Odd how the top is AWESOME. Toy Matinee, Faith Hope Love and Bellybutton are all among my favorite 100 or even 75 favorite albums. But in terms of depth, this is 1 of the THINNEST years ever.
Top fucking Heavy I guess.
Amazing to think both the debut albums from Toy Matinee and Jellyfish were released in the same year, same summer even, LOL. In a parallel universe, Toy Matinee and Jellyfish did an amazing Co-Headlining tour together. And then Kevin went on to collaborate with Sturmer and Manning. Holy fucking shit, my head would have exploded, lol.
And I suppose I'm taking a couple of liberty's with adding compilations from Rush, Renaissance and Van Morrison, but the fact is, especially the Rush and Renaissance I owe more or less so much to my taste to and those specific bands I may never have become a fan of if not for those great compilations. Which the Rush one I got through the old BMG music club I think, and when I think of 1990 or 89 or 88 even, those were kind of a big deal. Even the magazines with the prices and write-up on the bands.
More high levels of nostalgia. I even still have some of those.
At any case, 1990, Toy fucking Matinee and Kevin also did the Dick Tracy soundtrack cues, so it was kind of another big year for my favorite musician ever.
Some other notables like Empire and Ritual De Lo Habitual certainly make me think of that year and this time. The time before grunge came along and hijacked popular music.
Jazz, Death Metal, Pop/Pop-Metal, Soul, and singer-songwriter stuff included. Still thin, but somewhat eclectic.
1. Toy Matinee - Toy Matinee
2. King's X - Faith Hope Love
3. Jellyfish - Bellybutton
4. Queensryche - Empire
5. Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual
6. Eric Johnson - Ah Via Musicom
7. Rush - Chronicles
8. Fish - Vigil in the Wilderness of Mirrors
9a. Renaissance - Tales of 1001 Nights Vol. I
9b. Renaissance - Tales of 1001 Nights Vol. I
11. Psychotic Waltz - A Social Grace
12. George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
13. Death - Spiritual Healing
14. The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker
15. Van Morrison - The Best of Van Morrison
16. Megadeth - Rust in Peace
17. Human Radio - Human Radio
18. Styx - Edge of the Century
19. Extreme - II Pornograffitti
20. Madonna - I'm Breathless: Music From and Inspired by the Film Dick Tracy
![BlackCrowesShakeYourMoneymaker.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/80/BlackCrowesShakeYourMoneymaker.jpg/220px-BlackCrowesShakeYourMoneymaker.jpg)
The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker
rel January 24, 1990
![FishVigil.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a6/FishVigil.jpg/220px-FishVigil.jpg)
Fish - Vigil in the Wilderness of Mirrors
rel January 29, 1990
![TheBOVM.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7f/TheBOVM.jpg/220px-TheBOVM.jpg)
Van Morrison - The Best of Van Morrison
rel January 1990
![Spiritual Healing.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/06/Spiritual_Healing.jpg/220px-Spiritual_Healing.jpg)
Death - Spiritual Healing
rel February 16, 1990
![Untitled](https://lastfm-img2.akamaized.net/i/u/770x0/096029c690c94ac582298abb12b8310f.jpg#096029c690c94ac582298abb12b8310f)
Tribal Tech - Nomad
rel February 16, 1990
![DYDY.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b1/DYDY.jpg/220px-DYDY.jpg)
Damn Yankees - Damn Yankees
rel February 22, 1990
![IntoTheMirrorBlackAlbnumCover.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/29/IntoTheMirrorBlackAlbnumCover.jpg/220px-IntoTheMirrorBlackAlbnumCover.jpg)
Sanctuary - Into the Mirror Black
rel February 27, 1990
![Eric Johson Ah Via Musicom.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Eric_Johson_Ah_Via_Musicom.jpg/220px-Eric_Johson_Ah_Via_Musicom.jpg)
Eric Johnson - Ah Via Musicom
rel February 28, 1990
