Albums of the Year 1999 - as chosen by users of the Fediverse
I had a lot of fun with the previous post asking the people of the Fediverse for their favourite albums from 1990 that it confirmed my suspicions that it would be a cool and fun thing to do as a more regularly series of posts. A big thank you for everyone who got involved in the first round and for everyone has, and will continue, to contribute further.
Itâs been fun seeing a various array of choices from different genres and getting people to discuss music they love is always a rewarding topic of discussion and one that I really enjoy.
Therefore we march forwards in this time out and we are compiling our favourite albums from the year 1999. An interesting time in metal, nu metal has long been established and its influence, for better or worse, permeated through the scene. I am not sure what this time period meant for other musical styles though. What did it look like for jazz, or dance or electronic music compared to previous years? I have no idea but if you do please enlighten me!
For now though we are here to discuss the submissions already made for your favourite album of 1999. This year actually got more individual albums nominated than 1990 did with fewer albums getting multiple votes. The nominations were spread about more with more individual which I found quite interesting. At this stage I would say that my personal choice would be Razorblade Romance by HIM because it was a huge album for me getting in to music and I still love it to this day.
The outright winner with the most votes this time round was The Fragile by Nine Inch Nails. An incredibly popular band Iâve never personally been able to gel with but I shall try once again on the back of this victory.
Beyond this, there were three albums tied for the second most nominations and they are:
Black Sails in the Sunset by AFI
The Sebadoh by Sebadoh
69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields
The rest of the nominations stood out, alone but proud and were as follows:
Colony by In Flames
Host by Paradise Lost
At the Heart of Winter by Immortal
Issues by Korn
Still Life by Opeth
Play by Moby
The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips
I See a Darkness by Bonnie Prince Billy
When the Pawn⌠by Fiona Apple
California by Mr Bungle
ĂgĂŚtis byrjun by Sigur Ros
Calculating Infinity by Dillinger Escape Plan
Strange in Stereo by In the WoodsâŚ
World Coming Down by Type O Negative
Slipknot by Slipknot
Hatebreeder by Children of Bodom
Enema of the State by Blink 182
Arntor by Windir
Channeling the Quintessence of Satan by Abigor
Dreaming Neon Black by Nevermore
Eureka by Jim OâRourke
666 International by Dødheimsgard
Pale Folklore by Agalloch
Jug Fulla Sun by Spirit Caravan
Have a Nice Day by Roxette
Code Red by Sodom
Battle of Los Angeles by Rage Against the Machine
Thank you all once again for getting involved. If you have any suggestions for the next year then let me know.
Hails!