1001 Albums Summary

My first album and we’re off to a great start. The only reason I remember any of it is from how weird it is. Maybe it’s one of those things that only appeals if you’ve done some hard drugs

Love a lot of the beats on these tracks, but man the vocals are grating

Some decent hard rock but just kinda meh all around, none of the songs really stood out to me except for the stupid chant about the priests in the TWENTY MINUTE opening track. Never understood why bands would mash multiple songs into one track

A mix of songs you’d hear in a coffee shop or played live in a fancy restaurant. Easy listening.

I’ve already come back to this one a few times after listening to it. Reelin in the Years is an earworm for sure

This project has made me a big Stevie Wonder fan! Ashamed to say I hadn’t listened to his stuff before this. This was another great record, but I’d say that Songs in the Key of Life is better, hence the 4/5

This album is a treasure in the same way that a colonoscopy is a pleasant experience

Wonderful, moving music. A fantastic experience from such an interesting artist

Wow this was great! Feels like a clear winter night where the stars and moon are super bright. Wonderful album

Couldn’t understand a word, but I was vibing

I wanna sniff some glue to forget that I listened to this. Fortunately, there’s a song for that.

A respectable pop album that made me understand why Timberlake is popular, even if it’s not my thing

This is like elevator music. I can’t wait to reach my floor and get off.

Yeah this was written by some horny dudes alright. The beats and melody generally remind me of what I think a cheap strip club would be like. On this album you’ll enjoy brilliantly written lyrics such as: “I was born, one day I’ll die” and “sex dwarf (sex dwarf), mmmmm sex dwarf.” The post-nut clarity will go crazy

A weirdly unique concept album that I really liked. A crazy album name like that gets me imagining a story throughout the record, which I think was the goal

No thank you

There’s a reason they called Sinatra “the voice” back in the day, his vocals are truly unmatched. However, the song quality on this album is pretty mediocre other than that. The heartbreak theme would be interesting if there was a progression throughout the record of healing and moving on, but as it is, this just feels like the same sad song sung several different ways

Destroy boring electronica

Great stuff, Free Bird hits even harder when you listen to it as the conclusion of an epic album

Generally not a rap fan, but honestly a pretty solid album. Simz brings a unique perspective to the genre that I enjoyed. I also just listened to Kiwanuka’s album before this so it was fun hearing him again on the last track

I cannot stand Neil Young’s voice

This date was hardly worth the free meal. Also, I’m not into threesomes

I feel actively dumber having listened to this

I understand that Mathers is a rap god, but I just cant divorce the bangers in this album from the absolutely disgusting and disturbing content interwoven in all the other lyrics. Genuinely some of the most vile and sophomoric stuff I’ve ever heard.

Sweet, relaxing instrumentals, and Kiwanuka’s voice is nothing but incredible. Really a surprise album for me, never had heard of this one before, but man was it good

Really enjoyed this one! Solid album from a group I’ve never heard before. I kind of agree with the general consensus that it doesn’t belong on this list, but I enjoyed listening nonetheless

A fun record. Took me a minute to get into it but after I did, I enjoyed it! It does feel quite dated, though. The record scratching and lyric rhythms scream 80s rap

Some of Ye’s best. Sad to see where he’s at now

Great vibes, always fun to get surprised by a song that you’ve heard out and about, but never knew the origin of (i.e.: Our House)

There’s something funny about one of the lowest rated albums on here being called “Rock Bottom”

As a rock/metal fan, I’m ashamed to admit I had never listened to Iron Maiden before. This was a great album

Did not know Nigerian nationalist music could hit so hard

A solid album all around, but I liked their self-titled album more than this one

There’s something so epic about singing outlaw country live in a prison. Good stuff Johnny Cash

Beautiful. ABBA’s melodies never fail to take me to another place. There’s a reason they have so many classics that you still hear played

I’m normally a metal fan, but good grief this is an atrocious album. I felt like I was listening to my goth neighbor’s band play demos for their songs through our shared apartment wall while her toddler-mauling pit-bull with Down syndrome occasionally barked in the background. Where to begin? It’s poorly mixed, 90% of what you can hear are the drums (especially the cymbals, which they like to beat relentlessly). The lyrics are unintelligible for most songs - even with the lyrics next to me I couldn’t make some of them out. The lyrics were also misspelled a couple of times, which I think is indicative of the average IQ of someone who cares enough to listen to this slop. And yeah, they sound like a dog with Down syndrome. Even though this album is only 30 minutes long, the number of songs (and how bad they are) makes it feel like it’s 3 hours.

A calm, peaceful album that was very relaxing to listen to. It does a great job of being subdued without compromising on melody or vocal quality, which is often my issue with artists who try to capture a similar vibe.

Musically, this is undeniably a good album, but the gall Harrison had to make this OVER TWO HOURS LONG is crazy, especially when the last three tracks are all instrumental with an average length of 8 minutes each, and several tracks are different versions of songs already on the record. All that prevents me from giving it a 5 out of self-respect.

Reminds me of something you’d hear on a jukebox in a classy 60s pub.

A funky album with some raw lyrics. Just a little too funky for me

“We have Weezer at home” Weezer at home:

The inflated sense of self-importance that these Brits have needs to be studied. This album sucked. So repetitive, so boring, and SO LONG.

Note to self: listen to this again after Sgt Pepper

It’s a huge day to be a white boy

Yep, this is British 60s rock alright. I see why it’s a big deal for its time but it sounds dated today

Took me awhile to figure out that this is the guy who wrote Hey Ya, then everything made sense. A very good double-album, the two halves are very distinct. The album really goes downhill after Hey Ya, but oh well, all around it was solid Favorites: Church, Hey Ya!

What a little hoe

I really enjoyed this, probably because I wasn’t a college frat boy in the early 2000s who heard it over and over back then

Listening to this album feels like listening to one two hour long song. This is in part because almost every song is 10-20 minutes long, and partly because all of it sounds the same without much distinction. There’s no “hook” or “groove” that distinguishes one song from another. Even so, it’s very pleasant and not at all unbearable. Mad respect to Davis for his musical talent, but this is album does not demonstrate it

Got all three of the Kuti family albums within the first 100 days. Crazy stuff. Anyways this was pretty good, just like the other two were, better than britpop any day of the week

Some great 80s pop-rock with a neat African influence throughout! Very cool collaboration

They actually called it Led Zeppelin III because they knew it was gonna be a 3/5 album

Too many beep boops. Genius of Love is endearing but the rest of the album sounds like listening to schoolhouse rock on LSD

Some tracks have a banger beat, others just sound overproduced. Never really been a big fan of interludes in albums either

This would go crazy if I listened to it while having sex in an elevator

This whole album sounds like the royalty-free electronic music that plays over those clickbait “top 10 [fill in the blank] of all time” YouTube videos that your mom shares on facebook. That is to say, it sucks.

After listening to this twice today I’m struggling to see what sets this album apart from the dozens of other cheesy British rock albums on this list. It’s not bad, I’m just really not seeing why it seems to be so adored

I think I enjoyed this one, gonna have to come back and give it a more detailed review

With this album, Bruce Springsteen’s butt delivers the crushing death blow to all britpop forever. Total American victory 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

I understand this is one of those albums all the critics say you’re supposed to love, but it’s really not all that crazy

This is the third REM album I’ve had. Funny enough, I’ve had them all in chronological order. This is also the first of their albums that really deserves to be on this list. By 1988, they’ve finally figured out how to write meaningful lyrics without repeating the song title over and over and over and over and over and over and over and calling that a chorus. However, I’m still ticked that this is called Green when the album cover is piss yellow

My only previous exposure to McCartney was Wonderful Christmastime, which is one of the worst Christmas songs ever written. So I was pleasantly surprised to enjoy this

Listened to this on the way to an interview and I got the job. I think Billy Joel soothed my nerves and got my head in the game

Hearing this how atrocious this album is has only reinforced my theism

Nirvana is one of those bands that I’ve always been meaning to listen to, so I’ve been excited to get their albums on here so that I had to listen to it. As expected, they’re pretty great. This sounds exceptionally good for a live performance. I only knew one or two songs on here so it was a good exposure to their other stuff. Excited to hear them on the original albums soon!

My dad used to play this album while he was working in his office when I was a kid. Reminds me of warm Saturdays at home. As an adult, I think I have a much deeper appreciation for Davis’ talent. Great stuff

My high hopes for this album from the opening track were dashed as I listened more. The whole album bounces between really good 80s rock and really annoying 80s rock

As many others have said in their reviews, AC/DC songs all really do sound alike. However, this is still a very good album

Everything terrible about electronica in one album

Can’t Buy a Thrill is definitely Steely Dan’s peak. This was alright, quite a switch up from that album, much more bluesy and jazzy

This album sounds like the bastard child of Billy Joel and Iggy Pop. Perfect day is a very nice track but holy cow the rest of the album is bad, especially the singing

For me, this album is to music as a documentary is to movies. It’s the kind of thing that I’m not going to listen to over and over again, but I enjoyed experiencing once to learn a different perspective and be challenged

This guy talks big smack for someone whose country is still governed by an all white monarchy

I had my first Morrissey album yesterday, which I intensely hated. I guess the generator is trying to redeem him for me, because this is better for sure

I definitely did not need to listen to 28 90-second demos of some trashy rock band before I died. The ten dollar recording cost is very evident

The Clash are a critic and fan favorite, but I really just don’t see (or hear) what sets them apart from all of the other cheesy British rock acts on this list

Here’s an album that (1) I had not listened to before today and (2) definitely needed to listen to before I died! I tried to keep as open and unbiased of a mind towards it as possible. I knew this one is a cultural monument, but I didn’t want to let that sway my rating. After listening, I totally understand the hype. Each song is beautiful, unique, and flows together so well such that the album is much greater than the sum of its parts (although each part is pretty great as well) Favorites: Time, Money, Us and Them, Brain Damage, Eclipse

There are a number of albums on this list that are great instrumentally and are completely ruined by the singing. This is one of those albums.

Surprisingly mediocre. Also surprised at the sheer lack of original songs

This album would go crazy if I was eating at Cracker Barrel

“one of the greatest French-language albums in popular music” is an extended story about pedophilia. Great. Music isn’t awful, but that doesn’t matter. The French deserve to be invaded again

I’ve been looking forward to getting this one! Easily Metallica’s best album, it’s angry, punchy, and deep. Each track sounds similar enough to belong with the others, yet each one is unique and memorable in its own way. I love the strong guitar melodies that just run continuously throughout this album, that’s one of my favorite features in metal. One of my easiest 5s yet

Top 100 horniest albums of all time

Neil Young’s voice successfully managed to not piss me off this album, so it ended up being okay

How to write a Bob Dylan song: 1): Write some genuinely good lyrics to ruin 2): Clip a clothespin over your nose to replicate his nasally weasel voice as you sing 3): Once you’ve run out of lyrics, practice eating out your wife on your harmonica for 45-90 seconds to conclude the song 4): Repeat for the first half of this album Can you believe that some in the audience heckled him for using a band in the second half of the concert?? His band actually knows how to play music and their presence redeems what little there is to redeem about this album

This should have been graduation instead

I had high hopes for this album. The first half is very good, but boy does it drag on towards the end. Unfortunately that dragged my initial rating of 4 down to a 3

Gonna rate this based on the incorrectly linked Spotify album and hopefully come back cone day and piece together the real thing

I love the sound of good 50-60s music like this. Musically, it’s great and a joy to listen to. My only complaint is that the themes and lyrical content start to feel really same-y about 60% of the way through. Different ways of saying the same thing about a breakup. Also reminds me of Sinatra’s “In The Wee Small Hours”

Around 10 years ago I was deeply addicted to Geometry Dash. This album really took me back to those days. It embodies about 90% of the generic electronica you’ve heard over the last decade. That being said, I was really vibing with this on the first half. After “Under the Tide” though, it really started to drag, bringing me down from a 4 to a 3

Wonderfully pleasant classical music. I don’t think I have a refined enough taste to give a more detailed review but I liked it. Very impressed that this is all improv, which bumped my 4 to a 5

I got married today so I was hoping for a really good album. Initially, I was a little disappointed when I opened the site and saw this, as I’m not normally a big country music guy, but boy was this a surprise! I genuinely liked several songs on this and I’m struggling to figure out which one to add to my 1001 playlist. Given the occasion, I’m thinking “You Ask Me To”

Prince is an icon, but this sounds so very dated. And horny.

An album so influential that Coldcut couldn’t be bothered to put it on their Spotify account

We all know why everyone bought this and it wasn’t because the music is all that special

Portishead sucks balls

No wonder this is the top rated album, it’s amazing, easy to listen to, and appeals to such a wide audience

So intensely corny I can hardly take it

Please take him off of the floor, thanks

According to the laws of supply in demand, if no one is buying peace, then peace does not sell. Economic discrepancies aside, it’s a solid metal album

Really good, but stairway to heaven carries the album a bit too much for me to give it a 5. I’ll keep listening and come back later and reconsider perhaps

My first introduction to RHCP was through a kid at a summer camp in the early 2010s who was obsessed with them. Now that I’ve listened to both of their albums on this list, I’d like to say that Keenan, if you’re reading this, I hope your music taste improved a little

In my opinion, the mark of a good metal band is the ability to play fast music while also sounding controlled. This just sounds all over the place when they wanna be “intense.” Also not really a fan of the being edgy for the sake of being edgy either. That being said, I do just kinda like metal

Neil young and his stupid voice are so overrated it makes me sick. However, I do like that the album cover vaguely suggests that Crazy Horse is the dog

This is a hard one to rate for me. Although I found it very interesting and funny to listen to, I realized on my second listen that I think the noises just hit an autistic vibe in my brain. Thus, I can’t really say I like it for the music, which is kind of the whole point

Coldplay is nice, but it all sounds about the same, doesn’t it?

Iggy Pop’s self-titled album

Wow, this band is so influential that they have only 33k monthly listeners on Spotify. AND THEY HAVE TWO ALBUMS ON THE LIST. I’m pretty sure this site is the main thing boosting those numbers because this is genuinely one of the worst albums I’ve had to date and I have a hard time believing anyone would willfully listen to this. The most insulting part about it is the two bands that didn’t make the list because we just HAD to include Pere Ubu from Cleveland, Ohio twice

Wow! This was wonderful to listen to. Love a fun, chill pop album

Nahhhhhhh boiiiiiii

I was very excited to get this one. Obviously I’ve heard Mr. Blue Sky as much as the average guy, but I had no idea what to expect from the rest of the album. Needless to say, I was floored. Definitely will be enjoying again and again after today

Isn’t it shocking how artists who write gross, disgusting music with no deeper message other than hate and filth often turn out to be bad people? And isn’t it also funny how the people who enjoy gross, disgusting music turn out to also be bad people who do bad things? Crazy stuff.

I was funking all over the place at work

I hate Morrissey, but I’ve gotta say this isn’t a half bad album. Girlfriend in a Coma is a little creepy but on the whole it’s a solid set of songs

I was first introduced to this album by one of my engineering professors in my 3rd year of college. He told us that on read the back of the original vinyl, Scholz and Boylan repeatedly tell you, the listener, to “Just listen to the record.” My professor told us that, in the same way, the key to this class was to “Just read the textbook,” before blasting “Peace of Mind” for the entire class with the blankest stare on his face. Although I didn’t ever read the textbook (he was a really good teacher), I did fall in love with this album over the course of what was one of the most hellish semesters of my academic career. Every song is beautiful, melodic, and the album as a whole is far from bloated (something that a lot of other albums on this list could stand to learn from). Anyways, thanks for the early exposure to one of the easiest 5-Star albums on this list, Dr Dewhurst. Hope you’re doing well