I'll be "that" guy and say this:
Ænima - Tool
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Best Album of the 90s. GO.
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Seconded.
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
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Going to have to go with this.
So many great albums in this thread though. Goddamn the 90s had some great shit.
OK, to go with something great that hasn't been mentioned yet:
You could make the argument for any of their albums, really.
Doolittle is '89, dude. Great choices, though. Love the Pixies.
My hero
indigo-cyclops
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Im going to have to say Washing Machine (love that album) by Sonic Youth. Last Rights by Skinny Puppy is amazing too if you're into that sort of thing. Visceral, surreal, grimey. A real masterpiece, the last one by that group.
This sums up the 90's as they were for me. Hip Hop, Q-Tip, Rock, Spike Jonze videos, B-Boys in top form:
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication
This is the album that was released in the 90's, that I still listen to the most. One of, if not the, best ambient album of all time:
The KLF - Chill Out
Other good choices:
Radiohead - Ok Computer / Kid A
Orbital - "the brown album"
Stereolab - Dots and Loops
So many others. So many.
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication
This is the album that was released in the 90's, that I still listen to the most. One of, if not the, best ambient album of all time:
The KLF - Chill Out
Other good choices:
Radiohead - Ok Computer / Kid A
Orbital - "the brown album"
Stereolab - Dots and Loops
So many others. So many.
This.
It's much more specific about the album, going into specific song production.
Good choice.
Control+F: Wu-Tang Clan Enter the 36 Chambers
Even better choice.
Well, since illmatic has been posted already...
Getting closer! Still not the best 90's album though. That would be:
Lolita - Try Me (Lolita's 1st)
You think I'm joking about this, and I am, but not entirely.
MrToughPants
Brian Burke punched my mom
There's too many, so I will just post the greatest soundtrack of the decade:
1. Misirlou - Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
2. Royale With Cheese - John Travolta
3. Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
4. Let's Stay Together - Al Green
5. Bustin' Surfboards - The Tornadoes
6. Lonesome Town - Ricky Nelson
7. Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
8. Bullwinkle Part II - The Centurians
9. You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry
10. Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon - Urge Overkill
11. If Love Is A Red Dress (Hang Me In Rags) - Maria McKee
12. Comanche - The Revels
13. Flowers On The Wall - The Statler Brothers
14. Personality Goes A Long Way - John Travolta
15. Surf Rider - The Lively Ones
16. Ezekiel 25:17 - Samuel L. Jackson
1. Misirlou - Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
2. Royale With Cheese - John Travolta
3. Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
4. Let's Stay Together - Al Green
5. Bustin' Surfboards - The Tornadoes
6. Lonesome Town - Ricky Nelson
7. Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
8. Bullwinkle Part II - The Centurians
9. You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry
10. Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon - Urge Overkill
11. If Love Is A Red Dress (Hang Me In Rags) - Maria McKee
12. Comanche - The Revels
13. Flowers On The Wall - The Statler Brothers
14. Personality Goes A Long Way - John Travolta
15. Surf Rider - The Lively Ones
16. Ezekiel 25:17 - Samuel L. Jackson
Toy Soldier
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Not a bad choice at all, it was a pretty great album.
Gaylord Sweetwood
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blame space
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or ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space
Fidelis Hodie
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Can't express how great this album is.
Ding ding ding, weeee have a winner!
My favorite of the ones I've heard at least. Or maybe Vision Creation Newsun by Boredoms.
This is mine too.
Admiral Bone to Pick
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The whole album is incredible, but IMO the 5-song stretch between Why Bother and Falling For You is just on a whole other level.
OneEightZero
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Really? It's a fantastic album but best of the whole 90's ? I want to know why.
NEOPARADIGM
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Fucking nice, man.
speculawyer
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Fidelis Hodie
Infidelis Cras
It's very, very true. And I'm Tired of Sex is easily one of the best openers of the decade, if not the best.
Gaylord Sweetwood
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It's my favorite album of all time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfU3N_1ugDs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TOUOd2MzUU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXaij5v3wzs
Balil's Merck and 3/4 Heart are my 2 favorite songs from any artist.
From start to finish it's probably one of the most complete albums I've heard.
entremet
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There's too many, so I will just post the greatest soundtrack of the decade:
1. Misirlou - Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
2. Royale With Cheese - John Travolta
3. Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
4. Let's Stay Together - Al Green
5. Bustin' Surfboards - The Tornadoes
6. Lonesome Town - Ricky Nelson
7. Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
8. Bullwinkle Part II - The Centurians
9. You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry
10. Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon - Urge Overkill
11. If Love Is A Red Dress (Hang Me In Rags) - Maria McKee
12. Comanche - The Revels
13. Flowers On The Wall - The Statler Brothers
14. Personality Goes A Long Way - John Travolta
15. Surf Rider - The Lively Ones
16. Ezekiel 25:17 - Samuel L. Jackson
Tarantino puts together great soundtracks.
Keavy_Rain
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Since every other pick of mine has been posted, I'll say...
Hah, wow, 69 love songs really was in the 90's. Glad to see B&S get a nod, I can listen to that album on repeat for days.
I think we have a Canadian over here
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Liquid Helium
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"The Soft Bulletin"- Flaming Lips
Not only is this their best CD and the best CD of '90s, It is one of the best CDs of all time. Its in my top 5, for sure
Probably this for me.
Honerable Mentions: OK Computer, Emergency & I, Loveless, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.
carpediemdp
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This. Fucking this one. And Ænima, by Tool.
Oh, I thought you had some big theroy behind that choice. Yeah, Merck is timeless stuff and the album is really well thought out through and through.
I find these two are pretty much in the same vein:
Otaku: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYusX7V1SaI
Flux: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orpPlKOmi3A
This.
I'm not going to say any album is objectively perfect or "the best" of its decade, but OKC was so groundbreaking, so complex, so perfectly crafted, I'm still in awe of it and it continues to grow on me years after I'd normally get sick of most albums. Definitely gets my vote.
PigSpeakers
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While it may have been the tail end of the 90s and I didn't hear anything from it until 2006, American Football's self-titled album and their EP from 1998/1999 is my pick. It introduced me to the world of Math Rock, forever changing the way I looked at music and becoming some of my favorite songs of all time.
The song that mysteriously found it's way on to my ipod when I was in high school.
The song that mysteriously found it's way on to my ipod when I was in high school.
bonesmccoy
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I'll through one in for Illmatic, but Soundbombing 2 has aged equally well. The Roots' Things Fall Apart deserves a mention
I want to put something from the Beastie Boys in there too, but my favourite album of their's is Paul's Boutique, which released in 1989.
The DJ KICKS series of albums were, I think, massively influential beyond each one's respective genres. The Kruder and Dorfmeister and Daddy G ones especially. Love those.
Staying in the general electronic genre, Sasha and Digweed's Northern Exposures were excellent. A word has to go to Crystal Method's Vegas, for it made break beats something of a household name.
edit: I just saw Dr Octagon (paramedic faetus of the east) named. lol, love it.
I want to put something from the Beastie Boys in there too, but my favourite album of their's is Paul's Boutique, which released in 1989.
The DJ KICKS series of albums were, I think, massively influential beyond each one's respective genres. The Kruder and Dorfmeister and Daddy G ones especially. Love those.
Staying in the general electronic genre, Sasha and Digweed's Northern Exposures were excellent. A word has to go to Crystal Method's Vegas, for it made break beats something of a household name.
edit: I just saw Dr Octagon (paramedic faetus of the east) named. lol, love it.
ViperVisor
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Gaylord Sweetwood
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No, not any theory. This album resonates with me more than others. It's that feeling of using machines to capture the human soul, which is lacking in a lot of today's electronic music. (Can thank Detroit for that).
And yes, Atypic's Otaku and Balil's Flux are great. Anything that comes out of Plaid's pseudonyms is way up on my list.
The album may have a stronger following within the producer camp. Pretty sure this is one of Photek's favorite albums across any genre.
This music is doomed to obscurity, and liking it makes you wonder if you will ever belong.
TheKaeptain
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ViewtifulJC
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he chose...wisely
Nothing comes close really.
I still haven't decided if I prefer this or 'Definitely Maybe'.
Phoenician_Viking
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NEOPARADIGM
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cuz it's a tie.
krameriffic
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There's lots of good answers for this though. The 90s are basically my favorite decade for music.
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