1001 Albums Summary

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Street Signs by Ozomatli

did not listen

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

The Clash by The Clash

Dare! by The Human League

Amnesiac by Radiohead

The Healer by John Lee Hooker

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Is This It by The Strokes

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

Vespertine by Björk

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

Justified by Justin Timberlake

A Seat at the Table by Solange

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Abbey Road by Beatles

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Strange Cargo III by William Orbit

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

C'est Chic by CHIC

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters

Tical by Method Man

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

Arrival by ABBA

Ten by Pearl Jam

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

Who's Next by The Who

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

School's Out by Alice Cooper

More Specials by The Specials

Kid A by Radiohead

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

Destroyer by KISS

Brothers by The Black Keys

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

The White Room by The KLF

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite by Maxwell

OK Computer by Radiohead

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets

Myths Of The Near Future by Klaxons

Young Americans by David Bowie

BEYONCÉ by Beyoncé

Stankonia by OutKast

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

Chris by Christine and the Queens

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Pink Flag by Wire

Dance Mania by Tito Puente

The Cars by The Cars

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

this felt like some of the most stilted, uninspired rap I've ever heard - using a very basic drum machine 2-step beat for every song with not much to spice it up, every line is sung with the same intonation and inflexion towards the end, which is also the only place where the rhyme happens. The lyrics are also quite boring, there's not much clever rhyming, wordplay or clever writing, and all of this results in every song blending together into one goopy slop that gets stale after the first 15 minutes. I wondered if I was too critical and whether this album was just a sign of growing pains of something that would become the "golden age" of hiphop, but then I checked the year and saw that it comes from the same period of time as NWA, Public Enemy, Beastie Boys and Ice T. So I really don't get the hype. All in all it feels like Run-D.M.C made a song that was alright, and then decided to iterate on it slightly to make an entire album. Extremely boring.