1001 Albums Summary

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye

Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Go Girl Crazy by The Dictators

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black

Woodface by Crowded House

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

4.5

Rust In Peace by Megadeth

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

The College Dropout by Kanye West

In general I'm not a Kanye fan and I was surprised by how well this captures the time and place of a period in hip hop. Has this album changed my overall feelings about Ye? Not really.

Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers

Orbital 2 by Orbital

What can I say? It was Orbital being Orbital. Weirdly I've seen them live twice.

Lazer Guided Melodies by Spiritualized

I've always found spiritualized as good ancillary music. Something you can have on, without it demanding your attention.

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

In a time where beats have come to rule hip hop at the expense of lyrics Kendrick Lamar pushed back.

Groovin' by The Young Rascals

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

I kept thinking, "yep this is Elvis. I wonder if he wrote any of this?"

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

At Budokan by Cheap Trick

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

3.5

Rio by Duran Duran

I feel like I should have something to say about this album, but I don't.

Rocks by Aerosmith

I couldn't listen to this, not because of any technical problem, or from a lack of time, but more because I dislike Aerosmith a great deal.

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

2.75

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

A nearly perfect hip hop/R&B record. Kinda wild this was released in 1998.

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

This is one I’d put on from time to time.

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

The Slider by T. Rex

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

The way country should be.

Kimono My House by Sparks

Not my cup of tea.

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Debut by Björk

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

5 stars. Can you think of a more surprising second album? Licensed to Ill was largely an unserious party rap/rock record that had massive success. This album was an effort to move away from that and to be a bit more serious. That said, this album arrived prior to their later "enlightenment" so it still has some of the things that hadn't aged particularly well in License to Ill. From a production standpoint they got lucky as this album snuck in just prior to the changes in copyright law that would have impacted the heavy sampling. A year or two later and this album could have never happened.

If I Could Only Remember My Name by David Crosby

Good, i'd listen to this again.

Our Aim Is To Satisfy by Red Snapper

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

A classic.

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

I listened to this album a lot over the years. Even listened to it again last week. I think it came out the year I moved to Potsdam.

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

This was fine, I don’t see myself returning to it again and again though.

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Good stuff. Made better by Luke’s research.

Document by R.E.M.

This is not a front to back, beginning to end type of record for me.

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

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill

The album starts strong, but I lost interest soon after. Probably wouldn't be the Cypress Hill album I'd pick for this list.

Dirty by Sonic Youth

I’ve never listened to this album in full before. Seems like a precursor to a lot of rock that came after.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

I listened to this one 3-4 times over the course of the day yesterday.

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

Nevermind by Nirvana

It's on here for a reason, and not just because the guy is suing about his baby dong being on the cover. I really enjoyed listening to this again.

Is This It by The Strokes

Seemed fine. I never really listened to them before and I probably wouldn't seek them out after hearing this album.

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

Never listened to Fever Ray before. Will definitely return to this album, and check out others. It's a good album for when I'm doing things around the house.

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

There’s a kitschy yet delicious Italian restaurant here. This album made me want to walk over there for a bite to eat. Would listen again.

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

forever a fan of fleet foxes

Ingenue by k.d. lang

Kinda boring to me. Lang ain't my thang?

Brothers by The Black Keys

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits

Anytime I put on a Waits album it's the same thing, a rough discordant start, that I'll eventually settle into and enjoy.

Follow The Leader by Korn

If you asked me which album's bass would push the limits of my Sonos 1s, I wouldn't have guessed it'd be a Korn album. Yet here we are... I was also surprised by how enjoyable revisiting this album was as a 40 year old.

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson

This album seems like it influenced a lot of early 00s indie acts.

The Visitors by ABBA

Peggy Suicide by Julian Cope

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Calenture by The Triffids

I could barely finish this one. Not for me.

Nixon by Lambchop

Never listened to this before, though I'm familiar with the cover of this album. That said the cover, and perhaps the name had me expecting something a lot closer to early 2000s pop punk and I'm glad that's not what I got.

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan

Solid album, but to me doesn't match Blood on the Tracks.

Disintegration by The Cure

Dummy by Portishead

One of the best.

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

I never listened to the attic monkeys before and I’m ok with that decision.

