all three are good.the reason they are a great band is multiple top albums. vs is another absolute gem.
but seriously 10. it made the band. its a massive massive rock album. arguably as important as nevermind.
its subjective. I just dont understand the argument.
Have a read of rs in terms of its readership and the regard for the album.
1990: The Chills - Submarine Bells , probably in my Tope 5 most listened to albums of all time
1991 : Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque
1992 : Kitchens of Distinction - The Death of Cool , one of the great unheralded guitarists in Julian Swales. All of their albums are well worth a listen esp. if you like the idea of gene splicing The Smiths with Ride.
1993: The Auteurs - New Wave , Luke Haines seems like an arrogant twat but he can write some beautiful baroque pop mixed with, as the title says, the best of new wave.
1994: Jeff Buckley - Grace , an era defining album. It spawned many pale imitators (Cordrazine, Geneva…) but it easy to forget how unique this sounded when it first hit in 1994.
1995: Radiohead - The Bends, I still prefer this over OK Computer but both are amazing.
1996: Weezer - Pinkerton .
1997: Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One. They released and continue to release gem after gem and this is simply another. Can be hit or miss though live thanks to their unfortunate propensity to jam which is always more fun to do then to listen to.
1998: Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, My second favorite in this list a near faultless vision of an album. Jeff Magnum must have decided that as well and simply downed tools after it’s release, the ultimate mic drop.
1999:Built to Spill - Keep It Like a Secret. If guitars float your boat you have to have some Built to Spill in your collection and this, Live or Perfect From Know On are great places to start.
Again tough list to build and look forward to checking out some of those that are unfamiliar on others rankings.
I Kicked a Boy is just a fantastic track and there are plenty of others on that album. Great pick!
Love a lot of what you listed here. This exercise got me a thinking though. I teach high school kids for a living and can tell you they are rapidly losing all conceptual understanding of what an album actually is, it’s the era now of the playlist.
Are we ready to do the 2000’s yet?
Despite all the naysaying in this thread, the first half of the 2000’s is pretty damn good, I’d say better than the last half of the 90’s.
It does get pretty slim after 2005 though, but still makes for some difficult choices, even if the quality isn’t the same.
1990: Europe - The Final Countdown/Top Gun Soundtrack - couldn’t split them
1991: Europe - The Final Countdown/Top Gun Soundtrack - couldn’t split them
1992: Europe - The Final Countdown/Top Gun Soundtrack - couldn’t split them
1993: Europe - The Final Countdown/Top Gun Soundtrack - couldn’t split them
1994: Europe - The Final Countdown/Top Gun Soundtrack - couldn’t split them
1995: Europe - The Final Countdown/Top Gun Soundtrack - couldn’t split them
1996: Europe - The Final Countdown/Top Gun Soundtrack - couldn’t split them
1997: Europe - The Final Countdown/Top Gun Soundtrack - couldn’t split them
1998: Europe - The Final Countdown/Top Gun Soundtrack - couldn’t split them
1999: Europe - The Final Countdown/Top Gun Soundtrack - couldn’t split them
That’s old-school Mink level surreal.
I have them on vinyl. I just look at them now. Look and remember.
This is like those short stories in ten words or less…
Are you saying you only had two albums to listen to for thirteen years?
Many albums but listened to, only two. Sadness ensues. Mournful wail. I must depart. Do not reply.
Did they release the same album each year for a decade? Or am l doing this wrong?
They did. What a time to be alive.
Edit: I will also be quiet now. There are some great memories in this thread.
Damn! Again, an even harder list than the '00s IMO, still went with a different artist/band…
1990 Ride - Nowhere
1991 Primal Scream - Screamadelica
1992 The Stone Roses - Turns Into Stone (for Fools Gold alone)
1993 Slowdive - Souvlaki
1994 Weezer - The Blue Album
1995 You Am I - Hi Fi Way
1996 The Lemonheads - Car Button Cloth
1997 Oasis - Be Here Now
1998 The Living End - s/t
1999 The Charlatans - Us And Us Only
90 - Megadeth - Rust in Peace
91 - Pearl Jam - Ten
92 - Pantera- Vulgar Display of Power
93 - Pearl Jam - Vs.
94 - Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies
95 - Faith No More - King for a Day
96 - Tool - Aenema
97 - Incubus - S.C.I.E.N.C.E
98 - Fear Factory - Obsolete
99 - Rage Against The Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles
1990 Megadeth - Rust in Peace
1991 Sepultura - Arise
1992 Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
1993 Carcass - Heartwork
1994 Allegiance- d.e.s.t.i.t.u.t.i.o.n
1995 Cathedral - The Carnival Bizarre
1996 Amorphis - Elegy
1997 Bruce Dickinson - Accident of Birth
1998 The Haunted - The Haunted
1999 Immortal - At the Heart of Winter
1990: The La’s - The La’s
Mazzy Star - She Hangs Brightly
1991: Prince - Diamonds and Pearls
Guns N’ Roses - Use Your Illusion II
Guns N’ Roses - Use Your Illusion I
Nirvirna - Nevermind
Billy Bragg - Don’t Try This at Home
1992: Prince - Love Symbol Album
Paul Weller - Paul Weller
1993: Paul Weller - Wild Wood
Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See
Suede - Suede
1994: Oasis - Definitely Maybe
The Stone Roses - Second Coming
1995: Oasis - (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?
Supergrass - I Should Coco
Paul Weller - Stanley Road
Pulp - Different Class
1996: Elysian Fields - Bleed Your Cedar
Mazzy Star - Among My Swan
Suede - Coming Up
Billy Bragg - William Bloke
1997 - Supergrass - In It For The Money
Oasis - Be Here Now
The Verve - Urban Hymns
Paul Weller - Heavy Soul
The Seahorses - Do It Yourself
Regurgitator - Unit
1998: Pulp - This Is Hardcore
Cat Power - Moon Pix
1999: Supergrass - Supergrass
Travis - The Man Who
Suede - Head Music
Up to 1995 now.
It’s taken a while.
And I will say this.
■■■■ me, Jagged Little Pill is a great album.
If Bob Dylan, or…I dunno…just a guy …released it, people would be talking GOAT.
Happy International Women’s Day.
Heartwork, is fantastic. It was very close for mine, in a year of amazing albums, metal and otherwise.
Wow. I’d never have picked it.
This is such a sad thread, in a way.
To think that the very first few gigs I was fortunate enough to go to, I was seeing bands that were making and playing the music I still love today.
At the time, it didn’t seem like it was that special, because you’d guess that the good times would never end, that music would always be that good. Never cared if you missed a gig, or got too drunk to really remember it, you’d just see them next time they toured…
And then they went mainstream, they killed themselves, they broke up, became irrelevant or a some sad parody of their former self and continued to tour albeit a bit ■■■■.
I don’t think I’ll ever not listen to the music I loved from 89-94 and just think it was all down hill from there 