Ok, backtracking one year. 1990. Great year for music IMO. Your favorites. As many or as few as you wish. Anything released between Jan 1 and Dec 31 is eligible. Hopefully you'll think of something you haven't heard in a while or you'll make someone else remember a long lost album. Ok, go. Have fun! My favorite albums from 1990 in alphabetical order by artist: A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels & The Paths Of Rhythm The Afghan Whigs - Up In It Ass Ponys - Mr. Superlove Adrian Belew - Young Lions The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting The Connells - One Simple Word Depeche Mode - Violator Happy Mondays - Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches Robyn Hitchcock - Eye Jellyfish - Bellybutton The La's - The La's Mazzy Star - She Hangs Brightly Sinéad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got Pixies - Bossanova The Replacements - All Shook Down Social Distortion - Social Distortion Sonic Youth - Goo They Might Be Giants - Flood The Time - Pandemonium Traveling Wilburys - Traveling Wilburys Vol 3 Uncle Tupelo - No Depression World Party - Goodbye Jumbo Dwight Yoakam - If There Was A Way Neil Young + Crazy Horse - Ragged Glory
The Who Join Together Eric Johnson Ah Via Musicom Adrian Belew Young Lions Steppenwolf Rise and Shine Strawbs Preserves Uncanned Fairport Convention The Five Seasons Wolfstone II Megon McDonough American Girl The Roches We Three Kings Curved Air Lovechild Danielle Dax Blast the Human Flower
Nice list! I'll add: Cocteau Twins. Heaven or Las Vegas George Michael. Listen Without Prejudice Jane's Addiction. Ritual De Lo Habitual Jon Hassell. City: Works of Fiction Lou Reed and John Cale. Songs for Drella Pet Shop Boys. Behavior Sundays. Reading Writing and Arithmetic
Rosanne Cash - Interiors Cheap Trick - Busted Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting Jellyfish - Bellybutton Mazzy Star - She Hangs Brightly Sinéad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got The Posies - Dear 23 Queensryche - Empire Toad The Wet Sprocket - Pale The Trash Can Sinatras - Cake
The Allman Brothers Band - Seven Turns Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Ragged Glory The Cramps - Stay Sick Lou Reed & John Cales - Songs For Drella J.J. Cale - Travel-Log The Waterboys - Room To Roam Gary Moore - Still Got The Blues Pretenders - Packed Iggy Pop - Brick By Brick Pixies - Bossanova Prince - Graffiti Bridge Derek & The Dominos - Layla: The jams Paul McCartney - Tripping The Live Fantastic Happy Mondays - Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches Dee-Lite - World Clique Dread Zeppelin - Un-Led-Ed
1 Depeche Mode - Violator 2 Depeche Mode - Violator 3 Depeche Mode - Violator 4 Depeche Mode - Violator 5 Depeche Mode - Violator
The LA's - s/t Uncle Tupelo - no depression Jellyfish – bellybutton The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker Wild at Heart - soundtrack John Doe - meet john doe The Replacements - all shook down Angelo Badalamenti - twin peaks soundtrack Happy Mondays - pills, thrills & bellyaches Carl Stalling Project - s/t
1990 is just about the last year I care about when it comes to music... Eric Johnson - Ah Via Musicom Megadeth - Rust in Peace Jellyfish - Bellybutton Queensryche - Empire George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1 Psychotic Waltz - A Social Grace Depeche Mode - Violator
a few off the top of my head: Midnight Oil "Blue Sky Mining" Robert Plant "Manic Nirvana" Michael Penn "March"
What are YOUR favourite 10 albums from 1990? Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker Queensryche - Empire
my favorite this year: Prince, Sonic Youth, Pixies, Black Crowes, Breeders, Ride & Screaming Trees. things are looking up after the 80's and it would only get better in one year time Afghan Wigs Up in it Babes In Toyland Spanking machine Babes In Toyland To mother Black Crowes Shake yer moneymaker Black Crowes Atlantic city broadcast 1990 Breeders Pod Dead Moon Defiance The Fall Extricate Fastbacks Very very powerful motor Field Mice Skywriting Frank Boeijen Groep Hier komt de storm – live 1980-1990 Galaxie 500 This is our music Green Day 39/Smooth Hallo Venray King Emmylou Harris Brand new dance Heart Throbs Cleopatra grip The House Of Love The House Of Love (fontana) The House Of Love A spy in the house of love Human League Romantic? Indigo Girls Nomads Indians Saints Jellyfish Bellybutton La’s La’s Mark Lanegan The winding sheet Lemonheads Lovey Letters To Cleo Sister Living Colour Time’s up L7 Smell the magic Kirsty MacColl Electric landlady Madonna I’m breathless Magnetic Fields Distant plastic trees Kylie Minogue Rhythm of love Monster Magnet Monster Magnet The Mr T Experience Making things with light Pale Saints The comforts of madness Pixies Bossanova Pretenders Packed Prince Graffiti bridge Ride Nowhere Rolling Stones From the vault – live at the tokyo dome Salt-n-Pepa Blacks magic Screaming Trees Uncle Anastasia Serenes Barefoot and pregnant Sisters Of Mercy Vision thing Sonic Youth Goo Superchunk Superchunk The Time Pandemonium A Tribe Called Quest People’s instinctive travels and the paths of rhythm Uncle Tupelo No depression Wannadies Wannadies Wendy & Lisa Eroica Neil Young Ragged glory
Heart - Brigade Cheap Trick - Busted Scorpions - Crazy World Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting Deep Purple - Slaves and Masters
AC/DC The Razors Edge a-ha East of the Sun West of the Moon William S. Burroughs Dead City Radio Cocteau Twins Heaven or Las Vegas Cowboy Junkies The Caution Horses Depeche Mode Violator Extreme Extreme II Pornograffitti Jellyfish Bellybutton George Michael Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 Pet Shop Boys Behaviour Pixies Bossanova The Pursuit of Happiness One Sided Story They Might Be Giants Flood Lou Reed/John Cale Songs for Drella Paul Simon The Rhythm of the Saints The Who Join Together Neil Young and Crazy Horse Ragged Glory
I recall enjoying these albums in 1990: *The Language of Life - Everything but the Girl Cloudcuckooland - Lightning Seeds Lloyd Cole - Lloyd Cole People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm - A Tribe Called Quest *Let Them Eat Bingo - Beats International Circle of One - Oleta Adams Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade - Soul II Soul Live and Direct - Adamski Lovegod - The Soup Dragons Cure for Sanity - Pop Will Eat Itself World Clique - Deee-Lite Peace of Mind - Breathe *Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 - George Michael Boomania - Betty Boo *Jordan: The Comeback - Prefab Sprout Change of Season - Hall & Oates Behaviour - Pet Shop Boys *Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches - Happy Mondays Brand New Heavies – Brand New Heavies *all time favorites.
Traveling Wilburys - Traveling Wilburys Vol 3 Jellyfish - Bellybutton The Replacements - all shook down The LA's - s/t Paul McCartney - Tripping The Live Fantastic Quireboys - A Bit Of What You Fancy Texas Tornados - s/t
a-ha East Of The Sun, West Of The Moon Angelo Badalamenti Twin Peaks Television Soundtrack Angelo Badalamenti et al. Wild At Heart Film Soundtrack The Black Crowes Shake Your Money Maker David Bowie ChangesBowie Compilation William S. Burroughs Dead City Radio Cowboy Junkies The Caution Horses Depeche Mode Violator Extreme Extreme II: Pornograffitti Fish Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors Peter Gabriel Shaking The Tree: Twelve Golden Greats Compilation Hindu Love Gods Hindu Love Gods The La's The La's George Michael Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1 Van Morrison Enlightenment Randy Newman Avalon Film Soundtrack Randy Newman Awakenings Film Soundtrack Pixies Bossanova The Pursuit Of Happiness One Sided Story Lou Reed / John Cale Songs For Drella Paul Simon Rhythm Of The Saints 10,000 Maniacs Hope Chest: The Fredonia Recordings 1982-1983 Compilation They Might Be Giants Flood The Who Join Together 3xLP Live Album Neil Young & Crazy Horse Ragged Glory
"Exterminate all rational thought!" This is probably my favourite album of 1990 outright; William S. Burroughs' Dead City Radio, Island Records. Spoken word project produced by Hal Willner & Nelson Lyon featuring accompaniment for the author provided by Chris Stein, Donald Fagen, John Cale, Sonic Youth, Allen Ginsberg, the NBC Symphony Orchestra in archive recordings and others. It also ends with Burroughs' rendition of Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe eingestellt (Falling In Love Again), which is startlingly effective.
1. Slayer – Seasons in the Abyss 2. Megadeth – Rust in Peace 3. Primus – Frizzle Fry 4.Anthrax- Persistence of Time 5. Neil Young – Ragged Glory 6. Pantera - Cowboys from Hell 7. Gwar – Scumdogs of the Universe 8.Johnny Cash - Boom Chika Boom 9. Vio-Lence – Oppressing the Masses 10. Danzig II – Lucifuge
In alphabetical order: AC/DC - The Razors Edge ACCEPT - Staying A Life ALMOND, MARC - Enchanted BON JOVI, JON - Blaze Of Glory NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS - The Good Son CINDERELLA - Heartbreak Station COCTEAU TWINS - Heaven Or Las Vegas DEEP PURPLE - Slaves And Masters DEPECHE MODE - Violator DORO - DORO EXTREME - Extreme II: Pornograffitti GAMMA RAY - Heading For Tomorrow JUDAS PRIEST - Painkiller KAAS, PATRICIA - Scene De Vie MEGADETH - Rust In Peace MIDNIGHT OIL - Blue Sky Mining MOORE, GARY - Still Got The Blues PLANT, ROBERT - Manic Nirvana QUEENSRYCHE - Empire SCORPIONS - Crazy World SOUNDTRACK - Music From Twin Peaks U.D.O. - Faceless World VAYA CON DIOS - Night Owls
Some great stuff in 1990, including possibly the best LP of the '90s, The Silos s/t. Here's five favorites: Silos - s/t Twin Peaks soundtrack Uncle Tupelo - No Depression Robyn Hitchcock - Eye World Party - Goodbye Jumbo
