1999 to 1995 (five of my fave albums per year)

I did a same-themed topic earlier today from 2004 to 2000 five five choices for each year. As that has not received any responses yet (only been a few hours), SEE HERE, I probably am putting this up much too soon, but I love these years and was excited to get to them. In choosing to only do five of my favourite albums for each year for a five by five poll (25 poll option spaces is the maximum for the forum) I am leaving off many favourites.

Multiple votes enabled: Please vote for up to five of these -- or more if you want, I'm just giving people some structure -- and mention those in a post and those don't have to be one per year, but five of the 25 regardless of year. Please vote for and mention choices if you like any of them and please don't let not knowing most of these stop you from voting for and commenting on any of the choices.

I'm fine with people mentioning their favourites from the year without knowing and liking any of the options, but please let me know if you only mention an "other" or "others" your status when it comes to knowing and liking ones in the poll. That context helps me to "get" better where people are coming from, Also, I will let people know that I do love sentences (should be name for this psychological condition) so sharing at least a few words to go along with your choice or choices is really appreciated. It gives me something more to connect with if anyone gets where I'm coming from. It makes it feel more interactive and personal. But people should do what they are comfortable with.Multiple votes enabled: Please vote for up to five of these -- or more if you want; I'm just giving people some structure -- and mention those in a post and those don't have to be one per year, but five of the 25 regardless of year. And I am a big fan of sentences, so if you have something to say along with your choices or choices, comments more than just a name, that would be hugely appreciated. But of course it is not a requirement, more like a bonus for me. :)

1999:

1. Fishmans - 98.12.28 Otokotachi No Wakare (live album, not in PA)
2. Boredoms - Vision Creation Newsun
3. Mr. Bungle - California
4. The Necks - Hanging Gardens (not in PA)
5. Sigur Rós - Ágætis Byrjun

1998:

1. Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children (not in PA)
2. Air - Moon Safari (not in PA)
3. Tortoise - TNT
4. Pram - North Pole Radio Station
5. Mercury Rev - Deserter's Songs

1997:

1. Radiohead - OK Computer
2. Stereolab - Dots and Loops
3. Portishead - Portishead (not in PA)
4. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F♯ A♯ ∞
5. Art Zoyd - Häxan

(really sad leaving off Bjork's Homogenic, which could as easily be there)

1996:

1. Swans - Soundtracks for the Blind
2. Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup
3. Tortoise - Millions Now Living Will Never Die
4. Fishmans - Long Season (not in PA)
5. Cardiacs - Sing to God

1995:

1. Swans - The Great Annihilator
2. Pram - Sargasso Sea
3. Art Zoyd - Faust
4. Cardiacs - All That Glitters Is a Mares Nest (live)
5. Björk - Post

One of my favourite releases of 1999 is Perry Leopold's Christian Lucifer but as an archival release of an album recorded in 1973, I think of it as a 1973 album. Recorded date often is more important to me than release date).

EDIT: Tortoise' Millions Living was in this twice as I just copied over my lists from AwesomeProg and it is erroneously there for both 1995 and 1996. I replaced it with Pram's Sargasso Sea for 1995.

I would love to hear about what people like on the list, if any, and faves of yours that are not on the list. And if you dislike any of these, happy-enough to hear about that too. To each their own tastes. Thanks. :)

Edited by Logan - 18 hours 52 minutes ago at 16:36

Millions Now Living Will Never Die
OK Computer
Moon Safari
California
Faust

Is it on purpose that Millions Now Living Will Never Die is there twice, or did you want to put up something else instead?

Rick1 wrote: Some great albums here: Stereolab, Tortoise, Art Zoyd... one of the best musical eras since the final round of great prog albums of the late 70s

Indeed, although I do love the 80s too in its own way. That is a decade that I wish got more love from many at PA. The 90s is an awesome type for progressive/art music. One thing I really like is the revival of the influence of Krautrock and psychedelia (NeoPsych).

verslibre wrote: Millions Now Living Will Never Die OK Computer Moon Safari California Faust

Sweet!

progaardvark wrote: Mercery Rev's Deserter's Songs is my fave of these. Also like OK Computer and that Fishmans live album. There are no more omelets on the Earth.

Glad to see some recognition for the Fishman's live, I adore the version of Long Season on it. It's my favourite Fishmans release and one of my very favourite live albums. I also really like the 96.12.26 Akasaka Blitz release. Brought it up afew times and I know a number here heard it because of me, sharing it again because I adore the live version of Long Season off it. Tragic to think that the leading man, Shinji Sato, would die less than three months after the 98.12.28 Otokotachi no wakare concert on March 15, 1999. I can't help but wonder where Fishmans music might have gone (seems to have been moving in a post-rock direction).




Edited by Logan - 18 hours 1 minutes ago at 17:27

Kid A and Sing To God.

Mercury Rev - Deserter's Songs

Sing To God, Haxan, F# A#, TNT and Faust.
I feel that this decade got better as it went with 1999 being pretty strong. Porcupine Tree released three great albums during the second half of the 90's. Nuova Era came through for RPI big time in 1995.
As far as avant related I'd go Ur Kaos- Av Sprucket Ut Ar... Present- No.6 and Arcana- Arc Of The Testimony. Maybe Non Credo's Happy Wretched Family and Kada- s/t. The best retro album for me would be Sinkadus- Cirkus. Psychedelic would be Siddhartha from '98 and they are from Turkey. Jazz related Bruford Levin Upper Extremities s/t. And just because I love them Chroma Key- Dead Air For Radios, The Gathering- Nighttime Brids and Anekdoten- From Within.

Hi,

Edited by moshkito - 1 hour 42 minutes ago at 09:46