Top 69 Music Albums of 1999
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Produced by Rick Rubin. It's taken me a long time to be able to appreciate the Chili Peppers, and they still have moments where I just don't get what the big deal is about them. But I have to admit...albums like Californication are growing on me more and more. And that's saying a lot, considering my mind was closed to these guys for such a very long time. This album is, for me, about the good that can come from keeping an open mind about music, albums, and specific bands that can sometimes drive you crazy.
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1999
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1999-SOULDUMP
Produced By EARL HICKS & DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS
1. Bulldozers And Dirt
2. Nine Bullets
3. Uncle Frank
4. Too Much Sex (Too Little Jesus)
5. Box Of Spiders
6. One Of These Days
7. Margo And Harold
8. The Company I Keep
9. The President’s Penis Is Missing
10. Tales Facing Up
11. Love Like This
12. Mrs. Dubose
13. Zoloft
14. The Night G.G. Allin Came To Town
The second album from Drive-By Truckers was released in 1999, then got a wider distribution from a re-release on the larger New West Records in 2005. The album contains songs that continue in the vein of their raucous debut, Gangstabilly, but also shows that the band has the ability to turn out ballads like the solid opener, “Bulldozers And Dirt”. The album also features guitarist Mike Cooley stretching out as a songwriter, contributing three songs to the album along with bass player Rob Malone ‘s “Mrs. Dubose”, a change from having all but one of Gangstabilly’s songs written by Patterson Hood…and a change that would continue to grow from album to album. But the main writer here is still Hood, and some of his more memorable songs are on this album. Less country than Gangstabilly, this is also not much like the next album, the much more solid Southern Rock Opera.
Tracks like “Bulldozers And Dirt”, “Nine Bullets” and Cooley’s “Uncle Frank” are rock solid…but Pizza Deliverance ultimately suffers from a bit too much padding. At 14 tracks and well over an hour, there’s a lot to get through, particularly in the middle, which is broken up only by the strange “The President’s Penis Is Missing”. But if you’re a fan of the Truckers, and a fan of Southern Rock, then Pizza Deliverance should be just fine for you. Ultimately, this album is a lot of fun, and contains enough songs you’ll want to own to make it worthwhile. At this point, the band was not perfect, but was growing very quickly. This is an important part of the evolution of one of the more interesting and fun bands we have today. Recommended! [First added to this chart: 04/12/2012]
Produced By EARL HICKS & DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS
1. Bulldozers And Dirt
2. Nine Bullets
3. Uncle Frank
4. Too Much Sex (Too Little Jesus)
5. Box Of Spiders
6. One Of These Days
7. Margo And Harold
8. The Company I Keep
9. The President’s Penis Is Missing
10. Tales Facing Up
11. Love Like This
12. Mrs. Dubose
13. Zoloft
14. The Night G.G. Allin Came To Town
The second album from Drive-By Truckers was released in 1999, then got a wider distribution from a re-release on the larger New West Records in 2005. The album contains songs that continue in the vein of their raucous debut, Gangstabilly, but also shows that the band has the ability to turn out ballads like the solid opener, “Bulldozers And Dirt”. The album also features guitarist Mike Cooley stretching out as a songwriter, contributing three songs to the album along with bass player Rob Malone ‘s “Mrs. Dubose”, a change from having all but one of Gangstabilly’s songs written by Patterson Hood…and a change that would continue to grow from album to album. But the main writer here is still Hood, and some of his more memorable songs are on this album. Less country than Gangstabilly, this is also not much like the next album, the much more solid Southern Rock Opera.
Tracks like “Bulldozers And Dirt”, “Nine Bullets” and Cooley’s “Uncle Frank” are rock solid…but Pizza Deliverance ultimately suffers from a bit too much padding. At 14 tracks and well over an hour, there’s a lot to get through, particularly in the middle, which is broken up only by the strange “The President’s Penis Is Missing”. But if you’re a fan of the Truckers, and a fan of Southern Rock, then Pizza Deliverance should be just fine for you. Ultimately, this album is a lot of fun, and contains enough songs you’ll want to own to make it worthwhile. At this point, the band was not perfect, but was growing very quickly. This is an important part of the evolution of one of the more interesting and fun bands we have today. Recommended! [First added to this chart: 04/12/2012]
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1999-VIRGIN
Produced By GOMEZ
1. Hangover
2. Revolutionary Kind
3. Bring It On
4. Blue Moon Rising
5. Las Vegas Dealer
6. We Haven't Turned Around
7. Fill My Cup
8. Rhythm & Blues Alibi
9. Rosalita
10. California
11. Devil Will Ride
Will someone please tell me why America didn't love this? The 2nd album from Gomez was a hit just about everywhere in the world except for the US. It's loaded with great hooks, from "Hangover" and "Bring It On" to "Rhythm & Blues Alibi" and "Fill My Cup". I remember sitting in traffic on the 405 listening to this thinking, "Why?". Great songs, great vocals, and they make it sound easy. Gomez should be one of the biggest bands today, but they're not. Which, I guess is okay because it's still cool to like them. [First added to this chart: 04/11/2012]
Produced By GOMEZ
1. Hangover
2. Revolutionary Kind
3. Bring It On
4. Blue Moon Rising
5. Las Vegas Dealer
6. We Haven't Turned Around
7. Fill My Cup
8. Rhythm & Blues Alibi
9. Rosalita
10. California
11. Devil Will Ride
Will someone please tell me why America didn't love this? The 2nd album from Gomez was a hit just about everywhere in the world except for the US. It's loaded with great hooks, from "Hangover" and "Bring It On" to "Rhythm & Blues Alibi" and "Fill My Cup". I remember sitting in traffic on the 405 listening to this thinking, "Why?". Great songs, great vocals, and they make it sound easy. Gomez should be one of the biggest bands today, but they're not. Which, I guess is okay because it's still cool to like them. [First added to this chart: 04/11/2012]
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1999 – REPRISE
Produced By WILCO
1. Can’t Stand It
2. She’s A Jar
3. A Shot In The Arm
4. We’re Just Friends
5. I’m Always In Love
6. Nothing’severgonnastandinmyway(again)
7. Pieholden Suite
8. How To Fight Loneliness
9. Via Chicago
10. ELT
11. My Darling
12. When You Wake Up Feeling Old
13. Summer Teeth
14. In A Future Age
15. Candyfloss
16. A Shot In The Arm (Alternate Version)
In 1999, with the release of their third album Summerteeth, Wilco was on the verge of greatness. They were moving steadily away from the alt-country roots of Uncle Tupelo and closer to the experimental excellence of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, but what was really making Wilco a special band was the growing presence of Jay Bennett. Bennett had joined Wilco in 1994, and his abilities on a wide array of instruments were making Wilco into a very special band. Summerteeth has not only him as a strength, but also the continuing improvement of Jeff Tweedy as a songwriter. They weren’t quite there yet (that would be on their next album), but Summerteeth is definitely close to as good as Wilco would get. The sound is crisp and immediate, and the songs are very, very good. A definite step up from the second album, Being There.
