1001 Albums Summary

Vulnicura by Björk

Great headphone album. Soundscapes are inventive and unpredictable. Bjork seems very vulnerable here. (Divorce album?)

Doolittle by Pixies

30+ year old album that still sounds fresh and exciting. The Pixies informed 90's alt rock and in a way ALL alt-rock with this release. Best tracks: Debaser, There Goes My Gun, Silver

Blur by Blur

So by Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel delivers an all-timer. Very poppy and accessible while still finding time for fun experimentation. There are booming, ethereal vocals and crisp synth instrumentation for days. Best tracks: Sledgehammer, Big Time, This is the Picture, In Your Eyes

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

Pretty great live record that transported me to a different time and place. The horns are eclectic and exciting and the band are able to produce some pretty wild sounds with their kit. The standout track is the percussion showcase Skin Deep, though the entire set is rock solid and as tight as any live album I've heard.

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

Very forward-thinking and ahead of its time for sure. Honed the acoustic vibes that would go on to influence 90's and 00's indie rock. Best tracks: Please Do Not Go, Add it up (shout-out T.H.U.G 2 soundtrack), To The Kill

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

Very relaxed and intimate guitar album. Kurt's voice doesn't miss a beat and the minimal instrumentation really helps highlight the song-writing. Best tracks: Polly, On a Plain, Plateau, Where Did You Sleep Last Night

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

The album is a pumping psychedelic machine fueled by Janis Joplin's unique and raw vocals. The rest of the band play their asses off too and sound like they were having a ton of fun ripping these tracks. The instrumentation is richly layered and a pleasure for anyone with ears for groovy and psychedelic experimentation.

Mask by Bauhaus

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

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

Punk as it should be done. Very gritty and visceral. The kind of shit you can feel in your bones.

Fly Or Die by N.E.R.D

Pretty fun and dynamic rap/pop/rock album. Lyrics don't always hit home, but the latter half of the album has some incredible beats and instrumentation to make up for it.

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Yes

Eagles by Eagles

Fragile by Yes

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

Not a fan of this one. Mariah undeniably has talent, but I honestly couldn't distinguish one song from the next. They all just turn into overlapping vocal tracks over some pedestrian hip-hop beat. The cover of the Prince song is decent, that's all I can really say.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

Really makes you think.

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

Good voice, good tunes. A little long. Just throw it on in the background while you're doing something else and it'll fly by.

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

The Only Ones by The Only Ones

Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

Born To Be With You by Dion

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

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

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

Disintegration by The Cure

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Street Signs by Ozomatli

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears by The Mamas & The Papas

The Cars by The Cars

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

Celebrity Skin by Hole

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair

Throwing Muses by Throwing Muses

2112 by Rush

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Moon Safari by Air

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

Melodrama by Lorde

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

Blackstar by David Bowie

Manassas by Stephen Stills

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

Boston by Boston

Trio by Dolly Parton

Abraxas by Santana

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

L.A. Woman by The Doors

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart

Killing Joke by Killing Joke

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Infected by The The

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders

Virgin Suicides by Air

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds

Machine Head by Deep Purple

1999 by Prince

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Connected by Stereo MC's

Third by Portishead

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Like A Prayer by Madonna

London Calling by The Clash

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt

Hotel California by Eagles

On The Beach by Neil Young

The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout

evermore by Taylor Swift

Eliminator by ZZ Top

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Ingenue by k.d. lang

Ray Of Light by Madonna

Dry by PJ Harvey

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

Rio by Duran Duran

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

The Real Thing by Faith No More

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

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

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

Hypnotised by The Undertones

Metallica by Metallica

Sulk by The Associates

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

Beautiful Freak by Eels

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

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

Station To Station by David Bowie

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Zombie by Fela Kuti

The Poet by Bobby Womack

Shadowland by k.d. lang

Dirt by Alice In Chains

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Live At Leeds by The Who

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

Vauxhall And I by Morrissey

Rapture by Anita Baker

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics

Pornography by The Cure

Hot Shots II by The Beta Band

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Logical Progression by LTJ Bukem

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

Wild Gift by X

New Wave by The Auteurs

Here Are the Sonics by The Sonics

Elephant by The White Stripes

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Bummed by Happy Mondays

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age

Purple Rain by Prince

Harvest by Neil Young

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega

The Yes Album by Yes

Bossanova by Pixies

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Haunted Dancehall by The Sabres Of Paradise

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

Berlin by Lou Reed

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

Graceland by Paul Simon

Solid Air by John Martyn

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

Chris by Christine and the Queens

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You by Aretha Franklin

The Stranger by Billy Joel

New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) by Simple Minds

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters

British Steel by Judas Priest

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

With The Beatles by Beatles

Van Halen by Van Halen

Water From An Ancient Well by Abdullah Ibrahim

The Predator by Ice Cube

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

OK by Talvin Singh

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Being There by Wilco

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers

Revolver by Beatles

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Pretenders by Pretenders

Bone Machine by Tom Waits

Aja by Steely Dan

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Raw Power by The Stooges

Gris Gris by Dr. John

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

The Doors by The Doors

Picture Book by Simply Red

Traffic by Traffic

Dookie by Green Day

The Bends by Radiohead

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

The World is a Ghetto by War

Live! by Fela Kuti

White Light by Gene Clark

Very by Pet Shop Boys

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

Transformer by Lou Reed

Repeater by Fugazi

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

xx by The xx

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan

Make Yourself by Incubus

Orbital 2 by Orbital

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

The Band by The Band

Truth And Soul by Fishbone

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Is This It by The Strokes

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean