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Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 is a dramatic and stuuning conclusion to the man's life's work, passing away just days after its first performance. I can't believe you didn't mention it as it's easily one of the finest albums of the 1890's
Jeff Buckleys Grace was a masterpiece too and it was extremely influential for quite a handful of renowned artists like Radiohead, Damien Rice, James Blake, Muse...
I’m surprised NIN - The Downward Spiral isn’t being spoken about, I think the production is exceptional even by todays standards and Trent Reznor really pioneered into a gray area of topics such as depression, suicide, and sexual desire that inspired many other industrial or non-industrial bands to venture into the field. The tracks, especially Hurt, the title track, or Mr Self Destruct gave so many people outlets to deal with personal issues that they struggled with facing, and if Johnny Cash felt a song was worthy enough for him to cover it it is a testament to Trent’s brilliant work on the record.
Most significantly The Downward Spiral, and Nevermind before it, by delving into people's vulnerabilities and issues, provided music with a welcome and long-overdue from the godawful, tedious hard-man school bully culture that 80s metal was full of.
grace by jeff buckley, exceptional blend of alt rock / 90s signer songwriter blessed with arguably the greatest singing voice of all time. great great great record
Nas “Illmatic” As far as a “complete album” Illmatic is the crown jewel of a golden era of hip hop. A time when hip hop was not common place at award shows or in the conversation concerning top albums of the year. Also “ready to die” By Notorious B.I.G. Puffy is not my fav producer by any stretch but this album put him and Biggie on the map and their influence on the 90’s landscape can’t be overlooked. “The Chronic” by Dre Because Snoop, and funk driven west coast gangster rap that had an enormous impact on popular culture.
Really gotta give it to OK Computer on this one. A truly enduring piece of music, and _still_ feels futuristic to this very day. Completely catapulted Radiohead to mountainous heights, and is what I'd consider *the linchpin* for how the genre would progress.
@aloevv𖤐 lmao how am I spammer? I just comment on videos I'm interested in. Even if I have million subs doesnt mean im not watching other youtubers & regularly commenting on their vids.
Either/Or is a devastating and gut punching thesis of sadness and despair. Elliott really displays his vocal and guitar chops while making you feel things you'll never forget.
The amount of electronic albums mentioned is criminally low. Here's just a small sample of the earthshattering brilliance that came out of the various 90's electronic scenes: • Homework by Daft Punk • SAW 85-92 by Aphex Twin • Substrata by Biosphere • 94diskont by Oval • Tri Repetae by Autechre • Violator by Depeche Mode • Endtroducing by DJ Shadow • Orbital 2 by Orbital And that's just scratching the surface!
Outkast's Aquemini absolutely deserves a mention here. Its innovative genre fusions, thematic explorations, second-to-none lyricism, and forward-thinking production laid some serious groundwork and foreshadowed the epic hip hop odysseys that would eventually be further explored and perfected by the likes of Kendrick and Kanye.
Absolutely. I was surprised to see not even a single OutKast album mentioned. ATLiens is up there with Aquemini as one of the best albums of the 90s in my opinion.
Outkast and the dungeon crew are influental like very few have ever been. But id put stankonia over Aq and aq has some weak moments imo (mamacita :D) so it just seems so hard to put it in like top 5-10 of the 90s. Catalogue wise pretty much goat rap act but wouldnt pick aquemini among best of 90s
Thank you! Whats funny is that kendrick has an interview where he mentions his top 5 favoriye rappers and I was surprised he didn't mention outkast. Outkast were kendrick before kendrick was kendrick lol
Albums mentioned and times: 00:35 - Nirvana - Nevermind 01:37 - Cibo Matto - Stereo Type A 02:59 - Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 03:20 - Europop - Eifel 65 03:47 - Death - Symbolic 05:12 - Pearl Jam - Ten 05:50 - Smashing Pumpkings - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness 06:25 - D’angelo - Brown Sugar 07:15 - Massive Attack - Mezzanine 08:22 - Silver Jews - American Water 09:12 - Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children 09:49 - MBV - Loveless 10:58 - Chef Aid 11:00 - Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 12:12 - Radiohead - OK Computer 13:20 - Bjork - Homogenic 14:42 - Talk Talk - Laughing Stock
Pavement “Slanted and Enchanted”. It legitimized lo-fi indie rock with intelligence, amorphous lyrics that painted pictures, not narrate a story, and jangly nonchalant slacker hooks. It was a mystery that took years to resolve. Pixies - pick one - “Come On Pilgrim”, “Surfer Rosa”, “Bossanova”. Surrealism and extreme dynamic shifts was unsettling until you were awashed in beauty. Both bands are significant due to what they were and what they spawned.
"Automatic For The People" by R.E.M. deserves to be on this list. A fantastic album that still sounds as unique today as it did back in 1992. Probably my favorite album by them and one of their best records overall.
Siamese Dream is ultimately more consistent and focused, but there is just so much to admire and respect about Mellon Collie (the fact that it’s so wildly diverse but still unified by its Pumpkins-ness, the sense of pacing so that it doesn’t exhaust you any more than such a long album has to) that I’m always happy to see it mentioned on 90’s lists.
@@davidyurch4446 Siamese Dream & Mellon Collie are both very different takes on how to approach an album, and the Pumpkins managed to nail both. They're a lot less fashionable today than some other 90's alt-rock artists (probably in part due to Billy Corgan's alt-right arc) but at their peak they really were a great band.
@@powerslave0606 If I can just put forth a possibility, I feel that certain gripes that some people have with Mellon Collie are weaknesses that double albums just tend to have. Specifically, the fact that the album keeps going for several songs after "X.Y.U." (which I more or less consider to be the emotional climax of the album) is, I think, a point of contention for some, especially since the songs that come after are more whimsical, experimental fare ("We Only Come Out At Night," etc.). At the same time, though, I feel that this is true of double albums like Exile on Main Street, which for me climaxes with "Let It Loose" but still has to keep going with a run of lesser songs (in my humble opinion) on the fourth side. I would somewhat argue the same of Physical Graffiti. For me, The Beatles' White Album ends exactly when it needs to, with "Revolution 9" being the second to last song (and even then, there are plenty of people who hate that song). Q Magazine's review of the album stated "it could easily, of course, have been whittled down to a superb, 14-song, single CD. But the point would have been lost, for this is Smashing Pumpkins’ intended equivalent of the bombastic, hubristic double-albums of the 1970s". I think Billy Corgan knew that perfection was not really in the cards for a double album, and on those terms (and again, considering what I feel are similar problems in some of the classic double albums that came before it) it's personally easier for me to excuse. I know that's a lot of word vomit. XD
Rage against the machine- one of the greatest rock albums of all time, heavy groovy riffs and using rap-rock effectively. Also inspires the whole nu metal genre for better or worse Nine inch nails - the downward spiral, when i think 90s this album comes to mind first. Infusing triphop, industrial, grunge, synthpop incredibly well
I prefer Battle of Los Angeles as a more complete album, but both could really fit here. I come back to those and Only Built 4 Cuban Linx more than any of those other albums.
Live Through This by Hole. One of the few Non Nirvana grunge albums where every song hits hard. The lyrics are beautiful, the production is really solid for an album of its kind and instrumentation is basically flawless. The only reason people don't talk about it as much as albums like Ten by Pearl Jam or Facelift by Alice in Chains is because of Courtney Love's bad reputation. (also Anthony should totally do a classics review of it)
@MisterMooCow I mean it certainly fits the time and also the content. I guess it depicts the ugly bigotry in beauty standarts and such. It just kind of disgusts me but I guess thats just personal preference.
A few other important albums should be part of this conversation if we're getting a part 2: - Souvlaki by Slowdive - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin - Spiderland by Slint - Endtroducing by DJ Shadow - Violator by Depeche Mode
All Of Them ⬆️ & Manic Street Preachers ~ The Holy Bible The Prodigy ~ Fat Of The Land Spiritualized ~ Ladies And Gentlemen Ride ~ Nowhere The Whipping Boy ~ Wormheart Sonic Youth ~ Goo .
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain is low-key one of the most influential albums of the 90s for rock and indie, up there with Spiderland and Soundtracks for the Blind
Thanks for this. I scrolled through a lot of comments looking for mention of Pavement. They mean the 90s to me. Now I have to find some love for Guided by Voices.
Motorpsycho - Timothy's Monster Biosphere - Substrata Seigmen - Total Slowdive - Souvlaki Jeff Buckley - Grace Underworld - Second toughest in the infants Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes Sonic Youth - Dirty NIN - The Fragile Kyuss - Welcome to sky valley Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas The God Machine - Scenes from the second storey Stereolab - Dots and Loops Type O Negative - World coming down Nils Petter Molvær - Khmer Turbonegro - Apocalypse Dudes And most of all.. totally ahead of it's time and completely misunderstood among hipsters purely because of it's mainstream success: Tool - Ænima
Love this album. The mixing on it is fantastic as well. I think most people pigeon-holed her after the "Criminal" video as a pop waif but she is a steamroller.
