1001 Albums Summary

My Generation by The Who

Nice energetic start to both the album and my listening project. I can admit that I have never really listened to this band so this is an interesting start. This really sounds like a British rock album from the 60s. Like the album cover also suggests. I am quite sure that if I delved into this band’s discography, I could start to appreciate it more. However, not gonna do that. But I do understand why this is one of the classics of western rock music. The fastest tracks were the best, there was even a slight sense of danger. Decent 3 for this debut because one of my favourite bars in the city of Turku is named after this band.

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

I guess the name of this album comes from i.v., meaning intravenous therapy: ”Intravenous therapy is a medical process that administers fluids, medications and nutrients directly into a person's vein.” And yes, I know this album is officially ”untitled”, but I also know that track A4 has been mutilated by excessive playing and appreciation. So it’s a pretty annoying piece of music at times, even though it’s a masterpiece. Some songs just can’t handle that kind of treatment. And of course it’s not their fault! However, they fade away, and soon they’re lying in a hospital bed, IV tube in hand.

Raw Power by The Stooges

The album looks good.

Tapestry by Carole King

Rubber Soul by Beatles

I don't care how influential a band or album is, this is boring and misogynistic.

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

The last track earned this album an extra star.

Transformer by Lou Reed

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

Disintegration by The Cure

The Band by The Band

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

Elephant Mountain by The Youngbloods

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

A slightly up-and-down album, but an interesting and influential debut.

There's No Place Like America Today by Curtis Mayfield

Superunknown by Soundgarden

White Ladder by David Gray

It is completely impossible to listen to this kind of music without being overcome by violent thoughts.

Queen II by Queen

Country Life by Roxy Music

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Excellent overall: orchestration, lyrics, beautiful and sad.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

I listened to RHCP for a while as a kid and teenager, but that time is gone. This is a good example of an album that is too long, and on top of that, uneven and toxic.

Roger the Engineer by The Yardbirds

I would have liked to like this album.

Talk Talk Talk by The Psychedelic Furs

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

A couple of tricks that many bands do much better and with some soul.

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

I'm glad I found this album.

1984 by Van Halen

Smash by The Offspring

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

Dry by PJ Harvey

OK by Talvin Singh

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Doolittle by Pixies

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

Wonderful Rainbow by Lightning Bolt

Odessa by Bee Gees

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

Casanova by The Divine Comedy

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti

Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal

Street Life by The Crusaders

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Debut by Björk

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

Orbital 2 by Orbital

25 by Adele

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

Back In Black by AC/DC

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Club Classics Vol. One by Soul II Soul

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Moondance by Van Morrison

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

Tellin’ Stories by The Charlatans

American Idiot by Green Day

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age

Achtung Baby by U2

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

Low by David Bowie

The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

The Clash by The Clash

Being There by Wilco

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

The Bends by Radiohead

On The Beach by Neil Young

Odelay by Beck

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

Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

Graceland by Paul Simon

Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai

The vocalist is pretty unbearable and I find it hard to understand why such an album is on this list, when significantly better ones in this ”genre” have been released a couple of decades earlier.

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

I Against I by Bad Brains

Is This It by The Strokes

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

Dirt by Alice In Chains

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

This is so much more than just the surface. And preferably listened through headphones. BoC is one the few artists that I still listen to after decades. It is a good sign, their releases age well. MHTRTC is a complex weave of something familiar, but at the same time a little disturbing, like vague emotional memories brought up by the subconscious.

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

Stankonia by OutKast

Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex

Sound Affects by The Jam

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Disraeli Gears by Cream

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

Me Against The World by 2Pac

Lost Souls by Doves

I understand that it's difficult to rate the potential legendary status of recent albums. Also, I understand that this list of albums is heavily British-oriented. However, I think these examples also show how lazily this work/book has been done and I'm tired of the British's egotism and such bad records.

Smokers Delight by Nightmares On Wax

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

The Stooges by The Stooges

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Parklife by Blur

The Slider by T. Rex

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg

New Wave by The Auteurs

Live At Leeds by The Who

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues

Electric by The Cult

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

Opus Dei by Laibach

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying by Megadeth

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Document by R.E.M.

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

Logical Progression by LTJ Bukem

The Score by Fugees

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Reign In Blood by Slayer

Celebrity Skin by Hole

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

Dookie by Green Day

Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise