1001 Albums Summary

I could swear I'd listened to this before, but the only songs I recognized were Mother and Child Reunion and Me and Julio. A good album, but far from Paul Simon's best solo work. 3/5

I really just do not see the appeal of this band. Some serviceable if down-the-middle rock songs, but I really don't hear anything groundbreaking here. Also Liam Gallagher has a whiny voice. 2/5

Not super familiar with her catalog beyond the big hits, but this is a fun listen. I can definitely see why this was impactful at the time. 4/5

Not Jimi's best album, but still outstanding all around. 4/5.

I absolutely adore Steely Dan, and this is a top three album for me. Not a bad track on the whole thing. 5/5.

Familiar with the man, but not so much the music. The juxtaposition of this compared to contemporary recordings like Kind of Blue or Mingus Ah Um is really interesting, incredibly different but with streams of common ground. Overall very enjoyable. 4/5

Fine I guess? Everybody's Talkin' is of course an all time classic, and a few other songs were decent, but I didn't really hear anything remarkable imo. 2/5.

I think I've listened to this before? Very funky, fun album. 4/5.

Overall really good, I was only familiar with the radio tracks previously. The whole thing sounded like high school. Didn't like the interludes, I don't know why those were so prevalent for a while there. 4/5.

I'm honestly not sure what I was expecting, but it definitely was not this. I guess Dear Mr. Fantasy is the only Traffic song I was really familiar with. This is great though, very much digging it. 4/5

some very nice songs on this, most of which I've not heard before. 3/5.

not at all what I was expecting, and honestly this was quite good. 4/5.

one of my favorite albums of all time. does this thing go higher than 5?

the only songs I was familiar with were the title track and Vincent, and now that I've listened to the whole album I can see why. not bad necessarily, just blah. 2/5

I haven't listened to this in well over 20 years, but I still knew the words to every song. Simon and Garfunkel were huge parts of growing up for me. 5/5

I've never listened to really early Black Sabbath before, this is great. 4/5

bit of a slow burn, but I was really enjoying it a lot by the end. 4/5

wow, what a voice 4/5.

whole lot of nostalgia tied up in this album. 4/5

every song on this album is an absolute banger, too bad Billy Joel is a colossal dick. 4/5

not my favorite Peter Gabriel album, but some very good songs. 3/5.

wow this is amazing. 5 stars, no notes.

why was she taken from us so soon 5/5.

this was a lot of fun! reminds me a lot of ladysmith black mambazo, which I guess is not surprising. 4/5.

the hits hold up, but the deeper cuts are deep cuts for a reason. 3/5.

I didn't understand a lot of the words, but it sure was fun to listen to 4/5.

I would have liked to have the organ more front-and-center throughout, but a very enjoyable listen regardless. 3/5.

the start of the rolling Stones' golden era for me. a great album, and it only goes up from here. 4/5

I do not see the appeal here at all.

alright I guess? honestly not really feeling it. 2/5.

went very hard, great taste of early 80s punk. 4/5

I haven't listened to this in ages, and it has held up very well. 5/5.

I was not expecting them to sound like this for some reason, I might have been confusing them with the Cardigans or something? Not my genre really, but a good listen. 3/5.

perfect album, no notes. 5/5

very smooth, enjoyable listen. 4/5.

outside of a handful of songs I really don't much care for the cure, and this album did very little to change that opinion. 2/5.

very funky, it grew on me a lot as I listened. 4/5.

very listenable, basically every song a huge hit. 5/5.

the hits are great, the rest I could honestly take or leave. overall 3/5.

hard to believe this is from 1970. It reminds me an awful lot of MC5, and come to find out they and the Stooges were really tight in the Detroit music scene of the time.

some fun songs. very fallout-coded. 3/5.

if you want to know why the youts of today aren't having sex as much as past generations, just listen to this album. 1/5

fine I guess? 3/5

a superb album overall with only a handful of songs that are merely good rather than great. 4/5.

absolute tour de force. 5/5.

thoroughly enjoyable album. 4/5.

utterly pedestrian. I find nothing noteworthy about this album whatsoever. they are trying very hard to be Tool. Reader, they are not Tool. 1/5.

gaga goo ga gaga goo ga

I guess I just don't understand techno music

I guess I don't really understand industrial music either. 1/5

tasty funk, smooth jams. 4/5

I don't know why these guys weren't more popular. 4/5.

why does every electronica album have to be like 2 hours long?

I like 90s rap and hip hop generally, but outside of a couple tracks this just doesn't do it for me. 3/5.

I don't really get Beck, but it was fine I suppose. 3/5.

fun album. 4/5

absolute tripe. 1/5.

perfect album, not a single note out of place. 5/5

album goes hard as fuck. hard to believe this is over 30 years old, it still sounds super fresh 4/5

my own tastes lean more towards iron maiden, but still a fun album. 4/5.

what a wild contrast from yesterday's selection from Brazil (Sepultura). I was not previously familiar with Nascimento or Borges, but I thoroughly enjoyed this album. 5/5.

I've never been super into The Who, but I enjoyed this a lot. 4/5.

I love these crazy German spacemen. 5/5.

good on them for getting creative control over their own band, but I think there's a reason why none of the songs that typically come to mind when you think about The Monkees are on this album. 3/5.

holy shit. 5/5.