Influential albums of the 90's

I was having a discussion with a mate as to which 90's albums have had the greatest influence on music, and i thought although Republic is great album, i would say its not "influentical" as such, what are you thoughts on this? Some of the albums that were thrown around were:

Smashing Pumpkins - Any album really Nirvana - Nevermind Public Enemy - Fear of a black planet Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine Beastie Boys - Check Your Head Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 82 - 92 Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole Pantera - Far Beyond Driven Prodigy - Experence

There were more but i can't remember, what would you add?b

the only album that has influenced my "musicial understanding" was:

Nirvana-Nevermind

i suppose massive attacks "blue lines" has proved to be very influential and my bloody valentines "loveless"...

Whether you like it or not, 'Definitely Maybe'.

Whether you like it or not, 'Definitely Maybe'.
well muffy, its pretty undeniable isn`t it...

1. My Bloody Valentine: Loveless
2. Nine Inch Nails: Broken OR The Downward Spiral
3. Nirvana: Nevermind (even tho I don't reckon much of them)
4. Aphex Twin: I Care Because You Do
5. The Chemical Brothers: Exit Planet Dust

This list is incomplete as I've got a momentary brain drain..... (ahem..)

A tough call of nominations I'd concede, but I'd say, the list should include the following:
The first Orb album (Ultraworld...); The Beastie Boys Check Your Head/Ill Communication. Tricky's Maxinquaye or the Portishead one The first four Fugazi albums I was going to nominate the Pixies but their best ones were late 80s weren't they? The Nirvana biggie, inevitably The second Prodigy one.

Noticed that apart from Nirvana/Fugazi, there doesn't appear to be any further grounnd breaking guitar LPs I've mentioned here. They don't seem to have made much of an impression.....who else can come up with some names.. I'm blowed if I can remember everything. This site seems to cater for those really anal types who have encyclopaedic knowledge of everything.

All I can say is that compiling lists is such a pain in the arse, because you can't call up half the things you gotexcited about in such a short space of time.

Let's see:

1. Radiohead, The Bends
2. Belle And Sebastian, If You're Feeling Sinister
3. Nirvana, Nevermind
4. Oasis, Morning Glory
5. Oasis, Definitely Maybe

....er...continuing from my last truncated list, I offer a few more obscure ones which I feel are equally influential in shaping the sounds of the shit we hear all round us today. The following are also contenders. 6) Moonshake: 1993's "Big Good Angel" AND 1994's "The Sound Your Eyes Can Follow" (If you've heard the Radiohead track "The National Anthem" from "Kid A", you will be surprised to learn that the free-jazz scronk that climaxes said track is pretty much inspired by all the other bands who took on this sound (e.g. Spiritualized, Mercury Rev to name but two) AFTER Moonshake led the way with their relentless sample-strewn jazz-freak-out "Sound..." LP. In fact the Radiohead connection carries over into the next band on my list...) 6) Laika: "Silver Apples of The Moon" (Laika supported Radiohead on their OK Computer tour of the UK. Thom Yorke was a big fan apparently) 7) PJ Harvey: "Dry"/"Rid of Me". (angry vagina music, as credited by Courtney Love of Hole, remember?!!) 8) Mercury Rev: "Yerself Is Steam" 9) Tortoise: "Millions Now Living Will Never Die" (Mogwai, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, post-rock muso-noodling probably started with this lot) 10) The Wolfgang Press: "Queer" (forgotten 1991 masterpiece from former 4AD gloom-funk-rockers. I bet none of you have even heard this one, despite all the rave reviews it got at the time: it succeeded in brining the Press some belated recognition and even - shock - helped relaunch the career of fucking Tom Jones (fact!). The Wolfgang Press covered "Mama Told Me Not To Come" some eightyears before the fucking Monophonics did likewise with Mr Bulging Groaning Shitty Knickers.

Shocking to relate - after all this, consider the startling fact that none of New Order's output during the 90's could be said in any way to be "influential". Neither is "Get Ready".

Shocking to relate - after all this, consider the startling fact that none of New Order's output during the 90's could be said in any way to be "influential". Neither is "Get Ready".

3 Nevermind (which i can't stand, but thousands of angst ridden b'stards copied)

Re As one angst ridden b'stard i see the paradox of copying NO-info to other sites. The information to make "Get Ready" sell a bit more has finally stopped, as i see some might was getting a bit provoked by it. It ended in a nagging way - every time there was something new i had to spread the news and it's quite ironic to do that really, when you don't really like much commercial stuff. The bad habit of using the internet too much.

Anyway, the info-spreads were kind of harmless. Most of it was posted in a forum/board called "After Hours", where one could post whatever they were interested in/wanted. The crime: - I am full of angst and a very bad conversationist. :D If communication can create angst.... then choose music and

Anything by Flock of Pink Indians

i know it's not a 90's album, but i just have to mention Closer by joy division! its the best album ever made and most influencial one too! :D

a lot of the dadrock brigade aka oasis and co cited the las debut from 1990 as a big influence...

Originally posted by Niel Johnstone Anything by Flock of Pink Indians

Flux of Seagulls

Oasis's first two albums were undeniably influential, but I wonder if that's a good thing when I look at Cosmic Rough Riders and Ocean Colour Scene.

Well, I won't get into this again as I already worked a lot for the old 'most important albums of the last 15 years' thread.

But you can trust Martin Gray on these things...

STONE ROSES "The Stone Roses" NIRVANA "Nevermind" THE ORB " Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld" BLUR "Parklife" APHEX TWIN "Selected Ambient Works, Vol.II" RADIOHEAD "OK Computer" THE VERVE "Urban Hymns"

Originally posted by Happy Stereo STONE ROSES "The Stone Roses"NIRVANA "Nevermind" THE ORB " Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld"BLUR "Parklife"APHEX TWIN "Selected Ambient Works, Vol.II"RADIOHEAD "OK Computer"THE VERVE "Urban Hymns"

Er...I think you'll find that the Stone Roses was 1989.....

Originally posted by Martin Gray ....er...continuing from my last truncated list, I offer a few more obscure ones which I feel are equally influential in shaping the sounds of the shit we hear all round us today.The following are also contenders.6) Moonshake: 1993's "Big Good Angel" AND 1994's "The Sound Your Eyes Can Follow"(If you've heard the Radiohead track "The National Anthem" from "Kid A", you will be surprised to learn that the free-jazz scronk that climaxes said track is pretty much inspired by all the other bands who took on this sound (e.g. Spiritualized, Mercury Rev to name but two) AFTER Moonshake led the way with their relentless sample-strewn jazz-freak-out "Sound..." LP. In fact the Radiohead connection carries over into the next band on my list...)6) Laika: "Silver Apples of The Moon" (Laika supported Radiohead on their OK Computer tour of the UK. Thom Yorke was a big fan apparently)7) PJ Harvey: "Dry"/"Rid of Me". (angry vagina music, as credited by Courtney Love of Hole, remember?!!)8) Mercury Rev: "Yerself Is Steam"9) Tortoise: "Millions Now Living Will Never Die" (Mogwai, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, post-rock muso-noodling probably started with this lot)10) The Wolfgang Press: "Queer" (forgotten 1991 masterpiece from former 4AD gloom-funk-rockers. I bet none of you have even heard this one, despite all the rave reviews it got at the time: it succeeded in brining the Press some belated recognition and even - shock - helped relaunch the career of fucking Tom Jones (fact!). The Wolfgang Press covered "Mama Told Me Not To Come" some eightyears before the fucking Monophonics did likewise with Mr Bulging Groaning Shitty Knickers.

didn't the wofgang press support cud in the early nineties? was either them or the pixies i saw them at.

some of the Influential albums of the 90's for me have to be nine inch nails-pretty hate machine(released in 1990 i think) ebtg-amplified heart 2pac-me against the world weezer-pinkterton tricky-maxinquaye/pre-millenium tension bjork/portishead albums maybe a couple more..but these are pretty solid for me

Gee, another new person! Glad to see we're still getting new blood here.

come on, Martin, everybody knows that 90s started in 1989 with The Stone Roses ;)

Originally posted by Happy Stereo come on, Martin, everybody knows that 90s started in 1989 with The Stone Roses ;)

Rubbish....that does not compute! Consult the Guiness Book of British Hit Albums then!