My favourite albums from 1994

30

Low

Testament
Groove metal | Thrash metal
1. Low
2. Legions (in Hiding)
3. Hail Mary
4. Trail of Tears
5. Shades of War
6. P.C.
7. Dog Faced Gods ●
8. All I Could Bleed
9. Urotsukidōji
10. Chasing Fear
11. Ride
12. Last Call
n/a
29

Purple

Stone Temple Pilots
Alternative rock | Hard rock
1. Meatplow
2. Vasoline
3. Lounge Fly
4. Interstate Love Song ●
5. Still Remains
6. Pretty Penny
7. Sulvergun Superman
8. Big Empty
9. Unglued
10. Army Ants
11. Kitchenware & Candybars
n/a
28

Burn My Eyes

Machine Head
Groove metal
1. Davidian ●
2. Old
3. A Thousand Lies
4. None But My Own
5. The Rage to Overcome
6. Death Church
7. A Nation on Fire
8. Blood for Blood
9. I'm Your God Now
10. Real Eyes, Realize, Real Lies
11. Block
n/a
27

Deliverance

Corrosion of Conformity
Stoner rock | Groove metal
1. Heaven's Not Overflowing
2. Albatross ●
3. Clean My Wounds
4. Without Wings
5. Broken Man
6. Señor Limpio
7. Mano de mano
8. #212313
9. My Grain
10. Deliverance
11. Shake Like You
12. Shelter
13. Pearls Before Swine
A sweaty, sludgy slab of stoner rock, Deliverance offers many a riff on a bluesy plate for your listening pleasure. Wearing their Southern rock credentials proudly on their sleeves, Pepper Keenan and co. go full-Sabbath in songs like "Albatross" (a true anthem for the band). There are still nods to their punkier past, though. Take, for instance, "Clean Your Wounds" and its syncopated riff and the mid-tempo hardcore punk of "Broken Man".
This is music seeped in weed smoke, cheap beer and gasoline. And it's heavy-as-fuck in the sense that all of these songs sound huge without being obnoxiously hard. It's a tough balance to maintain, yet they've managed it incredily well.
26

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers
Alternative rock | Post-punk
1. Yes
2. Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayit'sworldwouldfallapart ●
3. Of Walking Abortion
4. She Is Suffering
5. Archives of Pain
6. Revol
7. 4st 7lb
8. Mausoleum
9. Faster
10. This Is Yesterday
11. Die in the Summertime
12. The Intense Humming of Evil
13. P.C.P.
This might be the most interesting album of Manics' career. The fuck-you energy is there and the melodies flow effortlessly, which is expected from them. Yet, there is also a sense of darkness and subtle irony that disappeared in subsequent releases. Of course this was the final album with Richey Edwards who was dealing with myriad personal issues, which likely explains the bleakness of the lyrics.
The annoyingly stylised "Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayit'sworldwouldfallapart" is easily the highlight of the album with its infectious chorus, but the likes of "She Is Suffering" and "Revol" are no less brilliant. They've done bigger and better albums, but they've never sounded as good and fresh as they do here.
25

Dogman

King's X
Hard rock | Progressive rock
1. Dogman
2. Shoes
3. Pretend
4. Flies and Blue Skies
5. Black the Sky
6. Fool You
7. Don't Care
8. Sunshine Rain
9. Complain
10. Human Behavior
11. Cigarettes
12. Go to Hell
13. Pillow ●
14. Manic Depression
Grunge had come in and altered the rock landscape for good and King's X were not immune to this change. But thanks to the fact it's headache-inducing to categorise their music, their tweaks were minor at best. Yes, the riffs are meatier, lyrics are a smidgen darker, and the whole thing is harder than their usual soulful touch of progressive rock, but it still sounds unmistakably like King's X.
The title track opens things up with a hefty riff (very Alice in Chains); "Black the Sky" is a funky rocker that belies its dark lyrics; and "Pillow" has one of those chunky riffs that I'm sure sounded HUGE live. This holds its own against any of their 1980s output.
24

