1001 Albums Summary

Abraxas by Santana

★★★★★

A solid first album to kick things off. Solidifies for me that Santana has one of, if not THE, most distinct tones and playing styles of all the guitar greats. I didn’t realize how prof his early stuff was as I really got to know him during his “Supernatural” days when I was younger.

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

★★★★★

Didn’t realize how jazzy beastie boys went. Thoroughly enjoyed it

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

★★★★★

Pretty and mellow. A quick listen

Abbey Road by Beatles

★★★★★

Didn’t realize how jazzy beastie boys went. Thoroughly enjoyed it

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

★★★★★

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

★★★★★

Some gems on there. I liked the back half most.

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream

★★★★★

I understand the influence this had on Gorillaz now

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

★★★★★

Parachutes will always be my favorite of theirs. Still good, just a close second.

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

★★★★★

Bop after bop. Isaac (1.5 y/o) is bobbin and dancin along the whole album

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

★★★★★

Very chill vibes

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

★★★★★

Groovy and a little heavy.

Queen II by Queen

★★★★★

Classic Queen riffage. Gotta love Brian May’s tone

Revolver by Beatles

★★★★★

Always one of my favorites. Takes me back to high school.

Punishing Kiss by Ute Lemper

★★★★★

I assume people felt about this album the way I feel about Lump when it first came out.

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

★★★★★

A good, straightforward rock album.

Among The Living by Anthrax

★★★★★

Classic metal

The White Album by Beatles

★★★★★

I forgot how quirky it can get at times.

Quiet Life by Japan

★★★★★

I had never heard of them before, some good synth pop

Viva Hate by Morrissey

★★★★★

Solid. I don’t agree with some of Morrissey’s more recent political views.

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

★★★★★

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

★★★★★

Truth And Soul by Fishbone

★★★★★

It’s cool to hear the shift from new wave influences to what became the norm for 3rd wave ska.

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

★★★★★

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

★★★★★

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

★★★★★

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain

★★★★★

Good goth

Parklife by Blur

★★★★★

Can hear the Gorillaz sound peaking in here and there

Fromohio by fIREHOSE

★★★★★

I can hear some influences for jam bands like OAR?

London Calling by The Clash

★★★★★

Bought this one back in high school.

Movies by Holger Czukay

★★★★★

Krautrock jammin

One Nation Under A Groove by Funkadelic

★★★★★

Pictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

★★★★★

Destroy Rock & Roll by Mylo

★★★★★

Such a good album. Reminds me of highschool

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

★★★★★

Nice little acoustic album

Goo by Sonic Youth

★★★★★

Post punk greatness. Some OG metal influence in there as well

Soul Mining by The The

★★★★★

Dookie by Green Day

★★★★★

The Bends by Radiohead

★★★★★

Up there for favorite Radiohead album for me.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

★★★★★

Sounds like riding around in Uffy’s Celebrity in high school.

Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex

★★★★★

Proto Amyl

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

★★★★★

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith

★★★★★

Not an Aerosmith fan, but it was solid. As far as 70’s rock goes, I tend to look elsewhere.

Moby Grape by Moby Grape

★★★★★

Solid 60’s rock. Really enjoyable

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

★★★★★

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black

★★★★★

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

★★★★★

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

★★★★★

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

★★★★★

Kimono My House by Sparks

★★★★★

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

★★★★★

Tapestry by Carole King

★★★★★

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney

★★★★★

Classic trip hop.

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

★★★★★

Lot’s of homophobic slurs. Had to skip a couple tracks because of it

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

★★★★★

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

★★★★★

Out of Step by Minor Threat

★★★★★

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

★★★★★

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

★★★★★

Nile Rogers guitar greatness. Super smooth and funky

90 by 808 State

★★★★★

Techno classic

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

★★★★★

Chill 70’s vibes

Shaft by Isaac Hayes

★★★★★

Nice and funky. Mellow, yet upbeat. I thought that there would be more vocals on the album, but it was mostly instrumental

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

★★★★★

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

★★★★★

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

★★★★★

Electro glory from the height of 2000’s electropop

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

★★★★★

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

★★★★★

Soothing.

When I Was Born For The 7th Time by Cornershop

★★★★★

Hunting High And Low by a-ha

★★★★★

Blue by Joni Mitchell

★★★★★

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

★★★★★

Illmatic by Nas

★★★★★

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

★★★★★

Wonderful Rainbow by Lightning Bolt

★★★★★

Exactly what I needed this morning. Good noise rock

Play by Moby

★★★★★

The Contino Sessions by Death In Vegas

★★★★★

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

★★★★★

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

★★★★★

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

★★★★★

Parachutes by Coldplay

★★★★★

Such a great album. Say what you will about Coldplay, this album is fantastic. Reminds me of high school.

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants

★★★★★

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

★★★★★

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

★★★★★

Tommy by The Who

★★★★★

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

★★★★★

So good! Old, 2D Gorillaz and Modern Guilt-era Beck vibes.

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age

★★★★★

Heroes to Zeros by The Beta Band

★★★★★

Let's Get Killed by David Holmes

★★★★★

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

★★★★★

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

★★★★★

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

★★★★★

Moving Pictures by Rush

★★★★★

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

★★★★★

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

★★★★★

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners

★★★★★

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

★★★★★

Scum by Napalm Death

★★★★★

That fuckin ruled.

Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley

★★★★★

Live At Leeds by The Who

★★★★★

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

★★★★★

Pelican West by Haircut 100

★★★★★

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan

★★★★★

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

★★★★★

Such a great album. I listened to this so many times in high school and college. It holds up so well.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

★★★★★

The Nightfly by Donald Fagen

★★★★★

Steely Dan with an 80’s flavor

Brothers by The Black Keys

★★★★★

Quintessential 2010’s indie rock. Truly encapsulates the vibe of that decade

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti

★★★★★

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

★★★★★

Repeater by Fugazi

★★★★★

Boston by Boston

★★★★★

This album GOES! Somewhat “one note”, but it’s a good note.

The Specials by The Specials

★★★★★

Be by Common

★★★★★

Man, that opening baseline always gets me going! Really timeless production. Thoughtful lyrics. Great flow from track to track.

Stardust by Willie Nelson

★★★★★

All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2

★★★★★

Starts out really strong, but peters out a little bit.

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

★★★★★

Pink Flag by Wire

★★★★★

Raw Power by The Stooges

★★★★★

I opted for the Bowie mix. A little bit more fleshed out than the Iggy mix but still has some of the grittiness.

Atomizer by Big Black

★★★★★

Proto-noise rock. Such an influential sound they pioneered. And I love the drum machine giving it an early industrial feel.

Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crow

★★★★★

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

★★★★★

The Man Who by Travis

★★★★★

Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement

★★★★★

Low-Life by New Order

★★★★★

Love those synths

The Clash by The Clash

★★★★★

Guitar Town by Steve Earle

★★★★★

Microshift by Hookworms

★★★★★

Modern krautrock. Love it!

Doolittle by Pixies

★★★★★

Loud. Quiet. Loud. The Pixies formula at its finest. Love this album.

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

★★★★★

S&M by Metallica

★★★★★

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

★★★★★

Mellow and soothing. Classic 60’s production.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

★★★★★

Blood And Chocolate by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

★★★★★

Really modern/timeless rock sounds. Hugely influential for the indie rock sound of the 90’s and 00’s.

I Against I by Bad Brains

★★★★★

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

★★★★★

The hits hit, but the deep cuts don’t offer too much for me.

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

★★★★★

The most OG of goth vibes on this one.

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

★★★★★

New Forms by Roni Size

★★★★★

Classic d’n’b sound.

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

★★★★★

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

★★★★★

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu

★★★★★

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

★★★★★

LP1 by FKA twigs

★★★★★

Such an underrated art-pop album. I feel like FKA Twigs has been flying under the radar for a while, so it is great to see this album on this list.

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

★★★★★

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

★★★★★

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

★★★★★

Rio by Duran Duran

★★★★★

Love the synths on this album.

