Front Office Football Central  

Go Back   Front Office Football Central > Archives > FOFC Archive
Register FAQ Members List Calendar Mark Forums Read Statistics

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 09-03-2009, 06:54 PM   #51
rowech
Pro Starter
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
The Use Your Illusions never really crossed my mind despite the fact Appetite for Destruction would easily be on the Mount Rushmore of 80s albums. If I could package them together I could think about it...but as they were doing that, the scene had changed so much as to not make them nearly as relevant as they could have been a couple of years prior.

rowech is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-03-2009, 07:09 PM   #52
Groundhog
Coordinator
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sydney, Australia
Radiohead - OK Computer
The Flaming Lips - Soft Bulletin
Air - Moon Safari
Mr Bungle - California
__________________
Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.
--Ambrose Bierce
Groundhog is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-03-2009, 07:21 PM   #53
spleen1015
Coordinator
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Live - Throwing Copper

Lots of good shit there.
__________________
Why choose failure when success is an option?
spleen1015 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-03-2009, 07:41 PM   #54
Chief Rum
Hall Of Famer
 
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Where Hip Hop lives
Quote:
Originally Posted by spleen1015 View Post
Live - Throwing Copper

Lots of good shit there.

One of the ones I considered in my run down to four. Very good album.
__________________
.
.

I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.
Chief Rum is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-03-2009, 07:47 PM   #55
Groundhog
Coordinator
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sydney, Australia
I've never been a huge fan of Live, but I listened to Secret Samadhi last week for the first time in like 10 years and man, it's pretty good. I don't remember being all that fond of it back then.
__________________
Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.
--Ambrose Bierce
Groundhog is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-03-2009, 07:56 PM   #56
Kodos
Resident Alien
 
Join Date: Jun 2001
U2 - Achtung, Baby - They completely changed their sound, and it resulted in their pinnacle album.

Def Leppard - Slang - DL's Achtung, Baby - They completely changed their sound, but most people weren't going to give DL the time of day in the nineties, and it was a complete flop commercially. I put it on par with Hysteria and Pyromania.

Bon Jovi - Keep The Faith - After several meh albums following Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovi put out their single best album.

Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill - This one came out of nowhere. Great album.

The nineties in general weren't good for me musically. They were a rebellion against the music I loved. Screw the nineties.

Last edited by Kodos : 09-03-2009 at 08:02 PM.
Kodos is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-03-2009, 08:02 PM   #57
Groundhog
Coordinator
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sydney, Australia
It's tough not to include Jagged Little Pill I guess, considering how much of a smash it was. I've heard it that many times over the years, but I still like most of the songs OK.

I actually think the follow up album - though can't remember the title anymore - was pretty good as well, but at the same time far darker and less commercial than JLP, so I'm not surprised it didn't fare nearly as well.
__________________
Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.
--Ambrose Bierce
Groundhog is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-03-2009, 08:37 PM   #58
Passacaglia
Coordinator
 
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Big Ten Country
David Byrne -- Feelings
Jellyfish -- Spilt Milk
Pet Shop Boys -- Very
Sundays -- Blind
Passacaglia is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-03-2009, 08:44 PM   #59
fantom1979
College Benchwarmer
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Sterling Heights, Mi
Nirvana -- Nevermind
Pearl Jam -- Ten
Alanis -- Jagged Little Pill
Counting Crows -- August and Everything After
fantom1979 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-03-2009, 08:55 PM   #60
Suburban Rhythm
Pro Starter
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Pittsburgh
Nevermind - Nirvana
Blood Sugar Sex Magik - RHCP
The Presidents of the United States of America - The Presidents of the United States of America
Licensed to Ill -Beastie Boys

Rage should probably be on there ahead of PUSA, but giving love to the 2 string bass.
__________________
"Do you guys play fast tempos with odd time signatures?"
"Yeah"
"Cool!!"

