1001 Albums Summary

Not a big heavy rock fan, but really enjoy this theatrical bit of nonsense. Some great tunes!

Not listened to this for quite a while - I'd forgotten how good it is. From memory I was thinking 4/5, but hearing it again it's getting 5/5.

Liked it better than I thought I would. In general I liked the music better than the rapping. Strong messages but not my bag.

I hadn't heard of this album. I've just recently started listening to Sam Cooke again, so this is a perfect addition. Love it!

I love Willie Nelson's voice and have many of his albums but just can't enjoy this one. It's just a bit too cheesy. Sunny Side of the Street is nice, though.

Boring. Didn't like it at all.

Great to hear this again. Definitely his best album. One of two of the songs are a bit weak but the majority are proper bangers.

What a shame: in this album Björn has tipped from brilliance into absolute pretentiousness. I do hope that any of her earlier albums are on this list as they are far, far better. Listening to this was hard work.

Poor Amy. It's difficult to listen to this album without remembering the last couple of years of her life, watching her career take off and her life spin down out of control, gleefully documented at every opportunity by the tabloids. Drugs, booze and crap relationships are everywhere in the lyrics here. I don't like what the album represents, despite the beautiful arrangements and her beautiful voice.

I really like this album. I'd never heard it before and had only vaguely heard of Jah Wobble. I particularly like the songs he doesn't sing on - the first song, with Sinead O'Connor, is great. His own singing voice is not good.

I love Pscho Killer, but I don't much like the rest of this album. Good to hear it, though, even if it just confirms that I'm not a fan of Talking Heads.

Ace of Spades is a proper classic track, and I've long had a soft spot for this album. It's so wrong it's right!

Excellent album. When I'm in the mood for it I think it's one of the best albums ever. Definitely the best Pogues album - Shane McGowan was on fire here.

There are a few good songs here, but listening to the whole album it all starts to sound the same, and a bit boring. Not my bag.

What a discovery! I'd never heard of these guys - really like them!

Really dull. No idea how this made it into the 1001 list. This is the first album here that I couldn't be bothered to listen to.

I really dislike the image of Pete Doherty as a public figure : pretentious, bloated and unsavoury. Like many acts that I love, in fact, but he just seems completely without charm. I don't like his whiny voice. His band is far too good for him, and any stars I give are for them.

This is the first Public Enemy album I've listened to. I listened to it quite happily, though it's really not something I need to listen to again. The music is too repetitive.

Ugh. Boring, droning, overrated crap. I hate Oasis, their cynical greed and their egomania. Above all, I hate their music. Aah, I feel better for getting that off my chest! :-D

I knew a couple of the tunes, but it's not really my thing. Clearly the musicians are very good, though.

Repulsive cover, but a pretty good album overall with a couple of undisputed classics (Brown Sugar, Wild Horses, Moonlight Mile). Some of the lyrics haven't aged well, to say the least, but the music is great. Jagger's faux-American accent is hilarious!