1001 Albums Summary

Guero by Beck

Really hear album. Lots of variety. Would definitely listen again

All Directions by The Temptations

Not a fan. To much focus on social awareness and not enough on enjoyable music.

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

Some promising tracks, but overall not a super enjoyable listen.

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Creative chord structures and instrumental parts. I know that I could find something new and surprising to hear with each new listen.

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

Not just one, but several classic Stevie Wonder tracks.

Murmur by R.E.M.

Surprisingly enjoyable. Undertones of future R.E.M. hit-maker sounds with hints of punk rock sensibility, especially evident in the production techniques. Much better vibe than the later, seemingly more marketable, albums that everyone is familiar with.

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

It's Stevie at his finest. How many samples came from this one album?

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Musicianship is on point, but doesn't really do it for me.

Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues

This sounds like a parody of cliche Irish music.

Harvest by Neil Young

A couple of classic tracks here, but I'm not sure I would revisit this album.

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

This is an iconic album from the standpoint of women in punk music. I really enjoy the album, and would rate it higher if every song didn't sound so similar.

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

This album is weird for the sake of being weird. The first 23 minute long track is strange enough, but eventually you just feel like this album is the soundtrack to an episode of Yo Gabba Gabba.

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

Classic rap from this era.

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

Not my favorite Stevie Wonder album.

The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow

What a great album! This group should be better known.

Rubber Soul by Beatles

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

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

Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

Heroes by David Bowie

Great classic album. Bowie just isn't my thing.

Green by R.E.M.

This is clearly a pretty important transition point from early R.E.M. to 90s radio friendly R.E.M. Good for what it is, but it's no "Murmur."

Phrenology by The Roots

So by Peter Gabriel

Every Peter Gabriel song sounds the same to me.

Stankonia by OutKast

There's something for everyone here. Radio friendly poppy hooks interspersed with traditional hip hop bravado and social commentary. Great top to bottom.

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

Some if the best Stevie Wonder.

Blue by Joni Mitchell

The Clash by The Clash

Eh

Pornography by The Cure

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Mostly a way to show off good guitar technique, at the expense of musicality and feeling.

The Next Day by David Bowie

Not my favorite David Bowie. Lackluster at best.

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

The music is almost as weird as the album cover.

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

What a cool album! This was a solid 3 for me until the last few tracks. "New York, I Love You" is a gem!

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

Pearl by Janis Joplin

An all time iconic voice!

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Illmatic by Nas

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

Not my favorite Tribe album.

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

The Stooges by The Stooges

Melodrama by Lorde

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Back In Black by AC/DC

4 of the most iconic rock songs all time on one album!

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers

Nowhere by Ride

Doesn't float my boat in general, and is way too repetitive.

Copper Blue by Sugar

Transformer by Lou Reed

Good album, I'm just not a Lou Reed fan.

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

I mean...well done, but...

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying Burrito Brothers

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

So much potential, but ultimately disappointing

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees

I just wanted this lady to stop yelling at me

2112 by Rush

Great album, but not the best of Rush, and Neil Peart isn't Neil Peart yet.

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

Infected by The The

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream

Moon Safari by Air

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

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

American Idiot by Green Day

Boston by Boston

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted by Ice Cube

Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

There's some talent and creativity here, but I can't get over the tone quality and vibrato.

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor

Fun House by The Stooges

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

Bummed by Happy Mondays

The Idiot by Iggy Pop

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

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

Club Classics Vol. One by Soul II Soul

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

Dirt by Alice In Chains

Masterpiece

One Nation Under A Groove by Funkadelic

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega

Duck Rock by Malcolm McLaren

I was actually angry that I had to listen to this album.

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

Aja by Steely Dan

Ctrl by SZA

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba

Moss Side Story by Barry Adamson

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

The World is a Ghetto by War

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

White Ladder by David Gray

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

More Specials by The Specials

Parachutes by Coldplay

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

Abbey Road by Beatles

Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera

Leftism by Leftfield

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

S&M by Metallica

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

Marquee Moon by Television

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson

Connected by Stereo MC's

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Don't Stand Me Down by Dexys Midnight Runners

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Either Or by Elliott Smith

C'est Chic by CHIC

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

At Budokan by Cheap Trick

Terrible sound quality

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

Document by R.E.M.

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Smash by The Offspring

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

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

The Bends by Radiohead

Thriller by Michael Jackson

L.A. Woman by The Doors

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Remedy by Basement Jaxx

Hunting High And Low by a-ha

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Blood And Chocolate by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Rio by Duran Duran

London Calling by The Clash

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

White Light by Gene Clark

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

Country Life by Roxy Music

Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche by Koffi Olomide

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club

Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

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

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

Water From An Ancient Well by Abdullah Ibrahim

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

The Healer by John Lee Hooker

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

Hotel California by Eagles

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

Elephant Mountain by The Youngbloods

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Stripped by Christina Aguilera

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

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

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz

Dry by PJ Harvey

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

1999 by Prince

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean