1001 Albums Summary

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith

Underwhelming overall, but some solid hits.

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

Very catchy songs that take no time sticking with you.

Ten by Pearl Jam

All-time classic. I was 16 when this came out and still listened to it through the years very frequently.

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

Excellent album with way more well known songs than I realized.

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

Not really my jam. Somehow indie arena rock is just not a thing for me.

Hot Fuss by The Killers

All the good songs were already well played and certified hits. The album as a whole was a bit of a disappointment

Selling England By The Pound by Genesis

Makes me want to watch the animated LOTR movie. Did not age well overall, but still an enjoyable listen.

Odelay by Beck

Beck refuses to be classified. Love this album.

LP1 by FKA twigs

Album won me over on the end. It was a hard start, but once you settle into the mood it's enjoyable. It stands on it's own and won't make it onto many playlists with multiple artists, but if you're in the mode for haunting, moody, music to focus with, this is the one.

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout

What an unexpected treat.

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

Have to admire the craft, however this really does not age well.

The Bends by Radiohead

Classic. Solid 5. I was super excited when this album came up for listening and enjoying it through the years but it had been a long time since listening straight through. Still finding new things to appreciate about it and see its influence on other groups.

Hot Shots II by The Beta Band

Repeater by Fugazi

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Future Days by Can

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

Songs The Lord Taught Us by The Cramps

London Calling by The Clash

Sulk by The Associates

Oof.

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

Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Devotional Songs by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

80's pop personified.

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Bass lines on every song are fantastic.

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

Moondance by Van Morrison

Wonderful album. Glad to have finally listened to it.

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

John Prine by John Prine

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Jack Takes the Floor by Ramblin' Jack Elliott

New Forms by Roni Size

Lost Souls by Doves

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub

S&M by Metallica

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

Thriller by Michael Jackson

So hard to separate the art from the artist. Automatic 1 point reduction for an all time classic album.

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

The originals! Easy 5

Timeless by Goldie

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Fantastic from start to finish.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

Eternally Yours by The Saints

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Scott 4 by Scott Walker

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Made In Japan by Deep Purple

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

Penance Soiree by The Icarus Line

When I Was Born For The 7th Time by Cornershop

Parachutes by Coldplay

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

Berlin by Lou Reed

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

Graceland by Paul Simon

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

1989 by Taylor Swift

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan

At Budokan by Cheap Trick

Live! by Fela Kuti

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

The Band by The Band

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

G. Love And Special Sauce by G. Love & Special Sauce

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

Be by Common

Guitar Town by Steve Earle

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

The La's by The La's

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Hit after classic hit. Easy 5.

Dookie by Green Day

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

Pretenders by Pretenders

A lot to like here.

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

Really impressive for its time and had held up well over the years.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

A pleasant surprise. I've definitely slept on Neil Young over the years. Looking forward to digging further into his works.

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

Classic forever.

Elephant by The White Stripes

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Interesting but extremely hard to categorize. Felt more like a personal demo take ofunfinighed songs for the majority of the listen.

Suicide by Suicide

Nope. Nope. Nope.

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Like going to church. Not a good one.

Scott 2 by Scott Walker

Good Lord, why is this listed here? It's like having your drunk uncle grab the karaoke machine crooning for an hour of cringe lyrics.

São Paulo Confessions by Suba

Your New Favourite Band by The Hives

Decent, but one hit seeing does not make a hit album.

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

All-time classic and pinnacle of hip-hop.

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

Guero by Beck

Hit after hit. Beck never disappoints.

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

Beautiful songs

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

Classic album. Easy to listen through start to finish anytime.

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

Smash by The Offspring

Easy 5. 1994 was an amazing year for great music across all genres.

Blur by Blur

3.5 last track is a nice surprise

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

Mellow, but unremarkable overall.

Face to Face by The Kinks

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers

Even being a huge fan of them, the album has not aged well over the years and feels quickly repetitive. 3.75

Tidal by Fiona Apple

L.A. Woman by The Doors

Mott by Mott The Hoople

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

evermore by Taylor Swift

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

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

Ray Of Light by Madonna

Document by R.E.M.

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners

Come on! 3.5

Melodrama by Lorde

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

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

Station To Station by David Bowie

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon

Roger the Engineer by The Yardbirds

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

Easy listening. Really grows on you.

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai

Live tracks were great!

Low by David Bowie

Blood And Chocolate by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Eliminator by ZZ Top

Phrenology by The Roots

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

All Mod Cons by The Jam

Logical Progression by LTJ Bukem

Moving Pictures by Rush

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Like A Prayer by Madonna

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Make Yourself by Incubus

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

Arrival by ABBA

Ramones by Ramones

Club Classics Vol. One by Soul II Soul

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive by Merle Haggard

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim by Frank Sinatra

School's Out by Alice Cooper

The College Dropout by Kanye West

Heroes by David Bowie

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying by Megadeth

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Scottish Wilson Phillips singing in Simlish.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Classic

White Light by Gene Clark

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention

About as out there as you can get. I've never done. Such a 180 on an album before.

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

All Directions by The Temptations

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets

Easy 5 and new favorite album!

Blue by Joni Mitchell

I just cannot with her octave changes

Either Or by Elliott Smith

Eagles by Eagles

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

Justified by Justin Timberlake

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

NEU! 75 by Neu!

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

Savane by Ali Farka Touré

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

With The Beatles by Beatles

Dance Mania by Tito Puente

Hotel California by Eagles

Majority of the album is missing from YouTube music.

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

I keep trying and keep hearing how good Steely Dan is, but I'm just not hearing it here. They don't seem to be able to decide what kind of music they're playing and I appreciate most experimental attempts usually.

Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott

Lazer Guided Melodies by Spiritualized

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

Let It Be by The Replacements

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Wild Gift by X

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

Cafe Bleu by The Style Council

Aside from the first track, there's no reason this album should be on this list.

The Yes Album by Yes

Sex Packets by Digital Underground

Did not age well, but great to hear the oldies.

Darkdancer by Les Rythmes Digitales

2.5

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

3.5

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

3.5

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

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

4.5. I had no idea this was released in 79. Timeless.

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals

Ahead of their time.

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

4.5 it's a shame that so many tracks are missing from this album. No matter what streaming service you use. Making a note to pick up the LP.

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

2.5

Purple Rain by Prince

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

Medúlla by Björk

A surprising amount of beatboxing used as Base beats. What I enjoyed most however, was the native language saw with no beats and only vocals.

So by Peter Gabriel

Ragged Glory by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Solid 4

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Garage honkeytonk with some punk more than blues, but it just doesn't click.

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Solid 3. Enjoyed the slower songs, but there's a reason there are not many hits on this one. At least. None that I could divine.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

Myths Of The Near Future by Klaxons

2.5. Great Value The Strokes. Honestly, no reason for them to be on this list. When you can just listen to The Strokes.

Lam Toro by Baaba Maal

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart

Surprising much I enjoyed pre-disco rod Stewart.

Signing Off by UB40

Whole lot of saxophone in that ska. Very enjoyable

90 by 808 State

Kraftwerk did it better a decade earlier

Synchronicity by The Police

Done By The Forces Of Nature by Jungle Brothers

Calenture by The Triffids

A nice surprise that doesn't quite hit a 4

Garbage by Garbage

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

2.5 60's Ren faire folk doesn't age well for a full album. There were a couple tracks that stood out

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Dog Man Star by Suede

Barely a 2

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Wonderfully Bluesy

Nixon by Lambchop

Interesting, but unfocused.

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

5! 10! 100! Best of all time?

The Doors by The Doors

Classic, but the lyrics are not aging well

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

2.5

Elastica by Elastica

So many hits from the same band that I never realized.

Blunderbuss by Jack White

Jack never fails to deliver.

Throwing Muses by Throwing Muses

Unremarkable. Nothing terrible,but nothing stood out.

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

Don't know why, but this band has never really clicked with me. I have enjoyed their collaborations with other artists though.

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

3.5 but Where Is My Mind kicks it to a 4

Real Life by Magazine

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

3.5

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

Queen II by Queen

3.5. nothing wrong with it, just too many renn faire 60s albums already

Rip It Up by Orange Juice

Doolittle by Pixies

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

Revolver by Beatles

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

2112 by Rush

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

Classic. Delightful.

Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian

Just not clicking. 2.5

Entertainment by Gang Of Four

A surprising find and cautious 4

Woodface by Crowded House

Some interesting tracks, barely a 3 overall, however.

American Idiot by Green Day

Classic and solid start to finish.

The Rising by Bruce Springsteen

Never got into The Boss. This was a nice surprise.

The Wall by Pink Floyd

Back In Black by AC/DC

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

Not my jam, but perfectly enjoyable.

Nowhere by Ride

Sounded like they were playing all their songs at the same time. Track after track. Same thing.

Space Ritual by Hawkwind

Never been a fan of grateful Dead or fish, but these guys managed to put together a solid live album. Individual songs don't stand out but as a collection this is great.

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Decent all around album, but no one track stands out.

Quiet Life by Japan

New wave. Decent and ahead of their time. Not my jam.

Fishscale by Ghostface Killah

Sick flow.

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Classic. Mandatory listening.

A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite

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

Abbey Road by Beatles

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Great blues.

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

Psychedelic rock is growing on me. This was a decent listen, although not terribly different from track to track.

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

The Stranger by Billy Joel

3.5

The Idiot by Iggy Pop

Shades of Bowie

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl

Wonderfully produced, but lyrics are a constant bummer.

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

So many hits and still banging.

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

Classic, but barely holding onto a place in this list.

Younger Than Yesterday by The Byrds

Not their best. Can't be helped, but Ren Fair Hippie nonsense does not age well.

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Not a fan of indie anthem genre.

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

A bit much for a while album, but still a lot of fun.

The Joshua Tree by U2

Boston by Boston

My Generation by The Who

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Perfection

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

A classic

Different Class by Pulp

Great voice with not much to say.

Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

4.5 so many hits

Arular by M.I.A.

Such a fresh great sound that is only getting better with time.

Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise

It grows on you after the first 20m track.

Tommy by The Who

Way to experimental to be memorable other than the uncle fiddler song that should never have existed.

Wild Wood by Paul Weller

Interesting, but unfocused

Liquid Swords by GZA

Timeless, chill, fantastic.

The Score by Fugees

Another all-time classic.

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Solid 3. The hits are a five, but they do not pull the rest of the album with them.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

Easy to listen to, not to many stand out songs other than Southern Man which is fantastic. 3.5

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

Easy 5. All-time classic.

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

Slow start, but finishes strong 3.75

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

Rio by Duran Duran

It only took three decades, but I finally like Duran Duran.

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by The Incredible String Band

The drugs that created this no longer exist to make it palpable to the ear in this century.

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters

3.5 Some solid tracks and unique sounds

Rubber Soul by Beatles

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Way too experimental for me. The only times they really shined was when they were covering other music styles.

High Violet by The National

3 I like The National in single song doses. A full album is too much for my tastes.

Movies by Holger Czukay

2.5 With respect to Can, this did not click for me.

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

3.5

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying Burrito Brothers

Not terrible, but not memorable either despite the wonderful band name.

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

A welcome surprise. 4 because I would not have found it if not for this list.

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Classic songs. Timeless hits.

So Much For The City by The Thrills

Great value Wilco.

m b v by My Bloody Valentine

Interesting, not usually my thing. Shoe gazing emo would fit for some nap time relaxation.

Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex

Great for their time. Less saxophone would've been nice, but fits the period.

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

3.5 Ssteely Dan never clicked for me, but it's growing on me every time I hear it. Pretty. I appreciate the production value but musically, still not my thing.

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre

Nice surprise.

Orbital 2 by Orbital

'90s electronica will always be nostalgic.

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

3.5

Mask by Bauhaus

A bit all over the place as a pioneering album should be. Plenty to like here.

Green by R.E.M.

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

Classic for me. Listened through most of high school and beyond. Got me into southern American rock.

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

Bone Machine by Tom Waits

Tom waits is always a tough review. He's at his best, for me, with the slow songs. Whenever it ramps up to carnival cacophony I have to hit skip.

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

On The Beach by Neil Young

Virgin Suicides by Air

Love Air, this album is a good ambient listen but leans too heavily on the ambience to be terribly memorable.

Rust In Peace by Megadeth

A Northern Soul by The Verve

Overall aged to meh.

Kid A by Radiohead

A classic for me and loved passjng down the appreciation to my kids.

Born To Be With You by Dion

Just not for me. Hits a lot of generic 70s vibes and the covers do not stand out.

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Pure 80s

Water From An Ancient Well by Abdullah Ibrahim

Perfectly wonderful jazz. Not my thing.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

A solid 3 that grew to a four by the time the album finished. Really appreciated the shift from standard southern rock to more blues.

Ingenue by k.d. lang

Hard to rate this. Not really my jam, and struggling to really place its genre. Country lounge music? I can appreciate the artistry, but it just doesn't click for me.

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

I've been aware of the Allman Brothers all my life, apparently in name only. What a great album and an instant classic to be sure.

Sister by Sonic Youth

Amazing this was released in 1987.

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

A timeless treat.

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

4.5!

The White Room by The KLF

Classic from high school.

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp

Wonderful to rediscover this one.

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Overlong for an album, but an easy listen.

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

Classic

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile

3.5 A lot to like here

Soul Mining by The The

2.5 Mostly a 2 with poor lyrics. Last two tracks bumped it.

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

3.5 Plenty to like. Always. Great to hear Queen. Nothing quite there to push into a floor.

Goo by Sonic Youth

Good listen, but nothing standing out.

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits

2.5 Slower the song the better. The less a song sounds like a carnival falling down a mountainside the better.

Peggy Suicide by Julian Cope

I know he isfamous for reinventing himself, but if every song is different from the next, and they all are terrible..

Metallica by Metallica

4.5

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age

Solid 4. Need to listen to them more often.

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club

3.5 Bluesy Punk.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Essentially an album of cover songs?

Brothers by The Black Keys

4.5 What a monster of a debut album. YT music did not have the original Link album but had the remastered. And that felt like a double album but was easy to listen throug start to finish.

Southern Rock Opera by Drive-By Truckers

3.5 Double implements of being more country than Southern Rock, overall enjoyable.

Disraeli Gears by Cream

3.5

Spiderland by Slint

Not bad, but not fugazi.

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen

3.5 I always enjoy his music, usually end up needing to have a nice hard drink and a cozy chair to listen.

A Night At The Opera by Queen

3.5 overall, but Bohemian Rhapsody bumps it to a four.

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Almost completely forgettable aside from Month of May.

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

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy

A 3 that turned into a 4 by the end of the album. Not a great start but really picks up and is very enjoyable throughout.

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain

A lot missing from YT Music

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel

3.5

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart

Unexpected. 3.5

Chelsea Girl by Nico

Great with Lou Reed, not great solo.

Planet Rock: The Album by Afrika Bambaataa

Classic song but doesn't hold the whole album up.

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

3.75 A lot to like here. Love discovering new band this way.

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

5. Great way to take a break from the day.

Headquarters by The Monkees

A 3 feels almost generous. It's a nice collections of studio recordings, but lacks any direction as an album.

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow

Great value Coldplay with some interesting exceptions.

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy

Impressive album a first listen for me.

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

3.5 Beautiful, just not my jam.

Dirty by Sonic Youth

3.75 Really enjoyed Kim Gordon's songs most of all.

Shleep by Robert Wyatt

Emo Jazz that couldn't be arsed.

1999 by Prince

5 forever.

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

British folk. A lot of covers.

Basket of Light by Pentangle

More British folk. Unfortunately, back to back with Leige and Leif.

I See You by The xx

3.5 Moody House

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

4.25 DM finally clicking for me behind their hits.

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

4 Classics hold up and it's impossible not to get in a good mood.

Next by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

2.5 I see the potential, but cannot get past the lyrics

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Solid 5. It's only getting better with time.

Close To You by Carpenters

Some well known classics, the rest of just not for me

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

3.75 Classic hits, but a less cohesive album.

Queen Of Denmark by John Grant

Music 4 Lyrics 2

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Wasn't available on YT music. Didn't really matter that I found it on YouTube, nothing really stood out. Easy listening, '90s soft rock.

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

I really like Bjork here's her solo work.

The Slider by T. Rex

3.75 Very enjoyable.

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly

3 until the extended Inna Gatta version which was fantastic!

The Coral by The Coral

Great find for me.

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

Hard to rate a genre that isn't one of my favorites. Certainly respect that a musicianship, overall not something I would seek out later.

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants

Fear and Whiskey by Mekons

Just no.

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

Fromohio by fIREHOSE

Honestly, painful to listen to. Sounds like a band that heard a lot of good songs and forgot how they went while trying to cover them.

I Against I by Bad Brains

3.75 Respect their influence on so many bands. Overall, this album was a miss for me with some bright spots.

Moon Safari by Air

3.5 Used to listen to this one all the time.

Highly Evolved by The Vines

Was enjoying it until In the Jungle which sounds more than halfway lifted from Blue Oyster Cult's classic (Don't Fear) The Reaper.

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti

Enjoyable

Sheet Music by 10cc

Bummed by Happy Mondays

2.75 Best songs were the ones without vocals. Singer sounded like he was on a different song than the band most of the time.

The Next Day by David Bowie

3.5

Maxinquaye by Tricky

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

Not terrible, just sounds like someone left smashing pumpkins on the radio in the other room.

Pyromania by Def Leppard

3.75 Squarely in the center of '80s Metal.

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

Not popping like his other albums.

Clandestino by Manu Chao

Refreshing change of pace

Chore of Enchantment by Giant Sand

Dude seriously tried to rhyme Cohen with Own. Also sampled about four different genres and was terrible at all of them.

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

Classic and amazing release after losing Cobain.

Bubble And Scrape by Sebadoh

3.5 Chaotic surfer punk that is best when they slow it down.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

4.25 That's a solid 2h album!

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Yachty-aughty-dope-alicious.

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt

Better when she's bluesy, less so when she's loungy.

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Pure '80s. Really grew on me as it progressed.

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club

Thoroughly enjoyable.

Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield

3.25 A lot to like, but didn't stand out as an album.

Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues

3.75

Moss Side Story by Barry Adamson

2.75 Unique but not especially replayable other than the covers.

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis

Enjoyable but somehow still missing something.

Here Are the Sonics by The Sonics

Tacoma band!

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

Classic for me. Great to revisit and it holds up.

Roots by Sepultura

3.75 Very enjoyable. That's some music to get shit done to!

The Blueprint by JAY Z

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

2.75 It's an experience, that's worth something.

Transformer by Lou Reed

4.25 classic.

Kenza by Khaled

Nice change of pace. Imagine cover was nice.

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

3.25

Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star

2.5 Early blueprint for 2000s alt-indie, but just isn't there yet and not really standing out on its own.

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

3.75

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

3.5 A nice surprise. Not a modern country fan, but she's accessible like Sheryl Crow was for me generation.

Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned

3.5

Electric by The Cult

Love The Cult, but ripping off Start Me Up then following with a cover of Born To Be Wild seems completely unnecessary. Keeps it at a 3.

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

1.5 Joni Mitchell has never clicked for me. At least this album was in a tolerable octave.

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill

Classic Hip hop that still slaps. Loved bumping this from my truck back in the day.

Post Orgasmic Chill by Skunk Anansie

An interesting ride, but never really figured out what they were going for.

Live Through This by Hole

Fantastic

New Wave by The Auteurs

Well, it's music. Nothing really stood out.

Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall

Only the last track stood out. Did not bother with the additional track added on re-release.

The Grand Tour by George Jones

Classic country

Want One by Rufus Wainwright

2.5 Started out great with the first track (Oh What A World) and never went anywhere from there, unfortunately.

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Well I guess after enough Nick Cave albums I finally like him!

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

Well ahead of their time.

Country Life by Roxy Music

3 5 for the Cover.

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches by Happy Mondays

Honestly, nothing really stood out about it. It was enjoyable but forgettable. 2.5

Heroes to Zeros by The Beta Band

Solid 3.

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

3.75 Really enjoyed the Bluesy later half of the album.

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

3.5

Close To The Edge by Yes

2.75 Nice and proggy, but this list is just saturated with these groups.

Bossanova by Pixies

Great stuff.

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

No Other by Gene Clark

3.5 Not what I expected, in a great way.

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds

3.75 excellent when it wasn't straight country.

All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer

Raw and wriggling rock.

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Not as hard as their previous releases, but there is no denying Karen O's voice is magic.

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

3.5

Public Image: First Issue by Public Image Ltd.

Grows on you after the first couple tracks.

Cross by Justice

4.5 Banger

OK Computer by Radiohead

5 Classic and personal fave.

Kollaps by Einstürzende Neubauten

2.75 Love the sound of trash rolling down a hill.

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

3.5

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

Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch

3.75 Nice discovery.

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

Hits from the Bong!

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

3.5

Traffic by Traffic

A nice discovery and the album improved with each track.

Kimono My House by Sparks

3.25

Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen

Disintegration by The Cure

4.25

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

Trash values makes trash music.

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

2.75 Interesting, but not terribly memorable.

O.G. Original Gangster by Ice T

3.5 holds up over time for the most part.

Pictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

3.75 funky bluesy renn faire? Sign me up.

Imagine by John Lennon

3.75 Imagine carried this album

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

I was excited to finally get this album after only listening to the hits. Sadly, it really didn't click for me. The frequency that he rhymed the same word with itself was actually surprising.

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

Eh? It's fine. No clue why it's be on this list.

Ace of Spades by Motörhead

Great album that needs to cut Jailbait from it's line up

Frank by Amy Winehouse

3.5

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Hit after hit.

Opus Dei by Laibach

2.75 just not breaking the language barrier.

Dub Housing by Pere Ubu

It was... fine.

Is This It by The Strokes

Easy to listen start to finish

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch

Scottish Dylan. Enjoyable.

Teen Dream by Beach House

Great album to play in a room down the hall while you take a nap on the living room couch.

First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans

3.75 great album. Ironman cover is a treat

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) by Loretta Lynn

John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys

3.25

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Look out for that bus!

Amnesiac by Radiohead

*5*

The Stooges by The Stooges

Slower than expected. Still good.

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

3.25 surprising. The jazzy songs were a treat.

Abraxas by Santana

4.5

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads

Welcome surprise

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

Third by Portishead

3.5

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

3.75

Aja by Steely Dan

3.5 finally warming up to them

Hms Fable by Shack

2.75 No clue why this is here.

The Undertones by The Undertones

2.75

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

Manassas by Stephen Stills

Great discovery for me!

Van Halen by Van Halen

3.75

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

4.25

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Debut by Björk

3.5

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers

3.5

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Relaxed

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

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

4.25

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen

3.75

Peter Gabriel 3 by Peter Gabriel

3.5

Achtung Baby by U2

3.75

Trafalgar by Bee Gees

Shaft by Isaac Hayes

Honky Tonk Masquerade by Joe Ely

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti

Pop.. light? Somehow grows on you.

Out of Step by Minor Threat

3.5 short. Great.

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Killing Joke by Killing Joke

3.5

Who's Next by The Who

Lifelong hits

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

Go-to relaxing album

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

Flaming hot!

McCartney by Paul McCartney

3.75

Casanova by The Divine Comedy

A meandering pile of ocean trash. Gave me a deeper appreciation for silence.

1977 by Ash

Live stuff was better

Dummy by Portishead

Solid

Joan Baez by Joan Baez

Last 3rd of the album saved it from a 2

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

Love the name. Respect the experimental effort. Don't need to hear it again.

All Hail the Queen by Queen Latifah

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

The most tolerable Joni Mitchell album so far.

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth

3.75

Vivid by Living Colour

3.5 Cult of Personality carried this one.

Hejira by Joni Mitchell

Still don't get it.

What's That Noise? by Coldcut

What a gem!

Rocks by Aerosmith

This may be my favorite Aerosmith album, and a new discovery for me.

Ctrl by SZA

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche by Koffi Olomide

Playing With Fire by Spacemen 3

What was the point of this album?

Closer by Joy Division

3.5

One World by John Martyn

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Music From Big Pink by The Band

3.5

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

Good Lord that was bad. Who knew Brittney had a reggae track?

16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens

U2 lite

Broken English by Marianne Faithfull

Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba

3.75

Da Capo by Love

Paris 1919 by John Cale

Not my cup of tea

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Third by Soft Machine

Takes their time with it, but it does get grooving after a while

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu

Solid groves

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

3.5 aged better than I expected.

Smile by Brian Wilson

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Outstanding

Like Water For Chocolate by Common

Common has never clicked for me. Still hasn't.

Odessa by Bee Gees

No. There should only be maybe three Ren Faire albums on this list, not 20.

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

4.25 Solid

It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison

3.75 Solid Live album

Black Monk Time by The Monks

2.75 Man, I really tried to like this, but it followed Captain Beefheart and I've already had my fill of kooky for awhile.

The World is a Ghetto by War

3.5

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream

3.5 enjoyable if not remarkable.

Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

I need a t-shirt that says: I survived Captain Beefheart! Thankfully this is not a list of 1001 albums you need to hear on repeat. Glad to have heard it, glad to not need to hear it again.

Your Arsenal by Morrissey

3.75 Solid and enjoyable for brooding.

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

More Specials by The Specials

Skylarking by XTC

Dear God, a single dies not make an entire album.

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

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned by Liars

Forgettable

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

3.75 No denying it's I impact on hip hop. Just doesn't age well overall.

Cut by The Slits

Enjoyable, rough. Good stuff.

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan

3.75

Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab

3.5 Really enjoyed the first half of the album. Second half just so-so.

In Utero by Nirvana

4.5 All day

Moby Grape by Moby Grape

3.5 short but solid.

Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

Second XTC in less than a week. I just cannot with this "music in search of a musical" drivel.

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2.5 It's interesting in a way that didn't really encourage you to listen again.

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris

2.75 solid album, just not for me.

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

3.75

Hysteria by Def Leppard

3.5

Fly Or Die by N.E.R.D

Disappointing. Take away the fact that it is Pharrell and it felt like a well-produced demo disc that you may listen to once and forget about.

If I Could Only Remember My Name by David Crosby

3.5

Don't Stand Me Down by Dexys Midnight Runners

Fantastic surprise!

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

Konnichiwa by Skepta

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell

3.5 why did sex dwarf have to be so catchy?

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

5 all day, every day.

Sincere by Mj Cole

House. Interesting, but still repetitive.

Go Girl Crazy by The Dictators

3.75 Fun surprise

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Timeless

Protection by Massive Attack

Zombie by Fela Kuti

3.5

Stardust by Willie Nelson

Night Life by Ray Price

3.5

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Solid.

Palo Congo by Sabu

The Healer by John Lee Hooker

War by U2

Very by Pet Shop Boys

Really didn't click at any point, but was enjoyable enough.

Truth And Soul by Fishbone

2.75

The United States Of America by The United States Of America

Was that samplings?

Good Old Boys by Randy Newman

Shocking until you get the intent

The Clash by The Clash

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

3.75 Interesting stuff. Opening track belongs on Dark OST

xx by The xx

Started out great, but ultimately sounded pretty much the same all the way through.

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

I See A Darkness by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Woof.

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black

3.25 first half better than the last

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

3.75

Punishing Kiss by Ute Lemper

2. Not a theater kid and this would have been a one, but I can appreciate the effort and going outside of my comfort zone.

Street Life by The Crusaders

3.5 Smoooth

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized

2.75

Illmatic by Nas

Groovin' by The Young Rascals

3.25

Harvest by Neil Young

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

Ok?

Hunting High And Low by a-ha

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd

Sorry, Floyd, Renn faire was way overdone by everyone. I got a wall with that genre.

Parklife by Blur

3.5

#1 Record by Big Star

HANGING OUT!

GREY Area by Little Simz

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Can't stand the person, can't deny the talent.

Sail Away by Randy Newman

2.75

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Finally found the Similac Child sample (Today).

Talking Timbuktu by Ali Farka Touré

3.25

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

3.75 so many hits!

Fragile by Yes

Appreciated the classical tracks

Music by Madonna

4 cannot deny the earworms!

Forever Changes by Love

2.75

Smokers Delight by Nightmares On Wax

OG lo-fi

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

Surprising 4.

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

3.5 enjoyable, but if you listen to Dylan early in the morning you would swear he placed the bagpipes.

Remedy by Basement Jaxx

3.5 Old fave

Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons

2.5 nothing stood out

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz

3.5 first half is strongest

Live / Dead by Grateful Dead

3.5 More bluesy than I expected.

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

2.75

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

4.5

BEYONCÉ by Beyoncé

3.25 Queen B, not for me. Respect the craft tho.

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 by George Michael

3.5

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits

3 Tim Waits has grown on me over the months with this list, however, there are simply too many of his albums on here. Pick one!

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things

3.75 nice surprise! Much more experimental for the time than I expected. Hints of Radiohead later in the album.

Tago Mago by Can

3.75

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

Leftism by Leftfield

3.5

The Only Ones by The Only Ones

Slayed? by Slade

3.5

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde by The Pharcyde

3.75

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

3.25

The Rise & Fall by Madness

3.5

Me Against The World by 2Pac

3.75 Meh? Just did not age as well as I expected.

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry

Buffalo Stance - 5 Everything else - 1

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

3.5

Tellin’ Stories by The Charlatans

3.25 hints of greatness, but never quite gets there

Roxy Music by Roxy Music

Whatever by Aimee Mann

3.5 not for me, but solid for her genre

The Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies

3.5

Beautiful Freak by Eels

4 surprisingly solid

Shadowland by k.d. lang

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies

Terrible album title and song. Otherwise great.

This Is Hardcore by Pulp

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

3.5

Reign In Blood by Slayer

🤘🤘🤘🤘

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus by Spirit

3.5

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

What a fun discovery

The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

3.75

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Dry by PJ Harvey

Second Toughest In The Infants by Underworld

Moody and complex electronica

Atomizer by Big Black

3.75

All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot

Actually preferred the slower tracks.

Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen

4.75

A Short Album About Love by The Divine Comedy

Some catching parts, but not for me.

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

It starts out great and then... Flutes!

New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) by Simple Minds

4.5

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco

4 Push. Kick. Coast.

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

Das ist good! Sprockets!

Caetano Veloso by Caetano Veloso

Technically fine, just doesn't click decades later

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

3.25

D by White Denim

3.5

Another Green World by Brian Eno

3.5

Vento De Maio by Elis Regina

2.75

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

3.75

Honky Tonk Heroes by Waylon Jennings

3.25 Solid Country

Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crow

Huge on release, pales over time.

Low-Life by New Order

Classic New Wave goodness

A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock

No.

