xp yeah hard to get past that record right now, isn't. IMO it's his/their best one too.
― Captain ACAB (Neil S), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 15:10 (four years ago) link
Always been my fave of the 1st 3
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 15:31 (four years ago) link
Aren’t you about done clogging up the board with your vanity project?
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 15:36 (four years ago) link
anyway Queens Of The Stone Age gets my vote as its their best album.
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 15:36 (four years ago) link
This one's harder because no GORGUTS.
Either Autechre or Massive Attack. 1998 me would have picked the latter in a heartbeat.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 21 August 2019 16:03 (four years ago) link
Either/Or was 1997.
Also - no Pernice Bros’ Overcome by Happiness? That’s my write-im vote.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 16:19 (four years ago) link
Fugazi - End Hits
― Gavin, Leeds, Wednesday, 21 August 2019 16:24 (four years ago) link
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Wednesday, August 21, 2019 3:36 PM (fifty-five minutes ago)
Excuse me, OUR vanity project
― The World According To.... (Michael B), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 16:34 (four years ago) link
good list, best year of the 90s imo
― jakey mo collier (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 16:35 (four years ago) link
hard not to vote for american water tho, for obvious, sad reasons
― jakey mo collier (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 16:36 (four years ago) link
Mezzanine
― that's not my post, Wednesday, 21 August 2019 16:53 (four years ago) link
gotta go with autechre here. I only heard it the first time a couple of years later, but it is the album that started my so far unabated fandom/obsession with their music
― silverfish, Wednesday, 21 August 2019 16:59 (four years ago) link
Nice to see Circle make an appearance (first one of the 90s?). Good album but a long way from my favourite of theirs.
― Thank You (Fattekin Mice Elf Control Again) (Noel Emits), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 17:17 (four years ago) link
best autechre vs. best silver jews :/
― J. Sam, Wednesday, 21 August 2019 17:27 (four years ago) link
hard not to vote for american water tho, for obvious, sad reasons― jakey mo collier (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 21 August 2019
It's the best album on the list.
― kraudive, Wednesday, 21 August 2019 20:06 (four years ago) link
In/Casino/Out, the best punk record ever made
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 21 August 2019 20:08 (four years ago) link
oh god i missed LP5 by Autechre. That's literally one of my top 5 all time albums...
― frame casual (dog latin), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 21:15 (four years ago) link
― kraudive, Wednesday, August 21, 2019 3:06 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
well, that too
― jakey mo collier (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 21:34 (four years ago) link
Mike, ILM prefers your populist polls. You win!
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 21:49 (four years ago) link
Of these, Terraform. HE BUILD A MONUMENT TO HIMSELF
― imago, Wednesday, 21 August 2019 22:05 (four years ago) link
ah I did get to vote for LP5, it was the other poll i voted in
― frame casual (dog latin), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 22:08 (four years ago) link
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 21:49 (one hour ago)
I didn't know it was a contest
― The World According To.... (Michael B), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 23:11 (four years ago) link
Neither did i but your polls have captured the heart of ILM
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 23:39 (four years ago) link
Voted for Merzbow's 1930 just over Autechre. I agree with whoever said they like these lists a lot more than the 1997 ones.
― All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Thursday, 22 August 2019 01:33 (four years ago) link
This strikes me as one of the weaker years in the 90s.
TNT is the only one I'm particularly excited about.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 22 August 2019 03:52 (four years ago) link
I think at this point I was fully immersed in DnB and techno, and the bulk of non-rave indie stuff just passed me by.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 22 August 2019 03:54 (four years ago) link
I don't think this is a weak year
I love TNT as much as Millions Now Living Will Never Die. the album cover is awful though
― Dan S, Thursday, 22 August 2019 04:32 (four years ago) link
haha
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Thursday, 22 August 2019 11:38 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/wqbPJU1.jpg
aye, not a great cover. Think it put a lot of people off
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Thursday, 22 August 2019 17:44 (four years ago) link
don cab
― Seany's too Dyche to mention (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 22 August 2019 17:46 (four years ago) link
haha I always loved that cover!
― “Hakuna Matata,” a nihilist philosophy (One Eye Open), Thursday, 22 August 2019 18:03 (four years ago) link
I'd love to know how each album sold just to see if there's a drop off on which we can blame the cover!
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Thursday, 22 August 2019 18:11 (four years ago) link
it's a funny cover but it doesn't relate to the music one bit, not even ironically
― frame casual (dog latin), Thursday, 22 August 2019 19:23 (four years ago) link
I dont remember it getting as good reviews in the UK as Millions did. Or maybe that was only nme. Can anyone remember?
Also why did Don Cab get hardly any UK coverage?
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Thursday, 22 August 2019 20:12 (four years ago) link
Some great albums on this list, but Mezzanine is always gonna be an all-timer for me.
― ilxor, Friday, 23 August 2019 06:51 (four years ago) link
Maybe someone explained this already but what's the difference between Part 1 and Part 2 on these? Is there a theme I'm missing (other than that for '97 most of the good records were on the list with 'Homogenic' in it)?
― Soundslike, Friday, 23 August 2019 08:34 (four years ago) link
Kerr likes to put more canonical stuff on one list and more obscure stuff on the other list
― The World According To.... (Michael B), Friday, 23 August 2019 09:11 (four years ago) link
never realised what a year this was. I think I'm going don caballero again
― ogmor, Friday, 23 August 2019 09:53 (four years ago) link
Maybe someone explained this already but what's the difference between Part 1 and Part 2 on these? Is there a theme I'm missing (other than that for '97 most of the good records were on the list with 'Homogenic' in it)?― Soundslike, Friday, 23 August 2019 09:34 (five hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Soundslike, Friday, 23 August 2019 09:34 (five hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
After the early polls there was complaints we left out 'canonical' albums so we have 1 list with most of the canon and another with our actual pet faves which the polls were supposed to be about rather than canon.
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Friday, 23 August 2019 14:26 (four years ago) link
and as mike only wants to do one poll for 1999 some of your faves may be missing
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Friday, 23 August 2019 14:44 (four years ago) link
1 poll ok with everyone?
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Saturday, 24 August 2019 00:14 (four years ago) link
As long as “69 Love Songs” is on it!
― Stub yr toe on the yacht rock (morrisp), Saturday, 24 August 2019 00:25 (four years ago) link
I think that's one mike and i both agree with
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Saturday, 24 August 2019 10:29 (four years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Tuesday, 27 August 2019 00:01 (four years ago) link
Literally my choice too. Btw, Music Has the Right to Children is sorely missing from these lists.
― octobeard, Tuesday, 27 August 2019 05:01 (four years ago) link
my bad, it's in the first one!
― octobeard, Tuesday, 27 August 2019 05:03 (four years ago) link
went with calexico, it's not the best album on the list but they deserve a vote dammit
― jakey mo collier (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 27 August 2019 14:31 (four years ago) link
that Calexico one is a fantastic record
― Captain ACAB (Neil S), Tuesday, 27 August 2019 14:33 (four years ago) link
You've got yer LP5s and yer MHTRTCs but of course Soup is the connoisseur's choice of 1998 IDM / ambient techno classic.
― Thank You (Fattekin Mice Elf Control Again) (Noel Emits), Tuesday, 27 August 2019 15:01 (four years ago) link
False. I can't remember a single thing about it.
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 27 August 2019 15:11 (four years ago) link
this is your last chance to vote for niche albums
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Tuesday, 27 August 2019 16:00 (four years ago) link
I played the hell out of that Mark Lanegan record at the time & havent really thought of it since then, curious to dig it out this week & see if it holds up
― “Hakuna Matata,” a nihilist philosophy (One Eye Open), Tuesday, 27 August 2019 16:10 (four years ago) link
I've heard virtually none of these, way off the alt rock train by '98, but Mezzanine.
― confusementalism (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 27 August 2019 18:00 (four years ago) link
mezzanine is quite a good choice here and will probably win, i suppose.
― je est un autre, l'enfer c'est les autres (alex in mainhattan), Tuesday, 27 August 2019 18:02 (four years ago) link
nah, Silver Jews will win
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Tuesday, 27 August 2019 18:07 (four years ago) link
i voted for american water so if it doesn't win it will not be my fault.
― je est un autre, l'enfer c'est les autres (alex in mainhattan), Tuesday, 27 August 2019 19:15 (four years ago) link
Couple of shroomy jam bands look sort out of place on this list.
― Thank You (Fattekin Mice Elf Control Again) (Noel Emits), Tuesday, 27 August 2019 19:24 (four years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Wednesday, 28 August 2019 00:01 (four years ago) link
Not surprised by the winner or even the order of the top 5
― octobeard, Thursday, 29 August 2019 02:54 (four years ago) link
yes agree
― Dan S, Thursday, 29 August 2019 02:57 (four years ago) link
Even with the many time-honoured classics on this list, my 1998 #1 is still The High Llamas’ Cold and Bouncy (Dots and Loops’ sister album).
― Max Florian, Thursday, 29 August 2019 22:03 (four years ago) link