regulate
― canoon fooder (dog latin), Thursday, 10 December 2015 11:44 (eight years ago) link
it was all a dream, i used to read word up magazine
― welltris (crüt), Thursday, 10 December 2015 12:22 (eight years ago) link
Last Goodbye.
"kiss me, please kiss me, but kiss me out of desire, baby, not consolation"..... i can soooo relate. </3
― Lee626, Thursday, 10 December 2015 12:28 (eight years ago) link
Gold Soundz
― Marty8501 (Marty Innerlogic), Thursday, 10 December 2015 12:29 (eight years ago) link
Toughest one yet - went for Say It Ain't So but could easily have picked Live Forever or Juicy (or Protection or Inner City Life or Aftermath).
― Gavin, Leeds, Thursday, 10 December 2015 12:45 (eight years ago) link
Good list. The only one I see offhand that doesn't belong is "Zombie". Too much Oasis, as well, but I'll stand behind those first two albums.
"Aftermath" seems like such a weirdly random song to pick from Maxinquaye. It's very good but no more so than most of the other tracks. But I guess I don't really have a sense of the impact of any of the songs in isolation.
― Some Pizza Grudge From Twenty Years Ago (Old Lunch), Thursday, 10 December 2015 13:14 (eight years ago) link
Weezer's blue album was the first CD I ever bought with my own money. Gawd I played the heck out of it. Voted "Sabotage" though, because c'mon.
― Sam Weller, Thursday, 10 December 2015 14:25 (eight years ago) link
had to go with The Prodigy but there are a ton of fantastic songs here
― you're breaking the NAP (DJP), Thursday, 10 December 2015 15:34 (eight years ago) link
Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis.
― Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 10 December 2015 18:42 (eight years ago) link
This is too fucking difficult. Easier to say what I wouldn't vote for, but choosing between what's left over... christ!
― Turrican, Thursday, 10 December 2015 19:38 (eight years ago) link
this is quite a lot stronger a list to me than 1993
― ciderpress, Thursday, 10 December 2015 19:41 (eight years ago) link
i share ilx's hate of 'zombie' but it seems to have outlasted all of its peers in real world popularity unfortunately, i hear it freaking everywhere i go still
― ciderpress, Thursday, 10 December 2015 19:47 (eight years ago) link
It's definitely the most fun song on this list to do a piss-takey impression of, so that's something.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Thursday, 10 December 2015 19:49 (eight years ago) link
Oh, wow, yeah. It never occurred to me but that should totally be a karaoke staple. Along with "What's Up?".
― Some Pizza Grudge From Twenty Years Ago (Old Lunch), Thursday, 10 December 2015 19:51 (eight years ago) link
All of these deserve a vote:
2 169 Beastie Boys - Sabotage4 325 Portishead - Glory Box5 352 Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah6 470 Nine Inch Nails - Closer7 471 Portishead - Sour Times10 566 TLC - Waterfalls11 584 Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun15 760 The Notorious B.I.G. =- Juicy16 789 Warren G - Regulate17 815 Edwyn Collins - A Girl Like You18 902 Green Day - Basket Case19 922 Goldie - Inner City Life/Timeless (Part 1: Inner City Life)20 954 Weezer - Say It Ain't So21 994 Massive Attack - Protection22 1009 Blur - This Is a Low23 1027 Nine Inch Nails - Hurt27 1218 Green Day - Longview32 1497 The Prodigy - No Good (Start The Dance)33 1527 Tricky - Aftermath34 1535 Hole - Doll Parts35 1584 Nas - N. Y. State of Mind36 1602 R.E.M. - What's the Frequency, Kenneth?38 1746 Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song
― you're breaking the NAP (DJP), Thursday, 10 December 2015 19:54 (eight years ago) link
this is the best year polled yet!
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 10 December 2015 19:55 (eight years ago) link
Em C G D/F#
*stomps on a distortion pedal with one foot, and drops a boulder on the other*
AAAOWWW! AAAAOWWW! AAAAOWWWW! AAAAAOWWW!
― Turrican, Thursday, 10 December 2015 19:59 (eight years ago) link
btw, important poll: https://twitter.com/djperry1973/status/675045315435737091
― you're breaking the NAP (DJP), Thursday, 10 December 2015 20:12 (eight years ago) link
done
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 10 December 2015 20:13 (eight years ago) link
Wow though one. It's between both Portisheads, both NINs, and "Connection" for me.
― LeRooLeRoo, Thursday, 10 December 2015 22:14 (eight years ago) link
Huh now I know which year I started paying attention to music. The first albums I owned were crap bootlegs of Dookie and Monster that I bought off a dodgy guy on Henry Street.
― a cruet of destiny (seandalai), Thursday, 10 December 2015 22:41 (eight years ago) link
I heard "Regulate" on the radio the other day. It still strikes me as pure camp, just like it did at the time. 1. "Cut Your Hair," 2. "Doll Parts." Great year, but I must have liked other stuff.
― clemenza, Friday, 11 December 2015 04:43 (eight years ago) link
ended up voting for Nas
― https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpYeekQkAdc for Gaz Coombes? (The Reverend), Friday, 11 December 2015 07:33 (eight years ago) link
his song hasn't been run into the ground by nostalgia radio like some of the others
true. regulate is great, but i still hear it all the time.
― canoon fooder (dog latin), Friday, 11 December 2015 09:01 (eight years ago) link
Voted "Live Forever" for how I felt about it at the time. Oasis were good for the first two albums and their b-sides.
― the future is now, Friday, 11 December 2015 15:01 (eight years ago) link
Tempted to vote for "This Is A Low" or one of the non-"Hallelujah" Buckley songs because they still have the ability to tap directly into my (mostly) latent adolescent melancholy.
― Some Pizza Grudge From Twenty Years Ago (Old Lunch), Friday, 11 December 2015 15:26 (eight years ago) link
I never really got that into Blur otherwise, but relistening to Parklife just now I'm reminded that this is quite a good album, and consistently so.
― Some Pizza Grudge From Twenty Years Ago (Old Lunch), Friday, 11 December 2015 16:02 (eight years ago) link
it is. although their various members are currently doing their best to quash any positive memories i have of having been a fan of their music.
― canoon fooder (dog latin), Friday, 11 December 2015 16:20 (eight years ago) link
"Interstate Love Song" because I heard it for the first time last week. great song
― flappy bird, Friday, 11 December 2015 16:22 (eight years ago) link
at the time I liked literally all of these except Zombie. would rather never hear the Oasis songs ever again by now, of course
Regulate is probably the right answer but I assume it will get plenty of love already so might vote No Good, Inner City Life or Connection
― a passing spacecadet, Friday, 11 December 2015 21:01 (eight years ago) link
voted juicy for the time i was walking down the street and the intro to juicy wafted from a car radio and the driver immediately changed the station and i did a shocked, reflexive full-body spin to stare at the person who turned off juicy. obviously you're just sick of stuff sometimes but it was still a very de gustibus moment.
― denies the existence of dark matter (difficult listening hour), Friday, 11 December 2015 21:05 (eight years ago) link
Sabotage, which still sounds fresh every time.
― skip, Friday, 11 December 2015 21:09 (eight years ago) link
Interstate Love Song kind of feels like the perfect mainstream alternative rock song though. A recognizable riff that anyone can play, but an interesting chromatic progression in the verse and then a jammy bridge on top of it.
― skip, Friday, 11 December 2015 21:13 (eight years ago) link
Pavement will win this
― Οὖτις, Friday, 11 December 2015 21:13 (eight years ago) link
Also, unlike a lot of its competitors, Interstate Love Song is not drawn out into a pointlessly long 5+ minute death march. (See: Every Pearl Jam hit)
― skip, Friday, 11 December 2015 21:15 (eight years ago) link
shut up. Black rules
― you're breaking the NAP (DJP), Friday, 11 December 2015 21:19 (eight years ago) link
I went for Regulate in the end because I think it's the only one I'd be happy to hear under literally any circumstances.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Friday, 11 December 2015 22:42 (eight years ago) link
i'm sure this is the only time Stone Temple Pilots will show up in one of these lists, what timing.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 12 December 2015 19:47 (eight years ago) link
I voted No Good but if Inner City Life gets 0 votes I'll feel sad
― a passing spacecadet, Saturday, 12 December 2015 20:17 (eight years ago) link
"Inner City Life" is amazing but I only heard it for the first time this year and don't trust myself to vote for it over songs I've known for a decade or two.
― boring alt-reality reverend (The Reverend), Sunday, 13 December 2015 00:04 (eight years ago) link
Protection
― Phlegm Snopes (WilliamC), Sunday, 13 December 2015 00:18 (eight years ago) link
Prev lists stronger, too much Britpop influence here
― Master of Treacle, Sunday, 13 December 2015 02:23 (eight years ago) link
Too much alt-rock in general. There are at most three songs here that weren't on the WHFS playlist in '94
― Lee626, Sunday, 13 December 2015 03:29 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, I'm finding this list way more of a chore to get through than the others. I hate Green Day, Weezer, and Oasis, and the last time I tried to listen to The Downward Spiral again, I couldn't get through it. I never got the cult of Jeff Buckley, and Blur were always really hit and miss for me. I like "Regulate" well enough, but I kind of get where clemenza is coming from with the "camp" comment (I actually prefer "N.Y. State of Mind").
Will let the playlist play through in the off-chance it has any surprises in store for me (I'm at "Seether" as I type), but I suspect I'll probably just end up voting for "Connection."
― Fetty Wap Is Strong In Here (cryptosicko), Sunday, 13 December 2015 03:45 (eight years ago) link
Waterfalls it is! Shares the throne with No Diggity in 90s R&B.
― Adam J Duncan, Sunday, 13 December 2015 04:56 (eight years ago) link
I could've swore Waterfalls was like 91, 92.
Also reminds me of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RIAdRDphdE
― pplains, Sunday, 13 December 2015 05:05 (eight years ago) link
Just looked up TLC to see what happened and apparently in January 2015 they launched a Kickstarter campaign for a fifth & final album. The best-selling American female group of all time. Strange that many relatively obscure acts from the 70s needn't resort to begging but they do...
― Adam J Duncan, Sunday, 13 December 2015 05:19 (eight years ago) link
Hallelujah. Over played? Only because it's amazing and everyone knows it
― octobeard, Sunday, 13 December 2015 05:33 (eight years ago) link
I think the first time I ever heard Alleluia was Jason Castro singing it on American Idol
― you're breaking the NAP (DJP), Sunday, 13 December 2015 16:51 (eight years ago) link
Finally decided to vote for Supergrass since there has been so much love for Gaza recently on this board. =)
― Bee OK, Monday, 14 December 2015 19:45 (eight years ago) link
Gaza = Gaz (auto correct)
― Bee OK, Monday, 14 December 2015 19:49 (eight years ago) link
The song I most associate with this year is totally Longview
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Monday, 14 December 2015 20:45 (eight years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 00:01 (eight years ago) link
Ignore Pavement and it's an unimpeachable top 5.
― Ballistic: ILX vs. Sever (Eric H.), Tuesday, 15 December 2015 00:24 (eight years ago) link
I'm the only person who voted for "Hurt?" Dayum.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Tuesday, 15 December 2015 00:26 (eight years ago) link
Has everybody just forgotten "waterfalls"? is it like the "hey Jude" of the 90z?
― lute bro (brimstead), Tuesday, 15 December 2015 00:30 (eight years ago) link
Thank god Pavement didn't win.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 00:46 (eight years ago) link
jesus, glory box 0? if i'd voted i'd probably have voted for it
― roughest.contoured.silks (imago), Tuesday, 15 December 2015 00:58 (eight years ago) link
I had the "Regulate" cassingle. it was just the same song on both sides so I kept playing it over and over again.
also didn't know anything about street lyrics and thought "regulators" at the beginning was referring to the sneakers (of which I had a pair)
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 01:00 (eight years ago) link
are the 3 votes for supergrass all troll votes because of gaz suddenly becoming the new drummer from gay dad?
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 01:02 (eight years ago) link
prolly would've voted "Last Goodbye" but would have strongly considered "Sabotage" "Juicy" or "Black Hole Sun."
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 01:03 (eight years ago) link
also fuck "Gold Soundz"
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 01:04 (eight years ago) link
did it kill your mom or
― lute bro (brimstead), Tuesday, 15 December 2015 01:08 (eight years ago) link
nope, love that Supergrass song and voted for it.
several xposts
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 01:55 (eight years ago) link
you've blackened our name, you should be ashamed
― lute bro (brimstead), Tuesday, 15 December 2015 02:00 (eight years ago) link
Gold Soundz just isn't that good.
― skip, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 02:22 (eight years ago) link
lol at brimstead
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 02:35 (eight years ago) link
Didn't gold soundz top some pfork best of the nineties list?
― niels, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 07:41 (eight years ago) link
Yup.
http://m.pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7853-the-top-200-tracks-of-the-1990s-20-01/2/
― Mr. Snrub, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 08:46 (eight years ago) link
debuting in 2nd place is the sleeper-hit 'gold soundz'; as in hit me, I just fell asleep.
― The Once-ler, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 13:02 (eight years ago) link
it's an all right song, but the idea that is somehow sums up the era is crazy.
― skip, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 15:04 (eight years ago) link
2 169 Beastie Boys - Sabotage 1124 1034 Pavement - Gold Soundz 1015 760 The Notorious B.I.G. =- Juicy 8
ILM has officially turned into a white nerd frat
― you're breaking the NAP (DJP), Tuesday, 15 December 2015 15:22 (eight years ago) link
I think you might be overestimating the average frat dude's familiarity with Pavement.
― Some Pizza Grudge From Twenty Years Ago (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 15 December 2015 15:25 (eight years ago) link
hence "nerd"
― you're breaking the NAP (DJP), Tuesday, 15 December 2015 15:28 (eight years ago) link
i am surprised that zombie got a single vote, astonished that it got 2
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 15:33 (eight years ago) link
― you're breaking the NAP (DJP), Tuesday, December 15, 2015 9:22 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Hey, welcome to ILM. Have you read the FAQ yet?
― pplains, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 16:00 (eight years ago) link
I didn't even notice the 'Zombie' votes. Outrageous! As punishment, the complete lyrics to 'I Just Shot John Lennon':
It was a fearful night of December 8thHe was returning home from the studio lateHe had perceptively known that it wouldn't be niceBecause in 1980, he paid the priceJohn Lennon diedWith a Smith and Wesson 38John Lennon's life was no longer a debateHe should have stayed at homeHe should have never caredThe man who took his life declared:He said, "I just shot John Lennon,I just shot John Lennon"What a sad and sorry and sickening sightWhat a sad and sorry and sickening night.
― Some Pizza Grudge From Twenty Years Ago (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 15 December 2015 16:06 (eight years ago) link
I've heard a lot about frat nerds but never actually encountered any. I mean, the pukka bead and polo combo I occasionally saw was pretty dorky but I bet those dudes still would've mashed me for saying so.
― Some Pizza Grudge From Twenty Years Ago (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 15 December 2015 16:08 (eight years ago) link
I shared an apartment with frat nerds for a couple of years; one was an Irish fiddler and the other would have been all over that top three. I also sang with a frat nerd in college who probably would have swapped Pavement with Warren G.
― you're breaking the NAP (DJP), Tuesday, 15 December 2015 16:31 (eight years ago) link