25: Saint Etienne – Foxbase Alphaįeaturing a daring cover of Neil Young’s “Only Love Can Break Your Heart,” Saint Etienne’s debut album infused their love of 60s pop with clubby beats and clever samples. It would be nearly impossible to follow up the massive success of his solo album, Full Moon Fever, but Tom Petty came mighty close with the 1991 album Into the Great Wide Open. 26: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Into the Great Wide Open One massive, continuous composition spread across a double album, The Orb’s debut acts like a mind-bending psychedelic trip in audio form. 27: The Orb – The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld Originally intended to be a soundtrack to a scrapped film of the same name, The White Room is a subtly cinematic dose of electronic music and one of the best albums of 1991. Still, the album feels effortless, proving its creators are among the best hip-hop groups in history.Ĭlick to load video 29: Primus – Sailing the Seas of Cheeseįeaturing songs like “Jerry Was a Racecar Driver” and “Tommy the Cat,” Sailing the Seas of Cheese showcased new possibilities for the electric bass in rock. The material that Public Enemy had been working on for years was stolen. 48: Public Enemy – Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes BlackĪpocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black was recorded on very short notice. One of the biggest-selling rock albums in Mexican history, El Circo helped to bring the burgeoning Rock En Espanol movement to the Engish speaking world. Garth Brooks’ third album was also the first country album to top the Billboard 200, proving that country music had appeal far beyond its genre. While it’s often overlooked in the band’s history, Fugazi’s second album cemented the group as legends of the post-hardcore movement. The first album to feature Prince’s new backing band, The New Power Generation, Diamonds and Pearls saw the funk icon creating more indelible tunes like “Gett Off,” “Cream,” and more. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License additional terms may apply.Click to load video 52: Prince & The New Power Generation – Diamonds and Pearls Like Mascis’ Witch side project, Sweet Apple finds J behind the drum kit, although he does plays guitar and sings this time around. In 2010, J Mascis teamed up with two members of Cobra Verde and one of his Witch bandmates for a new project: Sweet Apple. In 2006, Mascis released an album with his newly-formed heavy metal band Witch, returning to drumming for their debut album, Witch. Both songs can be found on Mew’s newest album And the Glass Handed Kites. In late summer 2005, Mascis helped Danish band Mew by adding vocals to the song “Why Are You Looking Grave?” and backing vocals on “An Envoy to the Open Fields”. The proceeds from the album are being donated to Tsunami relief efforts by Ammachi’s organisation. In August 2005, Mascis released a new solo album as J Mascis and Friends, J and Friends Sing and Chant for Amma, an album of devotional songs dedicated to Hindu religious leader Mata Amritanandamayi, or Ammachi, about whom he had previously written “Ammaring” on the first J Mascis and the Fog album More Light. In April 2005, Mascis joined up again with Barlow and Murph, as the original trio of Dinosaur Jr., to begin a tour celebrating the re-release of the group’s first three albums. He then went on to produce albums with his new band, J Mascis and the Fog, starting in 2000. albums until 1997, including the 1996 acoustic solo album Martin & Me. in 1989, he recorded several more Dinosaur Jr. After Mascis dismissed Barlow from Dinosaur Jr. (with bassist Barlow and drummer Patrick “Murph” Murphy in 1984), which achieved national and international success. He started out on drums, but moved to guitar when he went on to found Dinosaur Jr. 1965) is an American musician and songwriter, probably best-known as the singer, guitarist, and songwriter for Dinosaur Jr., though he has also occasionally worked as a producer and film composer.īorn Joseph Mascis on 10th December 1965 in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, in the early 1980s he founded the short-lived hardcore group Deep Wound with his high school friends Lou Barlow and Scott Helland.
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