1001 Albums Summary

Microshift by Hookworms

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Yawn

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Yawn

Boston by Boston

Different Class by Pulp

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm by A Tribe Called Quest

The Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies

A beautiful album, dripping in atmosphere, with gorgeous, sultry vocals and interesting, sparse instrumentation. But like a near-perfect meal with too much salt, it becomes a bit one-note, oppressively slow and somber.

Before And After Science by Brian Eno

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

Self indulgent lyrics over Muzak-esque soft jazz instrumentation with occasional cringey sax solos.

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

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

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Stankonia by OutKast

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Street Life by The Crusaders

Metallica by Metallica

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Mott by Mott The Hoople

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) by The Kinks

Heroes to Zeros by The Beta Band

Abbey Road by Beatles

Ready To Die by The Notorious B.I.G.

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Peak psychedelic rock, great playing from all members.

S&M by Metallica

Overwrought and super, super corny.

Pictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Super weird and generally challenging to listen to. Is it fun weird, genius weird, or just “hey look at me I’m being weird” weird? Maybe a little of all three.

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Kid A by Radiohead

Electronic beats (some of them admittedly great). Whiny vocals. Large parts are incomprehensible and tough to listen to, which is probably why critics loved it.

Graceland by Paul Simon

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

evermore by Taylor Swift

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

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

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

Skylarking by XTC

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star

All Hail the Queen by Queen Latifah

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

There’s not much better than funky Stevie. There’s not much worse than sentimental Stevie.

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

Don’t understand the love for this. I don’t like the beats, the rhymes, his voice or his cadence.

The Coral by The Coral

Don’t understand the love for this. I don’t like the beats, the rhymes, his voice or his cadence.

Actually by Pet Shop Boys

Bossanova by Pixies

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Aja by Steely Dan

Soulless jazz pop rock, softer than baby poop.

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

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

Purple Rain by Prince

The Score by Fugees

Synchronicity by The Police

Truth And Soul by Fishbone

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

A little second wave ska mixed in with the usual synth pop.

The Renaissance by Q-Tip

Great beats, great samples, great rhymes, thoughtful and intelligent songs.

21 by Adele

Adele’s voice is amazing on this album. However, it’s all so very mono-thematic; every song is about heartbreak. There are other human emotions to sing about too.

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

New Wave by The Auteurs

John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

The Nightfly by Donald Fagen

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite by Maxwell

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Ragged Glory by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

80% schlock, 20% insightful. But my own personal biases keep me from enjoying the 20%, as I find Dolly’s voice (tone, vibrato, hokey accent) like nails on a chalk board.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Punishing Kiss by Ute Lemper

Comically bad

Highly Evolved by The Vines

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down by The Dandy Warhols

My Generation by The Who

The Doors by The Doors

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Dirt by Alice In Chains

Abraxas by Santana

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

The Cars by The Cars

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

Maudlin warbling.

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Transformer by Lou Reed

NEU! 75 by Neu!

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus by Spirit

Doolittle by Pixies

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

Music by Madonna

Machine Head by Deep Purple

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

On The Beach by Neil Young

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

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

Superunknown by Soundgarden

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan

Be by Common

Suede by Suede

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

I Should Coco by Supergrass

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

Rio by Duran Duran

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

Snivilisation by Orbital