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”.