this cd was in my walkman everyday. i played it from beginning to end without skipping a single track. it's still one of my favorites. for the most part i was in love with this group(along with mint condition for most of the 90s)
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Radiohead's 'OK Computer' has already been mentioned, therefore I will go with...

Primal Scream-Screamadelica

'RAY OF LIGHT' by Madonna (1998)

jonylawson said:

Did I choose it? There's your answer.

jonylawson said:

I find a lot of it pretty claustrophobic and unlistenable. Surely 'Maxinquaye' is a far more superior record? That's my opinion anyway.

RocknRollisalive said:

Above Holy Bible!!!!! Nooooo

RocknRollDave said:

It was tough.... I only had one choice and someone else had already posted it

There is no competition: THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL

I loved Janet, Bjork and Mariah's body of work during the 90's the most, They were my 3 fav artists and were the soundtrack of my childhood. but this album really stood out over any single album

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Rowdy said:

You MUST be having a laugh, right...?!

JDINTERACTIVE said:

It is a tougher listen. But it's meant to be paranoid and difficult. Maxinquaye is the more landmark and important album, but I enjoy both of them and Nearly God all on the same level.

RocknRollDave said:

I think 'In Utero' is a perfectly valid choice. I think it's a more superior and honest record than 'Nevermind'. Also by judging based on some of the choices here, then well!

Hard choice. There were alot of great albums in that decade.

I'll go with this though:

GangstaFam said:

Good one Was a hard one though. In Utero was up there too for me. As was the entire Gold Experience experience, all the concerts I visited...

But once I decided that I was to go with the album that had most impact on my life, it was only ONE album that could qualify, for a number of reasons.

Well this puts to end another topic

Nirvana: Nevermind.

It's not my favorite choice. But it is the obvious one.

Bob Dylan - Time out of mind

And a very close second: Listen without prejudice - George Michael.

I have to pop in "Velvet Rope" again to see if it holds up. Haven't heard it in a while.

Without concern for mass popularity, my choice would be...



...Miles&Quincy Live At Montreux

What you're privvy to here is a unique and historic performance from the most fearless musical warrior of the past half century.

I liken this release to Muhammad Ali's Rumble In The Jungle bout with George Foreman.
Ali had long since lost the dancing shoes he'd used earlier in his career on opponents like Sonny Liston.
But being the savvy ring general that he was, he was able to call on the skills he still possessed to out fox,
a man some thought to be indestructable, George Foreman.

Miles does something similar with this performance. For one, Miles was never rested on his musical laurels
to the point of not playing any of the material he'd done years earlier. We're talking about a musical innovator
not a regurgitator. No "Greatest Hits" tours for this guy. Until now. He revisits, what many consider, one of his
most popular and beautiful periods, the tunes based on collaborations with Gil Evans.
(Sketches of Spain, Miles Ahead, Birth of the Cool, etc.). The music was conducted by Quincy Jones.

Like Ali's Rumble In The Jungle, Miles did not have the same dexterity on the horn he once had. His playing is not 100% stellar.
But like a true champion, he was able to go back into the past one last time and pull off a few memorable victories with this material.

This concert occurred on July 8, 1991 at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.
Miles Davis passed away on September 28, 1991, approx. 2 1/2 months later.

What timing. It's as if he saw the punch coming.

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

theAudience said:

Yup. I always thought the same thing-- he knew he was going, so for once, and only once he decide to look back...

Jean-Paul Bourelly
Jean-Paul Bourelly & The BlueWave Bandits: Rock The Cathartic Spirits: Vibe Music and the Blues
DIW, 1996











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theAudience said:

oh my god you totally reminded me i need to buy this on cd...

sosgemini said:

Courtesy of your personal memory-jogger.

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

I've already picked "Nevermind" but the 90's were a great decade for albums. I wouldn't be unhappy with "OK Computer", "In Utero", "The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill", "To Bring You My Love" or "Live Through This" as top picks. All great albums. Hard to choose just one.