1991 - The last great year in music

[Ursa Majoris]

There's no Hall and Oates on this list.

[max]

I also chose Nirvana

[detlef]

Blood Sugar... was a fine enough album, for that matter, so was Mother's Milk. However, those albums may have really put them on the map but they were nowhere near as good as the earlier stuff. Uplift Mofo Party Plan, Freaky Styley, and for that matter, the self titled debut.

 

I think I got off the boat about a year before that. By 91 I was pretty much just listening to old Tom Waits and lots of Cuban jazz. Either of which I would much rather taking to a dessert island over all of those.

[wildcat2334]

Poll is flawed.

 

Pearl Jam Ten, original release date August 27, 1991

 

 

yup

[SheikYerbuti]

Blood Sugar... was a fine enough album, for that matter, so was Mother's Milk. However, those albums may have really put them on the map but they were nowhere near as good as the earlier stuff. Uplift Mofo Party Plan, Freaky Styley, and for that matter, the self titled debut.

 

The Chili Peppers have been evolving, from the early "Cocks in Socks" party boys of the Hillel days to the introspective sides of By The Way. I think Blood Sugar is the perfect balance of the early funk and nothing but the funk attitude, along with soulful, introspective songs like "Under the Bridge" and "My Lovely Man". I guess what I'm saying is, if there was one album to put in the time capsule to embody what they're all about, I think it would be Blood Sugar. I still consider it their best.

[detlef]

The Chili Peppers have been evolving, from the early "Cocks in Socks" party boys of the Hillel days to the introspective sides of By The Way. I think Blood Sugar is the perfect balance of the early funk and nothing but the funk attitude, along with soulful, introspective songs like "Under the Bridge" and "My Lovely Man". I guess what I'm saying is, if there was one album to put in the time capsule to embody what they're all about, I think it would be Blood Sugar. I still consider it their best.

I could go the rest of my life not hearing Under the Bridge again and I would be OK with it. I mean, I'm not going to fault them for crossing over and I'm not implying that they made a conscious choice to sell out of anything, but I simply do not dig that song or other late stuff that is like it. If I want ballads, I'll listen to Chet Baker.

 

To me Chilis were at their best when they were full tilt.

 

Living in the east bay in the late 80s was a great place to be if you were a hyperactive 20ish year old who loved to party. Pyscho-funk ruled the day. Locally we had Primus, Limbo maniacs, Fungo Mungo, my roommates band Bluchunks, and others. On the national stage, the Chilis were our heros. That is, until Alex decided he wanted to be a crooner.

[jaxfactor]

None of the above. But my vote would go to:

 

Soundgarden- Badmotorfinger

[Yukon Cornelius]

Dead Head votes don't count.