Superunknown by Soundgarden

I believe this was the first CD I ever bought. I haven't listened to this album in probably 20 years and expected to enjoy listening to this now more than I did. I guess my nostalgia for other bands of the era doesn't apply to Soundgarden.

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

Ahh memories.

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

Anytime a Bowie album pops up here or elsewhere I always end up thinking to myself, “I don’t listen to Bowie enough”

Smokers Delight by Nightmares On Wax

I like this album just fine as a background album, one I can put on while working, or reading. I don't quite understand why it's included in this list.

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne

This was better than Smoker's delight, in terms of background music. It also offered just enough to be more than background music. However will I be reaching for it often? No, I will not.

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

Pretty good. Do these guys have any other albums?

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

22 years later and this album is no less transgressive than the day it was released. This was definitely the sound of 1999-2000, though I probably won't listen to it much in the 2020s.

Drunk by Thundercat

Rapture by Anita Baker

This album was incomplete and scrambled for me on spotify. So take this rating with a grain of salt.

Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams

No thank you.

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Achtung Baby by U2

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

I'm never rushing to put on a Talking Heads album, but I'm never unhappy to stumble across one.

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

Let's Get Killed by David Holmes

I didn't hate it, would listen to it again. Seems very specific to the era in which it was created.

No Other by Gene Clark

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

I dunno. It was fine. I don't ever see going back to it though.

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

I like Sigur Ros, and I like putting on one of their albums while I'm going things around the house. However I'm not sure how they make the list of 1001 albums but I guess that could be said for how I feel about a lot of these albums.

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye

Phrenology by The Roots

Maybe it's Philadelphia-bias, but this is The Roots at their best.

Zombie by Fela Kuti

I enjoyed this quite a bit and will definitely be revisiting it again this year.

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

This is about as good as it gets with Adams.

Lam Toro by Baaba Maal

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The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

I liked this less than the other Dylan albums we’ve come across so far.

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen

Ten by Pearl Jam

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

I've really never listened to a full Blur album before. Not bad.

Parachutes by Coldplay

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

I'd forgotten how many singles there were on this album. Can anyone name a song by Alanis that's not on this album?

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

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

Sound Affects by The Jam

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Heroes by David Bowie

I can never seem to like an entire Bowie albums much as I would like to.

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

London Calling by The Clash

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

I liked this more than I expected to. I've found that I've not really loved or hated most of the recent albums.

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

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

This is Outkast at their most experimental, and nearing the end of their time as a group. Overall this was a fun one for me to revisit.

Synchronicity by The Police

Did not dig.

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Close To The Edge by Yes

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub

The Blueprint by JAY Z

I was surprised to have known as many of these songs as I did. That said there are better Jay Z albums.

Kid A by Radiohead

The best Radiohead album? I don't know. My favorite? Probably.

Mask by Bauhaus

Here Are the Sonics by The Sonics

Did not dig.

Whatever by Aimee Mann

This seems so firmly tied to the time in which it was created.

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

This is an important and influential album with a handful of well known songs from well known hip-hop personalities. I've listened to it dozens of times but it's never become a go-to when wanting to put on a rap album.

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

Pump by Aerosmith

The Renaissance by Q-Tip

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

In Utero by Nirvana

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Winter In America by Gil Scott-Heron

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

An absolute force.

The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow

This seems fine. I don't believe I've ever heard of these folks. Or if I did I just assumed someone was talking about a body part.

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers

I first heard this album in high school, probably around 1996-97 and I hadn't heard anything like it before. This was probably due to being to immersed in the post-grunge alternative rock that was popular at the time.

Cafe Bleu by The Style Council

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

Moon Safari by Air

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

I wanted to like this album, but then I hit play.

The Bends by Radiohead

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

I like the Bill Evans Trio, I listen to their Portrait in Jazz a lot so expected to like this one more.

Gold by Ryan Adams

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Kenya by Machito

I'll be listening to this again.

25 by Adele

I've heard at least one of these songs before, but ended up liking the album more than expected.

Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear

Fromohio by fIREHOSE

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Rubber Soul by Beatles

Beep, beep, beep, beep yeah!

Amnesiac by Radiohead

It’s no Kid A, but it’s also still good.

Metallica by Metallica

Viva Hate by Morrissey

Meh. Isn’t he a fascist now, anyway?

Teen Dream by Beach House

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

Not bad for someone who can't see what he's doing.

Selling England By The Pound by Genesis

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

Probably a 3.5 for me.

Melodrama by Lorde

There are a lot more annoying pop albums than this one out there.

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

I don't imagine I'd be listening to this album again in totality

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Penance Soiree by The Icarus Line

I got the Mars Volta vibes, but without the goodness that comes with listening to Frances the Mute.

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans

This was alright, however I don't really see myself revisiting it.

Me Against The World by 2Pac

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

I liked this one, but have never loved Elliott Smith as so many others have.

Dear Science by TV On The Radio

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Lost track of this site for a bit. Glad to have come back to this album. One of the best from the era.

Live! by Fela Kuti

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

2.5 - I have no strong feelings one way or the other.

Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai

There's definitely an Emergency on Planet Earth.

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

Nowhere by Ride

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

I had no real knowledge of Goldfrapp prior to listening and yet I expected to like this album a lot more than I did.

The Next Day by David Bowie

I'm having a hard time keeping track of all the Bowie albums especially relative to one another.

Diamond Life by Sade

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Hunting High And Low by a-ha

After a bit of a hiatus, I'm back. I enjoyed this album alright.

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

What's not to like about this one?

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground

Black Metal by Venom

OK Computer by Radiohead

It's good, it's no Kid A though.

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

I don't see myself throwing this one on again and again, but still enjoyed it.

The Only Ones by The Only Ones

I think the me in my mid to late 20s would have liked this a lot more than the me in my 40s did.

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

Quite enjoyed this one. Another album where I thought, "oh so this is who this song is by"

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

Who's Next by The Who

Future Days by Can

I could see myself having this on in the background.

Skylarking by XTC

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

I always want to like Talking Heads albums more than I ever end up liking them.

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver

Lots of 3 star albums for me lately.

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris

I like Emmylou but am maybe a bigger fan of her older work and her collaborations.

Protection by Massive Attack

Didn't like this as much as I do Mezzanine.

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

It's not my favorite album by Miles, however it's one I'll go back to.

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon

Graceland by Paul Simon

Being There by Wilco

As a middle aged white guy I'm obligated to give any Wilco album at least three stars.

Dare! by The Human League

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

I'll be listening to this again.

Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

Ain't my thing.

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

I liked this on the whole far more than I expected to.

Roger the Engineer by The Yardbirds

This was a fun album, will definitely listen to it again.

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits

I think I like the idea of Waits music more than I like actually listening to it.

White Light by Gene Clark

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

Too bad Tosh didn't live long enough to see his dream come true for much of the United States. Also, his wikipedia has a section on his Unicycling. I'm not sure that can be said of any other artist we've reviewed so far.

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers

Probably 2.5...

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney

Pyromania by Def Leppard

I've been watching a lot of 80s movies recently, this album definitely fits that theme.

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd

Was surprised by this one, it's not the Pink Floyd I expected though admittedly my PF knowledge is nascent at best having only ever listened to a handful of their records.

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

This is a pretty strong debut and some of these songs are classics I can't help but feel that Rick Rubin's production is probably the most innovative thing about this album. The Beastie Boys lyrics on this one are purposely aggressive, in your face, and puerile at times (just look up the original title for the album). Luckily for all of us (and their legacy) they evolved.

Honky Tonk Heroes by Waylon Jennings

Into it.

Pink Flag by Wire

A pretty fun listen.

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Solid and definitely scratches a nostalgic itch.

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

This album had its time and its place, however its place should not be on the 1001 albums list.

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Man, I haven't listened to this album in a long time and I think it will be a long time before I listen to it again. That said, I didn't hate it.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

Good stuff, it's a lot to listen to all at once but I often find that true of his albums.

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

3.5 for me, not my favorite by Arcade Fire but still something I'll put on from time to time.

Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp

Two Goldfrapp albums in 1001?!

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

what IS my take on Cassavetes?!

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Picture Book by Simply Red

2.5

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Love it.

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

3.5/5, not my favorite of Radiohead's, still solid.

461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton

How to separate the shitty person from the music? I guess, I can't.

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Occasionally there's an album that I'm afraid to stream lest it warp the algorithms shoving recommendations into my ears. This was one of those, but in the end it doesn't even matter.