Stankonia by OutKast

4.5

Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

3.35 Good, but not memorable

The Predator by Ice Cube

3.5

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

All the classics

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

4.5

Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta

3.25

Tical by Method Man

Cheese

Follow The Leader by Korn

2 Aged horribly

Viva Hate by Morrissey

3 honestly didn't really stand out. Other than guillotine was a good song.

461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton

3

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

Too early for prime Simon and G

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2. Nope

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

3.5

The Bones Of What You Believe by CHVRCHES

Sound Affects by The Jam

3.5

Permission to Land by The Darkness

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted by Ice Cube

2.5 meh

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

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

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

Enjoyed the guest appearance of Cookie Monster -surprisingly, not on the track with the donkeys.

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

4.5 Solid find. Track 1 is going into heavyy rotation.

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

Ground breaking at the time.

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

Really wanted to like this one more, but honestly rather forgettable.

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Interesting, but not enough so

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

Talk Talk Talk by The Psychedelic Furs

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

I decline the church of Elvis

The Sounds Of India by Ravi Shankar

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics

Woof. Huge hit mixed into a surprisingly lesser quality album.

Chris by Christine and the Queens

What a pleasant, Pop-y surprise!

Violator by Depeche Mode

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

3.5

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents

Assaulting. Unique. Early Primus but not as refined.

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band

Fantastic. Love finding the source of so many samples

Youth And Young Manhood by Kings of Leon

Never gave them a fair shake, don't know why.

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon

Cars are cars. Deep!

25 by Adele

2.5 not for me

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

3.5 Southern Rock from the UK? Finally figured it out when I heard TennERsee.

The Specials by The Specials

Dammit, Rudy!

Welcome to the Afterfuture by Mike Ladd

2.75 Interesting, but mostly forgettable.

Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams

2.5 Nope.

This Nation’s Saving Grace by The Fall

Easy to pick up and listen through the whole album

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

3.5 that gets an extra bump cuz he's the OG.

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

Nothing stood out at first, b once they really got going with the experimentation it was great.

Mothership Connection by Parliament

3.75

Winter In America by Gil Scott-Heron

Beautiful

Picture Book by Simply Red

Wow!

The Last Of The True Believers by Nanci Griffith

3.5 not my genre, but solid country.

Take Me Apart by Kelela

3.5 Wonderful discovery

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

The Visitors by ABBA

Consistently fantastic

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Only good track was with Andre 3000

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

3.5

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

3.5 Sadly overplayed for years.

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers

Kant get enough

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

80s garage band that never made it?

Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers

Classic country. Wonderful version of In The Pines.

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

Scum by Napalm Death

GOES HARD

The White Album by Beatles

4.5

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

En-Tact by The Shamen

3.5 happy to hear some forgotten tracks after all these years.

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo

Classic

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts by The Adverts

Decent but not a standout

Young Americans by David Bowie

4.5 classic with some less known gems

Pink Flag by Wire

Decent, but mostly forgettable

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Survivor by Destiny's Child

3.5 not my jam

Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson

Machine Head by Deep Purple

Lazy > Smoke On The Water

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

5 h Solid and chok full of impeccably produced hits

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

Haunted Dancehall by The Sabres Of Paradise

1 I love Electronica and really enjoyed this when this album ENDED.

Wonderful Rainbow by Lightning Bolt

Great focus music

Pump by Aerosmith

3.5 it's a shame that Aerosmith practically ruled the radio back in the day.

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

4.5 Full of hits

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

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

4.5 Not tricky to rate at all

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders

3.75

Raw Power by The Stooges

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

2.5

Street Signs by Ozomatli

Great discovery

The Renaissance by Q-Tip

I Should Coco by Supergrass

Trio by Dolly Parton

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

3.75

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

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

3.5

Sea Change by Beck

Decent, but this one had never clicked for me.

Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks

Pieces Of The Sky by Emmylou Harris

Drunk by Thundercat

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

Vauxhall And I by Morrissey

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

3.5

American Pie by Don McLean

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

3.5

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds

3.5

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Hard to settle on a rating, really all over the place with hits and misses. Beautiful voice and great production

Kenya by Machito

New genre unlocked for me

Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

Junkyard by The Birthday Party

2.5 second half is a lot more palatable

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

2.5 Appreciate the shift from Holy Bible, but still not my jam. Fascinating background with the disappearance of Edwards

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers

2 A cacophonous mess of sound. Not a bad thing, but never really gelled for me

Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen

3.5 very enjoyable, but didn't manage to stand out.

Tapestry by Carole King

3.5 Classic comfort music

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson

3 Bright Lights was the highlight

In Our Heads by Hot Chip

3.75 Great for running and completing tasks

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

3 Fine, Bit forgettable

Diamond Life by Sade

3.25

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

2 masterclass crooning. Zero hits.

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago

4 could have sworn I heard Jimi Hendrix through this whole thing. Learned some interesting history on it in the process.

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

Classic 4

C'est Chic by CHIC

Warehouse: Songs And Stories by Hüsker Dü

2 Husker Didn't. Nothing really stood out, I can appreciate they were early but it was some generic '90s noise overall.

Ys by Joanna Newsom

If you ever wondered what Bjork and Tori Amos would sound like if they got in a head-on collision, this is the album for you.