“Can’t Stand It” was released as a single, and it fared poorly. But there are a bunch of songs that are big improvements for Tweedy lyrically (he was having marital problems and was reading a lot of American literature, both of which are clear in the songs), including “A Shot In The Arm” and “Via Chicago”. The real highlight, though, is the work of Bennett, whose instrumental prowess gives the band a depth they would otherwise never have. The partnership between Tweedy and Bennett would sour during the recording of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, with Bennett being fired as soon as that album was released (he then release a slew of solo albums before dying in his sleep in 2009). Summerteeth is the album where Wilco really grew up, a huge step from where they had been,, and a great foreshadow of where they were going. Not perfect, but more than worthwhile. [First added to this chart: 04/13/2012]
Produced By WILCO
1. Can’t Stand It
2. She’s A Jar
3. A Shot In The Arm
4. We’re Just Friends
5. I’m Always In Love
6. Nothing’severgonnastandinmyway(again)
7. Pieholden Suite
8. How To Fight Loneliness
9. Via Chicago
10. ELT
11. My Darling
12. When You Wake Up Feeling Old
13. Summer Teeth
14. In A Future Age
15. Candyfloss
16. A Shot In The Arm (Alternate Version)
In 1999, with the release of their third album Summerteeth, Wilco was on the verge of greatness. They were moving steadily away from the alt-country roots of Uncle Tupelo and closer to the experimental excellence of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, but what was really making Wilco a special band was the growing presence of Jay Bennett. Bennett had joined Wilco in 1994, and his abilities on a wide array of instruments were making Wilco into a very special band. Summerteeth has not only him as a strength, but also the continuing improvement of Jeff Tweedy as a songwriter. They weren’t quite there yet (that would be on their next album), but Summerteeth is definitely close to as good as Wilco would get. The sound is crisp and immediate, and the songs are very, very good. A definite step up from the second album, Being There.
“Can’t Stand It” was released as a single, and it fared poorly. But there are a bunch of songs that are big improvements for Tweedy lyrically (he was having marital problems and was reading a lot of American literature, both of which are clear in the songs), including “A Shot In The Arm” and “Via Chicago”. The real highlight, though, is the work of Bennett, whose instrumental prowess gives the band a depth they would otherwise never have. The partnership between Tweedy and Bennett would sour during the recording of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, with Bennett being fired as soon as that album was released (he then release a slew of solo albums before dying in his sleep in 2009). Summerteeth is the album where Wilco really grew up, a huge step from where they had been,, and a great foreshadow of where they were going. Not perfect, but more than worthwhile. [First added to this chart: 04/13/2012]
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1999
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1999 – MONUMENT
Produced By BLAKE CHANCEY & PAUL WORLEY
1. Ready To Run
2. If I Fall You’re Going Down With Me
3. Cowboy Take Me Away
4. Cold Day In July
5. Goodbye Earl
6. Hello Mr. Heartache
7. Don’t Waste Your Heart
8. Sin Wagon
9. Without You
10. Some Days You Gotta Dance
11. Hole In My Head
12. Heartbreak Town
13. Let Him Fly
Let me start by saying that I could listen to Natalie Maines sing all day long. Maybe my favorite voice in all of country music. Between 1995, when Maines joined the group, and 2003, when Maines spoke her mind about then President George W. Bush, The Dixie Chicks (now The Chicks) could do absolutely no wrong. During this incredibly fruitful period, they released three studio albums: Wide Open Spaces, Fly and Home. Fly, from 1999, was a massive hit, and included a total of eight singles. It’s sold 11 million copies, and became the second of five straight number one albums. The Dixie Chicks could do no wrong, and they were on top of the country music world. What is there not to love about them? They are and absolute musical ray of sunshine, incredibly talented, and have great taste in songs.
Fly has so many great moments. The first five songs read like a greatest hits album, from the wonderfully sharp “Ready To Run” to the Maines highlight “Goodbye Earl”. There are five Chicks originals here, alongside finely chosen covers by the likes of Patty Griffin, Jim Lauderdale and Darrell Scott. The playing of Martie Seidel and Emily Robison is flawless as always, and the trio’s harmonies are as strong as they get. This is The Chicks at the top of their game. Since their 2003 blacklisting, they have come back and made their peace with those who were somehow offended by an opinion about the President that seems laughably tame today, but not at the same ferocious pace that they were on from ’95 to ’03…since then, there have been just two Chicks albums, and those were 14 years apart. Anything from ’95 to ’03 from this group is a guaranteed winner. [First added to this chart: 02/03/2024]
Produced By BLAKE CHANCEY & PAUL WORLEY
1. Ready To Run
2. If I Fall You’re Going Down With Me
3. Cowboy Take Me Away
4. Cold Day In July
5. Goodbye Earl
6. Hello Mr. Heartache
7. Don’t Waste Your Heart
8. Sin Wagon
9. Without You
10. Some Days You Gotta Dance
11. Hole In My Head
12. Heartbreak Town
13. Let Him Fly
Let me start by saying that I could listen to Natalie Maines sing all day long. Maybe my favorite voice in all of country music. Between 1995, when Maines joined the group, and 2003, when Maines spoke her mind about then President George W. Bush, The Dixie Chicks (now The Chicks) could do absolutely no wrong. During this incredibly fruitful period, they released three studio albums: Wide Open Spaces, Fly and Home. Fly, from 1999, was a massive hit, and included a total of eight singles. It’s sold 11 million copies, and became the second of five straight number one albums. The Dixie Chicks could do no wrong, and they were on top of the country music world. What is there not to love about them? They are and absolute musical ray of sunshine, incredibly talented, and have great taste in songs.
Fly has so many great moments. The first five songs read like a greatest hits album, from the wonderfully sharp “Ready To Run” to the Maines highlight “Goodbye Earl”. There are five Chicks originals here, alongside finely chosen covers by the likes of Patty Griffin, Jim Lauderdale and Darrell Scott. The playing of Martie Seidel and Emily Robison is flawless as always, and the trio’s harmonies are as strong as they get. This is The Chicks at the top of their game. Since their 2003 blacklisting, they have come back and made their peace with those who were somehow offended by an opinion about the President that seems laughably tame today, but not at the same ferocious pace that they were on from ’95 to ’03…since then, there have been just two Chicks albums, and those were 14 years apart. Anything from ’95 to ’03 from this group is a guaranteed winner. [First added to this chart: 02/03/2024]
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1999
Produced By ANDY HILL & RENEE SAFIER
1. You Chose me
2. Second Story
3. After All That's Passed Between Us
4. Two Trains
5. Something Unbroken
6. The Part Of Me That's Over You
7. Autumn
8. I Already Know
9. Take My Hand
10. When You Remember Me
11. Before I Go To Sleep
12. The Eye Of The Beholder
If you lived in the South Bay at any time in the last 20 years, then you've probably heard Andy & Renee. My first live appearance in California was at Orville & Wilbur's in Manhattan Beach with Andy Hill...we sang "The Boxer". Kevin Hicks, who played bass on this record, is a friend of mine and a former bandmate in the short lived Fuzz (with Kirk Makin, the current Hard Rain guitarist). Also, a couple of old friends play on this who I haven't seen in years...bassist john Meadows and keyboardist Bob Malone. [First added to this chart: 11/08/2012]
Produced By ANDY HILL & RENEE SAFIER
1. You Chose me
2. Second Story
3. After All That's Passed Between Us
4. Two Trains
5. Something Unbroken
6. The Part Of Me That's Over You
7. Autumn
8. I Already Know
9. Take My Hand
10. When You Remember Me
11. Before I Go To Sleep
12. The Eye Of The Beholder
If you lived in the South Bay at any time in the last 20 years, then you've probably heard Andy & Renee. My first live appearance in California was at Orville & Wilbur's in Manhattan Beach with Andy Hill...we sang "The Boxer". Kevin Hicks, who played bass on this record, is a friend of mine and a former bandmate in the short lived Fuzz (with Kirk Makin, the current Hard Rain guitarist). Also, a couple of old friends play on this who I haven't seen in years...bassist john Meadows and keyboardist Bob Malone. [First added to this chart: 11/08/2012]
