in, it feels intimate and makes for a wonderful cover-to-cover listen. Not a single skip here for me. Honestly the run of Meat Puppets covers in this are the highlight, the actual Nirvana songs are cherries on top. If you listen to nothing else, check out Plateau, Oh Me, and Lake of Fire on this thing.

“We Are Family” has been ruined by hundreds of advertisements and workplace radio rotations. The rest of the album, while not bad, isn’t something I’m racing to listen to again. Some good funk grooves and soul though. It grew on me a bit while listening, probably closer to a 4? They’re from Philly :)

BOOBA It grew on me. Pretty dissonant and unpleasant at first and then I realized there’s a lot of humor here. Some decent music too. I hate Tony’s theme but are you really a fan if you *like* Tony’s theme?

“It achieved success only in the Netherlands, where Rock critics also voted it album of the year.” Excuse me? I’m just whelmed here. Thanks Gene.

Based Cash, reminds me of the only few good times I had with my gramps— and I hated that chain smoking, binge drinking bastard. Sure the audio here ain’t great, and maybe the live performance isn’t the best, but you don’t tune into this one for either of those things. Closer to a 5 for me.

Please don’t make me listen to any more shmaltz. I had my fill with Ute Lemper. 43 minutes has never felt more like an eternity, I had to shut this down halfway through. My grandma would love this though.

Delightful and exactly what I use this list for. I know *of* Fatboy Slim but it’s not like he’s on my mind when I’m wondering what I should listen to. Chunky fat beats, I’m here for it.

I’m a hater. “SEX. I HAVE SEX,” is what listening to this feels like. Instrumentation is fine, good even— but I can’t get past this dude and his dumb tone/lyrics.

Actually way more enjoyable than I was expecting. I don’t hate La grange as much in its context. Good! Don’t care as much for the slower songs on this thing.

Pleasant! Not a huge fan of the vocals but they’re suitable. This isn’t a bad album, maybe just not entirely for me. I think the more I listened the less I enjoyed. Closer to a 4.

It's Cat Stevens. I didn't hate it as much as I was expecting. I really don’t have anything to say.

Oh hell yes I LOVE me some Talking Heads. Byrne is just classic as always. Tina Weymouth kills this thing on Bass and is actually audible in the mix. Psycho Killer is ofc the undisputed star on this thing but I really like the playful “Don’t Worry About the Government,” and the funky guitar riffs on “New Feeling” This isn’t my favorite TH album but it’s still worthy of a 5 IMO. No skips, the thing is a breezy 40 minutes anyways which is a plus from me. Mayyyybe closer to a 4.5.

I really am just not the target audience here. There are some genuinely beautiful moments and instrumentation on here but at the end of the day I don’t really want to come back to this. The toybox falsetto aesthetic just isn’t my thing. Glad this exists though. Barnyard and Vega-tables should have just been scrapped. Maybe I’m just not versed in the background of this album but they feel so tonally clashing. Maybe that’s the point and I’m just dumb but I don’t enjoy the sound enough to dig deeper here.

Hey! I just listened to this for the first time a month ago after doing a deep dive on trip hop. Love the head bobbing Aftermath. Whispering flute, twangy guitar, echoing vocals, just a great overall vibe. Hell Around The Corner is good, using that same Isaac Hayes sample that Portishead uses. I think the bleakness on this may be appealing to some, it’s not especially my bag. If I was in the mood for some Trip Hop I’d reach for Massive Attack or Portishead before ever getting to Tricky unfortunately. I’m glad I listened to this album but I probably won’t be coming back for another spin.

Forgettable. Makes me want to say something nice about the white stripes. I know this is really a “hater” review, but for top 1000? I would’ve taken something that sounds worse if it were at least interesting to listen to.

Jammin bluesy guitar tones but yeeesh the sleaziness of this thing. I get that it’s supposed to be tongue in cheek and all but idk man, you just know the people who are giving this a 5 are beer slingin’ misogynists. As another review said “these dudes are diabolically horny”

Why are you making me listen to TB again.

Some good songs, but a lot of what feels like filler for an album that’s only 30~ minutes.

I fw Marley. Some all-timer tracks here, although I probably prefer the live versions. Right when it started to get old, it ended. Perfect.

I liked this a lot more than I was expecting on first blush. Was rolling my eyes when I heard what sounded to be Fred Rogers singing country after swallowing Kermit whole. It grew on me quite a bit though, some of the lyrics are good and it’s got some variety in sound which I appreciate. It’s still country, but at least it’s not stadium country. Closer to a 4.

