Robert i want to thank you for #93. I've never heard this Joni Mitchell album before and let me tell you i am seriously considering a CD purchase after listening to it non stop many times over. The album cover does match the musical contents. A special kind of magic it holds despite not being one of her classics...it now is to me. Keep doing these retrospectives please. I learn SO MUCH. Happy New Year man!
I know exactly where you are coming from, as I too went and listened the same Joni Mitchell album over the Holiday. Robert has been great at introducing me to work I never knew even existed. I am thinking of creating a play list titled “Robert Fifhen Inspired Favorites”. The man is a national treasure.
@@seancurran3603 this playlist needs to be called Fifth of Fithen! I agree, he is THE MAN, his music analysis and thoughts are ON POINT! Glad you listened to Joni as well, what an album right?
Part IV, I feel like they're going to get better. 😁 The more I watch your videos the more I like them, how you don't have your own show on Sirius XM is beyond me, I would definitely listen to that.
Really enjoying this deep dive/series, so many different styles and artists in 1 particular (and significant) year. Funny, I don't remember or recognize that John Mellencamp album at all. There are some BIG IMPORTANT albums coming up, as we all know - looking forward to seeing how it all shakes out!
@@RobertFithen LOL - Well gosh, there have been 1 or 2 so far that I would've rated higher, but let's all pause, pull out our trusty ol' dictionary, and look up the word "subjective" again 😄
I turned 12 in 1991, and I can remember Feel So Good by Richard Thompson getting a fair bit of airplay on daytime radio that year. I don't think the song troubled the charts here in the UK all that much but I do recall being charmed by the quirky lyrics; mostly because it was completely different to the "much cooler" bands that I was desperately trying to get into around that time.
"Pretty on the inside" was Courtney doing at Kat Bjelland impression. Babes in Toyland wasn't as popular a band, but at least they had their own sound.
the only album I was familiar with in this segment was the John Mellancamp cd. My thoughts on it were like yours was take it or leave it. I remember playing it when it came out... but it has likely been sitting on the shelf since 92'. Mary's Danish... never heard of them before... but what a name. If I ever meet a Mary, I may very well ask to see her danish.... at any rate, good reviews and am looking forward to the next batch. Happy New Year!
I love this series. Maybe it will inspire you to do more 90's content. (Or maybe you'll be so sick of the 90's...) Pretty shocked to see Rumor and Sigh so low--an absolute masterpiece, but that's just me. And I'll be watching all the way to your number one album no matter what.
Adding 4 to my list here. Can't believe Great White is one of them. Fugazi, Hole and Bungle. Which that album could use a huge edit. Especially that long spot that sounds like they are hopping trains. Guess i should add it to my list of things i probably wont get around to in 2025.
Hey Robert, you brought up an interesting thought process when describing, "Why 1991?" In your explanation of the various styles of music coexisting in the same year, it made me wonder, Were there other years in other decades that had the same thing going on? For example, in the 60s, I think that 1966 was a year where there was a lot of converging styles competing for our attention -- you still had the girl groups (Supremes, Ronettes, etc.,); still had some leftover doo-wop, the evolving folk scene with Dylan plugging in, the Motown explosion continues; then there was The Beatles' Revolver with Tomorrow Never Knows. So, I think 1966 was that year in the 60s (do you agree?); but what about the 70s, 80s, 2000s? I think that would be an interesting topical-video(s) for you to take on at some point in the future...I know that I'd be interested in hearing from you about those years within a decade where there was so much happening. Peace out my friend.
Thanks! I would say 1974 was similar. There was funk turning into smooth R&B and disco, the album rock of the late 60's/early 70's turning into more of a singles/ specific song territory, country just starting the outlaw movement crossing over, singer songwriter going more pop oriented, etc.
KLF was kinda big in Europe for a while I have a few album from 91 that I waiting to see if they will appear on the list. (And no, they're not by French artists because it would be obvious you had no way to know about them, but from UK, 2 I remember particularly well as they came at the same time (or nearly) with the same name, one of being only released as a CD, forced me to buy a CD player that summer, the 3rd one is a cult classic in that scene so I'm hoping it will be on the list) Let's wait and see. And thank you for the series.
Hey Robert, once again a very enjoyable trip back to 1991 albums! Was thinking maybe you could put a list of the albums you've already talked about in previous videos of this series in the description? That way people may catch up a bit easier if they only get on board with later videos and 140 albums is a lot to remember anyway, so it would help to keep track. Just an idea.
