Buffy Leigh

Goin' on 30 Summers

This is what happens when you ask Mastodon for recommendations of albums from 1994. Sorted alphabetically by first letter of band/artist name (or title, if a soundtrack/compilation). Some are stand-ins, YT (or other) link to correct album in description.
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  1. Gyatso by 16-17

    Gyatso
    16-17

  2. Tribute to a Bus by 18th Dye

    Tribute to a Bus
    18th Dye

    Stand-in for their 1994 album Done (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqKqhGacC8M; which might technically be a 1992 album), but this one is worth checking out too as it was recorded/engineered by Steve Albini. Listened (to stand-in).

  3. Jar Of Flies by Alice In Chains

    Jar Of Flies
    Alice In Chains

    Listened (x billion)

  4. Depth Five Rate Six by Aminiature

    Depth Five Rate Six
    Aminiature

    Listened - great math/indie rock from San Diego

  5. Invisible Domains by Various Artists

    Invisible Domains
    Various Artists

    Stand-in for "Ambient 4 - Isolationism" 1994 compilation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG3expsvVnI). This is also a 1994 comp.

  6. Out Of Range by Ani DiFranco

    Out Of Range
    Ani DiFranco

    Listened

  7. Selected Ambient Works Volume II by Aphex Twin

    Listened

  8. envoi in cumin by arcane device

    envoi in cumin
    arcane device

  9. Artificial Intelligence II by Various Artists

    Artificial Intelligence II
    Various Artists

  10. Pärt: Fratres by Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Richard Studt, Arvo Pärt

    Pärt: Fratres
    Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Richard Studt, Arvo Pärt

  11. Terminal Spirit Disease by At The Gates

  12. Hex by Bark Psychosis

    Hex
    Bark Psychosis

    Listened

  13. Phylyps Trak II by Basic Channel

    Phylyps Trak II
    Basic Channel

    Listened

  14. Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

    Ill Communication
    Beastie Boys

    Listened (x billion)

  15. Mellow Gold by Beck

  16. Horndog Fest by The Dirtbombs

    Horndog Fest
    The Dirtbombs

    Closest I can get to Blacktop's 1994 album, I've Got A Baaad Feeling About This (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_hNszSKcW8), which also featured Mick Collins.

  17. WhatFunLifeWas by Bedhead

    WhatFunLifeWas
    Bedhead

  18. Welcome To The Cruel World by Ben Harper

  19. Four by Blues Traveler

    Four
    Blues Traveler

  20. Parklife by Blur

    Parklife
    Blur

  21. Wow 2 by Boredoms

    Wow 2
    Boredoms

    Stand-in for their 1994 album Chocolate Synthesizer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDYmjbzFw4U).

  22. The White Birch by Codeine

    The White Birch
    Codeine

  23. Bonsai Superstar by Brainiac

    Bonsai Superstar
    Brainiac

    Listened

  24. II by Boyz II Men

    II
    Boyz II Men

    Listened

  25. There's Nothing Wrong With Love by Built To Spill

  26. Don't Ask Don't Tell (Expanded Edition) by Come

    Listened, soooo good. I mean, it's Thalia Zedek!

  27. Orphan's Tragedy by Cows

  28. Asesinos by Crash Worship

    Asesinos
    Crash Worship

    Closest I can get to their 1994 album Triple Mania II (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u84mm0AjyT8).

  29. American Highway Flower by Dada

  30. 1. Outside (The Nathan Adler Diaries: A Hyper Cycle) by David Bowie

    Closest I can get to Bowie's unreleased 1994 "album", The Leon Suites (see https://1001otheralbums.com/2024/06/20/thursday-what-a-concept-david-bowie-the-leon-suites-1994-uk/). Listened to both (x billion).

  31. Crack in the System by Dead Moon

  32. Worst Case Scenario by dEUS

    Listened, amazing!!!

  33. Blowout Comb by Digable Planets

    Blowout Comb
    Digable Planets

  34. Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu

    Yank Crime
    Drive Like Jehu

    Listened

  35. Roman Candle by Elliott Smith

    Roman Candle
    Elliott Smith

    Listened (x billion)

  36. Frost by Enslaved

    Frost
    Enslaved

  37. Forever Again by Eric's Trip

    Forever Again
    Eric's Trip

  38. The First Day by David Sylvian, Robert Fripp

    The First Day
    David Sylvian, Robert Fripp

    Stand-in for FFWD s/t album (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5kWXZ02t_M), which was Robert Fripp, Thomas Fehlmann, Kris Weston, and Dr Alex Paterson.

  39. This Perfect World by Freedy Johnston

    This Perfect World
    Freedy Johnston

    Listened

  40. Blunted On Reality by Fugees

    Listened

  41. Exile by Gary Numan

    Exile
    Gary Numan

    Closest I can get to Numan's 1994 release Sacrifice (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6PiCQxB4iQ). Listened to both (Sacrifice x billion).

  42. Crookt, Crackt, or Fly by Gastr del Sol

    Crookt, Crackt, or Fly
    Gastr del Sol

  43. The Scientific Supercake L.P. by godheadSilo

    Listened

  44. Shoot by Nova Mob

    Shoot
    Nova Mob

    Stand-in for Grant Hart's 1994 live album Ecce Homo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvTlvk0tAXg), which features songs from Nova Mob and the almighty Hüsker Dü (Hart was in both bands).

  45. Dookie by Green Day

    Dookie
    Green Day

    Listened

  46. Crappin' You Negative by Grifters

  47. Bee Thousand by Guided By Voices

    Bee Thousand
    Guided By Voices

  48. Into The Vortex by Hammerhead

    Into The Vortex
    Hammerhead

  49. Oyster by Heather Nova

    Oyster
    Heather Nova

  50. TRÄ by Hedningarna

    TRÄ
    Hedningarna

  51. Live Through This by Hole

    Listened (a lot, actually)

  52. Sixty Horses In My Herd by Huun-Huur-Tu

  53. Swamp Ophelia by Indigo Girls

    Swamp Ophelia
    Indigo Girls

    Listened

  54. Take Me To God by Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart

    Take Me To God
    Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart

    Listened

  55. For Your Own Special Sweetheart by Jawbox

  56. Grace by Jeff Buckley

    Grace
    Jeff Buckley

    Listened

  57. The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

    The Sun Rises In The East
    Jeru The Damaja

  58. American Recordings by Johnny Cash

    American Recordings
    Johnny Cash

    Listened (x billion)

  59. Autogeddon by Julian Cope

    Autogeddon
    Julian Cope

  60. Pandemonium by Killing Joke

    Pandemonium
    Killing Joke

    Listened

  61. Dogman by King's X

    Dogman
    King's X

    Listened

  62. Hundred Sights of Koenji by Koenji Hyakkei

    Hundred Sights of Koenji
    Koenji Hyakkei

  63. Korn by Korn

    Korn
    Korn

  64. Hips and Makers by Kristin Hersh

    Hips and Makers
    Kristin Hersh

    Listened

  65. Welcome to Sky Valley by Kyuss

  66. Whip-Smart by Liz Phair

    Whip-Smart
    Liz Phair

    Listened

  67. I Could Live In Hope by Low

    Listened

  68. Split by Lush

    Split
    Lush

    Listened

  69. Burn My Eyes by Machine Head

    Burn My Eyes
    Machine Head

  70. The Holy Bible 20 (Remastered) by Manic Street Preachers

    The Holy Bible 20 (Remastered)
    Manic Street Preachers

  71. Brave by Marillion

    Brave
    Marillion

  72. Whiskey For The Holy Ghost by Mark Lanegan

    Listened (x billion)

  73. Live In Middleheim by Masada

    Closest I can get to Masada's 1994 album Alef (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iaOmN-8pco).

  74. Protection by Massive Attack

    Protection
    Massive Attack

    Listened

  75. No Protection by Massive Attack

    No Protection
    Massive Attack

    Listened (remix album of Protection)

  76. De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas by Mayhem

  77. Too High To Die by Meat Puppets

    Too High To Die
    Meat Puppets

  78. Speak Squeak Creak by Melt-Banana

    Speak Squeak Creak
    Melt-Banana

  79. God Bless Satan by Mephiskapheles

    God Bless Satan
    Mephiskapheles

    Listened

  80. Stoner Witch by Melvins

    Stoner Witch
    Melvins

    Listened

  81. Tical by Method Man

    Tical
    Method Man

  82. The Divine Comedy by Milla Jovovich

    The Divine Comedy
    Milla Jovovich

    Milla Jovovich's debut album, written when she was 16, released when she was 18! Listened.

  83. Timothy's Monster by Motorpsycho

    Timothy's Monster
    Motorpsycho

  84. If I Don't Six by Mule

  85. Illmatic by Nas

    Illmatic
    Nas

    Listened

  86. Natural Born Killers (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) by Koren Klyde

    Listened

  87. Beauty Reaps The Blood Of Solitude by Nature And Organisation

    Beauty Reaps The Blood Of Solitude
    Nature And Organisation

  88. Let Love In (2011 Remaster) by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

    Let Love In (2011 Remaster)
    Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

    Listened (x billion)

  89. The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

    The Downward Spiral
    Nine Inch Nails

    Listened (x billion)

  90. MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

    Listened (x billion)

  91. Young & Jaded by Noise Addict

    Young & Jaded
    Noise Addict

  92. Definitely Maybe by Oasis

    Listened

  93. Boingo by Oingo Boingo

    Boingo
    Oingo Boingo

    Listened

  94. A Navel City / No One is There by Hoppy Kamiyama, Bill Laswell

    A Navel City / No One is There
    Hoppy Kamiyama, Bill Laswell

    Closest I can get to Optical8's 1994 album Bug (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDsH4boa0wU), which also featured Hoppy Kamiyama. Listened (to Optical8).

  95. Snivilisation by Orbital

    Snivilisation
    Orbital

    Listened

  96. Acoustics by Henry Kaiser, Mari Kimura, Jim O'Rourke, John Oswald

    Acoustics
    Henry Kaiser, Mari Kimura, Jim O'Rourke, John Oswald

    This is a 1994 album but is meant as a stand-in for Organum's 1994 album Sphyx, which Jim O'Rourke also appears on (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0M2rTX_mdY).

  97. Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik by Outkast

  98. Slow Buildings by Pale Saints

    Slow Buildings
    Pale Saints

    Listened

  99. Panel Donor by Panel Donor

    Panel Donor
    Panel Donor

  100. Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain by Pavement

    Listened

  101. Vitalogy by Pearl Jam

    Vitalogy
    Pearl Jam

    Listened (x billion)

  102. Secret World Live by Peter Gabriel

    Secret World Live
    Peter Gabriel

    Listened (x billion)

  103. The Division Bell by Pink Floyd

    The Division Bell
    Pink Floyd

  104. The Band of 20th Century: Nippon Columbia Years 1991-2001 by Pizzicato Five

    Closest I can get to Pizzicato Five's 1994 album Overdose (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqdzRxiGuAE). Listened (to Overdose).

  105. Musik by Plastikman, Richie Hawtin

    Musik
    Plastikman, Richie Hawtin

  106. Dummy by Portishead

    Dummy
    Portishead

    Listened, obviously

  107. Monster (2019 Remaster) by R.E.M.

    Listened

  108. Non Serviam by Rotting Christ

    Non Serviam
    Rotting Christ

  109. When I Woke by Rusted Root

    When I Woke
    Rusted Root

    Listened

  110. Sweet Revenge by Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Sweet Revenge
    Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Listened

  111. Ceremony of Opposites by Samael

  112. Seal by Seal

    Seal
    Seal

    Listened (x billion)

  113. Amor Prohibido (Remasterizado 2024/30th Anniversary) by Selena

    Listened

  114. At Action Park by Shellac

    At Action Park
    Shellac

  115. Heavenly Persona by Shizuka

  116. Pony Express Record by Shudder To Think

    Pony Express Record
    Shudder To Think

  117. The Torture Technique by Sister Machine Gun

    The Torture Technique
    Sister Machine Gun

  118. The Out Sound by Slug

  119. Superunknown (20th Anniversary) by Soundgarden

    Listened (x billion)

  120. And She Closed Her Eyes by Stina Nordenstam

    And She Closed Her Eyes
    Stina Nordenstam

  121. Purple by Stone Temple Pilots

    Purple
    Stone Temple Pilots

  122. File Under: Easy Listening (Deluxe Remaster) by Sugar

    Listened

  123. Diary by Sunny Day Real Estate

    Diary
    Sunny Day Real Estate

  124. Ambiant Otaku by Tetsu Inoue

    Ambiant Otaku
    Tetsu Inoue

  125. That Dog by That Dog.

    That Dog
    That Dog.

  126. No Need To Argue (Remastered 2020) by The Cranberries

    Listened (ZAWWWMBAY ZAWWWMBAY ZAWWWMBAY BAY BAY)

  127. The Crow by Various Artists

    The Crow
    Various Artists

    Listened

  128. Middle Class Revolt by The Fall

  129. Fine Young Men by The Fall-Outs

    Fine Young Men
    The Fall-Outs

    Stand-in for their 1994 album Sleep (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVE0ythBWwU&t=2s). This one is from 1986.

  130. Take a Look Inside by The Folk Implosion

    Take a Look Inside
    The Folk Implosion

  131. Enter: The Conquering Chicken by The Gits

    Listened (x billion)

  132. Journey to the Centre of Your Wallet by The Humpers

  133. Orange by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

    Orange
    The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

    Listened

  134. S.B.C.P.M.F. by The Jonny Cats

    S.B.C.P.M.F.
    The Jonny Cats

    Both the band's 1994 EP "Burrrns Rubber" (https://archive.org/details/TheJonnyCatsBurnsRubber) and this album were recommended, all the songs on the EP are on the LP. Listened (to the EP).

  135. Holiday by The Magnetic Fields

    Holiday
    The Magnetic Fields

    Listened

  136. The Rainbow Disconnection by Sad Kermit

    Closest I can get to The Muppets' 1994 album Kermit Unpigged (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wHnU5AO2Kc, actually has a couple covers from 1994 albums on this list and is shockingly sad). Listened to both.

  137. Ready to Die (The Remaster) by The Notorious B.I.G.

    Ready to Die (The Remaster)
    The Notorious B.I.G.

    Listened

  138. Smash by The Offspring

    Smash
    The Offspring

    Listened

  139. Music for the Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

  140. Second Coming by The Stone Roses

    Second Coming
    The Stone Roses

  141. Day For Night by The Tragically Hip

    Day For Night
    The Tragically Hip

  142. Crazysexycool by TLC

    Listened, obviously (don't go chasing waterfalls)

  143. Wildflowers by Tom Petty

    Wildflowers
    Tom Petty

    Listened

  144. Antares by Tone (DC)

    Antares
    Tone (DC)

    Stand-in for Tone's 1994 release Build (https://youtu.be/bajDtXnPk9g).

  145. Under the Pink (2015 Remaster) by Tori Amos

    Listened (x billion)

  146. Tortoise by Tortoise

    Tortoise
    Tortoise

  147. New Plastic Ideas by Unwound

  148. The Oob Eye Works by vacuum tree head

    The Oob Eye Works
    vacuum tree head

  149. American Thighs by Veruca Salt

    American Thighs
    Veruca Salt

    Listened

  150. Weezer by Weezer

    Weezer
    Weezer

Goin' on 30 Summers is an album list curated by Buffy Leigh:

I'm Buffy Leigh. You may remember me from such places on the Internets as https://mas.to/@buffyleigh and https://1001otheralbums.com/.

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