#968 Kings of Leon – Youth & Young Manhood

Kings of Leon debut album Youth & Young Manhood was released in 2003. I had not heard of them until later in their career. I am excited to hear their earlier music. The band is a family venture composed of brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill with their cousin Matthew Followill. The album was a […]

#967 Dizzee Rascal – Boy in da Corner

Dizzee Rascal is another artist in the long line of artists I have never heard of until today. Boy in da Corner was his debut album and it was the beginning of worldwide spread of the genre known as grime. Grime is a genre of electronic music that emerged in London in the early 2000s, […]

#966 The White Stripes – Elephant

The White Stripes fourth studio album Elephant is considered by many their best work to date. I felt their previous album on the list was okay, but I am not a big fan or even a little one. At the 46th Grammy Awards in 2004 they were nominated for a few awards and won for […]

#965 The Darkness – Permission to Land

Permission to Land is the debut album for British glam rock band The Darkness. It was a critical and chart selling success. I have never heard of them. In 2003, I was in Debrecen and I was not in touch with much music, except for some local bands. After listening to the whole album, I […]

#964 Calexico – Feast of Wire

Calexico‘s Feast of Wire is an album I have not heard much of until now. I know the band from their music with Iron & Wine. I just discovered they released another album together last year titled Years to Burn. I will have to give it a listen later. Anyway, this is Calexico’s fourth album. […]

#963 Amy Winehouse – Frank

Amy Winehouse was not an artist that I ever liked. I do not know much of her music, but I know more about her life. I know too much about her life. She was a mess. I do not understand why they let these drug addicts destroy themselves. Record companies are pure evil. Frank was […]

#962 Radiohead – Hail to the Thief

Radiohead‘s Hail to the Thief is their sixth studio album and their fifth album on the list of 1001 Albums… That is quite an achievement. The only album that is not listed is Pablo Honey, which is their debut album. Thom Yorke‘s lyrics are in response to the war on terror and the resurgence of […]

#961 The Hives – Your New Favourite Band

I am not sure why Your New Favourite Band from The Hives is in the list of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. It appears to be a sort of collection of songs from their previous albums. The Swedish rock band has been around since 1989. My favourite songs are “Hate to Say […]

#960 The Vines – Highly Evolved

I have heard of The Vines, but I looked at their discography and I did not recognise any of their albums, even Highly Evolved their debut studio album. I will have to find out which album I have previously heard from the Australian alternative rock band, but not today. “Homesick” is my favourite song off […]

#959 Justin Timberlake – Justified

Justin Timberlake is not an artist I have not known of very long. I did not really know of his music until his third studio album The 20/20 Experience came out. Justified is his debut album and it put him at the top quickly. I knew of Timberlake from his film roles. I forgot to mention […]