Best Album of 1994

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Originally Posted by centre mid

A few I'd add to the list, The Holy Bible deserves a mention, couple of excellent tunes aboard, also no mention of Vaxhaull & I? dear dear dear..

I've picked Downward Spiral, not his best album but an amazing piece of work.

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I mentioned Vauxhall & I in the Roses/Smiths thread and then neglected to here:o. I remember one review at the time stating it was the finest record Morrisey had ever been involved with bar none! High praise. Fantastic album.

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Originally Posted by Lionel Ritchie

...By Lucifers Beard!!!! You're right! I thought that was a 96 release. Christ no.

Okay I will pledge to endorse ANY compromise candidate that looks like it could muster sufficient votes to wrench 95 away from it. I'll vote for feckin M People or Jamiroquia ... Jamiroquy ...Jammy Jam ...that tw@t ...if I have to.

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Radiohead's "The Bends" could do the business, Lionel.

Its all personal opinion but I'd rate it higher than the foot.ie version of Macbeth.

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Originally Posted by Wolfie

Radiohead's "The Bends" could do the business, Lionel.

Its all personal opinion but I'd rate it higher than the foot.ie version of Macbeth.

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Just might. Like all of Radioheads albums -I only really like two songs on it but still.

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Originally Posted by Pauro 76

Not forgetting Prodigy 'Music For the Jilted Generation',

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Indeed, that gets my vote.

Can't believe I forgot about Vauxhall and I - cracking album, possibly the only one better than His n' Hers that year.

I'm with Lionel on this: I think that the good people should club together to remove the possibility of the evil that knows no end winning in 1995 - I too will vote for M People if need be...

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Originally Posted by Bluebeard

Can't believe I forgot about Vauxhall and I - cracking album, possibly the only one better than His n' Hers that year.

I'm with Lionel on this: I think that the good people should club together to remove the possibility of the evil that knows no end winning in 1995 - I too will vote for M People if need be...

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I'm a fan of the band but have to admit there's a few albums more deserving of the 95 vote.

Waste of time having a poll for any year with an Oasis release in it, but would suggest the following should get a mention (one or two already have I think):

Beasties: Ill Communication (their best I think, of course it is, it has Sabotage on it!)
Hole: Live Through This (not cool but have always liked this one, specially Doll Parts, the song Courtney Love wrote when she thought she'd lost Cobain the first time, made more poignant by the second, slightly more permanent, loss)
Sonic Youth: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star (always one of my favourite of theirs, even if not so critically acclaimed)
Prodigy: Music For The Jilted Generation (as mentioned)

and the one I am picking, the definitive downtempo classic IMO, Portishead me arse,
Massive Attack - Protection.

By the way, agree with whoever said Different Class is better than His 'n' Hers. Haven't thought about what else was out in '95 yet, but just maybe that one might give those overblown pub rockers a run for their money. Doubt it though...

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Originally Posted by stann

Waste of time having a poll for any year with an Oasis release in it, but would suggest the following should get a mention (one or two already have I think):

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Yea I cant wait till 2000 and the inevitable Standing on the Shoulder of Giants landslide:D

Sweet Jebus, who said voting makes a difference?

Anyway I've gone for 'Other', Mano Negra's Casa Babylon being the one cos of the football-loving views espoused as well as that bit of rebellious spirit that seems appropriate as the Foot.ie militia -- bound by a will to die (or rig polls) in honour of Whipping Boy's Heartworm -- begin to mobilise.

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Originally Posted by gustavo

Yea I cant wait till 2000 and the inevitable Standing on the Shoulder of Giants landslide:D

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:D
The albums are pretty much all the same to me, you see, though I believe some people do think that there are detectable differences between them.

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Originally Posted by jebus

Always thought it was rated far too highly, good album don't get me wrong, but bar Lover You Should've Come Over and his version of Hallelujah I really didn't get why it was rated so highly

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Grace was completely different from anything else on that list and a did exactly what it said on the tin. Buckley was extremely talented and had a great vision for future recordings and IMO the biggest loss to music in the 90's. Ithink if he had still been alive he would be up there with names such as spingsteen. Grace, The Last Goodbye,So real, Dream brother all great songs,

BTW: Lover You Should've Come Over was on "Sketches for my sweetheart the drunk" not Grace.

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Originally Posted by Neish

BTW: Lover You Should've Come Over was on "Sketches for my sweetheart the drunk" not Grace.

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You sir are incorrect

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Originally Posted by jebus

You sir are incorrect

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Opps I stand corrected lent both grace & sketch to my sweetheart the drunk to a friend before xmas so have listened it in in ages. Must get it back

Oasis is walking it. It's a great album sure, but I felt there was plenty better that year. Surely they cant win 1995?

Northern Soul has a chance against Morning Glory and maybe the bends.

Given this is a democratic and open minded forum, where all hues of musical opinion are respected - we'd be letting ourselves down if there were any attempts to rig the '95 poll.

For example if there were any attempts to deliberately nudge people in the direction of voting for RADIOHEAD: THE BENDS for instance. ;)

So, just in case there is any confusion - RADIOHEAD - THE BENDS was released in 1995 and could be considered by many people album of the year for 1995.

There seems to be a couple of mentions, but I can't recall anyone actually voting for it (perhaps someone did), so:

Other: Morrissey - Vauxhall and I


just squeezing out Pulp, Nick Cave, Beck, Buckley, Portishead, Weezer etc. etc.

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Originally Posted by Pauro 76

Oasis is walking it. It's a great album sure, but I felt there was plenty better that year. Surely they cant win 1995?

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There's a lot better in 1995 judging by some of the cuts I'll be making to the poll, there was a lot better in 1994 than our current poll leader as well though

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Originally Posted by Wolfie

Given this is a democratic and open minded forum, where all hues of musical opinion are respected - we'd be letting ourselves down if there were any attempts to rig the '95 poll.

For example if there were any attempts to deliberately nudge people in the direction of voting for RADIOHEAD: THE BENDS for instance. ;)

So, just in case there is any confusion - RADIOHEAD - THE BENDS was released in 1995 and could be considered by many people album of the year for 1995.

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Just had a look - 19 so far have voted for Wah-wah-sis, 20 voted for anything else. Unfortunately, as this is a plainly more democratic forum than almost any parliamentary system going (Problem with that? Let's take it outside, to the Current affairs thread!) the people must have their say. And, if all the people were to vote together for some particular random album, The Bends by Radiohead, for example, then none could dispute the veracity of a victory for The Bends by Radiohead as being the victor. I completely agree with Wolfie that any attempt to sway people towards one side, that, say, of The Bends by Radiohead, for example would be most undemocratic, and in direct contradiction to the the ethos of the site...

Another thing coming to mind, Jebus, is that an album that is not on the list cannot win it...

But it'd have to be a credible challenger, something that's a Different Class...