Ten at the moment
Massive Attack - ProtectionMazzy Star - HalahLow - StarfireSpiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen ...Slowdive - AlisonUncle Tupelo - ChickamaugaEverything But the Girl - Five FathomsStereolab - Metronomic UndergroundPortishead - Wandering Star Belle & Sebastian - Seeing Other People
― that's not my post, Wednesday, 22 September 2021 02:22 (two years ago) link
How different would yall's list be if you made it Jan 1 2000?
I think I have mine saved somewhere.
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 22 September 2021 02:49 (two years ago) link
1. Bjork - Hyperballad2. Pet Shop Boys - Being Boring3. Stereolab - French Disko4. Lauryn Hill - Ex Factor5. Broadcast - The Book Lovers6. Saint Etienne - Nothing Can Stop Us7. Cocteau Twins - Cherry-Coloured Funk8. Underworld - Jumbo9. George Michael - Fastlove10. Binary Finary - 1998
― kitchen person, Wednesday, 22 September 2021 03:04 (two years ago) link
I’ve decided the 90’s is a fucking weird decade for me. I’ll never be able to make a top 10 I’m satisfied with this decade. Gimme any other decade and I can easily enlist a top 20 that I feel satisfied with… not this decade though.
I have trouble separating what I actually listened to in the 90’s from the good stuff I found about later as an adult. There’s also stuff which keeps being pushed as “best of the 90’s” which I just can’t hear anymore no matter how good they might be (eg: Nirvana’s Nevermind and to a certain degree OK Computer), stuff which I loved as a child in the 90’s and I still think it’s funny but I find too immature nowadays to truly enjoy (eg: cafe tacvba, blink 182, hombres g), and cheesy dance tracks like say Scatman, Another Night, Believe, Better Off Alone, Rhythm of the Night…which immediatly make me smile if I overhear them somewhere but would probably never consider seriously in a top 10.
I went from being 5 to 15 years old in that decade. There’s too much going on in those years, it feels like 3 or even 4 different eras in time for me. Idk.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 03:30 (two years ago) link
I agree. There was just so much going on. Even coming up with the ten I did, I left out some of my favorite genres let alone albums. The 90s sucked in a lot of ways looking back, but sometimes I feel like the 00's and even early 10s were a continuation of a 90s explosion (that started in the late 80s). I'm biased, though, being as I turned 17 in '90, and I guess everybody overvalues the music they listened to in those years.
That said, it'd be just as difficult coming up with the ten worst songs of the 90s.
― beard papa, Wednesday, 22 September 2021 04:07 (two years ago) link
Ya totally relate to that too, Moka
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 04:22 (two years ago) link
a lot of songs I love from the 90s the most are one hit wonder songs
― Gardyloominati (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 04:40 (two years ago) link
i gotta new age girlTELL US WHAT SHE'S LIIIIIKE
Lol just to prove it further, I was wondering what a worst songs of the 90’s list might look like and I got this:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/whats-the-worst-song-from-the-90s
I actually like several of these! Actually with the exception of that Creed song which I do find terrible I think most of these are fun and some are even great. No way is Snow - Informer one of the worst songs of the decade, that song is awesome.
If I were to make such a list I guess something like Creed and Puddle of Mudd would make the cut.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 04:48 (two years ago) link
that Joey Lawrence song actually legit rules
― Gardyloominati (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 04:50 (two years ago) link
But yeah my point is I can’t honestly hear what’s so goddamn awful about most of those because I listened to them when I was way too young to care.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 04:50 (two years ago) link
And yeah that Joey Lawrence song rules.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 04:52 (two years ago) link
LMAO at the rap, there was a part I never could make out and I find out after all these years
Cuz our love has got to shine throughAnd baby you got to see it tooThat we were meant girl me and youBut lately you been actingLike I smell like a zoo
― Gardyloominati (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 04:54 (two years ago) link
Worst song of the 90s list would be the Aerosmith list above except maybe swap one of them with “Bugs” by Pearl Jam.
― Chris L, Wednesday, 22 September 2021 05:14 (two years ago) link
Bugs is aight as far as novelty songs go.
― Gardyloominati (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 05:24 (two years ago) link
Christiansands is a killer track.
Eleven more I did not choose in 2009
Shellac- DorisBeastie Boys- SabotageAfghan Whigs- My CurseFugazi- StacksBoards of Canada- AquariusSoundgarden- Fell on Black DaysUnderworld- Dark and LongFu Manchu- King of the RoadCounting Crows- Perfect Blue BuildingsBjork- All is Full of LoveGuided by Voices- Goldstar for Robot Boy
― earlnash, Wednesday, 22 September 2021 06:33 (two years ago) link
1990 - 1994:
The Sundays - Hideous TownsPet Shop Boys - Where The Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)My Bloody Valentine - SoonFuture Sound of London - Papua New GuineaMadonna - Deeper & DeeperAphex Twin - XtalOrbital - Impact USA (The Earth Is Burning: Diversion)Disco Inferno - The Long DanceOmni Trio - Thru The VibeTLC - Creep
1995 - 1999:
Saint Etienne - He's On The PhoneAaliyah - One In A MillionNew Horizons - Find The PathJay-Z - Where I'm FromRoni Size / Reprazent - Share The FallBusta Rhymes - DangerousThe Martian - FirekeeperJanet Jackson - EmptyAmira - My Desire (Dreem Teem Remix)Underworld - Jumbo
― Tim F, Wednesday, 22 September 2021 08:46 (two years ago) link
Carl Craig - Home Entertainment Don Carlos- AloneEverything But The Girl - DrivingJam & Spoon - StellaMr Fingers - What About This LoveNu Yorican Soul - I Am the Black Gold of the Sun (4 Hero Mix)Souls of Mischief - 93 'til Infinity Sunscreem - Perfect Motion (Boys Own Mix)Underground Resistance - IlluminatorUnderworld - Juanita/Kiteless/To Dream of Love
― ignore the blue line (or something), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 09:36 (two years ago) link
Anybody got time to put together a Spotify playlist of what’s been mentioned?
― calstars, Wednesday, 22 September 2021 10:36 (two years ago) link
Janet Jackson’s empty is a great choice.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 10:58 (two years ago) link
my disco inferno pick would be "second language"
― ufo, Wednesday, 22 September 2021 11:36 (two years ago) link
“Second Language” is prettier, but “The Last Dance”/“The Long Dance” feature some of my favourite lyrics of any song ever.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 22 September 2021 12:07 (two years ago) link
Roughly one per year, and off the top of my head:Sinead O'Connor - The Emperor's New ClothesU2 - Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild HorsesNeneh Cherry - Move with MeRickie Lee Jones - Stewart's CoatLiz Phair - NashvilleEmmylou Harris - BlackhawkToni Braxton - There's No Me Without YouKenickie - People We WantPatty Griffin - TonyAimee Mann - Deathly― Les hommes de bonbons (cryptosicko), Tuesday, September 21, 2021 8:55 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
Sinead O'Connor - The Emperor's New ClothesU2 - Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild HorsesNeneh Cherry - Move with MeRickie Lee Jones - Stewart's CoatLiz Phair - NashvilleEmmylou Harris - BlackhawkToni Braxton - There's No Me Without YouKenickie - People We WantPatty Griffin - TonyAimee Mann - Deathly
― Les hommes de bonbons (cryptosicko), Tuesday, September 21, 2021 8:55 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
Nice
― Indexed, Wednesday, 22 September 2021 14:04 (two years ago) link
This is impossible
A Tribe Called Quest - ScenarioPulp - Common PeopleWu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya NeckThe Dixie Chicks - There's Your TroubleIris DeMent - Let the Mystery BeWilco - A Shot in the ArmRadiohead - Let DownDaft Punk - Around the WorldBjork - HyperballadWeezer - My Name is Jonas
― Indexed, Wednesday, 22 September 2021 14:22 (two years ago) link
Catherine Wheel — Strange FruitSinead O’Connor — Three BabiesJanet Jackson — Together AgainPet Shop Boys — So HardSuede — The Wild OnesMobb Deep — Shook Ones Pt. IIMary J. Blige — Mary Jane (All Night Long)The Amps — Bragging PartyBuilt To Spill — Carry The ZeroGoldie — Timeless
― the adventures of pavlo and schrödis (geoffreyess), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 14:52 (two years ago) link
Some amazing choices overall, we should have one of these for each decade as a frame of reference for our own top 50 ballot of the greatest songs of all time. ;)
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 15:08 (two years ago) link
ugh forgot "New Grass"
― Indexed, Wednesday, 22 September 2021 15:57 (two years ago) link
if i had made the list on jan 1 2000 it woulda looked like this i think:
snoop – doggy dogg worldkurupt – we can freak ittony tone toni – lets get down (ft dj quik)too short – gettin itnaughty by nature – feel me flowrbl posse – dont give me no bammerwu – triumphoutkast – ATLiensmaster p – burbons and lacs3 6 mafia – late nite tipe-40 – sprinkle me2pac – how do you want it
think it would look a little different now but these would all easily be in my top 30 or so.
― a talented ‘Rebel’ with Balls (Spottie), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 17:35 (two years ago) link
amazing list spottie
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 17:42 (two years ago) link
in high school for me it was mostly about what made the trunk rattle lol
― a talented ‘Rebel’ with Balls (Spottie), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 17:51 (two years ago) link
kurupt – we can freak it
fuck yeah
e-40 – sprinkle me
fuuuuck yeahhh
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 17:56 (two years ago) link
xpost There does seem to be a certain lack of hip hop among selections here overall. I think of the mid-90s as a bit of a slump for hip hop and I wonder if we polled the noughties if more hip hop would be represented. (Voodoo chili I was gonna ask if the inclusion of Luniz means you’re from the Bay — it seems like a local fave. Personally I have to rep the remix, especially now since Shock G is on it. But anyway you scratched it from your list so disregard.)
― recovering internet addict/shitposter (viborg), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 18:10 (two years ago) link
But I bet that guy who picked Tumthumping regrets it by now. The guy who picked Porno For Pyros too. <wink>
― recovering internet addict/shitposter (viborg), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 18:13 (two years ago) link
i'm a big hip hop head but i like so many genres I didn't even notice I had left hip hop out until after i submitted.
need to make a hip hop specific one
― Gardyloominati (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 18:14 (two years ago) link
Right understandable. I think when I made my list I was very consciously picking representatives of major genres. It looks all wrong now though and I’m not really sure exactly how. 11 years ago wow.
― recovering internet addict/shitposter (viborg), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 18:16 (two years ago) link
12 years. I can math!
― recovering internet addict/shitposter (viborg), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 18:18 (two years ago) link
" I think of the mid-90s as a bit of a slump for hip hop"
I think of 92-96 to be the pinnacle of hip hop
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 18:28 (two years ago) link
I think of the mid-90s as a bit of a slump for hip hop and I wonder if we polled the noughties if more hip hop would be represented.
yah granny otm. 93-98 is my personal golden age. i listened to a lot of other stuff but hip hop dominated my listening for the most part. a top 100 would include some grunge, punk, alt rock and lots of r&b.
― a talented ‘Rebel’ with Balls (Spottie), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 18:35 (two years ago) link
I'm surprised how little 'Pac has been listed here. Hugely iconic 90s artist. Is it that his persona and celebrity overshadows his actual music??
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 18:42 (two years ago) link
Like I probably would've forgotten to list a song of his if not for noticing his absence in others' lists.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 18:44 (two years ago) link
he seems to have fallen out of favor a bit over the years
― a talented ‘Rebel’ with Balls (Spottie), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 18:45 (two years ago) link
Maybe y’all are right. Mostly it’s that I wasn’t listening to much hip hop from ‘95-‘00 other than Pac and J5 tbh. I was out of the loop on Nas, Outkast, Biggie, E-40…the list could go on. (I was going to a lot of great drum and bass parties all over the US tho.)Anyway that leads to me figuring out what’s wrong with my list — no Outkast. For now I’ll with Two Dope Boyz (In A Cadillac), seems like their proper anthem. And a deep fucking groove with massive flows riding on top of course. Dungeon Family surely one of the top production teams of the 90s in terms of influence.
― recovering internet addict/shitposter (viborg), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 18:48 (two years ago) link
yah you could make an organized noize top ten list from the 90s that would rival any list here.
― a talented ‘Rebel’ with Balls (Spottie), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 18:50 (two years ago) link
top ten of a decade is just a cruel exercise really.
Right I meant Organized Noise thanks. And I see I left Tupac out too, I only listed that Black Star remix. Pete Rock is another top 90s producer, except his influence was maybe more limited. But that remix also has one of Black Thought’s greatest guest verses too, it’s A+
― recovering internet addict/shitposter (viborg), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 18:53 (two years ago) link
1. Tricky - Hell Is Round the Corner2. Slowdive - Waves3. Fugazi - Reclamation4. The Sundays - Goodbye5. Eric B. & Rakim - Juice (Know the Ledge) Main Mix6. Wu Tang Clan - Wu Banga 1017. Underworld - Dark And Long - Dark Train8. The Afghan Whigs - Summer's Kiss9. Kyuss - 50 Million Year Trip10. Cat Power - Colors and the Kids
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 19:01 (two years ago) link
Impossible. No room for Mama Said Knock You Out or Exit Music?
(Voodoo chili I was gonna ask if the inclusion of Luniz means you’re from the Bay — it seems like a local fave. Personally I have to rep the remix, especially now since Shock G is on it. But anyway you scratched it from your list so disregard.)
haha i am not from the bay but it's always been one of my fav rap regions
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 19:19 (two years ago) link
Think it's a local favorite while also being pretty well-known elsewhere
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 19:22 (two years ago) link
yeah it was a top ten pop hit, iirc
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 19:26 (two years ago) link