Top albums of 1999
Adam Newman
no particular order:
Fountains of Wayne - Utopia Parkway
The Rentals - Seven More Minutes
Blur - 13
Wolfie - Where's Wolfie
Belle and Sebastian - Tigermilk (yes, I know. But the first US release
was 1999, so it counts)
Snow Patrol - Songs for Polar Bears (see above)
Manic Street Preachers - This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours (see above
again)
Busytoby - It's Good To Be Alive
Poster Children - New World Record
The Gentle Waves - The Green Fields of Foreverland
And some honorable mentions:
Salako - Musicality
Foo Fighters - There Is Nothing Left To Lose
I'm probably forgetting some other good stuff, but I don't feel like
thinking anymore.
Here's a list of new albums to look forward to in the next year:
Smashing Pumpkins
Suicide Machines
Pearl Jam
Radiohead
Oasis
Wolfie (plus a new ep!)
Belle and Sebastian
The Gentle Waves
Elizabeth Elmore (?) (She's the former lead singer of Sarge, who had an
album planned for Spring)
Poster Children
U2
R.E.M. (?)
Nirvana (Bleach reissue, plus hopefully the box set)
Snow Patrol
In other words, it's looking to be a great year - and that's not even
counting all the new stuff I'll discover or the bands who are planning a
new album without me knowing it.
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Burns
Joey Odorisio
> Ok, you knew somebody had to start this, right? Here's my top ten, in
> no particular order:
I`ve been waiting for someone else to start it... :) Here`s the article
from my school paper:
The 10 Best Albums of 1999
This is my list of what I consider the top ten best albums of 1999.
Remember that I haven't heard every album that came out this year, and it's
just my opinion. In fact, first I'll give an honorable mention to three
great albums from 1998 which I didn't buy until 1999: Garbage - Version 2.0,
Hole - Celebrity Skin, and Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby. Now,
here are my top ten albums of '99:
10.) "Weird Al" Yankovic - Running With Scissors: "Weird Al" is back and as
good as ever. His parodies such as "It's All About the Pentiums" and "The
Saga Begins" rank with some of his all-time best, and "Albuquerque" is a
hilarious, rambling, 12-minute epic.
9.) Gomez - Liquid Skin: Gomez's second album is a rambling, fun ride
through British blues-folk-rock-whatever. Their sound is hard to describe,
"shambling" is always the best word I can think of. However, the best
moments on this album are the mellow, simpler songs like "We Haven't Turned
Around" and "Rosalita".
8.) The Chemical Brothers - Surrender: The Chemical Brothers stick to a
formula similar to their last album, Dig Your Own Hole, but it works. There
's more of a variety of songs on Surrender, from the sleepy "Dream On" to
the explosive "Out of Control".
7.) John Linnell - State Songs: John Linnell, one half of They Might Be
Giants, finally released his wonderful solo debut this year. State Songs is
filled with catchy songs like "South Carolina" and unusual instruments like
a Wurlitzer band organ and a dust buster.
6.) Foo Fighters - There Is Nothing Left to Lose: The Foos' third album is
probably their most rewarding. There Is Nothing Left to Lose is fully of
catchy, straight-up guitar rock. There are wonderful, mellow ballads like
"Aurora" and thrashing punk rockers like "Breakout" and it all adds up to
what may be the Foo Fighters' best album yet.
5.) Ben Folds Five - The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner: This is
Ben Folds Five's most inconsistent album, but it features some of the high
points of their career. Instead of their trademark piano-based "punk rock
for sissies", .Reinhold Messner is made up primarily of slower, experimental
ballads. "Don't Change Your Plans" is one of the best and saddest songs the
band has ever written, but "Army" and "Your Redneck Past" show they haven't
abandoned their sense of fun.
4.) Wilco - SummerTeeth: Wilco left their alt-country label behind with this
collection of wonderful, old-fashioned pop. Jeff Tweedy's dark lyrics give
a powerful edge to otherwise upbeat songs like "Can't Stand It" and "ELT".
The album covers a full range of emotions, from the sadness of "We're Just
Friends" to the exuberance of "Candy Floss".
3.) Beck - Midnite Vultures: At this point in his career, Beck Hansen can do
no wrong. Every genre of music he tries his hand at, he conquers. Midnite
Vultures is an electro-funk/R&B/rock party album to close out the century on
a fun note. Beck stretches out in even more directions than ever on here
and it all comes together coherently. From the robotic "Get Real Paid" to
the ecstatic "Mixed Bizness", it all works. And the humorous-yet-soulful
album closer "Debra" is already a Beck classic.
2.) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication: John Frusciante single-handed
resurrected the Chili Peppers. After returning from drug-induced exile,
Frusciante is the star of Californication. Anthony Kiedis shows us he's
become an incredible, melodic singer and Flea and Chad Smith continue to be
the funkiest rhythm section in rock. But Frusciante's guitar work goes all
over the place. He rocks on "Around the World" and amazes on the delicate
"This Velvet Glove". The album is full of incredibly strong songs and "Scar
Tissue" was the best single of the year. Although Blood Sugar Sex Magik
will be remembered as the Chilis' definitive album, Californication is their
best.
1.) Fountains of Wayne - Utopia Parkway: This album is number one because I
can't find anything wrong with it. Fountains of Wayne's second album is
made up of 14 flawless, catchy, pop-rock mini-masterpieces. Songs like "Red
Dragon Tattoo", "It Must Be Summer", and "Denise" will never get out of your
head after you hear them. Songwriters Chris Collingswood and Adam
Schlesinger strike a perfect lyrical balance between humor and seriousness.
Utopia Parkway was the perfect summer album for 1999, and it'll continue to
be for every summer in years to come.
And to steal Adam`s categories, I`ll give an honorable mention to Mike
Viola and the Candy Butchers for some catchy hooks, The Rentals for a fun
album that I just lost interest in, and Counting Crows for a great album I
don`t even have but like.
Next year, we get the long-overdue-and-pushed-back Hooray For Boobies by
the Bloodhound Gang (which I already have, more or less), Radiohead
(woohoo!), U2 (yippie!), They Might Be Giants (I assume), maybe R.E.M.,
Pearl Jam, possibly more Beck, and who knows what else!
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Adam Newman
>
> Ok, you knew somebody had to start this, right? Here's my top ten, in
> no particular order:
>
> Blur - 13
> Wolfie - Where's Wolfie
> Belle and Sebastian - Tigermilk (yes, I know. But the first US release
> was 1999, so it counts)
> Snow Patrol - Songs for Polar Bears (see above)
> Manic Street Preachers - This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours (see above
> again)
> Busytoby - It's Good To Be Alive
> Poster Children - New World Record
> The Gentle Waves - The Green Fields of Foreverland
>
> And some honorable mentions:
> Salako - Musicality
Ok, I already remembered an honorable mention I forgot:
Wilco - Summerteeth
Sam Stevenson
year musically....Ok, the Joe Strummer and RATM Albums were good, the new
supergrass effort was worth the wait, but Pulp didn't release anything and
well, in the UK at least crappy commercial stuff dominated
everything.........
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town.....
Adam Newman <ane...@uiuc.edu> wrote in message
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Kleinlister
yeah, i know that was 70-something
but it's still a top album of 99
k., kollektin' Katey's panties
Adam Newman wrote in message <3867BCDF...@uiuc.edu>...
>Ok, you knew somebody had to start this, right? Here's my top ten, in
>no particular order:
>
>Fountains of Wayne - Utopia Parkway
>The Rentals - Seven More Minutes
>Blur - 13
>Wolfie - Where's Wolfie
>Belle and Sebastian - Tigermilk (yes, I know. But the first US release
>was 1999, so it counts)
>Snow Patrol - Songs for Polar Bears (see above)
>Manic Street Preachers - This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours (see above
>again)
>Busytoby - It's Good To Be Alive
>Poster Children - New World Record
>The Gentle Waves - The Green Fields of Foreverland
>
>And some honorable mentions:
>Salako - Musicality
>Foo Fighters - There Is Nothing Left To Lose
>
>I'm probably forgetting some other good stuff, but I don't feel like
>thinking anymore.
>
>Here's a list of new albums to look forward to in the next year:
>
>Smashing Pumpkins
>Suicide Machines
>Pearl Jam
>Radiohead
>Oasis
>Wolfie (plus a new ep!)
>Belle and Sebastian
>The Gentle Waves
>Elizabeth Elmore (?) (She's the former lead singer of Sarge, who had an
>album planned for Spring)
>Poster Children
>U2
>R.E.M. (?)
>Nirvana (Bleach reissue, plus hopefully the box set)
>Snow Patrol
>
>In other words, it's looking to be a great year - and that's not even
>counting all the new stuff I'll discover or the bands who are planning a
>new album without me knowing it.
>
kfj
> Ok, you knew somebody had to start this, right? Here's my top ten, in
but i don't think i bought more than 15 or so albums that were released in 1999!
here's what i liked:
fiona apple, when the pawn . . .
robyn hitchcock, jewels for sophia
freedy johnston, blue days black nights
tori amos, to venus and back
indigo girls, come on now social
fountains of wayne, utopia parkway
and i really liked the suspicion single and the fan club single. :)
-k
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Beastie Boys - The Sounds of Sceince
Beck - Midnite Vultures
Bouncing Souls - Hopeless Romantic
Fugazi - Instrument Soundtrack
H2O - FTTW
NIN - The Fragile
The Stereo - Three Hundred
Foo Fighters- There is Nothing Left to Lose
Rage Against the Machine - Battle of LA
3 Minutes Hero - Operation Brownstar (I don't actually have this one yet,
but I'm sure it rocks)
Honoroble Mention
Clash - From Here to Eternity Live
Dropkick Murphy's - The Gang's All Here
NOFX - The Decline
Pietasters - Awesome MixTape #6
Pilfers - Chawalaleng
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californification
JSBX - Xtra Acme USA
Buck-O-Nine - Libido
Adam Newman wrote:
> Ok, you knew somebody had to start this, right? Here's my top ten, in
Michelle Martin
Underworld - Beaucoup Fish
Basement Jaxx - Remedy
Marc Almond - Open All Night
Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile
Robbie Williams - The Ego Has Landed
Beck - Midnite Vultures
XTC - Apple Venus Vol. 1
Pet Shop Boys - Nightlife
Disappointment:
Suede - Head Music
Looking forward to:
Radiohead
Supergrass (if it's released in the US)
Oasis
and hopefully, a new album from Erykah Badu
Michelle
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Mithras -- the reason for the season
jeff reichman
hands down, tom waits' "mule variations".
runners up:
fountains of wayne - utopia parkway
belle and sebastian - tigermilk (reissue.. but it still counts, right?)
mike viola and the candy butchers - falling into place
jeff
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1 Blur: 13
2 Kent: Hagnesta Hill
3 The Charlatans: Us And Us Only
4 Suede: Head Music
5 Supergrass: Supergrass
6 Bernard Butler: Friends And Lovers
7 The Crash: Comfort Deluxe
8 Kula Shaker: Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts
9 Mummypowder: The Heavyweight Champions
10 Supperheads: Supperheads
Still haven't got the new Ian Brown though...
Annika
VWbus1975
Old 97's- Fight Songs
Wilco- Summerteeth
Beulah- When Your Heartstrings break
Charlatans UK- Us and Us Only
Blur- 13
Cockeyed Ghost- Scapegoat Factory
Matthew Sweet- In Reverse
Ben Folds 5- Unauthorized Biography...
Olivia Tremor Control- Black Foliage V1
Fountains of Wayne- Utopia Parkway
All these are worth a listen too:
Merrymakers- Bubblegun
Looper- Up A Tree
Jason Falkner- Can You Still Feel?
Beck- Midnight Vultures
Gomez- Liquid Skin
Moby- Play
Kula Shaker- Peasants, Pigs, and Astronauts
Owsley- S/T
Happy New Year!
*plowboy*
"Let the music carry you away"-REM
Robin Petty
Travis - The Man Who
Pavement - Terror Twilight
Liz Horsman - Heavy High
Kate Rusby - Sleepless
--
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'She is precious, she is proud
She silverlines my cloud' - J.P.
Rob
>I am wondering whether anyone else thought '99 was a rather disapointing
>year musically....
I agree most definitely. It was the year the teenies took over and musical
taste all but disappeared into oblivion. Unfortunately, I don't see it
getting much better in the near future. There isn't a great deal I've gotten
excited about in 1999, and I'm not really holding my breath for much in 2000
(I don't reckon there will be any new REM stuff until 2001).
Of my top sounds this year, i've gone for:
1. Blur - 13
2. Supergrass - Supergrass
3. Charlatans - U s & Us Only
4. Gene - Revelations
5. Longpigs - Mobile Home
A rather indie-dominated bunch, I agree, but it's the pick of the bunch in
an otherwise abysmal year for decent music in the UK.
Oh, BTW, the new Primal Scream album 'Exterminator' is awesome. I managed to
get hold of a promo copy last week and it needs a few listens, but it does
kick some serious butt!
Rob Baker
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* "Life is just a bowl of All Bran/You wake up every morning and it's there"
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- Steve Marriott
Parakeets & Sidewinders - a testament to the work of R.E.M.
http://www.wishcity.freeserve.co.uk/rem/
Rotary 10 - the R.E.M. trading post
http://www.wishcity.freeserve.co.uk/rotary10/
Memento Mori - a tribute to Patti Smith
http://www.wishcity.freeserve.co.uk/patti/
Lexington 125 - a venture into the Velvet Underground
http://www.wishcity.freeserve.co.uk/velvet/
Kevin Rohleder
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Sam Stevenson <sa...@freenetname.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I am wondering whether anyone else thought '99 was a rather disapointing
Really?
