# best albums of 1999? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 14, 1999, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-1999/9390 "1999-10-14T07:51:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 1999, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-1999/9390/1 "1999-10-14T07:51:00Z")
what are you guys thoughts on this? i vote for : wilco - summerteeth the black crowes - by your side * * * Chief’s Domain - [http://www.seas.ucla.edu/~ravi](http://www.seas.ucla.edu/~ravi) ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 1999, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-1999/9390/2 "1999-10-14T09:27:00Z")
Ben Folds Five – _Whatever and Ever, Amen_ * * * “It is impossible to experience one’s own death objectively and still carry a tune.” – Woody Allen from _Getting Even_ ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 1999, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-1999/9390/3 "1999-10-14T09:28:00Z")
Whoops, just realized. That was last year. Nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![leafrog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cab0a1/32.png) [@leafrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leafrog)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 1999, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-1999/9390/4 "1999-10-14T09:39:00Z")
ooh, ooh! Tom Waits: Mule Variations. What’s he building in there? ---
**Author:** ![whc.03grady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a6a055/32.png) [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 1999, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-1999/9390/5 "1999-10-14T13:40:00Z")
Lungfish _The Unanimous Hour_ ---
**Author:** ![kellibelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@kellibelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellibelli)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 1999, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-1999/9390/6 "1999-10-14T13:52:00Z")
Metallica’s double cd set of Garage Inc…(that was last year too…) 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 1999, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-1999/9390/7 "1999-10-14T14:03:00Z")
That’s right Kell. Plus, it was complete crap too 😉 ## (Sorry, could control myself there…) Coldfire * * * “You know how complex women are” - Neil Peart, Rush (1993) ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 1999, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-1999/9390/8 "1999-10-14T14:07:00Z")
## Here’s the word “not” for ya. Feel free to insert it anywhere you like in the post above. Coldfire * * * “You know how complex women are” - Neil Peart, Rush (1993) ---
**Author:** ![beefymeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@beefymeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beefymeg)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 1999, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-1999/9390/9 "1999-10-14T14:08:00Z")
Jude’s “No One is Really Beautiful.” I bought it for that Rick James Superfreak song but the whole album is really great - and different from most other pop/alternative stuff. * * * Sucks to your assmar. ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 1999, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-1999/9390/10 "1999-10-14T15:50:00Z")
I just posted in another thread that my favorite jazz albums are the entirely predictable trio of “Kind of Blue”, “Bitches Brew”, and “A Love Supreme”. Now I have to fail to be unique once again say that the best album of the year is “Mule Variations” by Tom Waits. My second-place finisher is probably not on many other lists, though–“The Mountain”, by Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band. By the way, I just picked up the new Indigo Girls disc, “Come On Now Social”. It has a few unfortunately overblown arrangements, but otherwise it kicks ass. Probably in third at the moment. Can the “Stop Making Sense” re-issue count? Dr. J ---
**Author:** ![J\_String](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@J\_String](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J_String)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 1999, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-1999/9390/11 "1999-10-14T18:01:00Z")
It’s scheduled for release in another 12 days (yeah, I’ve been counting down). Dream Theater: “Scenes From a Memory”. Those who’ve heard it say it’s the best DT album yet. I’ll probably go nuts over it, like I did for all their others. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 1999, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-1999/9390/12 "1999-10-14T21:23:00Z")
Hey J String, You like DT too ?? Figures 😉 Haven’t heard Scenes from a Memory yet because the last album (of which I don’t even rememver the name right now) sucked BIGtime. SfaM has got big expectations to live up to if you call it the best DT yet - remember Images and Words ?? That really knocked my socks off. Later, Awake was again pretty good, but more in a ‘craftsmanship’ way than in a ‘touching’ way. Hmmmm I might check out that new one then. ## O yeah, the new Queensryche is pretty decent, from what I’ve heard. Coldfire * * * “You know how complex women are” - Neil Peart, Rush (1993) ---
**Author:** ![metroshane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aeb1de/32.png) [@metroshane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/metroshane)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 1999, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-1999/9390/13 "1999-10-14T21:52:00Z")
is this entry supposed to be narrow to a specific style, if not then The Bueno Vista Social Club is the best! Ry Cooder is one of the best players around ---
**Author:** ![neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ab097/32.png) [@neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neuro-trash_grrrl)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 1999, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-1999/9390/14 "1999-10-15T01:14:00Z")
Front Line Assembly – “Implode” * * * Modest? You bet I’m modest! I am the queen of modesty! ---
**Author:** ![Sake\_Samurai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sake\_Samurai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sake_Samurai)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 1999, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-1999/9390/15 "1999-10-15T01:30:00Z")
Ohh, without a doubt Cathedral’s **Caravan Beyond Redemption** ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 1999, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-1999/9390/16 "1999-10-15T02:54:00Z")
Well, as far as this old Bowie fan is concerned, one of them has to be 'hours…" I haven’t bought a Bowie album since “Low”, which I completely hated. While I continued to love him all these years, and recognize that he is STILL the coolest guy on the planet, I haven’t been enjoying his music. THIS album is fantastic. A return to “Hunky Dory”, which I always thought was his best. * * * * * * This is a non-smoking area. If we see you smoking, we will assume you are on fire and act accordingly. ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 1999, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-1999/9390/17 "1999-10-15T03:12:00Z")
Robbie Williams – _The Ego Has Landed_ or Santana –_Supernatural_ ---
**Author:** ![MissTangerine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@MissTangerine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTangerine)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 1999, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-1999/9390/18 "1999-10-15T20:15:00Z")
The new Bowie album is wonderful, and I think “No Exit” nominates Blondie for a comback of the year award. Do boxed sets count in this category, because I thought Springsteen’s was the best this year.