1001 Albums Summary

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Heroes by David Bowie

The Stranger by Billy Joel

High Violet by The National

Ten by Pearl Jam

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Whatever by Aimee Mann

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

Pearl by Janis Joplin

C'est Chic by CHIC

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

Only By The Night by Kings of Leon

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

Garbage by Garbage

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

The Bends by Radiohead

All Hail the Queen by Queen Latifah

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

Tapestry by Carole King

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned by Liars

Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star

Green by R.E.M.

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Connected by Stereo MC's

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

Odelay by Beck

Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground

Violator by Depeche Mode

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Stardust by Willie Nelson

London Calling by The Clash

Me Against The World by 2Pac

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche by Koffi Olomide

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) by Motörhead

Repeater by Fugazi

Machine Head by Deep Purple

Be by Common

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

One World by John Martyn

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

The Score by Fugees

Abraxas by Santana

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

The Yes Album by Yes

The Cars by The Cars

Olympia 64 by Jacques Brel

OK Computer by Radiohead

On The Beach by Neil Young

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

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

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba

The Joshua Tree by U2

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Smash by The Offspring

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Like Water For Chocolate by Common

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

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

Faith by George Michael

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers

Parachutes by Coldplay

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

Eagles by Eagles

First sight, three great tracks, with the high play numbers. Gotta be at least a 3, without having heard a note yet. Played it, enjoyed much of the rest, pleasantly taken by ‘Train leaves….’ and ‘Tryin’. Even the less good tracks have some good musicianship. Up to a 4. Look at the reviews to see what other folk think. The best comment is surely from the guy that said ‘I love The Big Lebowski, but it sure turned a lot of sheep into willingly stupid people without an opinion of their own.’ Still a 4.

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

About as good as jazz gets, which you'd hope for from a line-up like this.

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite by Maxwell

Too bland and overproduced for me. With most of the songs, I was waiting for something to happen, some sort of progression, but it never did.

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Never having knowingly heard any Smiths music before, it was better than I expected, given all the noise that surrounds them. Only listened to it once, suspect it would grow on me further with repeated listening. Would do that more easily if I could make out more than 75% of Morrissey’s vocals. As another reviewer summarised it, "what more can you wish for: Marr's guitar, Morrissey's lyrics and then ruin it by letting Morrissey sing?"

Back In Black by AC/DC

Hejira by Joni Mitchell

Never listened to a full album of hers before. The lyrics come across as anecdotal, almost inconsequential. It's like the backing track is already laid down and she's fitting the words of her diary to it. Enjoyed it more than I expected to.