My 1001 Albums Journey

Album	You	Global	Diff
Nixon Lambchop	5	2.75	+2.25
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo The Byrds	5	2.83	+2.17
Giant Steps The Boo Radleys	5	2.88	+2.12
Blood And Chocolate Elvis Costello & The Attractions	5	2.92	+2.08
The Only Ones The Only Ones	5	2.92	+2.08
Fuzzy Logic Super Furry Animals	5	2.94	+2.06
Foxbase Alpha Saint Etienne	5	2.94	+2.06
Searching For The Young Soul Rebels Dexys Midnight Runners	5	3	+2
Another Music In A Different Kitchen Buzzcocks	5	3.09	+1.91
Solid Air John Martyn	5	3.16	+1.84

Album	You	Global	Diff
Songs From The Big Chair Tears For Fears	1	3.74	-2.74
Sheer Heart Attack Queen	1	3.65	-2.65
Moving Pictures Rush	1	3.58	-2.58
Stankonia OutKast	1	3.55	-2.55
Definitely Maybe Oasis	1	3.52	-2.52
Ready To Die The Notorious B.I.G.	1	3.37	-2.37
Smash The Offspring	1	3.37	-2.37
1989 Taylor Swift	1	3.27	-2.27
Make Yourself Incubus	1	3.08	-2.08
White Ladder David Gray	1	3.07	-2.07

Artist	Albums	Average
David Bowie	5	4.4
The Jam	2	5
The Smiths	3	4.33
Nick Drake	3	4.33

Artist	Ratings
Oasis	5, 1

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

Fine album with some iconic songs that have stood the test of time.

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners

5/5

Fantastic album.

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

4/5

Not my usual, preferred genre but enjoyed the listen.

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

4/5

Didn’t hear this first time round, introduced to them via the second album Doolittle. Sets the scene for what follows. Enjoyed the rawness with nice melodies weaved within. A solid debut.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

5/5

Delighted to be reacquainted with this gem of an album. A blend of all there is to love about the Smiths and side 2 contains some magnificent singles. The chorus of ‘ there is a light’ is one of the greatest of all time.

The Specials

5/5

Iconic album that offered more than the superb tracks it contains. Part of a force that was challenging endemic racism, acceptance of unemployment and community disintegration all done with musicality and energy that would blow your porkpie hat off!

All Mod Cons

The Jam

5/5

Some fantastic songs and something of a ‘coming of age’ album given their less than impressive second album ‘this is the modern world’. Stand outs include ‘to be someone’ and the classic ‘English rose’. Loved Billy Hunt live too

Let's Get Killed

David Holmes

3/5

Not a genre I’m familiar with but enjoyed it nonetheless. An atmospheric and largely enjoyable range of tracks set against narrative that paints an engaging and sometimes troubling NY backdrop

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

4/5

Beautifully crafted songs. Brings to mind Cohen and one of my favorite contemporary artists, Michael Head.

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

5/5

No second album syndrome here. Marr’s guitar and Morrissey’s lyrics and voice combine to offer a uniquely recognisable blend of melancholy angst and musicality that is still a joy to listen to

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

A strong album of its type which includes the classic ‘bad moon rising’ but not a classic album in and of itself. A tight band of accomplished musicians but a bit ‘southern rock’ run of the mill for me

The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett

2/5

A mixed bag of oddities. Love Syd’s voice with Terrapin, Octopus and Gold Hair being the most enjoyable tracks. The others I can take or leave. Mostly likely to leave.

Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear

4/5

Grace

Jeff Buckley

4/5

Excellent Album. Intense, passionate and soulful throughout

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

3/5

A mixed bag of an album for me. Some accomplished old school but uninspiring blusey tracks and some classic and brilliant songs with Gimme Shelter being the standout

Purple Rain

Prince

5/5

Back In Black

AC/DC

5/5

Tommy

The Who

3/5

Groundbreaking for its time with some fine tracks but overall an underwhelming experience

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

5/5

A fine album with some classic songs with ‘into my arms’ amongst the best

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

Loretta Lynn

3/5

A good ol’ traditional country toe tapper. Lynn has a great voice made for this genre. Enjoyed it

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

5/5

S.F. Sorrow

The Pretty Things

4/5

Enjoyed it. Not normally a fan of the ‘concept’ album per se but this works for me, I guess because the songs stand out in their own right. A Beatlesy vibe to it too which is fine by me

Infected

The The

4/5

An excellent album. Stand out tracks, homeland, sweet bird of truth and slow train to dawn. Loved it when first released and enjoyed reacquainting myself with it now

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

4/5

Perfect, sunshine and cocktail invoking easy listening.

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

4/5

A continuation of form from the first 2 albums. The same punky drive as the first two but with a developing knack of a poppier tune. Clearly the timeless classic that is Fairy Tale of New York sits centre stage but is accompanied by a fine array of other songs ranging from Turkish Song of the Damned to Thousands are Sailing.

90

808 State

2/5

An ok album. Was somehow expecting more energy and vibrancy. Pacific 202 stood out. I’m sure the tracks have more impact played loud in a club and lose their potency being heard via earpiece headphones but left feeling uninspired in any case.

Mask

Bauhaus

3/5

A solid post punk album, one that made me want to hear live.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Murmur

R.E.M.

5/5

Excellent album. A delight to be reacquainted with it.

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

4/5

Hadn’t listen to this in years. Wasn’t one that I thought of as being up there amongst their best when comparing to the first 3 albums but really enjoyed it. Peace Frog a stand out but almost rate the more bluesy standards such as road house and I’m a spy

Dire Straits

3/5

Cypress Hill

3/5

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

3/5

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

3/5

A raucous, rock and roll performance as you’d expect. Not my cup of tea in general but entertaining and would definitely have been great fun to be there

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Brilliant album. Unlike some, the continued familiarity with most tracks doesn’t dull them. The phrase ‘timeless classic’ couldn’t be more apt.

Machine Head

Deep Purple

4/5

The Band

4/5

New a few of the songs before listening. Album matched expectations. A top album. Can see why they are referenced as an influence for so many that followed

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Bad

Michael Jackson

3/5

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

3/5

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

Frank Sinatra

4/5

A delightful blend of Sinatra’s dulcet tones and Jobim’s musicality gives a different flavour to these songs, a number of which I knew from Astrid Gilberto renditions. Very pleasant indeed

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

5/5

One of the finest. Masterful, moving, soulful, spiritual and heartfelt. A wonderful example of the enduring power of music by one of its greatest exponents.

Bitte Orca

Dirty Projectors

3/5

Solid Air

John Martyn

5/5

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

4/5

Hadn’t listened to a Dylan album in full for years. Some great songs although you have to be in the right mood for the voice!

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

5/5

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

3/5

A move away from what I’m used to with The Beach Boys but liked it for the most part nonetheless. Am guessing that Wilson’s eccentricity informed some of less conventional songs. All in all an enjoyable listen

The Joshua Tree

U2

2/5

Ace of Spades

Motörhead

3/5

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

4/5

Homework

Daft Punk

2/5

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

4/5

Gris Gris

Dr. John

3/5

Very

Pet Shop Boys

4/5

The Stranger

Billy Joel

4/5

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

4/5

Enjoyed the album. Didn’t know what to expect and thought it might be more ‘rock n roll’ but was actually more soul and R&B. Made me wonder if he had any association with the likes of the Drifters but don’t think he did.

Sound Affects

The Jam

5/5

A brilliant album with some of their finest songs. Also made me think about what a fantastic live band they were

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

5/5

Ocean Rain

Echo And The Bunnymen

5/5

Transformer

Lou Reed

4/5

Moving Pictures

Rush

1/5

I don’t understand why this album is on the list. Not for me at all.

Faith

George Michael

4/5

Something Else By The Kinks

The Kinks

4/5

1977

Ash

4/5

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

3/5

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

3/5

Pacific Ocean Blue

Dennis Wilson

4/5

Make Yourself

Incubus

1/5

Freak Out!

The Mothers Of Invention

3/5

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

2/5

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

5/5

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

1/5

Fuzzy Logic

Super Furry Animals

5/5

Sea Change

Beck

4/5

Vespertine

Björk

3/5

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

2/5

Da Capo

Love

4/5

Apocalypse Dudes

Turbonegro

1/5

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

2/5

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

3/5

An ok album with some well crafted pop songs. Very much ‘of its type’ and not a record that I’d badge as essential listening

1984

Van Halen

2/5

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Eternally Yours

The Saints

4/5

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

4/5

Vento De Maio

Elis Regina

3/5

Sail Away

Randy Newman

4/5

S&M

Metallica

2/5

Mothership Connection

Parliament

4/5

If I Could Only Remember My Name

David Crosby

4/5

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

2/5

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

4/5

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

3/5

Giant Steps

The Boo Radleys

5/5

Queen Of Denmark

John Grant

4/5

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

4/5

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

2/5

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

5/5

Let It Be

The Replacements

3/5

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

4/5

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

4/5

Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Tortoise

3/5

Blackstar

David Bowie

4/5

C'est Chic

CHIC

3/5

Fred Neil

4/5

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Low

David Bowie

4/5

Nixon

Lambchop

5/5

Live!

Fela Kuti

2/5

Murder Ballads

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

Stankonia

OutKast

1/5

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

5/5

Smash

The Offspring

1/5

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

4/5

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green

3/5

Oedipus Schmoedipus

Barry Adamson

4/5

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury

The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

2/5

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

4/5

Roots

Sepultura

2/5

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Dog Man Star

Suede

2/5

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

2/5

Joan Armatrading

5/5

Copper Blue

Sugar

3/5

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

3/5

A Wizard, A True Star

Todd Rundgren

3/5

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

4/5

Elastica

2/5

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

4/5

Third/Sister Lovers

Big Star

2/5

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

3/5

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

4/5

1989

Taylor Swift

1/5

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

3/5

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

3/5

The Idiot

Iggy Pop

3/5

All Directions

The Temptations

4/5

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

5/5

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Snivilisation

Orbital

3/5

I Against I

Bad Brains

2/5

B-52's

The B-52's

3/5

Chelsea Girl

Nico

4/5

Station To Station

David Bowie

4/5

Headquarters

The Monkees

4/5

White Ladder

David Gray

1/5

Pelican West

Haircut 100

3/5

Scott 2

Scott Walker

4/5

New Wave

The Auteurs

4/5

NEU! 75

Neu!

3/5

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

The 13th Floor Elevators

3/5

Machine Gun Etiquette

The Damned

4/5

I Should Coco

Supergrass

4/5

Drunk

Thundercat

4/5

Punishing Kiss

Ute Lemper

2/5

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

4/5

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

2/5

Stardust

Willie Nelson

3/5

Franz Ferdinand

4/5

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

5/5

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

4/5

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

4/5

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

3/5

The Message

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

3/5

Document

R.E.M.

4/5

Moondance

Van Morrison

5/5

In The Wee Small Hours

Frank Sinatra

5/5

Moon Safari

Air

5/5

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

5/5

Pictures At An Exhibition

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

3/5

It's A Shame About Ray

The Lemonheads

4/5

The La's

4/5

Parklife

Blur

3/5

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

4/5

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

3/5

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

5/5

Rum Sodomy & The Lash

The Pogues

5/5

The Velvet Underground

4/5

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

1/5

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

1/5

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

The Gilded Palace Of Sin

The Flying Burrito Brothers

4/5

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

4/5

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

4/5

The Only Ones

5/5

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

4/5

Paris 1919

John Cale

3/5

The Slider

T. Rex

5/5

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

5/5

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

2/5

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

4/5

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

The Byrds

5/5

Paul Simon

4/5

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

1/5

Something/Anything?

Todd Rundgren

3/5

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

3/5

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

Faces

3/5

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

3/5

Another Music In A Different Kitchen

Buzzcocks

5/5

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