#500 The Cure – Pornography

Finally! I am at the midway point of the list. The Cure‘s Pornography is another album that I should have listened to by now. I have been a huge fan for many years and I saw them in concert. It is bizarre that I never heard this album until today. This is their fourth studio album of […]

#499 Elvis Costello and the Attractions – Imperial Bedroom

Elvis Costello and the Attractions‘ Imperial Bedroom is Costello’s seventh album. I definitely have not heard this album. I have heard Costello a little when I was young, but I was never a fan. This is his fourth album on the list of 1001 Albums You Must Hear… This book is a bit of a […]

#498 Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five – The Message

Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five is another band I have not heard their music. The Message is their debut album. Hip-hop has arrived and it sucks. The first single “She’s Fresh” does not sound fresh at all. The music sounds like crappy DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. And to be honest it […]

#497 Prince – 1999

Prince is one artist that I was a huge fan of in the 80s and 1999 was one of the greatest albums at the time. I bought the album when it came out. He was one of the most popular MTV artist of the 80s. The other ones were George Michael, Michael Jackson and Madonna; […]

#496 ABC – The Lexicon of Love

ABC‘s The Lexicon of Love is an album I have heard some of the songs on before today. They had some great songs in the 80s, but as quickly as they shot to the top in 1982, they tumbled down to the bottom by the end of the decade. They were the perfect blend of […]

#495 ABBA – The Visitors

The Visitors by Swedish power group ABBA was not an album I expected to see on this list. I actually owned it, but I do not remember listening to the whole album. ABBA in a similar fashion to Fleetwood Mac had two couples in the band, and both couples were experiencing difficulties during the recording […]

#494 Rush – Moving Pictures

Rush‘s Moving Pictures is one the albums that I have heard of and listened to quite a few times. Obviously I had a friend who was a fan, but I cannot remember which one. He or she is not important now. Progressive rock is not a genre that I love, unless all the elements come […]

#493 Tom Tom Club – Tom Tom Club

Tom Tom Club‘s husband-and-wife team Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz were part of the more popular band Talking Heads. They branched out to become a hit band of the early 80s. Their hits were mostly on the dance charts. I have never heard their self-titled debut album. Frantz and Weymouth have been married since 1977 and have […]

#492 Bobby Womack – The Poet

I do not know any of Bobby Womack‘s music. The only reason I know of his name is because it is in a Mariah Carey song. The Poet is his thirteenth album. I read a bit about his life and it definitely sucked. He married Sam Cooke’s widow three months after he died and was […]

#491 Bauhaus – Mask

Bauhaus was a band that I listened to in my youthful days. This is my type of music. They have influenced so many artists and bands throughout the years. Mask is their second album. I am surprised their first one In the Flat Field, which I owned, did not make the list. My favourite song on the […]