1001 Albums Summary

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

Great “walkin around” music.

Odelay by Beck

Begrudgingly enjoy this album.

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

Down-the-middle rock. I miss this.

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Short. Wish the band showcased its chops more. Apparently a way more influential band than I ever realized.

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

Bowie had “it”. A great album from a star.

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

Too much warbling. Prefer funky Wonder.

Debut by Björk

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

These guys came out fully-formed. A gritty right-of-passage for any music lover.

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

Bad by Michael Jackson

I’m happy to live without the entirety of MJ’s catalog from here on out. Yes, the songs are often good (if not great). However, the accusations are unignorable and largely undisputed. No stars. Goodbye forever, MJ.

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

Catchy, kitschy, and enjoyable, but… kind of one long song.

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

So so strong.

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

Yes, a watershed moment for grunge. However, I prefer the plugged-in versions of these songs.

Kimono My House by Sparks

Interesting, innovative and unique, but only occasionally good.

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Better than I remember it as a kid… rockless, insight-poetry. Solid, but not my style.

Dookie by Green Day

A rock sound so solid that it’s lasted 30 years.

Guitar Town by Steve Earle

I like his sensibilities when the music is more upbeat. This good album loses steam.

Music by Madonna

Drivel.

It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Dirty by Sonic Youth

Real Life by Magazine

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

Rip It Up by Orange Juice

Slayed? by Slade

Haunted Dancehall by The Sabres Of Paradise

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

Violator by Depeche Mode

The Rising by Bruce Springsteen

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets

New York Dolls by New York Dolls

A near perfect debut and the crucial link between the Stooges and everything NY & London that was soon to come. The songwriting is exceptional, especially considering where these guys came from. The blend of 60's pop with a sort've trashy, unrefined Stones feel in overdrive is genius. Holds up better than much of what happened musically in the late 60's/early 70's.

The Libertines by The Libertines

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Doolittle by Pixies

Leftism by Leftfield

Imagine by John Lennon

All Mod Cons by The Jam

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy

The College Dropout by Kanye West

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Blunderbuss by Jack White

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

School's Out by Alice Cooper

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

Metallica by Metallica

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

The Poet by Bobby Womack

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Dog Man Star by Suede

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

Green by R.E.M.

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Either Or by Elliott Smith

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

#1 Record by Big Star

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury by The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

Tapestry by Carole King

Electric Prunes by The Electric Prunes

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Being There by Wilco

Abraxas by Santana

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

Like Water For Chocolate by Common

The Clash by The Clash

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Blur by Blur

Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre

Eliminator by ZZ Top

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

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

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens

Timeless by Goldie

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

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

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

Be by Common

A Seat at the Table by Solange

So by Peter Gabriel

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

Tommy by The Who

Tidal by Fiona Apple

Hotel California by Eagles

Garbage by Garbage

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile

Tellin’ Stories by The Charlatans

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

Pornography by The Cure

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

In It For The Money by Supergrass

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

Closer by Joy Division

Vivid by Living Colour

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite by Maxwell

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

Nevermind by Nirvana

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

The Next Day by David Bowie

Is This It by The Strokes

Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson

Treasure by Cocteau Twins

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

Superunknown by Soundgarden

Myths Of The Near Future by Klaxons

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

Olympia 64 by Jacques Brel

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

Melodrama by Lorde

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

Low by David Bowie

1977 by Ash

Moving Pictures by Rush

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Celebrity Skin by Hole

Scott 4 by Scott Walker

Maxinquaye by Tricky

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

Manassas by Stephen Stills

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Quiet Life by Japan

Rubber Soul by Beatles

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

Yeezus by Kanye West

My Generation by The Who

Live At Leeds by The Who

Shaft by Isaac Hayes

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive by Merle Haggard

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds

Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

Third by Soft Machine

On The Beach by Neil Young

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

Graceland by Paul Simon

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus by Spirit

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

Street Signs by Ozomatli

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

Low-Life by New Order

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

Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

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

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Dirt by Alice In Chains

Take Me Apart by Kelela

White Light by Gene Clark

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

Jack Takes the Floor by Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair

Boston by Boston

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

Groovin' by The Young Rascals

Rio by Duran Duran

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

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

The Score by Fugees

The Doors by The Doors

Moss Side Story by Barry Adamson

Aja by Steely Dan

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

Kid A by Radiohead

Let It Be by The Replacements

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

Country Life by Roxy Music