Allmusic says Ágætis Byrjun came out in 1999, which it did in Iceland--but not til 2000/1 in the US. If I am technically playing by my rules, it'd be in the 6-pack.

Also, Summerteeth came out in 99, but I just wasn't sold on Wilco then. I love the record now, but in 99 I wasn't listening to it heavily.

joe henry : fuse
peter bruntnell : normal for bridgwater
richmond fontaine : lost son
tom waits : mule variations
xtc : apple venus
damien jurado : rehearsals for departure

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Sparklehorse
Flaming Lips
Jim O'Rourke
Some are teeth, some aren't.

A couple of second-tier releases from some of my favorite bands of the era:


The best albums these guys ever did (IMO):


And this:


And this was the first album that I was introduced to though you fine people, then at the CMJ boards:

+1 Joe Henry and Sparklehorse





Jungle "Long Time No See"
Mary Gauthier "Drag Queens in Limousines"
Macy Gray "On How Life Is"
Veal "Tilt o'Whirl"
Marvin Pontiac "Greatest Hits"
Donnas "Skintight"

Great year. Flaming Lips and Built to Spill would be in my top 6.

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Jim O'Rourke, and Sparklehorse are great as well.




U.S. Maple - Talker
Low - Secret Name
Trans Am - Futureworld
Songs: Ohia - Axxess & Ace
Tom Waits - Mule Variations
Mr. Bungle - California

Thanks for the reminder. re - Mary Gauthier

Eminem -- The Slim Shady LP
Fiona Apple -- When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks Like a King What He Knows Throws the Blows When He Goes to the Fight and He'll Win the Whole Thing 'Fore He Enters the Ring There's No Body to Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might So When You Go Solo, You Hold Your Own Hand and Remember That Depth Is the Greatest of Heights and If You Know Where You Stand, Then You Know Where to Land and If You Fall It Won't Matter, Cuz You'll Know That You're Right
Fountains of Wayne -- Utopia Parkway
Jimmy Eat World -- Clarity
Ol' Dirty Bastard -- Ni**a Please
Pedro the Lion -- The Only Reason I Feel Secure (is that i am validated by my peers)

Interesting. Didn't peg this to be something you'd dig. I remember when it came out and I added it to our college station's "heavy" rotation. I don't think we were "in" on the joke back then though. Press release and Allmusic were all we had. It wasn't until later that I found out the truth.

+1

Joe Henry
Peter Bruntnell
Flaming Lips (only album by them that I like)
Damien Jurado
Pedro the Lion

I still need to pick up that Mary Gauthier

Six more:

How could I forget Spain?

Plus-one, BG.

I have tried a dozen or so times with that Dismemberment Plan album (and I own it) but just never found greatness there. A nice little indie record but never understood the hysterical indie fawning that was happening at the time.

I agree with most of the usual suspects here and will add:





Olivia Tremor Control - Black Foliage: Animation Music Vol. 1
Supergrass - S/T
Sleater-Kinney - The Hot Rock

This was also the year that Moby ruined music but I think most of his popularity did't come until 2000 since he milked "Play" for almost 2 years.

Some of the worst shit ever like Creed and the "almost the end of music" album Santana's "Supernatural".

Also, seemed like almost every college girl in the world had this at the time:

Pop was pretty horrible from '97-'99. (After that I mostly wasn't paying attention.)

Guess this one could slip in there for me, too:

Of Montreal - The Gay Parade

The 2000 Damien Jurado record is much better, imo.

And, I really liked The Blue Moods of Spain better than their follow-up.

Disagree on both counts although I'm sure Blue Moods of Spain would also be an album I'd consider for whatever year that came out in. The new Spain is certainly in my top five this year too.

I haven't heard the Jurado album from 2000, but I don't really like Rehearsals for Departure that much.

A good friend of mine was really into Spain around this time, and I still don't think I've ever really listened to them.

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The Roots - Things Fall Apart
Underworld - Beaucoup Fish
Pharoahe Monch - Infernal Affairs
The Beta Band - The Three E.P.'s
Prince Paul - A Prince Among Thieves

Good call by Derris on OTC and S-K. Those two would have definitely been in my 6.

Six other great ones:



Dressy Bessy--Pink Hearts Yellow Moons
Blur--13
Isotope 217--utonian_automatic
Robert Pollard--Kid Marine
Gomez--Liquid Skin
The Minders--Cul-de-Sacs & Dead Ends

69 love songs, eureka & good morning spider are favorites. '99 was a dark year personally and keep it like a secret won't let me forget it. love/hate
i'll add:




boredoms - vision creation newsun
smog - knock knock
blackalicious - nia
guitar wolf - jet generation
add n to (x) - avant hard