Best Ever Year for Music
Posted by: winkyincanada on 04 September 2013
What was the best ever year for music? Post the 5 best albums (in your opinion) from that year as evidence for your case. (There was a thread about 5 years back, now closed)
I am going to pick year 1991 (of course I could have taken also 1967 or 1977) mainly just because I would like to remind that good music has been done also after the golden years (decades) now quite long in the past. Ok, 1991 is also ancient history if you are now 20+ 
. However, below some of the finest releases of that year:
Nirvana – Nevermind
“Too often, underground bands squander their spunk on records they're not ready to make, then burn out their energy and inspiration with uphill touring. Nevermind finds Nirvana at the crossroads — scrappy garageland warriors setting their sights on a land of giants.”
Pearl Jam – Ten
“Ten may be classic rock today, but it's easy to underestimate how radical Pearl Jam sounded back in 1991, even with Nirvana ascendant. After several long years of hair metal dominance, here was a band that could jam stadium-large, texture their sound darkly and densely, and explode the blues-rock template.”
U2 – Achtung Baby
“Working again with their production team of Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, they created a noise that was irresistibly modern yet absolutely classic. And for a while in rock, it was impossible to escape from the spell and influence of Achtung Baby.”
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik
“And despite being cited as an inspiration to countless artists since its release, the brilliance of Blood Sugar Sex Magik is that no-one else has managed to do anything quite like it – and frankly, that’s just the way it should be.”
Metallica – Metallica (Black Album)
“Prior to this album, most critics dismissed Metallica as an over-hyped garage band, which would never catch on beyond the core of dedicated, cult-like fans. Metallica would prove them wrong and make many in the ever-changing industry reconsider the scope of genres which have mass appeal.”
I am going to pick year 1991 (of course I could have taken also 1967 or 1977) mainly just because I would like to remind that good music has been done also after the golden years (decades) now quite long in the past. Ok, 1991 is also ancient history if you are now 20+ . However, below some of the finest releases of that year:
Nirvana – Nevermind
“Too often, underground bands squander their spunk on records they're not ready to make, then burn out their energy and inspiration with uphill touring. Nevermind finds Nirvana at the crossroads — scrappy garageland warriors setting their sights on a land of giants.”
Pearl Jam – Ten
“Ten may be classic rock today, but it's easy to underestimate how radical Pearl Jam sounded back in 1991, even with Nirvana ascendant. After several long years of hair metal dominance, here was a band that could jam stadium-large, texture their sound darkly and densely, and explode the blues-rock template.”
U2 – Achtung Baby
“Working again with their production team of Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, they created a noise that was irresistibly modern yet absolutely classic. And for a while in rock, it was impossible to escape from the spell and influence of Achtung Baby.”
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik
“And despite being cited as an inspiration to countless artists since its release, the brilliance of Blood Sugar Sex Magik is that no-one else has managed to do anything quite like it – and frankly, that’s just the way it should be.”
Metallica – Metallica (Black Album)
“Prior to this album, most critics dismissed Metallica as an over-hyped garage band, which would never catch on beyond the core of dedicated, cult-like fans. Metallica would prove them wrong and make many in the ever-changing industry reconsider the scope of genres which have mass appeal.”
That is a pretty impressive selection in the genre (U2 and Metallica not in quite the same sub-genre as the other 3). 5 very significant bands, all releasing arguably their best ever albums, all in the same year.
Well it has to be 1983.
The year that I purchased my first ever 7inch with my own earned pennies, "The Eye Of The Tiger" by Survivor, I was thirteen and my journey began.
Or have I got the wrong end of the stick? 
Jason.