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The 90s Album Exchange - Post one of your favorite albums from the 90s
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solidsheelop
Banned
Barely makes the 90's cutoff
Nymphae
Banned
Probably my favourite Punk album, it was a weird album for Rancid and it's kind of underappreciated I think
Artist: Rancid
Album: Life Won't Wait
Year: 1998
Genre: Punk Rock
I have always wanted to use this intro song for a podcast or radio talk show, it's absolutely perfect:
And one of my favourite tracks:
Artist: Rancid
Album: Life Won't Wait
Year: 1998
Genre: Punk Rock
I have always wanted to use this intro song for a podcast or radio talk show, it's absolutely perfect:
And one of my favourite tracks:
bender
What time is it?
Artist: Mogwai
Album: Come On Die Young
Year: 1999
Genre: Rock
Mogwai are a pretty far cry from the music I grew up with as they aren't super technical nor are they like the heavier stuff I listened to during my formative years, but there is something calming about their relentless beats and rhythms and the stories their songs tell without much, if any, vocals. Of the bands I love, their catalog is probably the most consistent and it's easy to recommend any album.
Album: Come On Die Young
Year: 1999
Genre: Rock
Mogwai are a pretty far cry from the music I grew up with as they aren't super technical nor are they like the heavier stuff I listened to during my formative years, but there is something calming about their relentless beats and rhythms and the stories their songs tell without much, if any, vocals. Of the bands I love, their catalog is probably the most consistent and it's easy to recommend any album.
Urprobablyright
Banned
Fugazi - In On The Kill Taker ('93)
If only for the opening track.. few songs sound as convincingly like being in the middle of a very punchy mass brawl/mosh pit:
If only for the opening track.. few songs sound as convincingly like being in the middle of a very punchy mass brawl/mosh pit:
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Mr Nash
square pies = communism
Wanted to do one more post focused on electronic music of the 90s I enjoy.
Artist: Aphex Twin
Album: Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Year: 1992
Artist: Future Sound of London
Album: Accelerator
Year: 1991
Artist: Future Sound of London
Album: Lifeforms
Year: 1994
Artist: Fluke
Album: Risotto
Year: 1997
Artist: Boards of Canada
Album: Music Has the Right to Children
Year: 1998
Artist: Aphex Twin
Album: Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Year: 1992
Artist: Future Sound of London
Album: Accelerator
Year: 1991
Artist: Future Sound of London
Album: Lifeforms
Year: 1994
Artist: Fluke
Album: Risotto
Year: 1997
Artist: Boards of Canada
Album: Music Has the Right to Children
Year: 1998
Urprobablyright
Banned
Good one! Mogwai are part of my holy trinity of bands no amount of time passing can dull my enthusiasm for. (One other is tool, the third is harder to be certain about , it could be three or four bands/artists but that didn't fit the snappy phrase) I love this album, though i prefer the Government Commissions version of CODY... Christmas Steps is awesome.. probably prefer Young Team, but that's a pretty mainstream opinion i guess
what may be less predictable is that i think their best album overall is Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will... In my mind at least that's their best.
bender
What time is it?
Good one! Mogwai are part of my holy trinity of bands no amount of time passing can dull my enthusiasm for. (One other is tool, the third is harder to be certain about , it could be three or four bands/artists but that didn't fit the snappy phrase) I love this album, though i prefer the Government Commissions version of CODY... Christmas Steps is awesome.. probably prefer Young Team, but that's a pretty mainstream opinion i guess
Mainstream for Mogwai is still pretty niche. I'd still pick Happy Songs for Happy People but it's a tough choice, Rock Action is so fucking good. If you can go see them live, I highly recommend it. New Album this year too, I think.
Never really listened to Fugazi but I should remedy that. Flea often speaks glowingly of them.
That backdoor knocking thread (not what I expected) actually reminded me of the 1994 Toadies Album Rubberneck.
Quirkier than most music I listen too but it's a fun album.
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Urprobablyright
Banned
Urprobablyright
Banned
Someone else linked this song on another thread a few months ago and I'm still wild about the super subtle face and voice control this girl employs.. towards the end it gets as close to genuinely bewitching as anything I've ever seen, when her hair starts reflecting the lighting~
TheGreatYosh
Banned
Artist: Mazzy Star
Album: So Tonight That I Might See
Year: 1993
Genre: Alternative rock
Maybe try this if you enjoy: The Velvet Underground, and dreamy, beautiful vocals.
RIP David Roback
Album: So Tonight That I Might See
Year: 1993
Genre: Alternative rock
Maybe try this if you enjoy: The Velvet Underground, and dreamy, beautiful vocals.
RIP David Roback
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Jesus Carbomb
From Water into Guinness
Built To Spill - There’s Nothing Wrong With Love
You may also like: More Built To Spill
You may also like: More Built To Spill
Alx
Member
Artist: Garbage
Album: Version 2.0
Year: 1998
Genre: Alternative Rock
I came to post that, you beat me to it. I think it's the first CD I bought brand new and full price. I remember listening to it through demo headsets in a shop, loved every single song of the album and just decided I had to buy it.
Thing on a Spring
Member
Artist: Acid Bath
Album: When The Kite Strings Pop
Year: 1994
Genre: Sludge
Maybe try this if you enjoy: Eyehategod etc
After this album, maybe try: figuring out why it's impossible to find a high quality recording on youtube.
Acid Bath - The Blue. Live at a bingo parlour in South Carolina.
Fun fact. The album artwork is by John Wayne Gacy. Notable naughty boy.
Album: When The Kite Strings Pop
Year: 1994
Genre: Sludge
Maybe try this if you enjoy: Eyehategod etc
After this album, maybe try: figuring out why it's impossible to find a high quality recording on youtube.
Acid Bath - The Blue. Live at a bingo parlour in South Carolina.
Fun fact. The album artwork is by John Wayne Gacy. Notable naughty boy.
Naibel
Member
Blur
Modern Life Is Rubbish
1993 - Britpop
Their underrated second LP, ditching the baggy/madchester sound of before with something more akin to "The Kinks". One of the earlier Britpop albums. Not perfect by any means, lots of filler, but the best songs here are among Blur's best.
Suede
Dog Man Star
1994 - Glam/Progressive Rock
Suede, one of the pioneers of Bripop, getting rid of that label, and going for a more grandiose, somber, more experimental sound. Nobody cared about that LP at the time, but it is now considered to be the band's best.
The Verve
A Northern Soul
1995 - Britpop
Before getting big with Urban Hymns, they made this transitional effort between Shoegaze and Britpop. It's a very moody album, with a psychedelic sound. It does not have the immediate impact their next album has, and it suffers from being a tad too long, but it certainly grows on you as time goes on. This one song is foreshadowing "Bittersweet Symphony" in its grandioseness.
Sorry if I had to pick 3 LPs instead of only one, but they are a bit inseperable to me. Those 3 albums kickstarted my love for Britpop and British indie in general.
Modern Life Is Rubbish
1993 - Britpop
Their underrated second LP, ditching the baggy/madchester sound of before with something more akin to "The Kinks". One of the earlier Britpop albums. Not perfect by any means, lots of filler, but the best songs here are among Blur's best.
Suede
Dog Man Star
1994 - Glam/Progressive Rock
Suede, one of the pioneers of Bripop, getting rid of that label, and going for a more grandiose, somber, more experimental sound. Nobody cared about that LP at the time, but it is now considered to be the band's best.
The Verve
A Northern Soul
1995 - Britpop
Before getting big with Urban Hymns, they made this transitional effort between Shoegaze and Britpop. It's a very moody album, with a psychedelic sound. It does not have the immediate impact their next album has, and it suffers from being a tad too long, but it certainly grows on you as time goes on. This one song is foreshadowing "Bittersweet Symphony" in its grandioseness.
Sorry if I had to pick 3 LPs instead of only one, but they are a bit inseperable to me. Those 3 albums kickstarted my love for Britpop and British indie in general.
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Longcat
Member
I was first gonna post The Cure - Bloodflowers, but noticed it was actually from 2000. Same thing with my next choice Dune - History.
