1001 Albums Summary

The College Dropout by Kanye West

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

Boston by Boston

Me Against The World by 2Pac

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

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black by Public Enemy

The Real Thing by Faith No More

Calenture by The Triffids

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr

Murmur by R.E.M.

Ctrl by SZA

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy

Blood And Chocolate by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen

Shalimar by Rahul Dev Burman

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band

Tago Mago by Can

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Solid Air by John Martyn

Play by Moby

Marquee Moon by Television

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Cross by Justice

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo by MC Solaar

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver

Fishscale by Ghostface Killah

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

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

Debut by Björk

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans

Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Rey

Rust In Peace by Megadeth

Garbage by Garbage

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

The Joshua Tree by U2

Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex

No Other by Gene Clark

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

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

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

Younger Than Yesterday by The Byrds

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

Vento De Maio by Elis Regina

Arrival by ABBA

Zombie by Fela Kuti

Who's Next by The Who

Blur by Blur

School's Out by Alice Cooper

The Clash by The Clash

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

Wild Wood by Paul Weller

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley

Treasure by Cocteau Twins

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

Fear and Whiskey by Mekons

S&M by Metallica

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Rocks by Aerosmith

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts by The Adverts

American Idiot by Green Day

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners

Untitled (Black Is) by SAULT

Pelican West by Haircut 100

The Doors by The Doors

Didn't like The Doors before I listened to this all the way through... Don't like them now. Maybe 3 good songs across their whole catalogue.

The Idiot by Iggy Pop

Heroes by David Bowie

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

Metallica by Metallica

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel

Junkyard by The Birthday Party

Fucking terrible

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

Smash by The Offspring

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Hysteria by Def Leppard

Like A Prayer by Madonna

Live! by Fela Kuti

Truth And Soul by Fishbone

With The Beatles by Beatles

Trio by Dolly Parton

Space Ritual by Hawkwind

Fucking awful.

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

British Steel by Judas Priest

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

Destroyer by KISS

Yeezus by Kanye West

21 by Adele

The Visitors by ABBA

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer

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

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

Aja by Steely Dan

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

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Pictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Atomizer by Big Black

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

Soul Mining by The The

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd

Cafe Bleu by The Style Council

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants

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

Liquid Swords by GZA

Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill

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

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Ramones by Ramones

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Imagine by John Lennon

Guitar Town by Steve Earle

Low by David Bowie

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

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

Born To Be With You by Dion

Stankonia by OutKast

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

Abbey Road by Beatles

Moon Safari by Air

Snivilisation by Orbital

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

So apparently this is as "vital" an album as Abbey Road, Exile on Main Street and Dark Side of The Moon... ... It isn't.

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Pump by Aerosmith

Scott 4 by Scott Walker

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

The Specials by The Specials

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

Kid A by Radiohead

Not as good as OK Computer, In Rainbows or Moon Shaped Pool - but still cracking.

All Mod Cons by The Jam

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan

Woodface by Crowded House

The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

That's 3 Leonard Cohen albums I've listened to thanks to this list. Hopefully that's enough... 1 extra star for "So Long, Marianne" - when he's not being so bloody morose, he's not a bad vocalist...

Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

Thriller by Michael Jackson

Forever Changes by Love

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age

John Prine by John Prine

Ragged Glory by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Dry by PJ Harvey

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

Dirge.

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

More Leonard Cohen... I mean, really?! 4 albums out of 1001 so far. Hopefully, this is the last. The title track is rather good, but my god he needs a holiday in the sun and to cheer the fuck up.

The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan

1999 by Prince

He's obviously a musical genius - but just not my thing... I'm sure there'll be another 7 Prince albums in this list. Hoping one of them will be Batman.

BEYONCÉ by Beyoncé

Pop by committee...

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

Two Dancers by Wild Beasts

Absolute drivel.

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey

The United States Of America by The United States Of America

In It For The Money by Supergrass

Elephant by The White Stripes

Dookie by Green Day

Doolittle by Pixies

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

Diamond Life by Sade

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

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

Let It Be by The Replacements

Nixon by Lambchop

I wish you could leave '0' star reviews.

Microshift by Hookworms

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

Some good songs... It's veeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrry long though. Could be 30 mins shorter.

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

Virgin Suicides by Air

Parklife by Blur

Back to the 90s :-)

evermore by Taylor Swift

Literally couldn't tell the difference between songs. Pop trash.

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

Country Life by Roxy Music

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Live At Leeds by The Who

Dr. Octagonecologyst by Dr. Octagon

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Street Life by The Crusaders

I Should Coco by Supergrass

The Last Broadcast by Doves

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

Real Life by Magazine

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Moondance by Van Morrison

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

The Slider by T. Rex

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

Southern Rock Opera by Drive-By Truckers

I want to give this -5 stars. Muddy, badly produced, all sounds the same dirge that goes on for about 76 hours. I listened to it just because I feel I have to. But fuck ME it's shite.

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

Palo Congo by Sabu

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

Either Or by Elliott Smith

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

The Libertines by The Libertines

OK Computer by Radiohead

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

Elastica by Elastica

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair

Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Superunknown by Soundgarden

Roger the Engineer by The Yardbirds

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

1984 by Van Halen

Station To Station by David Bowie

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile

Everything that was awful about 80s music.

I See A Darkness by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Wasn't on Spotify. Used YouTube... Wasn't terrible.

Fromohio by fIREHOSE

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

Moving Pictures by Rush

World Clique by Deee-Lite

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

A Short Album About Love by The Divine Comedy

My Generation by The Who

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Permission to Land by The Darkness

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits

Brothers by The Black Keys

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim by Frank Sinatra

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

Illmatic by Nas

Planet Rock: The Album by Afrika Bambaataa

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive by Merle Haggard

Different Class by Pulp

War by U2

...And Justice For All by Metallica

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

White Ladder by David Gray

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Jack Takes the Floor by Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music

Dirty by Sonic Youth

Bossanova by Pixies

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

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Eliminator by ZZ Top

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

Tommy by The Who

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

Club Classics Vol. One by Soul II Soul

Back In Black by AC/DC

Let's Get Killed by David Holmes

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

The Bends by Radiohead

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

Truth by Jeff Beck

Quiet Life by Japan

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

The Renaissance by Q-Tip

Low-Life by New Order

GI by Germs

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Chore of Enchantment by Giant Sand

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock

Damaged by Black Flag

Harvest by Neil Young

Nevermind by Nirvana

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Wonderful Rainbow by Lightning Bolt

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy

1989 by Taylor Swift

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Be by Common

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

Medúlla by Björk

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

Kollaps by Einstürzende Neubauten

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

2112 by Rush

Smokers Delight by Nightmares On Wax

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Arise by Sepultura

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche by Koffi Olomide

Teen Dream by Beach House

Rio by Duran Duran

There's No Place Like America Today by Curtis Mayfield

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

The Stranger by Billy Joel

Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

The Wall by Pink Floyd

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches by Happy Mondays

Dear Science by TV On The Radio

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

Second Toughest In The Infants by Underworld

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

Done By The Forces Of Nature by Jungle Brothers

Odelay by Beck

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen

A Seat at the Table by Solange

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Duck Rock by Malcolm McLaren

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Face to Face by The Kinks

The Cars by The Cars

Bad by Michael Jackson

Kenya by Machito

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

I'm sure it was ground breaking in 1982... But it's cringey as fuck in 2023...

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

NEU! 75 by Neu!

Traffic by Traffic

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

McCartney by Paul McCartney

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt

Possibly the single worst album I've ever listened to.

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

The Yes Album by Yes

Sex Packets by Digital Underground

The Sounds Of India by Ravi Shankar

Interesting - but I don't think I'll be listening again...

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney

Melodrama by Lorde

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt

Olympia 64 by Jacques Brel

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

90 by 808 State

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Our Aim Is To Satisfy by Red Snapper

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) by Motörhead

I'm sure the songs are great - but you can't tell thanks to the awful sound quality...

