1001 Albums Summary

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

this is a country/folk album. Mostly generic folk type songs. There were a couple of rock sounding songs that were OK

Horses by Patti Smith

Love this album! I was just listening to it a few days ago.

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Classic Talking Heads. had a few songs I recognized. Not bad but I don't know if I would go looking for it

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Classic rock with Janis Joplin. Awesome stuff. Thanks for reminding me about this.

Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera

OK stuff, but seems pretty generic

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

typical Joni Mitchell - not bad but boring. Sounds like Joan Armitrading

Kenya by Machito

Scott 4 by Scott Walker

not bad, but nothing exceptional. I'd listen to it again

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

typical old Neil Young stuff. Not bad, but kinda boring

In It For The Money by Supergrass

I've never heard of these guys before, but I like them.

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile

bleh

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

Interesting to hear sings from this group other than When I Die & Spinning Wheel. The other stuff isn't too bad. I never was big fan and this won't convert me, but it improved my impression of this group.

Born To Be With You by Dion

60's heartthrob (Teenager in Love). Album released in 2001. Not bad - I didn't mind listening to it for a while, but bland. The songs all sound the same

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers

not a bad album. I'd listen to it again

Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson

Live! by Fela Kuti

afro Cuban rhythm stuff. Not bad but I got tired of it

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

Purple Rain by Prince

xx by The xx

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

In Our Heads by Hot Chip

sounds like disco to me

Your Arsenal by Morrissey

This is pretty good shit. I'd definitely listen to it again.

Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.

couldn't find this specific album, but I found another one from 1979. It is old school punk stuff. OK, but not exciting

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

pretty nice stuff, for the most part. I'd listen to it again but nothing good enough to make my favorites list

Tellin’ Stories by The Charlatans

kinda like Elvis Costello. I like it. Would listen to more

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers

funny idea for an album and many of the songs, but the music just doesn't do anything for me.

Goo by Sonic Youth

generic 90s grunge. Some of it is OK but I gave up after a while

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

OK stuff, I didn't object to it

The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan

80s synth music. Not objectionable but there are better things to listen to

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon

classic John Lennon. Good stuff!

The Doors by The Doors

original Doors, awesome!

Mothership Connection by Parliament

George Clinton. Interesting, but I'm not sure how much I can take

Parachutes by Coldplay

good stuff

The Specials by The Specials

Protest music. Some soul, some reggae. Not bad

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

mellow pop music. nice listening!

Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crow

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Broken English by Marianne Faithfull

not bad, but there is a reason why I've never heard any of these songs

Smokers Delight by Nightmares On Wax

mostly instrumental, mellow music. pretty nice for the most part

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

not bad stuff. could listen to more.

Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Rey

bleh. Not bad but didn't do anything for me. gave up on the 3rd song

Revolver by Beatles

awesome

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

mellow, reminds me of Joni Mitchell only better

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

classic Dylan!

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

awesome

Dust by Screaming Trees

decent 90's grunge

Only By The Night by Kings of Leon

Decent Rock. I like it.

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

good shit (mostly)! a couple of non interesting ones, but mostly good stuff.

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

mellow pop, classical female vocals. not too bad

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

awesome classic blues

Tapestry by Carole King

It's a classic. not bad

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

not bad for background music, but not something I'd pick to listen to every day

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

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

Want One by Rufus Wainwright

OK stuff, but ....

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

The White Album by Beatles

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds

Live Through This by Hole

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

Better than I expected!

Punishing Kiss by Ute Lemper

classical (sinatra) woman singer. pretty good

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

good shit

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

old, non-descript punk

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

classic!

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth

OK stuff.

Grace by Jeff Buckley

decent stuff

Infected by The The

decent, not too bad

Like Water For Chocolate by Common

rap..

Being There by Wilco

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen

good dstuff

Space Ritual by Hawkwind

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers

good old stuff. 4 stars

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Crazysexycool by TLC

OK... Not hip hop, but a little to close for my preferences 2 stars

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

OK, but repetitive

Ray Of Light by Madonna

boring

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

too much baby talk!

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

released in the 80's but sounds like 60s music to me

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

surprisingly not too bad if you listen to it for a while. The songs are all very short

Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch

ok, but too country

Microshift by Hookworms

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

OK stuff. 3 stars

Beautiful Freak by Eels

not bad 4 stars

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

somebody too much naval gazing

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

old school punk, like Garbage. Decent stuff

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

kinda screechy

Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart

decent folk music, nothing exceptional

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab

songs start OK but soon become very repetitive

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu

The Bends by Radiohead

nice, but repetitive

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

Mott by Mott The Hoople

Blur by Blur

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

surprisingly good!

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

nice stuff. good background music.

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys

D by White Denim

Olympia 64 by Jacques Brel

The Nightfly by Donald Fagen

pretty much Steely Dan. Not bod but not exciting

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega

not bad, decent female vocalist. Probably need to listen to the lyrics in detail to really appreciate

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

not my cup of tea. OK music, but the vocals are screaming and everything sounds repetitive

American Pie by Don McLean

evermore by Taylor Swift

not bad

Real Life by Magazine

Let's Get Killed by David Holmes

doesn't work for me

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Classic Elvis. Only a few tunes that I recognized

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan

Good Bob Dylan. Only one song I might have heard before

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

Vulnicura by Björk

too much new age

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

too much big band

Sister by Sonic Youth

discordant!

Murmur by R.E.M.

Ys by Joanna Newsom

The Visitors by ABBA

Abba, but boring

Sail Away by Randy Newman

many (most?) of Randy's most well known songs. Didn't discover any new ones

Untitled (Black Is) by SAULT

not bad, not too inspiring either

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

not bad. I like this stuff

Your New Favourite Band by The Hives

good stuff, but greatest hits. I changed and listened to Veni Vidi Vicious (one of the albums the songs here were taken from)

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Different Class by Pulp

nice. Reminds me of Boomtown Rats

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

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

Repeater by Fugazi

not bad, reminds me of early punk

Close To The Edge by Yes

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

Triangle by The Beau Brummels

can only take this in small doses, not a whole album

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Green by R.E.M.

Sound Affects by The Jam

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

not bad for Capt Beefheart!

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey

Sounded like a poorly recorded garage band

Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta

pretty good

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Doolittle by Pixies

Nice

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

lots of covers of random old songs

The Who Sell Out by The Who

There is a reason why I’ve never heard of this album before. Because it isn’t any good

Ramones by Ramones

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

good stuff!

Celebrity Skin by Hole

Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues

Ok, but not something I would listen to for itself. I could tolerate it for background music

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

not opera, but too close for me

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair

At Budokan by Cheap Trick

Kenza by Khaled

arabic music - not my style

A Seat at the Table by Solange

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

some good stuff, some screechy stuff

Truth by Jeff Beck

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

Dry by PJ Harvey

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

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

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz

Kala by M.I.A.

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Here Are the Sonics by The Sonics

Sounded a little rough

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

Not as good as I thought it would be

Abraxas by Santana

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

Moby Grape by Moby Grape

Actually by Pet Shop Boys

Better than I thought it would be

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell

Solid Air by John Martyn

Probably not bad if I was alone with a woman but I’m not so ……

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

Hard rock but not too bad

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

Boring…

Playing With Fire by Spacemen 3

Boring…

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

Blood And Chocolate by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp

This is good stuff! Good music to concentrate by or program to

London Calling by The Clash

90 by 808 State

This is good stuff! Good music to concentrate by or program to

Wonderful Rainbow by Lightning Bolt

too hard core for me

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

Not bad

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

it is Steve Winwood. Not bad, but it gets repetitive

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

Pink Flag by Wire

Is This It by The Strokes

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Ok but it’s jazz

Smile by Brian Wilson

Beach Boys repetitions

Vauxhall And I by Morrissey

Not bad. Nice and mellow. Reminds me of Chris Rea.

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Bone Machine by Tom Waits

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

Old beach boys makes it palatable

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

Noisy

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

Garbage by Garbage

Out of Step by Minor Threat

Da Capo by Love

Reminds me of Iron Butterfly. Nice but not too exciting

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

Nice mellow music

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub

Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai

Catchy in small doses

Sulk by The Associates

Pornography by The Cure

There's No Place Like America Today by Curtis Mayfield

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

Fromohio by fIREHOSE

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg

Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise

Not. Ad

Truth And Soul by Fishbone

Hot Shots II by The Beta Band

Whatever by Aimee Mann

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Diamond Life by Sade

Pretty nice!

The Undertones by The Undertones

The Next Day by David Bowie

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

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

If you want to listen to the Mamas and the Papas, this is the album to listen to

Sincere by Mj Cole

Call of the Valley by Shivkumar Sharma

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Blue by Joni Mitchell

I guess it’s ok if you like Joni Mitchell. I don’t

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Despite my great memories of this album, the music is boring.

Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys

Not bad, but non descript 60s music

Skylarking by XTC

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Justified by Justin Timberlake

My Generation by The Who

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Soul Mining by The The

Pretenders by Pretenders

Timeless by Goldie

drum & bass

Cross by Justice

sounds annoying

So Much For The City by The Thrills

OK, but not exciting

m b v by My Bloody Valentine

Seemed like a poor quality recording

Imagine by John Lennon

25 by Adele

World Clique by Deee-Lite

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Tidal by Fiona Apple

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music

On The Beach by Neil Young

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

Shleep by Robert Wyatt

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

Chore of Enchantment by Giant Sand

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

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

I See A Darkness by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Not bad, but didn’t strike me. Very mellow

Two Dancers by Wild Beasts

Not bad. Much better than expected

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

decent

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

Lost Souls by Doves

pretty good

Parklife by Blur

not bad, but didn't do anything for me

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

John Prine by John Prine

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

Abbey Road by Beatles

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Arrival by ABBA

California by American Music Club

Kimono My House by Sparks

American Gothic by David Ackles

Sunshine Hit Me by The Bees

Pictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

mostly new age jazz with no music

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

Pretty punk!

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys

really nice stuff, especially for Irish music

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Savane by Ali Farka Touré

Not blues, but not too bad for African music

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

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

Ok stuff, not bad

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

Electronica, drum and bass

Penance Soiree by The Icarus Line

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

He has some good stuff but this isn’t it

Second Toughest In The Infants by Underworld

Rubber Soul by Beatles

NEU! 75 by Neu!

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

Not bad, mellow

Cut by The Slits

Scream, Dracula, Scream by Rocket From The Crypt

The Contino Sessions by Death In Vegas

Not bad mostly instrumental, but I doubt I’ll listen to it again

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention

Roxy Music by Roxy Music

The Band by The Band

The Stooges by The Stooges

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

The Cars by The Cars

Closer by Joy Division

Groovin' by The Young Rascals

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock

The Only Ones by The Only Ones

Rip It Up by Orange Juice

Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

Smash by The Offspring

Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley

Myths Of The Near Future by Klaxons

Virgin Suicides by Air

Paris 1919 by John Cale

In Utero by Nirvana

Not bad, but a little too raunchy for me. Some good stuff there

Throwing Muses by Throwing Muses

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

OK Computer by Radiohead

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

I See You by The xx

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Sheet Music by 10cc

Ten by Pearl Jam

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

OK music, didn't care for the vocals

Ingenue by k.d. lang

With The Beatles by Beatles

I Against I by Bad Brains

The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Bummed by Happy Mondays

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers

Made In Japan by Deep Purple

L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

L.A. Woman by The Doors

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

Hotel California by Eagles

The Last Broadcast by Doves

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying Burrito Brothers

John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Duck Rock by Malcolm McLaren

Harvest by Neil Young

The United States Of America by The United States Of America

Moondance by Van Morrison

Blunderbuss by Jack White

#1 Record by Big Star

Fun House by The Stooges

Brothers by The Black Keys

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

Elephant Mountain by The Youngbloods

Cafe Bleu by The Style Council

nice, mellow music. good stuff

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

Elastica by Elastica

Traffic by Traffic

Blackstar by David Bowie

More Specials by The Specials

surprisingly not bad

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

Roger the Engineer by The Yardbirds

Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

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

Eliminator by ZZ Top

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

Treasure by Cocteau Twins

School's Out by Alice Cooper

If I Could Only Remember My Name by David Crosby

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

Vivid by Living Colour

Songs The Lord Taught Us by The Cramps

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

Nixon by Lambchop

Thriller by Michael Jackson

Aja by Steely Dan

Slayed? by Slade

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

ok instrumentals

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Moving Pictures by Rush

Ok but after a bit it all sounds the same

The Real Thing by Faith No More

a little too metal for my tastes

Rocks by Aerosmith

Synchronicity by The Police

Yeah, Sting can do syncopation

Document by R.E.M.

Our Aim Is To Satisfy by Red Snapper

In Rainbows by Radiohead

all sounds the same

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver

The White Room by The KLF

surprisingly good for EDM

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Let It Be by The Replacements

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

Nowhere by Ride

I’d rather gaze at my shoes

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

It all sounds the same to me