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post #1 of 31
11/15/12 at 6:08pm
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_in_music

 

I have two from 1993 that take me down a great memory lane.  Best of '93?  Not sure, but for me, they were great.

 

Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream and Primus' Pork Soda.  If I could only choose one, I'd ask if I could split those two albums in half to create one super album.  I was 18 and just bought my first car and rocked out to both on my way to college.

 

I have 30 of the albums on the list.


Edited by Eee Pee - 11/15/12 at 6:14pm
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post #2 of 31
11/16/12 at 8:59am

My tops for that year is easily Tool's Undertow. Probably still my favorite Tool album. Lots of good stuff this year though...

 

Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion

Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

Dark Tranquility - Skydancer

Dead Can Dance - Into the Labyrinth

KMFDM - Angst

10,000 Maniacs - MTV Unplugged

Wu-Tang - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

 

All good. Probably my top 3 are Tool, Smashing Pumpkins, and Dead Can Dance.

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post #3 of 31
11/16/12 at 12:56pm

HUGE year for music, but there's not a sliver of doubt for me

 

Nirvana - In Utero

 

easy second place

Wu Tang Enter the 36 Chambers

 

a ton of really great music in '93...


Edited by ferday - 11/16/12 at 12:58pm
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post #4 of 31
11/16/12 at 3:03pm

In no particular order:

 

 

Dinosaur Jr. - Where You Been

 

 

Cypress Hill - Black Sunday

 

 

Counting Crows - August And Everything After

 

 

Nirvana - In Utero

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post #5 of 31
11/16/12 at 3:31pm

Top 5:

 

Pearl Jam - VS.

Catherine Wheel - Chrome

Nirvana - In Utero

Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion

Tool - Undertow.

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post #6 of 31
11/16/12 at 3:51pm
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Top 5:

Pearl Jam - VS.
Catherine Wheel - Chrome
Nirvana - In Utero
Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion
Tool - Undertow.

Not sure if you were on my PM list or not but we're planning the big meet for next year now.
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post #7 of 31
11/17/12 at 12:10pm

Between

August and Everything After, Counting Crows

Siamese Dream, Smashing Pumpkins

Vs, Pearl Jam

 

Notable mentions:

I Mother Earth, Dig

Melissa Etheridge, Yes I am

 

I'll go with Counting Crows, becuase honestly, I listened it the most of anything from 1993

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post #8 of 31
11/17/12 at 4:27pm

Siamese Dream, Smashing Pumpkins.

 

Runners up would be:

 

Wu-Tang Clan: Enter the Wu-Tang Clan

Red House Painters: Red House Painters (Rollercoaster)

Slowdive: Souvlaki

Bjork: Debut

Earth: Earth 2

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post #9 of 31
11/19/12 at 1:57pm
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I pretty much only listened to my original Siamese Dream record yesterday between Formula 1 and UFC stuff.  Before I went to bed I ordered the reissue on vinyl.  Really good stuff.  Typical story too, 

 

 

Quote:
 The immense pressure to succeed intensified an already problematic situation: drummer Jimmy Chamberlin was undergoing an increasingly severe addiction to heroin, guitarist James Iha and bassist D'arcy Wretzky had recently ended their romantic relationship and Corgan, aside from battles with weight gain and suicidal depression,[6] was suffering from his worst-ever bout of writer's block.

 

Guess that what makes good music!

 

I remember when that Cypress Hill came out, everyone was like, "Meh, not as good as the first one."  Oh yeah, and Wu-Tang.  Classic.

 

 

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post #10 of 31
11/19/12 at 4:13pm

So I made a short list of what I think are the best albums from 1993:

 

Swervedriver - Mezcal Head

Nirvana - In Utero

Earth - Earth 2

Dinosaur Jr. - Where You Been?

Tool - Undertow

Primus - Pork Soda

Slowdive - Souvlaki

Fugazi - In On The Kill Taker

Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See

Black Moon - Enta Da Stage

Wu-Tang - 36 Chambers

 

 

It's pretty tough to decide which is the best, all solid albums, so the only way for me to label one as the best, is to go for the one I still listen to the most, which makes the winner:

 

 

Great album, solid start to finish.  Saw them on their reunion tour earlier this year, still amazing.

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post #11 of 31
11/19/12 at 4:53pm

So many good albums from the early 90's. Hard to pick just 10 from 1993. My ten in no particular order

 

 

Dinosaur Jr, - Where You Been

Radiohead - Pablo Honey

Butthole Surfers- Independent Worm Saloon

Pearl Jam - VS.

Smashing Pumpkins- Siamese Dream

The Coup- Kill my landlord

The Flaming Lips- Transmission from the Satellite Heart

KRS-One - Return of the Boom Bap

A Tribe Called Quest- Midnight Marauders

Wu-Tang- Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

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post #12 of 31
11/20/12 at 5:41pm
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So many good albums from the early 90's. Hard to pick just 10 from 1993. My ten in no particular order

 

 

Dinosaur Jr, - Where You Been

Radiohead - Pablo Honey

Butthole Surfers- Independent Worm Saloon

Pearl Jam - VS.

Smashing Pumpkins- Siamese Dream

The Coup- Kill my landlord

The Flaming Lips- Transmission from the Satellite Heart

KRS-One - Return of the Boom Bap

A Tribe Called Quest- Midnight Marauders

Wu-Tang- Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

 

thank you. thank you. thank you.

 

also want to add

lords of the underground - here come the lords

black moon - enta da stage (stated earlier)

snoop dogg - doggystyle

onyx - baccdafucup

diggable planets - reachin

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post #13 of 31
11/20/12 at 5:48pm

Good choices so far. Definitely an awesome year for music, I was 17. My top two hands down were:

 

Tool - Undertow

The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

 

A short list of other greats from 1993 that I didn't hear until a bit later:

 

Fugazi - In on the Kill Taker

A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders

Melvins - Houdini

Swirlies - Blonder Tongue Audio Baton

 

There's at least another two dozen great albums from this year - that I was into at the time or learned about later.

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post #14 of 31
11/20/12 at 7:50pm
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KMFDM - Angst

Came here to post this. My favorite album of all time.

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post #15 of 31
11/20/12 at 8:57pm
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KMFDM - Angst

Came here to post this. My favorite album of all time.

A great one, I saw them on that tour. I hardly ever (ok never) listen to them anymore though.

 

Nice username! cool.gif

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