1001 Albums Summary

Imagine by John Lennon

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Sound quality up and down (live recording), but fantastic energy and JJ on form. Bonus points for MAD-like album cover.

O.G. Original Gangster by Ice T

Like it better now than when I was 16. A fair number of great songs, but difficult going through the 1h12m in one go.

Disintegration by The Cure

Bleak, sombre... the list of near synonyms could go on. Almost no change of pace throughout the album. Perfect for the right mood and/or setting.

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) by The Kinks

Late 60's in top form.

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Just fantastic.

Zombie by Fela Kuti

12 minutes plus songs? Background listening...

Kenya by Machito

Nice, easy listening.

The Rising by Bruce Springsteen

A pensive and slightly melancholic Boss.

Dookie by Green Day

A good reason to love the 90's.

Different Class by Pulp

Prior to 1001 albums I had not listened to the whole album, but it was still one of my favourite albums.

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

Hmm. OK late 60's, distorted guitars, dreamy, etc., but not really my cup of tea. The "behind the scenes" recordings from the sessions are probably the best bit.

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Magic. B.B. and Lucille - what a pair!

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday

Fantastic. Smooth and dreamy album. Honeyed, yet broken, sexy and wistful voice.

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

An insight into the cultural melting pot that is NY, and the music is a great mix of genres as well.

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

A masterpiece. Lyrical poems, and what a voice.

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

Hadn't listen to them a lot before. Great drumming, and good background for running or the gym.

Maxinquaye by Tricky

On The Beach by Neil Young

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

Honky Tonk Heroes by Waylon Jennings

OK country and western album. Some really good songs, but not a groundbreaking album in my view.

The Score by Fugees

Still a great album.

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Annoying first song, but then the album takes off. Special mention for driving drum beats. OK album, but many songs too long for my taste.

Moon Safari by Air

Fantastic.

1999 by Prince

Some great songs, but listening to the whole album one can get an 80's synth overdose.

All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2

Ticks a lot of boxes.

Stankonia by OutKast

Pink Flag by Wire

Nice, honest punk, though not very "raw".

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits

Magnificent.

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

In my mind a concept album, and a great one a that. One of the best openings of an album, ever.

Close To You by Carpenters

Corny? Yes. But who doesn't need nice and smooth music from time to time. Great singer, and an underrated drummer.

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream

Solid.

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

One of the great album of the naughties!

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Great album.

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

Nice drive.

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Some great songs, but the album lacks depth.

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

Third by Portishead

Fine. Not as amazing as in the nineties.

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu

Meh.

Low-Life by New Order

Like bottled essence of the '80s, which can be good or bad depending on one's mood.

Scream, Dracula, Scream by Rocket From The Crypt

OK.

Virgin Suicides by Air

Second Air album discovered thanks to 1001 albums. Lov'em.

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Laid back, groovy, ticks a lot of boxes.

Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues

Folky punk? Punky folk? Who cares... just great.

Elastica by Elastica

Great album.

Strange Cargo III by William Orbit

OK

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver

Nice

American Pie by Don McLean

All Mod Cons by The Jam

Solid.

Marquee Moon by Television

Fine.

Melodrama by Lorde

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

Fantastic.

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

New to me. Quite good, excepting"Don't".

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert) by Bob Dylan

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Groundbreaking.

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

Classic.

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age

Sister by Sonic Youth

Meh.

The Specials by The Specials

Solid!

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

Not an easy listen.

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

On of my all time favourites.

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

Faith by George Michael

3 and half, really.

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

Wild Wood by Paul Weller

Kimono My House by Sparks

Blue by Joni Mitchell

Great, but not my favourite Joni album.

