The Songfactor's Choice Top Albums of the Decade: The '90's

[MindCrime]

Use Your Illusion was on my list of top 5 considerations for nominating. Glad to see the other 3 nominated.

[edna]

I called OOT a critical darling because it won R.E.M. an a$$load of Grammy's and got them big time mainstream attention.

I know, I was a critic by then...

In the early 80s I was a fan of R.E.M. They only had one album and we wanted to bring them to our music TV show... but somehow it didn't work and they didn't come. By then we only worked with underground or avant-gardebands... or famous ones but NOT mainstream. That's why we refused to have bands like U2 (plus we hated U2)

It was funny seeing how "integrated" and mainstream they became 10 years later...

[miamisammy29]

"Out Of Time" is a great album. "Texarkana" f***in' rules!! IMO, their second best song, after "Driver 8", of course!

Also...I WILL vote for "Use Your Illusion Red", but "Use Your Illusion Blue" is the far more superior album. I completely forgot about it, or I would have nominated it myself.

[RockyRaccoon]

I mean, I like Use Your Illusion I and all, but then they had to go and release Use Your Illusion II, which was 80% crap. Tainted it a bit for me. I mean with songs like "My World" and the godawful "Get In The Ring", I'm just not really a fan.

[MindCrime]

Maybe true (I like Get in the Ring though, when I'm in a fighting mood. I listen to it while playing Wii Boxing )

Estranged and Civil War are great songs though and makes that whole album. I dont care much for any of their covers however.

Edited November 13, 2010 by Guest

[RockyRaccoon]

Yea, I guess for me both Use Your Illusion albums are hit and misses. Like a each track is either a really good song, or it's a terrible song, in my opinion.

I mean, "November Rain" is one of my favorite songs ever. It was in my PTT if I remember. And I love "Civil War" and their version of "Live And Let Die" and "Yesterdays", those are all really really good songs. But then there's "Back Off Bitch" and "Coma" and "Don't Damn Me" which kind of kill it for me.

[MindCrime]

But then there's "Back Off Bitch" and "Coma" and "Don't Damn Me" which kind of kill it for me.

Those are 3 of my favorites from that album. I even karaoked Back Off Bitch last week. (I was so terrible all the patrons and bartenders went out for a smoke while they waited on me to finish).

[Lea]

Supernatural - Santana (1999)

Track listing:

1. "(Da Le) Yaleo" (S. Ra, Carlos Santana & C. Polloni)

2. "Love of My Life" (Carlos Santana & Dave Matthews)

3. "Put Your Lights On" (Everlast & Santana)

4. "Africa Bamba" (Ismaïla Toure, Sixu Tidiane Touré, Carlos Santana & Karl Perazzo)

5. "Smooth" (Music by Itaal Shur & Rob Thomas; Lyrics by Rob Thomas)

6. "Do You Like the Way" (Lauryn A. Hill)

7. "Maria Maria" (Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis, Carlos Santana, Karl Perazzo & Raul Rekow)

8. "Migra" (Rafi Taha, Carlos Santana & Tony Lindsay)

9. "Corazón Espinado" (Fher Olvera & S. Fher)

10. "Wishing It Was" (Eagle-Eye Cherry, Michael Simpson, John King & M. Nishita)

11. "El Farol" (C. Santana & K. C. Porter)

12. "Primavera" (K. C. Porter, J. B. Eckl, Cheín García Alonso)

13. "The Calling" (Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson, Freddie Stone, Linda Graham)

14. "Day of Celebration" (Bonus Track)

Wiki Link

I have been a Santana fan since High School. This Album has a lot of featured artists that were very popular for the time. A couple of the songs on this album I still listen to on a regular basis. Santana is one of those artists that grows musically with the times.

Grace-Jeff Buckley (1994)

Original Track Listing

1. "Mojo Pin" (Jeff Buckley/Gary Lucas)

2. " Grace " (Jeff Buckley/Gary Lucas)

3. " Last Goodbye "

4. " Lilac Wine " (James Shelton)

5. "So Real" (Jeff Buckley/Michael Tighe)

6. " Hallelujah " (Leonard Cohen, arr. Jeff Buckley)

7. "Lover, You Should've Come Over"

8. "Corpus Christi Carol" (Traditional/Benjamin Britten)

9. "Eternal Life"

10. "Dream Brother" (Jeff Buckley/Mick Grondahl/Matt Johnson)

Wiki Link

Grace is the only complete studio album by Jeff Buckley, released on August 23, 1994.

He was the son of Tim Buckley, also a musician.While awaiting the arrival of his band from New York, he drowned during a spontaneous evening swim—fully clothed—in the Wolf River, when he was caught in the wake of a passing boat. His body was found on June 4, 1997.

He had such a beatiful voice and was another gifted and talented artist that passed long before his true potinal was realized.

Edited November 13, 2010 by Guest

[RockyRaccoon]

Those are 3 of my favorites from that album. I even karaoked Back Off Bitch last week. (I was so terrible all the patrons and bartenders went out for a smoke while they waited on me to finish).

Haha well to each his own

[Levis]

I was waiting for that nomination - at the worst I'd had to do it myself (even if Radhi would have hated me for it )

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WOULD THROW AWAY FIVE YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP FOR A RADIOBEHEAD NOMINATION!!!!111!! :grrr: :argh:

[Levis]

These nominations are all wrong, everyone (except Pitchfork and even they knew it till they were attacked by manic Radioinbred fans) knows Loveless is the best album of the 1990s.

[Farin]

I said 'at the worst'? I still have a list of 10 or so other nominations? like 'Urban Hymns', eg?

don't hate me

[Levis]

Ok, 500 word essay on Loveless and you will be forgiven

[RockyRaccoon]

Loveless was fourth on my list for nominating.

But sadly, I could only nominate two.

[TheLizard]

These nominations are all wrong, everyone (except Pitchfork and even they knew it till they were attacked by manic Radioinbred fans) knows Loveless is the best album of the 1990s.

So nominate it...

[edna]

...yes, nominate it...

[Viaene]

Will anybody perhaps maybe consider trying to nominate Play (Moby) or Dummy (Portishead)?

[Farin]

yes, me... but I'm also considering a couple others

[Viaene]

like which?

(I'm scared to screw up my second nomination by forgetting this awesome album)

[Farin]

in no particular order:

something by Blur (my favourite would be 'Modern Life Is Rubbish', but Parklife, The Great Escape or 13 would work too)

Urban Hymns ~ The Verve

Different Class ~ Pulp

Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space ~ Spiritualized

Moon Safari ~ Air

something by PJ Harvey ('Rid of Me' or any other of her 90s albums)

something by Björk ('Post', 'Homogenic' or 'Debut')

Dummy ~ Portishead

Blue Lines ~ Massive Attack (or 'Mezzanine')

Foo Fighters ~ Foo Fighters

Clandestino ~ Manu Chao

Electro-Shock Blues ~ Eels

De La Soul Is Dead ~ De La Soul

...and I've probably forgotten some good other ones

[RockyRaccoon]

The other ones I considered:

"Fashion Nugget"- Cake

"Siamese Dream"- Smashing Pumpkins

"Cowboys From Hell"- Pantera (though I'm not sure how much metal appeals to everyone here)

"Superunknown"- Soundgarden

"Live Through This"- Hole

"The Bends"- Radiohead

Not including all the albums that have either already been nominated or that Farin just listed.

[TheLizard]

Maybe somebody should nominate Rage Against the Machine maybe....

[MindCrime]

"Cowboys From Hell"- Pantera (though I'm not sure how much metal appeals to everyone here)

"Superunknown"- Soundgarden

I would definitely vote for either one, though I don't know how high, but I'd probably be the only one to pick Pantera.

[Levis]

NO, what if you people actually LIKE it and VOTE for it and it makes the FINAL LIST I'll be so MAINSTREAM .... *GASP*

[Viaene]

let's all agree to vote on Radhi's nominations