1001 Albums Summary

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Not available on Amazon music

Live At Leeds by The Who

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

Meh.

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction

461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Wild Gift by X

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

3 good tracks?

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

The Wall by Pink Floyd

Ten by Pearl Jam

The Contino Sessions by Death In Vegas

The Infotainment Scan by The Fall

Clangy

Protection by Massive Attack

3 good tracks

Pornography by The Cure

Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall

The Predator by Ice Cube

GREY Area by Little Simz

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

The Rising by Bruce Springsteen

Seriously dull

Blue by Joni Mitchell

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Here Are the Sonics by The Sonics

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

2112 by Rush

Really poor

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

Stonking

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

Lam Toro by Baaba Maal

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

It would be 5 if it wasn’t for the annoying horn pipe at the end.

Odelay by Beck

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Scum by Napalm Death

Uniformly rubbish

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

I quite enjoyed it. The updated hd version was poor though.

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

L.A. Woman by The Doors

Take Me Apart by Kelela

Mostly harmless

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

Killing Joke by Killing Joke

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Pink Flag by Wire

Shaft by Isaac Hayes

Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Southern Rock Opera by Drive-By Truckers

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream

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

Very samey

Illmatic by Nas

Smile by Brian Wilson

A Short Album About Love by The Divine Comedy

Zombie by Fela Kuti

The Real Thing by Faith No More

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

Fragile by Yes

Mainly self indulgent noodling

The Who Sell Out by The Who

Soul Mining by The The

Very much of its time.

Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues

Very much of its time.

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Very much of its time.

Actually by Pet Shop Boys

Very much of its time.

16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy

Broken English by Marianne Faithfull

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

Playing With Fire by Spacemen 3

I don’t know what the right drug to pair with this is, but it doesn’t seem to be coffee.

First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans

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

Scott 4 by Scott Walker

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

Close To The Edge by Yes

Less self involved noodling than in some of the other yes albums.

Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers

Atomizer by Big Black

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Skylarking by XTC

The Specials by The Specials

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

Tommy by The Who

Superunknown by Soundgarden

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

xx by The xx

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

One World by John Martyn

An adorable dreamy piece of work. This was my 110th on this, and I loved every moment of it. 5 stars because there aren’t 6.

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

Good Old Boys by Randy Newman

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

Winter In America by Gil Scott-Heron

The Sounds Of India by Ravi Shankar

The commentary needed to be more detailed or nonexistent.

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

Follow The Leader by Korn

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

All Directions by The Temptations

Shalimar by Rahul Dev Burman

Rip It Up by Orange Juice

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

This is like a selection of songs from a musical that nobody can quite remember the story of.

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

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

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

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite by Maxwell

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

Phrenology by The Roots

The Poet by Bobby Womack

Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys

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

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics

Low by David Bowie

Caetano Veloso by Caetano Veloso

With The Beatles by Beatles

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Stankonia by OutKast

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

Future Days by Can

Bad Company by Bad Company

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

Haunted Dancehall by The Sabres Of Paradise

The Bends by Radiohead

Black Metal by Venom

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento

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

Call of the Valley by Shivkumar Sharma

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Boston by Boston

Truth by Jeff Beck

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

Snivilisation by Orbital

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

Warehouse: Songs And Stories by Hüsker Dü

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

When you havnt listened to it for a few years it is stunning how good this is.

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

I See A Darkness by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg

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

Vivid by Living Colour

Eagles by Eagles

A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren

A chaotic mess, but occasionally brilliant

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde by The Pharcyde

Forever Changes by Love

You could listen to this without knowing and say “aha 1967”.

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

The Undertones by The Undertones

World Clique by Deee-Lite

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

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

The Joshua Tree by U2

Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

Truly the past is a foreign country - what we’re they thinking?

Kenya by Machito

One Nation Under A Groove by Funkadelic

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Blimey.

Dance Mania by Tito Puente

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Tapestry by Carole King

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

Debut by Björk

C'est Chic by CHIC

In Utero by Nirvana

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Close To You by Carpenters

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

Very by Pet Shop Boys

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

It’s great !

Kala by M.I.A.

It’s great !

Achtung Baby by U2

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

It starts off well, but the tracks become very samey.