I forgot how good this album was. Really great crisp production all around, love some of the bass lines here. Props to how goofy some of these tracks are. Using the zipscramble sfx in the first song and the cheery weirdness of 101 FM. Mostly I’m happy with the brevity. It’s tight, doesn’t overstay its welcome. Makes for easy replay.

I rolled my eyes when I saw another Beatles album come up but I liked this one quite a bit more than revolver. It feels like there’s less fluff (except for Ringos dumb kids song). Was impressed by a lot of the instrumentation on songs I had never heard or only heard in passing. Guitar riffs on The End for instance. I would listen again.

Jammin. Goes on for so fucking long though. I can only jam for 1-2 songs max man. Fuck Eric Clapton tho fr fr. I wouldn’t want to listen again. 2.

Just not my thing I think

This was a weird one. Wide range of 2000’s nu metal peeps these dudes influenced it seems. Definitely ahead of its time while still having some weird growths. I found myself rocking out half the time and half cringing. Not a huge fan of their new vocalist, but sometimes I like him— weird! Anyways the RHCP beef is hilarious and I see the connection. Fuck peppers though. At the very least you’ve got to give it to FNM for being a unique sound, even if it’s a sound you don’t like. 3.5

Insane samples. Surprising, raw, funny as fuck, this thing hits. Not perfect, a few songs didn’t age great, maybe one too many “yes yes y’all” type vocal fills. 4.5 tho, really good time for me.

If this caught me on a better day I might enjoy it more. Shoegaze is sometimes my jam and sometimes not. Overall I’m just surprised to hear this is one of the best the genre has to offer? It’s not bad, just, that’s it??

I had a really bad day at work and this was really nice to drive and think with on the way home. Little traffic, pre-storm wind and smell. Hits just right.

This is the type of shit I’m here for dude this album slapped. Who knew up-tempo trip hop would be exactly my jam. Crazy cool instrumentals, great vocals, I literally have nothing to complain about. (Maybeee you could drop “Fix Me Now”)

This sound is a lot more punky/rocky than I was expecting having not listened to any of AM outside “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?” Which I would blow my brains out if I have to hear one more fucking time. It’s still pop rock and disorganized, but I actually like it? A dud or two but great sound, cool bass lines, I would listen again for sure. Funky guitar at the end of the”Perhaps Vampires Is A Bit Strong…” is good :^)

Voice is a little too monotone but that’s part of the appeal. Love the lyrics.

I can kind of see why people like this but there’s just something about his vocals I really don’t care for. It’s weird because there are times where I really enjoy them and times where I’m just reminded about how little I care for Dylan. For instance I think a cover of “I Want You” with a softer female vocalist would be an amazing song. Flip flopped between a 2 and a 3 for me.

Love this harder Queen sound. The flawless transition of Procession into Father To Son makes for a fantastic intro to this album.

When it’s good it’s too cloying, when it’s bad I find my finger subconsciously drifting towards the skip button when the song starts to fade out.

Hadn’t listened to this one. I like Kid A (the part 1 of this) a bit better but maybe that’s just because I’ve listened to it a lot. This is probably objectively a 5 but it’s a 4 rn for me thank you thank you.

A year before Nirvana’s bleach also from Seattle, I see what happened here. Great stuff, I love the guitar tone and drums. Great build ups all across this thing, In’ ‘n’ out of grace’s intro is fantastic. Finding cool gems like this is what keeps me coming back to the list.

Really enjoyed my time here, especially with the harder tracks like the run of “Lose It,” “Lenny,” and “Strange Ones,” some great bass lines in there. Didn’t enjoy myself with the slower, more poppy tracks like “Alright,” and the run from “We’re Not Supposed To,” “Time,” and “Sofa (of My Lethargy)”. Closer to a 4,5

Ehh idk

It's fine, I enjoyed it more as it went on and I acclimated. Can't say I'm a fan of the slurs.

Just had a swell time listening to this bad boy, I really have nothing more to add.

Love how playful this is. Bongo bong into Je ne t’aime plus is a highlight here. So strange to have three different languages blended together. Luna y sol and its return later is also fantastic

Heyy! I just listened to this a few weeks ago after my brother recommended Air. Crazy timing. Nice down-tempo atmospheric album, great bass lines, overall just a great sleepytime or early morning record to listen to over coffee. Gives off that kind of chic “sexy spy” sound that I think is a hard line to walk and where a lot of artists fall embarrassingly into shmaltz (looking at you Ute Lemper)— but it’s pulled off really well here. I couldn’t blame anyone for not feeling this but it’s my jam for sure.

Wasn’t what I was expecting going in. I’m not sure what this is but it’s not exactly country and still not quite folk. His delivery is a bit monotone but sometimes I can get behind that— it did take some getting used to and grew on me as the record played out. I couldn’t tell if this was genius or pretentious horseshit at first but after having listened I’m leaning towards the former. Really grew on me— I’m sure a lot of people probably hate this album’s guts. Wouldn’t play it for a friend, but it’s really nice for an introspective drive or a nice 45 minute mindful listen. Started thinking I’d give this a 2, switched to a 4 halfway through, and now that I’m thinking about it it’s probably a 5– fuck it idgaf

Im stooooginnnnggg I didn’t enjoy myself here. Just not really a fan of Iggy’s vocal thing he has going on here. Maybe it’s just a case of it just hitting me in the wrong time and place who knows. There are like 3 different versions of this album, I listened to the Bowie 2023 remaster. Feel a little hypocritical disliking this when I really enjoyed Lou Reed’s weirdo vocals. update: Just listened to Gimme Danger, which is a song I've liked in the past. Didnt realize it was on this album. I really liked it! But this was the Iggy mix??? So I don't know if it's because of the mix or that I've had more exposure. Maybe this album will grow on me in the future, but for now i need to keep moving.

My roommate showed me this in college because he really loves the album art. tbf i do too, it's great. Man such a nice easy listen. Ofc Oye Como Va is just a relaxed banger. I'm straight edge these days but it makes me want to sit by a pool with some mezcal.

I was planning to listen to this album on my commute, but the battery in my car gave up the ghost. I was told my insurance could replace the battery on-site, but when the tech showed up he didn't even have a multimeter to test if my battery was dead. He shrugged, gave me a jump and left. Well my car stalled out so I called insurance again-- they told me they don't do battery replacements (even though I was told that wouldn't be a problem AND they've done it in the past) so I had to source a new battery myself. Listened to this whole album while getting my raw hands slathered in battery acid from the terminals on my dead battery. Listened to it as I nearly stripped a bolt, listened to it as I nearly dropped a part deep into the depths of my car's metal innards. Wow how have I not listened to this sooner. What a good time.

Outside of the title track there wasn't much I resonated with, but it's nice to see another album on this list that isn't dad rock. I did like This Is the House," which reminded me of a Talking Heads song. This album might have room to grow but for now it's a 3.

not really a fan of songs over 8 minutes outside of ambient music and Bogus Man really could've been scratched off of this album and I would've appreciated the album a bit more. I like the instrumentation, not a huge fan of Bryan Ferry's vocals. eh. 3. Cool album art!

unfortunately a bit bland for what I want out of dance music. There were moments where I was wowed, but then it would double down on some generic and dated sound and shake me out of it. 2 feels a bit generous.

Incredible Kanye and J Dilla production, you can feel it instantly. Don't know why I haven't listened to this yet, it's just a great time cover to cover. Easy 5, but imagining that PhD guy fuming in the corner while you listen is worth half a point if not more. Plus the album is 42 minutes, how can you be mad when it's basically a lunch break's worth of songs. yeeeesh My favorite on this is either the intro/title track or "They Say" which is downright luxurious. Maybe my only complaint would be that it gets a bit too sentimental, but If it's between vapid and sentimental I will always lean towards the cheese.

we eatin good today Man the solos on Soil are great, what a fantastic album.

Funky psych! Not sure I have a whole lot to say, pretty impressive for 1969- I'd say it holds up. I'd say it's maybe closer to a 3.5 but the fact that I probably won't be coming back to listen any time soon puts it at a lower score. Objectively this is maybe a 4.

Ehh, I don't want to play the hater's gambit and say "I wanted to like it but...." BUT I did expect more from the album that produced Blitzkrieg Bop. And even listening to Blitzkrieg as the first song on the album I was thinking to myself "Damn I wish this hadn't been used by so many cringey boomers in advertising, Movies, and Video Games," because there was a time where I liked this song quite a bit and it's unfortunately the highpoint of the album right at the top of the tracklist. I hate to say it because it gets said a lot but the album is essentially the same song throughout... Maybe I'll warm up to this after society stops using the "Hey! Oh! Let's Go!" as a chant but that will be on the dying lips of every person that is right now 50 or above. I feel like such a hater. I like punk! I swear I like punk!!

