1001 Albums Summary

Solid album — instantly recognized the first song and liked the rest but not quite my thing

I could hear how this pushed the boundary on sound choice but it wasn’t my thing

This is the stuff Gen X dads listen to when they're doing yard work -- nothing is a singable bop but the sound is super varied and is excellent background music, keeps you interested and engaged but not too focused on the sound

Besides the first and last songs (Seven Nation Army, It’s True That We Love One Another) nothing really stood out to me. Nothing was bad, just not great

None of the songs particularly stood out to me but it was a good listen

None of the songs particularly stood out to me but it was a good listen

Sounded fairly same-y, nothing was particularly bad but there were incidents where the lead and back-up vocal were really out of sync with each other. Not my cup of tea, but an okay album

As soon as I heard this album I knew I would love it! It’s great instrumental either for active listening or to have on in the background. Super quirky and cute; no particularly strong melodic lines outside The Sound Of Someone You Love Who’s Going Away And It Doesn’t Matter

The music and lyrics are awesome. Very not safe for work but very worth repeated listens

Smooth song transitions but by the end I started feeling like I was about to lose my mind and I generally like electronica

Would listen on repeat

Another Brick in the Wall pts 1-3 are awesome, but this gets 5 stars for being a super cohesive album and telling a story. Not something I’ve said about any of my other 5 stars!

Earns the name by being a very well-ordered setlist full of hits

A good jazz album, just not really my thing

The lyrics were good but it was very same-y

Has a very unique sound

I have to be in the mood to listen to Y2K rap to enjoy this, but it’s good Y2K rap

I have to be in the mood to listen to 90’s rap, but it’s good 90’s rap. The first song is an especially eerie prediction about the future that all turned out to be correct.

Solid 70’s album. Not as varied a sound as Arrival by ABBA, which is what gets this 4 instead of 5

A solid album; besides A Quick One, While He’s Away nothing is particularly unique. Nothing is bad, but it starts to sound the same after a while

The Beatle I always forgot…but no longer. Great album, but not enough overarching artistic vision or enough standout songs to make this a 5

Given the date and album cover this was not the sound I was expecting, but I love it! Very 70s folk sound

Classic rock sound — if you like the nonsense lyrics of the B-52s then you’ll like this one

An interesting mix of rock and rap, not quite my thing but it was interesting to listen to and I respect it

Great 70s pop rock, but it did sound a bit same-y

I don’t normally like jazz/blues, but I loved the folk pop blend with the jazz influence here!

The album was good but quite same-y; however, By The Time I Get to Phoenix is amazing and pulls this up from a 3 to a 4.

I have a feeling this is going to be a divisive pick but I enjoyed this — people who like hip-hop sound and video game music will like this, otherwise I imagine this will be too niche. I listened to this both on the bus and while at work and it was interesting enough for a fully-focused listen but easy to have on in the background as well.