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Out of Step by Minor Threat

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

Fishscale by Ghostface Killah

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

Abbey Road by Beatles

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners

Queen Of Denmark by John Grant

Sea Change by Beck

Blood And Chocolate by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Another Green World by Brian Eno

Moby Grape by Moby Grape

Either Or by Elliott Smith

Two Dancers by Wild Beasts

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

A Northern Soul by The Verve

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

Moon Safari by Air

Smokers Delight by Nightmares On Wax

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

Elephant by The White Stripes

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

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic

The Nightfly by Donald Fagen

The Cars by The Cars

Odessa by Bee Gees

Well this easily ranks as equal to the worst thing I’ve had. I’m not going to listen twice, otherwise my streaming service will think I like it. The ones that weren’t terrible all sounded the same. And the lyrics, don’t really reflect attitudes of modern society. It’s a one because there isn’t a zero stars. Why isn’t there a zero stars ?

Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts by The Adverts

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

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams

Machine Head by Deep Purple

Stardust by Willie Nelson

American Pie by Don McLean

Dry by PJ Harvey

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

Pretenders by Pretenders

Country Life by Roxy Music

Faith by George Michael

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

Bad by Michael Jackson

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

Rapture by Anita Baker

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

The Last Broadcast by Doves

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Transformer by Lou Reed

All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

LP1 by FKA twigs

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

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

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

Slipknot by Slipknot

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre

Your New Favourite Band by The Hives

Imagine by John Lennon

Rio by Duran Duran

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla

Be by Common

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

Diamond Life by Sade

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout

Arrival by ABBA

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

Sheet Music by 10cc

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

Van Halen by Van Halen

Violator by Depeche Mode

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

1984 by Van Halen

Technique by New Order

Eliminator by ZZ Top

White Light by Gene Clark

Rubber Soul by Beatles

Roger the Engineer by The Yardbirds

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

Picture Book by Simply Red

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Sound Affects by The Jam

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Before And After Science by Brian Eno

Done By The Forces Of Nature by Jungle Brothers

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

Doolittle by Pixies

O.G. Original Gangster by Ice T

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

Raw Power by The Stooges

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury by The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

Marquee Moon by Television

Hejira by Joni Mitchell

Junkyard by The Birthday Party

Last album you say ?

Parachutes by Coldplay

Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

Pyromania by Def Leppard

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Face to Face by The Kinks

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

Homework by Daft Punk

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers

m b v by My Bloody Valentine

Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley

The College Dropout by Kanye West

With how much Mr West has been in the news recently I approached this with some apprehension. So I’m pleased to report that although there were some very good bits much of the music was average with a tendency to being disjointed and derivative. The lyrics were uncomfortable with a strong flavour of personal victimhood and conspiracy thinking.

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

Queen II by Queen

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

Trio by Dolly Parton

Hms Fable by Shack

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

Kid A by Radiohead

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Pelican West by Haircut 100

Heroes by David Bowie

Roots by Sepultura

Play by Moby

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Duck Rock by Malcolm McLaren

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

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

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches by Happy Mondays

Groovin' by The Young Rascals

Rust In Peace by Megadeth

I Should Coco by Supergrass

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Different Class by Pulp

Eternally Yours by The Saints

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Made In Japan by Deep Purple

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

What a piece of work. Every track is astonishing but with Rock &Roll as an unbelievably exuberant joyful, deceptively simple but as intricate as a Swiss watch stand out.

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

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

It’s obligatory to dance to the last track, and then say - “you’re a wizard ‘arry”

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

Is This It by The Strokes

The Healer by John Lee Hooker

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

Triangle by The Beau Brummels

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

Our Aim Is To Satisfy by Red Snapper

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Hysteria by Def Leppard

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things

Parklife by Blur

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

São Paulo Confessions by Suba

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

I already owned this having bought it on a road trip in the states. I thought it was tragically hilarious then, and tragically misogynistically hilarious now.

Moving Pictures by Rush

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

No Other by Gene Clark

Welcome to the Afterfuture by Mike Ladd

Scream, Dracula, Scream by Rocket From The Crypt

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg

Jack Takes the Floor by Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black by Public Enemy

Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers

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

Low-Life by New Order

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

So green onions is great - full of verve and excitement, but after that it’s just flat as though it’s different people entirely.

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by The Incredible String Band

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

Honky Tonk Heroes by Waylon Jennings

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

New York Dolls by New York Dolls

Opus Dei by Laibach

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age

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

Alongside other examples of the genre from the same time, this sounds like a parody - the music is repetitive and dull, the lyrics vacuous, and the posturing just designed to appeal to early teenage boys.. As things turned out, the ‘don’t give up the day job’ advice was unnecessary.