Color and shape - foo fighters Facelift- Alice In Chains Dirt- Alice In Chains The black album- metallica Superunknown- sound garden All these albums def deserve recognition for the best of the 90s
Portishead Dummy, Massive Attack Protection and Tricky Maxinquaye all released within a few months of each other. I loved them all but Tricky Maxinquaye was and still is my favourite from that early trip hop era.
I salute you 🫡! Maxinquaye is my #1 through all the genres I adore. Tricky’s whole discography is interesting and surprising though not always consistently good. But experimenting always wins in my book
Depeche Mode’s Violator would be my pick, maybe not very 90s again after all it was released in March 1990 but still a record that is all killer no filler, pretty much set the bar for all of synthpop to come, tight track listing that somehow features some of the best pop songs of all time, just immensely enjoyable all around. Mezzanine is also a based pick though
Depeche Mode were fantastic in 90s! They really made synth-pop something else, completely destroying any competition in the genre. Also gotta love their Songs Of Faith & Devotion, which is more of a pop-rock & synth tho. It's impressive how they progressed their sound back then.
Violator is one of my favorite albums of all time, but it is in an awkward place kind of being like the climax of The '80s where the encore is the best part.
Thank you so much for pointing the way to My Bloody Valentine's Loveless. I had never listened to that album before I watched this, but their sound, similar to Smashing Pumpkin's Gish, is wonderful and surreal in a way. Almost like living through the early nineties all over again in a brief moment. I don't know about the entire 90s but for 91 though 95, That's the sound. That's the feel. Only those who lived it, know it. Thank you.
I know Green Day gets a lot of hate these days, but Dookie definitely deserved a shoutout here. Not only is that my favorite album of all time but it's pretty much responsible for bringing pop punk into the mainstream so I suppose it's influential in one way or another. In my opinion nothing screams the 1990s more than Dookie. Really drives home the idea for me that sometimes old music can make for some pretty killer time capsules.
While not as monumental as Dookie, Insomniac and Nimrod both deserve some shoutouts here because they are amazing follow ups that kept their sound unique and innovative.
Legimitely surprised nobody mentioned The Mollusk by Ween , in my opinion their best album and also one of the best of the 90's and arguably one of the most influential albums of all time because it inspired the creation of one of the most impotant cartoons of all time. The production on The Mollusk is absolutely immaculate, everything sounds so crisp, clean, pristine, colorful and vibrant. From the gorgeous sound of "The Mollusk", to the heavy waltz rhythms and submarine guitar tones of "Polka Dot Tail", to the psychedelic acoustic ambience of "Mutilated Lips" and so on. The songwriting on this thing is also peak Ween. The Mollusk, Polka Dot Tail, Mutilated Lips, The Blarney Stone, Its Gonna Be (Alright), The Golden Eel, Cold Blows The Wind, Buckingham Green and of course Ocean Man, all of these songs present such strong and catchy motifs, so many colorful and beautiful instrumental arrangements and fantastic peformances, specially Gener who brings some of his most charismatic perfomances. One of the many gems of 90's Ween and imo one of the best albums of that decade.
Out of the albums in the Grunge catagory, i personally Believe Dirt by Alice in Chains brought something to the table , from the smooth Guitar work by Jerry Cantrell to the groovy baselines of Mike starr to the (of course) Haunting and dark vocals of Layne Staley , i believe it's one of those records in the 90s that would influence a monument of future Metal Bands and Alt Rock bands , such as Code Orange , Stone Sour and even Deftones.
I would put it ahead of Nevermind or In Utero in terms of just objectively being a better record (even though Nirvana was obviously more influential/impactful) but there was nothing else in rock that was as harrowing as Layne Staley's lyricism on Dirt, and as you noted its influence was felt well beyond the 90's, thirty years later.
I know it's a weird thing to say but AIC have always been underrated/sort of the underdog of the mainstream Seattle "grunge" bands. Musically probably the most talented, great fucked up lyrics, tonally unique.
My top 10 of the 90s: 1. Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea 2. Radiohead - OK Computer 3. Slint - Spiderland 4. Slowdive - Souvlaki 5. Low - I Could Live in Hope 6. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F♯ A♯ ∞ 7. Alice in Chains - Dirt 8. Codeine - The White Birch 9. Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West 10. Bowery Electric - Beat
I'm not a huge fan of the post rock genre they would go onto influence a decade later but I regard talk talk spirit of Eden one of my all time favourites! Maybe 2nd to bjork homogenic ! So many surprises on both those albums, you always discover something new with each listen
This decade is utterly diverse, in hindsight, in regards to how many great albums there were across all genres. There's should be a part 2 or even part 3. There is so, so much more to unpack.
It really was such a wildly diverse period that doesn’t get enough credit these days. People are so reductive in their retrospective analyses, it’s criminal. In a time where people are now obsessed with genre-blending and diversity, I find it odd people look past bands of the era like Mr. Bungle and Ween, who frankly still put current bands striving for that kind of versatility to shame. I mean, Ween was basically the band that The 1979 desperately wants to be. And Mr. Bungle, I mean good god. California is maybe one of the most underrated albums, period.
I think Outkast's "ATLiens" and ATCQ's "Low End Theory" and "Midnight Marauders" are all worthy contenders for how distinctly they stood out in the context of rap at the time and how their sounds had a timeless influence on succeeding generations of underground, jazz, sample-based, experimental, and Atlanta rap.
Very happy to see the love for Stereotype A!! Definitely in my top 5 albums of all time, I absolutely love the vibe and energy of it and never get tired no matter how much I come back to it, a classic review of a Cibo Matto project would be amazing, I think they deserve it, the side project collaboration with members of The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Skeleton Key called Butter under the name Butter 08 is an amazing punk gem thats really worth checking it out
My personal AOTD for the 90's has got to be Spiderland by Slint. This is one of those albums (like Kid A, TPAB, just to name a few) where I don't think there will ever be another album like this ever made. The five spoken word story REALLY get you thinking, and they fit perfectly with the drawn out songs that perfectly build up into chilling climaxes. The best way I can describe the emotion of this album is "cold". It is the sound of pure apathy
is there even any singing on Spiderland?? i’ve tried getting into the album, but i can’t just listen to spoken word even if it’s backed by the greatest instrumentals to grace my ears
Can we all agree that the 90s was an amazing decade for music? A lot of interesting changes in rock music, hip hop and electronic music were on their best moment, the neo soul movement, etc.
It was incredibly diverse, and a lot of really exciting break-down between genres (Massive Attack's Mezzanine is case and point). Also a lot of great music that's not typically considered "90s" like Godspeed You! Black Emperor or Neutral Milk Hotel.
Yes, so many great albums that didn’t even get mentioned in this video…Rakim’s Don’t Sweat The Technique, Helmet’s Meantime and Betty, Sepultura’s Arise, Ice Cube’s The Predator, Type O Negative’s Bloody Kisses, Life Of Agony’s River Runs Red, Soundgarden’s BadMotorFinger, Big Pun’s Capital Punishment, Brand Nubian’s In God We Trust, Public Enemy’s Fear Of A Black Planet
Pulp - Different Class Ash - 1977 Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five Blur - Blur The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole Daft Punk - Homework DJ Shadow - Entroducing Jeff Buckley - Grace Leftfield - Leftism Orbital - Insides Placebo - Placebo The Prodigy - Music For The Gilted Generation Radiohead - Ok Computer Super Furry Animals - Radiator Unkle - Psyence Fiction The Verve - Urban Hymns Oasis - Morning Glory Bjork - Post Not saying these are the best, but these are the album's that have stuck with me through the years.
Some of my favourites albums of the 90's: "Homogenic" (1997) - Björk "Post" (1995) - Björk "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie" (1998) - Alanis Morissette "Little Earthquakes" (1992) - Tori Amos "From The Choirgirl Hotel" (1998) - Tori Amos "Ray Of Light" (1998) - Madonna "No Angel" (1999) - Dido
I know this comment is from 5 months ago, but a friend and I were just talking about how all of those great 90s Tori Amos albums seem to have been forgotten. She's due for a critical reappraisal, I think.
I’m a little late but I’m surprised U2’s Achtung Baby isn’t mentioned here. There are several great songs on it including one of the best songs of the 90s with “One.” Bono’s voice + the instrumentals makes the album a great way to kick off the music of the 90s (released in ‘91)
It'd be cool a second part of this list there are some other pretty good albums such as: Illmatic by Nas The low end theory and Midnight Marauders by A Tribe Called Quest Moon Safari by Air Selected ambient works 85-92 by Aphex Twin When the pawn... by Fiona Apple Post by Björk Bossanova by Pixies 13 by blur Definitely Maybe by oasis In utero by nirvana Entroducing.... by DJ shadow Baduizm by Erykah Badu Janet by Janet Jackson Dummy by Portishead 36 Chambers by Wu-tang clan The downward spiral by Nine inch nails Grace by Jeff Buckley Achtung baby by U2 Love deluxe by Sade Maxwell's urban hang suite by Maxwell Aquemini by Outkast Either/or by Elliott Smith In the aeroplane over the sea by neutral milk hotel Dots and Loops by Stereolab Bocanada by Gustavo Cerati Dynamo by Soda stereo The bends by radiohead
RATM- self titled album is still one of my favorite albums of all time, it literally never fails to get me hype. It's heavier than deathcore imo you could literally feel the anger on every track and it was sonically unique +also one of the best sounding albums (iirc it's very often used to test speakers)
I wholeheartedly agree. It's the album I've listened to the most times. The rage is unreal, especially on Settle for Nothing, Bullet in the Head and Freedom.
That’s one of those albums I wasn’t able to appreciate when I was really young. Blood Sugar Sex Magik is another. Not just because of “adult” content but because I didn’t appreciate them. Now those two are some of my favorites. Of course there are more “accessible” albums by those bands that came out from 99-on which I “got” sooner.
@@sundogsun Another interesting fact: with the exception of 2016’s “The Getaway” all Red Hots albums since “Blood Sugar” are produced by Rick Rubin, including their new release.
Dots and loops by stereolab - It wasn’t the biggest in America and they are not as big as other bands, but those first 3 songs are absolute bangers. The whole album is really strong and there isn’t a song that gets boring or uninteresting. If you turn on Miss Modular and it doesn’t make you feel a certain way you are not human. Also Ticker-tape does not get the respect and love it deserves.
So many albums left out here that one might even forget were from the 90's for how fresh they still sound today, namely the Boards of Canada. R.E.M. alone had five great 90's records (three of which actually sound like 90's records), and I personally enjoyed U2's 90's output. A few other albums I've seen mentioned in the comments, Neutral Milk Hotel, Rage Against the Machine, and of course The Tragically Hip. Can't forget about the Peppers.
@@stephenhardy4158 I wasn't sure whether I much cared for the new Peppers record after the first listen, but I'm digging it pretty hard now. But yeah, Blood Sugar Sex Magik is a definite 90s artifact. Tragically Hip, R.E.M. and U2's 90s records epitomize that era for me big time, never forget hearing Losing My Religion on the radio as a 10-year old, who knows what my taste in music might've been otherwise lol
@@miguelrosado6348 I think you can make a case regardless of genre honestly. It is time piece of the decade. It actually has aged much better than most of so called "grunge" bands but AiC is not really "Grunge" album anyway. Grunge has more do with geographical location of where bands came out of than actual true genre style.
@@robertheaney1685 That is not true at all. You just need to hear the rock music that existed before the 90s and grunge to see that it is a style characterised by specific elements like the combination of heavy metal and punk riffs with melodies that only existed in pop music until then. The guitars have a very specific dirty sound influenced by punk but so unique that has been parodied in shitloads of youtube videos. Of course that some bands sounded more grungy than others: Pearl Jam sounded more rock-pop, Nirvana more punk, Soundgarden more psychedelic, but they all have a grunge aesthetic and thematic that united them.
Ones I actually heard in the 90s and still enjoy today: Suede -Dog Man Star Mazzy Star-Among my Swan Pulp - A Different Class Portishead - Dummy Massive Attack - Mezanine Manic Street Preachers - Holy Bible Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream Grant Lee Buffalo - Fuzzy PJ Harvey - To bring you my love Deftones - Adrenaline Bjork - Debut Prodigy - Music for the jilted generation NIN - Downward Spiral Nirvana - In Utero Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion Breeders - Last splash
PJ Harvey’s To Bring You My Love is definitely up there for me, the blends of trip hop, blues and folk on that album are still so haunting and captivating, and that’s not to mention Harvey’s stellar vocal ability and lyrics.
As much as I love most of the rock, metal. and pop albums that get mentioned for “greatest 90s album”, I think both Hip Hop and Electronic music don’t get enough love. Reverence/irreverence by Faithless, and Ready to Die by Biggie, Enter the Wu tang clan, Selected Ambient works I by Aphex Twin… to me, all four of those are more important than most of the albums that typically get placed in the top 10. Another aspect I don’t get about these discussions is how OK computer always makes the cut. It has several great songs, but as an album, it’s not nearly as strong of a solid work as later Radiohead albums. If I want to listen to one song off of Kid A, I end up listening to the whole thing, starting from the beginning. OK computer just doesn’t compare
I was floored by "OK Computer" after a couple of listens. It is so musically dense so the qualities reveal themselves over time. The only complaint that I would have is that the lyrics are buried in the mix. That is not an issue for me as I am not a lyrics person but it has been pointed out to me. Another album that I would rank as one of the best of the 90s is "Angel Dust" by Faith No More.
Mezzanine is arguably my favorite album ever, and when I first heard "Teardrop" in 1999 (a year after the album's release), it hit me at a very vulnerable time in my life as a 12-year-old recovering from my mother's death, and it opened me up to not only getting interested in music again, but to try to actively search it out. Even outside of those personal leanings, I'm still blown away at how ageless it sounds and how masterful the production is. This could come out today and still make a splash.
I agree, and strangely enough I can also relate to being moved by Teardrop a shortwhile after my mom died. I probably heard Mezzanine for the first time when I was 13 in 2006, though. My mom died when I was 20, and either that or the next year at Electric Forest an artist named Alison Wonderland played a mashup of Teardrop and Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers. That day also happened to be my mom's birthday. Man, I ugly cried in the middle of that crowd. May you be peaceful and well.
The Fat of the Land by The Prodigy deserves a shoutout for Firestarter and its story alone - being banned by the BBC and still reaching no1 in the UK charts and bridging the gap between the dance and metal scences was huge for the 90s
Oddly missing: Skinny Puppy - Too Dark Park Curve - Doppelgänger Faith No More - Angel Dust NIN - The Downward Spiral (and The Fragile) KMFDM - Nihil Tool - Aenima Dir en grey - Gauze Madonna - Ray of Light The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land Korn - Self Titled Malice Mizer - Merveilles Sneaker Pimps - Becoming X
SKINNY PUPPY. Jesus Christ I feel like this band pretty much never gets the cred they deserve, never even heard Fantano mention em once although maybe he did somewhere and I missed it. In the context of 90s music they got waaaay overshadowed by NIN despite laying the groundwork for NIN's sound and electroindustrial in general. Too Dark Park fucking slays, easily one of their greatest.
Best Albums of the 90’s Hands Down: Massive Attack- Mezzanine Nick Cave- Let Love In SOM- Some Girls Wander By Mistake Rage Against The Machine debut Prodigy- The Fat Of The Land Portishead- Dummy Sonic Youth- Goo Nirvana- Nevermind Manu Chao- Clandestino No Doubt- Tragic Kingdom
I was hoping for If You're Feeling Sinister to make it on here cause that is a perfect comfort album and despite being critically acclaimed I don't see enough people talk about it. Was a bit surprised that ITAOTS didn't show up ik it has a infamous reputation on the internet which sadly causes some people to not take the record to seriously but that album is musical perfection.
Also my pick is probably Tragic Kingdom - No Doubt. One of the few albums that still feels as fresh on the 10th listen as it did the 1st. Good blend of tones, great pacing, sharp introspective lyrics, and some of Gwen's best vocal performances.
@@lockyp204 Nope. It’s objectively great, if not better than the 90’s. Post Punk gave us a lot of fantastic albums. Bauhaus-In the flat field/Mask SOM- First & Last & Always The Cure-Faith, Pornography, Head On The Door Siouxsie- Juju, Kaleidoscope The Cult- Love, Electric Nick Cave- Tender Prey Violent Femmes Ramones- Brain Drain DK- Fresh fruit for rotting vegetables Joy Division- Closer The Clash- Combat Rock Minimal Compact, any album Public Image Ltd The list goes on…
@@TripsX There will always be great albums in every decade. There were plenty in the 80s. The albums you’ve mentioned are mainly in the post punk/goth rock genre. Sure. That was that genre’ time. The 90s had trip hop.. Massive Attack, Portishead- a genre which wasn’t even really around in the 80s. There’s a lot more variation in output in the 90s. Nirvana, Radiohead, Soundgarden, NIN, Tool, Alice in Chains, My Bloody Valentine, Ministry, Metallica, Pantera, Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, Underworld, Prodigy, Bjork, PJ Harvey, Air, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, RATM, Beck, The Chemical Brothers, Blur, Faith no more, Sonic Youth…And that’s not even really going in to Rap and Hip Hop. Sorry, nope from me, I’m 52 and listen to all the artists you mention. No doubt those artists helped inspire what happened in the 90s. And those artists and albums you mention are important. But there was a much wider scope beyond post punk, and goth rock in the 90s
Grace by Jeff Buckley is my overall pick. It's a nigh-perfect album and still holds up incredibly well. I would also say Dirt by Alice in Chains is the best Grunge album of the 90s and not Nevermind. Tidal by Fiona Apple is also one of my favorites from the 90s. Rid of Me by PJ Harvey. Dummy by Portishead. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel. Silver Apples of the Moon by Laika. Things Fall Apart by The Roots. Soundtracks for the Blind by Swans. Either/Or by Elliott Smith. Focus by Cynic. Spooky by Lush...
Agreed on Jeff Buckley. It's a phenomenal album. There are other 90s albums that I'd prefer to listen to and listen to more frequently, but the all-around skill and range on that one album is incredible. Not sure any other album in the 90s can top it in that regard.
@@All5Horizons as someone who hasn’t really listened to Jeff Buckley, what do you think separates him as an artist? I’ve seen a lot of praise for him online so I’d love to know!
Even though it was released at the end of the 90s, MF DOOM's Operation Doomsday is one of the best, most ESSENTIAL Hip Hop releases of the decade. It is mind blowing to consider that that album came out back in 1999 and it still sounds fresh and interesting. Not to mention that what he's doing lyrically, flow wise etc has been unmatched, even 20 years later. I won't even quote any bars because there's just too many great ones to list. And to call it influential is a massive understatement. There was never anyone else in Hip Hop, or music in general, that was exactly like Daniel Dumile, and there will never be another like him. Definitely my favorite rapper ever. And I really believe that Operation Doomsday could stand up against many of the other classic Hip Hop releases of the 90s and be considered at least equally as good if not better. Best Hip Hop Album of the 90s, other than maybe Biggie's Ready to Die.
Very disappointed no one has mentioned Endtroducing… one of the greatest trip hop albums of all time and a hauntingly beautiful trip hop record. Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Blackstar is the most underrated album of the 90s IMO. I just don’t hear anyone talking about this album which is a shame cause it’s so good.
Born in 1977, I was a teen in the '90s, and still love the music from that amazing decade 💖 Impossible to choose just one "best" album of the '90s... but, if I had to, I would go with The Smashing Pumpkins, Siamese Dream 💜 My favourite song on that album is Soma 🖤
These are all great picks but I'm disappointed no one has mentioned The Downward Spiral or The Fragile, 2 very ahead of their time records by Nine Inch Nails.
TBH 90s had so many great albums, this could be an hour long video. Nas Illmatic, Depeche Mode Violator, Mansons Antichrist Superstar, so many great albums...
Dummy by Portishead is my favourite from that decade, you can hear their influence on someone like Lana del Rey, follow by SOFAD by Depeche Mode, and Ray of light by Madonna.
Storm in Heaven (Verve) is my number 1 album of the 1990s because of guitarist Nick McCabe's stunning, sublime soundscapes. Lazer Guided Melodies (Spiritualized) is my number 2 album of the 1990s.
There are those who equate the 90’s with grunge. Before Nevermind, Superunknown and 10 swallowed the industry, there were stellar acts who did not rely on distorted guitars and alienation. Here are my favorite albums of the 90’s: Crowded House - Together Alone (atmospheric melodic masterpiece) Jellyfish - Spilt Milk (power pop at its highest regard) REM - Automatic for the People (the heart opens and out spills beauty, pain, lost and simple pleasures) The Sundays - Reading, Writing & Arithmetic (jangle pop layered with the haunting vocals of Harriet Wheeler-stunning)
Stereolab's dot and loops is an easy win for me. Stereolabs discography in general is solid but this ablum in particular is just amazing in every sense of the world. Not one bad track on it and its easy blend of all these different genre's just make it pure gold imo. Sigur rós - Ágætis byrjun is up there as well
Reading, Writing and Arithmetic by the Sundays is by far my favorite album of the ‘90s and one of my favorite albums of all time. They’re one of those rare bands where their first record was their best. They had such a beautiful and unique sound and no one song was the same. Harriet Wheeler’s lyricism is witty, frank, darkly observant, and compassionate and hopeful all the same. I will always thank my mother for introducing them to me.
pixies’ bossanova should also be held in consideration. the album is straight to the point, all killer no filler, and holds nothing back. it’s simultaneously beautiful, heavy, thrashy, and weird. just a rock-solid record. it’s in my top 10 all-time
Yes. Their most underrated album. I love the blend of space rock and surf music, and while a couple of the songs are a bit weaker in quality, the highs are ridiculous. “Ana” might be my favorite Pixies song.
Hell yeah, respect to the guy who suggested Symbolic Such a badass album with great riffs, solos, pummeling drums… I’m not a big fan of death metal but that album speaks to me in a way no other does
The 90s was such a crazy time for metal with progressive and psychedelic influences getting applied to these pretty extreme and heavy genres for the first time. Cynics focus being another great "extreme" metal album with big time pop, psychedelic and prog elements.
Probably their best album, it developed the technical prog aspect of Human & Individual Thought Patterns while laying the groundwork for Sound Of Perseverance. Chuck Schuldiner was a genius
Shellac's "At Action Park". If I could sum up this album in 3 words, Riffage, Textures, and Power. The driving force of the riff is showcased through albini's muscular guitar playing. The drums are always a main component of the songs and sometimes are actually the main attraction.,. the lyrics are definitely more of an afterthought but are cynical and funny at the same time. I fricking love this album.
Megadeth - Rust in Peace Death - Human Tool - Ænima At The Gates - Slaughter of the Soul Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill Alice in Chains - Dirt Judas Priest - Painkiller Sepultura - Arise Type O Negative - October Rust Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss Soundgarden - Superunknown White Zombie - La Sexorcisto
Beck's Odelay is my favorite album of the 90's. It's such an inventive, fun and thrilling listen, I just can't get enough. Another pick would be Pulp's Different Class.
I implore everyone to go listen to Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. The Smashing Pumpkins are not the most relevant band anymore, but this album is really them at their peak. A 28-song double album that doesn't get boring or feels too long is a rarity.
"Toy Matinee " by Toy Matinee was released right at the beginning of the 90's. Not a relic of it's time. Still holds up today. While they were a one project "band" that consisted of Kevin Gilbert and a bunch of studio musicians, it is not only one of the best albums of the 90's, but all time. Under appreciated, widely unknown, a master class in every aspect of how to make an album. Gone just as quickly as it began. Check it out if you aren't familiar.
Lonesome Crowded West absolutely blew my mind when I was 16 and it is still one of those albums that I listen to at least once a month and each listen I have a new favorite track. Especially if you grew up in a smaller city and watched it all grow into a big city
@@channelname5345 oh man I remember being in high school and my friends and I just driving throughout Colorado over the weekends and just listen to both albums and everything just feeling alright haha.
I have an incredibly hard time picking between Long Drive and Lonesome. Both are phenomenal albums and have been strong mainstays in my music collection for years. (I'd put The Moon & Antarctica above both of them but of course it was released in 2000 so not relevant to the 90s)
George Clinton of Parliament Funkadelic produced RHCP's album before BSSM - THE father of Funk is an invisible influence through the entire album and it's an amazing update on funk
Even though it might not be the most influential but Acid Bath's When the Kite String Pops is basically a amalgamation of a wide variety of Metal and Rock sounds of the 90s and just an all around amazing Sludge album.
See, you get it! I'm an industrial person, I have listened to a lot of heavy, dark shit over the years, and none of it was as hard as either acid bath record.
Man I adore When the Kite string pops. It's good to know their are other people who also like this album. There's just something about it. I mean the album is animalistic and aggressive while being but also so creepy, but somehow worm, nostalgic and fuzy at the same time. Kinda like some tainted childhood memory (at least for me personally). I'm not even a big sludge guy and I love it.
jeff buckley, fiona apple, chris cornell, hole, smashing pumpkins, distillers, portishead, placebo, sade, erykah badu, mary j blige, grant lee buffalo, elliott smith, mazzy star, sonic youth, oasis, and it goes on… so many artists with multiple killer albums & such diverse music!!! the 90s were crazy
Blur's 13 definitely deserves a mention - i feel like it's overshadowed by their earlier britpop-y stuff but this album is packed full of noise and experimentation and still comes out the other side as an enjoyable and thought-provoking record
"No Distance Left to Run" gets me every time. That album has a special place in my heart. "1992" is another favorite. Maybe I'm biased because that's my birth year, lol.