> supergrass effort was worth the wait, but Pulp didn't release anything and
You reckon? I haven't bought it yet, though I'm sure I will eventually, but
I have certain misgivings about some of the non-single tracks I've heard. In
fact, to be completely honest, I have reservations about some of the singles
too - I mean, if they're all writing lyrics, why aren't they trying a bit
harder?
As for Pulp, well they did release an album in 1998 and that was still
disappointing. I have to say I thought the Pulped boxed set [1] was a pretty
nice package, despite the obvious cash-in status.
> well, in the UK at least crappy commercial stuff dominated
> everything.........
I think you'll find that's happened every year since 1963. And the
standard's slightly higher than it was, say, ten years ago. But yes, I think
that does reflect on the fact that most of the major "rock" artists are so
pompous these days. [2]
Anyway, while I'm here, I shall bite. Here's ten records from 1999 that I
thought were really good, in roughly the order in which I thought of them:
Hefner - The Fidelity Wars [3]
Shack - HMS Fable
Ooberman - The Magic Treehouse
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Spanish Dance Troupe
Gene - Revelations
The Fall - The Marshall Suite
Grand Drive - Road Music
'A' - vs Monkey Kong
Cable - Sublingual
Marine Research - Sounds from the Gulf Stream
Comeback of the year:
XTC (I've only heard the album a couple of times, so they're not up there)
Side-project of the year:
Looper (sorry Clinton, you're too jazzy)
And, and, and... I could go on for hours but I doubt anybody wants me to.
Just to note that Pavement and the Charlatans, for two, could have knocked a
couple of the lesser choices out if I'd been in a different mood. And that I
haven't heard every album this year, obviously.
Chris
np: Jeff Buckley, Grace/ Dream Brother [4]
[1] It's only Ł10 in the Virgin sale, if anyone was tempted.
[2] Blur, I'm looking in *your* direction.
[3] Is anyone else at all surprised that none of the music magazines have
included this in their lists? I mean, it's not as if they didn't like it.
[4] I only bought this today. You may wish to reinterpret the above on that
basis. ;-)
Adam Newman
>
> Adam Newman wrote:
> >
> > Ok, you knew somebody had to start this, right? Here's my top ten, in
> > no particular order:
> >
> > Fountains of Wayne - Utopia Parkway
> > The Rentals - Seven More Minutes
> > Blur - 13
> > Wolfie - Where's Wolfie
> > Belle and Sebastian - Tigermilk (yes, I know. But the first US release
> > was 1999, so it counts)
> > Snow Patrol - Songs for Polar Bears (see above)
> > Manic Street Preachers - This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours (see above
> > again)
> > Busytoby - It's Good To Be Alive
> > Poster Children - New World Record
> > The Gentle Waves - The Green Fields of Foreverland
> >
> > And some honorable mentions:
> > Salako - Musicality
> > Foo Fighters - There Is Nothing Left To Lose
>
>
> Wilco - Summerteeth
Ok, last update, I swear. Add the following to my top ten (replacing
Poster Children, The Gentle Waves, and Manic Street Preachers)
Barcelona - Simon Basic
Hefner - The Fidelity Wars
Pavement - Terror Twilight (I don't actually have it yet, but I've heard
it enough to put it up here)
Vedran Dracic
Kevin Rohleder <st...@nospam-smat.com> wrote in message
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> Am I the only one who liked Tom Petty & the Heartbreaker's "Echo"? :)
Annie? :-)
Beatles68
No.
My Top 5:
Ben Folds Five: The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner
Beck: Midnight Vultures
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Echo
The Clash: From Here to Eternity Live
Foo Fighters: Nothing Left to Lose
jeff reichman
jason falkner - author unknown
jeff reichman
jeff
Rob
Chris Brown wrote in message <38690...@newsread3.dircon.co.uk>...
>> well, in the UK at least crappy commercial stuff dominated
>> everything.........
>
>I think you'll find that's happened every year since 1963. And the
>standard's slightly higher than it was, say, ten years ago.
WHAAAAAAATTTTTT?!??!?!? Surely you jest?!?!?!? How can anything be of a
worse standard than the Vengaboys, Westlife and fucking Geri Halliwell? God,
even typing these names sends shivers down my spine.
The entire population of Britain aged 11-16 should be burnt for buying this
stuff. Tony Blair should appoint a Music Quality Control Committee which
would only allow acts with a certain amount of talent to release records,
and Music Appreciation should be taught in schools to show kids just how
pathetic these so-called "pop stars" are compared to, say, Mozart, REM and,
errrrrrr.... the Bonzo Dog Doodah Band.
Flogging's too good for them, I say.
Oh, and Man Utd can all sod off, too.....
SonicRadio
1. The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner- BEN FOLDS FIVE
2. Lost and Gone Forever- GUSTER
3. Utopia Parkway- FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE
4. Magazine- JUMP LITTLE CHILDREN
5. In Reverse- MATTHEW SWEET
6. Midnite Vultures- BECK
7. SummerTeeth- WILCO
8. Keep It Like A Secret- BUILT TO SPILL
9. Foo Fighters- There is Nothing Left To Lose
10. Chris Cornell- Euphoria Morning
* RUNNER UP: Suicaine Gratifaction- PAUL WESTERBERG
-- SonicRadio
"He my dog!"
A Little Acorn
>
>No.
I liked Echo, too. I like just about everything they release. And they were
great on tour this summer.
Lauryn
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Ze Monster
>4. Magazine- JUMP LITTLE CHILDREN
>
Phew, thanks for warning me, I almost thought about buying those albums.
: Katey
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> WHAAAAAAATTTTTT?!??!?!? Surely you jest?!?!?!? How can anything be of a
> worse standard than the Vengaboys, Westlife and fucking Geri Halliwell?
Do you actually have experience with that last one, and if so, have you
sold the story?
Some stuff I liked this year, in no particular order:
Richard Thompson -- Mock Tudor
Manic Street Preachers -- This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours (I'm going by
American release dates here)
Super Furry Animals -- Radiator
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci -- Spanish Dance Troupe
Snow Patrol -- Songs for Polar Bears
I didn't hear much American music that interested me this year (sadly,
I include The Great Beyond in that statement). Based on the singles
I've heard, I might put Beck's album here, but I haven't gotten around
to buying it yet.
Compilations and reissues:
Belle and Sebastian -- Tigermilk
The Divine Comedy -- A Secret History
Probably that Fairport Convention thing, when I can afford it
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: Phew, thanks for warning me, I almost thought about buying those albums.
Heh, these two albums are phenomenal, IMHO... they take up regular residence
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" As for Pulp, well they did release an album in 1998 and that was still
disappointing. "
WHAT???????? Are You Mad?
'This Is Hardcore' is my favourite album of all time. I really fail to see
how anyone can say that it was 'disapointing'. So it wasn't another
'Different Class'....so what? It was musically far superior..OK, it wasn't
as instantly catchy but "Seductive Barry" and the title track surpassed
almost everything that Jarvis and Co. had done previously.........
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>
> Sam Stevenson <sa...@freenetname.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:848thh$jpp$1...@gxsn.com...
> > I am wondering whether anyone else thought '99 was a rather disapointing
> > year musically....Ok, the Joe Strummer and RATM Albums were good, the
new
>
> Really?
>
> > supergrass effort was worth the wait, but Pulp didn't release anything
and
>
> You reckon? I haven't bought it yet, though I'm sure I will eventually,
but
> I have certain misgivings about some of the non-single tracks I've heard.
In
> fact, to be completely honest, I have reservations about some of the
singles
> too - I mean, if they're all writing lyrics, why aren't they trying a bit
> harder?
> As for Pulp, well they did release an album in 1998 and that was still
> disappointing. I have to say I thought the Pulped boxed set [1] was a
pretty
> nice package, despite the obvious cash-in status.
>
> > well, in the UK at least crappy commercial stuff dominated
> > everything.........
>
> I think you'll find that's happened every year since 1963. And the
> [1] It's only £10 in the Virgin sale, if anyone was tempted.
SonicRadio
>4. Magazine- JUMP LITTLE CHILDREN
>
Phew, thanks for warning me, I almost thought about buying those albums.
: Katey<<
What is that supposed to mean? In case you hadn't noticed, I was recommending
those two albums. You should buy them. They're very very good.
SonicRadio
"He my dog!"
Ze Monster
>recommending
>those two albums. You should buy them. They're very very good.
:o) I'm sorry. I misinterpreted the thread.
Jeff Raymond
Chemical Bros - Surrender
Orbital - Middle of Nowhere
Chris Cornell - Euphoria Morning
Foo Fighters - There is Nothing Left to Lose
Worst:
Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile
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quote : "We just like the dots" - Michael Stipe on R.E.M.'s name.
VWbus1975
>Wilco- Summerteeth
>Beulah- When Your Heartstrings break
>Charlatans UK- Us and Us Only
>Blur- 13
>Cockeyed Ghost- Scapegoat Factory
>Matthew Sweet- In Reverse
>Ben Folds 5- Unauthorized Biography...
>Olivia Tremor Control- Black Foliage V1
>Fountains of Wayne- Utopia Parkway
>
>All these are worth a listen too:
>Merrymakers- Bubblegun
>Looper- Up A Tree
>Jason Falkner- Can You Still Feel?
>Beck- Midnight Vultures
>Gomez- Liquid Skin
>Moby- Play
>Kula Shaker- Peasants, Pigs, and Astronauts
>Owsley- S/T
oh, I'm going to copy Adam and add a few I forgot to mention:
Sloan: Between the Bridges
Tori Amos: To Venus and Back
and reissues:
Blur: 10th Anniversary Box
Belle and Sebastian: Tigermilk
Dave Davies: Unfinished Business
Kinks: Low Budget
I'm sure I'm missing more, but I promise not to add any =)
FWIW, I think 1999 was a great year for cds.
VWbus1975
aw, hell...mention them both! =)
Rob
Laura Del Col wrote in message ...
>On Wed, 29 Dec 1999 01:10:29 -0000 "Rob" <rob_...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> WHAAAAAAATTTTTT?!??!?!? Surely you jest?!?!?!? How can anything be of a
>> worse standard than the Vengaboys, Westlife and fucking Geri Halliwell?
>
>Do you actually have experience with that last one, and if so, have you
>sold the story?
>
LOL! No, I'm not that desperate! Even if I was, I wouldn't sell the story.
Imagine the shame... I'd never be able to live it down. All my friends would
laugh at me! Plus I wouldn't want to give her the satisfaction of having
even more totally undeserved publicity!
Peder Clark
Ooberman - The Magic Treehouse
Chemical Brothers - Surrender
The Olivia Tremor Control - Black Foliage Animations Volume One
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Spanish Dance Troupe
Blur - 13
Gomez - Liquid Skin
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
Tom Waits - Mule Variations
Hefner - The Fidelity Wars
Pavement - Terror Twlight
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>Sam Stevenson wrote in message <848thh$jpp$1...@gxsn.com>...
>>I am wondering whether anyone else thought '99 was a rather disapointing
>>year musically....
>
>I agree most definitely. It was the year the teenies took over and musical
>taste all but disappeared into oblivion. Unfortunately, I don't see it
>getting much better in the near future. There isn't a great deal I've gotten
>excited about in 1999, and I'm not really holding my breath for much in 2000
>(I don't reckon there will be any new REM stuff until 2001).
Wasn't it Mike Mills who said that good music is still there, it's just harder to find now? iirc
correctly, during the yahoo chat.
Ah, found the quote:
"There is a lot of good music out there but you have to look a little harder to find it."
I think he's right...
Peder Clark
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>Hefner - The Fidelity Wars [3]
<snip>
>[3] Is anyone else at all surprised that none of the music magazines have
>included this in their lists? I mean, it's not as if they didn't like it.
Yeah, I was hugely surprised at this. But then I was wondering, did it come out in '98? It's
certainly a fantastic album. One of my records of the year.
Chris Brown
Peder Clark <peder...@NOSPAMusa.net> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 28 Dec 1999 19:10:07 -0000, "Chris Brown"
<CBr...@the-piss.kenaud.dircon.co.uk> wrote:
>
> <snip>
> >Hefner - The Fidelity Wars [3]
> <snip>
> >[3] Is anyone else at all surprised that none of the music magazines have
> >included this in their lists? I mean, it's not as if they didn't like it.
>
> Yeah, I was hugely surprised at this. But then I was wondering, did it
come out in '98? It's
Nope, July 1999. But Breaking God's Heart was out in 1998, and this followed
pretty soon after.
> certainly a fantastic album. One of my records of the year.
Agreed. Better than that Basement Jaxx crap anyway.
Chris
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>
> Chris
>
BOO! HISS!
or something.
-Jeff, who likes Basement Jaxx
Chris Brown
Jeff Raymond <evi...@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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> > Agreed. Better than that Basement Jaxx crap anyway.
> >
> > Chris
> >
>
> BOO! HISS!
>
> or something.
>
> -Jeff, who likes Basement Jaxx
I have to admit that I really liked Jump & Shout. But Rendez-Vu was one of
the shittest things I've heard this year, and Red Alert (and most of their
other stuff that I've heard) is sort of good, but not really enough for the
supposed future of dance music.
They're also remarkably snobbish about dance music for who they are, and I'm
also inclined to dislike them for their oh-so-clever affected spelling and
for the fact that they have a track called Jazzalude.
Chris, sophisticated as ever... ;-)
Chris Brown
Rob <rob_...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> >> everything.........
> >
> >I think you'll find that's happened every year since 1963. And the
> >standard's slightly higher than it was, say, ten years ago.
>
> worse standard than the Vengaboys, Westlife and fucking Geri Halliwell?
> even typing these names sends shivers down my spine.
Clearly, your mind has blocked out all memory of Bros, Brother Beyond,
Johnny Hates Jazz, EYC, Chesney Hawkes, Sinitta, Johnny Logan &c. You lucky
bugger.
And yes I realise some of them weren't quite then, but you get the general
idea.
> The entire population of Britain aged 11-16 should be burnt for buying
this
> stuff. Tony Blair should appoint a Music Quality Control Committee which
Except that half of them are buying Feeder, Stereophonics and the Offspring
to show off how clever and "alternative" they are.
> would only allow acts with a certain amount of talent to release records,
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh! That'd just be shit.
Talent alone is the enemy of music - it leads to solos and we all know how
dangerous they are.
Great records are made by the application of talent to imagination and
energy, the latter of which I see a fuckload more of in S Club 7 and Britney
Spears than in Counting Crows and Astronaut.
> and Music Appreciation should be taught in schools to show kids just how
> pathetic these so-called "pop stars" are compared to, say, Mozart, REM
and,
> errrrrrr.... the Bonzo Dog Doodah Band.
Well, if it prevents Phil Collins...
> Flogging's too good for them, I say.
Insert obvious innuedo here.
> Oh, and Man Utd can all sod off, too.....
Agreed.
Chris
Adam Newman
> I haven't got this, although I've heard everything that's on there.
> Can I add the Bran Van 3000 album, although that was more repromoted than
> re-issued.
So, that's good then? I've heard "Drinking in LA" and liked it a lot,
but wasn't sure if I wanted to buy a whole album.
kfj
> Talent alone is the enemy of music - it leads to solos and we all know how
> dangerous they are.
shit. i love my new sig, chris, how can you then write something so eminently
and deserving of being in a sig? oh, the torture.
-k
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> Adam Newman <ane...@uiuc.edu> wrote in message
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> > Ok, you knew somebody had to start this, right? Here's my top ten, in
> > no particular order.
>
> but i don't think i bought more than 15 or so albums that were released in
1999!
>
> here's what i liked:
i jsut received the magnolia soundtrack, featuring new songs by aimee mann, and
it MUST be added to my list. damn, she's great.
and i have richard thompon's mock tudor that i also got today, along with vic
chesnutt's bernadette and the salesman and sparklehorse's good morning spider. i
won't commit yet, but i will imagine one of those three might end up on my list.
the only thing i got today that wasn't from 1999 was XTC's oranges and lemons.
"well i may be the mayor of simpleton . . . "
Chris Brown
Laura Del Col <del...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > worse standard than the Vengaboys, Westlife and fucking Geri Halliwell?
>
> sold the story?
>
>
> Richard Thompson -- Mock Tudor
> Manic Street Preachers -- This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours (I'm going by
> American release dates here)
> Super Furry Animals -- Radiator
> Gorky's Zygotic Mynci -- Spanish Dance Troupe
> Snow Patrol -- Songs for Polar Bears
>
> I didn't hear much American music that interested me this year (sadly,
> I include The Great Beyond in that statement). Based on the singles
Well, the Richard Thompson album is very nearly American, although I suppose
it's set in England.
> I've heard, I might put Beck's album here, but I haven't gotten around
> to buying it yet.
I thought the first one was a bit weak. But the apparent next one sounds
more like it.
> Compilations and reissues:
>
> Belle and Sebastian -- Tigermilk
This I'd agree with.
> The Divine Comedy -- A Secret History
I haven't got this, although I've heard everything that's on there.
Can I add the Bran Van 3000 album, although that was more repromoted than
re-issued.
Chris
Simon Fox
tastes seem to be a bit more mainstream than most people in this group, but
here goes:
BEST ALBUMS
Counting Crows - This Desert Life
Dixie Chicks - Fly
Clint Black - D'lectrified
Crowded House - Afterglow
Kasey Chambers - The Captain
Shawn Mullins - Soul's Core
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
Chemical Brothers - Surrender
Taxiride - Imaginate
Man on the Moon Soundtrack (too much filler, not enough R.E.M. stuff)
Wilco - Summerteeth
Simon
Rob
>Clearly, your mind has blocked out all memory of Bros, Brother Beyond,
>Johnny Hates Jazz, EYC, Chesney Hawkes, Sinitta, Johnny Logan &c.