Last edited by Suburban Rhythm : 09-03-2009 at 08:57 PM.
Suburban Rhythm is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-03-2009, 09:01 PM   #61
fantom1979
College Benchwarmer
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Sterling Heights, Mi
Blood Sugar Sex Magik was pretty damn good
fantom1979 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-03-2009, 09:04 PM   #62
cartman
Death Herald
 
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
Licensed to Ill came out in '86, so room now for RATM.
__________________
Thinkin' of a master plan
'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand
So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent
So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint
cartman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-03-2009, 09:10 PM   #63
DaddyTorgo
Hall Of Famer
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Massachusetts
mmmm - August and Everything After!!!
__________________
If I've ever helped you and you'd like to buy me a coffee, or just to say thanks, I have my Bitcoin and Ethereum addressed listed below :)
BTC: bc1qykhsfyn9vw4ntqfgr0svj4n9tjdgufryh2pxn5
ETH: 0x2AcdC5cd88EA537063553F5b240073bE067BaCa9
DaddyTorgo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-03-2009, 09:25 PM   #64
Suburban Rhythm
Pro Starter
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Pittsburgh
Quote:
Originally Posted by cartman View Post
Licensed to Ill came out in '86, so room now for RATM.

I guess I should be looking these up...

I can think of a ton of stuff I liked better than some of these, but are they in no way Rushmore worthy, as they aren't in any way revolutionary.

So RATM it is
__________________
"Do you guys play fast tempos with odd time signatures?"
"Yeah"
"Cool!!"
Suburban Rhythm is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-04-2009, 04:28 PM   #65
stevew
Hall Of Famer
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: the yo'
pretty crazy that Rolling Stone only had 3 5 star rated albums for this decade.


I'll take
REM-Automatic for the People
Pavement-Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain(honestly I know S&E was rated better,but I prefer this one)
Alanis-Jagged Little Pill
Hootie-Cracked Rear View

Last edited by stevew : 09-04-2009 at 04:28 PM.
stevew is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-04-2009, 05:10 PM   #66
BishopMVP
Coordinator
 
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Concord, MA/UMass
2 that were only mentioned by one person each
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
2pac - All Eyez on Me (double album)

1 for changing the commercial landscape
Spice Girls - Spice

Everyone wants to throw Alanis Morrisette on, but to paraphrase the (Chris Rock?) joke, the Spice Girls CD sold 23 million records, and I've never met a single person who bought one. Brought back bubblegum pop music (then BSB took over the next year.)

1 for being the best album ever
Nas - Illmatic

Not very commercially successful compared to other picks, but still the best rap album of all time start to finish. No filler, no skits, just a quick intro and 9 of the best songs ever laid down. If I was forced to listen to one CD on repeat for the rest of my life, I could live happily with this.

Last edited by BishopMVP : 09-04-2009 at 05:12 PM.
BishopMVP is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-04-2009, 05:36 PM   #67
Schmidty
Coordinator
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Early, TX
Quote:
Originally Posted by stevew View Post
Pavement-Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain(honestly I know S&E was rated better,but I prefer this one)

For me, it's a tie between "Wowee Zowee" and "Brighten the Corners".
__________________
Just beat the devil out of it!!! - Bob Ross
Schmidty is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-04-2009, 06:09 PM   #68
Sgran
High School Varsity
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Budapest
Okay, I spent way too much time on this. And then came up with a very standard list.

Ok Computer
Superunknown
10
Blood Sugar Sex Magic

I listened to them then. I listen to them now. The problem with Rage is the same problem I have with the Beatles: they just don't have that one album that really stands out as flawless. Same with the Pixies. Okay, that's enough, especially since no one's even reading this thread anymore.
__________________
What the hell is Mike Brown diagramming for them during timeouts? Is he like the guy from "Memento" or something? Guys, I just thought of something … what if we ran a high screen for LeBron?
Sgran is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-04-2009, 06:10 PM   #69
Sgran
High School Varsity
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Budapest
Quote:
Originally Posted by Schmidty View Post
For me, it's a tie between "Wowee Zowee" and "Brighten the Corners".

I'd say Wowee Zowee is by far their best.
__________________
What the hell is Mike Brown diagramming for them during timeouts? Is he like the guy from "Memento" or something? Guys, I just thought of something … what if we ran a high screen for LeBron?
Sgran is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-04-2009, 06:20 PM   #70
thesloppy
Pro Starter
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: PDX
My '90s indie Rushmore:

Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Modest Mouse - Lonesome Crowded West
Braid - Frame and Canvas
thesloppy is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-04-2009, 06:38 PM   #71
rowech
Pro Starter
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Quote:
Originally Posted by stevew View Post
pretty crazy that Rolling Stone only had 3 5 star rated albums for this decade.


I'll take
REM-Automatic for the People
Pavement-Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain(honestly I know S&E was rated better,but I prefer this one)
Alanis-Jagged Little Pill
Hootie-Cracked Rear View

I debated putting Hootie on here. It wasn't groundbreaking at all but if you were on a college campus when it broke, it's just about all you heard. I still think it's a good CD even listening to it 15 years later.
rowech is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-04-2009, 06:40 PM   #72
ISiddiqui
Hall Of Famer
 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Decatur, GA
Nirvana - Nevermind
Weezer - Weezer (The Blue Album)
Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Beck - Odelay
__________________
"A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages"
-Tennessee Williams
ISiddiqui is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-04-2009, 06:41 PM   #73
ISiddiqui
Hall Of Famer
 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Decatur, GA
I'm actually surprised I'm only the second person to mention "Odelay"
__________________
"A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages"
-Tennessee Williams
ISiddiqui is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-04-2009, 09:45 PM   #74
Daimyo
College Starter
 
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Berkeley
If you asked me back in the 90s I probably would have picked:

Ten - Pearl Jam
OK Computer - Radiohead
Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five
Green - REM

However, now with a decade to reflect on it, today I pick:

OK Computer - Radiohead
Mirror Ball - Neil Young
Lonesome Crowded West - Modest Mouse
Weezer - Weezer
Daimyo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-04-2009, 10:17 PM   #75
Lathum
Favored Bitch #1
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
Nirvana- Nevermind
Pearl Jam- Ten
RHCP- Blood Sugar Sex Magic
Alanis- Jagged Little Pill
Lathum is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-04-2009, 10:41 PM   #76
thesloppy
Pro Starter
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: PDX
Based purely on my own current, personal preferences:

Chavez - Ride the Fader

Silver Jews - American Water

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

Palace Music - Viva Last Blues
thesloppy is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-04-2009, 10:45 PM   #77
TimGuru
High School Varsity
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Cape Cod, MA
Quote:
Originally Posted by Scarecrow View Post
1. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album)
2. Garth Brooks - No Fences
3. Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory
4. Kid Rock - Devil Without a Cause

(now that's a token rap album)


Among everyone else's lists, this one is one I would lean the closest to. Jagged Little Pill was damn good too. Kudos to the brave soul who brought up the Spice Girls. Pop had its place in the 90s, including TLC's Crazy Sexy Cool, Britney, Spicers, and Hanson.

My own list would be:

1. U2 Achtung Baby
2. Soul Asylum Grave Dancers Union
3. REM Automatic for the People
4. Matchbox 20 Yourself or Someone Like You
__________________
FOOL: NY Panthers1974-88 ; Hyannis Patriots 2037-2055 hiatus
FOOL-H: NY YANKEES 1903-
FOOL-X: Cumberland Defenders 1985-
TimGuru is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-04-2009, 10:46 PM   #78
Schmidty
Coordinator
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Early, TX
I know this comes as no surprise, but good call on "American Water". "Ride the Fader" is a good one too.

I'm like a Matador groupie.
__________________
Just beat the devil out of it!!! - Bob Ross
Schmidty is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-05-2009, 12:21 AM   #79
Abe Sargent
Hall Of Famer
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Catonsville, MD
Quote:
Originally Posted by Passacaglia View Post
David Byrne -- Feelings
Jellyfish -- Spilt Milk
Pet Shop Boys -- Very
Sundays -- Blind

Very is an amazingly good album.
__________________
Check out my two current weekly Magic columns!

https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent
Abe Sargent is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-05-2009, 12:25 AM   #80
Abe Sargent
Hall Of Famer
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Catonsville, MD
Can;t believe someone hasn;t mentioned Garth Brooks yet.
__________________
Check out my two current weekly Magic columns!

https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent
Abe Sargent is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-05-2009, 12:29 AM   #81
Chief Rum
Hall Of Famer
 
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Where Hip Hop lives
Quote:
Originally Posted by Abe Sargent View Post
Can;t believe someone hasn;t mentioned Garth Brooks yet.

