1001 Albums Summary

Document by R.E.M.

Album #1 Serviceable dad rock. Its not that its bad but it just doesn't have that many memorable riffs or melodies for me (except for "Its The End Of The World As We Know It"). Also have never been a fan of Michael Stipe's vocals before I listened to a full R.E.M. album, and I'm still not a fan after listening to this thing for at least 3 times. I appreciate how the album doesn't overstay its welcome and held the runtime just under 40 minutes. There was some cool experimentation on tracks such as "Fireplace" with the horns (although sometimes they felt a bit out of place on the track) and "King of Birds" brought in a dulcimer which gave it a bit of a folk rock feel. In conclusion I feel pretty neutral about “Document” It’s kinda just a standard alt-rock album I can throw on in the background and enjoy without second thought. Favorite track: It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

Album #2 What an amazing start to a legendary band. Still think they have better albums (Led Zeppelin IV) but when this came out in 1969 few were as heavy and hard rocking as this. Although there is great material on here, I wish some songs were cut a couple minutes, songs such as "You Shook Me" and "How Many More Times" meander a bit too much and don't deserve their song length. Other than that, I don't really have any complaints. Everyone's performance on this project is amazing but Jimmy Pages bluesy riffs and John Bonhams frantic yet disciplined drumming are the big standouts. Favorite Track: Dazed and Confused

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Album #3 Indie rock is really not a genre I find a lot of interest in so this really didn't do much for me. I feel like I have heard these same drowsy vocals on pretty much every other indie rock album I've given a listen. Most of the album feels like a blur to me and I really cant remember any interesting or intriguing moment. Overall it was a pretty boring couple listens but it wasn't insultingly bad to deserve the lowest score. Favorite Track: I'm the Man Who Loves You

British Steel by Judas Priest

Album #4 Out of all the Judas Priest albums to choose for this list I feel that British Steel was the obvious choice but not the best. Sure it has classic bangers like "Breaking the Law" and "Living After Midnight" which were some of their most successful and accessible songs, but a lot of the material here feels like filler and by far has more filler than any other priest album I've listened to. Even if it does have some filler on the track list, its still a fun ride but this would not be the album id choose to introduce someone to the band as the material on a lot of their other albums beats this out. Favorite Track: Grinder

Sound Affects by The Jam

Album #5 I usually prefer my punk to be angrier but this is a fun little album. Its more on the pop side of punk so it pretty formulaic. It never quite reaches the catchiness of an album like the Ramones self titled but if you want to dive deeper into the British side of pop punk id give it a listen. The song "Start!" interpolates the riff from The Beatles song "Taxman" which actually works its way very well into a punk track. Overall give this a listen if you want to dig deeper into the more commercial sound of punk but its not really pushing any boundaries. Score: A low to decent 3 out of 5 Favorite Track: Start!

Nevermind by Nirvana

Album #6 First time listening to a full grunge album (believe it or not) and what a good start. You got your heavy power chord driven bangers like “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and “Lithium” while also having more mellow and melodic tracks like “Polly” and “Something in the Way”. My favorite track would have to be “Come As You Are” which starts on this simple but addicting guitar riff, but builds up the intensity onto the second half of the track and introduces the power chords.

Machine Head by Deep Purple

It has a song called Space Truckin'

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Scum by Napalm Death

If you would like to try crack cocaine without the downsides try this album.

The Cars by The Cars

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

Virgin Suicides by Air

Clandestino by Manu Chao

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

Young Americans by David Bowie

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

evermore by Taylor Swift

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

Amnesiac by Radiohead

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Smash by The Offspring

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

Liquid Swords by GZA

Wu‐Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing ta Fuck Wit

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

Ctrl by SZA

Elastica by Elastica

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

Honky Tonk Masquerade by Joe Ely

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

Purple Rain by Prince

Parklife by Blur

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

On The Beach by Neil Young

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout

The Last Of The True Believers by Nanci Griffith

Bossanova by Pixies

Arular by M.I.A.

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

Debut by Björk

The Blueprint by JAY Z

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

S&M by Metallica

Graceland by Paul Simon

2112 by Rush

Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Paris 1919 by John Cale

Whatever by Aimee Mann

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Garbage by Garbage

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Face to Face by The Kinks

Raw Power by The Stooges

Murmur by R.E.M.

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

Here Are the Sonics by The Sonics

Van Halen by Van Halen

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Calenture by The Triffids

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

Chelsea Girl by Nico

Beautiful Freak by Eels

Blur by Blur

Aja by Steely Dan

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents

Let's Get Killed by David Holmes

So by Peter Gabriel

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

New Wave by The Auteurs

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Chore of Enchantment by Giant Sand

Bone Machine by Tom Waits

Eternally Yours by The Saints

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned by Liars

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

Abbey Road by Beatles

Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg

Kala by M.I.A.

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

Kenza by Khaled

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

The Stooges by The Stooges

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive by Merle Haggard

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

Rio by Duran Duran

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Smokers Delight by Nightmares On Wax

(Message to the people who made the original list even though they will never read this) I'm in full support of instrumental hip hop being on this list but why this pick specifically? You choose this over Donuts by JDilla one of the most influential hip hop albums of all time? You could of even choose one of the million instrumental compilations from MF Doom and that would of been more of a valid pick than this. Not even a bad record its just that its not an essential.

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

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago

Microshift by Hookworms

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

I Should Coco by Supergrass

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Moondance by Van Morrison

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

Faust IV by Faust

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets

Tapestry by Carole King

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Just an absolute masterpiece. Nothing more I can really say.

Dry by PJ Harvey

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

If I Could Only Remember My Name by David Crosby

The Doors by The Doors

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

This album has a giant armored armadillo with tank treads and cannons as the album art. At least a 8/10 for that alone.

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

Two Dancers by Wild Beasts

Shleep by Robert Wyatt

Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

21 by Adele

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

My Generation by The Who

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Ramones by Ramones

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Superunknown by Soundgarden

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

Illmatic by Nas

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Eliminator by ZZ Top

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Logical Progression by LTJ Bukem

The Wall by Pink Floyd

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

Your Arsenal by Morrissey

Arrival by ABBA

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground

Phrenology by The Roots

Hot Fuss by The Killers

All Directions by The Temptations

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

Ten by Pearl Jam

C'est Chic by CHIC

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

Roots by Sepultura

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Hysteria by Def Leppard

Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic

Traffic by Traffic

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

Eagles by Eagles

Transformer by Lou Reed

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

Moby Grape by Moby Grape

Fragile by Yes

Street Life by The Crusaders

Elephant by The White Stripes

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

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Cafe Bleu by The Style Council

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Woodface by Crowded House

Stankonia by OutKast

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

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney

Blunderbuss by Jack White

Vauxhall And I by Morrissey

Duck Rock by Malcolm McLaren

Being There by Wilco

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

Street Signs by Ozomatli

Abraxas by Santana

No Other by Gene Clark

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Never knew The Shockmaster made a folk record. Pretty good.

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

Metallica by Metallica

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Truth by Jeff Beck

Trio by Dolly Parton

Guitar Town by Steve Earle

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

So instead of Ram, Toxicity, Discovery, Pinkerton, The Black Parade, and absolutely no Ween we get this laughably bad shitty generic 80s glam record. Great.

Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Be by Common

Southern Rock Opera by Drive-By Truckers

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

Blood And Chocolate by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Tidal by Fiona Apple

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp

BEYONCÉ by Beyoncé

A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite

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

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction

Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

Connected by Stereo MC's

All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot

American Idiot by Green Day

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

Your New Favourite Band by The Hives

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Atomizer by Big Black

Cross by Justice

Vivid by Living Colour

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Devotional Songs by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Ragged Glory by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Pieces Of The Sky by Emmylou Harris

En-Tact by The Shamen

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Fun House by The Stooges

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

Orbital 2 by Orbital

xx by The xx

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

Real Life by Magazine

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

Night Life by Ray Price

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith

Kenya by Machito

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

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

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo by MC Solaar

Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Funeral by Arcade Fire

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