Best Album 0f 1999

Air are currently in the lead in the 98 poll, but that has a few more days to run so all that can change, Radiohead just about beat the Verve to take the 1997 title and end the run of 'Oasis Bands'. Thought that the 1999 poll was going to be poor before I looked into it but there is a nice, diverse range to choose from this year, with the emphasis swinging back towards America at the end of the decade. Albums left out of the poll include Le Tigre's debut (highly recommended for anyone currently listening to MGMT, CSS etc.), Beck's under-rated Midnight Vultures, Wilco's superb Summerteeth, Underworld's Beaucoup Fish, Supergrass's 3rd album, Chemical Brother's Surrender, Pavement's final album Terror Twilight and the Dismemberment Plan's Emergency & I. Santana, Travis, Muse and Gorky's Zygotic Mynci also put out acclaimed albums this year

Here's the pick's anyway, include what band you are voting for if you vote Other

Flaming Lips - Waiting For Superman - Race For The Prize



Blur - Coffee & TV - 13



Sigur Ros - Svefn-G-Englar - Agaetis Byrjun

Stereophonics - Bartender & The Thief - Performance & Cocktails



Moby - Porcelain - Play



Eminem - Just Don't Give A **** - Slim Shady EP

Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Scar Tissue - Californication



Rage Against The Machine - Sleep Now In The Fire - Battle Of Los Angeles



Dr Dre - Forgot About Dre - 2001

Sigur Ros was always gonna be the hands down winner for me here. Loved the Flaming Lip's effort, thought Pavement's last album was a fitting finale, still think Blur's 13 is horrible under rated by people, and then I also still listen to Wilco and Le Tigre from this year, but Sigur Ros's effort was mind blowing at the time (and still is to be honest). I think Red Hot Chilli Peppers or the Stereophonics will win this, but I can't honestly believe that they will deserve it when you have an album as achingly beautiful as Agaetis Byrjun in the poll

Dr. Dre - 2001.

He's only ever released two albums, both classics. Hopefully, the third will come out soon and will be another classic.

Yep agree with jebus, apart from one little detail. :D
The Flaming Lips' Soft Bulletin is a wonderful record, was a close-ish second for me, and there's some great stuff on Surrender too. Also loved that Le Tigre album, and do still have a sneaking grá for Slim Shady as well. But you can't look past the Sigur Ros album, it's an amazing thing.

Ive gone for Other in this, Chemical Brothers, Surrender. Love that album. 2nd place to Rage against the Machine, Battle of Los Angeles and bronze to Moby - Play. that was before he sold the rights to advertisers and killled it.

Went for Sigur Rós. I only got into it recently, absolutely stunning album.

Not a year that swelled my record collection substantially.

Voting Other -Equally Cursed and Blessed by Catatonia. Respectful nod to Hooray For Boobies by The Bloodhound Gang.

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Yep agree with jebus, apart from one little detail. :D
The Flaming Lips' Soft Bulletin is a wonderful record, was a close-ish second for me, and there's some great stuff on Surrender too. Also loved that Le Tigre album, and do still have a sneaking grá for Slim Shady as well. But you can't look past the Sigur Ros album, it's an amazing thing.

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Eep! :D I think I had it in my mind to put Race For The Prize in as the song! :D

bit surprised Stereophonics 'Performance and Cocktails' in the list. 'Word Gets Around' was a far better album, think that was from 1998. Honourable mentions to Super Furry Animals 'Rings Around The World', Supergrass 'Supergrass' and Leftfield' Rhythm and Stealth'.

Other: Death in Vegas - The Contino Sessions

Close second was Chemical Brothers - Surrender. Others that I would've been listening too, The Charlatans - Us and Us Only, Ian Brown - Golden Greats, Underworld - Beaucoup Fish

Pauro, was Guerilla not the 99 Super Furries album? I think "Rings around the world" is early 00's.

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bit surprised Stereophonics 'Performance and Cocktails' in the list. 'Word Gets Around' was a far better album, think that was from 1998. Honourable mentions to Super Furry Animals 'Rings Around The World', Supergrass 'Supergrass' and Leftfield' Rhythm and Stealth'.

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Rings Around The World was from 2001 wasn't it? Stereophonics was included for being a hugely popular album, that I'm assuming their fans still like and might vote for

Voted for other and The White Stipes:The White Stipes think there debut album is their best album more bluesy than the others and opening the album with a Robert Johnson cover was class.

Also hounerable mentions to:
Tom Waits - Mule Variations
Rage Against the machine- Battle of La
Grove armada- Vertigo
Bonnie prince Billy- I see a darkness
Le Tigre- Le Tigre

Other:

Foo Fighters - There is nothing left to lose.

got to go with Californication, the very definition of a "grower" album.

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Other: Death in Vegas - The Contino Sessions

Close second was Chemical Brothers - Surrender. Others that I would've been listening too, The Charlatans - Us and Us Only, Ian Brown - Golden Greats, Underworld - Beaucoup Fish

Pauro, was Guerilla not the 99 Super Furries album? I think "Rings around the world" is early 00's.

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Death in Vegas, good call, a superb album. Yes you're right, Rings around the World was 2001, Guerrila was indeed 1999. :) Ian Brown 'Golden Greats' was excellent too.

Ill have to go for supergrass's self titled album...its a cracker its got "Moving" on it brilliant song and "what went wrong" which shudda been a single!! :D

Wilco - Summerteeth. Their finest hour.

Went for Blur's "13" album.

The "13" album put right some of the downright atrocities of the Great Escape album. The Country House video for example.

With sustained evangelical zeal - the eponymous Supergrass album deserves an honourable mention and its their 4th best album by my reckoning.

Their latest "Diamond Hoo Ha" is well worth checking out.