I hate seeing all these little games (or 'memes' as people call them) in the Related Journals section, since these games/quizzes seem to be
the only thing people use the Last.fm journal for! But, here I am, falling in line.
I thought this one was quite cool, so here I go.
(1991) Loveless – My Bloody Valentine
Nice way to start off. I'm sure there's nothing new to say about this album. If you've never heard it, go listen to it now. And listen to it loud. It's gorgeous.
Other honourable mentions for '91 would be
P・O・P by THE MAD CAPSULE MARKET'S (hard, fast punk rock) and
The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest (classic hip hop, with jazz.)
(1992) Automatic for the People – R.E.M.
Very slow and melancholic and kinda depressing. It's, of course, one of the best albums I've heard.
Sweetness Follows is one of my favourite songs. It's so good.
カプセル・スープ ("Capsule Soup") by THE MAD CAPSULE MARKET'S is another great CD from '92.
(1993) Midnight Marauders – A Tribe Called Quest
One of the best hip-hop albums ever, for sure. The Tribe know what they're doing.
Recipe for Hate by
Bad Religion is another very, very good album from '93. And of course Björk's
Debut.
(1994) Blowout Comb – Digable Planets
Well, I do like hip-hop jazz, and Digable Planets got it goin' on. Great album, and highly unappreciated.
Quite a lot of runners up:
Dummy by
Portishead...
Stranger Than Fiction by Bad Religion...
Mix-Ism and
Park by THE MAD CAPSULE MARKET'S...
Let's Go by Rancid....
Good year.
(1995) ...And Out Come the Wolves – Rancid
In a similar tone for what I said with Midnight Marauders, this is one of the best punk albums ever. Fo' sho'.
Scratch or Stitch by Melt-Banana is another good one from '95.
(1996) 4 Plugs – The Mad Capsule Markets
Bass driven punk rock. It's awesome, all the way through. I love you Takeshi.
Not much else from '96 that I can think of. Any recommendations?
(1997) OK Computer – Radiohead
My first Radiohead album (surprise) and definitely one of their best. Good ol' depressing Radiohead.
I never really liked
The Bends myself... strange, I know.
Homogenic by
Björk is my second choice for '97. A classic album.
(1998) Keasbey Nights – Catch 22
Shall I do it again? One of the best ska-punk albums ever. Oh yes.
Charlie by Melt-Banana was another good one. And
Life Won't Wait by Rancid. I liked how they experimented with reggae and ska on that one.
(1999) Vent fou – Jorane
Jorane has got to be one of the most under appreciated or simply unknown artists ever. Seriously, listen to this album, it's amazing.
Other mentions go to...
Black Sails in the Sunset by
AFI. Back when they were good.
No Gods / No Managers by
Choking Victim, and
GAUZE by DIR EN GREY. (I like it.)
(2000) Teeny Shiny – Melt-Banana
Very interesting album. Weird. And amazing. Very amazing.
16mm by Jorane and
Rancid (2000) by Rancid get runner up for the millennium.
(2001) A Call to Arms – Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution
Very unique and uncategorizable music. All acoustic, of course. Strings, horns, guitars, drums, brilliant lyrics from Tomas Kalnoky... I highly recommend this EP.
This would be tied with
Amnesiac by Radiohead, my favourite album by them.
Vespertine by Björk and
010 by THE MAD CAPSULE MARKET'S also deserve mention.
(2002) Turn on the Bright Lights – Interpol
Interpol's debut is their best, in my opinion. I suppose it's good that they moved away from the Joy Division sound after a while and got their own sound, but I do love the type of music they were playing here.
Stella Was a Diver and She Was Always Down is one of the best songs ever.
鬼葬 ("Kisou") by DIR EN GREY was another good one of 2002. One of their best albums, I'd say.
(2003) Everything Goes Numb – Streetlight Manifesto
One of those life changing albums for me. I'm not quite sure what it changed exactly... but it reached something deep, emotionally. Yeah, it's good.
犯行声明文 ("Hankou Seimeibun") by
the GazettE also came out in 2003. It's my favourite release by them. Oh, and there's
VULGAR by DIR EN GREY. Very good album.
(2004) The Power Out – Electrelane
Electrelane are a really good band. All female too, which is cool.
Nice warm atmosphere about this album. Quite gentle.
(2005) in the direction of sunrise and night light – Deadman
One of my favourite albums. deadman just have such a great sound. Shame they broke up. I miss Mako's voice. At least aie and his unique guitar playing hasn't stopped activity.
Withering to death. by DIR EN GREY also came out 2005. Good stuff.
And
蛾蟇 ("Gama") by the GazettE. I really like this EP.
(2006) You Are There – Mono
MONO are geniuses. Some of the best music out there.
(2007) Somewhere In The Between – Streetlight Manifesto
Another classic album from Streetlight. The best kind of ska-punk there is.
studs by
the studs was another great release for 2007. I didn't really like anything the band did after this EP though. Ah well...
(2008) UROBOROS – Dir en grey
Probably my favourite album... ever. So of course it's my 2008 pick.
devils in bedside by
9GOATS BLACK OUT is also one of my favourite CDs. Good times in 2008. And the
Let the Right One In soundtrack by
Johan Söderqvist. It's beautiful.
(2009) 沈黙の音 ("Chinmoku no oto") – …。【サイレンス】 ("Silence")
I already made a journal entry about 2009 releases, so I won't dwell too much. But this EP is quite excellent.
Black rain by 9GOATS BLACK OUT and
xx by
The xx were also very good.
Well, that was how I wasted my time today. Let's see what I can do to kill time tomorrow...
R.E.M.
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