He's actually been mentioned several times, I believe. No Fences was put up there at least twice. I think another one by him is on someone's list, too.
__________________
.
.

I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.
Chief Rum is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-05-2009, 12:35 AM   #82
Abe Sargent
Hall Of Famer
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Catonsville, MD
Abe's (for the music I listen to, these are iconic):

Depeche Mode - Violator
Includes, what I think many consider the greatest song in electronic music history, imo, Enjoy the Silence, and two amazing classics in Personal Jesus and Policy of Truth.

Moby - Play
Spiritual, haunting, delicious, fast, slow, melodic, harmonic, Moby's Play moves through the various human emotions until you feel something you've never felt before. Just a classic, amazing album. The first album, ever, with every track licensed for commercial use, and featured a remarkable NINE singles.

Pet Shop Boys - Very
Very few American audiences know how PSB continued to evolve and develop their sound after the 80s. Never released a bad album to this day. This is their best. They have found their voice, their music, and their muse.

The Wedding Album - Duran Duran
With amazing songs like Ordinary Day, Come Undone, Shelter, Sin of the City, and Too Much Information, this was a great album with some enduring hits that everybody likes (Ordinary Day).


In the gift shop, close, but no cigar.


Electronic - Electronic
What do you get when you combine guitarist Johnny Marr of The Smiths, signer and singwriter Bernard Sumner of New Order, singer and songwriter Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys, and Karl Bartos of Kraftwerk. I help you out - you get awesome.

New Order - Republic
A great album, several hits, after the hit happy 80s, smoother and more consistent. This was in my top 4 until I looked up Play.

Enigma - MCMXC a.D.
When I first heard this, my understanding of what you could do musically changed forever. A great, great album, genre defining, genre changing, and amazing.

EDIT - Whoops, just realized (Moby - Play) was released in 1999 and I changed my list.
__________________
Check out my two current weekly Magic columns!

https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

Last edited by Abe Sargent : 09-05-2009 at 01:00 AM.
Abe Sargent is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-05-2009, 12:36 AM   #83
Abe Sargent
Hall Of Famer
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Catonsville, MD
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chief Rum View Post
He's actually been mentioned several times, I believe. No Fences was put up there at least twice. I think another one by him is on someone's list, too.

Good, cause I didn;t see it, and that would be silly.
__________________
Check out my two current weekly Magic columns!

https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent
Abe Sargent is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-05-2009, 12:44 AM   #84
Chief Rum
Hall Of Famer
 
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Where Hip Hop lives
Quote:
Originally Posted by Abe Sargent View Post
Abe's (for the music I listen to, these are iconic):

Depeche Mode - Violator
Includes, what I think many consider the greatest song in electronic music history, imo, Enjoy the Silence, and two amazing classics in Personal Jesus and Policy of Truth.

Nice, another D-Mode devotee. It's funny, I stayed away from nominating some of my personal favorites from the 90s by bands which, IMO, did better work in the 80s (Duran Duran, D-Mode, New Order, and U2 among them).

Love Enjoy The Silence, although my second fave on the album is World In My Eyes. I was also a big fan of later album Songs of Faith and Devotion.
__________________
.
.

I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.
Chief Rum is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-05-2009, 12:48 AM   #85
Chief Rum
Hall Of Famer
 
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Where Hip Hop lives
Quote:
Originally Posted by Abe Sargent View Post
Good, cause I didn;t see it, and that would be silly.

Agreed. Strangely enough, I only didn't nominate Garth Brooks not because I didn't think he was iconic or worthy of it, but because I couldn't really decide which album I liked the most. I got into his music through the first Greatest Hits, which was amazing, but I don't think GH albums are worth being placed in lists like these.

Plus, probably my two favorite songs by GB are If Tomorrow Never Comes and The Dance, and they were on his first album--released in 1989 (of course).
__________________
.
.

I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.
Chief Rum is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-05-2009, 12:53 AM   #86
Abe Sargent
Hall Of Famer
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Catonsville, MD
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chief Rum View Post
Nice, another D-Mode devotee. It's funny, I stayed away from nominating some of my personal favorites from the 90s by bands which, IMO, did better work in the 80s (Duran Duran, D-Mode, New Order, and U2 among them).

Love Enjoy The Silence, although my second fave on the album is World In My Eyes. I was also a big fan of later album Songs of Faith and Devotion.

SOFAD is awesome, and I personally like it better than Violator, but Violator is the standard by which DM is judged.
__________________
Check out my two current weekly Magic columns!

https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent
Abe Sargent is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-05-2009, 02:12 AM   #87
fantom1979
College Benchwarmer
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Sterling Heights, Mi
Quote:
Originally Posted by fantom1979 View Post
Nirvana -- Nevermind
Pearl Jam -- Ten
Alanis -- Jagged Little Pill
Counting Crows -- August and Everything After

I had to come up with a second five. This really was my decade for music (as I assume it is for a few others on this board)


Creed -- My Own Prison (you couldnt go anywhere without hearing a Creed song for a while there)

Seven Mary Three -- American Standard (Cumbersome, Waters Edge, and My My are still on my Ipod)

Genesis -- We Can't Dance

Foo Fighters -- The Colour and the Shape
fantom1979 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-05-2009, 02:33 AM   #88
BishopMVP
Coordinator
 
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Concord, MA/UMass
Quote:
Originally Posted by TimGuru View Post
Among everyone else's lists, this one is one I would lean the closest to. Jagged Little Pill was damn good too. Kudos to the brave soul who brought up the Spice Girls. Pop had its place in the 90s, including TLC's Crazy Sexy Cool, Britney, Spicers, and Hanson.
We have someone from the Cape on here? (And yes, I considered Britney, NSync and Hanson* before choosing Spice Girls there. Can't believe I forgot TLC. If we were going singles, Waterfalls hands down.)

* - 1 of the 4 tapes (I'm old) I first bought in... 1996?. Hanson MMMbop, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Offspring Ixnay On the Hombre (in contention for my Mt. Rushmore) and Tragic Kingdom. Mock me if you will, but I will rep all four (and MMMbop the song stands up through time.)
BishopMVP is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-05-2009, 02:45 AM   #89
Chief Rum
Hall Of Famer
 
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Where Hip Hop lives
Quote:
Originally Posted by BishopMVP View Post
We have someone from the Cape on here? (And yes, I considered Britney, NSync and Hanson* before choosing Spice Girls there. Can't believe I forgot TLC. If we were going singles, Waterfalls hands down.)

* - 1 of the 4 tapes (I'm old) I first bought in... 1996?. Hanson MMMbop, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Offspring Ixnay On the Hombre (in contention for my Mt. Rushmore) and Tragic Kingdom. Mock me if you will, but I will rep all four (and MMMbop the song stands up through time.)

I certainly can't mock you for Tragic Kingdom, since it's on my Mt Rushmore as well. I think front to back it's an excellent album, with some of the best band pop songs of the decade, and No Doubt was at the forefront of the new punk ska scene that was going around about that time.
__________________
.
.

I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.
Chief Rum is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-05-2009, 05:09 AM   #90
Julio Riddols
College Prospect
 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Bryson Shitty, NC
1. Rage Against The Machine - Evil Empire - Classic all the way through, their best, IMO.

2. Nas - Illmatic - Legendary Album by one of the best theres been. Pure hip hop.

3. Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill - Best album by a hard metal band I heard in the 90s.

4. White Zombie - Astro Creep 2000 - Still nothing like it out there aside from other stuff by them and Rob.

I can think of another 5 or 10 I would like to include, but can't.
__________________
Recklessly enthused, stubbornly amused.

FUCK EA
Julio Riddols is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-05-2009, 05:41 AM   #91
fantom1979
College Benchwarmer
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Sterling Heights, Mi
Astro Creep 2000 was very good. I enjoyed Vulger Display of Power more than The Great Southern Trendkill, but I cannot knock you for the choice.
fantom1979 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-05-2009, 06:17 AM   #92
rowech
Pro Starter
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
This has become favorite albums instead of mount rushmore of albums. There's no way a Pantera album, as much as I might like them, is on Mount Rushmore.
rowech is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-05-2009, 06:40 AM   #93
Alf
Pro Starter
 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Rennes, France
1. Noir Désir -Tostaky : deezer linky
Best rock album of the 90s, really.

2. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Only second to Noir Désir, but really cool rock.

3. Nirvana - Nevermind
No need to explain why, really.

4. Lenny Kravitz - Mamma said
album looks so-so compared to other on that list, Ben Harper (The will to live) was also considered there.
__________________
FOFL - GML - IHOF - FranceStats

Last edited by Alf : 09-05-2009 at 06:45 AM.
Alf is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-05-2009, 06:52 AM   #94
Julio Riddols
College Prospect
 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Bryson Shitty, NC
Quote:
Originally Posted by rowech View Post
This has become favorite albums instead of mount rushmore of albums. There's no way a Pantera album, as much as I might like them, is on Mount Rushmore.

I was just going by the way the question was worded. What is MY mount rushmore? That one.

I would definitely pick a different 4 which would be WAY more diverse if I were picking those I perceived to be the 4 greatest without factoring in my own personal opinion.
__________________
Recklessly enthused, stubbornly amused.

FUCK EA
Julio Riddols is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-05-2009, 08:13 AM   #95
HerRealName
College Prospect
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted
Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne
Afghan Whigs - Black Love
Guided By Voices - Bee Thousand
HerRealName is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-05-2009, 10:52 AM   #96
Izulde
Head Coach
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Aight, time for me to throw up a list on here.

I just woke up, so it'll be a few minutes.
__________________
2006 Golden Scribe Nominee
2006 Golden Scribe Winner
Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

Rookie Writer of the Year
Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)
Izulde is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-05-2009, 11:34 AM   #97
Izulde
Head Coach
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
The '90s might well be the greatest decade in the history of music. In terms of quality and variety of musical streams, it's possible that it may never be surpassed. As a result of this, the Mt. Rushmore of this 10 years needs to take into consideration those albums which were truly epic and, in some cases, whose ramifications might even echo down into the present day.

Nirvana - Nevermind
It's been mentioned by several others and yes, it belongs here. I say this as someone who despises Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, the group's music and the hordes and hordes of Cobain shirts following his suicide, most worn by girls. This album singlehandedly launched the Seattle grunge movement and alternative as a whole into the mainstream and in a major way. So major that alternative music was one of the dominant music types of the decade. I can't attest to Nirvana's influences in terms of music, because I don't listen to this type of stuff but I believe it's there.

Boyz II Men - Cooleyhigharmony
In many ways, the 1990s was the last decade where true, pure R&B singing was in the mainstream, before it was replaced by a complete fusion with rap. Foreshadows of this union came with the New Jack Swing sound, which, ironically enough, also created some of the best R&B ever. Like Nirvana's Nevermind did for grunge and alternative, this album skyrocketed new jack swing-flavored R&B to the top of the national conscience and paved the way for groups like Shai, Jodeci, TLC (though they were slightly different in their sound) and so on to break out. As a bonus, the second run of Cooleyhigharmony included the record-breaking chart-topper, "End of the Road".

Real McCoy - Another Night
Eurodance was another smash hit genre of the '90s. I really struggled with this one in terms of finding an album that really launched the Eurodance craze. You could suggest Ace of Base - The Sign and have an argument, but to me, Ace of Base isn't that much of a pure eurodance group. So instead, I'm going to take Real McCoy's top-selling album as a representative of the genre. Terrific beats, gorgeous female vocals and fun lyrics were all hallmarks of the eurodance scene, in its own way as mainstream (though on a lesser scale) than the two previously mentioned genres.

Spice Girls - Spice
It's been mentioned by someone else and I agree it belongs. Yes, Hanson, preceded them, but there was no lasting impact from the three brothers, who were essentially a flash in the pan. The Spice Girls, on the other hand, were an international sensation, one that re-ignited the power of bubblegum pop sound and created an opportunity, as somebody earlier mntioned, under which boy band groups like Backstreet Boys and N-Sync could flourish and be dominant in the '00s. We'd also be remiss, I think, if we ignored the Girl Power message that the Spice Girls helped popularize. It gave girls and women a creed to stand on and perhaps in some small way helped bolster their self-esteem (okay that may be a bit of a stretch). Truly a worthy conclusion to these four epic albums.
__________________
2006 Golden Scribe Nominee
2006 Golden Scribe Winner
Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

Rookie Writer of the Year
Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)
Izulde is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-05-2009, 12:47 PM   #98
Abe Sargent
Hall Of Famer
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Catonsville, MD
Quote:
Originally Posted by Izulde View Post
The '90s might well be the greatest decade in the history of music. In terms of quality and variety of musical streams, it's possible that it may never be surpassed. As a result of this, the Mt. Rushmore of this 10 years needs to take into consideration those albums which were truly epic and, in some cases, whose ramifications might even echo down into the present day.

Nirvana - Nevermind
It's been mentioned by several others and yes, it belongs here. I say this as someone who despises Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, the group's music and the hordes and hordes of Cobain shirts following his suicide, most worn by girls. This album singlehandedly launched the Seattle grunge movement and alternative as a whole into the mainstream and in a major way. So major that alternative music was one of the dominant music types of the decade. I can't attest to Nirvana's influences in terms of music, because I don't listen to this type of stuff but I believe it's there.

Boyz II Men - Cooleyhigharmony
In many ways, the 1990s was the last decade where true, pure R&B singing was in the mainstream, before it was replaced by a complete fusion with rap. Foreshadows of this union came with the New Jack Swing sound, which, ironically enough, also created some of the best R&B ever. Like Nirvana's Nevermind did for grunge and alternative, this album skyrocketed new jack swing-flavored R&B to the top of the national conscience and paved the way for groups like Shai, Jodeci, TLC (though they were slightly different in their sound) and so on to break out. As a bonus, the second run of Cooleyhigharmony included the record-breaking chart-topper, "End of the Road".

Real McCoy - Another Night
Eurodance was another smash hit genre of the '90s. I really struggled with this one in terms of finding an album that really launched the Eurodance craze. You could suggest Ace of Base - The Sign and have an argument, but to me, Ace of Base isn't that much of a pure eurodance group. So instead, I'm going to take Real McCoy's top-selling album as a representative of the genre. Terrific beats, gorgeous female vocals and fun lyrics were all hallmarks of the eurodance scene, in its own way as mainstream (though on a lesser scale) than the two previously mentioned genres.

Spice Girls - Spice
It's been mentioned by someone else and I agree it belongs. Yes, Hanson, preceded them, but there was no lasting impact from the three brothers, who were essentially a flash in the pan. The Spice Girls, on the other hand, were an international sensation, one that re-ignited the power of bubblegum pop sound and created an opportunity, as somebody earlier mntioned, under which boy band groups like Backstreet Boys and N-Sync could flourish and be dominant in the '00s. We'd also be remiss, I think, if we ignored the Girl Power message that the Spice Girls helped popularize. It gave girls and women a creed to stand on and perhaps in some small way helped bolster their self-esteem (okay that may be a bit of a stretch). Truly a worthy conclusion to these four epic albums.



Damn, I feel like I got outflanked by Real McCoy. Did you know that Another Night, by RM, got me into electronic music permanently?
__________________
Check out my two current weekly Magic columns!

https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent
Abe Sargent is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-05-2009, 12:50 PM   #99
Abe Sargent
Hall Of Famer
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Catonsville, MD
I also would respect someone giving love to Brian Setzer Orchestra which helped to put swing back on the map.
__________________
Check out my two current weekly Magic columns!

https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

Last edited by Abe Sargent : 09-05-2009 at 12:57 PM.
Abe Sargent is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-05-2009, 01:24 PM   #100
Suburban Rhythm
Pro Starter
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Pittsburgh
Quote:
Originally Posted by rowech View Post
This has become favorite albums instead of mount rushmore of albums. There's no way a Pantera album, as much as I might like them, is on Mount Rushmore.

Agree I tried to go with 4 albums that would universally recognized as oustanding. My personal Rushmore would have included items from the 90s I am still listening to much more often than those I listed, but I can understand they are not Rushmore-worthy.
__________________
"Do you guys play fast tempos with odd time signatures?"
"Yeah"
"Cool!!"
Suburban Rhythm is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:57 PM.



Powered by vBulletin Version 3.6.0
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.