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus by Spirit

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg

Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons

Paris 1919 by John Cale

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde by The Pharcyde

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

So by Peter Gabriel

Dummy by Portishead

Pieces Of The Sky by Emmylou Harris

Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit

Fred Durst is a whiny bitch who can't write a decent lyric to save his life. That said, I was 23 when this came out and re-listening to it for the first time in 20 years, took me back to bouncing around my first flat after a night at the pub with the gang. So it's a 0/10 for 2024 me - but a solid 4/5 for 2001 me.

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

The Next Day by David Bowie

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen

Clandestino by Manu Chao

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by The Incredible String Band

I wonder what the weather was like on their planet... I'm sure it was quite enjoyable if you'd smoked ALL of the weed... But I hadn't...

Fragile by Yes

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite by Maxwell

The RnB piss take by Goldie Lookin Chain is less cheesy than this...

Electric Prunes by The Electric Prunes

Much better than I thought it would be. 60's Psychedelia with a slightly harder edge.

Songs The Lord Taught Us by The Cramps

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Document by R.E.M.

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz

All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot

Broken English by Marianne Faithfull

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Orbital 2 by Orbital

So Much For The City by The Thrills

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Oar-ful.

Nighthawks At The Diner by Tom Waits

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

Peggy Suicide by Julian Cope

Night Life by Ray Price

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

Logical Progression by LTJ Bukem

Dance Mania by Tito Puente

Opus Dei by Laibach

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

Phrenology by The Roots

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Disintegration by The Cure

Queen II by Queen

Moss Side Story by Barry Adamson

Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield

Slayed? by Slade

Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear

Drunk by Thundercat

Skylarking by XTC

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

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

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Infected by The The

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

The Band by The Band

Dog Man Star by Suede

Caetano Veloso by Caetano Veloso

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren

When I Was Born For The 7th Time by Cornershop

American Pie by Don McLean

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

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

Signing Off by UB40

Don't Stand Me Down by Dexys Midnight Runners

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

Funeral by Arcade Fire

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

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Trafalgar by Bee Gees

Not for me...

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Honky Tonk Heroes by Waylon Jennings

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto

Fly Or Die by N.E.R.D

Hotel California by Eagles

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera

Nowhere by Ride

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

m b v by My Bloody Valentine

Bad Company by Bad Company

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

Dirt by Alice In Chains

The Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies

Tapestry by Carole King

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

Abraxas by Santana

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

Queen Of Denmark by John Grant

Groovin' by The Young Rascals

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell

Dust by Screaming Trees

Achtung Baby by U2

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Smile by Brian Wilson

Destroy Rock & Roll by Mylo

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle by Bill Callahan

Viva Hate by Morrissey

Maxinquaye by Tricky

Warehouse: Songs And Stories by Hüsker Dü

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl

Arular by M.I.A.

The Contino Sessions by Death In Vegas

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

I wanted to stick a knitting needle in my ears...

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon

Revolver by Beatles

Whatever by Aimee Mann

Kenza by Khaled

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

The La's by The La's

In Utero by Nirvana

Basket of Light by Pentangle

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

The Nightfly by Donald Fagen

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Vulnicura by Björk

I wanted to break up with myself after listening to this... Shame 'cos her early stuff was great!

Young Americans by David Bowie

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

Make Yourself by Incubus

Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento

All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

Leftism by Leftfield

Kala by M.I.A.

Devotional Songs by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Amnesiac by Radiohead

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

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

Post Orgasmic Chill by Skunk Anansie

The Who Sell Out by The Who

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes

Movies by Holger Czukay

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

California by American Music Club

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

London Calling by The Clash

Celebrity Skin by Hole

Blunderbuss by Jack White

Only By The Night by Kings of Leon

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti

Vivid by Living Colour

C'est Chic by CHIC

Like Water For Chocolate by Common

Toooooo loooooooooooong!

Faith by George Michael

Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan

GREY Area by Little Simz

Heroes to Zeros by The Beta Band

Feast of Wire by Calexico

This Is Hardcore by Pulp

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu

Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Eternally Yours by The Saints

Tellin’ Stories by The Charlatans

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

1 hour and 15 minutes felt like about 7 years...

