1001 Albums Summary

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

So good.

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

Lots of classics packed into a 28-minute album

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Good but I wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to again. Plus, he’s a horrible person.

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

The duet with Thom Yorke, This Shape We’re In, is fantastic. So is the rest of the album.

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

A couple of interesting songs.

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Not the best Zeppelin album, but some classics on here.

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

This is a day when I wish there were half stars. Rounding up.

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

RIP Ozzy. Not a Black Sabbath fan, but respect the work.

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Good art rock

Synchronicity by The Police

No doubter five star. One of my favorites.

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

Justified by Justin Timberlake

I’m not immune to the pop hooks from Mr. Timberlake.

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

Great big band album

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

I knew a few of these songs before listening to this album for the first time. Overall, good stuff.

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Excellent. An easy 5 star rating.

The White Album by Beatles

Not the best album by the Beatles, but definitely five stars.

Smash by The Offspring

This was everywhere when it came out. A rare tight set in the midst of the CD era. In and out in less that 50 minutes.

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche by Koffi Olomide

First time listen. Enjoyed.

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Good listen. I can hear two very different artists influenced by this one: Janelle Monae's The Arch Android and Flight of the Conchords "The Distant Future."

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

I'll never be a huge Elvis fan. This one has some good tunes on it.

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Parallel Lines by Blondie

The Clash by The Clash

I respect the Clash, but this punk album is not my thing.

Dog Man Star by Suede

There are so many better and less pretentious Brit bands from the 90s.

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

Not my favorite album by Ryan Adams or his many bands.

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

This album caught me by surprise.

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

I may need to give this a closer listen.

Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson

I want to immigrate to Rhythm Nation.

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black by Public Enemy

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel

British Steel by Judas Priest

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

No Other by Gene Clark

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

The Yes Album by Yes

Blunderbuss by Jack White

Heavy Weather by Weather Report

Birdland is a bop. The rest of the album is middling.

Vespertine by Björk

I think there will be better Bjork to come.

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

Amazing how much of this album I knew despite never listening to it before.

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

Fine enough. She has better albums.

Slipknot by Slipknot

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

Kollaps by Einstürzende Neubauten

Young Americans by David Bowie

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

Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield

Electric by The Cult

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Pyromania by Def Leppard

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

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

Triangle by The Beau Brummels

It was short!

Ten by Pearl Jam

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters

This is a mostly fun album. I hadn't heard of any of it except the Comfortably Numb cover, which got some play on our alternative station when it was released.

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Dare! by The Human League

The Specials by The Specials

First or second wave ska? Where’s Ghost Town?

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

Different Class by Pulp

American Idiot by Green Day

First or second wave ska? Where’s Ghost Town?

Truth by Jeff Beck

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers

First or second wave ska? Where’s Ghost Town?

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

Moon Safari by Air

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

A Seat at the Table by Solange

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

World Clique by Deee-Lite

I love when bands have their own theme songs.

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

I love when bands have their own theme songs.

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

Two great songs. Pass on the rest.

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

Being There by Wilco

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy

Black Metal by Venom

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

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

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

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

Arrival by ABBA

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

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

Our Aim Is To Satisfy by Red Snapper

One Nation Under A Groove by Funkadelic

Kenya by Machito

Mothership Connection by Parliament

All Mod Cons by The Jam

Dub Housing by Pere Ubu

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets

Moving Pictures by Rush

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Tago Mago by Can

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

The Stooges by The Stooges

A Northern Soul by The Verve

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club

Pump by Aerosmith

Live! by Fela Kuti

Ctrl by SZA

In Utero by Nirvana

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan

Hotel California by Eagles

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents

Crazysexycool by TLC

Stardust by Willie Nelson

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Lost Souls by Doves

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Ragged Glory by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

Headquarters by The Monkees

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Illmatic by Nas

Ys by Joanna Newsom

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts by The Adverts

Kid A by Radiohead

Guero by Beck

The College Dropout by Kanye West

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Vivid by Living Colour

Da Capo by Love

Groovin' by The Young Rascals

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Sound Affects by The Jam

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

Here Are the Sonics by The Sonics

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch

Traffic by Traffic

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction

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

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

Melodrama by Lorde

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Zombie by Fela Kuti

I See You by The xx

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

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

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz

C'est Chic by CHIC

Shalimar by Rahul Dev Burman

Talking Timbuktu by Ali Farka Touré

The Bends by Radiohead

Myths Of The Near Future by Klaxons

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Playing With Fire by Spacemen 3

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

Pieces Of The Sky by Emmylou Harris

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

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

The Undertones by The Undertones

Nevermind by Nirvana

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

What's That Noise? by Coldcut

Green by R.E.M.

Low by David Bowie

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

Sulk by The Associates

xx by The xx

California by American Music Club

25 by Adele

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

American Pie by Don McLean

War by U2

Station To Station by David Bowie

Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto

O.G. Original Gangster by Ice T

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys

Destroyer by KISS

Moondance by Van Morrison

Doolittle by Pixies

American Gothic by David Ackles

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Infected by The The

Dirt by Alice In Chains

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

Konnichiwa by Skepta

Raw Power by The Stooges

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Palo Congo by Sabu

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor

Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

Nixon by Lambchop

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

Vulnicura by Björk

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Vauxhall And I by Morrissey

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

Achtung Baby by U2

21 by Adele

Sex Packets by Digital Underground

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Basket of Light by Pentangle

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

New York Dolls by New York Dolls

Be by Common

Synchronicity by The Police

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon

Eliminator by ZZ Top

Eternally Yours by The Saints

Boston by Boston

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Harvest by Neil Young

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Feast of Wire by Calexico

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

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

Roxy Music by Roxy Music

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman by John Zorn

Protection by Massive Attack

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

With The Beatles by Beatles

Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit

Homework by Daft Punk

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill

Heroes to Zeros by The Beta Band

The Stranger by Billy Joel

The White Album by Beatles

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Brothers by The Black Keys

On The Beach by Neil Young

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Younger Than Yesterday by The Byrds

Junkyard by The Birthday Party

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

Space Ritual by Hawkwind

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

Caetano Veloso by Caetano Veloso

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Survivor by Destiny's Child

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion