1001 Albums Summary

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band

Lots of bongo's and 70's jamming including a sax

xx by The xx

Atmospheric, moody, a hit of nostalgia.

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

Weird / oddball, very talking heads, catchy but no must-listens imo

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Uhhhhh

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

Classic fight the power and other interesting tracks

Let It Be by The Replacements

Good 80's punk

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

Kind of reminds me of interpol, enjoyed it

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

Great album with many songs I like by the White Stripes

1984 by Van Halen

Classic album with a bunch of hard rocking tunes but I'm kind of tired of it tbh

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

It was meh outside of the hits

evermore by Taylor Swift

Not much to redeem

New Forms by Roni Size

All drums all bass but gets repetitive

White Light by Gene Clark

Bob Dylan and Tom Petty had a sad baby

Debut by Björk

90's nostalgia, Bjork lives up to the weirdness

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

The boys are back in town

Dirt by Alice In Chains

Classic album with a lot of heavy hitters

Phrenology by The Roots

John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic

Sounds very 70's which is not a great description. Still dunno who John Barleycorn is tho

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

Laid back synth 80's but not compelling enough

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Eclectic, eccentric, what I thought a full Bowie album would sound like I guess. Not for me

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Not their best album but fits the mold

Cut by The Slits

Fem punk album that seems to have helped inspire others

John Prine by John Prine

Country but blue collar + liberal like the good old days

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

I was intrigued by the Western guitar + previously unheard to me Mali vocals

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu

2.5, technically impressive at points, cacophonous punk at others

Kala by M.I.A.

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Started off a bit slow for me but picked up into something unique, interesting, foot-tapping

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

Technical master but trumpet might not be my thing

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton

Doolittle by Pixies

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

Somehow better than I imagined

The Band by The Band

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

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

Future Days by Can

Maxinquaye by Tricky

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Celebrity Skin by Hole

The Last Of The True Believers by Nanci Griffith

Country + folk which is a decent combo imo

Ray Of Light by Madonna

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

Smash by The Offspring

Clandestino by Manu Chao

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted by Ice Cube

Document by R.E.M.

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes

The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

Snivilisation by Orbital

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

A Northern Soul by The Verve

S&M by Metallica

Hysteria by Def Leppard

Pelican West by Haircut 100

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

The Clash by The Clash

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Disintegration by The Cure

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

American Idiot by Green Day

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

The Only Ones by The Only Ones

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

The White Album by Beatles

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

The Undertones by The Undertones

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

The Visitors by ABBA

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Crazysexycool by TLC

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

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy

Melodrama by Lorde

Moving Pictures by Rush

Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Kollaps by Einstürzende Neubauten

All Directions by The Temptations

Rocks by Aerosmith

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

Pornography by The Cure

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Murmur by R.E.M.

The Idiot by Iggy Pop

Tapestry by Carole King

American Gothic by David Ackles

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Young Americans by David Bowie

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai

Live Through This by Hole

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

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

The Bends by Radiohead

Elephant by The White Stripes

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Odelay by Beck

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

Done By The Forces Of Nature by Jungle Brothers

Whatever by Aimee Mann

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

L.A. Woman by The Doors

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) by Motörhead

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

Basket of Light by Pentangle

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Nowhere by Ride

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

Heroes by David Bowie

Trio by Dolly Parton

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

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

Ten by Pearl Jam

Play by Moby

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

Permission to Land by The Darkness

Guero by Beck

Rip It Up by Orange Juice

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

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Raw Power by The Stooges

Fishscale by Ghostface Killah

Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Technique by New Order

Dookie by Green Day

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

Arrival by ABBA

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Kenza by Khaled

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

Picture Book by Simply Red

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Green by R.E.M.

Skylarking by XTC

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Konnichiwa by Skepta

Transformer by Lou Reed

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Da Capo by Love

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

The Rising by Bruce Springsteen

Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Rey

Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex

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

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley

Liquid Swords by GZA

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Bad by Michael Jackson

Infected by The The

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Homework by Daft Punk

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

Harvest by Neil Young

Forever Changes by Love

Risque by CHIC

Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley

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

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon

Dry by PJ Harvey

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

The Stranger by Billy Joel

Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen

Myths Of The Near Future by Klaxons

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

In Our Heads by Hot Chip

Cross by Justice

Vulnicura by Björk

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Me Against The World by 2Pac

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

Nighthawks At The Diner by Tom Waits

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr

Arular by M.I.A.

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

Amnesiac by Radiohead

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

Heavy Weather by Weather Report

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

Horses by Patti Smith

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

Imagine by John Lennon

Vauxhall And I by Morrissey

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits

Rio by Duran Duran

Almost a 5. Two big hits, good sound.

Vespertine by Björk

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

1999 by Prince

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

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

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

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Lot of great songs on this album

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent

Nevermind by Nirvana

Hit after hit, plus nostalgia in my lifetime

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

For What's Going On and Ecology alone, this album is an all-time classic. The rest is icing on the cake

Metallica by Metallica

Doesn't have all of my favorite Metallica songs, but is definitely a heavy-hitter and highly influential imo

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell

Two hits but the rest of the songs kind of sound like those hits. Pretty pioneering though

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Classic, rating is based partially on nostalgia and context

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab

Unique sound needs a relisten or two

Truth by Jeff Beck

Enjoyable, kind of innovative (seemingly) for its time

Tical by Method Man

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

Pretty unique and brings back nostalgia for the two hits I knew

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Meh overall with some 80's nostalgia baked in

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

Great 90's sound but nothing stuck with me enough to revisit

BEYONCÉ by Beyoncé

Not much to say other than Beyonce is talented but I won't be back

Tidal by Fiona Apple

Olympia 64 by Jacques Brel

Be by Common

Chill beats and good stuff but didn't hook me

I Against I by Bad Brains

Kimono My House by Sparks

Grace by Jeff Buckley

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

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson

I was split on giving this a 4. Mega cultural impact.

Hunting High And Low by a-ha

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry

Great 80's beats

Joan Baez by Joan Baez

Has a lot of old tunes and Joan's unique voice

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Good 80's sound

Abraxas by Santana

Van Halen by Van Halen

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

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

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts by The Adverts

Fast strumming punk

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Make Yourself by Incubus

Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento

Worth a revisit, dreamy and visceral early 70's international rock (?)

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

Pieces Of The Sky by Emmylou Harris

Hejira by Joni Mitchell

Youth And Young Manhood by Kings of Leon

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

Dirty by Sonic Youth

A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite

Sunshine Hit Me by The Bees

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Dub Housing by Pere Ubu

Don't Stand Me Down by Dexys Midnight Runners

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by The Incredible String Band

Mythical vibes

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

OK Computer by Radiohead

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

Good 90's electronic if not a bit forgettable

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Rust In Peace by Megadeth

Moon Safari by Air

Cool example of 90's electronica

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre

Very early electronica

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

Only By The Night by Kings of Leon

All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2

Dog Man Star by Suede

Blue by Joni Mitchell

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

Zombie by Fela Kuti

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

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

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

O.G. Original Gangster by Ice T

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

On The Beach by Neil Young

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

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

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

Station To Station by David Bowie

Pretenders by Pretenders

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers

OK by Talvin Singh