I liked the white room and loved the music and production of mr bungle tho havent heard either for bout 20yrs. Ive kinda given up on music this century. 1st time watching ur vids so will go check some more out. Subscribed
I didn't realize there was a band called Fire Hose. Red Hot Chilli Peppers Mothers Milk the first track is Good Time Boys. There is a point in the song Anthony says "he'll tell you in a minute about the men he knows, he'll tell you bout the band called Fire Hose." In the cd booklet Anthony thanks Firehouse, which is a different band. Or maybe it was a typo in the liner notes. Today I learned Fire Hose and Firehouse are 2 different bands.
Nice one Robert. i'll check this in a while. I hope you had time to check out/haven't forgotten Cindy Lee's Album Diamond Jubilee. I'm still laughing at one of your older videos I watched today were you listed off the cast members from a 90's porno from memory. Extra points man
Remember "Get A Leg Up" getting heavy airplay. I bought the Mellencamp CD, I liked "Last Chance","Love And Happiness" and "Get A Leg Up". But after 1991 I really don't remember pulling the CD off the shelf. That Metal Church album, at least back then, got some play in my collection. Seal's song "Crazy" caught my attention. I bought the single, had no desire to own the album in 1991. Did not buy the full album until around 1994? I was over Great White by 1991. I do remember KSHE 95 pumping "Call It Rock N Roll" and "Desert Moon". So far I have no problem in your rankings.
Got my fingers crossed that we'll see Sepultura's album Arise on here (and I hope it's much closer to the top). That album was my introduction to the band and I still spin it every once in a while. 🤘🤘
I like this series! So far the only album I like and own is Mr. Bungle s/t. It's not my favorite Bungle album. That would be California. I gotta say you have an interesting way of talking about mediocre music. Your reviews are more entertaining than the actual albums. 😅
The Richard Thompson album is the first one the list I actually have. It's an OK album, but I'm more of a fan of the two "Lights" LPs. Looking forward to the ramping up of the rest of the list.
I think Robert should have given a shout out to 1952 Vincent Black Black Lightning. IMO I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight by Richard & Linda is a classic album 9/10
@@paultown6572 Yes, 1952 Vincent Black Lightning may be Thompson's best known song or at least the most requested (though I'm kind of tired of it myself). I get the feeling that Robert is not a Thompson uberfan.
Side note - I agree with your point about choosing 1991. Not just in the US but here in the UK it was a bit like that too. Case in point, that KLF album you mentioned. I was heavily into dance music at the time, so while I liked the album I acknowledged it was a bit of a mess and not exactly cohesive. But with more dance acts getting albums out and having more o0f a presence, and raves REALLY becoming a thing to behold, it was very much a rock resrugence versus dance music, all with the sideline of indie dance coming to the fore too. A real melting pot. Looking back I bought loads of CDs at that time, as I was still DJing but much of my purchasing was either completely new acts or diversions to things like Kraftwerk which I'd previously not bothered with much.
@RobertFithen saw them at The Vic in Chicago 91. Loud guitars is what they needed to put them over more as a rock band and less of a pop band. Great videos btw!
KLF - "Chill out" is where it's at dude. That's an awesome album. I prefer it on CD so you can take the ambient train journey without having to get up and flip the vinyl. I think they withdrew it from sale pretty quick because it has uncleared samples on it. It's great anyway I think it's on TH-cam. I have a ton of their 12's from when I was DJ'ing and some of those are awesome but apart from "Chill out" I remember their albums as being pretty bad and I don't own any of them. I'm enjoying this series, I'm pretty sure in 1991 I was still buying 7's and 12's for DJ work and probably didn't buy any albums. Obviously I now have some albums from 1991 but I was immersed in the rave scene still at that time.
I gotta know, how were you able to stay focused while compiling this list? I mean, didn't your mind wander while listening to some of these songs? IE: Gotta feed the dog, gotta take out the trash, when hearing Joni Mitchell sing about her maid. If you know of this secret of the mind that allows you to only concentrate on one thing would you mind passing it along?
I listened to each one paying close attention. Then some I gave a re-listen to in my car, working out, etc. I just kept thinking of the comments I would make. It kept me focused
Just wait until we get to Seattle. If I hadn’t had those bands in my teens I’d probably be in Norway now wearing corpse paint following the scent of burning lumber.
Still hanging in there rob never saw Mr bungle or faith no more but saw mike pattan singing for bad brains I didn't no hr wasn't on tour till I got to the gig and was told thought it would be crap but it was brilliant wow he is FN crazy he was hanging of the lighting scaffolding thirty metre s above us with one hand screening bad brains with the outher and that was while I was in Europe which was 91 and went back in ninety three carnt remember witch time lots of depleted brain cells LoL peace and love lloydy
Not sure if this title is on your list, but it is from 1991, its an American band, but this title never came out in the US so i doubt it, but you should hear it...Quarterflash's 4th album "Girl In The Wind"...the band was dropped from Geffen after their 3rd from 1985 "Back Into Blue" flopped...they reunited in 1989/1990, signed to Epic & recorded their possibly best album...the Geffen albums are good/great but a bit too slick/polished, yet still good musicianship, writing & singing...this one is more organic & edgy guitar powerpop, and has their best song "Diamond In The Rough"...you may love it, but only came out in Europe, maybe Japan too...cuz of staff shakeups at Sony...check it out online, espesh "Diamond"...as for Joni, she has always had an interesting career & im buying her Joni Archive boxsets, both the albums boxes & archive sets with unreleased demos & live stuff...maid?? Ever hear Neil Young's lovely Harvest track "A Man Needs a Maid"??...back to his friend Joni Mitchell, not sure if Rhino is licensing/reissuing the Geffen period or skipping it...licensing, Geffen in the 80s was Warner distributed & Joni stuck with Warner labels, so when the label was sold to Universal/Interscope, Joni & the label put out a little 4CD box in 2003 called "The Complete Geffen Recordings", bought it for completion sake & just in case Rhino skips it altogether, yet there will be an Archives 5 box coming, covering this period...lastly, the KLF, 2 Scottish dudes who are also the JAMMS aka Justified Ancients of Muu Muu & the Timelords who in 1988 released "Doctorin The Tardis", merging the Dr Who theme over Gary Glitter's "Rock & Roll"...ya know they blew up their career at the Brit Awards by doing a speed metal version of "3AM Eternal", shot blanks from guns, dropped a bloodied pig carcass & set on fire a suitcase filled with millions of pounds, then just disappeared...well, they came back in 2017 in their ice cream van & put out a wild book called "2023: A Trilogy by the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu"...its so dense & mind melting...the KLF are not simply a dance group...they put out an instruction manual book called "How to Write & Record a #1 Record" and it worked!! Case in point..."Bring Me Edelweiss" by Edelweiss in 1988, where they mixed yodeling, Sound of Music, Indeep's "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" & ABBA's "S.O.S."...so in reality, the KLF are fun subversive punkrockers...
I've been finding out there's a lot more to The KLF than just that "White Room" album which is pretty much all they are known for in the US. I've definitely hear "A Man Needs a Maid" quite a few times over the years.
I dug Faith No More with The Real Thing and the follow-up Angel Dust is ok. Having said that, Mike Patton bugs the shit out of me and he is wildly overrated imo. But what do I know I went to Community College. In Mississippi.
Right?? People absolutely worship Angel Dust and I just don’t get it. Midlife Crisis is good, the best song on the album by light years, but the rest of it just offensively annoying nonsense to me.
The dude has one of the best vocal ranges of all time and creates off the wall batshit crazy interesting music that covers multiple genres. You've gotta give the man his flowers for that. Whether you like all his music is a different kettle of fish.
When you said you didn’t know that you could sue for someone using your name for their band (travolta) the thought that came to mind (from experience) is “you can sue whoever you want for what ever reason you want, the question of who’s right doesn’t come down to the accusations made in the case it matters how much money the one making the accusations has, that determines who’s right or what’s wrong. In today’s age we know more than ever that money is the decider of truth, not morals.
The major rock music example of this would be Judas Priest getting sued by the parents of a teen who killed himself because they had listened to a Judas Priest song with lyrics that, apparently subliminally, said "do it do it".
Mellencamp got a pass on his use of the N-word because of the context of the song, which still counted for something in 1991, and because of his reputation as an outspoken anti-racist (Jack and Diane were originally an interracial couple, but the label made him rewrite the lyrics because they felt the world wasn't ready for that yet). The man himself didn't have much use for his own '90's output, telling Rolling Stone he was basically "making records to collect a paycheck" by that point. Other than that, the only album in this bunch that I can really comment on is Great White. It's like diet Great White, and sounds kinda ... small, much like same-era albums by Cinderella and L.A. Guns. A little rootsier, not as raucous, and all were somewhat disappointing in sales.
The 1991 L.A. Guns album was so forgettable, that I actually listened to it for this project and then forgot to put it in the ranking, so it's in the upcoming "unrankable" video.
@@RobertFithen Wow 1991 LA Guns, huh? Funny, despite being a big GnR fan, I've barely listened to any LA Guns. Maybe I'm really missing something there.
@@RobertFithen I liked it, and still do, but not as much as Cocked And Loaded. A whiff of decay was definitely in the air - it just smelled better on them than it did on Great White I guess. (I did like GW's very subdued, wistful Sail Away album from '94 though).
Grunge came & said bye 👋 to Geeat White. Mediocrity for veterans Joni Mitchell & John Mellencamp. Wish Courtney had done an album with Faith No More while she was a member.
The KLF are over the top, Brilliant and Awful at the same time - their First album was a mess. They were Massive in the UK, so big that they Burnt a million pounds and filmed it for a movie called "The Rites of Mu" defiantly not an action film. their last work was hiring out a large venue and putting on a 24-minute pre-recorded music show with them in motorized wheelchairs with horns attached to their heads ramming each other on stage and the slogan "Fuck the millennium we want it now" shouted over and over again - I think this was in 1999. someone had spray pained Fuck Y2K on the roof of the building. The Crow - Salvation, you're welcome.
Yeah saw Mr Bungle here in Australia , I didn’t mind it but Patton was a dick onstage , very try hard 12 year old . Love to see his band trying to out rock some of our bands , good luck mate .
Just listened to Hole's "Pretty On the Inside", and yeah...never been a big Courtney fan, but she definitely got better than this, didn't she. Serviceable, but no real standouts.
@@RobertFithen Yeah, I will say, it was pretty much exactly what I would have expected from Courtney at the time, I guess she just refined her songwriting over the next few years.
@@RobertFithen I've just been watching 3 videos from this album, and as I remembered this is all fire🔥... and should go higher. Happy New Year Robert!!! Thanks for all the videos!!!
I looooovveeeeee The KLF so you talking about them as though they just an OK band is heresy in my mind! Whenever I listen to them I wanna throw some shapes & dance! Love the video, almost half way and yet you still haven't got to the Top 50.
@@RobertFithen That's understandable considering they were known by a plethora of other names before adopting the moniker of being 'The KLF' and the North American release of 'The White Room' differs from the European version which causes confusion to people trying to seek out their music.
Love the depth of your knowledge! You've got both brains and a big... wealth of information 😉
Thanks!! It's knowledge I've acquired my whole life
Great video series!!! Early 90's when many were being weird just for the sake of being weird. Lots of greatness on occasion.
Keep 'em coming, Robert! Loving this series.
Thanks!
@@RobertFithen The best part is your genuine knowledge of these bands and connecting them to other projects and flat-out off-the-cuff humor.
Robert i want to thank you for #93. I've never heard this Joni Mitchell album before and let me tell you i am seriously considering a CD purchase after listening to it non stop many times over. The album cover does match the musical contents. A special kind of magic it holds despite not being one of her classics...it now is to me. Keep doing these retrospectives please. I learn SO MUCH. Happy New Year man!
I know exactly where you are coming from, as I too went and listened the same Joni Mitchell album over the Holiday. Robert has been great at introducing me to work I never knew even existed. I am thinking of creating a play list titled “Robert Fifhen Inspired Favorites”. The man is a national treasure.
@@seancurran3603 this playlist needs to be called Fifth of Fithen! I agree, he is THE MAN, his music analysis and thoughts are ON POINT! Glad you listened to Joni as well, what an album right?
That's great to hear. I'm already planning my next one.
Thanks!! That's high praise!
Part IV, I feel like they're going to get better. 😁 The more I watch your videos the more I like them, how you don't have your own show on Sirius XM is beyond me, I would definitely listen to that.
Thanks!! I think you have to live on either of the coasts for that
Really enjoying this deep dive/series, so many different styles and artists in 1 particular (and significant) year. Funny, I don't remember or recognize that John Mellencamp album at all. There are some BIG IMPORTANT albums coming up, as we all know - looking forward to seeing how it all shakes out!
Thanks!! According to some of the comments, I've already mentioned some of the important albums. lol
@@RobertFithen LOL - Well gosh, there have been 1 or 2 so far that I would've rated higher, but let's all pause, pull out our trusty ol' dictionary, and look up the word "subjective" again 😄
Cheers Robert. Happy Everything
Thanks Robert. Enjoying this series. I haven’t heard of most of these
I always like giving out suggestions on albums to check out, but these in this video are just "kinda ok" lol
I turned 12 in 1991, and I can remember Feel So Good by Richard Thompson getting a fair bit of airplay on daytime radio that year. I don't think the song troubled the charts here in the UK all that much but I do recall being charmed by the quirky lyrics; mostly because it was completely different to the "much cooler" bands that I was desperately trying to get into around that time.
Recently discovered your channel. Love this series and hope you tackle other years after '91 is finished
Thanks! I had a lot of fun with this and will most likely do something similar in the future.
Oh cool part four..or (vol 4 ) you could say 😄
Great ranking series, Robert Fithen!
Thanks!
"Pretty on the inside" was Courtney doing at Kat Bjelland impression. Babes in Toyland wasn't as popular a band, but at least they had their own sound.
the only album I was familiar with in this segment was the John Mellancamp cd. My thoughts on it were like yours was take it or leave it. I remember playing it when it came out... but it has likely been sitting on the shelf since 92'. Mary's Danish... never heard of them before... but what a name. If I ever meet a Mary, I may very well ask to see her danish.... at any rate, good reviews and am looking forward to the next batch. Happy New Year!
Thanks!
I love this series. Maybe it will inspire you to do more 90's content. (Or maybe you'll be so sick of the 90's...) Pretty shocked to see Rumor and Sigh so low--an absolute masterpiece, but that's just me. And I'll be watching all the way to your number one album no matter what.
Thanks!! I plan on doing 1992 at some point.
Adding 4 to my list here. Can't believe Great White is one of them. Fugazi, Hole and Bungle. Which that album could use a huge edit. Especially that long spot that sounds like they are hopping trains. Guess i should add it to my list of things i probably wont get around to in 2025.
On my list 2024 list was check out three new releases per month. Never got around to that either.
Hey Robert, you brought up an interesting thought process when describing, "Why 1991?" In your explanation of the various styles of music coexisting in the same year, it made me wonder, Were there other years in other decades that had the same thing going on?
For example, in the 60s, I think that 1966 was a year where there was a lot of converging styles competing for our attention -- you still had the girl groups (Supremes, Ronettes, etc.,); still had some leftover doo-wop, the evolving folk scene with Dylan plugging in, the Motown explosion continues; then there was The Beatles' Revolver with Tomorrow Never Knows. So, I think 1966 was that year in the 60s (do you agree?); but what about the 70s, 80s, 2000s?
I think that would be an interesting topical-video(s) for you to take on at some point in the future...I know that I'd be interested in hearing from you about those years within a decade where there was so much happening. Peace out my friend.
Thanks! I would say 1974 was similar. There was funk turning into smooth R&B and disco, the album rock of the late 60's/early 70's turning into more of a singles/ specific song territory, country just starting the outlaw movement crossing over, singer songwriter going more pop oriented, etc.
KLF was kinda big in Europe for a while
I have a few album from 91 that I waiting to see if they will appear on the list. (And no, they're not by French artists because it would be obvious you had no way to know about them, but from UK, 2 I remember particularly well as they came at the same time (or nearly) with the same name, one of being only released as a CD, forced me to buy a CD player that summer, the 3rd one is a cult classic in that scene so I'm hoping it will be on the list)
Let's wait and see.
And thank you for the series.
Hey Robert, once again a very enjoyable trip back to 1991 albums! Was thinking maybe you could put a list of the albums you've already talked about in previous videos of this series in the description? That way people may catch up a bit easier if they only get on board with later videos and 140 albums is a lot to remember anyway, so it would help to keep track. Just an idea.
They can go back and watch the earlier videos. People shouldn't be so lazy. lol
I liked the white room and loved the music and production of mr bungle tho havent heard either for bout 20yrs. Ive kinda given up on music this century. 1st time watching ur vids so will go check some more out. Subscribed
Thanks! Welcome to my channel.
I didn't realize there was a band called Fire Hose. Red Hot Chilli Peppers Mothers Milk the first track is Good Time Boys. There is a point in the song Anthony says "he'll tell you in a minute about the men he knows, he'll tell you bout the band called Fire Hose." In the cd booklet Anthony thanks Firehouse, which is a different band. Or maybe it was a typo in the liner notes.
Today I learned Fire Hose and Firehouse are 2 different bands.
Oddly enough FireHose and Firehouse both put out albums around the same time on CBS labels.
Nice one Robert. i'll check this in a while. I hope you had time to check out/haven't forgotten Cindy Lee's Album Diamond Jubilee. I'm still laughing at one of your older videos I watched today were you listed off the cast members from a 90's porno from memory. Extra points man
Probably one of the most overrated or overhyped albums of the past two decades.
