#908 Emmylou Harris – Red Dirt Girl

Emmylou Harris again? Why? Red Dirt Girl was her resurgence into the charts after her kiss successful 90s era. This album was a departure for her as a songwriter. She wrote or co-wrote all the songs, except “One Big Love”. This album marks Harris’ final appearance on the 1001 Albums…. I have give all previous […]

#907 MJ Cole – Sincere

MJ Cole is one of the artist I have never heard of before today. Sincere is his first album of UK garage and house music. There isn’t much information about this album. Why is this on the list? I have no idea. It was rather boring for house music. I did not like the female vocals […]

#906 Bebel Gilberto – Tanto Tempo

Bebel Gilberto is a Brazilian-American bossa nova singer. I hate this genre almost as much as I hate country music. Tanto Tempo her album on the list does not have much information, except that it was released in 2000. Overall, this is better than most albums of this genre. Her vocals are good. I think it […]

#905 Ryan Adams – Heartbreaker

“Ryan Adams“. “Oh you mean Bryan Adams.” I hear this every time I say the name Ryan Adams. I say, “Nope. Ryan Adams.” “Never heard of him,” they say. That is your problem. I must admit that Adams does not seem like an artist I would like. His genre is often classified as alternative country. […]

#904 Air – The Virgin Suicides

French electronic duo Air return to the list once more. Although The Virgin Suicides is consider a score for the film of the same name, I would list it as their second album. Most of the album is ambient music. I do not have much to say about this album. I find it difficult to […]

#903 Doves – Lost Souls

Welcome to the year 2000. We have survived the fear of Y2K. Our first band on the list of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die is Doves. Their debut album Lost Souls was released on my birthday April 3. This is the year I came out of hibernation from my sabbatical, of sorts, from […]

#902 Sigur Rós – Ágætis byrjun

Sigur Rós has the last album Ágætis byrjun of the 90s on the list. Ágætis byrjun is the Icelandic band’s second album. Most surprisingly to me is that the album is post-rock. If I had known this information before I would have tried it out. I was extremely surprised by this album. It contains all the genres […]

#901 Red Hot Chili Peppers – Californication

Californication was Red Hot Chili Peppers return to the top. It is their best selling album. The album was also known for the return of John Frusciante. I know this album well. I really liked it. My favourites songs are “Parallel Universe”, “Scar Tissue“, “Otherside“, “Californication”, “This Velvet Glove”, and “Road Trippin’”. “Otherside” and “Scar Tissue” […]

#900 Basement Jaxx – Remedy

Basement Jaxx is number 900 on the list of 1001. I have no idea who they are. The released their debut album Remedy in 1999. Oddly, the first song “Rendez-Vu” sounds exactly the opposite of what the duo was trying to create. They stated that house music was too robotic and without feeling. The vocals […]

#899 Shack – H.M.S. Fable

Shack released their third album H.M.S. Fable in 1999 to mostly great critical reviews. They are still together as band, but their last album to date was in 2006. As the first song “Natalie’s Party” started I thought it was R.E.M., but it became apparent soon that it was not. Shack have a Britpop sound. Some […]