1001 Albums Summary

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

A classic album from my childhood, but more songs I didn’t remember than I thought there’d be

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

Solid the whole way through. I can’t believe I haven’t listened to this in so many years

Tommy by The Who

Mostly good - better than I was expecting, but too many off tracks for me

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

Fun, but starts to feel a bit one note by the end

Who's Next by The Who

I see why it’s on the list, but I don’t think it’s something I’d listen to very often

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

A classic album, and one I think listened to many times at Dads, but I don’t think he pace really suits me

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Moody, heavy, I like it

Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg

I enjoyed this, but there are a few jarring moments

The Visitors by ABBA

Technically good, but mostly too bland for my tastes

John Prine by John Prine

Enjoyable, but again not something I’m going to think about a lot

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders

That was cool, though first half was better

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Not bad, quite up and down though - quite saccharine in places

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Really cool. I really enjoyed this

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Forget how much I enjoy early Black Sabbath. Heavy, but still soulful. Changes is a beautiful track

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

I like it. Great voice, charismatic. Basic musically, but interesting nonetheless

Nighthawks At The Diner by Tom Waits

Really enjoyed this. Lots of charisma. Probably better on vinyl, though

Moon Safari by Air

That was a cool album and a good time

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Great album, great band

Elephant by The White Stripes

Great album, every song is good. I should listen to it more often

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

Exceeded my expectations. Not many standouts other than killer queen, but tied together nicely

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

Solid the whole way through

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

This was fine, not really my cup of tea

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

Still full of bangers, but when you’re not listening to one of those tracks it takes a bit of a dive

Vespertine by Björk

Time has mellowed me, I suppose; I enjoyed this more than I expected to. I don’t think it’ll be a regular repeat listen for me, but it’s pretty good

Smash by The Offspring

Still a rad, rad album. So urgent.

Tapestry by Carole King

Talented, pleasant listen, but not something I’m likely to come back to for repeat listens

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

Really cool, but another album where no one track jumped out at me. I could see me going back for multiple listens and becoming more familiar with each track though

Imagine by John Lennon

Obviously hits some real high notes, but other parts are pretty bland

The Only Ones by The Only Ones

Cool, a good find. Not all songs were great, but I enjoyed the punk vibes with good musicianship

Young Americans by David Bowie

Surprised to find I didn’t enjoy this as much as I thought I would. Not a bad album, but not the endless great tracks i was expecting I suppose

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

Another cool album

Pump by Aerosmith

There were some really good tracks on here, but a lot of it felt pretty derivative too

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon

I found this bland

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

Brilliant, full of excellent tracks

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor

Real funky, super cool

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr

This was cool, but definitely worked better on the tracks with fuller or funkier beats, otherwise his monotonous flow fell flat

Rocks by Aerosmith

Cool. Far more consistent quality than Pump

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair

This was pretty cool but not much stuck out for me

Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise

Great for putting on while you’re doing something else. Ambient but not dull

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Fine, couple of classics but not mind blowing

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

Always enjoy The Beatles but any time I listen to a full album it’s definitely 50/50 great tracks and ok tracks. This is no different

The United States Of America by The United States Of America

Great for putting on while you’re doing something else. Ambient but not dull

Ragged Glory by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

This was pretty cool - I can’t believe it’s from 1990! Worth another listen

Wild Wood by Paul Weller

Good, but nothing that stood out for me

Bone Machine by Tom Waits

Not my jam, I think. I didn’t not enjoy it, but it’s not something I’d miss if I never heard it again

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

Funky, cool, I really liked that

Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks

Good, but not any real standouts

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

A few memorable tracks, but a lot of it just felt like background music

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

Lots of great tracks, incredible energy

The Renaissance by Q-Tip

Funky, cool, definitely listen to this again

No Other by Gene Clark

This was good, pretty groovy and a nice vibe

Sex Packets by Digital Underground

This was cool, but a little undercooked for my taste

Odelay by Beck

One of my favourite albums ever

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners

This was much better than I expected. Worth a repeat listen

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

Still a great listen, I remember why I listened to them so much back then

Dust by Screaming Trees

This was good, but not an all-time great record for me

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub

I do enjoy this album, a few songs I enjoy less than the others, but one of my faves

Risque by CHIC

Good times is obviously a classic but otherwise a bit boring for my tastes

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo

This is cool, groovy, definitely something to have to put on, but I don’t think it’d get a lot of play

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

Brilliant. So many good tracks. Great energy

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

This was really enjoyable. Definitely one to listen to as a whole though

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu

High energy, enjoyed this.

Punishing Kiss by Ute Lemper

Rad and a little mad, this was epic

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Great album. This was good the whole way through, more positive than I was expecting

Bossanova by Pixies

Good, but nothing stuck out individually for me. Maybe needs another listen

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

I love this album. Still so cool!

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

This should probably get a lot more play at Christmas

evermore by Taylor Swift

Classic indie album. Quite good with it too, but nothing stands ott it for me on first listen

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

Fine, I guess, but not really for me

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

Cool, enjoyed this a lot

São Paulo Confessions by Suba

This was fine, but too cool gen xer for me I think

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

I love this album. Some great tracks

Bad by Michael Jackson

This was way better than I thought. Chocka block with good tracks

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

This is fine, but, I dunno, maybe I’m not deep enough for this shit. Strong finish tho

Pretenders by Pretenders

This was really cool, really polished for a debut album. Very good

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

This was alright but not really my cup of tea

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

Great album, really enjoyed this

Trafalgar by Bee Gees

This was good, but felt like derivative Beatles wannabe music

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Such a good album

Abbey Road by Beatles

God, I love this album. Even Maxwells Silver Hammer can’t detract from the overall masterpiece

Aja by Steely Dan

Lots of wank. Peg will be an all-time fave however. A few other good tracks, but pretty self-indulgent on the whole

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

This was more like it, David. excellent album

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Damn I forgot how good this album is. You’d never think they’d never been to the bayou

Roger the Engineer by The Yardbirds

This was pretty cool, if a little indistinct

Suede by Suede

Another really cool album. This will get another listen

Moving Pictures by Rush

This was cooler than I was expecting. Good, actually. Not sure what I expected

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

This was good for what it is, but not a style of music that really resonates with me

Sea Change by Beck

Wow, great album, moody, but does so much with it. How did I not get into this when it came out?!?

Your Arsenal by Morrissey

This was cool - you forget how cool he was these days, now you know he’s become such a twat

Live At Leeds by The Who

This was fine, I don’t think I have the fawning adulation for The Who required to call it great though

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen

I get it, but it’s not for me I think

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

This was alright

Marquee Moon by Television

Cool, enjoyed this

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

This was fine. Another one that isn’t really my jam

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

This was fine

High Violet by The National

I should like this, but somehow it sits the wrong side of the boring/interesting line for me

1999 by Prince

Great first half. Less great 2nd half. But overall very good

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

Off to a great start, and then, I don’t know, a bit meh again

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

Excellent album. So much energy

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

This was cool. Especially the first track

British Steel by Judas Priest

Aggressively average

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

A good album with a few great tracks

Moby Grape by Moby Grape

Enjoyed this a lot more than I expected

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

This was really good. Didn’t expect to enjoy it - I think I expected more self-indulgent wank

Scott 2 by Scott Walker

This was weird. In a kinda good way. But not entirely.

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Excellent

25 by Adele

Obviously very talented but not for me

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

Pretty good, some real classics in there

Palo Congo by Sabu

Fine, but not for me

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

Another 50/50 album. Although maybe more like 70/30. Pretty good on the whole

American Idiot by Green Day

Just… kind of bland. Doesn’t feel energetic and doesn’t feel emotional

Blood And Chocolate by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

I found this bland

Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear

This was good but joy a genre I’d listen to often

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

Lots of good songs but dang! It’s long!

Infected by The The

This was cool

Tellin’ Stories by The Charlatans

Pretty standard britpop offering

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

Phew! That was long. Good, but too much I think

All Directions by The Temptations

This is great

Country Life by Roxy Music

Another one of those albums I really didn’t expect. So good!

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Excellent, must have been a great concert to be at

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Hit and miss - but more hit

The Nightfly by Donald Fagen

Better than Steely Dan

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

I just found this a bit boring. Rikki don’t lose that number is rad though

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age

This was really cool, not so out and out commercial sounding

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Very good

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Cool album

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Love this album

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets

Cool, good energy. I enjoyed this

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Good album. No stand out tracks for me as with some of their other albums

A Short Album About Love by The Divine Comedy

This was cool

Rubber Soul by Beatles

They really were good, weren’t they?

Destroy Rock & Roll by Mylo

I guess this was cool in 2004? I dunno, feels pretty middle of the road

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Solid rock n roll album

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

Excellent

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Really cool album

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

Real hecking good

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

Good, atmospheric, I liked this

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

Good

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl

Cool, but in that slightly too serious 90s way

One Nation Under A Groove by Funkadelic

Like damn, yeah, cool and funky and good

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

Good album

The Infotainment Scan by The Fall

Cool album

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Excellent

All Mod Cons by The Jam

Cool album

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches by Happy Mondays

Pretty cool

Dare! by The Human League

Alright. Not what I’d call a classic

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

So good

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

This was pretty good

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

Such a cool album

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

Yeah, it’s cool

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

Alright. Bit boring for me

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson

Pretty cool

Actually by Pet Shop Boys

Cool album

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

Cool album

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

Cool and good

The Doors by The Doors

This is pretty cool

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

Pretty cool

The Who Sell Out by The Who

A little weirder than their other albums, I really enjoyed this.

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized

Good, but felt kinda generic at times

Stankonia by OutKast

An absolute classic full of bangers

Kid A by Radiohead

Very good

Machine Head by Deep Purple

Alright. Didn’t blow me away

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Greta album - there’s just something about his voice

Made In Japan by Deep Purple

I guess I’m not that into metal

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout

Good

Vivid by Living Colour

Cool

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey

Great. Heavier than I expected

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

Great album

NEU! 75 by Neu!

Alright, didn’t blow me away

The Joshua Tree by U2

Pretty good actually

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

Awesome album

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Funky

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Pretty cool

Chris by Christine and the Queens

This didn’t really resonate with me

Two Dancers by Wild Beasts

Fine

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

Very good

Pink Flag by Wire

Fine

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

Cool

Come Find Yourself by Fun Lovin' Criminals

Dooope

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

Good

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

Cool

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Better than expected

Shaft by Isaac Hayes

Pretty funky. Maybe works better while watching the movie though

Violator by Depeche Mode

Cool

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Cool as

Kenya by Machito

Not my jam. Seem talented tho

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

Better than I expected, but pretty full on - over 2 hours long!

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Funky, but kinda samey

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith

Good

Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal

Damn, this is still so cool

Murmur by R.E.M.

This was more boring than I expected

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Pretty good

Parklife by Blur

So many great tracks

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

Fine

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Very cool. Surprised me

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

Cool, funky

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

Some absolute gems, lots of ok

Heroes by David Bowie

Was only ok for me

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Tiny dancer is great. This album otherwise wasn’t

Heavy Weather by Weather Report

Funky and fun, but probably not a repeat listen for me

Pyromania by Def Leppard

Where’s the incentive to listen if it doesn’t have Animal or Pour Some Sugar On Me on it??

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

This is what 90s movies want their jazz clubs to sound like. Great

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

Way better than I thought it would be

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

Cool

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Very good

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals

Yeah, this was sweet as

Close To The Edge by Yes

Bit too boring for me

Achtung Baby by U2

This was pretty good

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction

Cool

In It For The Money by Supergrass

Yes yes yes please

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) by Motörhead

A lot, but enjoyable

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

Really liked this, didnt think I would

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

Good

The Sounds Of India by Ravi Shankar

Alright, eh

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

Good album

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago

Surprisingly cool

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

Good

Honky Tonk Heroes by Waylon Jennings

Also cool yeah

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

Groovy

16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens

Not bad, some great stuff, some meh

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Hell yeah

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

Cool

Triangle by The Beau Brummels

Kinda meh

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen

Is not my jam

Parachutes by Coldplay

Not as great as I remember

Van Halen by Van Halen

Pretty cool

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Coolish

Done By The Forces Of Nature by Jungle Brothers

Cool, but not that memorable

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Cool

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Really good

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

Cool

Elastica by Elastica

Very cool

The College Dropout by Kanye West

Awesome

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

Good

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

Good

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Ah, very good. I do enjoy this album

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

Fine, quite jazzy though

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Not bad

The Healer by John Lee Hooker

Fine, just not my kind of blues

2112 by Rush

Alright

Queen Of Denmark by John Grant

Interesting, some really good. Bit up and down

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

Yes, very good

Be by Common

Cool album

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

More my speed, but not as exciting as I’d hoped for

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

Some cool songs but not a lot of cool songs

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Love it

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

Not enough action for me

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell

Was ok

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Heard a lot of hype, and a lot of downplaying the hype. Really enjoyed it

Third by Portishead

Really cool

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

Ok. Felt really if it’s time though

Homework by Daft Punk

Really cool

Diamond Life by Sade

Damn that was super funky

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

Haven’t to anything more recent of theirs, enjoyed it

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Surprisingly really good

Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren

Cool at first but got a bit boring

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

Very good

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

Cool, but I didn’t find a lot of it memorable

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

Brilliant. A classic

Scott 4 by Scott Walker

Cool, distinctive in an interesting way

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

Good

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Fine

1989 by Taylor Swift

Alright. Some jams

Planet Rock: The Album by Afrika Bambaataa

Damn, yeah, this was goood

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Cool

The Next Day by David Bowie

Good

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson

Alright

Fragile by Yes

Alright

L.A. Woman by The Doors

Good

xx by The xx

This was not as good as I was expecting

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Cool

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Hate to say it but I kind of enjoyed this

Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Cool. Lots of Nazi references tho?

The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow

Really cool

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde by The Pharcyde

Very cool

A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets

Cooler than I thought

Sister by Sonic Youth

Cool

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

Sexy

The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

Excellent

The Predator by Ice Cube

Cool

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

Enjoyable

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

Good, but not my general jam

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Nice

Moondance by Van Morrison

Alright

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

Cool

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Cool

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

Real cool

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

Way better than I expected

Illmatic by Nas

Very cool

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

Good

Low by David Bowie

Not bad

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan

Excellent

If I Could Only Remember My Name by David Crosby

Actually really enjoyed this

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

Fine, I guess

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors

Good, but nothing that memorable for me in there

Transformer by Lou Reed

Real cool

Trio by Dolly Parton

Beautiful

Live! by Fela Kuti

Very good

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

Good, but not gonna be something I listen to regularly

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

Sexy

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

Cool

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

I was prepared to be disappointed, expecting a couple of bangers and a medley of mediocrity. But what an absolute gem!

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Cool

Face to Face by The Kinks

Good

The White Album by Beatles

Great

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

This was really cool

Ingenue by k.d. lang

Cooler than I expected

Truth by Jeff Beck

Good

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

Love Fats

The Band by The Band

Good

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

Cool

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Cool

Dear Science by TV On The Radio

Awesome

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd

Not bad

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying Burrito Brothers

Excellent

The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla

Surprisingly great

On The Beach by Neil Young

Good

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

Really cool

Like A Prayer by Madonna

Alright. Some jams

Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp

Good

Very by Pet Shop Boys

Alright

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

Excellent

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Fucking excellent

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch

Alright

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Alright

Damaged by Black Flag

Cool

Mott by Mott The Hoople

Good

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

Really good

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

Cool, as he always is

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

Excellent

Rip It Up by Orange Juice

Real cool

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

One of those albums where you expect to be, like, “boooooring!” And then its actually, like, great

The Rise & Fall by Madness

Cool. Enjoyed

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

Good

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

Nice, cool

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

Cool

The Real Thing by Faith No More

Wow. One of those albums that comes out of nowhere for you, and blows your kind. Loved every minute

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

Alright. Very twee

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

Pretty good

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Cool

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

Very good

More Specials by The Specials

Cool

My Generation by The Who

Cool

Opus Dei by Laibach

Surprisingly excellent

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants

Cool

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

Very good

The Yes Album by Yes

Pretty good

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

Excellent. Love this album

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Cool

Viva Hate by Morrissey

Goodish

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre

Cool

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

Cool, but serious

American Pie by Don McLean

American Pie and Vincent are rightly classics. Otherwise a bit bland

Black Metal by Venom

Pretty cool

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters

Better than I remembered

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

Still some enjoyable tracks on here, but the songs about Kim feel particularly brutal and uncomfortable these days

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Did not get on with this. Prog rock is too self-indulgent for me

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Good

Dirty by Sonic Youth

Cool

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

Cool, kinda full on

Disintegration by The Cure

Really cool

Leftism by Leftfield

Pretty cool

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

Cool

Graceland by Paul Simon

Very good

American Gothic by David Ackles

A little oddball

Permission to Land by The Darkness

Better then expected

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

Real cool

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

Good

Myths Of The Near Future by Klaxons

Fine. Kinda forgettable

The Cars by The Cars

Great

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

Cool

Truth And Soul by Fishbone

Fine

The Rising by Bruce Springsteen

I thought this was kinda boring

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

Fine

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Cool

This Is Hardcore by Pulp

Great

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

Cool

Phrenology by The Roots

Very cool

Dr. Octagonecologyst by Dr. Octagon

Cool

I Should Coco by Supergrass

Excellent

New Wave by The Auteurs

Cool

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band

Surprised to find this was excellent

Ten by Pearl Jam

Alright

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

Fine

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

Ok. Layla is a banger though

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

Fine

GREY Area by Little Simz

Real cool

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Very good

Dummy by Portishead

Very cool

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

Cool

Follow The Leader by Korn

Not for me

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

Cool

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

So damn good

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

Pretty cool and funky

Public Image: First Issue by Public Image Ltd.

Cool

Rust In Peace by Megadeth

Pretty cool

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

Rad as hell

Live / Dead by Grateful Dead

Wanky

Hms Fable by Shack

Kinda bland

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

Pretty cool

Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys

Good

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry

Cool

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti

Funky

Mask by Bauhaus

Cool

Green by R.E.M.

Good, I guess

Killing Joke by Killing Joke

Rad

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

Cool

Ramones by Ramones

Cool

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

Alright

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

Better than their other one I listened to

Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons

Excellent

Smile by Brian Wilson

Pretty good

Quiet Life by Japan

Not bad

Abraxas by Santana

Cool, I enjoyed

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

Alright. I get why it’s on here

Station To Station by David Bowie

Good

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Alright

Eternally Yours by The Saints

Cool

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp

Cool

Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen

Alright

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile

Pretty good

Darkdancer by Les Rythmes Digitales

Pretty rad

Go Girl Crazy by The Dictators

Not bad

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Cool

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

Not bad

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

Fine

Goo by Sonic Youth

Cool

Stripped by Christina Aguilera

Ok

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

Good

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Good

Movies by Holger Czukay

Cool. Strange. Out there.

GI by Germs

Cool

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

Fine

Club Classics Vol. One by Soul II Soul

Cool

Blunderbuss by Jack White

Good

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

Excellent

Your New Favourite Band by The Hives

Real cool

Casanova by The Divine Comedy

Pretty good

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

Not their best work

John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic

Alright

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Cool

Sincere by Mj Cole

Some ok but mostly bland and not my vibe

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis

Cool

Junkyard by The Birthday Party

Fine. Kinda full on

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Real Cool

Fromohio by fIREHOSE

Cool

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

Coll

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

Pretty cool

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

Better than I expected

Fear and Whiskey by Mekons

Fine

Haunted Dancehall by The Sabres Of Paradise

Cool

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

Really good

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

Cool

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive by Merle Haggard

Fine

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

Pretty cool

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Cool

Blackstar by David Bowie

Okay

Younger Than Yesterday by The Byrds

Fine

Copper Blue by Sugar

Not bad

Out of Step by Minor Threat

Good

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

Cool

The Bends by Radiohead

Very good

Me Against The World by 2Pac

Cool

All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot

A thing that’s not really for me, but fine I guess

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

Very cool

Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch

Nce

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

Cool

Dance Mania by Tito Puente

Good

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

Ok

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel

About what I expected

Kollaps by Einstürzende Neubauten

Some parts ok, a few parts good. Large parts tedious

Gold by Ryan Adams

Alright

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Cool

The Poet by Bobby Womack

Cool

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

I really liked this

There's No Place Like America Today by Curtis Mayfield

Cool

Da Capo by Love

Good

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

Pretty solid

Roxy Music by Roxy Music

I liked it

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

Nice

War by U2

Pretty alright

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Great

Document by R.E.M.

Fine. Didn’t blow me away

Is This It by The Strokes

For me, perfectly formed

Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen

Cool, but long

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers

Cool

All Hail the Queen by Queen Latifah

Cool

Melodrama by Lorde

Fine

Picture Book by Simply Red

Couldn’t get into it

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

Very Elvis Costello

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus by Spirit

Pretty good

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

I liked it

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits

Cool

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

Rad

Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

Good

Faith by George Michael

Cool

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba

Fine

Shleep by Robert Wyatt

Alright

Calenture by The Triffids

Not bad

Real Life by Magazine

Cool

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

Pretty good

Pictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Basically fine, I guess, not my jam

Honky Tonk Masquerade by Joe Ely

Pretty good

Music by Madonna

Pretty good

Arise by Sepultura

Excellent

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers

Cool

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

Good

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Good

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Good album

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

Finr

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

Nice

Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott

Cool

Snivilisation by Orbital

Quite cool actually

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

Another cool album

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers

Good

Technique by New Order

Cool

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Good

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

Good

Our Aim Is To Satisfy by Red Snapper

Interesting

Purple Rain by Prince

Sick

Joan Baez by Joan Baez

Very beautiful

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

Cool

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu

Cool

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers

Excellent

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan

Maybe their least annoying album I’ve heard

Yeezus by Kanye West

Forgot how much I enjoyed this

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

Good

Space Ritual by Hawkwind

The kind of self indulgent space wank that makes me think you really needed to be there. Not necessary bad, just needing more drugs and alcohol than the daily commute affords

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney

Basically good, I guess. Kinda boring for me

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

Pretty funky, pretty weird

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music

Fine

Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crow

Pretty good

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

Good

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys

Good

BEYONCÉ by Beyoncé

Great

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

Nice voice, boring songs

Sail Away by Randy Newman

Should have stuck to Toy Story. Like a poor man’s Tom Waits

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

Good

m b v by My Bloody Valentine

Cool

Forever Changes by Love

Fine

White Light by Gene Clark

Good

Gris Gris by Dr. John

Good

Ray Of Light by Madonna

Pretty good

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

Alright

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Great

The Contino Sessions by Death In Vegas

Mostly just sounds like music

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

Real cool

Selling England By The Pound by Genesis

Fine

Group Sex by Circle Jerks

Excellent

Boston by Boston

Better than expected

Here Are the Sonics by The Sonics

Rad

Scream, Dracula, Scream by Rocket From The Crypt

Pretty cool

Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Rey

Good

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Good

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

Not bad

Cross by Justice

Still cool

Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai

Funky

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Good

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black

Not bad

Savane by Ali Farka Touré

Good

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

Cool

Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab

Very cool

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

Cool

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

Interesting

Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye

Good, as he always is. But feels pretty derivative, not sure how it rates as a must hear album

The Slider by T. Rex

Cool!

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by The Incredible String Band

What is this? Prog folk?

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

Alright

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer

Pretty cool

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Cool, but less memorable than I remember

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Fine

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

Cool

Repeater by Fugazi

Alright

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Nice. I like his voice

Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt

I dunno. Can’t tell if I find this annoying or interesting. Probably needs a couple more listens to see if it settles with me

Vauxhall And I by Morrissey

Fine

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Not bad

Sunshine Hit Me by The Bees

Pretty cool

The Clash by The Clash

Good

A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren

Enjoyed this

Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Good

1977 by Ash

Great

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

Hardcore

Dirt by Alice In Chains

Got better

Only By The Night by Kings of Leon

Better than I expected

Hypnotised by The Undertones

Great

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

A lot of dudes with soul patches have played air bass to this. Some of it was alright though.

Hunting High And Low by a-ha

Other than take on me I found this boring

Street Life by The Crusaders

Funky

Vento De Maio by Elis Regina

Some great, some too full on for me today. But maybe ok on another day. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

Pretty cool

Caetano Veloso by Caetano Veloso

Cool

Songs The Lord Taught Us by The Cramps

Cool

461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton

Ok

Ace of Spades by Motörhead

Cool

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

Very cool

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Good

Fly Or Die by N.E.R.D

Like an older soul album. Funky, great

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

Pretty cool

Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers

Good

Dog Man Star by Suede

Cool

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

Brilliant

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

Good

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Surprisingly enjoyable

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

Great

Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto

Fine

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream

Cool

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Excellent

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

Funky and cool

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Another great album

Different Class by Pulp

Cool

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Fine, not sure when I’d be in the mood to listen to it though

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

I bet the nerds love this

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets

Cool

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite by Maxwell

Fine

Kenza by Khaled

Alright

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

Alright, not life-changing

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

Cool

Jack Takes the Floor by Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Good

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz

Cool

Eagles by Eagles

Good

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco

Cool

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg

Great

Back In Black by AC/DC

Good

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

Alright

Skylarking by XTC

Not bad

All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2

Ok

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

Excellent

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

Good

The Bones Of What You Believe by CHVRCHES

Ok

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

Cool

Microshift by Hookworms

Good

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

Cool

Lazer Guided Melodies by Spiritualized

Cool

This Nation’s Saving Grace by The Fall

Good

Berlin by Lou Reed

Cool

Odessa by Bee Gees

Pretty good

Nowhere by Ride

Pretty good

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

Interesting

Zombie by Fela Kuti

Excellent

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

Good

Nevermind by Nirvana

Excellent

The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu

Cool

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

Pretty good

Raw Power by The Stooges

Fine

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury by The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

Cool

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted by Ice Cube

Cool

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

Good

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds

Fine

Wonderful Rainbow by Lightning Bolt

Excellent

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

Very good

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo by MC Solaar

Cool

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

Good

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Excellent

Blur by Blur

Very good

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

Fine

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday

Nice

Debut by Björk

Very cool

Tago Mago by Can

Cool

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Great

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

Good

Dry by PJ Harvey

Fine

D by White Denim

Cool

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

Good

White Ladder by David Gray

Fine

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Alight

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents

Better than my initial expectations

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned by Liars

Cool

Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart

Pretty good

Brothers by The Black Keys

Good

Kimono My House by Sparks

Fine

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent

Pretty good

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

Good

Strange Cargo III by William Orbit

Pretty good

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds

Good

The Grand Tour by George Jones

Good

Vulnicura by Björk

Fine

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

Pretty good

Doolittle by Pixies

Good

The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan

Cool

A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite

Very good

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Brilliant

Night Life by Ray Price

Good

Superunknown by Soundgarden

Cool

The Coral by The Coral

Cool

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

Good

Rio by Duran Duran

Cool

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Fine. A bit nerdy

Kala by M.I.A.

Cool

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

Cool

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Very good

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

Very good

Whatever by Aimee Mann

Pretty good

Teen Dream by Beach House

Good

Revolver by Beatles

Very good

Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers

Cool

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

Good

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

Was actually pretty cool

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

Pretty good

When I Was Born For The 7th Time by Cornershop

Fine

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Cool

Stardust by Willie Nelson

Very nice

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

Good

1984 by Van Halen

Alright

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

Good

Atomizer by Big Black

Good

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Good

At Budokan by Cheap Trick

Pretty good

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Weird hearing a smiths album where I don’t know any cod the songs. Still good

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

Cool

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Good

Queen II by Queen

Good - a real album kind of album

The Score by Fugees

Cool

Liquid Swords by GZA

Great

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

Like, but nothing really grabbed me except I’ve Got You Under My Skin. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Beautiful Freak by Eels

Cool

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits

Very good

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

Cool

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

Cool

Youth And Young Manhood by Kings of Leon

Great

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Cool

Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills

Fine

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club

Cool

Eliminator by ZZ Top

Pretty cool

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

Real cool

Slipknot by Slipknot

Actually, fine

World Clique by Deee-Lite

Cool

Metallica by Metallica

Good

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies

Groovy

A Seat at the Table by Solange

Cool

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

Good, but I can’t get behind the violent wife killing tracks

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

Some absolute bangers. Lots of moody, muddy whatever. Overall good

Play by Moby

Very good

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Very cool

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

Moody. Heavy. Good

LP1 by FKA twigs

Cool. Probably too cool for me

Black Monk Time by The Monks

Yes, very cool

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 by George Michael

Cool, but kinda… soppy? I dunno, some of it was great, though.

Remedy by Basement Jaxx

Good

#1 Record by Big Star

Cool

Slayed? by Slade

Alright

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

Good

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Pretty cool

Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned

Cool

Fun House by The Stooges

Alright

Pieces Of The Sky by Emmylou Harris

Good

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

Cool

I See You by The xx

Fine

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

Pretty good

Dookie by Green Day

Really good

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics

Cool

21 by Adele

Good singer. Alright album

Fishscale by Ghostface Killah

Really cool

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen

Alright

McCartney by Paul McCartney

Ok

Throwing Muses by Throwing Muses

Real cool

Pelican West by Haircut 100

Pretty cool

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

Pretty cool

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Good

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Cool

The Last Broadcast by Doves

Very generic? But fine. Just anonymous

Talking Timbuktu by Ali Farka Touré

Ok, but didn’t connect with it

Duck Rock by Malcolm McLaren

Surprisingly good. I enjoyed this

Either Or by Elliott Smith

Cool

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

Great

The Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies

Very good

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega

Good

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

Alright

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

Very good

Survivor by Destiny's Child

Kicks off with a bunch of bangers, followed up with what feels like rom-com-ready r & b. Bit of a mixed bag, fine overall

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Great

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

Cool

London Calling by The Clash

Fantastic, I love this album

Good Old Boys by Randy Newman

Alright, especially with some context lol

Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley

Good

Entertainment by Gang Of Four

Good and cool

Closer by Joy Division

Good

Highly Evolved by The Vines

Surprisingly good. I expected something a lot less polished based on my memory of this band from when they came out

Hot Shots II by The Beta Band

Nondescript

The Stranger by Billy Joel

Wow. Packed with hits.

Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson

Great

Roots by Sepultura

Alright

Tank Battles by Dagmar Krause

Ha, unusual, interesting, I guess. Great voice

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris

Fine

Moss Side Story by Barry Adamson

Brilliant

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Great

Treasure by Cocteau Twins

Very good

Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta

Excellent

First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans

Very cool

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

Cool, kinda full on

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

Cool

Feast of Wire by Calexico

Good

Spiderland by Slint

Cool

The Man Who by Travis

Fine

Future Days by Can

Really cool

Amnesiac by Radiohead

Good. Radiohead good, which is to say, they do it all very well, but it doesn’t move me

Before And After Science by Brian Eno

Quite good

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

Good

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Cool

Second Toughest In The Infants by Underworld

Pretty good

The Idiot by Iggy Pop

Pretty great - much better than I expected

Blue by Joni Mitchell

Fine

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

Great voice

Groovin' by The Young Rascals

Pretty cool

Low-Life by New Order

Pretty good

Woodface by Crowded House

Better than I expected

A Northern Soul by The Verve

Good

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

Cool

Logical Progression by LTJ Bukem

Ambient

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

Fabtastic

Scum by Napalm Death

The kind of thing I could go to live and probably even enjoy, but does little for me otherwise