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen

My Generation by The Who

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads

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

Go Girl Crazy by The Dictators

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel

Dear Science by TV On The Radio

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

At Budokan by Cheap Trick

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz

Bossanova by Pixies

GI by Germs

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

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

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Brothers by The Black Keys

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

Hypnotised by The Undertones

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

Vespertine by Björk

School's Out by Alice Cooper

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

Bubble And Scrape by Sebadoh

The Doors by The Doors

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

The United States Of America by The United States Of America

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche by Koffi Olomide

Dookie by Green Day

Basket of Light by Pentangle

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

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

All Hail the Queen by Queen Latifah

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 by George Michael

A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets

This is clever, thought provoking, sometimes funny and spot on with its idiomatic English (from 2004). I admire it, and I hate it.

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

On The Beach by Neil Young

Dirt by Alice In Chains

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch

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

Solid Air by John Martyn

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent

Rocks by Aerosmith

Viva Hate by Morrissey

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

The White Album by Beatles

The World is a Ghetto by War

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Blackstar by David Bowie

90 by 808 State

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals

Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

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

Peggy Suicide by Julian Cope

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

1977 by Ash

Dirty by Sonic Youth

Green by R.E.M.

Throwing Muses by Throwing Muses

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

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Smash by The Offspring

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

Live! by Fela Kuti

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned by Liars

Destroyer by KISS

Nowhere by Ride

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

Moondance by Van Morrison

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne

Django Django by Django Django

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crow

The Bones Of What You Believe by CHVRCHES

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

evermore by Taylor Swift

Murmur by R.E.M.

Signing Off by UB40

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba

This was going really well, until the second half of the album which just felt like it was there because they’d run out of material.

Survivor by Destiny's Child

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

Planet Rock: The Album by Afrika Bambaataa

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill

Who's Next by The Who

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

#1 Record by Big Star

Kollaps by Einstürzende Neubauten

High Violet by The National

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

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

Selling England By The Pound by Genesis

I admit my eyes rolled when I saw this - but it’s a delight.

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth

The Next Day by David Bowie

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

OK Computer by Radiohead

Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal

The Clash by The Clash

The Only Ones by The Only Ones

Songs The Lord Taught Us by The Cramps

Gold by Ryan Adams

Live Through This by Hole

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle by Bill Callahan

Remedy by Basement Jaxx

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

The Rise & Fall by Madness

Medúlla by Björk

Elephant Mountain by The Youngbloods

Savane by Ali Farka Touré

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian

Roxy Music by Roxy Music

The Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys

It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison

Damaged by Black Flag

Penance Soiree by The Icarus Line

Cross by Justice

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

Revolver by Beatles

Funeral by Arcade Fire

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Treasure by Cocteau Twins

Guitar Town by Steve Earle

War by U2

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Graceland by Paul Simon

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis

Ace of Spades by Motörhead

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu

The Last Of The True Believers by Nanci Griffith

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits

Talk Talk Talk by The Psychedelic Furs

Repeater by Fugazi

Fly Or Die by N.E.R.D

Ragged Glory by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

Blur by Blur

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

Suede by Suede

Fun House by The Stooges

Dub Housing by Pere Ubu

The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

Group Sex by Circle Jerks

Sail Away by Randy Newman

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners

The Yes Album by Yes

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

Vento De Maio by Elis Regina

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club

Arise by Sepultura

The Renaissance by Q-Tip

Highly Evolved by The Vines

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson

So Much For The City by The Thrills

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Next by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Chelsea Girl by Nico

Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.

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

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

Me Against The World by 2Pac

The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies

That was an unexpected burst of joy.

The Idiot by Iggy Pop

That was an unexpected burst of joy.

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

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

Gris Gris by Dr. John

Tank Battles by Dagmar Krause

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Make Yourself by Incubus

Pictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks

The Score by Fugees

25 by Adele

Moss Side Story by Barry Adamson

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

Bummed by Happy Mondays

Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

Wild Wood by Paul Weller

Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley

Tical by Method Man

There’s been some really good hip hop come up on this list, but, this really isn’t one of those. It’s dreary, unimaginative, posturing. It’s like the death metal equivalent of rap, more for effect than for music. And like death metal I expect this to be mainly popular with 15 year old boys. And why do only women get to sing ? Why aren’t males allowed to sing ?

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets

Don't Stand Me Down by Dexys Midnight Runners

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim by Frank Sinatra

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

Tellin’ Stories by The Charlatans

Garbage by Garbage

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon

Da Capo by Love

Closer by Joy Division

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

Berlin by Lou Reed

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club

Let's Get Killed by David Holmes

Sister by Sonic Youth

The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

Synchronicity by The Police

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

Hotel California by Eagles

Manassas by Stephen Stills

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

What's That Noise? by Coldcut

Feast of Wire by Calexico

Kenza by Khaled

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab

California by American Music Club

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega

British Steel by Judas Priest

Whatever by Aimee Mann

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

A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite

Vauxhall And I by Morrissey

Just being very clear that giving 1992 Morrissey 5 stars in no way condones 2023 Morrissey. I wonder if he can remember the person that produced this charming, knowing, clever album ?

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon

Honky Tonk Masquerade by Joe Ely

Celebrity Skin by Hole

The Stooges by The Stooges

McCartney by Paul McCartney

Risque by CHIC

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson

American Idiot by Green Day

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

The Libertines by The Libertines

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith

Clandestino by Manu Chao

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile

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

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants

Palo Congo by Sabu

Darkdancer by Les Rythmes Digitales

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

Leftism by Leftfield

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Dust by Screaming Trees

All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2

21 by Adele

Abraxas by Santana

John Prine by John Prine

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Destroy Rock & Roll by Mylo

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

The music follows a straightforward formula, which isn’t a problem - that’s the same for the rap and the metal. And within that the songs are really good. It’s the lack of agency that the women have in the songs that troubles me, nearly always the victim and never in control. If you want to understand why feminism was necessary, then listen to this.

Quiet Life by Japan

Elastica by Elastica

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley

American Gothic by David Ackles

Night Life by Ray Price

Real Life by Magazine

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Truth And Soul by Fishbone

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys

When I Was Born For The 7th Time by Cornershop

Brimful of asha is obviously stunning, but most of the rest is pretty innocuous.

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

Aja by Steely Dan

New Wave by The Auteurs

Like A Prayer by Madonna

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit

I started off by giving this the benefit of the doubt, but the sheer awfulness of this just overwhelmed me. What were they thinking ?

Spiderland by Slint

Chore of Enchantment by Giant Sand

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Microshift by Hookworms

Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise

Copper Blue by Sugar

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes

Sex Packets by Digital Underground

Station To Station by David Bowie

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

Untitled (Black Is) by SAULT

Mask by Bauhaus

Second Toughest In The Infants by Underworld

Pump by Aerosmith

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio

The Visitors by ABBA

Sunshine Hit Me by The Bees

Live / Dead by Grateful Dead

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey

Being There by Wilco

Lazer Guided Melodies by Spiritualized

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

Dummy by Portishead

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

Document by R.E.M.

Public Image: First Issue by Public Image Ltd.

Connected by Stereo MC's

Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying Burrito Brothers

Street Signs by Ozomatli

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

Arular by M.I.A.

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

London Calling by The Clash

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

Back In Black by AC/DC

Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp

Orbital 2 by Orbital

Liquid Swords by GZA

This is what you would get from a clockwork rap album producing machine - it is completely predictable, dull and includes the obligatory fly on the wall segment in the middle which explodes into argument and threats to show how authentic they are - exactly as every other rap album of the era does.

Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai

I See You by The xx

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

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

Olympia 64 by Jacques Brel

A Seat at the Table by Solange

The Stranger by Billy Joel

S&M by Metallica

Overwrought and overlong.

The Blueprint by JAY Z

Black Monk Time by The Monks

Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto

Ctrl by SZA

New Forms by Roni Size

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

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

The White Room by The KLF

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Virgin Suicides by Air

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Joan Baez by Joan Baez

Dog Man Star by Suede

Talking Timbuktu by Ali Farka Touré

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney

OK by Talvin Singh

Headquarters by The Monkees

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Among The Living by Anthrax

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

If I Could Only Remember My Name by David Crosby

Scott 2 by Scott Walker

Faust IV by Faust

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

Thriller by Michael Jackson

Fear and Whiskey by Mekons

Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera

Nixon by Lambchop

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers

Cafe Bleu by The Style Council

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

Instantly forgettable.

Let It Be by The Replacements

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

NEU! 75 by Neu!

