Top 70 Music Albums of 1998 by 
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1998
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1998-MERCURY
Produced By RAY KENNEDY, STEVE EARLE, ROY BITTAN & LUCINDA WILLIAMS
1. Right In Time
2. Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
3. 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
4. Drunken Angel
5. Concrete And Barbed Wire
6. Lake Charles
7. Can't Let Go
8. I Lost It
9. Metal Firecracker
10. Greenville
11. Still I Long For Your Kiss
12. Joy
13. Jackson
In 1998, Lucinda Williams was still a legend: elusive, slow recording, non prolific, beautiful, and a well of amazing music. After Car Wheels, she became more public and more prolific...and her product has never been the same. But there will always be Car Wheels. A simply stunning album of ridiculously great songs and performances, Williams became one of the best things about alt country. Every track is worthy of praise, and each one is loaded with hooks and emotion.
The guest list is impressive as well: Steve Earle (who said it was the worst recording experience of his life), Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller, and Bruce Springsteen keyboardist Roy Bittan are here. This is a must have album: one of the best of the 90's, and one of the most heartfelt records ever made. [First added to this chart: 04/13/2012]
Produced By RAY KENNEDY, STEVE EARLE, ROY BITTAN & LUCINDA WILLIAMS
1. Right In Time
2. Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
3. 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
4. Drunken Angel
5. Concrete And Barbed Wire
6. Lake Charles
7. Can't Let Go
8. I Lost It
9. Metal Firecracker
10. Greenville
11. Still I Long For Your Kiss
12. Joy
13. Jackson
In 1998, Lucinda Williams was still a legend: elusive, slow recording, non prolific, beautiful, and a well of amazing music. After Car Wheels, she became more public and more prolific...and her product has never been the same. But there will always be Car Wheels. A simply stunning album of ridiculously great songs and performances, Williams became one of the best things about alt country. Every track is worthy of praise, and each one is loaded with hooks and emotion.
The guest list is impressive as well: Steve Earle (who said it was the worst recording experience of his life), Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller, and Bruce Springsteen keyboardist Roy Bittan are here. This is a must have album: one of the best of the 90's, and one of the most heartfelt records ever made. [First added to this chart: 04/13/2012]
Year of Release:
1998
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1998 – RCA
Produced By DON GILMORE
1. How Much Longer?
2. Inside Out
3. Leech
4. Showerhead
5. Open Road Song
6. Jesus Nitelite
7. Superhero Girl
8. Tongue Tied
9. Saturday Night
10. There’s A Face
11. Smalltown Trap
Eve 6 became a sudden big thing in 1998 on the heels of the single “Inside Out”, a song with a flurry of strange images that sounded almost literary but were actually more on the juvenile side. The image of “my tender heart in a blender” may be one of the most disturbing in popular music, and when coupled with the question “Or am I origami/Folded up and just pretend”, well, this is what you get with Eve 6. This pop punk band from Southern California features a strong, tight sound, but also has the unrealized potential of frontman/lyricist Max Collins. Instrumentally, Eve 6 is as good as any of their contemporaries. But a dive into their lyrics can be pretty off putting. Collins seems to have a lot of issues, and while he’s good at explaining what those issues are, he seems to have no clue as to how to resolve any of them.
Outside of “Inside Out”, there isn’t really a lot to recommend here. Musically, this sounds like a lot of fun, but the subject matter squashes that pretty quickly. And there wasn’t a whole lot of growth from this point, either. Eve 6 made a couple more middling albums before calling it quits in 2004, and they’ve made one more since coming back. Unfortunately, Collins still hasn’t figured things out, and Eve 6 still sounds like a band that almost could have maybe been great. We’ll never know, because Collins as a writer never grew much. This debut album disappoints, and it’s really all of the Eve 6 you will ever need or really want to hear. This is not quite what Green Day or Bad Religion had in mind when they embarked on their journeys…there are definitely bands that make this kind of music that you will find to be much more satisfying. [First added to this chart: 04/28/2014]
Produced By DON GILMORE
1. How Much Longer?
2. Inside Out
3. Leech
4. Showerhead
5. Open Road Song
6. Jesus Nitelite
7. Superhero Girl
8. Tongue Tied
9. Saturday Night
10. There’s A Face
11. Smalltown Trap
Eve 6 became a sudden big thing in 1998 on the heels of the single “Inside Out”, a song with a flurry of strange images that sounded almost literary but were actually more on the juvenile side. The image of “my tender heart in a blender” may be one of the most disturbing in popular music, and when coupled with the question “Or am I origami/Folded up and just pretend”, well, this is what you get with Eve 6. This pop punk band from Southern California features a strong, tight sound, but also has the unrealized potential of frontman/lyricist Max Collins. Instrumentally, Eve 6 is as good as any of their contemporaries. But a dive into their lyrics can be pretty off putting. Collins seems to have a lot of issues, and while he’s good at explaining what those issues are, he seems to have no clue as to how to resolve any of them.
Outside of “Inside Out”, there isn’t really a lot to recommend here. Musically, this sounds like a lot of fun, but the subject matter squashes that pretty quickly. And there wasn’t a whole lot of growth from this point, either. Eve 6 made a couple more middling albums before calling it quits in 2004, and they’ve made one more since coming back. Unfortunately, Collins still hasn’t figured things out, and Eve 6 still sounds like a band that almost could have maybe been great. We’ll never know, because Collins as a writer never grew much. This debut album disappoints, and it’s really all of the Eve 6 you will ever need or really want to hear. This is not quite what Green Day or Bad Religion had in mind when they embarked on their journeys…there are definitely bands that make this kind of music that you will find to be much more satisfying. [First added to this chart: 04/28/2014]
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1998 – MONUMENT
Produced By BLAKE CHANCEY & PAUL WORLEY
1. I Can Love You Better
2. Wide Open Spaces
3. Loving Arms
4. There’s Your Trouble
5. You Were Mine
6. Never Say Die
7. Tonight The Heartache’s On Me
8. Let ‘Er Rip
9. Once You’ve Loved Somebody
10. I’ll Take Care Of You
11. Am I The Only One (Who’s Ever Felt This Way)
12. Give It Up Or Let Me Go
Before they were cancelled by the good folks who love to complain about cancelling…The (then) Dixie Chicks replaced lead singer Laura Lynch with Natalie Maines and hit paydirt with their fourth album, Wide Open Spaces. The talent of instrumentalists (and backup singers) Emily Strayler and Martie Seidel had never been in question, but it was the addition of Maines that made the difference. With a powerful and perfect country voice in the fold, The Chicks were suddenly a force to be reckoned with. This rollicking set of songs is mostly well chosen, and without exception well played and sung. The Chicks became stars here, and they became one hell of a fun group to listen to. And Natalie Maines became the star of the show without it going to her head.
Wide Open Spaces boasts five hit singles, and a whole lot more. “I Can Love You Better”, “Wide Open Spaces” and “There’s Your Trouble” are all great, but don’t sleep on the rest here. Particularly the last three songs, none of which were hits, but which were written by the likes of J.D. Souther, Maria McKee and Bonnie Raitt. Raitt's closing track, “Give It Up Or Let Me Go” finds the group, but especially Maines, cutting as loose as one can cut, and it’s a perfect way to end the album. They serve notice that the Chicks were setting course for a voyage of hits and great albums, and they did not disappoint. This is where the momentum started, where the Chicks found their footing, and where they finally found their leading voice. A great and fun album. [First added to this chart: 10/30/2023]
Produced By BLAKE CHANCEY & PAUL WORLEY
1. I Can Love You Better
2. Wide Open Spaces
3. Loving Arms
4. There’s Your Trouble
5. You Were Mine
6. Never Say Die
7. Tonight The Heartache’s On Me
8. Let ‘Er Rip
9. Once You’ve Loved Somebody
10. I’ll Take Care Of You
11. Am I The Only One (Who’s Ever Felt This Way)
12. Give It Up Or Let Me Go
Before they were cancelled by the good folks who love to complain about cancelling…The (then) Dixie Chicks replaced lead singer Laura Lynch with Natalie Maines and hit paydirt with their fourth album, Wide Open Spaces. The talent of instrumentalists (and backup singers) Emily Strayler and Martie Seidel had never been in question, but it was the addition of Maines that made the difference. With a powerful and perfect country voice in the fold, The Chicks were suddenly a force to be reckoned with. This rollicking set of songs is mostly well chosen, and without exception well played and sung. The Chicks became stars here, and they became one hell of a fun group to listen to. And Natalie Maines became the star of the show without it going to her head.
Wide Open Spaces boasts five hit singles, and a whole lot more. “I Can Love You Better”, “Wide Open Spaces” and “There’s Your Trouble” are all great, but don’t sleep on the rest here. Particularly the last three songs, none of which were hits, but which were written by the likes of J.D. Souther, Maria McKee and Bonnie Raitt. Raitt's closing track, “Give It Up Or Let Me Go” finds the group, but especially Maines, cutting as loose as one can cut, and it’s a perfect way to end the album. They serve notice that the Chicks were setting course for a voyage of hits and great albums, and they did not disappoint. This is where the momentum started, where the Chicks found their footing, and where they finally found their leading voice. A great and fun album. [First added to this chart: 10/30/2023]
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1998 – TOMMY BOY
Produced By EVERLAST, DANTE ROSS & JOHN GAMBLE
1. The White Boy Is Back (Skit)
2. Money (Dollar Bill Feat. Sadat X)
3. Ends
4. What It’s Like
5. Get Down
6. Sen Dog (Skit)
7. Tired
8. Hot To Death
9. Painkillers
10. Prince Paul (Skit)
11. Praise The Lord
12. Today (Watch Me Shine Feat. Bronx Style Bob)
13. Guru (Skit)
14. Death Comes Callin’
15. Funky Beat (Feat. Casual & Sadat X)
16. The Letter
17. 7 Years
18. Next Man
Everlast is Erik Schrody, a white rapper discovered by Ice-T who was a member of the forgettable group House Of Pain. He also released an even more forgettable solo album in 1990 called Forever Everlasting that contains nothing worth listening to. At some point in the 90’s, he suffered a major heart attack, and then came back with a second solo album, Whitey Ford Sings The Blues, in 1998. Suddenly not just a rapper anymore, Everlast was, out of the blue, an acoustic guitar slinging white folk blues rapper and singer who had developed a sudden depth and who finally had something to say. The main track here is the guitar driven and important “What It’s Like”, which remains the highlight of his career. It’s ultimately cool, smart and undeniably catchy, and is without a doubt the best track ever recorded by Everlast.
But after “What It’s Like”, there isn’t too much here to recommend. “Ends” is a fine song, and “Painkillers” also works, but the rest of Whitey Ford, while not terrible, mostly fails to hold up. It’s not a bad listen, but there just isn’t a whole lot here that’s memorable. Which is too bad, because this is an album where the artist is stretching beyond his former boundaries and finding his true self. The sound is great, the idea is on point…but, outside of “What It’s Like” and “Ends”, the songs are just not there. Which has always been the shortcoming of Everlast’s career, even on his next (and somewhat better) album, Eat At Whitey’s, and beyond. But this album is a decent effort, not great, average at best with “What It’s Like” pushing it slightly over that mark. An artist with fine talent and great ideas who just has never had enough great material to produce a great album. [First added to this chart: 01/21/2016]
Produced By EVERLAST, DANTE ROSS & JOHN GAMBLE
1. The White Boy Is Back (Skit)
2. Money (Dollar Bill Feat. Sadat X)
3. Ends
4. What It’s Like
5. Get Down
6. Sen Dog (Skit)
7. Tired
8. Hot To Death
9. Painkillers
10. Prince Paul (Skit)
11. Praise The Lord
12. Today (Watch Me Shine Feat. Bronx Style Bob)
13. Guru (Skit)
14. Death Comes Callin’
15. Funky Beat (Feat. Casual & Sadat X)
16. The Letter
17. 7 Years
18. Next Man
Everlast is Erik Schrody, a white rapper discovered by Ice-T who was a member of the forgettable group House Of Pain. He also released an even more forgettable solo album in 1990 called Forever Everlasting that contains nothing worth listening to. At some point in the 90’s, he suffered a major heart attack, and then came back with a second solo album, Whitey Ford Sings The Blues, in 1998. Suddenly not just a rapper anymore, Everlast was, out of the blue, an acoustic guitar slinging white folk blues rapper and singer who had developed a sudden depth and who finally had something to say. The main track here is the guitar driven and important “What It’s Like”, which remains the highlight of his career. It’s ultimately cool, smart and undeniably catchy, and is without a doubt the best track ever recorded by Everlast.
But after “What It’s Like”, there isn’t too much here to recommend. “Ends” is a fine song, and “Painkillers” also works, but the rest of Whitey Ford, while not terrible, mostly fails to hold up. It’s not a bad listen, but there just isn’t a whole lot here that’s memorable. Which is too bad, because this is an album where the artist is stretching beyond his former boundaries and finding his true self. The sound is great, the idea is on point…but, outside of “What It’s Like” and “Ends”, the songs are just not there. Which has always been the shortcoming of Everlast’s career, even on his next (and somewhat better) album, Eat At Whitey’s, and beyond. But this album is a decent effort, not great, average at best with “What It’s Like” pushing it slightly over that mark. An artist with fine talent and great ideas who just has never had enough great material to produce a great album. [First added to this chart: 01/21/2016]
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1998 – INTERSCOPE
Produced By SCOTTY MORRIS
1. The Boogie Bumper
2. Mr. Pinstripe Suit
3. King Of Swing
4. Minnie The Moocher
5. You And Me And The Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (Baby)
6. Jump With Me Baby
7. Maddest Kind Of Love
8. Go Daddy-O
9. Please Baby
10. Mambo Swing
11. Jumpin’ Jack
12. So Long – Farewell – Goodbye
The nineties were a pretty fun time for music. That included the swing revival movement, in which young bands were suddenly embracing the dance music of the 1930’s and 1940’s. With lots of horns and costumes and songs about drinking…what was there not to love? Of course it was a fad that didn’t survive to the 2000’s, but don’t you dare tell that to Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Formed at the very birth of the swing revival in 1989, this band continues to this day reminding folks of what was so much fun in the years that predated rock and roll. Americana Deluxe is their second album, and it proved to be their biggest success. By the time of their next record a year later, swing was already starting to fade back into nostalgia. But in 1998, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy was at the center of a thriving musical movement.
This band was a one hit wonder…almost. Their only released single, “You And Me And The Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (Baby)” failed to crack the top 100, but the band was pretty well known in the late 90’s, thanks to some TV appearances and as a bar band in the film Swingers. But Big Bad Voodoo Daddy were not alone as swing renovators, sometimes being lost in the crowd of bands like Squirrel Nut Zippers, Cherry Poppin’ Daddies and The Brian Setzer Orchestra, all of whom did it just a bit better than the Voodoo Daddys did. So, this music is well played, but somewhat less memorable. Kudos to this band for still playing the music that they love, but their days in the spotlight, which were short, have long since passed. This is the album of theirs to have, and it’s okay and entertaining…but it won’t blow your socks off. [First added to this chart: 11/13/2023]
Produced By SCOTTY MORRIS
1. The Boogie Bumper
2. Mr. Pinstripe Suit
3. King Of Swing
4. Minnie The Moocher
5. You And Me And The Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (Baby)
6. Jump With Me Baby
7. Maddest Kind Of Love
8. Go Daddy-O
9. Please Baby
10. Mambo Swing
11. Jumpin’ Jack
12. So Long – Farewell – Goodbye
The nineties were a pretty fun time for music. That included the swing revival movement, in which young bands were suddenly embracing the dance music of the 1930’s and 1940’s. With lots of horns and costumes and songs about drinking…what was there not to love? Of course it was a fad that didn’t survive to the 2000’s, but don’t you dare tell that to Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Formed at the very birth of the swing revival in 1989, this band continues to this day reminding folks of what was so much fun in the years that predated rock and roll. Americana Deluxe is their second album, and it proved to be their biggest success. By the time of their next record a year later, swing was already starting to fade back into nostalgia. But in 1998, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy was at the center of a thriving musical movement.
This band was a one hit wonder…almost. Their only released single, “You And Me And The Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (Baby)” failed to crack the top 100, but the band was pretty well known in the late 90’s, thanks to some TV appearances and as a bar band in the film Swingers. But Big Bad Voodoo Daddy were not alone as swing renovators, sometimes being lost in the crowd of bands like Squirrel Nut Zippers, Cherry Poppin’ Daddies and The Brian Setzer Orchestra, all of whom did it just a bit better than the Voodoo Daddys did. So, this music is well played, but somewhat less memorable. Kudos to this band for still playing the music that they love, but their days in the spotlight, which were short, have long since passed. This is the album of theirs to have, and it’s okay and entertaining…but it won’t blow your socks off. [First added to this chart: 11/13/2023]
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Top 70 Music Albums of 1998 composition
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| Eve 6 | 1 | 1% | |
| Alanis Morissette | 1 | 1% | |
| Neutral Milk Hotel | 1 | 1% | |
| Eric Clapton | 1 | 1% | |
| Pearl Jam | 1 | 1% | |
| Shawn Mullins | 1 | 1% | |
| Chris Isaak | 1 | 1% | |
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11 | 16% | |
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From Johnnyo 01/14/2013 19:16
NIce choices
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From guigs13 01/10/2013 01:35
Great selections!
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From davidhuret 12/20/2012 08:50
Including "The Masterplan" is a good idea.
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