GNMD Poll: Top Ten Albums of 1992

[Oblivious Maximus]

Bone Machine is hitched between two great Waits studio albums, Rain Dogs and Mule Variations, and it can't touch either of them. Still some good material on it though. I'm a big fan of "Earth Died Screaming."

Technically it's hitched between Franks Wild Years and The Black Rider. Bone Machine has long been my favorite of his. One of his darkest and most abrasive yet peppered with moments of beauty like "Who are You", "A Little Rain" and "Whistle Down the Wind". Pleased to see it get the top spot. Nice seeing Shonen Knife in the final list, too.

 

[Einherjar86]

Yeah, I remembered Wild Years and Black Rider, but I set them aside since they're more like soundtracks. But you're right that they do still count as studio (and not live) recordings.

 

[challenge_everything]

I love this corpse-of-Johnny-Cash persona of Tom Waits.

 

[challenge_everything]

Funereal sax

 

[Burkhard]

If I hadn't already included Faith No More's "Angel Dust" in the metal poll for 1992, I would have included it here, thus it would have taken the 3rd place.

 

[Cronopio]

01. Faith No More - Angel Dust
Favorite song: "Everything's Ruined"

02. R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
Favorite song: "Nightswimming"

03. They Might Be Giants - Apollo 18
Favorite song: "The Statue Got Me High"

04. Staffan Hellstrand - Eld
Favorite song: "Bilder av dig"

05. Return - V
Favorite song: "Friends Will Be Friends"

06. Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
Favorite song: "Bullet in the Head"

07. Manic Street Preachers - Generation Terrorists
Favorite song: "Love's Sweet Exile"

08. Robby Valentine - Robby Valentine
Favorite song: "Over and Over Again"

09. E - A Man Called (E)
Favorite song: "Looking Out the Window with a Blue Hat On"

10. "Weird Al" Yankovic - Off the Deep End
Favorite song: "Trigger Happy"