Your Favorite Albums by Year: 1990-1999
I eventually want to cover most of the past 50-60 years, and I guess the 90s is as good a place to continue.
Formatting for the lazy: Spoiler:
1990 : Depeche Mode Violator 1991 : Basehead Play With Toys 1992 : Sublime 40 oz. to Freedom 1993 : Morphine Cure for Pain 1994 : Portishead Dummy 1995 : Oasis (What's the Story) Morning Glory 1996 : Beck Odelay 1997 : Radiohead OK Computer 1998 : Neutral Milk Hotel In the Aeroplane Over the Sea 1999 : Sigur Rσs Αgζtis Byrjun This one was really tough. |
Pretty similar actually
1990 : Public Enemy Fear of the Black Planet 1991 : Nirvana Nevermind 1992 : Sublime 40 Oz. to Freedom (Close 2nd - STP - Core) 1993 : A Tribe Called Quest Midnight Marauders 1994 : Nas Illmatic (Close 2nd goes to Weezer - S/T) 1995 : Radiohead The Bends 1996 : Belle and Sebastian If You're Feeling Sinister 1997 : Radiohead OK Computer 1998 : Neutral Milk Hotel In The Aeroplane Over The Sea 1999 : Sigur Rσs Αgζtis Byrjun |
1990 : Danzig II: Lucifuge
1991 : Nirvana Nevermind 1992 : Burzum Burzum 1993 : Cynic Focus 1994 : Mayhem De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas 1995 : Dissection Storm of the Light's Bane 1996 : Dr. Octagon Dr. Octagonecologyst 1997 : Radiohead OK Computer 1998 : Death The Sound of Perseverance 1999 : In Flames Colony |
1990: They Might Be Giants - Flood
1991: Pixies - Trompe Le Monde 1992: Rollins Band - The End Of Silence (this one was tough, a lot of good stuff that year) 1993: Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream 1994: Schlong - Punk Side Story 1995: Ozzy Osbourne - Ozzmosis 1996: REM - New Adventures in HI-FI 1997: Radiohead - OK Computer 1998: King's X - Tape Head 1999: Local H - Pack Up The Cats |
1990 : Depeche Mode Violator
1991 : Electronic Electronic 1992 : Prince O(+> 1993 : Pet Shop Boys Very 1994 : Nine Inch Nails The Downward Spiral (Close 2nd: Die Warzau - Engine) 1995 : Radiohead The Bends 1996 : Electronic Raise The Pressure 1997 : Radiohead OK Computer 1998 : Beastie Boys Hello Nasty 1999 : Moby Play (Close 2nd: NIN - The Fragile) |
1990 : Concrete Blonde Bloodletting
1991 : U2 Achtung, Baby 1992 : Leonard Cohen The Future 1993 : Pearl Jam Vs. 1994 : Morrissey Vauxhall and I 1995 : PJ Harvey To Bring You My Love 1996 : Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Murder Ballads 1997 : Bob Dylan Time Out of Mind 1998 : Billy Bragg & Wilco Mermaid Avenue 1999 : Flaming Lips The Soft Bulletin |
I'm gonna have some different choices, but I know that these were the albums I listened to more than any others in their respective years of release. And no matter what anybody says, I'll stand by these as all being solid albums.
1990 : Jellyfish - Bellybutton 1991 : U2 - Achtung, Baby 1992 : The Lemonheads - It's A Shame About Ray 1993 : Big Head Todd & The Monsters - Sister Sweetly - Tough call, a LOT of good music that year! 1994 : Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral 1995 : Deep Blue Something - Home - Another very tough year to call. 1996 : Semisonic - Great Divide 1997 : Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind 1998 : Athenaeum - Radiance 1999 : Superdrag - In The Valley Of Dying Stars |
90 - epmd: business as usual
91 - ice cube: death certificate 92 - ugk: hard to swallow 93 - snoop dogg: doggystyle 94 - outkast: southernplayalisticadillacmuzik 95 - krs-one: self titled 96 - 2pac: all eyez on me 97 - b.i.g: like after death 98 - jay-z: volume 2 99 - dr dre: 2001 |
Originally Posted by Rocketdog2000
I'm gonna have some different choices, but I know that these were the albums I listened to more than any others in their respective years of release. And no matter what anybody says, I'll stand by the these as all being solid albums.
1997 : Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind |
90: Jane's Addiction Ritual De Lo Habitual
91: Primus Sailing The Seas Of Cheese 92: Ministry Psalm 69 93: KMFDM Angst 94: Nine Inch Nails The Downward Spiral 95: KMFDM Nihil 96: Marilyn Manson Antichrist Superstar 97: Radiohead OK Computer 98: Beastie Boys Hello Nasty 99: Nine Inch Nails The Fragile Very difficult to choose some of these; personally, I think the '90s was the greatest decade for music. |
1990 : Depeche Mode Violator
1991 : Nirvana Nevermind, Pearl Jam - Ten, RHCP - BSSM 1992 : Stone Temple Pilots Core 1993 : Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream, Buffalo Tom - Big Red Letter Day 1994 : Weezer Blue 1995 : Smashing Pumpkins MCIS, Radiohead - The Bends 1996 : Cake Fasion Nugget 1997 : Radiohead OK Computer 1998 : Garbage Version 2.0 1999 : Eminem The Slim Shady LP I probably could have kept going on 1991 and 1993 and 1995. |
1990 : Danzig Danzig II: Lucifuge
1991 : Primus Sailing the Seas of Cheese 1992 : Alice in Chains Dirt 1993 : Sepultura Chaos A.D. 1994 : Toadies Rubberneck 1995 : Death Symbolic 1996 : Future Sound of London Dead Cities 1997 : Deftones Around the Fur 1998 : Refused The Shape of Punk to Come 1999 : Static-X Wisconsin Death Trip |
Originally Posted by DVD Josh
1991 : Nirvana Nevermind, Pearl Jam - Ten, RHCP - BSSM
1992 : Stone Temple Pilots Core 1993 : Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream, Buffalo Tom - Big Red Letter Day 1995 : Smashing Pumpkins MCIS, Radiohead - The Bends 1 I probably could have kept going on 1991 and 1993 and 1995. I was almost going to go with STP - core, too. In fact, I want to change my vote to a tie. I agree with your last statement, too, except I'd swap '91 for '97. 1993 and 1995 were two completely exceptional years for music. |
1990 - Firehouse - Firehouse
1991 - Aldo Nova - Blood on the Bricks 1992 - Firehouse - Hold Your Fire -- and Hardline "Double Eclipse" can't choose 1993 - Winger - Pull 1994 - Pantera - Far Beyond Driven and -- Boston Walk On 1995 - Van Halen - Balance 1996 - Motorhead - Overnight Sensation 1997 - Shania Twain - Come on Over 1998 - Bryan Adams - On a day like Today 1999 - Creed - Human Clay -- and Def Leppard's "Euphoria" can't choose |
1990 : Pantera Cowboys From Hell
1991 : Type O Negative Slow Deep And Hard 1992 : Faith No More Angel Dust 1993 : Type O Negative Bloody Kisses 1994 : Danzig 4p 1995 : Death Symbolic 1996 : Tool Aenima 1997 : Dimmu Borgir Enthrone Darkness Triumphant 1998 : Opeth My Arms Your Hearse 1999 : Deadsy Commencement ... this was all going purely by what my WMP at work had loaded onto it, which is most of my favorite cds. |
Originally Posted by KillerCannabis
1990 : Pantera Cowboys From Hell
1991 : Type O Negative Slow Deep And Hard 1992 : Faith No More Angel Dust 1993 : Type O Negative Bloody Kisses 1994 : Danzig 4p 1995 : Death Symbolic 1996 : Tool Aenima 1997 : Dimmu Borgir Enthrone Darkness Triumphant 1998 : Opeth My Arms Your Hearse 1999 : Deadsy Commencement ... this was all going purely by what my WMP at work had loaded onto it, which is most of my favorite cds. |
Originally Posted by DVD Josh
Great list KC. Haven't heard my Deadsy in awhile, maybe I'll throw that on this weekend.
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1990 Anthrax "Persistance of Time"
1991 Primus "Sailing the Seas of Cheese" 1992 Faith No More "Angel Dust" 1993 Pearl Jam "Vs" 1994 Bruce Dickinson "Balls to Picasso" 1995 Iron Maiden "The X Factor" 1996 Social Distortion "White Light, White Heat, White Trash" 1997 Faith No More "Album of the Year" 1998 Bruce Dickinson "Chemical Wedding" 1999 Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros "Rock Art & The X Ray Style" John Book, nice to see Shania, Pantera, Motorhead, and Winger on the same list :) |
1990 The La's The La's
1991 Nirvana Nevermind 1992 Jayhawks Hollywood Town Hall 1993 Belly Star 1994 Blur Parklife 1995 Radiohead The Bends 1996 Beck Odelay 1997 Teenage Fanclub Songs from Northern Britain 1998 Superdrag Headtrip In Every Key 1999 Built To Spill Keep It Like a Secret 1/9/08 edit: All-Music has an '89 release date for The La's, which is wrong and means Happy Mondays Pills 'n' Thrills & Bellyaches got bumped. |
Originally Posted by johnbook
1993 - Winger - Pull
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1990: Black Sabbath - Tyr/Iron Maiden - No Prayer for the Dying (Tie)
1991: Armored Saint - Symbol of Salvation/Badlands - Voodoo Highway (Tie) 1992: KISS - Revenge/Black Sabbath - Dehumanizer (Tie) 1993: Winger - Pull 1994: Megadeth - Youthanasia/Black Sabbath - Cross Purposes (Tie) 1995: Dokken - Dysfunctional/UFO - Walk on Water/Flotsam & Jetsam - Drift (Tie) 1996: DIO - Angry Machines/Deep Purple - Purpendicular (Tie) 1997: KISS - Carnival of Souls/Saxon - Unleash the Beast/Bruce Dickinson - Accident of Birth (Tie) 1998: Helloween - Better than Raw 1999: Dokken - Erase the Slate/Saxon - Metalhead (Tie) I know I'm forgetting something - a couple of somethings, really, but that's the list as it stands now... |
1990 : Poison Flesh and Blood
1991 : Nirvana Nevermind 1992 : The Chronic Dr. Dre 1993 : Stone Temple Pilots Core 1994 : Soundgarden Superunknown 1995 : Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness 1996 : Fugees The Score 1997 : Third Eye Blind Third Eye Blind 1998 : Jay-Z Vol 2 Hardknock Life 1999 : Blink 182 Enema of the STate |
Originally Posted by yojimbo44
1994 : Morrissey Vauxhall and I
I'm a big Morrissey fan, and IMO that's his best album. |
1990 : Alice in Chains Facelift
1991 : Metallica Metallica 1992 : Alice in Chains Dirt 1993 : Nirvana In Utero 1994 : Nine Inch Nails The Downward Spiral 1995 : Radiohead The Bends 1996 : Rage Against the Machine Evil Empire 1997 : Radiohead OK Computer 1998 : Beck Mutations 1999 : Silverchair Neon Ballroom This list isn't going to set the world on fire, but I'm not ashamed of any of my choices. |
1990: They Might Be Giants - Flood
1991: This Mortal Coil - Blood 1992: Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes 1993: Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville 1994: Jesus and Mary Chain - Stoned and Dethroned 1995: PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love 1996: Ani DiFranco - Dilate 1997: Stereolab - Dots and Loops 1998: Tori Amos - From the Choirgirl Hotel / Cat Power - Moon Pix / Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road 1999: The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs Sorry for 98's three-way-tie, but I can't bear it to leave any of the three off the list. |
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