So I looked around in my collection and found this old gem. Remember one-hit-wonder band Babylon Zoo and their first album The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes? I bought it back in the mid 90s, but didn't really appreciate it fully until many years later, and it's now one of my favorite 90s albums. So many bangers.
So I looked around in my collection and found this old gem. Remember one-hit-wonder band Babylon Zoo and their first album The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes? I bought it back in the mid 90s, but didn't really appreciate it fully until many years later, and it's now one of my favorite 90s albums. So many bangers.
DetectiveBananas
Member
There are sooo many all time great albums released in the 90’s it’s hard to choose..
But I think this is a solid pick for soundtracks: Some great bands of the decade with songs that still hold up pretty damn well !
But I think this is a solid pick for soundtracks: Some great bands of the decade with songs that still hold up pretty damn well !
Cunth
Fingerlickin' Good!
I saw them once with public enemy in Australia and once with boredoms in Japan. They were awesome.
DunDunDunpachi
Banned
Album: Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness
Band: The Smashing Pumpkins
1995
Surprised I was the first to mention it. I listed to this album for several years, well into the 00s. It's a 2-cd album with lots of variety.
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Album: Zaireeka
Band: The Flaming Lips
1997
A fun experimental album that I played until the CDs wore out.
Band: The Smashing Pumpkins
1995
Surprised I was the first to mention it. I listed to this album for several years, well into the 00s. It's a 2-cd album with lots of variety.
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Album: Zaireeka
Band: The Flaming Lips
1997
A fun experimental album that I played until the CDs wore out.
The Scrivener
Member
When I think of the 90s, this is the album that defined it for me.
Artist: Various Artists
Album: The Crow Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Year: 1994
Genre: Alternative rock / Industrial
Maybe try this if you enjoy: Stone Temple Pilots, Nine Inch Nails, The Cure
After this album, maybe try: n/a (you've reached the pinnacle of 90's music and you won't find anything better)
This soundtrack was legendary in my circles growing up. We used to carry the CD from mate's house to mate's house, and we used to say that if we'd get hit by car on the way, we'd throw the album to safety, shouting "Save The Crow!"
The 90s really were the final good decade.
Regarding OP. Post number 13 is the correct answer.
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Nemesisuuu
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Artist: Fear Factory
Album: Demanufacture
Year: 1995
Genre: Industrial Metal
Artist: Death in June
Album: But, What Ends When the Symbols Shatter?
Year: 1992
Genre: Neofolk
Artist: Neurosis
Album: Times of Grace
Year: 1999
Genre: Post/Sludge Metal
Artist: Botch
Album: We Are the Romans
Year: 1999
Genre: Metalcore
Artist: Discordance Axis
Album: The Inalienable Dreamless
Year: 1997
Genre: Grindcore
Album: Demanufacture
Year: 1995
Genre: Industrial Metal
Artist: Death in June
Album: But, What Ends When the Symbols Shatter?
Year: 1992
Genre: Neofolk
Artist: Neurosis
Album: Times of Grace
Year: 1999
Genre: Post/Sludge Metal
Artist: Botch
Album: We Are the Romans
Year: 1999
Genre: Metalcore
Artist: Discordance Axis
Album: The Inalienable Dreamless
Year: 1997
Genre: Grindcore
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ILLtown
Member
Catherine Wheel - Ferment
Genre: Shoegaze/Alternative Rock
Released: 1992
This is one of those albums that probably flew under a lot of people's radars at the time, cos it didn't achieve a huge amount of commercial success. They never had a single in the UK charts, but "Black Metallic" achieved some success in the US. Featuring the production work of Tim Friese-Greene, who did a ton of work with Talk Talk, another band I love.
Genre: Shoegaze/Alternative Rock
Released: 1992
This is one of those albums that probably flew under a lot of people's radars at the time, cos it didn't achieve a huge amount of commercial success. They never had a single in the UK charts, but "Black Metallic" achieved some success in the US. Featuring the production work of Tim Friese-Greene, who did a ton of work with Talk Talk, another band I love.
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Richard Packer
Member
Since other people are cheating.
Album: Infamous
Artist: Mobb Deep
Genre: Hiphop
Release: 1995
Mobb's music has aged extremely well.
Album: Infamous
Artist: Mobb Deep
Genre: Hiphop
Release: 1995
Mobb's music has aged extremely well.
#Phonepunk#
Banned
Album: Dots and Loops
Artist: Stereolab
Genre: Indie Pop
Released: 1993
this is probably my favorite Stereolab record. just an awesome retro sci fi lounge pop album from the masters. like a cozy rainy day inside of a spaceship. they have a great discography but this one really stands out as a creative peak.
cool retro 60s via 90s music video:
my favorite song, the closing track:
Artist: Stereolab
Genre: Indie Pop
Released: 1993
this is probably my favorite Stereolab record. just an awesome retro sci fi lounge pop album from the masters. like a cozy rainy day inside of a spaceship. they have a great discography but this one really stands out as a creative peak.
cool retro 60s via 90s music video:
my favorite song, the closing track:
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ILLtown
Member
Hard Knocks - School of Hard Knocks
Genre: Hip-Hop
Released: 1991
This album didn't get a great deal of promo from their label when it came out, and as a result, it didn't sell well. AFAIK, Hard Knocks ended up getting dropped, and this album, and the 3 12" singles featuring tracks from it, are all they ever put out. I think it's one of the most slept-on hip-hop albums of all time.
Genre: Hip-Hop
Released: 1991
This album didn't get a great deal of promo from their label when it came out, and as a result, it didn't sell well. AFAIK, Hard Knocks ended up getting dropped, and this album, and the 3 12" singles featuring tracks from it, are all they ever put out. I think it's one of the most slept-on hip-hop albums of all time.
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Thing on a Spring
Member
Artist: Unida
Album: Coping With The Urban Coyote
Year: 1999
Genre: Desert/Stoner Rock
Maybe try this if you enjoy: Queens Of The Stone Age, Kyuss (Unida started by ex-members), Red Fang etc
After this album, maybe try: An album called Space Jumbo Fudge by a band called Sons Of Otis.
Album: Coping With The Urban Coyote
Year: 1999
Genre: Desert/Stoner Rock
Maybe try this if you enjoy: Queens Of The Stone Age, Kyuss (Unida started by ex-members), Red Fang etc
After this album, maybe try: An album called Space Jumbo Fudge by a band called Sons Of Otis.
LegendOfKage
Member
From what I've heard so far of the previews, this might be one of the best albums this thread brings to my attention. Thanks for that! Looking forward to listening to the whole thing. Just reading the description reminded me a bit of this album that covers a lot of genres and styles:
Artist: Cibo Matto
Album: Stereo Type A
Year: 1999
Genre: Alternative
Maybe try this if you enjoy: Genre hopping, funky music, Japanese girls rapping, fun.
After this album, maybe try: Sean Lennon, who also appears on this album, and his 1998 album "Into the Sun." Also try the first Cibo Matto album, "Viva! La Woman."
Phase
Member
Fuck yeah let's go. Still have the CD. Just dug it out cause of this post.
Alter_Fridge
Member
Sorry, Betty da bess
Appleprosy
Member
I respect that opinion. "I Know" is such a gem.
Stilton Disco
Member
Artist: Garbage
Album: Version 2.0
Year: 1998
Genre: Alternative Rock
I was also going to add this. Incredible album, still something I listen to regularly even today.
They also reformed a few years back, and have both been making good new material and doing 20th anniversary tours, so I got to hear both their first album and Version 2.0 live in full, plus all B sides and unreleased tracks, which was utterly fantastic.
Sadly the lead singer, Shirley Manson, has found religion in the Cult of Woke, tends to go on long anti trump and generaly anti science, bigoted rants and even once at a live show started drunkenly crying and screaming at a black member of the audience, about how beautiful they were because of their skin colour, and how sorry she was for being white.
Admittedly she seems to have got a bit better in the last few months, after a far left Twitter mob went for her during the whole JK Rowling TERF nonsense, but still, one to definitely try and seperate the art from the artist these days.
Garbage are still easily my favourite band ever though.
I highly recommend looking up their Free Record Day collaborations too. Some really off the wall and fun little oddities there where you can tell they and the people they were working with were having fun with it.
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ROMhack
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