1001 Albums Summary

With The Beatles by Beatles

Not a Beatles fan

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

So great. Love creedence.

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

Terrible. I can’t handle it

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

It’s got a good feel to it

Is This It by The Strokes

Good nostalgia album.

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

Not bad.

Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto

Like me some Spanish music

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

Nice grunge

Protection by Massive Attack

Great album

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Great

Being There by Wilco

Not bad, better than I thought

Da Capo by Love

60s we definitely weird

Moby Grape by Moby Grape

60s we definitely weird

Two Dancers by Wild Beasts

Not a fan of the high pitch voice

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

80s punk. Not good

Sex Packets by Digital Underground

Wow, so bad

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

Great blues

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

90s synth pop. Yuck

Violator by Depeche Mode

Teen Dream by Beach House

Good stuff

Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen

It’s good. Reminds me of the Office

Live! by Fela Kuti

Great! Way better than I thought

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

So bad

Superunknown by Soundgarden

It’s ok. Not great

Synchronicity by The Police

Sting. Ugh.

Queen II by Queen

Not their best, still good

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits

Not a a huge fan

Hunting High And Low by a-ha

Synth pop. Not the greatest, not the worst

Rapture by Anita Baker

Not on Spotify. Not gonna listen

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

Classic talking heads. Great

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis

Pretty good. Sounds like it looks

Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys

Starts off good, makes a hard crash

GI by Germs

Not on Spotify but it sounds like I would hate it

The Healer by John Lee Hooker

Great stuff!

Timeless by Goldie

Not into the jungle/ drum bass

Nevermind by Nirvana

Great. Classic

Achtung Baby by U2

Not good.

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Classic 90s

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

A classic. Great

Grace by Jeff Buckley

It’s good, I’m just not into it

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Not bad

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

Wow. So good

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

More synth pop

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

90s electro. A little to fast and crazy for me

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Not a big fan. Still classic

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Nice and jazzy

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

No thanks. I’ve been to the early 2000s

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

Not the best LCD

Faust IV by Faust

Pretty good.

All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2

Not good. Never good

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

Great album

Made In Japan by Deep Purple

Not a big fan of metal

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Sounds like a Wes Anderson movie

2112 by Rush

It’s not great but it’s Rush...

Melodrama by Lorde

Not a big fan.

All The Young Dudes by Mott The Hoople

Early classic rock/punk

Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Another good album I never would have known

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Doesn’t sound like a 60s album. Not bad

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

Not a big fan but good

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

It’s ok. Not exciting

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan

Good album

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Great metal

The Visitors by ABBA

Not a fan of the “ensemble” types

The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

I don’t get it

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

Always good

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Good stuff

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

Nothing exciting

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

Tube music

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground

Good rock album

No Other by Gene Clark

Not too bad

Murmur by R.E.M.

It’s ok. Not a big fan

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Obviously a great album

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

Squealing. Annoying

16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens

Not the best

Sister by Sonic Youth

Odd at times. Not bad

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

50s big band. So great

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

Ok. Not exciting

Sound Affects by The Jam

English punk rock. Ugh

Playing With Fire by Spacemen 3

Surprisingly good

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Great album

Play by Moby

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Great era. Solid music

Gris Gris by Dr. John

Interesting. Creole blues.

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

Not bad

Live Through This by Hole

I want to hate it. Sounds exactly like what a 90s girl grunge band would sound like. Not bad

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

Very influential album. Not my favorite though

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

Great listen.

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Good classic album

Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks

I don’t know. I don’t like any British music. One song is literally named “afternoon tea.” No thanks

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

This is an unmemorable album

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

More subtly than I thought. Good though

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

It’s just not good

Dance Mania by Tito Puente

Actually pretty great

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

This is obviously an amazing album

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

A lot different than I thought

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Ugh. So much Christmas

Maxinquaye by Tricky

It’s ok

Harvest by Neil Young

Great album

Scott 2 by Scott Walker

Vegas show tunes vibes

Smash by The Offspring

Such solid music.

Dust by Screaming Trees

Not entertaining

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley

Nice and relaxing

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

Not bad

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Pretty good. What the 80s should sound like

Tellin’ Stories by The Charlatans

Ok. Sounds like oasis

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

Ok sounding. Reminds me of Tina turner

New Wave by The Auteurs

Like most British things, I didn’t like it

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

So good

Microshift by Hookworms

Not bad

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr

Good early rap/hip hop

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

Great jazzy album

Among The Living by Anthrax

Better than I thought

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

Great album

Trafalgar by Bee Gees

Not so bad. Not a 70s contemporary fan

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Actually pretty good. Where was I when this came out?

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

I’ve never listened to Elvis before. Not that exciting

Van Halen by Van Halen

Pretty good early hair band stuff

Brothers by The Black Keys

Such a great album

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

It’s ok. Not really a fan

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

It’s ok. Not really a fan

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

Great live album

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Not my favorite, still good

Back In Black by AC/DC

Great!

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse by Faces

I don’t know this at all but not bad

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd

Floyd is always great

Southern Rock Opera by Drive-By Truckers

Solid album

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm by A Tribe Called Quest

Another good quest album

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

Great album. Not really my thing though

1977 by Ash

Not that great

Me Against The World by 2Pac

Not my most favorite 2pac

Infected by The The

Ok. A little weird for me

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Pretty good

Treasure by Cocteau Twins

Not a fan. Weird

Heavy Weather by Weather Report

Wow. 80s background movie music. So bad

Tago Mago by Can

Weird, but slightly good

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

Great album

Electric Prunes by The Electric Prunes

British punk isn’t good

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Not a fan of Ray but it’s pretty good

Reign In Blood by Slayer

Thrash metal is gross

New York Dolls by New York Dolls

Not really a fan of Glam punk

White Light by Gene Clark

Not bad. Folksy vibes

There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone

Not a funk fan

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Great album

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

Love some jazz

Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers

Good album. Glad it’s over

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

This is ok

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets

Actually pretty good

Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai

Funk is gross

Snivilisation by Orbital

It’s ok. A little too electronic for me

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

Weird and gross

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

It’s fine

Revolver by Beatles

Is this a children’s album? Sounds like it

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

Great

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

It’s ok

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Not a fan of the police

Blood And Chocolate by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Not great

Different Class by Pulp

Pleasantly surprised

1989 by Taylor Swift

I would never

The Band by The Band

Talent, but not for me

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

I can’t

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

Pretty good

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club

Not so bad

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

This is good

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Classic

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

It’s ok

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Meh

Blur by Blur

Meh

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders

Not great

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

Good, jazzy

Trio by Dolly Parton

Not bad

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Great album

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Classic, great

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

Great stuff

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

So good

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Not a Dylan fan

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Great

xx by The xx

Pretty good!

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Classic metal

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

Talent, but not my jam

Heroes by David Bowie

Talent, but not my jam

Signing Off by UB40

Not for me, reggae

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

A little odd, early punk isn’t my favorite

Let's Get Killed by David Holmes

Good beats, unique especially for that time

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Not as good as I thought it would be

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

Don’t like Bruce, pretty good though

Vivid by Living Colour

Not what I would expect

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

Ahead of its time. Pretty good

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout

Not good. And so many of them! I actually hate it

Be by Common

Better than I though

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

Great

Elastica by Elastica

Not so bad

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

So annoying

Tommy by The Who

Why are there so many songs? Not a big who fan

OK Computer by Radiohead

Great

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

It’s ok

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Cure is great

Run-D.M.C. by Run-D.M.C.

Easy to listen to. Surprisingly good

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black by Public Enemy

Easy to listen to. Surprisingly good

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Obviously amazing

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Not really a TH fan, still good

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Obviously great

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

This was good

Green by R.E.M.

Not bad

1984 by Van Halen

Haven’t I heard this already? It’s fine

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

Good

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

Good, but it’s oasis

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club

Pretty good

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Not their best, good though

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Ugh, gross

Ready To Die by The Notorious B.I.G.

Great

Goo by Sonic Youth

Not great

Moon Safari by Air

Great

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen

Not terrible

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

It’s ok

So Much For The City by The Thrills

It’s ok

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Not their best

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

It’s ok

American Idiot by Green Day

Stupid

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

Not a fan, or steely dan

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

Stupid

Water From An Ancient Well by Abdullah Ibrahim

Jazz is great

Pretenders by Pretenders

Not bad

In Utero by Nirvana

Great

A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets

It’s ok

In It For The Money by Supergrass

Not bad

Zombie by Fela Kuti

Good

The Renaissance by Q-Tip

Good stuff

A Short Album About Love by The Divine Comedy

Not good

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

Not great

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Good stuff

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche by Koffi Olomide

What the hell

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

It’s actually good

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Great

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Not terrible

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan

Not great

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

Not great

Arrival by ABBA

It’s not the worst

Frank by Amy Winehouse

It’s not the worst

Dirty by Sonic Youth

Gross

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

Actually great

Lost Souls by Doves

Pretty good

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Good stuff

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

Not so terrible

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

Pretty good

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

Odd, not bad

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey

Gross

Guero by Beck

Not a beck fan

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

Great

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Not a beck fan

American Pie by Don McLean

Not so bad

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

Not my jam

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

Not my jam

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury by The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

Not great but good

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Great

The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow

Very mid

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Odd, not bad

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Obviously amazing

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Good

The Only Ones by The Only Ones

Good

Horses by Patti Smith

Good

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

Not great

London Calling by The Clash

Not my favorite but good

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Not so bad

Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall

Not a fan of British punk

The Cars by The Cars

Great

Pictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

It’s ok. Synth rock?

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

This is great

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

Great

Logical Progression by LTJ Bukem

Not bad,

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Not bad, too slow

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Not a dan fan

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

This was great

90 by 808 State

Ahead of his time for sure

Our Aim Is To Satisfy by Red Snapper

Pretty good. Chill

Dummy by Portishead

Not a fan of the whiny ninety girl rock

Untitled (Black Is) by SAULT

Weird

C'est Chic by CHIC

Hmm

Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills

Not great, not bad

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

So good

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne

Not so bad

Marquee Moon by Television

Not so bad

Second Toughest In The Infants by Underworld

It’s fine

All Mod Cons by The Jam

Not terrible

Sincere by Mj Cole

R and b is so lame

British Steel by Judas Priest

Not great, not terrible

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

Not great, not terrible

Aja by Steely Dan

Not great

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

Great

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Yuck

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

Pretty good

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

So good

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

Not a fan

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Boring

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

Pretty good, not my jam

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio

Not that great

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

Weird, ok

m b v by My Bloody Valentine

Pretty chill

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

Not a fan

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo by Devo

Nope

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Not great

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

Great

This Nation’s Saving Grace by The Fall

World Clique by Deee-Lite

Weird

Electric Music For The Mind And Body by Country Joe & The Fish

Not bad

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Pretty good

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

It’s fine

The Nightfly by Donald Fagen

Soft rock, gross

B-52's by The B-52's

It’s fine

Face to Face by The Kinks

Not so bad

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

It’s ok

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

Great

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

Great

Crazysexycool by TLC

This is fine

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

Weird

Dog Man Star by Suede

Not bad

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Great

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti

Euro pop. Ugh

Disintegration by The Cure

Good

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy

It’s fine

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson

Didn’t like it in 90s

Before And After Science by Brian Eno

Brian Eno is great

On The Beach by Neil Young

Ok

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Pretty good

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

Great

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by David Bowie

So whiny

Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star

Actually pretty good

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry

No

Repeater by Fugazi

It’s fine

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

It’s fine

Music by Madonna

No

The Clash by The Clash

Pretty good

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

Not their best

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

It’s fine

Blunderbuss by Jack White

Great

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

It’s not exceptional

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

So good

The Infotainment Scan by The Fall

Not great, British punk is weird

The Score by Fugees

Great

Konnichiwa by Skepta

Not bad

The Bones Of What You Believe by CHVRCHES

No

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying Burrito Brothers

Not so bad

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

Great

Smile by Brian Wilson

Pretty good

Bubble And Scrape by Sebadoh

Not my favorite

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

Didn’t like it when it first came out, still don’t

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

Not a fan but good