Music: Best Albums of the Year series: 1996

[Azathoth]

Voted for Burzum and Opeth even though Filosem and Morningrise aren't my favs from those bands.

Other:
Cradle of Filth-Dusk and Her Embrace
In Flames- The Jester Race
Sepultura-Roots
Cryptopsy-None so Vile
Dimmu Borgir-Stormblast

 

[plank]

1. Being There - Wilco
2. Unchained - Johnny Cash
3. The Road to Ensenada - Lyle Lovett
4. Jerry Garcia & David Grisman - Shady Grove
5. viva! - Los Straitjackets
6. I Feel Alright - Steve Earle
7. Baja Sessions - Chris Isaak
8. No Code - Pearl Jam
9. Billy Breathes - Phish
10. Trouble at the Henhouse - The Tragically Hip
11. The 3 Brian Jonestown Massacre albums

 

[frisco]

Other (past New Adventures In Hi-Fi):
Looking East-Jackson Browne
First Band On The Moon-The Cardigans
Sheryl Crow-Sheryl Crow
Breathe-Midnight Oil
Trial By Fire-Journey

My Best-Carey

 

[reckoning]

It's not listed, but Boys For Pele by Tori Amos is my favorite album of that year, and probably the entire decade of the 90s.

Also voted for R.E.M., Wilco and Beck. I somehow missed Soundgarden on the poll options, but would've also picked them.

New Adventures In Hi-Fi is the most underrated album in R.E.M.'s discography. Showed that after all their dabbling in pop, strings and distortion of the previous three albums, they were still a rock band at heart. "Wake-Up Bomb" and "Bittersweet Me" are great songs that still sound fresh today.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Easy for me.. Aenima by Tool is my favorite album ever.

I'll add a +1 for Stormblast by Dimmu Borgir.

 

[Eisen]

Voted for Burzum and Opeth even though Filosem and Morningrise aren't my favs from those bands.

Other:
Cradle of Filth-Dusk and Her Embrace
In Flames- The Jester Race
Sepultura-Roots
Cryptopsy-None so Vile
Dimmu Borgir-Stormblast

Stormblast is my favourite Dimmu album, especially the title track.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

ATLiens

The impact of that record can't be understated. It sounded like nothing before it and ushered in an entire new subgenre of hip hop. It also kicked open the door for southern hip hop sound.

Close 2nd is The Score...why were we only given 1 Fugees record?!

 

[belair]

Fugees and Stereolab got slept on hard.

 

[Langdon Alger]

New Adventures In Hi-Fi is the most underrated album in R.E.M.'s discography. Showed that after all their dabbling in pop, strings and distortion of the previous three albums, they were still a rock band at heart. "Wake-Up Bomb" and "Bittersweet Me" are great songs that still sound fresh today.

Damn, it’s good isn’t it? Electrolite, So Fast, So Numb, Wake Up Bomb are great. Whole album is damn good though. Love it.

 

[Perennial]

Tool

Though for some reason I can't vote...

 

[Mescaleroman]

Tool

Though for some reason I can't vote...

This poll ended , we're currently voting on 1982

 

[plank]

As I'm preparing for the 1998 list I notice my Windows Media Player had Unchained by Johnny Cash as a '98 release instead of it's actual 1996 date. Unchained would be No. 2 on my list. My favorite Cash album, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers as the backing band!

 

[plank]

Looking ahead to the 2011 list WMP got me again(2011 instead of 1996, really?) and I missed probably my favorite surf rock album Viva Los Straitjackets.

 

[Our Lady Peace]

Texas is the Reason - Do You Know Who You Are?
Failure - Fantastic Planet

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Can’t believe I forgot to add “Dommesdagsnatt” by Thorr’s Hammer and “Broken Glass” by Crowbar.