Chris Fletch
I think a Friday is a good day to start the next round of submissions for the Albums of the year as chosen by users of the #Fediverse #blog. So with that being said, what is your one submission for the best album of 1991. Previous years in the next post.
Mar 6 at 3:39pmWeb
Show threadChris FletchMar 6

https://www.hailsandales.club/albums-of-the-year-as-chosen-by-users-of-the-fediverse-1997/

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https://www.hailsandales.club/albums-of-the-year-as-chosen-by-users-of-the-fediverse-2000/

https://www.hailsandales.club/albums-of-the-year-2005-as-chosen-by-users-of-the-fediverse/

https://www.hailsandales.club/albums-of-the-year-1994-as-chosen-by-users-of-the-fediverse/

https://www.hailsandales.club/albums-of-the-year-1984-as-chosen-by-users-of-the-fediverse/

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https://www.hailsandales.club/albums-of-the-year-1985-as-chosen-by-users-of-the-fediverse/

https://www.hailsandales.club/albums-of-the-year-1999-as-chosen-by-users-of-the-fediverse/

https://www.hailsandales.club/albums-of-the-year-1990-as-chosen-by-users-of-the-fediverse/

https://hailsandales.club/albums-of-the-year-as-chosen-by-users-of-the-fediverse-2017/

Albums of the year as chosen by users of the Fediverse - 1997

The time has now come to collect and present the results of Albums of the year 1997 as chosen by users of the Fediverse. There are plenty of great albums ...

Hails and Ales Club
Show threadGreem (Graeme. Not Graham!)Mar 9

@HailsandAles

Therapy? - Babyteeth
Smashing Pumpkins - Gish
Ned's Atomic Dustbin - God Fodder
Blur - Leisure
Orbital - "The Green Album"
Wedding Present - Seamonsters

The first five were debut albums.

Such a good year. Loads more to find but I'm busy!

Show threadGreem (Graeme. Not Graham!)Mar 9
@HailsandAles choosing one alone though - Nevermind.
Show threadRolloTreadwayMar 6
@HailsandAles Some great albums that year. However, one of them was Loveless, so I'm not sure there's any point in going further. Of course Loveless was the best.
Show threadTomMar 6

@HailsandAles Nevermind.

And "Like an Ever Flowing Stream"

Show threadChris FletchMar 6
@ttntm okay. Which one?
Show threadTomMar 6
@HailsandAles ah, sorry. Nevermind, the Dismember as honorable mention.
Show threadLeo Schuldiner🤘🏼Mar 7
@HailsandAles @ttntm xD
Show threadDaveKazMar 6

@HailsandAles

I think I have to go with
Melvins- Bullhead

I'll save the extensive list and give a smaller runner up list
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Voivod - Angel Rat
Old - Lo Flux Tube
Swervedriver - Raise
Chapterhouse - Whirlpool
Dinosaur Jr. - Green Mind
Drive Like Jehu - s/t
Headcandy - Starcaster
Warrior Soul - God Drugs and the New Republic
Paradise Lost - Gothic
Slint - Spiderland
Pixies - Trompe Le Monde
Tad - 8-way Santa
Treepeople - Guilt Regret Embarrassment…

Show thread💀 Mirko 💀Mar 6
@HailsandAles Metallica - Metallica. Just to piss off everyone. 😎
Show threadBenMar 6
@m1rk0 @HailsandAles its legit a contender for me. It’s the first metal album I ever loved
Show threadThomasMar 7
@brh @m1rk0 @HailsandAles it's a fucking great album and these "first 4 snobs" can chew an old sock.
Kill em all is not even that good.
Show threadNic DafisMar 6

@HailsandAles I think this and ‘67 might be the only two years I could do without even thinking about it.

"Nevermind” for me, please.

Show threadEmmaJMar 6
@HailsandAles thats a year thats gonna start arguments!!
Show threadunattributed 𓂃✍︎Mar 6

@HailsandAles I know an album that won't make the list:

Zard - Mō Sagasanai

Show threadJake in the desertMar 6
@HailsandAles ha! Hell yes. My album every year list becomes useful for the first time. 😂 I know mine! Meat Puppets - Forbidden Places.
Show threadLeo Schuldiner🤘🏼Mar 7
@jake4480 @HailsandAles so 90s!!!! 👌🏼
Show threadAvi_MillerMar 6

@HailsandAles Hmm, there are some great ones for '91.

*Bullhead* by Melvins is a close second, but I have to go with my heart and pick Laurie Spiegel's *Unseen Worlds* as my top album of 1991.

Show threadKaiMar 6

@HailsandAles To be honest, the last time I struggled to find an album I loved enough to nominate. But 1991, what an incredibly strong year!

I go with Bathory's "Twilight of the Gods".

(Otherwise it probably would have been Pearl Jam's "Ten".)

Show threadGavinMar 6

@HailsandAles Pearl Jam - Ten

Not a difficult one, that. 🤣

Show threadthe buff who fell to earthMar 6

@HailsandAles Pearl Jam - Ten!

Honourable mentions:
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
Temple of the Dog - s/t

And, what baby me was *actually* listening to over and over in 1991:
Amy Grant - Heart in Motion

Show thread3rikMar 6

@HailsandAles

Fushitsusha - s/t (PSFD-15/16)

Honourable mention:
Hijokaidan - Windom

Show thread[MARX_IN_SPACE]Mar 6
@HailsandAles It’s Loveless all day every day for me but if I’m honest I listened to Badmotorfinger and Blessed Are The Sick more. Still, the Irish volume merchants are my pick.
Show threadThomasMar 6

@HailsandAles There was a Queen release that year. But, there also was this one. And I love this one, so I'm going with 👇

The KLF - The White Room

Show threadBrian NicarMar 6
@derthomas @HailsandAles Is that your final choice, Thomas? ;>)
Show threadThomasMar 6
@wendigo @HailsandAles yes.
Show threadJon RoachMar 6
@derthomas @HailsandAles still as awesome as the day it was released.
Show threadThomasMar 6
@FourT4 yes!
Although nowadays it's almost impossible to find the original mix. Streaming services only have remixed versions which just don't do it for me.
Luckily I have the original CD, that's by far the best version.
@HailsandAles
Show threadGavin GrahamMar 7
@derthomas @HailsandAles triggered. My brother spent that year listening to this, NWA's Efil4Zaggin, and REM's Out Of Time, while I was trying to get on with my little metal journeys. Please let the metal win!!
Show threadDr Alice ViolettMar 6
@HailsandAles Slowdive - Just For A Day
Show threadTobias 🌒🌕🌘Mar 6

@alicemcalicepants @HailsandAles reminds me simultaneously of two songs:

Slowdive ... take it easy ... (Foghat - Slow ride)

Let's get away, just for one day ... (Depeche Mode - Stripped)

My brain is a hot mess of duct tape, noodles, and popcorn 

Show threadDan Kletter 🥑Mar 6

@HailsandAles “Lovelyville” by Thinking Fellers Union Local 282! https://thinkingfellersunionlocal282.bandcamp.com/album/lovelyville

Runner ups:
Kill the King - Hafler Trio
Dumb Ask - Cheer Accident https://cheer-accident.bandcamp.com/album/dumb-ask-2022-remaster
Duos - Peter Kowald https://destination-out.bandcamp.com/album/the-complete-duos-europa-america-japan
Love’s Secret Domain - Coil https://infinitefog.bandcamp.com/album/loves-secret-domain-30th-anniversary-edition
Peyote - O Yuki Conjugate https://oyukiconjugate.bandcamp.com/album/peyote
Sonicfuck U.S.A. - K. K. Null
The Ground Below Above Our Heads - Jim O’Rourke https://steamroom.bandcamp.com/album/steamroom-9
The Maria Dimension - Legendary Pink Dots https://legendarypinkdots1.bandcamp.com/album/the-maria-dimension-2012-remaster

Lovelyville, by Thinking Fellers Union Local 282

22 track album

Thinking Fellers Union Local 282
Show threadKeep LeftMar 6
@HailsandAles Fishbone.
Show threadLarsMar 6
@HailsandAles has to be Carcass, Necroticism — Descanting the Insalubrious
Show threadJon RoachMar 6

@HailsandAles "30 Something" - Carter USM.

"The White Room" - The KLF

Show threadChris FletchMar 6
@FourT4 what one?
Show threadJon RoachMar 6

@HailsandAles oh "30 Something" by a country mile especially since someone else as already nominated the KLF!

sorry, you did toot "your one nomination" and I didn't read carefully!

Show threadMarkusMar 6
@HailsandAles I'm not sure... Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Spin Doctors, GNR, R.E.M....hmmm...
OK:
Pearl Jam - Ten
Show threadBenMar 6

@HailsandAles jeez that’s quite the year - it’s kinda foundational in terms of my taste in music.

It’s a bit of a coin flip, but I’ll go with

Pearl Jam - Ten

Runners up:

Nirvana - Nevermind
Metallica - black album
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
GnR - Use Your Illusion I and II
Smashing Pumpkins - Gish + the Lull EP
Ani Difranco - Not So Soft
Temple of the Dog - s/t
RHCP - Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Show threadTom RobertsMar 6

@HailsandAles I'm gonna go with 'Gothic' by Paradise Lost.

'Ten' by Pearl Jam a very close second place.

Then Soundgarden.

GnR and 'tallica a bit further behind.

Show threadDaveKazMar 7
@HailsandAles people love Pearl Jam, never would have thought this would be the most popular choice…
Show threadChris FletchMar 7
@fistfulofdave for me it’s Human by Death
Show threadＪｉｍ Ｈａｋｕ ☸Mar 7
@HailsandAles @fistfulofdave Have to go w/ Slint's Spiderland.
Show threadDaveKazMar 7
@jimhaku @HailsandAles on my runner up list
Show threadDaveKazMar 7

@HailsandAles I just assumed Nirvana or Soundgarden would be the choice if it were a “grunge” band. Personally I can’t listen to Ten anymore, this rarely happens with me.

I need to revisit Human.

Show threadＪｉｍ Ｈａｋｕ ☸Mar 7
@fistfulofdave @HailsandAles At the time Ten was legit exciting, so was the Black Album tbh that's what I was actually listening to then. Crazy to think about...wasn't until 92 I first heard extreme metal or any underground stuff.
Show threadＪｉｍ Ｈａｋｕ ☸Mar 7
@fistfulofdave @HailsandAles Altho the early Metallica albums were extreme if you heard them before Slayer. And Deicide.
Show threadDaveKazMar 7
@jimhaku @HailsandAles I’m old so I yeah Accept “fast as a shark” was fucking insane in 1982.
Show threadＪｉｍ Ｈａｋｕ ☸Mar 7
@fistfulofdave @HailsandAles Oh, I was like 13 in '91. I go back to all the 80s stuff, it's kinda harder to talk to younger ppl that started with like Behemoth or Nile who think Slayer are boring.
Show threadDaveKazMar 7
@jimhaku @HailsandAles I’m abt 10 years older than you. So my metal starts with Sabbath/ Priest/Raibow right into the NWOBHM, then thrash and on and on.
Show threadDaveKazMar 7
@jimhaku @HailsandAles I was into Green River by 86 and then Mother Love Bone , so there was excitement for Pearl Jam. Saw them before Ten was released. Loved it initially. Then I didn’t. I don’t hate it but if it’s on the radio I’ll turn the station.
Show threadＪｉｍ Ｈａｋｕ ☸Mar 7
@fistfulofdave @HailsandAles PJ seemed fun live but I never saw em. I have friends who made that their main thing but I thought they fell off pretty hard after Ten and it's way too played out to actually put on.
Show threadDaveKazMar 7
@jimhaku @HailsandAles great live I think I saw them 4x. All around Ten. I didn’t like anything after Ten either.
Show threadGavin GrahamMar 7
@HailsandAles hell of a year.
Paradise Lost: Gothic
Morbid Angel: Blessed Are The Sick
Entombed: Clandestine
Cathedral: Forest of Equilibrium
Carcass: Necroticism - Descanting The Insalubrious
Sepultura: Arise
Show threadChris FletchMar 7
@gavgraham what’s your pick?
Show threadGavin GrahamMar 7
@HailsandAles so hard. Have to go with Paradise Lost, Gothic.
Show threadIan VolanteMar 9

@gavgraham @HailsandAles Taken out the three I was going to throw into the mix; I can't look past Carcass.

I also want to mention Massacre's From Beyond, but, to be honest, that's mainly just because I love the opening track rather than having a particularly high opinion of the whole album.

Show threadSaltmyhashMar 7

@HailsandAles

Smashing Pumpkins - Gish

Honorable Mentions
Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten
Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears
Material Issue - International Pop Overthrow

Show threadThomasMar 7

@HailsandAles Again not an easy choice.

I go with Queen's Innuendo.

Other strong candidates: R.E.M., Nirvana, INXS, Kraftwerk, Metallica, and Pearl Jam.

Show threadMelliferous OakMar 7
@HailsandAles Oh that is tough. You've got:
Sepultura - Arise
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
Massive Attack - Blue Lines
Paradise Lost - Gothic
Solitude Aeturnus - Into the Depths of Sorrow
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
Dark Angel - Time Does Not Heal
Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
Gonna have to go with Solitude Aeturnus on this one, though Soundgarden are close.