1001 Albums Summary

good

didn't like. voice sounded like instabren

Good, overall. It's an album I'd enjoy listening to at the right venue (a coffee shop or maybe like a Bed Bath and Beyond) but I wouldn't necessarily go out of my way to listen to it. With that being said, Lovefool is a good song I enjoy listening to, and the first few tracks felt like they were continuously teasing this song.

Hated the piano in Aladdin Sane and then it came back at times. Overall, not very notable. I wouldn't come back to it.

I liked "Down to You" Good for a cafe setting, but not something I'd go out to listen to

Good overall. Nothing I'd seek out but good.

Overall, not my tempo. I hated the first track, "Spinning Song," because it was weird. I'd describe the genre as high vibration, mystic, spoken word -- something that I'd listen to at a weird yoga studio or stumble onto via a YouTube video called something like "high concentration, high vibration study music." But, in my quest to define what I had heard, I learned that this album was created after the loss of the singer's son. I have a newfound appreciation of what it is, but still don't "get" it. So, I respect it, but if I was ever listening to it and someone said, "yo, what are you listening to?" I'd lie and say that I was listening to something less embarassing.

Meh.

Greenlight is a good song, I haven't heard it in years, it seems. Overall, a pretty solid album. The issue I'm running into these is that I wouldn't really go out of my way to listen to most of these. In the least critical way, I think this album would hit so hard if I was a teenage girl.

Hotel California and Life in the Fast Lane really set the album to a fast pace, but I liked Wasted Time and Pretty Maids a bit more. This album is between a 4/5 for me, but I'll round up.

Alright. Unnotable. We listened to it in the office and I kinda forgot it was playing. Madi said 3.75, I say 3.

This was a pretty fun album. Very 80s and something that would be a good, upbeat change of pace. The only song I recognized was "All of My Heart" but tbh most of it sounded the same.

A good listen, but no songs stood out. 3 stars.

Pretty unnotable.

On first listen, it was alright and nothing notable. Nothing like the earlier Springsteen hits and songs I'd relegate + never seek out in his discography. But then, I got to My City of Ruins - a song about Asbury Park and modified to pertain to the 9/11 Attacks and NY's rebuild. With my proximity growing up to both places, the song -- and the album, retrospective to my listening -- takes on entire new meaning. This isn't my favorite album, nor do I really "like" it, but its meaning should not be lost. I think there are some albums that require context and, for me, at least, this is one of them. Bruce emerged from the dust to sing the feelings of Americans, New Jerseyans, firefighters, and those going through devastation and rebirth. In some ways, the personal connect transcends what I hear. 4/5 stars, with the added boost.

Unnotable. As another reviewer of another album opined, if the songs are easy to work to, that usually means that they may receive a lower score. This album seemed a bit unnotable to me. I'd never seek it out. I did not like the song "Mr. Cab Driver" because it sounded like a montage song they'd use in a children's cartoon when a character begins work as a cab driver or driving his friends on his bike. I skipped that song and I think it's been the first song I skipped before finishing.

Honestly, I really liked this album. I don't have a particular reason (maybe I just want to seem cool or appropriately commemorate Staten Island) but I'd bump this.

The first song is "Funky Music Sho' 'Nuff Turns Me On" and this album is very early 70s Funk. I was excited to see The Temptations come through but sad that this wasn't an album with "My Girl" on it. A few of the tracks, particularly 'Love woke me up' seem like Kanye would've sampled them in the early 2000s. Overall, not really my style here. I respect it but it doesn't do much for me. 3/5.

Wasn't a fan. I put this on at around 9:30 as I normally do to begin my album of the day, and I determined that it was way too early for Aerosmith. Doing PR tasks with these songs on wasn't a great experience, but I think it got better as I settled in and decided to clean out my email inbox. For the reason of not wanting to seek this music out but also the admission that Aerosmith wasn't optimized for search engine optimization work, I give it a 2/5.

Pretty good. Listened to it in the office and I was scared to put on Scottish electro, but it had a pretty good rhythm to work to and the children (Cole, Rebecca, Sofia) loved it. I'd probably like to listen to it again during the work day for ambiance. I feel in my heart that this is a 3/5, but I'll bump it up to a 4/5 due to the office enjoying it

This was a pretty good album! Admittedly, I listened to maybe half of it in the morning, proceeded to completely forget about it, and then returned to it at EOD. The tracks had a good energy to them, they have the same feel as the MVP Baseball 2005 soundtrack, which is a good sign. 4/5, would bop No song really stood out on its own, but I think "Mardi Bum" was my favorite.

Door city over here. Wasn't a big fan. The style was kinda all over the place and nothing struck a chord with me. The Blues song reminded me of the Between the Lions Blues segments, so it felt like my literacy went up while listening to it.

I think the fun thing about this daily challenge is coming across random songs I haven't heard outside of one-off instances. When "One Way or Another" came on, I thought about the Swiffer commercial from the mid-2000s. On a more boring note, "Heart of Glass" is a song I've heard before. Nothing too notable. Kinda just a run of the mill album that does its job well but isn't overly distracting from my work.

Madi made me turn this off at 9;20 when we were in the office. Admittedly, this punk album isn't my least favorite album on this list, but it's certainly difficult to listen to during the work day. I wouldn't seek it out but I guess it could hit in a mosh pit?

Honestly, I liked this album. When I heard the first few chords of the first song, I was totally not feeling it. It just seemed like old country that would bring the mood down. But, for whatever reason I can't explain, Return of the Grievous Angel was a pretty good song -- maybe it began as old country and then turned into country rock? This is what I'd expect to hear in gift shop of a Cracker Barrel. And that's the pinnacle of American society. 4/5.

As I'm sure everyone who religiously follows and reads my album reviews, the best part of this challenge is coming across popular songs that I had only heard alone previously and getting the chance to hear them within the larger framework of an album. Listening to the album, the voice sounded so familiar but I couldn't figure out why. When "It's The End Of The World" came on, it got me hyped. But, it was a weird album to listen to with him typecasted by one or two songs and just liking those but not the others. Going to give a 3/5 with all of those factors weighed.

"Jump" is a classic and "Panama" is a song I recognized/is good. Beyond that, nothing really notable. I think it's enough for a 3/5 score.

Literally so average. Listened to it during the work day and it evoked no real emotions. So sad that these were the last shadow puppets ever.

Really enjoyable to play and work with. Overall upbeat, with "To Face The Truth" standing out. I feel like every album is a 3 by default, so I'll bump it up to a 4