1991

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[Album 983/1001]

Of the ‘1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die,’ 23 are from the year 1991.

I’ve reviewed all but 1 of them (Jah Wobble – Rising Above Bedlam) already.

Which 1991 albums are the most essential to hear again?

Ranked by their essential-ness, here’s how I’d prioritize revisiting these 23 albums, enjoy!

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23. The KLF – The White Room. Probably more likely to revisit Cream’s White Room.

22. Jah Wobble – Rising Above Bedlam. If bedlam is defined as a scene of confusion, I think it’s safe to say this album rises above such a state.

21. MC Solaar – Qui Sème le Vent Récolte le Tempo. Perhaps I’ll be able to use some of the songs / lyrics in a French class some day, c’est possible.

20. Sepultura – Arise. Their first of two.

19. Massive Attack – Blue Lines. I had forgotten that my review of this compared them to the 1995 New Jersey Devils (The Devils!)

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18. Mudhoney – Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge. I do appreciate the reference to the lines on the Treble Clef staff.

17. Gang Starr – Step in the Arena. I could see myself stepping in again.

16. Cypress Hill – Cypress Hill. Not on this album, but I was pleased to see a student was listening to Insane in the Brain the other day!

15. Saint Etienne- Foxbase Alpha. Only Love Can Break Your Heart especially.

14. Ice-T – O.G. Original Gangster. AKA the artist of the week….

13. My Bloody Valentine – Loveless. Though I still feel like I love it less than I am supposed to.

12. A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory. Their second of two.

11. Slint – Spiderland. Probably my favourite new-to-me album from the ’90s that I heard for the first time during blogging year #10.

10. Metallica – Metallica. The Wherever I May Roam intro in particular.

9. Primal Scream – Screamadelica. Their first of two.

8. Julian Cope – Peggy Suicide. Plenty of likeable/really likeable tones & tunes.

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7. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Their 1st of 2.

6. Teenage Fanclub – Bandwagonesque. I’d show a photo of the album, but I fear I might end up having to give Gene Simmons some royalties!

5. U2 – Achtung Baby. I’m pleased to own a couple of the cassingles!

4. Crowded House – Woodface. So many great singles.

3. Pearl Jam – Ten. Though as an Ten-year old, I did not care for them one bit, as shown by the dot-matrix printed letter below!

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2. Public Enemy – Apocalypse 91: The Enemy Strikes Black. Their third of three.

1. Nirvana – Nevermind. I went off them for a while in the mid/late 90s.

But ever since the early 2000s release of You Know You’re Right, it’s been good to be back.

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Verbalize the Positive

1991 – My favourite music palindrome year!