1001 Albums Summary

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Very enjoyable listen for my first album of this project!

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

I listened from start to finish, and I enjoyed some parts... but Zappa's out there.

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

I hadn't heard this one before--I'm confident I'll be listening to it again!

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Murmur by R.E.M.

This is the first R.E.M. album I've ever listened to--not a bad introduction!

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

Oooof... all I knew of Franz Ferdinand was Take Me Out, and I finished this album thinking it's all I really needed to know.

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

This is the first album I've been served that I've known backwards and forwards--I don't have a clue what they're saying, but I've spent countless hours making art with Sigur Ros playing in the background, specifically this album.

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

I love Kind of Blue, but Bitches Brew has always been a bit manic for my taste.

Tidal by Fiona Apple

I knew of "Criminal", but was clueless about the rest of the album. This is a great one!

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

I know a handful of Zepplin songs, but never planned to listen to a straight Zepplin album--this was better than I anticipated, pretty enjoyable while working.

I Should Coco by Supergrass

Oooof. I listened all the way through, and I feel like I deserve a medal for doing it.

Scott 2 by Scott Walker

By the time this album was finished, I found that I was sitting in a smoky Las Vegas ballroom and I'd eaten half a prime rib.

Achtung Baby by U2

I'm sure this is a "great U2 album", but all U2 sounds pretty much the same to me.

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

I really enjoyed this one!

The Bones Of What You Believe by CHVRCHES

FANTASTIC

Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp

This album sounds like the intro to every 90's James Bond movie, no?

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Nothing like a little disco for the work day!

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Oooof. I like Maps. Turns out, I do not like the rest.

Moon Safari by Air

Wow, I hadn't heard of Air or this album, but REALLY enjoyed this one! I'll definitely add it to my regular rotation.

Trio by Dolly Parton

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

I wasn't sure what to expect, but I didn't mind it!

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down by The Dandy Warhols

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

FANTASTIC

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit

I wanted to hate it, but it took me straight back to middle school in a surprisingly good way.

Purple Rain by Prince

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

Basket of Light by Pentangle

This is a renaissance festival of an album.

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

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

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

2112 by Rush

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy

If nothing else, it felt period-appropriate and jives with the album art.

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Dookie by Green Day

There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

Mask by Bauhaus

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

Van Halen by Van Halen

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti

Melodrama by Lorde

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Guero by Beck

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison

If you're looking to overdose on Van Morrison, this'll do it.

Water From An Ancient Well by Abdullah Ibrahim

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

I knew nothing of Kate Bush, and liked this album a whole lot more than I anticipated!

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo

Rio by Duran Duran

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

Hms Fable by Shack

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention

Absolutely dreadful--how/why did this make the list?

Devotional Songs by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Two 1-star albums in a row--woof!

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Back In Black by AC/DC

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Slayed? by Slade

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent

1989 by Taylor Swift

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

xx by The xx

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Grace by Jeff Buckley

We're Only In It For The Money by The Mothers Of Invention

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

The Specials by The Specials

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex

Eliminator by ZZ Top

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by David Bowie

Celebrity Skin by Hole

Vento De Maio by Elis Regina

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Strange Cargo III by William Orbit

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

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

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine by Cee Lo Green

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

Bummed by Happy Mondays

The World is a Ghetto by War

Hot Shots II by The Beta Band

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis

Destroy Rock & Roll by Mylo

OK Computer by Radiohead

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Being There by Wilco

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Rapture by Anita Baker

Closer by Joy Division

The College Dropout by Kanye West

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys

Drunk by Thundercat

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

I was served two Elvis Costello albums 10 slots apart--and I hated the second even more than the first.

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

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

Marquee Moon by Television

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

I'm just over 100 albums in, and this is my second Kanye West album. It isn't my typical music genre, but I enjoyed both albums twice in the same day. He's clearly very talented, it's a shame about his mental health.

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Rey

I’m surprised Lana Del Rey made the list, but THIS is the album that made it? Not Born to Die? Woof.

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Absolutely fantastic album.

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

Hard to say if I like this album more than Ziggy Stardust, but it's totally possible.

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.