Music Gourmets Presents 60 Years of Great Music - 1989

[Zeeba Neighba]

The series continues. We are flying - almost into the 1990s, but first, here's the next year in our "Great Music" thread

Welcome to 1989!

Here's the rules:

Each Friday (typically) we'll introduce a new year from 1957 through 2016. Each member selects an album released in that year with a few lines (or more) on why you picked it/enjoy it. Your selection does not have to be the most important release or the most admired release of that year (though it certainly can be), simply an album that grabs you and that you really love.

However, once an album is selected by a member, you must choose a different album.

Together we will compile quite the canon of "Great Music" and, who knows, maybe inspire each other to check out some new artists (or to revisit old forgotten classics).

This week - the albums of 1989

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Pixies - Doolittle



I can't say that any music changed my life, but if there was a candidate, it would be this. Probably my favorite album of all time.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Pixies - Doolittle



I can't say that any music changed my life, but if there was a candidate, it would be this. Probably my favorite album of all time.

High praise, indeed!

 

[LeslieC]

Chris Isaak - Heart Shaped World

Fell in love with him with this album!

 

[patrikc325]

The Radiators - Zigzagging Through Ghostland

Still like to listen to this one!

 

[Postalboy]

Tom Petty- Full Moon Fever

Edited by JazzyRandy to add album cover

 

[JazzyRandy]

Babyface - Tender Lover

Somewhat of a tough year to select a top album. Do I go with the album that dominated much of me (and my peers') listening time? Do I go with a seminal Hip Hop album that I liked a lot, but probably respect now more than I love it? Do I go with the rock/pop album that delighted me for many months that year? Do I go with the Jazz album I didn't know existed in 1989 and that I didn't discover until over 20 years later, but that I now love? Do I go with my favorite Hip Hop album of the year? Or, do I go with the mushy love album that I loved most, listened to most, and "followed" the most? Yeah, that's the one.

 

[lpfreak1170]

Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique

 

[axolotl]

Now, what was hip and cool in 1989?

Don't ask me. :shruggy-guy:

https://rateyourmusic.com/charts/top/album/1989

 

[Worm]

Madonna - Like a Prayer

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

1990 thread posted which means....time for stragglers (like me) to get their 1989 picks in

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses

He who hesitates is not always lost, but waiting all this week did lead to me missing out of choosing my favorite 1989 albums (Paul's Boutique). Pixies my second choice but knew Rick would pick that as soon as thread came up. But it's good to know an old reliable choice is there: I think the Stone Roses' debut album was my pick the past two series. Great album - critical Madchester scene album and important in influencing the jangle pop sound. But unlike many "jangle pop" albums, this one doesn't sound homogeneous - take the 8 minute guitar work on "I Am the Resurrection". Love "I Want to Be Adored" and "Fool's Gold". Wonderful stuff

 

[Mattafett]

Mötley Crüe - Dr. Feelgood

From start to finish, this Kickstarts my heart.

 

[patrikc325]

HM's

Lou Reed - New York

The The - Mind Bomb

The Tragically Hip - Up to Here

Van Morrison - Avalon Sunset


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[Unsomnambulist]

HMs:

The Cure - Disintegration



Nirvana - Bleach

 

[Worm]

HMs:

 

[Ojai Sam]

The Johnson Mountain Boys - At The Old Schoolhouse (1988)

Bluegrass is as much a cultural phenomenon as it is a musical one. In its purest form, it is unadulterated rural music performed on acoustic instruments in a clearly defined style. Over the years it has been subject to innovation, most of it positive, but there are always groups that hearken back to the original sound of Bill Monroe & The Blue Grass Boys (catchy name, that).

The Johnson Mountain Boys were one such group. Beginning in the early 1980's, a time of upheaval in bluegrass, they cut their hair short and wore white hats, matching suits and string ties just like Monroe.

The JMB performed mostly original material that sounded old, achieving broad success with fans as well as critical plaudits. By 1988, they had decided to disband and embarked on a farewell tour. Their final performance at "The Old School House", a restored 1913 school in Lucketts, Virginia, was released on this double LP. It is widely acclaimed as the finest live bluegrass album ever recorded, even receiving a Grammy nomination. If you are new to bluegrass and want to understand the uniquely powerful bond between performers and audience, this is a great place to start.

 

[Ojai Sam]

Spotify playlist here:

 

[Old Uncle Toe]

Where did the time get away to? I've been busy this week.

James McMurtry - Too Long In The Wasteland


There's only a handful of singer songwriters I listen to. James McMurtry is one. He has a knack for writing sarcastic yet poignant lyrics that capture the essence of the downtrodden, the disillusioned, the dysfunctional and occasionally those of us just out having a good ol' time. He has a real knack for interesting words. And all of his melodies and instrumentation don't sound the same.

 

[Old Uncle Toe]

HM: