1001 Albums Summary

Buddy I am a The Who lover what can I say?!? It’s not my favourite -‘Quadrophenia’ takes that spot thank you - but this was very enjoyable, didn’t go for the full hour & a half, because that’s not what they initially did in 1965 and I’m not doing it 60 years later sorry team x

Album Generator has allowed me to LOVE Manic Street Preachers and I’m grateful for it. GREAT album however I do not enjoy nearly as much as ‘The Holy Bible’ - I miss the dinginess which made earlier albums so compelling, thus I give a 4, great listen regardless with an all-timer hit single.

I’m really trying not to use 5’s so flippantly but what else can you do when you listen to Nick Cave?? Listened to a fair bit of his newer stuff which I adore - an older poetic voice against amazing orchestration is one thing, but a slightly younger and heavier version of the same ordeal makes Tom a VERY happy boy indeed. Annoyed I get to hear this for the first time only once.

Dethrones my previous & precious love for ‘Ring a Ding Dong’ as my favourite Sinatra record (I guess I have to have one fine it’s this) Bloody lovely stuff, never paid attention to the orchestration in these kind of records before this. Wonderful.

Frank Sinatra then Frank Ocean what is this a Frank Off? Anyways. This was good but I’m not raving mad about it.

Why can’t I have disco Bee Gees guys why not? Also not to be that guy but also to totally be that guy - ISREAL????

Ahhhh the perfect Sunday album 🤤 It’s Norah Jones, it’s getting 5 stars.

Was worried I’d find this a bit much but very quickly fell in love - super influential and unlike a whole lot of music I’ve heard so far. Brilliant.

This will be the second time I’ve listened to this jarring album through this generator and frankly I have the choice to not do that - so I won’t.

Today I listened to a song called Hot Poop. Hello again Frank Zappa so nice to see you. So bad it’s good? Or so good it’s bad? Who’s to say - iconic nonetheless god I love these weird bastards x

Jazz! I like it!

It’s. Just fine.

Mid to high 4 - so textured and so whimsical good lord!

Still absolutely wonderful

Not what I expected, will not remember though

All Bowie albums are 4s and 5s Closest I’ve been to an outright Bowie 5 so far my word this is great thank you thin white duke enjoy your cocaine x

Never raved over Radiohead but this was pretty fab!

Buddy I really want to enjoy Beck but this is just so long and I could not do it I’m sorry

WORK ALBUM!!!

First time listening to a full early era Kanye album and I gotta tell ya it’s pretty fantastic, will be combing through the back catalogue for sure.

High 4 - FINALLY I’ve been meaning to get into you you weird weird woman god this was so much fun like being in the oddest 90s Pilates session possible, Venus is a Boy supremacy

LOOK IN MY EYESSSSSSSSS WHAT DO YOU SEEEEEE???? THE CULT OF PERSONALITY 🤤 Utter 80’s guitar worship vibes, although no song even comes CLOSE to ‘Cult of Personality’, a favourite due to my love of wrestling (Moreso my long term fanatic adoration of CM Punk not sorry about it guys) - so much so that I actually won £10 singing and “rocking out” at my schools talent show when I was 12 lol memories xxx P.S - they made a very fun cover of ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go’ have at it

Good! Probably won’t go back but it was fun while it lasted

Forgot this was playing while I was playing it, such is the risk of such an easy going jazz album in the hands of a fucking idiot such as i

A 4 is an album I like or love very much, a 5 is an album that I will be coming back to over and over, enter Simon & Garfunkel, you weird looking geniuses Plain and simple 5 baby - funnily enough one of my albums of the summer alongside Wings & Finley Quaye, utterly sublime x

DNF - My idea of a ‘Sunday Album’ is Nora Jones - not this.

Enjoyed, especially hearing a raucous Leeds crowd which was a nice touch

Sorry guys this was in one ear and out the other, I’m also ill so that doesn’t help your case Julian COPE

DNF - I just don’t need this in my life, ergo, it’s a 1

Here’s a first, none of these albums had made me cry beforehand - enter The Blue Nile. What a beautiful surprise! Hadn’t heard a single thing about this album beforehand and I’m happy to say I have not put this album down in over 24 hours, seriously wow! This is, probably, my favourite album of the 80s?? I never gel too well with 80s music at the best of times - way too synthy and dated (you KNOW when you’re listening to an 80s album, which is a part of the identity but god it puts me to sleep) But here’s the rub ladies & gents - it doesn’t sound like it’s from the 80s??? It still has trappings of the time of course but the electronica here just projects this outside that realm of thinking for me - it’s not longer “just 80s music” it’s “evocative as fuck” With that said, ‘A Walk Across The Rooftops’ is the most apt name for this album because that’s what the music feels like. Airy, floating without a care above the world and peering in on the landscape below - on the outside looking in. Truly I was engrossed by this, to the point that I had a little cry (to be specific it was the end of ‘Stay’ going into ‘Easter Parade’, just bloody washed over me lad I stood no chance and I loved it) Long form review over, listen to this, and tell me it’s not a 5, you’ll be arguing with the wall my friends xx

It’s Pet Sounds. It’s getting a 5. One of the best albums of all time without any hyperbole. Nothing like it, few come close - who else could’ve made ‘God Only Knows’. Rest in peace Brian ❤️

DNF - come on man stop this I don’t need you please man just stop ok I’ve had enough please man stop that noise ok man please

Enjoyed! Even if the last song is long as shite

The highest 4 you can possibly give - thank you Alex, thank you album generator. Opposed to my all time fave ‘Doolittle’, the latter half is sooo strong - but the aforementioned has my heart in a vicelock grip xx

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High 3! Enjoyed but I don’t think it’ll stick. I was overly excited for the last track but that did mean I got to listen to the final Injury Reserve album - which is a blessing in itself soooo

Sadly didn’t get into this one apologies Bonnie that’s on me not you

Enjoyed more than I thought! Instrumentals were fun

Yet another wonderful deep cut five star album! How have I never heard of this stylish and fun woman?? So influential I refuse to believe that Jeff Buckley wasn’t inspired by this - much the same with her contemporaries at the time this surely gave way to artists I love now like Spellling and Big Thief like come onnnn Everyone should listen to this I’m serious.

I don’t know what to tell you if you aren’t the kind of person that doesn’t honestly think that Kind Of Blue isn’t a 5 - because you are inherently wrong, try better next time you silly billy, it’s one of the best albums ever made, so don’t you dare try to kid yourself that it isn’t - one day I’ll grow up and be a big enough boy that I get into his freeeakier stuff but at this moment in time I’m ashamed that a little to weak. Enough about me though! Five Fucking Stars.

Apple Music have this curated in their ‘100 Best Albums’ and surely I don’t believe it sorry - it’s good! Don’t get me wrong but 100 best??? Sadly disagree

I’m seeing Goldie in two days time but god damn will I not be relistening to this I’m sorry but it’s the longest album on this generator so far please just let me listen to other albums my whole backlog is because of you Goldie you had better blow my mind come Saturday.

There is a reason why as a culture we talk about Queen SONGS and not Queen ALBUMS.

Still fucking incredible believe it or not

Great album name, very whatever album.

I’m serious, name a better five opening songs then Nevermind, think about it realise this could actually be it. It’s Nevermind by Nirvana and it’s getting five stars.

Chemical Brothers kind of are a 1 of 1 group, and this album is emblematic of that - what a show.

Boy Genius but it’s Dolly Parton? A Five thank you kindly.

After 15 minutes I couldn’t get myself into it I’m so sorry Keith but it’s just a piano why are you so excited

4! Really needed some 90’s today and this fit sooo well what an album!

This was…..really fucking strange

It’s Steely Dan, it gets a…4…it’s getting a 4

High 4 - those weird bastards did it again x

Miserable that this isn’t for me - but this was reeeeaally not for me://

Gave this a 5 before, shall demote as I don’t CRAVE hearing this but god damn is it great x

HOW is this so old what a bloody dream

Reeeally long but it’s De La so it’s getting a good rating

DNF - not pleased with myself but fuck off Nighthawks At The Diner what is going on here

DNF - I could make this, and, that is not a good thing

Enjoyed pretty much the whole time but when else will I ever think about Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

I’ve no nostalgia for Linkin Park I’m afraid but this was veryyyyy fun

Currently going through every Kanye album for fun and this is fun! Black Skinhead 13 years later still hits like a freight train, the rest of the album is good but it’s not his best - that’s currently between graduation and 808s at time of writing xox

Fucking awesome! Gang of Four Stars more like

DNF - no.

Pretty easy 5 stars - what a god damn vibe, dated of course but shit if I didn’t feel 10 feet tall blasting this.

DNF - maybe I’m just being impatient. Counter argument, this was really bad

Sorry guys I do not understand the hype even a little bit, my bad folks but I am bored shitless

I’m not crazy for The Cure but this was pretty good!

Stated before but all Talking Heads albums are either 4’s or 5’s so please don’t be surprised

Instrumentally, this is great. However I find Erykah Badu really annoying I can’t act like I don’t sorry folks a three it shall be

Sadly I am not Boards-of-Canada-Pilled so this didn’t do as much for me as I thought it would - still great but not their best (that goes to Campfire Headphase what a god damn bop)

It’s To Pimp A Butterfly, very arguably one of IF NOT the best album of the 21st century so far. 11 years later and this still hits like a catchy sledgehammer, there will never be enough words to describe how impactful and iconic this is - the building of the poem to the conversation of Tupac actually does still hit so hard too. Its getting a 5.

Highest 4 you can possibly give really how brilliantly brilliant