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Something in the other thread kept popping up that I had to respond to, but I didn’t want to derail the thread… so… the greatest album of the 90s, completely overshadowing the output of that artist that preceded it is…
Laughing Stock, by Talk Talk.
In my opinion.
Which 90s album would you nominate for album of the greatest of that decade…?
I think it's probably OK Computer on a joint music and technical basis but might be Nevermind.
For me favourite would be Different Class, although sometimes it's Dummy
Nevermind.
The Downward Spiral
Violator.
All good options that I couldn’t argue with.
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.
Nevermind is the obvious choice.
Dookie would be my personal choice.
My answer would no doubt be different tomorrow, lot of my favourite music from that decade, but I'll say REM's Out Of Time.
Bought a lot of their older albums based on how much I played it to death.
Although Shiny Happy People can jump in the sea, got sick of hearing that yippy skippy tune far too often on MTV.
White Room KLF
For me favourite would be Different Class
Nah, His and hers is better.
For me, probably Music for the jilted generation.
that tape my mate did for me.
That's easy
Really hard one for me this one. House / EDM was my thing by the 90s and my memories are a bit vague from this era. Its not really in albums but DJ sets and playlists and they all kept changing names as well
Dimitri From Paris? but I think his best work went into 2000
Groove armada?
I think I'll go with Dreadzone second light
90s is tough as being a teenager into early 20s through the decade saw listening to a lot of different music types (metal, grunge, indie, hip,hop, house, dnb).
Used to love Levelling the Land but it’s never a critics choice so I’ll shortlist;
Nevermind
Music for the Jilted Generation
Enter the 36 Chambers
Gonna change my mind Nitin Sawney displacing the priest
Let's try that again.
Electronic-Raise the Pressure
SuperUnkown, no hang on, Ten!
Just like the 80’s, far too many great albums from new emerging artists, as well as existing, like Talk Talk - Portishead, Massive Attack, Goldfrapp, for example, and all three from Bristol, source of plenty of artists who often weren’t as well known, like Blue Aeroplanes, who now own The Fleece. Then there’s Tricky, with ‘Maxinquay’.
Yeah, ‘Laughing Stock’, Dummy’, ‘Blue Lines’ and ‘Felt Mountain’ - impossible to pick one out of just those four.
Then there’s Screaming Trees, ‘Dust’, or ‘Sweet Oblivion’,
OK Computer - absolutely, I’d put that with those above, and possibly the best, but again, difficult call.
Way too hard. Needs one for each genre I think...
Off the top of my head though.
Fear of a Black Planet - Public Enemy
Trailer Park - Beth Orton
OK Computer - R-head
Dummy - P-head
Bring it On - Gomez
Modern Day Jazz Stories - Courtney Pine
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters
Oh, it's a futile exercise, this could go on forever.
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Honourable mention to:
Leftfield - Leftism
Teenage Fanclub ‘Bandwagonesque’
Way too many to choose from, but:
The Cranberries - Everybody else is doing it, so why can't we?
I was dreading this thread. After the 80’s one when I was just getting into music, the nineties saw me discover so many more styles and move towards DJing and rave.
My first thought was Nevermind, but a decade where Foo Fighters and Nirvana existed at the same time is awesome. Prodigy’s Music for the Jilted Generation introduced a world of new music to me and, to this day I still love it, but the same could be said for The Second Coming by The Stone Roses and Ill Communication by the Beasties. Dammit! There’s also the black album by Metallica,
I’m going to go with Nevermind though. It truly was groundbreaking.
The soundtrack to my 90s was Screamadelica.
Wow so much choice.
Portishead "Dummy"
Chemical Bros "Exit Planet Dust"
Kosheen "Resist"
Daft Punk "Homework"
LTJ Bukem "Logical Progression"
Air "Moon Safari
DJ Shadow "Entroducing"
The 3 eps, The Beta Band.
Welcome to the cruel world by Ben Harper
Nevermind.
Still hear singles from it on the radio and see teeshrts worn by people who hadn't been born when it came out.
My OH hates Nirvana but begrudgingly agrees some of it's pretty good
The 80s thread was an impossible task, there was no one greatest album, on this one the answer is easy peasy, it's a double album in fact:
Definitely Maybe, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis
The Bends by Radiohead or Dummy by Portishead.
Definitely Maybe, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis
Jesus Christ, shoot me now!
Hang on, ground rules, are we including 1990 as within the 90s?
I can't make my mind up between The Mighty Mighty Bosstones 'Lets face it' or 'Talk on Corners' by the beautiful Corrs
Ride the Fader, by Chavez is awesome if obscure.
Or Loveless.
Making me feel old, Young Team came out in 1997.
I see your Laughingstock, acknowledge it, and raise it with Mark Hollis by Mark Hollis.
OK Computer
Endtrouducing
Parklife
Rid of Me
Post and/or Homogenic
Those are the ones the come to mind at 7:30 on a Monday morning at least.
Maxinquaye- Tricky
Rage against the Machine.
Can't believe it hasn't had a mention yet.
Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space - spiritualised.
Honourable mentions for Peggy suicide and st Julian by cope, and radiator by the super furries.
Was wondering when this thread would appear.
I traditionally flip between massive attack’s blue lines and st etienne’s fox base alpha, with occasional thoughts of portishead and dummy.
But actually it is blue lines. A perfect album
Jesus Christ, shoot me now!
Who was that by? Can't find it in the best sellers:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_of_the_1990s_in_the_United_Kingdom
However Oasis are number one. 😉 🙂
Way too difficult for a teenager of the 90's like me. If I could only listen to one then probably OK Computer. Remember seeing it live at Glastonbury with the mud and fireworks, it was awesome.
But some great albums from the likes of REM, Prodigy, Portishead, Leftfield, Air, Daft Punk, Stone Roses, DJ Shadow and lots more.
Dumb & Dumber soundtrack.
Weirdly as I am really a rock/metal guy, the albums that really stick in my mind from the 90s and take me back are
Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill
Air, Moon Safari
Sarah McLachlan, Surfacing
Albums that influenced my musical taste most
Metalica, Metalica
Smashing Pumpkin, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.
Nirvana, Nevermind
Depeche Mode, Violator
The mix of electronic and rock attitude meant, when I heard Music for the Jilted Generation I was hooked.
So, so, so much good music.
This was the time I was really discovering music as a (just) teenager. Most albums already mentioned - Jilted, Dummy, Nevermind, Endtroducing, Leftism, Homework.
One that changed my outlook on music - Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 89-92, I had never heard sounds like it.
But overall the album I still listen to the most from the 90's, still sounds amazing and works as an album 'journey' has to be Radiohead - Ok Computer. It's just fantastic. It brought together everything I loved at the time (Aphex was a big influence on Radiohead for OK). I'd been growing up with radiohead since Pablo Honey. I love the fact they are still making fantastic, interesting music. (Anybody been listening to The Smile?)