1991 is a year for which I've only scratched the surface. But out of what little I have heard, my top 10 would be:
1. The Low End Theory - A Tribe Called Quest
2. Loveless - My Bloody Valentine
3. Heavenly Vs. Satan - Heavenly
4. All Souled Out - Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
5. Still Feel Gone - Uncle Tupelo
6. Breaking Atoms - Main Source
7. Mr. Hood - KMD
8. Step In The Arena - Gang Starr
9. For Keeps - The Field Mice
10. Distant Plastic Trees - The Magnetic Fields _________________ Join us in the canon game :) / Add me on RYM
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1. Nevermind Nirvana
2. Spiderland by Slint
3. Organized Konfusion by Organized Konfusion
4. Step In The Arena by Gang Starr
5. The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest
6. Necroticism:... by Carcass
7. Goat by The Jesus Lizard
8. The Orb’s Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld by The Orb
9. Girlfriend by Matthew Sweet
10. Decade of Aggression: Live by Slayer
Overall I only really adore 1 album there, with number 2 being another top 150 album. Solid, but by no means a treasure trove of faves there (obviously, this will probably change).
That's how many users submitted lists. That's far more than I expected & I couldn't b happier! If I knew how to work a spreadsheet or sth I'd tally up the scores, but I think the individual lists stand on their own. There's a lot of good stuff to shift through. I already explored some Chris Whitley, Thin White Rope, The Dead, and Mercury Rev because of these here lists. I really couldn't b happier with either the turnout or the lists. Thanks, guys! 😁
Please give me some recs and suggestions on how to make this thread and forthcoming year threads as interactive as possible. It would be great to get some discussions going. Already cool seeing Mercury Rev's Yerself Is Steam & Chris Whitley's Living With The Law get some traction. I'd love to see that continue.
Again, please feel free to join me, Rhyner, & I'm guessing Dihansse as we explore these years. I'll probably hit 1992 next, but I've got a bunch of 1991 to wade through yet. I'll occasionally post stuff here from My Mellow Zone blog just to try to get discussions going. If anyone finds that obnoxious, I'll stop at once. I just know that only a few regulars probably explore the Music Diaries section of the forums.
That's how many users submitted lists. That's far more than I expected & I couldn't b happier! If I knew how to work a spreadsheet or sth I'd tally up the scores, but I think the individual lists stand on their own. There's a lot of good stuff to shift through. I already explored some Chris Whitley, Thin White Rope, The Dead, and Mercury Rev because of these here lists. I really couldn't b happier with either the turnout or the lists. Thanks, guys! 😁
Please give me some recs and suggestions on how to make this thread and forthcoming year threads as interactive as possible. It would be great to get some discussions going. Already cool seeing Mercury Rev's Yerself Is Steam & Chris Whitley's Living With The Law get some traction. I'd love to see that continue.
Again, please feel free to join me, Rhyner, & I'm guessing Dihansse as we explore these years. I'll probably hit 1992 next, but I've got a bunch of 1991 to wade through yet. I'll occasionally post stuff here from My Mellow Zone blog just to try to get discussions going. If anyone finds that obnoxious, I'll stop at once. I just know that only a few regulars probably explore the Music Diaries section of the forums.
Peace!
I think the best thing just is that someone just discusses an album and argues why he likes it and that others give their reaction to it (immediately or after listening to it).
I'll be very blunt and give my opinion on your first album before you started this thread and now your fourth:
Sebadoh is one of my favorite artists but this album is not my favorite album of theirs. After bringing out some DIY cassette like albums, this is the first real regular album by Sebadoh although it still sounds fairly DIY and like it was recorded in Lou Barlow's bedroom but here they're making the bridge between real DIY and Lo-Fi, a subgenre which was 'invented' by Sebadoh together with Pavement. So this album is certainly a ground-breaking album but not their best overall.
But the first track is a killer: The Freed Pig is a Sebadoh song like I like them: very dynamic and fast with an incredibly strong hooks in it and it is one of my favorite Sebadoh tracks ever which means also one of my favorite tracks ever full stop.
Many of the other tracks already have the genius of the latter albums in them but still somehow miss something. Some tracks are completely unfinished self-pitying bedroom tryouts (Downmind), on some it's better but they completely remain DIY like on Rockstar, on others they make their point but not completely yet like on Supernatural Force, and on others they hit the spot like on Limb on Limb.
But I suppose this is normal for an album with 23 tracks and also the lesser songs are a vital part of Lou Barlow's early legacy which also includes Sentridoh.
On relistening to this album I reviewed my scores and III increased from rank 23 to rank 19.
Sebadoh is one of my favorite artists but this album is not my favorite album of theirs. After bringing out some DIY cassette like albums, this is the first real regular album by Sebadoh although it still sounds fairly DIY and like it was recorded in Lou Barlow's bedroom but here they're making the bridge between real DIY and Lo-Fi, a subgenre which was 'invented' by Sebadoh together with Pavement. So this album is certainly a ground-breaking album but not their best overall.
But the first track is a killer: The Freed Pig is a Sebadoh song like I like them: very dynamic and fast with an incredibly strong hooks in it and it is one of my favorite Sebadoh tracks ever which means also one of my favorite tracks ever full stop.
Many of the other tracks already have the genius of the latter albums in them but still somehow miss something. Some tracks are completely unfinished self-pitying bedroom tryouts (Downmind), on some it's better but they completely remain DIY like on Rockstar, on others they make their point but not completely yet like on Supernatural Force, and on others they hit the spot like on Limb on Limb.
But I suppose this is normal for an album with 23 tracks and also the lesser songs are a vital part of Lou Barlow's early legacy which also includes Sentridoh.
On relistening to this album I reviewed my scores and III increased from rank 23 to rank 19.
III was one of the albums made me believe that anything was possible in rock n’ roll. It sounded like nothing else back at the time. Considering Slanted & Enchanted was still a year off, and Bee Thousand was like two years off, III was the first serious volley of the lo-fi sound. It was the punk rock movement of the time. That all u need was some 4 track in your bedroom and you could make an album. Some of it is like high school year book shit - it was purposeful familiar and small. It dealt with real insecurities. It dealt with insecurity and teen alienation far better than Nevermind- the other American watershed album of the year. I was a HUGE Dinosaur fan when this dropped, and I loved this every bit as much as the first three dinosaur albums.
This is one of those magical double LPs like Zen Arcade were every song matters. every bit has been memorized. Internalized. Even Especially the mistakes. But, its sort of like religion. It’s like coming across some bizarre radio station while hanging out in your bedroom as a bored middle schooler that you know was meant just for you. Bakesale and Harmacy (thanks, KD) are great as well, but they are far less left-of-the dial. Far less off the beaten path. I mean that stuff just sounds like great indie rock songs. III sounded sacred. And for some of us, it was.
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Definitely my favourite year post 70s. I was 16 and it was a game changing year not only for my own tastes but that of the (rock) world. I spent a lot of the year listening to Apocalypse 91 by PE which was my proper entry into the world of hip hop - Low End Theory was probably the best of the hip hop bunch. Alt rock and mainstream rock saw highlights in Out of time and Achtung baby, hard rock in the Black album and BloodSugarSexMagik. The three albums that flushed away the past for me were Nevermind, Screamadelica and Blue Lines. Loveless also being a significant landmark.
RoundTheBendI miss the comfort in being sadProfile Ground Control
If you haven't checked out the project from Mick Jones from The Clash, it's worth a listen.
I can't tell if I love it because it is genius or if because of nostalgia. Let me know if it was a drag, so I can confirm nostalgia, but I imagine someone will like it.
I might liken it to this:
B.A.D. is like The Clash as to Gorillaz is like Blur.
1. Pearl Jam - Ten
2. Queen - Innuendo
3. Richie Sambora - Stranger In This Town
4. U2 - Achtung Baby
5. Metallica - Metallica
6. Nirvana - Nevermind
7. RCHP - Blood Sugar Sex Magic
8. Dire Straits - On Every Street
9. Temple of The Dog - Temple Of The Dog
10. GNR - Use Your Illusion II
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