1001 Albums Summary

In the Court of the Crimson King was the only half decent song. All felt very of the time, whimsy for the sake of it. A lot of endless jamming that didn't sound great. Not an enjoyable listen.

Great album for the year. Energy, good sounds and 'Who's that lady', 'Listen to the music', and 'Summer Breeze' are known songs. Liked 'If you were there' too. Overall, felt like some solos went on too long, and there was some repetition. Overall, quite good.

Thought it sounded like glam rock, dad rock, very of the time. 'You really got me' was the song I knew. Thought they improved as they went on but turns out Spotify just moved onto other artists and albums.

Excellent. Even the songs that I felt weren't as strong were still 4/5. Strong start and end to the album, very good. Great vocals, every song feels 'full' in terms of instruments etc.

I can appreciate that it's good band music. Jazz, albeit with the funk fusion, does not sit with my personal taste. The ubiquity of the louder trumpet feels exhausting as well. There's nothing that seems distinguishable to another big band jazz band. For the era, it does feel very polished.

Feels like the energy and the variety of songs felt like it was going to have potential, but the songs didn't really build into anything. Seemed like an example of how to turn a collection of one minute songs into four minutes. Repetition, for example 'Watch the Tapes' saying 'watch the tapes' about 25 times. Not sure when people would listen to this album, didn't feel like an experience. 'Someone Great' seemed like the best song for the first or second listen, however I'd imagine that same note pattern would become incredibly repetitive. 'All my Friends' is rated by others as the best song on the album, however this feels like it should be an ok song amongst a better album, not the best song.

Decent. Knew 'Down on the Street' was covered by Rage Against the Machine, never knew it was The Stooges. A high energy, proper rock band, although sounds like mostly Guns and Roses with (bizarrely) a hint of the Pogues. Solos start getting a bit weird as the go on longer, not a fan of the trumpets as the album went on. Surprised I haven't heard The Stooges ever mentioned anywhere. Have clearly heard of Iggy Pop but not as this.

A very brief review A lot of strong songs. Finally know who sang Mockingbird. Upbeat songs appealled a lot more to me. Other songs felt like powerful songs that could appear in musicals.

Tough to rate this as an album, falls between a 3 and a 4. Will tip it to a 4 due to relistenable songs. 'Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground' is probably my personal favourite. Minus the vocals, the 'I Think We're Gonna be Friends' feels like a video game soundtrack. 'Fell in Love With a Girl' is the most known I'd imagine, still sounds good at this point too. Some of the other songs like 'Little Room' feel like an AI general noise to fill in the gap based on the other songs.

"I'm trying, I'm trying" the vocalist repeats, as he (and the second vocalist) then puts minimal effort into singing. The lyrics sound like the whole album was written in half an hour. Initially sounded like an interesting album with hints of The Pixies and The Strokes, then it leaned into grunge then far more into slacker. Elements of punk as well but slacker is prevalent. "Zurich is Stained" and "Here" are my personal preferences in the album.

The live version meant there were a lot of screams going on. Still, high quality for a live album. A difficult album to appreciate. A great artist, not particularly my genre though. Didn't recognise any of the songs. 'Think' was by far my favourite. The final songs felt like background noise. Would be interested to hear a different album perhaps over this.

Songs are all about two minutes long. Each sounds remarkably similar to the one before. All songs talk explicitly about made up love stories and problems. Disappointing. Felt like the cassette that used to be on at market stalls in the UK in the early 00s selling music.

Owned this album in about 2012. Never really clicked with it then when I wanted to and relistening now felt similar. Feels very indie, almost as if the lead singer could be singing on one knee with a fist clenched for the entire album. 'Wake Up' is ok, but then it's about the only song that doesn't sound melancholy on the whole album.

Starts strong with Baba O'Reilly, a few known songs in there. A couple of repetitive songs , overall though, no poor songs. Think I need to sit and re-listen to it again to appreciate it more. Can see why, especially at the time, it was considered such a strong album.

Many songs had poor backing tracks and heavily relied on her voice to carry the quality, and it does. Private Dancer was a surprisingly different song that I associate with her, although it did become a little repetitive. 'Help' reminds me of karaoke songs in the 90s abroad. Hints of Rod Stewart in her voice here. Steel Claw was a great song, high energy and strong vocals.

Three songs known by most on one album - Kids, Electric Feel and Time to Pretend. All excellent. The remainder of the album felt a bit safe and generic, in contrast to each of the three unique songs above. Overall a decent listen, and glad to have done so.

I like the genre in this era, however this misses the mark for me. Leans too far into goofy, safe beats, chat over the songs. Know Passin' Me By and Officer, the former is the best song on the album. Soul Flower was good for a first listen.

Pleasantly surprised. A little slow but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Had never heard of the artist. The first half of the album was my preferred, with 'Nashville Parent' my favourite on the album. A calm, melodic, country style of album that hit a sweet spot.