The Poet by Bobby Womack

3.5, enjoyed this one.

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey

2.5/5 based on other stuff I've heard by PJ Harvey I expected to like this more than I did.

Funeral by Arcade Fire

I've listened to this album since it first came out, but now it doesn't feel as strong as it once did. 3.5/5

Clandestino by Manu Chao

2.75

Cut by The Slits

Repeater by Fugazi

2.75/5 for me. I think I'm too old for these albums now.

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

3.75/5

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

I expected to like this one a lot more than I did.

Reign In Blood by Slayer

Slayer slayin' things.

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

I feel being a few beers deep in an Irish or British pub would go a long way to helping me enjoy this album more.

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

Thriller by Michael Jackson

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen

Hysteria by Def Leppard

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

Dr. Octagonecologyst by Dr. Octagon

This is one of my all time favorites so it's an easy 5 stars for me.

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit

The intro is the best song on here.

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

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

Virgin Suicides by Air

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Nighthawks At The Diner by Tom Waits

Ray Of Light by Madonna

The Who Sell Out by The Who

Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

I can't see myself listening to this again.

Tidal by Fiona Apple

Van Halen by Van Halen

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

kinda boring.

Mott by Mott The Hoople

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu

Trafalgar by Bee Gees

Slipknot by Slipknot

Is this the one thousandth and first album?

The Libertines by The Libertines

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

Guero by Beck

I don't think I ever listened to this whole album before. Rather enjoyed it.

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

American Pie by Don McLean

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

Junkyard by The Birthday Party

I watched a moving called The Anniversary Party the other night, then listened to The Birthday Party the following morning. They're entirely unrelated however the movie was better.

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

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

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

Entertainment by Gang Of Four

3.5

The Last Broadcast by Doves

Vespertine by Björk

American Gothic by David Ackles

2.75

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

The Bones Of What You Believe by CHVRCHES

3.75, liked it more than I expected.

This Nation’s Saving Grace by The Fall

Live Through This by Hole

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Duck Rock by Malcolm McLaren

Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry

Dirt by Alice In Chains

I was never the biggest AiC fan, but this was pretty enjoyable.

Sail Away by Randy Newman

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

It's wild that a concert like this was ever condoned. I can't imagine it happening today.

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

3.75

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

3.5

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

enjoyed this one. 3.75

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Revolver by Beatles

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

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

2.75, was there ever a better sing-talker?

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

Hms Fable by Shack

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

Not among my favorite LCD Soundsystem albums, but good nonetheless.

Third by Portishead

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

2.75

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock

If I managed to completely suspend my intellect for the duration of this album it might have yielded a second star. How did this make the list?

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury by The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys

Manassas by Stephen Stills

3.5

Night Life by Ray Price

2.75

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

Love some BVSC

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla

Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement

Only By The Night by Kings of Leon

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

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

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

Want One by Rufus Wainwright

When it comes to Wainwrights I prefer Loudon and Martha

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

I always want to like Elvis Costello's albums more than I actually do.

John Prine by John Prine

3.75

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

Chore of Enchantment by Giant Sand

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

2.5

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Copper Blue by Sugar

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Third by Soft Machine

What an album for the weekend.

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile

3.5

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

2.5

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

Kala by M.I.A.

2.5, couple of good jams on this but not enough to maintain interest for the entire album.

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

World Clique by Deee-Lite

A Northern Soul by The Verve

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre

4.75, I really dug this one.

American Idiot by Green Day

So Much For The City by The Thrills

2.5

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants

The United States Of America by The United States Of America

Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart

Enjoyable but not my favorite of Banhart's

Scott 4 by Scott Walker

Timeless by Goldie

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega

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

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon

Among The Living by Anthrax

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

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

3.5

Slayed? by Slade

One star for the shirtless guy on the cover.

Olympia 64 by Jacques Brel

Infected by The The

Smash by The Offspring

Chelsea Girl by Nico

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

4.5

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees

The Score by Fugees

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch

Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Odelay by Beck

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes

Almost a 4.