@@curly_wyn High praise indeed
It was 80s porn, even better. Lol
@RobertFithen I dare you to do a top 10 80's porn movies.
Remember "Get A Leg Up" getting heavy airplay. I bought the Mellencamp CD, I liked "Last Chance","Love And Happiness" and "Get A Leg Up". But after 1991 I really don't remember pulling the CD off the shelf. That Metal Church album, at least back then, got some play in my collection. Seal's song "Crazy" caught my attention. I bought the single, had no desire to own the album in 1991. Did not buy the full album until around 1994? I was over Great White by 1991. I do remember KSHE 95 pumping "Call It Rock N Roll" and "Desert Moon". So far I have no problem in your rankings.
I never even heard the full Seal CD until this year.
The KLF’s Bill Drummond wrote a book called 45. Fascinating read.
Got my fingers crossed that we'll see Sepultura's album Arise on here (and I hope it's much closer to the top). That album was my introduction to the band and I still spin it every once in a while. 🤘🤘
It's still to come.
I like this series! So far the only album I like and own is Mr. Bungle s/t. It's not my favorite Bungle album. That would be California. I gotta say you have an interesting way of talking about mediocre music. Your reviews are more entertaining than the actual albums. 😅
I totally agree, about his reviews being more entertaining than the albums 😆👍
Thanks! I appreciate that.
The Richard Thompson album is the first one the list I actually have. It's an OK album, but I'm more of a fan of the two "Lights" LPs. Looking forward to the ramping up of the rest of the list.
I think Robert should have given a shout out to 1952 Vincent Black Black Lightning. IMO I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight by Richard & Linda is a classic album 9/10
@@paultown6572 Yes, 1952 Vincent Black Lightning may be Thompson's best known song or at least the most requested (though I'm kind of tired of it myself). I get the feeling that Robert is not a Thompson uberfan.
Side note - I agree with your point about choosing 1991. Not just in the US but here in the UK it was a bit like that too. Case in point, that KLF album you mentioned. I was heavily into dance music at the time, so while I liked the album I acknowledged it was a bit of a mess and not exactly cohesive.
But with more dance acts getting albums out and having more o0f a presence, and raves REALLY becoming a thing to behold, it was very much a rock resrugence versus dance music, all with the sideline of indie dance coming to the fore too. A real melting pot.
Looking back I bought loads of CDs at that time, as I was still DJing but much of my purchasing was either completely new acts or diversions to things like Kraftwerk which I'd previously not bothered with much.
It seemed like it was such the right time for branching out and hearing new things or things that were new to you.
Oh I'm ready. I'm so ready! Squeeee! 🥳
I love that Jesus Jones doubt record. Saw them on that tour and they were incredible live. Lot more guitar in the mix.
I never saw them live, but that seemed usually the case with these kind of bands.. always louder and more rock oriented in concert.
@RobertFithen saw them at The Vic in Chicago 91. Loud guitars is what they needed to put them over more as a rock band and less of a pop band. Great videos btw!
KLF - "Chill out" is where it's at dude. That's an awesome album. I prefer it on CD so you can take the ambient train journey without having to get up and flip the vinyl. I think they withdrew it from sale pretty quick because it has uncleared samples on it. It's great anyway I think it's on TH-cam. I have a ton of their 12's from when I was DJ'ing and some of those are awesome but apart from "Chill out" I remember their albums as being pretty bad and I don't own any of them. I'm enjoying this series, I'm pretty sure in 1991 I was still buying 7's and 12's for DJ work and probably didn't buy any albums. Obviously I now have some albums from 1991 but I was immersed in the rave scene still at that time.
I only know "The White Room" album, US version.
I gotta know, how were you able to stay focused while compiling this list? I mean, didn't your mind wander while listening to some of these songs? IE: Gotta feed the dog, gotta take out the trash, when hearing Joni Mitchell sing about her maid. If you know of this secret of the mind that allows you to only concentrate on one thing would you mind passing it along?
I listened to each one paying close attention. Then some I gave a re-listen to in my car, working out, etc. I just kept thinking of the comments I would make. It kept me focused
Fithen is working at Peak Human levels here, like Bruce Wayne, we need not question his methods, but simply marvel at his results! 😉💪💥💥
Just wait until we get to Seattle. If I hadn’t had those bands in my teens I’d probably be in Norway now wearing corpse paint following the scent of burning lumber.
“Kinda OK” it’s so funny that in this context “kinda OK” makes me think well hot diggity now we’re getting somewhere!!
