I am so loving this. You are a master of sarcasm, and kudos to you for that. Not to mention the entertaining way that you review these albums. Hilarious and informative. On to part 4, and thanks again for the time you dedicate to this. Much appreciated ❤
Hey Robert! Finally someone who can clearly explain what the Grammys really are!!! They have nothing to do with great music or for people who love music! Well done sir!
Yes, please. All you have to do is look at the list of "winners" and "losers" and start laughing. My favorite? The Starland Vocal Band for best new artist for Afternoon Delight, LOL!!! Who didn't see one hit wonder written all over that piece of crap! As to the use of the term Artist, words fail me!
@@RobertFithen Yes, I think 'Grammy Sh!t' could be its own music genre. And 'Wannabe Grammy Sh!t' would be a sub-genre. I can already see the stickers that would replace those old 'Nice Price' stickers.
My favorite Grammy moment is still Jenthro Tull winning for best Heavy Metal! Tells you everything you need to know about the organization. Such an embarrassment!
Robert I must say it’s been fascinating to watch this series, I’ve never seen someone undergo such a lengthy endeavor that required the first half to be the slogging slow bad half of bad music and it’s just going to get better and better, this is the kind of series that may have more views on the later videos rather than the earlier ones which is the opposite of what usually happens
I foresee the middle being the dipping point. Bad music is as fun to talk about as good music, but it's sometimes difficult to make average music a interesting topic.
Nice one - keep 'em coming. RE the Altered State .... I picked this up for pennies at a cut price shop over here in Manchester (UK) and it turned out to be one of my favourite albums. There's the couple of funky tracks but there's some weird stuff....bits of it even remind me of Zep or Robert Plant. I picked up their second Dos which is a different kettle of fish - harder edged album but still quirky. As a boring story .... I was decorating a room when I first got Dos....put it on and I was painting away just kinda listening and it got to the track Thinking About Moving to a Catatonic State and it seemed to be going on for ages, I was thinking darn this is a long track but kept painting. Anyway - the CD was somehow skipping back to a section that perfectly fitted in so the skip was seamless/unnoticeable - the CD must have been playing nearly two and a half hours before I actually checked though. It only happened that one time - I dunno what caused it but I still have the same CD and it plays fine - maybe a bit of dust or something.
lol The same thing happened to me years ago with the "Midnight Rambler" version on the Rolling Stones' "Get Yer Ya Ya's Out" record. I still have the record and won't clean it because I don't want to fix the skip. It played for quite a while before I realized it was repeating the same phrase.
Haha...Grammy stench is the perfect description of the "Unplugged" albums of Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton and 10,000 Maniacs. Like shooting fish in a barrel, these artists went for the easy dollar, and rewarded handsomely and lined their mantlepeices with their token Grammys.
Alright,alright, allright. 1991 was a good year for music. I love these year end rundown. People think that the minute 1990 rolled in grundge was the be all to end all, that wasnt the case. Robert you have a gift of telling a story, keep it up, and i will always watch and listen. Oh and happy holidays! P.s when i got the notice for your video i clicked and a commercial popped up for (what i heard, its early😮) Clorox toilet wine...😂 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Robert... Nothingface is less meh album by Voivod. I'm going to miss the bottom teir picks... your hot take comments have always been some of my favorites. You crack me up. Your serious takes are almost always top notch, as well. We cant be on point at all times... well, excluding me, maybe. And I'm not completely full of shit at times. We've both commented how this series gives us the feels. Lovin' it, man. ✌🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
That's the thing about bad songs and albums, they make for great comedic commentary. So, I'm thankful for the bad stuff, in that regard. They entertain me, in a roundabout way 😆
Great video! Re: Roxette - The McDonalds promotion was for a shortened version of the CRASH BOOM BANG album which in it's full version was pretty ambitious (and long). Marie's vocals on the title song (a very small hit in the US) are possibly her best ever. Some people say that the free tape was what killed the sales of the full album, but considering the US sales of TOURISM (which featured some nice acoustic versions of some songs plus live cuts) it was possibly meant to be. Yeah, I was interested in European Pop in The 90's for a brief while as an alternative to Grunge.
This is all the more interesting to me, because 1991 and 1992 was right when I was first getting into music, at age 12 or 13. I think the first music I bought was a Def Leppard CD, at this time.
I believe Voivod: The Outer Limits is the 3D cover album you were referring to. These 2 albums are not typical Voivod (I prefer them), at the time reviewers were saying that after Metallica and other metal bands' commercial success they also tried to polish their sound. True or not, I think you should check out some of their highly praised albums from before and after.
I came here to say basically the same thing. The Outer Limits was the album after Angel Rat with the 3D cover. Having said that, I like Angel Rat very much and play it to this day. I saw them on that same tour in Cincinnati. Where did you see them?
dude... did you see them in Toronto? I was there... Piggys voice cut out in Astronomie Domininie... Soundgarden had Hiro Yamamoto on bass in those days. Absolutely correct sir... it was a great show.
I'm sure you were anticipating people commenting that, but I couldn't disagree harder on Spiderland. An incredible album of tension and release and a deserved classic. But it's understandable if that's not your thing. Just like the more Hüsker Dü-influenced Pop(-ish) Punk of Big Drill Car which I've always been a massive fan of. It's definitely also not true that people don't care about the Feelies anymore. Their debut album has a 3.8 rating on Rateyourmusic and is considered a classic on the more janglier side of Post-Punk. What is definitely true is that their other albums are nowhere near as well-regarded. Looking forward to the next one!
