FREEFORM 1990's ALTERNATIVE ALBUM POLL - THE RECKONING (TOP TEN COUNTING DOWN NOW)

Yeah but they only got 1 pt each off me obviously.

By "more American" I mean that the number of American posters as compared to European posters has gone up, which'll probably mean less votes for techno, as it is/was more popular in here than in the US, especially during the 90s.

(x-post)

I wonder which C3rdi3cs album will place highest.

whatever his fave is? ;)

Yeah, I didn't read the whole banns thread so I couldn't catch his hints. MaresNest, me and dominique if he voted should secure us something at least.

98= Fugazi - End Hits (1998)
32 points
2 votes
0 first-place votes
Greatest contributor: M4tt H3lg3s0n

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JP Almeida (JP Almeida) wrote this on thread Give me one great album (one only) on board I Love Music on 20-Sep-2003
Fugazi - End Hits

There was a time when End Hits was my favorite but I NEVER got the impression that was a consensus.

― Alex in Baltimore, Wednesday, 2 April 2008 18:05 (2 years ago) Bookmark

randomly grabbed End Hits from the rack today. "Recap Modotti" is so, so awesome.

― the evil genius of Zaiger Genetics (J0hn D.), Thursday, 6 August 2009 20:55 (8 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

I did this too! But yesterday. Such a solid album.

― #/.'#/'@ilikecats (g-kit), Thursday, 6 August 2009 20:59 (8 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

the last 30-45 seconds of Arpeggiator into the first, like 10-15 seconds of Guilford Fall=so fucking awesome

― Mr. Que, Thursday, 6 August 2009 21:02 (8 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

joe lally is a goddamn genius bass player.

― psychedelia smith (M@tt He1ges0n), Thursday, 6 August 2009 21:04 (8 months ago) Bookmark

Fuck that! I'm bringing _End Hits_, a box of wine, and some hot lovin' to your doorstep. Or whomevers. If you're interested. Folks.

Hello.

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 03:22 (5 years ago) Bookmark

How did we move from a 3-way tie at 100 to 98?

98= Crowded House - Woodface (1991)
32 points
2 votes
0 first-place votes
Greatest contributor: Ismael Klata

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"Woodface" by Crowded House. Best album of the entire 1990s.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 3 March 2003 02:14 (7 years ago) Bookmark

oh no

I hate the rare occasions where I'm partly on board with Geir's opinions. It's not the best of the entire decade for certain, but Woodface is really good.

Get in! (was robbed, should've been top ten, etc)

That's the album with 'hey now, hey now, don't dream it's over' right? Oy vey.

Well I like ABBA and Queen so different strokes I guess.

guys the good news about this is now we can be fairly sure that geir didnt send in a ballot

xpost nope thats the self-titled one

the CHART-SMASHING hit off of woodface would have "chocolate cake" iirc

Yeah, Don't Dream It's Over is from 1986.

JJ you never her in the end :(

maybe your ballot and Geir's ballot would have done some antimatter shiz anyway

believe it or not, Geir doesn't vote in these kind of polls.

weather with you was the mind boringly dull hit from woodface was it not?

No, that was much earlier - Woodface had 'weather with you', 'four seasons in one day', various others. Fantastic songwriting and it sounds beautiful.

xp Some of Geir's posts on that Paul's vs Abbey Road thread were kind of phenomenal.

end hits! what a fantastic record. totally forgot to vote for any fugazi. silly. though I would have gone for killtaker if any...

MaresNest, me and dominique if he voted should secure us something at least.

I may have helped too.

Or mind-boringly dull, whatever.

believe it or not, Geir doesn't vote in these kind of polls.

He's too busy making his own lists on RYM to vote in our polls. Anyway, why would he want to risk clogging up lists with albums he deems imperfect?

hahahahaha yeah i got busy searching through the couch cushions for ring money and never got to it.

xpost wait what ismael? chocolate cake is def on this album.

Me & Geir, we're like *that*

You're right, I was replying to davek and got lost in xps

i am a lone voice in the wilderness that still thinks that "temple of low men" was their finest hour

Temple has some great songs, but the s/t and Woodface are overflowing with them.

I'm guessing Peng is the only one from my ballot that makes it. Probably.

People's individual ballots will certainly be interesting to see.

i am a lone voice in the wilderness that still thinks that "temple of low men" was their finest hour

― Q: What's brown and Sticky? A: The insect that lives in your stomach (jjjusten), Monday, April 26, 2010 7:49 PM (48 seconds ago) Bookmark

I would agree with this. Sister Madly might be my favourite song of theirs.

97 Sonic Youth - Washing Machine
32 points
4 votes
0 first-place votes
Greatest contributor: Jesse

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GREAT record. Made me a total believer again after the nightmare of Dirty / EJST&NS.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 06:33 (4 years ago)

"The Diamond Sea" alone makes it worth it. Totally epic. One of SY's greatest songs.

Also, I've always loved the amazing "meta" uber-reflexive cover featuring pimply Lollapalooza teens wearing SY "washing machine" t-shirts.

― Jacobo Rock (jacobo rock), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 06:56 (4 years ago)

you're all OTM. one of my favorite SY records. someone gimme a vinyl compy so i can be a jerkoff. did it ever come out on LP? i love these songs: becuz, the diamond sea, saucer-like, skip tracer, washing machine (which has some intentionally brutal vocals but descends into gorgeous guitar jamz), little trouble girl...

fuckin classic.

― Special Agent Dale Koopa (orion), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 14:42 (4 years ago)

Classic. Only clunker is indeed "Panty Lies" which I hate more than almost any other SY song. The solo in the middle of "Washing Machine" is up in the stratosphere, and "Unwind" is one of the most beautiful songs I know.

― sleeve (sleeve), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 20:23 (4 years ago)

This is one of my favorite SY records. Probably my most favorite.

― Marty Innerlogic, Wednesday, 9 July 2008 18:18 (1 year ago)

KILL YOURSELF NYC DOUCHEBAG

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 06:24 (4 years ago)

From 1995, btw.

ah yes

Three words we will never see in this thread:

Greatest contributor: ilxor

That said, I voted for Stereolab, XTC *and* De La Soul among my ~195 albums, and if that helped put them into the top 102 over the fuck knows how many albums received 30 points, then I've done my job already.

The great thing about SY is that, even though all their albums are tangentially similar, everyone is passionate about their own favorite. Me? I could care less about Washing Machine, but I know several people who swear by it.

It's all about "Skip Tracer" and "The Diamond Sea," surely I'm not the only one who swears by these tunes (even though the full album's a bit of a mess).

ilxor I can confirm that those three contributions were vital, and that you/pfunkboy together heaved Washing Machine into the top 100

xp JF otm, I think Sonic Nurse is the best they've ever been.

Woodface is near perfect.

Back in the 90s I had Peng w/ Switched On on one 90 min. cassette. What a perfect combo. Even now I keep those albums in one playlist and listen to them together.

And I think Sonic Nurse is second only to NYC Ghosts as their low point of the 00s. Funny how that works! xp

ilxor I can confirm that those three contributions were vital, and that you/pfunkboy together heaved Washing Machine into the top 100

Gerrin there!

i had washing machine @ #10 on my ballot fyi. its really p blissed out imo + "diamond sea" is like weather

"diamond sea" is like weather

:D this is kinda awesome and true

96 Björk - Debut (1993)
32 points
5 votes
0 first-place votes
Greatest contributor: Alex B

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i love the songwriting on debut! and i love the production, how clean it is, crisp yet detailed.

i think homogenic feels more like a landscape (didn't she record it in the mountains?) and debut is more about songwriting

― surmounter (rra123), Thursday, 25 January 2007 18:14 (3 years ago) Bookmark

Debut is so spare that it almost sounds like home recordings, which, in retrospect, is a large part of its charm. I love them both for different reasons but, at present, Debut ranks a bit higher because I still remember how GREAT "Big Time Sensuality" and "Violently Happy" sounded in clubs.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 25 January 2007 18:26 (3 years ago) Bookmark

Victor Scott wrote this on thread Do you ever overload on a band or artist at a particular point in your life until one day you wake up and you just can't listen to them any more? on board I Love Music on 05-Aug-2005

My girlfriend did this with Bjork the result of which is much screaming and nashing of teeth when I attempt to listen to Hyperballad or something. This resulted from a common early nineties over-indulgence by young women in too much Debut.

:D

I love Debut...contains some of her absolute best songs.

Amazed this is so low. Didn't vote for it myself and can't really justify why not - can only assume others are the same.

Yeah this should have been on my ballot.

actually someone fucked with the Beltram remix on that one, this is the real deal

1991 reprazent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_KmWM8kH_s

foodtime but the Panacea was awesome, will listen to the rest on my return

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww1Fma7wPpo

Panacea's "I'm Losing U", one of my favorite tracks like ever

Lords Of Acid continue to be pretty good, Beltram remix is now sounding dinstinctly Prodigy-esque, very aggressive

RECOMMENDATIONS: 90s "dance"/electronic music

moving this to another thread

cool

God this thread has got so good in the last couple of hours. Gonna go on such a music binge after my exams :D

Hey, I just noticed that Docking -20s by Syrinx 2600, one of my favourite 90s electronic albums that no one else seems to have ever heard of, is on Spotify, so I thought I'd share the link:

http://open.spotify.com/album/3xmD0YDXiSVwYxVnwwTCc6

If you like experimental electro and trancey synth drones, you should definitely check this out! (It's also one of those albums which get better and better towards the end - don't let the slow start fool you.)

no, honestly- i don't get the bone thugs thing. its das efx, who were rubbish (fu-shick ok i guess) made a bit soft and westy. anyway, i believe i have been sb by a few on my strong opinions on btah before, maybe even moreso than my lol opinions on abbey road, so lets just let it lie huh?

a) BTNH have nothing to do with Das EFX, stop playing yourself
b) Das EFX were awesome for like a year, stop playing yourself
c) most of BTNH's stuff is hard as fuck, stop playing yourself
d) BTNH weren't from anywhere near the west coast and don't sound any more "westy" than any other midwestern rap act of that era, unless anything other than new york = westy (stop playing yourself)
e) stop playing yourself

^^^ Manifesto of OTM

If you guys know of or want to talk about stuff that should or is being reissued, please visit my thread:

1990s Reissue Thread!

haha rev laying down the LAW

id forgotten about this

glad you revived this because holy balls DIRTY BOY what what who how

*clasps together hands atop desk*

nakh is a Suede fan?!!!

Suede
Suffocation
Sufi
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens

http://www.avclub.com/article/space-jam-soundtrack-getting-vinyl-reissue-record--252500