1001 Albums Summary

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

Really strong all the way through.

The Bends by Radiohead

Not my favorite Radiohead. It feels uneven to me, but it has it’s high points.

Raw Power by The Stooges

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Rio by Duran Duran

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Live / Dead by Grateful Dead

So tedious

Penance Soiree by The Icarus Line

Wasn’t expecting to like this, but I enjoyed several songs quite a bit. As an album, it felt a little long

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Gold by Ryan Adams

Ctrl by SZA

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

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

Machine Head by Deep Purple

1999 by Prince

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets

All Directions by The Temptations

Moon Safari by Air

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

Honky Tonk Masquerade by Joe Ely

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

Go Girl Crazy by The Dictators

Night Life by Ray Price

Electric by The Cult

I don’t think I’d rate this so highly if I hadn’t listened to it so much in high school. So nostalgia’s doing a lot of work here, but I still love Ian Astbury’s unique voice and sometimes ridiculous vocal stylings. The Born to Be Wild cover is really awful, though.

Synchronicity by The Police

I haven’t really listened to this entire album since the 80s, when it spent a lot of time in my Walkman, and I enjoyed listening again - particularly Tea in the Sahara and Murder by Numbers, which I had totally forgotten. A word about ‘Mother’: I remembered this Andy Summers tune, mentioned often in other reviews here, as a crummy song that I usually fast forwarded over. But when I listened today, it struck me as hilarious - like William Shatner covering Mr. Tambourine Man. The lyrics, the maniacal singing style and deranged laughing, the various ways he growls or squeaks “mother,” the accent he uses on the lyric “let this poor boy be,” all set against music that makes me picture his mother as an evil belly dancer - unintentional (I think) comedy gold.

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

Blood And Chocolate by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Violator by Depeche Mode

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

G. Love And Special Sauce by G. Love & Special Sauce

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

The Healer by John Lee Hooker

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

American Idiot by Green Day

The Visitors by ABBA

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Water From An Ancient Well by Abdullah Ibrahim

Disraeli Gears by Cream

World Clique by Deee-Lite

25 by Adele

Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

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

The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla

Ready To Die by The Notorious B.I.G.

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

More Specials by The Specials

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

Hunting High And Low by a-ha

Let's Get Killed by David Holmes

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

The Poet by Bobby Womack

The Wall by Pink Floyd

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators by The 13th Floor Elevators

Pornography by The Cure

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Gris Gris by Dr. John

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

São Paulo Confessions by Suba

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Melodrama by Lorde

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

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

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

Smash by The Offspring

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

2112 by Rush

Queen II by Queen

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

Heroes by David Bowie

Bossanova by Pixies

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

The Last Broadcast by Doves

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Is This It by The Strokes

New Wave by The Auteurs

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

Rust In Peace by Megadeth