Top 100 Albums of the 1990's

Antreaper

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/36737-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s



Release the hounds....
(Fuck pitchfork)

South of Seattle

about 80% of that list is correct.

Did you really think Ten - Yield should be on there or something as the 1st 5 albums?

Left Porch

I can't believe Sponge's Rotting Pinata isn't on there.

bootlegger10

A ridiculous list not to include Ten, one of the most influential CD's of a generation. Also, U2's Auchtung Baby easily deserves the Top 10. Pitchfork seems to be run by geeks who feel cool for liking bands that nobody has heard of.

Corey Lynn

Pitchfork seems to be run by geeks who feel cool for liking bands that nobody has heard of.[/quote]


I know people like that!

LikeAnOcean

It's all relative.. I don't even look at "top" lists when it comes to music as an art anymore.

Hell if I had to make a top 5 list it would change from minute to minute.

Spot In The Sky

i dont care where it would be on that list, but its completely insane to not have any PJ on there.
PJ is still bigger than 90% of those bands.

DriftingByTheStorm

What sort of faux-emo hipster poseur wrote this list?

#2 is MBV's Loveless?

and

#4 is Neutral Milk Hotel ???

SERIOUSLY?

I mean those may be novel albums,
but they surely are not truly #2 and #4 worthy.

WTF?

And don't even get me fucking started on Ok Computer.
Lets just get the circle jerk started.

The least they could have done is been good little "hipsters" and put Slanted & Enchanted in the #1 spot.
:(

From the #9 spot on the list, i thought this quote summed up this reviewers suck ass POV:

Lame Emo Reviewer wrote:

My beleaguered "generation" and I may attempt to protect ourselves from emotional harm (and our grim inheritance) by stockpiling absurdities, but we will probably still go prostrate during a moment of disarming simplicity, pathetic mortality, or genuine romance.

My beleaguered generation?
Which fucking generation is that?
I hope to god it isn't mine.
Grow a fucking cock you over emotional ninny.

Corey Lynn

I've realized lately that bands and songs that I used to think sucked in the 90's are way more tolerable now...compared to most of the shit that is played on the radio these days. Maybe i'm just getting old....no, it IS shit.

JP2026766

DriftingByTheStorm wrote:

What sort of faux-emo hipster poseur wrote this list?

#2 is MBV's Loveless?

and

#4 is Neutral Milk Hotel ???

SERIOUSLY?

I mean those may be novel albums,
but they surely are not truly #2 and #4 worthy.

WTF?

And don't even get me fucking started on Ok Computer.
Lets just get the circle jerk started.

The least they could have done is been good little "hipsters" and put Slanted & Enchanted in the #1 spot.
:(

From the #9 spot on the list, i thought this quote summed up this reviewers suck ass POV:


My beleaguered generation?
Which fucking generation is that?
I hope to god it isn't mine.
Grow a fucking cock you over emotional ninny.

Well don't hold back, tell us how you really feel

angryyoungman

South of Seattle wrote:

about 80% of that list is correct.

Did you really think Ten - Yield should be on there or something as the 1st 5 albums?

absolutely

walkthamile

I have seen this list before.

It is a terrible list!

The following bands have two or more albums on the list!

Seems to be a conspiracy against anything vaguely "Seattle"...except for Nirvana of course.

A tribe called quest
Elliot Smith
Pavement
Massive Attack
Radiohead
Nirvana
Bjork
Built to Spill
Pixies
Weezer
The Breeders
Dr Dre (I think)
Wilco
Yo La Tengo
The Jesus Lizard
Aphex Twin

Somehow I think the 90's would have survived and got along just fine without half of these artists!

Gremmie95

Pitchfork sucks monkey balls. Yes, I have video to prove it.

TheEvolution

Wow this list is ridiculous. I know pitchfork is about being cool and hip and all that but i think they have become so involved in their own "indie hipness" that they have completely forgot reality. I think its great that they shout out Wu-Tang and and Outkast and all that but come on. Weezer, Radiohead, and Nirvana are on the list and for good reason...but some of this is just stupid.

No Pearl Jam
No Alice in Chains
No Soundgarden
No Temple of the Dog
No Mudhoney
No Janes Addiction
No STP
No U2
No Oasis

There is no fucking way that My Bloody Valentine, Pavement, and Neutral Milk Hotel have been more influential and put out consistently good albums like any of these bands. Just because these indie albums sold 40,000 copies it makes them great. Sorry that 13 million people love pearl jam. I really think Pitchfork does this just to piss people off

South of Seattle

TheEvolution wrote:

Wow this list is ridiculous. I know pitchfork is about being cool and hip and all that but i think they have become so involved in their own "indie hipness" that they have completely forgot reality. I think its great that they shout out Wu-Tang and and Outkast and all that but come on. Weezer, Radiohead, and Nirvana are on the list and for good reason...but some of this is just stupid.

No Pearl Jam
No Alice in Chains
No Soundgarden
No Temple of the Dog
No Mudhoney
No Janes Addiction
No STP
No U2
No Oasis

There is no fucking way that My Bloody Valentine, Pavement, and Neutral Milk Hotel have been more influential and put out consistently good albums like any of these bands. Just because these indie albums sold 40,000 copies it makes them great. Sorry that 13 million people love pearl jam. I really think Pitchfork does this just to piss people off

Well I'd say no Oasis is a good thing

My Bloody Valentine and Pavement were both very very influential to the 90's sound though.

I thought that the Breeders were on there too much as well as bands like Pulp and whatnot.

I can't argue the Radiohead at number 1 though. There are many records that could've had that spot just as well.

pc_loadletter

Antreaper wrote:

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/36737-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s



Release the hounds....
(Fuck pitchfork)

haha i was about to bash this guy for not putting ok computer on the list.... then i got to number one.

potluck

built to spill has two in the top 30, massive attack have two as well. Not a credible list.

TheEvolution

South of Seattle wrote:

Well I'd say no Oasis is a good thing

My Bloody Valentine and Pavement were both very very influential to the 90's sound though.

I thought that the Breeders were on there too much as well as bands like Pulp and whatnot.

I can't argue the Radiohead at number 1 though. There are many records that could've had that spot just as well.

Haha Oasis is an aquired taste

Even though those bands were influential and their albums were good (I love pavement) i don't think they are top 10 albums. Especially with all the bands i mentioned left off

Now radiohead deserves to be in the top 5 and possibly number one, i can't argue that.

catefrances

good to see lonesome crowded west on the list.

itsevobaby

hey, it's pitchfork, what do you expect?

thanks for posting though, that was interesting. there are some great albums on there that i'd totally forgotten about.

vedder_soup

3 of my top 5 are in that list
1 of them i expected to be a lot higher up!
jeff Buckley at 69 is a bit low!

OK computer deserves a spot up where it is

the lack of any PJ is very surprising

catefrances

vedder_soup wrote:

...
the lack of any PJ is very surprising

really? its that surprising? i dont think so and thats no reflection on pj.

MapleTea

catefrances wrote:

really? its that surprising? i dont think so and thats no reflection on pj.

Yep I am very surprised. Ten was landmark album and is generally recognised as such by most astute judges, not because of how many units it shifted but because it had a huge impact on the musical landscape at the time. I think that Vs and possibly No Code or Yield should also be somewhere in there.

If Massive Attack, Pavement and Elliott Smith can manage more than one in there, Pearl Jam deserves 3.

And

What about

AIC
Soundgarden
FNM
RHCP
NIN

It seems anything that shifted platinum sales is overlooked...unless you died during 90's of course :rolleyes:

catefrances

MapleTea wrote:

Yep I am very surprised. Ten was landmark album and is generally recognised as such by most astute judges, not because of how many units it shifted but because it had a huge impact on the musical landscape at the time. I think that Vs and possibly No Code or Yield should also be somewhere in there.

If Massive Attack, Pavement and Elliott Smith can manage more than one in there, Pearl Jam deserves 3.

And

What about

AIC
Soundgarden
FNM
RHCP
NIN

It seems anything that shifted platinum sales is overlooked...unless you died during 90's of course :rolleyes:

i said my comment wasnt a reflection on pj. and who the fuck knows how this list was put together and how many bottles were involved. i put zero stock in lists like this.
and ill just ignore the possible dig at nirvana. and maybe jeff buckley.

itsevobaby

catefrances wrote:

i said my comment wasnt a reflection on pj. and who the fuck knows how this list was put together and how many bottles were involved. i put zero stock in lists like this.
and ill just ignore the possible dig at nirvana. and maybe jeff buckley.

exactly. besides, anybody who pays any attention to pitchfork would be MORE surprised to see pearl jam ON the list, than off it. no rage debut? c'mon.

mvluckymike

Here is some missing

Pearl Jam - Ten,Vrs,Vitalogy,No Code,Yield
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Blood sugar sex magic
NIN - Pretty hate machine
Alice in Chains - Unplugged
Snoop Dog - Doggy style

South of Seattle

mvluckymike wrote:

Here is some missing

Pearl Jam - Ten,Vrs,Vitalogy,No Code,Yield
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Blood sugar sex magic
NIN - Pretty hate machine
Alice in Chains - Unplugged
Snoop Dog - Doggy style

Pretty Hate Machine is from the good old 80's

catch22

South of Seattle wrote:

Well I'd say no Oasis is a good thing

My Bloody Valentine and Pavement were both very very influential to the 90's sound though.

I thought that the Breeders were on there too much as well as bands like Pulp and whatnot.

I can't argue the Radiohead at number 1 though. There are many records that could've had that spot just as well.

that's kind of indicative of pitchfork though. no oasis, but lots of pulp. no pearl jam, lots of pavement. pitchfork is incredibly lame and its writers and readers are all douchebags. this list isn't the best albums of the 90s... it's the "cool person's pretend list of the best albums of the 90s so you can avoid having to admit to liking anything popular and to appear more edgy and informed than your college roommate who was out getting laid and drunk while you sat home and masturbated to fugazi posters."

Mohab

Some of the is list is ok, some just plain sad. The top ten is a disgrace, even though I dont know if pj would crack it. Superuknown, down on the upside, tiny music, purple (critics cant seem to get over core) dirt, aics self titled, either or nirvana or aics unplugged and maybe even a tool ablum though i am no fan wood be good bets anywhere on that list, hell blood sugar was more distinct than a lot of it.

good thing millions are keeping it real in there hearts, when was the las ttime you met someone who gave a shit about half these columbia house listen to 2 x then pawners. fuck weezers first album and siamese is just ok, not even as good as a single cd of mellon chloies best and gish had better songs just not as many good ones overall.

i liked the hip hop on there though at least. america needs a mag like Q in europe, tasteful, good wriitng but not blinded to anything un indy fools or new metal mags. then these sites popularity could dry up.

SVRDhand13

At least they got #1 right.

JimBerkell

catch22 wrote:

that's kind of indicative of pitchfork though. no oasis, but lots of pulp. no pearl jam, lots of pavement. pitchfork is incredibly lame and its writers and readers are all douchebags. this list isn't the best albums of the 90s... it's the "cool person's pretend list of the best albums of the 90s so you can avoid having to admit to liking anything popular and to appear more edgy and informed than your college roommate who was out getting laid and drunk while you sat home and masturbated to fugazi posters."

to be fair... fugazi is the shit. however masturbating to a poster of them is not the shit. hahaha... yeah, i would have been more suprised to see PJ on a list by pitchfork. the big suprises that they left off were NIN and RATM... but they do have a douchebag image to keep up.