feel like there's a whole paper to be written about just the titles of these records.
― tylerw, Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:24 (twelve years ago) link
I used to be crazy about Black Love, but the only one of these that I think is classic now is Pinkerton.
― da croupier, Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:26 (twelve years ago) link
If Exit The Dragon had been 1996 I might have voted for it just to keep it from getting a goose egg, though.
― da croupier, Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:28 (twelve years ago) link
Fuckin... this list makes me feel like I'm lying on my back in a used bin, in a state of sleep paralysis.
― bit.ly sno cone maker (Jon Lewis), Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:28 (twelve years ago) link
wow awesome link billstevejim
― Neil Young’s social media channels (some dude), Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:28 (twelve years ago) link
Vatican gift shop, Ioved it. Also the art.
― fka snush (remy bean), Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:31 (twelve years ago) link
real talk, i heard "Old Man & Me" on the radio recently and kinda jammed to it
― Neil Young’s social media channels (some dude), Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:31 (twelve years ago) link
I don't get why Pinkerton sounds bad to some people.. "Falling For You" and "Across The Sea" are the exact opposite of "terrible"
― billstevejim, Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:32 (twelve years ago) link
boys for pele i guess
really im not voting because ive only heard four of these records
this is not what the 90s was like in my head
― Lamp, Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:32 (twelve years ago) link
STP's transition from grunge cavemen to pop art aesthetes was very abrupt and difficult for people to accept
― Neil Young’s social media channels (some dude), Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:33 (twelve years ago) link
oh c'mon lamp just vote for tori
Pinkerton and STP are both solid. I'm gonna vote for Tiny Music because Pinkerton will receive votes no matter what.
― billstevejim, Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:33 (twelve years ago) link
take "Big Bang Baby" off Tiny and I think its value drops estimably
― da croupier, Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:34 (twelve years ago) link
very abrupt and difficult for people to accept
haha you got that right
― goole, Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:34 (twelve years ago) link
"Tumble in the rough" -> "big bang baby" - > "lady picture show" is a pretty awesome 3 in a row.. "Ride the Cliche" is great also.
― billstevejim, Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
Poor Scotty dubs
― fka snush (remy bean), Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:36 (twelve years ago) link
I'm lying on my back in a used bin, in a state of sleep paralysis
Primitive Radio Gods title
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:36 (twelve years ago) link
even if you're a fan of pinkerton it's not hard to see why it wouldn't be your first choice to license singles to rockband.
― Philip Nunez, Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:36 (twelve years ago) link
the '99 list from billstevejim's link could be from '89:
Blink 182 – All the Small Things Bush – The Chemicals Between Us Eve – Gotta Man Warren G. f/Mack-10 – I Want It All Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey – When You Believe Jay-Z – Girl’s Best Friend Moby – Bodyrock Offspring – She’s Got Issues Powerman 5000 – When Worlds Collide Sting – Brand New Day
CLASSIC VIDEOS Billy Joel – We Didn’t Start the Fire (1989) Sir Mix-a-Lot – Baby Got Back (1992)
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:40 (twelve years ago) link
imo top 20 best singles from these albums:
Soundgarden - "Burden In My Hand" Counting Crows - "Angels Of The Silences" Pearl Jam - "Who You Are"Stone Temple Pilots - "Big Bang Baby" Tori Amos - "Caught A Lite Sneeze"Metallica - "Hero Of The Day" Better Than Ezra - "Desperately Wanting"The Cranberries - "Salvation"Weezer - "El Scorcho" R.E.M. - "Bittersweet Me" Hootie & The Blowfish - "Old Man & Me (When I Get To Heaven)"Screaming Trees - "All I Know" Elvis Costello - "It's Time" The Presidents of the United States of America - "Volcano" The Posies - "Ontario"Afghan Whigs - "Honky's Ladder"Bush - "Greedy Fly"Weezer - "The Good Life"Tori Amos - "Professional Widow"Porno For Pyros - "Tahitian Moon"
― Neil Young’s social media channels (some dude), Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:43 (twelve years ago) link
spotify playlist I'm considering making for myself that reveals which albums I've heard deep cuts from and which ones I've never heard:
"My Enemy"/"A Walk"/"Desperately Wanting"/"Swallowed"/ "Angels Of The Silences"/ "Salvation"/ "Mint Car"/ "Follow You Down"/ "Hero Of The Day"/ "I'm The Ocean"/ "Mankind"/ "Mach 5"/ "Tahitian Moon"/ "Departure"/ "Sworn And Broken"/ "Pretty Noose"/ "Wax Ecstatic"/ "Big Bang Baby"/ "I Can Hear You"/ "Hey Jupiter"/ "El Scorcho"
lol xpost swear to god
― da croupier, Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:43 (twelve years ago) link
man, NO ONE likes that cure album..
