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View Full Version : the SPIN MAGAZINE ALTERNATIVE RECORD GUIDE Tessellation 10-12-2003, 03:59 AM Before Bob Guccione, Jr. left the magazine he founded and Alan Light sent it straight to hell, they published this interesting chestnut from 1995. Most of their reviews are spot-on, and there's plenty of relatively obscure stuff to discover (many of the albums that were out of print then have been brought back into print). If you can get a used copy, go for it. Lie 10-12-2003, 04:23 AM Google search for "interesting chestnut": http://www.zippoquarterhorses.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/dustypapers.jpg sickbadthing 10-12-2003, 04:38 AM 1995 Spin Magazine Alternative 100 As Published in SPIN Alternative Record Guide, Vintage Books 1995 Ranking Artist / Band Album Title Release 1 Ramones, The The Ramones 1976 2 Public Enemy It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back 1988 3 Velvet Underground, The The Velvet Underground + Nico 1967 4 Hüsker Dü Zen Arcade 1984 5 Nirvana Nevermind 1991 6 Smith, Patti Horses 1975 7 Big Star No. 1 record/Radio city 1972 / 1974 8 R.E.M. Murmur 1983 9 Sonic Youth Daydream Nation 1988 10 X Wild Gift 1981 11 Madonna The Immaculate Collection (Compilation) 1990 12 Wire Pink Flag 1977 13 Funkadelic One Nation Under A Groove 1978 14 Young, Neil Tonight's The Night 1975 15 Gang Of Four Entertainment! 1979 16 Pavement Slanted & Enchanted 1992 17 Buzzcocks Singles Going Steady (Compilation) 1980 18 Modern Lovers, The The Modern Lovers / Third Album 1976 19 X-ray Spex Germfree Adolescence 1978 20 Blondie Parallel Lines 1978 21 Eric B. & Rakim Paid In Full 1987 22 Pet Shop Boys Discography: The Complete Singles Collection 1991 23 Williams, Lucinda Lucinda Williams 1988 24 Prince Sign 'O' The Times 1987 25 Hole Live Through This 1994 26 Clash, The The Clash 1977 27 Run-D.M.C. Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983-1991 1991 28 Television Marquee Moon 1977 29 Meat Puppets Meat Puppets II 1983 30 Stooges, The Fun House 1970 31 Replacements, The Let It Be 1984 32 Pretenders, The The Pretenders 1980 33 Flying Burrito Brothers, The The Gilded Palace Of Sin 1969 34 PIL (Public Image Limited) Metal Box 1979 35 My Bloody Valentine Loveless 1991 36 Harvey, P.J. Rid Of Me 1993 37 De La Soul Three Feet High And Rising 1989 38 Talking Heads More Songs About Buildings And Food 1978 39 Minutemen Double Nickels On The Dime 1984 40 Beastie Boys, The Licensed To Ill 1986 41 Velvet Underground, The The Velvet Underground 1969 42 B-52's, The The B-52's 1979 43 Mekons Fear And Whiskey 1985 44 Bowie, David Changesonebowie (Compilation) 1976 45 Thompson, Richard & Linda Shoot Out The Lights 1982 46 Roxy Music Siren 1975 47 Costello, Elvis Armed Forces 1979 48 Ramones, The Rocket To Russia 1977 49 Feelies, The Crazy Rhythms 1980 50 Eno, Brian Another Green World 1975 51 Pere Ubu The Modern Dance 1978 52 Pixies, The Surfer Rosa & Come On Pilgrim (Compilation of 2 albums) 1988 53 Prince Dirty Mind 1980 54 Coleman, Ornette Dancing In Your Head 1973 55 Germs, The (GI) 1979 56 Big Star Sister Lovers / The Third Album 1978 57 Phair, Liz Exile In Guyville 1993 58 Black Flag Damaged 1981 59 Beck Mellow Gold 1993 60 Devo Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! 1978 61 Young, Neil Rust Never Sleeps 1979 62 Violent Femmes Violent Femmes 1983 63 Chic Dance, Dance, Dance: The Best Of Chic 1991 64 Hüsker Dü New Day Rising 1985 65 Various Artists Wanna Buy A Bridge? 1980 66 New Order Substance (Compilation) 1987 67 Stooges, The The Stooges 1968 68 Boogie Down Productions Criminal Minded 1987 69 Joy Division Closer 1980 70 New York Dolls New York Dolls 1973 71 Go-Betweens 1978-1990 (Compilation) 1990 72 Young Marble Giants Colossal Youth 1980 73 Captain Beefheart Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) 1978 74 Descendents Milo Goes To College 1982 75 Funkadelic Maggot Brain 1971 76 Flatlanders More A Legend Than A Band 1990 77 Johnston, Freedy Can You Fly 1992 78 Indestructable Beat Of Soweto, The The Indestructable Beat Of Soweto (Vol.1, Compilation) 1986 79 Flipper Album - Generic Flipper 1982 80 Abba The Singles: The First Ten Years 1982 81 Hurley, Michael a.o. Have Moicy! 1976 82 Manning, Barbara Lately I Keep Scissors 1988 83 Big Black Atomizer 1986 84 Ra, Sun The Heliocentric Worlds Of Sun Ra, Vol. 1 1965 85 Vaselines, The The Way Of The Vaselines: A Complete History 1992 86 U2 Achtung Baby 1991 87 A Tribe Called Quest The Low End Theory 1991 88 Sharrock, Sonny Guitar 1986 89 Velvet Underground, The 1969 (Live) 1974 90 Roches, The The Roches 1979 91 Go-Go's, The Beaty & The Beat 1981 92 Nirvana In Utero 1993 93 Moby Everything Is Wrong 1995 94 Beat, The (English) I Just Can't Stop It 1980 95 Clean, The Compilation 1986 96 Perry, Lee 'Scratch' Some Of The Best 1986 97 Smashing Pumpkins, The Siamese Dream 1993 98 Sebadoh III 1991 99 Breeders, The Last Splash 1993 100 Sex Pistols, The Never Mind The Bollocks 1977 Egadsman 10-12-2003, 04:51 AM That's one of the more interesting top 100 lists I've ever seen come from a mainstream source. oclaftap 10-12-2003, 08:19 AM did they just put a "the" in front of every album title sweet17 10-12-2003, 08:43 AM That's for the band. <b>Smashing Pumpkins, The</b> <i>Siamese Dream</i> Ensoul 10-12-2003, 11:06 AM omgwtf... I never got The Siamese Dream! Isle 10-12-2003, 10:04 PM Originally posted by Ensoul omgwtf... I never got The Siamese Dream! d00d it ez teh rare!!211 that IS a pretty good list, can't say there's nothing on there that i don't like in some way shape or form, but i think they should've at least had MCIS on there too. and putting SD at 97 is pretty insulting. SuperFuzzBob 10-12-2003, 11:27 PM am I hallucinating...or is Abba on that list?!? ravenguy2000 10-12-2003, 11:35 PM Originally posted by SuperFuzzBob am I hallucinating...or is Abba on that list?!? Have you ever actually listened to ABBA? |