Urban75 Album of the Year 1991

[belboid]

=20 Fugazi - Steady Diet of Nothing

I didn't realise the title is a Bill Hicks allusion. A corker.

 

[belboid]

19 Gang Starr - Step in the Arena

The greatest hip hop album ever according to IGN. Who the fuck are IGN?

 

[belboid]

18 4Hero - In Rough Territory

Dollis Hill electronica. I have never heard it. Probably should have.

 

[belboid]

17 The Fall - Shift-Work

The one that has a song about where I live. Almost. Well, not at all, but we like to pretend it is.

 

[belboid]

16 Crowded House Woodface

Probably the big surprise of the whole chart. It's the one with Four Seasons In One Day on it.

 

[belboid]

15 Saint Etienne- Foxbase Alpha

Only love and Sarah Cracknell can break our hearts.

 

[belboid]

14 Nation of Ulysses - 13 Point Plan to Destroy America

Post-hardcore masterpiece, full of ardor and menace. Yummy.

 

[belboid]

13 Bikini Kill - Revolution Girl Style Now

A cassette! I double dare ya to say it aint allowed.

 

[belboid]

12 Jesus Lizard - Goat

Greatest of all time? Not quite, but its pretty damned fine and has another possible Bill Hicks reference.

 

[belboid]

11 The Pixies - Trompe Le Monde

I suppose this is as close as we'll get to a Julian Cope reference, what with Head On being a track. Not their best, but good surfy fun.

 

[belboid]

10 The Orb - The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld

Pink Floyd live! Johnny Rotten would be disgusted.

 

[belboid]

9 Robert Wyatt - Dondestan

Where are they? At number 9, that's where.

 

[belboid]

8 Ultramarine ‎– Every Man And Woman Is A Star

This one has a title based on Aleister Crowley. An ambient techno classic.

 

[belboid]

7 Orbital - Orbital [Green Album]

I wouldn’t call that 'green' myself. More a chartreuse yellow.

 

[belboid]

6 Public Enemy - Apocalypse 91...The Enemy Strikes Black

They brought the noize and absolutely killed it.

 

[belboid]

5 Primal Scream Screamadelica

Higher than the sun, but lower than four other albums.

 

[The39thStep]

9 Robert Wyatt - Dondestan

Where are they? At number 9, that's where.

A lot higher than I expected, fair play urban .

 

[belboid]

4 LFO ‎– Frequencies

One of the greatest and almost undoubtedly the most important electronica album

 

[killer b]

Coil for number 1?

 

[belboid]

Well, we all know what the next three are, but in what order?

 

[killer b]

I'm hoping Nevermind / loveless / LSD

 

[killer b]

although, shouldn't laughing stock be in there too?

 

[killer b]

In which case, Loveless / Laughing Stock / LSD, and by some miracle of taste Nirvana didn't get enough votes

 

[The39thStep]

although, shouldn't laughing stock be in there too?

I’ve got faith in Laughing Stock

 

[belboid]

3 - Massive Attack Blue Lines

Welcome to triphop. Our sympathy is still unfinished.

 

[killer b]

crikey, there's some big albums missing.

 

[belboid]

2 - My Bloody Valentine - Loveless

We are shallow, but apparently its what you want.

(it initially looked like this was only going to get into the lower reaches of the chart. Then I added the votes for 'mbv' to the ones for My Bloody Valentine, and here we are)

 

[belboid]

1 - Nirvana - Nevermind

It came, it bloomed, it bred and it stayed. As to yer man complaining about being on the cover, what a prick.

 

[belboid]

crikey, there's some big albums missing.

you're telling me!

 

[The39thStep]

Can’t believe Laughing Stock didn’t make the top 20. Unforgivable.