1001 Albums Summary

I would have been obsessed with this if I heard it when I was 13. They lull you into a false sense of security with their pop sensibilities and then burn the whole room down with the next scorching track. Love this album and it is still stuck in my head.

This album has some great songs like Hotel California, Life in the Fast Lane, and Victim of Love. However, as an album, it's not one of my favorites. The slower songs really bore me and it's not something I would listen to on repeat.

Wonderful album! The fact that this was recorded in 24 hours blows my mind. A born performer. I think "Down in the Valley" is the best song.

Listened to this 3x back-to-back today, and it's such an amazing record. I already knew "E-Pro", but I hadn't listened to the whole album. This reminded me how much I love Beck and how influential he has been to alternative music as a whole. To me this is a callback to early Beck and I love the Dust Brothers' production style here. So many incredible layers and sounds. I dare you to listen to this album without tapping your feet.

Not my jam. The songs aren’t great and he’s a terrible singer.

Cyndi's voice grates after a while, but there are so many great songs on here that not only defined the 80's but are still popular today. This is probably not getting promoted into my daily listening rotation but I was happy that it came up and it's a fun listen.

Another fun 80's listen. I especially liked "Poison Arrow". Really consistent production and the album is paced well.

This fucking rules. So many of these songs and these emotions are just as relevant in 2026 as they were in 1977, especially “I’m so bored with the USA”.

Ace of Spades is a great song. But the rest of this album just sounds like worse versions of Ace of Spades. RIP Lemmy.

I like Belle and Sebastian although this isn't my favorite album of theirs. A bit too twangy for me. I do like the closer, "Judy and the Dream of Horses" quite a bit. That reminds me of their later stuff which is really good.

Why did you do it, Neil? Why did you shoot your baby down by the river? I do hate this slightly less than Harvest though.

Not only was this one of the first albums I ever owned, it was absolutely foundational in building my musical identity. I was learning guitar at the time and you better believe I spent some hours learning these riffs. Although I love all kinds of music, there was a period in my life where I was a dyed-in-the-wool metal head and this album is probably the primary reason why. Even listening today, 35 years after release, this album feels immediate, alive, and absolutely essential.

I feel under-qualified to review this album, as I am not a jazz head. But even I can tell this is pretty exceptional work. Coltrane is incredible, and he's not alone. Each of the session musicians are amazing in their own right, and the mix gives so much room for each of them to breathe. It's as if you are sitting front-row in a jazz club and you have Coltrane to your left, the pianist and bassist center stage, and the drummer off to the right. This album truly needs to be listened to on headphones or a speaker setup with proper stereo spacing. I also dig how the whole album is really one song in four parts much like a classical piece.

This album rules, and the incredible history of the band only makes it better. Truly an album that needs to be listened to at length rather than just the singles. You can almost picture the early 90's UK club scene here. I can hear so many things here that influenced what came after. This is a hidden gem for sure.

The songwriting on this album is just incredible. But the part that really struck me on this listen is the variety of instrumentation and the production. There are so many sounds here and unique rhythms that turn each song into its own little world. I think "Cecilia" is my personal favorite on the album, it always puts me in a better mood. "The Boxer" is probably my second favorite.

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. If it came on in a bar while I was having beers, it would be fine. But I'm never gonna listen to this on purpose.

Really love the musicianship on this record. The band is more of a unit here than the later stuff.

This was a really interesting listen. Jazz isn't my style, but I can certainly appreciate it. I like the different moods in this album and the variety of rhythms.

A masterpiece. Plain and simple.

While I'm not always in the mood for this, it was a truly groundbreaking album and there are some great songs on here. I really dig the creativity of Nick Zinner's guitar parts. He comes up with a bunch of otherworldly sounds that are totally unique. And obviously Karen O is one of indie rock's most infamous frontwomen, for good reason.

This has got a bit more creativity to it than your average hair metal album.

The hype is justified. This is a fantastic album and the deep cuts were much better than I expected. A concept album in every sense of the word, and one of the best to do it. The sounds here are far-ranging and creative yet the songs do add up to a cohesive whole that is a delight to listen to. 5/5.

“Pour some sugar on me” is a great song and this is a great Hair Metal record, but there’s just not enough variety here to keep me coming back and wanting to listen to it again and again.