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751.

Without A Sound 

 Dinosaur Jr.

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"This album needs more love on this site. Sure, its less adventurous than some of their discography.. but for me this album doesn't tire and is incredibly consistent. Oh and might I add catchy as f*ck without sacrificing the head-banging solo factor."  Reply

- masonfuchs | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

313

Rank in 1994:

91

Rank in 1990s:

751

Overall Rank:

4,551

Average Rating:

 74 (135 votes)

Comments:

5

752.

Today's Active Lifestyles 

 Polvo

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"In the mid 90s one still felt rock music hadn't exhausted its possibilities of progression. The amount of new, exhilarating stuff coming from Japan at this time certainly pushed that idea aside. In America, some of the most innovative rock was being labeled "math rock" and Polvo, with their own u...""In the mid 90s one still felt rock music hadn't exhausted its possibilities of progression. The amount of new, exhilarating stuff coming from Japan at this time certainly pushed that idea aside. In America, some of the most innovative rock was being labeled "math rock" and Polvo, with their own unique sound of shape-shifting structures and joyful dissonance, was one of these bands . Each song loaded with ideas, their off-beat explorations always marked by a sense of playfulness that never let them sound arid or boring."  [+]  Reply

- RioBravo | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

313

Rank in 1993:

77

Rank in 1990s:

752

Overall Rank:

4,553

Average Rating:

 77 (90 votes)

Comments:

5

753.

Hana-Bi 
Soundtrack

 久石譲 [Joe Hisaishi]

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

313

Rank in 1998:

76

Rank in 1990s:

753

Overall Rank:

4,559

Average Rating:

 78 (20 votes)

Comments:

0

754.

Pinback 

 Pinback

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"THEY COULD HAVE BEEN AS BIG AS.... DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE!!! Indie Rock used to be scary. I’m not shitting you. I was there! When bands like Jesus Lizard who would just as much fight you as play for you. At least it seemed that way. I mean the bass player would just give you this death stare for the...""THEY COULD HAVE BEEN AS BIG AS.... DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE!!! Indie Rock used to be scary. I’m not shitting you. I was there! When bands like Jesus Lizard who would just as much fight you as play for you. At least it seemed that way. I mean the bass player would just give you this death stare for the entire concert. I never once saw that dude blink. Not once! And he was the sane one in the band. Yow would just randomly jump into the audience at times and start throwing punches. I’m not kidding. I was there! But, worse than his punch was the filthy sweat that used to come pouring off his body. You’d feel as if you’d been slimed. It was worse than playing shirts & skins basketball at high noon in August. You’d totally reek afterwards. Honestly, you never new what what he was going to happen. Going to an indie rock show was always part performance theater, part concert. It was a full on adventure. And that changed. This was before indie rock became synonymous with sensitive, over-educated college boys, and it was dominated by dudes on such labels as SST, Touch & Go, and Amphetamine Reptile. Bands like the Butthole Surfers and Big Black. These bands wanted to fuck shit up. I mean it was called Noise Rock for christ sake. And then the tides changed. Emo happened. And like a wild weed that gains root in an untended garden, it just took over everything. And indie rock became … gulp,… downright huggable & lovable. Adorable even. Garden State took over as the best representative movie of the scene as opposed to my beloved Repo Man. Sigh. Annyways…. one of the key bands that played a role in that change were Death Cab For Cutie. And don’t get me wrong. I adore Death Cab! Well at least their first three albums. I really do. And then Ben Gibbard started writing songs as if he was soundtracking The O.C. or something. But Pinback, whose debut came out just a year after Death Cab’s were every bit as good. If not better. They sounded so similar that some people (I won’t name names or anything) actually think that they pilfered Death Cab’s sound! Hogwash. Pinback have even gone on record saying that they had never even heard of Death Cab back in 1999. And I believe ‘em! I’ve noticed over the course of rock/pop history that eerily similar sounds often develop concurrently yet completely independently. It’s kind of fascinating. (Rate Your Music calls this shade of Indie Pop “Midwest Emo" for what’s its worth. I learned something new today! lol. ) Pinback's debut is chock full of stunning, resonant, emotive, catchy indie pop with their calling card being the beautiful entwined harmonies of Rob Crow and Armistead Burwell Smith IV. But just about every song has a subtle secret weapon as well. Whether it be the badass speed metal kick drums on “Chaos Engine” or the diabolical, lullaby worthy chorus on “Shag.” The subtle scratching on “Tripoi" & “Hurley.” Or the irresistible da da da dada harmonies on “Loro”. These subtle touches & details completely reward repeat spins. But of course what keeps you coming back for more are those harmonies… and the songs - those insanely catchy, hummable songs. Grade: A. This is easily one of the best Indie Pop albums of the turn of the century. They’re every bit as good as Death Cab’s early albums if not a smidge or two better. It’s always interesting to me how some bands make it and others don’t. And if you yearn for Death Cab’s early days even a bit, then you need to check this platter out. They really should have been just as big. Maybe if they were just a bit cuter! Or new the executive producer of Dawson’s Creek was a fan. Anyways, I’m going to snuggle up with their adorable debut as it emotes its way all the way to number 14! "  [+]  Reply

- Repo | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

312

Rank in 1999:

61

Rank in 1990s:

754

Overall Rank:

4,567

Average Rating:

 75 (43 votes)

Comments:

3

755.

Sleep's Holy Mountain 

 Sleep (US)

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"A personal favorite of mine. Deserve more recognition."  Reply

- stonershit | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

89 charts

Rank Score:

311

Rank in 1992:

81

Rank in 1990s:

755

Overall Rank:

4,574

Average Rating:

 76 (113 votes)

Comments:

3

756.

A Change Of Seasons 

 Dream Theater

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"Contains a single unbelievable 24-minute song (A Change of Seasons, and a few decent covers. A must-own for Dream Theater/prog fans; the 24-minute epic is as close to classic prog as Dream Theater would come until Octavarium 10 years later."  Reply

- Deckiller | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

311

Rank in 1995:

81

Rank in 1990s:

756

Overall Rank:

4,581

Average Rating:

 75 (92 votes)

Comments:

4

757.

Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell 

 Social Distortion

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"I grew up in the Midwest. All I knew was heavy metal and head banging, or pop 40 Casey Kassim. When I got to college I burned through classic rock, found alternative, which really took off big in 1993, and somewhere along I found this album and punk rock. I had no idea what it was. It was heavier...""I grew up in the Midwest. All I knew was heavy metal and head banging, or pop 40 Casey Kassim. When I got to college I burned through classic rock, found alternative, which really took off big in 1993, and somewhere along I found this album and punk rock. I had no idea what it was. It was heavier than anything I heard before but it wasn't heavy metal. It had some 50's rock sound, some country, some rockabilly, and topics that I found foreign to me but I liked. In the end it spawned my adventure into my favorite genre, punk, and spent so much playtime it earned a spot in my top 10 favorite on my eclectic list. By the way, one test of a great album is if you can play it real low and sleep to it. This one passes that test and believe it or not makes you wake up happier, more at peace with the world. One regret, missing them in concert for this album tour - though I caught them a few times after."  [+]  Reply

- krsasse | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

70 charts

Rank Score:

310

Rank in 1992:

82

Rank in 1990s:

757

Overall Rank:

4,594

Average Rating:

 75 (87 votes)

Comments:

7

758.

Jesus Freak 

 dc Talk

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"This album effectively combines rock, rap, R&B, gospel, and pop music along with faith based lyrics to create a classic album. It is considered a landmark album in the Contemporary Christian Music scene."  Reply

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Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

309

Rank in 1995:

82

Rank in 1990s:

758

Overall Rank:

4,608

Average Rating:

 72 (56 votes)

Comments:

6

759.

Kamakiriad 

 Donald Fagen

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"Over a decade after The Nightfly, Fagen's second solo work somehow surpasses its predecessor. For years I thought that the first three songs were somewhat indistinguishable and that things didn't really kick into gear until "Snowbound" but now I've finally grasped the individual personalities of ...""Over a decade after The Nightfly, Fagen's second solo work somehow surpasses its predecessor. For years I thought that the first three songs were somewhat indistinguishable and that things didn't really kick into gear until "Snowbound" but now I've finally grasped the individual personalities of all 8 songs. The album really hits its peak with "Tomorrow's Girls", "Florida Room", and "On The Dunes" before leaving us with the upbeat "Teahouse On The Tracks". I realize the Steely Dan/Donald Fagen style of songwriting, arrangement, and production isn't for everyone but I've always felt that music needed this kind of craftsmanship to act as a counterpoint to the 3 chords style of rock. Kamakiriad is an adult record that appeals to certain tastes. If you share those tastes, you'll appreciate this as the masterpiece it is. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

309

Rank in 1993:

78

Rank in 1990s:

759

Overall Rank:

4,614

Average Rating:

 75 (63 votes)

Comments:

4

760.

Hit To Death In The Future Head 

 The Flaming Lips

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"This early stuff deserves every bit as much recognition as At War With the Mystics or Embryonic. It's such a unique spin on the alternative rock of the time. Also, Everyone Wants to Live Forever is a top 15 Lips track."  Reply

- babyBlueSedan | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

74 charts

Rank Score:

309

Rank in 1992:

83

Rank in 1990s:

760

Overall Rank:

4,617

Average Rating:

 74 (130 votes)

Comments:

6

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Year	Albums	%
1990	84	8%
1991	85	9%
1992	105	11%
1993	106	11%
1994	127	13%
1995	103	10%
1996	108	11%
1997	98	10%
1998	101	10%
1999	84	8%

Artist	Albums	%
Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	0%
Aphex Twin	5	0%
Manic Street Preachers	5	0%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	0%
Beck	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	529	53%
	272	27%
	42	4%
	28	3%
	23	2%
	16	2%
	12	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	15	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	993	99%
Yes	8	1%