1001 Albums Summary

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

8/10 really fun

Youth And Young Manhood by Kings of Leon

8/10 versatile and interesting

Dirt by Alice In Chains

Some great songs and some filler. 4/5

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Over and Over not exactly a ripper of an opener. The Ledge picks things up but not exactly something I’d want to listen to again. It’s at least musically interesting. Think About Me is kind of just there. Not offensive, not great. Save Me A Place tries to be ambitious. Kind of see this sound later with REM. More interesting than actually good to listen to. Sara sounds like a more traditional Fleetwood Mac song, very pretty. What Makes You Think You’re The One is a rowdy Buckingham number. Not bad. Storms is pretty, another song that actually sounds like a FM track. That’s All for Everyone is fun, kind of wacky. Sounds like it was more fun to make than listen to. Not That Funny is not that good either. Abrasive. Sisters of the Moon is atmospheric, good beat. Angel has me convinced I’m Team Stevie not Team Lindsey That’s Enough For Me is a rollicking Lindsey song. A little frantic and fun. Brown Eyes is a pretty Christine song. Bit meandering. Never Make Me Cry is another pretty Christine song. Not really memorable. I Know I’m Not Wrong is another LB jam, a little more reserved and the better for it. Honey Hi is another Christine song, pretty but slight Beautiful Child is a longer Stevie song, not bad Walk A Thin Line is pretty good, layered and solid. Maybe my favorite song on this weird album. Tusk follows almost like a blend and it’s boisterous and fun Album closer Never Forget has some nice playing on it. Pleasant enough way to end the sprawling album. Was this a double LP when it was released? It has 20 songs on it. 6/10

Tidal by Fiona Apple

10/10 goes from strength to strength

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Well crafted but not my thing. 7/10

Slayed? by Slade

Rough with every song sounding identical. 1/4

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

Never listened to Bob Dylan before. Really captivating. 4/5

Clandestino by Manu Chao

Not something I’d go back to again and again but it was pleasant enough

evermore by Taylor Swift

First ever listen to Taylor. Loved it! Such pretty singing and instrumentation

Arrival by ABBA

Cheery and lush

Dummy by Portishead

Scott 4 by Scott Walker

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

Absolutely fantastic

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Expected to like this a lot more than I did

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

This Is Hardcore by Pulp

Wild Wood by Paul Weller

Play by Moby

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Like elevator music

Dear Science by TV On The Radio

Brothers by The Black Keys

Teen Dream by Beach House

Completely unlistenable

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

Certainly a variety

Palo Congo by Sabu

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Diverse and often beautiful

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age

Much better than I expected

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

Very by Pet Shop Boys

The Next Day by David Bowie

Not bad but not memorable either

Make Yourself by Incubus

C'est Chic by CHIC

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Berlin by Lou Reed

Low by David Bowie

Second David Bowie album I’ve heard this week, he’s just not my cuppa

Warehouse: Songs And Stories by Hüsker Dü

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

Trio by Dolly Parton

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

21 by Adele

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

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets

The Stooges by The Stooges

1999 by Prince

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Horses by Patti Smith

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

I know this is supposed to be a masterpiece and I really tried but it just sounds so cloying and awful. If this site had 1/2 stars I’d go even lower.

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd

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

Reign In Blood by Slayer

Thought this would be unlistenable, and the vocals are, but the guitar playing is intricate and interesting.

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

Third by Portishead

Remedy by Basement Jaxx

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Mott by Mott The Hoople

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent

Document by R.E.M.