― billstevejim, Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:44 (twelve years ago) link
"Want," "The 13th" and "Mint Car" I'll rep for, though it's def the end of the road for me
― da croupier, Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:45 (twelve years ago) link
don't know if i heard more than 2 or 3 of these in their entirity. love Tahitian Moon and the STP singles. don't recognize the names of any of the soundgarden singles from this album.
― mizzell, Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:48 (twelve years ago) link
I've always liked "Smile" by Pearl Jam and was unsure why it wasn't a huge radio hit..
― billstevejim, Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:48 (twelve years ago) link
The Presidents of the United States of America - "Volcano"
― ciderpress, Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:49 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, Wild Mood Swings is far from one of my favourite Cure releases. I'd definitely keep the three songs da croupier listed above, and maybe 'Return' at a push, but that's about it.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:50 (twelve years ago) link
man i love pinkerton but i don't really get "el scorcho" at all, it's a terrible and embarrassing song
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:51 (twelve years ago) link
Hongro is the board's Wild Mood Swings champion iirc
― Neil Young’s social media channels (some dude), Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:51 (twelve years ago) link
1996 was not the right year to release a single like "The 13th."
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:52 (twelve years ago) link
"eclectic" and "bright" were the college radio charts in 1990
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:53 (twelve years ago) link
― billstevejim, Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:48 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark
for a while PJ had worked out a nice scam of letting their not making videos translate to radio playing whatever catchy songs were on the album whether or not they had videos. by No Code that had started to slow down and "Red Mosquito" was the only non-single that charted. "Smile" is pretty good but i dunno if it really was an obvious hit.
― Neil Young’s social media channels (some dude), Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:53 (twelve years ago) link
down on the upside, easy
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:55 (twelve years ago) link
xp "smile" stood out for me the first time i heard it because i could remember the words very quickly..
― billstevejim, Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:56 (twelve years ago) link
damn you metallica, for being powerful enough to keep spotify from cutting into your cd sales. everyone else on my list is willing to be exploited however.
― da croupier, Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:56 (twelve years ago) link
well I loved that Bad Religion album but they were also my favorite band at that point.
― skip, Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:56 (twelve years ago) link
spotify has no hootie. DOWN WITH HOOTIE
― billstevejim, Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:57 (twelve years ago) link
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, May 3, 2012 7:52 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I totally agree. I can't speak for the US, but in the UK it felt very much out-of-step with what was going on at the time. I like 'The 13th' a lot, but 'Mint Car' was definitely a more obvious single.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:58 (twelve years ago) link
'i don't really get "el scorcho" at all, it's a terrible and embarrassing song'
it's a little goofy, but no more embarrassing than a few of the other tracks on that album -- the other tracks are so earnest, they're actually a little more embarrassing, to be honest. (I guess it's the difference between camp and kitsch?) i'd definitely monetize "el scorcho" over the others.
― Philip Nunez, Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:58 (twelve years ago) link
^^^^this looks positively hellish to me tbh
― tylerw, Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:59 (twelve years ago) link
Video didn't help
― fka snush (remy bean), Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:59 (twelve years ago) link
Was this the year alt-rock died? This is a pretty dire list. The only two I own are the REM and Soundgarden and I don't really like either. Think I'll pass...
― Moodles, Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:59 (twelve years ago) link
I still play "Black Love," and would have no problem playing "New Adventures." "No Code" holds up well, for Pearl Jam. "Pinkerton" is pretty good, too. "Down on the Upside" features one of only a couple Soundgarden songs I really like.
Some of those above albums were so bad they were in cutout bins the day the album came out.
Don't think I've ever heard Neil Young's "Broken Arrow," which serves the same purpose for an act I otherwise adore as "Test for Echo" does for Rush.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:59 (twelve years ago) link
"Only Wanna Be With You" is available, hootie-wise, thanks to a Rhino Hi-Five: Summer Hits comp. That and "I Go Blind" are it, though.
I definitely understand if someone thinks "El Scorcho" is the stand-out, either in a good or bad way.
― da croupier, Thursday, 3 May 2012 20:00 (twelve years ago) link
"I'm The Ocean" is the only track on Mirror Ball that I think is a must-hear for Neil fans.
"I'm The Ocean" is his best post-SWA track period.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 3 May 2012 20:02 (twelve years ago) link
xp Re: the year alt-rock died, a similar thread could have easily been put together for 97 or 98. it was a totally different game by the start of 99.
― billstevejim, Thursday, 3 May 2012 20:02 (twelve years ago) link
eminem/blink/slipknot/etc
― billstevejim, Thursday, 3 May 2012 20:03 (twelve years ago) link
a similar thread could have easily been put together for 97 or 98.
samadhi, yo. samadhi.
― da croupier, Thursday, 3 May 2012 20:04 (twelve years ago) link
this is Filth Pig btw
― suidavyvan eht nioj (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 3 May 2012 20:05 (twelve years ago) link