1001 Albums Summary

So by Peter Gabriel

80s Pop, not my speed, ok for what it is

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

On one hand Led Zeppelin is a competent blues rock band singing about sex with crunchy guitar riffs. On the other hand, they're myth and fantasy lyrics with English folk. When the latter is mixed with the former the band has originality, without it they are quite overrated. This album is Led Zeppelin still firmly entrenched in their blues side. For the white audience of the time, and probably much of the audience now, such a competent rendition of the former probably blew away many. As someone who loves the blues, I find the band good but a little too smug and lacking heart. If you want deeper expression the likes of Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Bukka White, and many other classic blues artists are better choices. This band follows in the footsteps of Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf, where a masculine posturing and attitude is front and center, throwing other emotions away in the process. Their music is higher production than Wolf, but when he goes long and indulgent he is genuine. For an example listen to Wolf's Tell Me What I've Done live at Cambridge Ma. 1966. It's on YouTube at the time of this post. What separates Zeppelin from the blues classics is their rough rock sound that crunches along thickly and the band's flashiness mixed with their solidly structured music. It is sure to attract people more attuned to rock due to the 'heavy' sound of its time, but it isn't as mind-blowing to blues lovers because while musically competent, it lacks a certain emotional oomph next to the greats of the genre they take from. The small peeks into their fantasy side in the track Ramble On is therefore the highlight for me.

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

Not too into this style but the album isn't bad. Enjoyed the funk bits like in the songs Shining Star and Happy Feelin'. Would never listen on my own time but fine with leaving it on.

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

The Joshua Tree by U2

GREY Area by Little Simz

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics

Unappealing mix of thin 80s Pop instrumentation, detached robotic sound, and corny emotional content.

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon

The Poet by Bobby Womack

Both a good album of you like cheesy sex funk and if you want something to laugh at. The music is so cheesy, but so much passion is put into it you can't help but both laugh at it and like it. Secrets is a song about a woman's mysterious sexual techniques, yet with it's food metaphors it sounds like its also a song about Colonel Sander's secret chicken recipe. Stand Up is straight sex funk number of the album, but the rest of the songs are romantic in nature. The final song is a dud, combining religious music with usual romance and comes off like a smarmy preacher trying to make money.

Haunted Dancehall by The Sabres Of Paradise

Starts and ends boring with a strong middle. This album's greatest weakness is its length. Whether a song is good or bad it goes on too long. This is background IDM music with some Dub flair. The drumming and dub are well done at points. The electronic parts I find boring, but the songs Wilmot and Tow Truck are dynamic and fun. I would have given it 3 stars if it were half its length.

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

The Stooges by The Stooges

Take Me Apart by Kelela

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Feast of Wire by Calexico

Ingenue by k.d. lang

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Scott 2 by Scott Walker

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg

Kid A by Radiohead

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Hejira by Joni Mitchell

The Wall by Pink Floyd

Bone Machine by Tom Waits

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Arrival by ABBA

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

Nevermind by Nirvana

The Bones Of What You Believe by CHVRCHES

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Chris by Christine and the Queens

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things

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

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

Throwing Muses by Throwing Muses

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Post Orgasmic Chill by Skunk Anansie

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

Murmur by R.E.M.

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

Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Gold by Ryan Adams

Boston by Boston

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

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

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying Burrito Brothers

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

1989 by Taylor Swift

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

The La's by The La's

The Undertones by The Undertones

Bad by Michael Jackson

Electric Prunes by The Electric Prunes

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

The Coral by The Coral

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

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

Django Django by Django Django

The Stranger by Billy Joel

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

Moby Grape by Moby Grape

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Queen II by Queen

Penance Soiree by The Icarus Line

Atomizer by Big Black

Doolittle by Pixies

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout

Moondance by Van Morrison

Traffic by Traffic

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

Marquee Moon by Television

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

Rio by Duran Duran

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

L.A. Woman by The Doors

There's No Place Like America Today by Curtis Mayfield

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

Da Capo by Love

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit

Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Space Ritual by Hawkwind

Blackstar by David Bowie

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

Public Image: First Issue by Public Image Ltd.

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Fear and Whiskey by Mekons

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers

The Yes Album by Yes

Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub

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

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

Skylarking by XTC

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

Blur by Blur

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

Van Halen by Van Halen

The Slider by T. Rex

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants

C'est Chic by CHIC

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Shleep by Robert Wyatt

Violator by Depeche Mode

Out of Step by Minor Threat

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

The Cars by The Cars

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

The Bends by Radiohead

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

Tellin’ Stories by The Charlatans

Dog Man Star by Suede

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

21 by Adele

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

The Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies

Melodrama by Lorde

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise

Duck Rock by Malcolm McLaren

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu

Thriller by Michael Jackson

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison

Timeless by Goldie

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders

The White Album by Beatles

1999 by Prince

Brothers by The Black Keys

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

Hunting High And Low by a-ha

Disintegration by The Cure

Hotel California by Eagles

Paris 1919 by John Cale

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement

Live At Leeds by The Who

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy

Sheet Music by 10cc

Metallica by Metallica

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

This Nation’s Saving Grace by The Fall

In Utero by Nirvana

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

Guitar Town by Steve Earle

Kenza by Khaled

Ramones by Ramones

Your New Favourite Band by The Hives

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

The Libertines by The Libertines

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Heroes by David Bowie

Station To Station by David Bowie

Manassas by Stephen Stills

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Tank Battles by Dagmar Krause