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen

2 JAZZ POLICE

Microshift by Hookworms

Homework by Daft Punk

Nighthawks At The Diner by Tom Waits

4 Ok, that's a good time

Live At Leeds by The Who

Enjoyable, but not repeatable for me.

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne

3.5

Scream, Dracula, Scream by Rocket From The Crypt

Electric Prunes by The Electric Prunes

3.75

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

4 Grrreat. Enjoyed the experimental tracks on the latter side as well.

Feast of Wire by Calexico

5 soothing and mysterious

Rapture by Anita Baker

Dust by Screaming Trees

Pornography by The Cure

Just not feeling this one and I like most of what they do.

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

Destroyer by KISS

No

American Gothic by David Ackles

That's a theater no from me

Pelican West by Haircut 100

3.5 nice discovery for me

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets

Sometimes a super group is just a group.

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

Not terrible, not for me. Maybe with a couple more listens it would resonate.

Hypnotised by The Undertones

Bad Company by Bad Company

Way more hits by this band than I realized

Duck Rock by Malcolm McLaren

3.5 plenty to like here.

Elephant Mountain by The Youngbloods

Really enjoyed the jam sessions

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

3.75 much better than anticipated.

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers

3.75

Faith by George Michael

I would love a remaster that tones down the synthesizers.

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit

There's still some enjoyment to be had no matter how poorly this aged

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

It's... fine?

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

huh, a couple that i'd never heard before.

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

Legendary earworm

In It For The Money by Supergrass

Strange Cargo III by William Orbit

Not sure what the hell that was. Most of the time. It was too quiet to be heard and then bursts of good techno/ soundtrack.

A Seat at the Table by Solange

3.5 perfectly enjoyable

Black Metal by Venom

HAIL SA-! Yeah, this a fun one

Triangle by The Beau Brummels

This seems pretty unnecessary to include and pretty standard fare for the decade it was released in.

Crazysexycool by TLC

3.75

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes

3.5 Trippy ride

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Plenty of Costello on here already, this is not one that should be.

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Django Django by Django Django

3.75

Marquee Moon by Television

Dr. Octagonecologyst by Dr. Octagon

4.25 had to get past the intro them it was all gravy.

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

Not usually one for live albums. This was a discovery.

Snivilisation by Orbital

Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt

Rough listen.

Stripped by Christina Aguilera

Not my jam, but impressive production and contributors.

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

4.25 Timeless

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

3.25 somehow a more country version of Wilco

The Infotainment Scan by The Fall

All over the place. Some parts were good but I can't see myself going back and digging through almost 3 hours of an album to find them.

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

White Ladder by David Gray

Respect for pioneering the genre. Just not my thing.

Yeezus by Kanye West

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

This is why I'm doing the list. Great discovery of a band ahead of its time that I missed during mine.

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

3.5

Among The Living by Anthrax

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

4.25 hard to top Johnny Cash Live

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu

Wonderful find of a band I missed completely as a teen

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

3.5

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

4.25

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

First pass was a pass. Second listen really improved.

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

Great discovery. Easily replayable.

Our Aim Is To Satisfy by Red Snapper

Some tracks stand out. Enjoyable for the year it came out. Never heard of them before

Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera

3.25 wouldn't skip it, but wouldn't go back to it.

Dirt by Alice In Chains

4.5 Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Damaged by Black Flag

3.75

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

2. This whole album could have been one track. Sounds like a bad '60s acid trip ala Austin Powers. It certainly has a recognizable sound, but I could remember a single part of it and I doubt they could play it again true to the recorded version.

Risque by CHIC

4 Classic

Sunshine Hit Me by The Bees

Enjoyable, but a mixed bag.

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners

Fairly unbalanced. Overall pretty good but there were some real questionable tracks.

Truth by Jeff Beck

Should not have taken me this long to discover Jeff Beck

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

Timeless

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio

solid 4. this was a discovery for me. certainly lands in the intent of this collection. i may not return to it often, but i have a new appreciation for it

Only By The Night by Kings of Leon

cannot ignore the catchiness of this album. solid despite its very obvious shift in tone to make that paper

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury by The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

public enemy... light? that's not quite fair, but it doesn't hit as hard. enjoyable but doesn't stand out enough.

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

one of these days i'll understand why we need 5 (6?) dylan albums on this list. it's great, it's fine, it is one of many and i'm here to DISCOVER more artists.

Technique by New Order

3.75

Arise by Sepultura

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods

wat.

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg

If this was an instrumental only album it would be a 4. Knowing what the story is about, kicks it right down to a 1.

Gold by Ryan Adams

yeah. no. not even springsteen lite.

The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu

3 cacophonous, enjoyable.

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

3.75

Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren

3.5 plenty to like

Destroy Rock & Roll by Mylo

3.25 Fun and catchy

Dear Science by TV On The Radio

3.5

Gris Gris by Dr. John

Took the whole album to appreciate it.

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

All time classic. Grab a whisky and enjoy.

Untitled (Black Is) by SAULT

A welcome discovery

Connected by Stereo MC's

3.75

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo by MC Solaar

Slipknot by Slipknot

🤘🤘🤘

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

Classic

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Fun House by The Stooges

3.75

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

Blackstar by David Bowie

3.75

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

First half sounded like any other '60s band, the other half was just demos and failed attempts.

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

3.25 great study tunes