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     Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 929 Registered: 01-2005 |
Another new month and another new list. 1991 had some real crackers! 1. Loveless - My Bloody Valentine 2. Girlfriend - Matthew Sweet 3. Just For A Day - Slowdive 4. Peggy Suicide - Julian Cope 5. Bandwagonerque - Teenage Fanclub 6. Woodface - Crowded House 7. Laughing Stock - Talk Talk 8. Whirlpool - Chapterhouse 9. The Real Ramona - Throwing Muses 10. Gish - Smashing Pumpkins 11. Yerself Is Steam - Mercury Rev 12. Nevermind - Nirvana 13. Achtung Baby - U2 14. Out of Time - R.E.M. 15. Leisure - Blur 16. Perspex Island - Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians 17. Rumor and Sigh - Richard Thompson 18. Missing Years - John Prine 19. Cruel Inventions - Sam Phillips 20. Watershed - G.W. McLennan 21. Arc/Weld - Neil Young and Crazy Horse 22. Electric Landlady - Kirsty MacColl 23. Green Mind - Dinosaur Jr. 24. Everclear - American Music Club 25. Wings of Joy - Cranes | ||
| Pat Boland Member Username: Pat_boland Post Number: 37 Registered: 05-2005 |
Time for a Witness - The Feelies Jack Frost Don't get weird on me babe - Lloyd Cole Shiftwork - The Fall I am the Greatest - A House Out of Time - REM Trompe le Monde - Pixies Girlfriend - Matthew Sweet Rumor & Sigh - Richard Thompson Watershed - GW McLennan Blow Up - The Smithereens Seamonsters - The Wedding Present Achtung Baby - U2 Loveless - My Bloody Valentine | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 1456 Registered: 03-2005 |
As usual there are a lot of things in the two lists above that I've never heard. I definitely give the thumbs-up to the first four entries on Pat's list (especially "Shiftwork"), possibly "I Am the Greatest" and, of course, "Watershed." I add the following: 1. Switched On -- Stereolab. I hope I have the year right. This is by far my favorite Stereolab. 2. Honey Steel's Gold -- Ed Kuepper. Not his strongest album but the strongest moments on it (such as the title track) are terrific. 3. West of Rome -- Vic Chesnutt. Even better than the first album. 4 Love Affair with Nature -- Cannanes, IF this is the right year for this record. I find the Cannanes' things a bit hard to pin down as to release date. I would love to add the Plug Uglies' rousing anthology just because the last song dates from 1991 (I think) but the collection wasn't released until just a couple of years ago. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 1861 Registered: 05-2005 |
Good call Nichael. So, you're the person who bought the Chapterhouse album? 1 My Bloody Valentine - Loveless 2 Dinosaur Jr. - Green Mind 3 Nirvana - Nevermind 4 Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque 5 Ed Kuepper - Honey Steel's Gold 6 R.E.M. - Out Of Time 7 A House - I Am The Greatest 8 The Bats - Fear Of God 9 Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Weld 10 Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend 11 The Feelies - Time For A Witness 12 Primal Scream - Screamadelica 13 U2 - Achtung Baby 14 Massive Attack - Blue Lines 15 Pixies - Trompe le Monde 16 Julian Cope - Peggy Suicide 17 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magic 18 The Wonder Stuff - Never Loved Elvis 19 Mercury Rev - Yerself Is Steam 20 Metallica - Metallica | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 352 Registered: 07-2006 |
chapterhouse were great...well, the first two songs on that album were. a great year for noise! massive attack - blue lines primals - screamadelica rem - out of time the first three curve eps - later assembled as "public fruit" klf - the white room teenage fanclub - bandwagonesque mbv - loveless electronic - electronic blur - leisure talk talk - laughing stock carter usm - 30 something prince - diamond and pearls grant - watershed slowdive - just for a day and perhaps the noisiest of all... skid row - slave to the grind | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 930 Registered: 01-2005 |
Randy, Switched On is a collection of their previous singles, right? My SPIN record guide shows it was released in 1992, althought the singles themselves were released before then I gather. I started my Stereolab collection with Peng! which was released after Switched on in 1992. I'll add Switched On to my short list. The Ed Kuepper also sounds interesting. Padraig, It was indeed me who bought that Chapterhouse album. I usually pull it out once a year during a weekend of shoegazer listening. Joe, 1991 was certainly one of the peak years for noise. What's Primal Scream - Screamadelica like? Speaking of my 1991 short list, it looks like I should invest in Massive Attack - Blue Lines. I do have their subsequent album Protection that featured the lovely voice of Tracey Thorn from EBTG fame. 1991 Trivia question: Which 1991 album was Number 1 on the college charts before being steamrolled by Nevermind? | ||
| frank bascombe Member Username: Frankb Post Number: 211 Registered: 01-2007 |
1991 bores me the Massive Attack, Teenage Fanclub and Grant I play but the others forget it. | ||
| TROU Member Username: Trou Post Number: 125 Registered: 05-2005 |
I've to find a copy of Bandwagonesque. | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1076 Registered: 08-2006 |
1. Nirvana - "Nevermind" 2. Various - "Guitar Paradise of East Africa" 3. Public Enemy - "Apocalypse '91: The Empire Strikes Black" 4. The Feelies - "Time for a Witness" 5. Linton Kwesi Johnson - "Tings an' Times" 6. My Bloody Valentine - "Loveless" 7. Loketo - "Extra Ball" 8. The Mekons - "Curse of the Mekons" 9. REM - "Out of Time" 10. Sonny Sharrock Band - "Highlife" Very Honorable Mentions: G.W. McLennan, John Prine, PM Dawn, The Pixies, Bonnie Raitt, Matthew Sweet. | ||
| Pat Boland Member Username: Pat_boland Post Number: 38 Registered: 05-2005 |
I'd like to add the following albums to my list: Still Feel Gone - Uncle Tupelo Bandwagonesque - Teenage Fanclub and last, but not least, (although, I'll understand if it doesn't qualify) I'm Your Fan - Various Artists | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 862 Registered: 10-2004 |
So, in my very humble opinion 1991 was a dreary, drab, dreadful year for music. Pickings are slim, but here goes, in no particular order: Magnetic Fields - Distant Plastic Trees The Fall - Shiftwork (a surprisingly not bad album) Pixies - Tromp le Monde (sometimes this is my favorite Pixies album. They went out on a high note for sure) Grant - Watershed (a pretty bad album, imo, save for the absolutely gorgeous Haunted House) Jack Frost - I haven't listened to this in nearly a decade, so I have no idea how I feel about this. Impressions have always been that this is just okay) American Music Club - Everclear (not even sure I'd like this anymore. Haven't heard it in at least 10 years. AMC's music hasn't stood up so well over time, for me. I think Mercury is their best) And yeah, Stereolab's Switched On was released in '92, as was their debut LP Peng. These will certainly both make appearances on my 1992 list. For what it's worth, my research for 1991 indicated that 1992 was a much better year in general. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1968 Registered: 05-2005 |
I agree Jeff, in fact hardly anything I would have liked/bought would I play now with any real, real great affection, save for a few: Massive Attack - Blue Lines Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend A House - I Am The Greatest Neil Young and Crazy Horse- Weld Blue Aero's (Surprise) - Beatsongs Momus - Hippopotamomus | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 353 Registered: 07-2006 |
michael...screamadelica is great. they basically caught the tail of all the house craze, whilst retaining some of their retro roots and threw in some dub and more than a little gospel in there too. it's probably their most listable album from start to end....other than xtrmntr maybe. treat yourself! | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 931 Registered: 01-2005 |
TROU, Teenage Fanclub was channeling Big Star big time on Bandwagonesque. 1991 sure was a huge year for grunge when you add 10, Badmotorfinger and Temple Of The Dog to Nevermind. Hard to believe it was over so quick, but even if Kurt was still alive I don't think it would have lasted much longer. I probably haven't listened to Tromp le Monde in 15 years. It's always Surfer Rosa and Dolittle that I pull out when I want to get a Pixies fix. I'll give it a spin this week. Spence, I have zippo Momus. What should I start with? | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1958 Registered: 05-2005 |
Everclear Loveless Bandwagonesque Screamadelica | ||
| Jerry Clark Member Username: Jerry Post Number: 752 Registered: 08-2004 |
Inspirals - The Beast Inside PE - Apocalypse '91 The Cure - Entreat REM - Out Of Time Wonderstuff - Never Loved Elvis MBV - Loveless Screamadelica etc etc | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1971 Registered: 05-2005 |
Primals most listenable is Imperial, from '87. Before they went MAD! | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 869 Registered: 10-2004 |
Spence, agreed about the Primals. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 1864 Registered: 05-2005 |
I'm reviving my list because I forgot about Billy Bragg's brilliant album from 1991. 1 My Bloody Valentine - Loveless 2 Dinosaur Jr. - Green Mind 3 Nirvana - Nevermind 4 Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque 5 Billy Bragg - Don't Try This At Home 6 Ed Kuepper - Honey Steel's Gold 7 R.E.M. - Out Of Time 8 A House - I Am The Greatest 9 The Bats - Fear Of God 10 Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Weld 11 Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend 12 The Feelies - Time For A Witness 13 Primal Scream - Screamadelica 14 U2 - Achtung Baby 15 Massive Attack - Blue Lines 16 Pixies - Trompe le Monde 17 Julian Cope - Peggy Suicide 18 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magic 19 The Wonder Stuff - Never Loved Elvis 20 Mercury Rev - Yerself Is Steam |