1997
10.
Electric Wizard -
Come My Fanatics...
9.
Roni Size &
Reprazent -
New Forms
8.
ИOИ -
God & Beast
7.
Idiot Flesh -
Fancy
6.
Holly Golightly -
Painted On
5.
Latyrx -
The Album
4.
Modest Mouse -
The Lonesome Crowded West
3.
Godspeed You Black Emperor! -
F♯A♯∞
2.
Yo La Tengo -
I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One
1.
Company Flow -
Funcrusher Plus
Sidewinder posted
his 1997 list a few hours ago, and we share exactly one album. That album is
The Lonesome Crowded West. By far my favourite
Modest Mouse release, but it's fair to say that I am not the biggest fan of theirs in general. With that out of the way, I can talk about how utterly fabulous every album on my list is. You got two of my 5* albums leading the pack, both of which have had a huge impact on my listening journey for very different reasons.
Funcrusher Plus was one of the first abstract/"underground" Hip Hop records I really got into, and it holds up to this day. Amazing lyricism, cool ass beats and just an all round brilliant listen. While
I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One was one of my first steps into the dreamier and, ironically, noisier sides of pop. Both incredible to me. The rest of the list is great too. Check out the ones you haven't heard.