1001 Albums Summary

Unlikely to get revisited but I enjoyed it for the supremely smooth and chill listen that it is.

It would be outrageous to suggest Joni Mitchell is talentless. Clearly this isn't the case but this was an absolute sleeping pill of an album. It felt a lot longer than 36 minutes. Tolerable at times, grating at others. As a general disliker of the singer + single instrument formula, this was unlikely to be for me and it certainly wasn't.

A largely indistinct blur of reggae although not exactly unenjoyable. Somewhat soothing after The Joni Mitchell Incident.

I've always thought of R.E.M. as merely ok. I still think that. This is a 2.5 star situation but such half measures are prohibited so I will cruelly round down.

I will admit to recoiling in horror a little upon being faced with the prospect of listening to a Coldplay album. I'll also admit that A Rush Of Blood To The Head served as a reminder that early Coldplay, before they descended into full-on stadium pop rock, can be pretty good. Bonus shout out to the hypnotically pleasing animated album artwork on Apple Music.

Not quite among their best albums but still a good one and definitely a significant cut above later Metallica releases. Nothing Else Matters is a highlight.

A very easy listen. Damn solid synth pop, enjoyable from beginning to end.

Tangled Up in Blue and Hurricane aren’t present here so this is an inherently weaker Dylan album but I still mostly enjoyed it. The closing song however does not justify its 11 minute duration.

I don't think any particular tracks stood out as memorable here but whereas this might be a criticism I have leveled at other albums, here I don't mean it as one. Rather, this felt like a cohesive hour of jamming and I do like a solid jazz jam. The introduction of vocals in the final track however, is a jarring misstep.

Hey it's that one song everyone knows. I can't say I actively disliked this album but I was thoroughly bored by it.

This sounds pretty quaint today but there's still some classic driving punk stylings to be enjoyed here. A bit lyrically brain dead though.

The big hits from this album remain good and the other stuff I hadn't heard before is solid too. Corgan's vocals do grate at times when they veer into ultra whiny but generally I find them, and the album as a whole, to be very agreeable.

35 minutes of Julian Casablancas' dull droning monotone mumblings? No thanks.