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1999-WARNER BROTHERS
Produced By THE FLAMING LIPS, DAVE FRIDMANN & SCOTT BOOKER
1. Race For The Prize
2. A Spoonful Weighs A Ton
3. The Spark That Bled
4. The Spiderbite Song
5. Buggin’
6. What Is The Light?
7. The Observer
8. Waitin’ For A Superman
9. Suddenly Everything Has Changed
10. The Gash
11. Feeling Yourself Disintegrate
12. Sleeping On The Roof
13. Race For The Prize
14. Waitin’ For A Superman
Any time I start feeling like I may be too old to do what I do on stage, I think of Wayne Coyne. Coyne is the same age as me (even a few months older), and has been doing the Flaming Lips thing since 1983. That he has remained relevant to this day speaks volumes for us older guys. He’s not afraid to experiment, and he’s not afraid of change. Sometimes, this results in albums that are overly weird and tough to listen to. But sometimes, the results are magical. The Soft Bulletin is the ninth Lips album, and it is the band’s masterpiece. Following up the strangeness of Zaireeka, an album of four discs designed to be played at the same time, the Lips moved into a more electronic and ultimately more melodic phase that would continue evolving to this day. The Soft Bulletin isn’t just a great collection of songs (it is), but it’s also a whole unit, a unified piece, and a beautiful work of art that deserves repeated listens. This album should be among your favorites: give it a chance, and it will be.
Coyne explores strange and different themes on The Soft Bulletin, such as spider bites and head wounds, to make his way to more conventional song matter. It’s lyrically interesting, but what ultimately carries this album is the overall sound, from start to finish. The Lips move from the rock sound of albums like Transmissions From The Satellite Heart to new ground. Transmissions was a great album…as were Clouds Taste Metallic and the later Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, but The Soft Bulletin is the real greatest album in the Lips discography. Wayne Coyne continues to be my hero, with stage shows that rival circuses and albums like The Soft Bulletin. Hooray for the old guys! One of the greatest albums of the 90’s. [First added to this chart: 09/05/2013]
Produced By THE FLAMING LIPS, DAVE FRIDMANN & SCOTT BOOKER
1. Race For The Prize
2. A Spoonful Weighs A Ton
3. The Spark That Bled
4. The Spiderbite Song
5. Buggin’
6. What Is The Light?
7. The Observer
8. Waitin’ For A Superman
9. Suddenly Everything Has Changed
10. The Gash
11. Feeling Yourself Disintegrate
12. Sleeping On The Roof
13. Race For The Prize
14. Waitin’ For A Superman
Any time I start feeling like I may be too old to do what I do on stage, I think of Wayne Coyne. Coyne is the same age as me (even a few months older), and has been doing the Flaming Lips thing since 1983. That he has remained relevant to this day speaks volumes for us older guys. He’s not afraid to experiment, and he’s not afraid of change. Sometimes, this results in albums that are overly weird and tough to listen to. But sometimes, the results are magical. The Soft Bulletin is the ninth Lips album, and it is the band’s masterpiece. Following up the strangeness of Zaireeka, an album of four discs designed to be played at the same time, the Lips moved into a more electronic and ultimately more melodic phase that would continue evolving to this day. The Soft Bulletin isn’t just a great collection of songs (it is), but it’s also a whole unit, a unified piece, and a beautiful work of art that deserves repeated listens. This album should be among your favorites: give it a chance, and it will be.
Coyne explores strange and different themes on The Soft Bulletin, such as spider bites and head wounds, to make his way to more conventional song matter. It’s lyrically interesting, but what ultimately carries this album is the overall sound, from start to finish. The Lips move from the rock sound of albums like Transmissions From The Satellite Heart to new ground. Transmissions was a great album…as were Clouds Taste Metallic and the later Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, but The Soft Bulletin is the real greatest album in the Lips discography. Wayne Coyne continues to be my hero, with stage shows that rival circuses and albums like The Soft Bulletin. Hooray for the old guys! One of the greatest albums of the 90’s. [First added to this chart: 09/05/2013]
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1999
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| Various Artists | 2 | 3% | |
| Matthew Sweet | 1 | 1% | |
| Gov't Mule | 1 | 1% | |
| Built To Spill | 1 | 1% | |
| Amadou & Mariam | 1 | 1% | |
| Moby | 1 | 1% | |
| Eminem | 1 | 1% | |
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