#783 Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral

I have been waiting to see if Nine Inch Nails made it on 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. I did not expect to see The Downward Spiral first on the list. Did the writers of the book listen to Pretty Hate Machine? I remember it was my favourite album at the time. […]

#782 Nirvana – MTV Unplugged in New York

I am a little surprised to Nirvana‘s MTV Unplugged in New York made the list. I am not saying it isn’t great. I actually do not remember it now. I know I have a dislike for live albums in general, but I will be open to hearing it again. I hated the applauses, but that […]

#781 Orbital – Snivilisation

I am sure that I had Orbital’s third album Snivilisation. I just do not remember if I liked it or not. I was a fan of ambient and techno music even in the 90s. Q magazine put the album in “The 25 Best Dance Albums Ever” in 1997. I wonder where it stands now. This […]

#780 Jeff Buckley – Grace

Jeff Buckley‘s debut album Grace was the only album he released before his death. At the time it was released it was not successful and the critics were mixed on it. Now, it is considered one of the greatest albums of all time. Unfortunately, Buckley never knew that. I have never listened to it. Trivia: […]

#779 The Notorious B.I.G. – Ready to Die

The Notorious B.I.G. is another rapper who I have not heard and I wish I did not have to now. Ready to Die was his debut album and the only album to be released during his lifetime. As with many criminals, he was murdered. I have a problem with this type of artist. I do […]

#778 Suede – Dog Man Star

Dog Man Star is one of my favourite albums of 1994. Suede or as the are known in USA The London Suede released an album which would be called pretentious at the time by many critics. I am not sure what they were listening to because I will ruin the review now by saying, “I […]

#777 Manic Street Preachers – The Holy Bible

I wonder how many groups I skipped over because of their name. Manic Street Preachers was one of them. I have seen their albums in shops back in the 90s, but I never listened to one of them. I have never seen or heard of their third album The Holy Bible. Trivia: Lyricist and rhythm […]

#776 Massive Attack – Protection

I think Massive Attack improved greatly since their debut album to their second studio album Protection. I think this was the album that brought them into my view. I know I used to listen to it at a local bookstore that I used to shop and hangout in back in 1994. Their biggest hit from […]

#775 Hole – Live Through This

Finally an album that I was a huge fan of in 1994. Hole‘s Live Through This was one of my favourite albums of the 90s. It was released one week after lead singer Courtney Love‘s husband Kurt Cobain killed himself. The critics loved the album and it made the band into a huge success. It […]

#774 Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder – Talking Timbuktu

I feel like I am making some progress on 1001 Albums… The finish line seems closer than ever. I know I will not like Talking Timbuktu from Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder. I am not a fan of “Afrikan music” nor am I a fan of World music either. I do not know much […]