Angel Rat is divisive among Voivod fans, but its a slow burner. Piggy's angular guitar riffs and memorable solos are all over this one. The 3d cover you mentioned is from the following album, 'The Outer Limits, which is a tad more accessible. Lovin' this '91 shit, as I was 16 then.
Hmmm, Slint seems like something worth checking out. I'm not convinced I'll like it, but at least it sounds interesting. That Van Morrison song is my wife's favorite. It's alright. One of the better ones. Funny that you mentioned it at Rod Stewart because I caused some very quiet or loud minutes in the car after describing his American Songbook CD as a toothless old man inarticulately singing. "See this is exactly why I never listen to anything in your presence!" It's so hard to keep it to myself...
That drum loop sound that would inspire the cabbage patch dance. It's the drum sound in all of the Milli Vanilli songs. Many songs used this annoying sound around this time.
Voivod were thrash before Angel Rat. The early '90s they went for a mellower psychedelic alternative rock sound for two albums. The influential Voivod you heard about is in the '80s.
I only remember 'Voice of the Beehive' because Woody Woodgate from Madness was their drummer (and not for their music) - a silly factoid that stuck in the back of my head for 30ish years!
I like Roxette more now than I did then. The cheese bothered me at the time but now I hear the power pop side of it and I don’t really care about lyrics so much. Plus…rickenbacker!! I’ve got the Voice of the Beehive and Donna Summer albums for some reason too. I need to check out Tin Machine and give them a chance. The press told us it was shit at the time so I believed them 🤣
Enuff Znuff are a total powerpop band that were marketed as hair metal, which never fit em well...Strength was in fact their 3rd album...their debut from 1985 was reissued by powerpop label Big Deal...they are like Cheap Trick's pesky little brother...and they are still going, making new music...
I'm only vaguely aware of Enuff Znuff, I wonder if this is a prime example of the importance of a name, or "branding". It sounds like you have an appreciation for this band.
@@RobertFithen Yeah, I assumed they were one of the lamer hair metal bands, based on the ridiculous name 😆 If they're more like Cheap Trick though, I might need to check them out.
Can't believe you think these albums are better than Sebadoh III. (I know...how can it be wrong to state a preference) EDIT: and then there's Slint at 98. Help me lord!
So I've watched P1 & P2 and I have been meaning to ask "why 1991 & why reviewing 140 albums from 1991 ?" Was 1991 a special year for you or was it random? Were there 140 albums in total released in that yr ? Was 140 as much as you could get to? Questions.....so many questions.
I can see why 1991 would be an interesting year to review, definitely a landmark year in a way, lots of big acts releasing big albums, plus the explosion of grunge and alternative. Sort of a transition year, but also a peak of the "80s era" in a way.
I stopped following Summer’s career after Cats Without Claws. Wasn’t a fan so I didn’t even know she was recording in the nineties. It was the disco era which attracted me to her music (yeah, I’m a fan of the genre)🤪
Tin Machine 2 was ok you pretty much nailed it. I felt a little called out for liking Vagabond heart already feel like stereotype housewife for liking him, so thanks.
I liked the Couple Days Off single by Huey Lewis at the time. Never checked out the album though. The Roxette album I was into at the time, it's nice nostalgia for me. Hot Blooded is a pretty rocking song. I like that Feelies album a lot! But not as much as their first three I think. Apparently they weren't in the best shape when cutting the album. They still have this hypnotic thing with their music. Headbanging music for introverts. The Slint album is an early post rock classic though. A niche genre, admittedly. (Haven't heard the other albums in the countdown...)
Voivod's first three albums (War & Pain, Rrroooaaarrr, and Killing Technology were this bizarre combination of thrash metal, industrial-inspired riffs, and snarling vocals set in a sci-fi universe they created. Then they started streamlining the sound and that's how we arrive at Angel Rat. Sigh. Check the first three out. Warning: They are an acquired taste but awesome.
"Something To Talk About" by Bonnie Raitt was music for soccer moms. '90's MILF's with names like Allison and Leslie and Diane loved it, and thought it was kinda edgy even, at least more so than Gloria Estefan. They also loved "The Motown Song" by Rod Stewart - what my mom would called a "nice little song." However, on another topic - yes, you are right. I'm in the minority, but I am not a huge fan of '80's Overkill, but for me, Horrorscope is really where they started coming into their own. Their humor was always more rude sarcasm compared to the comic books and board shorts of Anthrax, but both bands began to get more serious around this time, And the music has more gravitas to it, more of a steely resolve.
Cheri Oteri did a character on SNL in the early 2000's where she would constantly be telling people to "simmer down now." On one of the episodes she did a whole thing where she told them to go buy a 70's disco record, from Donna Summer, then do it backwards or something... then told them to "Summer Donna" = Simmer down now... Maybe her 1991 album was the inspiration behind the scetch
Yes Savage Garden (with solo artist Darren Hayes) nicked the Roxette sound on their debut single "I Want You", which actually nicked the 1 hit wonder "Life Is a Rock But The Radio Rolled Me" by Reunion in the beginning...and Per Gessle's demo studio in Sweden is called Tit$ & A$$...his legendary demos were mostly recorded there...like killer McCartney/Todd Rundgren 1-man band powerpop gems...dont believe me?? Explore...
@@H-mu4boactually because they were great...except that lame ballad "I Knew I Loved You"...the title track to 2nd album "Affirmation" is kinda genius and "To The Moon & Back" from the debut is killer & was a hit twice...both albums were great & Darren made great synthpop solo records too...i saw em live too, great show, Beacon Theatre NYC...
Love Bonnie's 70's stuff as well (including the very good Green Light in 82), but agree to disagree on Luck of the Draw. I think the song writing is very good, although i do prefer 98's Fundamental for latter day Raitt. Can't say I'm a hardcore fan that's kept up with her career but I heard some good things about 2022's Just Like That and it's quite good. Good production, songs etc. I sort of think of Raitt like Lucinda Williams, except Lucinda has always been a song-writer first, which is probably why she continues to put out good to great stuff even now.
So far, out of all this 91 stuff. That Voivod album is by far the best for me. Great band. Not an easy band to get into. Took me a few listens. They were by far the most Interesting thrash band. Well since then they’ve carved out a very long career still going today. Ironically they were the very first thrash band to release a “smoothing of the edges trying to be accessible to the masses album”. This album came out months before the Metallica Black Album and then so many other thrash bands followed that formula. Megadeth Testament Overkill Exodus the following year and Anthrax’ album from ‘93. Slayer never did make “that” album.
There are a lot of bands that win Grammys, but they just aren't shown on TV because they aren't mainstream. My favorite Texas band Brave Combo won a grammy in 2000 for their album Polkasonic and the only mainstream of them you'll find is their appearance on The Simpsons. :) I loved the first Tin Machine album when it came out and bought it on cassette. Thing with Bowie is that he was always ahead of the curve and taking popular styles of music and making it his own.
The peripheral awards are also a part of the marketing mechanism. These types of music usually don't get much exposure or promotion, so they rely on Grammys to get exposure.
@@RobertFithen I think this particular band did it to try and win a grammy for polka. They've been around since the 70s so I'm sure they weren't doing it for the exposure necessarily. They're a local band to Texas.
I could never get into Overkill: some of it is laughable. There’s that one song that goes “I hate this and I hate that . . .” “I hate skinny and I hate fat” or something like that, not an exact quote.
No. I listened to each album, most of them multiple times in different settings and made the list as I went along. I also recorded each review separately.
Roxette... Oh gawd. Here in Europe they were huge in 91. At a class party someone brought in one of their cassettes and at the time I was fed up with them, so I was rude enough to press stop. The owner of the cassette accused me of pressing rec and ruining his prized possession. It was a dick move on my behalf, I know... They're not bad or anything, and I have some respect for them, but never cared for them.
140 albums from 1991? Congratulations, it's a great idea! My favorite CD from 1991? I don't think you will like it. Here are some reasons: 1. It is instrumental music. 2. It is the music for a TV documentary. 3. It is electronic music. 4. This album was nominated for the 1991 Grammy Award in the "New Age Music" category. Tangerine Dream: "Canyon Dreams" (1991). I've loved this album for over 30 years. And it will be like that forever.
I'm here to the end of this countdown. I remember liking "Couple Days Off" by Huey. Another one I remember KSHE 95 pimping hard! Kind of "Workin For A Livin" part 2. Rest of the album, bland. Yes, you are in the "not terrible section". I kept saying yeah, that is OK, yeah that is bland. Then we got to that Rod Stewart album, please no.
@@RobertFithen I like some of Rod Stewarts music. I like "Every Picture Tells A Story", "Hot Legs" and a number of his more rocked up tracks of the 70's and 80's. Just never liked his more "adult contemporary" stuff. That particular album was just there. He felt like he was phoning it in.
I hate the Voivod sound. So dry and tinny and sterile. It’s incredible that people aspire to that sound. I do hear those who seem to copy-cat it, on occasion. While I’m at it, I tend to dislike the alt-rock sound. It can be done well, but for my taste, this is pretty rare. A radio station here, in Ohio, played a song from a local band. They sounded like early REM, but better. They had really managed to pull off an alt-rock sound.
Hi Robert. I like Roxette. I think Look Sharp has better singles than Joyride. Per Gessel is the guitarist and songwriter. I like the Rod Stewart album too. Rhythm Of My Heart, the melody of a Scottish folk song. The album is dedicated to his father Robert Stewart who passed away in 1990. I look forward to the top 20. 😊
I figured out I can Buy whatever I wanted at one stage and brought the entire Roxette back catalogue, Marie and Per were not friends He wrote all the songs and made all the money she got a way smaller performance fee, He thought they were friends found out when she didn't invite him to her wedding - you know Family and friends events lets people know where they stand - She had a solo carrier so she still made some money - oh then she git brain cancer and died and Par thinks he can just go on without her - very sad seeing a 60+ year old wearing leather pants making a fool out of himself. The Tin Machine album took me years to find - It's almost like they were hiding it "If There Is Something" is the most Bowie like song he never wrote it's perfect.
In my opinion, the best Huey Lewis and the News albums were “Sports “, “Fore!”, and the “Back to the Future” soundtrack. I like Bonnie Raitt’s “Luck of the Draw” album, but only for the big hits. However, I don’t like Norah Jones and Michael Buble. I guess there’s still hope for me. lol. 😂😂
"Angel Rat" is probably not the best Voivod album to start with. One of the things that makes the band fascinating is the progression of their sound from album to album, and how they changed with each record. The 1st 2 albums are raw, brutal thrash/speed, then they started adding more "progressive" elements. I'd say albums 3-5 are the "influential" portion of their catalog. I really like "Angel Rat," but I didn't like it when it first came out. It's one of those that takes time and grows on you the more you listen to it (and if you have a history with the band, so to speak).
Some very mid and meh albums here, Robert, definitely! Yep lol My favorite album of 1991 is actually World So Bright by Adam Schmitt, have you heard it before? It’s totally my shit :3
I only own 2. Sebadoh & Slint. And neither one gets played often. I play Tweez by Slint way more. Sometimes leaving it on repeat for hours. And was funny about Sebadoh 3 being so boring is that it makes The Freed Weed, or the individual reissues of them still as boring. But somehow I can never get sick of Losers by Sentridoh. And that's got something stupid like 52 songs? I forget. Used to pass out a lot while playing it. My best Lou Barlow story was my girlfriend handed him a note to see if I could request a song. I picked Take An Aspirin. Bet everyone in the club hated me for that. But he did it 3 times. Shoes & Socks was one, and whatever the other one was. If Devin ever gives me my tapes back from the show at The Horseshoe in Toronto.
Some more 70's veterans struggling with Rod Stewart, Bonnie Raitt & Donna Summer all with mediocre offerings. First Tin Machine album was actually pretty good & second one not so good. Slint are very interesting but a tad overrated.
I am so loving this. You are a master of sarcasm, and kudos to you for that. Not to mention the entertaining way that you review these albums. Hilarious and informative. On to part 4, and thanks again for the time you dedicate to this. Much appreciated ❤
Thanks for the time you've dedicated watching it.
Hey Robert! Finally someone who can clearly explain what the Grammys really are!!! They have nothing to do with great music or for people who love music! Well done sir!
Thanks!! I was thinking of doing an entire video on it.
Yes, please. All you have to do is look at the list of "winners" and "losers" and start laughing. My favorite? The Starland Vocal Band for best new artist for Afternoon Delight, LOL!!! Who didn't see one hit wonder written all over that piece of crap! As to the use of the term Artist, words fail me!
@@johnfried2762 Starland Vocal Band enjoyed slightly more than 15 minutes of fame. They had their own summer replacement variety show!
@@RobertFithen Yes, I think 'Grammy Sh!t' could be its own music genre. And 'Wannabe Grammy Sh!t' would be a sub-genre. I can already see the stickers that would replace those old 'Nice Price' stickers.
My favorite Grammy moment is still Jenthro Tull winning for best Heavy Metal! Tells you everything you need to know about the organization. Such an embarrassment!
Nailed it on the grammys! Love this series, Robert.
Thanks! I think I'll do a whole video on it at some point.
Robert I must say it’s been fascinating to watch this series, I’ve never seen someone undergo such a lengthy endeavor that required the first half to be the slogging slow bad half of bad music and it’s just going to get better and better, this is the kind of series that may have more views on the later videos rather than the earlier ones which is the opposite of what usually happens
I foresee the middle being the dipping point. Bad music is as fun to talk about as good music, but it's sometimes difficult to make average music a interesting topic.
@ that is such a great point
Nice one - keep 'em coming. RE the Altered State .... I picked this up for pennies at a cut price shop over here in Manchester (UK) and it turned out to be one of my favourite albums. There's the couple of funky tracks but there's some weird stuff....bits of it even remind me of Zep or Robert Plant. I picked up their second Dos which is a different kettle of fish - harder edged album but still quirky. As a boring story .... I was decorating a room when I first got Dos....put it on and I was painting away just kinda listening and it got to the track Thinking About Moving to a Catatonic State and it seemed to be going on for ages, I was thinking darn this is a long track but kept painting. Anyway - the CD was somehow skipping back to a section that perfectly fitted in so the skip was seamless/unnoticeable - the CD must have been playing nearly two and a half hours before I actually checked though. It only happened that one time - I dunno what caused it but I still have the same CD and it plays fine - maybe a bit of dust or something.
lol The same thing happened to me years ago with the "Midnight Rambler" version on the Rolling Stones' "Get Yer Ya Ya's Out" record. I still have the record and won't clean it because I don't want to fix the skip. It played for quite a while before I realized it was repeating the same phrase.
Keep up the great videos, Robert! Belated happy holiday! Your channel is in my top 3! Blessings!
Thanks! I appreciate it.
HA! I'm only 8 minutes in and am really enjoying this third installment of 1991 albums. You had me at "eco-pak."
lol I hated those things.
Haha...Grammy stench is the perfect description of the "Unplugged" albums of Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton and 10,000 Maniacs. Like shooting fish in a barrel, these artists went for the easy dollar, and rewarded handsomely and lined their mantlepeices with their token Grammys.
I'm sure a lot of the unplugged albums were given out at office Christmas parties.
Thanks for finally recommending a Rod Stewart album we can try to consider listening to!
Loving this Robert! Keep it up!
Thanks!!
Jeez, all these band names I haven't heard in decades! A fun list of fun reviews!
Slint Spiderland at #98?? For 1991 I'd guess it would be in my top 20-30.
After I see your top 100 maybe I'll think otherwise..
Fun video as always.
Terrible album, so overrated
Dreadful...I bought this in the 00's. Just sludge.
@@curly_wyn Some people just don't have an outsider artist's mentality!!!
@@StrimblesI kinda do sometimes. I love Suicide, but not post-rock lol
Alright,alright, allright. 1991 was a good year for music. I love these year end rundown.
People think that the minute 1990 rolled in grundge was the be all to end all, that wasnt the case.
Robert you have a gift of telling a story, keep it up, and i will always watch and listen.
Oh and happy holidays!
P.s when i got the notice for your video i clicked and a commercial popped up for (what i heard, its early😮) Clorox toilet wine...😂 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thanks!! I hope I made some people run out and buy some toilet wine. lol
Definitely appreciate you doing this. It was a good year for albums. 140, though? That's like jumping Snake River Canyon! Good stuff, my brother!
Thanks! Hopefully it's more Evel Knievel than Awful Knofel. Lol
Man, does this bring back memories from working at our college radio station- WIDR-FM in Kalamazoo. Thanks Robert!
Grew up in BC listening to that station.
Robert... Nothingface is less meh album by Voivod. I'm going to miss the bottom teir picks... your hot take comments have always been some of my favorites. You crack me up. Your serious takes are almost always top notch, as well. We cant be on point at all times... well, excluding me, maybe. And I'm not completely full of shit at times. We've both commented how this series gives us the feels. Lovin' it, man. ✌🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
Thanks again! Glad you're enjoying it
That's the thing about bad songs and albums, they make for great comedic commentary. So, I'm thankful for the bad stuff, in that regard. They entertain me, in a roundabout way 😆
@michaeljfoley1 💯 Michael 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
I'll be here for the whole 140 👍
Yep me too!!
Great video! Re: Roxette - The McDonalds promotion was for a shortened version of the CRASH BOOM BANG album which in it's full version was pretty ambitious (and long). Marie's vocals on the title song (a very small hit in the US) are possibly her best ever. Some people say that the free tape was what killed the sales of the full album, but considering the US sales of TOURISM (which featured some nice acoustic versions of some songs plus live cuts) it was possibly meant to be. Yeah, I was interested in European Pop in The 90's for a brief while as an alternative to Grunge.
Thanks! You're right, it was 1994 for the McDonald's CD.
Sounds like the Tasmanian devil is doing vocals for coroner. Great series so far robert!
Thanks!!
This is all the more interesting to me, because 1991 and 1992 was right when I was first getting into music, at age 12 or 13. I think the first music I bought was a Def Leppard CD, at this time.
I believe Voivod: The Outer Limits is the 3D cover album you were referring to.
These 2 albums are not typical Voivod (I prefer them), at the time reviewers were saying that after Metallica and other metal bands' commercial success they also tried to polish their sound. True or not, I think you should check out some of their highly praised albums from before and after.
Dimension Hatross and Nothingface are the Voivod ones to get. Saw them in 89 with Faith No more and Soungarden opening. Great show
I came here to say basically the same thing. The Outer Limits was the album after Angel Rat with the 3D cover. Having said that, I like Angel Rat very much and play it to this day.
I saw them on that same tour in Cincinnati. Where did you see them?
@@markwebb1040 Pittsburgh. Saw another band mentioned in this video Coroner at the same venue with Kreator
@donjoefonzarelli9785 probably the show right before or right after the show I saw. 🤘🤘🤘
dude... did you see them in Toronto? I was there... Piggys voice cut out in Astronomie Domininie... Soundgarden had Hiro Yamamoto on bass in those days. Absolutely correct sir... it was a great show.
@@GeeAitch-r1r Jason Everman was on bass for that tour. I saw them in Pittsburgh. Piggy was the guitar player. Snake was the singer
I'm sure you were anticipating people commenting that, but I couldn't disagree harder on Spiderland. An incredible album of tension and release and a deserved classic. But it's understandable if that's not your thing. Just like the more Hüsker Dü-influenced Pop(-ish) Punk of Big Drill Car which I've always been a massive fan of.
It's definitely also not true that people don't care about the Feelies anymore. Their debut album has a 3.8 rating on Rateyourmusic and is considered a classic on the more janglier side of Post-Punk. What is definitely true is that their other albums are nowhere near as well-regarded.
Looking forward to the next one!
Angel Rat is divisive among Voivod fans, but its a slow burner. Piggy's angular guitar riffs and memorable solos are all over this one. The 3d cover you mentioned is from the following album, 'The Outer Limits, which is a tad more accessible. Lovin' this '91 shit, as I was 16 then.
Hmmm, Slint seems like something worth checking out. I'm not convinced I'll like it, but at least it sounds interesting.
That Van Morrison song is my wife's favorite. It's alright. One of the better ones. Funny that you mentioned it at Rod Stewart because I caused some very quiet or loud minutes in the car after describing his American Songbook CD as a toothless old man inarticulately singing. "See this is exactly why I never listen to anything in your presence!" It's so hard to keep it to myself...
What is "Cabbage Patch Drums"?
That drum loop sound that would inspire the cabbage patch dance. It's the drum sound in all of the Milli Vanilli songs. Many songs used this annoying sound around this time.
