From: ots@uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu (The Masked Koala Bear)
Newsgroups: alt.music.alternative
Subject: Top Albums of 92
Date: 14 Dec 1992 17:47:24 GMT
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Keywords: Best album top 1992



	There have been a lot of albums I've heard this year 
with one or two great songs. If the rest of the album isn't very 
good though, I can't justify putting it on the list. So what follows
tends to be albums that enjoyed listening to most if not the entire
album.... 


	The Beautiful South -- 0898 -- The rocking chair, somethingthat you
said, you play glockenspiel... are among the better songs of a very
consistently good album

	Cowboy Junkies -- Black Eyed Man -- To live is to fly, A horse in the
country, This street, that man, this life are among the 6 or 7 really good
songs -- much more upbeat than previous works was a definite plus....

	10,000 Maniacs -- Our Time in Eden -- Noah's dove, Candy Everybody
wants, I'm not the man are among the best of a solid album -- easily
their second best album and much much betterthan their last effort...

	Sophie B. Hawkins -- tongues and tails -- I hesitate to include this
as much of the album isn't very good -- but Before I walk on Fire, I want you,
and damn I wish I was your lover are all very good songs (and a couple
others are pretty good)

	James -- Seven -- Contrary to what everyone seems to be saying this
is easily their best album as it contains what are probably their 3 best
songs (which I might add they didn't play when they toured here -- and
they still put on a really good show) -- namely: ring the bells, dont
wait that long and Seven -- most of the rest of the album is good too....

	Social Distortion -- Somewhere between heaven and hell -- The first
two songs are a great lead off into a very solid album

	Cracker -- Cracker -- 6 or 7 really good songs mixed in with a couple
really awful songs....

	John Wesley Harding -- Why we fight  -- A fairly consistent album
with a couple standouts -- kill the messenger and hitler's tears (I could
see someone else having a completely different set of best songs on the album)

	The gin blossoms -- new miserable experience -- another good
album from start to finish -- with awesome songs such as Hey, jealousy and 
Until I fall away...

	John Anderson -- Seminole Wind -- technically a country album -- but
its not really much more country than half the albums on this list. Straight
Tequila Night and the last three songs on the album are all very good....

Near misses:
	The Ramones : Mondo Bizarro -- The ramones are awesome -- what can I 
say...
	The Cure: Wish -- One of their weaker albums -- but it does have
a couple really good songs...
	INXS: Welcome to wherever you are -- one of their weaker albums --
but as usal very consistent...
	REM: -- Interesting direction -- I'm still not sure if I like it
or not....
	Poi Dog Pondering: Volo Volo -- Their best album to date -- the 4th
and 9th tracks are very good on an album with 5 or 6 good songs...
	Paul Overstreet's latest and Hal Ketchum's latest -- I figured one
country album on the list was enough...
	Siuoxsie and the Banshees and Tangerine Dream best of's -- let
you eliminate some weak albums that might be in your collection, for
significantly more consistent ones...
	Shelleyan Orphan -- humroot -- The album sucks, but Burst is an
awesome song....