1001 Albums Summary

Good album but arguably worse than the one before and the one after it.

Undeniable quality.

I've always thought "Rumours" was a little flat beyond the songs everyone knows. "Tusk" was a welcome surprise. It overstays its welcome for sure, but I enjoyed it.

It's enjoyable, but a bit too mellow towards the end. Not for me.

The only problem with this album is that it ends.

I can appreciate it, but it's not exactly my cup of tea. A bit too much on the soft side.

It's pleasant enough.

Very good album. Essential listening that goes beyond its status as a fundamental reference for electronic music.

I wasn’t expecting to like this as much as I did. It’s no classic, but it’s good.

It's a classic for a reason. Proof that guitar bans can (and perhaps should) aim to do something different every now and then.

Alternates between brilliant and obnoxious.

Not the best Primal Scream album, but far from their worst. Very soundtrack-y in spots. But that's not a bad thing at all.

People forget (or never even knew) Santana used to be cool as fuck.

Absolute classic. Probably their best record. Feels like a classic rock album updated for the present. It has aged wonderfully.

Well, there was certainly an attempt at doing something different. Listen to Wire's "Pink Flag" instead of this. I promise you'll have a better time.

I'd say this is background music for a family restaurant, but it DEMANDS your attention, to show you just how middle-of-the-road music can be. Of course Hughie from "The Boys" loves this, it's as mundane as he is. I really dislike it when people use ethnicity to describe music, but oh boy, this is as "white" as it gets. Just listen to Elton John, that one's got a pulse.

A timeless and influential classic. As great today as it ever was.

If somebody put this on, I wouldn't mind it. But I'd rather listen to something else. Perhaps if I paid attention to the lyrics I'd like it more.

This is it, the first album I couldn't actually listen to all the way through. Wayne Coyne's vocals are just grating. The constant synth farts in the background don't help either. I actively disliked this.

Really not for me.

Maybe this is amazing when you pay attention to the lyrics, but I did not. As it stands, I straight up did not enjoy this listen. I didn't like the orchestral swells. The occasional "talk-singing" style didn't do it for me either. I can usually appreciate some qualities of a record that isn't my cup of tea, but this one didn't do it for me.

This one never clicked that much for me. I prefer “Ritual de Lo Habitual”. But it’s still good.

If you're gonna listen to a Hole album, make it "Live Through This". While that album sounds like good Nirvana, "Celebrity Skin" sounds like bad Smashing Pumpkins. It picks up a bit halfway through, but really, you don't have to listen to this before you die.

I don't need to relisten to this. It's almost the perfect Zeppelin album. A track or two might not work for you, but the rest more than makes up for it.

A damn fine album that has aged wonderfully. James Murphy takes his influences and makes something truly new and exciting. Some tracks do become a bit repetitive, but it's not a big deal.

If you wanna listen to "classic rock" you can do so much better than this.

The three albums that followed this are better, but that doesn't make this any less of a classic.

Really good, but not quite the classic that people make it out to be.

This is a tough one to rate. There are BRILLIANT moments here ("Of Wolf and Man"), but also a bunch of songs from the album "Load" that are better off forgotten. It's not a bad listen, but at 2h15, it's too long and too filled with skippable songs. Your mileage may vary, but you'll probably end up going back to the original records anyway. "Ride the Lightning" deserves a spot better than this.

The two records that followed ("Piece of Mind" and "Powerslave") are superior, but this is still great.

Honestly did not expect to like this as much as I did. Pretty wild style variations all around. Almost like a Ween album, but taking itself more seriously. Recommended.

I definitely like it more than most Genesis I've heard, but rather than relistening to this, I feel more like going to the albums he made after this.

It's good. "Fair Warning" is a much better album though.