The Fifty Greatest Rock Albums of the 1990s: Part Four: 20-11
Nov 23 '03 (Updated Nov 29 '03)
The Bottom Line Damn Cat in the Hat sucked...
Well after a brief break so I could rip apart a movie that deserved it, we now continue with our list
20. Smashing Pumpkins- Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness: Let's not delude ourselves here: this is NOT the Pumpkins best album. It is however, an effort that sometimes gets overlooked due to its scope and range, and let's not forget that the 4 biggest singles from it were FAR from it's best tracks. Bullet With Butterfly Wings? Please... Key Cuts: Jellybelly, x.y.u., Galapagos
19. Suicide Machines- Destruction By Definition: I'm sure some of you are sitting here wondering who in the hell this band is. Well, with good reason since this is about the only really worthwhile album they've made, but it's damn near perfect. Moving deftly from punk to ska to reggae to straight up rock, it is one of the few punk CDs of its era not to have a truly standout weak track or two (or three for that matter). Key Cuts: Vans Song, Break The Glass, The Real You
18. Foo Fighters- There Is Nothing Left to Lose: Another band where people seem to think that radio singles makes an album. They don't. If I had to pick the most over-rated album of the decade, it might just be the Foos' SOPHOMORE effort. But this, their third album, was as strong as anything Dave Grohl has ever participated in (yes, that includes Nirvana). Sure it was poppier, but it rocked when it needed to, and the songs were much more memorable than those found on the previous 2 Foo albums. Key Cuts: Next Year, Generator, Stacked Actors
17. Radiohead- OK Computer: The closest thing that mainstream 90s rock music came to giving music fans a complete and total mindf*ck, OK Computer is a difficult listen at first, but it begins to all make sense eventually. Besides, this isn't Amnesiac, which it automatically gets bonus points for. Key Cuts: Paranoid Android, Exit Music (For a Film)
16. Rage Against the Machine- Evil Empire: The second (and last) good RATM album. Good, hell, I'll admit it, this album kicks my a*s with each listen, thanks to it's more experimental nature at times while still managing to sound thick and heavy all around. And this was before Tom Morello became boring on the geetar. At least 3/4 of the band is managing to still make decent music with Audioslave. Key Cuts: Down Rodeo, Bulls on Parade
15. Jane's Addiction- Ritual De Lo Habitual: From the opening frenetic chords of Stop to the jangly rhythms of Been Caught Stealing to perhaps the greatest song of the band's career (Three Days). if you don't own this album, you are missing, quite simply, one of the most important albums ever. This could almost be credited with launching Lollapalooza. Key Cuts: Stop!, Been Caught Stealing, Three Days
14. Live- Secret Samadhi: When this disc came out in 1997, people wanted Throwing Copper 2. What they got was something different, yet that held the same musical punch that that disc did. It may not have been as immediately likable, but within 3-4 full listens, it became obvious that this was Live's true masterpiece. Key Cuts: Lakini's Juice, Ghost, Freaks
13. Stone Temple Pilots- Tiny Music...Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop: What a brilliant collection of songs this is. Not quite as commercial as Purple, but more diverse, this has something for everyone: the over the top fun of Big Bang Baby, the melodic mid tempo rock of Lady Picture Show, the crunchy, driving force of Pop's Love Suicide and Trippin on a Hole in a Paper Heart, and the overlooked Seven Caged Tigers. Key Cuts: Trippin on a Hole in a Paper Heart, Seven Caged Tigers, Tumble in the Rough
12. Guns N'Roses- Use Your Illusion II: I'm sure this one will get a lot of "WHAT'S!!!???" as well. So many people seem hung up on the over-rated November Rain on UYI 1, and seem to ignore the much better Estranged on this disc. This is as close as the band ever came to creating anything even remotely close to Appetite for Destruction, their must own 1987 debut. Besides, this was the DEFINITIVE cover of Heaven's Door until Warren Zevon's cut of it earlier this year. Key Cuts: Civil War, Yesterdays, Estranged, Knockin on Heaven's Door
11. Weezer- Weezer (The Blue Album): The Blue Album is nothing more than perfect 3 minute pop songs, one after another after another...except of course, for the 8 minute closing Only in Dreams, which is about as epic as Weezer ever has gotten, or ever will get. Plain and simply, the best pure power pop album of my lifetime. Key Cuts: My Name Is Jonas, Undone-The Sweater Song, Holiday, Say It Ain't So
40 down, 10 to go...what will be #1? The answer will be revealed soon...I promise.
THE LIST:
The Fifty Greatest Rock Albums of the 1990s Part One: #'s 50-41
The Fifty Greatest Rock Albums of the 1990s Part Two: #'s 40-31
The Fifty Greatest Rock Albums of the 1990s Part Three: #'s 30-21
The Fifty Greatest Rock Albums of the 1990s Part Four: #'s 20-11
The Fifty Greatest Rock Albums of the 1990s Part Five: #'s 10-1
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The 100 Greatest Rock Songs Ever #'s 80-61
The 100 Greatest Rock Songs Ever #'s 60-41
The 100 Greatest Rock Songs Ever #'s 40-21
The 100 Greatest Rock Songs Ever #'s 20-1
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