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer

Faust IV by Faust

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

Rising Above Bedlam by Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart

The Wall by Pink Floyd

Masterpiece

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen

Some of his best

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying by Megadeth

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Junkyard by The Birthday Party

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

LP1 by FKA twigs

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Treasure by Cocteau Twins

I Against I by Bad Brains

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

The Cars by The Cars

Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

Hysteria by Def Leppard

Young Americans by David Bowie

Scott 4 by Scott Walker

Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators by The 13th Floor Elevators

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Celebrity Skin by Hole

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Southern Rock Opera by Drive-By Truckers

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

Odelay by Beck

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Cross by Justice

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

Sincere by Mj Cole

Risque by CHIC

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

S&M by Metallica

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

Homework by Daft Punk

Let It Be by The Replacements

A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

The Infotainment Scan by The Fall

Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Eagles by Eagles

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics

90 by 808 State

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

Hunting High And Low by a-ha

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear

Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crow

The College Dropout by Kanye West

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

The Visitors by ABBA

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band

Graceland by Paul Simon

The Who Sell Out by The Who

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

Hypnotised by The Undertones

Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys

The Only Ones by The Only Ones

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

The Rise & Fall by Madness

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

Connected by Stereo MC's

Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams

Dear Science by TV On The Radio

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

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

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

The Man Who by Travis

Among The Living by Anthrax

Vespertine by Björk

Live Through This by Hole

John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Rocks by Aerosmith

Station To Station by David Bowie

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

Heavy Weather by Weather Report

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive by Merle Haggard

Blood And Chocolate by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners

Ray Of Light by Madonna

Pearl by Janis Joplin

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears by The Mamas & The Papas

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan

School's Out by Alice Cooper

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

The Grand Tour by George Jones

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

Mott by Mott The Hoople

Dub Housing by Pere Ubu

Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart

Blackstar by David Bowie

Make Yourself by Incubus

The Band by The Band

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Black Monk Time by The Monks

The Bends by Radiohead

Cut by The Slits

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

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

Go Girl Crazy by The Dictators

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads

Suede by Suede

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Nixon by Lambchop

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

Dirty by Sonic Youth

Forever Changes by Love

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

London Calling by The Clash

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

Queen II by Queen

The Predator by Ice Cube

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

At Budokan by Cheap Trick

Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Rey

Queen Of Denmark by John Grant

Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

Low by David Bowie

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg

Heroes by David Bowie

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black by Public Enemy

Casanova by The Divine Comedy

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

Live At Leeds by The Who

My Generation by The Who

Violator by Depeche Mode

Destroy Rock & Roll by Mylo

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You by Aretha Franklin

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Truth by Jeff Beck

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre

Viva Hate by Morrissey

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

One Nation Under A Groove by Funkadelic

The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow

Achtung Baby by U2

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Document by R.E.M.

The Yes Album by Yes

Being There by Wilco

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail by Buck Owens

2112 by Rush

Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai

Timeless by Goldie

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Sound Affects by The Jam

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Bad Company by Bad Company

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

The Contino Sessions by Death In Vegas

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Follow The Leader by Korn

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd

I Should Coco by Supergrass

Close To The Edge by Yes

L.A. Woman by The Doors

When I Was Born For The 7th Time by Cornershop

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers

Here Are the Sonics by The Sonics

Like Water For Chocolate by Common

Live! by Fela Kuti

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

There's No Place Like America Today by Curtis Mayfield

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

The Healer by John Lee Hooker

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 by George Michael

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon

Sail Away by Randy Newman

Drunk by Thundercat

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill

Younger Than Yesterday by The Byrds

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

Fragile by Yes

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp

The Nightfly by Donald Fagen

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson

Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Dance Mania by Tito Puente

Dry by PJ Harvey

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

John Prine by John Prine

Vento De Maio by Elis Regina

Water From An Ancient Well by Abdullah Ibrahim

evermore by Taylor Swift

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers

Be by Common

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim by Frank Sinatra

Second Toughest In The Infants by Underworld

Vivid by Living Colour

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

A Northern Soul by The Verve

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

White Ladder by David Gray

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

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Who's Next by The Who

World Clique by Deee-Lite

Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

C'est Chic by CHIC

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

Tapestry by Carole King

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

Street Signs by Ozomatli

Microshift by Hookworms

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

Rip It Up by Orange Juice

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris

Da Capo by Love

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Fun House by The Stooges

Dummy by Portishead

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Untitled (Black Is) by SAULT

A Seat at the Table by Solange

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69) by Ministry

Hejira by Joni Mitchell

Transformer by Lou Reed

Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain

British Steel by Judas Priest

Killing Joke by Killing Joke

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

21 by Adele

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Pyromania by Def Leppard

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Woodface by Crowded House

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

Rust In Peace by Megadeth

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Purple Rain by Prince

Infected by The The

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

The Last Of The True Believers by Nanci Griffith

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

Parallel Lines by Blondie

New Forms by Roni Size

Black Metal by Venom

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back by Public Enemy

Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star

Club Classics Vol. One by Soul II Soul

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

Berlin by Lou Reed

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Sheet Music by 10cc

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

Suicide by Suicide

Eliminator by ZZ Top

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

Aja by Steely Dan

The Sounds Of India by Ravi Shankar

Ingenue by k.d. lang

Either Or by Elliott Smith

Teen Dream by Beach House

Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

Warehouse: Songs And Stories by Hüsker Dü

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Murmur by R.E.M.

