1001 Albums Summary

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Bluegrass but good bluegrass - not my usual style of music but I enjoyed it a surprising amount.

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Ok but all sounded very samey apart from Psycho Killer

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Diamond Life by Sade

Not for me at all - sounds bland to my ears

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

Okay but nothing special

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Another Green World by Brian Eno

Interesting but not very enjoyable

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon

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

Play by Moby

Amazing album but a hard listen due to circumstances when it came out

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Good but not really my kind of thing. Their version of heard it on the grapevine is good.

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

Turgid.

Achtung Baby by U2

I knew it had good tracks in it but it was actually even better as an album than I expected.

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Fantastic album - it is indeed darker

Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson

Half good, half not so good but overall I’m glad I have it a listen, if only to find out where the sample for The Fat Controller’s “In Complete Darkness” came from.

Bad by Michael Jackson

Superunknown by Soundgarden

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

I Should Coco by Supergrass

A fun album that reminded me of my youth

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

Timeless by Goldie

Orbital 2 by Orbital

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Fun funk with a great album intro

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

Interesting mix of reggae and other influences

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch

Heroes by David Bowie

Movies by Holger Czukay

Queen Of Denmark by John Grant

Interesting but the lyrics border on parody at times for me.

Murmur by R.E.M.

A bit meh to be honest

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

Good, interesting music

Bad Company by Bad Company

Solid old school rock

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

The Slider by T. Rex

Untitled (Black Is) by SAULT

Interesting but didn’t really hang together for me as an album.

Dummy by Portishead

Almost perfect.

Sulk by The Associates

Interesting 80s pop but very of it’s time

Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp

Strangely disappointing

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

The Doors by The Doors

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Brilliant metal - you hear so many influences from this in later tracks

A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite

Some good tracks but overall disappointing

Brothers by The Black Keys

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star

Smokers Delight by Nightmares On Wax

Still great but not quite as amazing as I remember from when it released

All Directions by The Temptations

Selling England By The Pound by Genesis

The Bends by Radiohead

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Interesting and technically impressive but it didn’t touch me

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

Boring

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Good rock

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got by Sinead O'Connor

Fragile by Yes

Interesting in places but very noodly

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

Really interesting production and some great tunes

Sea Change by Beck

Dirty by Sonic Youth

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

Van Halen by Van Halen

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Live / Dead by Grateful Dead

A bit too noodly for my tastes.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

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

Groovin' by The Young Rascals

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Grace by Jeff Buckley

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

Electric by The Cult

Serviceable rock

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

Reign In Blood by Slayer

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

Aside from a couple of good tunes, a bit dull.

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

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

GI by Germs

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) by Loretta Lynn

Not terrible but not very exciting either and all rather negative lyrically.

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

Rio by Duran Duran

Some great tunes but overall not a truly great album

Wild Gift by X

Club Classics Vol. One by Soul II Soul

Stankonia by OutKast

Like A Prayer by Madonna

Signing Off by UB40

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

Space Ritual by Hawkwind

Hysteria by Def Leppard

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Raw Power by The Stooges

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Lazer Guided Melodies by Spiritualized

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

Mask by Bauhaus

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

The Grand Tour by George Jones

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

At Budokan by Cheap Trick

Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

Live Through This by Hole

White Ladder by David Gray

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches by Happy Mondays

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Night Life by Ray Price

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Suicide by Suicide

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

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

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Throwing Muses by Throwing Muses

Mott by Mott The Hoople

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell

The White Album by Beatles

The Next Day by David Bowie

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic