1001 Albums Summary

Extremely cool album to listen to while driving through the majesty Of Iceland

I still don’t think I get the white stripes. Little Room and The Union Forever are standouts. Jack White obviously has an artistic bent but something about his songwriting style just doesn’t do it for me. Very forgettable music all around to me. Is this blasphemy?

I forgot how many hits are on this album. Something in the way. Lithium. And the ENDING. My god. An absolute classic. Not overrated, extremely rated.

Never knew about this project that Neil Young was involved in. Absolutely amazing songwriting. Loved it.

Paul McCartney takes 1 hit of acid and starts making circus music. We start with a few 10/10 hits (Sgt Pepper's, Help from My Friends, Lucy). Then, every other song surprised me with how much I disliked them. What is it about LSD that made them want to use so much tuba? And then, like magic, the album ends with Day in the Life, the best song they every wrote and one of the best songs of all time. 4 stars.

Hadn't heard about this band or album before. A hole in my music history knowledge. TIL about the Madchester scene. Overall loved it. Back half of the album is stronger than the front, to me. I can see why this is considered a rock classic.

An absolute banger factory and certified hood classic. 10/10, 5/5, whatever. Also Paul McCartney continues to show his cheese here. Love it. Somehow I've never heard their “it’s my girl” tug-of-war skit before. Hilarious.

This was a history lesson - and an insane one. This album caused the government to storm his house and kill his mother, after which he delivered her coffin to the president and vice president, and then release an album called Coffin for Head of State? Insane. Music changes the world. I haven't listened to much afrobeat, this feels like an important introduction. Very much enjoyed it.

Not my type of thing. Seems good though.

What country music should be

Great album. Americana has never been my thing, I glaze over, but I can tell a good song when I hear one. Also, I can't take glockenspiel seriously. 5 stars.

I'm not even trashing it cause it's "artsy". I just think it's "artsy" in a way that doesn't have much sauce. The only song that really made me zone out into that good "experimental stare zone" was Read The Book That Wrote Itself

My ears perked up at a certain point on the album. Turned out, I was listening to the collector's edition, what was perking my ears were the remixes. The rest, ok. I’d probably bug out a bit more live, but the sauce didn’t transfer to me on the album.

An absolute pop punk classic. So many bangers. The first album I’m reviewing that I’m biased towards. You absolutely need to hear this before you die. If it were 20 years ago, I think I’d rate it 4, but eh - I’m rating it higher with the power of hindsight and knowing the impact it’s made, and seeing how much of a triumph it really was. I think it deserves the 5.

I know one day this album will hit me at the perfect time, it’ll click, and I’ll rave about it. It’s happened before. I can’t force the issue in one day - 5 stars and moving on.

This album rules. It feels weirdly modern. Will definitely be adding to the rotation.

Insane production and musicality. Will I listen to it regularly? Probably not. But a huge achievement.

Long ago, the four nations lived in harmony…

I was so bored. Couldn't finish. I must be missing context here, why was this in this list?

Maybe on another day when I’m more receptive to new music I’ll like this better. But this time, I just had trouble getting through it.

Sounds like metal from 1991

On the first song, I was skeptical. By the second song, I was intrigued. By the third song, I had moved to New York to start a new life.

Great album that only gets me more 80s pilled than I’ve ever been. Forgot how intricate the production of Take On Me is. Some ultra-cheesiness prevents this from being 5 stars for me, but great album.

Really, really good. A surprise hit for me. Didn't realize how much I'd like 90s psych rock. A really full, dense sound, you can really sink into this album.

A classic. Joni is the best of the best.

What is there to say? A perfect, unique, iconic rock album. Probably my top played album of all time, and in my top 5 favorite albums for sure.