1001 Albums Summary

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

A challenging and spiky listen but some interesting vocals and hooks to make the isolating sound more accessible. Listened twice and found it bleak and a complete piece. Not one I'll return to but enjoyed it.

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

As a non-jazz person, I really enjoyed the warmth, atmosphere and playfulness of this album.

Aja by Steely Dan

The production is fantastic but this style of yacht rock, which I understand was innovative did nothing for me. I didn't mind Home at Last but aside from that, I did not enjoy listening to this at all.

Transformer by Lou Reed

I knew a couple of the songs and I was raised on 70s rock so this was a comfortable listen. The lyrical themes of transgression were cutting edge and the story telling is fantastic. All set to a fuzzy glam rock. I really enjoyed this.

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

A great first half and a mediocre second. Really enjoyed the well known singles but latter songs less interesting

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Amazing, kaleidoscopic indie, blues, folk, musical theatre inspired songsmithing. Reminded me of Badly Drawn Boy and Polyphonic Spree but it's own thing.

Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera

It's fine but I didn't need a 2006 pop double album in my life. The vocal gymnastics do nothing for me and makes the whole thing seem a bit soulless.

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

I'd not listened all the way through before and this is such a coherent and enjoyable piece of work. Superb and beautiful.

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

Classic blues rock, setting the scene for Led Zep and Cream.

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor

An enjoyably riotous and interesting piece with samba, funk, African rhythms and rock influence. A toe tapper throughout.

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson

Powerful discordant with decent songs but sagged in the middle.

On The Beach by Neil Young

Folk rock mellowness, with catchy songs containing more troubling lyrics. Loved it

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Decent Bowie inflected record with a couple of smash singles.

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

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

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

Beautiful sound with exciting use of dynamics and crafted songs.

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

Tres francais. Interesting and familiar with pieces I was familiar with from pop culture but not one I'd sit down to again.

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson

Nixon by Lambchop

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

Dummy by Portishead

Atmospheric, haunting and amazing.

Take Me Apart by Kelela

Surprising, amazing, ethereal, space R&B

The United States Of America by The United States Of America

Some brilliant ideas that don't come together.

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Repeater by Fugazi

Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera

Huge, groove-laden and heavy. An immense metal album.

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp

Smash by The Offspring

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Sumptuous production of a disco classic. A slew of great songs.

Moby Grape by Moby Grape

Generic and interesting compared to other bands of the time.

Synchronicity by The Police

Highly polished but occasionally a bit soulless. Lots of cool musical ideas.

O.G. Original Gangster by Ice T

Original and brutal nascent Gangsta Rap.

Permission to Land by The Darkness

A beautiful homage to rock with a cheeky smile.

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Sublime

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba

Be by Common

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Amazing vibe but the songs didn't stick with me.

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

Joan Baez by Joan Baez

Queen II by Queen

Young Americans by David Bowie

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd) by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets

Trio by Dolly Parton

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

One World by John Martyn

Is This It by The Strokes

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu

London Calling by The Clash

Hotel California by Eagles

Sheet Music by 10cc

90 by 808 State

Violator by Depeche Mode

Whatever by Aimee Mann

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

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

Achtung Baby by U2

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea by PJ Harvey

Bad by Michael Jackson

1999 by Prince

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

Group Sex by Circle Jerks

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

Slipknot by Slipknot

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Ramones by Ramones

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

The Last Broadcast by Doves

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

A Northern Soul by The Verve

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

Our Aim Is To Satisfy by Red Snapper

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

The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

The Bones Of What You Believe by CHVRCHES

2112 by Rush

Shleep by Robert Wyatt

Crazysexycool by TLC

The Yes Album by Yes

Arrival by ABBA

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Third by Soft Machine

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

The Doors by The Doors

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt

Low-Life by New Order

So by Peter Gabriel

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

Superunknown by Soundgarden

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

Eternally Yours by The Saints

Odelay by Beck

Who's Next by The Who

Ys by Joanna Newsom

One Nation Under A Groove by Funkadelic

Rio by Duran Duran

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

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Entertainment by Gang Of Four

Boston by Boston

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

Honky Tonk Masquerade by Joe Ely

Play by Moby

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

The Stranger by Billy Joel

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground

The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

California by American Music Club

Delightfully crafted indie from an artist I didn't know. Excellent

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

Real Life by Magazine

Justified by Justin Timberlake

Brothers by The Black Keys

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

Blackstar by David Bowie

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Calenture by The Triffids

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg

Shalimar by Rahul Dev Burman

Graceland by Paul Simon

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

Parklife by Blur

There's No Place Like America Today by Curtis Mayfield

Palo Congo by Sabu

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell

good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar

Jack Takes the Floor by Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Pictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Either Or by Elliott Smith

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise

My Generation by The Who

American Idiot by Green Day

Technique by New Order

Moondance by Van Morrison

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

Elastica by Elastica

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

Chore of Enchantment by Giant Sand

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo by Devo

Disintegration by The Cure

Untitled (Black Is) by SAULT

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams

Eliminator by ZZ Top

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla

Chris by Christine and the Queens

The Score by Fugees

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

Sex Packets by Digital Underground

Murmur by R.E.M.

In Utero by Nirvana

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

War by U2

Guitar Town by Steve Earle

Tank Battles by Dagmar Krause

More Specials by The Specials

With The Beatles by Beatles

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69) by Ministry

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Raw Power by The Stooges

Live At Leeds by The Who

Goo by Sonic Youth

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators by The 13th Floor Elevators

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

Imagine by John Lennon

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy

Ten by Pearl Jam

Van Halen by Van Halen

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey

It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Amnesiac by Radiohead

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

The Joshua Tree by U2

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

Solid Air by John Martyn

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 by George Michael

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

White Light by Gene Clark

Infected by The The

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

Loved this. Totally new to me, and it's great chunky, grimy punk

16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens

Talk Talk Talk by The Psychedelic Furs

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

White Ladder by David Gray

Good Old Boys by Randy Newman

I Should Coco by Supergrass

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) by Motörhead

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters

xx by The xx

Sister by Sonic Youth

Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley

Tommy by The Who

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

Picture Book by Simply Red

Dirt by Alice In Chains

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub

Actually by Pet Shop Boys

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

Cross by Justice

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

Devotional Songs by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Truth by Jeff Beck

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

1977 by Ash

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart

Dust by Screaming Trees

Metallica by Metallica

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by The Incredible String Band

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite by Maxwell

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

Olympia 64 by Jacques Brel

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers

Tago Mago by Can

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

The Sounds Of India by Ravi Shankar

Zombie by Fela Kuti

Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

Microshift by Hookworms

That's The Way Of The World by Earth, Wind & Fire

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

Here Are the Sonics by The Sonics

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

Fromohio by fIREHOSE

Done By The Forces Of Nature by Jungle Brothers

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Penance Soiree by The Icarus Line

Casanova by The Divine Comedy

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Come Find Yourself by Fun Lovin' Criminals

Mott by Mott The Hoople

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

Like Water For Chocolate by Common

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Phrenology by The Roots

Junkyard by The Birthday Party

Abraxas by Santana

Warehouse: Songs And Stories by Hüsker Dü

Pump by Aerosmith

Kenya by Machito

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

Purple Rain by Prince

Protection by Massive Attack

Moon Safari by Air

GREY Area by Little Simz

Viva Hate by Morrissey

Different Class by Pulp

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

Parachutes by Coldplay

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) by Loretta Lynn

Horses by Patti Smith

Vauxhall And I by Morrissey

Trafalgar by Bee Gees

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

Sulk by The Associates

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

Only By The Night by Kings of Leon

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Konnichiwa by Skepta

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Scott 2 by Scott Walker

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got by Sinead O'Connor

Garbage by Garbage

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

Low by David Bowie

First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Music by Madonna

The Grand Tour by George Jones

Green by R.E.M.

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Space Ritual by Hawkwind

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes

Youth And Young Manhood by Kings of Leon

Bubble And Scrape by Sebadoh

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

Traffic by Traffic

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Tidal by Fiona Apple

Being There by Wilco

Mask by Bauhaus

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto

Station To Station by David Bowie

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

Call of the Valley by Shivkumar Sharma

The Blueprint by JAY Z

Very by Pet Shop Boys

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2

Fragile by Yes

Document by R.E.M.

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse by Faces

A Seat at the Table by Solange

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Orbital 2 by Orbital

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Pieces Of The Sky by Emmylou Harris

Paris 1919 by John Cale

BEYONCÉ by Beyoncé

This Nation’s Saving Grace by The Fall

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Bossanova by Pixies

I See A Darkness by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Treasure by Cocteau Twins

All Directions by The Temptations

The White Album by Beatles

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

Highly Evolved by The Vines

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Dub Housing by Pere Ubu

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

Roger the Engineer by The Yardbirds

Pretenders by Pretenders

A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

Bone Machine by Tom Waits

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

All Mod Cons by The Jam

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

John Prine by John Prine

Teen Dream by Beach House

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

The Undertones by The Undertones

Make Yourself by Incubus

The Visitors by ABBA

Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye

Arise by Sepultura

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

The Nightfly by Donald Fagen

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