1001 Albums Summary

Not as good as desire Favorites: last 4 tracks Starts strong and ends strong but middle tracks are boring Actually like 3.5

Good voice Fun tunes Favorite song: just a little lovin, breakfast in bed, just one smile

Sounds like mix of Pink Floyd and the Beatles Lots of variety Gets slow and boring at the end of some tracks (moonchild) Moonchild is really boring past the 2 minute mark Favorite tracks: epitaph, court of the crimson king

I had never heard of CHIC before this album so this was my first real exposure to them. I definitely have heard some of these songs at some point because they sound vaguely familiar. “Good times” is the first track and is the one that sounds the most familiar. There’s no reason for this track to be 8 minutes though. This seems to be a pretty common theme across the album of having a groovy fun original 1-2 minute segment and stretching it out way further than needed. “A Warm summer night” and “my feet keep dancing” are the other 2 biggest offenders of this making the first half of the album kinda a slog to get through. The second half continues the trend but because the songs are 2-4 minutes rather than 6-8 it’s a lot less noticeable and more manageable. I really do like the songs here and they sound good just not when I’ve heard the same thing over and over again. “Will you cry(when you hear this song)” is my favorite on the album because I find it to be the most interesting. While this one does have some repetition it’s only 4 minutes long. Overall this album wasn’t bad but also wasn’t anything too special. I can’t see myself coming back to this one anytime soon. The album gets 2.5 stars, decent

Catchy tunes Pretty similar sounding throughout Slightly underproduced sound but it works really well for this album Favorites: its not true, much too much, my generation

Good but also it’s in another language so it’s harder to get into I like the background singers Probably like 2.5 Favorites: ponta De lança africano, taj mahal

This was a pretty pleasant surprise I really love the singers voice it’s unlike anything I’ve heard before Super cool The bass is really good on this album Favorites: stop your sobbing, up the neck, precious, lovers of today

I didn’t realize changes wasn’t Black Sabbath that’s cool Apart from that it’s just classic Black Sabbath like with first track Favorites: changes, wheels of confusion Probably actually 3.5

Reminds me of eagles Favorites: candyman, friend of the devil

These songs all feel very dramatic and exciting. I really like this this was a good surprise Split feels very fun and exciting as well Almost reminds me of Agatha all along songs I think because of the voice I like the male singer that occasionally appears and his voice works really well with utes Lowkey female meatloaf You were meant for me builds throughout the song and is just so fun and exciting. I wish this was the closer instead because the true closer is weaker than the rest of the album Favorites: the case continues, split, you were meant for me Probably closer to 4.5 but I’ll give it 5 case 4 feels too unfair

Classic Coldplay Great album

Average middle school hallway experience

I felt like I had already known a bunch of these songs since so many I heard a ton when I was younger Actually 3.5 Favorite: he wont go

Wow! Perfect 5/5 #3 album oat Favorites: the whole album

Boring kinda Favorite: lsi, leb whol

I find this album to be a very good introductory album to Nirvana. Not just if you’ve never listened to them but also if you’re like me and only knew nevermind. The songs off of nevermind were the only ones I knew at first from this album but I quickly grew to really appreciate these other ones. This album has incredible tracks spanning all 3 of the bands albums while also including really great covers of a few different songs. This album was my first introduction to “about a girl”. I really really like this song and it’s one of my favorite on the album. It goes so hard. “The man who sold the world” is a pretty controversial one but in my opinion I find bowies to be infinitely better than this cover. It’s definitely not bad by any means whatsoever but bowies is just better. I find it crazy how many people only know nirvanas version of this song. Maybe it’s just because I’m such a huge Bowie fan but I’d take the original version of the song any day. The other covers here are really good such as “Jesus doesn’t want me for a sunbeam” and “lake of fire”. I really like the meat puppets covers and it definitely intrigues me to listen to them. My favorite cover is also the closer of the album, “where did you sleep last night”. I really like Cobain’s vocals here. I think I prefer the acoustic version of “all apologies” to the original. The guitar is so so beautiful. This really is one of the best songs ever recorded and is easily my favorite Nirvana song. The guitar intro is also just so iconic. This album really left an impact on me after I first listened and I’ve continuously come back since. This may be my favorite Nirvana project just for how well spread it is throughout their whole catalog while including additional covers. It gets 4.5/5 stars, nearly flawless. My favorite song is “all apologies”

Very very solid Definitely surprised me Reminds me of Coldplay but less British Favorites: pounding, m62 song, there goes the fear

Back half is the one of the best runs of songs ever produced Favorite: octopus’s garden

Wish it was longer literally 2 minute average song for only 20 minutes total All very similar Very punk This album is just really mid tbh All the songs are the same hardly any diversity And the song formula they found just isn’t that good Green Day level production with not as good lyrics or music Favorites: betray Like 2.5

Just like… not very good Background Noise 2/5 Favorite: title track I guess

It’s been so long seen I’ve given this album a listen. I used to always overlook this album I feel but this listen something about it changed. I can now confidently say that this album is one of the most engaging and interesting pieces of music I’ve ever listened to. There’s so much going on and so many different kinds of things going on yet somehow they all combine to make this masterpiece in a way that’s so unique. I really don’t know if any other band besides the Beatles could pull this off. The opening track, “back in the USSR” is one of my favorite tracks and opens the album on a fun upbeat sound. I also love the nod to the beach boys in the middle section. “Glass onion”, while not being one of my favorites musically, I really like lyrically and I love all the little references to previous Beatle songs. “While my guitar gently weeps” is in really close contention to my favorite in the album. It’s so so beautiful and is one of my favorite George Harrison songs. I really love all these super beautiful songs on the album such as with not just “while my guitar gently weeps” but also “dear prudence” and my favorite, “I will”. “I will” is one of the best love songs ever written and is one of my all time favorite Beatle tracks. Disc 2 is for the most part weaker than disc 1 but it’s still really fantastic. A lot of the albums quirks come out a little more in the second half such as with “revolution 9”. “Revolution 9” is infamous for being known as the worst Beatles track and I think out of context that mostly holds true. However, despite its obvious objective flaws, I really really like it and it’s such an essential part of the album and it wouldn’t be the same without it. This album really impressed me and I don’t know how I ever felt differently about it. It’s really hard to say because the Beatles have a few albums that I consider to be perfect but this one I’d say is my number 3 Beatles album behind abbey road and revolver. This album will obviously be getting 5/5 stars, perfect

I think this genre just isn’t for me 2nd disco album I haven’t cared for too much 2.5/5 Favorites: all about love (first impression)

Sounds like any other 60s animal named band but that sound is very good and is very good here Care of cell 44 has vocals very reminiscent of rod stewart 4/5 Whole album is really good so it’s hard to pick favorites Favorites: time of the season, maybe after he’s gone, hung up on a dream

Sounds very much like ccr and those style of bands Pretty fine 3/5 probably There was a few that were pretty good but a majority of the tracks were just… there Favorites: sometimes in winter

Really is one of the best albums of all time Every song is a hit Favorites: god only knows ofc but my other favorite is I know there’s an answer

Really high highs but really low lows Production is really great Almost similar to tonight by Bowie I like the women singer Maybe closer to 3.5 Favorites: heartland, title track

Pretty average Nothing I found to be extraordinary 3/5 Favorite: radio

First half is way better but the 2nd half also has all apologies Nevermind is way better than this album A lot of it is non understandable screaming 3.5/5 Favorites: heart shaped box, serve the servants, all apologies

Still can’t personally get behind all the hype of this album Just not for me really 2.5/5 Favorites: king kunta, mortal man, i

Very traditional Radiohead sound I think it’s done better in other albums though 3.5/5 Favorites: how to disappear completely, everything in its right place, motion picture soundtrack

Incredibly Beatles sounding, specifically you just may be the one Randy scouse git sounds like big iron 4/5 very impressive Favorites: forget that girl, shades of gray

Iggy pop is an interesting dude Love the Bowie covers Originals are fantastic too 4/5 Favorites: some weird sin, passenger,

Close enough, welcome back chumbwumba Why am I listening to 6 minutes of straight wind noises Pretty solid like 3.5/5 First half was way better A little longer than my liking but also if they were better songs at the end it’d be fine

Super super interesting Starts off jazzy and by the time the last track comes it’s just this amalgamation of sounds and fades back into the haziness I loved the flute in the first song Favorites: moon in June, out bloody rageous I expected a lot less because this generally isn’t my genre although I was pretty impressed Probably 3/5 but 3.5 is tempting

Pretty average 60s album I’d say Couple standouts I wish grace slick was lead on more tracks because she’s the best part of the album Favorites: somebody to love, j.p.p. Mc step b. Blues 3/5 maybe 3.5

Didn’t think too much going in but I was pleasantly surprised I really like this sound and his voice Favorites: Alison, welcome to the working week, red shoes 3.5/5 maybe even 4

🙌 Super well produced I like the Jackson 5 sample in Izzo and how it keeps sounding like Michael Jackson could come in and sing his line I keep thinking it sounds like Kanye just to find out he produced a handful of these songs so that’s cool Best album of the genre I’ve listened to for 1001 so far Favorites: izzo, takeover, hola hovito, the rulers back

It’s just like painfully boring I like long songs… except when they’re completely uninteresting The first half of the album is only 1 song split into 5 and super boring Second half is okay but still boring Musically there’s just hardly anything going on, I could play this Favorite: title track I guess but there’s not much competition Probably 1.5/5 but I’ll round up

Liked a lot more than I thought it would Super nice general sound Favorites: duet, the kid from red bank 4/5

This is a super fun album I was expecting to like it more because of how much I like miseducation but it was a little bit worse than that album I love the intro and outro You can tell this album was made with love and I love the vibe of it Favorites: killing me softly with his song, ready or not, the mask 3 or 3.5

I’ve been really liking all these instrumental albums this week This album sounds like koopahari desert Also some George Harrison vibes Very fun to listen to Favorites: jumpin Jack flash, raghupati, sagar 3.5/5

Almost unlistenable isn’t anything (good) Favorite: Feed me with your kiss I guess

Fleetwood mac is so overrated There’s a handful of tracks here that I like and are good but a lot of these feel super filler Also why is this album so long It’s pretty boring 3/5 Favorites: the ledge, Sara, tusk

It’s fine Didn’t blow my mind but I enjoyed my time with it Favorites: frustration, wonder wonder 3 or 3.5/5

It’s like if Wii menu music and geometry dash music had a baby I kinda really liked this album Favorite: part 3 or 5 but it’s all kinda the same 4/5 Bonus points for album cover

Cause the same people that tried to blackball me forgot about two things, my black balls

This album was actually really good It’s like the perfect mix of Coldplay and Radiohead with it sounding so much like both in different places 4/5 Favorites: driftwood, why does it always rain on me

Handful of bangers and the rest is pretty mid tbh Favorites: Maggie may, reason to believe, every picture has a story 3.5/5

I really liked the intro and the concept of the album. The closing monologue in hot really ties it all together. That being said the music itself wasn’t anything outstanding. It kinda just sounds like your average hip hop album I liked the part in work it with the reversed lyrics Why does she have to tel us every song is a missy Elliott exclusive, I saw that when I clicked on the album Favorites: work it, intro/go to the floor 2.5 or 3/5

Very interesting for sure Strings in staràlfur were really cool and good I wanted to like this album a lot more than I did It’s jus really long and not always super entertaining cool cover though Favorites: staràlfur, Svefn-g-engular 3 maybe 3.5/5

For sure interesting I could see myself coming back I can’t say he has a good voice but I also can’t say that takes away from it This isn’t an album you’d come to if you want some beautiful soft vocals you come to it for the rocking out 3.5/5 Back half is less entertaining Favorite: love me like a reptile, ace of spades, fast and loose,

I always see Moon Safari at record collector and it’s always intrigued me, but I’ve never given it a full listen until now. The production is the obvious highlight of the album with this ethereal, floaty sound throughout it all. Instrumentals usually don’t do much for me, but I really like the ones on this album. “Talisman,” “La Femme d’Argent,” and “Le Voyage de Pénélope” are all really strong instrumentals, but I think my favorite one would have to be “Ce Matin-Là.” It starts with this really cool pulsing sound that adds so much to the atmosphere of the album. Then the horns come in and it turns into this piece that, to me, is extremely reminiscent of Mario Galaxy. I love instrumentals that are full of all sorts of sounds that you can’t really describe, and this album does a great job of that. It’s one of the biggest highlights of the album. The vocal tracks here are also fantastic, with all of them having these super delicate and soft vocals that pair perfectly with the established sound of the album. I love the songs where they sing themselves, like “Sexy Boy” and “Kelly Watch the Stars,” I love the super electronic sound of their voices. The addition of Beth Hirsch, who has a much cleaner voice, is also really nice. Her two songs on the album are both fantastic and add a different feeling to the album. Overall, this album really impressed me and I’m glad I finally gave it a listen. It’s a really unique album with a sound I haven’t heard much of before. It gets 4/5 stars, excellent, and my favorite track is “Ce Matin-Là.”

Super mid I can’t say I love listening to 20 minute songs for an entire album 2.5/5 Favorite: you don’t love me

Pretty average 80s pop Very easy listening Really nice songs and overall sound but also it doesn’t exactly do anything to knock your socks off Few standout tracks Singer isn’t anything special Favorites: I am the law, the things that dreams are made of, open your heart, don’t you want me 3.5/5

This album doesn’t do anything for me It doesn’t hold my attention I can’t say it’s a bad album but I also can’t say I like and I want to listen again 2 or 2.5/5

Not really my thing but I liked it more than I thought I would The hits here are pretty strong but the rest of the album didn’t stand out to me very much, I could definitely see myself coming back and enjoying this album more For now it gets 3/5 Favorites: Paul revere, fight for your right, no sleep till Brooklyn, brass monkey

Super super strong album Neil young has an incredible voice I love the harmonica on some of the tracks Instrumentation on there’s a world is incredible I love the female singer on old man Favorites: old man, heart of gold, there’s a world, out on the weekend 4.5/5

Best international album I’ve had so far I really like all the sounds and poppy sound of the overall album Imagine kinda caught me off guard but I don’t mind it Feel like this album should’ve been shorter Back half feels super long and it shouldn’t be almost 90 minutes 3.5/5 Favorites: c’est la nuit

Super entertaining album Very unique I haven’t heard much similar sounding music He has a very nice voice for this style Favorites: hell yes, farewell ride, scarecrow, girl 4/5

I thought this album was really good but it also didn’t blow me away Very solid 3.5/5 Favorites: fast car, talkin about a revolution, why?,

Super mid country This is like the exact kind of country I don’t like (and country pop) Just not super interesting, doesn’t hold my attention 2.5/5 Favorite: Little Rock n roller

It’s alright but it doesn’t do anything special Easy to listen to and I don’t mind listen to it but I also can’t say this would be my first choice 3/5 Favorites: Temecula sunrise, two doves

Pretty average jazz album Good in the same way any other jazz album would be Can’t say it’s bad and I did enjoy it but it wasn’t anything spectacular 3/5 Favorite: Newport up

I don’t have a whole lot to say about this album It’s Californication Super easy listening album So many fire songs Favorites: around the world, emit remmus, scar tissue 4/5

Pretty entertaining album There’s some really good stuff here and about half the album is really good songs but then the songs that aren’t as good aren’t as good and are super mid I really like the overall sound though and the singer is really good Favorites: ghetto soundwave, one day, ma and pa, Freddie’s dead, bonin in the boneyard 3.5/5

Couple really strong songs and rest of album was fine but mid 3/5 Favorites: a change is gonna come, respect

Enjoyable but didn’t do anything crazy 3/5 Favorites: papa was a rollin’ stone, run Charlie run,

Very fun and interesting album Definitely want to come back at some point 3.5 or 4/5 Favorites: boys are boys and girls are choice,

I obviously knew a handful of these tracks but the ones I’m first discovering for the first time are all really good I feel like Aerosmith kinda sounds like spin doctors in a way Very strong album 4/5 Favorite: dulcimer stomp/ the other side, what it takes, FINE,

It’s pretty obvious she wrote paper planes and then decided it wasn’t worth the effort to make even a half decent album with it

Dude it’s heroes

2nd best Dylan album I’ve heard so far Very strong throughout Visons of Johanna through I want you is a super legendary 3 song run Sad eyed lady of the lowlands is obviously iconic So many good songs I really like the way his voice sounds in visions of Johanna 4/5 Favorites: visions of Johanna, one of us must know, I want you, just like a woman, sad eyed lady,

Classic 50s sound Very good sound but all songs sound similar 3.5/5 Favorites: maybe baby, oh boy, last night