Best albums of 1991

Richie_Ronco · 2016-09-23T10:57:30.426Z

I think you mean Bizarro.

Severed799 · 2016-09-23T11:03:50.936Z

that came out in 1991 too?

funkycow · 2016-09-23T11:26:37.528Z

Ctrl-F “Loveless”?

Seriously, seriously?

static · 2016-09-23T11:30:50.181Z

Harry, Lee, Johnny and his Wife all agree that Bizarro is great and possibly the WPs second best album, but nonetheless they all cower like tiny insignificant nothings under the might of tracks like Corduroy, Dalliance and Heather.

Richie_Ronco · 2016-09-23T11:42:15.581Z

nah, I just meant it’s better than Seamonsters…

littlebirds · 2016-09-23T11:43:25.976Z

You have to wait a few seconds for it to do the search. Function is a bit crap

Kallgeese · 2016-09-23T11:43:39.729Z

\m/

Fucking love ‘Seamonsters’ so much.

adex · 2016-09-23T11:50:45.250Z

My ‘anecdote’ wasn’t meant to highlight a derth of good music, but how for a lot of us it was a pretty dark year. Warn’s list is brilliant, but there’s not a lot on it that I liked much, hence my comment. LFO I’d forgotten about, that’s a proper classic no question. I’m grateful to be reminded of De La Soul Is Dead, but I wonder if that should’ve been mentioned in that other thread, huge first album sales, much smaller second ones? I excepted KLF, Massive and MBV, and of course Nevermind, and I’m grateful to be reminded that The Low End Theory came out that year which I still listen to and is supreme. But a lot of that list did nothing for me. For me, just my opinion. For me the list confirmed what I thought, as there was little that was truly innovative on it, for me. Jeez Mr Binary, anyone would think you’re just looking for an argument X

Kallgeese · 2016-09-23T11:53:45.959Z

Yikes! Never even thought of any of that. Really interesting post!

static · 2016-09-23T11:55:55.066Z

It is a literal monster, and as much as god fodder, and nevermind and loveless were great, it’s my favourite album from my youth (and 1 of only 3 or so, I’m still very happy to regularly listen to)

Kallgeese · 2016-09-23T11:58:00.451Z

Going to listen to it now!

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funkycow · 2016-09-23T12:08:03.357Z

A few repeats here but a few surprising omissions (IMO):

My Bloody Valentine – Loveless (epochal and genre defining, their best)
Primal Scream – Screamadelica (genre defining, though arguably not their best)
Talk Talk – Laughing Stock (the equal to Spirit of Eden, has stood the test of time)
American Music Club – Everclear (probably the best of a critically revered band)
Throwing Muses – The Real Ramona (probably the highlight of Kristin Hersh’s career)
Mazzy Star – She Hangs Brightly (still a reference point for any fuzz guitar / hazy vocal band)
Massive Attack – Blue Lines (genre defining, though because of their quality back catalogue, probably not their best)

1101010 · 2016-09-23T12:10:25.991Z

adex:

My ‘anecdote’ wasn’t meant to highlight a derth of good music, but how for a lot of us it was a pretty dark year. Warn’s list is brilliant, but there’s not a lot on it that I liked much, hence my comment. LFO I’d forgotten about, that’s a proper classic no question. I’m grateful to be reminded of De La Soul Is Dead, but I wonder if that should’ve been mentioned in that other thread, huge first album sales, much smaller second ones? I excepted KLF, Massive and MBV, and of course Nevermind, and I’m grateful to be reminded that The Low End Theory came out that year which I still listen to and is supreme. But a lot of that list did nothing for me. For me, just my opinion. For me the list confirmed what I thought, as there was little that was truly innovative on it, for me. Jeez Mr Binary, anyone would think you’re just looking for an argument X

Not really looking for an argument, just that you didn’t really follow up and continued with a story that sort of made it sound like 1991 had been a year you were really INTO music but a lot of other dark stuff happened. So I wasn’t really sure if you meant something else.

It’s unusual for someone who was around at the time to throw 1991 in the bin. You didn’t state for mainstream music so that implies there wasn’t much floating your boat around then.

Out of interest is there a year you remember fondly for good stuff and, if so, what’s your list, because I’d be interested to check it out

allmediareviews · 2016-09-23T13:33:58.527Z

no mistake.

Marillion are my favorite band of all-time.

And in fact today they are releasing their 18th studio album.

thewarn · 2016-09-23T13:35:28.179Z

sorry, was being facetious. I was genuinely confused the first time I saw ‘fugazi’ by marillion though.

I don’t believe I’ve ever heard a marillion song…

1101010 · 2016-09-23T14:57:51.573Z

I have, obviously, heard the one that references Belsize Park that’s sort of famous? Otherwise, me neither, and I lived with a massive Marillion fan for years.

One of those forever uncool bands, I think.

adex · 2016-09-23T14:59:32.326Z

I get ya, and tbh this thread has really made me think, and remember a year that was, looking back, an incredibly momentous and formative year for me. I’m snowed under with work today, but I’ll make a properly considered reply over the weekend. Boss to chat, is it Theo? X

1101010 · 2016-09-23T15:02:56.303Z

adex:

I get ya, and tbh this thread has really made me think, and remember a year that was, looking back, an incredibly momentous and formative year for me. I’m snowed under with work today, but I’ll make a properly considered reply over the weekend. Boss to chat, is it Theo? X

Sure, cheers. No requirement to give a considered reply by the way, I was only explaining why I questioned it.

(To be clear, I regularly find I will start to type one thing then get distracted and change my post so that the opening sentence makes no sense, hence this is part of why I was really checking you’d meant to state that originally. Cheers.)

Gorkys_Forever · 2016-09-23T15:22:02.215Z

18 albums and every fucking one of then a stinker.
Thats without taking into account the album covers.

funkycow · 2016-09-23T21:55:34.700Z

Clutching At Straws was fine at the time, though it’s not aged well.