1001 Albums Summary

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

When it’s good, it’s great. When it’s not, it’s just boring. Wish she had leaned into her weird vocal quirks and gone full Björk mode, one too many soft quiet songs that feel like missed opportunities. Absolutely quintessential 90s pop rock production, but does that make it dated or emblematic? Standouts (that weren’t singles): Not the Doctor, All I Really Want

Parachutes by Coldplay

I went into this album with an open mind but man, I struggled to get through this one. Songs are too long, instrumentation is ok but kind of samey. It’s weird because Chris Martin seems to be an objectively talented vocalist but I still found him super annoying? Haters and lovers both seem to like Shiver but for my money it might be the worst on here. Yellow is alright.

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

Pleasantly surprised by this album! Was expecting middling garden-variety 00s synth pop but instead it’s got this very 60s-inspired sound with shades of Bowie, the Stones. Honestly the lowest points for me were the 3 big hits but that might just be because I heard those songs 10 million times each in high school and would be fine never hearing them again for the rest of my life. Fav tracks: Weekend Wars, Pieces of What

The White Album by Beatles

Half these tracks are great, some of my favorite Beatles songs (Blackbird, Rocky Raccoon, Back in the USSR) and the other half are mediocre at best and obnoxious at worst. I guess that kind of speaks to what was going on with the band at the time. Does it work as an album? Not for me. A 45 minute cut of this would be much better imho. Maybe you had to be there

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

Somehow I got both Coldplay albums on this list within 4 days of each other, a very funny prank from the universe. I will say that this one was a little bit better; the songs actually sound different from each other, a slightly more engaging listen. Chris' voice is still really annoying but at least it doesn't always feel like the main focus here, that's an improvement. No idea why these songs are so long though. 8 of 11 tracks are over 5 minutes and they REALLY don't earn it. Probably a 1.5 if I could do half stars but alas.

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

This album is WEIRD and I dig it! If Rumours is about breaking up, this album is like the awkward stage after the breakup where you still have to live together because you’re both on the lease and everything is uncomfortable and tense and sad; you can practically taste the coke on some of these songs.

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys

Not a fan of post-hardcore. Maybe someday I’ll hear an album that turns me around but today is not that day

Queen II by Queen

Not bad! First half wasn’t doing much for me but I got more into it as it went on. Always forget how proggy early Queen was. Fav tracks: March of the Black Queen, Seven Seas of Rhye

D by White Denim

Really cool album, these guys are clearly super super talented musicians. A little all over the place but in a way that works. Individual tracks aren’t quite memorable enough for me, like I’m not gonna get any of these stuck in my head but I don’t think that’s really the point.

Transformer by Lou Reed

The Bowie production really really comes through, half these songs sound like his anyway. Solid

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

absolutely haunting

The Poet by Bobby Womack

Bobby sure can sing but the music itself is too uninteresting for him to work with imo. The big hit off this album was If You Think You’re Lonely Now which is just about, like, mocking someone you’re about to dump? idgi

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

Fantastic little album. Usually not a fan of live recordings but this one is just right

Cross by Justice

what the hell is in France's water that makes them all good at electronica

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club

Hot Fuss by The Killers

...And Justice For All by Metallica

I actually almost fell asleep on the train and missed my stop listening to this album

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

Street Signs by Ozomatli

Eliminator by ZZ Top

Olympia 64 by Jacques Brel

Closer by Joy Division

Really really liked a lot of things about this album but I find Curtis' voice so unpleasant that it kind of ruined everything else :(

Low-Life by New Order

Guero by Beck

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon

White Light by Gene Clark

Fragile by Yes

hey it's the song from the thing

All Mod Cons by The Jam

A Short Album About Love by The Divine Comedy

Sex Packets by Digital Underground

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

Yeezus by Kanye West

The Last Broadcast by Doves

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

Moondance by Van Morrison

Soul Mining by The The

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

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

LP1 by FKA twigs

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

Heroes by David Bowie

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Pictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) by Motörhead

Van Halen by Van Halen

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

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

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Honky Tonk Masquerade by Joe Ely

The Grand Tour by George Jones

Marquee Moon by Television

Junkyard by The Birthday Party

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

Don't Stand Me Down by Dexys Midnight Runners

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Bad Company by Bad Company

Tommy by The Who

The Bends by Radiohead

Nixon by Lambchop

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

2112 by Rush

Hms Fable by Shack

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

Your New Favourite Band by The Hives

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti

Gold by Ryan Adams

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

Zombie by Fela Kuti

The Yes Album by Yes

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

1977 by Ash

Illmatic by Nas

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

it's classic Devo, which is to say it's a couple absolute bangers sandwiched between some of the most unpleasant and discordant songs you've ever heard

