1001 Albums Summary

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Parallel Lines by Blondie

OK Computer by Radiohead

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Melodrama by Lorde

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

1984 by Van Halen

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout

Marquee Moon by Television

D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle by Throbbing Gristle

Elephant by The White Stripes

Parklife by Blur

Bossanova by Pixies

Liquid Swords by GZA

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys

The first two tracks of Fisherman's Blues, the title track and "We Will Never Be Lovers," are among the best songs I've heard doing this project. The large 80s production and the desperation of the songs, especially for "...Lovers," makes for something exciting and emotional. Sadly, this desperation quickly dissipates after these opening tracks. The rest of the album is fine, but stops being so compelling. Ultimately, it is still a good record - pretty much any album with two opening tracks as good as these will be a fine record.

A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite

Boston by Boston

Arular by M.I.A.

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

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

The Joshua Tree by U2

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Tical by Method Man

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Diamond Life by Sade

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

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

The Only Ones by The Only Ones

I'm in love with extreme mental torture.

Justified by Justin Timberlake

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

Kid A by Radiohead

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

Talking Timbuktu by Ali Farka Touré

Purple Rain by Prince

Metallica by Metallica

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

Trio by Dolly Parton

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

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

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Electric Prunes by The Electric Prunes

Amnesiac by Radiohead

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

Document by R.E.M.

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

Harvest by Neil Young

Live / Dead by Grateful Dead

The Grand Tour by George Jones

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors

Wonderful Rainbow by Lightning Bolt

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

Caetano Veloso by Caetano Veloso

Da Capo by Love

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

Your Arsenal by Morrissey

Street Life by The Crusaders

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

The Band by The Band

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

Rio by Duran Duran

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

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

The Slider by T. Rex

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Abbey Road by Beatles

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

The Renaissance by Q-Tip

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim by Frank Sinatra

Before And After Science by Brian Eno

First track is alright. Tracks two and three are incredibly annoying. However, once the album gets to Energy Fools the Magician and especially King's Lead Hat, the record gets incredible and never stops being so. A very easy 4.5/5. On the higher end of that, so I'll give it the 5. Maybe I'll come around to those more oblique tracks another day.

With The Beatles by Beatles

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits

Sound Affects by The Jam

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

Junkyard by The Birthday Party

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis

Closer by Joy Division

Still think I prefer Unknown Pleasures, but this has grown on me since hearing it many years ago. The last 3 tracks in specific are incredible. The way the album sort of simmers until it hits its boiling point with Twenty Four Hours is quite brilliant, not to mention the sort of aftermath of The Eternal. Decades finishes it off wonderfully. Gotta love Hook's mournful bass.

Gris Gris by Dr. John

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

Hms Fable by Shack

The album begins on a bland but inoffensive note. Track #3, "Pull Together," is one of the worst songs I've ever heard, and nearly every track after isn't much better. The only song on here I would even begin to call good is the quiet and eerie closer "Daniella." The vocals actually fit for once and the shitty production takes a backseat. Way too little way too fuckin late tho, this is an abomination. Actually embarrassing that something like this is in the book. One of the worst records I've ever heard.

Celebrity Skin by Hole

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

Ray Of Light by Madonna

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Achtung Baby by U2

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

Sulk by The Associates

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams

Bad by Michael Jackson

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

Punishing Kiss by Ute Lemper

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Debut by Björk

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra