#567 Beastie Boys – Licensed to Ill

I saw the Beastie Boys in concert around the year Licensed to Ill was released. It was the one time I saw them and Madonna. They are no longer together since Adam Yauch died in 2012 and Madonna is so old now that I am not sure I will ever see her again. It is […]

#566 Afrika Bambaataa – Planet Rock: The Album

Afrika Bambaataa was accused of molesting boys. Should he be excluded from the list? I noticed someone else doing the same list, but he would not do Michael Jackson albums because of the allegations brought up recently. I think you have to separate the two things so I will listen to Planet Rock: The Album, even […]

#565 Elvis Costello and the Attractions – Blood & Chocolate

Elvis Costello and the Attractions again. How does he have six albums in the list? There is one more after Blood & Chocolate, his eleventh studio album. Nobody wants to listen to Costello this much. It was a commercial failure. I cannot even begin to say how much I disliked this album. I was really […]

#564 Scritti Politti – Cupid & Psyche 85

Scritti Politti? Really? How did Scritti Politti make this list. They only had one hit in the U.S.A. and in the U.K. I consider a song a hit if it reaches the mainstream Top 10. Cupid & Psyche 85 was their second studio album release. I remember their name, but not their song. “Perfect Way” […]

#563 Dexys Midnight Runners – Don’t Stand Me Down

Dexys Midnight Runners has a third album in the list. This is so laughable. I wonder if the editor of the book is related to a band member or being paid by them. Don’t Stand Me Down was their third album and it was a huge disappointment critically and commercially. They disbanded after it. If […]

#562 Simply Red – Picture Book

I do not remember if I was a fan of Simply Red in the beginning. I know I did not own their debut album Picture Book., which leads me to believe I was not sure fo them. I definitely owned one of their later albums. Unfortunately, this is their only album on the list. English […]

#561 New Order – Low-Life

New Order‘s third studio album Low-Life is their first of two albums on the list. I am shocked that Power, Corruption & Lies is not on the list. I really have to make my own list after this challenge is completed. I am sure that I have heard this album before, but I do not remember it now. […]

#560 The Jesus and Mary Chain – Psychocandy

The Jesus and Mary Chain debut album Psychocandy is the front-runner in proto-shoegazing music of the 80s. Brothers Jim and William Reid hail from Scotland and started forming the band in 1983. I had not heard of them until the song “Reverence” came out in 1992. My favourite songs are “Just Like Honey“, “The Hardest Walk“, “Cut […]

#559 Tom Waits – Rain Dogs

Tom Waits‘ eighth studio album Rain Dogs was self-produced. It is the fourth out of five albums on this list of 1001 Albums. I think he is over represented. The album has a sort of concept about “the urban dispossessed”. The music is an extremely unique mix of musical styles. I would agree with Rolling Stone […]

#558 The Smiths – Meat Is Murder

The Smiths‘ Meat Is Murder is their second album of depressing indie music. Lead singer Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr produced the album. Morrissey is one of the most depressing people in music and this album is filled with his jangle pop style of depression. I think I owned all of their albums. As I […]