Slipknot by Slipknot

★★★★★

Transformer by Lou Reed

★★★★★

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

★★★★★

Close To You by Carpenters

★★★★★

461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton

★★★★★

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

★★★★★

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

★★★★★

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba

★★★★★

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

★★★★★

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

★★★★★

Duck Rock by Malcolm McLaren

★★★★★

This album is crazy. How have I never heard of this guy before?

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

★★★★★

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

★★★★★

Planet Rock: The Album by Afrika Bambaataa

★★★★★

The Grand Tour by George Jones

★★★★★

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

★★★★★

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen

★★★★★

Mask by Bauhaus

★★★★★

Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

★★★★★

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

★★★★★

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

★★★★★

Kind of generic dad rock

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

★★★★★

Tidal by Fiona Apple

★★★★★

The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

★★★★★

The Renaissance by Q-Tip

★★★★★

Dirt by Alice In Chains

★★★★★

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

★★★★★

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

★★★★★

Very wild, kind of all over the place, in a good way.

Crazysexycool by TLC

★★★★★

Classic 90’s R&B

Aja by Steely Dan

★★★★★

So many iconic grooves

The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu

★★★★★

Porto Viagra Boys

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

★★★★★

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

★★★★★

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

★★★★★

Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye

★★★★★

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

★★★★★

Hot Fuss by The Killers

★★★★★

So many hit singles on this album. A really great listen. Incredible debut for the band.

Medúlla by Björk

★★★★★

Killing Joke by Killing Joke

★★★★★

One World by John Martyn

★★★★★

Dummy by Portishead

★★★★★

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

★★★★★

Sounds like Lindsay Knapp’s basement back in high school while we worked on school projects together.

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

★★★★★

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

★★★★★

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey

★★★★★

Dr. Octagonecologyst by Dr. Octagon

★★★★★

Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks

★★★★★

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

★★★★★

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

★★★★★

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt

★★★★★

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

★★★★★

São Paulo Confessions by Suba

★★★★★

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

★★★★★

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things

★★★★★

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

★★★★★

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

★★★★★

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

★★★★★

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

★★★★★

The Only Ones by The Only Ones

★★★★★

Smash by The Offspring

★★★★★

2112 by Rush

★★★★★

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

★★★★★

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

★★★★★

Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen

★★★★★

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

★★★★★

Pump by Aerosmith

★★★★★

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch

★★★★★

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

★★★★★

My Generation by The Who

★★★★★

Chore of Enchantment by Giant Sand

★★★★★

evermore by Taylor Swift

★★★★★

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

★★★★★

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

★★★★★

Station To Station by David Bowie

★★★★★

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

★★★★★

Metallica by Metallica

★★★★★

Jack Takes the Floor by Ramblin' Jack Elliott

★★★★★

Vulnicura by Björk

★★★★★

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

★★★★★

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle by Bill Callahan

★★★★★

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

★★★★★

Stripped by Christina Aguilera

★★★★★

Funeral by Arcade Fire

★★★★★

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

★★★★★

Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera

★★★★★

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

★★★★★

Hypnotised by The Undertones

★★★★★

The Who Sell Out by The Who

★★★★★

21 by Adele

★★★★★

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

★★★★★

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

★★★★★

GREY Area by Little Simz

★★★★★

The Score by Fugees

★★★★★

Smile by Brian Wilson

★★★★★

I See A Darkness by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

★★★★★

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

★★★★★

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

★★★★★

Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers

★★★★★

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

★★★★★

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

★★★★★

Night Life by Ray Price

★★★★★

Smokers Delight by Nightmares On Wax

★★★★★

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

★★★★★

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

★★★★★

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

★★★★★

The Next Day by David Bowie

★★★★★

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

★★★★★

Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp

★★★★★

Slinky, cool. Perfect early 2000’s electronic sound.

British Steel by Judas Priest

★★★★★

Honky Tonk Masquerade by Joe Ely

★★★★★

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

★★★★★

Sounds like Kyle’s basement.

Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear

★★★★★

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

★★★★★

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

★★★★★

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

★★★★★

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

★★★★★

Heroes by David Bowie

★★★★★

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

★★★★★

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

★★★★★

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

★★★★★

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

★★★★★

Yeezus by Kanye West

★★★★★

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

★★★★★

Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart

★★★★★

A great, sparse folk album. Banhart’s voice is singular and outsider at times.

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

★★★★★

Manassas by Stephen Stills

★★★★★

Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal

★★★★★

Disintegration by The Cure

★★★★★

Lots of lowkey sad boy bangers on this one.

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

★★★★★

Another Green World by Brian Eno

★★★★★

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg

★★★★★

The blueprint for Justin Sane. Just a punk and his guitar.

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

★★★★★

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

★★★★★

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

★★★★★

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

★★★★★

Black Monk Time by The Monks

★★★★★

Scott 4 by Scott Walker

★★★★★

Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt

★★★★★

I can see how it would be an influential album, but it didn’t seem groundbreaking enough to be in the top 1001 albums of all time.

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

★★★★★

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

★★★★★

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

★★★★★

...And Justice For All by Metallica

★★★★★

People think the mix is crap. I think it’s kind of fitting. Not much bass at all, but it gives the riffs a specific 80’s metal feel.

Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg

★★★★★

The Healer by John Lee Hooker

★★★★★

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

★★★★★

Horses by Patti Smith

★★★★★

All Mod Cons by The Jam

★★★★★

Talk Talk Talk by The Psychedelic Furs

★★★★★

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

★★★★★

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

★★★★★

The Band by The Band

★★★★★

So by Peter Gabriel

★★★★★

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

★★★★★

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

★★★★★

The Slider by T. Rex

★★★★★

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

★★★★★

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees

★★★★★

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury by The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

★★★★★

Electric by The Cult

★★★★★

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

★★★★★

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth

★★★★★

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

★★★★★

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

★★★★★

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies

★★★★★

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy

★★★★★

Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo

★★★★★

Low by David Bowie

★★★★★

John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic

★★★★★

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

★★★★★

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

★★★★★

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

★★★★★

There's No Place Like America Today by Curtis Mayfield

★★★★★

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

★★★★★

Violator by Depeche Mode

★★★★★

The World is a Ghetto by War

★★★★★

Rubber Soul by Beatles

★★★★★

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

★★★★★

Devotional Songs by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

★★★★★

The Idiot by Iggy Pop

★★★★★

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

★★★★★

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

★★★★★

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

★★★★★

It took me a minute to appreciate it, but the melodies were really infectious.

Destroyer by KISS

★★★★★

It took me a minute to appreciate it, but the melodies were really infectious.

Synchronicity by The Police

★★★★★

Odessa by Bee Gees

★★★★★

Live / Dead by Grateful Dead

★★★★★

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

★★★★★

Blackstar by David Bowie

★★★★★

Such a great swan song album.

Winter In America by Gil Scott-Heron

★★★★★

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

★★★★★

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

★★★★★

In It For The Money by Supergrass

★★★★★

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

★★★★★

Talking Timbuktu by Ali Farka Touré

★★★★★

On The Beach by Neil Young

★★★★★

The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan

★★★★★

Nixon by Lambchop

★★★★★

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

★★★★★

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

★★★★★

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

★★★★★

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

★★★★★

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

★★★★★

Drunk by Thundercat

★★★★★

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

★★★★★

This is one of my favorite albums of all time. Was greatly influential in my music taste from back in middle school.

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

★★★★★

Document by R.E.M.

★★★★★

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers

★★★★★

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

★★★★★

Achtung Baby by U2

★★★★★

Junkyard by The Birthday Party

★★★★★

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

★★★★★

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

★★★★★

Kid A by Radiohead

★★★★★

This Nation’s Saving Grace by The Fall

★★★★★

American Gothic by David Ackles

★★★★★

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

★★★★★

En-Tact by The Shamen

★★★★★

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

★★★★★

I Should Coco by Supergrass

★★★★★

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches by Happy Mondays

★★★★★

Entertainment by Gang Of Four

★★★★★

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

★★★★★

R.I.P. Brian Wilson

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

★★★★★

Nevermind by Nirvana

★★★★★

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

★★★★★

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

★★★★★

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

★★★★★

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

★★★★★

Great 90’s album I had never heard of. The singing on some of the tracks reminds me of Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair

★★★★★

I had never listened to a Liz Phair album all the way through, but it definitely influenced a lot of the music I listen to.

Harvest by Neil Young

★★★★★

Hejira by Joni Mitchell

★★★★★

Superunknown by Soundgarden

★★★★★

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

★★★★★

Before And After Science by Brian Eno

★★★★★

Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Rey

★★★★★

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors

★★★★★

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

★★★★★

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

★★★★★

The Joshua Tree by U2

★★★★★

Pornography by The Cure

★★★★★

Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley

★★★★★

Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento

★★★★★

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

★★★★★

Very 90s cool. Interesting mix of sampling, live instrumentation, synthesizers. A little bit jammy, a little bit slinky, a little bit jazzy.

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

★★★★★

Classic.

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

★★★★★

Celebrity Skin by Hole

★★★★★

Moon Safari by Air

★★★★★

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

★★★★★

Being There by Wilco

★★★★★

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

★★★★★

War by U2

★★★★★

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

★★★★★

Is This It by The Strokes

★★★★★

This album knows what it’s about.

Moondance by Van Morrison

★★★★★

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

★★★★★

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers

★★★★★

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

★★★★★

Vespertine by Björk

★★★★★

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

★★★★★

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

★★★★★

BEYONCÉ by Beyoncé

★★★★★

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

★★★★★

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

★★★★★

School's Out by Alice Cooper

★★★★★

Maxinquaye by Tricky

★★★★★

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

★★★★★

Grace by Jeff Buckley

★★★★★

Different Class by Pulp

★★★★★

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

★★★★★

Faust IV by Faust

★★★★★

A Short Album About Love by The Divine Comedy

★★★★★

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

★★★★★

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds

★★★★★

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters

★★★★★

Nighthawks At The Diner by Tom Waits

★★★★★

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

★★★★★

Stankonia by OutKast

★★★★★

Me Against The World by 2Pac

★★★★★

Go Girl Crazy by The Dictators

★★★★★

Playing With Fire by Spacemen 3

★★★★★

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

★★★★★

Country Life by Roxy Music

★★★★★

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

★★★★★

Dry by PJ Harvey

★★★★★

Bummed by Happy Mondays

★★★★★

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

★★★★★

Trio by Dolly Parton

★★★★★

Tellin’ Stories by The Charlatans

★★★★★

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

★★★★★

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

★★★★★

Headquarters by The Monkees

★★★★★

Chris by Christine and the Queens

★★★★★

Rip It Up by Orange Juice

★★★★★

Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams

★★★★★

Strange Cargo III by William Orbit

★★★★★

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

★★★★★

Queen Of Denmark by John Grant

★★★★★

Sheet Music by 10cc

★★★★★

Justified by Justin Timberlake

★★★★★

Graceland by Paul Simon

★★★★★

Dear Science by TV On The Radio

★★★★★

Lam Toro by Baaba Maal

★★★★★

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

★★★★★

Machine Head by Deep Purple

★★★★★

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

★★★★★

OK Computer by Radiohead

★★★★★

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg

★★★★★

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

★★★★★

Don't Stand Me Down by Dexys Midnight Runners

★★★★★

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

★★★★★

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

★★★★★

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

★★★★★

Arular by M.I.A.

★★★★★

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

★★★★★

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

★★★★★

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

★★★★★

Our Aim Is To Satisfy by Red Snapper

★★★★★

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams

★★★★★

Peter Gabriel 3 by Peter Gabriel

★★★★★

Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills

★★★★★

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

★★★★★

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

★★★★★

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

★★★★★

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

★★★★★

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

★★★★★

American Idiot by Green Day

★★★★★

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

★★★★★

Darkdancer by Les Rythmes Digitales

★★★★★

Follow The Leader by Korn

★★★★★

Good Old Boys by Randy Newman

★★★★★

The La's by The La's

★★★★★

Urban Hymns by The Verve

★★★★★

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders

★★★★★

More Specials by The Specials

★★★★★

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp

★★★★★

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

★★★★★

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

★★★★★

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

★★★★★

A Seat at the Table by Solange

★★★★★

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock

★★★★★

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

★★★★★

Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott

★★★★★

C'est Chic by CHIC

★★★★★

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets

★★★★★

25 by Adele

★★★★★

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

★★★★★

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim by Frank Sinatra

★★★★★

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

★★★★★

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

★★★★★

Eliminator by ZZ Top

★★★★★

Straightforward, great grooves.

