1001 Albums Summary

On balance, not a bad record. Homeward Bound and 59th Street Bridge are good songs, otherwise standard early S&G material.

A few good songs, but shouldn't have been included among in a group of must-hear records

Classic collection from the pioneers of hip hop.

The Kinks have been around in one form or another since the early 1960s. I never paid much attention to them. I started off thinking that I might pass on this one. But, its a decent record. Dated, but decent. I hope they paid Howlin' Wolf royalties for the "Last of the Steam-Powered Trains." Its a clone of Wolf's "Smokestack Lightning". I wouldn't have included this in a collection of 1001 must hear albums.

First things first: Technical Foul. This is a 5-disc compilation. So I listened to Sam and Delilah, Lets Call the Whole Thing Off, Oh, Lady Be Good, Nice Work if You Can Get It, How Long has this been Goin' On, Slap that Bass, Someone to Watch Over Me, Clap Yo' Hands, They Can't Take that Away from Me, Embraceable You, Fascinating Rhythm, and I Got Rhythm--certainly one disc's worth. Ella, Ira and George. C'mon!! The record speaks for itself. I've listened to a lot of Ella, but not this one. Truly elegant stuff.

Try as I have over the years, Jeff Tweedy (solo, with Wilco or with Jay Farrar in Uncle Tupelo) does nothing for me. Some decent songs. But on balance, it sounds derivative and unoriginal. Not a "must hear" record.

The Only Living Boy in New York is a desert island song for me. I like the Boxer as well. The rest of the album is unquestionably brilliant, but not my thing. The content of some of the songs reminds me of Mitch and Mickey from A Mighty Wind . . .

Disco? Hard pass.

Wow!! I'd never listened to Milton Nascimento or Lo Borges before. Echos of Brian Wilson throughout! Gorgeous soundscape from beginning to end.

Hard to listen to this without thinking about Phoebe Bridgers. Good record, bad man.

Have listened to this many many times throughout my life. I love the works of Joao Gilberto, Carlos Jobim and the whole Bossa Nova genre. This record is a gem.

Ah . . . the early 80s. Essentially a 2-hit wonder. Tainted Love and Say Hello, Wave Goodbye are good songs. Otherwise, very dated, way too electronic, dance-clubby, repetitive, and largely dismissible. If released today, "Sex Dwarf" would have brought a swift end to the duo. Shouldn't be part of the 1001 must-hears.

Self-absorbed techno babble. Not 1001 worthy

Standard Curtiss fare. A good record. His falsetto gets monotonous over time. Not a 1001.

Each time I think I'm gonna leave this project, I get drawn back in. The original Pretenders lineup is incomparable. Song for song, one of my favorite recordings from the "New Wave" era.

Not a fan. The whole Andy Warhol, Factory, Velvet Underground, New York scene in the 1960s did nothing for me. In recognize 1001 albums are quite a few. How this made its way into the group is beyond me.

Morrissey has perhaps the most annoying voice in popular music. By the time this band arrived in the late 80s, I was pretty much New Waved out. I got about half way through this record. More than enough. Another in a growing list of albums that have no business being in this project

Heard Nusrat for the first time at an Indian wedding. The song was "Must Must", totally infectious. So is this. A great record. Joyous, groovy stuff. Biba Sada Dil Morr De and Mast Nazroon Se Allah Bachhae stand out.

Sting is an insufferable gasbag, but he writes and performs some incredible songs. A very good record.

Not my thing, but this is a very, VERY good listen!

Largely dismissible. Should not be in the 1001 list.

Very creative artist.

This album simply sucks.

Thom Yorke is a genius, but this is a tough listen for a cloudy, rainy Monday morning. All Radiohead work is eclipsed by OK Computer.