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

Sister by Sonic Youth

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Treasure by Cocteau Twins

Sound Affects by The Jam

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Penance Soiree by The Icarus Line

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

Among The Living by Anthrax

Disraeli Gears by Cream

The Libertines by The Libertines

Real Life by Magazine

The Cars by The Cars

Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren

Next by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

Scream, Dracula, Scream by Rocket From The Crypt

Superunknown by Soundgarden

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Violator by Depeche Mode

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds

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

Chelsea Girl by Nico

British Steel by Judas Priest

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis

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

90 by 808 State

Ys by Joanna Newsom

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

Highly Evolved by The Vines

It’s not as bad as some of my other 2s, it’s just kind of whatever. Sounds like all the other samey alt rock of its era. It has a couple cool things going for it (Schnapf’s very Elliott Smith production on Country Yard, ska-like upstrokes on Factory, modern psych rock sound on the fittingly-titled 1969) but they’re too few and far-between to save the rest of it. Honestly might make a 3 in isolation but on a list with limited spots, I’m getting real tired of all the 2000s Britpop (sorry Oz, that includes you too)

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Sea Change by Beck

acoustic emo with polished production; an album after my own heart

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Follow The Leader by Korn

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

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

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits

Be by Common

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

Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

White Ladder by David Gray

All those radio-friendly adult contemporary sounds from the 90s distilled into one record, I wasn't a fan. I will say that Gray's got a good voice for this kind of music, even if it does sound like a rough Dylan impersonation at times. Could see myself being slightly more into this album if it was closer to 35 minutes, the average track is nearly 5 minutes long and I don't think any of em earn it

Make Yourself by Incubus

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

The World is a Ghetto by War

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite

C'est Chic by CHIC

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

Another Green World by Brian Eno

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

In Utero by Nirvana

The Score by Fugees

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout

Station To Station by David Bowie

Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal

evermore by Taylor Swift

Melodrama by Lorde

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

A Northern Soul by The Verve

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde by The Pharcyde

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Repeater by Fugazi

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers

Harvest by Neil Young

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

Kala by M.I.A.

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

1989 by Taylor Swift

The Doors by The Doors

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

Arrival by ABBA

Night Life by Ray Price

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Brothers by The Black Keys

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

In It For The Money by Supergrass

More Specials by The Specials

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Headquarters by The Monkees

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

Gris Gris by Dr. John

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

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

The Contino Sessions by Death In Vegas

Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen

Rapture by Anita Baker

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

My Generation by The Who

Dirty by Sonic Youth

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

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods

Murmur by R.E.M.

American Idiot by Green Day

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors

Ramones by Ramones

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

With The Beatles by Beatles

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon

Kenza by Khaled

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

Machine Head by Deep Purple

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley

Survivor by Destiny's Child

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

Dog Man Star by Suede

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

Done By The Forces Of Nature by Jungle Brothers

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

Smokers Delight by Nightmares On Wax

Dummy by Portishead

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago

Wonderful Rainbow by Lightning Bolt

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday

Abbey Road by Beatles

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Logical Progression by LTJ Bukem

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

xx by The xx

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

The Next Day by David Bowie

Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Rey

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Garbage by Garbage

Tellin’ Stories by The Charlatans

The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye

Sincere by Mj Cole

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis

So by Peter Gabriel

Space Ritual by Hawkwind

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

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

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg

Is This It by The Strokes

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

Blackstar by David Bowie

Country Life by Roxy Music

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

Smash by The Offspring

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized

Infected by The The

Imagine by John Lennon

Trio by Dolly Parton

Phrenology by The Roots

Stardust by Willie Nelson

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

Eternally Yours by The Saints

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Berlin by Lou Reed

Young Americans by David Bowie

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

The La's by The La's

The Healer by John Lee Hooker

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

Dr. Octagonecologyst by Dr. Octagon

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Future Days by Can

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

Django Django by Django Django

Eagles by Eagles

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Ray Of Light by Madonna

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

Liquid Swords by GZA

Fly Or Die by N.E.R.D

The Joshua Tree by U2

Boston by Boston

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

Amnesiac by Radiohead

Hot Shots II by The Beta Band

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

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

McCartney by Paul McCartney

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star

Slipknot by Slipknot

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

The Last Of The True Believers by Nanci Griffith

The United States Of America by The United States Of America

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

GI by Germs

Before And After Science by Brian Eno

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

Rio by Duran Duran

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

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

All Directions by The Temptations

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

Bone Machine by Tom Waits

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Achtung Baby by U2

Go Girl Crazy by The Dictators

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

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

Call of the Valley by Shivkumar Sharma

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

Club Classics Vol. One by Soul II Soul

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

Heavy Weather by Weather Report

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel

1999 by Prince

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

Like A Prayer by Madonna

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Purple Rain by Prince