Music Sac's Top 125 Albums of the Last 25 Years

Saccopoo · 08:20 AM

In mirroring Spin's recent list, here's mine:

The Cult – “Love” (1985)
Tom Waits – “Rain Dogs” (1985)
Dire Straights – “Brothers in Arms” (1985)
Tears for Fears – “Songs from the Big Chair” (1985)
Kate Bush – “Hounds of Love” (1985)
The Smiths – “Meat is Murder” (1985)
The Jesus and Mary Chain – “Psychocandy” (1985)
Pre-Fab Sprout – “Two Wheels Good” (1985)
John Mellencamp – “Scarecrow” (1985)
Slayer – “Reign in Blood” (1986)
Robert Cray - "Strong Persuader" (1986)
Run-DMC – “Raising Hell” (1986)
Paul Simon – “Graceland” (1986)
Metallica – “Master of Puppets” (1986)
XTC – “Skylarking” (1986)
The Smiths – “The Queen is Dead” (1986)
Bon Jovi – “Slippery When Wet” (1986)
Peter Gabriel – “So” (1986)
Megadeth – “Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying?” (1986)
Depeche Mode – “Music For the Masses” (1987)
Guns and Roses – “Appetite for Destruction” (1987)
John Hiatt – “Bring the Family” (1987)
The Cure – “Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me” (1987)
U2 – “The Joshua Tree” (1987)
Sonic Youth – “Sister” (1987)
New Order – “Substance” (1987)
Prince – “Sign of the Times” (1987)
REM – “Document” (1987)
The Smiths – “Strangeways, Here We Come” (1987)
Jane’s Addiction – “Nothing Shocking” (1988)
Public Enemy – “It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back” (1988)
NWA – “Straight Outta Compton” (1988)
The Pixies – “Surfer Rosa” (1988)
Enya – “Watermark” (1988)
Sonic Youth – “Daydream Nation” (1988)
Tracy Chapman – “Tracy Chapman” (1988)
Cowboy Junkies – “The Trinity Sessions” (1988)
Nine Inch Nails – “Pretty Hate Machine” (1989)
Faith No More – “The Real Thing” (1989)
De La Soul – “Three Feet High and Rising” (1989)
Beastie Boys – “Paul’s Boutique” (1989)
The Cure – “Disintegration” (1989)
The Stone Roses – “The Stone Roses” (1989)
The Pixies – “Doolittle” (1989)
Tom Petty – “Full Moon Fever” (1989)
Soundgarden – “Louder Than Love” (1989)
Social Distortion – “Social Distortion” (1990)
The Black Crowes – “Shake Your Money Maker” (1990)
Garth Brooks – “No Fences” (1990)
My Bloody Valentine – “Loveless” (1991)
Massive Attack – “Blue Lines” (1991)
Primal Scream – “Screamadelica” (1991)
Nirvana – “Nevermind” (1991)
Pearl Jam – “Ten” (1991)
Metallica – “The Black Album” (1991)
Matthew Sweet – “Girlfriend” (1991)
U2 – “Achtung Baby” (1991)
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Blood Sex Sugar Magic” (1991)
De La Soul – “De La Soul is Dead” (1991)
Smashing Pumpkins – “Gish” (1991)
Fishbone – “Reality of My Surroundings” (1991)
Pavement – “Slanted & Enchanted” (1992)
REM – “Automatic for the People” (1992)
Los Lobos – “Kiko” (1992)
Pantera - "Vulgar Display of Power" (1992)
Rage Against the Machine – “Rage Against the Machine” (1992)
k.d. Lang – “Ingenue” (1992)
The Orb – “U.F.Orb” (1992)
Lyle Lovett – “Joshua Judges Ruth” (1992)
The Melvins - "Houdini" (1993)
Bjork – “Debut” (1993)
Nirvana – “In Utero” (1993)
Tiamat – “Wildhoney” (1994)
Portishead – “Dummy” (1994)
Jeff Buckley – “Grace” (1994)
Green Day – “Dookie” (1994)
Live – “Throwing Copper” (1994)
Ben Harper – “Welcome to the Cruel World” (1994)
Oasis – “Definitely Maybe” (1994)
Tricky – “Maxinquaye” (1995)
Oasis – “What’s the Story Morning Glory” (1995)
Alanis Morissette – “Jagged Little Pill” (1995)
Radiohead – “The Bends” (1995)
Beck – “Odelay” (1996)
Tool – “Aenima” (1996)
DJ Shadow – “Endtroducing” (1996)
Steve Earle – “I Feel Alright” (1996)
16 Horsepower – “Sackcloth & Ashes” (1996)
Sublime – “Sublime” (1996)
Radiohead – “OK Computer” (1997)
Shania Twain – “Come on Over” (1997)
Air – “Moon Safari” (1998)
Lucinda Williams – “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road” (1998)
Massive Attack – “Mezzanine” (1998)
Neutral Milk Hotel – “In The Aeroplane Over the Sea” (1998)
The Beta Band – “Three EP’s” (1998)
Refused – “The Shape of Punk to Come” (1998)
The Flaming Lips – “The Soft Bulletin” (1999)
Moby – “Play” (1999)
Radiohead – “Kid A” (2000)
PJ Harvey – “Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea” (2000)
Coldplay – “Parachutes” (2000)
Goldfrapp – “Felt Mountain” (2000)
Opeth – “Blackwater Park” (2001)
Daftpunk – “Discovery” (2001)
The Strokes – “Is This It?” (2001)
The Shins – “Oh, Inverted World” (2001)
Wilco – “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot” (2002)
Jurassic 5 – “Power in Numbers” (2002)
Johnny Cash – “American Recordings IV: The Man Comes Around” (2002)
The Flaming Lips – “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots” (2002)
The White Stripes – “Elephant” (2003)
OutKast – “Speakerboxxx” (2003)
Michael Franti – “Songs From the Front Porch” (2003)
Radiohead – “Hail to the Thief” (2003)
Arcade Fire – “Funeral” (2004)
Green Day – “American Idiot” (2004)
The Killers – “Hot Fuss” (2004)
LCD Soundsystem – “The Sound of Silver” (2007)
The National – “Boxer” (2007)
Blonde Redhead – “23” (2007)
Okkervil River – “The Stage Names” (2007)
Iron & Wine – “The Shepards Dog” (2007)
Animal Collective – “Merriweather Post Pavilion” (2009)
Florence & the Machine – “Lungs” (2009)

**Reaper16** · 05-23-2010, 06:32 AM

This is better than the Spin list.

**Slainte** · 05-23-2010, 06:43 AM

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REM – “Automatic for the People” (1992)
Los Lobos – “Kiko” (1992)
Pantera - "Vulgar Display of Power" (1992)
Rage Against the Machine – “Rage Against the Machine” (1992)
k.d. Lang – “Ingenue” (1992)
The Orb – “U.F.Orb” (1992)
REM – “Automatic for the People” (1992)

The album so nice you named it twice...

Saccopoo · 05-23-2010, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Slainte

The album so nice you named it twice...

I got a little punchy by the time I posted it. Thanks for the catch. I took that out and put in one of my personal favs.

Omaha · 05-24-2010, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Slainte

The album so nice you named it twice...

Well, it was a great album!

patteeu · 05-23-2010, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Reaper16

This is better than the Spin list.

I agree.

**Nzoner** · 05-23-2010, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by patteeu

I agree.

x3

Pablo · 05-23-2010, 02:33 PM

siberian khatru · 05-24-2010, 07:31 AM

Still no Porcupine Tree.

Make a list of all their studio albums between 1996 and 2009, throw a dart at it and put that one on the list.

**Nzoner** · 05-24-2010, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by siberian khatru

Still no Porcupine Tree.

Make a list of all their studio albums between 1996 and 2009, throw a dart at it and put that one on the list.

No kidding,however,I'm so partial to the song Anesthetize I'd have to go with Fear Of A Blank Planet

Saccopoo · 05-31-2010, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by siberian khatru

Still no Porcupine Tree.

Make a list of all their studio albums between 1996 and 2009, throw a dart at it and put that one on the list.

They were on the fringe of the list. It's hard to define them and while their body of work is impressive and varies, I don't think that there was anything "monumental" enough about any of their albums that would justify inclusion on the list.

To me, they are a Radiohead-lite. Excellent body of work, but it lacks the true introspective genius and musicality of Radiohead. "Deadwing" was close to being on the list though.

**Reaper16** · 05-31-2010, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Saccopoo

They were on the fringe of the list. It's hard to define them and while their body of work is impressive and varies, I don't think that there was anything "monumental" enough about any of their albums that would justify inclusion on the list.

To me, they are a Radiohead-lite. Excellent body of work, but it lacks the true introspective genius and musicality of Radiohead. "Deadwing" was close to being on the list though.

Boo. Also, bolded part doesn't even make sense.

Saccopoo · 05-31-2010, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Reaper16

Boo. Also, bolded part doesn't even make sense.

They remind me of Radiohead in terms of creating excellent music that doesn't immediately fall into a specific genre, but they don't have the nth degree of substance and finesse of Yorke's group. (And Yorke's vocals are absolutey stunning, where Wilson's are lacking range and change. Maybe that is really the difference for me.)

Like I said, if this list was the top 130, Porcupine Tree would have had something on the list, whether that would have been "Stupid Dream," "Fear of a Blank Planet," or the more "popular" sounding "Deadwing."

Don't get me wrong, I think that they are really good and have a fantastic lexicon of albums.

**Reaper16** · 05-31-2010, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Saccopoo

They remind me of Radiohead in terms of creating excellent music that doesn't immediately fall into a specific genre, but they don't have the nth degree of substance and finesse of Yorke's group. (And Yorke's vocals are absolutey stunning, where Wilson's are lacking range and change. Maybe that is really the difference for me.)

Like I said, if this list was the top 130, Porcupine Tree would have had something on the list, whether that would have been "Stupid Dream," "Fear of a Blank Planet," or the more "popular" sounding "Deadwing."

Don't get me wrong, I think that they are really good and have a fantastic lexicon of albums.

I kinda' see where you're coming from wrt PT/Radiohead now but I'd still never make a connection between them. They're too different, musically, to me.

Yeah, it all boils down to personal tastes. I think your list is a good one and that is taking into account that probably over half of the list is comprised of albums that I either dislike or don't give a darn about.

I don't think that "fantastic lexicon of albums" means what you think it means.

Omaha · 05-24-2010, 08:43 AM

You've got some really cool stuff listed. Some of my faves that were overlooked:

Beck - Modern Guilt, Guero, & Midnight Vultures
Counting Crows - August & Everything After, & Hard Candy
Soul Asylum - And the Horse They Rode In On
Ben Folds - Take your pick
311 - Music, Grass Roots
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape
Incubus - Science
Stereophonics - You Gotta Go There To Come Back
The Kooks - Inside In/Inside Out
Oasis - What's the Story Morning Glory, Be Here Now
Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam
STP - Purple
Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely

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Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Zion Casino cash: $10025483	Sac's Top 125 Albums of the Last 25 Years In mirroring Spin's recent list, here's mine: The Cult – “Love” (1985) Tom Waits – “Rain Dogs” (1985) Dire Straights – “Brothers in Arms” (1985) Tears for Fears – “Songs from the Big Chair” (1985) Kate Bush – “Hounds of Love” (1985) The Smiths – “Meat is Murder” (1985) The Jesus and Mary Chain – “Psychocandy” (1985) Pre-Fab Sprout – “Two Wheels Good” (1985) John Mellencamp – “Scarecrow” (1985) Slayer – “Reign in Blood” (1986) Robert Cray - "Strong Persuader" (1986) Run-DMC – “Raising Hell” (1986) Paul Simon – “Graceland” (1986) Metallica – “Master of Puppets” (1986) XTC – “Skylarking” (1986) The Smiths – “The Queen is Dead” (1986) Bon Jovi – “Slippery When Wet” (1986) Peter Gabriel – “So” (1986) Megadeth – “Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying?” (1986) Depeche Mode – “Music For the Masses” (1987) Guns and Roses – “Appetite for Destruction” (1987) John Hiatt – “Bring the Family” (1987) The Cure – “Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me” (1987) U2 – “The Joshua Tree” (1987) Sonic Youth – “Sister” (1987) New Order – “Substance” (1987) Prince – “Sign of the Times” (1987) REM – “Document” (1987) The Smiths – “Strangeways, Here We Come” (1987) Jane’s Addiction – “Nothing Shocking” (1988) Public Enemy – “It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back” (1988) NWA – “Straight Outta Compton” (1988) The Pixies – “Surfer Rosa” (1988) Enya – “Watermark” (1988) Sonic Youth – “Daydream Nation” (1988) Tracy Chapman – “Tracy Chapman” (1988) Cowboy Junkies – “The Trinity Sessions” (1988) Nine Inch Nails – “Pretty Hate Machine” (1989) Faith No More – “The Real Thing” (1989) De La Soul – “Three Feet High and Rising” (1989) Beastie Boys – “Paul’s Boutique” (1989) The Cure – “Disintegration” (1989) The Stone Roses – “The Stone Roses” (1989) The Pixies – “Doolittle” (1989) Tom Petty – “Full Moon Fever” (1989) Soundgarden – “Louder Than Love” (1989) Social Distortion – “Social Distortion” (1990) The Black Crowes – “Shake Your Money Maker” (1990) Garth Brooks – “No Fences” (1990) My Bloody Valentine – “Loveless” (1991) Massive Attack – “Blue Lines” (1991) Primal Scream – “Screamadelica” (1991) Nirvana – “Nevermind” (1991) Pearl Jam – “Ten” (1991) Metallica – “The Black Album” (1991) Matthew Sweet – “Girlfriend” (1991) U2 – “Achtung Baby” (1991) Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Blood Sex Sugar Magic” (1991) De La Soul – “De La Soul is Dead” (1991) Smashing Pumpkins – “Gish” (1991) Fishbone – “Reality of My Surroundings” (1991) Pavement – “Slanted & Enchanted” (1992) REM – “Automatic for the People” (1992) Los Lobos – “Kiko” (1992) Pantera - "Vulgar Display of Power" (1992) Rage Against the Machine – “Rage Against the Machine” (1992) k.d. Lang – “Ingenue” (1992) The Orb – “U.F.Orb” (1992) Lyle Lovett – “Joshua Judges Ruth” (1992) The Melvins - "Houdini" (1993) Bjork – “Debut” (1993) Nirvana – “In Utero” (1993) Tiamat – “Wildhoney” (1994) Portishead – “Dummy” (1994) Jeff Buckley – “Grace” (1994) Green Day – “Dookie” (1994) Live – “Throwing Copper” (1994) Ben Harper – “Welcome to the Cruel World” (1994) Oasis – “Definitely Maybe” (1994) Tricky – “Maxinquaye” (1995) Oasis – “What’s the Story Morning Glory” (1995) Alanis Morissette – “Jagged Little Pill” (1995) Radiohead – “The Bends” (1995) Beck – “Odelay” (1996) Tool – “Aenima” (1996) DJ Shadow – “Endtroducing” (1996) Steve Earle – “I Feel Alright” (1996) 16 Horsepower – “Sackcloth & Ashes” (1996) Sublime – “Sublime” (1996) Radiohead – “OK Computer” (1997) Shania Twain – “Come on Over” (1997) Air – “Moon Safari” (1998) Lucinda Williams – “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road” (1998) Massive Attack – “Mezzanine” (1998) Neutral Milk Hotel – “In The Aeroplane Over the Sea” (1998) The Beta Band – “Three EP’s” (1998) Refused – “The Shape of Punk to Come” (1998) The Flaming Lips – “The Soft Bulletin” (1999) Moby – “Play” (1999) Radiohead – “Kid A” (2000) PJ Harvey – “Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea” (2000) Coldplay – “Parachutes” (2000) Goldfrapp – “Felt Mountain” (2000) Opeth – “Blackwater Park” (2001) Daftpunk – “Discovery” (2001) The Strokes – “Is This It?” (2001) The Shins – “Oh, Inverted World” (2001) Wilco – “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot” (2002) Jurassic 5 – “Power in Numbers” (2002) Johnny Cash – “American Recordings IV: The Man Comes Around” (2002) The Flaming Lips – “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots” (2002) The White Stripes – “Elephant” (2003) OutKast – “Speakerboxxx” (2003) Michael Franti – “Songs From the Front Porch” (2003) Radiohead – “Hail to the Thief” (2003) Arcade Fire – “Funeral” (2004) Green Day – “American Idiot” (2004) The Killers – “Hot Fuss” (2004) LCD Soundsystem – “The Sound of Silver” (2007) The National – “Boxer” (2007) Blonde Redhead – “23” (2007) Okkervil River – “The Stage Names” (2007) Iron & Wine – “The Shepards Dog” (2007) Animal Collective – “Merriweather Post Pavilion” (2009) Florence & the Machine – “Lungs” (2009) Last edited by Saccopoo; 05-23-2010 at 08:20 AM..
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Omaha Badass! Join Date: May 2010 Casino cash: $10016579	You've got some really cool stuff listed. Some of my faves that were overlooked: Beck - Modern Guilt, Guero, & Midnight Vultures Counting Crows - August & Everything After, & Hard Candy Soul Asylum - And the Horse They Rode In On Ben Folds - Take your pick 311 - Music, Grass Roots Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape Incubus - Science Stereophonics - You Gotta Go There To Come Back The Kooks - Inside In/Inside Out Oasis - What's the Story Morning Glory, Be Here Now Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam STP - Purple Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely
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