GNMD Poll: Top Ten Albums of 1995

[CiG]

It's cool, as long as it's in by my Wednesday when I start tallying this shit up dawg.

 

[Krow]

Added two more to my list since it’s a bit short.

 

[EspaDa]

@Talos of Atmora

Is THRAK that good? I've never listened to it. How would you rank it among Crimson's classics?

 

[Talos of Atmora]

@Talos of Atmora

Is THRAK that good? I've never listened to it. How would you rank it among Crimson's classics?

While i wouldn't rank it among the band's classics, it's still really good.

 

[no country for old wainds]

1) björk - post
2) chokebore - anything near water
3) GZA - liquid swords
4) dead moon - nervous sooner changes
5) unwound - the future of what
6) the roots of echo - söabu
7) yasunori mitsuda - chrono trigger: original sound version
8) no doubt - tragic kingdom
9) tar - over and out
10) mobb deep - the infamous

#11 was nomeansno or starmarket or motherland.

i'll post tracks from these in the asskickin' songs thread tomorrow or soon.

 

[CiG]

Okay so I'll be tallying this up tonight.

 

[CiG]

#10 Mobb Deep - The Infamous



Those who voted:

@-CyanideChrist- (#2)
@Dazed and Brutal (#2)
@Satanstoenail (#10)
@no country for old wainds (#10)

SON THEY SHOOK
CUZ AIN'T NO SUCH THING AS HALF WAY CROOKS
SCARED TO DEATH AND SCARED TO LOOK
THEY SHOOK

Dude, you just posted a MOBB DEEP album, srly. wtf!?

The fucks wrong with Mobb Deep? The Infamous is one of the best rap albums of all time up there with Illmatic, 36 Chambers, and Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous

too bad you're on a METAL FORUM

FUCK YOU: HAHAHAHA

Yeah, mobb deep is indeed shit. They're laughably bad.

mob deep, lmao!!! ahhhahah perfect example of east coast garbage. I literally chucked one of their albums out of my car once because of how cringe-worthy their shit is. Who else are you going to namedrop and tell me they're gansta, Jadakiss? lmao.

That's why Tupac ripped those foos(mob deep) a new asshple and turned them into straight bitches(on numerous tracks), and they didn't even have the balls to bark back! Maybe they're considered gangsta out there, but mobb deep is the epitome of weak ass east coast shit out here. laughingstocks tbh.

The Infamous is a great album.

 

[CiG]

#9 Alice in Chains - Alice in Chains



Those who voted:

@zabu of nΩd (#1)
@Krow (#1)
@Oblivious Maximus (unranked)

Any other fans here? Contrary to popular belief, AIC were NOT just another grunge band. If fact, they were the most metallic of all the Seattle shit. I've always been a huge AIC fan. Layne (RIP) was an amzing singer, and his voice matched his haunting lyrics perfectly. And Jerry! Awesome guitar player. I loved the harmoines he did with Layne, not very common at the time they hit it big. Some favorite songs: Man In the Box, We Die Young, Rain When I Die, What The Hell Have I, Angry Chair, Junkhead, ect...

I personally think that Alice in Chains epitomize the grunge sound.

Jesus fuck, Alice in Chains is incredible.

Since I've been getting into Alice in Chains I've been thinking a lot as well as mourning the final years of Layne Staley, but even considering that I still feel musically....

Oh, and Alice in Chains is one of the greatest things ever.

It can be if somebody just started listening to Rock, and never gotten into Heavy Metal, high quality music or some sort of. I mean, I completely respect the guy's death but no need to overshoot the shit out of a rather repetitive, mainstream Grunge group just because the guy died.

Shut your whore mouth.

Alice in Chains rules. Fucking fags.

 

[CiG]

#8 King Crimson - Thrak



Those who voted:

@Talos of Atmora (#1)
@HamburgerBoy (#2)
@tagradh (unranked)

Great album, been growing on me with every listen. Percussive, groovy, to-the-point Crimson is good Crimson. I need to check out more of their later material.

 

[CiG]

#7 Radiohead - The Bends



Those who voted:

@Satanstoenail (#3)
@crimsonfloyd (#6)
@zabu of nΩd (#7)
@Baroque (#9)
@Omni (#10)
@tagradh (unranked)

haha Radiohead

*feels heart get crushed*

Phish
Radiohead

I think both of these bands are awful now.

How can you hate Radiohead?

Got burned out on them in high school. Don't ask.

You do need to try to get into Radiohead and Kelly Clarkson!

Meh, Radiohead. Not my bag, baby, not my bag at all. I liked Northern King's cover of Creep better than the original... And it's fuckin Northern Kings.

Truth be told that and a handful of songs my friends have played are all I know by Radiohead but they just have this general vibe of 'young adult gay guy' that I can't get past.

Radiohead is one of those bands I never really gave a proper chance. I'll listen to The Bends and report back after I've absorbed it decently.

Don't bother. Overrated as fuck.

 

[CiG]

#6 Swans - The Great Annihilator



Those who voted:

@Omni (#1)
@Terasophe (#2)
@zabu of nΩd (#5)
@crimsonfloyd (#10)

I like "noisy Swans" but I like the most recent two ("The Seer" and "To Be Kind") even more.

i prefer the "poppy" swans. everything from children of god up to great annihilator are damn hard to beat.

I saw Swans live and my hearing is definitely worse for having done that, but I have no regrets about it.

 

[CiG]

#5 Ol' Dirty Bastard - Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version



Those who voted:

@Dazed and Brutal (#1)
@-CyanideChrist- (#4)
@Talos of Atmora (#7)
@crimsonfloyd (#8)
@Satanstoenail (#9)

Wu Tang Clan ain't nothin' ta fuck with.

I recommend to any new fan of Wu Tang to check out Return To The 36 Chambers by ODB. It's the best solo album by anyone in Wu Tang imo.

 

[CiG]

#4 Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - E. 1999 Eternal



Those who voted:

@-CyanideChrist- (#1)
@TechnicalBarbarity (#2)
@Talos of Atmora (#4)
@Terasophe (#5)

Older Bone Thugs N Harmony is pretty good too. Just remembered them.

E 1999 Eternal has been on repeat for the past week..I will never get bored of this goddamn album!

 

[CiG]

#3 Björk - Post



Those who voted:

@no country for old wainds (#1)
@CASSETTEISGOD (#2)
@Omni (#3)
@zabu of nΩd (#6)
@Bloopy (#6)

I don't quite listen to Bjork but even her worst is better than those Opeth albums, hell, any Opeth at that.

Worst opinion ever

Björk rules anyway. Anyone who doesn't realize that is actually retarded, since she's an extremely good singer and original musician.

how DARE you call bjork a my pals

Cocksuckers who think that Bjork is better than every Metal band.

Bjork is pretty damn good and better than a lot of metal, :Smokin:

I agree with Mort's statement regarding Bjork.

Bjork is cool, really unique style.

I was put off Bjork for years, because her most well known song over here was that cover she did, "It's Oh So Quiet". I remember being a kid and it was a big hit here. I didn't like it then and I don't like it now. It's not representative of Bjork at all. I also knew her for a while as "that crazy Icelandic woman that punched a photographer".

Find me a pop forum where discussion on Fiona Apple and Bjork is normal (and intelligent, not just mindless droning) and I'd very well go post there.

 

[Dak]

#9 Alice in Chains - Alice in Chains

Not their best album but AiC is always solid.

 

[CiG]

#2 The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness



Those who voted:

@Terasophe (#1)
@crimsonfloyd (#1)
@Baroque (#1)
@zabu of nΩd (#8)
@Krow (unranked)
@tagradh (unranked)

Smashing Pumpkins actually had riffs.

I'd say get Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. It's a great double album.

Listened to Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness for the first time in ages last night. Forgot that the Pumpkins had some legitimately dark and heavy songs.

Siamese Dream >>> 99% of other grunge/alt rock of the time. Too bad Mellon Collie was mostly filler.

 

[CiG]

#1 GZA - Liquid Swords

"I'm in the park setting up a deal over blunt fire,
Bum nigga sleeping on the bench, they had him wired."​

Those who voted:

@crimsonfloyd (#2)
@Talos of Atmora (#2)
@CASSETTEISGOD (#3)
@no country for old wainds (#3)
@Dazed and Brutal (#3)
@Satanstoenail (#6)
@Krow (unranked)
@tagradh (unranked)

I saw this win coming from a mile away, and it's deserved.

The standout cd from my recent bout of hip-hop purchasing is definitely Liquid Swords by GZA.

Liquid Swords is a great album.

Liquid Swords for me comes together so well due to the A+ production job, though it does help that GZA himself is a very solid rhymer.

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[CiG]

Next game here.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

I don't really get the hype behind Post. It has a few good songs but collectively it's a total mess with all sorts of failed experiments.

 

[CiG]

It's one of those albums I go to whenever my head feels like a total mess.