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

★★★★★

In Utero by Nirvana

★★★★★

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent

★★★★★

Woodface by Crowded House

★★★★★

Sunshine Hit Me by The Bees

★★★★★

Vento De Maio by Elis Regina

★★★★★

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

★★★★★

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

★★★★★

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

★★★★★

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) by Motörhead

★★★★★

Suede by Suede

★★★★★

O.G. Original Gangster by Ice T

★★★★★

Gris Gris by Dr. John

★★★★★

Done By The Forces Of Nature by Jungle Brothers

★★★★★

Face to Face by The Kinks

★★★★★

Live! by Fela Kuti

★★★★★

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

★★★★★

1984 by Van Halen

★★★★★

Say what you want about hair metal, this album RIPS.

The Visitors by ABBA

★★★★★

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

★★★★★

Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise

★★★★★

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill

★★★★★

Bubble And Scrape by Sebadoh

★★★★★

Kenya by Machito

★★★★★

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

★★★★★

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys

★★★★★

L.A. Woman by The Doors

★★★★★

Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues

★★★★★

Reign In Blood by Slayer

★★★★★

Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.

★★★★★

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

★★★★★

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

★★★★★

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts by The Adverts

★★★★★

Southern Rock Opera by Drive-By Truckers

★★★★★

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

★★★★★

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

★★★★★

The White Room by The KLF

★★★★★

The Stranger by Billy Joel

★★★★★

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

★★★★★

Rapture by Anita Baker

★★★★★

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl

★★★★★

Savane by Ali Farka Touré

★★★★★

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club

★★★★★

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

★★★★★

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

★★★★★

Zombie by Fela Kuti

★★★★★

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

★★★★★

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

★★★★★

Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield

★★★★★

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis

★★★★★

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

★★★★★

Banger after banger. A classic electronic album that any fan of the genre needs to hear.

Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto

★★★★★

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds

★★★★★

Roots by Sepultura

★★★★★

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon

★★★★★

What's That Noise? by Coldcut

★★★★★

D by White Denim

★★★★★

Picture Book by Simply Red

★★★★★

Want One by Rufus Wainwright

★★★★★

Murmur by R.E.M.

★★★★★

Bad by Michael Jackson

★★★★★

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

★★★★★

Parallel Lines by Blondie

★★★★★

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

★★★★★

California by American Music Club

★★★★★

Sad boy alternative cowboy rock. What else can you ask for on a cold, December morning?

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

★★★★★

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit

★★★★★

Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned

★★★★★

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

★★★★★

Cross by Justice

★★★★★

Copper Blue by Sugar

★★★★★

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

★★★★★

Very by Pet Shop Boys

★★★★★

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

★★★★★

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

★★★★★

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

★★★★★

The Coral by The Coral

★★★★★

Cool eclectic rock fusing many different styles and influences into a fun, hook-filled listen.

The Rising by Bruce Springsteen

★★★★★

Solid album all around. No disrespect to the Boss, because it is a good album in all respects, just not sure that it is required listening to listen to before you die.

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

★★★★★

Kala by M.I.A.

★★★★★

Banger!

If I Could Only Remember My Name by David Crosby

★★★★★

xx by The xx

★★★★★

Odelay by Beck

★★★★★

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

★★★★★

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

★★★★★

Dare! by The Human League

★★★★★

Protection by Massive Attack

★★★★★

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

★★★★★

Rust In Peace by Megadeth

★★★★★

Rippin!

Ragged Glory by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

★★★★★

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

★★★★★

Disraeli Gears by Cream

★★★★★

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

★★★★★

Cut by The Slits

★★★★★

Broken English by Marianne Faithfull

★★★★★

The Infotainment Scan by The Fall

★★★★★

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

★★★★★

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

★★★★★

Sulk by The Associates

★★★★★

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes

★★★★★

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

★★★★★

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

★★★★★

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by The Incredible String Band

★★★★★

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

★★★★★

Thriller by Michael Jackson

★★★★★

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

★★★★★

All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot

★★★★★

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

★★★★★

Teen Dream by Beach House

★★★★★

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

★★★★★

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

★★★★★

Casanova by The Divine Comedy

★★★★★

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan

★★★★★

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

★★★★★

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

★★★★★

Space Ritual by Hawkwind

★★★★★

Nowhere by Ride

★★★★★

#1 Record by Big Star

★★★★★

Liquid Swords by GZA

★★★★★

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

★★★★★

Closer by Joy Division

★★★★★

Treasure by Cocteau Twins

★★★★★

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago

★★★★★

Eagles by Eagles

★★★★★

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

★★★★★

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

★★★★★

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

★★★★★

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen

★★★★★

Water From An Ancient Well by Abdullah Ibrahim

★★★★★

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

★★★★★

Risque by CHIC

★★★★★

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

★★★★★

Roxy Music by Roxy Music

★★★★★

Hysteria by Def Leppard

★★★★★

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

★★★★★

Chelsea Girl by Nico

★★★★★

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

★★★★★

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

★★★★★

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon

★★★★★

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

★★★★★

Frank by Amy Winehouse

★★★★★

Opus Dei by Laibach

★★★★★

Proto-Rammstein

Made In Japan by Deep Purple

★★★★★

The Last Of The True Believers by Nanci Griffith

★★★★★

Elephant by The White Stripes

★★★★★

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

★★★★★

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver

★★★★★

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

★★★★★

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

★★★★★

Snivilisation by Orbital

★★★★★

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega

★★★★★

Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

★★★★★

Scream, Dracula, Scream by Rocket From The Crypt

★★★★★

A Night At The Opera by Queen

★★★★★

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

★★★★★

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

★★★★★

Electric Prunes by The Electric Prunes

★★★★★

Sex Packets by Digital Underground

★★★★★

Diamond Life by Sade

★★★★★

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

★★★★★

Truth by Jeff Beck

★★★★★

Fragile by Yes

★★★★★

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

★★★★★

Pearl by Janis Joplin

★★★★★

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

★★★★★

Roger the Engineer by The Yardbirds

★★★★★

First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans

★★★★★

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley

★★★★★

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

★★★★★

High Violet by The National

★★★★★

Tago Mago by Can

★★★★★

Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian

★★★★★

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

★★★★★

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

★★★★★

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

★★★★★

Kollaps by Einstürzende Neubauten

★★★★★

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

★★★★★

1989 by Taylor Swift

★★★★★

The Bones Of What You Believe by CHVRCHES

★★★★★

Ys by Joanna Newsom

★★★★★

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

★★★★★

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

★★★★★

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics

★★★★★

John Prine by John Prine

★★★★★

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry

★★★★★

Bad Company by Bad Company

★★★★★

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio

★★★★★

1999 by Prince

★★★★★

Fishscale by Ghostface Killah

★★★★★

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

★★★★★

Ctrl by SZA

★★★★★

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction

★★★★★

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

★★★★★

Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall

★★★★★

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

★★★★★

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

★★★★★

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

★★★★★

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

★★★★★

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell

★★★★★

Eternally Yours by The Saints

★★★★★

The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla

★★★★★

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

★★★★★

Kenza by Khaled

★★★★★

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

★★★★★

Born To Be With You by Dion

★★★★★

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

★★★★★

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd

★★★★★

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 by George Michael

★★★★★

All Directions by The Temptations

★★★★★

NEU! 75 by Neu!

★★★★★

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted by Ice Cube

★★★★★

No Other by Gene Clark

★★★★★

American Pie by Don McLean

★★★★★

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu

★★★★★

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

★★★★★

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

★★★★★

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

★★★★★

Real Life by Magazine

★★★★★

Fun House by The Stooges

★★★★★

Berlin by Lou Reed

★★★★★

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

★★★★★

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

★★★★★

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals

★★★★★

A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite

★★★★★

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

★★★★★

Green by R.E.M.

★★★★★

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday

★★★★★

Live Through This by Hole

★★★★★

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco

★★★★★