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Originally posted by La La Love Pixies:
Perhaps it's that I just agree with your placement or preferences on those over the artist's other albums, like "There's Nothing Wrong with Love" over "Keep it Like a Secret" (it's a tough choice, but I agree with you, tnwl takes it with a slight edge because 'car' )

Good call on the Built to Spill choice. I would say "Distopian Dream Girl" is their best song. But "Car" is also perfect in everyway.

Have some time so here's my list...

1. Radiohead- OK Computer
2. DJ Shadow- ...Endtroducing
3. The Flaming Lips- The Soft Bulletin
4. A Tribe Called Quest- The Low End Theory
5. Beck- Odelay
6. The Wu-Tang Clan- Enter The 36 Chambers
7. Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow- Brainfreeze
8. The Beat Band- The 3 EPs
9. A Tribe Called Quest- Midnight Marauders
10. Radiohead- The Bends

11. Nirvana- Nevermind
12. The Flaming Lips- Clouds Taste Metallic
13. Weezer- Pinkerton
14. The White Stripes- The White Stripes
15. Notorious BIG- Ready To Die
16. Beck- Midnight Vultures
17. Rage Against The MAchine- The Battle Of Los Angeles
18. GZA- Liquid Swords
19. Outkast- Aquimini
20. Pavement- Slanted and Enchanted

21. Spoon- A Series of Sneaks
22. Bob Dylan- Time Out of Mind
23. Jay Z- Reasonable Doubt
24. The Smashing Pumpkins- Siamese Dream
25. Rage Against The Machine- Evil Empire
26. The Roots- Things Fall Apart
27. My Bloody Valentine- Loveless
28. Outkast- ATLiens
29. Spiritualized- Ladies And Gentleman We Are Floating in Space...
30. NaS- Illmatic

31. Sublime- Sublime
32. Jurassic 5 EP (not full length but absolutely outstanding)
33. Unkle- Psyence Piction
34. Blur- Parklife
35. Green Day- Dookie
36. Rage Against The Machine- Rage Against The Machine
37. Daft Punk- Homework
38. Mos Def and Talib Kweli- Blackstar
39. Beck- Mellow Gold
40. The Faming Lips- Transmissions from the Satellite heart

41. Weezer- The Blue Album
42. Daft Punk- Homework
43. Dr. Dre- The Chronic
44. Pearl Jam- Ten
45. Sublime- Robbin The Hood (awful on a song by song basis, but as a whole album I really enjoy it

46. Neutral Milk Hotel- In An Airplane Over The Sea
47. Wilco- Summerteeth
48. Modest Mouse- The Lonesome Crowded West
49. Built To Spill- There's Nothing Wrong With Love
50. Built to Spill- Keep It Like A Secret

Note: the last five spots are set aside for albums I strongly think would be somewhere in my top 50, but (even though I do own them) haven't fully digested. Therefore, it would be premature to rank them elsewhere.

Someone noted how weak the 90s was in the context of rock. While I agree with this for the most part (I'd argue the 80s were slightly worse), as a counterpoint I'd like to point out the plethora of great hip-hop albums that came out in the 90s. I'd venture to say that the 90s was easily the best decade for rap. It all evens out.

man...im not going to do a list, but my number 1 would probably be either ok computer or slanted and enchanted...or maybe loveless...this is why i am not going to do a list...

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Originally posted by La La Love Pixies:
I think we are still the only ones on here who have listened to this album

Hey, I just saw this, thanks for the comments. I love that Buena Vista Social Club album, it’s overlooked if you ask me. And you are right on Built to Spill, they are a great band. I had a top 100 with a couple of their other albums on it but Tony asked for a Top 50 so he could compile some kind of consensus. He hasn't posted anything yet so maybe it fell through.

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Originally posted by FragileKidA:

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Originally posted by La La Love Pixies:
I think we are still the only ones on here who have listened to this album

Hey, I just saw this, thanks for the comments. I love that Buena Vista Social Club album, it’s overlooked if you ask me.

i have that album. i used to listen to it non stop when it came out. it's been ages since my last listen though. kinda feel bad about that

Dudeness, much respect for putting Tribe up there. Love them.

(And that Wu Tang album ain't bad either.)

Haven't really listened to enough 90's music beyond Hip-Hop, but my top ten would be almost competely made up of albums from Outkast (their first three), Bjork (Post, Homogenic, Vespertine) and a couple from the Smashing Pumpkins. Illmatic and Only Built... up their too.

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Originally posted by Turenne:
Haven't really listened to enough 90's music beyond Hip-Hop, but my top ten would be almost competely made up of albums from Outkast (their first three), Bjork (Post, Homogenic, Vespertine) and a couple from the Smashing Pumpkins. Illmatic and Only Built... up their too.

No Liquid Swords?

Yeah Liquid Swords as well, plus Mobb Deep's The Infamous as well which seems to be underrepresented in this thread.

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Originally posted by Turenne:
Yeah Liquid Swords as well, plus Mobb Deep's The Infamous as well which seems to be underrepresented in this thread.

Actually that one seems to be pretty underrepresented on MC in general. It's a pretty damn good one.

Which I find rather odd, since its grimy level is on par with anything the GZA and Raekwon put out, and it has one of the greatest Hip-Hop tracks ever in Shook Ones.

1. Nirvana - Nevermind
2. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
3. Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted
4. Oasis - (Whats the Story) Morning Glory?
5. The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
6. Primal Scream - Screamadelica
7. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
8. Elliott Smith - Either/Or
9. Guided by Voices - Bee Thousand
10. Pearl Jam - Ten

These are just my favorites from the 90s, however... If we're talking most influential or whatever I'd probably pick a few others.

I'm not sure exactly how long my list would be, nor where the following would rank (and these are strictly favourites of mine), but it would include, in no particular order:

Little Earthquakes - Tori Amos
Homogenic - Björk
When the Pawn... - Fiona Apple
Mezzanine - Massive Attack
OK Computer - Radiohead
The Downward Spiral - Nine Inch Nails
Endtroducing... - DJ Shadow
Songs of Faith and Devotion - Depeche Mode
Ágætis Byrjun - Sigur Rós
To Bring You My Love - PJ Harvey
Portishead - Portishead
69 Love Songs - The Magnetic Fields
Grace - Jeff Buckley
Deep Forest - Deep Forest

I'm sure there are a lot more, and I'll kick myself later for forgetting something, but those are definitely loved albums from the 90's.