1001 Albums Summary

1984 by Van Halen

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

4/5 Mostly instrumental jazz, some blues.

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Amnesiac by Radiohead

The World is a Ghetto by War

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

Another Green World by Brian Eno

1/5 none of the songs stood out

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

3/5 no single songs stood out but it was all enjoyable

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

3/5 all songs where decent

xx by The xx

3/5 all songs where decent

OK Computer by Radiohead

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics

2/5 sweet dreams is the only good song

Only By The Night by Kings of Leon

3/5 has good songs but soft rock is not really my thing

...And Justice For All by Metallica

3/5 love metallica but many songs (besides one) just sounded like generic metal music to me

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5 good old fashioned rock and blues

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti

1/5 not a fan

NEU! 75 by Neu!

2/5 Instrumental with nature sound sampling. Feel like I need to use psychedelic drugs to appreciate. Kind of off putting lyrics.

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

3/5 some good song particulaly nightswimming but mostly forgettable

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

The Who Sell Out by The Who

2/5 didn't like the fake ads, don't really care for the who much either

The Clash by The Clash

3/5 pretty good but I don't really like punk rock

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

2/5 eh not much interesting. Good rythum guitar

1989 by Taylor Swift

3/5 decent pop

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

1/5 I don't like punk

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

3/5 decent jazz but nothing special. Good music for background or focussing

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

3/5 all the songs sound similar, but it's a catchy rock and roll sound

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

3/5 enjoyed it. Mostly instrumental, some covers (like jumping jack flash)

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

2/5: decent, but found that most of the songs sound the same.

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

4/5: really enjoyed listening to this one

2112 by Rush

4/5 fantastic intrumentals

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth

Blackstar by David Bowie

1/5 honestly hated it

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5 what I expect from RHCP

Hot Shots II by The Beta Band

2/5 not very enjoyable but not terrible either. Hard to pin down a genre on this one.

Odelay by Beck

3/5 not my favorite but enjoyable and varied.

Dummy by Portishead

2/5 not interesting

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

3/5 strange but catchy

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

3/5 electronic music is not my thing but I liked it

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

4/5

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

3/5 pretty good

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday

3/5 pretty good

The White Album by Beatles

4/5 the later 60s Beatles are great (this one included) but this album isn't non stop bangers like some other albums are (i.e. Abbey Road, Sgt. Pepper's)

Document by R.E.M.

Nighthawks At The Diner by Tom Waits

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

3/5 good focus music (jazz)

So by Peter Gabriel

3/5 good but not my favorite style

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

4/5 I appreciate the varied genre of songs

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout

4/5 not too deeply 80s. Good.

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

4/5 great guitar work

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Wild Gift by X

Good but I don't like punk music genre

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Play by Moby

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly

2/5 the only good song is the title song. The rest are bland and forgettable.

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Ramones by Ramones

2/5 don't like punk but has some good beats.

Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg

3/5 folkish

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

Not a fan of David bowie bit some of his best songs are on here.

The Doors by The Doors

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

3/5 best song cloud nine

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley

Raw Power by The Stooges

2/5 not bad, but still punk (not a fan)

Sunshine Hit Me by The Bees

2/5 good background music. Not too catchy

Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall

2/5 don't like punk

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

Vespertine by Björk

Bubble And Scrape by Sebadoh

2/5

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

3/5 generic rock

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

3/5 smooth rap. Beats are enjoyable and not over the top bassey

Damaged by Black Flag

2/5 punk rock

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

Music From Big Pink by The Band

3/5 decent kind of indie like

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle by Bill Callahan

3/5

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

2/5 besides big iron (which is a masterpiece) the other songs all sound similar and aren't very good.

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Eliminator by ZZ Top

4/5 pop-like rock. Fun and catchy

The College Dropout by Kanye West

Dust by Screaming Trees

3/5 kinda indie rock

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Every song is great

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

3/5 generic jazz

Remedy by Basement Jaxx

1/5 I strongly dislike this type of electronic music.

