1001 Albums Summary

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

Love this record.

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

Excellent

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

Very funky.

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

Nice sonic wallpaper.

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Still good.

Hejira by Joni Mitchell

lovely, makes me want to drive through the desert

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

Can't believe I'd never listened to this as an album before. Three big FM radio staples that are still not tiresome despite having been fed them via various media for literally my entire life (this record was in production and came out pretty much simultaneously with me, in August 1972, albeit with a lot more planning)... and the less familiar tracks are also highly enjoyable. Also can't believe I didn't realize "Dirty Work" was a Dan tune until I saw the movie "American Hustle" (which features it perfectly) and happened to stay and read the credits. Great album, looking forward to checking out the other SD albums I'm not so familiar with. I've played the vinyl of "Pretzel Logic" and "Aja" many times, and found "FM" to be a most agreeable jukebox record, but the second and third albums are on my list of things to explore... maybe today while painting my kitchen in the Ono style. It must be said, though... the cover art for this one is pretty hideous. Did I ignore it for decades because it looked like a low-budget cash grab by a borderline-bootleg label, and not a genuine masterpiece of popular music? This is one book that ought not be judged by its cover.

Rapture by Anita Baker

Smooth, effective. A little too much scat singing for my taste.

Treasure by Cocteau Twins

Ethereal as all get out

Harvest by Neil Young

Pretty solid Neil, perhaps lacking the intensity provided by Crazy Horse, but still highly re-listensble. I'm reminded of a friend who used to play this record at her canasta nights, but would always get up to lift the needle and skip "A Man Needs a Maid." I guess she hated that song. Was it just the title that irked her? I've never paid much attention to the other lyrics... but it sounds good musically.

Music by Madonna

This is pretty groovy. I really only knew the title track (inescapable hit single)... it all hangs together quite nicely.

Gris Gris by Dr. John

Welcome to the Afterfuture by Mike Ladd

Never heard of this before. Honestly didn't listen close... I'm painting my kitchen and just need background noise... but it sounded good.

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

Always weird to see the yellow cover as opposed to the US one which is... green and orange? This kinda changed my life when I first heard it in 1987. Pretty sure I bought it with my lunch money, brought it home on the tarc bus and played it loud on my folks' Fisher console. In the years since, almost every music that connected with me had at least some punk influence... and this is unquestionably the quintessential punk album. Happy to add it to my queue.

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Choose life.

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago

More experimental than I was expecting.... will likely re-listen.

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Haven't listened lately, but got into it in the early aughts through the magic of internet piracy. Never would have bought it... it really had very little critical or popular esteem until this century. But it's very enjoyable. Not up to the standards if Pet Sounds... but what us? And being a sleeper record, it has the strong benefit of not being played-out and overhyped. I dig it.

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne

The Yes Album by Yes

Pretenders by Pretenders

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Truth by Jeff Beck

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

White Ladder by David Gray

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Devotional Songs by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Playing "Shahbaaz" rather than this, as this is not on Apple currently... but damn, this guy is prolific! Dozens, nay hundreds of recordings over the past several decades. No way I can commit to a deep dive here, but it is exciting music.

Low-Life by New Order

Doolittle by Pixies

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

Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues

Transformer by Lou Reed

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

California by American Music Club

Zombie by Fela Kuti

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

Untitled (Black Is) by SAULT

Street Life by The Crusaders

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

GI by Germs

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

Boston by Boston

The Cars by The Cars

Amnesiac by Radiohead

I See You by The xx

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

Hms Fable by Shack

British Steel by Judas Priest

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen

Imagine by John Lennon

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

The Good, The Bad & The Queen by The Good, The Bad & The Queen

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Eagles by Eagles

The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow

Queen Of Denmark by John Grant

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Love it. Cool they put the worst track at the end. I know "How Soon Is Now" was not on the original album... but it totally belongs on there.

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

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

Suede by Suede

Tommy by The Who

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

Illmatic by Nas

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

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

That's The Way Of The World by Earth, Wind & Fire

The Wall by Pink Floyd

Tical by Method Man

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Scott 2 by Scott Walker

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Call of the Valley by Shivkumar Sharma

The Band by The Band

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

What's That Noise? by Coldcut

Not available in my region.

Arular by M.I.A.

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

Da Capo by Love

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman by John Zorn

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

Out of Step by Minor Threat

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

21 by Adele

Achtung Baby by U2

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

Mask by Bauhaus

São Paulo Confessions by Suba

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

GREY Area by Little Simz

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

Different Class by Pulp

Still brilliant.

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Close To The Edge by Yes

Joan Baez by Joan Baez

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Pelican West by Haircut 100

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

The Clash by The Clash

C'est Chic by CHIC

The Undertones by The Undertones

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Either Or by Elliott Smith

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

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Permission to Land by The Darkness

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

Hysteria by Def Leppard

Violator by Depeche Mode

Close To You by Carpenters

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

Revolver by Beatles

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury by The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

Diamond Life by Sade

Stripped by Christina Aguilera

So Much For The City by The Thrills

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers

Kid A by Radiohead

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Rey

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

The Blueprint by JAY Z

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You by Aretha Franklin

Gold by Ryan Adams

Document by R.E.M.

Go Girl Crazy by The Dictators

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

Beautiful Freak by Eels

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

Whatever by Aimee Mann

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

In Utero by Nirvana

The Stranger by Billy Joel

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle by Bill Callahan

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

Movies by Holger Czukay

Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt

Back In Black by AC/DC

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive by Merle Haggard

Faith by George Michael