Favorite album from each year of the 90's

I don't have one from each year and instead, I'll only do a couple.

 

1993/1994

MTV Unplugged - Nirvana

Honorable Mention: The 10,000 Maniacs album from 1993

 

Silly exercise... but I'm silly, so I'll do it ...

1990 - The La's
1991 - Cul de Sac - ECIM
1992 - Hector Zazou - Sahara Blue
1993 - Catherine Wheel - Chrome
1994 - Luna - Bewitched
1995 - Tindersticks - II
1996 - Olivia Tremor Control - Dusk At Cubist Castle
1997 - Laika - Sounds of the Satellites
1998 - Cat Power - Moon Pix
1999 - Wheat - Hope and Adams

 

90 depeche mode - violator
91 mazzy star - she hangs brightly / nirvana - nevermind / rhcp - blood sugar sex magik
92 the cure - wish
93 bjork - debut / nirvana - in utero
94 radiohead - the bends
95 bjork - post
97 bjork - homogenic / radiohead - OK computer
98 massive attack - mezzanine

 

Great record--and I was listening to it so much last year when I joined here that it inspired my username.

 

1990 The Flaming Lips - In A Priest Driven Ambulance
1991 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
1992 Tom Waits - Bone Machine
1993 Nirvana - In Utero
1994 Neil Young - Sleeps With Angels
1995 Neil Young - Mirrorball
1996 Neil Young - Broken Arrow
1997 Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind
1998 Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty
1999 The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin

 

Yea, one of those records inspired my long-time avatar too. I've so many favorites from the 90s, discovering lost gems all the time, so much experimentation, might just be my favorite musical decade.

 

1990:
alice in chains - dirt

1991:
nirvana- nevermind
u2 - achtung baby
pearl jam - ten
metallica - black album
smashing pumpkins - gish
REM - out of time

1992:
alice in chains -dirt
REM - automatic for the people

1993:
bjork - debut
smashing pumpkins - siamese dream

1994:
soundgarden -superunknown
weezer - blue album
pink floyd - the division bell
nirvana - unplugged

1995:
radiohead -the bends
natalie merchant - tigerlily
garbage - garbage
2pac - me against the world
smashing pumpkins - mellon collie
bjork - post

1996:
2pac all eyez on me
2pac- makevili 7 day theory

1997:
radiohead - ok computer
bjork - homogenic

1998:
lauryn hill - the miseducation
smashing pumpkins - adore
dmx - its dark and hell is hot
dmx - flesh of my flesh,blood of my blood

1999:
flaming lips - the soft bulletin
sigur ros - ageatis bjorn

 

Coming up with these certainly took me down memory lane. Don't listen to the 90s much anymore.

1990
Nick Cave - The Good Son

1991
Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque

1992
Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted

1993
Nirvana - In Utero

1994
Guided by Voices - Bee Thousand

1995
David Bowie - Outside

1996
Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister

1997
Pavement - Brighten the Corners

1998
Silver Jews - American Water

1999
Tom Waits - Mule Variations

 

Study the lists. There is some great music in them...... I'm sure all you have to do is ask and people will give more of a run down on their favorites.

One I would recommend to you is They Might Be Giants - Flood. One of the most unique, yet catchy albums ever. My cousin, who was in her teens when I was in my twenties, recommended it to me and I've enjoyed it ever since.

I really think you'd like it..... let me know if you don't and why..... I've got more recommendations.

 

1990 - Queensryche - Empire
1991 - Rush - Roll the Bones
1992 - Dream Theater - Images and Words
1993 - Duran Duran - The Wedding Album
1994 - Edie Brickell - Picture Perfect Morning
1995 - The Human League - Octopus
1996 - Scientist - Dub in the Roots Tradition
1997 - Genesis - Calling All Stations
1998 - Rush - Different Stages
1999 - Pretenders - ¡Viva El Amor!

 

Had to give this a great deal of thought, how to pick? These are all sets that I still [have] and play in 2017. But believe me there were many more that I enjoyed!

1990: To Be Continued - Elton John

1991: Ten - Pearl Jam and Out Of Time - R.E.M. [tie]

1992: Dirt - Alice In Chains and Automatic For The People - R.E.M. [tie]

1993: Gravity's Rainbow - Pat Benatar and Yes I Am - Melissa Ethridge [tie]

1994: Dookie - Green Day and Monster - R.E.M. [tie]

1995 Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette and Clouds In My Coffee - Carly Simon [tie]

1996: New Adventures In Hi-Fi - R.E.M.

1997: Greatest Hits - John Mellencamp and Richard Marx [tie]

1998: Ray of Light - Madonna and Tracks - Bruce Springsteen [tie]

1999: S&M - Metallica and Synchronistic Wanderings - Pat Benatar [tie]

 

1990 George Michael, Listen Without Prejudice.
1991 U2, Achtung Baby
1992, Def Leppard, Adrenalize
1993, 2Pac, Strictly For My N.I.G.G.A.Z
1994, American Recordings, Johnny Cash
1995, 2Pac, Me Against The World
1996, 2Pac, (Tie) All Eyez On Me/ 7 Day Theory
1997, Paul McCartney, Flaming Pie
1998, 2Pac, Greatest Hits
1999, George Jones, Cold Hard Truth

 

Great idea:

1990: "Goo" Sonic Youth
1991: "Loveless" MBV
1992: "Selected Ambient Works" Aphex Twin
1993: "Gentlemen" Afghan Whigs
1994: "Dog Man Star" Suede
1995: "Pygmalion" Slowdive
1996: "Black Love" Afghan Whigs
1997: "Curtains' Tindersticks
1998: "1965" Afghan Whigs
1999: "Königsforst" GAS

 

90 -- Sinéad O'Conner - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
91 -- Nirvana - Nevermind • and • My Bloody Valentine - Loveless • and • Elvis Costello - Mighty Like a Rose
92 -- R.E.M. - Automatic For The People
93 -- Nirvana - In Utero • and • Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
94 -- Jeff Buckley - Grace • and • Dave Alvin - King Of California • and • Dookie - Green Day
95 -- Elastica - S/T • and • Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
96 -- Beck - Odelay
97 -- Radiohead - OK Computer
98 -- Elliott Smith - XO • and • Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
99 -- Fountains Of Wayne - Utopia Parkway • and • Wilco - Summerteeth


And of them all, my absolute faves are:

Nirvana - Nevermind
Nirvana - In Utero
Elastica - S/T

.

 

1990: Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker
1991: Nirvana - Nevermind
1992: Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted
1993: Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
1994: Soundgarden - Superunknown
1995: Garbage - S/T
1996: Beck - Odelay
1997: Foo Fighters - The Colour and The Shape
1998: Queens of the Stone Age - S/T
1999: Foo Fighters - There Is Nothing Left to Lose

 

1990: Le Monde Est Fou - Pauline Ester
1991: Aidalai - Mecano
1992: Tropical Campfires - Michael Nesmith
1993: Rouge - Fredericks, Goldman, Jones
1994: Talk - Yes
1995: Anamorphosée - Mylène Farmer
1996: Destiny - Gloria Estefan
1997: En Passant - Jean-Jacques Goldman
1998: Ray Of Light - Madonna
1999: The Ladder - Yes

 

1990: Pet Shop Boys, Behaviour
1991: U2, Achtung Baby
1992: Faith No More, Angel Dust
1993: Blur, Modern Life is Rubbish
1994: Suede, Dog Man Star
1995: Scott Walker, Tilt
1996: Pet Shop Boys, Bilingual
1997: Tindersticks, Curtains
1998: Mercury Rev, Deserter's Songs
1999: Tindersticks, Simple Pleasure

 

PUBLIC ENEMY Fear of a Black Planet
MY BLOODY VALENTINE Loveless
LEONARD COHEN The Future
BOO RADLEYS Giant Step
BECK Mellow Gold
PALACE MUSIC Viva Last Blues
BELLE AND SEBASTIAN If you are feeling sinister
ROBERT WYATT Shleep
QUICKSPACE Precious Falling
GO-KART MOZART Instant Wigwam

 

I remember doing this a while ago and really struggled for some years so let's see what I have now. New albums, no reissues or live albums issued years after recording

90 - Sun Ra - Mayan Temples
91 - Talk Talk - Laughing Stock
92 - REM - Automatic for the People
93 - Jan Garbarek - Twelve Moons
94 - Material - Hallucination Engine
95 - Scott Walker - Tilt
96 - Tortoise - Millions Now Living Will Never Die
97 - Radiohead - OK Computer
98 - Chicago Underground Duo - 12 Degrees of Freedom
99 - The Necks - Hanging Gardens

96 was especially difficult as albums by Norma Waterson, REM, Arcana, Patti Smith, David S Ware, and Massive Attack could have easily been the pick.

 

Glad to see this on so many lists here. It really is a remarkable record, certainly one of the best guitar rock albums of 90's, IMO.

I'm about to purchase the Music On Vinyl LP release from 2009.

 

'90 Fugazi - Repeater
'91 Nirvana - Nevermind
'92 L7 - Bricks Are Heavy
'93 Bikini Kill - ***** Whipped
'94 Chumbawamba - Anarchy
'95 Jayne County - Deviation
'96 The Queers - Don't Back Down
'97 Spiritualized - Ladies & Gentlemen....
'98 Babybird - There's Something Going On
'99 Campag Velocet - Bon Chic Bon Genre

 

I forgot to mention that the 10,000 Maniacs album was also part of the MTV Unplugged series as well.