1. Doolittle -Pixies 2. Disintegration -The Cure 3. Full Moon Fever -Tom Petty 4. The Stone Roses (s/t) 5. Pretty Hate Machine -Nine Inch Nails 6. In Step -Stevie Ray Vaughan 7. Bleach -Nirvana 8. Oh Mercy -Bob Dylan 9. Sonic Temple -The Cult 10. Mystery Girl -Roy Orbison HMs: Freedom (Neil Young), Oranges & Lemons (XTC), New York (Lou Reed), Indigo Girls (s/t), Pump (Aerosmith), Cloudland (Pere Ubu), Nick of Time (Bonnie Raitt), Journeyman (Eric Clapton), Yellow Moon (The Neville Brothers), President Yo La Tengo (Yo La Tengo) LIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR: A Black and White Night -Roy Orbison For albums, I think 1989 is one of the deeper years in music history. What holds me back from comparing it to the best years of the 1960s and 1970s is that I don't think there are a lot of 5 star classics. (I'd give the top 4 albums on my list a 5 star rating, everything else would get 4.5 stars or less.)
Fela Kuti: Beast of all Nations Miles Davis: Aura. ❤Don’t tell a Soul. Neil looked great on SNL doing Free World. Though I might prefer Eldorado. Gabriel’s finest. Maybe one of the best albums all time.
Cool video, your love for the year and all the music really shows! I think you covered nearly everything I would, but two albums that I regard as 5 star in '89 are Bob Dylan's 'Oh Mercy' and 'Hats' by The Blue Nile. They would be in my top 5 of '89, along with Neil Young, Tom Petty and Lou Reed. It's funny how alot of the old guard made a resurgence that year! Stuart
My Top 10 of 1989!: 10. Rush - Presto 9. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever 8. Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood 7. Young MC - Stone Cold Rhymin 6. Stezo - Crazy Noise 5. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising 4. The Cure - Disintegration 3. Spandau Ballet - Heart Like a Sky 2. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique 1. Phil Collins - But Seriously
Agreed '89 was a great year for new music. A few notable releases that you did not mention that would likely make my top 10. Don Henley- End of the Innocence. Massive 3rd solo album packed with good tracks, nearly every one of which got airplay Poco- Legacy- High quality reunion/comeback album of the 5 founding members, spawning 2 top 40 hits Eric Clapton- Journeyman- highly regarded and successful solo album, a bit of a return to form Linda Ronstadt- Cry Like a Rainstorm- another "comeback" album, her first rock/pop album in years, spawning several large hits, several with Aaron Neville.
Good video, brought me right back in 1989😊 1. Tom Petty: Full moon fever 2. Stone Roses 3. Van Morrison Avalon Sunset 4. Neil Young Freedom 5. Pixies Doolittle 6. Bob Dylan Oh mercy 7. Roy Orbison Mystery Girl 8. Neville Brothers Yellow Moon 9. Don Henley End of Innocence 19. Stones Steel wheels - Continental Drift🎉
You pretty much covered 1989 and you're right - a strong year for music. I'm not the biggest fan of B-52s, but Cosmic Thing would probably sit in my top 10 that year
The Tragically Hip deserve the love, and they only got better from there. Two albums that would make my top ten would be Prefab Sprout Protest Songs and The The Mind Bomb which are both fantastic!
Great video. Some interesting choices. Love your top 3. Listened to Disintegration for the first time in years a couple of weeks ago and loved it. I'd have to include the Pixies' Doolittle, Nine Inch Nails' Pretty Hate Machine, and Dylan's Oh Mercy on my list. New York...yes.
Several people mentioned Oh Mercy, that is definitely one I shouldn't have overlooked in the video. Doolittle is great, had it on CD for years, but should grab it on vinyl too. New York is a great one to rediscover too.
Great list usual! lol, except Full Moon Fever should be a lot higher. 😄 For something in 1989 that's well off the beaten track, check out Rickie Lee Jones 'Flying Cowboys'; she definitely plows her own unique field.
