Good morning. It’s a little bit later than normal but hopefully worth the wait. I participated in The Great South Run yesterday, which was was celebrating its 30th anniversary with a 1990s party. It was fun, but certainly not a collection of the decade’s best songs. I give you my favourite nine sounds in chronological order. I have to say this is by far the toughest best-of list that I’ve published… just look at the quality of sound that I demoted to honourable footnotes.
Massive Attack – Unfinished Sympathy (1991)
R.E.M. – Nightswimming (1992)
Jeff Buckley – Last Goodbye (1994)
The Smashing Pumpkins – 1979 (1995)
Oasis – The Masterplan (1995)
Sparklehorse – Cow (1995)
Radiohead – Let Down (1997)
Mercury Rev – Holes (1998)
Wilco – She’s A Jar (1999)
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Honourable mentions also go to: Cocteau Twins for ‘Cherry Coloured Funk‘ (1990); Pulp for ‘Babies‘ (1992); Pavement for ‘In The Mouth A Desert‘ (1992); Blur for ‘To The End‘ (1994) and ‘The Universal‘ (1995); Beastie Boys for ‘Sabotage‘ (1994); The Flaming Lips for ‘Placebo Headwound‘ (1995) and ‘Race For The Prize‘ (1999); Radiohead for ‘Fake Plastic Trees‘ (1995); Red House Painters for ‘Have You Forgotten‘ (1996); Spiritualized for ‘Ladies and Gentlemen We are Floating in Space‘ (1997); and Röyksopp for ‘So Easy‘ (1999).