Dookie

Green Day
Punk rock | Pop punk
1. Burnout
2. Having a Blast
3. Chump
4. Longview
5. Welcome to Paradise
6. Pulling Teeth
7. Basket Case ●
8. She
9. Sassafras Roots
10. When I Come Around
11. Coming Clean
12. Emenius Sleepus
13. In the End
14. F.O.D.
I still remember watching the video for "Basket Case" on MTV back in 1994. Here was a 'rock' song (I didn't know what punk was or that it existed) which was short, fast and fun. It was an eye-opener. Many people of my age got introduced to punk rock through this record and what a great introduction it was.
The aforementioned hit is a perfect pop punk song with some of my favourite drum fills added as a bonus. The other massive single, mid-tempo alt rock "When I Come Around", was a perfect accompaniment to the high-octane "Basket Case". Yes, as with every album from mid-90s this is 15 minutes longer than it needed to be. But, it is a glorious celebration of an era.
23

Music for the Jilted Generation

The Prodigy
Trance | Harcore techno
1. Intro
2. Break & Enter
3. Their Law ●
4. Full Throttle
5. Voodoo People
6. Speedway
7. The Heat (The Energy)
8. Poison
9. No Good (Start the Dance)
10. One Love
11. The Narcotic Suite: 3 Kilos
12. The Marcotic Suite: Skylined
13. The Narcotic Suite: Claustrophobic Sting
There was a time in my youth where I was into electronic music (albeit on a very superficial level) and this album was a landmark of that time. In fact, this was the first album in the CD format that I ever owned (I was a cassette guy).
Despite my present indifference to post-70s electronic music, I still love this album. Perhaps because of the ubiquity of rock and metal motifs peppered throughout. It was the perfect crossover album. "Their Law", "Full Throttle" and "Poison" are near perfect songs that marry the two genres beautifully into a heady mixture. Never been to a rave, though ...
22

Weezer (Blue Album)

Weezer
Power pop | Pop punk
1. My Name Is Jonas
2. No One Else
3. The World Has Turned and Left Me Here
4. Buddy Holly
5. Undone — The Sweater Song
6. Surf Wax America
7. Say It Ain't So ●
8. In the Garage
9. Holiday
10. Only in Dreams
Tongue firmly pressing at cheek, Weezer's debut is a tasty collection of power pop with chunky riffs and 1960s bubblegum melodies. This is the catalyst for a whole generation wearing ironic t-shirts and embracing counterculture in all but essence. And I don't mean that in a condescending way — it's that iconic.
There is candy and sunshine ("Buddy Holly") and pop punk party tunes ("Surf Wax America") for happy times. But it's primarily in the introspective songs that the album shines — Weezer have never been as good as they are with "My Name Is Jonas" or "Say It Ain't So".
21

Korn

Korn
Alternative metal
1. Blind ●
2. Ball Tongue
3. Need to
4. Clown
5. Divine
6. Faget
7. Shoots and Ladders
8. Predictable
9. Fake
10. Lies
11. Helmet in the Bush
12. Daddy
While Weezer's debut was (mostly) sunshine and happy times, Korn was playing to a completely different tune. As iconic as that Blue album is, this is just as important for historical reasons. Is it the first NuMetal album? Maybe. But it is certainly the most important deviation from traditional metal genres in some time.
Again, just because something is different doesn't mean it's good. But in this case, it is good. Starting off with "Blind", the whole album is an exercise in syncopated bleakness. This is not necessarily heavy music (as a death metal album would be, for example), but it sure feels darker. Its soundscape is far more varied and unusual. They've initiated a movement that's mostly maligned these days, but it's clear that they were blazing a trail of something new and exciting. And it's not their fault that it became something (mostly) risible soon after.
20

Far Beyond Driven

Pantera
Groove metal
1. Strength Beyond Strength
2. Becoming
3. 5 Minutes Alone
4. I'm Broken ●
5. Good Friends and a Bottle of Pills
6. Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks
7. Slaughtered
8. 25 Years
9. Shedding Skin
10. Use My Third Arm
11. Throes of Rejection
12. Planet Caravan
Pantera's version of groove metal has been a little punky and then quite masculine. But here they are also very angry and restless. Far Beyond Driven is usually overlooked in comparison to Cowboys from Hell and Vulgar Display of Power (and rightly so, to be fair) because of a lack of a clear cut classic (even though "I'm Broken" is still in heavy rotation on metal radio).
However, this feels like a natural progression. In fact, this is probably their most 'progressive' album. The songs are pushing the limited boundaries of the genre as far as they can go (blast beats and everything) and I think they did a stellar job at it.
19

Awake

Dream Theater
Progressive metal
1. 6:00
2. Caught in a Web
3. Innocence Faded
4. Erotomania
5. Voices
6. The Silent Man
7. The Mirror
8. Lie
9. Lifting Shadows off a Dream
10. Scarred
11. Space-Dye Vest ●
Following up Images and Words was always going to be difficult. But kudos to Dream Theater to trying to go in a (mostly) different direction rather than emulating their previous record. It's not the most loved of their albums, but I would argue it's their most progressive. If progressive rock should push boundaries and create as varied a soundscape as possible, then they've done just that here.
"Caught in a Web" and "Erotomania" are perfect vehicles to showcase the insane instrumentation that they're known for. "Voices" is a fine power ballad (with a twist) and "Lie" is a heady twist on groove metal. But (ironically) it's the album closer and the song closest in style to Images and Words that is the real highlight. "Space-Dye Vest" is a true Dream Theater masterpiece.
18

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys
Hip hop | Jazz fusion
1. Sure Shot
2. Tough Guy
3. B-Boys Makin' with the Freak Freak
4. Bobo on the Corner
5. Root Down
6. Sabotage ●
7. Get It Together
8. Sabrosa
9. The Update
10. Futterman's Rule
11. Alright Hear This
12. Eugene's Lament
13. Flute Loop
14. Do It
15. Ricky's Theme
16. Heart Attack Man
17. The Coop
18. Shambala
19. Bodhisattva Vow
20. Transitions
I just love how Ill Communication kicks off with "Sure Shot" as if it's in mid song and it hooks your right in. This is the album where I feel Beastie Boys were at their most 'organic' and live. Drawing from funk and jazz mostly, they've packaged up an album that's more punk than many a punk album.
Of course "Sabotage" is the biggest draw here and it's arguably their greatest song. But there is also a sub-1-minute "Tough Guy" which is a fantastic example of hardcore punk done by a mainstream group. Then you have uber-funky "Root Down" which is annoyingly catchy. Did it need to be 20 songs? No, but if majority are bangers (as kids call it) then I shouldn't complain.
17

Sleeps with Angels

Neil Young and Crazy Horse
Roots rock
1. My Heart
2. Prime of Life
3. Driveby ●
4. Sleeps with Angels
5. Western Hero
6. Change Your Mind
7. Blue Eden
8. Safeway Cart
9. Train of Love
10. Trans Am
11. Piece of Crap
12. A Dream That Can Last
A sombre, melancholic album, Sleeps with Angels is a stark contrast to most of the grunge stuff that was coming out at that time for which Neil Young was of course a big influence. Its understated atmoshere is actually very refreshing in an era of fuzzy downtuned songs.
The whole album feels like it's coming at you live from a dive bar on a rainy night. "Prime of Life" is one of those songs that immediately hooks you in with its simple yet effective riff. "Driveby" is "Heart of Gold" version 2.0, but its hypnotic, airy chorus is perfect simplicity. "Trans Am" carries on in the same vein, while "Piece of Crap" has Pearl Jam written all over it. Twenty albums in, the man was still formidable.
16

Frost

Enslaved
Viking metal | Black metal
1. Frost
2. Loke
3. Fenris ●
4. Svarte vidder
5. Yggdrasil
6. Jotunblod
7. Gylfaginning
8. Wotan
9. Isöders dronning
n/a
15

No Need to Argue

The Cranberries
Alternative rock | Jangle pop
1. Ode to My Family
2. I Can't Be With You
3. Twenty One
4. Zombie ●
5. Empty
6. Everything I Said
7. The Icicle Melts
8. Disappointment
9. Ridiculous Thoughts
10. Dreaming My Dreams
11. Yeat's Grave
12. Daffodil Lament
13. No Need to Argue
One of the defining alt rock albums of the decade, No Need to Argue is darker and more mature than its predecessor. It would be so easy to boil it all down to the mid-90s ubiquity of "Zombie", but this is an album that is more than that iconic track. "Ode to My Family" and "Ridiculous Thoughts" being other highlights.
14

Vitalogy

Pearl Jam
Alternative rock | Punk rock
1. Last Exit
2. Spin the Black Circle
3. Not for You
4. Tremor Christ
5. Nothingman
6. Whipping
7. Pry, to
8. Corduroy ●
9. Bugs
10. Satan's Bed
11. Better Man
12. Aye Davanita
13. Immortality
14. Stupid Mop
I'd be the first one to admit that this is a difficult album to like. It's as if Pearl Jam wanted to do something that sounded like them, but still managed to be jarringly different. Even the band refused to promote or tour the album. Their reasoning wasn't that they weren't happy with it. They just knew that they created their punk album and got it out of their system. And they acted like it.
But once you give in to it, you will find an album that is so much more than what it appears on the surface. "Better Man" is one of their true anthem these days and the likes of "Corduroy", "Bugs", and "Nothingman" show that the band were at their absolute peak. And if you were lucky enough to have this on cassette or CD, you would have beem in possession of one of the best album sleeves of all time.
13

In the Nightside Eclipse

Emperor
Symphonic black metal
1. Intro
2. Into the the Infinity of Thoughts
3. The Burning Shadows of Silence
4. Cosmic Keys to My Creations & Times
5. Beyond the Great Vast Forest
6. Towards the Pantheon
7. The Majesty of the Night Sky
8. I Am the Black Wizards ●
9. Inno a Satana
One of the most influential black metal albums of all time. Imitated many times, but never bettered, Emperor's debut is a fascinating piece of work. It is the next step in black metal's evolution where the emphasis switches from lo-fi atmospherics to expansive soundscapes.
The epic opener "Into the Infinity of Thoughts" is just an awesome piece of work that will make you pause and listen — this is extreme metal winning the masses over. It's not an accessible album as such — it's fierce, in your face, and has plenty of sounds that many people wouldn't want to listen to voluntarily. It singlehandedly changed opinions on this most extreme of genres and still sounds jaw-droppingly fresh to this day.
12

Definitely Maybe

Oasis
Alternative rock | Pop rock
1. Rock 'n' Roll Star ●
2. Shakermaker
3. Live Forever
4. Up in the Sky
5. Columbia
6. Supersonic
7. Bring It on Down
8. Cigarettes & Alcohol
9. Digsy's Dinner
10. Slide Away
11. Married with Children
Oasis sadly succumbed to being a joke of themselves with the Gallagher Brother soap burying their legacy deeper underground. But remember the heady days of when this came out. There wasn't really anything like Oasis then. Here was a rock band that wasn't trying to be ironic, but just wanted to be rock 'n' roll stars like they sing in the opener.
"Rock 'n' Roll Star", "Live Forever", "Supersonic", "Cigarettes & Alcohol" ... these are peak 1990s anthems, but also saviours of music that was purely guitar-driven. Yes, they were reverential and often unfairly compared to The Beatles, but I think there is a genuine argument to be made about mainstream rock having a before and after Oasis periods; and Definitely Maybe is the reason why.
11

Tales from the Thousand Lakes

Amorphis
death-doom | melodic death metal
1. Thousand Lakes
2. Into Hiding
3. The Castaway
4. First Doom
5. Black Winter Day
6. Drowned Maid
7. In the Beginning ●
8. Forgotten Sunrise
9. To Father's Cabin
10. Magic and Mayhem
A legend of European metal, Amorphis's second is a landmark album of melodic death metal. This was music straight from the chilly, dark forests of the North, infused with the catchy melodies of local folk music. It is heavy, epic, harrowingly beautiful ... and a little silly at times.
Based on the Finnish epic Kalavela, it's a concept album, though the cookie monster vocals may make it difficult to follow the story. Thankfully, the music and instrumentation are so tight that they leave no doubt as to its coherence. "Black Winter Day" and "In the Beginning" are some of the finest songs this great band have ever recorded and after all these years they still sound awesome. Put something warm on, close your eyes and lose yourself in this frozen landscape of melodies.
10

Let Love in

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Gothic rock | Post-punk
1. Do You Love Me?
2. Nobody's Baby Now
3. Loverman ●
4. Jangling Jack
5. Red Right Hand
6. I Let Love in
7. Thirsty Dog
8. Ain't Gonna Rain Anymore
9. Lay Me Low
10. Do You Love Me? (Part 2)
One of the greatest albums of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (and they have plenty of these), this is for me the peak of gothic rock. It's epic in every sense of the word, with Cave's poetry cutting through Bad Seeds' jarring instrumentation. As with many of their albums, it'll make you shit your pants.
Even in tender moments like "Nobody's Baby Now", it sounds menacing. Love is the theme that permeates all these songs, but this is not not rose petals raining on two people sharing an intimate moment. "Loverman" sounds so metal that when Metallica covered it a few years later they actually managed to tame it. "Red Right Hand" is a menacing ballad that crawls under your skin, while "Jangling Jack" is a cacophonous orgy of angry instrumentation and shouts. Let this album in and you'll be amply rewarded.
9

Promised Land

Queensrÿche
Progressive metal
1. 9:28 a.m.
2. I Am I
3. Damaged
4. Out of Mind
5. Bridge
6. Promised Land
7. Disconnected
8. Lady Jane ●
9. My Global Mind
10. One More Time
11. Someone Else?
Hot take warning! This is the most progressive of all Queensrÿche albums. There, I've said it. Coming off the double whammy of Operation: Mindcrime and Empire (one of the most incredible two-album series I can think of) was always going to be tricky. And even though Promised Land hasn't reach the lofty status of its predecessors in fame, it absolutely should have. Because it absolutely slays.
The first half is definitely the more challenging with "Out of Mind" and "Bridge" being the highlights while the band is trying out a few tricks in others that clearly divided the fan base. But the second half is just one banger after another. "Lady Jane" should have been at least 5 minutes longer, "My Global Mind" is one of their finest straight-shooting rockers, and "One More Time" is a pseudo-ballad with a chorus to die for. And then you have Geoff Tate showing off his insane vocal talents in "Someone Else?". Vastly underrated.
8

When the Kite String Pops

Acid Bath
Sludge metal
1. The Blue
2. Tranquilized
3. Cheap Vodka
4. Finger Paintiings of the Insane
5. Jezebel
6. Scream of the Butterfly ●
7. Dr. Seuss Is Dead
8. Dope Fiend
9. Toubabo Koomi
10. God Machine
11. The Morticians Flame
12. What Color Is Death?
13. The Bones of Baby Dolls
14. Cassie Eats Cockroaches
n/a
7

Welcome to Sky Valley

Kyuss
Stoner rock
1. Gardenia
2. Asteroid
3. Supa Scoopa and Mighty Scoop
4. 100°
5. Space Cadet
6. Demon Cleaner ●
7. Odyssey
8. Conan Troutman
9. N.O.
10. Whitewater
Welcome to the Land of the Riff and bow down to your Fuzzy Overlords. This is the land of sludgy bass pummeling your ear drums, vibrating thick weed smoke into your ears. It's thick, dank, and filthy. One of stoner rock's bona fide classics, this is an aural assault of the highest order as Josh Homme and co deliver one outstanding riff after another in a haze of psychedlic gooviness.
"Gardenia" is an all-out attack on the senses. "Asteroid" hits you like a space rock and then goes all hazy and high before pummelling you into submission. "100°" teaches a thing or two about heavy music, while having all the fun. "Demon Cleaner" is one of those funky, cool-as-fuck tunes, while "Whitewater" closes the show in the most satisfyingly heavy way.
6

Smash

The Offspring
Punk rock
1. Time to Relax
2. Nitro (Youth Energy)
3. Bad Habit
4. Gotta Get Away ●
5. Genocide
6. Something to Believe in
7. Come out and Play
8. Self Esteem
9. It'll Be a Long Time
10. Killboy Powerhead
11. What Happened to You?
12. So Alone
13. Not the One
14. Smash
Hot take warning! This might be my favourite punk album of all time. It's melodic, catchy, fun, and also a smidgen dark. It doesn't take itself too seriously, but it doesn't hold back when it feels like it.
The three biggest hits out of the album, "Gotta Get Away", "Come out and Play" and "Self Esteem", hold up extremely well despite their ubiquity. But it's also in the lesser known songs like "Something to Believe in", "It'll Be a Long Time", and the Didjits cover "Killboy Powerhead" that you can witness greatness. This is a prime example of an indie band / album wreaking havoc on mainstream charts and introducing many unsuspecting victims (including Yours Truly) to this thing called punk rock.
5

The Mask and Mirror

Loreena McKennitt
Folk | celtic folk
1. The Mystic's Dream ●
2. The Bonny Swans
3. The Dark Night of the Soul
4. Marrakesh Night Market
5. Full Circle
6. Santiago
7. Cé Hé Mise le Ulaingt?/The Two Trees
8. Prospero's Speech
Inspired by her travels across Spain and Morocco, The Mask and Mirror is, in my humble opinion, Loreena McKennitt's finest album. The seven minutes and forty seconds opener, "The Mystic's Dream", conjures an atmopshere that very few artists managed to do in any genre. I'd challenge anyone to come up with an album opener that will take the listener to a specific time and place as effectively as "The Mystic's Dream".
And it just gets better after that — "Marrakesh Night Market" is a worthy tribute to one of the most important and fascinating cultural treasures of the world, while "Santiago" (based on a 13th century tune) is simply enchanting. As a bonus, do listen to some of these songs on "Live in Paris and Toronto"and you can thank me later.
4

Throwing Copper

Live
Alternative rock
1. The Dam at Otter Creek
2. Selling the Drama
3. I Alone
4. Iris
5. Lightning Crashes
6. Top
7. All Over You
8. Shit Towne
9. T.B.D.
10. Stage
11. Waitress
12. Pillar of Davidson ●
13. White, Discussion
14. Horse
Live's magnum opus is a wonderful mixture of catchy singalongs, introspective indie ballads, and mosh-inducing choruses, all delivered with so much passion that it's impossible not to be swept up in its wake. There isn't a weak song in sight and everything gels so perfectly together — the running order is an absolute genius in how it messes up with your expectations in how to structure an album.
By the time the "The Dam at Otter Creek" explodes in cathatic chaos after its quiet opening, you would think that you've just listened to a bunch of songs and not just one. Then it transcends into the sweet "Selling the Drama" and its pseudo-R.E.M. shenanigans. "I Alone", "Lightning Crashes", "All Over You" are all 1990s anthems. And then you have the tongue-in-cheek pieces like "Shit Towne" and "Waitnress", before the double whammy of "Pillar of Davidson" and "White, Discussion" ends things in the most unexpected ways. It's a doozy of an album.
3

Youthanasia

Megadeth
Heavy metal
1. Reckoning Day
2. Train of Consequences
3. Addicted to Chaos
4. A Tout le Monte
5. Elysian Fields
6. The Killing Road
7. Blood of Heroes
8. Family Tree ●
9. Youthanasia
10. I Thought I Knew It All
11. Black Curtains
12. Victory
Often ignored in Megadeth's transition-from-thrash-metal-to-whatever-Risk-was era. Youthanasia is not only one of the finest albums of this year, but also one of the best albums of the decade. It's deceptively heavy (in fact so much more than Countdown to Extinction), with tight songwriting and oh-my-god instrumentation from the band without being overly showy.
The second half, especially, is an absolute masterclass in metal songwriting. The run from "The Killing Road" all the way through to "Victory" is absolutely flawless. The first half isn't far behind, though: the bluesy "Train of Consequences" and the groovy "Addicted to Chaos" are hard to beat songs in any genre. Their most underrated album for sure.
2

Superunknown

Soundgarden
Alternative metal | alternative rock
1. Let Me Drown
2. My Wave
3. Fell on Black Days
4. Mailman
5. Superunknown
6. Head Down
7. Black Hole Sun
8. Spoonman
9. Limo Wreck
10. The Day I Tried to Live
11. Kickstand
12. Fresh Tendrils ●
13. 4th July
14. Half
15. Like Suicide
I remember the first time I watched the video for "Black Hole Sun" and it scared the shit out of me. Not sure I liked the song in the traditional sense, but I think I watched it every time it appeared on the relevision. It wasn't until a few years later that I got hold of the album and gave it a good listen (and by this time I was definitely into rock & metal) and, boy, was it a relevation ...
This is heavy music that's built on subtlety rather than in-your-face heaviness, powered by blues and incessant grooves. "Let Me Drown", "Superunknown", "Spoonman", "Fresh Tendrils", and of course "Black Hole Sun" are perfect songs in an album full of incredible bluesy metal. And it's DARK. The fact that they were (for a shortish while) one of the biggest band on the planet, on the back of this type of music, is due to how brilliant this album is.
1

Troublegum

Therapy?
Alternative metal | punk rock
1. Knives
2. Screamager ●
3. Hellbelly
4. Stop It You're Killing Me
5. Nowhere
6. Die Laughing
7. Unbeliever
8. Trigger Inside
9. Lunacy Booth
10. Isolation
11. Turn
12. Femtex
13. Unrequited
14. Brainsaw
"I'm gonna get drunk, come back and fuck you up" is how charmingly Therapy? welcome their listeners to an album that is, in my humblest of opinions, the perfect album. Yes, I think this is one of the 3 greatest albums ever recorded (for the others, see 1987 and 1990).
"Knives" and "Screamager" are the perfect one-two punch (and they do punch), "Nowhere" and "Die Laughing" are generation-making indie singalongs, "Trigger Inside" and "Turn" are too nasty and captivating at the same time. "Unrequited" scares the shit out of me. "Lunacy Booth" and Joy Division's "Isolation" are perfect. Everything about this is perfect. "I've got nothing to do, but hang around and get screwed up on you". Yes, sir.

My favourite albums from 1994

Low

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Burn My Eyes

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Deliverance

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Dogman

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Dookie

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Korn

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Far Beyond Driven

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Awake

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Ill Communication

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Sleeps with Angels

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Frost

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No Need to Argue

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Vitalogy

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In the Nightside Eclipse

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Definitely Maybe

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Tales from the Thousand Lakes

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Let Love in

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Promised Land

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When the Kite String Pops

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Welcome to Sky Valley

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Smash

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The Mask and Mirror

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Throwing Copper

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Youthanasia

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Superunknown

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Troublegum

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