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O’Neil Thanksgiving debate: best 3 album run of the 90s?
Can’t count live albums, greatest hits, reissues. Our menu so far:
Can’t count live albums, greatest hits, reissues. Our menu so far:
Early lead for Pearl Jam: Ten (91), Vs. (93), Vitalogy (94)
Wilco: AM (95), Summerteeth (96), Being There (99)
REM: Out of Time (91), Automatic for the People (92), Monster (94)
Black Crowes: Shake Your Money Maker (90), Southern Harmony and Musical Companion (92), Amorica (94)
At this point in the debate, we have to note some disqualifiers: Nirvana unplugged can’t count (live, and Bleach was ‘89), Counting Crows live “Across The Wire” f’s them up, Soundgarden’s “Down on the Upside” value is unclear...
Beastie Boys: Check Your Head (92), I’ll Communication (94), Hello Nasty (98)
Was Hello Nasty That Good? If Paul’s Boutique was 90 and not 89 this would be no brainer top 3
Was Hello Nasty That Good? If Paul’s Boutique was 90 and not 89 this would be no brainer top 3
Oasis: Definitely Maybe (94), (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (95), Be Here Now (97)
Do you still listen to Be Here Now? Definitely Maybe became the fastest-selling debut album in the UK at the time; it went on to be certified 7× Platinum
Do you still listen to Be Here Now? Definitely Maybe became the fastest-selling debut album in the UK at the time; it went on to be certified 7× Platinum
Tupac: Me Against the World (95), All Eyez on Me (96), The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (96)
I think All Eyez On Me is a top 3 double album of 90s
I think All Eyez On Me is a top 3 double album of 90s
Smashing Pumpkins: Siamese Dream
(93), Pisces Iscariot (94), Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
(95)
This one is tough: Pisces is a B sides album, but it is still better than 95% of the albums put out in the 90s. Thoughts? Do we allow it? If we do, the other two are GIANTS
(93), Pisces Iscariot (94), Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
(95)
This one is tough: Pisces is a B sides album, but it is still better than 95% of the albums put out in the 90s. Thoughts? Do we allow it? If we do, the other two are GIANTS
Radiohead: Pablo Honey (93), The Bends (95), OK Computer (97)
I don’t think Pablo holds up, but imagine if Kid A was release in 99 and not 00
I don’t think Pablo holds up, but imagine if Kid A was release in 99 and not 00
Built to Spill: There's Nothing Wrong with Love (94), Perfect from Now On (97), Keep It Like a Secret (99)
Built to Spill might be a sleeper top 5. When we make our list of underrated songs of 90s, Carry the Zero May too it.
Built to Spill might be a sleeper top 5. When we make our list of underrated songs of 90s, Carry the Zero May too it.
Hova: In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (97)
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life (98)
Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter (99)
Jay’s run into the aughts may only be rivaled by Radiohead?
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life (98)
Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter (99)
Jay’s run into the aughts may only be rivaled by Radiohead?
U2: Achtung Baby’s excellence was undone by pop. This was an O’Neil consensus.
Nas: Illmatic (94), It Was Written (96), I Am... (1999)
Illmatic is on another level. Would love to hear from @realdgray here
Illmatic is on another level. Would love to hear from @realdgray here
Dave Matthews Band: Under the Table and Dreaming (94), Crash (96), Before These Crowded Streets (98)
Look, we can’t count Live at Luther. Crowded Streets is no one’s favorite, but it debuted at #1 & knocked off Titanic soundtrack from top spot after 16 consecutive weeks at #1
Look, we can’t count Live at Luther. Crowded Streets is no one’s favorite, but it debuted at #1 & knocked off Titanic soundtrack from top spot after 16 consecutive weeks at #1
Outkast: Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (94), ATLiens (96), Aquemini (1998)
OUTKAST IS CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY ANDRÉ & @BigBoi DON’T HAVE STATUES ALL OVER THE US
OUTKAST IS CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY ANDRÉ & @BigBoi DON’T HAVE STATUES ALL OVER THE US
Rage Against the Machine: Aelf Titled (1992), Evil Empire (1996), The Battle of Los Angeles (1999)
Another run that’s great - thoughts on Evil Empire? We think it dipped relative to 1 & 3
Another run that’s great - thoughts on Evil Empire? We think it dipped relative to 1 & 3
Wu-Tang: doesn’t technically have a run, but include solo albums and you have yourself a damn good decade of insane talent.
TLC: Ooooooohhh...On the TLC Tip (92), CrazySexyCool (94), FanMail (1999)
We aren’t sure how to rank these, but 90s aren’t 90s without them.
We aren’t sure how to rank these, but 90s aren’t 90s without them.
Tribe: The Low End Theory (91), Midnight Marauders (193), Beats, Rhymes and Life (96)
Good call @GlobalNed - where do these three rank vs Beatie, Outkast, Nas, Jay-Z.....
Good call @GlobalNed - where do these three rank vs Beatie, Outkast, Nas, Jay-Z.....
Does anyone know anything about Garth Brooks in the 90s? We are lost. We know he dominated, but I think our 1 Garth cd was free at McDonalds?
Beck: Mellow Gold (94), One Foot in the Grave (94), Odelay (96), Mutations (98), Midnite Vultures (99)
I don’t think we ever listened to Mutations more than once, which would kill the run here.
I don’t think we ever listened to Mutations more than once, which would kill the run here.
Green Day: 39/Smooth (90), Kerplunk (91), Dookie (94), Insomniac (95), Nimrod (97)
Green Day keeps running up the ranks, just not sure if the 3 albums start at Kerplunk or Dookie?
Green Day keeps running up the ranks, just not sure if the 3 albums start at Kerplunk or Dookie?
Damn, Pixies, you were so close: Doolittle (89), Bossanova (90), Trompe le Monde (91)
Elliot Smith: Roman Candle (94), Elliott Smith (95), Either/Or (97)
XO (98)
This is a RUN of records for the late ES - start with Roman Candle or self titled? Kudos @stocktonprof @alindall @EconCharlie
XO (98)
This is a RUN of records for the late ES - start with Roman Candle or self titled? Kudos @stocktonprof @alindall @EconCharlie
Stone Temple Pilots: Core (92)
Purple (94), Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop (96), No. 4 (99)
STP’s run depends on your opinion of Tiny Music - first two are just fantastic @Krupin great call
Purple (94), Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop (96), No. 4 (99)
STP’s run depends on your opinion of Tiny Music - first two are just fantastic @Krupin great call
Pantera: Cowboys from Hell (90), Vulgar Display of Power (92), Far Beyond Driven (94), The Great Southern Trendkill (96)
Starting w Cowboys, this is damn good. Would love to hear from metalheads where it lands vs other bands
Starting w Cowboys, this is damn good. Would love to hear from metalheads where it lands vs other bands
We were chatting 90s Johnny Cash - has there ever been a cooler list of studio locations?
“Rick Rubin's living room, Johnny Cash's cabin, The Viper Room”. Cmon.
“Rick Rubin's living room, Johnny Cash's cabin, The Viper Room”. Cmon.
Foo Fighters: Foo Fighters (95), The Colour and the Shape (97), There Is Nothing Left to Lose (99)
Hat tip @RonnieCho we didn’t go full Grohl. Grohl wrote & recorded the entire debut album himself - chose "Foo Fighters" to hide his identity, passing cassettes of it to friends
Hat tip @RonnieCho we didn’t go full Grohl. Grohl wrote & recorded the entire debut album himself - chose "Foo Fighters" to hide his identity, passing cassettes of it to friends
Liz Phair: Exile in Guyville (1993), Whip-Smart (1994), Whitechocolatespaceegg (1998)
Exile is a 90s all time great - how do you rank the run @bobbygravitz @alindall
Exile is a 90s all time great - how do you rank the run @bobbygravitz @alindall
Shania: Shania Twain (93), The Woman in Me (95), Come On Over (97)
Come On Over is the most sold 90s album in America
Come On Over is the most sold 90s album in America
