1001 Albums Summary

Abraxas by Santana

Great musicianship, most songs are ultimately forgettable. Would have been fun to see live

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

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

Near perfect 90s alternative hip-hop. Chill vibes, great sampling and beats, smooth flow, funny non-offensive lyrics

The Band by The Band

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

Heroes by David Bowie

Marquee Moon by Television

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Unbelievable perfect live album

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

Impressive playing, boring music

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Reign In Blood by Slayer

Hypnotised by The Undertones

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Really interesting and definitely worth a listen and a deep dive, but I wouldn’t necessarily call it good

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Kind of boring but kind of great

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

Virgin Suicides by Air

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

It’s fine

I Should Coco by Supergrass

The Cars by The Cars

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

What am I going to say about sticky fingers. I actually prefer Beggars Banquet but this is obviously a 5 star record

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Soul Mining by The The

Doolittle by Pixies

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

Purple Rain by Prince

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

The United States Of America by The United States Of America

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

xx by The xx

LP1 by FKA twigs

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

American Idiot by Green Day

The Blueprint by JAY Z

Green by R.E.M.

Feast of Wire by Calexico

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds