Vince Maskeeper
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I believe "The Shape Of Punk To Come" by Refused, taken as an entire album- a single "work" if you will, is the Best, and at the same time the most important/influential hard rock album released between 1990 and 2000.
And I extend this question in all seriousness. I'm not looking for people to post a 2 line opinion of the best Hard Rock album of the 90's, specifically if you have never heard TSOPTC-- rather I'm wondering if there is anyone other there (who has actually listened to this album) and could think of a debatable "better" and/or more potentially influential albums for the genre of hard rock music.
I could see a debate that Pearl Jam's Ten (if you could even call it hard rock) could be considered "more influential" in terms of bands that have come along sounding similar-- however i think most people a keen ear for music would agree that just because a band's singer may cop the Vedder-ism delivery, it doesnt necessarily mean their band would be "pearl jam-esque". Musicially speaking I don't hear many bands really borrowing from the PJ 70's fueled minimalistic rock in as many albums as one might assume.
So- again- I'm wondering if anyone who has listened to and digested the Refused album could find an argument against it being the strongest shot fired in the genre for the decade.
-vince
And I extend this question in all seriousness. I'm not looking for people to post a 2 line opinion of the best Hard Rock album of the 90's, specifically if you have never heard TSOPTC-- rather I'm wondering if there is anyone other there (who has actually listened to this album) and could think of a debatable "better" and/or more potentially influential albums for the genre of hard rock music.
I could see a debate that Pearl Jam's Ten (if you could even call it hard rock) could be considered "more influential" in terms of bands that have come along sounding similar-- however i think most people a keen ear for music would agree that just because a band's singer may cop the Vedder-ism delivery, it doesnt necessarily mean their band would be "pearl jam-esque". Musicially speaking I don't hear many bands really borrowing from the PJ 70's fueled minimalistic rock in as many albums as one might assume.
So- again- I'm wondering if anyone who has listened to and digested the Refused album could find an argument against it being the strongest shot fired in the genre for the decade.
-vince