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by **nicolas** » Tue May 01, 2012 1:59 pm

Episode 4 : 1993

Please submit at least your favorite 5 songs and/or albums of the year 1993. Lists must be ranked. Only the top 15 songs/albums will be given points.

The deadline is midnight (Pacific Time) on the 31st of May. For the scoring, rules and other details check here.

15 albums/songs per year will advance, including at least 1 non anglophone album/song(the Nicolas/Henrik act). To be eligible to the second round, songs/albums must have a minimum of 2 votes.

Please submit your list starting with #1 (no reverse order please) according to the following example

Artist - Album/Song

you can use 1), 1. or whatever separation character you like but what matters is not to reverse the song order and respect the artist - song order.

EPs and compilations are not allowed. The generally admitted reference for dates is Rate Your Music, unless proven otherwise.

by **Stephan** » Tue May 01, 2012 4:00 pm

Bit of a weird list this year, I suppose. No album really stands out, but the top 15 or so are all solid and close together. The top 2 are remnants of the past, which have already dropped in score quite a bit and perhaps when I remake my lists in the future they'll drop even more, but for now they still top the list.

Albums:
1. Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstacy
2. Sting - Ten Summoner's Tales
3. АукцЫон - Птица
4. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville
5. Ry Cooder & V.M. Bhatt - A Meeting By The River
6. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
7. Suede - Suede
8. The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
9. Slowdive - Souvlaki
10. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders

Songs:
1. Sting - Shape Of My Heart
2. Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World
3. Sting - Fields Of Gold
4. Meat Loaf - Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are
5. Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
6. The Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm
7. Sarah McLachlan - Possession
8. Pet Shop Boys - Go West
9. Liz Phair - Fuck And Run
10. Sarah McLachlan - Fear

by **Jackson** » Tue May 01, 2012 7:26 pm

While I highly doubt it has a chance, here's my song that I'm campaigning for this month:

This has been a favorite ever since the first time I heard it, and has now climbed into my top 10 all time. It is transcendent and emotionally moving both sonically and lyrically, covers a range of emotions from upbeat and optimistic to sad and cyncial, and manages to be simultaneously catchy and experimental. Basically, it's everything Disco Inferno was ever trying to be, and should have been a smash with the critics. Even those turned off by the abrasiveness of the rest of DI's output should like this track.

Hopefully I can covert a few by posting this.

by **Greg** » Wed May 02, 2012 1:20 am

Albums

1. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
2. The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
3. Pet Shop Boys - Very
4. Counting Crows - August and Everything After
5. Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne
6. Dwight Yoakam - This Time
7. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
8. Pearl Jam - Vs.
9. Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville
10. Red House Painters - Red House Painters (Rollercoaster)
11. Junior Brown - Guit with It
12. Souls of Mischief - 93 'Til Infinity
13. Entombed - Wolverine Blues
14. Paul Westerberg - 14 Songs
15. The Lemonheads - Come On Feel The Lemonheads

16. Suede - Suede
17. David Sylvian & Robert Fripp - The First Day
18. Geoffrey Oryema - Beat the Border
19. Ozric Tentacles - Jurassic Shift
20. Radiohead - Pablo Honey
21. The Verve - A Storm in Heaven
22. Tony Toni Tone - Sons of Soul
23. Donald Fagen - Kamakiriad
24. Ry Cooder & V.M. Bhatt - A Meeting by the River
25. Sting - Ten Summoner's Tales
26. u-ziq - Tango N' Vectif
27. Spooky - Gargantuan
28. Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
29. Kate Bush - The Red Shoes
30. Wynton Marsalis - Citi Movement
31. Archers of Loaf - Icky Mettle
32. Van Morrison - Too Long in Exile
33. Black Moon - Enta da Stage
34. Blur - Modern Life is Rubbish
35. Lisa Germano - Happiness
36. Masta Ace Incorporated - SlaughtaHouse
37. Willie Nelson - Across the Borderline
38. Nirvana - In Utero
39. Neil Young - Unplugged
40. Robert Plant - Fate of Nations
41. Crowded House - Together Alone
42. The Cranberries - Everybody Else is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
43. Bjork - Debut
44. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - Live Seeds
45. Digable Planets - Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)
46. Porno for Pyros - Porno for Pyros
47. Dinosaur Jr. - Where You Been
48. Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
49. New Order - Republic
50. PJ Harvey - Rid of Me
51. The Posies - Frosting on the Beater
52. Warren Zevon - Learning to Flinch
53. Dead Can Dance - Into the Labyrinth
54. Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion
55. Aimee Mann - Whatever
56. Paul Weller - Wild Wood
57. Guru - Jazzmatazz Volume 1
58. Slowdive - Souvlaki
59. Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses
60. Death - Individual Thought Patterns
61. Orbital - Orbital 2 (The Brown Album)
62. Big Head Todd and The Monsters - Sister Sweetly
63. Fugazi - In on the Kill Taker
64. Melvins - Houdini
65. The Breeders - Last Splash
66. R. Kelly - 12 Play
67. Yo La Tengo - Painful
68. P.M. Dawn - The Bliss Album...?
69. The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen
70. Big Star - Columbia: Live at Missouri University
71. Nanci Griffith - Other Voices, Other Rooms
72. Stereolab - Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements
73. Urge Overkill - Saturation
74. Superchunk - On the Mouth
75. Black Dog Productions - Bytes

by **Jirin** » Wed May 02, 2012 3:48 am

1. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville
2. Bjork - Debut
3. Nirvana - In Utero
4. PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me
5. St Etienne - So Tough
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
7. Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club
8. U2 - Zooropa
9. The Cranberries - Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can't We
10. Tool - Undertow

I'm sure everything else I haven't heard is better than the average other stuff I have heard, so I'll stick with 10.

by **Dan** » Wed May 02, 2012 5:08 pm

Here’s my albums list in progress. I’ve listened to most of the albums only once, so some of them might move up or down the list when I listen to them again.

At the moment, Wu-Tang Clan is at the top of my list. The raw underground sound of Enter the Wu-Tang has often been imitated in mainstream hip-hop but never surpassed.

Björk’s Debut is currently my #2, and I like that album for announcing the start of a great solo career by a unique female artist with an ecclectic (and often eccentric) approach to music.

Black Dog Productions’ Bytes currently sits at #3. It’s an underrated ambient techno album that gives some credibility to the term IDM (Intelligent Dance Music)... but I need to listen to it again when I’m sober and not after a night out.

And every month I seem to be enjoying country, country rock and alt-country more and more (albums by Dwight Yoakam, Grant Lee Buffalo and Blue Rodeo are all in my top 15). When the elitist hipster that was still hiding somewhere inside of me saw Dwight Yoakam at #4 on my list, he packed his bags and left. And I won’t miss him.

by **Rocky Raccoon** » Wed May 02, 2012 10:15 pm

Albums

1. Nirvana – In Utero
2. Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream
3. Suede – Suede
4. Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville
5. PJ Harvey - Rid of Me
6. Terence Trent D’Arby - Symphony or Damn
7. Belly - Star
8. The Breeders - Last Splash
9. Midnight Oil - Earth and Sun and Moon
10. Various Artists - Judgment Night (Soundtrack)
11. U2 - Zooropa
12. John Mellencamp - Human Wheel
13. Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish
14. Pet Shop Boys - Very
15. Pearl Jam - Vs.

Honorable Mention
New Order, Bjork, Stereolab, Posies, and Wu-Tang Clan

Songs to come later

by **HRS** » Fri May 04, 2012 12:03 am

This will be my first contribution to the 90s poll - and the year i was born. My current number #1 is Liz Phair's Exile in Guyville. Excited about '93! Here we go, guys

by **Nassim** » Fri May 04, 2012 8:09 am

Jackson wrote:While I highly doubt it has a chance, here's my song that I'm campaigning for this month:

This has been a favorite ever since the first time I heard it, and has now climbed into my top 10 all time. It is transcendent and emotionally moving both sonically and lyrically, covers a range of emotions from upbeat and optimistic to sad and cyncial, and manages to be simultaneously catchy and experimental. Basically, it's everything Disco Inferno was ever trying to be, and should have been a smash with the critics. Even those turned off by the abrasiveness of the rest of DI's output should like this track.

Hopefully I can covert a few by posting this.

I was going to vote for "the last dance" but it is basicaly the same song, would be a shame to split vote (still, I prefer The Last Dance...)

by **Jackson** » Fri May 04, 2012 1:32 pm

Nassim wrote:I was going to vote for "the last dance" but it is basicaly the same song, would be a shame to split vote (still, I prefer The Last Dance...)

Yeah, votes for "The Last Dance" and "The Long Dance" should count as one and the same. "The Long Dance" is basically a remix of "The Last Dance," but I do prefer the longer version due to the extended (and incredible) outro and stronger transitions between verses.

by **Andre** » Fri May 04, 2012 8:10 pm

* Albums

1. The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
2. Björk - Debut
3. The Lemonheads - Come On Feel The Lemonheads
4. Suede - Suede
5. David McComb - Love Of Will
6. Buffalo Tom - Big Red Letter Day
7. Frank Black - Frank Black
8. The The - Dusk
9. Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne
10. Teenage Fanclub - Thirteen
11. Pulp - His 'N' Hers
12. Nirvana - In Utero
13. Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
14. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville
15. Catherine Wheel - Chrome

by **Andre** » Fri May 04, 2012 8:18 pm

* Songs

1. The Jayhawks - Blue
2. The Lemonheads - Big Gay Heart
3. Paul Weller - Wild Wood
4. The The - Love Is Stronger Than Death
5. Living Colour - Nothingness
6. Frank Black - I Heard Ramona Sing
7. Buffalo Tom - Would Not Be Denied
8. Suede - So Young
9. Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
10. Björk - Venus As A Boy
11. Sheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do
12. The Breeders - Cannonball
13. The Cranberries - Linger
14. Dead Can Dance - Yulunga (Spirit Dance)
15. Frank Black - Hang On To Your Ego
16. Björk - Human Behaviour
17. The The - Slow Emotion Replay
18. Björk - Big Time Sensuality
19. Björk - Violently Happy
20. The Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock

by **Michel** » Fri May 04, 2012 8:30 pm

Albums

1. Tindersticks - Tindersticks
2. Swell - 41
3. The Auteurs - New Wave
4. Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See
5. Pascal Comelade - Traffic d'abstraction
6. Nirvana - In Utero
7. The Divine Comedy - Liberation
8. Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville
9. U2 - Zooropa
10. Björk - Debut
11. Balanescu Quartet - Possessed
12. Palace Brothers - There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You
13. The Walkabouts - Satisfied Mind
14. Têtes Raides - Fleur de yeux
15. The Breeders - Last Splash

by **stone37** » Sat May 05, 2012 6:37 am

Songs:

01. Pet Shop Boys- I Wouldn't Normally Do That Kind of Thing
02. James- Laid
03. Beck- Loser
04. LIz Phair- Fuck and Run
05. Nirvana- All Apologies

06. Counting Crows- Mr. Jones
07. Janet Jackson- If
08. U2- Stay (Faraway, So Close)
09. Pet Shop Boys- Yesterday, When I Was Mad
10. Nirvana- Heart-Shaped Box

11. Matthew Sweet- Time Capsule
12. Sting- Fields of Gold
13. Breeders- Cannonball
14. Smashing Pumpkins- Today
15. Pet Shop Boys- Can You Forgive Her?

16. Sheryl Crow- All I Wanna Do
17. Nirvana- Pennyroyal Tea
18. Terence Trent D'Arby- Penelope Please
19. Liz Phair- Stratford on Guy
20. Lenny Kravitz- Are You Gonna My Way?

21. Janet Jackson- That's the Way Love Goes
22. Billy Joel- Lullaby (Goodnight, My Angel)
23. Matthew Sweet- Life Without You
24. Liz Phair- Divorce Song
25. U2- Lemon
26. Babyface- When Can I See You?
27. George Michael/Queen- Somebody to Love (Live)
28. Liz Phair- Strange Loop
29. Juliana Hatfield Three- My Sister
30. Wu-Tang Clan- C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)

31. Manic Street Preachers- From Despair to Where
32. Smashing Pumpkins- Cherub Rock
33. Terence Trent D'Arby- Delicate
34. Terence Trent D'Arby- Let Her Down Easy
35. Terence Trent D'Arby- She Kissed Me
36. Sting- If I Should Lose My Faith in You
37. PM Dawn- Through Patient Eyes
38. Dwight Yoakam- A Thousand Miles from Nowhere
39. Nirvana- Scentless Apprentice
40. Liz Phair- 6' 1"

41. Nirvana- Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
42. Smashing Pumpkins- Disarm
43. Billy Joel- River of Dreams
44. Tom Petty- Mary Jane's Last Dance
45. Pet Shop Boys- Dreaming of the Queen
46. Liz Phair- Mesmerizing
47. Nirvana- Dumb
48. Liz Phair- Never Said
49. Nirvana- Serve the Servants
50. U2- Daddys' Gonna Pay for Your Crashed Car

Albums:

01. Nirvana- In Utero
02- Pet Shop Boys- Very
03- Liz Phair- Exile on Guyville
04. Janet Jackson- Janet
05. U2- Zooropa
06. Matthew Sweet- Altered Beast
07. Terrence Trent D'Arby- Symphony or Damn

by **slick** » Sat May 05, 2012 2:53 pm

by **Dan** » Sat May 05, 2012 7:26 pm

by **Bertie** » Sun May 06, 2012 12:41 am

1. Robin S.: Show Me Love
2. 2 Unlimited: No Limit
3. Onyx: Slam
4. Stakka Bo: Here We Go
5. MC Sar & The Real McCoy: Another Night
6. Culture Beat: Mr. Vain
7. 2 Unlimited: Faces
8. Sub Sub: Ain't No Love
9. Urban Cookie Collective: Feels Like Heaven
10. Tony Toni Tone: If I Had No Loot
11. Paul Young: Now I Know What Made Otis Blue
12. Mica Paris: I Never Felt Like This Before
13. Eternal: Stay
14. Pauline Henry: Feel Like Making Love
15. Gabrielle: Dreams
16. Staxx: Joy
17. M People: One Night In Heaven
18. The Beloved: Sweet Harmony
19. Jamiroquai: Too Young To Die
20. Haddaway: What Is Love
21. Jam & Spoon: Right In The Night
22. Urban Cookie Collective: The Key, The Secret
23. Twenty 4 Seven: Slave To The Music
24. Odyssey: Let Yourself Go
25. Reel 2 Real: I Like To Move It
26. The Prodigy: One Love
27. Cappella: U Got 2 Let The Music
28. Aftershock: Slave To The Vibe
29. Silk: Freak Me
30. Zhané: Hey Mr. DJ
31. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince: Boom! Shake The Room
32. Digital Underground: Return Of The Crazy One
33. Disney Cast: The Jungle Book Groove
34. Billy Joel: The River Of Dreams
35. Domino: Getto Jam
36. Splash: Tell Me Why
37. Joey Lawrence: Nothing My Love Can't Fix
38. Jamiroquai: Blow Your Mind
39. Sybil: When I'm Good And Ready
40. D:Ream: Things Can Only Get Better

by **Henrik** » Sun May 06, 2012 8:07 am

Wow Bertie, what a year for eurodisco!

You should try to find this album if you haven't got it already:
http://www.discogs.com/Various-E-Type-V%C3%A4ljer-Sina-Eurofavoriter/release/133240

:happy-partydance:

by **nicolas** » Mon May 07, 2012 2:01 pm

here is my list in progress

by **sonofsamiam** » Mon May 07, 2012 3:44 pm

by **nicolas** » Mon May 07, 2012 5:59 pm

sonofsamian, Jesus Blood Never Failed Me yet will be in my list. It was originally recorded in 1975, but the 93 version is different and extended. It's my current #7. Too bad you didn't put in in yr list. It is perfectly eligible. It's concidered as an album by RYM and I read in the liner notes that even the first track is modified (a different mix);
It's one of the most moving and otherwordly pieces of music I've ever heard, especially the first 25 minutes.

by **John** » Tue May 08, 2012 3:49 am

This is where "90's music" begins in my opinion. The singles from this year are :character-beavisbutthead:

Albums:

1. The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
2. Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville
3. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
4. Nirvana - In Utero
5. Janet Jackson - janet.
6. The Boo Radleys - Giant Steps
7. Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
8. PFR - Goldie's Last Day
9. Ace of Base - The Sign :happy-partydance:

10. Jellyfish - Spilt Milk
11. Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne
12. Yo La Tengo- Painful
13. Duran Duran - Duran Duran [The Wedding Album]
14. Björk - Debut

Songs:

1. Jayhawks- Blue (RYM has this as '93 but the album didn't come out until '95 so I'm not sure on this one)
2. Smashing Pumpkins- Cherub Rock
3. Liz Phair- 6'1"
4. Janet Jackson- Again
5. Smashing Pumpkins- Today
6. Tears For Fears- Break It Down Again
7. Nirvana- Heart Shaped Box
8. Mazzy Star- Fade Into You
9. Wu Tang Clan- CREAM
10. Flaming Lips- She Don't Use Jelly
11. Duran Duran- Ordinary World
12. Snoop Dogg- What's My Name?
13. Blind Melon- No Rain
14. Beck- Loser
15. Juliana Hatfield Three- My Sister
16. Bjork- Big Time Sensuality
17. Nirvana- All Apologies
18. Breeders- Cannonball
19. Snoop Dogg- Gin and Juice
20. Lemonheads- Into Your Arms
21. Duran Duran- Come Undone
22. Liz Phair- Fuck and Run
23. Salt n Pepa- Whatta Man
24. Breeders- Divine Hammer
25. Smashing Pumpkins- Disarm

by **John** » Tue May 08, 2012 3:55 am

Actually, I'm pretty sure Beavis and Butthead wouldn't headbang to any of those songs. But, seeing as they debuted in '93 and the smilie was there, I couldn't resist. They might have given their trademark giggle to that Liz Phair title.

by **Michel** » Tue May 08, 2012 6:22 am

Songs

1. Tindersticks - City Sickness
2. Beck - Loser
3. Tindersticks - Marbles
4. Nirvana - Dumb
5. The Breeders - Cannonball
6. Swell - Forget About Jesus
7. Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
8. Bjork - Human Behaviour
9. Tindersticks - Tyed
10. U2 - Lemon
11. U2 - The Wanderer
12. Nirvana - All Apologies
13. The Auteurs - Lenny Valentino
14. Mazzy Star - Five String Serenade
15. Noir désir - Lolita nie en bloc

by **nicolas** » Tue May 08, 2012 10:10 am

John wrote:Songs:

1. Jayhawks- Blue (RYM has this as '93 but the album didn't come out until '95 so I'm not sure on this one)

I was also puzzled by that strange release date in RYM so I checked other sources and it turns out that it's a mistake.
Every fan source (like this oneand sites like Discogs or Wikipedia have it as 1995. Plus the release dated as 1993 by RYM is supposed to be a promo item, not available for sale, so

"Blue" by The Jayhawks is not from 1993 but from 1995

Andre and John, I suppose that you'll want to move your songs up accordingly

by **John** » Tue May 08, 2012 10:37 pm

Yep, just move them all up, thanks!

by **sonofsamiam** » Wed May 09, 2012 2:27 pm

nicolas wrote:sonofsamian, Jesus Blood Never Failed Me yet will be in my list. It was originally recorded in 1975, but the 93 version is different and extended. It's my current #7. Too bad you didn't put in in yr list. It is perfectly eligible. It's concidered as an album by RYM and I read in the liner notes that even the first track is modified (a different mix);
It's one of the most moving and otherwordly pieces of music I've ever heard, especially the first 25 minutes.

OK nicolas, you talked me into it. I've edited my post. Jesus' Blood is now No. 6, Schnittke's ungodly Symphony 1 is No. 3, and Einstein '93 is No. 12. The rest has been shuffled around. Also, I removed "Blue" from the songs list, I was baffled by the date since I remembered it from '95, and that helps me feel a little less senile.

by **slick** » Thu May 10, 2012 1:34 am

by **Charlie Driggs** » Thu May 10, 2012 4:05 pm

Songs:

1 : Stereolab : Lo Boob Oscillator
2 : Stereolab : French Disko
3 : Björk : Venus As A Boy
4 : Smog : Your Wedding
5 : Gavin Bryars with Tom Waits : Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet [Single]
6 : OutKast : Player's Ball
7 : Chumbawamba & Credit to the Nation : Enough Is Enough
8 : The Breeders : Cannonball
9 : The Fall : Lost In Music
10 : De La Soul : I Am I Be
11 : Faith No More & Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. : Another Body Murdered
12 : The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion : Afro
13 : Disco Inferno : The Long Dance
14 : The Auteurs : How Could I Be Wrong
15 : Pulp : Lipgloss

16 : Beck : Loser
17 : Disco Inferno : A Rock to Cling To
18 : Uzeda : I'm Getting Older
19 : MC Solaar : Nouveau western
20 : Suede : So Young
21 : PJ Harvey : Rid of Me
22 : Jamiroquai : Emergency On Planet Earth
23 : The Auteurs : Show Girl
24 : Frank Black : Los Angeles
25 : A Tribe Called Quest : Lyrics To Go
26 : Plaid : Object Orient
27 : Leftfield & Lydon : Open Up
28 : Freestyle Fellowship : Park Bench People
29 : Souls Of Mischief : 93 'Til Infinity
30 : Aphex Twin : On
31 : The Boo Radleys : Barney (...And Me)
32 : The Auteurs : Lenny Valentino
33 : The Jesus & Mary Chain : Snakedriver
34 : Wild Planet : Electron
35 : Supreme Dicks : Jack Smith
36 : Foul Play : Finest Illusion
37 : Disco Inferno : From the Devil to the Deep Blue Sea
38 : David Sylvian & Robert Fripp : God's Monkey
39 : Swervedriver : Last Train to Satansville
40 : Melvins : Honey Bucket
41 : The Auteurs : Junk Shop Clothes
42 : X-Press 2 : London Xpress
43 : Guru : Loungin'
44 : Counting Crows : Mr. Jones
45 : µ-Ziq : Swan Vesta
46 : Stereolab : We're Not Adult Orientated
47 : PJ Harvey : Yuri G
48 : Jeff Dahl : Positive
49 : Supreme Dicks : The Arabian Song
50 : A Tribe Called Quest : Award Tour
51 : Sun City Girls : Carousel Tapsel
52 : Pizzicato Five : Catchy
53 : The Fall : A Day in the Life
54 : Stereolab : Golden Ball
55 : Labradford : Gratitude
56 : Masters At Work : I Can't Get No Sleep
57 : Hugh Masekela : Languta
58 : The Flaming Lips : She Don't Use Jelly
59 : Mercury Rev : Something for Joey
60 : Slowdive : Souvlaki Space Station
61 : Aimee Mann : Stupid Thing
62 : Voodoo Queens : Supermodel - Superficial
63 : Huun-Huur-Tu : Tuvan Internationale
64 : Digable Planets : Where I'm From
65 : Sun City Girls : Abydos

by **sonofsamiam** » Thu May 10, 2012 6:04 pm

Great list, Charlie.

by **Charlie Driggs** » Thu May 10, 2012 9:01 pm

sonofsamiam wrote:Great list, Charlie.

Thank you, sonofsamiam. Obviously we are brothers in music.

by **Bertie** » Fri May 11, 2012 12:25 am

Henrik wrote:Wow Bertie, what a year for eurodisco!

You should try to find this album if you haven't got it already:
http://www.discogs.com/Various-E-Type-V%C3%A4ljer-Sina-Eurofavoriter/release/133240

Yes! this is a nice find, Henik! will Have to try it out, all the best greeting, my friend!

by **VanillaFire1000** » Fri May 11, 2012 2:51 pm

Albums
1. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
2. Wu-Tang Clan - 36 Chambers
3. Nirvana - In Utero
4. The Cranberries - Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We
5. Blur - Modern Life is Rubbish

Really weak year for me. I can't even think of an international non-english album I listened to from here.

Songs
1. Smashing Pumpkins - Today
2. Nirvana - All Apologies
3. The Breeders - Cannonball
4. Lenny Kravitz - Are you Gonna Go My Way
5. Snoop Dogg - Gin & Juice
6. Wu-Tang Clan - Bring Da Ruckus
7. Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.
8. Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock
9. Blind Melon - No Rain
10. Smashing Pumpkins - Luna

by **Harold** » Fri May 11, 2012 9:45 pm

ALBUMS
1. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
2. Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville
3. Nirvana - In Utero
4. Urge Overkill - Saturation
5. Aimee Mann - Whatever
6. The Breeders - Last Splash
7. The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen
8. PJ Harvey - Rid of Me
9. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
10. Bjork - Debut

SONGS
1. Smashing Pumpkins - Soma
2. The Breeders - Cannonball
3. Liz Phair - Fuck and Run
4. Nirvana - Pennyroyal Tea
5. Aimee Mann - I Should've Known
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock
7. Beck - Loser
8. Pearl Jam - Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
9. Smashing Pumpkins - Hummer
10. The Afghan Whigs - When We Two Parted
11. Urge Overkill - Heaven 90210
12. Smashing Pumpkins - Today
13. Liz Phair - Divorce Song
14. Aimee Mann - Jacob Marley's Chain
15. Nirvana - Rape Me

by **slick** » Sun May 13, 2012 12:12 am

I had the iPod on shuffle as I was busy doing stuff today and there were 2 songs from 1993 that came up that I have not heard in a long time, both would have made their way onto my Honorable Mention list...

An Emotional Fish -- Rain
Judybats -- Being Simple

by **Dan** » Sun May 13, 2012 7:16 pm

I usually listen to albums for these polls a month or so in advance, and as I’ll be travelling around quite a bit over the next couple of weeks with intermittent access to the internet, I’ve been giving myself more time than usual to listen to albums for next month’s 1994 poll. And Jesues, what a year!

I realise that the concept of “a better year than others” is very subjective, but 1993 was a meh year for music IMO. From what I’ve heard so far, I’m really loving 1994 (and there are plenty of albums I still need to listen to). So I guess what I’m trying to say is this: If (like me) you want to listen to as many good albums as possible for these polls, then don’t waste too much on 1993 and give yourself more time to listen to albums from 1994. There are too many great albums from 1994 to listen to in one month.

PS: Stephan, for what it’s worth, I’ll make sure to vote in the Foreign World Cup game. As I understand it, the next round will be Western Europe. There’s no way I’m missing out on chanson heaven. :music-listening:

by **nicolas** » Tue May 15, 2012 3:44 pm

Michel wrote:Songs
15. Noir désir - Lolita nie en bloc

Michel, this is from 1992 (first released on Tostaky).

Another #15 ? Merci

by **Greg** » Tue May 15, 2012 10:39 pm

Songs

1. Porno for Pyros - Pets
2. Red House Painters - Katy Song
3. Radiohead - Lurgee
4. The Smashing Pumpkins - Mayonaise
5. Liz Phair - Shatter
6. Uncle Tupelo - No Sense in Lovin'
7. Wu-Tang Clan - Can It Be All So Simple
8. Nanci Griffith - Speed of the Sound of Loneliness
9. R. Kelly - Your Body's Callin'
10. Pearl Jam - Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
11. The Lemonheads - Into Your Arms
12. New Order - Regret
13. Van Morrison - Lonely Avenue
14. Neil Young - The Old Laughing Lady (Live)
15. Robert Plant - I Believe

16. Willie Nelson - Getting Over You
17. Orbital - Halycon + On + On
18. Masta Ace Incorporated - A Walk Thru the Valley
19. The Flaming Lips - Chewin' the Apple of Your Eye
20. Archers of Loaf - Web in Front
21. Ozric Tentacles - Sunhair
22. Lisa Germano - The Darkest Night of All
23. Pet Shop Boys - I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing
24. Counting Crows - Rain King
25. Spooky - Schmoo [Dub]
26. Snoop Dogg - Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None)
27. Souls of Mischief - '93 'Til Infinity
28. Entombed - Demon
29. The Posies - Solar Sister
30. Paul Westerberg - Dice Behind Your Shades
31. Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
32. Nirvana - Serve the Servants
33. Sting - Fields of Gold
34. The Verve - Slide Away
35. Black Moon - Ack Like U Want It
36. Donald Fagen - On the Dunes
37. Big Head Todd & The Monsters - Bittersweet
38. Crowded House - Distant Sun
39. Aimee Mann - I've Had It
40. Tony! Toni! Tone! - My Ex-Girlfriend
41. Crash Test Dummies - Swimming in Your Ocean
42. Wynton Marsalis - Spring Yaounde
43. Junior Brown - Names and Addresses
44. Guru - Down the Backstreets
45. His Name is Alive - Lip
46. Geoffrey Oryema - Lapwony
47. Melvins - Goin' Blind
48. Mick Jagger - Sweet Thing
49. Kate Bush - Constellation of the Heart
50. Depeche Mode - Walking in My Shoes

by **Henry** » Mon May 21, 2012 2:15 am

Songs

1 Todd Rundgren - No World Order 1.1
2 The Cranberries - Linger
3 Todd Rundgren - Property
4 Mariah Carey - Dreamlover
5 Nirvana - All Apologies
6 Paul Weller - Can You Heal Us Holy Man
7 Sheryl Crow- All I Wanna Do
8 Smashing Pumpkins - Today
9 Paul Weller - Wild Wood
10 Dave Koz - You Make Me Smile
11 Paul Weller - Moon on Your Pyjamas
12 Sting - Fields of Gold
13 Paul Weller - Sunflower
14 Counting Crows- Mr. Jones
15 Donald Fagen - Snowbound
16 Bjork Venus as a Boy
17 Collective Soul Shine
18 David Grusin How Could You Lose Me?
19 Donald Fagen Trans-Island Skyway
20 Juliana Hatfield Three My Sister
21 Smashing Pumpkins Mayonaise
22 Paul Weller Hung Up
23 Smashing Pumpkins Hummer
24 Robert Cray Some Pain, Some Shame
25 New Order World
26 Pearl Jam Rats
27 Sheryl Crow Strong Enough
28 Elastica Stutter
29 The Breeders Cannonball
30 U2 Lemon
31 Billy Joel Lullabye
32 Lemonheads Big Gay Heart
33 Arvo Part Te Deum
34 Billy Joel River of Dreams
35 The The Love Is Stronger Than Death
36 Pet Shop Boys I Wouldn't Normally Do That Kind of Thing
37 Crowded House Locked Out
38 Ace of Base The Sign
39 Aimee Mann Stupid Thing
40 Babyface Saturday
41 Alice In Chains Nutshell
42 Babyface And Our Feelings
43 Beck Loser
44 Belly Feed the Tree
45 Ben Harper Don't Take That Attitude To Your Grave
46 Big Head Todd Ellis Island
47 Bjork Big Time Sensuality
48 Big Head Todd Broken Hearted Savior
49 Bjork Crying
50 Collective Soul Reach
51 Celine Dion When I Fall In Love
52 Collective Soul In A Moment
53 David Grusin Memphis Stomp
54 Crash Test Dummies Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
55 Donald Fagen On the Dunes
56 David Grusin Mitch & Abby
57 Donald Fagen Tomorrow's Girls
58 David Grusin The Firm
59 Paul Weller Shadow of the Sun
60 Jackson Browne Too Many Angels
61 Paul Weller Foot of the Mountain
62 Jackson Browne Everywhere I Go
63 Paul Weller The Weaver
64 Lenny Kravitz Are You Gonna Go My Way
65 Paul Weller Country
66 Liz Phair Fuck and Run
67 Paul Weller Has My Fire Really Gone Out?
68 Liz Phair Glory
69 Robert Cray Up and Down
70 New Order Regret
71 Robert Cray Passing By
72 Phil Collins Everyday
73 Robert Cray I Shiver
74 Smashing Pumpkins Disarm
75 Robben Ford Start It Up
76 Smashing Pumpkins Geek USA
77 Sarah McLachlan Hold On
78 Smashing Pumpkins Soma
79 Sarah McLachlan Possession
80 Smashing Pumpkins Cherub Rock
81 Sting Shape of My Heart
82 The Afghan Whigs Gentlemen
83 Todd Rundgren Worldwide Epiphany
84 Aphex Twin On
85 Blnd Melon No Rain
86 Duran Duran Ordinary World
87 Grant Lee Buffalo Fuzzy
88 Manic Street Preachers From Despair to Where
89 Mazzy Star Fade Into You
90 Melissa Etheridge Come To My Window
91 Pet Shop Boys Go West
92 Smashing Pumpkins Cherub Rock
93 Sting If I Ever Lose My Faith In You
94 The Breeders Divine Hammer
95 Tindersticks City Sickness
96 Tony Toni Tone If I Had No Loot
97 Underworld Rez
98 Stereolab Jenny Ondioline
99 Urge Overkill Sister Havana
100 Stereolab French Disko
101 Pet Shop Boys Can You Forgive Her
102 Ani Difranco Anyday
103 Aimee Mann I Should Have Known
104 Teenage Fanclub Hang On
105 Radiohead Lurgee
106 Janet Jackson Again
107 Tears for Fears Break It Down Again
108 Depeche Mode Walking In My Shoes
109 Blur Chemical World
110 Goo Goo Dolls We Are the Normal
111 New Order Ruined In A Day

by **Henry** » Mon May 21, 2012 2:31 am

Albums

1 Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
2 Paul Weller - Wild Wood
3 Todd Rundgren - No World Order
4 Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club
5 Donald Fagen - Kamakiriad
6 Pet Shop Boys - Very
7 Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville
8 Pearl Jam - Vs
9 New Order - Republic
10 David Grusin - The Firm
11 Robert Cray - Shame + A Sin
12 Aimee Mann - Whatever
13 U2 - Zooropa
14 Collective Soul - Hints Allegations & Things Left Unsaid
15 Stereolab - Transient Random-Noise Bursts
16 Sting Ten Summoner's Tales
17 The Breeders Last Splash
18 Sarah McLachlan Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
19 Nirvana In Utero
20 Bjork Debut
21 PJ Harvey Rid of Me
22 The Lemonheads Come On Feel the Lemonheads
23 The Cranberries Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We

by **Romain** » Thu May 24, 2012 6:44 am

What a really great year !
If I found 1992 very weak, I struggled for 1993 to make my list because too much very good or excellent albums and songs.

