1001 Albums Summary

1984 by Van Halen

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

Elephant Mountain by The Youngbloods

Mi sorprende che non conoscessi affatto questa band. Un album eclettico in cui ogni traccia rappresenta un genere diverso: folk, soul, perfino jazz. Sicuramente approfondirò la loro discografia.

Beautiful Freak by Eels

Generico album alternative di metà anni '90. Nessuna canzone spicca per originalità e tutti i brani sembrano scopiazzature da altri artisti. Bonus: la copertina è una delle più brutte che abbia mai visto.

Live! by Fela Kuti

Una jam session afrobeat è un album sicuramente "di nicchia", specialmente per i 16 minuti di assolo di batteria dell'ultimo brano. Se escludiamo quest'ultimo però, il resto dell'album è molto piacevole.

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Con Neil Young si va quasi sempre sul sicuro. Un grande album certamente, anche se non tutti i pezzi mi hanno convinto a pieno.

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Poche band possono vantare un album d'esordio che sia di per sé un best of. Ecco, i Guns sono una di queste band.

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Che coincidenza avere quest’album il 9 settembre 2022 ;) Uno dei migliori degli Smiths. Quasi perfetto, ad eccezione forse di un paio di tracce che risultano un po’ noiose.

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

Un album piacevole. Niente di più, niente di meno.

American Pie by Don McLean

Un album incredibilmente malinconico. American Pie e Vincent sono due colonne portanti della musica, ma gli altri brani non sono da meno.

One Nation Under A Groove by Funkadelic

In generale non sono un amante del funk, ma devo dire che ho apprezzato molto l’originalità di quest’album, soprattutto per il sound che ricorda molto Frank Zappa.

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Aqualung non ha bisogno di presentazioni. Adoro quest’album.

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

Non avevo ascoltato nulla dei Prodigy prima di quest'album, se non quei pochi pezzi più "da radio" e più famosi. Album interessante, anche se la ripetitività propria del genere industrial/techno fa spesso venir voglia di passare al brano successivo a metà traccia.

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

Il rock psichedelico è divertente... per i primi dieci minuti di ascolto. Un intero album di suoni distorti e voci cantilenanti è, francamente, troppo per me. Mi dispiace perché è un album indubbiamente originale (infatti nasce dalla mente di Frank Zappa), ma ho fatto fatica ad arrivare in fondo.

Dookie by Green Day

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

Voce meravigliosa e performance strordinaria.

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Album essenziale. Bookends contiene alcuni tra i pezzi più belli di Simon and Garfunkel: America, Fakin’ It, A Hazy Shade of Winter e, ovviamente, Mrs. Robinson.

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds

Blackstar by David Bowie

È impossibile valutare quest’album senza considerare il contesto in cui è stato prodotto. Blackstar è il testamento di David Bowie, è un disco molto diverso dagli altri, introspettivo e struggente.

Dirt by Alice In Chains

A Short Album About Love by The Divine Comedy

Non conoscevo affatto questa band. Una scoperta interessante. Inoltre è un disco abbastanza breve e le canzoni parlano d’amore, quindi a livello di marketing mi sembrano onesti.

Untitled (Black Is) by SAULT

Non mi è piaciuto. In generale l'R&B non fa per me, ma in questo album non ho trovato neanche un pezzo che mi abbia convinto a pieno. Inoltre alcuni testi sono francamente imbarazzanti (Vedi "Black").

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Non male. Forse un po' troppo riverbero e rumori di fondo per i miei gusti, ma nel complesso l'ho apprezzato.

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen mi fa sempre scendere la lacrimuccia.

Yeezus by Kanye West

Non mi piace l'hip hop e non è certo un disco Kanye West che mi farà cambiare idea. Tuttavia alcuni pezzi erano orecchiabili, ma il "cantato" (in mancanza di altri termini) rovina tutto. Due stelle di incoraggiamento.

Among The Living by Anthrax

Sarò io che sono limitato, per carità, ma il thrash metal mi fa venire il mal di testa. Batteria troppo spinta che surclassa tutto il resto e rende i pezzi tutti uguali. Non fa per me.