Such a Fun video then it ends with the Great White fire gig reminder, crazy
Waiting to see how high Pavement would be. Then realised it’s a year early.
fun fact: KLF burned 1 Mio. Pound. Literally. They put 1 Mio. Pound Notes in an oven and turned it on. You can find it on yt.
I heard about that.
I love Hooked. Pretty solid album from start to finish.
Prong - Beg to Differ was a great CD. Super crunchy
The KLF! 💯 correct!
"More Alternative than thou"... 👀🤔🤣🤣😮🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Robert. Enjoying this series
what is on you're tee shirt? some kind of toaster being passed off ?
It's the band Fig Dish and one of their illustrations. I always liked the sheer randomness of it.
Hey! When I went home for Christmas I found out that Gooey Butter Cake is also ice cream! Didn't have any, but I found out about it.
I've never seen gooey butter ice cream, but I can completely imagine it being a thing.
@RobertFithen it ain't cheap
Still hanging in there rob never saw Mr bungle or faith no more but saw mike pattan singing for bad brains I didn't no hr wasn't on tour till I got to the gig and was told thought it would be crap but it was brilliant wow he is FN crazy he was hanging of the lighting scaffolding thirty metre s above us with one hand screening bad brains with the outher and that was while I was in Europe which was 91 and went back in ninety three carnt remember witch time lots of depleted brain cells LoL peace and love lloydy
He was one of those guys that definitely went extreeeeeme in the early 90's.
Not sure if this title is on your list, but it is from 1991, its an American band, but this title never came out in the US so i doubt it, but you should hear it...Quarterflash's 4th album "Girl In The Wind"...the band was dropped from Geffen after their 3rd from 1985 "Back Into Blue" flopped...they reunited in 1989/1990, signed to Epic & recorded their possibly best album...the Geffen albums are good/great but a bit too slick/polished, yet still good musicianship, writing & singing...this one is more organic & edgy guitar powerpop, and has their best song "Diamond In The Rough"...you may love it, but only came out in Europe, maybe Japan too...cuz of staff shakeups at Sony...check it out online, espesh "Diamond"...as for Joni, she has always had an interesting career & im buying her Joni Archive boxsets, both the albums boxes & archive sets with unreleased demos & live stuff...maid?? Ever hear Neil Young's lovely Harvest track "A Man Needs a Maid"??...back to his friend Joni Mitchell, not sure if Rhino is licensing/reissuing the Geffen period or skipping it...licensing, Geffen in the 80s was Warner distributed & Joni stuck with Warner labels, so when the label was sold to Universal/Interscope, Joni & the label put out a little 4CD box in 2003 called "The Complete Geffen Recordings", bought it for completion sake & just in case Rhino skips it altogether, yet there will be an Archives 5 box coming, covering this period...lastly, the KLF, 2 Scottish dudes who are also the JAMMS aka Justified Ancients of Muu Muu & the Timelords who in 1988 released "Doctorin The Tardis", merging the Dr Who theme over Gary Glitter's "Rock & Roll"...ya know they blew up their career at the Brit Awards by doing a speed metal version of "3AM Eternal", shot blanks from guns, dropped a bloodied pig carcass & set on fire a suitcase filled with millions of pounds, then just disappeared...well, they came back in 2017 in their ice cream van & put out a wild book called "2023: A Trilogy by the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu"...its so dense & mind melting...the KLF are not simply a dance group...they put out an instruction manual book called "How to Write & Record a #1 Record" and it worked!! Case in point..."Bring Me Edelweiss" by Edelweiss in 1988, where they mixed yodeling, Sound of Music, Indeep's "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" & ABBA's "S.O.S."...so in reality, the KLF are fun subversive punkrockers...
I've been finding out there's a lot more to The KLF than just that "White Room" album which is pretty much all they are known for in the US. I've definitely hear "A Man Needs a Maid" quite a few times over the years.
I dug Faith No More with The Real Thing and the follow-up Angel Dust is ok. Having said that, Mike Patton bugs the shit out of me and he is wildly overrated imo. But what do I know I went to Community College. In Mississippi.
Right?? People absolutely worship Angel Dust and I just don’t get it. Midlife Crisis is good, the best song on the album by light years, but the rest of it just offensively annoying nonsense to me.
@@curly_wyn nonsense is a perfect description.
The dude has one of the best vocal ranges of all time and creates off the wall batshit crazy interesting music that covers multiple genres.
You've gotta give the man his flowers for that.
Whether you like all his music is a different kettle of fish.
Is that a Fig Dish shirt?
Yes it is. Authentic from 1995.
@@RobertFithen Great guitar driven power pop band. 2 great albums and done.
When you said you didn’t know that you could sue for someone using your name for their band (travolta) the thought that came to mind (from experience) is “you can sue whoever you want for what ever reason you want, the question of who’s right doesn’t come down to the accusations made in the case it matters how much money the one making the accusations has, that determines who’s right or what’s wrong. In today’s age we know more than ever that money is the decider of truth, not morals.
The major rock music example of this would be Judas Priest getting sued by the parents of a teen who killed himself because they had listened to a Judas Priest song with lyrics that, apparently subliminally, said "do it do it".
@ it was a victory for rock n roll
Mellencamp got a pass on his use of the N-word because of the context of the song, which still counted for something in 1991, and because of his reputation as an outspoken anti-racist (Jack and Diane were originally an interracial couple, but the label made him rewrite the lyrics because they felt the world wasn't ready for that yet). The man himself didn't have much use for his own '90's output, telling Rolling Stone he was basically "making records to collect a paycheck" by that point. Other than that, the only album in this bunch that I can really comment on is Great White. It's like diet Great White, and sounds kinda ... small, much like same-era albums by Cinderella and L.A. Guns. A little rootsier, not as raucous, and all were somewhat disappointing in sales.
The 1991 L.A. Guns album was so forgettable, that I actually listened to it for this project and then forgot to put it in the ranking, so it's in the upcoming "unrankable" video.
@@RobertFithen Wow 1991 LA Guns, huh? Funny, despite being a big GnR fan, I've barely listened to any LA Guns. Maybe I'm really missing something there.
@@RobertFithen I liked it, and still do, but not as much as Cocked And Loaded. A whiff of decay was definitely in the air - it just smelled better on them than it did on Great White I guess. (I did like GW's very subdued, wistful Sail Away album from '94 though).
KDHX was 88.1. That station was awesome. I used to listen to it in the early 2000's .
I listened to it a lot in the early 90's. It was the only place to hear a lot of the music I'm talking about in this video series.
Are you doing best of 2024?
Mind you there wasn’t much I suppose! 🤣
The best of what others are putting at the top of their lists.
Grunge came & said bye 👋 to Geeat White. Mediocrity for veterans Joni Mitchell & John Mellencamp. Wish Courtney had done an album with Faith No More while she was a member.
The KLF are over the top, Brilliant and Awful at the same time - their First album was a mess. They were Massive in the UK, so big that they Burnt a million pounds and filmed it for a movie called "The Rites of Mu" defiantly not an action film. their last work was hiring out a large venue and putting on a 24-minute pre-recorded music show with them in motorized wheelchairs with horns attached to their heads ramming each other on stage and the slogan "Fuck the millennium we want it now" shouted over and over again - I think this was in 1999. someone had spray pained Fuck Y2K on the roof of the building. The Crow - Salvation, you're welcome.
Like I said, "known for shenanigans". lol Didn't they also do something with a dead sheep?
Yeah saw Mr Bungle here in Australia , I didn’t mind it but Patton was a dick onstage , very try hard 12 year old .
Love to see his band trying to out rock some of our bands , good luck mate .
Just listened to Hole's "Pretty On the Inside", and yeah...never been a big Courtney fan, but she definitely got better than this, didn't she. Serviceable, but no real standouts.
A lot of that riot grrrl angst that was popular at the time.
There’s better riot grrrl music from around the same time, such as L7 and Babes in Toyland who are awesome 👏🏻
@@RobertFithen Yeah, I will say, it was pretty much exactly what I would have expected from Courtney at the time, I guess she just refined her songwriting over the next few years.
KLF should be higher... Mu! Mu!
"The White Room" album though?
@@RobertFithen I've just been watching 3 videos from this album, and as I remembered this is all fire🔥... and should go higher. Happy New Year Robert!!! Thanks for all the videos!!!
Great White were ok musically, but their pyrotechnics show was killer.
Ooh, that’s dark 🤣
This album was lighter in more ways than one.
Not cool
I looooovveeeeee The KLF so you talking about them as though they just an OK band is heresy in my mind! Whenever I listen to them I wanna throw some shapes & dance! Love the video, almost half way and yet you still haven't got to the Top 50.
I only know "The White Room"
I keep seeing KLF praised in these comments. Never heard them. I should probably rectify that 🤔
@@RobertFithen That's understandable considering they were known by a plethora of other names before adopting the moniker of being 'The KLF' and the North American release of 'The White Room' differs from the European version which causes confusion to people trying to seek out their music.