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

Viva Hate by Morrissey

Low-Life by New Order

Black Monk Time by The Monks

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

Treasure by Cocteau Twins

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Face to Face by The Kinks

Imagine by John Lennon

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

25 by Adele

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

Kimono My House by Sparks

Country Life by Roxy Music

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Moon Safari by Air

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

The Idiot by Iggy Pop

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

Aja by Steely Dan

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

If I Could Only Remember My Name by David Crosby

1977 by Ash

Either Or by Elliott Smith

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned by Liars

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

Night Life by Ray Price

Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Tidal by Fiona Apple

GI by Germs

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Go Girl Crazy by The Dictators

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

American Idiot by Green Day

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Olympia 64 by Jacques Brel

Copper Blue by Sugar

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

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

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

Ten by Pearl Jam

Machine Head by Deep Purple

Suicide by Suicide

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye

Roger the Engineer by The Yardbirds

Achtung Baby by U2

Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta

Bossanova by Pixies

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Woodface by Crowded House

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Rey

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

Pyromania by Def Leppard

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

Trio by Dolly Parton

Smash by The Offspring

The Nightfly by Donald Fagen

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy

The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

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

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

Headquarters by The Monkees

Back In Black by AC/DC

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

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

Wonderful Rainbow by Lightning Bolt

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Slipknot by Slipknot

Strange Cargo III by William Orbit

Amnesiac by Radiohead

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

Picture Book by Simply Red

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

American Pie by Don McLean

No Other by Gene Clark

Bad Company by Bad Company

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt

All Directions by The Temptations

Basket of Light by Pentangle

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Remedy by Basement Jaxx

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

A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Made In Japan by Deep Purple

Young Americans by David Bowie

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys

Purple Rain by Prince

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Like A Prayer by Madonna

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

Entertainment by Gang Of Four

School's Out by Alice Cooper

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney

Tago Mago by Can

Permission to Land by The Darkness

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues

S&M by Metallica

Junkyard by The Birthday Party

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

Fun House by The Stooges

In It For The Money by Supergrass

São Paulo Confessions by Suba

Only By The Night by Kings of Leon

Bubble And Scrape by Sebadoh

I Against I by Bad Brains

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

Slayed? by Slade

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley

Moving Pictures by Rush

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Moss Side Story by Barry Adamson

The Band by The Band

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

Ray Of Light by Madonna

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

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

Eliminator by ZZ Top

Shalimar by Rahul Dev Burman

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

Don't Stand Me Down by Dexys Midnight Runners

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black

Shadowland by k.d. lang

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

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

Goo by Sonic Youth

Spiderland by Slint

All Mod Cons by The Jam

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

Blunderbuss by Jack White

Lost Souls by Doves

Raw Power by The Stooges

LP1 by FKA twigs

Quiet Life by Japan

High Violet by The National

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

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

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes

Odelay by Beck

The Doors by The Doors

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Risque by CHIC

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Dust by Screaming Trees

Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle by Bill Callahan

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

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

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts by The Adverts

Talking Timbuktu by Ali Farka Touré

Caetano Veloso by Caetano Veloso

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

Nighthawks At The Diner by Tom Waits

Rip It Up by Orange Juice

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by The Incredible String Band

British Steel by Judas Priest

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

Destroyer by KISS

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

Dry by PJ Harvey

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

Different Class by Pulp

Another Green World by Brian Eno

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

Untitled (Black Is) by SAULT

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

Dub Housing by Pere Ubu

Next by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers

Pump by Aerosmith

World Clique by Deee-Lite

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey

Warehouse: Songs And Stories by Hüsker Dü

I See A Darkness by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Vento De Maio by Elis Regina

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday

Wild Gift by X

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

Tommy by The Who

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) by Motörhead

Street Life by The Crusaders

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Scum by Napalm Death

Hot Shots II by The Beta Band

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

D by White Denim

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Pretenders by Pretenders

Damaged by Black Flag

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

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

Chelsea Girl by Nico

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley

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

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

Hysteria by Def Leppard

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention

Rocks by Aerosmith

Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

Sea Change by Beck

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

The World is a Ghetto by War

Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers

Trafalgar by Bee Gees

Jack Takes the Floor by Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Truth And Soul by Fishbone

Bummed by Happy Mondays

A Short Album About Love by The Divine Comedy

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

Blue by Joni Mitchell

Celebrity Skin by Hole

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Here Are the Sonics by The Sonics

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies

This Is Hardcore by Pulp

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

#1 Record by Big Star

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

Roxy Music by Roxy Music

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

Document by R.E.M.

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Good Old Boys by Randy Newman

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Guero by Beck

Dirt by Alice In Chains

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Wild Wood by Paul Weller

Eagles by Eagles

Transformer by Lou Reed

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

Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

Beautiful Freak by Eels

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

Opus Dei by Laibach

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets

Sound Affects by The Jam

NEU! 75 by Neu!

Songs The Lord Taught Us by The Cramps

Forever Changes by Love

Solid Air by John Martyn

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

Zombie by Fela Kuti

Want One by Rufus Wainwright

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Clandestino by Manu Chao

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

Movies by Holger Czukay

Truth by Jeff Beck

Soul Mining by The The

Berlin by Lou Reed

2112 by Rush

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim by Frank Sinatra

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail by Buck Owens

Arise by Sepultura

Abbey Road by Beatles

Closer by Joy Division

Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT