While big business beamed commercials at us from an ever-growing fleet of cable-connected TVs, music and the counter-culture rebelled with all the energy of the early punk movement.
Perhaps it's ironic that the best-loved records achieved their fame through major record labels, but whatever the medium, it was an inspiring time.
Most of us will remember the 1990s one way or another; either as an adult and seeing these bands for themselves, or as a kid and seeing them through the commercial lens of TV. Either way, we all remember the rush of seeing real underground music breaking through - and there were plenty of surprises from genres we didn't expect as the decade wore on.
On Wednesday we asked you to nominate and vote for your favorite albums of the 1990s. Thousands of you took part, and now the results are in.
Who released the best album of the 1990s? Read on to find out.
10. Nirvana "Nevermind" (1991)
Nirvana purists might find "Nevermind" too clean-cut and polished, but there's no denying it sparked a revolution. It knocked Michael Jackson off the top of the charts, and peeled the lid on a world of underground rock waiting to be discovered by the mainstream.
9. Green Day "Dookie" (1994)
Their early fans branded Green Day as sell outs when they signed to Reprise Records for "Dookie", but the resulting record didn't skimp on punk integrity. It was fast, exciting, young, and the perfect antidote to increasingly commercial times.
8. Megadeth "Rust In Peace" (1990)
Dave Mustaine had already made his name as part of the Metallica lineup, but it took this album - their fourth LP - to break Megadeth into the metal mainstream. It also marked the first time they got through an album recording without firing the producer before the end.
7. Radiohead "OK Computer" (1997)
One of music's great ironies could be how Thom Yorke warns against our technological future on a bed of cutting-edge electronic production. Almost every inch of this record is cold, frightening and bleak - a set of emotions that few could emulate again, including Radiohead themselves.
6. Alice In Chains "Dirt" (1992)
It's a wonder this album was ever finished. Singer Layne Staley would shoot heroin in front of everyone in the studio, then get mad when people told his to clean up; two other members battled drink problems, and Jerry Cantrell suffered from depression following the death of his mother and best friend. "I was going through a tough time, everyone was, but that's what made the album stronger and more intense," he later said.
5. Tool "Aenima" (1996)
To think an album as experimental and dark as this went to number 2 on the Billboard chart is incredible. The recording might be looser and fuzzier than later releases, but that's part of why many Tool fans still adore it.
4. Pearl Jam "Ten" (1991)
"Ten" may have been as instrumental in bringing alt-rock to the masses as Nirvana's breakthrough with "Nevermind". Most of the songs started as instrumental jams, with singer Eddie Vedder adding lyrics about his experience of depression and homelessness later.
3. Red Hot Chili Peppers "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" (1991
On prior album "Mother's Milk", the band felt restricted by its producer Michael Beinhorn who pushed for Anthony Kiedis to sing radio-friendly lyrics. With this album, producer Rick Rubin took them to an old mansion and encouraged them to be themselves. The result was an honest, authentic record that stands out as one of their best
2. Rage Against The Machine "Rage Against The Machine" (1992)
If the burning monk on the cover didn't signal the political motivation behind this record, Zach De La Rocha's fiery vocals certainly did. They had a rare anger and urgency that commanded attention, and Tom Morello's experimental guitar taught a whole generation that their studio equipment could do things they had never imagined.
1. Metallica "Metallica" A.K.A. "The Black Album" (1991)
Metallica's fifth album took a step away from their fast thrash metal roots, but it was hard to complain when their new sound was so beautifully timeless. To date, it is the best-selling album of the SoundScan era with over 30 million units sold.
That's the end of your top 10 albums of the 1990s. Which one is your personal favorite, and what would you add to the list? Let us know in the comments.
It would take exactly one extra read-through to notice a mistake that big. They wouldn't even need to hire an editor, just make it a habit to double-check the article with an extra read-through.
Yup, Where the **** is spice girls first album ? "Ill tell you what want, what you really really want, so tell me what you want, what you really want, i wanna ha i wanna ha i wanna ha!"
Good point. Didn't "Badmotorfinger" come out in '91? That album has some of their biggest hits. "Rusty Cage", "Outshined", and "Jesus Christ Pose" were all on it.
Certainly did. Superunknown was 94 and Down On The Upside 96.
IMO this should be top 10:
1. Rust In Peace
2. Dirt
3. Superunknown
4. Nevermind
5. Ænima
6. Black Album
7. Ten
8. Rage Against The Machine
9. Blood Sugar Sex Magik
10. Badmotorfinger
Honourable mentions:
Smash (11th), Temple of The Dog, Down On The Upside, Countdown to Extinction, Californication, Core, The Colour & The Shape.
I agree that Ok Computer was way overrated. Its basically mediocre pop songs disguised as experimental rock. Kid A was a great album but everything else by Radiohead gets way too much applause.
1. Slint-Spiderland
2. Dj Shadow-Endtroducing
3. My Bloody Valentine-Loveless
4. Wu-Tang Clan-Enter the Wu Tang Clan
5. Nirvana-In Utero
6. Fugazi-Repeater
7. Public Enemy-Fear of a Black Planet
8. Boards of Canada-Music has the right to Children
9. Stereolab-Emperor Tomato Ketchup
10.Tool-Aenima
11.Pavement-Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
12.The Orb-The Orb's Adventure in the Ultraworld
13.June of 44-Four Great Points
14.Beck-Odelay
15.NaS-Illmatic
16.Aphex Twin-Richard D. James
17.Soundgarden-Superunknown
18.Fugazi-13 Songs
19.Portishead-Dummy
20.Yo La Tengo-May I Sing with Me
21.Rage Against the Machine-Rage Against the Machine
22.Nirvana-Nevermind
23.GZA-Liquid Swords
24.Squarepusher-Hard Normal Daddy
25.Meshuggah-Destroy, Erase, Improve
26.Pixies-Bossanova
27.The Roots-Things Fall Apart
28.Massive Attack-Mezzanine
29.Shellac-At Action Park
30.Chemical Brothers-Dig Your Own Hole
31.Rage Against the Machine-Battle of L.A
32.Outkast-ATliens
33.Daft Punk-Homework
32.Rodan-Rust
33.KMD-Mr Hood
34.Oval-94 Diskont
35.BlackStar-M.D & T.K are Blackstar
36.Tortoise-Tnt
37.Autechre-Tri Repeate
38.Nine Inch Nails-The Downward Spiral
39.Jesus Lizard-Liar
40.Moby-Everything is Wrong
41.Hole-Live Through This
42.Blur-Parklife
43.Radiohead-Ok Computer
44.Weezer-Pinkerton
45.Alice in Chains-Dirt
46.The Dismemberment Plan-Emergency & I
47.Sonic Youth-Goo
48.Primus-Pork Soda
49.Ice Cube-Death Certificate
50. Red Hot Chili Peppers-Californication
Primus was the only "mainstream" band that offered a true "alternative" sound. Do you disagree on the addition of Radiohead or its ranking? I added it to the top 50 because, relative to the 90s, it was a pretty good record although very overrated.
I like the diversity of genres, but you cant create a top albums of the 90s without the Black Album. Songs like Wherever I May Roam, Enter Sandman, and Sad But True make it AT LEAST top 50, these are some of the biggest hits ever, making this one of the best selling albums ever. The sales alone should get it on the list if nothing else matters.
I don't think sales should come into account when you are making a list like this. I'm a Metallica fan, and I like the black album, for me, it would sit between low to mid 50s. You are right, there are some great songs, Whereever I may Roam is easily one of the best hard rock tracks of the 90s, but I always found there to be a few too many average songs on there (Don't tread on me, Of Wolf and Man)
Bands with the most albums on list: Rage Against the Machine (2), Nirvana (2), Fugazi (2). If I extend the album to 100 then Fugazi and Rage would have the most albums not counting Wu-tang and their affiliate's. If you want to take a bit of a stretch, Wu-tang (2, Wu and GZA), Rodan (3, members were involved with June of 44 and Tortoise). Steve Albini has the most production credits (Shellac, Slint, Nirvana, Jesus Lizard, Pixies), Rick Rubin is second with 2 to his credit. The record lables that provided the most albums are Warp (5)and Touch and Go (5). 30 of the albums were rock.
The most popular record mentioned, in terms of overal sales, was Nirvana's Nevermind
Second half of list (reason for doing so, boredom, bands not here)
51. Aphex Twin-Selected Ambient Works 85-92
52. Raekwon-Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
53. Massive Attack-Blue Lines
54. Metallica-Metallica (Black Album)
55. Jesus Lizard-Goat
56. Portishead-Portishead
57. Bjork-Homogenic
58. June of 44-Anahatta
59. Smashing Pumpkins-Simease Dream
60. Dr. Dre-The Chronic
61. The Prodigy-Music for the Jilted Generation
62. Liz Phair-Exile in Guyville
63. Sonic Youth-Dirty
64. Air-Moon Safari
65. Pearl Jam-Vs
66. Pearl Jam-Vitalogy
67. Aphex Twin-Come To Daddy/Windowlicker eps
68. Notorious B.I.G-Ready To Die
69. Rage Against the Machine-Evil Empire
70. Red Hot Chili Peppers-Bloodsugarsexmagic
71. The Fugees-The Score
72. Primus-Sailing on the Seas of Cheese
73. Ghostface Killah-Iron Man
74. Weezer-Weezer (Blue album)
75. Common-Ressurection
76. Everclear-So Much for the afterglow
77. Moby-Play
78. Dr. Octagon-Dr. Octagonecologyst
79. Pantera-Cowboys from Hell
80. Eminem-Slim Shady Lp
81. Tricky-Maxinquaye
82. Phish-A Live One
83. Beastie Boys-Check Your Head
84. Green Day-Dookie
85. Helmet-In The Meantime
86. Leftfield-Leftism
87. Mouse on Mars-Iora Tahiti
88. Marilyn Manson-AntiChrist Superstar
89. Bikini Kill-Bikini Kill
90. Blur-Modern Life is Rubbish
91. Henry Rollins Band-Weight
92. Pantera-Vulgar Display of Power
93. 2Pac-Me Against the World
94. Polvo-Exploded Drawing
95. Sepuchre-Roots
96. Underworld-Dubnobasswithmyheadman
97. Catpower-What Would the Community Think
98. Fugazi-Steady Diet of Nothing
99. Swans-White Light from the Mouth of Infinity
100. Neutral Milk Hotel: In the Aeroplane Over The Sea
Everything in it's Right Place from Kid A and Videophone from In Rainbows gives a pretty impressive suggestion of what overdosing on emotion might be like.
I agree somewhat. The fact that UGer's voted in Dookie but nothing from the likes of NOFX, Social Distortion, Bad Religion, Agnostic Front, Face to Face, or AFI is a joke. And where the hell is Refused or Converge?!?
and excuse me one person; one f*cking person voted in for Punk In Drublic...Im almost 100% sure that album specifically has influenced punk a lot more today than what Dookie has..where the f*ck is the love for punk?
i have been browsing this site everyday for years upon years and i finally registered account just so i could like your comment. ive been a musician for 10+ years and while i have just recently gotten into NOFX, and its not usually my genre of choice, punk in drublic is one of the most influential punk records of all time
dude. radiohead is more innovative then just about any band here. yea they didnt make as big of a boom, but as far as musicians go they are the best on this list. ill gladly elaborate if you want for i know how asinine it may sound
I know Liam and Noel are both up their own a** and everything but I think this site does have a bit of an ignorance when it comes to oasis, seriously their first two album are outstanding I bet most who downvote these have never listened to them all way through.
Pretty good list, though #9 & #10 are my favorites. Here is my top 50:
1. Green Day: Dookie
2. Nirvana: Nevermind
3. Red Hot Chili Peppers: BloodSugarSexMagik
4. Pearl Jam: Ten
5. Weezer: Blue Album
6. Rage Against The Machine: S/T
7. Smashing Pumpkins: Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
8. The Beastie Boys: Ill Communication
9. Nirvana: In Utero
10. Sunny Day Real Estate: Diary
11. Radiohead: OK Computer
12. Blink 182: Enema Of The State
13. R.E.M.: Automatic For The People
14. Metallica: The Black Album
15. Counting Crows: August & Everything After
16. Alice In Chains: Dirt
17. STP: Core
18. Soundgarden: Superunknown
19. Smashing Pumpkins: Siamese Dream
20. No Doubt: Tragic Kingdom
21. Guns N Rose: Use Your Illusion I & II
22. Foo Fighters: The Colour & The Shape
23. NIN: The Downward Spiral
24. Live: Throwing Copper
25. Sublime: S/T
26. Presidents Of The United States Of America: S/T
27. Pearl Jam: Vs.
28. Garbage: S/T
29. Ben Folds Five: Whatever And Ever Amen
30. Reel Big Fish: Turn The Radio Off
31. U2: Actung Baby
32. The Cure: Wish
33. Foo Fighters: S/T
34. Beck: Mellow Gold
35. Soundgarden: Badmotorfinger
36. STP: Purple
37. Collective Soul: Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid
38. DC Talk: Jesus Freak
39. Nirvana: Unplugged In NY
40. Oasis: (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?
41. Goo Goo Dolls: Dizzy Up The Girl
42. Green Day: Nimrod
43. Bush: Sixteen Stone
44. Weezer: Pinkerton
45. Hole: Live Through This
46. Blink 182: Dude Ranch
47. R.E.M.: Out Of Time
48. Soul Asylum: Grave Dancer’s Union
49. “Judgment Night” Soundtrack
50. Radiohead: Pablo Honey
YOU are not a real music fan. Seriously, that comment proves it. I will back that up with impeccable logic from my own brain tubes dudes, ****ing come at me bitch. FUCKING BITCH!
Edit: Back on topic, that list is great. I counted 43 out of 50 of those albums in my collection. And I'm still not sure why I don't have a hard copy of Siamese Dream. TO AMAZON!
Great list, and I love that you're the first one here to include Automatic for the people! And it's nice that you include live albums too!
Only criticism I have is that you apperantly included Pablo Honey from Radiohead, but not The Bends. Seriously, how can you desclude an album with "Fake plastic trees", "Planet Telex", and "Street spirit", for an album with only had two truly memorable songs, "Creep", and "Blowout"? IMHO, almost all songs on The Bends (discluding "Sulk", and "Bones") are better than "Creep".
I actually have to agree with you. I like The Bends much better than Pablo Honey. But I proofread my list like Ultimate Guitar (which is to say I did not haha). The Bends is a great CD.
okay, in terms of "metal" whats not good about it?
The Black Album is concerned a "flawless" modern metal classic by literally everyone in the music business. But I guess we should just take your opinion for it instead.
I'm not saying you should like it. I am saying you should RESPECT it.
"Considered flawless by literally everyone in the music business"? WHOA, there Bronco. That is so completely untrue and over generalized that it actually gave me an instant migraine.
I feel like responding to EVERYONE in this group of responses -
Michaelleo93 - I agree, Black Album is terrible.
crazysam23_Atax - argumentum ad populem is the height of hypocrisy in music opinions. After all, Nicki Minaj is massively popular. Justin Bieber is massively popular... does that make any of their music good? Similarly, Metallica (the album) may be popular, but that is no indication of quality.
Burkz - the summarized version of what I said, so I agree.
SIEGE312 - I'd take St. Anger over Black Album any day. St. Anger is bad, sure, but it didn't actively ruin the metal scene. Black Album made bands sell out, it made bands split up, it made bands stay in the underground their entire careers. St. Anger just made people laugh and think "what are they thinking?". We knew EXACTLY what Metallica was thinking with Black Album "how can we get more money?"
GenerationKILL - I'm a musician. I think it's a horrible album. Therefore, not "literally everyone" in the music business considers it a classic. You're saying I should respect it, but I can never respect that album, for the reasons I stated above, namely that it actively tried to "kill the metal". So many Thrash bands split up in the 90's. Why? Because they refused to sell out.
third(eye - Agreed.
link no1 - first of all, it's the principle of the thing. Secondly, it's different, but it's also bad. People hated the fact that Metallica became bad, not the fact that they became different.
My lord. You're blaming Metallica for making bands split up, for making bands sell out, for making bands stay in the underground, and for actively trying to "kill the metal"?
Wow. You sure give them a lot of credit! Hell, I'd actually be pretty impressed if they set out to do all those things and were successful. It would just show how silly and completely flaky all the other bands and fans were.
"The principle of the thing" is changing your sound and how you write and produce songs. Some call it evolution. Others call it selling out. I say "who the hell cares?" If you like the album, cool, if you don't, also cool. But I think you're reading WAAAYYYYY too deeply into what they were doing.
I see where you're comin from qrEE. While I don't agree that it was a catalyst on that great a scale, I think it was a contributing factor that changed a lot. Just saying there were plenty of sell-out bands that were branded metal in the 80's too, just as there is today, that's just a byproduct of the music industry.
Generation KILL, get off of your high horse there, fella. How many songs off of the Black Album can you remember that aren't called Unforgiven, Enter Sandman, Sad But True, or Nothing Else Matters. When was the last time you said to yourself "man... Of Wolf and Man was really a great song"? I'd be willing to bet it wasn't any time in recent memory.
That's true, but it's still a great album. I think the black album is hated on because the bar was set so high by Metallica's old albums that anything short of perfect would be considered a disappointment.
@burkz then what does it make it? if millions upon millions loved it and continue to buy it. how is it not good? please explain..... i mean i can't stand Michael jackson's thriller or anything about it but i still understand that my opinion doesn't have squat to do with wether or not it is in fact good or bad! Furthermore if it is possible to make a bad album "popular" then why aren't more bands selling 90 million plus copies of one single album??? just a little food for thought.....
Popularity isn't an indicator of how good something is. Take Justin Bieber for example. Highly popular, and definitely not a contender for the "best" anything.
That aside, Rust In Peace is as good as, if not better than anything Metallica have ever done, and should be above The Black Album. Rust In Peace is arguably the best thrash album of all time.
Metallica adapted to and capitalized upon "Grunge/Alterantive", whilst remaining a little more Metal than most, and produced a classic album and stayed afloat in the midst of change. Alice In Chains started as a Metal band and became a Grunge/Alternative band and both sides of the coin were brilliant. That being said the Black Album loses to the revolutionaries of the 90s such as NIRVANA, oasis, and Radiohead, simply because those bands made something NEW, HONEST, and GROUNDBREAKING instead of ADAPTING to the current scene to stay afloat.
Don't mind it, UG's lists are just an infinite circlejerk of 10 bands. In fact, the only reason Led Zeppelin or Hendrix aren't on this list is because they had already broke up/died around the 90's.
lol wouldn't it have been funny if they were like "#5 is Led Zeppelin's entire discography remastered in the early 90's and #4 is Jimi Hendrix's Greatest Hits Reissue" ahh good ol UG would find a way to piss people of someway.
Its a decent list, but I'd switch RHCP and Megadeth and then put Facelift in Dirt's place. I think Dream Theater's "Images and Words" deserves a spot somewhere here also.
IMO Nirvana should rightfully take the number one spot, as they made probably THE most iconic album of that decade. But I agree, OK Computer should be way higher, at least at 2#-3#.
THis might be the most idiotic 'best albums of the 90's' list ever conceived - the minute I saw green day I knew it would be a joke. Metallica as #1 is perhaps the most laughably inane aspect of the list. And it's UG so I shouldn't be surprised, but the lack of even a single hip hop album automatically voids this list from even the hint that it should be taken seriously.
IMO, Pantera is too big of an influence on todays music not to deserve a spot. CFH or VDOP, doesnt matter which. Other than that, Ill crank it up & jam any of those albums, besides radio head.
Pantera's 90s albums are some of the worst they ever made, and some of the worst in the entirety of Metal. It doesn't matter how much influence they had on all the crappy wannabe-Metal trends that have popped up since then, they don't deserve any spot.
Not bad, but it's mostly just exceedingly commercial stuff. I don't deny that the Black Album was great, but Number 1 from the 90s? Doubtful. Also, I hate to be the one hipster in the room, but Neutral Milk Hotel, My Bloody Valentine, Dream Theater, Sonic Youth, and Soundgarden get nowhere near the respect they deserve.
it IS #1, regardless of what anyone's opinion of its "artistic merit" it is still the number one selling album of the Soundscan era (in 1991 they changed the method in which record sales were tracked to be more accurate referred to as the beginning of the soundscan era). No other album since '90 till today has sold that many copies. That album was a milestone in what any band could achieve as well as being wildly popular immediately upon its release and even up until today- still inspiring countless kids to pick up a guitar, bass, or drums. Its a flawless album, and just because the songs are good, structured very well and have memorable melodies does not make it uncool compared to their early stuff.
best refers to quality. "most popular" refers to sales. Best means that people think it's a great album, not that tons of people like it.
As for the later portion of what you said, the album is far from "flawless", in fact, I can't find a single aspect of the album that I think was done well at all. Their early stuff is clearly better. I was inspired by Iron Maiden, Pantera, and Death to pick up a guitar. The Black Album actually served as a detriment to my inspiration as a musician.
What the **** kind of list is this. Dookie better than Nevermind?? what a ****ing joke. Might as well give Brittany Spears first place, this is the worst list ever.
Here are some fantastic 90's albums that deserve to be on these lists but usually never make it, so if anyone is interested check them out. (Also Tool's Aenima should be higher on this list)
Melvins- Lysol, Stoner Witch, Houdini, and Bullhead
Death- Human
Neurosis- Through Silver in Blood
Dillinger Escape Plan- Calculating Infinity
Quicksand- Slip
Sleep- Holy Mountain
Meshuggah- Chaosphere
Why are there 4 Melvins albums on your list, but only one Death album? Death released 5 albums in the 90's, and all of them are deserving of a spot in the top ten best. Of course, I'd only go with one (Symbolic), but that's only out of fairness to other bands.
Yeah I love Death and Human is my favorite, but you're right, they all deserve mentioning. I personally like the Melvins more than Death though. And the Melvins released 9 albums and a few EPs in the 90's so I could have picked more haha
It's the late 80's/90's era music that has gotten me to appreciate my youth. Though punk and hardcore, new and old is my focal point, grunge and 90's alt music altogether holds so much more genuine passion, stuff with credability. Pearl Jam Ten.
Nothing here belongs on this list IMO. I do love "Rust In Peace" and "The Black Album" but I don't think they are top 10 material. Never was a fan of Nirvana or Green Day, all the other ones I got sick of many, many years ago.
That's not a bias opinion at all... It truly deserves to be on this list but people like you only see Green Day as the 2000's band that wear eyeliner and sell out. Longview, Basketcase? Brilliant songs
Pretty good list. It has a couple of my favorite albums of the 1990's as well - I would put Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell 2 and Priests Painkiller on my top 10 1990's preference list. Unsure of the rest.
we can say what we want about how metallica became horrible, but back in 1990, the black album was EVERYWHERE, and EVERYONE was listening to this. I think they deserve there first place.
Pretty good list but so much is missing and I know it's pointless to argue about these UG lists... but The Black Album as #1 is insane. It was a great commercial breakthrough and a decent album but as far as quality it's not even in the same league as the best albums of the 90's.
Here are a few off of the top of my head that got left out:
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Soundgarden - Superunknown
Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Faith No More - Angel Dust
Dave Mustaine had already made his name as part of the Metallica lineup, but it took this album - their third LP - to break Megadeth into the metal mainstream.
lol fourth album**** the true megadeth fans of ug that use mustaine as nothing more than a publicity stunt none the less its good rust in peace cracked the list even though i feel countdown was a bigger megadeth album
So people who think GNR sucks are hipsters? Call me a hipster but Buckethead is by far the best musician to come out of GNR, and one of two good ones, the other being Bumblefoot.
That's an EP. This asked for albums. I'm sure some had that in mind Although it's probably better than everything else Alice in chains has ever put out.
This list sucks. Nevermind is the best album of the 90s. That's like saying the Beatles doesn't have the best album of the 60s. The sheer weight that Nevermind carries makes it No.1.
Ban Me. Fuck you Nirvana, Fuck You Pearl Jam, Fuck You Tool, AND FUCK YOU RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE!!!!!
I am sick and ****ing tired of albums getting ratings based on what they did for a genre. Yeah those albums were ground breaking because people were sick of hair metal, but that does not mean that they were so ****ing good.
Ok, now that my rant is over, I can honestly say that I am disappointed that RIP is only 8th. I ****ing hate RATM, I think they are the most overrated band in the history of the world and Morello is the most over rated guitarist in the world.
Getting my sanity back now, I can say that I own 'TEN' and its a good album, but to say its better than and album like Accident of Birth or The Chemical Wedding by Bruce Dickinson is just complete lunacy.
Clearly person who wrote this is still wearing a flannel, watches the movie singles every satruday night, and cried his eyes out when Cobain blew his brains out.
WHAT A FUCKING JOKE!!!!
....OK after my shot of Thorazine I realized that it was YOU PEOPLE that voted for these albums. Wow, not many metal heads in da house, homie... word.... click click... BOOM / end sarcasm.
Grunge and alternative music was the last breath that rock had. But I think, rock has become legend now. The 90s represent the best in rock and metal. It was like the headliner show for rock, starting from the late 50s. It's all changed now, but we got some awesome back catalogue to alst forever. And you also get the once in a while decent rock/metal album. So, embrace change, and look to make a change yourself.
Kurt Cobain had blown his brains out a good ten years before Rap started sucking, dude. What are you talking about? Grunge, especially the pop-friendly Nirvana-esque Grunge is what killed Rock music. All those down-tuned, Alternative Rock bands are the exact reason why "Rock", today, now means trash like Three Doors Down.
i agree with you somewhat but chill out dude its just a lame UG list. Take pride in the fact that you're one of the only few people on here that has their own unique taste in music that doesnt just like all of the cliche bands youre supposed to like (ie AIC ughh) just laugh at how everyone else develops their taste in music from mainstream radio.
and this ladies and gentleman is how you get a "true metallian from the gates of hell and beyond the pit of hades beneath the abyss of destruction" at his best
and balance by van halen is the best 90's album right, or is that cherry pie by warrant. I will agree that it is a crime that RIP is so low but I wouldn't have even picked up a guitar if I hadn't head that first RATM album, Tom Morello is an unorthodox genius, those sounds he coaxes from a guitar are up there with EVH, Hendrix and Iommi for being unique. RIP is unquestionably the most technical album on the list and I could listen to only those two albums for the rest of my life and not get bored.
We're on UG. You're rarely going to hear about the real good stuff on here. I'm in the process of finding a new site that lets you hear about bands like Refused and more abstract music (that's also good.) This site is great for the tabs though.
Chili Peppers should be Nr. 1 that album is just mind blowing, not a single bad moment on that one. a great great crossover album incorporating all rock musing genres and also those that were yet to come back then.
Knocking Radiohead is knocking talent itself. It's pretty damned tough to pare the 90's down to 10 albums, although this is a decent list. My main gripe(s) as follows:
If we're basing this on an album's influence, The Downward Spiral has to be on this list.
If we're basing this on an album's overall badassery, The Fragile has to be on this list.
Oh...and Green Day sucks today, but was decent in the 90's. I know some of you hate them, but just like I think Pearl Jam sucks today doesn't mean I can't admit they were f***ing extraordinary when they first hit the scene.
Solid list. Personally though, I think it should have had Cowboys from Hell, Images and Words/Scenes from a Memory and Painkiller on it instead of Nevermind, Dookie and OK Computer.
Did I ever say so? If anything, I'd refer to this list by saying alternative and grunge aren't the only music genres out there. I'm amazed at how many people on UG that are ignorant enough to regard you as a narrow-minded metalhead just because you happen to prefer certain metal artists over others in different genres, after reading one comment.
Very Rarely do I comment, but I think the power, and the gravity of Rage Against the Machine by far out classes any other album out of the 90s in the rock and roll realm, it did not shape the culture the way that Nirvana did but it made people do something that they did not normally do upon listening to music, think.
My top ten wouldn't contain any of those albums (no, not even 'Rust in Peace'), but it just goes to show how much great music came out in the '90s, I suppose.
Wish more people understood Showbiz for the stellar album it is, had some of their best songs of their career on that that one. (Sunburn, Cave, Unintended ect.)
Blink-182 - enema of the state
Rage against the machine - self titled
Sublime - self titled
Incubus - s.c.i.e.n.c.e.
Rage against the machine - battle for Los Angeles
Pretty decent list actually, here are some favorites of mine just of the top of my head
Blue Album- Weezer
Pinkerton- Weezer
Whatever and Ever Amen- Ben Folds Five
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain- Pavement
Siamese Dream- The Smashing Pumpkins
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea- Neutral Milk Hotel
Mellow Gold- Beck
Ill Communication- Beastie Boys
Green Day may have gone overboard into what we call mainstream rock these days, but you have to admit Dookie was before it's time and is a great album.
All honesty, i think Nevermind and Dookie are the only 2 worthy albums in this list lol.
I feel like Black Album Shouldn't be on the list. I realize this whole thing is based on user votes but compared to albums like Nevermind (by the way, how the HELL did that end up at number 10???) and Ten it didn't have nearly as much of an effect. Plus the 90s are described as a time for new genres, new bands, and innovation. And Metallica had already established themselves very well in the 80s.
...and no Smashing Pumpkins? AGAIN!? I will not rest until they get on one of these lists.
Decent list but I would take out Ten and Nevermind. I think these Albums are better
Achtung Baby-U2
Facelift-AIC
In Utero-Nirvana
Adrenaline-Deftones
Korn-Korn
Use Your Illusion I-GNR
Superunknown-Soundgarden
Prior to reading these postings I had never listened to Images and Words (not sure how, since I own all the other albums). So to those of you who suggested it, thank you. Killer stuff. It's making the last hour of my workday make me want to stay here and listen again.
I know this is a guitar website, but that doesn't mean the 10 best albums of the 90s were all rock. What about stuff like Nas - Illmatic, or The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill?
Jane's Addiction-Ritual de lo Habitual
MM-Antichrist Superstar
NIN-Downward Spiral
RHCP-Blood Sugar
White Zobmbie-Astrocreep 2000
Pantera-Far Beyond Driven
Prodigy-The fat of the land
Alice In Chains-Alice In Chains
God no pantera? Who ever writes this list is a ****ing retard. Whoever doesnt know Rust In Peace is a staple album for all thrash and completely destroys any metallica album either, 1 doesn't have ears or 2 is completely music illiterate.
cowboys from hell was good, the rest of pantera's catalog was pretty boring. the thing about metal bands is that they're either going to be REALLY REALLY awesome, or REALLY REALLY terrible. theres never an "ok" metal band. 90% of metal is pure shit for the most part, but the other 10% is phenomenal
Really boring? Have you heard Far Beyond Driven? That is one of their best technical albums and has a bunch of mainstream hits on it. And its true that most metal is shit, I mean look at today's selection. All crap about trying to play as many notes as you can as fast as you can, absolutely no harmony in their songs or even synchronization. To say Pantera's catalog was boring is an ignorant statement, Dimebag alone made them interesting, also Phil is a terrific lead singer. Maybe your referring to Megadeth, because besides Rust In Peace the rest of theirs is really really bad.
What are you high on? Name another album that was moderately as successful or even technically in the same level. Peace sells is garbage they've got what 1 good song? Countdown to extinction is basically mirroring the black album. You must be a Megadeth major fanboy, nothing wrong with liking Rust In Peace or Endgame but saying that all Megadeth is generally good your a moron.
Good argument shows your very intelligent. No facts to base your opinion on but yet you still talk. GF you proved yourself that you are a moron. Thats like saying Nirvanas good because its good. Learn how to make an argument before you talk. Also trying to become a major in English I see? Here you go you're a trolling faggot?
I have heard FBD. I don't really care about how technical it was or how many solos there were or even how many mainstream hits it spawned, they just didn't do anything for me. Somehow I ended up owning all of the Pantera cd's (I guess to see what the fuss was all about) I don't think it's ignorant if I think Pantera was boring, but I don't think less of people who were into them either. I guess I'm not as easily impressed as most people. Dimebag and Phil were great musicians...that only wrote a handful of songs I actually liked, sorry.
Far Beyond Driven, technical album? HAHAHA. It was even more dumbed-down than Cowboys from Hell.
Phil ripped off his vocals from Exhorder. The only time he was good was on Power Metal. Dimebag's riffs were lacklustre and generic, they were Thrash riffs without the speed or skill that made Thrash riffs good, and his solos were nothing more than shred wankery.
Pantera sucked. Calling them boring is an insult to boring things. Every crappy wannabe-Metal trend that exists today exists because their "heavy but no content" style of music influenced it. They were what replaced Glam Metal when it finally died off.
I wasn't trolling. I simply said Pantera deserves to be on that list.. And then some idiot said their boring, and now I guess every Megadeth album is great. Their the ones trolling being homos for a band that has had ups and downs like every band.
I already did, maybe you should learn how to read. ^ Rust in Peace and Endgame are the only Cds that had multiple hits. Did you forget that they sold out on Countdown to extinction? Or how bad they were before Rust In Peace? What their only song to their name before that was Peace Sells. Pretty sad also did you remember Risk? Or even thirteen is pretty bad. Herp derp.
Btw idk why "you're" even arguing with me, Rust In Peace is literally my top 5 favorite albums. Also Endgame is probably my top 15 favorite, but yet your telling a MEGADETH fan otherwise? If they maybe didn't change up their sound every album, they would be consistently good. Its Daves fault, hes an idiot he doesn't know how to manage bands he just knows how to play guitar not make leadership decisions. Did you forget why Marty left?? Exactly speaks for itself, besides Dave got lucky with Chris, he should be sucking his d every day for helping save that band.
I completely agree with everything you said from pantera to megadeth, no idea why you're getting negative comments. People don't know what the eff their talking about/
Meloncollie and the infinite sadness - the smashing pumpkins
That should've been there. So many hits. Awesome riffs. Fun to hear and fun to play along to.
For me.
- Dirt
- Ten
- Nevermind
- Superunknown
- Ok Computer
- RATM
- The Bends
- Weezer(blue album)
- The colour and the shape
- There is nothing left to lose
- Showbiz
I can't believe that frizzle fry did not make it onto the list, not to mention Korn's self titled. Other than that, I have no problems with the list except for number one. In my personal opinion, the black album was absolutely TERRIBLE.
I think it's fair to say the 90s had so many good albums that such a list was bound to fail. The 90s were when rock truly shined. And people hating Nirvana? Why were they "never that good"? Because they didn't make technically difficult music? They were not aiming for that. You can't deny that they made some awesome tracks and completely changed the scene. They are not overrated because they still inspire people and that's what is important.
Not a whole lot stands out from the 90s for me. The 90s just weren't a very good decade for Rock and Metal IMO. Not saying there wasn't any great albums (because there were), just not very many when you count how many albums came out in that time frame.
Nirvana and Greenday are equivalent to Justin Beiber of the pop world. For little girls and little boys to have simple basic dull music taste. I thought this was a guitar site, not a guitar site on training wheels. Billy-Joel Armstrong sounds like he has a bubble in his throat and Kurt Cobain sounds like he was still trying to figure out how to sing in key while playing 2 chord progressions.
stuff to concider from 90s... Nevermind (being higher than 10th) , Countdown to Extinction > Rust In Peace, No More Tears, Undertow > Aenima, Siamese Dream, Accident of Birth/Chemical Wedding, The Sky is Crying, Crystal Planet, Slipknot, Cowboys/Vulgar/Far Beyond Driven, Battle of LA, Roll The Bones, Purple/Core, Razors Edge....
My 2000-2010 albums Top 25
1) Mer De Noms - A Perfect Circle....2) LD50 - MuDvAyNe
3) By The Way - RHCP.....4)Down to Earth - Ozzy
5) 10000 days - Tool....6) Warszawa - Porcupine Tree 7)Believe - DISTURBED...8) Blackbird - Alter Bridge 9)Audioslave (selftitled)...10) Contraband - Velvet Revolver 11)The New Game - MuDvAyNe..12)Vol 3 - Slipknot..13) Death Magnetic - Metallica..14)Zeitgeist - SP...15) United Abominations - Megadeth..16) The end of all things to come - MuDvAyNe..17) Avenged Sevenfold (selftitled)..18) Vapor Trails - Rush..19)train of thought - Dream Theater..20)The Sickness - DISTURBED..21)black gives way to blue - Alice In Chains...22) Shogun - Trivium..23) The End Of Heartache - Killswitch...24)Diamond Eyes - Deftones... 25)Fallen - Evanescence
Dont consider Green Day to be music so not sure wtf that is??? Dont know why the hell people listen to that shit.. (All Time Low, A Day To Remember, Green Day, Asking Alexandria)
Its your opinion. They used to be my favorite band n all. If they make an appearance on Warped Tour this summer n suck then Ill come back to u on that one lol
old green day was awesome like everything before dookie. your list is ok aside from slipknot, mudvayne, by the way, new ozzy osbourne, disturbed, alter bridge, audioslave, velvet revolver, metallica, avenged sevenfold (their 1st two albums are good the rest are garbage), dream theater, new alice in chains, trivium, killswitch, and evanescence
Funny thing is, Mudvayne was by far one of the greater nu-metal bands to have existed. Trivium is still trying to find that sound, but I respect the band. They work hard, and Matt Heafy is a very intelligent guy. KsE had its downs on their last album but they seem to have risen to the top again by obtaining Jesse Leach back on vocals. They def developed metalcore whether you like it or not.
Ya I kinda ignored seeing the other things he just said...somewhat agree but I cannot agree on his opinions on metal. He obv doesnt listen to it, and is biased towards hardcore and punk music. And thats where we have our similarities. I love hardcore and punk but its when he pretends to know what hes talking about with "slipknot, mudvayne, by the way, new ozzy osbourne, disturbed, alter bridge, audioslave, velvet revolver, metallica, avenged sevenfold (their 1st two albums are good the rest are garbage), dream theater, new alice in chains, trivium, killswitch, and evanescence" etc etc etc. Another thing, Slipknot has accomplished more than he would ever be able to. Corey Taylor is the man. And Im not even a fan of them, but I love what he does with them and I love the new work with Stone Sour!
Other than the Megadeth mention, this was predictable. And "break into the metal mainstream" or "made his name in Metallica"...are you ****ing kidding me? Known from his days in Metallica and his work that was recorded on their first 2 albums? Had a lot of buzz from all that? Yes. Made his name with Megadeth. Like in 1986 with Peace Sells. Break into the metal mainstream? Maybe become a much bigger band and sell more albums but again Peace Sells pretty much put them on the map as a ****ing big metal band. Or did we forget about the big 4 and the big deal they were in the 1980s?
I swear these articles are reaching Rolling Stone territory.
I was starting to panic as i scroll down this page i was like "Where the hell is the black album!"
Then saw it is 1st. xD Kinda surprised to see it 1st i mean it deserves to be in the list, but...
My favourites from the 90s are:
Suede Dog Man Star
Oasis Definitely Maybe
Radiohead Ok Computer
Neil Young: Harvest Moon, Ragged Glory & Sleeps With Angels
Nick Cave The Boatmans Call
Morrissey - You're Arsenal and Vauxhall and I
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Blur - Parklife, Blur & 13
Yikes. Seems like a bunch of you mistook this for an I'm-way-more-underground-than-you contest. And what's the only reasonable reaction to your qualms with the selections on the list? Call bullsh*t on the list, and then list off a bunch albums you've never, EVER heard by bands you only MIGHT have heard about in passing! Refused? Yo La Tengo? Devin Townsend's Ocean Machine? Neutral Milk Hotel? I really doubt any of the 12-year-old kids arguing about this list are in possession of a large pile of Neutral Milk Hotel.
Stop arguing. Haven't your past experiences with arguing online taught you that you aren't going to change anyone else's mind? The list has been made. Accept it. There will be another you can troll tomorrow.
What's strange is that there are only american band like nothing from the 90's from elsewhere came to them.
I take a look in my library and I have for example swedish death metal :
At the gates - Slaughter of the soul
Dark tranquility - The Gallery
or
CoB - Hatebreed
Black metal :
Burzum - Det som en gang var
Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk
and some name like Hypocrisy, Rhapsody's Dawn of victory or Strapping Young Lad's City(or whatever from Devin) while you have three groups considered as Grunge (AiC, Nirvana and pearl jam).
So expand your horizons
Just a point about Radiohead that people generally get wrong:
"One of music's great ironies could be how Thom Yorke warns against our technological future on a bed of cutting-edge electronic production."
OK Computer was mostly recorded live (although there were obviously overdubs, Ed O'Brien estimates 80% of it was done live) and it was recorded to tape (although producer Nigel Godrich said he used pro tools to fix small errors in otherwise good takes).
Radiohead's weird sounds are largely created *before* the recording stage - you can go see them live and they'll sound an awful lot like the records.
Best rock metal album for me was Handsome. I urge anyone into rock or metal to listen to it. Amazing
Best albums overall
Dj Shadow Endtroducing
Massive Attack Mezzanine
Radio head Ok Computer
Korn.. any of the three
Machinehead Burn My Eyes
Megadeth Countdown
Underworld Second toughest in the infants
Prodigy Ecperience
Grooverider The Prototype years
My list would be something like this:
1. Social Distortion- Social Distortion
2. NOFX- Punk in Drublic (without NOFX social and distortion a lot of bands on the list now wouldve sounded quite a bit different I think)
3.Smashing Pumpkins-Mellon Collie and infinite sadness
4.RATM-RATM
5.Sublime-40Oz to freedom
6. The Bouncing Souls- Hopeless Romantic
7.Rancid-Out come the wolves
8.Tiger Army-Tiger Army
9. Millencollin-Life on a plate
10. AFI- Black Sails in the sunset
Pretty singleminded list I know, but that's what opinions are for... I just think that a lot of bands on the UG list are amazing, but they were inspired by some of these bands, and I just felt they needed a little bit more recognizion
and FUCK how could I forget: Catch 22- Keasbey nights, make that my number 4 or something
HELL YES DUDE, I would swap Manical Laughter with Hopeless Romantic and Answer That And Stay Fashionable with Black Sails in The Sunset but still awesome. I tried throwing Keasbey Nights on this list but it got downvoted instantly. Close minded people on here.
My top 10 albums:
1. Rage Against The Machine - Self-titled
2. Tool - Aenima
3. Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come
4. Sublime - Self-titled
5. Nirvana - Nevermind
6. Propagandhi - How to Clean Everything
7. AFI - Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes
8. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
9. In Flames - Colony
10. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
...Would also shout out to Rage Against The Machine, and Sublime, bc I would also have added in The Battle of Los Angeles and 40 oz. to Freedom too if I had another spot, followed by blink-182's Enema of the State, AFI again with Black Sails in the Sunset, and Dr. Dre's The Chronic.
That list doesn't do it at all for me, here's my top 10 that i can think off the top of my head:
Nirvana - In Utero
L7 - Bricks Are Heavy
GBH - From Here To Reality
Rancid - Out Come The Wolves
The Vibrators - French Lessons With Corrections
Green Day - Dookie
Babes In Toyland - Fontanelle
Vice Squad - Get A Life
Bikini Kill - Reject All American
Foo Fighters - Colour And the Shape
Symphony X - The Divine Wings of Tragedy
Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle Earth
Porcupine Tree - Sky Moves Sideways
Cynic - Focus
Dream Theater - Images and Words
Primus - Sailing the Seas of Cheese
Stratovarius - Visions
Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F#A#
Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
In no particular order. I can excuse most of these not being in here since they're not popular like the stuff that was included, but no Smashing Pumpkins? I can't understand that. One of the first things that comes to my head when people talk about the 90s is Smashing Pumpkins.
David Lee Roth - Little Ain't Enough
Guns N Roses - Use Your Illusion 1 & 2
Cinderella - Heartbreak Station
Van Halen (Hagar) - For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
AC/DC - Ballbreaker
Allright, I expect to get downvoted for this, but this is my opinion, and if you don't like it, deal with it.
First of all, this list is bullshit. Any list that doesn't at least put "Nevermind" at the top 5 is bullshit. I don't want to sound like a Nirvana-fanboy (even though I almost most certainly do), but "Nevermind" was THE most iconic album of that decade - everyone knows it, and everyone who knows something about music history, knows how important an album it was. It's not merely a great and/or amazing album like "Rust in peace", or "Aenima", "Nevermind" is an important part of music history. Seriosuly, my respect for the UG community has dropped seriously, when not only the put "Dookie", and "The black album", in front of it, but even put the latter on the #1 spot.
Another thing is that OK Computer is way too low. I know this is UG. I know this is a site riddled with metal-fans who value complex soloes, and fast guitars over originality, lyrical abillity, and generally experimental songwriting, but never the less, the fact that OK Computer only made it to 7# is disappointing to put it at least. We're talking about an album, were despite being inclosed to the rock-genre, manages to make almost none of the songs sound the same. It manages to use completely new instruments and make them not only fit, but actually enhance, and strengthen the songs. It spawns musical masterpieces like "Karma police", "Let Down", "Climbing up the walls", "Airbag", "No surprises", "Subterrenean homesick alien", and "Paranoid android". Every song is perfect, and has no flaws. It manages to be experimental, without feeling pretentious, and elaborate. It is one of the best all-toghter albums ever made. But apperantly, according to the UG-community, "Blood sugar sex magik" is better. Why? Because of "Under the bridge", "Suck my kiss", "Give it away", and two guys called "Flea", and "Frusciante".
That said, I do also have positive things to say - I like that RATM's self-titled comes so high - it often gets overlooked, when regarding "Best of the 90's"-albums.
Also, I don't have anything against RHCP, BSSM, Flea, Frusciante, Dookie, or The Black album. I think RHCP are awsome, BSSM is an amazing album, and Flea, and Frusciante are talented, and creative artists. Dookie is good album, and The black album is one of the very first albums I ever bought, not to mention also being the very first album were I listened from start to finish, not skipping a single song.
We get it. You love Nirvana and Radiohead. All very diff bands are obv going to make up for diff tastes and/or opinions. Personally like RHCP over those 2 but thats just my opinion.
We get it. You love Nirvana and Radiohead. All very diff bands are obv going to make up for diff tastes and/or opinions. Personally I like RHCP over those 2 but thats just my opinion.
My list:
10. RHCP - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
9. Mr. Bungle - California
8. Radiohead - OK Computer
7. Chris Cornell - Euphoria Morning
6. Jeff Buckley - Grace
5. Alice in Chains - Dirt
4. Faith No More - Angel Dust
3. Sublime - 40 oz to Freedom
2. Soundgarden - Superunknown
1. Tool - Aenima
Picking just 10 is no small feat. I've left out a good portion of great albums.
The only reason you ever even heard Green Day and Bush is because Kurt Cobain died and Geffen had to load up on replacement grunge bands to fill the gap, itd be like if Capitol/Parlaphone/etc hired the Monkees and Hermans Hermits because The Beatles died in a plane crash. Green Day is The Monkees of the 90s and they floated from grunge to emo-fag and they sucked the whole time and don't deserve to be anywhere near this list
Some great lists but I have to throw in a few honourable mentions...
Senser - Stacked Up
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Beastie Boys - Check Your Head
Slipknot - Slipknot
Carcass - Heartwork
Beck - Odelay
Steve Vai - Passion & Warfare
Prodigy - Fat of the Land
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Levellers - Levelling the Land
Faith No More - Angel Dust
Mordred - In This Life
Extreme - Pornograffitti
Leftfield - Leftism
BT - ESCM
Suicidal Tendencies - Lights... Camera... Revolution
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Skid Row - Slave to the Grind
I definatley dont think Radiohead should be on here when Vulgar Display Of Power was left off. Nothing wrong with Radiohead I have this cd but have yet to make it through without snoozing. Plus Radiohead didnt do nearly what Pantera did for their genre.
Would the year 1990 technically be part of the 90s? It's 1 to 10 that makes a decade, so technically 1990 would be part of the 80s? So the 90s would be 1991 to 2000, then.
Nevermind/In Utero and Ten should be in the top 3. Dookie should be in the Top 20, but not 10. RATM should be lower. Superunknown or Badmotorfinger should be on here. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness should be on here. IMO.
I would have included something from Pantera or Kyuss in this list, some dubious choices make it seem more relevant as the top 10 commercial albums. I agree Soundgarden should have been in there too.
Definitely missing some albums that I find more important and impressive to the 90s but overall a decent list, minus the Black Album @ #1.
As for the Radiohead bashers, listen to Pablo Honey and then OK Computer. The progression they took from another 90s band to experimentation and at one point, the biggest band alive, is quite impressive.
They did what the Beatles did in the 60s but in a lesser beloved level. OK Computer is the Radiohead Sgt. Peppers.
This is a pretty decent list for a site dominated by metal fans. Personally I would have OK Computer in No. 1 spot, that album singlehandedly set the tone of Indy rock for the next decade.
This list isn't the worst thing of all-time, but I certainly don't think everything listed here is what I would personally consider to be the best 10 albums of the 90's. I suppose the music represented here covers a decent range of musical genres and styles though, which is pretty nice.
Not that anyone really cares. but my list might be like this:
10. Badmotorfinger (Soundgarden)
9. Black Album (Metallica)
8. Come My Fanatics... (Electric Wizard)
7. Angels Fall First (Nightwish)
6. Electric Wizard (Electric Wizard)
5. Battle for Los Angeles (RATM)
4. Superunknown (Soundgarden)
3. Aenima (Tool)
2. Oceanborn (Nightwish)
1. Rage Against the Machine (RATM)
I would probably put Sleep's "Holy Mountain" in there as an honorable mention too.
you cannot seriously do a top 50 and leave out the best live band of all time; Powder Monkeys, album, Time wounds all heels, full of aggro, rhino testes, and plenty of heartfelt no crappolla straight to the goddamn bejesus, if you have not listened to this album, go and listen to that commercially successful list under a rock in the sun forever and regret the fact you will never get to see them, rip timmy xo
otherwise very very well thought out, although it's mainly ALL alternative.
eye - Agreed.
C'mon guys...