1001 Albums Summary

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Boston by Boston

Not just for dads!

So by Peter Gabriel

B-52's by The B-52's

School's Out by Alice Cooper

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

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Tidal by Fiona Apple

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Chore of Enchantment by Giant Sand

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Traffic by Traffic

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

Pornography by The Cure

Suede by Suede

Eliminator by ZZ Top

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

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

xx by The xx

Entertainment by Gang Of Four

The Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies

On The Beach by Neil Young

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

Killing Joke by Killing Joke

L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic

Microshift by Hookworms

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

Violator by Depeche Mode

California by American Music Club

Imagine by John Lennon

Rio by Duran Duran

Lam Toro by Baaba Maal

Faith by George Michael

Metallica by Metallica

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

The Coral by The Coral

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

More Specials by The Specials

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

Highly Evolved by The Vines

Debut by Björk

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Come Find Yourself by Fun Lovin' Criminals

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

Garbage by Garbage

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

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

So Much For The City by The Thrills

Brothers by The Black Keys

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits

Paris 1919 by John Cale

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

Synchronicity by The Police

The Real Thing by Faith No More

The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

Bossanova by Pixies

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

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

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

Trafalgar by Bee Gees

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

Ragged Glory by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Play by Moby

Be by Common

Let It Be by The Replacements

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Blur by Blur

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

As a career civil servant, I really appreciate David Byrne’s support. It’s been a helluva year but I am working hard and trying to be strong.

m b v by My Bloody Valentine

Watchgaze

Shleep by Robert Wyatt

Green by R.E.M.

I bought Green when I was in high school, but I didn’t really “get” it, and so I didn’t give it much play time in my Walkman. What a loss for my teenage self! Fortunately, my adult self came to better appreciate what REM and Green have to offer.

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

My dad was a big CCR fan, and listening to them always reminds me of him.

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth

Albums described by words like noise and dissonance are generally not my thing. But I kinda liked this album. Kinda.

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals

Sounds like a not-very-good Bowie knockoff album. I would give it a high 2. I rounded up because it’s almost Christmas.

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Casanova by The Divine Comedy

Perhaps if I was in a good mood, I would be entertained by this album.

2112 by Rush

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby by Terence Trent D'Arby

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

DNF

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

Faust IV by Faust

Hunting High And Low by a-ha

A-ha! Finally drew a fun album after a string of unfun listens.

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

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

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Call of the Valley by Shivkumar Sharma

Amnesiac by Radiohead

Black Monk Time by The Monks

S&M by Metallica

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

I will definitely listen to this again during the holidays! I can look past the major Phil Spector blemish.

Different Class by Pulp

Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

DNF

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg

I thought my French comprehension skills were decent. Apparently, my French comprehension skills are not decent. And so the pedo content went in one ear and out the other. Fine by me. The music was fun but the vocals were not my thing.

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan

I sure do like the idea of Bob Dylan.

Elephant Mountain by The Youngbloods

Future Days by Can

Sea Change by Beck

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners

Enjoyed the instrumentation but not the vocals. Could not take this guy’s vocals.

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

Superunknown by Soundgarden

Hotel California by Eagles

Fear and Whiskey by Mekons

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent

Vento De Maio by Elis Regina

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

Your Arsenal by Morrissey

One World by John Martyn

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols

I’m glad I listened to this but I’ll tell you what, I never want to listen to it again.

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

Birds eat it Ants love it Fowls eat it Goats love to play with it I’ve never loved weed but the birds, ants, fowls, and goats have me thinking that I should give it another try.

Arrival by ABBA

This album warms me up on a frigid day.

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

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel

Solsbury Hill is on my short list of all-time favorite songs. The feelings it gives me are hard to put to words — confidence and empowerment and accomplishment to be sure. Perhaps the best way to articulate it is that it is the song that plays in my head when I cross finish lines, both literally and figuratively. On a recent vacation to Bath, my husband and I made sure to climb up Solsbury Hill and see the city light. We were bummed that we didn’t see an eagle, only cows. Maybe next time.

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

I am docking a star for the ridiculous length of this album. May my wrath serve as a warning to other artists contemplating this sort of stunt.

1977 by Ash

1977 was fine but I liked 1984, 1989, and 1999 a lot more.

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

21 by Adele

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

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

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

Jam bands usually get on my nerves and this one was no exception. DNF.

Low by David Bowie

Purple Rain by Prince

Caetano Veloso by Caetano Veloso

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crow

Sound Affects by The Jam

Scream, Dracula, Scream by Rocket From The Crypt

I Should Coco by Supergrass

Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

These punks almost have me believing that I like their kind of music.

