1001 Albums Summary

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Maybe Zeppelin just isn’t for me but I’m glad I know this one start to finish now. Just always a bit one-note.

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Surprisingly superb and succinct. Found more TRS I actually enjoy.

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

Perfection. No notes.

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Still going through but I’m always blown away by the moody versatility of new wave sounds.

The Wall by Pink Floyd

Such a powerful sonic journey!

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Some of the most iconic guitar riffs of all time.

Parklife by Blur

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Chunky, funky, and such foundational sounds that shaped hip hop.

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds

Cute.

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Bossanova by Pixies

Minimal fan

Blue by Joni Mitchell

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

Not for me

Music From Big Pink by The Band

The Score by Fugees

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim by Frank Sinatra

Needed this

Microshift by Hookworms

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Don’t think I’ve ever heard this all the way through until now, I’m a fan.

OK by Talvin Singh

Maybe is a bit too sterile for me.

On The Beach by Neil Young

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

Homework by Daft Punk

So foundational and it’s quite clear that they were literally doing their homework on what would ultimately be a genre and era defining sound for their albums to follow.

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Breathtaking.

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

Van Halen by Van Halen

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

1984 by Van Halen

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

Not my fave J5 but definitely some new old heaters in this one I hadn’t paid attention to.

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

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

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

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

The Poet by Bobby Womack

Killing Joke by Killing Joke

Probably one of the most delightful post-punk records Ive ever heard and am disturbed it took me 31 years to get here.

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

Foundational. Phenomenal.

Vivid by Living Colour

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

Sea Change by Beck

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned by Liars

Not my jam

Technique by New Order

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Splendid. Stupendous. Stellar. Striking. Special. Soothing. Spectacular. Slaps.

The Last Of The True Believers by Nanci Griffith

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

Made for the LA night drives heading to that boy’s place.

The Rise & Fall by Madness

Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

All Directions by The Temptations

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

Odessa by Bee Gees

1999 by Prince

Diamond Life by Sade

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

Kid A by Radiohead

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

Samey halfway through

Dummy by Portishead

Certified unskippable. Foundational to trip hop. Intrinsically metaphysical.

When I Was Born For The 7th Time by Cornershop

Real Life by Magazine

Smash by The Offspring

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills

S’cute.

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

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

In Our Heads by Hot Chip

The World is a Ghetto by War

Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

C'est Chic by CHIC

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

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

Heavy Weather by Weather Report

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Eliminator by ZZ Top

Yea fine.

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Wonderful Rainbow by Lightning Bolt

Stop

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers

Sounds so good as a whole. They have this mastery of mixing things up before it gets stale or predictable that all started from the very beginning. The second you feel the song is established and could get repetitive, they completely switch it up. And they carry this through at least Come With Us.

Electric by The Cult

Live At Leeds by The Who

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Will not support this talent again but know it has cemented itself in the pantheon of hip hop and pop culture.

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan

Had never been much of a Dylan fan but this speaks to me and gives me more of a depth of understanding of how he is a voice and songwriter of a generation.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

The Coral by The Coral

No

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

Amazing. No notes.

The Man Who by Travis

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

Being There by Wilco

Violator by Depeche Mode

So by Peter Gabriel

Space Ritual by Hawkwind

No more psychedelic rock

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

Whatever.

Live! by Fela Kuti

A Short Album About Love by The Divine Comedy

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio

S’ok.

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

The Band by The Band

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly

Thriller by Michael Jackson

Jack Takes the Floor by Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Truth by Jeff Beck

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

Connected by Stereo MC's

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Call of the Valley by Shivkumar Sharma

Beautiful Freak by Eels

Different Class by Pulp

Gris Gris by Dr. John

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

Pelican West by Haircut 100

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Marvelous.

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

Damaged by Black Flag

The Undertones by The Undertones

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

Ray Of Light by Madonna

Public Image: First Issue by Public Image Ltd.

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

OK Computer by Radiohead

2112 by Rush

New Wave by The Auteurs

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

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

The Who Sell Out by The Who

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

Ingenue by k.d. lang

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite by Maxwell

Fishscale by Ghostface Killah

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

American Idiot by Green Day

Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson

Low by David Bowie

Warehouse: Songs And Stories by Hüsker Dü

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco

Tidal by Fiona Apple

Abraxas by Santana

Reign In Blood by Slayer

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera

Rapture by Anita Baker

More Specials by The Specials

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

Young Americans by David Bowie

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Leftism by Leftfield

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

Pornography by The Cure

Nevermind by Nirvana

Green by R.E.M.

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted by Ice Cube

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

California by American Music Club

Pump by Aerosmith

Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera

Murmur by R.E.M.

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground

Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd

Scream, Dracula, Scream by Rocket From The Crypt

Elephant Mountain by The Youngbloods

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

Hms Fable by Shack