(From single; 1991)
Was 1991 as good a year for Other Genres™ as it was for Rap? This is the post where I prove that, yes, it was even tough that damn Bryan Adams song from Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves was utterly inescapable for most of the year.
Nirvana – Breed
SL2 – Way In My Brain
Massive Attack ft. Shara Nelson – Unfinished Sympathy
Slint – Nosferatu Man
Prince & The New Power Generation – Cream
Second Phase – Mentasm
Teenage Fanclub – The Concept
ESG – Erase You
Junior Reid – Banana Boat Man
Paperclip People – Oscillator (Electronic Flirtation Device)
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Give It Away
808 State – In Yer Face
A Guy Called Gerald – Sunshine
Soundgarden – Rusty Cage
Aretha Daye ft. MC Chan – No More (Making Love)
Talk Talk – Ascension Day
Jodeci – Treat U
Electronic – Getting Away With It
Cajmere ft. Dajae – Brighter Days
Helmet – Sinatra (Peel Session version)
Shades Of Rhythm – Sound Of Eden
Genesis – I Can’t Dance
K-Klass – Rhythm Is A Mystery
Seaweed – One Out Of Four
The Ragga Twins – Hooligan ’69
The Brand New Heavies ft. N’Dea Davenport – Never Stop
Metallica – Enter Sandman
The Source ft. Candi Staton – You Got The Love (1991 mix)
En Vogue – You Don’t Have To Worry
The Todd Terry Project – Never Give Up (Melody Mix)
Thee Headcoats – Girl Of Matches
The Prodigy – Your Love
Madonna – Justify My Love
The House Crew – Keep The Fire Burning
My Bloody Valentine – Only Shallow
Crystal Waters – Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless)
Fugazi – Steady Diet
2 Bad Mice – Bombscare
Sounds Of Blackness – Optimistic
Moby – Go (radio edit)
Throwing Muses – Counting Backwards
Altern-8 – Activ-8 (Come With Me)
Monster Magnet – Snake Dance
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam – Let The Beat Hit ‘Em
Born Against – Jock Gestapo
Shabba Ranks – Trailer Load Of Girls
Future Sound Of London – Papua New Guinea
Guns N’ Roses – You Could Be Mine
Masters At Work – 69 Steps
Bonus thoughts:
Amazing year for British dance music or wot? Arguably the first year where the U.K overtook the U.S for sheer quantity of quality choonage.
Of course the best song from Massive Attack’s first album was the one which didn’t feature any Bwistolian whisper stoner wap vocals by 3D or Tricky.
I hate the Red Hot Chili Peppers but Give It Away is a legit 10/10 jam and if it’s good enough for Pimp C then it’s good enough for me.
I also hate Metallica but Enter Sandman is another legit 10/10 jam and if it’s good enough for an entire country squeezed into a field then it’s good enough for me.
Seaweed’s One Out Of Four was the Generation X teenage skater boi’s equivalent of the Brand New Radicals’ You Get What You Give.
Madonna’s Justify My love was a late 1990 song which didn’t fully blossom until 1991.
I only discovered Masters At Work’s 69 Steps a couple of weeks ago but it’s a killer choon which is way better than the other 1991 MAW track which became a U.K Rave classic when played at 45 RPM.
