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      Best
      of
      the
      1990's
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Stephan
      MacLeod
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sounds.”
      This
      album
      is
     
     
      angst
      and
      irony
      free,
      so
     
     
      it
      stands
      out
      among
     
     
      most
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      warning:
      these
      albums
     
     
      were
      actually
      made
      in
      this
     
     
      decade
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      KLF
      -
      Chill
      Out
     
    

    
     
      An
      ambient
      masterpiece
     
     
      from
      the
      guys
      that
      tricked
     
     
      Tammy
      Wynette
      into
     
     
      singing
      about
      justified
      and
     
     
      ancient
      ice
      cream
      delivery
     
     
      vans.
      However,
      there
      are
      no
     
     
      cheesy
      songs
      on
      this
      album.
     
     
      Actually
      there
      are
      no
      songs,
     
     
      just
      atmospheric
     
     
      soundscapes
      made
      up
      of
     
     
      ambient
      synth,
      plundered
     
     
      media
      clips
      and
      sound
     
     
      effects.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Forest
      for
      the
      Trees
      -
     
     
      Forest
      for
      the
      Trees
     
    

    
     
      The
      genius
      behind
      the
      Beck
     
     
      anthem,
      Loser,
      had
      a
      mental
     
     
      breakdown
      after
      that
      song
     
     
      and
      made
      one
      of
      the
      most
     
     
      original
      pop
      albums
      since
     
     
      the
      Beach
      Boys,
      “Pet
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      releases
      made
      in
      the
      90s.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      6ths
      -
      Wasp’s
      Nest
     
     
      Stephen
      Merrit,
      of
     
     
      Magnetic
      Fields,
      composed
     
     
      a
      bunch
      of
      organic
      pop
     
     
      symphonies,
      took
      a
      handful
     
     
      of
      indy
      rock
      singers,
      and
     
     
      made
      one
      brilliant
      album.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Jon
      Spencer
      Blues
     
     
      Explosion
      -_Experimental
     
     
      Remixes
      EP.
     
    

    
     
      Without
      a
      doubt,
      this
      six
     
     
      song
      EP
      is
      the
      best
      album
      to
     
     
      carry
      Jon
      Spencer’s
      name.
     
     
      The
      remixers
      include,
      Dub
     
     
      Narcotic,
      Moby,
      GZA
      and
     
     
      Killa
      Priest
      from
      the
      Wu
     
     
      Tang
      Clan,
      and
      other
      artists
     
     
      with
      definite
      “cool”
     
     
      credibility.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Belle
      and
      Sebastian
      -
      Jf
     
     
      You
      are
      Feeling
      Sinister,
     
     
      The
      Boy
      with
      the
      Arab
     
    

    
     
      Strap,
      Tigermilk,
      and
      all
     
    
   
   
    
     
      four
      of
      their
      EPs.
     
     
      Everything
      B&S
      have
     
     
      released
      since
      1996
      is
     
     
      magical.
      They
      sound
      like
     
     
      Donovan,
      only
      less
      fruity.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ron
      Sexsmith
      -
      Ron
     
     
      Sexsmith,
      Other
      Songs,
     
     
      Whereabouts
     
    

    
     
      It
      wouldn’t
      be
      fair
      to
      choose
     
     
      one
      of
      Ron’s
      albums
      in
      this
     
     
      list
      because
      I
      think
      all
      of
     
     
      them
      are
      superior
      to
      almost
     
     
      everything
      released
      in
      this
     
     
      decade.
      He
      reminds
      me
      of
      a
     
     
      humble
      version
      of
     
     
      Morrissey.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Moby
      -
      Everything
      is
     
     
      Wrong
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      first
      good,
      cheesy,
     
     
      dance
      record
      ever
      made.
     
     
      Actually
      it’s
      much
      more
     
     
      than
      that.
      Moby
      attempts
     
     
      classical,
      punk,
      thrash
     
     
      metal,
      disco,
      and
      ambient
     
     
      music
      successfully
      and
      it’s
     
     
      all
      on
      one
      album.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Replacements
      -
      A//
     
     
      Shook
      Down
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Mats
      last
      album
      sounds
     
     
      more
      like
      Paul
     
     
      Westerberg’s
      first
      (and
     
     
      best)
      solo
      album
      than
      their
     
     
      previous
      work.
      It’s
      a
      lot
     
     
      better
      than
      his
      actual
      solo
     
     
      work.
      Released
      in
      1990,
     
     
      this
      album
      is
      9
      years
      ahead
     
     
      of
      its
      time.
      In
      a
      more
     
     
      perfect
      world,
      the
      Goo
      Goo
     
     
      Dolls
      would
      be
      out
      of
      work
     
     
      and
      Westerberg
      would
      be
     
     
      raking
      in
      the
      millions
      of
     
     
      dollars
      that
      rightfully
     
     
      belongs
      to
      him.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Pharcyde
      -
      Bizarre
     
     
      Ride
      to
      the
      Pharcyde
     
     
      Hiphop
      reached
      its
      peak
     
     
      with
      this
      album.
     
    

    
     
      These
      original
      west
     
    

    
     
      coast
      B-boys
      had
      their
      own
     
     
      stye,
      incredible
      mic
      skills,
     
     
      and
      they
      had
      super
      funky
     
     
      samples.
      I
      have
      no
     
    

    
     
      idea
      what
      happened
      to
     
     
      hiphop
      after
      the
      Pharcyde
     
     
      released
      this
      album.
      I
     
     
      guess
      everyone
      realized
      that
     
     
      it
      couldn’t
      get
      any
      better
     
     
      than
      this
      so
      they
      just
      gave
     
    
   
   
    
     
      up.
     
     
      Ween
      -
      /2
      Country
      Great;
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dean
      and
      Gene
      are
      too
     
     
      talented
      to
      be
      a
      novelty,
      anj
     
     
      too
      insane
      to
      be
      taken
     
     
      seriously.
      For
      this
      album
     
     
      the
      hired
      a
      bunch
      of
      famoy
     
     
      Nashville
      session
      musician
     
     
      sigs
      have
      worked
      with
     
    

    
     
      ob
      Dylan,
      and
      Elvis
     
     
      Presly)
      and
      put
      their
     
     
      obscene
      twist
      on
      count
     
     
      music.
      “Piss
      Up
      a
      Rope’
      is
     
     
      a
      classic.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Aphex
      Twin
      -
      /
      Care
     
     
      Because
      You
      Do
     
    

    
     
      Richard
      D.
      James
      claims
      to
     
     
      be
      an
      insomniac,
      tank
     
     
      driver,
      who
      lives
      in
      a
      bank
     
     
      vault.
      His
      music
      videos
      cost
     
     
      millions
      of
      dollars
      and
      are
     
     
      hardly
      ever
      seen
      because
      of
     
     
      their
      oe
      nature.
      Ata
     
     
      live
      show
      in
      New
      York
      all
     
     
      he
      did
      was
      put
      sandpaper
      in
     
     
      a
      blender.
      His
      obsession
     
     
      with
      his
      own
      face
      has
     
     
      graced
      almost
      all
      of
      his
     
     
      record
      covers
      since
      “J
      Care
     
     
      Because
      You
      Do.”
      Oh
      yeah,
     
     
      his
      music
      is
      brilliant.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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