Kid A by Radiohead

Bad by Michael Jackson

Graceland by Paul Simon

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

L.A. Woman by The Doors

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

Bossanova by Pixies

Dry by PJ Harvey

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Eagles by Eagles

Throwing Muses by Throwing Muses

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren

Sunshine Hit Me by The Bees

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis

Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

The Clash by The Clash

The Yes Album by Yes

Odessa by Bee Gees

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Tommy by The Who

Aside from the hit singles a bit of a chore to get through

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

Mask by Bauhaus

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Junkyard by The Birthday Party

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Copper Blue by Sugar

Born To Be With You by Dion

Harvest by Neil Young

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

A Seat at the Table by Solange

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

The Who Sell Out by The Who

I Should Coco by Supergrass

2112 by Rush

Van Halen by Van Halen

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

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Cross by Justice

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

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

Elephant Mountain by The Youngbloods

The Stranger by Billy Joel

The Grand Tour by George Jones

A Northern Soul by The Verve

Not nearly as bad as some of the 1 star reviews will have you believe.

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

There's No Place Like America Today by Curtis Mayfield

Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg

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

D by White Denim

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Guitar Town by Steve Earle

Pretenders by Pretenders

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Blur by Blur

Green by R.E.M.

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

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

Second Toughest In The Infants by Underworld

Melodrama by Lorde

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti

I See A Darkness by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

Violator by Depeche Mode

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

OK Computer by Radiohead

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Skylarking by XTC

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

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

Machine Head by Deep Purple

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

Homework by Daft Punk

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Is This It by The Strokes

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Entertainment by Gang Of Four

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) by The Kinks

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley

Rapture by Anita Baker

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

The Undertones by The Undertones

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

Rio by Duran Duran

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz

Darkdancer by Les Rythmes Digitales

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Eternally Yours by The Saints

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Hysteria by Def Leppard

Savane by Ali Farka Touré

Beautiful Freak by Eels

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

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

Rubber Soul by Beatles

Revolver by Beatles

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Hms Fable by Shack

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Parklife by Blur

Ys by Joanna Newsom

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Steve Hogarth’s hero is mine too now. Wow.

Odelay by Beck

Steve Hogarth’s hero is mine too now. Wow.

Heroes by David Bowie

Metallica by Metallica

Blackstar by David Bowie

Sincere by Mj Cole

Young Americans by David Bowie

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

S&M by Metallica

Roots by Sepultura

Music was 3 stars but negative 4 stars for the “singing”

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

As I’m listening it goes from a 3 to a 4. Just endlessly inventive and fun

Broken English by Marianne Faithfull

1989 by Taylor Swift

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

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

Like other listeners have noted, the singing is pretty poor

Traffic by Traffic

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

Live! by Fela Kuti

Only By The Night by Kings of Leon

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair

All Directions by The Temptations

Songs The Lord Taught Us by The Cramps

Abbey Road by Beatles

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

The Infotainment Scan by The Fall

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche by Koffi Olomide

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu

Made In Japan by Deep Purple

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson

Dub Housing by Pere Ubu

Nevermind by Nirvana

Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab

Chelsea Girl by Nico

Timeless by Goldie

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

The Band by The Band

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

When I Was Born For The 7th Time by Cornershop

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

Remember this being a lot better in 1987

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

All the haters saying Depeche Droned or whatever corny pun can pound sand this shit slaps.

Elephant by The White Stripes

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

Kollaps by Einstürzende Neubauten

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Parachutes by Coldplay

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Bummed by Happy Mondays

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

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

Moving Pictures by Rush

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

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

Repeater by Fugazi

Scream, Dracula, Scream by Rocket From The Crypt

Ramones by Ramones

Southern Rock Opera by Drive-By Truckers

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized

Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch

Fragile by Yes

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Sulk by The Associates

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

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

Phrenology by The Roots

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot

Woodface by Crowded House

Station To Station by David Bowie

Jesus enough fucking Bowie

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

The Idiot by Iggy Pop

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club

Almost offensively bland

Faith by George Michael

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

The Bones Of What You Believe by CHVRCHES

Technique by New Order

Da Capo by Love

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor

California by American Music Club

Not on Spotify can’t be too important, sorry nerds

Wonderful Rainbow by Lightning Bolt

In Utero by Nirvana

So by Peter Gabriel

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

The Specials by The Specials

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Viva Hate by Morrissey

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Imagine by John Lennon

Kind of dreary affair all around

Hot Fuss by The Killers

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

Smile by Brian Wilson

So abrasive I can’t even

Heroes to Zeros by The Beta Band

What a delightful surprise

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

Music by Madonna

Sister by Sonic Youth

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Infected by The The

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

I get that it’s an important record but I found it unlistenable except for the title track. Don’t mind that it’s manufactured by music scientists it just doesn’t sound good at all.

Crazysexycool by TLC

Much better than I expected

The World is a Ghetto by War

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying Burrito Brothers

Hypnotised by The Undertones

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

Such pretty singing. No one sings like them anymore.

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

m b v by My Bloody Valentine

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Smash by The Offspring

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba

Illmatic by Nas

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon

Ray Of Light by Madonna

Remember when this came out, loved it then and love it now. Madonna has turned into something different these days but this is really bright and fun.

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

First side is really mediocre. No hooks. Side two is marked improvement but not really enough to save the whole endeavor. I’d like to round up to three stars out of respect for Prince but the album really doesn’t deserve it. Prince is an interesting artist in that he has SO MANY crazy-great songs but man alive so much more middling crap.

Before And After Science by Brian Eno

It’s interesting rather than actually good

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

Oh for the love 2 stars barely

Forever Changes by Love

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

Two great songs and a lot of filler but those two songs are super great

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

The Doors by The Doors

Has its strengths but the songs sound the same after a while

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday

Really dull

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

2 star cavalcade continues

It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison

That voice, that’s why his supposedly marvelous songs aren’t on the radio. It’s like a dog whistle.

Tapestry by Carole King

Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Country Life by Roxy Music

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Penance Soiree by The Icarus Line

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

The voice being the star-subtractor here

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Like Beck, minus the hooks or sense of humor

Eliminator by ZZ Top

The singles slap but the other songs are pretty pedestrian

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

Amnesiac by Radiohead

Mostly boring but just quirky enough to be fun. Amazed at their popularity

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

All you unoriginal reviewers squawking about how BC sound like The Rolling Stones pick up your Obviously But button on the way to the next Nick Cave record

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

Complete nonsense

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim by Frank Sinatra

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Not their best (Sabbath Bloody Sabbath) but great nonetheless.

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators by The 13th Floor Elevators

Barely a two. Not surprised I’ve never heard of this

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

The Score by Fugees

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Shadowland by k.d. lang

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

Queen II by Queen

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

Dirty by Sonic Youth

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

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

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

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

Stankonia by OutKast

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle by Bill Callahan

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Headquarters by The Monkees

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.

Moon Safari by Air

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

All Hail the Queen by Queen Latifah

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

Leftism by Leftfield

Risque by CHIC

Taken individually the songs are more or less ok but a whole album of that is really repetitive.

Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai

The cultural appropriation posts about this were almost comical enough to make this album something but nope. Cute singer though

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Talk Talk Talk by The Psychedelic Furs

Had high expectations based on how much other artists that I like revere the Furs but it was kind of awful. The vocals I mean

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

The Renaissance by Q-Tip

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

Snivilisation by Orbital

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Rey

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

Achtung Baby by U2

Kenya by Machito

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers

Suede by Suede

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Duck Rock by Malcolm McLaren

Fun House by The Stooges

Microshift by Hookworms

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

Whatever by Aimee Mann

Triangle by The Beau Brummels

Survivor by Destiny's Child

Destroyer by KISS

Future Days by Can

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

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

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

The vocals took a full star away

Pump by Aerosmith

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

If I Could Only Remember My Name by David Crosby

Club Classics Vol. One by Soul II Soul

#1 Record by Big Star

Myths Of The Near Future by Klaxons

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus by Spirit

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks

Two Dancers by Wild Beasts

New Wave by The Auteurs

What's That Noise? by Coldcut

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

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

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

Kenza by Khaled

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

British Steel by Judas Priest

Pelican West by Haircut 100

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

Call of the Valley by Shivkumar Sharma

Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers

Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons

Roxy Music by Roxy Music

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black