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey

Started slow but got better

Being There by Wilco

Great

Tidal by Fiona Apple

Pretty good

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Fine, but hard to get into the blues, when you don’t understand the stories, if there’s no funky instrumentalism. So some songs were great, some just the blues

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Great

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Cool

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

Alright

Celebrity Skin by Hole

Pretty cool

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds

Good

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers

This was really cool

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

Fine, if standard Stevie Wonder fare

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things

Pretty cool

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

Fine

Peggy Suicide by Julian Cope

Cool

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

Fine

School's Out by Alice Cooper

Surprisingly great. I would not have expected a concept album about leaving high school to be so musically interesting

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Beautiful, excellent and dreamy

Next by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Alright

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

Fine

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Cool

Hotel California by Eagles

God

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

Pretty good

Like Water For Chocolate by Common

Very cool

Take Me Apart by Kelela

Alright

The World is a Ghetto by War

Funky

Welcome to the Afterfuture by Mike Ladd

Not bad

Traffic by Traffic

Alright

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon

Fine, but does it do anything different to any other music from this time period?

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

Strong first half

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

Alright

Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto

Off to a great, but too long I think

Arrival by ABBA

Bland middle

Sound Affects by The Jam

Cool

The Blueprint by JAY Z

Cool

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

Great. First Bowie album that’s come up and I’ve been like “every song a banger”

Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams

It’s… fine. Pop music

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver

Great

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy

Good

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Pretty good

Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley

Pretty good

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Good

Heroes to Zeros by The Beta Band

Good

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

Great

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit

Haha, not my cup of tea, but I get why they were big

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Good

New Forms by Roni Size

Pretty cool

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

Good

Electric Prunes by The Electric Prunes

Cool

The Stooges by The Stooges

Good

Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex

Cool

Electric by The Cult

Good

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Cool

Close To You by Carpenters

Good

Cafe Bleu by The Style Council

Great

Clandestino by Manu Chao

Cooler than I expected

Nixon by Lambchop

Pretty good

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Excellent

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

Pretty good - definitely picked up in the second half

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

Pretty cool

It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison

Pretty cool for a live album

The Last Of The True Believers by Nanci Griffith

Pretty good

Thriller by Michael Jackson

Amazing. I never realized just how jam-packed Thriller was. No wonder it sold so well. Ended on the lowest note of the album for me, but that’s by the by

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Real cool

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Very cool

Garbage by Garbage

Surprisingly rad

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

Sounds like you’d describe jazz sounding like

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

Really cool

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

Some neat bits, but long-winded in that way only prog rock cane be at times

Post Orgasmic Chill by Skunk Anansie

Really cool. Surprised me

Winter In America by Gil Scott-Heron

Cool

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

Felt younger than I expected

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention

Great

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

Fine. Like a less cloying Joni Mitchell

Third by Soft Machine

Good, I guess

Crazysexycool by TLC

As great as I remember when I first bought it on CD

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black by Public Enemy

Very cool

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock

Fine, I guess. Funny to hear the remnants of his hip hop in there, and I get why it was so big at the time. Still don’t think I’m gonna be a fan of his work though

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

Good

OK by Talvin Singh

It was ok

Smokers Delight by Nightmares On Wax

Fine

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Really good

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

Pretty good

Another Green World by Brian Eno

Cool

Protection by Massive Attack

Alright

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Alright

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Timeless by Goldie

Alright

Soul Mining by The The

Excellent, actually

Manassas by Stephen Stills

Pretty good

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Excellent

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle by Bill Callahan

Pretty good

I Against I by Bad Brains

Fine

Tical by Method Man

Cool

Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian

Very good

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts by The Adverts

Cool

One World by John Martyn

Cool. Better than I was expecting

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

Alright. Better than I expected. Disappointed it didn’t have higher love

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon

Cool

Ctrl by SZA

Fine, but didn’t grab me

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

Excellent

Bubble And Scrape by Sebadoh

Pretty good

Konnichiwa by Skepta

Really cool

Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

I expected to enjoy this but it just didn’t work for me. I’m not sure it’s bad, but I’m not here for it

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Pretty enjoyable

Synchronicity by The Police

Pretty cool actually

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

This was pretty good, as live albums go. I actually felt like I would have enjoyed being there at times when listening to this

Rapture by Anita Baker

Good

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

Good

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Cool and good

Virgin Suicides by Air

Cool, ambient, feelings, space. What’s this move lie about? The future? Or the past? I’ll look it up

Medúlla by Björk

Good but not my jam

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Hmmm, I kinda couldn’t be bothered but it was really good, as ever with Elvis Costello I guess

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Good

Water From An Ancient Well by Abdullah Ibrahim

That’s jazz [jazz hands]! Fr tho, nondescript jazz as. Not bad, just my take

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground

Cool enough

With The Beatles by Beatles

Good, but feels less original than their later albums

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill

Cool

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Fantastic

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim by Frank Sinatra

Didn’t really enjoy this. Plain

Chore of Enchantment by Giant Sand

Got better and better

Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield

Alright

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

Excellent

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

Good

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Great

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

Cool

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

Fantastic

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley

Pretty good

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

Pretty good

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

Not as good as I’d hoped

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Cool

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Alright

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis

Pretty good

90 by 808 State

Pretty cool

Reign In Blood by Slayer

Pretty good

Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera

She’s no doubt a great singer, but that doesn’t really make this any more interesting

The Specials by The Specials

Much more my speed

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

Sounds like an art gallery

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy

Excellent

Chelsea Girl by Nico

Fine

Arular by M.I.A.

