1001 Albums Summary

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

Such a 90's sound but all the songs sound the same. Shame if you listen to this rather than The Strokes or even Franz Ferdinand. Though I wonder if FF all sounds the same now too. I bet it might.

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

Beautiful. I'm sad I put this album for so many years. Go listen to it now.

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Maybe the most Boomer band ever, but I neglected them unfairly. This was a super solid record. No other band sounds like CCR, that alone puts them on many lists

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

Geez, four albums in an we're in a boomer vs boomer influence contest. This is fine, but the Hard To Handle cover seems embarrassing all these years later. If I ask why didn't people just go direct and play the Stone/Zeppelin do I sound too Gen X snarky? Because its fine if I do

A Night At The Opera by Queen

OK, this is one more album that I'm glad I had to check out. Bohemian Rhapsody is of course the highlight, but there was a lot to discover. British music hall inspiration, more gay themes, and just a great polish to all the songs. Great to hear these songs in their original album context

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

Classic junior high school album with junior high school attitude and intellect. Kicked off a great career and there are so many highs in front of these boys.

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

Excellent intro to Fairport, Richard Thompson & Sandy Denny. You can hear how their influence cascades down the years!

Third by Soft Machine

Hmm, I'll have to listen more. Too skronky for now but clearly talented

Risque by CHIC

Classic and will likely always be so-5 stars

C'est Chic by CHIC

A second excellent Chic release. A chill jazz groove after that stellar single and then quiet dance tracks for most of the album.

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

not for me. Powerful voice used to only do one thing mainly. Couldn't get to the second half. The many singles are well done though

Whatever by Aimee Mann

Influential. What a chiming sound she created and used for all her other albums. Matthew Sweet should pay her royalties. Great stuff, brilliant writer

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey

Great tunes from a wanker but he sure can write a title

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

Amazing. This gave the Ramones their career, so it deserves five stars just for that fact. Beautiful harmonies. No wonder it's lasted

1999 by Prince

The Score by Fugees

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti

Boston by Boston

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

Are they the greatest British band since The Style Council?

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Why so many CCR records? Eye roll

Doolittle by Pixies

These songs hold up

Ramones by Ramones

They are the best

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

Excellent. Must listen more

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

Less silent than I recall. It would be so cool to hear Miles play with the current crop of people making varied ambient music, esp out of the folk scene

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

Perfect renditions of classic songs. A record for your entire life

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley

Excellent work

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

Should listen to more

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

1984 by Van Halen

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Still more Boomer classics. Pretty harmonies. But pretty boring too. 3 stars, not sure it needs that many

Beautiful Freak by Eels

Fine. Why does the book’s author keep picking such early career (& 90s) albums? Gets boring. Three stars

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

Fine but there better be two more Tribe albums on this list

Survivor by Destiny's Child

So many bangers. Knocked one point off because of the laughable Charlie’s Angels plug at the top

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

They walk what they talk

Superunknown by Soundgarden

I don’t ever need to hear spoon man again

Moss Side Story by Barry Adamson

Interesting. Fine. Cool that he worked with David Lynch. But why are there two Barry Adamson albums on this list. Maybe the algorithm doesn’t actually represent the book

Live! by Fela Kuti

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

Heroes to Zeros by The Beta Band

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

Elephant by The White Stripes

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

Bjork is great obviously. Listening to one-and-a-quarter Sugarcubes albums, I can see why she left after three records. Also, the songs with the guy singing too are pretty crap. Parodies of euro music to come

Leftism by Leftfield

If you wanted to encapsulate this entire mediocre list into one album, this is it. British, 90s, not actually relevant. Awful cover art to boot. WTF

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

Good lord TWO Eminem albums. Lame

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Did not listen

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

An early set of classics from the boys

Dirty by Sonic Youth

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

Top tier GBV

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Goo by Sonic Youth

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

Post Orgasmic Chill by Skunk Anansie

American Idiot by Green Day

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Arrival by ABBA

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

I wonder if Dan Bejar digs Supertramp. Probably.

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Odelay by Beck

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

Make Yourself by Incubus

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

The Stranger by Billy Joel

The Contino Sessions by Death In Vegas

Talking Timbuktu by Ali Farka Touré

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club

Fromohio by fIREHOSE

Diamond Life by Sade

Revolver by Beatles

A Short Album About Love by The Divine Comedy

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Blackstar by David Bowie

Kimono My House by Sparks

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Now this a worthwhile boomer rock rec. the confidence they had to keep Mrs Robinson and Hazy Shade of Winter for the end of the album!!

The Undertones by The Undertones

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

Moving Pictures by Rush

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian

Cross by Justice

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

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

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

Tical by Method Man

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

Honky Tonk Masquerade by Joe Ely

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

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Songs were not as long as I assumed from this band of old jammers. Drums good.

Queen Of Denmark by John Grant

Night Life by Ray Price

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

L.A. Woman by The Doors

Kenya by Machito

London Calling by The Clash

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

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

Pretenders by Pretenders

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted by Ice Cube

Closer by Joy Division

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Country Life by Roxy Music

Savane by Ali Farka Touré

Murmur by R.E.M.

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

War by U2

Sea Change by Beck

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

Faith by George Michael

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Like an even more intentional combination of Springsteen & Destroyer re Poison Season. Plus a little Dire Straights in there

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Calenture by The Triffids

Pink Flag by Wire

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

Abraxas by Santana

Moondance by Van Morrison

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

Live At Leeds by The Who

Pictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Rapture by Anita Baker

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

Strange Cargo III by William Orbit

Good Old Boys by Randy Newman

Your Arsenal by Morrissey

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Horses by Patti Smith

Van Halen by Van Halen

Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

Konnichiwa by Skepta

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Nighthawks At The Diner by Tom Waits

Thriller by Michael Jackson

Selling England By The Pound by Genesis

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

John Prine by John Prine

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Pornography by The Cure

Guero by Beck

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

The Predator by Ice Cube

Parklife by Blur

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

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

Eagles by Eagles

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield

Back In Black by AC/DC

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Rip It Up by Orange Juice

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age

The Joshua Tree by U2

All Hail the Queen by Queen Latifah

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

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit

Kid A by Radiohead

Different Class by Pulp

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

I See You by The xx

Young Americans by David Bowie

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

Melodrama by Lorde

Crazysexycool by TLC

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

Who's Next by The Who

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

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

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Bossanova by Pixies

Stardust by Willie Nelson

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers

Debut by Björk

Blue by Joni Mitchell

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by The Incredible String Band

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Bubble And Scrape by Sebadoh

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

Manassas by Stephen Stills

Mask by Bauhaus

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

...And Justice For All by Metallica

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

Group Sex by Circle Jerks

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Da Capo by Love

Brothers by The Black Keys

Blur by Blur

The White Album by Beatles

Close To The Edge by Yes

Garbage by Garbage

Disintegration by The Cure

Document by R.E.M.

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches by Happy Mondays

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Peter Gabriel 3 by Peter Gabriel

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

5 stars, really, for Any Major Dude but the whole thing is solid

Stankonia by OutKast

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

Logical Progression by LTJ Bukem

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

Harvest by Neil Young

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

The Blueprint by JAY Z

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Tapestry by Carole King

Play by Moby

xx by The xx

Southern Rock Opera by Drive-By Truckers

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

Made In Japan by Deep Purple

Phrenology by The Roots

En-Tact by The Shamen

This project really seems focused on convincing everyone that 90s UK club music is the most significant music created by humans. I wonder when the authors happened to be 22 years old lol.

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Fun House by The Stooges

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus by Spirit

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

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens