1001 Albums Summary

Love parts of the album, can’t handle the screaming

Great songs but too long. Let’s be real

Classic. Favorite Neil album. No notes.

Stupid Girl brings the album down. One of their worst songs, and it somehow comes after Paint it Black on the album. Overall, quality varies with an end song that sounds too much Gloria, but it’s still a solid Stones album

Wow. Had never heard this album in full before. So good. Country classic.

Not my thing. I like some of Metallica’s later stuff. This is a little too angry for me

Some fun stuff on here, some nostalgia here. But overall, not my thing. Just a bunch of noise sometimes

Solid. I’ve always enjoyed The Mamas and The Papas, but some of this album just didn’t do it for me. Obviously California Dreamin is a classic. Monday Monday is okay. Most of the covers are fine but not great, except In Crowd

So so good. Particularly the title track (duh), Jealous Guy, How do you sleep, Oh Yoko. Probably my second favorite Lennon album to Plastic Ono Band

I had never heard of this band or album before so I went in intentionally not knowing anything about it. Initial listen, I’m not a huge fan. I looked at the wiki for the album and realized this was compared to The Smiths and Bowie, but I didn’t like it nearly as much as those other artists. Oh well. I did listen a second time and enjoyed it better on second listen. But still not quite my thing

Really really good. I’m not giving it a 5 purely because, I don’t know, it’s not The Point? Which I think is flawless. This has a couple more bleh songs, including an unnecessary cover of Let the Good Times Roll. But Gotta Get Up, Without You, Jump into the Fire, Coconut, and Down are phenomenal

Just really not my thing. Like, I can listen to it and recognize that there’s strong musicianship and that it’s very good for its genre. But man it’s unlistenable to me

I’m not the target audience for hip-hop, but this is an exciting listen and a good ‘80’s rap album. I enjoyed it but wouldn’t necessarily return to it.

Solid. Short, sweet, but wouldn’t listen again.

Man, I was very impressed by the first track. And Photograph is an all-time great song. But after those first two tracks, I just felt like I was listening to the same song over and over. And those songs weren’t all that interesting. I came in knowing (and loving) Photograph and knowing Rock of Ages. But was pretty unimpressed with everything else except Rock Rock Rock. To be fair, I’m not a big Def Leppard fan to begin with

Wow. Never been a huge jazz guy, but the sound here was so tight and good. Perfect background music. I mean that as a compliment.

Solid. And sounds really way ahead of its time. Some great guitar licks. You can really hear all of the indie bands Elliott Smith has influenced when listening.

Wow. Both great, classic Motown sounds (first track)), as well as some haunting, emotional tracks (Lilac Wine and Four Women are top notch). And Nina’s voice is so cool.

Alright. Listened to it twice, really liked it a lot better the second listen. Obviously already knew In the Street. But man The Ballad of El Goodo and Thirteen are sooooo good. Don’t Lie to Me is very solo Paul McCartney sounding. Really good listen.

Some of this was very enjoyable and some of it was not my cup of tea. A lot of it reminded me of my least favorite Joe Jackson songs.

I thought this was a veryyy interesting album. Some really cool songs. Some parts that dragged. As a Zevon fan, I dug the Werewolves of London sampling. The Waltz is a great finish. Might revisit soon

The singles and hits on here are INCREDIBLE. The album tracks, particularly the covers, are good but pale greatly in comparison. That’s what brings this down from a 5 star to a 4. But still excellent

A three-star album with some five-star tracks (Chicago, Jacksonville). Long, drawn out, boring at times but very creative. Also nostalgic for this millennial here

I actually mostly enjoyed this. Cool production quality. Fun hooks. Catchy hip-hop. Not in my wheelhouse, but it was a fun listen.

I love David Bowie and Talking Heads. So I was hoping to enjoy this, but I just couldn’t get into it. Glad I tried

Has been my favorite Stones album for a while now. Just love the sound. Tumbling Dice, Rocks Off, Loving Cup, Ventilator Blues. So good. Sweet Black Angel is well-meaning, doesn’t hold up necessarily. But this is just a classic

Not my thing at all. Sorry.

I wanted to like this more than I actually did. I had always been familiar with the influence of FBB but had never really listened. I love a lot of the artists they influenced, and I love The Byrds. But I felt something lacking here. Especially side 1. Things picked up for me with side 2. Glad I listened!

This was fun! First three tracks were great and then I kinda became less interested after. But I enjoyed my experience overall

Classic. Every track is a banger. Would be a 6 star album if Silver Springs was actually on it like everyone thinks it is.

It’s behind Dark Side and Wish You Were Here for me. And hell, I’m a Final Cut fan. But The Wall is so good.

I like Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground a lot, but it’s not always what I’m in the mood for. This is such a strong album, my first time listening to it all the way through. Love the production by Bowie.

I usually give albums I’m relatively unfamiliar with a couple of listens to get a true feel for the album. Didn’t need to listen twice to this one. Not my thing