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Per me il miglior album dei Talking Heads.

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Second Toughest In The Infants by Underworld

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches by Happy Mondays

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

Capolavoro.

Kollaps by Einstürzende Neubauten

Quando si parla di industrial non mi aspetto rumori di trapani e urla di gente schiacciata sotto alle presse idrauliche. Ho resistito per tre brani.

The Sounds Of India by Ravi Shankar

S&M by Metallica

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd

Un esordio molto distante da quello che saranno i Pink Floyd successivi, frutto del genio di Syd Barrett, ma non per questo meno valido... Anzi. Cinque stelle anche solo per Astronomy Domine e Interstellar Overdrive.

Close To The Edge by Yes

Yes!

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Sarà la voce gracchiante di Billy Corgan o il fatto che in radio passano solo tre sue canzoni (tutte incluse in quest’album peraltro), ma non ho mai apprezzato particolarmente gli Smashing Pumpkins. Devo dire che dopo questo lungo (forse troppo) ascolto ho scoperto che se la cavano su più generi, dalle ballatone melense, al grunge, finanche al metal. Bravi. Seriamente però, troppo lungo; potevate pubblicare due album e guadagnare il doppio.

m b v by My Bloody Valentine

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

Album divertente. Ho apprezzato gran parte dei brani nonstante non sia un ammante dell'hip-hop.

The Blueprint by JAY Z

Ramones by Ramones

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

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

Queen Of Denmark by John Grant

Kala by M.I.A.

Metto due stelle perché in fondo l’album non è interamente da cestinare. Ma le uniche canzoni che si salvano sono Jimmy e Paper Planes (quest’ultima la conoscevo solo perché usata da Neil Cicierega).

Liquid Swords by GZA

Ci provo, ma tranne rari casi non riesco a farmi piacere i pezzi hip-hop. Non li trovo inascoltabili, ma faccio fatica ad ascoltare un album intero.

Hysteria by Def Leppard

A Seat at the Table by Solange

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

Sincere by Mj Cole

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers

Nonostante tutto (nome della band, titolo dell’album, copertina…) hanno un loro sound apprezzabile.

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

Homework by Daft Punk

È l'album che mi piace di meno fra quelli dei Daft Punk, ma è comunque un esordio col botto.

Nixon by Lambchop

Hotel California by Eagles

"I hate the fuckin' Eagles, man." A parte la citazione, che andava fatta per forza, questo è un album imprescindibile della storia del rock. Non posso non dare cinque stelle.

The Cars by The Cars

On The Beach by Neil Young

Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention

Con We're Only In It For The Money non èero stato clemente. Beh, questo aalbum mi ha fatto ricredere sulla band del caro Frank Zappa. Felice di avergli dato una seconda chance.

Da Capo by Love

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley

Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

Un bell'effetto nostalgia per quel periodo tra la fine degli anni '90 e l'inizio dei '00 in cui la quasi totalità delle pubblicità usava brani di Fatboy Slim e Moby.

Close To You by Carpenters

Bad by Michael Jackson

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

Timeless by Goldie

Risque by CHIC

Grace by Jeff Buckley

The Slider by T. Rex

Pink Flag by Wire

Metallica by Metallica

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

Tapestry by Carole King

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

Club Classics Vol. One by Soul II Soul

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Kenya by Machito

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

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Black Metal by Venom

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

Diamond Life by Sade

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

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

Follow The Leader by Korn

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

Pretenders by Pretenders

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies

Zombie by Fela Kuti

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

Parklife by Blur

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

Revolver by Beatles

No Other by Gene Clark

Truth And Soul by Fishbone

Remedy by Basement Jaxx

Dust by Screaming Trees

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

Van Halen by Van Halen

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club

Scum by Napalm Death

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

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

Marquee Moon by Television

With The Beatles by Beatles

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

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

Fragile by Yes

Eternally Yours by The Saints

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

War by U2

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

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

Clandestino by Manu Chao

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

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

Doolittle by Pixies

Shaft by Isaac Hayes

Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

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

Orbital 2 by Orbital

Blur by Blur

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

My Generation by The Who

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg

Transformer by Lou Reed

All Directions by The Temptations

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

The Specials by The Specials

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

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

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Brothers by The Black Keys

Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera

Document by R.E.M.

High Violet by The National

Sheet Music by 10cc

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

The Joshua Tree by U2

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Dare! by The Human League

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive by Merle Haggard

Arrival by ABBA

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

Superunknown by Soundgarden

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

The World is a Ghetto by War

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

The Stranger by Billy Joel

Garbage by Garbage

Lost Souls by Doves

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Welcome to the Afterfuture by Mike Ladd

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

OK Computer by Radiohead

British Steel by Judas Priest

Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai

Graceland by Paul Simon

The Wall by Pink Floyd

Reign In Blood by Slayer

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Tidal by Fiona Apple

Rio by Duran Duran

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Dry by PJ Harvey

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

Whatever by Aimee Mann

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

xx by The xx

Raw Power by The Stooges

Eagles by Eagles

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago

Boston by Boston

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

Amnesiac by Radiohead

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

Feast of Wire by Calexico

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Post Orgasmic Chill by Skunk Anansie

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Hunting High And Low by a-ha

Back In Black by AC/DC

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Moondance by Van Morrison

The Last Of The True Believers by Nanci Griffith

Disraeli Gears by Cream

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Fun House by The Stooges

The Bends by Radiohead

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music

Green by R.E.M.

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Solid Air by John Martyn

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

More Specials by The Specials

Your New Favourite Band by The Hives

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Smash by The Offspring

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

The Band by The Band

Bossanova by Pixies

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

Nevermind by Nirvana

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

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

Lazer Guided Melodies by Spiritualized

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

Selling England By The Pound by Genesis

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Traffic by Traffic

Pieces Of The Sky by Emmylou Harris

Gris Gris by Dr. John

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Chore of Enchantment by Giant Sand

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch

Sail Away by Randy Newman

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

LP1 by FKA twigs

Justified by Justin Timberlake

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Moving Pictures by Rush

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

Harvest by Neil Young

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks

Born To Be With You by Dion

McCartney by Paul McCartney

21 by Adele

Songs The Lord Taught Us by The Cramps

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Roots by Sepultura

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Rey

Violator by Depeche Mode

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

Pictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

The White Album by Beatles

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

Play by Moby

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell

Hot Shots II by The Beta Band

New York Dolls by New York Dolls

Aja by Steely Dan

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Vivid by Living Colour

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

Only By The Night by Kings of Leon

So Much For The City by The Thrills

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Caetano Veloso by Caetano Veloso

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) by Motörhead

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

In Utero by Nirvana

Leftism by Leftfield

Tellin’ Stories by The Charlatans

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

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

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

Faith by George Michael

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

Myths Of The Near Future by Klaxons

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

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

Who's Next by The Who

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Casanova by The Divine Comedy

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds

Purple Rain by Prince

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega

Palo Congo by Sabu

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Achtung Baby by U2

Live At Leeds by The Who

#1 Record by Big Star

Parachutes by Coldplay

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

Horses by Patti Smith

Permission to Land by The Darkness

Nighthawks At The Diner by Tom Waits

Public Image: First Issue by Public Image Ltd.

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

Arise by Sepultura

Protection by Massive Attack

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

Pump by Aerosmith

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

Heavy Weather by Weather Report

Low-Life by New Order

Different Class by Pulp

1999 by Prince

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Blue by Joni Mitchell

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

2112 by Rush

Picture Book by Simply Red

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

Disintegration by The Cure

Killing Joke by Killing Joke

Closer by Joy Division

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Made In Japan by Deep Purple

25 by Adele

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Odessa by Bee Gees

Ten by Pearl Jam

The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan

Vauxhall And I by Morrissey

Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart

So by Peter Gabriel