1001 Albums Summary

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

The Stooges by The Stooges

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

The Doors by The Doors

Meh

Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta

A little too emo-experimental for my taste

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

Treasure by Cocteau Twins

Enya mixed with Metric and produced in the 80s

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

Suede by Suede

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson

Too folk for me

Come Find Yourself by Fun Lovin' Criminals

First 2 or 3 tracks are "OK, cool. I can dig this". The 5th track (Smoke em) has a sample of some bell or tone that repeats incessantly through the entire song. After that I just couldn't get past the repetitive nature of the rest of the album. Good to have a song or two mixed in on a playlist but I can't do a whole album

Scott 4 by Scott Walker

Cross by Justice

Pump by Aerosmith

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd

Very "experimental 60's"

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers

Black Metal by Venom

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

I get why people like him and can appreciate the music but his iconic voice is a bit much after an hour straight. The music changes but every song the vocals sound too similar

Entertainment by Gang Of Four

I can hear a lot of modern bands in this. Sounds like they would fit in with any time period between 1980 and 2000. Heavy Clash vibes

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

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl

White Light by Gene Clark

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Good ol' Johnny

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Parklife by Blur

Bone Machine by Tom Waits

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

Bluesy, bluegrass elements. Easy to listen to

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

Achtung Baby by U2

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

I just don't get it. This is her second album I've come across on the 1001 list and I'm only about 40 albums deep. Just don't see the appeal. Not terrible but I certainly wouldn't label them as "must listens"

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Blur by Blur

Street Life by The Crusaders

Ten by Pearl Jam

New York Dolls by New York Dolls

High Violet by The National

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub

Pixies meets Sonic Youth

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

The Band by The Band

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Remedy by Basement Jaxx

American Idiot by Green Day

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

Scott 2 by Scott Walker

Lyrics on this are surprisingly graphic for 1968. Still unsure why he has a second album on this list

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 by George Michael

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Suicide by Suicide

Avante garde from the 70s. Just not for me

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

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

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

60+ years of great music to choose from with many, many studio albums and they pick a live album from the 60's that sounds like it was recorded by some guy holding a microphone stageside

Duck Rock by Malcolm McLaren

Broad spectrum of genres crammed onto a single album. Somehow works

Destroy Rock & Roll by Mylo

I listen to them and try but it's hard to take another hour plus album of electronica. I have no doubt that it reaches some. Just not me

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Attempting to listen while placing myself in the era makes a difference. Flutes must have been all the rage back then

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

S&M by Metallica

I'm a big Metallica fan but was skeptical of a live album. The accompanying orchestra suits it surprisingly well

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

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

Every song has this sound in the background that I can only describe as a pigeon cooing or maybe "underwater" bubbling. I suppose it was the 60's and everyone was experimenting with new sounds and formulas but this one got annoying REALLY quickly. Unfortunately, once heard I couldn't concentrate on anything else

The La's by The La's

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Hunting High And Low by a-ha

Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

A couple catchy tracks (the last three) but no real head turners

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

The Joshua Tree by U2

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

Meh

Bad by Michael Jackson

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

Garbage by Garbage

The Only Ones by The Only Ones

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band

Dust by Screaming Trees

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream

The Blueprint by JAY Z

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

First one I've given a single star. This was bad

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

Interesting concept

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

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Fucking Beach Boys....

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

The Renaissance by Q-Tip

British Steel by Judas Priest

Risque by CHIC

Apparently I just have a soft spot for 70's disco/funk

Queen Of Denmark by John Grant

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

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying Burrito Brothers

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

The Stranger by Billy Joel

Live At Leeds by The Who

Cafe Bleu by The Style Council

Strange progression from jazzy piano blues to proto-hiphop about halfway through the album. Not sorry I listened but could take it or leave it

The Bends by Radiohead

25 by Adele

Good enough for background music but I honestly don't see what the big deal was. Certainly not worthy of a cultural phenomenon spanning years and years

The Cars by The Cars

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

Winter In America by Gil Scott-Heron

Kid A by Radiohead

Kenza by Khaled

No clue. Not on Spotify

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Likely an unpopular opinion but I can't be the only one who thinks if you've heard one Bob Marley song you've heard them all. Nothing against the man and the music but it seems to me you could probably take two or three songs from any album in his discography and unless you know the words to sing along wouldn't be able to tell the difference

Chelsea Girl by Nico

I really try but most of the time can't power through these experimental albums from the 60's

Good Old Boys by Randy Newman

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Synchronicity by The Police

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

Clandestino by Manu Chao

Roger the Engineer by The Yardbirds

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive by Merle Haggard

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

Boston by Boston

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

Another Bob Dylan album. See my previous description

Connected by Stereo MC's

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis

Blackstar by David Bowie

Mask by Bauhaus

Killing Joke

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

On album #141 and already at Dylan #3 ffs

Sex Packets by Digital Underground

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

In It For The Money by Supergrass

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

Surprisingly enjoyable

The Specials by The Specials

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield

On The Beach by Neil Young

Not on Spotify

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Not on Spotify

Ace of Spades by Motörhead

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Atomizer by Big Black

Not on Spotify

London Calling by The Clash

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

Zombie by Fela Kuti

An hour long album with only four tracks. If improvisational jazz is your thing look no further

