10 favorite albums of the 90s

[shine down unshy]

1.SP -Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
2.2Pac -All Eyez On Me
3.Korn -Issues
4.Deftones -Around the Fur
5.OutKast -Aquemini
6.Dr. Dre -The Chronic
7.Nirvana ~Nevermind
8.Sepultura -Roots
9.Nas -It Was Written
10.Soundgarden -Superunknown

[fireflyry]

Tough call to keep it at 10...

Deftones - Around the Fur
Janes Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual
Hum -You'd Prefer an Astronaut
Kyuss - Sky Valley
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Tool - Aenima
Rage Against the Machine - S/T
Sepultura - Chaos AD
Wu Tang Clan - 36 Chambers

[Velvet Tongue]

nice

see anything you're unfamiliar with?

yes, most of the list in particular

[1993] My Dying Bride: Turn Loose the Swans
[1994] Veni Domine: Material Sanctuary
[1997] Autechre: Chiastic Slide
[1997] Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects: Sol Niger Within
[1998] Bright Eyes: Letting Off the Hapiness
[1998] Extol: Burial

Ive heard of bride and bright eyes but havent actually heard,  but the rest....how do find the time to listen to so much music? i considered myself a big collector but in you i def met my match. we dont always share the same tastes but my hats off to you sir!

haha, i'm lucky enough to have a job that also allows me the time to listen to music all day and have enough downtime to search for new music.

i'm always on the look out for something new.


a break down:

[1993] My Dying Bride: Turn Loose the Swans (one of the pioneers of doom metal, for years they had a violinist that was a member of the band.)
[1994] Veni Domine: Material Sanctuary (what i would call "power doom", as it's very proggy doom music with falsetto vocals and a choir.)
[1997] Autechre: Chiastic Slide (insanity. absolutely crazy electronic "idm".)
[1997] Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects: Sol Niger Within (solo work from the guitar mastermind of Meshuggah. a much more solo-laden work)
[1998] Bright Eyes: Letting Off the Hapiness (one of the rawest, most emotionally draining albums ever made. brilliant.)
[1998] Extol: Burial (a slice of black/death metal perfection.)

[zee deveel 17]

soundgarden - superunknown
oasis - what's the story (morning glory)
pearl jam - vs.
nine inch nails - the downward spiral
soundgarden - down on the upside
radiohead - ok computer
stone temple pilots - no. 4
nine inch nails - the fragile
tool - aenima
stone temple pilots - tiny music...

[sixner]

no real order.
Tool - Aenima
Incubus -  SCIENCE
Incubus - Make Yourself.
Stone Temple Pilots - Core
Rage Against The Machine - S/T
Korn - Follow the Leader
Alice in Chains - Dirt
311 - S/T
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom

90's were my fav. era

-Sixner

[whodunit?]

1. sonic youth - jet set...
2. korn - issues
3. deftones - adrenaline
4 sepultura - roots
5. nah....

[devlin]

Nine Inch Nails- The Downward Spiral
Tool- Aenima
KMFDM- Nihil
Sister Machine Gun- Burn
PIG- Sinsation
Faith No More- Angel Dust (would have gone with the real thing if it wasn't '89)
Mr. Bungle- California
Gravity Kills- Gravity Kills
Stabbing Westward- Ungod
Marilyn Manson- Antichrst Superstar
Korn- Korn
Megadeth- Youthanasia
Alice In Chains- Alice In Chains
Type O Negative- World Coming Down
Filter- Short Bus
Danzig- Danzig II: Lucifuge (again not as good as the first cd but still a great)
Monser Magnet- Powetrip
Fear Factory- Obsolete
White Zombie- Astrocreep 2000
Days of the New- Green
Prong- Rude Awakening

i didn't stop at 10...but i just kept thing of more. no real order just typed as i thought of them.

[ben]

Lifetime- Hello, Bastards
At The Drive-In - In/casino/out
Alice In Chains- Dirt
Rollins Band- Weight
Converge- Petitioning the Empty Sky
My Bloody Valentine- Loveless
Fugazi- Repeater
Sonic Youth- A Thousand Leaves
Cap 'N Jazz- Analphabetapolothology
Godspeed You! Black Emperor- F#A#infinity

[Jacob]

yeah, I just looked at the list I made and realized I could easily make a new list of 10 completely different albums that also deserve to be up there. here are some examples I can't believe I left out...

Type O Negative - October Rust
Soundgarden - Louder Than Love
Faith No More - King For A Day... Fool For A Lifetime
Tool - Aenima
Pearl Jam - Vs
Pearl Jam - No Code
Paradise Lost - Draconian Times
Paradise Lost - Icon
Mad Season - Above
Helmet - Meantime

[ben]

nice call on Facelift.  