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals

Goo by Sonic Youth

Hotel California by Eagles

Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

Purple Rain by Prince

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

Scum by Napalm Death

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor

3.75

Don't Stand Me Down by Dexys Midnight Runners

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Elephant by The White Stripes

Two Dancers by Wild Beasts

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim by Frank Sinatra

Homework by Daft Punk

Smile by Brian Wilson

Dog Man Star by Suede

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

Dub Housing by Pere Ubu

Atomizer by Big Black

The Nightfly by Donald Fagen

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

3.5

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

Solid Air by John Martyn

Moss Side Story by Barry Adamson

I was gonna say, this seems like a soundtrack. Then I looked at the Album Summary, "The album is a concept album, a soundtrack album to a non-existent crime film."

Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren

The Last Of The True Believers by Nanci Griffith

3.5

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

Bone Machine by Tom Waits

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent

Dookie by Green Day

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music

Cross by Justice

All Hail the Queen by Queen Latifah

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Parklife by Blur

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair

Dust by Screaming Trees

Southern Rock Opera by Drive-By Truckers

Post Orgasmic Chill by Skunk Anansie

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

Darkdancer by Les Rythmes Digitales

Signing Off by UB40

Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera

Done By The Forces Of Nature by Jungle Brothers

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg

...And Justice For All by Metallica

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

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

OK by Talvin Singh

With The Beatles by Beatles

A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren

Pelican West by Haircut 100

Next by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

The Sounds Of India by Ravi Shankar

Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg

Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal

I never got into Dizzee.

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Queen II by Queen

Different Class by Pulp

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Ys by Joanna Newsom

Dry by PJ Harvey

3.5

Snivilisation by Orbital

I See You by The xx

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

2.5

Blue by Joni Mitchell

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

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

Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills

Welcome to the Afterfuture by Mike Ladd

I hadn't heard of this album before. Pretty enjoyable.

Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star

I didn't find the version specified here, not sure it would have impacted the rating if I had.

In Rainbows by Radiohead

4.5

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

Green by R.E.M.

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

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

Grace by Jeff Buckley

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets

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

Another Green World by Brian Eno

Been on bit of an Eno kick lately.

Savane by Ali Farka Touré

Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic

Devotional Songs by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Close To You by Carpenters

3.5

Blackstar by David Bowie

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Lost Souls by Doves

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

Guitar Town by Steve Earle

Justified by Justin Timberlake

Second Toughest In The Infants by Underworld

The Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies

Quiet Life by Japan

Listened to this in the Artists preferred order. Should go back and listen to it as released. In any case, pretty enjoyable.

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

Feels like a listening to a movie soundtrack.

Fishscale by Ghostface Killah

Talking Timbuktu by Ali Farka Touré

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts by The Adverts

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

Solid, but not my favorite of ATCQ's albums.

A Seat at the Table by Solange

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle by Bill Callahan

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

One of my favorites.

High Violet by The National

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

Feast of Wire by Calexico

One World by John Martyn

Moving Pictures by Rush

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

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

The Specials by The Specials

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

Destroy Rock & Roll by Mylo

War by U2

Destroyer by KISS

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

Sheet Music by 10cc

2.5

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

I expected/wanted to like this more than I ultimately did.

Kollaps by Einstürzende Neubauten

Honky Tonk Masquerade by Joe Ely

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Hejira by Joni Mitchell

Street Life by The Crusaders

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

All Mod Cons by The Jam

1989 by Taylor Swift

Youth And Young Manhood by Kings of Leon

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Never heard this one before.

Chris by Christine and the Queens

Transformer by Lou Reed

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band

Fly Or Die by N.E.R.D

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds

Konnichiwa by Skepta

Despite my giving it the same rating this was better than the DizzeeRascal album on this list.

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

Live / Dead by Grateful Dead

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg

British Steel by Judas Priest

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

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

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

Tago Mago by Can

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

Liquid Swords by GZA

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

Like Water For Chocolate by Common

Common at his zenith.

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

Highly Evolved by The Vines

Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club

3.75

Spiderland by Slint

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Street Signs by Ozomatli

3.5 - not my favorite of Ozomatli's albums but still solid.

GI by Germs

Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley

Talk Talk Talk by The Psychedelic Furs

Django Django by Django Django

Play by Moby

I guess I forgot about Moby and how good this album was.

