Best Albums of 1994
Listed below are the best albums of 1994 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 4 hours ago).
"This is where the first signs of "Quantity over Quality" started to appear in Dream Theater's work. Don't get me wrong - they're still one of my favorite bands - but what keeps them from being -my- favorite is that they don't trim the fat. This album, and most of the succeeding ones - clocks in a..." [+] Reply
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1994
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446
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"an absolutely breathtaking collection of b-sides. God only knows why they didnt release this is an actual full-length album as the majority of the music on this record is just as good if not better than any classic pumpkins a-sides. The opener "soothe" is possibly the most beautiful piece of musi..." [+] Reply
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1994
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"This is my all time favourite album. The layers of guitar, the ingenuity of instrumental, the pain of the lyrics and the feeling of the voice are all perfect in my opinion. If you are not willing to give this album 3 or 4 listens, don't bother. You will not like it the first time, however, if you..." [+] Reply
"Music critics started calling this sort of music "math rock" because they got tired of having to use terms like "angular," "abrasive," "aggressive," "rhythmically complex," "sharp-edged," "start-stop," and "spiky" all the time. Also, I suspect they didn't really like it, so they figured if they a..." [+] Reply
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MadhattanJack | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"It was a five year gap between this and their last album, steel wheels, the longest in their career so far. Was it worth the wait? Not really. This is an album lacking ideas and direction. The first two tracks, love is strong and you got me rocking are ok, but they're obviously a desperate attemp..." [+] Reply
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1994
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"Mad beat poet fronting a junkyard jazz ensemble that would make Tom Waits proud. Absurdist lyrics at their best. It's too bad they never came close to matching this stunning debut again." Reply
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"I'm thinking another reason is that there were 4 mega hits on this album. I understand your point that there is nothing special about these songs, but you can't deny the catchiness of them. There's nothing wrong with straight forward catchy pop songs every now and then." Reply
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pearljammer13 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"My personal Autechre favorite along with Chiastic Slide. Fav tracks: Montreal, Nil" Reply
"Such a deep, hard hitting rap album. I wouldn't deny that Pharoahe is the apocalyptic one." Reply
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Best Albums of 1994 composition
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| Various Artists | 18 | 2% | |
| Beck | 4 | 0% | |
| ボアダムス [Boredoms] | 3 | 0% | |
| 王靖雯 [Shirley Wong] | 3 | 0% | |
| Jimi Hendrix | 3 | 0% | |
| Satyricon | 2 | 0% | |
| Prince | 2 | 0% | |
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446 | 45% | |
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218 | 22% | |
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45 | 5% | |
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29 | 3% | |
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28 | 3% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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