A few years ago, I saw a meme on Facebook that looked something like this.
I knew that, for me, this would be a huge list, but I thought that this would make a fun project. Move my way chronologically through the history of music and re-listen to things I like, and see how many of them I felt the need to skip a track. Right now I can say that the 20th century is done (although, I’ve got some live albums and greatest hits albums to think about including, and in the last year I kind of stalled out around 2008. I have a lot of listening to do.
1940.07.xx – Woody Guthrie – Dust Bowl Ballads
1941.xx.xx – The Almanac Singers – Talking Union
1944.12-xx – Josh White – Strange Fruit: Songs By Josh White
1946.09.xx – Josh White – Ballads And Blues
1947.06.xx – Billie Holiday – Billie Holiday
1949.xx.xx – Ruth Wallis – Holiday Party
1949.06.xx – The King Cole Trio – The King Cole Trio, Volume 4
1956.10.xx – Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald – Ella And Louis
1957.10.11 – Johnny Cash – Johnny Cash With His Hot And Blue Guitar!
1957.10.xx – Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald – Ella And Louis Again
1959.10.xx – Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um
1959.08.17 – Miles Davis – Kind Of Blue
1960.03.xx – Charles Mingus – Blues & Roots
1960.04.xx – Wes Montgomery – The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery
1961.xx.xx – Wes Montgomery – SO Much Guitar!
1963.05.xx – James Brown – Live At The Apollo
1963.12.13 – Etta James – Etta James Rocks The House
1965.02.22 – Johnny Cash – Orange Blossom Special
1966.06.27 – The Mothers Of Invention – Freak Out!
1966.10.17 – 13th Floor Elevators – The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators
1967.03.xx – The Velvet Underground & Nico – The Velvet Underground & Nico
1967.05.12 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced
1967.08.xx – Albert King – Born Under A Bad Sign
1967.11.xx – The Box Tops – The Letter/Neon Rainbow
1967.11.xx – The Chambers Brothers – The Time Has Come
1967.12.01 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Axis: Bold As Love
1968.xx.xx – Taj Mahal – Taj Mahal
1968.05.06 – Johnny Cash – Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison
1968.10.05 – Muddy Waters – Electric Mud
1968.11.12 – Neil Young – Neil Young
1968.11.22 – The Beatles – The Beatles
1969.05.xx – The Meters – The Meters
1969.05.03 – Sly and the Family Stone – Stand!
1969.05.14 – Neil Young – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
1969.07.30 – Miles Davis – In A Silent Way
1969.12.xx – The Meters – Look-Ka Py Py
1970 – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Cosmo’s Factory
1970 – Curtis Mayfield – Curtis (+Bonus Material)
1970 – Jimi Hendrix – Band Of Gypsies
1970 – The Meters – Struttin’
1970 – Neil Young – After The Gold Rush
1971 – Blowfly – The Weird World Of Blowfly
1971 – Curtis Mayfield – Live
1971 – Curtis Mayfield – Roots
1971 – Funkadelic – Maggot Brain
1971 – Marvin Gaye – What’s Goin’ On
1972 – Big Star – #1 Record
1972 – Bill Withers – Still Bill
1972 – Curtis Mayfield – Superfly
1972 – David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust (+Bonus Material)
1972 – Various Artists – The Harder They Come (Original Soundtrack Recording)
1973 – Montrose – Montrose
1973 – The Wailers – Burnin’
1973 – The Wailers – Catch A Fire
1973 – Stevie Wonder – Innervisions
1973 – Tom Waits – Closing Time
1974 – Kiss – Kiss
1975 – Tom Waits – Nighthawks At The Diner
1976 – AC/DC – High Voltage
1976 – Thin Lizzy – Jailbreak
1977 – Bob Marley & The Wailers – Exodus
1977 – The Clash – The Clash
1977 – Eddie Hazel – Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs
1977 – Iggy Pop – Lust For Life
1977 – Television – Marquee Moon (+Bonus Material)
1978 – The Clash – Give ‘Em Enough Rope
1978 – The Police – Outlandos d’Amour
1978 – Rolling Stones – Some Girls
1979 – The Clash – London Calling
1979 – Gang Of Four – Entertainment
1979 – Joe Jackson – Look Sharp!
1979 – The Police – Reggatta De Blanc
1979 – Talking Heads – Fear Of Music
1979 – ZZ Top – Deguello
1980 – Defunkt – Defunkt
1980 – Dire Straits – Making Movies
1980 – Roky Erickson – I Think Of Demons
1980 – U2 – Boy
1981 – Roky Erickson – The Evil One
1982 – Bad Brains – Bad Brains
1982 – Joe Jackson – Night And Day
1983 – U2 – War
1984 – Meat Puppets – Meat Puppets II
1984 – Minutemen – Double Nickels On The Dime
1984 – U2 – The Unforgettable Fire
1985 – Faith No More – We Care A Lot
1985 – Fishbone – Fishbone (EP)
1986 – Concrete Blonde – Concrete Blonde
1986 – fIREHOSE – Ragin’ Full On
1986 – Fishbone – In Your Face
1986 – Roky Erickson – Don’t Slander Me
1986 – Roky Erickson – Gremlins Have Pictures
1986 – Run-D.M.C. – Raising Hell
1986 – Treat Her Right – Treat Her Right
1987 – Boogie Down Productions – Criminal Minded
1987 – Faith No More – Introduce Yourself
1987 – fIREHOSE – if’n
1987 – Jane’s Addiction – Jane’s Addiction
1987 – Public Enemy – Yo! Bum Rush The Show
1987 – Roky Erickson – Casting The Runes
1988 – Fishbone – Truth And Soul
1988 – Jane’s Addiction – Nothing’s Shocking
1988 – Living Colour – Vivid
1988 – Public Enemy – It Takes A Nation Of Millions
1988 – U2 – Rattle And Hum
1989 – Beastie Boys – Paul’s Boutique
1989 – Boogie Down Productions – Ghetto Music
1989 – Concrete Blonde – Free
1989 – Dos – Uno Con Dos
1989 – Faith No More – The Real Thing
1989 – Fugazi – 13 Songs
1989 – Nine Inch Nails – Pretty Hate Machine
1989 – Nirvana – Bleach
1989 – Pixies – Doolittle
1989 – The Red Hot Chili Peppers -Mother’s Milk
1989 – Treat Her Right – Tied To The Tracks
1989 – Urban Dance Squad-Mental Floss For The Globe
1990 – Bad Brains – The Youth Are Getting Restless
1990 – Black Crowes – Shake Your Moneymaker
1990 – Concrete Blonde – Bloodletting
1990 – Fugazi – 3 Songs (EP)
1990 – Fugazi – Repeater
1990 – Jane’s Addiction – Ritual de lo Habitual
1990 – John Zorn – Naked City
1990 – King’s X – Faith Hope Love
1990 – Living Colour – Time’s Up
1990 – MC 900ft. Jesus – Hell With The Lid Off
1990 – Various Artists – Pump Up The Volume (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1990 – Pegboy – Three Chord Monte (EP)
1990 – Primus – Frizzle Fry
1990 – Soundgarden – Hands All Over (EP)
1990 – Soundgarden – Screaming Life/Fopp
1990 – Toad The Wet Sprocket – Pale
1991 – Big Audio Dynamite II – The Globe
1991 – Boogie Down Productions – Live Hardcore Worldwide
1991 – Faith No More – You Fat Bastards: Live At The Brixton Academy
1991 – fIREHOSE – Flyin’ The Flannel
1991 – Fishbone – The Reality of My Surroundings
1991 – Fugazi – Steady Diet Of Nothing
1991 – Jesus Jones – Doubt
1991 – Jesus Lizard – Goat
1991 – Material – Third Power
1991 – Matthew Sweet – Girlfriend
1991 – MC900 ft. Jesus – Welcome To My Dream
1991 – Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – God Fodder
1991 – Negativland – Guns (EP)
1991 – Negativland – U2 (EP)
1991 – Nirvana – Hormoaning (EP)
1991 – Nirvana – Nevermind
1991 – Nomeansno – 0+2=1
1991 – Pegboy – Strong Reaction
1991 – Primus – Sailing The Seas Of Cheese
1991 – The Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik
1991 – Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger
1991 – Soundgarden – Satanoscillatemymetallicsonatas (EP)
1991 – Stevie Ray Vaughan – The Sky Is Crying
1991 – Temple Of The Dog – Temple Of The Dog
1991 – Toad The Wet Sprocket – Fear
1991 – U2 – Achtung Baby
1992 – Arrested Development – 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days In The Life Of
1992 – Basehead – Play With Toys
1992 – Beastie Boys – Check Your Head
1992 – Ben Harper and Tom Freund – Pleasure and Pain
1992 – Black Crowes – The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion
1992 – Blue Meanies – Peace Love Groove
1992 – Chris Connelly – Phenobarb Bambalam
1992 – Concrete Blonde – Walking In London
1992 – Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy – Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
1992 – Faith No More – Angel Dust
1992 – Helmet – Meantime
1992 – Morphine – Good
1992 – Neil Young – Harvest Moon
1992 – Paul Weller – Paul Weller
1992 – Pavement – Slanted And Enchanted
1992 – Poi Dog Pondering – Volo Volo
1992 – Polygon Window – Surfing On Sine Waves
1992 – Rage Against The Machine – Rage Against The Machine
1992 – Rollins Band – End Of Silence
1992 – Sonic Youth – Dirty
1992 – Suzanne Vega – 99.9F
1992 – Various Artists – Singles (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1992 – Various Artists – Weird Nightmare: Meditations On Mingus
1993 – Bad Brains – Rise
1993 – Big Chief – Mack Avenue Skullgame
1993 – Certain Distant Suns – Dog Rocket (EP)
1993 – Charlie Hunter Trio – Charlie Hunter Trio
1993 – Concrete Blonde – Mexican Moon
1993 – Cypress Hill – Black Sunday
1993 – fIREHOSE – Mr. Machinery Operator
1993 – Fishbone – Give a Monkey A Brain And He’ll Swear He’s The Center Of The Universe
1993 – Flaming Lips – Transmissions From The Satellite Heart
1993 – Fugazi – In On The Killtaker
1993 – KRS-ONE – Return Of The Boom Bap
1993 – Lenny Kravitz – Are You Gonna Go My Way
1993 – Living Colour – Stain (+Bonus Material)
1993 – Matthew Sweet – Altered Beast
1993 – Me’Shell N’degeocello – Plantation Lullabies
1993 – Morphine – Cure For Pain
1993 – Neil Young – MTV Unplugged
1993 – Nicky Skopelitis – Ekstasis
1993 – Nirvana – In Utero
1993 – Paul Weller – Wild Wood
1993 – PJ Harvey – Rid Of Me
1993 – Tool – Undertow
1993 – Urge Overkill – Saturation
1993 – William S. Burroughs & The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy – Spare Ass Annie
1994 – Arrested Development – Zingalamaduni
1994 – B.Y.O.B. – B.Y.O.B.
1994 – The Backbeat Band – Backbeat (Songs From The Original Motion Picture)
1994 – Ben Harper – Welcome To The Cruel World
1994 – The Black Crowes – Amorica
1994 – Buckshot LeFonque – Buckshot LeFonque
1994 – Captain Howdy – Tattoo Of Blood
1994 – Certain Distant Suns – Happy On The Inside
1994 – Concrete Blonde – Still In Hollywood
1994 – G. Love and Special Sauce – G. Love and Special Sauce
1994 – Gil Scott-Heron – Minister Of Information
1994 – Gil Scott-Heron – Spirits
1994 – Jeff Buckley – Grace (+Bonus Material)
1994 – The Jesus Lizard – Show
1994 – The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Orange
1994 – Luscious Jackson – Natural Ingredients
1994 – Nirvana – Unplugged
1994 – Portishead – Dummy
1994 – Public Enemy – Muse-Sick-N-Hour Mess Age
1994 – Shellac – At Action Park
1994 – Sonic Youth – Experimental, Jet Set
1994 – Spearhead – Home
1995 – 5ive Style – 5ive Style
1995 – 9 Lazy 9 – The Herb
1995 – Ben Harper – Fight For Your Mind
1995 – Boogie Shoes – Greatest Hits – Vol. 1
1995 – Charlie Hunter Trio – Bing, Bing, Bing!
1995 – Citizen King – Brown Bag LP
1995 – Faith No More – King For A Day, Fool For A Lifetime
1995 – Fig Dish – That’s What Love Songs Often Do
1995 – The Flaming Lips – Clouds Taste Metallic
1995 – Hayden – Everything I Long For (Outpost Version)
1995 – KRS-ONE – KRS-ONE
1995 – Local H – Ham Fisted
1995 – Money Mark – Mark’s Keyboard Repair Shop
1995 – Morphine – Yes
1995 – PJ Harvey – To Bring You My Love
1995 – Poi Dog Pondering – Pomegranate
1995 – Roky Erickson – All That May Do My Rhyme
1995 – Ruby – Salt Peter
1995 – Six Finger Satellite – Severe Exposure
1995 – Squirrel Nut Zippers – The Inevitable
1995 – T.J. Kirk – T.J. Kirk
1995 – Wilco – A.M.
1996 – Ambersunshower – Walter T. Smith
1996 – Beck – Odelay
1996 – Bill Laswell – Oscillations
1996 – Chuck D – The Autobiography Of Mistachuck
1996 – DJ Shadow – Endtroducing…
1996 – Dr. Octagon – Dr. Octagonecologyst
1996 – Dub Narcotic Sound System – Boot Party
1996 – Firewater – Get Off The Cross, We Need The Wood For The Fire
1996 – Galactic – Coolin’ Off
1996 – George Clinton – T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.
1996 – Hayden – Moving Careful (EP)
1996 – The Jesus Lizard – Shot
1996 – Liquid Soul – Liquid Soul
1996 – Local H – As Good As Dead
1996 – Make-Up – Destination Love: Live At Cold Rice
1996 – Man Or Astro-Man? – Experiment Zero
1996 – Medeski, Martin & Wood – Shack-Man
1996 – Me’Shell Ndegéocello – Peace Beyond Passion
1996 – Thornetta Davis – Sunday Morning Music
1996 – Tortoise – Millions Now Living Will Never Die
1996 – Triplefastaction – Broadcaster
1996 – Vernon Reid – Mistaken Identity
1996 – Wesley Willis Fiasco – Spookydisharmoniousconflicthellride
1996 – Wilco – Being There
1997 – Ben Folds Five – Whatever And Ever (+Bonus Material)
1997 – Ben Harper – The Will To Live
1997 – Bill Laswell – Dreams Of Freedom (Ambient Translations Of Bob Marley In Dub)
1997 – Buckshot LeFonque – Music Evolution
1997 – Cash Money – Brokwn Hearts And Broken Wills
1997 – Chemical Brothers-Dig Your Own Hole
1997 – Dave Grohl – Touch (Soundtrack)
1997 – David Bowie – Earthling
1997 – David Ryan Harris – David Ryan Harris
1997 – Eleventh Dream Day – Eighth
1997 – Faith No More – Album Of The Year
1997 – Fareed Haque-Deja Vu
1997 – Fig Dish – When Shove Goes Back To Push
1997 – G. Love And Special Sauce – Yeah It’s That Easy
1997 – Helmet – Aftertaste
1997 – Jurassic 5 – Jurassic 5
1997 – Morphine – Like Swimming
1997 – Paul Weller – Heavy Soul
1997 – The Sea And Cake – The Fawn
1997 – Southern Culture On The Skids – Plastic Seat Sweat
1997 – Spearhead – Chocolate Super Highway
1997 – Triplefastaction – Cattlemen Don’t
1998 – Beck – Mutations
1998 – Bill Laswell – Panthalassa: The Music Of Miles Davis (1969-1974)
1998 – Billy Bragg & Wilco – Mermaid Avenue
1988 – Charlie Hunter & Pound For Pound – Return Of The Candyman
1998 – Dan The Automator – Bombay The Hard Way
1998 – Firewater – Ponzi Scheme
1998 – Galactic – Crazyhorse Mongoose
1998 – Hayden – The Closer I Get
1998 – Jeff Buckley – Sketches (For My Sweetheart The Drunk)
1998 – The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Acme
1998 – Lucinda Williams – Car Wheels On a Gravel Road
1998 – Money Mark – Push The Button
1998 – Ozomatli – Ozomatli
1998 – Portishead – PNYC
1998 – R.L. Burnside – Come On In
1998 – Tom Freund – North American Long Weekend
1998 – Various Artists – The Big Lebowski (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1999 – 5ive Style – Miniature Portraits
1999 – Beck – Midnite Vultures
1999 – Charlie Hunter & Leon Parker – Duo
1999 – Eminem – The Slim Shady LP
1999 – The Flaming Lips – The Soft Bulletin
1999 – Long Beach Dub All Stars – Right Back
1999 – Lyle Lovett – Live In Texas
1999 – Me’Shell Ndegéocello – Bitter
1999 – Miles Davis & Bill Laswell – Panthalassa: The Remixes
1999 – Mingus Big Band – Blues And Politics
1999 – Poi Dog Pondering – Natural Thing
1999 – Tom Waits – Mule Variations
1999 – The White Stripes – The White Stripes
1999 – Wilco – Summerteeth
2000 – Fishbone – The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerx
2000 – Galactic – Late For The Future
2000 – The Jayhawks – Smile
2000 – Jurassic 5 – Quality Control
2000 – Morphine – The Night
2000 – Neil Young – Silver & Gold
2000 – R. L. Burnside – Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down
2000 – Sinéad O’Connor – Faith And Courage
2000 – Slobberbone – Everything You Thought Was Right Was Wrong Today
2000 – Thievery Corporation – The Mirror Conspiracy
2000 – Tracy Chapman – Telling Stories
2000 – Various Artists – O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Music From The Motion Picture)
2000 – Various Artists – ‘Til We Outnumber Em (The Songs Of Woody Guthrie)
2001 – Action Figure Party – ST
2001 – Brand New Immortals – Tragic Show
2001 – Charlie Hunter Quartet – Songs From The Analog Playground
2001 – Coup – Party Music
2001 – The Damnwells – The Damnwells (EP)
2001 – Femi Kuti – Fight To Win
2001 – Firewater – Psychopharmacology
2001 – G. Love & Special Sauce – Electric Mile
2001 – Gorillaz – Gorillaz (DLX)
2001 – India.Arie – Acoustic Soul
2001 – Jack Johnson – Brushfire Fairytales
2001 – John Frusciante – To Record Only Water For Ten Days
2001 – Lovage – Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By
2001 – Manu Chao – Próxima Estación… Esperanza
2001 – Ruby – Short-Staffed At The Gene Pool
2001 – Ryan Adams – Gold (DLX)
2001 – Spearhead – Stay Human (- Radio Segments)
2001 – Tim Easton – The Truth About Us
2001 – The White Stripes – White Blood Cells
2002 – Aimee Mann – Lost In Space
2002 – Audioslave – Audioslave
2002 – Badly Drawn Boy – About A Boy
2002 – Beck – Sea Change
2002 – Cinematic Orchestra – Every Day
2002 – The Damnwells – pmr +1 (EP)
2002 – DJ Shadow – The Private Press
2002 – Elvis Costello – When I Was Cruel
2002 – Eyes Adrift – Eyes Adrift
2002 – Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
2002 – John Forte – I, John
2002 – J. Davis Trio – The New No. 2
2002 – Notwist – Neon Golden
2002 – Ryan Adams – Demolition
2002 – Steve Earle – Jerusalem
2002 – Thievery Corporation – The Richest Man in Babylon
2002 – Various Artists – Electric Lotus
2002 – Various Artists – Verve: Remixed
2002 – Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
2003 – Anti-Pop Consortium vs. Matthew Shipp
2003 – Ben Harper – Diamonds On The Inside
2003 – The Black Keys – Thickfreakness
2003 – Charlie Hunter – Right Now Move
2003 – Cinematic Orchestra – The Man With A Movie Camera
2003 – The Damnwells – Bastards Of The Beat
2003 – Derek Trucks – Soul Serenade
2003 – Jayhawks – Rainy Day Music
2003 – Joe Strummer – Streetcore
2003 – Kleptones – Yoshimi Battles The Hip-Hop Robots
2003 – Loose Fur – Loose Fur
2003 – Me’Shell N’degeocello – Comfort Woman
2003 – Ryan Adams – Rock ‘n Roll
2003 – The Sun – Love & Death (EP)
2004 – Antibalas – Who Is This America?
2004 – Beans – Now Soon Someday
2004 – Black Keys – Rubber Factory
2004 – Citizen Cope – The Clarence Greenwood Recordings
2004 – Modest Mouse – Good News For People That Love Bad News
2004 – Steve Earle – The Revolution Starts…Now
2004 – The Sun – Did Your Mother Tell You?
2004 – Wilco – A Ghost Is Born
2004 – William Shatner – Has Been
2005 – Backyard Tire Fire – Bar Room Semantics
2005 – Beck – Guero
2005 – Beck – Hell Yes (EP)
2005 – Ben Folds – Songs For Silverman
2005 – The Black Angels – The Black Angels (EP)
2005 – The Damnwells-There’s No One Left In Brooklyn But You
2005 – Lemon Jelly – ’64-’95
2005 – Nine Inch Nails – With Teeth
2005 – The Sun – Blame It On The Youth
2005 – Thievery Corporation – The Cosmic Game
2006 – Arctic Monkeys-Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
2006 – The Black Angels – Passover
2006 – Calexico – Garden Ruin
2006 – The Coup – Pick A Bigger Weapon
2006 – Damnwells – Air Stereo
2006 – Gnarls Barkley – St Elsewhere
2006 – Gomez – How We Operate
2006 – Loose Fur – Born Again In The USA
2006 – Mates Of State – Bring It Back
2006 – Matisyahu – Youth (+ some bonus tracks)
2006 – Peeping Tom – ST
2006 – Spearhead – Yell Fire!
2008 – The Black Angels – Exit (EP)