1001 Albums Summary

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Perfect for dark times.

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

A couple amazing songs. The rest was a little to heavy on high pitched electric guitars for my tastes. The singling felt a little off too, but sometimes that's endearing.

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Very 80s. A handful of fun popular songs. Otherwise unremarkable

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

would vote 3.5. It's very good, maybe just not as much to my taste

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

Excellent hip-hop. Whole album

Illmatic by Nas

Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab

excellent album, just not my taste

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne

Pretenders by Pretenders

This album kept me interested

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Solid

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

Solid all the way through. Good for relaxing times

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

Synchronicity by The Police

Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear

1989 by Taylor Swift

Moondance by Van Morrison

White Light by Gene Clark

Truth by Jeff Beck

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

Permission to Land by The Darkness

Timeless by Goldie

Funeral by Arcade Fire

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

Superunknown by Soundgarden

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

Marquee Moon by Television

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers

Not a fan of the vocals, otherwise would rated higher

Transformer by Lou Reed

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

Abraxas by Santana

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Odelay by Beck

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

Pump by Aerosmith

25 by Adele

Third by Portishead

Blue by Joni Mitchell

Tommy by The Who

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

São Paulo Confessions by Suba

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Tidal by Fiona Apple

Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 by George Michael

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen

Cross by Justice

The Healer by John Lee Hooker

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde by The Pharcyde

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

On The Beach by Neil Young

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Devotional Songs by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Achtung Baby by U2

The Yes Album by Yes

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

The Score by Fugees

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor

Van Halen by Van Halen

Thriller by Michael Jackson

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

L.A. Woman by The Doors

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Pieces Of The Sky by Emmylou Harris

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon

So by Peter Gabriel

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

The Sounds Of India by Ravi Shankar

Melodrama by Lorde

John Prine by John Prine

L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods

Tapestry by Carole King

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Shleep by Robert Wyatt

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

Dookie by Green Day

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

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

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

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

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

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

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

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

The Libertines by The Libertines

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds

En-Tact by The Shamen

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

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Teen Dream by Beach House

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

Purple Rain by Prince

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Survivor by Destiny's Child

Sister by Sonic Youth

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

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

Scott 2 by Scott Walker

War by U2

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

Calenture by The Triffids

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

90 by 808 State

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Metallica by Metallica

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan

Peter Gabriel 3 by Peter Gabriel

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

Casanova by The Divine Comedy

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

Chelsea Girl by Nico

American Idiot by Green Day

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

The Specials by The Specials

Different Class by Pulp

Bone Machine by Tom Waits

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black by Public Enemy

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

Blur by Blur

Future Days by Can

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Infected by The The

Talk Talk Talk by The Psychedelic Furs

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

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

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

The Band by The Band

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

Faith by George Michael

Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks

Talking Timbuktu by Ali Farka Touré

Dirt by Alice In Chains

Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta

Shaft by Isaac Hayes

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Connected by Stereo MC's

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu

Nevermind by Nirvana

Slayed? by Slade

Maxinquaye by Tricky

Rocks by Aerosmith

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

Machine Head by Deep Purple

#1 Record by Big Star

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads

Justified by Justin Timberlake

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

Stankonia by OutKast

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Go Girl Crazy by The Dictators

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

C'est Chic by CHIC

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

This album came out when I was 12. It was cool and I was not. It also made me feel happy at an age when not much else did. By that measure alone it is a powerful album. Is it good music? It still makes me happy when not much else does. That's an unqualified yes. 5/5

Honky Tonk Masquerade by Joe Ely

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

Who's Next by The Who

For about 20 years of my life I would have given this 5/5 no problem. Listening to it now, there is simply too much going on. It is jarring to me even though it is very familiar. If I didn't have memories of liking this album, I would give it 1/5. I'll give it 2/5 for the history.

When I Was Born For The 7th Time by Cornershop

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus by Spirit

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Rubber Soul by Beatles

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

Trio by Dolly Parton

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

Ramones by Ramones

Scott 4 by Scott Walker

Stripped by Christina Aguilera

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Spiderland by Slint

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

Yeezus by Kanye West

Woodface by Crowded House

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl

Debut by Björk

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz

My Generation by The Who

I Against I by Bad Brains

Slipknot by Slipknot

Want One by Rufus Wainwright

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

I Should Coco by Supergrass

Faust IV by Faust

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu

Fishscale by Ghostface Killah

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

Vento De Maio by Elis Regina

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

The Poet by Bobby Womack

The White Album by Beatles

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Dance Mania by Tito Puente

Either Or by Elliott Smith

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Me Against The World by 2Pac

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Dr. Octagonecologyst by Dr. Octagon

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) by Motörhead

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Here Are the Sonics by The Sonics

Being There by Wilco

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders

Skylarking by XTC

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying Burrito Brothers

New Wave by The Auteurs

Protection by Massive Attack

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson

Bubble And Scrape by Sebadoh

Vespertine by Björk

Trafalgar by Bee Gees

Low by David Bowie