1001 Albums Summary

I had listened to this before, but liked it a bit more on this occasion. I don’t think I will ever be a massive Stones enthusiast though.

Obviously pioneering but, not having meant much to me at the time, it doesn't really hold much for me now. Doubt I'll return to it.

Prompted to listen to this again! Easy to see why Springsteen became so successful. It's very spirited, honest and likeable.

An achingly beautiful album. I had forgotten how lovely it is.

Already in my library. An album I like and must return to.

Hard rock and metal is never really going to be my bag, and I will always find Led Zep to be slightly ludicrous, this did bear up well to a second listen.

Something I would not have listened to without this list. Actually really good fun - tuneful, exuberant and generally pretty likeable lyrics. Good for you, Scandinavian punks!

It's...fine. There are one or two bangers which are evocative of student years for me. But beyond that not much that holds my attention. And Vaseline is a stinker.

Highly enjoyable in itself, and as a glimpse into a different time and place.

Already the songwriting is an improvement on Please Please Me. Stating the obvious but it’s easy to see why this helped cement them as a phenomenon and not just a flash in the pan.

I knew some of this without having heard of them. Enjoyable. I prefer the Shirley Bassey cover of Spinning Wheel though.

Clearly a lot of people love this sort of thing, but it’s not for me.

Not returning to this because I hated it the first time and life’s too short. As I recall: banal lyrics and self-indulgent noodling. My rule of thumb is that if Eric Clapton is involved, it’s not for me.

Not revisiting because I remember being unimpressed.

More of a 3½ than a 4 but I want to remind myself to return to it. I'd forgotten that it has some slower tempo stuff and quite a different feel to Parliament.

Somewhat surprised at how little I liked this. I was prepared to concede that, unfashionable as Simply Red are these days, it was still a good album. In truth though I find the combination of 80s production and lacklustre tunes to be rather tedious. Had no idea there would be a Talking Heads cover (Heaven) but it proved to be pretty inoffensive - neither great nor terrible.

Returning to this one, and I did rather enjoy it. Rating would be 3.5 if I had the choice.

Going to need a few more listens to appreciate, but already quite lovely. I was amused by the one star review from the listener (who I think is primarily a rock and metal fan) - that person *really* didn't gel with it. Each to their own!

It's silly, but I rather enjoy it. Again, would be a 3.5 if I had the option.