Risque by CHIC

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

Welcome to the Afterfuture by Mike Ladd

Follow The Leader by Korn

New Forms by Roni Size

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Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

The Only Ones by The Only Ones

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

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

Picture Book by Simply Red

Gold by Ryan Adams

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents

Christ...

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson

O.G. Original Gangster by Ice T

The Rising by Bruce Springsteen

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

Throwing Muses by Throwing Muses

The Healer by John Lee Hooker

The Grand Tour by George Jones

16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens

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

Ys by Joanna Newsom

Sincere by Mj Cole

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

I. Hate. This.

Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye

Your New Favourite Band by The Hives

Love the Hives - but this is a greatest hits album and so shouldn't count

Another Green World by Brian Eno

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor

The Coral by The Coral

Repeater by Fugazi

Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams

Sheet Music by 10cc

LP1 by FKA twigs

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

Headquarters by The Monkees

Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues

High Violet by The National

All Hail the Queen by Queen Latifah

The World is a Ghetto by War

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

Purple Rain by Prince

It's very good - but not for me.

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

More Specials by The Specials

Joan Baez by Joan Baez

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury by The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Crazysexycool by TLC

Is This It by The Strokes

OK by Talvin Singh

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Green by R.E.M.

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Rip It Up by Orange Juice

Close To The Edge by Yes

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Myths Of The Near Future by Klaxons

Guero by Beck

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

The Score by Fugees

The Rise & Fall by Madness

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley

Konnichiwa by Skepta

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

Mott by Mott The Hoople

Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

This Nation’s Saving Grace by The Fall

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

Come Find Yourself by Fun Lovin' Criminals

São Paulo Confessions by Suba

Gris Gris by Dr. John

Fun House by The Stooges

Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crow

What's That Noise? by Coldcut

Berlin by Lou Reed

Haunted Dancehall by The Sabres Of Paradise

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies

I See You by The xx

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention

Moby Grape by Moby Grape

Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise

Darkdancer by Les Rythmes Digitales

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

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

Playing With Fire by Spacemen 3

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

Stripped by Christina Aguilera

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

Everything that's wrong with 80s pop music in 57 minutes. Awful.

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Justified by Justin Timberlake

Thought he was over-rated in 2003. Just confirmed in 2025.

Street Signs by Ozomatli

Couldn't listen to the whole thing - but found most of the tracks on YouTube. Was much better than expected - shame it's not on UK Spotify

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

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Music good - I can't stand his singing style though.

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

Slipknot by Slipknot

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

Take Me Apart by Kelela

The Last Of The True Believers by Nanci Griffith

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

25 by Adele

Vauxhall And I by Morrissey

Scream, Dracula, Scream by Rocket From The Crypt

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted by Ice Cube

Borrrrrrrrrrrring!

American Gothic by David Ackles

What the fuck is this?!

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

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

God I hate the 80s... This was better than I thought it would be.

Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen

I still hat the 80s... But this wasn't terrible... In fact it was much better than expected...

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

That's 4 80s records in a row. I hope when I hit the button I get something from a better decade. This was alright... For the 80s.

Protection by Massive Attack

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

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

One World by John Martyn

Good background music - I'm not sure if I really really like it or not. But I've saved it for future re-listening....

Parachutes by Coldplay

100% pure, concentrated blandness. They obviously know how to play their instruments... But fuck me it's bland... M A K E C O L D P L A Y H I S T O R Y

Suede by Suede

Pyromania by Def Leppard

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

I don't get it. I'm probably not supposed to. Fine, whatever, let's move on...

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

Talking Timbuktu by Ali Farka Touré

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters

Better than I remember it to be fair... Laura, Mary, Take Your Mama are all fantastic songs... The Comfortably Numb travesty is still one of the worst things I've ever heard in my life though. So it loses an extra star.

The Man Who by Travis

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders

Mask by Bauhaus

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

Have tried to listen to this loads over the years but it's never clicked... I think it might have this time...

Bubble And Scrape by Sebadoh

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu

Wild Gift by X

I Against I by Bad Brains

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

On The Beach by Neil Young

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

Kimono My House by Sparks

Bit over the top avant garde for me...

Sister by Sonic Youth

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club

Closer by Joy Division

In Our Heads by Hot Chip

Tank Battles by Dagmar Krause

I feel like I'm sat in a WW2 theatre in Berlin and I'm about to ask for 3 drinks using the wrong fingers...

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

Actually by Pet Shop Boys

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

Dull...

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

The White Room by The KLF

At Budokan by Cheap Trick

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

A Night At The Opera by Queen

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

Pretenders by Pretenders

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

Surprisingly good...

Your Arsenal by Morrissey

I know... I know... I don't quite believe it either - but it's a banger... ... He's still a prick though...

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying Burrito Brothers

Connected by Stereo MC's

This one snuck up on me... I'd forgotten how good they actually are...

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

Not their best...

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

I just don't get Nick Cave...

Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned

The Blueprint by JAY Z

Water From An Ancient Well by Abdullah Ibrahim

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

The Poet by Bobby Womack

Survivor by Destiny's Child

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

This is... Not terrible... Certainly not good... It's just... Meh!

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Big up The Stone Roses!

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

The music is actually really good - but the vocals are batshit insane!

Electric by The Cult

Yawn...

Sulk by The Associates

Sometimes I'm almost persuaded that my hate of 80s synth-pop is slightly irrational. And then I hear stuff like this that makes me want to punch the entire decade in the dick... Awful. -5 points.

Goo by Sonic Youth

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club

Selling England By The Pound by Genesis

A bit "twee" to give it anything over a 3 - but I never realised Phil Collins was *such* an epic drummer!

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Funkin' hell this is good!

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

Meh

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis

Heavy Weather by Weather Report

Twiddly jazz... Not bad - not great...

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Grace by Jeff Buckley

How this has the reputation it does, I'll never get... Middle of the road dirge...

Pornography by The Cure

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart

Starts well - thought I was going to like it - and then.... Meh!

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

I listened to this... I couldn't tell you anything about it 'cos it blended into the background. So It's successful at it's aim I guess...

Go Girl Crazy by The Dictators

Vespertine by Björk

New Wave by The Auteurs

There was a couple of moments where my foot started tapping a bit - but it's all very forgettable.

Triangle by The Beau Brummels

"Hey ChatGPT - write me a list of 1001 albums you must listen to before you die. Include 500 albums you should actually listen to - and then fill the rest of the list with mediocre bollocks that should be lost in the mists of time."

Honky Tonk Masquerade by Joe Ely

Future Days by Can

All Directions by The Temptations

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

Don't really get the love for this.. De La Soul are legendary with sampling. This was shouty and random...

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

Really enjoyed this more than I thought I would based on the 2 other Kinks songs I knew...

Entertainment by Gang Of Four

You can hear how this influenced pretty much every album I've loved since I was a kid...

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Never really got into NC & TBS... This album was really interesting though... Not sure about every track - but overall I enjoyed it.

En-Tact by The Shamen

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets

Da Capo by Love

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

Chelsea Girl by Nico

This is quite possibly the worst album I have ever listened to in my life... It's like a shit parody of a student album. Utterly, utterly awful.

The Undertones by The Undertones

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

This is awesome.

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Penance Soiree by The Icarus Line

The Infotainment Scan by The Fall

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

The Bones Of What You Believe by CHVRCHES

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago

Bummed by Happy Mondays

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon

I think maybe Paul was the talented one... This just sounds like a bitter man shouting about stuff he doesn't believe in any more.

Group Sex by Circle Jerks

3 stars worth of hard punk. +1 star for being 15 minutes long.

Want One by Rufus Wainwright

This was much better than I expected it to be

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

Quite possibly the worst album I have ever listened to. I wanted to set myself on fire.

Made In Japan by Deep Purple

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg

#1 Record by Big Star

Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned by Liars

Call of the Valley by Shivkumar Sharma

Really not my sort of thing... I don't know if it's good or not...

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams

DUUUUUUUUUUULLLLLLLLLLLL!

Blue by Joni Mitchell

Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott

Boring! Why do these hip-hop albums have to be so loooong?!

Good Old Boys by Randy Newman

A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye

Cut by The Slits

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black

Lam Toro by Baaba Maal

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

I should hate this - but it's reaaaaaly good! :-D

Peter Gabriel 3 by Peter Gabriel

Machine Head by Deep Purple

Before And After Science by Brian Eno

The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla

Not for me...

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

An interesting listen.

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

Listened to this on and off throughout the day. The only album in over 800 so far that I've not listened to all the way through. Completely self-absorbed by Magnetic Fields. Nobody needs to listen to 3 hours of anything. Any band without their head up their arse would have finessed this to maybe a double album of 18 really, really good songs. 2 stars because there are some good tracks on here, but not 69 of them.

The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream

Shadowland by k.d. lang

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

Timeless by Goldie

Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

What a piece of shit - but he could play piano...

Roxy Music by Roxy Music

The Stooges by The Stooges

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

Rapture by Anita Baker

Great voice let down by mediocre 80s music

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

Chris by Christine and the Queens

Odessa by Bee Gees

What in the ever living fuck is this?!?!

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys

Remedy by Basement Jaxx

Roots by Sepultura

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris

Ray Of Light by Madonna

Surprisingly good Madonna album... Or is it a William Orbit album feat. Madonna?

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

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

Meh

Savane by Ali Farka Touré

Sunshine Hit Me by The Bees

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Was quite impressed when I got the first couple of EC albums... This is like the 6th on the list - and his voice is irritating.

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

Strange Cargo III by William Orbit

Ingenue by k.d. lang

Yawn... Very middle of the road. Not sure why I needed to hear it before I die...

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

Oooh - I like this... Never listened to them before...

One Nation Under A Groove by Funkadelic

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills

If I wasn't 900+ albums into this list, I'd probably give this a 4... But I am. And there are many, many more 'must hear' albums better than this that I only gave a 3 to. So it gets a 2.

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 by George Michael

Great voice, obviously... But fuuuuuuuuck me this album is dull... 1 decent song. You know which one it is.

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

2 hours?!? 2 HOURS?! No.

Sea Change by Beck

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

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre

Homework by Daft Punk

I thought I quite liked Daft Punk... This album almost persuaded me otherwise...

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

Opening track is great... Shame there's more.

L.A. Woman by The Doors

I hate the Doors....

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal

Better than I remember it

Horses by Patti Smith

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco

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

It's dated - but can't deny how ground breaking it was for the time.

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

Listened to this 3 times on the bounce... And then bought the vinyl. Gorgeous album!

White Light by Gene Clark

This felt about 20 hours long...

Hunting High And Low by a-ha

L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods

Odd... Great in places... Very odd in others... Will listen again though.

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Duuuullllllll.....

It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys

Black Metal by Venom

Winter In America by Gil Scott-Heron

Thought this started promising... But then... it didn't really go anywhere for me.

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley

He might have been a bit of a cunt - but I liked this album.

The White Album by Beatles

1 great album's worth of content spread far too thinly.

Sail Away by Randy Newman

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

Eagles by Eagles

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Third by Portishead

Nowhere near as iconic as Dummy.

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

This gave me a headache.

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Meh... The Weight is a classic I suppose, but the rest of the album is very average.

Dub Housing by Pere Ubu

You can hear how this influenced things like Pixies etc I think... Not bad, but not mind-blowing. Kinda like Pixies...

Transformer by Lou Reed

Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Good album - but this is like the 30th Elvis Costello album on this list.

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

Live / Dead by Grateful Dead

It was alright I suppose... I'd hate to see a whole concert of it though...

Killing Joke by Killing Joke

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Not something I'm going to listen to regularly - but some good stuff on here.

Disraeli Gears by Cream

A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets

Bloody love this album...

xx by The xx

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

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

First time listening to Tom Waits... Loved this.

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

Music by Madonna

Awful. Even by Madonna's standards.

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

Not for me...

Casanova by The Divine Comedy

I liked this a lot more than I remembered... Fun, cutting lyrics in the vein of Jarvis... Not quite as catchy music as Pulp though.