Cool

Don't Stand Me Down by Dexys Midnight Runners

Ok

Among The Living by Anthrax

Sick

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Good

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

Rad

Horses by Patti Smith

Good

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

Great

S&M by Metallica

Didn’t really add that much to the Metallica experience. Maybe better on DVD? Seems like a you had to be there thing, or one for the hardcore fans

Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues

Excellent

Live Through This by Hole

Pretty cool

So by Peter Gabriel

A bit too 80s big pop for me

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

Very good

Suicide by Suicide

Really good

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams

Fantastic

Call of the Valley by Shivkumar Sharma

Ok

Guero by Beck

Excellent

Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.

Alright

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

Great. Forgot how much I enjoy this album

Lam Toro by Baaba Maal

Pretty cool

Shalimar by Rahul Dev Burman

Cool

Sulk by The Associates

Alright. Faded

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio

Really good

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche by Koffi Olomide

Pretty cool and funky

Olympia 64 by Jacques Brel

Does nothing for me

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners

Surprisingly good as always with these guys

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

Great. What a debut

So Much For The City by The Thrills

Really nice

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

Really nice

Wild Gift by X

Excellent

The Libertines by The Libertines

Excellent. Don’t realise it at the time in the shadow of the first album

Shadowland by k.d. lang

Pretty good

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

A surprise. Quite good

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

Cool

Warehouse: Songs And Stories by Hüsker Dü

Good, but probably longer than it needed to be

Southern Rock Opera by Drive-By Truckers

Cool, rockier than I expected

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

Funky. Cool

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Good, not amazing

Harvest by Neil Young

Great

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Great

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti

One or two ok tracks, but mostly bland

Dub Housing by Pere Ubu

Surprising. Great

Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento

Cool, rockier than I expected

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Fantastic. Such a tight band

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads

Cool

New York Dolls by New York Dolls

Cool. I enjoyed it.

Talk Talk Talk by The Psychedelic Furs

Cool

L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods

Alright

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

Good, but kinda Pet Sounds for the 2000s

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

Life’s what you make it bangs. The rest is kind of meg

In Utero by Nirvana

Brilliant

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

Fantastic. Still one of my favourites

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Excellent

Justified by Justin Timberlake

More mature than I expected. Some bangers

Let It Be by The Replacements

Cool

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

Pretty cool

Django Django by Django Django

Really cool

Faust IV by Faust

Good

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys

Fine, but not particularly more memorable than anything else of this age

Basket of Light by Pentangle

Fine if bland

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

Great

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

Ok. Bit slow

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Cool in that new wave way

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

Maybe the first live album where the e thought I wish I’d been there

Broken English by Marianne Faithfull

Cool

Pornography by The Cure

Cool

Make Yourself by Incubus

Alright

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

Man, I used smash this album, now I remember why. So good

Hysteria by Def Leppard

Cool, in a certain kind of way

Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall

Cool

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

Pretty good

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Cool

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt

Alright

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

Ok

In Our Heads by Hot Chip

Fuck, these guys are geniuses

Untitled (Black Is) by SAULT

Pretty good

Hejira by Joni Mitchell

Fine, but something about Joni Mitchell just doesn’t connect with me

Orbital 2 by Orbital

Really cool

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

Cool, but intense

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

Thought I wouldn’t like this, but it’s rad

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes

Pretty cool

Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart

Fine

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Alright

O.G. Original Gangster by Ice T

Cool

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Some of this is really thoughtful and mature. Some of it feels like it was written by horny teenagers. Confusing

Destroyer by KISS

Alright. Better than I expected

Bummed by Happy Mondays

Alright. No standout tracks for me though

C'est Chic by CHIC

Funky

Cut by The Slits

Alright

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye

Pretty good

Connected by Stereo MC's

Rad

Devotional Songs by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Alright

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

A favorite

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Thoroughly enjoyed this

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Great

Solid Air by John Martyn

Good

Peter Gabriel 3 by Peter Gabriel

Fine

Sheet Music by 10cc

I mostly didnt enjoy this

Bad Company by Bad Company

Cool

Maxinquaye by Tricky

Cool, chill

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne

Good

Elephant Mountain by The Youngbloods

Good

Lost Souls by Doves

Pretty good

Signing Off by UB40

Good

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

Pretty good

Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star

Fine

Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement

Great

Headquarters by The Monkees

Did not expect much, but this was pretty great

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

Great

Guitar Town by Steve Earle

Good

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

Pretty cool

Playing With Fire by Spacemen 3

Pretty good

Paris 1919 by John Cale

Good

The Wall by Pink Floyd

Pretty good

Want One by Rufus Wainwright

Great energy

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

Very forward thinking

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg

Pretty good

Let's Get Killed by David Holmes

Good

The La's by The La's

Alright

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

Alright

OK Computer by Radiohead

Ok, so it is really good actually

Born To Be With You by Dion

Pretty good

Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera

Pretty cool

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

Smooth

En-Tact by The Shamen

Good

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth

Good

The Undertones by The Undertones

Cool

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club

Excellent

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

Pretty mean

Drunk by Thundercat

Smooth

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Good