Saw the band image, saw it was punk, saw it was from the 70s and immediately sighed. Not typically what appeals to me, however, I was surprised. Felt a bit like the Clash, but more like the Buzzcocks, except the instruments and music felt more organised and well assembled. It may or may not be the case, however that's how it seemed. Can't say I'm a fan of the vocalist, however it fit the band and the era. Only knew 'Another Girl, Another Planet' as well as the instrumental of another track. 'City of Fun' and 'The Immortal Story' were personal favourites on the album.

There are some BB songs that I like. As a group, I like them and appreciate their contribution to the genre, era, and generation that listened to them. I wish, wish I liked this album. Listening to it while doing things wasn't possible, I need to stop and focus on it to be able to hear what they were saying, and even then it took effort. There's no song that stood out for me, the vocals didn't change over any song or across any song, it was the same across the whole album for every moment that a word was spoken. If somebody rated this five stars I'd genuinely believe them, but for me, it missed out on many elements.

Quite liked it. An inoffensive album, typical rock, decent tempo, plenty of guitar riffs, safe vocals never deviating too far. Ome thing that really hit my ear strange on every song, and I searched why, is that the drums and percussion were all digital. They all felt too clean, perfect and uniform, out of keeping with rock etc. Knew Sharp Dressed Man, that's all. Got me Under Pressure was the highest rated song and was decent enough, also liked Bad Girl.

I'm a big fan of metal. This was awful. 28 songs over 33 minutes. Each song the drummer smashed out the same rapid beats, each song the vocalist shouted incoherent zombie noises while standing a meter away from the mic. Distinct, I'm sure relevant and appealing to some, but not me.

Hoped for more - the first song repeats the word 'Chic' over a hundred times, which set the tone for the album having many songs which repeated 'grooves' and loops. 'Savoir Faire' was a nice instrumental song, 'Le Freak' is the well known song along with 'I want Your Love'. Overall, fine. Not bad, not great.

A critically acclaimed album, iconic. Not my cup of tea though, I'm not an ABBA fan, the harmonies and vocals all sound eerily similar on most of the unknown songs. 'Dancing Queen' is always going to be a top song over the world. 'Fernando' too. Everyone knows 'Money, Money, Money', can't say that it's an enjoyable experience listening to it though. 'Knowing Me, Knowing You' is lesser played but still well known and a good song. 'Tiger' was an unknown song to me that stood out. My taste ranks this as a 2*. That's not fair though, as an album it's elevated by the status of the band and the album itself. I'll reluctantly put this as a 4*.

I'd be tempted to vote 1, however the music (excluding the loud, awful harmonica playing) as alright and I didn't want to seem to vote harsh just to be a contrarian. Vocals felt lazy, half-hearted, almost a self-mocking parody where every twenty seconds it felt like has balls got squeezed and he sounded strained a bit higher pitch. Songs were not interesting, lyrics like he knew his grandad died but he knew it was gonna happen unlike others or something weak like that. I'm not sure who would sit down to listen to him and enjoy it, I don't feel like the vibe fits anything. And this is one of his best albums apparently...?!

Many start with a good beat, then it just copies paste for two long with only minor incremental hype. Many feel like the waiting room of a sci fi video game, not enough to be a full song but good as background 'something might happen' music. Had mid expectations and was whelmed.

Decent album. Some well known songs on here (So Fresh So Clean, Ms. Jackson, BoB). Spaghetti Junction and Mumble were new ones for me. Like that it doesn't take itself too serious. Surprised to see Killer Mike on the album too. Listenable and re-listenable.

Is it incredible, or something I'd recommend to people? Not really. Is it an iconic artist / album / collection of songs in the UK? Yes. His vocals aren't perfect by any stretch but they're distinct. The album tells a story. 'I Could Well Be In' is decent and new to me, where 'Dry Your Eyes', "Blinded by the Lights", and 'Fit but you Know It' are the well-known. A stupidly endearing bit of a childish nostalgic album.

I picture either Thom Yorke or the lead singer of The Strokes draped over a chez longue holding a rose in his hand with an open shirt, lazily singing and not moving from that same pose for the duration of the album. Music was OK, vocals - can tell he's a good vocalist but misses the mark for me and there's no enjoyment in listening to him or the album.

Started re-thinking after listening to CD 2, then realised that that wasn't part of the 1,001 element. Felt like a nice, nostalgic, sometimes choral album. When Ray Charles sang ad the vocals focused on him, they seemed like the better songs. Pleasant, can appreciate why people would enjoy this album, if not perfectly matched to my tastes. The big band element sounded good, rather than a heavy reliance on jazz or brass instruments.