Love the Fig Dish shirt. If I never hear “Have I Told You Lately…” again it will be too soon. My mother played that song to death.
Part III!!!
Love the VoiVod and that Enuff Znuff.
Now you've got me on this "1991 album deep dive", listened to REM, now on Soundgarden. I haven't heard some of this stuff in a long long time.
I hadn't either. Great memories.
Voivod were thrash before Angel Rat. The early '90s they went for a mellower psychedelic alternative rock sound for two albums. The influential Voivod you heard about is in the '80s.
Yes 👍🏻
Thanks! That explains it. I thought I remembered that album with the 3-D cover sounding different.
I only remember 'Voice of the Beehive' because Woody Woodgate from Madness was their drummer (and not for their music) - a silly factoid that stuck in the back of my head for 30ish years!
I like Roxette more now than I did then. The cheese bothered me at the time but now I hear the power pop side of it and I don’t really care about lyrics so much. Plus…rickenbacker!!
I’ve got the Voice of the Beehive and Donna Summer albums for some reason too.
I need to check out Tin Machine and give them a chance. The press told us it was shit at the time so I believed them 🤣
Me too. It took me all this time to finally hear the Tin Machine II album.
Enuff Znuff are a total powerpop band that were marketed as hair metal, which never fit em well...Strength was in fact their 3rd album...their debut from 1985 was reissued by powerpop label Big Deal...they are like Cheap Trick's pesky little brother...and they are still going, making new music...
I'm only vaguely aware of Enuff Znuff, I wonder if this is a prime example of the importance of a name, or "branding". It sounds like you have an appreciation for this band.
That's what I was saying, I even compared the vocalist to Robin Zander. That band name was why people equated them with hair metal, I think.
@@RobertFithen Yeah, I assumed they were one of the lamer hair metal bands, based on the ridiculous name 😆 If they're more like Cheap Trick though, I might need to check them out.
Can't believe you think these albums are better than Sebadoh III. (I know...how can it be wrong to state a preference) EDIT: and then there's Slint at 98. Help me lord!
I've inspired prayer. I never thought that would happen.
Some people don't have an outsider art mentality, and don't smoke copious amounts of pot! Me an' skoolbus do!!!
So I've watched P1 & P2 and I have been meaning to ask "why 1991 & why reviewing 140 albums from 1991 ?" Was 1991 a special year for you or was it random? Were there 140 albums in total released in that yr ? Was 140 as much as you could get to? Questions.....so many questions.
Def more than 140 albums released in 1991.
I can see why 1991 would be an interesting year to review, definitely a landmark year in a way, lots of big acts releasing big albums, plus the explosion of grunge and alternative. Sort of a transition year, but also a peak of the "80s era" in a way.
@@michaeljfoley1 I remember that was about the time that dance, electronic based music was out of date.
@ yes I know. The main question is why 1991 and why 140.
I answer this in the video.
I stopped following Summer’s career after Cats Without Claws. Wasn’t a fan so I didn’t even know she was recording in the nineties. It was the disco era which attracted me to her music (yeah, I’m a fan of the genre)🤪
I had never heard of this album before I started this project
Could have just stopped at the first syllable of "Gala Event" to perfectly describe the Grammys or any other mainstream award show.
Tin Machine 2 was ok you pretty much nailed it. I felt a little called out for liking Vagabond heart already feel like stereotype housewife for liking him, so thanks.
I liked the Couple Days Off single by Huey Lewis at the time. Never checked out the album though.
The Roxette album I was into at the time, it's nice nostalgia for me. Hot Blooded is a pretty rocking song.
I like that Feelies album a lot! But not as much as their first three I think. Apparently they weren't in the best shape when cutting the album. They still have this hypnotic thing with their music. Headbanging music for introverts.
The Slint album is an early post rock classic though. A niche genre, admittedly.
(Haven't heard the other albums in the countdown...)
Voivod's first three albums (War & Pain, Rrroooaaarrr, and Killing Technology were this bizarre combination of thrash metal, industrial-inspired riffs, and snarling vocals set in a sci-fi universe they created. Then they started streamlining the sound and that's how we arrive at Angel Rat. Sigh. Check the first three out. Warning: They are an acquired taste but awesome.
@@HauntedPallas I don’t think I’ve heard the first two but Killing Technology is great
@@donjoefonzarelli9785 Very Venom-ish sound quality but brutal. Def worth your time.
I got one question for you,
Have you ever heard Guided By Voices?
Now that’s a rabbit hole.
I've definitely heard Guided By Voices. They didn't have an album in 1991 though.
Vandals formed in 1980. Was reading that their band line up and sound changed quite a bit.
"Something To Talk About" by Bonnie Raitt was music for soccer moms. '90's MILF's with names like Allison and Leslie and Diane loved it, and thought it was kinda edgy even, at least more so than Gloria Estefan. They also loved "The Motown Song" by Rod Stewart - what my mom would called a "nice little song." However, on another topic - yes, you are right. I'm in the minority, but I am not a huge fan of '80's Overkill, but for me, Horrorscope is really where they started coming into their own. Their humor was always more rude sarcasm compared to the comic books and board shorts of Anthrax, but both bands began to get more serious around this time, And the music has more gravitas to it, more of a steely resolve.
Haha😂😂True assessment of the bland safe MILF rock sound of Bonnie Riatt. I like the 70's Raitt.
