1001 Albums Summary

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

Been a while, still a banger after 30 years. For all the cows is still my fave.

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

It was ok. Not really the type of music I like but I can appreciate the talent

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

Interesting concept, very ephemeral.

Harvest by Neil Young

Iconic, gorgeous melodies and instrumentation

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian

Young Americans by David Bowie

Basket of Light by Pentangle

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

I had forgotten how good Dave is

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Dare! by The Human League

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers

Skylarking by XTC

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction

Another Green World by Brian Eno

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart

Make Yourself by Incubus

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

Sorry this one is a dnf for me, but I bet these guys are a riot at the RenFair

Roxy Music by Roxy Music

Dnf, this did not connect for me

Scream, Dracula, Scream by Rocket From The Crypt

Not bad, I always thought these guys were death metal.. apparently not!

NEU! 75 by Neu!

Not bad, a good background music with no lyrics

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair

If I Could Only Remember My Name by David Crosby

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

Entertainment by Gang Of Four

Future Days by Can

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

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

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

Reminds me of blind melon

Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

Eternally Yours by The Saints

American Pie by Don McLean

Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention

Chelsea Girl by Nico

Dnf

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

On The Beach by Neil Young

Truth And Soul by Fishbone

Catchy, would listen again

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert) by Bob Dylan

And, not a fan

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

Lost Souls by Doves

Van Halen by Van Halen

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

Killing Joke by Killing Joke

Before And After Science by Brian Eno

Music to sleep to

Treasure by Cocteau Twins

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub

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

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things

Dear Science by TV On The Radio

Celebrity Skin by Hole

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

Penance Soiree by The Icarus Line

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Horses by Patti Smith

Bubble And Scrape by Sebadoh

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

School's Out by Alice Cooper

Surprised by this one, did not expect it to be so groovy!

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

Marquee Moon by Television

Heavy Weather by Weather Report

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents

Absolutely not.

Dirt by Alice In Chains

It has been a very long time since I’ve listened to this in its entirety, certainly not since the days of the portable Sony cd player and poor quality headphones. The remaster is simply amazing and I really enjoyed hearing certain riffs and lyrics that I don’t remember hearing before. That said, listening to this again is like a gut punch. This takes me back to a time I’d rather not remember, yet I am so thankful this music was there when I needed it most. This is a one and done album for me in middle age.

When I Was Born For The 7th Time by Cornershop

Different Class by Pulp

Not bad, reminds me of Bowie

Pyromania by Def Leppard

Space Ritual by Hawkwind

Blunderbuss by Jack White

Viva Hate by Morrissey

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

S&M by Metallica

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Ramones by Ramones

Rocks by Aerosmith

Permission to Land by The Darkness

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

I rated this a 3 because in my system, it means I liked enough of it that it is already on or has just been added to a playlist. But also.. ew.

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground

Feast of Wire by Calexico

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

Woodface by Crowded House

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

Moss Side Story by Barry Adamson

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

Triangle by The Beau Brummels

Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned

Only By The Night by Kings of Leon

Bland alt indie rock

Aja by Steely Dan

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith

Heroes to Zeros by The Beta Band

Raw Power by The Stooges

The Cars by The Cars

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Reading the negative reviews here, I expected some warbling mess of experimental sounds and nonsensical lyrics. Instead what I got was an early predecessor of Tori Amos, hauntingly beautiful and lyrically stunning. This Woman’s Work - WOW, adding that to my favourites

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

I had to double check this wasnt a kids album

1984 by Van Halen

Ah my favorite genre, music for misogynists

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics

Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Bone Machine by Tom Waits

The Idiot by Iggy Pop

The Man Who by Travis

GI by Germs

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

At Budokan by Cheap Trick

Pedophile rock, absolutely not

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

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

Sister by Sonic Youth

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

Disraeli Gears by Cream

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

Amnesiac by Radiohead

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

xx by The xx

Damaged by Black Flag

Go Girl Crazy by The Dictators

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 by George Michael

John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

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

Beautiful Freak by Eels

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Scott 4 by Scott Walker

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Heroes by David Bowie

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) by Motörhead

Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement

Low-Life by New Order

Nevermind by Nirvana

I was 14 when this album came out, just entering high school. It’s hard to describe just the absolute zeitgeist surrounding Nevermind and how much this changed everything. I came ready to give this a 3, maybe 4 star review, just because of the sheer over played-ness and saturation of this through the early to mid nineties. I still prescribe to that era’s many anti-consumerism, anti-mainstream ideals and if something is popular then it must inherently be less than. But listening to this critically, honestly it’s just so so good from start to finish. I even listened to endless, nameless- which I definitely skipped back in the day - and it’s so fucking good as an end cap after something in the way. The simplicity, rawness, and absolute beauty of harmonies while being shrouded by dirt, clouds, and grunge is magical and this album really was the greatest and shaped who I am and the music I still listen to.

Calenture by The Triffids

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Never got in to oasis back in the day, and I don’t think I’ve ever heard anything from this album outside the hits. They were definitely ubiquitous enough that even the most casual fan could belt out wonderwall at the impromptu guitar circle back in the 90s, but they never hit me as a band with much depth. Having just listened for the first time… yeah, definitely made a good call there.

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

The Specials by The Specials

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago

D by White Denim

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

Public Image: First Issue by Public Image Ltd.

Dookie by Green Day

With The Beatles by Beatles

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Group Sex by Circle Jerks

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow

Hypnotised by The Undertones

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

Ys by Joanna Newsom

Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

Murmur by R.E.M.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes

Spiderland by Slint

In It For The Money by Supergrass

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

1977 by Ash

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Document by R.E.M.

Ten by Pearl Jam

My all time favourite album drops on the same day I upgrade my AirPods - serendipity. This is still a part of my regular rotation and hasn’t lost an ounce of shine for me. The first half of the album is where the hits lie, but it’s the back half that is truly great.

The Wall by Pink Floyd