Best rock albums since 1990

[jgorham]

I think your point here is not valid. The fact that indie bands are getting mentioned is because the people who are posting in this thread are into music in general, and have therefore listened to many more records, including mainstream music and indie music. The lists I would be skeptical of are the opposite.

In any case, the only point these threads really have is to give people more albums to listen to. Or at least that is how I feel.

[uw_madtown]

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dude, about 50% of these albums I have heard off and heard( I like most of them), but I cannot possibly see how you guys can think they are some of the best CD's ever.

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Subject: Best rock albums since 1990

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I mean, if you guys like them fine, thats your list, which I think is a huge distinction. No one will agree on whats #1, or whats better, everyone has their own opinions.

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So post your list. It's not like this is a discussion trying to find the "right" list. Despite my joking comments re: PBob's dislike for YHF, clearly threads like this are for... uh... discussion. So if you have a list quite, quite different than the indie rock stuff, then friggin' post it instead of whining about how you don't know anything on everyone else's list.

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All this indie rock circle jerk-fest are annoying as hell, and thats all I am sayin, and part of the reason I usually avoid these threads is because of how ridiculous they get.

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If you take it so personally when people of similar music taste talk about music that you haven't heard, perhaps you should stop being a giant blubbering vag[/i]ina and either:

A) listen to some of the albums you've never heard of even though they show up in all of these threads

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B) post YOUR THOUGHTS ON ALBUMS SINCE 1990 so that there's a variety of tastes represented

Talking about non-mainstream music does not equal elitism. Not to mention the fact that a lot of these bands AREN'T EVEN THAT OBSCURE. Modest Mouse, Beck, Weezer, The White Stripes all have had substantial top 40 radio time. Many of these bands have. Many that haven't have shown up on film soundtracks and are recognizable through that.

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The lack of Failure's Fantastic Planet on any list saddens me.

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Good album, not Top 10. There are two Hum albums that are better if you're into that kind of music anyway. And I doubt even those are Top 10 either.

Some obvious choices include:
Nirvana - Nevermind
Nirvana - In Utero
Pearl Jam - Ten
Tool - Undertow
Radiohead - OK Computer
Radiohead - Hail to the Thief

I think Kid A is a great album but I don't know if it's a great rock album.

Some less obvious answers might include:

Leatherface - Mush
Karate - The Bed is in the Ocean
Tom Waits - Mule Variations
Fugazi - Repeater + 3 Songs
Pixies - Doolittle
Sonic Youth - Dirty
Slint - Spiderland
Morphine - Cure for Pain

There are a LOT of others I haven't had time to dig out.

NT

[ceyoung]

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Leatherface - Mush


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i forgot about this one. its good, but it gets old quick. their cover of "true colors" is pretty classic.

[ThaSaltCracka]

I have heard most of the bands listed in this thread, a few I haven't.

As for abums I have liked since 1990

Green Day- Dookie
Nirvana_ Nevermind
Deftones-(whatever the first album is called)
Soundgarden-Superunknown
RHCP- BSSM
Weezer- Blue Album
NIN- Downward Spiral
Oasis-Whats the Story...
Radiohead-OK Compute(maybe my favorite)
Sigur Ros-(first one)
I like both Shins albums
I like Two Incubus albums
Modest Mouses new albums is really good, I also like the new flaming lips album. Jimmy Eat Worlds- Bleed America

I also like some harder stuff, Disturbed-Believe, P.O.D-Satelite, etc.

I dunno, I probably missed a bunch, but rap is my fav anyways.

[Macdaddy Warsaw]

We're talking about opinions here. Anyway, if you read my previous post you'll see that at least two educated people aren't crazy about Nevermind.

I just don't think Nirvana is that great of a band. Although Jack makes fun of Fantastic Planet for sounding a lot like Nevermind, I don't see that, and I think if you spend a little time with the album you'll see they are more musically talented than Nirvana and the songs are just better.

Of course, that's just my opinion.

[ThaSaltCracka]

I will have to check this album out if it supposedly sounds like Nevermind.

Regardless, I think Nevermind is a killer album.

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Oh yeah, I'm a donk, there is no doubt that Jawbreaker's "24 Hour Revenge Therapy" and also "Dear You" belong in this group.

A few others I forgot:

Weezer - Blue Album
Social Distortion - s/t
Hot Water Music - Fuel for the Hate Game (can't believe I left this one off)
Soundgarden - Superunknown

And even though it was released in 88, "Nothing's Shocking" pwns most of your lists. Just want to throw that out.

NT

[Jack of Arcades]

JACK OF ARCADES' TOP ALBUMS OF 1990, TSC STYLE

1. Crazy Town, The Gift of the Game
2. Creed, Human Clay
3. Linkin Park, Hybrid Theory
4. Limp Bizkit, Three Dolla Bill Y'all
5. Staind, Break the Cycle
6. Disturbed, The Sickness
7. Godsmack, Godsmack
8. Silverchair, Frogstomp
9. Drowning Pool, Sinner
10. Papa Roach, Infest
11. Hoobastank, The Reason
12. Insane Clown Posse, The Great Milenko
13. Third Eye Blind, Third Eye Blind
14. Kid Rock, Cocky
15. Uncle Kracker, Double Wide

[uw_madtown]

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I like Two Incubus albums

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Mmm, Incubus. Wouldn't make my official top ten, but I do loves me some Incubus.

Thanks for responding seriously instead of flaming back. Very cool. Any other harder albums you'd put in there? I have had months where I'll get into harder rock and then I usually drop it after awhile, so I don't really know what some of the "best" albums would be.