1001 Albums Summary

I See You by The xx

First 6 tracks may as well be the same dull, uninteresting song, seemingly lacking most semblance of melody or musical direction. “Brave for You,” “On Hold,” and “I Dare You” are the only songs I’d want to hear again. “Test Me” acts profound but is realistically 1 minute of an actual song and 3 minutes of nothingness.

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Elton John for the working man. Fun album start to finish. Nothing life changing but understandable why people like it. “Jungleland” is a standout track despite ripping of “Tiny Dancer”

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

“Mannish Boy” is the source of cliché blues music and it is great

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

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

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

The Clash by The Clash

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

Green by R.E.M.

Sea Change by Beck

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

Basket of Light by Pentangle

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

My Generation by The Who

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

Chelsea Girl by Nico

Pornography by The Cure

Stankonia by OutKast

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

Parklife by Blur

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Be by Common

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

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

Take Me Apart by Kelela

Disintegration by The Cure

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Your New Favourite Band by The Hives

New York Dolls by New York Dolls

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

Hotel California by Eagles

Stardust by Willie Nelson

Broken English by Marianne Faithfull

Third by Soft Machine

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Roxy Music by Roxy Music

Arular by M.I.A.

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

Picture Book by Simply Red

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Eagles by Eagles

GI by Germs

Instrumentals are decent. I can’t for the life of me understand what this guy is saying. If you’re gonna make angry music, you should probably let everyone know what you’re angry about.

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things

I can appreciate what they’re trying to do with the rock opera but it just falls flat. Obnoxious production techniques throughout. (Why does it so often have parts panned over completely into one channel?) Once you get past the production, you’re left with a band that sounds like The Beatles bought off of Temu.

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

Not bad but in no way memorable

The Idiot by Iggy Pop

Probably the least interesting David Bowie album

Moondance by Van Morrison

Van Halen by Van Halen

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

Who's Next by The Who

Superunknown by Soundgarden

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

The Score by Fugees

Transformer by Lou Reed

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Truth And Soul by Fishbone

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Is This It by The Strokes

Parachutes by Coldplay

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

There's No Place Like America Today by Curtis Mayfield

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

The Poet by Bobby Womack

Nighthawks At The Diner by Tom Waits

Unique and interesting but this man’s voice is so grating you’ll grow tired of it by the end of the album.

The Bends by Radiohead

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Fun House by The Stooges

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

Chore of Enchantment by Giant Sand

This man needs to learn to sing and stop growling into the microphone

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Brothers by The Black Keys

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio

Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

OK Computer by Radiohead

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Kimono My House by Sparks

Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

Garbage by Garbage

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

xx by The xx

461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

Tellin’ Stories by The Charlatans

This band REALLY wishes they were Oasis

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Haunted Dancehall by The Sabres Of Paradise

London Calling by The Clash

Performs the magic trick of making an hour and five minutes feel like 3 hours

Horses by Patti Smith

I Should Coco by Supergrass

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

The Last Of The True Believers by Nanci Griffith

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders

Rio by Duran Duran

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Melodrama by Lorde

Very accurate album title

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Sheet Music by 10cc

Quiet Life by Japan

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

American Pie by Don McLean

None of the songs here are bad, per se, but other than the title track and “Everybody Loves Me, Baby” the songs all sound very similar. Nothing to dislike here but when 2/3s of your album all sounds alike and unexciting, it makes for a very boring listening experience.

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

The Visitors by ABBA

Hints of some truly great pop music but never becomes fully realized. None of the songs on this album are in at least the first 15 songs that you think of when listing off great ABBA songs.

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

Document by R.E.M.

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

This is just too damn long. I can’t in good conscience give this a 1 because all the songs are good. Fitzgerald is likely a top 5 greatest singer of the 20th century. Nelson Riddle’s arrangements are excellent. But when you have them for over 3 continuous hours it just becomes a slog.

C'est Chic by CHIC

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