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying Burrito Brothers

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Feast of Wire by Calexico

I really liked this album. I’m not sure I’ll choose to return to it much (my bar for a 4), but I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt.

The Rise & Fall by Madness

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

I sure do like the idea of Bob Dylan.

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

This is shake your booty music. These days, most of my booty shaking is done while pushing a vacuum cleaner or a lawn mower. Or exercising. Today, I listened to this album while riding a bike to nowhere. It was perfect for that. The beat at a perfect cadence for a long, steady climb. I’ll definitely dial this album up again.

OK by Talvin Singh

The College Dropout by Kanye West

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Cafe Bleu by The Style Council

The Next Day by David Bowie

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

Justified by Justin Timberlake

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

Machine Head by Deep Purple

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

A couple great songs embedded in an awful album.

Harvest by Neil Young

In It For The Money by Supergrass

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Wild Gift by X

Blunderbuss by Jack White

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Triangle by The Beau Brummels

Skylarking by XTC

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Oh Thunder Road. It’s absolutely my favorite song, and Born To Run is absolutely my favorite album. Part of why I connect with this song so much is that I feel like Bruce is singing about my dad. My dad didn’t have a Mary, or a guitar. But in 1964 he had a graduation gown at his feet, a dirty hood, two lanes, and an urgent need to leave behind a town full of losers.

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye

Vauxhall And I by Morrissey

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

I really dig this! A new artist for me.

Logical Progression by LTJ Bukem

I’m not sure if I listened to what I was supposed to, but in any case I got irritated by whatever it was pretty quickly. DNF.

The Renaissance by Q-Tip

Another great new discovery for me - the second this week! I knew and loved Q-Tip’s work from his time in A Tribe Called Quest but I was not familiar with his solo work.

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

Da Capo by Love

New Wave by The Auteurs

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

I should knock off a star for Apple Jam, but won’t.

All Hail the Queen by Queen Latifah

Ramones by Ramones

High Violet by The National

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Plus one star for White Rabbit. I could listen to that song on repeat and never get tired of it.

No Other by Gene Clark

Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

Rapture by Anita Baker

Tommy by The Who

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

The childhood memories flood back with this one. Some of the songs are best left in the 80s, but most are still bangers.

Parachutes by Coldplay

Kimono My House by Sparks

The Visitors by ABBA

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

Document by R.E.M.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Finally! After 256 albums, I have finally drawn my first Beatles album. Today is going to be an amazing day!

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega

Guero by Beck

OK Computer by Radiohead

American Gothic by David Ackles

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

Truth And Soul by Fishbone

Joan Baez by Joan Baez

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2

Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon

Wild Wood by Paul Weller

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

The Wall by Pink Floyd

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow

Elephant by The White Stripes

The Only Ones by The Only Ones

Honky Tonk Masquerade by Joe Ely

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Viva Hate by Morrissey

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

I wish I could rate this album higher.

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

Made In Japan by Deep Purple

O.G. Original Gangster by Ice T

Not bad, but not good either. A lot of songs, most with a similar sound. Favorite parts, sadly, were the Black Sabbath and Zeppelin samples.

Truth by Jeff Beck

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

Dirt by Alice In Chains

Lost Souls by Doves

A great new-to-me album!

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

The Bones Of What You Believe by CHVRCHES

Scott 4 by Scott Walker

Lots of eye rolls with this one.

A Seat at the Table by Solange

I am waffling between a 3 and a 4 on this one. The interludes are overdone and detract, but the music is great. I am going to focus on the music.

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

Abbey Road by Beatles

A masterpiece.

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Live At Leeds by The Who

Cut by The Slits

The Joshua Tree by U2

One of my desert island albums

Graceland by Paul Simon

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

Disintegration by The Cure

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail by Buck Owens

The Stranger by Billy Joel

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

Rounding up to 4 because Dolly is an amazing human being.

The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Rey

I really dug this album. I look forward to seeking out others by her.

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

Zombie by Fela Kuti

São Paulo Confessions by Suba

Close To The Edge by Yes

At times this album got dangerously close to the edge of annoying.

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

Another desert island album

1989 by Taylor Swift

Odelay by Beck

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

Thriller by Michael Jackson

Wow, yet another of my desert island albums — the fourth in a month! Listening to this album brings up all kinds of great childhood memories.

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

Another Green World by Brian Eno

Ctrl by SZA

DNF

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair

Damaged by Black Flag

Ugh. DNF.

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

I couldn’t find this Fats Domino album, but I had fun listening to a bunch of his top songs.

Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch