365 albums. the project

Listening to an album everyday sounds ridiculous right?…

The project came as an idea to help me build my musical knowledge. Me and my friends would often chuck around lists (“What would your top 5 albums be for driving in the snow?”). I was concerned about the fact that I had not heard everything that there was to hear and make a faux pas and suggest something completely wrong…

The antidote? Listen to more music.

So I set myself an ambitious target – listen to 365 albums in a year. I started this little experiment on January 20th and managed to finish on December 31st 2006.

Thanks to everyone who lent me, gave me advice on, gave me grief on the music to listen to. Post as many comments as you want.

In chronological order, the CD’s covered:

1. Iggy Pop, Rude and Nude
2. The Velvet Underground, The Very Best of
3. Fiona Apple, Extraordinary Machine
4. M.I.A, Arular
5. Jethro Tull, Aqualung
6. Nine Inch Nails, With Teeth
7. Alice Russell, My Favourite Letters
8. Ghostface Killah, Ironman
9. Ghostface Killah, Supreme Clientele
10. Gang of Four, Return the gift
11. Jimi Hendrix, Electric Ladyland
12. LCD Soundsystem, LCD Soundsystem
13. Roisin Murphy, Ruby Blue
14. DJ Format, If you Can’t Join Em, BEAT EM!
15. Destroy Rock and Roll
16. Loop Select:We Are Here
17. Anthony Hamilton, Aint Nobody Worrying
18. RJD2, Deadringer
19. Die! Die! Die! – Die! Die! Die!
20. Danger Doom, The Mouse and the Mask
21. Jimi Hendrix, Axis as Bold as Love
22. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mothers Milk
23. Goldfrapp, Supernature
24. Badmeaningood, Volume 2, Roots Manuva
25. Nick Drake, Way to Blue:An introduction to…
26. Jose Gonzales, Veneer
27. Seu Jorge, Cru
28. Ben Harper, Both Sides of the Gun
29. Sly and the Family Stone – There’s a Riot Going on
30. Anthony Hamilton, Comin From Where I’m From
31. Damien ‘Jr Gong’ Marley, Welcome to Jamrock
32. DJ Muggs vs. Gza / The Genius – Grandmasters
33. Various Artists, The Life Aquatic (with Steve Zissou) Soundtrack
34. The Streets, The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living
35. The Streets, A Grand Don’t Come For Free
36. Corrine Bailey Rae, Corrine Bailey Rae
37. Cat Power, The Greatest
38. Grandaddy, The Sophtware Slump
39. The Kills, No wow
40. The Kills, Keep on your Mean Side
41. Cat Power, Free
42. Neil Young, Unplugged
43. The Illphonics, The Illphonics EP
44. Massive Attack, Collected
45. Common, Be
46. Stevie Wonder, Innervisions
47. Mr Scruff, Trouser Jazz
48. Various Artists, Dave Chappelle’s Block Party
49. Kiss, Rock and Roll Over
50. The Shins, Chutes too Narrow
51. The Cure, Greatest Hits
52. The Specials, The Specials
53. The Specials, The Very Best of The Specials and Fun Boy Three
54. Joni Mitchell, Blue
55. Carole King, Tapestry
56. The Beat, B.P.M (Beats Per Minute)
57. The Strokes, First Impressions of Earth
58. Sly and Robbie, Meet King Tubby
59. Curtis Mayfield, A Man Like Curtis
60. Bob Marley and The Wailers, Survival
61. Red Hot Chilli Peppers, By The Way
62. Mr Scruff, Keep it Unreal
63. Various Artists, Mr Scruff presents Keep it Solid Steel
64. Rhombus, Future Reference
65. Guns ‘n’ Roses, G N’ R Lies
66. The Finn Brothers, Everyone is Here
67. Various, Studio One Classics
68. The Cure, Mixed Up
69. David Bowie, Live at the BBC, June 27th 2000
70. My Morning Jacket, Z
71. KMFDM, Nihil
72. Sebadoh, Bakesale
73. Opensouls, Kaleidoscope
74. Various Artists, Back to Mine – Underworld
75. Cornerstone Roots, Soul Revolution
76. K’s Choice, 10
77. Stereo MC’s, Radioactive
78. Gnarls Barkley, St Elsewhere
79. Tool, 10,000 Days
80. Pearl Jam, Pearl Jam
81. Dinosaur JR, Green Mind
82. Common, Like Water For Chocolate
83. Erykah Badu, Worldwide Underground
84. Kings of Leon, Aha Shake Heartbreak
85. Dusty Springfield, Dusty in Memphis
86. Various, The Harder They Come
87. Led Zeppelin, IV (Zoso)
88. Otis Redding, Otis Blue
89. Black Grass, Black Grass
90. Love, Forever Changes
91. Various Artists, Badmeaningood – Peanut Butter Wolf
92. Modest Mouse, Good News For People Who Love Bad News
93. The Phoenix Foundation, Pegasus
94. Anthony Hamilton, Soullife
95. Underworld, 1992-2002
96. Various Artists, Studio One Rockers
97. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stadium Arcadium
98. Parliament, Tear The Roof Off 1974-1980
99. Jimi Hendrix, Are you Experienced?
100. Guns N’ Roses, Use Your Illusion 1
101. Guns N’ Roses, Use Your Illusion 2
102. Peter Frampton, Comes Alive
103. The Beach Boys, Pet Sounds
104. The Doors, The Doors
105. The Shins, On, Inverted World!
106. Coldcut, Sound Mirrors
107. The Stone Roses, The Stone Roses
108. Johnny Cash, Ring Of Fire – The Best of Johnny Cash
109. Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisted
110. Bob Dylan, Nashville Skyline
111. Sugarhill Gang, Rappers Delight
112. Various Artists : Loop -The Green Room: Hope
113. Luke Buda, Special Suprise
114. Primal Scream. Screamadelica
115. Keane, Hopes and Fears
116. Jimi Hendrix, Blues
117. Sex Pistols, Never Mind The Bollocks…Here’s the
118. Smog, Wild Love
119. Kings of Leon, Youth and Young Manhood
120. Neil Young, Rust Never Sleeps
121. Bob Dylan, Blood on the tracks
122. The Music, The Music
123. David Bowie, The Man Who Sold the World
124. Al Green, Simply Beautiful:The Best of
125. Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon
126. And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
127. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
128. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Show Your Bones
129. Peeping Tom, Peeping Tom
130. Cream, Disraeli Gears
131. The Libertines, Up the Bracket
132. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Fever to Tell
133. Mos Def, The New Danger
134. Thom Yorke, The Eraser
135. Ladytron, Witching Hour
136. Tom Vek, We Have Sound
137. Sonic Youth, Rather Ripped
138. U2, The Joshua Tree
139. Neil Young, After the Gold Rush
140. Richard Ashcroft, Keys to the World
141. Bjork, Greatest Hits
142. Recloose, Cariology
143. Sufjan Stevens, Illinois
144. The Beatles, Revolver
145. Billy Joel, Glass Houses
146. Jurassic 5, Feedback
147. Steely Dan, Aja
148. Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Sol-Fa
149. Ghostface Killah, Fishscale
150. LL Cool J – Radio
151. Death Cab For Cutie, Transatlanticism
152. Sean Paul, The Trinity
153. Nas, illmatic
154. Fischerspooner, #1
155. David Bowie, Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (Live)
156. Soul Coughing, Ruby Vroom
157. 3rd Bass, The Cactus Album
158. Angie Stone, Mahongany Soul
159. Dream Theatre, Awake
160. And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Source Tags & Codes
161. The Arcade Fire, Funeral
162. James Brown, Live at the Apollo (1967)
163. Sonic Youth, Dirty
164. The Raconteurs, Broker Boy Soldiers
165. Various Artists, Soul Fire, An Introduction to Lee Scratch Perry
166. Korn, Greatest Hits Vol 1
167. The Distillers, Coral Fang
168. Blondie, Greatest Hits, Sound and Vision
169. TV On The Radio, Return to Cookie Mountain
170. Nick Drake, Five Leaves Left
171. The Rolling Stones, Exile On Main St
172. Outkast, Idlewild
173. Kooks, Inside In / Outside Out
174. Johnny Cash, American V – A Hundred Highways
175. Common, Electric Circus
176. SJD, Southern Lights (Pic’n'mix edition)
177. KT Tunstall, Eye to the Telescope
178. Shapeshifter, Soulstice
179. The Roots, Game Theory
180. Miles Davis, Kind of Blue
181. Elliot Smith, Figure 8
182. Pharrell, In My Mind
183. Bic Runga, Birds
184. Tosca, Suzuki
185. Keane, Under The Iron Sea
186. Weezer, Live at Nippon Budokan
187. Smashing Pumpkins, Machina, The Machines of God
188. Panic! At The Disco, A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out
189. Omar Rodriquez-Lopez, A Manual Dexterity Soundtrack
190. Neil Young, Tonight’s the Night
191. Michael Franti and Spearhead, YellFire!
192. Peter Gabriel, 4
193. Michael Jackson, Thriller
194. The Beatles, Let It Be…Naked
195. Arctic Monkeys, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
196. Lenny Kravitz, Greatest Hits
197. Bad Brains, Banned in D.C
198. The Black Seeds, Into The Dojo
199. Beck, Guerolito
200. Sufjan Stevens, The Avalanche
201. Patti Smith, Horses
202. Paul Simon, Negotiations and Love Songs
203. Easy Star All Stars, Radiodread
204. Aphex Twin, WindowLicker EP
205. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Yeah Yeah Yeahs (EP)
206. Bruce Springstein, Nebraska
207. The Beatles, Rubber Soul
208. Razorlight, Up All Night
209. Steely Dan, Showbiz Kids – The Steely Dan Story
210. Easy Star All Stars, Dub Side Of The Moon
211. Various Artists, Loop Presents : The Green Room 002: Wahine
212. Various Artists, Loop Presents : The Green Room 005: Whanau
213. Queen, A Night At The Opera
214. Muse, Black Holes and Revelations
215. Various Artists, The Rough Guide To Brazilian Electronica
216. DangerDoom, Occult Hymn
217. My Chemical Romance, Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge
218. Paul McCartney and Wings, Band on The Run
219. Turin Brakes, Ether Song
220. Dizzy Gillespie, Cool Breeze
221. The Mint Chicks, Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!
222. The Fray, How To Save A Life
223. Curtis Mayfield, Give It Up
224. Nada Surf, The Weight Is A Gift
225. Johnny Cash, At Folsom Prision
226. Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Armed Forces
227. Beth Orton,Trailer Park
228. Mott the Hoople, Greatest Hits
229. Don McLashan, Warm Hand
230. Dinosaur Jr, Your Living All Over Me
231. The Eagles Of Death Metal, Peace, Love, Death Metal
232. The White Stripes, The White Stripes
233. Moloko, Do You Like My Tight Sweater?
234. John Mayall with Eric Clapton, Bluesbreakers
235. Daft Punk, Discovery
236. Kid Loco, Kill Your Darlings
237. Roxy Music, For Your Pleasure
238. Sly and The Family Stone, The Essential
239. TV On the Radio, Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
240. Pavement, Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
241. Bright Eyes, I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
242. Rodriguez, Cold Fact
243. Elvis Costello and the Imposters, The Delivery Man
244. Neil Young, Harvest Moon
245. The Band, The Band
246. Air, Moon Safari
247. Frank Black and The Catholics, Pistolero
248. Johnny Cash, American IV: The Man Comes Around
249. The Brunettes, Holding Hands, Feeding Ducks
250. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, B.R.M.C
251. Air, Talkie Walkie
252. Gramsci, Object
253. Matisyahu, Youth
254. Turin Brakes, The Optimist LP
255. Salmonella Dub, Remixes and Radio Cuts
256. Deva Mahal, Live At Hope Bros.
257. R.E.M, In Time 1988-2003 The Best of
258. Chemical Brothers, Push The Button
259. LCD Soundsystem, 45:33
260. De La Soul, The Impossible Misson
261. Foo Fighters, Skin And Bones
262. Beck, The Information
263. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Deja Vu
264. Simply Red, Picture Book
265. Gotan Project, La Revancha del Tango
266. Neil Young, Praire Wind
267. Belle and Sebastian, Dear Catastrophe Watress
268. Queens of The Stone Age, Rated R
269. …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead, So Divided
270. Loose Fur, Born Again In the USA
271. Billy Bragg and Wilco, Mermaid Avenue
272. Goldfrapp, Felt Mountain
273. The Black Keys, Rubber Factory
274. Electric Six, Switzerland
275. Jay-Z, Kingdom Come
276. Joy Division, Substance (1977-1980)
277. Nine Inch Nails, Pretty Hate Machine
278. Elbow, Cast of Thousands
279. The Tea Party, The Edges Of Twilight
280. The Postal Service, Give Up
281. John Lennon, Imagine
282. Goldfrapp, We Are Glitter
283. Prince, Around The World In A Day
284. Death Cab For Cutie, We Have The Facts and We’re Voting Yes.
285. Peanut Butter Wolf, My Vinyl Weighs A Ton
286. Phoenix, It’s Never Been Like That
287. Phantom Planet, The Guest
288. Audioslave, Revelations
289. Bright Eyes, Digital Ash In A Digital Urn
290. Steve Earle, The Revolution Starts…Now
291. Of Montreal, The Sunlandic Twins
292. Joy Division, Closer
293. R.L Burnside, Burnside on Burnside
294. And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, The Secret Of Elena’s Tomb (EP)
295. The Mars Volta, Amputechture
296. The Velvet Underground and Nico
297. Mogwai, Happy Music For Happy People
298. Bob Dylan, Blonde on Blonde
299. Dream Theatre, Falling Into Infinity
300. The Clean, A Compilation
301. The Cardigans, Super Extra Gravity
302. The Tea Party, Splender Solis
303. Johnny Cash, American Reordings
304. Nick Cave, Murder Ballads
305. Goldenhorse, Out of the Moon
306. Diana Ross. Early Classics
307. Tom Petty, Highway Companion
308. Bob Dylan, No Direction Home
309. Ryan Adams, 29
310. DJ Shadow, The Outsider
311. Nick Cave, Let Love In
312. Samuel Flynn Scott, The Hunt Brings Us Life
313. Roxy Music, Roxy Music
314. Bruce Springsteen, The Seeger Sessions
315. Ultravox, Ultravox!
316. Snow Patrol, Final Straw
317. Genesis, The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
318. Suede, A New Morning
319. Robert Wyatt, Cuckooland
320. Gomez, Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline
321. Kid Loco, DJ Kicks
322. Deftones, Saturday Night Wrist
323. Mogwai, Come On Die Young
324. Dimmer, There My Dear
325. Snow Patrol, Eyes Open
326. Prefab Sprout, From Langley Park To Memphis
327. Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros, Streetcore
328. Belle And Sebastian, The Blues Are Still Blues
329. Datarock, Datarock Datarock
330. The Police, Reggatta De Blanc
331. John Mayer, Continuum
332. Odessa, Oak Park Avenue
333. Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Imperial Bedroom
334. Tapes ‘n Tapes, The Loon
335. Les Savy Fav, Inches
336. Of Montreal, Satanic Panic In The Attic
337. The Datsuns, Smoke and Mirrors
338. Wolf Parade, Apologies To The Queen Mary
339. VHS or Beta, Night on Fire
340. The One A.M Radio, A Name Writ In Water
341. The Coup, Pick A Bigger Weapon
342. Swearing At Motorists, When Last Night Becomes This Morning
343. Sage Francis, A Healthy Distrust
344. Poison, The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock
345. The Rapture, Pieces of the People We Love
346. King Geedorah, Take Me To Your Leader
347. CSS, Cansei De Ser Sexy
348. Lupe Fiasco, Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor
349. The Waterboys, Universal Hall
350. Paul Weller, Heavy Soul
351. G Love and Special Sauce, Best of
352. GIllan Welch, Soul Journey
353. The Beatles, Love (2006)
354. The Black Keys, ChulaHouma
355. Blur, Think Tank
356. The Black Keys, The Big Come Up
357. The Walkmen, Everyone Who Pretended To Like Me Has Gone
358. Faces, Five Guys Walk Into a Bar
359. Death Cab For Cutie, The Photo Album
360. The Walkmen, A Hundred Miles Off
361. Elbow, Leaders of the Free World
362. Gomez, How We Operate
363. Starsailor, Silence Is Easy
364. Neil Young, Mirrorball
365. The Black Keys, Magic Potion