Wednesday, September 20, 2017

50 Best Alt-Rock albums of the 90s

Having left off a playlist an edition back, we heard from you about it.

So this issue, we offer up the 50 best alternative-rock albums of the 90s.

We debated, we discussed.  We argued, we screamed.  We howled, we raged.

And this is the fifty we came up with and the ranking we finally agreed to.



1) Nirvana's IN UTERO

2) Tori Amos' UNDER THE PINK
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3) Nirvana's NEVERMIND

4) Tori Amos' LITTLE EARTHQUAKES

5) Soundgarden's SUPERUNKNOWN

6) Smashing Pumpkins' SIAMESE DREAM

7) Liz Phair's EXILE IN GUYVILLE

8) The Afghan Whigs' GENTLEMEN
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9) PJ Harvey Trio's DRY

10) Alice in Chain's DIRT


11) L7's SMELL THE MAGIC

12) Pavement's SLANTED AND ENCHANTED
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13) PJ Harvey's TO BRING YOU MY LOVE

14) The Rollins Band's WEIGHT

15) Garbage's GARBAGE

16) Screaming Tree's DUST

17) Tori Amos' BOYS FOR PELE

18) Skin Yard's 1000 SMILING KNUCKLES

19) Beck's MELLOW GOLD

20) L7's BRICKS ARE HEAVY
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21) Alice in Chains' ALICE IN CHAINS

22) Temple of the Dog's TEMPLE OF THE DOG

23) Veruca Salt's BLOW IT OUT YOUR ASS IT's VERUCA SALT

24) Babes in Toyland's FONTANELLE

25) Catherine Wheel's FERMENT

26) Green Day's DOOKIE
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27) My Bloody Valentine's LOVELESS

28) Blur's MODERN LIFE IS RUBBISH

29) Lucious Jackson's NATURAL INGREDIENTS

30) The Manic Street Preachers' GENERATION TERRORISTS
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31) PJ Harvey Trio's RID OF ME
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32) Babes in Toyland's FONTANELLE

33) Stone Temple Pilot's CORE

34) The Gits' FRENCHING THE BULLY

35) Mother Love Bone's APPLE

36) Temple of the Dog's TEMPLE OF THE DOG
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37) Cypress Hill's BLACK SUNDAY

38) Soundgarden's BADMOTORFINGER

39) Nirvana's MTV UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK

40) Bikini Kill's PUSSY WHIPPED


41) SINGLES soundtrack

42) Stone Temple Pilot's PURPLE
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43) The Breeders' LAST SPLASH

44) Melvins' STONER WITCH

45) Tad's INHALER

46) Screaming Tree's UNCLE ANESTHESIA

47) Nirvana's BLEACH

48) Alice in Chain's FACELIFT

49) Hole's LIVE THROUGH THIS

50) 7 Year Bitch's VIVA ZAPATA!

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