1001 Albums Summary

Shout out Ron! This album is heavily carried for me by 3 songs. Highway to Hell is an all-time classic, Beating Around the Bush, and If You Want Blood (You've Got It). The rest of the songs are a little less memorable to me and just another 4/4 Rock rhythm. 4/5 would be higher if more songs stood out to me more.

90s boom bap rap and maybe it was me, but the band track overpowered the vocals making it drowned out. 3 songs on this 23 song album were good, "(3 Is) The Magic Number", "Eye Know", and "Me Myself and I". I would give this a higher rating but there were some songs that carried the album and the rest were bad. I'm looking at you "De La Orgee"

Easy listening and not overplayed like Brown Eyed Girl. Instantly my mind takes me to the Big Lebowski bowling alley. I can see the bowling ball roll down the lane and hear murmurs of casual conversation amongst bowlers. "And It Stoned Me" and "Moondance" are top contenders. I dig the jazzy rock with a slow rolling drum beat and horns coming in. 4/5

I was not familiar with this band, and listening to this I described to my friend it sounds like "Low Rider" and started talking about how much I hated that song when it would play on late night TV when George Lopez would be jumping across the screen. Turns out it is the same band. This is clearly not my type of music. "City, Country, City" 13 minutes of percussion and bass lines is 13 minutes I will never get back. " Beetles in the Bog" sounds like Oompa Loompa music. Great album art though. 1/5.

I find it funny how I complain about other albums just sounding like noise. But for Gorillaz it just works for me. The album is a good blend of genres done well. There are some hidden gems amongst giants like "Clint Eastwood" like "Latin Simone (Que Pasa Contigo)", "M1 A1", and "Left Hand Suzuki Method" I love these songs and you wouldn't expect them in this album. 5/5

On my way to my shift at the Coffee Shop in Club Penguin.

A good solid listen and famous for a reason. 4/5

A great storyteller through a rich dark voice. It's nice to have the imperfections and see the human element throughout his performance at Folsom. 5/5

The backtracks are very 90s futuristic underwater feeling and are ok. I feel like all the songs are missing some oomph. I feel Madonna has stronger albums than this. I appreciate the vibe, but the songs just aren't doing it for me. Sorry girlies.

At first I was into the the groove, but then it just stayed there. Not a bad listen just sounds pretty uninspired. All songs are mid and fall short with nothing standing out. 2/5

What is even going on... a cover of Queen's "One Vision" but in totalitarian German? I would rather just listen to Queen. How did this album make this list?

Genuinely made my Friday seeing peak after the slop. Easy 5/5 Some songs felt weaker but overall a killer album with so many all-time hits.

Opening with "Welcome to the Working Week" was a bit too fitting for this Monday morning. It's a good listen but something I would only listen to once. "Blame it on Cain" had a good rolling beat. To me this is Ruby's Diner music coming from the jukebox in the back with the rainbow lights and bubbles floating up. 2/5

I don't think funk/soul is my thing... There are some classics and starts off with one, but not something I'd come back and listen to. The songs are good but I just don't mesh with it. 2/5

There is a weird contrast between the cheery happy melodies but the lyrics are pretty dark which is interesting. Songs more or less blend together and have a similar sound. "Time of the Season" which is a classic is a total different sound from the trip happy sound of the rest of the album and stands out. 2/5

Don't think I've gotten around to solely listening to Steely Dan, but I should have sooner. Sounds a lot like other bands I like such as Yes and Masayoshi Takanaka. 4/5

Shout out Ron pt. 2! This album sounds more fleshed out compared to prior albums and unique with several classics in it. A true masterpiece 5/5

I'm back in the gym! I have a couple of songs from this album on my regular playlist. Solid Album and a good listen. 4/5

Kind of loud with no hooks, and the lyrics are pretty unimaginative. 2 min instrumental intro to "The Faith Healer" is a choice. The song that got the album title "Next" was by far the worst song on the album. 2/5 won't listen to it again though, it just wasn't awful.

My heart sank when I saw the album art, thinking I was about to listen to some slop album. Thank god, it is Janis Joplin. Some of the slop on this list is getting to me. 4/5

The year is 2007. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock hits the shelves and a little young me picks up his plastic guitar with conspicuously colored buttons. "School's Out" is the only song I would listen to. I give it a 3/5 for Guitar Hero III.