1001 Albums Summary

Dummy by Portishead

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

This early album shows a lot of development on the gothic sound they pioneered. Dark, eerie, and subtly mysterious, the tracks are understated and evocative. It has a low-budget production that showcases bleak minimalism. I don't latch on to it as much as their later pop-oriented hits or higher production albums, but it's a good listen.

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys

Slayed? by Slade

Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Permission to Land by The Darkness

Fromohio by fIREHOSE

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

The Doors by The Doors

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

American Gothic by David Ackles

This one was a surprise from an artist I'd never heard before. Good stuff drawing inspiration from the Great American Songbook.

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Nevermind by Nirvana

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Medúlla by Björk

Ten by Pearl Jam

A Night At The Opera by Queen

D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle by Throbbing Gristle

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

Aja by Steely Dan

Rubber Soul by Beatles

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Tommy by The Who

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine