Top 81 Music Albums of 1992
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Produced by Davitt Sigerson, Tori Amos, Eric Rosse & Ian Stanley. The song that got me here was "Crucify", but the rest is just as good. More than any of the other angry women of rock who came afterwards, Tori got it right. She didn't have to say she'd mess you up...you could really hear it in her voice. Little Earthquakes is a great collection of songs, one she's had a tough time beating. An amazing solo debut, and miles from her Y Kant Tori Read fiasco. She is hotter than ever before or since right here.
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1992
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Produced by Peter Buck. Recorded in just five days, this acoustic album from one of alt-country's best bands is a true gem. Split between originals and traditional covers, the love of country music that Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy had shines like a beacon. With R.E.M.'s Peter Buck at the controls, songs like "Coalminers", "Moonshiner", and "Grindstone" are gritty and dripping with what the best of Americana has always been: music for and about real, ordinary people. An unknown gem of an album.
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1992
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Produced by The Robb Brothers. A truly fine piece of what Evan Dando does best. Pure pop-rock songs that stick with you in the best of ways. "Alison's Starting To Happen", "My Drug Buddy", "Bit Part"...not a bad song here, and Dando just sounds like he's having the time of his life. With help from Juliana Hatfield and aided by the later inclusion of "Mrs. Robinson", this is one of the shining moments of the 90's. This album has endured through the years, and should be considered a classic.
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1992
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1992-AMERICAN
Produced By GEORGE DRAKOULIAS
1. Waiting For The Sun
2. Crowded In The Wings
3. Clouds
4. Two Angels
5. Take Me With You (When You Go)
6. Sister Cry
7. Settled Down Like Rain
8. Wichita
9. Nevada, California
10. Martin’s Song
After having released a go-nowhere debut and a collection of demos (Blue Earth) in the late 80’s, The Jayhawks were signed to Def American in the early 90’s and promptly recorded Hollywood Town Hall. And while it did make the band fairly well known, it was unfortunately not the breakthrough it deserved to be. Mark Olson and Gary Louris were becoming a formidable songwriting team, and the tracks on this album were all exceptional. Olson and Louris sing great harmonies, and the playing is excellent, with help from Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench.
Song after song on this album are as good as this brand of alt-country gets. Track after track, you’ll find great melodies, hooks, harmonies, and playing. There are standouts (“Crowded In The Wings”, “Sister Cry”, “Wichita”), but a case could be made for every song here. Hollywood Town Hall should have been a monster success, and remains one of the great mostly unheard albums of the 90’s. Olson left the band in 1995, and The Jayhawks went on hiatus in 2005. They started playing again in 2009, and even Olson has been back in the fold. This is a high water mark for a band that deserves a lot more love than they get. [First added to this chart: 04/11/2012]
Produced By GEORGE DRAKOULIAS
1. Waiting For The Sun
2. Crowded In The Wings
3. Clouds
4. Two Angels
5. Take Me With You (When You Go)
6. Sister Cry
7. Settled Down Like Rain
8. Wichita
9. Nevada, California
10. Martin’s Song
After having released a go-nowhere debut and a collection of demos (Blue Earth) in the late 80’s, The Jayhawks were signed to Def American in the early 90’s and promptly recorded Hollywood Town Hall. And while it did make the band fairly well known, it was unfortunately not the breakthrough it deserved to be. Mark Olson and Gary Louris were becoming a formidable songwriting team, and the tracks on this album were all exceptional. Olson and Louris sing great harmonies, and the playing is excellent, with help from Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench.
Song after song on this album are as good as this brand of alt-country gets. Track after track, you’ll find great melodies, hooks, harmonies, and playing. There are standouts (“Crowded In The Wings”, “Sister Cry”, “Wichita”), but a case could be made for every song here. Hollywood Town Hall should have been a monster success, and remains one of the great mostly unheard albums of the 90’s. Olson left the band in 1995, and The Jayhawks went on hiatus in 2005. They started playing again in 2009, and even Olson has been back in the fold. This is a high water mark for a band that deserves a lot more love than they get. [First added to this chart: 04/11/2012]
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1992
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1992-REPRISE
Produced By RUSS TITELMAN
1. Signe
2. Before You Accuse Me
3. Hey Hey
4. Tears In Heaven
5. Lonely Stranger
6. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down & Out
7. Layla
8. Running On Faith
9. Walkin’ Blues
10. Alberta
11. San Francisco Bay Blues
12. Malted Milk
13. Old Love
14. Rollin’ And Tumblin’
Unplugged is Eric Clapton’s sixth solo live album. Recorded in front of a small audience at a film studio in Windsor, it’s an all acoustic performance, and is notable for its versions of “Tears In Heaven”, a song from the Rush soundtrack that Clapton wrote about the tragic death of his son Conor, and for the very different version of the Derek & The Dominos classic “Layla”. The album has been hailed (wrongly, in my opinion) by many as his greatest album, likely because of the emotional period it represents for him. There are some great moments here, but most of what you get is the worst incarnation of Clapton: acoustic and JJ Cale-ish laid back to the point of snooziness. The album has been highly praised and has sold over 10 million copies in the US alone. The playing is exceptional, with Clapton being joined on guitar by Andy Fairweather-Low and on keyboards by Chuck Leavell. But Unplugged breaks no new ground, and is, as are most of Clapton’s laid back albums, best described as safe.
The big hits are not the best tracks. “Tears In Heaven”, while highly emotional, lacks any kind of punch and was beaten to death for years by amateur guitar players in coffeehouses everywhere. The rework of “Layla” is puzzling…Clapton turns it into a kind of lazy shuffling mess. Most of the rest consists of a different setting for his number one love…the blues. “Alberta” is nice, while “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out”, another Dominos song, is the real highlight of the show. The days of the flashy and explosive Clapton died with the death of Blind Faith, but his playing here is, as always, excellent. Overall, Unplugged is…again…safe, but it still sounds really great in spots, making it worth having. But if you’re going to go for this, get the DVD for the full effect, as well as six additional tracks you won’t hear on the album version. [First added to this chart: 05/16/2012]
Produced By RUSS TITELMAN
1. Signe
2. Before You Accuse Me
3. Hey Hey
4. Tears In Heaven
5. Lonely Stranger
6. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down & Out
7. Layla
8. Running On Faith
9. Walkin’ Blues
10. Alberta
11. San Francisco Bay Blues
12. Malted Milk
13. Old Love
14. Rollin’ And Tumblin’
Unplugged is Eric Clapton’s sixth solo live album. Recorded in front of a small audience at a film studio in Windsor, it’s an all acoustic performance, and is notable for its versions of “Tears In Heaven”, a song from the Rush soundtrack that Clapton wrote about the tragic death of his son Conor, and for the very different version of the Derek & The Dominos classic “Layla”. The album has been hailed (wrongly, in my opinion) by many as his greatest album, likely because of the emotional period it represents for him. There are some great moments here, but most of what you get is the worst incarnation of Clapton: acoustic and JJ Cale-ish laid back to the point of snooziness. The album has been highly praised and has sold over 10 million copies in the US alone. The playing is exceptional, with Clapton being joined on guitar by Andy Fairweather-Low and on keyboards by Chuck Leavell. But Unplugged breaks no new ground, and is, as are most of Clapton’s laid back albums, best described as safe.
The big hits are not the best tracks. “Tears In Heaven”, while highly emotional, lacks any kind of punch and was beaten to death for years by amateur guitar players in coffeehouses everywhere. The rework of “Layla” is puzzling…Clapton turns it into a kind of lazy shuffling mess. Most of the rest consists of a different setting for his number one love…the blues. “Alberta” is nice, while “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out”, another Dominos song, is the real highlight of the show. The days of the flashy and explosive Clapton died with the death of Blind Faith, but his playing here is, as always, excellent. Overall, Unplugged is…again…safe, but it still sounds really great in spots, making it worth having. But if you’re going to go for this, get the DVD for the full effect, as well as six additional tracks you won’t hear on the album version. [First added to this chart: 05/16/2012]
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1992
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1992-T
Produced By BRUCE FAIRBAIRN
1. Thunderstruck
2. Shoot To Thrill
3. Back In Black
4. Who Made Who
5. Heatseeker
6. The Jack
7. Moneytalks
8. Hells Bells
9. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
10. Whole Lotta Rosie
11. You Shook Me All Night Long
12. Highway To Hell
13. T.N.T.
14. For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
The second live album from AC/DC, and the first of the Brian Johnson era, is nowhere near as inspired as the first one, If You Want Blood You’ve Got It. Pulling songs from more recent times as well as from the Bon Scott era, the band sounds rushed and somewhat tired…going through the motions, if you will. It’s not that they sound bad (they don’t)…they just sound like they want to hurry up and get this show over with already.
If You Want Blood is a much better set, as is the later Live From Atlantic Studios and Let There Be Rock: The Movie, both from 1997. If you have to have live from this period, this one is still out there…but there are better options for live from this band. There is a video of this show (Live At Donington), as well as a 2 CD collectors edition. Skip the latter: one disc is tough enough. [First added to this chart: 04/12/2012]
Produced By BRUCE FAIRBAIRN
1. Thunderstruck
2. Shoot To Thrill
3. Back In Black
4. Who Made Who
5. Heatseeker
6. The Jack
7. Moneytalks
8. Hells Bells
9. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
10. Whole Lotta Rosie
11. You Shook Me All Night Long
12. Highway To Hell
13. T.N.T.
14. For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
The second live album from AC/DC, and the first of the Brian Johnson era, is nowhere near as inspired as the first one, If You Want Blood You’ve Got It. Pulling songs from more recent times as well as from the Bon Scott era, the band sounds rushed and somewhat tired…going through the motions, if you will. It’s not that they sound bad (they don’t)…they just sound like they want to hurry up and get this show over with already.
If You Want Blood is a much better set, as is the later Live From Atlantic Studios and Let There Be Rock: The Movie, both from 1997. If you have to have live from this period, this one is still out there…but there are better options for live from this band. There is a video of this show (Live At Donington), as well as a 2 CD collectors edition. Skip the latter: one disc is tough enough. [First added to this chart: 04/12/2012]
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1992-ATLANTIC
Produced By KRAMER, STEVE WATSON & KING MISSILE
1. Sink
2. Martin Scorsese
3. (Why Are We) Trapped?
4. It’s Saturday
5. VvV (VulvaVoid)
6. Metanoia
7. Detatchable Penis
8. Take Me Home
9. Ed
10. Anywhere
11. The Evil Children
12. Glass
13. And
14. King Murdock
15. I’m Sorry
16. Heaven
17. Happy Hour
If you ever sat through a boring poetry reading and wished that the poets had a rock band playing behind them, then King Missile is for you. Because that’s exactly what they are. Poet John S. Hall and guitarist Dogbowl began King Missile as a duo, and they expanded too a band from there, but the poetry reading concept rarely wavered. Out of this band came classics like “Jesus Was Way Cool”, “Cheesecake Truck”, and “Gary & Melissa”. Dogbowl was gone after a short time, but Hall soldiered on. Happy Hour is the fifth King Missile album, and it may be their best outing. Musically, the band takes more chances than ever, and Hall’s mostly spoken poetry is delivered with a mischievous yet dry almost monotone that works a lot better than one would think.
The hit here was, of course, “Detachable Penis”, but there are other big winners here as well. “Martin Scorsese” is a hoot, and tracks like “(Why Are We) Trapped?” work well. It’s unfortunate that with a band like this, you find yourself constantly waiting for the comedy because their funnier material always seems to work, but the band’s more serious songs should be taken in as well. And even on those, Hall delivers them with the earnestness of that open mic poet that makes everything funny in its own right. King Missile is unlike any other band in this respect, and while they may not be for everyone, you should at least give their music a chance. There will be enough times over the course of Happy Hour that you’ll be glad you did. [First added to this chart: 12/03/2025]
Produced By KRAMER, STEVE WATSON & KING MISSILE
1. Sink
2. Martin Scorsese
3. (Why Are We) Trapped?
4. It’s Saturday
5. VvV (VulvaVoid)
6. Metanoia
7. Detatchable Penis
8. Take Me Home
9. Ed
10. Anywhere
11. The Evil Children
12. Glass
13. And
14. King Murdock
15. I’m Sorry
16. Heaven
17. Happy Hour
If you ever sat through a boring poetry reading and wished that the poets had a rock band playing behind them, then King Missile is for you. Because that’s exactly what they are. Poet John S. Hall and guitarist Dogbowl began King Missile as a duo, and they expanded too a band from there, but the poetry reading concept rarely wavered. Out of this band came classics like “Jesus Was Way Cool”, “Cheesecake Truck”, and “Gary & Melissa”. Dogbowl was gone after a short time, but Hall soldiered on. Happy Hour is the fifth King Missile album, and it may be their best outing. Musically, the band takes more chances than ever, and Hall’s mostly spoken poetry is delivered with a mischievous yet dry almost monotone that works a lot better than one would think.
The hit here was, of course, “Detachable Penis”, but there are other big winners here as well. “Martin Scorsese” is a hoot, and tracks like “(Why Are We) Trapped?” work well. It’s unfortunate that with a band like this, you find yourself constantly waiting for the comedy because their funnier material always seems to work, but the band’s more serious songs should be taken in as well. And even on those, Hall delivers them with the earnestness of that open mic poet that makes everything funny in its own right. King Missile is unlike any other band in this respect, and while they may not be for everyone, you should at least give their music a chance. There will be enough times over the course of Happy Hour that you’ll be glad you did. [First added to this chart: 12/03/2025]
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1992-RYKO
Produced By CHRIS BELL
1. I Am The Cosmos
2. Better Save Yourself
3. Speed Of Sound
4. Get Away
5. You And Your Sister
6. Make A Scene
7. Look Up
8. I Got Kinda Lost
9. There Was A Light
10. Fight At The Table
11. I Don't Know
12. Though I Know She Lies
13. I Am The Cosmos (Slow Version)
14. You And Your Sister (Country Version)
15. You And Your Sister (Acoustic Version)
The sad story of Chris Bell. Born in Memphis, he played in numerous bands in the 1960’s, sometimes with Alex Chilton before he left to join The Box Tops. In the early 1970’s, Bell formed Big Star and asked Chilton to join. The band recorded one album, the poorly promoted #1 Record, before Bell departed for a solo career. His reasons for leaving have been disputed: it’s been said he left because the album went nowhere: it’s also been said that he felt intimidated by Chilton’s star power in the band. Bell began recording solo material, and released a single in 1978, “I Am The Cosmos/You And Your Sister”, the B side track featuring Chilton. Bell suffered from depression and heroin addiction, and died in a car accident in 1978, becoming a member of the infamous 27 Club.
The album I Am The Cosmos was not released until 1992, with only the tracks from the single having seen the light of day prior to its release. It’s important as Bell was an important part of the history of Big Star, and shows where his strengths…and weaknesses were. Many of the tracks are sad and gloomy, but when his pop sensibilities shine through, it makes for beautiful work. Bell’s grappling with religion is also very present, which can make things a bit tedious. In all, the album has its gems and its clunkers, and at times has a very unfinished sound to it…a blessing and a curse. Bell’s brother David was mostly responsible for allowing this music to see the light of day, and he adds photos and his take on Bell’s life. On its own, this is good but not outstanding: it is, however, a vital piece of the history of one of the most influential bands in rock history. [First added to this chart: 04/13/2012]
Produced By CHRIS BELL
1. I Am The Cosmos
2. Better Save Yourself
3. Speed Of Sound
4. Get Away
5. You And Your Sister
6. Make A Scene
7. Look Up
8. I Got Kinda Lost
9. There Was A Light
10. Fight At The Table
11. I Don't Know
12. Though I Know She Lies
13. I Am The Cosmos (Slow Version)
14. You And Your Sister (Country Version)
15. You And Your Sister (Acoustic Version)
The sad story of Chris Bell. Born in Memphis, he played in numerous bands in the 1960’s, sometimes with Alex Chilton before he left to join The Box Tops. In the early 1970’s, Bell formed Big Star and asked Chilton to join. The band recorded one album, the poorly promoted #1 Record, before Bell departed for a solo career. His reasons for leaving have been disputed: it’s been said he left because the album went nowhere: it’s also been said that he felt intimidated by Chilton’s star power in the band. Bell began recording solo material, and released a single in 1978, “I Am The Cosmos/You And Your Sister”, the B side track featuring Chilton. Bell suffered from depression and heroin addiction, and died in a car accident in 1978, becoming a member of the infamous 27 Club.
The album I Am The Cosmos was not released until 1992, with only the tracks from the single having seen the light of day prior to its release. It’s important as Bell was an important part of the history of Big Star, and shows where his strengths…and weaknesses were. Many of the tracks are sad and gloomy, but when his pop sensibilities shine through, it makes for beautiful work. Bell’s grappling with religion is also very present, which can make things a bit tedious. In all, the album has its gems and its clunkers, and at times has a very unfinished sound to it…a blessing and a curse. Bell’s brother David was mostly responsible for allowing this music to see the light of day, and he adds photos and his take on Bell’s life. On its own, this is good but not outstanding: it is, however, a vital piece of the history of one of the most influential bands in rock history. [First added to this chart: 04/13/2012]
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| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Queen | 3 | 4% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 2 | 2% | |
| Ice Cube | 1 | 1% | |
| Darlene Love | 1 | 1% | |
| Vince Gill | 1 | 1% | |
| John Anderson | 1 | 1% | |
| AC/DC | 1 | 1% | |
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philbutrin 08/24/2014 16:57 | #120289
interesting to see i'm not the only person here to include both brenda kahn's "epiphany in brooklyn" and kristen hall's "fact and fiction" in the same list :-)
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