Best Albums of 1993

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Doggystyle 

 Snoop Doggy Dogg

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"I'm not a huge fan of rap. I'm a rock, blues, and metal guy, but this album has something about it that just pulled me in. It also helps that I've seen Snoop Dogg live. But seriously, this album is a classic from front to back."  Reply

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

410 charts

Rank Score:

2,419

Rank in 1993:

11

Rank in 1990s:

121

Overall Rank:

712

Average Rating:

 78 (514 votes)

Comments:

31

12.

Red House Painters (Rollercoaster) 

 Red House Painters

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"I feel like it's a great album for people who want a reflective album about misery but do not want to feel the same way in their own lives. Once you can accept the sadness in the world, then you can truly be happy. This album allows that to happen."  Reply

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

342 charts

Rank Score:

2,415

Rank in 1993:

12

Rank in 1990s:

123

Overall Rank:

715

Average Rating:

 80 (417 votes)

Comments:

31

13.

So Tonight That I Might See 

 Mazzy Star

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"HEROIN CHIC Kendra Smith hurled her guitar to the stage. She had had it. The constant, tedious grind of touring. Being worshipped by strangers. All of it. It was too much. She didn’t want it anymore. “Fuck this mousetrap”, she mumbled to herself. ”I’m going to live off the grid.” And you know wha...""HEROIN CHIC Kendra Smith hurled her guitar to the stage. She had had it. The constant, tedious grind of touring. Being worshipped by strangers. All of it. It was too much. She didn’t want it anymore. “Fuck this mousetrap”, she mumbled to herself. ”I’m going to live off the grid.” And you know what? She did! And that was probably the best thing that ever happened to David Roback’s already fairly stellar career. Because he had already found “HER” - discovered her through a friend of a friend playing on a demo tape as part of some unheard of local folk duo that still no one’s heard of (Going Home if you’re really curious. But, they never even released an album! I mean it’s the indie rock equivalent of American Idol). The youngest of 60 some odd siblings, Hope was a pint sized, exotic Mexican beauty with pouty lips to die for. Let’s put it this way. Jimmy Reid - & I know you're reading this, brother - You’re a lucky, lucky man! Quite simply, Hope Sandoval was born to be a rock star. She just had that indefinable IT. And her timing entering the scene was pitch perfect. She was the perfect diva for early 90s grunge. Part of her charm was she really, truly didn’t give a shit. It wasn't some calculated move. She really, truly didn’t give a shit. And she came to epitomize the “it” fashion statement of the day. The fashion look that had the prepubescent, waif looks of the Kate Moss & Jamie King staring down at us from like a hundred million billboards. Heroin chic they called it. And the singing of Hope Sandoval and music of Mazzy Star was its soundtrack. Because Hope sang Rip Van Winkle style - a lazy, laconic cotton mouth drawl as if as if each note was going to be her last before falling a slumber for a hundred years or more. A true sleeping beauty if there ever was one. I can see why Albummaster recommended this to me when I volunteered that I’m a sucker for laconic & hazy albums. (Considering I’m a born manic monkey, a laconic lion is what I strive to be). At any rate she was the missing ingredient. Don’t get me wrong. Opal were good. Damn good. (especially check out their earliest recordings compiled on, you got it it - [i]Early recordings[/i].) And Kendra Smith had one more beguiling solo album in her - the aptly titled[i] Five Ways of Disappearing[/i] - before blithely disappearing into the California woods to organic farm on her country cabin with nothing but her music and her cats. (Yo! Kendra! If you ever want company… well, you know who to call! :wink: ) But Mazzy Star were far better. Hope was just the perfect compliment to Robach’s Doors meets Velvet Underground sound rufied just a bit with that Jesus & Mary Chain’s classic wall of fuzz. We’re talking drugs here boys & girls! Druggy. Laconic, hazey, etc… And Mazzy Star were druggy as hell. And [i]So Tonight That I May See[/i] (rightly) became THE album of the Heroin Chic scene. And just as impressive as the sound they perfected on this album is the sheer scope of it. No two songs sound the same. It was as if Robach was determined to make THE grunge palette on these ten songs. Whether it be Hope channeling her inner Kirsten Hersch on “Into Dust” (my personal fave among an album full of them) or the duo going primal & full on Pub Rock on the positively AC/DCian Wasted. Grade: A. It’s no coincidence that Mazzy Star and Julee Cruise were recommended to me within hours of each other. Just as I was to start binging on Twin Peaks (yet again) to get ready for season 3. Because both are the perfect Lynchian artists. Both would be the perfect band to catch at The Roadhouse on some Saturday night. And [i]So Tonight That I May See[/i] was the epitome of heroin chic. Alice’s In Chain’s Dirt comes damn close, but this is easily the best. Channeling The Velvet Underground’s debut and The Door’s psychedelic lazy debauchery into the grunge aesthetic. No other album quite competes. And make no mistake about it. This is grunge. Classic grunge. One of the essential grunge albums that solidified the scene while expanding its palette as far back as Mazzy Star’s debut [i]She Hangs Brightly[/i] with its feedback laced guitars. Music that fell into itself. Imploding as opposed to exploding. And this album laconically drawls it way oh so sleepily to number 25. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

377 charts

Rank Score:

2,334

Rank in 1993:

13

Rank in 1990s:

127

Overall Rank:

744

Average Rating:

 79 (436 votes)

Comments:

18

14.

Rid Of Me 

 PJ Harvey

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"Albini & PJ Harvey are like the indie rock dream team. I LOVE the production on this album. PJ Harvey had actually been touring with the Jesus Lizard (Albini was their producer at the time) in support of Dry the year prior so I remember not being too surprised at her decision to go all "Man-Size"...""Albini & PJ Harvey are like the indie rock dream team. I LOVE the production on this album. PJ Harvey had actually been touring with the Jesus Lizard (Albini was their producer at the time) in support of Dry the year prior so I remember not being too surprised at her decision to go all "Man-Size" with her sound. As the 4-track demos indicate, she was actually striving for that claustrophobic sound, and Albini simply supports her vision. Love the muscle and dynamics that he adds to her already formidable sound. Rid of Me may even be the pinnacle of the loud-soft-loud dynamic that The Pixies are known for. The sound on the record is so dynamic that it's pretty much aural theater, and it's probably the closest that any early 90s indie rock band got to art rock. It sounds particularly amazing on a good set of speakers"  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

437 charts

Rank Score:

2,230

Rank in 1993:

14

Rank in 1990s:

132

Overall Rank:

770

Average Rating:

 79 (552 votes)

Comments:

34

15.

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Exile In Guyville 

 Liz Phair

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"Still sounds as fresh today as it did back in '93. This a great album full of punchy rock'n'roll with a dose of punk. Gritty and great. Excellent."  Reply

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

390 charts

Rank Score:

2,221

Rank in 1993:

15

Rank in 1990s:

134

Overall Rank:

776

Average Rating:

 77 (452 votes)

Comments:

34

16.

Modern Life Is Rubbish 

 Blur

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"Outside of OK Computer, I don't know if there was ever a more necessary album for the well-being of a band. Blur was a thread away from being dead and buried for good, especially after a brutal trip to the US where our love for grunge was blinding us in 1992 and 1993 (I myself would not hear of B...""Outside of OK Computer, I don't know if there was ever a more necessary album for the well-being of a band. Blur was a thread away from being dead and buried for good, especially after a brutal trip to the US where our love for grunge was blinding us in 1992 and 1993 (I myself would not hear of Blur until years later.) Luckily the anger and depression of failure provided inspiration, and Blur hit a number of popular records in a row. I understand that the majority of the album is a fuck you to my kind on the other side of the Atlantic, but I have no ill-wills because the music is so good. If in the end America did end up saving Blur, I'm rather proud in a way. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

412 charts

Rank Score:

2,175

Rank in 1993:

16

Rank in 1990s:

138

Overall Rank:

799

Average Rating:

 77 (703 votes)

Comments:

40

17.

Songs Of Faith And Devotion 

 Depeche Mode

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"Though it's not Violator by any means, it's a damn good album with great songs! Very interesting how the Mode branched out to natural instruments and took influences from other genres"  Reply

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

324 charts

Rank Score:

1,898

Rank in 1993:

17

Rank in 1990s:

172

Overall Rank:

918

Average Rating:

 77 (454 votes)

Comments:

17

18.

Pablo Honey 

 Radiohead

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"Can anyone say 'underrated?' No, no, I get it; critics were not a huge fan of it when it first came out, labeling Radiohead a 'one-hit wonder' for the megahit "Creep," but is that even the best song on the album? I do not think there is really a bad song on this album. No, it is not my favourite ...""Can anyone say 'underrated?' No, no, I get it; critics were not a huge fan of it when it first came out, labeling Radiohead a 'one-hit wonder' for the megahit "Creep," but is that even the best song on the album? I do not think there is really a bad song on this album. No, it is not my favourite Radiohead album by a long shot (if anyone is curious, for me it goes Kid A, In Rainbows, OK Computer, The Bends, Amnesiac, Hail To The Thief, Pablo Honey, and King Of Limbs), but there really are some great songs on here. In particular, I really like "You," "Creep," "Stop Whispering," "Anyone Can Play Guitar," "Ripcord," "I Can't," "Lurgee," and "Blowout." But, hey! That's 8 of the 13 tracks. Now, I understand. You guys are going to be reading this and thinking to yourself, "This dude just really likes Radiohead and wishes that their debut were great for psychological closure, but it is all just hegemony." I know, because that is EXACTLY what I used to think. I promise, give this album a serious listen or two and, if you are anything like me, you will see that this is really an underrated gem."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

505 charts

Rank Score:

1,847

Rank in 1993:

18

Rank in 1990s:

175

Overall Rank:

940

Average Rating:

 68 (1,750 votes)

Comments:

129

19.

Zooropa 

 U2

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"I still have the original tape! It plays great and sounds superb through my recently acquired Denon tape deck, Rega amp and B & W speakers, a damn site better than it ever sounded in my tinny car stereo some years ago. It is like listening to a new album through decent audio kit and has re-awaken...""I still have the original tape! It plays great and sounds superb through my recently acquired Denon tape deck, Rega amp and B & W speakers, a damn site better than it ever sounded in my tinny car stereo some years ago. It is like listening to a new album through decent audio kit and has re-awakened me to the fact that it was a reasonable album. I really like 'Zooropa' and 'Lemon', 'Babyface' is a bit weak, musically and lyrically. 'Numb' would quite happily sit on a Radiohead album so must have sounded way ahead of its time in 1993. Bit of a mixed bag really."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

306 charts

Rank Score:

1,569

Rank in 1993:

19

Rank in 1990s:

211

Overall Rank:

1,111

Average Rating:

 71 (635 votes)

Comments:

32

20.

Undertow 

 Tool

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"The first three songs are Tool classics, and there are plenty of enjoyable passages throughout the rest of the material."  Reply

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

297 charts

Rank Score:

1,560

Rank in 1993:

20

Rank in 1990s:

213

Overall Rank:

1,119

Average Rating:

 79 (521 votes)

Comments:

16

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Best Albums of 1993 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	13	1%
David Bowie	3	0%
Iron Maiden	3	0%
Slowdive	2	0%
Trumans Water	2	0%
Steely Dan	2	0%
王菲 [Faye Wong]	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	431	43%
	234	23%
	42	4%
	40	4%
	30	3%
	30	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	930	93%
Yes	70	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	951	95%
Yes	49	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	975	98%
Yes	25	3%