1001 Albums Summary

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco

Groovin' by The Young Rascals

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

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

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo

I See A Darkness by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg

Dust by Screaming Trees

Joan Baez by Joan Baez

All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black

1977 by Ash

Sounds off key.

Want One by Rufus Wainwright

Not sure exactly what I was expecting, but it wasn't this. Beautiful album, start to finish.

Station To Station by David Bowie

The Predator by Ice Cube

I'm not a rap fan, but there's no denying Mr Cube is talented.

Truth by Jeff Beck

Sounds in turns like Rod Stewart, BB King, Joe Cocker, Joe Jackson...

Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise

The first track is 20 minutes long.

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying Burrito Brothers

Scott 4 by Scott Walker

New Wave by The Auteurs

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

Rust In Peace by Megadeth

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Roots by Sepultura

Totally not my thing.

Dance Mania by Tito Puente

Your Arsenal by Morrissey

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

Odessa by Bee Gees

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

With The Beatles by Beatles

Illmatic by Nas

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

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Bad by Michael Jackson

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

Brothers by The Black Keys

Abraxas by Santana

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

Wild Wood by Paul Weller

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Boston by Boston

Slipknot by Slipknot

Not for me.

Sheet Music by 10cc

Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai

Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams

It's got that one song everybody knows, and another that's not bad, but the rest of the album? Meh.

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

If you like Rod Stewart, you'll probably like Faces.

All Mod Cons by The Jam

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

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

The Visitors by ABBA

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega

Moby Grape by Moby Grape

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

Winter In America by Gil Scott-Heron

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers

Sea Change by Beck

Pictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

Fear and Whiskey by Mekons

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

Doolittle by Pixies

Ys by Joanna Newsom

Kate Bush goes to a renaissance faire? Joanna Newsom is talented, but this really isn't for me.

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

Ctrl by SZA

The Rise & Fall by Madness

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

Nowhere by Ride

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

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

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel

Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye

The Blueprint by JAY Z

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

Two Dancers by Wild Beasts

Fishscale by Ghostface Killah

It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison

Heroes to Zeros by The Beta Band

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down by The Dandy Warhols

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

Machine Head by Deep Purple

Kid A by Radiohead

Real Life by Magazine

Chris by Christine and the Queens

First time listening to Christine and the Queens, and I am now a fan.

Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Hot Shots II by The Beta Band

London Calling by The Clash

Manassas by Stephen Stills

Microshift by Hookworms

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers

Face to Face by The Kinks

On The Beach by Neil Young

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

Stripped by Christina Aguilera

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

OK Computer by Radiohead

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

Blood And Chocolate by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads

Tical by Method Man

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Caetano Veloso by Caetano Veloso

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti

Slayed? by Slade

It's Slade!

Myths Of The Near Future by Klaxons

Not bad but none of the tracks really stood out either.

Closer by Joy Division

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) by Motörhead

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu

Worth a listen

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite by Maxwell

Parachutes by Coldplay

The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain

The Stranger by Billy Joel

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Basket of Light by Pentangle

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Come Find Yourself by Fun Lovin' Criminals

The Only Ones by The Only Ones

Familiar sound but from before the bands I'm used to hearing play it. Influential or just the mid to late 70s?

This Is Hardcore by Pulp

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized

American Idiot by Green Day

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

Like A Prayer by Madonna

Being There by Wilco

S&M by Metallica

The album is good, but I bet this was amazing to see live.

Superunknown by Soundgarden

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

Untitled (Black Is) by SAULT

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

In Utero by Nirvana

...And Justice For All by Metallica

xx by The xx

Smokers Delight by Nightmares On Wax

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

Country Life by Roxy Music

Sail Away by Randy Newman

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

The Bones Of What You Believe by CHVRCHES

Fly Or Die by N.E.R.D

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

LP1 by FKA twigs

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

Live! by Fela Kuti

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche by Koffi Olomide

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

The College Dropout by Kanye West

good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar

Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Da Capo by Love

Three stars because Seven and Seven Is is great. The rest, meh.

Woodface by Crowded House

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris has a lovely voice, but I couldn't get into this album.

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

So Much For The City by The Thrills

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

Whatever by Aimee Mann

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Arise by Sepultura

Bad Company by Bad Company

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Not their best album, but so much talent.

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

The Poet by Bobby Womack

m b v by My Bloody Valentine

Teen Dream by Beach House

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

Blur by Blur

Woo-hoo!

Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

Black Metal by Venom

All Directions by The Temptations

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

Achtung Baby by U2

Viva Hate by Morrissey

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

Casanova by The Divine Comedy

Live Through This by Hole

Ragged Glory by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

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

The Last Broadcast by Doves

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys

Next by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti

Not bad but all the songs sound very similar.

Murmur by R.E.M.

The Slider by T. Rex

Fun House by The Stooges

Bossanova by Pixies

L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

Hotel California by Eagles

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

Broken English by Marianne Faithfull

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

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black by Public Enemy

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

Headquarters by The Monkees

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

Take Me Apart by Kelela

Palo Congo by Sabu

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Low by David Bowie

Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen

Roxy Music by Roxy Music

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

Risque by CHIC

Destroyer by KISS

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

Club Classics Vol. One by Soul II Soul

Odelay by Beck

Aja by Steely Dan

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

Violator by Depeche Mode

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club

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

Hms Fable by Shack

Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

This has to be one of the best albums of the 21st century. Not a bad song on it.

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy

Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab

Sex Packets by Digital Underground

Transformer by Lou Reed

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

Not a big fan of live albums, but I've added MC5 to my list of bands needing some additional listening.

25 by Adele

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

Dare! by The Human League

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts by The Adverts

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

The Idiot by Iggy Pop

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned by Liars

Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

Solid Air by John Martyn

Paris 1919 by John Cale

Django Django by Django Django

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde by The Pharcyde

Throwing Muses by Throwing Muses

A Northern Soul by The Verve

Dr. Octagonecologyst by Dr. Octagon

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers

Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren

Tommy by The Who

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music

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

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

The Wall by Pink Floyd

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg

This one is tough to rate after about who Melody Nelson is meant to be. I'm almost glad I don't understand French.

The World is a Ghetto by War

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

Heroes by David Bowie

Wild Gift by X

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Young Americans by David Bowie

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey

Graceland by Paul Simon

Live / Dead by Grateful Dead

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Imagine by John Lennon

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

The Who Sell Out by The Who

Amnesiac by Radiohead

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Beautiful Freak by Eels

One World by John Martyn

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

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer

The Yes Album by Yes

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Nevermind by Nirvana

Guitar Town by Steve Earle

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen

Leornard Cohen wrote great songs, but was only an okay singer.

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crow

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

School's Out by Alice Cooper

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

McCartney by Paul McCartney

Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills

There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis

Zombie by Fela Kuti

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

Diamond Life by Sade

The Man Who by Travis

O.G. Original Gangster by Ice T

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Gris Gris by Dr. John

Actually by Pet Shop Boys

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted by Ice Cube