What is your favorite alternative rock album from 1991?

**Janszoon** · 02-20-2010, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Rickenbacker

It came off as pretty soulless funk/rock to me. Especially the singles.

I can see how it would sound that way to someone hearing them for the first time now, but back in the early 90s they were pretty good relative to the pop music of the time.

Zer0 · 02-20-2010, 05:14 PM

My top 4 from 1991

1. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless

2. Massive Attack - Blue Lines

3. The Smashing Pumpkins - Gish

4. Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque

Honourable mentions:
Spacemen 3 - Recurring, Slowdive - Just For A Day, Nirvana - Nevermind, Chapterhouse - Whirlpool, Dinosaur Jr. - Green Mind, Pearl Jam - Ten.

1991 wasn't a bad year.

Rickenbacker · 02-20-2010, 05:24 PM

As much as I love Blue Lines, I hardly think it's "Alternative Rock"

mr dave · 02-20-2010, 05:25 PM

so i've thought about it a bit more and rather than make lists like so many others i'm going to split this choice two ways.

at the time - back in 1991 it was ALL about Blood Sugar Sex Magic.

at the present - it's a toss up between Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger and Mr. Bungle's self titled.

Zer0 · 02-20-2010, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Rickenbacker

As much as I love Blue Lines, I hardly think it's "Alternative Rock"

Sh!t yeah you're probably right. I only just glanced at the thread title and posted my favourite albums from 1991. Didn't see the 'alternative' bit

Engine · 02-20-2010, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Unless of course you want me to make up my own list.

I absolutely do want to see your list of favorite alternative rock albums of 1991

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Originally Posted by Zero1986

Chapterhouse - Whirlpool.

I didn't remember this is from '91. It goes in my list for sure. All the best alternative/shoegaze/britpop/whatever came out '89 - '92 so it's hard to keep mental track of specific release years.

**Janszoon** · 02-20-2010, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Engine

I absolutely do want to see your list of favorite alternative rock albums of 1991

Okay, I just spent a a little while trying to think of some and it seemed like almost every single album I thought of turned out to either be from 90 or 92 when I looked it up. Nevertheless here are ten favorites of mine from 91, not sure if they all really count as "alternative rock" but oh well:

Chris Connelly—Phenobarb Bambalam
Pigface—Gub
Godflesh—Slavestate
Mr. Bungle—s/t
My Bloody Valentine—Loveless
My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult—Sexplosion!
Primus—Sailing the Seas of Cheese
Rocket from the Crypt—Paint as a Fragrance
Siouxsie and the Banshees—Superstition
Swans—White Light from the Mouth of Infinity

lucifer_sam · 02-21-2010, 11:24 AM

Someone else probably mentioned these already but as it stands these are my top 4:

1. Drive Like Jehu - Drive Like Jehu

2. Swans - White Light from the Mouth of Infinity

3. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless

4. Scratch Acid - The Greatest Gift

LoathsomePete · 02-21-2010, 12:07 PM

Slint - Spiderland

Never got big into Red Hot Chili Peppers and as much as I love Mr. Bungle, Disco Volante is my favourite album by them. I did have a summer love affair with the Smashing Pumpkins when I was 16, but after I started realizing how much of a control freak Billy Corgan was, my opinion of the band started to wane, however if I did have to pick a favourite album Gish would be number 2 (hehe), because of songs "Siva" and "Rhinoceros". In fact "Rhinoceros" was my favourite song to play when I use to busk at Lonsdale Quey in North Vancouver. Anyways, this album may be less than a month old in my collection but I can already see why this band is so highly regarded. Very skilled musicianship and a modest aura that seems to encompass the band. I wish they put out more than two albums, but I am incredibly happy with what was put out by them. Also nobody else has mentioned it...

**Janszoon** · 02-21-2010, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

Someone else probably mentioned these already but as it stands these are my top 4:

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2. Swans - White Light from the Mouth of Infinity

3. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless

Yes, and that someone else is directly above you.

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

4. Scratch Acid - The Greatest Gift

I agree this is great but I don't really think it counts since it's just a collection of two LPs and an EP from the 80s and Scratch Acid was already broken up by 91.

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Zer0 ∞ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,792	My top 4 from 1991 1. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless 2. Massive Attack - Blue Lines 3. The Smashing Pumpkins - Gish 4. Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque Honourable mentions: Spacemen 3 - Recurring, Slowdive - Just For A Day, Nirvana - Nevermind, Chapterhouse - Whirlpool, Dinosaur Jr. - Green Mind, Pearl Jam - Ten. 1991 wasn't a bad year. __________________ Last FM \| RYM \| The Final Sound

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lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	Someone else probably mentioned these already but as it stands these are my top 4: 1. Drive Like Jehu - Drive Like Jehu 2. Swans - White Light from the Mouth of Infinity 3. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless 4. Scratch Acid - The Greatest Gift __________________ first.am

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LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	Slint - Spiderland Never got big into Red Hot Chili Peppers and as much as I love Mr. Bungle, Disco Volante is my favourite album by them. I did have a summer love affair with the Smashing Pumpkins when I was 16, but after I started realizing how much of a control freak Billy Corgan was, my opinion of the band started to wane, however if I did have to pick a favourite album Gish would be number 2 (hehe), because of songs "Siva" and "Rhinoceros". In fact "Rhinoceros" was my favourite song to play when I use to busk at Lonsdale Quey in North Vancouver. Anyways, this album may be less than a month old in my collection but I can already see why this band is so highly regarded. Very skilled musicianship and a modest aura that seems to encompass the band. I wish they put out more than two albums, but I am incredibly happy with what was put out by them. Also nobody else has mentioned it... __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too