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[Yaboosh]

90s indie rock in general hasn't really aged at all to me.

 

[bobbychalkers]

I'm always taken aback when I'm reminded that this came out in '96. I'm convinced that it was supposed to come out a few years ago but fell through a time hole.

 

[Bread]

311: The Thead

 

[DukeSilverHaze]

 

[BigJonsson]

Nevermind
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Siamese Dream
Ten

 

[Gurgelhals]

Turns exactly 20 years old this year as well. Bloody good reworking of 90s trip hop and electronica fused with a kind of 70s rock attitude. When they're good, Primal Scream are *really* good (their XTRMNTR album sounds even more timeless, vital, and prophetic today, but that one isn't 20 years old yet) Unfortunately, they tend to release frustratingly lazy and stupid albums in between these shots of brilliance.

 

[Creamium]

 

[Kevtones]

The one and only.

The GOAT

 

[Hedrush]

From 3 decades ago but I still think it falls into this category.

Probably one of the most iconic U2 albums and one which I still listen to at least once a week.

 

[Leatherface]

 

[jmdajr]

man I'm old

 

[SecretMoblin]

Dummy and Mezzanine are good.

Also, almost exactly 20 years ago:

Björk - Homogenic

 

[Fuchsdh]

PHM is amazing, but let's be real: it sounds 80s as fuck. It just happens that some 80s elements have made their way into modern music.

Yeah, but there's a ton of 80s-inspired synths in all sorts of music these days. That doesn't make it really sound like it's from the 80s, though. It's actually interesting, I'm not sure how I would explain the difference. I guess it's that nowadays the synths aren't usually the sole instrumentation, or they're paired with much more natural-sounding instruments or effects (no stadium rock-esque fake reverb, etc.) I mean, I can tell "Cave" by Future Islands is a 2000s track very quickly, despite in isolations its synths coming off as cheestastic 80s.

 

[mr stroke]

Still fresh

 

[Truant]

Not exactly 20, but might as well be.

The Mars Volta - Deloused in the Comatorium

RATM

Radiohead - KID A

 

[Nokterian]

Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 1985-1992 .

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_7i0MKMSxqKH2gtohSUOUbEML16YbEQ7

 

[kitchenmotors]

-actually closer to 30 years now.

Madonna's Ray of Light from 1998.

Some songs:
Drowned World/Substitute For Love
Ray of Light
Frozen
Sky Fits Heaven
Swim

Excellent production and a style that still feels crisp and new today. Came out in 1998.

I'm always taken aback when I'm reminded that this came out in '96. I'm convinced that it was supposed to come out a few years ago but fell through a time hole.

Dummy and Mezzanine are good.

Also, almost exactly 20 years ago:



Björk - Homogenic

slay. all really good picks.

I'd also like to throw out:

Sigur Rós: Agaetis Byrjun

Garbage: Version 2.0

Spiritualized: Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space

 

[SturokBGD]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax9yT3t1jSI

True story - if was ever to find a magic lamp and a genie gave me three wishes, all three of them would be for a full recovery for Tim. <3

 

[Bounceounce]

 

[pringles]

Elliott Smith - Either/Or (and earlier albums)
Well he's absolutely beloved today and the fresh timeless sound really helps here.

<3

Can't believe it's two decades old.. definitely timeless.

 

[marrec]

Fiona Apples Tidal always sounded real fresh to me.

A couple tunes off that album that could easily fit in on "The Idler Wheel..." and of course a few would still be pop hits if they were released today.

Percussion heavy piano pop is pretty easy to keep timeless though.

 

[hawk2025]

Madonna's Ray of Light from 1998.

Some songs:
Drowned World/Substitute For Love
Ray of Light
Frozen
Sky Fits Heaven
Swim

What.


That stuff is the most 90ish 90's pap that I can think of!

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

I'm gonna be one of the only weirdos with this opinion but I still absolutely love "Melody A.M." from beginning to end. It's one of the dozen or so albums that personifys my college years and because of that it'll always hold a special place in my heart.

It's on my shortlist of albums to track down if or when I ever decide to dip my toe into the vinyl pool.

Edit: The album is from 2001 so it's not quite two decades (a little under 16 years) old but dammit it's important to me so I'm using it anyway.

 

[thefragrance]

Not 20 yet but Tim Hecker's first album from 2001 is fresh af. It was only a few years ago that glitchy sounds/music/imagery became popular while musicians like Hecker and other visual artists were exploring these ideas in the 2000s.

Not an album but the track theme for great cities by simple minds is something way ahead of 81

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pJDx-1L3V9U

 

[le-seb]

Great picks already.

I'd add those for some more diversity:

Jeff Buckley - Grace

This first album was (and still is) so good.
Can't believe we didn't have a chance to experiment another one...

Ben Harper - The Will To Live

Back to when Ben Harper still played the kind of music I like.

 

[kitchenmotors]

What.


That stuff is the most 90ish 90's pap that I can think of!

It's really not.

William Orbit did a phenomenal job blending different genres, specifically electronic, house and trip-hop. The production style is very similar to the sound of a lot of electropop and mainstream artists currently. Heck, even Madonna's last album pulled heavily in inspiration from Ray of Light, almost serving as a spiritual successor, even though multiple producers worked on that album instead of the one with Ray of Light.

Ray of Light is a triumph in her catalog and is easily one of her most influential albums. I could think of a good dozen or two pop albums that sound way more dated than Ray of Light.

 

[shnurgleton]

Let's do more!

The Fantastic Plastic Machine - The Fantastic Plastic Machine (1997)

L'Adventure Fantastique

I like you.

Takako Minekawa - Roomic Cube (1997)

1.666666

Cornelius - Fantasma (1997)

Mic Check

I'm generally a sucker for anything you can slap the 'shibuya-kei' label on. 1997 was a hell of a year.

 

[Higgy]

Still sounds original to me all these years later, and this is coming from a metal head.

 

[Icedburden]

Queensryche's 'Operation: Mindcrime'

 

[VE3TRO]

Man time flies, remember picking this up in a Virgin megastore at release.

 

[30yearsofhurt]

http://exclaim.ca/images/prodigy.png[IMG]

Man time flies, remember picking this up in a Virgin megastore at release.[/QUOTE]

How long were we waiting for this to come out?
Can you imagine how [I]Smack My Bitch Up[/I] would go down today?

This is 20 years old this year. Changed my life.

[IMG]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51S5IWX0DhL._SX355_.jpg

 

[lastplayed]

Orbital - In Sides, 21 years old but I'd still listen the hell out of it.

A lot of their work is pretty timeless. The Green Album is nearly 30 years old and still sounds amazing.

 

[CrocoDuck]

Café Tacuba--"Re" (1994)

20 songs in 59 minutes. Plays like The Beatles White album. The album spans a wide variety of Latin American music genres that is fun, frenetic, catchy, ambitious, and youthful. You do not need to understand a speck of Spanish to like this album!

Here's a sample

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zJvMwTgWcP0

 

[Brerlappin]

Trail of dead: Source tags and code

Came out in 2000 or 2001, I think. Still sounds as energetic, raw, and powerful as anything modern.

 

[ErasureAcer]

<------------------
Erasure - I Say I Say I Say (1994)
The GOAT.

 

[AzureSkies]

Queensryche's 'Operation: Mindcrime'

While I love this album, I would argue that it sounds very much like the 80s.

 

[waveuponwave]

 

[Icedburden]

While I love this album, I would argue that it sounds very much like the 80s.

But the issues are relevant today.

 

[MindGamingMantis]

Cruelty and the Beast gets my vote. Some of the best symphonic black metal/extreme metal out there.

The lyrics, vocals, everything. It was the perfect album and the best followup to an equally amazing album, Dusk and Her Embrace.

I personally recommend Thirteen Autumns and a Widow or Beneath the Howling Stars.

 

[TheCowboyPoet]

 

[pablito]

It's 19, but Gorguts - Obscura

 

[NinjaBoiX]

So much good stuff in here! The mid-late 90's was such a great time to be properly getting into music.

Oh man, Wilco. Haven't listened to them in years.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and A Ghost Is Born are fantastic.

 

[Peterthumpa]

 

[bebop242]

But the issues are relevant today.

While true, it sounds dated as fuck.

Shout out to OPs PJ Harvey mention. Didn't care for it when it came out but now its the only one of her albums (and some Is This Desire) I can listen to.

Oh shit Orbital In Sides!! Good call.

 

[sflufan]

Queensryche's 'Operation: Mindcrime'

God, how I LOVE Mindcrime!

 

[LilWayneSuckz]

I came into the thread to say "Homework" by Daft Punk

 

[K.Sabot]

1995 japanese hip hop, the production feels new. The downtempo style feels like what a lot of groups go for nowadays. I mean just listen to how fresh this beat is.

 

[silentg]

Spiritualized: Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space

[/QUOTE]

Fucking yes!

 

[Numb]

Still a fantastic, relevant album. Makes me sad to see what has happened to her since...

She would fight you but couldn't make it

 

[Poor GRIMES]

What.


That stuff is the most 90ish 90's pap that I can think of!

What the...

Have you heard any modern electro pop music? Ray of Light still fits right in with them.

And all of this:

It's really not.

William Orbit did a phenomenal job blending different genres, specifically electronic, house and trip-hop. The production style is very similar to the sound of a lot of electropop and mainstream artists currently. Heck, even Madonna's last album pulled heavily in inspiration from Ray of Light, almost serving as a spiritual successor, even though multiple producers worked on that album instead of the one with Ray of Light.

Ray of Light is a triumph in her catalog and is easily one of her most influential albums. I could think of a good dozen or two pop albums that sound way more dated than Ray of Light.

+ how can you say it's the most 90ish 90s pop when these were the kinds of pop songs it was competing on the charts against?