1001 Albums Summary

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Station To Station by David Bowie

Classic, classic, classic.

All Directions by The Temptations

This Is Hardcore by Pulp

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys

Illmatic by Nas

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

Zombie by Fela Kuti

Timeless classic, more relevant than ever.

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

A delight.

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

The record that introduced Oasis to the USA!

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

Garbage by Garbage

Oh, so good.

Transformer by Lou Reed

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Epic.

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

Timeless.

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

Desert Island disc.

The College Dropout by Kanye West

Ah, yes, before Kanye lost his mind... there's no denying how talented this guy is, though.

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

Formative.

Hypnotised by The Undertones

Heroes by David Bowie

C l a s s i c

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Low by David Bowie

Genius

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

Against all odds... they created a timeless record.

Purple Rain by Prince

Landmark.

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

Is This It by The Strokes

Rock returns to NYC!

Faith by George Michael

George Michael: Evolved. Shoutout to Andrew Ridgeley.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

The Yes Album by Yes

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Defined a moment in time.

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

Nevermind by Nirvana

The day Hair Metal died...

Want One by Rufus Wainwright

This album cover looks like AI slop before "AI slop" was a thing! The music is solid, though.

Brothers by The Black Keys

Even when not at their best, this duo is still great.

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Atomizer by Big Black

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

The Joshua Tree by U2

Okay, you gotta give them this one.

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

I don't like this record as much as Bob Geldof does, but I recognize how important it is.

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

Picture Book by Simply Red

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Nowhere by Ride

Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

1999 by Prince

YUP.

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

Group Sex by Circle Jerks

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

Banger after banger after banger. A hugely influential album. This whole style of music is at the foundation of rock.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears by The Mamas & The Papas

The Apostrophe's. But yeah, this is a good record!

Sunshine Hit Me by The Bees

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

So, so, so brilliant.

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

90 by 808 State

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Like Achtung Baby and Blood Sugar Sex Magik, this is the album you love even if you don't love the band.

Among The Living by Anthrax

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

25 by Adele

Amazing voice for sure, but the music itself doesn't do it for me.

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

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

Within two minutes of listening, you know that this guy just has IT.

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Andy Summers is criminally underrated in the mainstream.

Dirt by Alice In Chains

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

It feels very "of its time", but this remains a classic.

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

The Stooges by The Stooges

Disintegration by The Cure

Legendary.

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies

This band is criminally neglected.

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith