1001 Albums Summary

1999 by Prince

First three tracks rank near the top of any opening three track run for an album.

Dookie by Green Day

Quality. Not my thing, but it’s good and worth the listen.

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

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Nevermind by Nirvana

With one of the songs that blew my mind when I first heard it (SLTS), this album is still a banger. Hadn’t listened to it from stem to stern in a long while, but it won’t be long before revisiting it again. Amazing.

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Chelsea Girl by Nico

Ugh.

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

Kimono My House by Sparks

The Sounds Of India by Ravi Shankar

Bummed by Happy Mondays

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Gold by Ryan Adams

I have listened to and liked a lot of Ryan Adams’ stuff before, but apparently none of it was on this particular album. Underwhelming.

Copper Blue by Sugar

Live Through This by Hole

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

A Seat at the Table by Solange

Kenya by Machito

Zombie by Fela Kuti

I See A Darkness by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

Your New Favourite Band by The Hives

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Thriller by Michael Jackson

Technique by New Order

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

Born To Be With You by Dion

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Triangle by The Beau Brummels

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

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

One of my favorite artists, so I made sure to listen with discernment to make sure it’s really five stars. It is.

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Melodrama by Lorde

As a gen Xer that knows little about this sub genre or era, Lorde seems to be a much better songwriter than a lot of the others out there. I liked this album.

GREY Area by Little Simz

As a Gen Xer that grew up on 80s and 90s rap, it was good to hear a rapper actually talk about some things that matter. Not sure if I’d explore more from this artist in the future, but this was a decent listen.

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

One of my favorite rap groups, this album falls just short of the previous and following efforts of PE. Still a strong 4/5, though.

Rip It Up by Orange Juice

Southern Rock Opera by Drive-By Truckers

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

Dry by PJ Harvey

Arrival by ABBA

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Rubber Soul by Beatles

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

Justified by Justin Timberlake

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

Odelay by Beck

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

Reign In Blood by Slayer

Synchronicity by The Police

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

Horses by Patti Smith

Abraxas by Santana

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

Illmatic by Nas

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

Queen II by Queen

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

Country Life by Roxy Music

Woodface by Crowded House

Yeezus by Kanye West

25 by Adele

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Blunderbuss by Jack White

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

Let's Get Killed by David Holmes

Night Life by Ray Price

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers

Either Or by Elliott Smith

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

Manassas by Stephen Stills

The Band by The Band

In Our Heads by Hot Chip

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Aja by Steely Dan

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

Fear and Whiskey by Mekons

Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Arular by M.I.A.

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

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

Urban Hymns by The Verve

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

All Hail the Queen by Queen Latifah

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Debut by Björk

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

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

Boston by Boston

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Sex Packets by Digital Underground

Django Django by Django Django

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Sister by Sonic Youth

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

The Slider by T. Rex

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

Roxy Music by Roxy Music

Kid A by Radiohead

The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

Abbey Road by Beatles

Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta

Shalimar by Rahul Dev Burman

Next by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Ramones by Ramones

This Nation’s Saving Grace by The Fall

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

Parklife by Blur

Suicide by Suicide

Street Signs by Ozomatli