Okay Pop-pickers! Part One of the poll result starts here.

There were a total of 222 albums voted for, and while I had intended to do
them all justice, I think that for the sake of your interest, and indeed my sanity,
we'll kick things off a few rungs up the ladder. There'll be plenty of 'also rans' missing,
and I'm sure we can all wax regretful about it afterwards, but that's for later.

Just a quick note on the allocation of points and positions - for albums in joint position,
those voted for more than once will be given top billing by virtue of the number of people
who actually voted for them, which will be denoted by the number of asterisks.
Otherwise, listings will be in chronologically order.

So without further ado, straight in at Number 150 for the fourth week running, it's:



# 150 - (9 Points)

Goo - Sonic Youth (1990)
Generation Terrorists - Manic Street Preachers (1992)
Star - Belly (1993)
Demanufacture - Fear Factory (1995)

# 129 - (11 Points)

Carboot Soul - Nightmares On Wax (1999) **
dubnobasswithmyheadman - Underworld (1994) **
Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty (1998) **

Cowboys From Hell - Pantera (1990)
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got - Sinead O'Connor (1990)
August and Everything After - Counting Crows (1994)
Definitely Maybe - Oasis (1994)
Mars Audiac Quintet - Stereolab (1994)
Further - Geneva (1997)
The Boatman's Call - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (1997)
Millions Now Living Will Never Die - Tortoise (1997)
International Velvet - Catatonia (1998)
Midnite Vultures - Beck (1999)
Keep It Unreal - Mr. Scruff (1999)




eta: I'll start dropping in people's comments once things start getting more interesting...

# 104 - (13 Points)

30 Something - Carter USM (1991) **

"Two men, a drum machine, great samples, puns and wordplay
combine to make a fun album that touches such subjects as
alcoholism, racism in the army and, erm, fat bastards."
- Sostie

The Good Son - Nick Cave (1990)
Cypress Hill - Cypress Hill (1991)
Metallica - Metallica (1991)
Your Arsenal - Morrissey (1992)
Henry's Dream - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (1992)
Us - Peter Gabriel (1992)
Dry - PJ Harvey (1992)
Untitled 2 (aka the brown album) - Orbital (1993)

Infernal Love - Therapy? (1995)

"Caterwauling the lyrics to ‘Diane’ was one of life’s
great pleasures, along with smoking in car parks,
drinking cider on walls and swearing at my parents."
- Zoe


Heehee. You read my mind with that Black Blooks quote, Zoe!

# 78 - (16 Points)

This Is Hardcore – Pulp (1998) **

"Their come down album after the excesses brought on by the success of
Different Class, Pulp's album is a darkly humourous journey into the mind
of people who have been thrust into the spotlight and now what to curl up
in a ball in a dark room. Every song is superb, though the highlights for me
would be 'Dishes', 'Help The Aged' and the incomparable 'The Fear'."
– Maian

"A great album inspired by the futility of avoiding our looming and
unavoidable ageing process. It plays like a series of auricular vignettes and
is fantastically composed. The finest work Cocker has been involved with."
– Rua

Arise – Sepultra (1991)

Between 10th and 11th – The Charlatans (1992)

"Not their most popular album, but it's my favorite. It was a huge
departure from the Some Friendly style, but it works damn well."
– Mcraigclark

Jollification – Lightning Seeds (1994)

"Perfect title. This album never failed to life my spirits when I was low and
still does so to this day. Quite simply a perfect collection of unabashed,
joyful and wistful pop music. Probably the most cohesive of all their early
90's output, and by far their best album full stop. Collaborations with Terry
Hall and Alison Moyet are just the icing on an already very sweet cake."
– Ade

The Division Bell – Pink Floyd (1994)
Ben Folds Five – Ben Folds Five (1995)

Maxinquaye – Tricky (1995)

"Better than Massive Attack."
– Zoe

Psychoanalysis: What Is It? – Prince Paul (1996)
Tigermilk – Belle and Sebastian (1999)
Guerilla – Super Furry Animals (1999)



Okay folks, I'm taking a break there for the time being; please feel free to talks amongst yourselves - I shall return later tonight for Part Two!

And we're back!


# 69 - (17 Points)

Coming Up – Suede (1996) ***

"Difficult to choose a fave Suede album. The first was perfect
fop-pop, the second almost epic, but this just seems to stand
up better to repeated listens."
– Sostie

"Anthemic, emotive, top drawer power pop, pure and simple.
One of the brightest gems of the Britpop era, this album was the
one that truly brought Suede to my attention. Together with Blur's
'Parklife', this album always stirs my inner Londonner."
– Ade

Heaven Or Las Vegas – Cocteau Twins (1990)
Laid – James (1994)
Burn My Eyes – Machine Head (1994)

Weezer (the blue album) – Weezer (1994)

"An absolute gem of a record with some beautiful Beach Boys
inspired vocal interplay, interlaced around Pixies influenced
guitar riffs with melodies to die for. A wee treat."
– Rua

To Bring You My Love – PJ Harvey (1995)

"Achingly beautiful lyrics and anthemic choruses from every
grumpy teenage girl’s heroine, it’s a stunning album."
– Zoe

Murder Ballads – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (1996)

"Almost impossible to pick a favourite from the great man's
discography, but I have to choose "Murder Ballads" because it
is epic, disturbing and hilarious. The best concept album ever."
– Sostie

Consumed – Plastikman (1998)
Good Morning Spider – Sparklehorse (1998)

# 50 - (19 Points)

Vauxhall And I – Morrissey (1994) **

"Morrissey's solo work has been hit-and-miss for me, but this is easily the best
of his post-Smiths efforts. Not only are his lyrics as sharp as they ever were,
by turns heartbreaking, scathing and hilarious, but with a more introspective
feel to them, a sense that he is looking at his life and thinking about everything
that has gone before. Musically, it's the strongest work he's done without
Johnny Marr and it's a real masterpiece, as far as I'm concerned."
– maian

Decksanddrumsandrockandroll – Propellerheads (1998) **

Violator – Depeche Mode (1990)

"It sounds current even today, and it's lived up to the attention it received when it was new."
– mcraigclark

Rape Of The Earth – Patrick Rondat (1991)

"Top notch instrumental rock from a little-known Frenchman. Whilst blatantly talented,
Rondat isn't prone to the same level of fret-bending histrionics as his peers Steve Vai or
Joe Satriani - rather his focus lies more on melody, and the end result is altogether more
satisfying for it. Sounding at first listen like 80s rock, its almost classical structure lends
it a timeless appeal, and has been played so often I had to buy a replacement. I love it."
– Ade

The Downward Spiral – Nine Inch Nails (1994)

"A dark, brooding, sexual and uncompromisingly nihilistic concept album
which is further powered by the creators' adept use of melody. All you
Johnny Cash fans, you haven't heard Hurt until you've heard it in it's original
form within it's original context, at the end of this record. Massively influential,
massively important. I haven't met a musician who wasn't moved by this
record, but maybe that's because I keep good company."
– Rua

Now I Got Worry – Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (1996)
Veiculo – To Rococo Rot (1997)
Hagnesta Hill – Kent (1999)
Still Life – Opeth (1993)




Okay, that'll be all for now.
To find out what happens from #49 onwards, tune in tomorrow!