1001 Albums Summary

I'm not a big grunge fan, It's one of those genres which I find is improved when you add "inspired" to the end of it. The real reason I'm writing this review is because the titular track "Superunknown" has an almost identical guitar/drum section to "Lean On Me I Won't Fall Over" by Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine. I can't find anyone else who is pointing this out, the albums both came out within a few months of each-other which makes me think this isn't a case of one sampling the other and instead either sampling a third older riff or maybe just some insane luck. Anyway I feel like I'm going crazy here, they're almost identical. Every other opinion I have about this album is second to this. Lowkey I think I would've enjoyed a lot of these songs more if they were a little shorter. Maybe it's just a grunge thing or maybe It's a me thing but a lot of the songs started to feel quite same-y especially around the 25 minute mark. I liked Black Hole Sun, Superunknown. The Day I tried to Live and Spoonman were alright- and man, I wish I was listening to Carter USM right about now. I wasn't a fan of mailman; I'm allergic to chuggy butt-metal guitars. A little disappointed Like Suicide doesn't sound like Suicide, I guess I was expecting too much. There’s only room for one Alan Vega on this list.

I really like the moogy intro on funeral for a friend. Elton John sort of occupies a sort of 'songwriter twee' niche with artists like billy joel, I like a lot of their songs but I wouldn't really go out of my way to listen to them. I can appreciate the variety of songs on here even if it means getting jamaica jerk-off. Out of the songs I hadn't heard before I liked I've seen that movie too and Harmony. Agree with people saying the album is a little too long and frontloaded.

A perfectly pleasant album, just not really my thing. The album sounds how the cheesecake factory looks. It's at least a merciful 40 minutes. Perhaps the point of folk post '71 was to show you that simon and garfunkel were really something else. Raised on Robbery adds some much needed liveliness but it's too little too late. Didn't like Trouble Child. Twisted was pretty cute.

I don't have a lot to say about jazz albums, I enjoyed this one though. I liked how the double bass copies the chorus of "a love supreme" at the end of part 1. Part 4 was also great.

I never really cared much about the beastie boys until I saw a video of them doing whatever the hell they were doing on American Bandstand and that really endeared them to me. I can respect opening your debut album with a pirate themed rap. Just don't ask these guys what rhymes with "page". I didn't like the percussion in Posse in Effect, but I think it might’ve been an issue with my headphones. I like how they foreshadow Brass Monkey in at least 2 songs. I just can't hate juvenile frat boy rap/rock no matter how stupid it is.

I don't like blues and I don't like live albums, so this isnt for me. In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed grew on me, but the rest was rather forgettable.

I don't really like velvet underground so i thought i wouldnt like this, I've already heard Vicious and Walk On The Wild Side and they're alright. I enjoyed Perfect Day. New York Telephone is kinda They Might Be Giants-y. Overall the worst songs were a little boring but not offensive. I liked the bridge/chorus in Satellite Of Love. More of a 3.5, but 4 because of cultural influence

This album a bit like a great value version of The Blue Nile. The stuff everyone's head already was fine, but the rest of the album sorta slid by without comment, most of it sounded like sims 3 menu music. Mothers Of The Disappeared was a nice way to end the album.

I like the instrumentation, I enjoyed Lodi, Bad Moon Rising and Green River. Not a fan of Wrote A Song For Everyone. But the rest of the album was alright

I expected this to be a lot edgier, it’s not that bad but it’s not really what I expected from a band that made Mrs. Jones.

I like Rattlesnakes and Perfect Skin, but I was expecting a little more from this album, maybe a bit for variety. It's a shame because I love 80s new wave and post-punk.

The Cars are kinda like Roxy Music for Americans. Biased coming in to this record because I already like Good Times Roll, Best Friend's Girl, Just What I Needed and Moving in Stereo. I like how they use more guitars than synths so it makes the synth bits sound extra special. I'm in Touch with Your World is a kinda deliciously weird song. I liked All Mixed Up, It's a good ending song.

second song on the album starts out with an almost exact playstation 3 startup chime. I liked Arcade Fire but it was in 2017 when they released that album no one else liked. I love indie art-pop so this is an easy win to me. I liked Intervention, No Cars Go; Neon Bible, The Well And The Lighthouse was good too.

Everybody Hurts is a little overdone nowadays but that's not the album's fault. I liked The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite, Sweetness Follows was good. A bit more of a moodier album that I'd like but I get the appeal. Nightswimming was very nice. This album has a sort of raw tenderness to it that really gets to me. I love the lore behind Man On The Moon

I basically have to give this one a 5 stars for Electric Feel alone. But not only that but Kids, Time to Pretend and Weekend Wars are all great. 4th Dimensional Transition was a new one I quite liked.

Golden Lady was alright. I'm not a big fan of motown, but Higher Ground is good. All in Love Is Fair was nice.

I already like watching the detectives, but this album is a little same-y. It's not too bad if you like elvis costello. I liked I'm not angry, Alison and No Dancing. 3.5 stars if I could

I kept going back and forth between liking it and thinking it was kinda boring. Not terrible but a bit heavy on the jazz part of jazz fusion.