Dare! by The Human League

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Spiderland by Slint

Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys

Had never heard of this lot - can see how it influenced *everything* post-punk / indie after it.

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

Hated the SFA back in the day... Really enjoyed it this time round...

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

Disc one is fire. Disc 2 is shite.

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey

Annoyingly toe-tappy. I dislike the man, but this is a decent album.

Shleep by Robert Wyatt

Whimsy for whimsies sake.

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Not Bowie's best - but even his misses are better than most hits...

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Not usually an Elvis fan, but this had my foot tapping...

Youth And Young Manhood by Kings of Leon

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

Hot Fuss by The Killers

The sound of my mid-20s... Strong debut - their later output wasn't as good.

Very by Pet Shop Boys

Not my usual taste - but some bangers on this...

Tidal by Fiona Apple

Close To You by Carpenters

Great voice, but blaaaaaaaaaaaaand...

Stardust by Willie Nelson

Suicide by Suicide

Quite possibly the worst album I've ever listened to... And my sister used to make me listen to NKOTB a lot...

Hejira by Joni Mitchell

Quite liked this. Can imagine a cross-US road trip with this as the soundtrack.

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

You can hear how this influenced every rock back in the 80s...

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo

Hms Fable by Shack

Never heard of these... I mean, it's not brilliant. But I probably would have really liked it in the late 90s.

Blackstar by David Bowie

I mean - it's Bowie... His parting gift. Amazing how he seemed to know just exactly how awful this timeline was going to get - and so dropped one more classic album before buggering off back to his home planet.

John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic

1977 by Ash

Next by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

I really liked this... A lot more than I thought I would based on other people's reviews...

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers

Banger.

Live Through This by Hole

One of the best grunge albums of the 90s. Hole were criminally under-rated mostly due to the hate Courtney got.

Raw Power by The Stooges

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

D by White Denim

Black Monk Time by The Monks

Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks

Meh.

Third by Soft Machine

Not really for me. I can kinda get bits of it - and I like the idea of each band member writing a song/ side.. Mostly, I didn't like the vocalist.

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

Ten by Pearl Jam

One of my favourite albums of all time...

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Out of Step by Minor Threat

You can hear how this influenced all the punk that came after it... And only 20ish minutes long. More of this sort of thing!

Lost Souls by Doves

Meh

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

Surprisingly good...

Highly Evolved by The Vines

Not The Hives. Which is a shame.

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

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Fuck the Police...

Tical by Method Man

Not really my thing. Bonus star for being the first hip-hop album I've listened to through this that comes in at under 45 mins thanks to no nonsense "skit" tracks.

Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.

Quite possibly the worst thing I've ever listened to. And I've listened to Throbbing Gristle. Further proof that John Lydon is a hack.

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

I can't stand Dylan - his voice is whiny and I don't particularly like the music. This album was more than bearable though for some reason. Maybe it caught me on an off day. Or maybe it's because this came up directly after PiL - Metal Box which is possibly the single worst thing I've ever listened to...

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta

I'm not sure if I love this, or hate it... It's so out there! I've saved it though and I may listen to more TMV... Or I might never listen to them again!

Scott 2 by Scott Walker

Meh

Being There by Wilco

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

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

Only listened to the 45 minute long "best of" - which was more than enough.... She's a legend, but 3 hours of show tunes is too much for anyone...

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

Never been a massive D-Jr fan - even though I grew up through the grunge era... Loved this though.

Sound Affects by The Jam

Hypnotised by The Undertones

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Liked this a lot more than I thought it would!

Punishing Kiss by Ute Lemper

This is the kind of album there should be a 0 star rating for... I think I'd rather listen to PiL... (I wouldn't)

Here Are the Sonics by The Sonics

I can kinda hear how they might have influenced the people who influenced the people who influenced the people who influenced the people who influenced the people who influenced the people who influenced the people who influenced the people who influenced the people who influenced maybe some of the lesser known punk bands... But mostly this was just slightly louder 60s pop stuff...

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

Fuck me the last load of albums I've had on this have been awful... Glad I've already sunk 4 years into it otherwise I'd have given up... ... Anyway, turns out I hate Devo.