1001 Albums Summary

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Berlin by Lou Reed

Kid A by Radiohead

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Disintegration by The Cure

Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Made In Japan by Deep Purple

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

The Joshua Tree by U2

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

School's Out by Alice Cooper

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

Disraeli Gears by Cream

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

The Last Broadcast by Doves

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

Country Life by Roxy Music

Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub

Murmur by R.E.M.

Marquee Moon by Television

Bubble And Scrape by Sebadoh

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

I Should Coco by Supergrass

Scott 4 by Scott Walker

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Make Yourself by Incubus

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

If there is one quintessential blues album, this might be it.

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

Ramones by Ramones

White Ladder by David Gray

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

On The Beach by Neil Young

Sheet Music by 10cc

Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams

461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Come Find Yourself by Fun Lovin' Criminals

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde by The Pharcyde

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

The Contino Sessions by Death In Vegas

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

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

Chelsea Girl by Nico

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

A Short Album About Love by The Divine Comedy

Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex

Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto

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In Rainbows by Radiohead

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

Ragged Glory by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite by Maxwell

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Faust IV by Faust

Vento De Maio by Elis Regina

Pelican West by Haircut 100

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Just as great on 4/21 as on 4/20.

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Damaged by Black Flag

I can see some people liking this album. It just really isn't my speed. This came across as ear-grating l, headache inducing nonsense. I'll stick with the Sex Pistols and the Ramones when I listen to punk rock.

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith

Kenza by Khaled

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot

Fun House by The Stooges

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

The Nightfly by Donald Fagen

Picture Book by Simply Red

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Bummed by Happy Mondays

Boston by Boston

Peak dad rock. This dad approves.

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

Suede by Suede

Low-Life by New Order

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Truth And Soul by Fishbone

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Blur by Blur

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

Hypnotised by The Undertones

Me Against The World by 2Pac

Pump by Aerosmith

Diamond Life by Sade

L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods

Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen

Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

I liked this more than I thought I would. Easy listening all the way through but with enough variation between songs to keep me interested.

L.A. Woman by The Doors

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche by Koffi Olomide

Actually by Pet Shop Boys

Rapture by Anita Baker

Good. Just not feeling it.

Faith by George Michael

Anyone gives this less than three stars clearly has no Faith.

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

Yeah I'd have liked this 20 years ago. But now it's just edgy crap. Some weird portmanteau of punk, metal and alternative that really doesn't make the mark anymore.

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

Yeah this sounds like the same song over and over and over. Some albums can get away with that. This one definitely doesn't.

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

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

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

Slipknot by Slipknot

Sail Away by Randy Newman

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

Gold by Ryan Adams

Viva Hate by Morrissey

Revolver by Beatles

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

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits

2112 by Rush

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

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile

Eliminator by ZZ Top

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds

A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets

These songs are decent until they start talking.

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

The Coral by The Coral

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver

Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

Sincere by Mj Cole

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr

This Nation’s Saving Grace by The Fall

The Poet by Bobby Womack

The Sounds Of India by Ravi Shankar

Ravi's music is excellent and absolutely wonderful. The instructional tracks are interesting, and I think they do add to the album and my understanding of citar music. I was really hoping for more music, though. This seems short for an album.

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento

Live! by Fela Kuti

Moby Grape by Moby Grape

Moving Pictures by Rush

Pink Flag by Wire

Low by David Bowie

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Arise by Sepultura

Graceland by Paul Simon

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

Penance Soiree by The Icarus Line

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders

1984 by Van Halen

Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

Orbital 2 by Orbital

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

Copper Blue by Sugar

Pretenders by Pretenders

Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

Good Old Boys by Randy Newman

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

Sea Change by Beck

Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned

Dog Man Star by Suede

Parachutes by Coldplay

Hunting High And Low by a-ha

Dear Science by TV On The Radio

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Ray Of Light by Madonna

This album is without a doubt the singular high watermark for 90s American pop, and potentially Madonna's entire career. Between her other albums, I struggle to pick a favorite between Ray of Light, Madonna and Like a Prayer.

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

With The Beatles by Beatles

FINE! I'LL GIVE THEM 5 STARS! DARN IT WHY DO THEY HAVE TO BE SO GREAT. EVERY. DUMB. ALBUM. BRILLIANT.

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Blood And Chocolate by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

I can sort of understand having ONE Elvis Costello album on here. But 6!? So far they all sound the same, and they're starting to sound not very good.

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

Casanova by The Divine Comedy

Haunted Dancehall by The Sabres Of Paradise

The Clash by The Clash

The Slider by T. Rex

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Nice

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

I can never get enough of this album.

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

Never have I so thoroughly enjoyed a guy who sounds eternally constipated essentially screaming about how much life sucks. And that'll probably never happen again.

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

Face to Face by The Kinks

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

Spiderland by Slint

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Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

John Prine by John Prine

Dummy by Portishead

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu

Cut by The Slits

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

1989 by Taylor Swift

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks

Close To The Edge by Yes

Good God, it never ends.

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream

Ingenue by k.d. lang

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

Elephant Mountain by The Youngbloods

Microshift by Hookworms

The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

No Other by Gene Clark

Back In Black by AC/DC

Well this particular trip back to my embarrassing middle school "classic dad rock is the only good music" phase was actually definitely worth it. This album has actually continued to age particularly well. Hells Bells, Back in Black and You Shook Me All Night Long are great. Shoot to Thrill is the real sleeper hit that really only got the recognition it deserved in the gratuitously gratuitous movie "Shoot em Up".

Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal

Chris by Christine and the Queens

Remedy by Basement Jaxx

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Stardust by Willie Nelson

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan

John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

Closer by Joy Division

Dookie by Green Day

This album pretty much defined middle school for me. Still holds up.

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Be by Common

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

Shaft by Isaac Hayes

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Either Or by Elliott Smith

Welcome to the Afterfuture by Mike Ladd

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

Protection by Massive Attack

Moondance by Van Morrison

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Tapestry by Carole King

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Different Class by Pulp

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

Pretty fantastic, just not as fantastic as Back in Black.

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

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

Forever Changes by Love

GREY Area by Little Simz

Queen Of Denmark by John Grant

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu

Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

Peak divorced dad rock. It really has not aged well.

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

I think maybe the fact my parents wouldn't let me listen to this when I was in middle school only made it age better.

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

American Idiot by Green Day

Going into this, I thought there was no way American Idiot could rate as high as Dookie. I was wrong. This was the annoyingly catchy popular sellout album for a reason: The music was annoyingly great, and everybody knew it.

The White Album by Beatles

Yeah this has always been my favorite Beatles album.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Somehow I actually have this one on vinyl.

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Cross by Justice

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

*inhales* HEY HEY MOMMA SAID THE WAY YOU MOVE GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT GONNE MAKE YOU GROOOOOVE"

A Night At The Opera by Queen

The Visitors by ABBA

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

Elephant by The White Stripes

Here Are the Sonics by The Sonics

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

A Northern Soul by The Verve

The Stranger by Billy Joel

The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow

Palo Congo by Sabu

Heroes by David Bowie

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT