1001 Albums Summary

Surprisingly good. Never would have chosen to listen to it but enjoyed and would listen to it again.

Never really listened to Arcade Fire. Orchestral indie pop another reviewer described it as. Well to me that is pretty good. Thanks generator for showing me this again. When a song ends and you consider putting it back on again then clearly it is capturing your attention.

Never heard of them. Not offensive but would never choose to listen to again.

A little bit of Pixies is refreshing. A whole album not so much

The voice! I knew none of these songs but was great to listen to. Should really explore more of Nina's back catalogue. It's not really my preferred listening genre but quality shines through.

Yeah... It doesn't include their biggest hit so maybe another album to go in the list? It all seems a bit self indulgent 9 minute free bird. Meh really, didn't inspire.

You can't ding this. A couple of mega hits that even a 12 year old will recognise. Pure voice and harmonies. Even one song with one of the boys singing lead vocals. Seems so innocent. I had fun.

Double album.... That's cheating! Funk version of "listen to the music" interesting. Late night groove. One album was probably enough. For an album called "3+3"I'm giving it a ..... "3"

Good listen. I had it on in the background then went: hang on, I actually want to listen to this.

Jazz but Jazz at 100 miles an hour. Not available on Spotify but found it on Youtube. Pity about the ads 'tho.

The Black Sabbath you expected. One monster hit everyone knows and the rest in the same vein.

Pleasant enough but didn't stand out to me.

David Bowie after a bad acid trip.

I had not heard of DJ Shadow. According to Wikipedia this was revolutionary for it's time. It may well have been, but I can't see it now. I certainly don't remember it from when it was released. 5 million monthly listeners on Spotify apparently, but it's lost on me.

Absolute anthems, and some filler. Pretty good first album for a star.

Punk lives. Enjoyable blast through a punk album I haven't heard before.

Clearly country, clearly crap. I didn't listen to the whole album as I don't want the algorithm to decide that I really want to listen to Norwegian country music like it did a few years ago. It took 18 months or more to purge that out. Johnny Cash he aint.

A little Jeff Buckley is amazing. An entire album was a little too much.

None of their biggest hits. Not unpleasant just not scintillating for me.

Remind me why I listened to this again? I missed it when it was released and I won't miss it now it's gone again. I don't think it has aged well.

Some of these songs are incredibly relevant today. Bob can't sing but he can sure write and get a message across.

There is a reason Elton John has had such a long and successful career and that is quality. Absolute classic album. Many great songs.

It's not unpleasant but it didn't move me at all. Didn't get the vibes that some others seem to have taken from it.

I quite enjoyed the harmonies and the voices. Lyrics perhaps not so outstanding

And the Grammy goes to: the drum machine programmer. You do only need a driving bass line and a clever drum beat. Just one line of lyrics should do it. No real hits here but certainly some clever drum beats. I am kind of surprised no one has used some of these tracks as a basis for creating another track, or maybe they have and I am not familiar with it. I think Daft Punk did it better.

I think the best thing Tim did was beget Jeff. Both died too young. Jeff has the greater impact currently and after listening to this I can't see that changing.

Just a couple of British lads knocking about and banging out a few tracks. Surprisingly there are lots more gentler tracks on the album that probably qualify as ballads. However I'm not sure what the om-pa-pa instrumental track is doing there? Did a street busker walk in, record a track and then leave and everybody else was too high to notice? I feel the quality of the tracks drops off after the well known ones.

What a misery guts. The first song is saying my life is shit and the only thing good about it is you. Then he's threatening to kill her if she's cheating. And then two songs about death. Now I may secretly have a few country tunes on my Spotify favourites but they are uplifting tunes not this profoundly depressing collection. I may have missed poor lyrics with other artists and just enjoyed the tune but here the lyrics can't be avoided. Somebody get him some Prozac.

Great voice. Great album to listen to on a sleepy summer afternoon. Doesn’t inspire me much but in the right situation could be good.

They came, they had big hair, they didn't take themselves seriously (I hope) and sounds like they had fun. Worth a listen but unlikely a repeat performance.

3 Big hits from the album. All music I remember although I wasn’t much into it at the time. Could probably still be played on the dance floor.

It must be hard to sing heavy songs in French, but here we are. NFI what they are singing about as I know little French. I didn’t mind the orchestral bits. One word to summarise: oubliette.

Some flames burn out too soon. Lead singer Ian Curtis didn't get to the magical age of 27 before his unfortunate death, he might be more famous. I think this album is here because of the stage of musical history it represents. I would rather listen to their second album but this was interesting. Let's dance to Joy Division.

Songs played everywhere so instantly recognisable. This was a massive record in it's time. The voice is impeccable but the tracks are a bit vanilla. Now I love vanilla but something outside the comfort zone might be nice. And at 25 can you really reminisce about "when we were young"? Not exactly groundbreaking stuff.

In the absence of clever rhymes or a truly memorable beat I find it hard to rate hip hop. Nothing here that memorable but I didn't find it unpleasant. I might not be good judge however.

I've been critical of albums that have 10 songs and it's hard to tell where one song stops and the next starts. This album could never be accused of that fault. Loud raucous, but with some softer moments. I'm sure they would have been a blast to see live.

I'm a sucker for a good piano tune. Many of these tracks feature the piano (at around the time Elton John was getting popular). Guitar features on the other tracks. Two massive hits on the record but with three tracks praising other popular figures of the time (Andy Wahol, Bob Dylan, Lou Reed - but not mentioned Lou by name) I feel it is lyrically clutching at straws a bit, while the music itself is a lot more solid. Tempted to give it a three but ultimately 4 for both of the well know hits. Nah changed my mind again 3.

Hair metal from one of the best in the business. High energy. It sounds like they were having fun both writing and performing. Blistering guitar from Eddie Van Halen and yet on the biggest hit track (Jump) he plays synth. Guitar porn, drum porn and somewhat questionable lyrics by today's standards. I find VH more listenable to than other Hair Metal bands of the same time. I'll Wait is another synth driven anthem not guitar track but still driving drums. Many good tracks for me, but then this came out when I was in high school.

Beautiful cacophony of sound Bit of a soft spot for ska. Enjoyed it.

First three songs well known (at least to me). Gets a bit darker and less upbeat after that "Good times Roll" as the high point. Different vocalist on the second half of the album contributes to this. 3.5.

Umm.... No idea if this is good or not as I have no frame of reference for Indian music (Bollywood). Doesn't do anything for me. Interesting rhythms 'tho.

Frank, Frank, Frank. Yes he has a rich melodious voice but could we speed it up just a little. Even lounge room on a lazy Sunday afternoon it is just a bit too soporific. I have listened to other albums by Frank on the list, but not through this generator, that I enjoyed more. Maybe it is just the passage of time since I last listened to Frank that has dulled the pain. Pass.

Think a British Bob Dylan who can sing a little bit better (not hard) writes good tunes but not quite as good a wordsmith (not a criticism). Social and political commentary. None of my favourite Billy Bragg songs here but still a good listen for me. I do like singers that their accent shines through (looking at you Tom Petty) and that gives them an unique sound. I understand how it can grate on some people but I enjoy listening to him even if I don't catch all the lyrics. Looking forward to the other Billy Bragg album in the list

Other reviews mention how annoying the lead singers voice is. I really enjoyed the music but surprisingly I couldn't get over the voice. Makes Bob Dylan sound like Pavarotti. If the lyrics compared to Bob's I might be able to see past it but after listening to the whole album (and half way through again) I just can't get into it. It sounds like he's whinging the entire album. Pass sorry.

I listened to it for a bit. I waited for it to grow on me. The lyrics certainly meet the Parental Advisory explicit warning. Some of them were clever but I did get a little tired of hearing of his enormous penis, and his sexual exploits.

I was expecting "My Girl" and the band that all the 90's boy bands tried to be as cool as. I got more than that with some social commentary and very funky beats. Sure lots of songs about boys with girl issues (second side of the album) but the first few tracks (A side) was much more than I was expecting. I nearly gave it a 5.

20 songs all very short. Lots of variety. If you don’t like harpsichord don’t worry that songs only 3 minutes long. One song that I recognise. No complaints but not in a hurry to listen to again.

I know Brian Eno as the record producer and ex member of Roxy Music. This was his first solo album. As a record producer I was expecting some interesting production. I'm not sure I got it. Mythbusters showed that you can polish a turd (Ostrich and lion apparently). However this is a steaming pile of cow left overs that no amount of elbow grease could make shiny. I would have given it one star but I did kind of like the song "Here come the warm jets" or at least the second half of it, and thought that was a little bit interesting. Tick that album off the list and never to be seen again.

This was enjoyable in a relaxed groove style. If I was out somewhere on a casual Sunday afternoon and this was put on I wouldn't complain. Would really like to give it 3.5 as felt it didn't do enough for me for a 4.

I was outside doing yard work so I listened to it twice. Didn't feel the need to change it to something else. Would listen to it again.

I feel like this could be the soundtrack to every romcom ever. The bit after the couple have split up and they are sitting contemplating what to do next. Not unpleasant but I feel it didn't stand out in any way for me.

A date with the Every brothers shows how much music has moved on from that date. Thankfully. Another review states "so white it hurts" and I couldn't agree more. Thankfully the Beatles (and others) are just around the corner to move music along. The longest song is 2:41 just so the radio can play a few more ads. I feel most of the songs here have not aged well. I am interested that the end of many of the songs just appear to fade away against a definitive conclusion.

Rock on. One of the best album covers ever. Instantly recognisable. Freddie Mercury has a great voice and almost operatic arrangements but this album lacks any of their big hits. Great listen without adding any songs to my playlists.

Never heard of these guys. Feel it should be absolutely in my wheelhouse but it just didn't inspire me. Read some of the 5 star reviews and I just don't see it. Listened to 13 again just to see if I can see what I'm missing. Power rock? Maybe at the time but I just don't get any emotional connection to the music at all. Pass for me.

Bit too much shouty/whiny and very repetitive/long in patches without seeming to be clever repetitive. Maybe I'm too old for noise and want it more musical. One of the tags for it is "noise rock" to me more noise and not enough rock. It did expand my listening repertoire, so I don't regret listening to it but would not listen again or seek out another album by them. Trying not just to give everything a 3 cos it didn't inspire me. So it's not a 4 which makes it a 2.

Didn't grab me but short songs, good energy. No complaints..... Another 3, sigh. Can't quite stretch it to a 4.

I don't think anyone ever accused of Paul Simon of having a formula and sticking to it. Many diverse musical influences in the album and when it hits it does hit well. Possibly not his strongest album but a good listen.

I can empathise with anyone who doesn't like Neil's voice. I took quite a while to come around to it. I think this album gets extra points because it broke new ground at the time. The problem with that is if it was released today it would not stand out at all, but many later artists drew from this work. I liked him better in CSNY and I like some of his other work better. No 3's so a 4.

I didn't like the other "math rock" album on the list, so I was ready not to like this. However there were parts of this that were good. No so keen on the screaming but the spoken word lyrics seemed to work for me. I think I could see where the influences followed from here which I guess is why it's on the list. I was ready not to like it but it did enough. I saw another comment that said listened to it twice and still not sure if they liked it. I feel a bit the same way.

It'll put a smile on your face. Disco aint dead! Embrace the funk. Nearly gave it 5 stars.

You know when you phone a very exclusive (read expensive) place such as Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland (three golf courses) and to help you, after much apologising, they put you on hold and you wait for the appalling hold music but this comes on and so you are genuinely surprised and it holds your attention for the two minutes it takes reception to find the answer to your query and you are disappointed when a real human gets back on the line because the music was so good. Well this is that music. Should offend no-one, apart from the drum solo on track 7 that is about 5:25 to long, and a good listen but not something you would be left humming tomorrow. All well and good apart from track 10 because that is a children's song and everyone knows children should be seen and not heard. We can't have that sort of carry on around here thank you very much.

One album from the Charlatans on this list. Doesn't include their biggest hit currently (as measured by Spotify listens). Never heard of them. It is competent Brit pop I guess. Not too much to me. Didn't Oasis and even Blur do this better and before these guys? Their biggest hit is from 1990 so I guess they were contemporaries now lost in the mist of time. If I heard one of the tracks on the radio I would probably just assumed it was early Oasis in my ignorance. Competent without standing out.

To me Bob Marley is the music for the afternoon after a big night out the day before. Relaxed and chill. Social commentary when you listen to it. The earliest of three Bob Marley albums on this list. Only one song I really recognise. I wouldn't have put the album on but good to broaden my listening, that's why I'm here.

According to Wikipedia this is Marvin's 11th album yet the earliest on on the list. He's a huge artist by this time, surely one of his earlier was influential as well?. Super cool.

First track I recognise. The rest is just hold music. Funky hold music. Second album this week of hold music......

Generator is on a groovy detour currently. Certainly enjoyed this more than the britpop albums from the same era. I understand how it could be too much listening to the album straight through but I had a break in the middle and was still enjoying it once I came back to it. Even some of their songs which were not popular (on Spotify) I was enjoying. I could handle more Stereo MC's in my listening list. Thanks generator!

I enjoyed it, was not really expecting to but was worthwhile. Will probably not go back to it but didn't mind it. Lyrics were interesting. This feels like grown up music and should have grown up lyrics but they were also silly in the 1950's. At least you can understand the lyrics.

Two 1950's albums in a row. I guess i liked the swing more than the bossa nova/samba rhythms. Would have been interesting if I got them in a different order would I have given Louis Prima a lower score? This was not memorable for me

Flower power lives on. This album, the last of five in the list, is perhaps more spaced out. No real stand out tracks for me. Points off for the 12 minute last track.

I felt like that I could like this album but nothing really stood out for me. I wonder if listening to it 3 times would make me totally sick of it but I might be enjoying it after 10?

You can't complain about an album all sounding the same and then not appreciate when there is an album with several different sounds and feeling. Enjoyed it more than I thought I would. When the less well known tracks hold my attention more than the well know tracks then I've got to rate that highly.

The Indian music version of jumping jack flash was interesting. I was amused thinking of Mick Jagger as a sitar. I wondered: hang on this might be worth listening to.... but not so much after that.

Unabashed rock.

33 minutes of peak Creedence. Never mistaken for anything else. John Fogerty was once sued for sounding too much like John Fogerty. As soon as he opens his mouth you know who it is. 1969 release, I don't know much about music at that time but I would think this was a new direction back then. In 1969 the UK top selling single was My Way by Frank Sinatra and the top album was by The Seekers. The 7 minute last track is just them jamming along and I was there along with them. Put it on again after the album finished.

So yesterday I gave Creedence props for being different in 1969. Clearly I know nothing about music in 1969 as this album was released the same year and is so far away from what I was expecting. I can see influences down the line from here. Light years away from Frank Sinatra who held the top single on the British charts in 1969 or The Seekers with the top album. Nothing really stood out in terms of I want to hear that again but this album is why I am here on the generator. Thanks.

No real standout track(s) for me. Even the one that has 75 mil Spotify listens doesn't excite. And seriously what is this hidden track rubbish? Just dead airtime leading up to nothing clever. One point for the Vulcan salute on the cover art. I want to deduct a half point as the "Fly" on the cover looks more like "Flu" thus the album is: "Flu and Die" - great name for an album if it was released during COVID. Pass.

I quite liked the ethereal voice which is as much an instrument as anything else even if the lyrics are not usually intelligible. The random sound generator is turned up perhaps a bit too much so after the whole album I'd had enough of the intrusions. The most popular track on Spotify is rated explicit but I would need a translator to know the words.

Was not familiar with this album. REM's first. According to Wiki it drew critical acclaim for jangly guitar and cryptic lyrics. Having just listened to the Byrds some influences in that guitar sound and harmonies. Again hard to understand the lyrics on many songs, but it's a nice sound. 3/4 I would perhaps like one track to grab me to give it a 4 and low and behold the 11th (of 12) did that. Still didn't understand the lyrics 'tho.

Nor really a fan. Perhaps it has merit in being an influence to it's genre and early on in the development, but it doesn't move me.

I got strong Sgt Pepper vibes with the opening track. All fairly forgettable until the famous 7th or so track which was great but then instantly ruined by very naff lyrics in the next track. I think he’s singing “add the lime to the coconut” but over and over again. Some good piano but for me not enough to lift it. 2 1/2.

Was trying to work out why I like the strokes. The lead singer doesn’t have a great voice but the energy and good tunes carry me with them. Definitely was listening to the drums.

Do you get bonus points in the list for being Scottish? What makes these guys so memorable must be diluted by the passing of time. I do remember their biggest hit that was massive at the time "Ebeneezer Goode" but it's not on this album. Second biggest hit "Move any Mountain" is here and I also remember that, but it doesn’t seem that noteworthy, perhaps bagpipes? The rest of the album doesn't stand out for me but decent enough rave music? The Move any mountain refrain keeps coming back through the album which makes it all seem like variations on the same theme. Undecided 2/3.

I'm a fan of the Who. The Kids are alright.

This album is not popular on Spotify. Currently the most popular track on this album has 61,000 listens. I wonder how many of them are just listens from people following the list. XTC's most popular track, on the other hand, has 68,000,000 listens (as of 5/2026). I recognise that track and a few others but nothing here is really interesting to me and no tracks stand out. Released in 1999 so nothing seems groundbreaking. Can't really give it a 3 so it has to be: Just checked out a few other review and it seems that this album may not have been long on Spotify but I stand by my score. It aint good, and the last track is just shite.

"Didn't we have a nice time". Would agree with this. Good stuff.

Not my usual listening groove but groove it does. Some clever rhymes. I didn't spend any time analysing the lyrics but I can at least understand them and enjoying the change in voice as the next member takes up the rap. Extra point for "the verbal Herman Munster".

Not really my thing. Not offensive 'tho. My world has not been changed or improved after listening to this.

I wouldn't call myself an Amy Winehouse fan but this album feels from the heart and opening her problems up to the world. Including her addiction. Prophetic I guess. Feel this deserves a high rating for this as well as the music.

To me for an album to be memorable something has to pop. Be it voice, lyrics or the tunes. Get two of three it could be great all three rare. This ticks none of those boxes. Entirely forgettable. Not offensive not bad just not enough to elevate it above and make it special. He probably has his fans who will defend him to the death but not me.

Got to love the energy. They talk about being a "garage band" and certainly raw and raucous they are. I did look up the etymology of "garage band" and it seems it first appeared in print in 1976 which is about the time they used it but probably didn't coin it. I feel like they have a sense of self: this is what we are. And what they are is very good.

I don't get people criticising this as sounding dated. It's over 40 years old FFS! According to Wikipedia this album broke new ground in a variety of areas. Absolutely points for innovation. IMHO I think it still stands up well.

Two classic songs. Harmonies and very pleasant.

Super cool headline track. Great music, but mostly instrumental. How do we compare this?

I've got a soft spot for ska. Ska, rock, punk etc. band was a very enjoyable ride. Funky beats. Everyone's having fun with some serious topics discussed amongst the fun. Great beats. Can see some of the bands I listened to 10+ years later having been influenced by these guys. I looked it up and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones who definitely have a somewhat similar vibe only formed 4 years later than Fishbone (1983 v 1979) but the Bosstones ended up having their biggest most commercial hit in 1997. Not sure if they are on the list

I was not familiar with David Gray but very nice. I did enjoy the lesser known tracks as well as the more popular ones. A couple of tracks in the middle are a bit sparse but still good. Rating this highly won't help the generator telling me that my favourite music is from the UK, but it is what it is.

One massive hit and they certainly sound different from everyone else. Interesting listen. I can understand if you don't like David Byrne's vocals but to me they are appealing. Recommended.

In my three things that make up a good song Elton has 2. Elton makes great music and his voice is great but I feel he is let down at times by the lyrics. When the lyrics are great we get classics. Unfortunately this is not always very often. Great music and great production so without any singing would still be good to listen to. Elton's voice is on point but what he is singing about not always there for me.

The longer it went on the more country it got. I enjoyed the earlier tracks more. I didn't listen to this album in the order I was sent as was on holiday at the time so this is my second country album for today and prefer it over the other rubbish I had to listen to earlier but will never listen to it again.

As I dive into Bob's lyrics I am not sure if he's a genius or so full of it. As part of a radio competition years ago I was trying to find just 2 lines of a song lyric that was the most clever or meaningful or something. I spent hours going through Dylan's lyrics to find just two lines of brilliance. I couldn't do it. Verses of brilliance sure no problem. Dylan uses lots of lyrics to tell a story and paint a scene but concise he isn't. And then there's his voice. Some of his songs have been bigger hits for other artists who can actually sing. Bob's voice is difficult and there are times when I just can't go there. Overall I can't quite give it a 5 despite the highs' being very high. I would like to see the alternative universe where he perhaps sang as well as Paul Simon can, and see how much he was appreciated then. If he sang as well as Art Garfunkel or Freddie Mercury then that might be too much talent in one body and he would probably spontaneously combust.

Voice 10/10 Music 5/10 Lyrics 3/10 Lots of collaborators. Lots of spoken word bits. The singing is very good her voice soars effortlessly but to me everything else is just meh.

I actually really enjoyed this. An expansive soundscape reminded me a little of Pink Floyd. Would be more than happy to listen to this again without any one song really standing out to me.

So this is country. To the commentators who think it is like Bruce Springsteen to me It bears as much resemblance to Bruce Springsteen as my chest does to Arnold Schwarzenegger's in his prime. That is to say not very much. Country not Americana when two songs in a row are: "Hillbilly Highway" followed by: "Good Ol' Boy". Especially when hillbilly is pronounced "hiiiiiiiiiiillbilly" with a pronounced drawl. Well my ears didn't bleed but thankful I didn't listen to it in one go. Thankfully only one album by Steve Earle so I never have to listen to him again. His most famous song "Copperhead Road" is not on this album and very like Springsteen but this album not so much.

Easiest rating I've given so far. Forgot how good Green Day are. If it was released today (US/Iran war going on) it would be very topical. Just a blast.

Bonus point for the biggest hit being "Supermassive Black Holes"

Well it doesn't do much for me..........

My second 90 punk rock album in a week. Didn't realise that I like the genre so much. I wasn't listening to it when it came out but I had an enjoyable blast through this album. Who doesn't like a song about getting cut off in traffic: "When I go driving, I stay in my lane But getting cut off, it makes me insane Open the glove box Reach inside Gonna wreck this fucker's ride" I do not advocate violence as the solution, but I well understand the feeling. Hidden track..... I guess it was a good idea at the time?

Good mix of electronica. I enjoyed the first half then I feel it fell a little in the middle before finishing strongly. I thought I didn't recognise any of the tracks but the second last one with John Lydon singing I definitely recall. Interestingly not the most popular track on the album: "Burn, Hollywood burn. Take down tinsel town." Can't argue with that! At 6:53 long perhaps a little long but quibbles. Added two tracks to playlists of mine so have to rate that highly. Yes Regga influenced tracks but it doesn't all have to sound the same so some tracks I didn't like as much but overall very happy with this.

Bit of mixed feeling about this album, Roxy Musics' first. I enjoyed some of the non serious type music and lyrics but nothing here really elevated above. I know Roxy Music for their later more commercially successful stuff but 1982's Avalon (More than this, Avalon) is not on the list nor are the Albums with "Jealous Guy" and "Love is the Drug". The first three Roxy Music albums are on the list. The first two albums are with Brian Eno. Maybe his influence is here in the oddities. Well I liked it better than his solo album at least. Would not come back.

I’m sorry, but I don’t see how this is memorable. Listened to in in the car and it really didn’t do anything for me. I was going to go boring but the last 2 tracks were a bit more interesting. Could have been a 3, but it’s Friday.

Interesting that the first three songs on the album didn't chart and the biggest is the second last. Followed by a rendition of God save the Queen. To me it rates very highly for musicianship and tunes. Lots of different directions. Three stand out tracks for me including my favourite Queen hit. 4 or 5 stars for me. Going 5 for the afore hinted at '39.

One massive hit to start and then some interesting tunes. Two more albums on this list seems excessive 'tho.

Yeah I didn't really feel it. I wrote another review but lost it and the album was too boring for me to redo it.

Wikipedia call them a Latin rock group but I would say more Latin than rock. I was expecting massive guitar attack but much more laid back Latin rhythms and I'm a sucker for a good bongo beat. Can't be 5 stars as the two biggest hits are covers but certainly made the tracks their own.

I play a little game while listening to these albums: I wonder what score this album has? I've been wholly wrong a few times but bang on for this album by the stones (3.4). Two very good songs that we all know. The rest not so much and I have been taking points off for random too long tracks of what sounds like extended free improvisation "noodling". So point off for the 11:13 of going home. I would really like to give it 3 1/2, so right on the average but obviously can't. Ok 1/2 a point for a song about prescription drug abuse (Mother's little helper). Sorry doesn't get it over the line.

This is the only 10cc album in the list and contains none of their hits. I guess new and experimental is a bigger criteria than commercially successful. That makes it hard to rate. This sounds very experimental before they really found their feet. First track is good and grew on me on the second time around. One track does not make an album however. I listened to 10cc's greatest hits after this and that is pretty good. This not so much so. I do wonder (and not unique to this album) if I'd been around and listening to it on it's release and heard it lots of times, then I might have rated the album highly. I can hear elements in the music of what later they turned into commercial hits. Reading about their biggest hit "The Things We Do For Love" it would seem that was very technically innovative and might be more deserving a place over this album? Apparently one of the first uses of loops by actually creating a loop of tape so it can be played continuously and then recording voices to "play" these as a backing track. I nerded out for a bit. Read the Wikipedia article about the song if you want to learn more. TLDR: 10cc cool & talented - 4 or 5 stars. This album not so much. Bonus fun fact Godley and Creme from 10cc also had a hit in 1985 with "Cry", I will never forget the video. (Also "Under your thumb," 'An Englishman in New York" all interesting)

I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with Nick Cave. I love the voice and the power but lyrically it's not there for me. 8th track "Loom of the Land" was the pick for me but one of the lesser tracks according to Spotify listens.

Debut album. Very high production values but to me meaningless pap. Good voice but not really memorable. Feels very much like a product. Highest rating song has the obligatory guest vocalist/rapper. Instantly forgettable.

Now Iggy Pop is a legend. However I can't see it on the back of this record. Pretty unremarkable to me and according to Wikipedia this influenced the development of Punk. I guess you had to be there. I like the energy and rawness but lyrically and musically not so much. No 3's so 2 from me.

According to my summary page I quite like punk music. Not if this album is anything to go by. Lots of short songs and musical ideas. No idea what the lyrics are at all. Perhaps that is the aim but then the music is not good enough to carry that for me. Nearly gave it 2/5 but was feeling generous today. Rather listen to this than the R&B pap that I was fed yesterday.

Really surprised by the vitriol against Sting and The Police in general. Ok, so tantric sex may not be your thing or it might be your thing and you just think it probably shouldn't be brought up in polite company. Sting might be a pompous intellectual git but how does that relate to the music? So they were a very popular band at the time and the album sold a crap ton of records and your parents probably listened to them so it's your obligation to diss them, I get it. However to me a musically interesting album with some definite highlights. One massive massive hit that still gets copious airplay but other hits that I like better. Let's agree to just not mention "Mother." I have always enjoyed Stuart Copeland's drumming and this is a highlight on many tracks. I don't have any The Police songs in my play lists but I nearly gave this 5 just to spite the haters.

Yes most of the tracks are very relaxed and scream FM classic hits. I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I would never have counted myself as a FM fan. Perhaps I was in a relaxed mood but some of the lesser tracks held my attention more than the two big hits I know. Having said that Tusk the track is a standout and very memorable. I don't have it on any playlists but it did take me back FM radio of my youth. I have no qualms about the album being on this list and I could even pull it out again someday. Album cover is shite, no idea what they were trying for, could almost take a point off there.

Gangsta hip hop Fk the police violence sex drugs homophobic themes more violence combinations of the above. Not much else. Turns out I don't like that much

Songs perhaps okish. Classroom interludes are annoying. Does that somehow tie it all together and make it a theme album and thus greater as a whole? Not to me. I find myself checking back to see if we have moved onto the next track or is this dribbling just part of the last track. Perhaps if it happened for one track i could forgive it but enough already. "Everything you drop is so tired. Music is supposed to inspire, so how come we aint getting no higher?" I couldn't sum it up better myself. The vocal histrionics over dubbed I just find annoying and unfortunately not confined to Ms Lauryn Hill. I was planning to listen to this straight through but had to take a mental sanity break. I wonder if her legacy might be dimmed if she had next released another 3 albums that were deemed to be mediocre or even the same. Then this one hit album and then done legacy of hero worship might not happen.

I'm not a huge jazz fan but this may truly be the birth of the cool. Last song very slow and very 50's vibe, the only song with vocals. Brought it all down a little for me. Oh, lighten up, one song you don't like can't completely ruin an album.

I was pleasantly surprised by this album. It went in a lot of different directions, occasionally not so good but definitely entertaining. I knew two songs but very happy to listen to the rest of it. The biggest hit "Brimful of Asha" got very well played on triple J here in Australia and perhaps exceeded it's welcome but is still good. Having listened to the whole album and enjoyed it I am fairly sure I will rate it higher than the average here.

I went into this with few expectations and was pleasantly surprised.

Can't really add anything to this.

With some albums I feel like given the artists body of work and/or long term significance there has to be at least one album included in the list. I feel this is the situation here and this in the only James Brown album in the list so a live album makes sense. Could have done without the live bit. His greatest hits album is 2hrs 30 so perhaps that's a bit much. Didn't know any songs in this album but here I am rating on body of work and who he is.

Pleasant, inoffensive could be hold music. However, having heard it on hold there is now way I'd go out and buy the album. Voices are really good lyrics are meh, music about the same. Not sure why it's on this list, precursor of trance possibly??

I had to stop listening to this because I just wasn't in the mood. Put it on again in the car and enjoyed the African rhythms. However by the end of it I'd had enough. Didn't change my life.

Well the one thing the generator has taught me is that I don't like gansta rap

Gotta be worth a few points for calling your magic band "Captain Beefheart." Not too sure about the music. This probably should be right up my alley but I didn't find it too inspiring. Goes on quite long for an album from 1967 at over an hour. Last song is "Korn Ring Finger", not sure if this is where Korn got their name?

When the longest song is 3:38 hard to say it wore out it's welcome. I found myself at time wishing for more. Great album for driving home in the country at night. Added 3 songs to playlists (once I got home). In other situations probably would have given it a 4 but today a 5. Favourite song: "Hotel Yorba"

Coldplay have a formula. They certainly sound like themselves. By the end of the album you've probably had enough of them but when it all comes together well their hits are massive. I 'm sure I can't distil their sound into a paragraph. I tried, but on review the rest of the paragraph was gibberish so I deleted it, a bit like the second half of this album could be. I feel there is some effect around Chris Martin's vocals that a sound engineer probably could explain and this obviously rubs some people the wrong way. Massive hits but if it's popular then the aficionado’s on the generator are clearly too cool for this. I think they are trying to sound simple as in not too much going on then but with major production around the basic tune. Perhaps it is all just a bit too slow. When it soars it reaches great heights but sometimes a song just doesn’t get off the ground.

I struggled with this. Had to stop listening as was not enjoying. Got back to it and unfortunately not much better. I struggle to find much I like. I did come back to it after a shit day (one car accident + other stuff) so that may influence the review. Their most popular song on Spotify I don't see as anything lifted above the rest of the morass. I almost wanted to give it a 1 but it can't be that bad. Still listening to it as I write this hopefully one song will appeal to me, just one song....... please. Sorry.

I like Tom Waits voice but can't understand most of the lyrics apart from about one song. Could be the most profound lyrics in the world but I wouldn't know. 5 albums on the list seems a bit generous.

When the drugs and the mind of Bob all come together we get Tambourine Man. I'm a fan of Bob but some of this is a bit of a hard listen when the voice of Bob starts to grate. The music is just a vehicle for the story to be told and especially on the acoustic tracks is just background strumming of highlight his voice. I like a distinctive voice but I would not be the first to wonder how much bigger a star Bob would have been if he actually had a more pleasant voice.

In a comparison of what I experienced against what I expected this rates quite highly. Virtually no Spotify listens. A voice like Frank Sinatra but lyrics much more dark. The title American Gothic is apt. I quite liked the piano based and some orchestral arrangements. Wikipedia tells me it was produced by Bernie Taupin, which makes sense. Probably would have given it a 3 but trying not to rate 3's so this gets a 4 on achieving above expectations. Glad to have listened to it but would not search it out to hear it again.