Tin Machine featured Tony and Hunt Sales, sons of Soupy Sales
That's perfect
Cheri Oteri did a character on SNL in the early 2000's where she would constantly be telling people to "simmer down now." On one of the episodes she did a whole thing where she told them to go buy a 70's disco record, from Donna Summer, then do it backwards or something... then told them to "Summer Donna" = Simmer down now... Maybe her 1991 album was the inspiration behind the scetch
Cheri Oteri, I forgot all about her.
I loved when they mocked Something to Talk About in the Comedians of Comedy concert film.
Yes Savage Garden (with solo artist Darren Hayes) nicked the Roxette sound on their debut single "I Want You", which actually nicked the 1 hit wonder "Life Is a Rock But The Radio Rolled Me" by Reunion in the beginning...and Per Gessle's demo studio in Sweden is called Tit$ & A$$...his legendary demos were mostly recorded there...like killer McCartney/Todd Rundgren 1-man band powerpop gems...dont believe me?? Explore...
Looking back at Savage Garden now and you have to scratch your head and wonder how they sold millions of albums.
What a name for a studio.
@@H-mu4boactually because they were great...except that lame ballad "I Knew I Loved You"...the title track to 2nd album "Affirmation" is kinda genius and "To The Moon & Back" from the debut is killer & was a hit twice...both albums were great & Darren made great synthpop solo records too...i saw em live too, great show, Beacon Theatre NYC...
@@RobertFithenyep, now referred to as T&A...
Love Bonnie's 70's stuff as well (including the very good Green Light in 82), but agree to disagree on Luck of the Draw. I think the song writing is very good, although i do prefer 98's Fundamental for latter day Raitt. Can't say I'm a hardcore fan that's kept up with her career but I heard some good things about 2022's Just Like That and it's quite good. Good production, songs etc. I sort of think of Raitt like Lucinda Williams, except Lucinda has always been a song-writer first, which is probably why she continues to put out good to great stuff even now.
So far, out of all this 91 stuff. That Voivod album is by far the best for me. Great band. Not an easy band to get into. Took me a few listens. They were by far the most Interesting thrash band. Well since then they’ve carved out a very long career still going today. Ironically they were the very first thrash band to release a “smoothing of the edges trying to be accessible to the masses album”. This album came out months before the Metallica Black Album and then so many other thrash bands followed that formula. Megadeth Testament Overkill Exodus the following year and Anthrax’ album from ‘93. Slayer never did make “that” album.
Tough seeing Huey Lewis in the meh list but that era of their music is like you said not as memorable
There are a lot of bands that win Grammys, but they just aren't shown on TV because they aren't mainstream. My favorite Texas band Brave Combo won a grammy in 2000 for their album Polkasonic and the only mainstream of them you'll find is their appearance on The Simpsons. :) I loved the first Tin Machine album when it came out and bought it on cassette. Thing with Bowie is that he was always ahead of the curve and taking popular styles of music and making it his own.
The peripheral awards are also a part of the marketing mechanism. These types of music usually don't get much exposure or promotion, so they rely on Grammys to get exposure.
@@RobertFithen I think this particular band did it to try and win a grammy for polka. They've been around since the 70s so I'm sure they weren't doing it for the exposure necessarily. They're a local band to Texas.
I could never get into Overkill: some of it is laughable. There’s that one song that goes “I hate this and I hate that . . .” “I hate skinny and I hate fat” or something like that, not an exact quote.
Lol.
Took me a while to get into and somewhat one dimensional musically, but Feel The Fire is one of the best 80's metal albums.
Did you do this ranking in one sitting?
No. I listened to each album, most of them multiple times in different settings and made the list as I went along. I also recorded each review separately.
When someone ask how I'm doing. I just say fine, but i still wouldn't buy Bonnie Raitt
So the singer from Coroner is basically The Tasmanian Devil😂
Roxette... Oh gawd. Here in Europe they were huge in 91. At a class party someone brought in one of their cassettes and at the time I was fed up with them, so I was rude enough to press stop. The owner of the cassette accused me of pressing rec and ruining his prized possession. It was a dick move on my behalf, I know... They're not bad or anything, and I have some respect for them, but never cared for them.
Damnit now I'm listening to Dinosaur Jr "Green Mind" 1991...🤨
Overkill 80s stuff is good thrash listen to feed the fire!
You're impersonation of thrash pukey vocals sounds more like the Tasmanian devil trying out for American Idol.
140 albums from 1991? Congratulations, it's a great idea! My favorite CD from 1991? I don't think you will like it. Here are some reasons: 1. It is instrumental music. 2. It is the music for a TV documentary. 3. It is electronic music. 4. This album was nominated for the 1991 Grammy Award in the "New Age Music" category. Tangerine Dream: "Canyon Dreams" (1991). I've loved this album for over 30 years. And it will be like that forever.
I definitely have some Tangerine Dream, but not familiar with that one. I just got their soundtrack for the 1981 movie "Thief".
@@RobertFithen You remind me of a lot of albums that I have never heard of before.Super!
I'm here to the end of this countdown. I remember liking "Couple Days Off" by Huey. Another one I remember KSHE 95 pimping hard! Kind of "Workin For A Livin" part 2. Rest of the album, bland. Yes, you are in the "not terrible section". I kept saying yeah, that is OK, yeah that is bland. Then we got to that Rod Stewart album, please no.