Scarrrrryyyyyyyyyyyy's on the wallllllllll

[theis]

nice call on Facelift.  

Scarrrrryyyyyyyyyyyy's on the wallllllllll

Definitely my favorite AIC album.

[decapod]

Flipper - American Grafishy

SWANS - Soundtracks For the Blind

Melvins - Honky

Lusk - Free Mars

Today is the Day - Temple of the Morning Star

Tool- Aenima

Meshuggah - Destroy. Erase. Improve.

Neurosis - Times of Grace

ISIS - Mosquito Control

King Crimson - THRAK

[deftomontt]

BEASTIE BOYS - HELLO NASTY (THE MOST INOVATOR OF ALL THEIR RECORDS)
DEFTONES - AROUND THE FUR
NIRVANA - NEVERMIND

[Slacker]

i totally outdone myself with this fucking list, i love my subjectivity.

top 10 anglorock from the 90's (in no particular order):

nirvana - nevermind (1991)
deftones - around the fur (1997)
rage against the machine - rage against the machine (1992)
pearl jam - ten (1991)
metallica - black album (1991)
faith no more - angel dust (1992)
radiohead - ok computer (1997)
foo fighters - the colour and the shape (1997)
incubus - make yourself (1999)
the gathering - how to measure a planet (1999)

wow i totally went black between 93 and 96...

top ten close calls:

tool - aenima (1996)
smashing pumpkins - mellon collie and the infinite sadness (1995)
red hot chili peppers - blood sugar sex magik (1991)
nine inch nails - the downward spiral (1994)
green day - dookie (1994)
weezer - weezer (1994)
limp bizkit - 3 dollar bill yall (1997)
soundgarden - superunknown (1994)
alice in chaines - dirt (1992)
korn - korn (1994)

fuck off mentions:

oasis

[TONEE]

No Particular order....


Pantera: Far Beyond Driven
RATM: RATM
AIC: Jar of Flies
Pearl Jam: Vitalogy
Helmet: Meantime
Deftones: Around the Fur
R.E.M: Automatic for the People
STP: Core
Nirvana: In Utero
Tool: Aenima

Honorable Mention (Other Top 10)

Korn: Korn
GNR: Use your Ilusion 1
Metallica: Black Album
Incubus: Make Yourself
Slipknot: Slipknot
Radiohead: Ok Computer
Marilyn Manson: Antichrist Superstar
Silverchair: Frogstomp
Weezer: Weezer
Toad the Wet Sprocket: Fear

[E-Money]

Radiohead - Ok Computer
DJ Shadow - Entroducing...
My Bloody Valentine -  Loveless
Dr. Dre - Chronic
Sublime - Sublime
RATM - RATM
Deftones - ATF
Nas - Illmatic
Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Pearl Jam - Ten 

[bebo]

Something like

Air - Moon Safari
Portishead - Dummy
Beck - Odelay
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
DJ Krush - Ki-Oku
Radiohead - Ok Computer
Deftones - ATF
Meshuggah - Chaosphere
Converge - Petitioning the Empty Sky
Fuck the tenth

[Sushi-X]

So many great albums to choose, but i guess this would be my kinda definitive list it's not definitive, just 10 that i enjoy, might do another one later on.


Deftones - Around the Fur
Smashing Pumpkins - Adore
Nirvana - In Utero
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Radiohead - Ok Computer
Nine inch Nails - The Fragile
Caifanes - El Silencio
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing
Notorious BIG - Ready to Die
A tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders

[lostpilot]

No numbering, just good mention-worthy albums.
very very generic. I'm such a post-2000 music guy

Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (a milestone in NIN creation. Dark, agressive, chaotic)
Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile (very conceptual, very well crafted/mixed/mastered, emotional and creative)
Tool - Ænima (progressive, rhythmic, strong identity)
Mogwai - Young Team (I claim Mogwai Fear Satan to be the greatest song written in 90s)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada (absolutely unique, epic, creative and explosive)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F♯A♯∞ (gorgeous, dark, ambient, artistic, very innovative)
Sigur Rós - Ágætis byrjun (even though now I keep seeing this band as not that amazing anymore, but this album is very interesting)
Blindside - A Thought Crushed My Mind (an album to rock out, other albums suck kinda, but this one is something special. heavy, emotional)
Placebo - Without You I'm Nothing (early phases of getting into music for me; emotional, strong identity)
Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children (intelligent trippy electronica - what's here not to like?)

[RoyalDeftonicBoy]

Not an easy task but here we go

NIN-The Fragile
Deftones-Around The Fur
Megadeth-Rust In Peace
Pantera-Vulgar Display Of Power
Sepultura-Arise (Their fucking besT!)
Tool-Aenima
Machine Head-The More Things Change
Stone Temple Pilots-Core
Pearl Jam-Ten
Alice In Chains-Dirt