Recommend essential albums

AIDS can't stop me - black nasty

check your head - the beastie boys

siamese dream - smashing pumpkins

teenager of the year - frank black

newfoundland - AMM

codeine - frigid stars

slint - spiderland

bitch magnet - ben hur

ah, my high school years.....

Tool - Undertow

My Bloody Valentine - Lovless

NIN - Downward Spiral

Portishead - Dummy

Dr Dre - The Chronic

Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet

Tribe Called Quest- The Low End Theory

Ween - Chocolate & Cheese

Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted

we've made it to pg. 3 and no?

i'm shocked

  On 12/13/2009 at 2:07 AM, jules said:

ah, my high school years.....

Mine too, I hadn't even thought about it till you mentioned it.

  On 12/13/2009 at 7:35 AM, sidewinder said:

  On 12/13/2009 at 2:07 AM, jules said:

ah, my high school years.....

Mine too, I hadn't even thought about it till you mentioned it.

thanks for not making me feel like a grandpa here....

Spanners-TBD

Lovin' that right now.

  On 12/11/2009 at 11:10 AM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

  On 12/11/2009 at 10:31 AM, chenGOD said:

Sonic Youth - Goo, Dirty, Experimental Jet Set-trash no star

meh, I think this was by far sonic youth's least interesting period, and sorta embarrassing too.

I can see how you might say least interesting, as they were actually writing songs and not 17 minute feedback solos, although it still beats the shit out of most rock released around then. But embarrassing? That's a bit of a stretch

  On 12/11/2009 at 11:44 AM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

I liked it initially and there's still some great tracks, but overall it gets no-where near the level of Bad Moon Rising, Sister, DDN, Nurse, Murray Street etc. and this is coming from someone who has been listening to sonic youth since he was 12.

I'll take Goo and Experimental Jet Set over Sonic NUrse and Murray Street any day thank you. And this is coming from someone who's been listening to sonic youth for 20 years.

i would take goo over every sonic youth album that followed it thanks (20 years here too)

  On 12/11/2009 at 1:12 AM, Spore said:

  On 12/11/2009 at 12:44 AM, scones to die for said:

Most of my music collection from 1990-1994 is hip hop.

 

Name some albums, I like east coast sample based stuff mostly.

Here are some starting from '90 (some of these are from '95):

KMD - Mr. Hood

KMD Black Bastards

Biz Markie - I Need a Haircut

Public Enemy -Fear of a Black Planet

Main Source - Breaking Atoms

EPMD - Business as Usual

Eric B and Rakim - Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em

Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory

Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders

GZA - Liquid Swords

Wu Tang Clan - Enter the Wu Tang (36 Chambers)

Raekwon - Only Built for Cuban Linx

De La Soul - De La Soul is Dead

De La Soul - Buhloone Mindstate

Smiff 'n' Wessun - Da Shinin'

Black Moon - Enta Da Stage

Nas - Illmatic

There are a ton of others. 1989 and 1996 were key years too, but I didn't list anything from then.

  On 12/13/2009 at 3:11 PM, jules said:

  On 12/13/2009 at 7:35 AM, sidewinder said:

  On 12/13/2009 at 2:07 AM, jules said:

ah, my high school years.....

Mine too, I hadn't even thought about it till you mentioned it.

 

thanks for not making me feel like a grandpa here....

Ha, no problem. Though it seems there's a good few of us 30-somethings here, no?

Lol graduated high school in 92. Well, finished high school. Not ever really sure if I got my HS diploma. Not that it matters, I'm in uni now..high school was a waste of time anyways. So is uni for the most part.

  On 12/11/2009 at 2:33 AM, sidewinder said:

MC 900 Ft Jesus - Hell With the Lid Off, Welcome to My Dream

The Legendary Pink Dots - The Crushed Velvet Apocalypse

Meat Beat Manifesto - Armed Audio Warfare, 99%, Satyricon

Skinny Puppy - Too Dark Park, Last Rights

Doubting Thomas - The Infidel

Mr. Bungle - Mr. Bungle

Orbital - Orbital, Snivilisation

µ-Ziq - Tango N' Vectif

Underworld - Dubnobasswithmyheadman

Mouse on Mars - Vulvaland

 

Just to name a few somewhat related to what you mentioned, and a few unrelated. I have a huge collection from that time frame.

what he said..

  On 12/11/2009 at 4:03 AM, margaret thatcher said:

renegade soundwave - in dub

  On 12/11/2009 at 12:59 AM, Z_B_Z said:

"loves secret domain" by coil is essential early 90s electronic

Also from that period:

Negativland: Guns, U2 and Helter Stupid (from 89.. but you gotta have it).

Disposable Heroes of HipHoprisy: television drug of the nation

The Orb: Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld, UFOrb, Live 93

Praxis: Transmutation

  On 12/14/2009 at 6:48 PM, scones to die for said:

  On 12/11/2009 at 1:12 AM, Spore said:

  On 12/11/2009 at 12:44 AM, scones to die for said:

Most of my music collection from 1990-1994 is hip hop.

 

Name some albums, I like east coast sample based stuff mostly.

Here are some starting from '90 (some of these are from '95):

 

KMD - Mr. Hood

KMD Black Bastards

Biz Markie - I Need a Haircut

Public Enemy -Fear of a Black Planet

Main Source - Breaking Atoms

EPMD - Business as Usual

Eric B and Rakim - Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em

Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory

Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders

GZA - Liquid Swords

Wu Tang Clan - Enter the Wu Tang (36 Chambers)

Raekwon - Only Built for Cuban Linx

De La Soul - De La Soul is Dead

De La Soul - Buhloone Mindstate

Smiff 'n' Wessun - Da Shinin'

Black Moon - Enta Da Stage

Nas - Illmatic

 

There are a ton of others. 1989 and 1996 were key years too, but I didn't list anything from then.

Cool thanks, I have some of these, but will check the rest.

Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness both by The Smashing Pumpkins

Psyche/BFC - Elements

Released in 1996, but songs are from 1989-1990. Some of the most beautiful electronic music you'll ever hear.

it's the most beautiful album ever made

  On 12/15/2009 at 5:03 PM, Joyrex said:

Psyche/BFC - Elements

 

Released in 1996, but songs are from 1989-1990. Some of the most beautiful electronic music you'll ever hear.

I want this now, after all the recommendations. So expensive though

Aphex Twin's "On" and "Xylem Tube".

  On 12/16/2009 at 8:57 AM, Xyrofen said:

Aphex Twin's "On" and "Xylem Tube".

Yes, I have most of the obvious stuff. I was looking for stuff I've never heard of before. Mainly electronic. But I love these two releases so much.