I like Rod's voice, but yeah, inessential definitely
@@RobertFithen I like some of Rod Stewarts music. I like "Every Picture Tells A Story", "Hot Legs" and a number of his more rocked up tracks of the 70's and 80's. Just never liked his more "adult contemporary" stuff. That particular album was just there. He felt like he was phoning it in.
Brah! Where's Part 4? Cmon Cmon, I wanna know where you're gonna put "Sailing the Seas of Cheese"! 🤣😂😏
I didn't do Primus. I don't have it and couldn't bring myself to stream an entire Primus album. My review would have just upset people anyway. lol
@@RobertFithen Lol, I listened to "Sailing the Seas of Cheese" yesterday. I'm still recovering. I may never be quite the same though, mentally 😵💫🤪
Big Drill Car = Excellent album !
I hate the Voivod sound. So dry and tinny and sterile. It’s incredible that people aspire to that sound. I do hear those who seem to copy-cat it, on occasion. While I’m at it, I tend to dislike the alt-rock sound. It can be done well, but for my taste, this is pretty rare. A radio station here, in Ohio, played a song from a local band. They sounded like early REM, but better. They had really managed to pull off an alt-rock sound.
Hi Robert. I like Roxette. I think Look Sharp has better singles than Joyride. Per Gessel is the guitarist and songwriter.
I like the Rod Stewart album too. Rhythm Of My Heart, the melody of a Scottish folk song. The album is dedicated to his father Robert Stewart who passed away in 1990.
I look forward to the top 20. 😊
I figured out I can Buy whatever I wanted at one stage and brought the entire Roxette back catalogue, Marie and Per were not friends He wrote all the songs and made all the money she got a way smaller performance fee, He thought they were friends found out when she didn't invite him to her wedding - you know Family and friends events lets people know where they stand - She had a solo carrier so she still made some money - oh then she git brain cancer and died and Par thinks he can just go on without her - very sad seeing a 60+ year old wearing leather pants making a fool out of himself. The Tin Machine album took me years to find - It's almost like they were hiding it "If There Is Something" is the most Bowie like song he never wrote it's perfect.
Thanks for the info. That's really sad.
In my opinion, the best Huey Lewis and the News albums were “Sports “, “Fore!”, and the “Back to the Future” soundtrack.
I like Bonnie Raitt’s “Luck of the Draw” album, but only for the big hits. However, I don’t like Norah Jones and Michael Buble. I guess there’s still hope for me. lol. 😂😂
I liked "Picture This" and "Sports"
Absolutely, Sports, Fore! And the BTTF soundtrack songs back in time and power of love, that’s all the news you’ll ever need
Cant forget picture this
"Angel Rat" is probably not the best Voivod album to start with. One of the things that makes the band fascinating is the progression of their sound from album to album, and how they changed with each record. The 1st 2 albums are raw, brutal thrash/speed, then they started adding more "progressive" elements. I'd say albums 3-5 are the "influential" portion of their catalog. I really like "Angel Rat," but I didn't like it when it first came out. It's one of those that takes time and grows on you the more you listen to it (and if you have a history with the band, so to speak).
I feel like Toad the Wet Sprocket would be more suited on this part of the list rather than dead last.
I think dead last is their proper place.
@ Does Fear reside in the Aja and Pet Sounds territory?
@bowes77 they are both better
@@RobertFithen Bold statement, Robert.
Some very mid and meh albums here, Robert, definitely! Yep lol
My favorite album of 1991 is actually World So Bright by Adam Schmitt, have you heard it before? It’s totally my shit :3
Actually no, I don't remember that one.
@@RobertFithendefinitely check it out if you haven’t! Don’t know if it’s quite your thing, but it’s worth one listen at least :3
@@curly_wyn I'll listen to it. Never heard of it before.
I can abide no Overkill slander. The best Thrash band ever.
I don't know about all that.
@@RobertFithen You are just trying to stir up a hornets nest! 😡
I only own 2. Sebadoh & Slint. And neither one gets played often. I play Tweez by Slint way more. Sometimes leaving it on repeat for hours. And was funny about Sebadoh 3 being so boring is that it makes The Freed Weed, or the individual reissues of them still as boring. But somehow I can never get sick of Losers by Sentridoh. And that's got something stupid like 52 songs? I forget. Used to pass out a lot while playing it.
My best Lou Barlow story was my girlfriend handed him a note to see if I could request a song. I picked Take An Aspirin. Bet everyone in the club hated me for that. But he did it 3 times. Shoes & Socks was one, and whatever the other one was. If Devin ever gives me my tapes back from the show at The Horseshoe in Toronto.
I never saw them live. I definitely prefer other albums by them more.
Still here brother always enjoy big drill car great band but there were better as enjoy peace and love lloydy
And of course the Vandal s from any year LoL
Awesome video have a great weekend Robert and also I will quit TH-cam in 2025❤😊
Some more 70's veterans struggling with Rod Stewart, Bonnie Raitt & Donna Summer all with mediocre offerings. First Tin Machine album was actually pretty good & second one not so good. Slint are very interesting but a tad overrated.
I expect to see Cradle of Filth 's Cruelty and the Beast a little higher on your list 😮
That's from 1998.
@RobertFithen Damn,you're right!You music pro!