1001 Albums Summary

Blue by Joni Mitchell

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

War by U2

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

The Clash by The Clash

The College Dropout by Kanye West

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

Low by David Bowie

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Moondance by Van Morrison

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

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

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

Document by R.E.M.

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Entertainment by Gang Of Four

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Moon Safari by Air

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Celebrity Skin by Hole

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Revolver by Beatles

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

Dookie by Green Day

In Utero by Nirvana

Dear Science by TV On The Radio

The Band by The Band

Kid A by Radiohead

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits

Purple Rain by Prince

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

Arrival by ABBA

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Nevermind by Nirvana

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Blackstar by David Bowie

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

Young Americans by David Bowie

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crow

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

Heroes to Zeros by The Beta Band

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by David Bowie

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams

Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen

High Violet by The National

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

Parachutes by Coldplay

Disintegration by The Cure

The Joshua Tree by U2

#1 Record by Big Star

Killing Joke by Killing Joke

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Repeater by Fugazi

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

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

John Prine by John Prine

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

Maggie May alone puts this above average - didn’t remember the chamber music intro to it though.

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Pre-weirdness Pumpkins. Bought this on CD when it first came out. Still sounds amazing.

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

First album I ever owned. Hits are good - others are meh.

Dry by PJ Harvey

Not for me. Never liked PJ Harvey’s vocal stylings.

Timeless by Goldie

Songs desperately in need of a running time limit/editorial control.

American Idiot by Green Day

Thriller by Michael Jackson

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde by The Pharcyde

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

A Northern Soul by The Verve

Weak songwriting (repetitive lyrics) and overall just ok.

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

London Calling by The Clash

Automatic 5-star no skips. Classic.

Guero by Beck

OK by Talvin Singh

1999 by Prince

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

Scott 4 by Scott Walker

WTF

New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) by Simple Minds

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

Tellin’ Stories by The Charlatans

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne

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

Interestingly better from PJ Harvey. More relaxed vocals without the grating edge of earlier work.

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back by Public Enemy

Fragile by Yes

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

Planet Rock: The Album by Afrika Bambaataa

Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall

Abraxas by Santana

Odelay by Beck

Ingenue by k.d. lang

Destroy Rock & Roll by Mylo

Shite

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

The Yes Album by Yes

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

I know I’m supposed to like this, but I hated it. Graphic for the sake of being graphic. Little to no subtlety or meaning. Ponderous musically. The duet with Kylie Minogue was a high point.

There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone

Survivor by Destiny's Child

Zombie by Fela Kuti

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

Warehouse: Songs And Stories by Hüsker Dü

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

Inoffensive background sounds.

World Clique by Deee-Lite

Better than I expected

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

Classic - love the stage banter/background noise

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Feast of Wire by Calexico

Bummed by Happy Mondays

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

Green by R.E.M.

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd

Not for me. Never loved the REN Faire aspects of psychedelia.

Technique by New Order

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

Amazing how studio stuff and live tracks have such little variation. Very tight live band.

Post Orgasmic Chill by Skunk Anansie

Faith by George Michael

Club Classics Vol. One by Soul II Soul

Back to Life saves this from one-star ignominy.

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned by Liars

This is not for me. Pointless meandering garbage.

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock

Earworms and nostalgia save this pile of crap from a one star rating.

L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods

Nope. Nightmare music.

The Contino Sessions by Death In Vegas

Django Django by Django Django

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

Palo Congo by Sabu

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds

L.A. Woman by The Doors

Ten by Pearl Jam

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

Bland hair metal. I remember why grunge killed this stone dead.

Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex

Da Capo by Love

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair

Yeezus by Kanye West

Sonically interesting, but dumpster fire lyrically. The soundtrack of a talented individual completely losing the plot and giving in to all their worst impulses.

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention

Smug and snarky. Weird Al without the fun. If this wasn’t Frank Zappa nobody would care.

Real Life by Magazine

Good post-punk and not mad it’s on the list, but I would rather throw on Gang of Four’s Entertainment! or Pink Flag by Wire.

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

The Infotainment Scan by The Fall

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes

Interesting - not as twee/precious as some US contemporaries. First half better than the rest.

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

You can hear that it was influential. Sits at the crossroads of lots of 60s musical trends.

Future Days by Can

Background music

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners

Teen Dream by Beach House

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Scott 2 by Scott Walker

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

Pelican West by Haircut 100

Triangle by The Beau Brummels

Joan Baez by Joan Baez

Beautiful voice. Don’t love the vibrato/yodeling vocal affectation,

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

Good Old Boys by Randy Newman

Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.

Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

I See A Darkness by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

So Much For The City by The Thrills

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive by Merle Haggard

Ace of Spades by Motörhead

Tank Battles by Dagmar Krause

Throwing Muses by Throwing Muses

Out of Step by Minor Threat

Scum by Napalm Death

Only a one-star because zero point zero isn’t an option. Unlistenable slop. No redeeming characteristics.

Odessa by Bee Gees

Picture Book by Simply Red

Not bad, just not memorable.

Cut by The Slits

Not bad, except for the “Heard It Through the Grapevine” cover, which was truly awful. Not exactly what I was expecting overall.

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

Lots of hits. More range than average hair metal.

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black

Paris 1919 by John Cale

D by White Denim

Blunderbuss by Jack White

The Slider by T. Rex

Tommy by The Who

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

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

Really poor sound/production on this record. Also a largely forgettable mishmash of late 60s styles. Not essential at all.

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

Destroyer by KISS

KISS isn’t for me. Feels fake and soulless.

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants

It’s ok, but not my favorite.

All Mod Cons by The Jam

Night Life by Ray Price

Aja by Steely Dan

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer

GI by Germs

Jack Takes the Floor by Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

A Short Album About Love by The Divine Comedy

All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Like A Prayer by Madonna

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

Liked this more than I thought I would. It has a wild ferocity in the playing.

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

No thanks. Insufferable noodling.

Truth by Jeff Beck

Fromohio by fIREHOSE

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees

3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of... by Arrested Development

Oof. This didn’t age well.

Stripped by Christina Aguilera

Next by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Our Aim Is To Satisfy by Red Snapper

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young