For the albums, in my top 5 all the albums can finish at the first place and it's the same for the first 12 songs in my songs list.

Albums
1. Nirvana - In Utero
2. Suede - Suede
3. The Auteurs - New Wave
4. Björk - Debut
5. Alain Souchon - C'est déjà ça
6. Tindersticks - Tindersticks
7. Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith and Devotion
8. Les Rita Mitsouko - Systeme D
9. Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish
10. The Flaming Lips - Transmissions from the satellite heart
11. Rachid Taha - Rachid Taha
12. Hubert-Félix Thiefaine - Fragments d'hébétude
13. The Divine Comedy - Liberation
14. PJ Harvey - Rid of Me
15. Midnight Oil - Earth and Sun and Moon

Songs
1. Suede - Animal Nitrate
2. Les Rita Mitsouko - Les Amants
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwllzZuzz58&ob=av2n
3. Björk - Human Behaviour
4. Rachid Taha - Ya Rayah
5. Beck - Loser
6. Alain Souchon - Foule Sentimentale
7. The Auteurs - Show Girl
8. Nirvana - All Apologies
9. Blur - For Tomorrow
10. Björk - Venus as a boy
11. Suede - So Young
12. Depeche Mode - I Feel You
13. The Divine Comedy - I was born yesterday
14. Hubert-Félix Thiefaine - Crépuscule Transfert
15. The Cranberries - Dreams

by **Jackson** » Fri May 25, 2012 2:53 pm

by **beefsupreme** » Sat May 26, 2012 9:32 pm

This was a particularly strong year for me song-wise, it's nice to see some of the ones I couldn't vote for getting some props.

ALBUMS
1. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang 36 Chambers
2. Nirvana - In Utero
3. Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
4. Melvins - Houdini
5. PJ Harvey - Rid of Me
6. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
7. The Breeders - Last splash
8. The Flaming Lips - Transmissions From The Satellite Heart
9. Fugazi - In on the Killtaker
10. Swervedriver - Mezcal Head
11. Pearl Jam - Vs.
12. Polvo - Todays Active Lifestyles
13. Dinosaur Jr. - Where You Been
14. Suede - Suede
15. Cypress Hill - Black Sunday

Songs
1. Wu-Tang Clan - CREAM
2. Beck - Loser
3. A Tribe Called Quest - Steve Biko
4. The Breeders - Cannonball
5. Snoop Dogg - Gin & Juice
6. Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box
7. The Breeders - Divine Hammer
8. Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber
9. Nirvana - Scentless Apprentice
10. Nirvana - All Apologies
11. PJ Harvey - Rid of Me
12. Wu-Tang Clan - Bring Da Ruckus
13. Sonic Youth & Cyprus Hill - I Love You Mary Jane
14. Outkast - Players Ball
15. Fugazi - Public Witness

by **Rocky Raccoon** » Mon May 28, 2012 8:16 pm

Songs

1. Beck – Loser
2. Smashing Pumpkins – Today
3. Nirvana – All Apologies
4. New Order – Regret
5. Nirvana – Heart-Shaped Box
6. The Breeders – Cannonball
7. Belly – Slow Dog
8. Bjork – Human Behavior
9. Elastica -- Stutter
10. Liz Phair – Never Said
11. U2 – Numb
12. PJ Harvey – Rid of Me
13. The Breeders – Divine Hammer
14. Smashing Pumpkins – Cherub Rock
15. Cypress Hill – Insane in the Brain
16. Run D.M.C. and Living Color – Me, Myself and My Microphone
17. Terence Trent D’Arby – She Kissed Me
18. Suede – Animal Nitrate
19. Belly – Feed the Tree
20. James – Laid

by **Chris K.** » Mon May 28, 2012 10:38 pm

Albums:

1. Pearl Jam, Vs.
2. Smashing Pumpkins, Siamese Dream
3. Nirvana, In Utero
4. Beck, Mellow Gold
5. Slowdive, Slouvaki
6. Suede, Suede
7. Breeders, Last Splash
8. Wu-Tang Clan, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
9. PJ Harvey, Rid Of Me
10. Tindersticks, Tindersticks
11. Yo La Tengo, Painful
12. Liz Phair, Exile in Guyville
13. Blur, Modern Life is Rubbish
14. Aphex Twin, Selected Ambient Works 85-92
15. Afghan Whigs, Gentlemen

Songs:

1. Smashing Pumpkins, "Today"
2. Beck, "Loser"
3. Nirvana, "Heart-Shaped Box"
4. Pearl Jam, "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter In a Small Town"
5. Mazzy Star, "Fade Into You"
6. Blind Melon, "No Rain"
7. New Order, "Regret"
8. Nirvana, "All Apologies"
9. Blur, "For Tomorrow"
10. James, "Laid"
11. The Cranberries, "Linger"
12. Smashing Pumpkins, "Disarm"
13. Wu-Tang Clan, "C.R.E.A.M."
14. Cracker, "Low"
15. Bjork, "Big Time Sensuality"
16. Duran Duran, "Ordinary World"
17. The Lemonheads, "Into Your Arms"
18. Snoop Doggy Dog, "What's My Name?"
19. Slowdive, "Allison"
20. Depeche Mode, "I Feel You"

by **Zorg** » Tue May 29, 2012 12:45 am

A boring top 6 for me - I found this year to be not very interesting.

1. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville
2. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
3. Stereolab - Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements
4. The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen
5. Bjork - Debut
6. Grant Lee Buffalo - Fuzzy

Songs

1. Liz Phair - 6'1"
2. Disco Inferno - The Last Dance/The Long Dance (it really was amazing, Jackson)
3. Liz Phair - Fuck and Run
4. Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.
5. Beck - Loser
6. Bjork - Play Dead
7. Slowdive - When The Sun Hits
8. The Afghan Whigs - When We Two Parted
9. Nirvana - All Apologies
10. The Breeders - Cannonball

by **Nassim** » Tue May 29, 2012 2:10 pm

Songs :

1) Souls of Mischief - 93 to Infinity
2) Smashing Pumpkins, The - Disarm
3) Stereolab - French Disko
4) Disco Inferno - The Last Dance/The Long Dance
5) Afghan Whigs - Debonair
6) Wu-Tang Clan - M.E.T.H.O.D. Man
7) Counting Crows - Mr. Jones
8) Nirvana - Scentless Apprentice
9) L'affaire Louis Trio - Mobilis in Mobile
10) Rachid Taha - Ya Raya
11) Wu-Tang Clan - Da Mystery of Chessboxin'
12) Smashing Pumpkins, The - Today
13) Snoop Doggy Dogg - Gin and Juice
14) Smashing Pumpkins, The - Cherub Rock
15) Wu-Tang Clan - Wu Tang Clan ain't Nuthin' to fuck wit'
16) Haddaway - What is Love ?
17) IAM - Je danse le MIA
18) Billy Ze Kick et les Gamins en Folie - OCB
19) Alain Souchon - C'est déjà ça
20) PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me

Albums :

1) Wu Tang Clan - Enter the Wu Tang
2) Souls of Mischief - 93 'til Infinity
3) Nirvana - In Utero
4) Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen
5) Fugazi - In on the Kill Taker
6) The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
7) A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
8) IAM - Ombre est Lumière

by **nicolas** » Tue May 29, 2012 3:43 pm

Chris K. wrote:14. Aphex Twin, Selected Ambient Works 85-92

This is from 1992. Do you have a new #15 ?

by **Henry** » Tue May 29, 2012 4:40 pm

Nassim wrote:Songs :

1) Souls of Mischief - 93 to Infinity
2) Smashing Pumpkins, The - Disarm
3) Stereolab - French Disko
4) Disco Inferno - The Last Dance/The Long Dance
5) Afghan Whigs - Debonair
6) Wu-Tang Clan - M.E.T.H.O.D. Man
7) Counting Crows - Mr. Jones
8) Nirvana - Scentless Apprentice
9) L'affaire Louis Trio - Mobilis in Mobile
10) Rachid Taha - Ya Raya
11) Wu-Tang Clan - Da Mystery of Chessboxin'
12) Smashing Pumpkins, The - Today
13) Snoop Doggy Dogg - Gin and Juice
14) Smashing Pumpkins, The - Cherub Rock
15) Wu-Tang Clan - Wu Tang Clan ain't Nuthin' to fuck wit'
16) Haddaway - What is Love ?
17) IAM - Je danse le MIA
18) Billy Ze Kick et les Gamins en Folie - OCB
19) Alain Souchon - C'est déjà ça
20) PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me

Albums :

1) Wu Tang Clan - Enter the Wu Tang
2) Souls of Mischief - 93 'til Infinity
3) Nirvana - In Utero
4) Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen
5) Fugazi - In on the Kill Taker
6) The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
7) A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
8) IAM - Ombre est Lumière

My analytic side wonders why Siamese Dream is not your favorite album when 3 of your top 14 songs are from the Siamese Dream album and no other album has more than 2 in the top 15 (Enter the Wu Tang Clan). My guess is that there are some songs on the Siamese Dream album that just don't work for you, or that some other yet to be understood (by me) aspect(s) of your top 5 albums move them ahead of Siamese Dream. Again this is just me wondering.

by **antonius** » Tue May 29, 2012 6:06 pm

ALBUMS
1.Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville
2.Bjork - Debut
3.Mick Jagger - Wandering Spirit
4.Buffalo Tom - Big red letter day
5.Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang
6.M'shell - Plantation lullabies
7.Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club
8.Tindersticks
9.Arvo Pärt - Te Deum
10.Tom Waits - The Black Rider
11.Arno - Idiots Savants
12.De La Soul - Buhloone Mind State
13.Snoop - DoggyStyle
14.Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
15.Nirvana - In Utero

SONGS
1.Basic Channel - Phylyps Trak
2.Hardfloor - Acperience
3.Arno - Les filles du bord de mer
4.DJ Shadow - In/Flux
5.Robin S. - Show Me Love
6.Me'Shell - If he's your boyfriend (he wasn't last night)
7.The Breeders - Cannonball
8.Björk - Big Time Sensuality
9.Liz Phair - Canary
10.Buffalo Tom - I'm allowed
11.Mick Jagger - Wandering Spirit
12.Lemonheads - It's about time
13.Beck - Loser
14.William Buffroughs - Spare ass annie
15.Underworld - Mmm... Skyscraper I Love You
16.Janet Jackson - That's the Way Love Goes
17.Mick Jagger - Sweet Thing (Mick's extended mix)
18.Me'Shell - I'm diggin' you (like an old soul record)
19.Lemonheads - Big gay heart
20.Liz Phair - Mesmerising
21.Buffalo Tom - Would not be denied
22.Mick Jagger - Put me in the trash
23.Liz Phair - Divorce Song
24.Liz Phair - Fuck and run
25.Lemonheads - into your arms
26.Mick Jagger - OUt of Focus
27.Björk - Human Behaviour
28.Nirvana - All Apologies
29.Mazzy Star - Fade Into you
30.Daniel Lanois - The messenger

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