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     Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 881 Registered: 01-2005 |
1. Ride - Nowhere 2. The Go-Betweens - 1978-1990 3. Robert Johnson - The Complete Recordings 4. The Sundays - Reading, Writing and Arithmetic 5. Sonic Youth - Goo 6. Ultra Vivid Scene - Joy 1967-1990 7. Dwight Yoakam - If There Was A Way 8. Robyn Hitchcock - Eye 9. Lou Reed & John Cale - Songs For Drella 10. The La's - The La's 11. Galaxie 500 - This Is Our Music 12. Julee Cruise - Floating Into The Night 13. Happy Mondays - Pill, Thrills 14. Cocteau Twins - Heaven Or Las Vegas 15. The Chills - Submarine Bells 16. Wendy and Lisa - Eroica 17. They Might Be Giants - Flood 18. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - Ths Good Son 19. Pixies - Bossanova 20. Prefab Sprout - Jordan The Comeback 21. Roseanne Cash - Interiors 22. Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Ragged Glory 23. Pale Saints - The Comfort Of Madness 24. Gang Of Four - A Brief History Of The 20th C, 25. The Breeders - Pod | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 813 Registered: 10-2004 |
Ah, the 90s: a time of deep confusion and horrendous taste, musically. By the 80s' end, great bands born out of the punk/post-punk era were either dropping like flies or heavily streamlining their sound. New bands seemed somehow stuck in the middle. Given how the musical landscape took shape in the 90s, the 90s certainly hadn't started yet, musically, in 1990. Sort of a weird, transitional period, imho. Not a great year, to me, but a few great albums in this list. So, not in any particular order: The Chills - Submarine Bells Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas Go-Betweens - 1978-1990 House of Love - House of Love (Butterfly cover) Prefab Sprout - Jordan: The Comeback Lush - Gala Fatima Mansions - Viva Dead Ponies Robert Forster - Danger in the Past Pixies - Bossanova Morrissey - Bona Drag Killing Joke - Extremities, Dirt, & Various Repressed Emotions Nick Cave - The Good Son (yes, there was a time when I actually liked Nick Cave) Breeders - Pod (liked this a lot as a teenager, don't know how I'd rate it now...) Honorable mention: Sundays - Reading, Writing, Arithmetic Teardrop Explodes - Everyone Wants to Shag... | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1036 Registered: 08-2006 |
A new year, and just in time for my lunch break! Albums: 1. The Chills - "Submarine Bells" 2. Public Enemy - "Fear of a Black Planet" 3. LL Cool J - "Mamma Said Knock You Out" 4. The Pixies - "Bossanova" 5. Various - "Heavy on the Highlife!" 6. Nick Lowe - "Party of One" 7. Sonic Youth - "Goo" 8. Eno/Cale - "Wrong Way Up" 9. Neil Young and Crazy Horse - "Ragged Glory" 10. The Pretenders - "Packed!" Hits Comps: 1. The Go-Betweens - "1978-1990" 2. Tom Ze - "Brazil Classics 4 - The Best of Tom Ze" 3. The Go-Gos - "Greatest" | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 882 Registered: 01-2005 |
>Breeders - Pod (liked this a lot as a teenager, don't know how I'd rate it now...) >Lush - Gala Well, I wasn't exactly a teenager when Pod came out, but I slotted it down in 25th as it wasn't as good as the previous Throwing Muses or Pixies albums. I can't believe I missed Gala, as it should be on my list. There goes The Breeders then. 1990 was a wierd year, shoegazer and grunge were just starting but a year from getting fully underway, the G-B's went busto. For me it was the year of Twin Peaks. | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 823 Registered: 09-2006 |
Yaay, Submarine Bells at #1...far and away my most-played record of the 90s (and into the aughts as well...I have yet to go through one single period of being tired of that one) | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2468 Registered: 03-2006 |
I tried to resist this, but my list-making gene kicked in: 1. Nick Lowe - Party of One 2. Prince - Grafitti Bridge 3. Sonic Youth - Goo 4. Neil Young - Ragged Booty 5. Paul Simon - Rhythm of the Saints 6. Los Lobos - the Neighborhood 7. Chills - Submarine Bells 8. Placemats - All Shook Down 9. Prefab Sprout - Jordan the Comeback 10. The Beautiful South - Welcome to the... | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 1613 Registered: 04-2005 |
1. The Chills - Submarine Bells 2. Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet 3. Robert Forster - Danger in the Past 4. Brian Eno/John Cale - Wrong Way Up 5. Sinead O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got 6. Fugazi - Repeater 7. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Ragged Glory 8. Yo La Tengo - Fakebook 9. The Breeders - Pod 10. Mazzy Star - She Hangs Brightly Somewhat subpar albums (IMO) this year from Sonic Youth, Replacements, Pixies, Reed/Cale, and Prince. My former #1 for the year (Public Enemy) demoted because of belated discovery of the Chills. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 883 Registered: 01-2005 |
Sorry Robert, I forgot DITP came out in 1990. Revised list: 1. Ride - Nowhere 2. The Go-Betweens - 1978-1990 3. Robert Johnson - The Complete Recordings 4. The Sundays - Reading, Writing and Arithmetic 5. Robert Forster - Danger In The Past 6. Ultra Vivid Scene - Joy 1967-1990 7. Dwight Yoakam - If There Was A Way 8. Robyn Hitchcock - Eye 9. Lou Reed & John Cale - Songs For Drella 10. The La's - The La's 11. Galaxie 500 - This Is Our Music 12. Julee Cruise - Floating Into The Night 13. Sonic Youth - Goo 14. Cocteau Twins - Heaven Or Las Vegas 15. The Chills - Submarine Bells 16. Mazzy Star - She Hangs Brightly 17. They Might Be Giants - Flood 18. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - Ths Good Son 19. Lush - Gala 20. Wendy and Lisa - Eroica 21. Roseanne Cash - Interiors 22. Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Ragged Glory 23. Pale Saints - The Comfort Of Madness 24. Happy Mondays - Pill, Thrills 25. Prefab Sprout - Jordan The Comeback | ||
| Jerry Clark Member Username: Jerry Post Number: 730 Registered: 08-2004 |
1. The Sundays - RRR 2. World Party - Goodbye Jumbo 3. Inspiral Carpets - Life 4. Nick Cave - The Good Son 5. Depeche Mode - Violator 6. James - Gold Mother 7. Ride - Nowhere 8. King Bee - Royal Jelly 9. The Shamen - En-Tact 10. Happy Mondays - Pills 'n' Thrills 11. Deee-Lite - World Clique 12. The Heartthrobs - Cleopatra Grip That'll do for now. I thought Fear Of A Black Planet was 1989/the number another summer/sound of the funky drummer... ... and quite rightly featured heavily in the best of '89 thread. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 815 Registered: 10-2004 |
Nice to see "Submarine Bells" making a strong showing. That's a wonderful record, and my favorite by the Chills. | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 1615 Registered: 04-2005 |
Jerry, the two main sources I look at for identifying album years are the Village Voice Pazz & Jop (which reflects U.S. dates) and Acclaimed Music. Both have "Fear of a Black Planet" as a 1990 release. | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1037 Registered: 08-2006 |
PE was definitely '90, Jerry. That song was written earlier than the album, I think for "Do The Right Thing." | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 884 Registered: 01-2005 |
Jeff, It's been a while since I gave "Submarine Bells" a spin. I bought "Soft Bomb" early this year and played it many, many times. I;ll play "Bells" this weekend, but it's going to have to go a long way to top "Bomb" as my favorite Chills album. | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 1616 Registered: 04-2005 |
"Soft Bomb" is very fine indeed, but "Submarine Bells" tops it for me because it's shorter and tighter--wall-to-wall perfection, just like a great Go-Betweens album. Also, the music on "Bells" is a bit more quirky and psychedelic; "Bomb" is a touch more conventionally jangly (Peter Holsapple is on it, right?). | ||
| Jerry Clark Member Username: Jerry Post Number: 732 Registered: 08-2004 |
I didn't want to do it but you forced me. Kurt + Rob you are both correct. According to my bible The great rock discography it was released April 1990. I'll make it number 13, unlucky for some that's the price you pay for fooling me with song lyrics. | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1038 Registered: 08-2006 |
If something happens to Chuck D., you're in big trouble, Jerry! | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1890 Registered: 05-2005 |
I must admit, this time of my life, lovin music, but not really listening to much, was playing loads with bands etc and gong to gigs loads and drinkng TONS TOO! The Blue Aeroplanes - Swagger. Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Ragged Glory Pale Saints - The Comfort Of Madness Lou Reed & John Cale - Songs For Drella The La's - The La's Jellyfish - bellybutton Dead City Radio - William S Burroughs The Pogues - hells Ditch Caroline Trettine - Be a devil Wire - Manscape Julian Cope - Skellington Depeche Mode - Violator (Policy of truth - amazing) McCarthy - Banking Violence And The Inner Life Today The Wolfhounds - Attitude Robert F - Danger Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual The Fall - Extricate Saw them aorund this time in their nearly original line up, amazing. The House of Love - The House of Love. The Lilac Time - And love for all Thought the Prefab album was effin bollocks! | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 885 Registered: 01-2005 |
Kurt, I didn't know Holsapple was on "Soft Bomb"! That guy sure got around. I like the Continental Drifters first album a lot, he and his then wife Susan Cowsill, Vicky Peterson from the Bangles, it was a nice group. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 816 Registered: 10-2004 |
Spence - Thanks for reminding me that I forgot to include McCarthy's - Banking... | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2473 Registered: 03-2006 |
Jellyfish - Bellybutton. Great one, Spence! Also, the La's disc is a classic, I think by any definition of the word. | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 334 Registered: 07-2006 |
sundays - reading, writing ride - nowhere sinead - i do not want.. pixies - bossanova sonics - goo breeders - pod james - gold mother house of love - s/t (butterfly one) the la's - s/t cocteaus - heaven or las vegas depeche mode - violator psb - behaviour | ||
| David Gagen Member Username: David_g Post Number: 116 Registered: 02-2007 |
Arcie Roach - Charcoal Road | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1913 Registered: 05-2005 |
Fear of a Black Planet Extricate All Shook Down Danger In The Past Submarine Bells Bossanova Songs for Drella Pill n Thrills The Good Son Ragged Glory | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 1848 Registered: 05-2005 |
Nice list Kevin; four of them - All Shook Down, DITP, Drella and Ragged Glory - are high among my favourite ever records. | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1045 Registered: 08-2006 |
I forgot about "All Shook Down." I remember going to a listening party for its release back in the day at a club when I lived in Columbus, Ohio. God, was that 1990? I'm freakin' old. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 886 Registered: 01-2005 |
Rob, I forgot as well. I played a lot of 1990 discs over the weekend from the lists above, and have more in the listening queue. I'll add "All Shook Down" tonight to the pile, and it's been eons since I listened to it. | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 833 Registered: 09-2006 |
A bit more on Soft Bomb, as I've been listening to it a lot recently: it is a little long, but when I start considering what to cut I can only come up with a couple titles, and even those would go with regret . Having two sets of recurring songlets is an ambitious idea, but for me, is one too many - I'd say the "Trying" set can go. To me the biggest problem with the album has always been its running order. Good sequencing keeps one immersed in an album, sometimes almost against one's will, and places every song where it can shine the brightest. Here I've often found my attention wandering off and it took me forever to notice, for instance, the meltingly beautiful "Halo Fading" | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1053 Registered: 08-2006 |
Allen, if I remember correctly, Christgau suggested a reorder/edit of the CD in his review, even providing an actual sequence. I wasn't quite enough of a goob to try it out, but I agree with your (and his) point. I love "Soft Bomb," but there's a bulkiness to it that keeps it from the lofty heights of "Submarine Bells." | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 834 Registered: 09-2006 |
Yes he did, though he was a touch more brutal in the editing process, chopping out several songs and all the liddle songlets...listening to it numerous times it becomes clearer what Martin was going for in making it longer and having all those atmospheric intros and outros...and he comes damn close to making it work. | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 1428 Registered: 03-2005 |
I've been avoiding this thread. These best-of threads always take so much work! In alphabetical order: Roseanne Cash -- Interiors Vic Chesnutt--Little Chills -- Submarine Bells The Fall -- Extricate. One of my favorite Fall albums actually. Robert F. -- DITP Kate & Anna McGarrigle -- Heartbeats Accelerating For me, it's this album and their next one ("Matapedia") that make the case for them as major artists. Monochrome Set -- Dante's Casino Nice (many thanks to Jeff!) Sonic Youth -- Goo Tanita Tikaram -- The Sweet Keeper. Rod Argent production; excellent songs. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 830 Registered: 10-2004 |
Randy, did the Nice album come out in 1990? That would have definitely made my list above. That's what I get for compiling these lists at work and relying on AMG's dates. A few people have mentioned Extricate. I'll have to revisit this one, but I've always rated it very poorly. I always felt like Brix's departure took some serious steam out of the band. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 915 Registered: 01-2005 |
To fill out my 1990 collection, I just bought: House of love - s/t (butterfly one) The Lilac Time - & Love for all World Party - Goodbye Jumbo The Beautiful South - Welcome to the... Thanks Everyone!! PS Happy Thanksgiving to all of us in the US. |