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan

3/5 enjoyable beats but has a lot of spoken word. Also not really my preferred style.

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

4/5 interesting and catchy.

A Northern Soul by The Verve

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

3/5 nice easy listening. Good for focus since it's in Spanish and I don't understand the lyrics.

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals

2/5 punk-ish. Song songs ok but mostly generic.

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel

3/5 very varied sounds between songs

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

Moving Pictures by Rush

Horses by Patti Smith

Decent melodies poor singing

Dookie by Green Day

Darkdancer by Les Rythmes Digitales

Electronic music

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

3/5 good instrumental jazz

High Violet by The National

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

Faust IV by Faust

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

4/5 best led Zeppelin album imo

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

3/5 decent punk ish metal

Aja by Steely Dan

3/5 easy listening yacht rock

Live Through This by Hole

2/5

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club

3/5 punk but it had more variety than usual punk

Come Find Yourself by Fun Lovin' Criminals

4/5 really liked this rap album

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

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

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

4/5: metal, but not obnoxious

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

4/5 it's hard to not let nostalgia guide my rating of this album because otherwise it would be a 5/5. Upon re listen trying to be objective it has some faults that deserve one less star. Still a hugely influential album that I love.

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

4/5

All Hail the Queen by Queen Latifah

Blue by Joni Mitchell

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Revolver by Beatles

5/5 one of the best albums from the beatles

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

3/5

Dirt by Alice In Chains

4/5 many songs sound similar but still great

White Ladder by David Gray

4/5

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention

2/5 psychedelic rock. Mostly just weird and not good music.

Synchronicity by The Police

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

3/5 good jazz

Warehouse: Songs And Stories by Hüsker Dü

3/5 decent rock

Junkyard by The Birthday Party

1/5 does not have a genre, just annoying screeching

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

4/5 mostly instrumental

Paris 1919 by John Cale

With The Beatles by Beatles

I definitely prefer later, post-touring beatles. This album has some good songs on it, but many are not so good and sound similar to other songs.

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Very different sound between each song. Catchy too

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

Kinda similar to radiohead

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5 large variety of sounds but many not very good

The Idiot by Iggy Pop

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

Decent rap

Solid Air by John Martyn

Achtung Baby by U2

Nevermind by Nirvana

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits

Borderline unlistenable but not outright offensive to the ears either.

Survivor by Destiny's Child

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

4/5 classic Bob dylan

American Gothic by David Ackles

GREY Area by Little Simz

My Generation by The Who

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

Good metal

Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

2/5

Hot Fuss by The Killers

2/5

Arrival by ABBA

Abba is a guilty pleasure

Made In Japan by Deep Purple

2/5 unironically sounds like spinal tap

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

Not a big fan of neil young

Fragile by Yes

3/5 only real good song was roundabout and the rest where mostly just doodling by the musicians. Fun listen but not planning to return.

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

3/5 very seductive 😏 But solid r&b

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

Honky Tonk Heroes by Waylon Jennings

C'est Chic by CHIC

Hejira by Joni Mitchell

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters

4/5 fun pop

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Talk Talk Talk by The Psychedelic Furs

Queen II by Queen

Boston by Boston

Doolittle by Pixies

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Dog Man Star by Suede

Station To Station by David Bowie

Moondance by Van Morrison

Justified by Justin Timberlake

2/5 kind of annoying pop.

Group Sex by Circle Jerks

1/5, not good punk.

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

2/5 electronic music is not my thing

Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott

Take Me Apart by Kelela

Debut by Björk

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen

3/5 Bob Dylan like

Your New Favourite Band by The Hives

3/5 pretty good puck rock/pop

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club

2/5 just weird not particularly interesting

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Kimono My House by Sparks

#1 Record by Big Star

Different Class by Pulp

Repeater by Fugazi

2/5 punk

Movies by Holger Czukay

3/5 a good amount of weird. Slight folks, slightly jazzy

Black Monk Time by The Monks

2/5 proto punk

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

2/5 boring

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys

4/5 sounds folky but still with high energy. Fun listen.

The Joshua Tree by U2

3/5 started strong with the 1st 3 songs but fizzled out after that.

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

California by American Music Club

Low by David Bowie

Who Killed...... The Zutons? by The Zutons

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

Pink Flag by Wire

Punk

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Graceland by Paul Simon

Hunting High And Low by a-ha

The Real Thing by Faith No More

Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

Goo by Sonic Youth

Live! by Fela Kuti

Thriller by Michael Jackson

3/5 a lot of variety of sounds. The best are the ones with high energy

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

Let It Be by The Replacements

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan

Melodrama by Lorde

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

On par with the best Beatles albums

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Ray Of Light by Madonna

Triangle by The Beau Brummels

Protection by Massive Attack

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

Street Life by The Crusaders

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

1/5

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

Actually by Pet Shop Boys

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

4/5

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

4/5

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

Heroes by David Bowie

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

Berlin by Lou Reed

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

3/5

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

Planet Rock: The Album by Afrika Bambaataa

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

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

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen

2/5

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill

Cafe Bleu by The Style Council

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

The Wall by Pink Floyd

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

3/5

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

3/5

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Suede by Suede

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar

Disintegration by The Cure

In Utero by Nirvana

3/5 there are a few great songs in there but more than a few shit ones to sift through.

Penance Soiree by The Icarus Line

2/5

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

2/5

The Rise & Fall by Madness

2/5

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

2/5

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Murmur by R.E.M.

Tapestry by Carole King

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

Run-D.M.C. by Run-D.M.C.

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

2/5

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch

3/5

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) by Motörhead

GI by Germs

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

Chelsea Girl by Nico

3/5

Younger Than Yesterday by The Byrds

3/5

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Imagine by John Lennon

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse by Faces

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Dare! by The Human League

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

Abbey Road by Beatles

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

Being There by Wilco

Violator by Depeche Mode

Dry by PJ Harvey

Roger the Engineer by The Yardbirds

Rubber Soul by Beatles

Pieces Of The Sky by Emmylou Harris

25 by Adele

Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

The Visitors by ABBA

Third by Portishead

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Diamond Life by Sade

3/5

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

3/5

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

Scream, Dracula, Scream by Rocket From The Crypt

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams

Rio by Duran Duran

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell

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

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

1977 by Ash

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

Brothers by The Black Keys

4/5

War by U2

The Last Broadcast by Doves

Jack Takes the Floor by Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

3/5

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

3/5

Space Ritual by Hawkwind

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

On The Beach by Neil Young

En-Tact by The Shamen

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

2/5

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

2/5

Electric Prunes by The Electric Prunes

2/5

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Yeezus by Kanye West

Trio by Dolly Parton

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

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

Abraxas by Santana

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

3/5

Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks

3/5

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

Hotel California by Eagles

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Smokers Delight by Nightmares On Wax

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Hysteria by Def Leppard

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

Throwing Muses by Throwing Muses

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

Gold by Ryan Adams

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

3/5

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

3/5

Pyromania by Def Leppard

Wonderful Rainbow by Lightning Bolt

In It For The Money by Supergrass

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

The Yes Album by Yes

3/5

The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow

3/5

Gris Gris by Dr. John

The Contino Sessions by Death In Vegas

Konnichiwa by Skepta

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Marquee Moon by Television

3/5

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

Woodface by Crowded House

At Budokan by Cheap Trick

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

Moby Grape by Moby Grape

3/5

One World by John Martyn

It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan

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

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Face to Face by The Kinks

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

2/5

Make Yourself by Incubus

Dance Mania by Tito Puente

Low-Life by New Order

Leftism by Leftfield

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

3/5

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

Spiderland by Slint

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69) by Ministry

O.G. Original Gangster by Ice T

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Lam Toro by Baaba Maal

Punishing Kiss by Ute Lemper

Rip It Up by Orange Juice

New York Dolls by New York Dolls