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Top Ten Albums of the Decade

By Peter Carlisle

Note: If you don’t like it, don’t read it, I don’t give a five pound bag of chicken shit one way or the other.

Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness When I first heard this album I rejoiced, for what I heard was no ordinary rock album. Now, some four years later and several changes in my taste in music (including one short spell which included continual listening to techno, of which I’m proud of), one thing has not changed, this is still a fuckin’ awesome recording. Beginning with a beautiful piano track (ask Stuey for the proper name) and continuing on through emotions such as love, hate, jealousy and (my personal favourite) depression. Tracks to look out for include Zero, Bullet With Butterfly Wings, Love, Where Boys Fear To Tread, 1979, Tails Of A Scorched Earth, Tonight, Tonight, and for that little whore who won’t die, An Ode To No One (Fuck You).

Tool Aenima All Hail! From the wonderfully weird guys who brought you prison sex comes (did I spell that correctly) their latest offering, (the next one has been in the works now for over a year) and it’s a goodie. A truly original band, they bring their messages to the people of the world through the strong voice of their vocalist and the dark depressing lyrics that encompass your soul until they become part of you. There are no bad songs on this album, there are no good songs on this album, they are all fucking terrific. However, if I had to chose four of the best songs on the album, they would have to be, Aenema, Eulogy, Jimmy and H.

Red Hot Chilli Peppers Blood Sugar Sex Candy Welcome funk lovers to an experience you will not forget. Indeed, it is not often you come by such an alive band with such a great sound. Containing one of my all time favourite songs, Under the Bridge (which is actually about shooting up heroin, amazing how such wonderful things come from drugs). I suppose you want to know some more songs to go looking for, well, it’s just not going to happen. That’s right, fuck you.

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Pearl Jam Ten Undoubtedly Pearl Jam’s finest work, and my favorite album of all time, Ten really should have been the high point of the grunge era. Instead they (along with Soundgarden) stayed an unjustified second to Nirvana. Although Pearl Jam has created songs that may (I stress may) be better than the songs on this album, however they seem to let themselves down with irritating interludes (anyone who has heard Vitalogy would understand), something Ten thankfully lacks. The three best songs on this album would have to be Black, Alive and Once (even though all the songs on this album are fuckin’ awesome).

Pantera Far Beyond Driven

Hey Kisbee, FUCK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!! That’s right, it’s Pantera, not fuckin’ Sepultura but a band which has got a vocalist you can understand, a guitarist with great skill, and songs that don’t sound the same (who gives a fuck if Sepultura are spiritual or not, they still sound like and dog being run over by a drunk in a shopping trolley). Now that I have that out of my system, this album was the first metal album to Debut at #1 on the Billboard (unlike the 20 Sepultura albums sold in Rochedale with the free T-shirt). This album also contains a great cover of a Black Sabbath song, Planet Caravan. Although I like all of Pantera’s albums, this one was chosen because of the sheer number of copies sold. Songs to look out for in this one include Five Minutes Alone, Becoming and Shedding Skin.

Soundgarden A-Sides Although this is not an actual album it contains their best work and therefore worthy of a mention. I haven’t actually heard this entire album in long time I do still listen to some of the songs such as Jesus Christ Pose (that one’s for Jacqui), Spoon Man, Rusty Cage, Black Hole Sun and Pretty Noose. I can’t really think of anything to say about this one except get it, get it now.

Rage Against The Machine Self Titled When these guys crashed onto the scene about ten years ago, they left a big fucking dent in the music scene (that and a lot of kids running around screaming ‘Fuck you I won’t do what you tell me!’ myself included). With their politically laced lyrics they were one of the most intense acts to make it big for a long time. Times may have changed, but their music still has the same message, think for yourself, it won’t hurt that much (Martin excluded). I will not tell you what to listen to on this album; I’ll let you figure that one out.

Metallica S&M Another compilation that is not an actual album, however, it used an old idea, and cranked it to a new level (nice Pantera insert, aye Kisbee). With all of their greats (I was rather disappointed with For Whom The Bell Tolls, but that just because I got a brilliant version from a concert in Texas) and a couple of new tracks just to stop this from being a hardcore album only. Special mention must go to the first track, The Ecstasy of Gold.

Offspring Smash This came around at the time when punk was becoming more mainstream. With some piss funny lyrics and catchy tunes (almost to catchy) it led the way for the rest of the shit that’s out now (Blink182 ring a bell?). I don’t want to say much more except to say do not judge these guys on their latest album; they have a lot of talent, which is hard to find in punk music.

Nirvana Nevermind Boy did this kick up the shit. With a drugged up lunatic incoherently babbling about the deodorant he was sniffing at the time (yes that is true) nirvana seemed to speak to the depressed adolescent mind like no school councillor could. And by god did they listen (I wonder if they would consider making a remix of Smells Like Teen Spirit with a shot gun going of at regular intervals). If you weren’t there, don’t bother trying to start listening to them now, because it wouldn’t be the same, as for those who were, aren’t you glad it finished a long time ago?