Group Sex by Circle Jerks

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

Clandestino by Manu Chao

Garbage by Garbage

More Specials by The Specials

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

m b v by My Bloody Valentine

NEU! 75 by Neu!

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

American Idiot by Green Day

Groovin' by The Young Rascals

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

1984 by Van Halen

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

Music From Big Pink by The Band

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

Harvest by Neil Young

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got by Sinead O'Connor

Come Find Yourself by Fun Lovin' Criminals

The Undertones by The Undertones

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

The Renaissance by Q-Tip

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

1989 by Taylor Swift

Ramones by Ramones

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Is This It by The Strokes

In It For The Money by Supergrass

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine by Cee Lo Green

Dr. Octagonecologyst by Dr. Octagon

Street Life by The Crusaders

Abraxas by Santana

Bone Machine by Tom Waits

Torn between 3 and 4, as there are some shit songs in there, but the good ones are so effing good...

GREY Area by Little Simz

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Olympia 64 by Jacques Brel

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

The Real Thing by Faith No More

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

Kid A by Radiohead

Post Orgasmic Chill by Skunk Anansie

Your New Favourite Band by The Hives

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

Smile by Brian Wilson

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley

Headquarters by The Monkees

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

Call of the Valley by Shivkumar Sharma

16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

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

Hotel California by Eagles

Shaft by Isaac Hayes

Dirt by Alice In Chains

Rio by Duran Duran

Kenza by Khaled

Savane by Ali Farka Touré

Machine Head by Deep Purple

This Nation’s Saving Grace by The Fall

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Skylarking by XTC

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

Blur by Blur

Lam Toro by Baaba Maal

Welcome to the Afterfuture by Mike Ladd

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

All Hail the Queen by Queen Latifah

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Basket of Light by Pentangle

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Gris Gris by Dr. John

Arise by Sepultura

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

That's The Way Of The World by Earth, Wind & Fire

Real Life by Magazine

Beautiful Freak by Eels

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Synchronicity by The Police

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Tago Mago by Can

Torn between 2 and 3... OK passages from time to time, but one would have to be in a very special frame of mind to really enjoy the album.

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted by Ice Cube

Solid Air by John Martyn

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite by Maxwell

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Survivor by Destiny's Child

Revolver by Beatles

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

Lazer Guided Melodies by Spiritualized

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying Burrito Brothers

Fear and Whiskey by Mekons

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

The Poet by Bobby Womack

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Pornography by The Cure

Horses by Patti Smith

The Stranger by Billy Joel

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

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

The Joshua Tree by U2

Like A Prayer by Madonna

Damaged by Black Flag

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

Ragged Glory by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Tommy by The Who

Made In Japan by Deep Purple

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

Before And After Science by Brian Eno

Scott 2 by Scott Walker

Dog Man Star by Suede

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea by PJ Harvey

3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of... by Arrested Development

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

Face to Face by The Kinks

Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen

Tical by Method Man

The Doors by The Doors

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo by MC Solaar

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Wild Gift by X

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

Technique by New Order

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

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

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

Darkdancer by Les Rythmes Digitales

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

Soul Mining by The The

Tellin’ Stories by The Charlatans

Remedy by Basement Jaxx

Bad by Michael Jackson

Really a 3 1/2 for me. The good songs are great, but a lot of chaff that hasn't aged well.

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

Slipknot by Slipknot

Goo by Sonic Youth

Paris 1919 by John Cale

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

The La's by The La's

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks

Fishscale by Ghostface Killah

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

São Paulo Confessions by Suba

1977 by Ash

Palo Congo by Sabu

Tidal by Fiona Apple

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

Kollaps by Einstürzende Neubauten

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly

New York Dolls by New York Dolls

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

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

One World by John Martyn

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

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

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall

Planet Rock: The Album by Afrika Bambaataa

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

Pieces Of The Sky by Emmylou Harris

Smash by The Offspring

25 by Adele

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

All Directions by The Temptations

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things

First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans

Parklife by Blur

Atomizer by Big Black

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

Brothers by The Black Keys

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction

Triangle by The Beau Brummels

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell

Superunknown by Soundgarden

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot

En-Tact by The Shamen

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Picture Book by Simply Red

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

A Night At The Opera by Queen

A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Ctrl by SZA

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Our Aim Is To Satisfy by Red Snapper

Medúlla by Björk

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

The Last Broadcast by Doves

Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams

Moondance by Van Morrison

Elephant by The White Stripes

Actually by Pet Shop Boys

Copper Blue by Sugar

Roger the Engineer by The Yardbirds

Eternally Yours by The Saints

BEYONCÉ by Beyoncé

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Night Life by Ray Price

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

Me Against The World by 2Pac

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

Django Django by Django Django

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle by Bill Callahan

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

Bummed by Happy Mondays

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

With The Beatles by Beatles

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by The Incredible String Band

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors

Selling England By The Pound by Genesis

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

Truth And Soul by Fishbone

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Van Halen by Van Halen

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout

New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) by Simple Minds

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

The Idiot by Iggy Pop

Let's Get Killed by David Holmes

Reign In Blood by Slayer

Ace of Spades by Motörhead

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers

Elephant Mountain by The Youngbloods

Peggy Suicide by Julian Cope

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned by Liars

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde by The Pharcyde

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Chris by Christine and the Queens

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds

Amnesiac by Radiohead

Pictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Doolittle by Pixies

Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

Calenture by The Triffids

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

Permission to Land by The Darkness

Myths Of The Near Future by Klaxons

Duck Rock by Malcolm McLaren

Movies by Holger Czukay

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

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

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches by Happy Mondays

Ten by Pearl Jam

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers

Sex Packets by Digital Underground

Entertainment by Gang Of Four

Stardust by Willie Nelson

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

Chelsea Girl by Nico

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan

Opus Dei by Laibach

Slayed? by Slade

Penance Soiree by The Icarus Line

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

The Clash by The Clash

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Playing With Fire by Spacemen 3

No Other by Gene Clark

#1 Record by Big Star

Live / Dead by Grateful Dead

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Music by Madonna

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

D by White Denim

The Libertines by The Libertines

A Short Album About Love by The Divine Comedy

Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley

So by Peter Gabriel

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

Quiet Life by Japan

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts by The Adverts

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco

White Light by Gene Clark

Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera

McCartney by Paul McCartney

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

Fly Or Die by N.E.R.D

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

Pelican West by Haircut 100

Roxy Music by Roxy Music

Joan Baez by Joan Baez

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

Fromohio by fIREHOSE

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents

Play by Moby

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets

Boston by Boston

Pretenders by Pretenders

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club

Take Me Apart by Kelela

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets

Feast of Wire by Calexico

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

Manassas by Stephen Stills

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

Guero by Beck

Crazysexycool by TLC

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds

Dust by Screaming Trees

Metallica by Metallica

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Leftism by Leftfield

If I Could Only Remember My Name by David Crosby

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.

Bubble And Scrape by Sebadoh

Hms Fable by Shack

The Next Day by David Bowie

Yeezus by Kanye West

Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills

New Wave by The Auteurs

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

Dare! by The Human League

Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith

High Violet by The National

Another Green World by Brian Eno

Only By The Night by Kings of Leon

Sunshine Hit Me by The Bees

War by U2

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Talk Talk Talk by The Psychedelic Furs

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies

Electric by The Cult

Youth And Young Manhood by Kings of Leon

California by American Music Club

Logical Progression by LTJ Bukem

Back In Black by AC/DC

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers

Vulnicura by Björk

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye

Parachutes by Coldplay

Moby Grape by Moby Grape

Repeater by Fugazi

Thriller by Michael Jackson

Pump by Aerosmith

D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle by Throbbing Gristle

Undoubtedly pioneers in their field, but that doesn't mean it is pleasant to listen to, albeit with a couple of exceptions here and there.