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

There's No Place Like America Today by Curtis Mayfield

Guero by Beck

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted by Ice Cube

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Heavy Weather by Weather Report

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson

Mott by Mott The Hoople

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

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye

All Mod Cons by The Jam

Ramones by Ramones

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Yeezus by Kanye West

Punishing Kiss by Ute Lemper

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Fromohio by fIREHOSE

Melodrama by Lorde

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) by Motörhead

Your Arsenal by Morrissey

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus by Spirit

1989 by Taylor Swift

Wonderful Rainbow by Lightning Bolt

Ys by Joanna Newsom

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

Sincere by Mj Cole

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

Paris 1919 by John Cale

Slayed? by Slade

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

The Slider by T. Rex

Traffic by Traffic

Casanova by The Divine Comedy

Hot Shots II by The Beta Band

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Calenture by The Triffids

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

This Is Hardcore by Pulp

Amnesiac by Radiohead

This Nation’s Saving Grace by The Fall

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Purple Rain by Prince

Metallica by Metallica

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black

Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Tidal by Fiona Apple

Devotional Songs by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Sulk by The Associates

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

So by Peter Gabriel

Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Movies by Holger Czukay

Tago Mago by Can

Bone Machine by Tom Waits

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

Ingenue by k.d. lang

The Coral by The Coral

Come Find Yourself by Fun Lovin' Criminals

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Woodface by Crowded House

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

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

Heroes to Zeros by The Beta Band

Lost Souls by Doves

Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

Konnichiwa by Skepta

This was so formulaic it even includes the obligatory recorded phone call that ends in an argument.

Hunting High And Low by a-ha

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye

Street Life by The Crusaders

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

There’s a lot of reviews on here saying how generic this is - but that’s because after this came out everyone wanted to sound like this. John Mayall sadly died a few weeks ago but his influence in reimagining and popularising blues music was immense. And this album is great. Sadly, Eric Clapton is a jerk in real life.

Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement

Nevermind by Nirvana

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

Space Ritual by Hawkwind

By happy coincidence we saw these live just a week ago at Rock City. That show was great, and this album in its exuberance and energy is great also.

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Want One by Rufus Wainwright

Disintegration by The Cure

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

I Against I by Bad Brains

Justified by Justin Timberlake

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Myths Of The Near Future by Klaxons

Harvest by Neil Young

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

Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

Strange Cargo III by William Orbit

Horses by Patti Smith

Only By The Night by Kings of Leon

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey

Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Post Orgasmic Chill by Skunk Anansie

Third by Soft Machine

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

I’ve got this sudden urge to buy a Filofax and get on the property ladder.

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Shadowland by k.d. lang

Pieces Of The Sky by Emmylou Harris

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

Cut by The Slits

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds

Chris by Christine and the Queens

Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned

Permission to Land by The Darkness

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

Dare! by The Human League

Peter Gabriel 3 by Peter Gabriel

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

Young Americans by David Bowie

Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Rey

In It For The Money by Supergrass

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Parallel Lines by Blondie

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

White Ladder by David Gray

The Band by The Band

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo by MC Solaar

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

Goo by Sonic Youth

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer

The La's by The La's

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

Logical Progression by LTJ Bukem

Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills

Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers

Kimono My House by Sparks

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

Third by Portishead

Crazysexycool by TLC

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

Drunk by Thundercat

Like Water For Chocolate by Common

Born To Be With You by Dion

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday

Trafalgar by Bee Gees

Club Classics Vol. One by Soul II Soul

Electric Prunes by The Electric Prunes

The Grand Tour by George Jones

So if you had a clockwork country and western style album making machine this is just what it would produce. It’s unadventurous, predictable, mawkish and mildly misogynistic. It’s not bad, but instantly forgettable, and if it committed a crime you’d never pick it out of a line up.

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu

More Specials by The Specials

Electric by The Cult

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

BEYONCÉ by Beyoncé

It feels very corporate- a brief worked out by a marketing team and then passed on for product production.

Beautiful Freak by Eels

Infected by The The

Shleep by Robert Wyatt

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor

Vulnicura by Björk

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

En-Tact by The Shamen

Timeless by Goldie

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive by Merle Haggard

Music by Madonna

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

D by White Denim

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Blunderbuss by Jack White

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents

In Our Heads by Hot Chip

Maxinquaye by Tricky

Suicide by Suicide

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

Teen Dream by Beach House

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

1999 by Prince

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

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

Younger Than Yesterday by The Byrds

Nighthawks At The Diner by Tom Waits

Stripped by Christina Aguilera

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

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

Dr. Octagonecologyst by Dr. Octagon

Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott

Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch

Reign In Blood by Slayer

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

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

Ray Of Light by Madonna

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees

The Man Who by Travis

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

Youth And Young Manhood by Kings of Leon

Entertainment by Gang Of Four

Water From An Ancient Well by Abdullah Ibrahim