1001 Albums Summary

Solid Stones fare but nothing remarkable after Sympathy. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ❌ Rating out of ten? 5️⃣

Excellent album for the first half but can’t help but think it tapers off thereafter and the last couple of tracks are just unnecessary fillers. Heard it before? ✅ Listen again? ✅ Rating out of ten? 7️⃣

Wonderful stuff – I love Ella Fitzgerald but this was too much Ella in one sitting for me. 59 tracks! Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ❌ Rating out of ten? 6️⃣

Tiny Dancer, a song I like because I’ve heard it a million times followed by 8 songs I’ve never heard and will never listen to again. They weren’t bad, just nothing special. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ❌ Rating out of ten? 4️⃣

I enjoyed this album. Despite being a fan of 80s music, I'd somehow never listened to it all the way through. Money for Nothing is so ubiquitous that I must have heard it a million times, but really focusing on it this time made me realise just how good a song it is. There are plenty of other great moments too – the sumptuous sax break on Your Latest Trick, the opening of Ride Across the River (a nice Easter egg, as I recognised it as the Naughty by Nature sample) and the fabulous closer, the title track Brothers in Arms. An enjoyable listen. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ✅ Rating out of ten? 7️⃣

A great blast through 35 minutes of soul. A fine mix of 4-to-the-floor classic Motown, with some Northern Soul moments and a couple of deeper, sociopolitical tracks that wouldn't sound out of place in a Blaxploitation movie. Solid. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ✅ Rating out of ten? 7️⃣

It's Elvis. Good stuff. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ✅ Rating out of ten? 7️⃣

Not my bag at all. MOR boring rock. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ❌ Rating out of ten? 1️⃣

One of the best debut albums and along with WTSMG, the soundtrack of my 90s. Heard it before? ✅ Listen again? ✅ Rating out of ten? 🔟

A couple of all-time classics in Good Times and My Forbidden Lover, a couple of nice new finds in A Warm Summer Night and My Feet Keep Dancing and a few fillers. Good stuff though. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ✅ Rating out of ten? 7️⃣

Bland, twee and boring. Good musicianship but didn't like the content of the songs at all. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ❌ Rating out of ten? 1️⃣

A fairly pleasant listen but I wasn't into a lot of it. There were a few good tracks though and it was pleasant enough to work to. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ❌ Rating out of ten? 3️⃣

Good album. Enjoyed it. Heard it before? ✅ Listen again? ✅ Rating out of ten? 7️⃣

I initially gave this a bad review as the version of the album on Spotify was a 'Deluxe' edition, and nobody would want to listen to 2.5 hours of this music unless they were diehard fans. I sacked it off after track 3. However, once I realised it should be a concise 4-track album at 37 minutes long, I gave it another shot and it was definitely more listenable, less daunting, and easier to finish. Solid ambient focus music. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ❌ Rating out of ten? 4️⃣

A pleasant enough listen, but not particularly memorable. Decent American folk music, I guess. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ❌ Rating out of ten? 4️⃣

Enjoyed this. Great energy. Criminal the standout track. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ✅ Rating out of ten? 6️⃣

Country isn’t my thing but this was OK. Enjoyed the duet with Dave Stewart. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ❌ Rating out of ten? 3️⃣

A lovely, gentle breeze of indie pop 😊 Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ✅ Rating out of ten? 7️⃣

A fine album with some brilliant songwriting. First 2 tracks are the standouts, Race For The Prize in particular. Heard it before? ✅ Listen again? ✅ Rating out of ten? 8️⃣

OK. Not my type of music but not as bad as I thought it would be and I liked a few of the songs that I'd heard before – Holiday, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Wake Me Up When September Ends. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ❌ Rating out of ten? 4️⃣

Rubbish. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ❌ Rating out of ten? 0️⃣

I want to like the Beta Band but this is a bit forgettable. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ❌ Rating out of ten? 4️⃣

I’m too old to appreciate his talent and this music. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ❌ Rating out of ten? 3️⃣

I didn't enjoy this, very 90s and far too long. Temu Beck. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ❌ Rating out of ten? 2️⃣

Human Cannonball was OK, I hated the rest, particularly USSA. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ❌ Rating out of ten? 1️⃣

Love this album. Part of my soundtrack of '87, along with Bigger and Deffer by LL Cool J. Took me back. Heard it before? ✅ Listen again? ✅ Rating out of ten? 9️⃣ Dance Little Sister is a banger and there's some great tracks on here. If You Let Me Stay, Sign Your Name, Wishing Well, I'll Never Turn My Back On You all great songs. Love it.

Liked the first track, the rest was unremarkable. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ❌ Rating out of ten? 5️⃣

I like the Beach Boys music, I didn't like this. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ❌ Rating out of ten? 3️⃣

I was looking forward to this as I like soul and I like 80s music. It was really disappointing though and I've no idea how it go onto this list. Especially as it has a couple of bad cover versions on it. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ❌ Rating out of ten? 4️⃣

Some great songs on here, an enjoyable listen. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ✅ Rating out of ten? 7️⃣

I enjoyed this. Mellow, orchestral, dreamy, Fleet Foxes-y. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ✅ Rating out of ten? 8️⃣

I liked a couple of the well known tracks and the rest was forgettable 70s music. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ❌ Rating out of ten? 4

Wordyrappinghood and Genius of Love are great songs that I'm all too familiar with. Great way to kick this album off. Nothing else really hit those heights but it was a good listen. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ✅ Rating out of ten? 7

This was a really odd listen, I didn't know where I was with it. One minute discordant chaos, the next really nice melodic late 80s indie. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ❌ Rating out of ten? 6

Nice ambient sounds. Plus Andrew Weatherall was a Windsor lad, like me 🙂 Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ✅ Rating out of ten? 7

I like 80s music. I didn't like this 80s music. Souvenir is decent and Joan of Arc not bad. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ❌ Rating out of ten? 3

A very poignant songbook from a very enigmatic character. Hugely enjoyable and moving. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ✅ Rating out of ten? 8

I liked this a lot, I just didn't really dig listening to it ALL in one sitting. There's 4 album's worth of material here! Short, sharply written acoustic tunes with witty themes and lyrics aplenty. Very enjoyable. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ✅ Rating out of ten? 8

All killer, no filler. Love it. Heard it before? ✅ Listen again? ✅ Rating out of ten? 10

I already knew and loved tracks 1 & 3. There were a couple of other nice moments but largely forgettable. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ✅ Rating out of ten? 5

Great performance of great songs by a great band. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ✅ Rating out of ten? 8

A very pleasant, relaxing listen. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ✅ Rating out of ten? 7

Utterly forgettable. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ❌ Rating out of ten? 4

Good mod standards. Great energy. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ✅ Rating out of ten? 7

Enjoyed this, particularly the first track. Nice listen. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ✅ Rating out of ten? 7

Some good, creative hip hop on here, but it's too long and the interludes and skits were a bit annoying. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ❌ Rating out of ten? 5

Not for me. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ❌ Rating out of ten? 2

Really enjoyed The Boss. Great songwriting. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ✅ Rating out of ten? 8

Very pleasant listen. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ✅ Rating out of ten? 7