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis

Night Life by Ray Price

Songs about drinking too much and fighting with your "best girl"

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo by MC Solaar

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Pretenders by Pretenders

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Dirt by Alice In Chains

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

Pink Flag by Wire

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Pornography by The Cure

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

The Idiot by Iggy Pop

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

Play by Moby

Solid Air by John Martyn

Horses by Patti Smith

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Street Signs by Ozomatli

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

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Woodface by Crowded House

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Tellin’ Stories by The Charlatans

If you like Oasis then you'll like Charlatans

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

Kala by M.I.A.

Savane by Ali Farka Touré

Surprised by this one

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Funeral by Arcade Fire

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

I'm sure it's for someone. Just not me

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches by Happy Mondays

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

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

Copper Blue by Sugar

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba

Face to Face by The Kinks

Sound Affects by The Jam

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics

Here Are the Sonics by The Sonics

World Clique by Deee-Lite

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

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

The Rise & Fall by Madness

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

New Wave by The Auteurs

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

Bad Company by Bad Company

Me Against The World by 2Pac

Live Through This by Hole

A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren

Darkdancer by Les Rythmes Digitales

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

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

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds

Low by David Bowie

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Van Halen by Van Halen

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

Rio by Duran Duran

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

I just don't see the big deal

Hejira by Joni Mitchell

Not on Spotify and I'm not hunting it down

2112 by Rush

Dummy by Portishead

Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted by Ice Cube

Gris Gris by Dr. John

Nighthawks At The Diner by Tom Waits

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

C'est Chic by CHIC

Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp

Who's Next by The Who

Nevermind by Nirvana

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

Stardust by Willie Nelson

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

Elastica by Elastica

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

Rubber Soul by Beatles

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers

Heroes by David Bowie

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan

In Our Heads by Hot Chip

John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Vespertine by Björk

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees

All Mod Cons by The Jam

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

Doolittle by Pixies

Future Days by Can

40 minutes on 4 songs

Untitled (Black Is) by SAULT

First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

So by Peter Gabriel

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy

Enjoyed this more than expected

Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear

One reggae album is as good as the next

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch

Some of the songs are a little long winded but overall not bad

Odelay by Beck

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

Warehouse: Songs And Stories by Hüsker Dü

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu

Not bad but a little longer than necessary at times. Reminds me of Local H

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

Removed from Spotify

Transformer by Lou Reed

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

#1 Record by Big Star

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

Damaged by Black Flag

Debut by Björk

Harvest by Neil Young

No longer on Spotify

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Water From An Ancient Well by Abdullah Ibrahim

Younger Than Yesterday by The Byrds

Smash by The Offspring

Teen Dream by Beach House

Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

It isn't bad but does anyone REALLY need multiple +7 minute songs on one electronic album?

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti

Enjoyed it more than I thought I would. 80s synth-pop at its finest

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

Interesting

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Truth by Jeff Beck

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

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

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

Trio by Dolly Parton

Just what I needed after Linkin Park and Black Sabbath

Moving Pictures by Rush

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg

I made it through the first disc of a two disc album. I tried but just couldn't do it

I Should Coco by Supergrass

Arular by M.I.A.

The Yes Album by Yes

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

Enjoyed it more than the last Nick Cave album that was suggested but at almost an hour and a half it seemed a little long at times

The Healer by John Lee Hooker

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Peter Gabriel 3 by Peter Gabriel

Moon Safari by Air

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

Melodrama by Lorde

Enjoyed it more than I expected

Shadowland by k.d. lang

The first couple tracks start off strong but it quickly declines around #6 or 7.

Destroyer by KISS

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

Brothers by The Black Keys

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

Moody and near "spoken word". I just don't see the fascination

With The Beatles by Beatles

New Forms by Roni Size

Yet another D&B album that I "must" listen to

Guero by Beck

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Violator by Depeche Mode

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Bossanova by Pixies

Machine Head by Deep Purple

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

Repeater by Fugazi

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

Like A Prayer by Madonna

Beautiful Freak by Eels

21 by Adele

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

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

All Directions by The Temptations

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

I know he's supposed to be the man and all but F-me some of these songs drag by

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers

The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan

Lazer Guided Melodies by Spiritualized

A lot of whispering and soft singing like it was building to something. I kept waiting for something to happen....

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

Fly Or Die by N.E.R.D

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

Metallica by Metallica

Vauxhall And I by Morrissey

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Young Americans by David Bowie

Want One by Rufus Wainwright