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| Fave 1990 Albums
here are some music | | 10 |  | A Tribe Called Quest
People's Instinctive Travels & The Paths of Rhythm
The tribes first outing shows off their charisma in spades, but a few tracks just come and go with out making a good impression. There are a few songs where the flow feels elementary, but like the MC at #1, they approach their bars with a levity that’ll often put a smile on your face. Hard not to grin like a dope listening to ‘I Left My Wallet in El Segundo’.
I Left My Wallet In El Segundo, Push It Along, Can I Kick It?
4 | | 9 |  | Cocteau Twins
Heaven or Las Vegas
“Garlic fondue” !!!
Cherry Coloured Funk, Fotzepolitic, Wolf In The Breast, Heaven or Las Vegas
4 | | 8 |  | Depeche Mode
Violator
Its two gigantic singles are an apt summation of the album - Violator is front to back a brooding synthpop affair that borders on downright cinematic. Listen to the intro of Waiting for the Night, or the entirety of Mephisto and tell me otherwise. It loves what it does, and it does it so well.
Sweetest Perfection, Personal Jesus, Enjoy The Silence
4 | | 7 |  | Nitzer Ebb
Showtime
Brooding, aggressive, industrial. The vocalists talk shouting delivery is fun. Feels like boxing for your life in a future-dystopian alleyway.
Lightning Man, Fun To Be Had, Getting Closer
4 | | 6 |  | Angelo Badalamenti
Twin Peaks
Between the most forlorn singing you’ve ever heard from one Miss Julee Cruise (Rest in Peace), haunting synthwork, timeless motifs, and some on-the-nose finger snapping film-noir jazzy-lounge, Angelo Badalamenti (also Rest in Peace) really made one of the most timeless TV scores to grace the planet. Hard to pick favorites, but if I had to show someone three:
Audrey’s Theme, Freshly Squeezed, Falling
4 | | 5 |  | Paris
The Devil Made Me Do It
Paris is a solo stunner. He carries this entire record effortlessly - deserved braggadocio and righteous political bars will have you raising your fist. And this is a debut!
Ebony, Mellow Madness, Scarface, The Devil Made Me Do It
4 | | 4 |  | Ride
Nowhere
An S-tier shoegaze album, Nowhere feels like riding the perfect high, from the exuberant energies in tracks like Seagull and Here and Now, to the slight ethereal melancholy of Vapour Trail and Dreams Burn Down.
Here and Now, Nowhere, Vapour Trail, Seagull
4 | | 3 |  | Naked City
Naked City
Naked City - S/T
This is just what it be like sometimes. Love the smashing of genres together here.
I think of this one as One Big Track... but Demon Sanctuary funny af as fuck
4.5 | | 2 |  | They Might Be Giants
Flood
Far and away the bands best early work. Loaded with its quirky little hooks, shades of normal is just a setting on a washing machine, but a healthy amount. All killer no filler.
Birdhouse In Your Soul, We Want A Rock, Istanbul, Particle Man
4.5 | | 1 |  | Monie Love
Down to Earth
This is probably peak ‘De La Soul’ type backpack rap for me. Yes, the lyrics tend to the lightweight side - she’s probably the most affable MC ever put to tape short of Will Smith, with verses about high school love, how her family supported her career, and how a lack of self-reflection will lead to an unhappy life. And YET i just can’t get enough of it - it’s an hour of raps that tend toward goofy from someone with a great sense of flow over some really solid production.
What I’m Supposed 2 B, Down To Earth, I Can Do This (Uptown Mix), It’s A Shame
4.5 | |
JKing92
02.23.24 | Some of my favorites:
Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet | Ryus
02.23.24 | "Far and away the bands best early work"
dang i like s/t the most | VlacDrac
02.23.24 | You forgot to mention Policy of Truth in Violator as a stand out track. | mryrtmrnfoxxxy
02.23.24 | haven't heard any of these except maybe 8 fifteen+ years ago. think ill check 1, 2, 4, 7, 8 this weekend. my favs would be
The Breeders - Pod
Cows - Effete and Impudent Slobs
Bloodloss - The Truth is Marching In | Zac124
02.23.24 | 9 is an all time favourite. | gryndstone
02.24.24 | Self Titled's second best ;) I'll give that Cows record a listen, only heard Daddy Has A Tail but I loved that | ArsMoriendi
02.24.24 | Good choice on Flood, deff my fave of those first 4 | Ladron93
02.25.24 | I like 9, 8, 7 and 6. ^^ Especially, Violator. | DoofDoof
02.25.24 | Some more absolute essentials:
- Prefab Sprout, Jordan: The Comeback (sophisti pop)
- The Bathers, Sweet Deceit (sophisti pop)
- Alice Donut, Mule (one of the best alt punk/rock albums of the 90s!)
- It's Immaterial, Song (a good year for...sophisti pop)
- Cop Shoot Cop, Consumer Revolt (industrial rock)
- Killing Joke, Extremities (industrial rock, maybe their very best!)
- Flaming Lips, In a Priest Driven Ambulance (one of their best albums)
- Fatima Mansions, Viva Dead Ponies (strange art rock sort of album) | JohnnyoftheWell
02.25.24 | Priest Driven Ambulance and Extremities are definitely good honourable mentions
In the same tier, you've got
Codeine - Frigid Stars
Royal Trux - Twin Infinitives
Mazzy Star - She Hangs Brightly
and good old Repeater and (cut above the rest) Goo. Goo and Violator would be the A+ bracket together
Best four of the year were Cocteau Twins, Skinny Puppy, Naked City and (lol) Megadeth though - Twin Peaks OST also a good bet if you jam it outside of the series | budgie
02.25.24 | johnny youre not allowed to rec megadeth go home | JohnnyoftheWell
02.25.24 | recing Rust in Peace is for anyone
recing Megadeth in general is for fart-huffing troglodytes like yourself ex ex oh | budgie
02.25.24 | dont kink shame | JohnnyoftheWell
02.25.24 | any kink that provides your primary source of nutrition deserves shaming | budgie
02.25.24 | aerosolized farts only give like 1% of my rda magnesium dummy lmao dumbass | DoofDoof
02.25.24 | 'Goo' and 'Repeater' I presumed someone had already mentioned, they've got to be up there yes. | budgie
02.25.24 | booooring doof boring | DoofDoof
02.25.24 | Is this the comment someone makes when they have no 1990 recs | porcupinetheater
02.25.24 | Kinda surprised no one’s brought up The KLF - Chill Out yet | porcupinetheater
02.25.24 | Couple others ain’t seen sed:
The Legendary Pink Dots - The Crushed Velvet Apocalypse
Winter - Into Darkness
Skinny Puppy - Too Dark Park
The Jesus Lizard - Head
Kino - Kino | DoofDoof
02.25.24 | Good picks | porcupinetheater
02.25.24 | Ditto those Cop Shoot Cop / Killing Joke / Prefab albums kill, gotta check Fatima Mansions | Ladron93
03.28.24 | I dig 9, 8, 7 and 6. |
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