1001 Albums Summary

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

OK, didn't like the live concert nature of it. A bit too repetitive.

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Pretty solid; some great jazz titles

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

OK, not great.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Real Life by Magazine

Solid lineup of tracks. Great end with Goldfinger.

Hejira by Joni Mitchell

Nice and relaxing

Violator by Depeche Mode

Fantastic album. Classic. No misses.

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Tidal by Fiona Apple

Not bad but a bit down tempo for me (maybe just on that day!)

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds

1999 by Prince

Fantastic; a classic

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

Awesome album; Gorillaz has a bunch of great songs I hadn't heard!

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

Eh, not that great. Lyrics leave much to be desired.

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

Not bad

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Fantastic, a classic!

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Solid, low key. Not a favorite.

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

Blast from the past. Fantastic lyrics.

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

Classic, solid. A few misses, but overall smooth.

London Calling by The Clash

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

Has some reel big fish feels. Up tempo throughout.

Beautiful Freak by Eels

Good vibes, solid songs

Street Life by The Crusaders

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits

Revolver by Beatles

Shaft by Isaac Hayes

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Live! by Fela Kuti

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Darkdancer by Les Rythmes Digitales

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

Fishscale by Ghostface Killah

Liquid Swords by GZA

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

Queen Of Denmark by John Grant

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

OK, pretty easy listening. Nothing too memorable.

Medúlla by Björk

Not good. Hard to listen to.

25 by Adele

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega

Youth And Young Manhood by Kings of Leon

Great sound. Upbeat; pretty solid but a few tracks keep it from 5 stars

Odelay by Beck

Arise by Sepultura

Rough hardcore metal stuff. Not my jam at all.

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

Starts off strong! Fantastic album

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

A true classic

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock

Pretty solid, but a bit too hard for a workday track.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

Calm; great lyrics; beautiful but not really my style. 4/5

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Solid album!

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

OK, not my jam. 3/5

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Love it! A classic. 5/5

In It For The Money by Supergrass

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

A bit too offbeat. Some highs but some real lows. 2/5

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets

2/5. Not great. Too jarring and disjoint.

Who's Next by The Who

Connected by Stereo MC's

Heroes by David Bowie

Gold by Ryan Adams

Pretty solid. Easy to listen to. Good tunes.

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Awesome! Hits the spot, as usual.

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Very solid throughout 4/5

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers

Pretty nice; solid mix of tracks; 4/5

Arrival by ABBA

Surprisingly good! Knew several tracks but not others. 5/5

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Nice sounds. Great tunes. 5/5

Achtung Baby by U2

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

OK, not great. some tracks a bit jarring compared to others. 3/5.

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche by Koffi Olomide

Not bad. Varied and high energy. French. 4/5

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics

Parklife by Blur

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall

Not my style; 2/5

The Real Thing by Faith No More

Not my style. Too metal. 1/5

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

Fantastic. 5/5

2112 by Rush

Not bad. A bit too instrumental. 3/5

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Eh, OK. Too moody. 2/5

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

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

One World by John Martyn

Be by Common

Sea Change by Beck

4/5

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

Tago Mago by Can

Bad

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

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

Fantastic all around.

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music

Eh, not great.

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

Not my favorite of his. Too slow

The Next Day by David Bowie

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Solid. 4/5

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

So great!

21 by Adele

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

Very solid. Didn't know them. 4/5

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Marquee Moon by Television

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco

Pretty solid 4/5

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

C'est Chic by CHIC

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney

Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Greatsounds! 5/5

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

Alright. 3/5

With The Beatles by Beatles

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Amazing 5/5

Bad Company by Bad Company

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

A classic. 5/5

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

Good Old Boys by Randy Newman

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

The Specials by The Specials

Sex Packets by Digital Underground

Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera

Not my style 1/5

Moon Safari by Air

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Not great

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

So by Peter Gabriel

Eh, medicore

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

Very solid. 4/5

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy

California by American Music Club

Dookie by Green Day

Picture Book by Simply Red

Gris Gris by Dr. John

Logical Progression by LTJ Bukem

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

Awesome! Look for more of them.

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

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

Doolittle by Pixies

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Trio by Dolly Parton

Not bad but not my style.

Rio by Duran Duran

Document by R.E.M.

Maxinquaye by Tricky

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

The White Album by Beatles

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Classic sound. 4/5

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

Honky Tonk Heroes by Waylon Jennings

Kimono My House by Sparks

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

Blue by Joni Mitchell

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

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

Ugh, no good

Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

Amazing. Great beats. Dancing by myself. Never heard it before. 5/5

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

Queen II by Queen

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Machine Head by Deep Purple

Groovin' by The Young Rascals

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Stankonia by OutKast

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Very nice 4/5

Permission to Land by The Darkness

Zombie by Fela Kuti

Close To The Edge by Yes

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

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

Solid. Starman is a highlight 4/5

LP1 by FKA twigs

Ugh

Killing Joke by Killing Joke

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

Too synth-y 3/5

Dirt by Alice In Chains

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

OK, fairly pedestrian

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

Remedy by Basement Jaxx

Definitely a cool vibe. Needs a particular setting or day to jam to it

Purple Rain by Prince

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

Odessa by Bee Gees

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

One great song; several OK ones.

Eagles by Eagles

Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart

Not great. 2/5

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Amazing! 5/5

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson

Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

The Who Sell Out by The Who

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Signing Off by UB40

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

Smash by The Offspring

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Ace of Spades by Motörhead

All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Guero by Beck

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

School's Out by Alice Cooper

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

Amnesiac by Radiohead

Terrible

Snivilisation by Orbital

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle by Bill Callahan

Fromohio by fIREHOSE

In Utero by Nirvana

The Yes Album by Yes

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

More Specials by The Specials

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

One Nation Under A Groove by Funkadelic

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

Another Green World by Brian Eno

Ramones by Ramones

Great; some classic hits

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Homework by Daft Punk

White Ladder by David Gray

Melodrama by Lorde

Pretty good. I was surprised!

Either Or by Elliott Smith

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

OK, nothing too great.

Risque by CHIC

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

Is This It by The Strokes

Bad by Michael Jackson

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

Southern Rock Opera by Drive-By Truckers

Interesting. Would listen to again for sure.

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

Pretty solid, unexpected. 4/5

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

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

What a classic. Fantastic beats.

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Blur by Blur

Scott 2 by Scott Walker

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

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

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

The World is a Ghetto by War

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Sunshine Hit Me by The Bees

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

The Stooges by The Stooges

The Joshua Tree by U2

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Throwing Muses by Throwing Muses

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

Rubber Soul by Beatles

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Phrenology by The Roots

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Green by R.E.M.

The Band by The Band

What's That Noise? by Coldcut

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

All Mod Cons by The Jam

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

Wow what a trip. Quite a ride of an album. Highs and lows for sure.

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

Very solid

Ten by Pearl Jam

American Pie by Don McLean

Great first song and rest are meh

Devotional Songs by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

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

Ugh

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Surprising. Pretty solid. 4/5

Moondance by Van Morrison

Microshift by Hookworms

Pretty nice; smooth jazz-esque feelings.

Nowhere by Ride

Savane by Ali Farka Touré

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill

John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic

Hot Shots II by The Beta Band

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

Solid, 3/5

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

evermore by Taylor Swift

Not bad, but not my style. 3/5

A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren

Duck Rock by Malcolm McLaren

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl

Pretty solid, good vibes album

American Idiot by Green Day

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

Movies by Holger Czukay

Space Ritual by Hawkwind

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti

Pretty unique. 4/5

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre

Stardust by Willie Nelson

Very nice 4/5

xx by The xx

Not bad, pretty different stuff. 4/5

Manassas by Stephen Stills

Pretty solid, nothing major 3/5

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by The Incredible String Band

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Roots by Sepultura

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

Moss Side Story by Barry Adamson

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Ys by Joanna Newsom

En-Tact by The Shamen

GREY Area by Little Simz

The Slider by T. Rex

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

Not bad, but not their best 3/5

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

Wow, great album!

White Light by Gene Clark

1989 by Taylor Swift

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival