Top 70 Music Albums of 1998 by 
Romanelli 
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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2012]
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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]
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1998
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Produced by Billy Bragg, Grant Showbiz and Wilco. The first edition of Mermaid Avenue contains happier and more upbeat material than the second, but both are excellent. Bragg, Wilco, and the ghost of Woody Guthrie...the only thing missing is Dylan. "California Stars" is the biggest standout, but the other sonsg (all of them) are interesting and very, very good. "Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key" makes me smile every single time. Also a grteat showcase of the talents of the late Jay Bennett (Wilco).
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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-PARLOPHONE
Produced By TCHAD BLAKE & MARIUS DE VRIES
1. Last One Standing
2. Souvenir
3. King Tide
4. Try Whistling This
5. She Will Have Her Way
6. Sinner
7. Twisty Bass
8. Loose Tongue
9. Truth
10. Astro
11. Dream Date
12. Faster Than Light
13. Addicted
Maybe the greatest thing to have ever come from New Zealand is the music of Neil Finn. After playing with his brother Tim in Split Enz from 1977 to 1984, and then fronting the great Crowded House for over a decade, Finn finally released his solo debut, Try Whistling This, in 1998. The first of his two solo studio albums, this one is a firm departure from the sound of Crowded House, more experimental, and very accessible. He brings in session musicians to play mostly drums and bass (including his son Liam), while handling almost all of the guitars and vocals himself.
The highlights here are “Sinner”, “She Will Have Her Way”, and “Last One Standing”, all featuring great Finn trademark harmonies and fine hooks. Try Whistling This is what you get from anyone named Finn: a great sounding product with mostly good songwriting, nothing standing out too much in the way of outstanding material. Finn is an artist you can’t really go wrong with, whether it be with one of his bands (Crowded House has since reformed), or his work with brother Tim, or his solo ventures. An album worth investigating, especially if you’re a fan. [First added to this chart: 01/11/2013]
Produced By TCHAD BLAKE & MARIUS DE VRIES
1. Last One Standing
2. Souvenir
3. King Tide
4. Try Whistling This
5. She Will Have Her Way
6. Sinner
7. Twisty Bass
8. Loose Tongue
9. Truth
10. Astro
11. Dream Date
12. Faster Than Light
13. Addicted
Maybe the greatest thing to have ever come from New Zealand is the music of Neil Finn. After playing with his brother Tim in Split Enz from 1977 to 1984, and then fronting the great Crowded House for over a decade, Finn finally released his solo debut, Try Whistling This, in 1998. The first of his two solo studio albums, this one is a firm departure from the sound of Crowded House, more experimental, and very accessible. He brings in session musicians to play mostly drums and bass (including his son Liam), while handling almost all of the guitars and vocals himself.
The highlights here are “Sinner”, “She Will Have Her Way”, and “Last One Standing”, all featuring great Finn trademark harmonies and fine hooks. Try Whistling This is what you get from anyone named Finn: a great sounding product with mostly good songwriting, nothing standing out too much in the way of outstanding material. Finn is an artist you can’t really go wrong with, whether it be with one of his bands (Crowded House has since reformed), or his work with brother Tim, or his solo ventures. An album worth investigating, especially if you’re a fan. [First added to this chart: 01/11/2013]
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Top 70 Music Albums of 1998 composition
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| Dixie Chicks | 1 | 1% | |
| The B-52's | 1 | 1% | |
| Nick Heyward | 1 | 1% | |
| Queens Of The Stone Age | 1 | 1% | |
| Lucinda Williams | 1 | 1% | |
| B.B. King | 1 | 1% | |
| Bob Dylan | 1 | 1% | |
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48 | 69% | |
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11 | 16% | |
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| 95/100 | 08/09/2020 01:28 |  zwiebel | | 86/100 |
| 100/100 | 10/31/2019 02:34 | DJENNY | | 100/100 |
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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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