1001 Albums Summary

Doolittle by Pixies

I read that a couple tracks were used as inspiration by Kurt Cobain to make “Smells like Teen Spirit”. It makes sense, Doolittle covers similar imagery that 90s grunge is centered around. Lots of guitar, drums, bass. Very standard alt-rock. Reminds me of Irish punk rock a little, maybe that makes sense since I read that these guys did better in Europe than America throughout the late 80s and 90s.

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

It’s interesting that Winthrop Sargeant didn’t really consider this music jazz. At the time, perhaps it took jazz in a whole new direction, but listening to it now, I know it as pretty textbook jazz music.

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

This album has been called “frat-style hip-hop” and it’s also one of the first albums to turn sampling into an art of its own. But I feel like many of the songs blended together with a couple songs that stood out on their own

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

Maybe I was preoccupied but the music didn’t stand out to me.

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt

Transformer by Lou Reed

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

Fun House by The Stooges

Remedy by Basement Jaxx

Night Life by Ray Price

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

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

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

I See A Darkness by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

All Directions by The Temptations

The Blueprint by JAY Z

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

Like A Prayer by Madonna

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

Fishscale by Ghostface Killah

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Purple Rain by Prince

American Gothic by David Ackles

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Cool to find a sample that’s used in Kanye’s “Power”

Dirt by Alice In Chains

Sound Affects by The Jam

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti

1999 by Prince

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds

Born To Be With You by Dion

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Guero by Beck

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

1984 by Van Halen

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

xx by The xx

The Grand Tour by George Jones

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

2112 by Rush

Orbital 2 by Orbital

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba

Smile by Brian Wilson

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Nevermind by Nirvana

The Healer by John Lee Hooker

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention

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

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

Tapestry by Carole King

This Nation’s Saving Grace by The Fall

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

Good Old Boys by Randy Newman

A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren

Truth by Jeff Beck

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

So Much For The City by The Thrills

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions