1001 Albums Summary

I can tell this is a really good album but I can't make up my mind about whether I'm actually enjoying it... It's whiney in a way that's sometimes sexy and sometimes kind of annoying. I feel like I'd mesh with this album way better if I was depressed.

This wasn't quite my style, but still a delightful way to start and end my day. I'll remember you fondly, Dolly!

I'm afraid punk is just not for me! Or at least, this one isn't. I'm no stranger to a little edge but this just feels juvenile and shallow.

I'm blown away by these instrumentals! The sound fluctuates between wildly different styles but the album somehow remains cohesive. At my favorite parts of the album, the somewhat high-pitched vocals were a perfect counterbalance to the low and moody tone of the tracks. Just SO good. And then he transitions into a lush and wistful track with the saxophone solo.... just incredible. I was feeling it for sure. That said, I really struggled to enjoy the vocals on the first three tracks. Bowie's singing was often grating to me, especially because I was enjoying the instrumentals so much. I also disliked the lyrics themselves which made the whole thing even worse. It started getting better around the fourth track ("Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)") but having to wait 16 and a half minutes (1/3rd, almost 1/2 of the album) before I was fully able to enjoy it is... not great. Overall, I think this one is hard to rate. I can't give these instrumentals less than 5 stars, but I can't give a score like that to a song with vocals that bothered me THIS much for a large part of its runtime.

This is the first one I'd actually listened to before! While some of the songs are beautiful individually, an entire album at once is too much for me because they all felt very similar at the end of the day. While I'm usually a sucker for religious symbolism, Cohen's singing voice got old quick. I started getting a little annoyed towards the end.

I just don't enjoy this at all and I'm annoyed at the idea that I "should" because it's a classic or whatever

I especially loved the opening and closing tracks!!

I had a good time with this! Kinda corny, but hard to listen to without cracking a smile :)

I don't mind this, but it just does nothing for me. Can't fully take this vocal style seriously

Not entirely my style of music, but there are plenty of bits here and there that I do like!

Enjoyed this more than I thought I would! The instrumentals are nice, but the vocal style and lyrics do nothing for me.