Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s by Romanelli

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Mermaid Avenue 

 Billy Bragg & Wilco

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1998 – ELEKTRA
Produced By WILCO, BILLY BRAGG & GRANT SHOWBIZ

1. Walt Whitman’s Niece
2. California Stars
3. Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key
4. Birds And Ships
5. Hoodoo Voodoo
6. She Came Along To Me
7. At My Window Sad And Lonely
8. Ingrid Bergman
9. Christ For President
10. I Guess I Planted
11. One By One
12. Eisler On The Go
13. Hesitating Beauty
14. Another Man’s Done Gone
15. The Unwelcome Guest

Woody Guthrie was one of the most important songwriters in American history. Because of when his career was active, he recorded just one studio album: 1940’s Dust Bowl Ballads. His performing career was over by the mid 1950’s and he died of Huntington’s Disease in 1967 at the age of 55. But his famous songs have never been forgotten, especially “This Land Is Your Land”. Guthrie was a highly prolific writer: he had a box that contained over 1000 complete sets of lyrics. But because he did not write out the music, and because he had no means of recording himself, the lyrics had no melodies. And so, in 1995, nearly 30 years after his death, Guthrie’s daughter Nora contacted folk singer Billy Bragg to see if he would want to put some of Guthrie’s lyrics to music. He brought in Wilco, and the album Mermaid Avenue was created.

This is the first of three volumes, and it’s the best one. Bragg and Wilco wrote the music in their own styles so that Guthrie’s lyrics would be set to modern music. The results are beautiful. The lyrics here were all written between 1939 and 1950, but Bragg and Wilco make it all new. Wilco’s “California Stars” and “Hesitating Beauty” are perfect tracks, and Bragg’s more serious and folksy work on “Ingrid Bergman” and “Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key” are absolute highlights. There’s also a nice guest vocal from Natalie Merchant on “Birds And Ships”. The music is all beautifully done, but it’s ultimately Guthrie’s lyrics that shine the brightest. And that’s what makes all three volumes of Mermaid Avenue special. His life and his career were ultimately cut short, but it’s a true blessing that we have so many of his writings brought to life here. An absolute classic, and a historical gem. [First added to this chart: 12/05/2011]

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

181 charts

Rank Score:

785

Rank in 1998:

42

Rank in 1990s:

372

Overall Rank:

2,092

Average Rating:

 77 (196 votes)

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Loveless 

 My Bloody Valentine

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[First added to this chart: 01/06/2019]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,154 charts

Rank Score:

29,991

Rank in 1991:

2

Rank in 1990s:

5

Overall Rank:

23

Average Rating:

 86 (2,468 votes)

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Woodface 

 Crowded House

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1991-CAPITOL
Produced By MITCHELL FROOM & NEIL FINN

1. Chocolate Cake
2. It's Only Natural
3. Fall At Your Feet
4. Tall Trees
5. Weather With You
6. Whispers And Moans
7. Four Seasons In One Day
8. There Goes God
9. Fame Is
10. All I Ask
11. As Sure As I Am
12. Italian Plastic
13. She Goes On
14. How Will You Go

Some records are hard to rate...not this one. Tim Finn joins his brother Neil, and Crowded House, already a hugely underrated band, turns in one of the best albums of post Beatles pop rock ever made. Woodface is overflowing with great songs and amazing harmonies from the very beginning. If you're not hooked on this album by the end of "It's Only Natural", then I'm not sure what can be done for you. Woodface is not only the definitive Crowded House album, but it would be the masterpiece for almost every other band in existence. This is a classic, and this should be in every collection.

The Finn's have recorded together since, but they're still trying to match what they did here. Listen to this, then buy it. No need to thank me...I just try to steer y'all in the right direction. [First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

295 charts

Rank Score:

1,751

Rank in 1991:

19

Rank in 1990s:

194

Overall Rank:

1,003

Average Rating:

 77 (300 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%
1990	9	9%
1991	11	11%
1992	15	15%
1993	17	17%
1994	13	13%
1995	11	11%
1996	6	6%
1997	9	9%
1998	7	7%
1999	2	2%

Artist	Albums	%
Uncle Tupelo	4	4%
Nirvana	3	3%
Pearl Jam	3	3%
Golden Smog	2	2%
The Black Crowes	2	2%
Son Volt	2	2%
Wilco	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	78	78%
	11	11%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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50/100	02/09/2023 22:04	pedro1976	104	85/100
65/100	02/06/2023 02:26	jonatascv1990	14	78/100
100/100	02/10/2022 00:40	Larcx13	1,141	86/100
90/100	06/26/2021 23:01	zwiebel	188	86/100
100/100	05/03/2021 09:53	jnfbn	310	96/100

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From jonatascv1990 02/06/2023 02:27

Good chart!

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From Larcx13 02/10/2022 00:44

Good descriptions and a bunch of new records for me to check out. Favorited.

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From henrygreen0203 05/04/2021 18:49

This is an excellent list. Lots of "alt-country" here, which is much more Replacements-Meets-Bruce Springsteen than traditional folk or country.

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From seb7 05/03/2021 18:04

I can't really give a good rating because I haven't listened to 96 of these albums, but I just want to say that I am convinced that Romanelli and AM are the same person

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From Johnnyo 05/03/2021 09:28

Great chart

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From ExTeaSea 01/18/2020 16:05

I really appreciate some of the more personal picks. This is a really good chart. 14 albums in common is pretty good. Perhaps one day I'll check out Uncle Tupelo.

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From ForegroundNoise 05/30/2019 07:36

Really love the detailed notes and careful selections!! I still feel it's a little too focused on American alt-rock for my liking however, would be nice to see some electronic releases/more hip hop besides Public Enemy at no.73!

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From RoundTheBend 05/30/2019 02:57

23 albums in common. Solid other picks!

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From edubs 05/29/2019 20:20

awesome chart!

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From HoldenM 10/01/2017 05:52

Ahhh... That's a great chart right there.

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