Justified by Justin Timberlake

Shalimar by Rahul Dev Burman

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music

The Bones Of What You Believe by CHVRCHES

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd) by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention

Signing Off by UB40

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground

Mask by Bauhaus

We're Only In It For The Money by The Mothers Of Invention

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Closer by Joy Division

Rapture by Anita Baker

Jack Takes the Floor by Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

Space Ritual by Hawkwind

I See A Darkness by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

Tank Battles by Dagmar Krause

Highly Evolved by The Vines

Snivilisation by Orbital

What's That Noise? by Coldcut

Good Old Boys by Randy Newman

Debut by Björk

Want One by Rufus Wainwright

Talking Timbuktu by Ali Farka Touré

The Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy

Traffic by Traffic

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

Gold by Ryan Adams

Scum by Napalm Death

xx by The xx

Bossanova by Pixies

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury by The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

Arrival by ABBA

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) by Motörhead

Spiderland by Slint

Punishing Kiss by Ute Lemper

It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

Moving Pictures by Rush

Devotional Songs by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Very by Pet Shop Boys

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

OK by Talvin Singh

So Much For The City by The Thrills

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus by Spirit

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen

The White Album by Beatles

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

Phrenology by The Roots

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

Broken English by Marianne Faithfull

In Our Heads by Hot Chip

Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

Who Killed...... The Zutons? by The Zutons

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down by The Dandy Warhols

The White Room by The KLF

This Is Hardcore by Pulp

Odessa by Bee Gees

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

Stripped by Christina Aguilera

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Done By The Forces Of Nature by Jungle Brothers

American Gothic by David Ackles

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega

A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite

In Utero by Nirvana

Don't Stand Me Down by Dexys Midnight Runners

Trio by Dolly Parton

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

Trafalgar by Bee Gees

Next by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Nevermind by Nirvana

Blunderbuss by Jack White

Third by Soft Machine

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel

Country Life by Roxy Music

Wonderful Rainbow by Lightning Bolt

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch

Konnichiwa by Skepta

Your Arsenal by Morrissey

OK Computer by Radiohead

Abbey Road by Beatles

Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto

The World is a Ghetto by War

Peter Gabriel 3 by Peter Gabriel

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Ys by Joanna Newsom

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Roots by Sepultura

The Coral by The Coral

Arular by M.I.A.

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

Liquid Swords by GZA

Electric Prunes by The Electric Prunes

Caetano Veloso by Caetano Veloso

Sea Change by Beck

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey

Smokers Delight by Nightmares On Wax

Raw Power by The Stooges

Throwing Muses by Throwing Muses

Diamond Life by Sade

Shadowland by k.d. lang

Songs The Lord Taught Us by The Cramps

Out of Step by Minor Threat

The Stooges by The Stooges

The Blueprint by JAY Z

Kala by M.I.A.

I See You by The xx

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

Protection by Massive Attack

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

Moss Side Story by Barry Adamson

Guitar Town by Steve Earle

Illmatic by Nas

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys

G. Love And Special Sauce by G. Love & Special Sauce

Two Dancers by Wild Beasts

Lost Souls by Doves

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby by Terence Trent D'Arby

Whatever by Aimee Mann

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners

Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch

The Good, The Bad & The Queen by The Good, The Bad & The Queen

Orbital 2 by Orbital

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Born To Be With You by Dion

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche by Koffi Olomide

The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex

Nighthawks At The Diner by Tom Waits

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Destroyer by KISS

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo

Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab

Heroes to Zeros by The Beta Band

Nowhere by Ride

Sulk by The Associates

Shleep by Robert Wyatt

The Slider by T. Rex

Vauxhall And I by Morrissey

The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu

GI by Germs

Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

Haunted Dancehall by The Sabres Of Paradise

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis

Green by R.E.M.

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Honky Tonk Masquerade by Joe Ely

Public Image: First Issue by Public Image Ltd.

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney

Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

Future Days by Can

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman by John Zorn

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio

Cafe Bleu by The Style Council

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba

L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods

Hot Shots II by The Beta Band

Rubber Soul by Beatles

The United States Of America by The United States Of America

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

Winter In America by Gil Scott-Heron

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

Chore of Enchantment by Giant Sand