Yes, but look at all the above and ask yourself... where are they now??? the
thing with 80s teeny pop was that is was more disposable than an empty can
of beans. Nowadays, with the music industry in the state it's in, this sort
of crap has staying power because it's not just bridging a gap - it's all
that is really selling. As long as people are going to buy S Club 7 records,
the industry is going to keep on turfing them out. At least in the 80s they
know when to stop.
Plus no-one admits to ever liking any of the above nowadays. I wonder if, in
10, 15 years time, today's teenies will be too embarrassed to admit they
were Steps fans. I somehow doubt it.
Peder Clark
>
>Rob <rob_...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> The entire population of Britain aged 11-16 should be burnt for buying
>this
>> stuff. Tony Blair should appoint a Music Quality Control Committee which
>
>Except that half of them are buying Feeder, Stereophonics and the Offspring
>to show off how clever and "alternative" they are.
Speaking as a 16 year old, I would have to agree. But there are *some* (I admit, a rather small
minority) of us who have good taste... Urgh, Stereophonics! Sooooo mediocre! All their songs sound
the same!
Chris Brown
> Chris Brown wrote:
> > I haven't got this, although I've heard everything that's on there.
> > Can I add the Bran Van 3000 album, although that was more repromoted
than
> > re-issued.
>
> but wasn't sure if I wanted to buy a whole album.
I'm actually one of the evidently few people who approached this album
knowing more than one song, because Alternative Nation here was very fond of
Afrodiziac and a live performance of Old School (a thing of wonder in
itself).
I've not heard it a huge amount, so I can't be definitive, but yes I like
it. It isn't all in the same vein as the single though: it's mostly sort of
Beck-like in the whole white-boy hip-hop country way, but it's more
obviously the work of a group. At times it also feels a little more human -
and it has a Slade cover on it, which I've yet to hear Beck try.
Can I additionally add the latest best of the Go-Betweens, which really did
come out in 1999? I have to admit I don't know their catalogue well enough
to judge the selection, and chronological order would have been nice; but
the standard of the actual music is bloody good and the free radio sessions
disc was surely worth what I paid alone. Um, sorry I'm rambling again aren't
I?
Chris
ObREM - I'm sure they would have covered a Slade song if they's been bigger
in America. :-)
jeff reichman
>
Not to be an asshole, but this album isn't really 1999. The indie release was
put out in late 97, possibly early 98.
jeff
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2. Pavement - Terror Twilight
3. The Magnetic Fields - 69 love songs
4. Beck - Midnite Vultures
5. Handsome Boy Modeling School - How's your girl
> Ok, you knew somebody had to start this, right? Here's my top ten, in
>
> Fountains of Wayne - Utopia Parkway
> The Rentals - Seven More Minutes
> Blur - 13
> Wolfie - Where's Wolfie
> Belle and Sebastian - Tigermilk (yes, I know. But the first US release
> was 1999, so it counts)
> Snow Patrol - Songs for Polar Bears (see above)
> Manic Street Preachers - This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours (see above
> again)
> Busytoby - It's Good To Be Alive
> Poster Children - New World Record
> The Gentle Waves - The Green Fields of Foreverland
>
> And some honorable mentions:
> Salako - Musicality
> Foo Fighters - There Is Nothing Left To Lose
>
> I'm probably forgetting some other good stuff, but I don't feel like
> thinking anymore.
>
> Here's a list of new albums to look forward to in the next year:
>
> Smashing Pumpkins
> Suicide Machines
> Pearl Jam
> Radiohead
> Oasis
> Wolfie (plus a new ep!)
> Belle and Sebastian
> The Gentle Waves
> Elizabeth Elmore (?) (She's the former lead singer of Sarge, who had an
> album planned for Spring)
> Poster Children
> U2
> R.E.M. (?)
> Nirvana (Bleach reissue, plus hopefully the box set)
> Snow Patrol
>
> In other words, it's looking to be a great year - and that's not even
> counting all the new stuff I'll discover or the bands who are planning a
> new album without me knowing it.
CiRcUsBoY
wondered if REM had too :)
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1. Ben Folds Five - The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner
2. The Gravel Pit - Silver Gorilla
3. Fountians Of Wayne - Utopia Parkway
4. Matthew Sweet - In Reverse
Other bands who released good CD's last year were Sebadoh,
Sleater-Kinney, and Mark Lanegan.
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