Country can be hit and miss, especially when it's cliche lyrics of women, my love, whiskey and travelling etc. This wasn't so bad. A couple of songs were quite alright 'What I don't Know' and 'Home of the Blues'. The fiddle or violin was a bit much, and the lame song about God cemented the ceiling of this album at a three for me.

I do not know what he is saying, I do not know the Mali language. I can appreciate that he has created good song structure and the instruments punctuate it well. Reminds me of traditional Japanese music at points. Not sure what to rate it, something draws me to it, but at the same time, would I replay it...

A surprisingly listenable album, albeit with a couple of duds. Elements reminded me of Kriss Kross, De La Soul and a hint of Wu-Tang. 'Dance for Me' and 'Queen of Royal Badness' were personal highlights.

Album title and artist name didn't really match. Not a fan. The funk elements seem blended with older rock. "Can you Get to That" is the only song I knew, then it felt like the album went downhill from that. Too many solos, all felt a bit pointless and didn't emphasise anything.

Great album. Saw them live in the 2000s and they put on a good show. Distinct voice, fast pace music alternating in intensity. Plenty of bangers in there. Spiders was the only song I'd heard of and it happened to be one of my least favourites on the album. Not perfect, however no half stars are possible, so I'll shift it to four stars rather than five. Mainly as I know they have better albums. This album didn't necessarily have a stand-out song. Enjoyed 'Suite-Pee', 'Know' and 'Soil'.

A highly irritating album. Seems like an electric organ type of player met a drummer with half a drum kit and they thought that if they just play fast rubbish music for ten minutes then that's a great song. Vocalist? Just slap some electronic filtering on the mic, get him to stand a foot away and say some almost incoherent lyrics. I listened to the live version as well so got to listen to him having a guitar battle with the guitarist using his voice to screech some noises. Add in a harmonica here and there to make sure we get another horrible element in there. Would have rated this two stars but other than the tempo, I disliked almost everything. Knew Smoke on the Water, but even then, can't say that it's a good song despite the iconic, beginner-level intro riff.

Was set on rating a three from knowledge of the band. As much as they're not my style and I would never choose to listen to them, I acknowledge that they have made decent songs.

It's Rod Steward on half the songs. Miss Judy's Farm was a bit irritating - a song complaining and nothingy. Stay With Me is alright. A lot of not memorable songs. Are they talking about women, a farm, or nothing - take your pick. The supposed poignant songs are still minimal.

Surprisingly an experimental group of that ers which didn't sound like complete rubbish. Yeah sometimes the songs repeated and went on too long or faded in and out, and yes I don't understand French. Overall interesting though. A Minha Menina was quite good.

Poor. Music drags on, sounds grind-y. Every part is a drone, inconvenient and long. Nothing exciting, just sounds like missed notes, vocals poor. What's to like? At least it's on six songs.. oh, forty minutes. Skipping forward 30s on a song is imperceptible as it sounds identical to the 30s before.

Would you like a child's electric keyboard playing on every song, where they've chosen the most grating, electronic organ noise option? No? Well here it is anyway. Light My Fire - sounds ok, but then slap a 4.5min organ solo in it and you've made it significantly worse. Song about pork and beans? No thanks. Alabama Aomg was alright, but I think only as it reminded me of older movies and maybe a Shaun of the Dead soundtrack or something. Break On Through is fine, good song to start an album. I Looked at You is also fine but has the crappy keyb-organ droning on. End of the Night is a better song - more dramatic and less keyboards. But then they repeat the same lyrics over and over. Not awful for a 60 year old album, but still, this is a 2.5 to 3 star album at best for me. No electronics would put it up a star.

A deep voice, and it was like spoken poetry with music behind it. I listened to it while working, it was so slow and the lyrics so pronounced that I didn't grasp whatever meaning each song had. My fault, however on a bit of a relisten, it still didn't click. Different, jarring, poignant. An experience rather than music, for me.

An album that I would happily listen to playing live quietly in a cafe, or as a late afternoon warm-up band on a cold day. Couldn't understand him for a lot of it, like an Eddie Vedder style of enunciating. Music was fine, lyrics were weak. Almost anyone feels like they'd be an upgrade as a replacement vocalist.

A band that apparently peaked and then fizzled it seems. Felt like The Clash adjacent to begin with, punk, a bit industrial, then some songs just went on too long without much yo show for it. Requiem and The Wait were alright. This feels like a perfectly in the middle album. Ok, but nothing else more. Surprised that it's on the list to be honest, nothing memorable about it and I've never heard Killing Joke mentioned or referenced anywhere.

Psychedelic folk. Poor vocals. Mediocre music, towards the bottom of string / folk music I've heard. Nonsense lyrics. What shall they rhyme with 'the postman's stubbly chin?'. Who cares, it's going to be rubbish. The album peaked at 161 in the US. Why is this album on this list? These additions irritate me - it's wasted time on an album that seemingly has minimal influence.