Songs The Lord Taught Us by The Cramps

Truth And Soul by Fishbone

Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde by The Pharcyde

Sunshine Hit Me by The Bees

3.5

Machine Head by Deep Purple

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

McCartney by Paul McCartney

The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

Bummed by Happy Mondays

Caetano Veloso by Caetano Veloso

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

Born To Be With You by Dion

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things

Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

Heroes to Zeros by The Beta Band

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche by Koffi Olomide

Wild Wood by Paul Weller

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted by Ice Cube

BEYONCÉ by Beyoncé

Be by Common

3.75

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

Movies by Holger Czukay

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

Wonderful Rainbow by Lightning Bolt

bananas.

Abbey Road by Beatles

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

Stripped by Christina Aguilera

The Healer by John Lee Hooker

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

The World is a Ghetto by War

São Paulo Confessions by Suba

I Should Coco by Supergrass

Ace of Spades by Motörhead

Arular by M.I.A.

The Undertones by The Undertones

2.5

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club

Sincere by Mj Cole

NEU! 75 by Neu!

Triangle by The Beau Brummels

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Tical by Method Man

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned by Liars

L.A. Woman by The Doors

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders

Club Classics Vol. One by Soul II Soul

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying Burrito Brothers

Imagine by John Lennon

4.5

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets

LP1 by FKA twigs

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Younger Than Yesterday by The Byrds

Electric by The Cult

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

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

Make Yourself by Incubus

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Untitled (Black Is) by SAULT

Bossanova by Pixies

Shleep by Robert Wyatt

Call of the Valley by Shivkumar Sharma

Celebrity Skin by Hole

Fragile by Yes

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

Sex Packets by Digital Underground

So by Peter Gabriel

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Permission to Land by The Darkness

Medúlla by Björk

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti

3.5

Moondance by Van Morrison

3.5

Myths Of The Near Future by Klaxons

Let It Be by The Replacements

3.5

Rip It Up by Orange Juice

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Face to Face by The Kinks

I See A Darkness by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Ragged Glory by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Music by Madonna

Scott 2 by Scott Walker

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Gris Gris by Dr. John

Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen

3.5

The Idiot by Iggy Pop

Connected by Stereo MC's

Da Capo by Love

Tank Battles by Dagmar Krause

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

Kenza by Khaled

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Punishing Kiss by Ute Lemper

I feel like I listened to 57 mins of James Bond theme songs.

Paris 1919 by John Cale

Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon

Take Me Apart by Kelela

Sea Change by Beck

The White Album by Beatles

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

Headquarters by The Monkees

Two stars are for Zilch on its own.

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics

The Grand Tour by George Jones

Stankonia by OutKast

Crazysexycool by TLC

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

A classic!

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Ctrl by SZA

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

The Doors by The Doors

Either Or by Elliott Smith

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

Horses by Patti Smith

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

Peter Gabriel 3 by Peter Gabriel

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus by Spirit

Arise by Sepultura

Blunderbuss by Jack White

The Joshua Tree by U2

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

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

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

3.75

Vulnicura by Björk

2.5

Like A Prayer by Madonna

Traffic by Traffic

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

When I Was Born For The 7th Time by Cornershop

Oh so Cornershop is the "bosom for a pillow" people.

Queen Of Denmark by John Grant

2.75

New Forms by Roni Size

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite by Maxwell

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto

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

16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens

Logical Progression by LTJ Bukem

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

The La's by The La's

The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

S&M by Metallica

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds

Good Old Boys by Randy Newman

3.5

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Electric Prunes by The Electric Prunes

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

3.75

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Joan Baez by Joan Baez

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches by Happy Mondays

C'est Chic by CHIC

Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera

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

3.5

#1 Record by Big Star

1999 by Prince

4.5

Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley

The Predator by Ice Cube

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

Very by Pet Shop Boys

Berlin by Lou Reed

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

Yeezus by Kanye West

Didn't love Kanye before he was a Nazi, certainly don't like him any better now.

Eternally Yours by The Saints

A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite

Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crow

The Coral by The Coral

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

My Generation by The Who

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

2.5

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio

Arrival by ABBA

On The Beach by Neil Young

In Our Heads by Hot Chip

Pieces Of The Sky by Emmylou Harris

3.75

Garbage by Garbage

Heavy Weather by Weather Report

Pictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz

2.5

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

Fear and Whiskey by Mekons

3.75

Killing Joke by Killing Joke

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners

Bad by Michael Jackson