1001 Albums Summary

Not my thing at all!!... managed a few tracks, but something about the rhythm just got on my nerves 🤣 maybe because I was driving and it wasn't doing it for me, dunno - had to turn it off anyway.

Hmm, not doing much for me, definitely of its time, and does sound a bit dated... and I do find his voice a bit irritating, but that's a very personal thing! Not compelled to give this a 2nd listen, but did manage to listen to the whole thing!

Banger. Immediately listened a second time. Lots of variety, great riffs, musicianship, vocal harmonies etc. All bob on 👍

Classic for a reason, love Green Day, but would choose another of their albums over this one, hence 4 stars.

This is really cute! Didn't grab me straight away, and yet ended up compelled to listen 3 or 4 times, it's a grower. Ballad of Big Nothing, "you can do what you want to, whenever you want to" - very much my vibe atm!

Yeh, pleasant enough, never gonna be one of my go to listens, but nice to hear something other than Bridge for a change 🤣

Nope, can't do it. I tried, but I had to turn it off - I know he's a legend, but I just can't listen to his voice!!

Oh this was lovely - nothing groundbreaking, but some cute songs, nice voice... will probably come back to it.

Rolled my eyes when this came up, don't really feel any differently now I've listened to it either 🤣 it's not a bad album, it's just not my thing, probably won't listen to it ever again 🤷‍♀️

Great for driving, will definitely make its way into my regular listening, but maybe not with the kids in the car (bit sweary!! 🤣)

Obviously a stone cold classic! Must've listened to this about 5 billion times in my life, so chilled, lyrically amazing, full of memories and nostalgia for me, and one of the best openings to an album of all time.

Well, obvs I LOVE Jeff, and have never listened to his Dad, so I'm intrigued. Yeh, this is wild - lyrically bonkers, harmonically twisted, psychedelic soundscapes, vocals unhinged! Love it. Probably won't become a regular listen though.

Ah shit, not more Dylan 🙄 I can't honestly say I'll be arsed to listen to this - sorry not sorry 🤣 Nope, 1 track in, cba.

Ok, this'll be nostalgia. Oh, I REALLY enjoyed this - on its second repeat! Chanelling my mother, who was obsessed when we were growing up. Yes, his voice still gets on my tits, but the songwriting is immense, and I'd forgotten how great the vocal harmonies are. SO GOOD! Very happy to have rediscovered this, and will definitely become part of my regular rotation now.

YES PLEASE!! These vocal close harmonies are actual joy itself - I'm in! 🙌 listened on repeat for a good few hours, recommended to my mates - LOVE.

Yup, totally stands the test of time - banger then, banger now, love it 🤟

Oh yeh, this is nice and chilled. Bit of a mixed bag though - I like the funkier tracks at the start, but soon descends into smoother cheesier stuff, and I'm not down!

Initial response to opening... yes please! Quite like this - popped it on repeat, nice in the background, nice in the car... not setting the world alight, but a nice little vibe.

Initial reaction: oh go on!!... love Bjork, don't know this album, should be fun! Hmm, disappointing! This wasn't doing it for me - maybe I wasn't able to give it enough attention or something... there are other albums of hers that I would choose over this one.

Initial reaction: eyeroll!! But, great songs, great voice - not my thing AT ALL, but I have to be fair!!

Remember listening to this, and not turning it off half way, but don't remember much else 🤷‍♀️

Pleasant enough, but won't be making it onto my regulars.

Soon as it started, I was like FUCK YEH!!! THIS IS GREAT!!! 🤟 Took about 5 tracks for me to go, "yeh, it really is this for the album" 🤣 And it is indeed great, but it does all sound the same - there's no variation in the soundscape AT ALL. The things is, if you were listening as a proper leftie at the time, it'd be totally different, but I'm listening as a musician 50 years later, it's not the political statement it would have been, and doesn't hold that nostalgia for me. I get it though, definitely a classic for a reason, just not something I'll be listening to.

Love this, very happy to have this back in my ears!

Just ok - probably won't listen again.

Nope, too annoying, didn't finish it - pass!

Great album - gorgeous piano playing, brilliant string arrangements, classy.

Nope, this doesn't do much for me - bit smooth, never really gets going as such.

Didn't listen to all of it, but enjoyed what I did listen to far more than I anticipated!

This is insanity, I love it! Really creative & progressive. Won't become a regular listen, but i'm glad I've heard it, and will probably recommend to other musicians as something interesting.

Well this was always gonna get 5 stars - love the Chillis, love this album, glad of the excuse to listen to it again... still as good as it always was.

Nope, can't do it - 2 tracks in, getting on my nerves! 🤣

First track is really long and boring, so I didn't have high hopes - one track later on that I *quite* enjoyed, but on the whole just far too chilled out for me.

Not at all what I expected! Probably won't listen to again by choice, but glad I did.

Not AT ALL what I was expecting! Quite funky and fun!

3 tracks in, doing absolutely nothing for me.

Better for driving than trying to do work 🤣 quite liked it then, and it brought up some interesting bands afterwards... that I'm more likely to listen to again than this, but I did quite like it! Maybe it needs another chance.

Well, I hear 7 nation army at virtually every school concert I go to these days, so it was nice to be reminded that it is actually a good song 🤣 the rest didn't do much for me though, won't be making it onto my regular playlist.

Teenaged me would have been all over this - bit much for me now 🤣

Listened, but wasn't really into it.

SWEET JOY!!! Gorgeous in every way, unreservedly 5 stars, genuinely found myself waving and whooping at one point, then put the whole thing on repeat. Glorious.

initial reaction: FUCK YEH!!! Great album, will gladly listen repeatedly ☺ Well this was fun nostalgia, but it's only getting 4 stars because there are othere Prince albums which I would listen to in preference... hopefully also on this list somewhere!!

Great album, took me down a Kate Bush rabbit hole for hours that I thoroughly enjoyed ☺