Best album of the '90s?

Lately, I've been playing this a lot:
Ocean Colour Scene - Moseley Shoals (1996)

 

1980s signing off in perfection in 1991:

 

Low - secret name
silver jews - american water
a minor forest - inindependence
gastr del sol - upgrade & afterlife
superchunk - come pick me up
mogwai - come on die young
jim o'rourke - bad timing
cat power - moon pix
smog - knock knock
us maple - talker
tortoise - TNT
wu - forever

 

Yep, great album that, would also endorse it as a hidden classic from the 90's.

Other picks I would include would be -

1. Verve 'A storm in heaven'
2. My bloody valentine 'Loveless'
3. Primal Scream 'Screamadelica'
4. Smashing Pumpkins 'Cherub rock'
5. Cocteau twins 'Heaven or Las Vegas'
6. Massive attack 'Blue Lines'
7. Portishead 'Dummy'
8. Ride 'Nowhere'
9. Pulp 'Different class'
10. PJ Harvey 'Rid of me'
11. Beck 'Odelay'
12. Slint 'Spiderland'
13. Pavement 'Slanted and enchanted'

 

My overall favorite would be Dog Man Star.

My favorite for each year:

1990 - Depeche Mode - Violator
1991 - U2 - Actung Baby
1992 - R.E.M. - Automatic For The People
1993 - Suede - Suede
1994 - Suede - Dog Man Star
1995 - Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
1996 - Weezer - Pinkerton
1997 - Blur - Blur
1998 - Garbage - Version 2.0
1999 - Blur - 13

 

Yes...I agree. "It's A Shame About Ray" is such a great record. Alternative pop at it's best. Very nice to listen to and always puts me in a good mood.

 

a good number of my friends were into Modest Mouse in the mid-late 90s... seemed like they made a big impact with their music.

Another one is Built to Spill - Keep it Like a Secret -- perfect guitar pop album. first track is absolutely joyous

 

Sooo many..

I'll list 10, but I'm probably forgetting a ton

Sonic Youth - Dirty
Nirvana - In Utero
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Tool - Aenima
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing..
Radiohead - OK Computer
Morphine - Cure For Pain
Failure - Fantastic Planet

 

Yet another time I state that "August and Everything After" is my favorite 90's album...from the moment I first heard it I became an instant fan...

 

The Cardigans, etc.
emmerdale (94)
LIFE (95)
first band on the moon (96)
GRAN TURISMO (98)
PAUS (98)

Stevie Wonder
Jungle Fever (91)
Conversation Peace (95)
Natural Wonder (95)

Supergrass
I Should Coco (95)
In It For The Money (97)
Supergrass (99)

Prince, etc.
Graffiti Bridge (90)
Diamonds and Pearls (91)
0(+> (92)
Come (94)
Exodus (95)
The Gold Experience (95)
Chaos and Disorder (96)
Emancipation (96)
Crystal Ball (98)
New Power Soul (98)
The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale (99)

Steely Dan, etc.
Kamakiriad (93)
11 tracks of whack (94)
Alive In America (95)

MJ
Dangerous (91)
HIStory (95)

Special mention (recorded in '67, finally released in '94):

Doris Day
The Love Album (94)

 

What about "25/TAB"?

 

Wilco - Summer Teeth

Liz Phair Whitechocolatespaceegg

 

Eye is a lost classic album. Velvet Crush is also a very good choice.

 

Dream Theater - Awake
King's X - Dogman
Alice in Chains - Facelift
Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
Stone Temple Pilots - Core
Helmet - Meantime

 

Agree w you regarding Blue Aeroplanes. What a fantastic album

 

That's right, you're seeing double.

I really don't know if it's the best album of the 90's but I do know it's my favorite.

 

I love that album but find it a sad album to listen to. Not sure why.

 

Afghan Whigs 'Black Love'

 

Bob Dylan - Time Out of Mind

 

Nevermind ---- many will disagree, but hard to deny. I don't listen to it that much anymore, but when they come on the radio, especially Breed, I know I drive a lot faster. They are easy for many to bash, especially baby boomers, but Kurt had soul. Like it or not.

 

These two kept me from going mental during the dull and depressing grunge period...

 

I've already mentioned two but Revelations by Gene from 1999 is another top LP of the decade.

 

yup yup yup......certainly one of the top couple. no doubt.