It hit me pretty early into the album that this sounded like Coldplay (as many others have already mentioned). On the Coldplay-Radiohead spectrum it's somewhere in the middle, closer to Radiohead and definitely better than Coldplay IMO. Everything on Coldplay albums feels blended together while this album the instrumentation and style feels a bit more varied- which I like. I loved the King Crimson Moonchild reference on M62 Song, nice little interlude. Man when it was bad on this thing I really wanted to blow my head off though. Boring ass drum patterns and chord progressions on Satellites and Pounding was my least favorite on this thing. All the sappy sentimental stuff I hate on Coldplay is present on these. I was thinking this would be in 3 star land but man-- there are moments in the middle where I wish I were listening to Coldplay instead-- and that's NOT a good thing. I enjoyed my time for the most part but I won't be back.

I don't hate Lana but I didn't necessarily love this. It feels like it's meant to be very close and intimate but her vocals are crazy processed, just made it feel a little dissonant on first rip. Might enjoy more on future listens.

This album has that "moving cross country as a child at 5 AM before the sun has risen and you're looking out of the rear windshield at your childhood home for the last time" type energy. Haunting yet somehow very calming. I can see why so many people are associating this with Lynch.

For me just the perfect early morning Saturday listen. Wake up early, get some stretching and cardio, turn this on and do some dishes, slap some laundry in and melt into your couch.

Possibly one of the most 80's albums of all time. Surprised by how many zeitgeist bangers are on this.

Fantastic time. I'm not sure I'd have Dire Straits on my regular rotation but it's always a good time when it's on. Of all the "dad rock" albums I've listened to on this list so far, Dire Straits can hang the most.

This shit is so funky I love it. Haven't listened to much Prince outside of the big hits. There are parts of this that feel unfortunately dated and then there are parts that genuinely futuristic. Put on your good time hat and chill. If I had a complaint besides a handful of dated sounds would be that it's a bit on the longer side. Maaaaybe closer to a 3 than a 5 for me. Hard to pick between 3 and 4, it really depends on the track you're on here.

Great variety across these, I just had a great time listening. Maybe it's the unfortunate nature of listening to a new album every day but the shorter albums are consistently ranked higher for me. It's just so easy to relisten to a 40 minute album twice than it is to listen to an hour 30 of a single album. Love that slap bass on Maria Lionza

yeah man sorry this was immediately grating to me from the rip. One of the rare times where I didn't give a majority of the album a chance.

Morrissey kinda sounds like he has something stuck in the back of his throat at all times. The instrumentation is pretty good, just really not crazy about the vocals. I think they work great as a palette cleanser in a playlist but listening to an entire album of this is a bit grating for me. Wow I'm shook with how short this is. 37 minutes are you crazy? Favorite on this was "Bigmouth Strikes Again" Overall glad I listened. Mid to high 3 for me. EDIT: THIS MFER GIVIN VEGETARIANS A BAD NAME

Of all the dad rock albums on this list so far-- I've had a better time here than most. Some songs (thinking specifically about Ramones's Blitzkrieg Bop) get ruined by their inclusion in modern nostalgia bait and advertisements, but I still felt something from Immigrant Song here so that's something. I really haven't listened to a lot of Zeppelin and was surprised by the breadth of sound here. Not all my jam, but I'm glad I listened, some good bangers, some meh.

Holy peak dude. This album just clears everything around it at its time and even now. All timer, no question. And man I am ashamed I haven't listened to this sooner, it's so much better as a whole-album listen rather than piecemeal songs. One of the easiest 5s so far.

Eh, could be good to listen to with my dad

Had a great time listening to this, I've really only heard one or two songs off of it. Some dated bits and has the classic 90s "joke song you will skip every time on relisten" but that's basically par for the course. Great beats by dr dre. My only complaint sound wise is the songs that have that high pitched squealing sound. My hearing man, I'm trying to make it to 40 with my ears in tact man, stop doing that

People have hyped up this album for so long but I'm kinda underwhelmed. Really could't decide between a 3 or a 4 but I had to stop listening halfway through that last rambling song. So many of these tracks overstay their welcome.

Not quite my tempo

Listened with my brother and at some point it just became sad background music with a few pretty decent exceptions.

At times a 5/5, at times a 2/5. Walks a very fine line between sappy vs sincere. At the end of the day I'd probably rather my media be overly sentimental than ironic or emotionally vacant. Even still- I can't help but feel like I'm being emotionally manipulated listening to the chord progression on something like Hurt, but it works for the most part. If it were *any* other artist I would roll my eyes out of my skull.