1994 Albums Part Two

This is part 2, covering M to Z acts, the first part was A to L. Mastermind was mentioned in thee last poll and so much as I like Lush, I decided to omit it from the poll to make space for Mastermind (a band I have heard of, and recognise this albums cover, but barely know). Starting with M is more aesthetically pleasing to my eyes anyway than finishing with L.

I have not limited myself to ones included in PA, but I feel this works better in this section. Please vote on what you like most regardless of how Prog you consider it to be. I have 25 other albums from part 1 and I culled these from a longer list that I put together.

I have not enabled multiple votes, but please mention as many as you like in the list. And feel free to mention any others her from M to Z, and from A to L in part one, but please try to comment on any of the choices in the poll too if you can. Cheers.

Part 2.

* Lush - Split (1994) (I like this album but it had to split to make way for Mastermind)
Marillion - Brave (1994)
Massive Attack - Protection (1994)
Mastermind - III - Tragic Symphony (1994)
Loreena McKennitt - The Mask and the Mirror (1994)
Melvins - Stoner Witch (1994)
Merciless - Unbound (1994)
Mercyful Fate - Time (1994)
Miranda Sex Garden - Fairytales of Slavery
Joni Mitchell - Turbulent Indigo (1994)
Motorpsycho - Timothy's Monster (1994)
Nature and Organisation - Beauty Reaps the Blood of Solitude (1994)
The Necks - Aquatic (1994)
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
Ozric Tentacles - Arborescence (1994)
Pink Floyd - The Division Bell (1994)
Portishead - Dummy (1994)
Pram - Helium (1994)
Psychotic Waltz - Mosquito (1994)
Elliott Smith - Roman Candle (1994)
Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
Stereolab - Mars Audiac Quintet (1994)
Roine Stolt - The Flower King (1994)
Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 - Strangers From the Universe (1994)
Tortoise - Tortoise (1994)
Yes - Talk (1994)

Here is what I covered in Part One: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=133953

5uu's - Hunger's Teeth (1994)
Tori Amos - Under the Pink (1994)
Laurie Anderson - Bright Red (1994)
Änglagård - Epilog (1994)
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Volume II (1994)
Bark Psychosis - Hex (1994)
Bondage Fruit - Bondage Fruit (1994)
The Cardigans - Emmerdale (1994)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Let Love In (1994)
Collage - Moonshine (1994)
Current 93 - Of Ruine or Some Blazing Starre (1994)
Dream Theater - Awake (1994)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - In the Hot Seat (1994)
Fishmans - Orange (1994)
John Frusciante - Niandra LaDes and Usually Just a T-Shirt (1994)
The Future Sound of London - Lifeforms (1994)
Jamiroquai - The Return of the Space Cowboy (1994)
Killing Joke - Pandemonium (1994)
King's X - Dogman (1994)
Kingston Wall - III - Tri-Logy (1994)
Koenji Hyakkei - Hundred Sights of Koenji (1994)
Kyuss - Kyuss [Welcome to Sky Valley] (1994)
Laika - Silver Apples of the Moon (1994)
The Legendary Pink Dots - 9 Lives to Wonder (1994)
Low - I Could Live in Hope (1994)

Edited by Logan - November 25 2024 at 17:57

1. Pink Floyd - The Division Bell

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - November 25 2024 at 17:31

Ozrics > NIN, Floyd, Portishead, Soundgarden

^ Glad it got a vote, I mean other than Mike's (AFlowerKingCrimson), of course, which I thought likely to come.

While I voted for Portishead, to highlight one track from a band I have never noticed anyone mention other than me at this site before, except once in response to me ("I can hear why" someone might say), here is "Cup of Dreams" off that Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 album (not one in PA). I could imagine the vocals not appealing to many, and well, more about it too. Label it under quirky stuff I like.




Edited by Logan - November 25 2024 at 19:12

Talk is good so that's my vote. The Bristol based so called 'Trip-hop' bands are great of course. It's a bit scary that Protection is now 30 years old, I remember that video with Tracey Thorn like it was yesterday. Pink Floyd post Waters is just some empty shell of a band imo.

Edited by richardh - November 25 2024 at 22:24

Marillion - Brave

Marillion - Brave, followed by Roine Stolt's great offering, then Floyd and NIN sharing third place.

Went with the Ozrics on this one. Otherwise known as the 8oo's and sometimes as the 14zz's.

These are three of my favorite 90's albums:

Tortoise
Dummy
Aquatic

The Floyds, Yes, and Marillion.