![Béla Fleck and the Flecktones (Béla Fleck and the Flecktones album - cover art).jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/08/B%C3%A9la_Fleck_and_the_Flecktones_%28B%C3%A9la_Fleck_and_the_Flecktones_album_-_cover_art%29.jpg/220px-B%C3%A9la_Fleck_and_the_Flecktones_%28B%C3%A9la_Fleck_and_the_Flecktones_album_-_cover_art%29.jpg)
Béla Fleck and The Flecktones - Béla Fleck and The Flecktones
rel March 6, 1990
![Depeche Mode - Violator.png](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/92/Depeche_Mode_-_Violator.png/220px-Depeche_Mode_-_Violator.png)
Depeche Mode - Violator
rel March 19, 1990
![John Scofield Time On My Hands.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/75/John_Scofield_Time_On_My_Hands.jpg/220px-John_Scofield_Time_On_My_Hands.jpg)
John Scofield - Time on My Hands
rel April 3, 1990
![Fear of a Black Planet.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6c/Fear_of_a_Black_Planet.jpg/220px-Fear_of_a_Black_Planet.jpg)
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
rel April 10, 1990
![JohnnyGill.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c1/JohnnyGill.jpg/220px-JohnnyGill.jpg)
Johnny Gill - Johnny Gill
rel April 17, 1990
![Album human radio.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6c/Album_human_radio.jpg/220px-Album_human_radio.jpg)
Human Radio - Human Radio
rel May 2, 1990
![Adrian Belew - Young Lions.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a0/Adrian_Belew_-_Young_Lions.jpg/220px-Adrian_Belew_-_Young_Lions.jpg)
Adrian Belew - Young Lions
rel May 8, 1990
![The Revival.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/aa/The_Revival.jpg/220px-The_Revival.jpg)
Tony Toni Tone - The Revival
rel May 1990
![I'm Breathless Madonna.png](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e6/I%27m_Breathless_Madonna.png/220px-I%27m_Breathless_Madonna.png)
Madonna - I'm Breathless: Music From and Inspired by the Film Dick Tracy
rel May 22, 1990
![Untitled](https://lastfm-img2.akamaized.net/i/u/770x0/884c82803031423a86d09762e527a819.jpg#884c82803031423a86d09762e527a819)
David Baerwald - Bedtime Stories
rel May 1990
![Bad Company-Holy Water.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3a/Bad_Company-Holy_Water.jpg/220px-Bad_Company-Holy_Water.jpg)
Bad Company - Holy Water
rel June 12, 1990
![A curly-haired young brunette woman with black straps around her shoulders. The words "MARIAH CAREY" on the top of the image, upper-cased.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/59/MariahCarey-MCcover.jpg/220px-MariahCarey-MCcover.jpg)
Mariah Carey - Mariah Carey
rel June 12, 1990
![Jeff Lynne-Armchair Theatre.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Jeff_Lynne-Armchair_Theatre.jpg/220px-Jeff_Lynne-Armchair_Theatre.jpg)
Jeff Lynne - Armchair Theatre
rel June 12, 1990
![Poison-Flesh & Blood.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Poison-Flesh_%26_Blood.jpg/220px-Poison-Flesh_%26_Blood.jpg)
Poison - Flesh and Blood
rel June 21, 1990
![OT-Erp.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f6/OT-Erp.jpg/220px-OT-Erp.jpg)
Ozric Tentacles - Erpland
rel June 25, 1990
![AftertheRainNelson.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e5/AftertheRainNelson.jpg/220px-AftertheRainNelson.jpg)
Nelson - After the Rain
rel June 26, 1990
![Toy Matinee.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a5/Toy_Matinee.jpg/220px-Toy_Matinee.jpg)
Toy Matinee - Toy Matinee
rel June 28, 1990
![Iona Iona.gif](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/97/Iona_Iona.gif)
Iona - Iona
rel June 1990
![Dread Zeppelin - Un-Led-Ed.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/79/Dread_Zeppelin_-_Un-Led-Ed.jpg)
Dread Zeppelin - Un-Led-Ed
rel July 24, 1990
![CowboysFromHell.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a8/CowboysFromHell.jpg/220px-CowboysFromHell.jpg)
Pantera - Cowboys from Hell
rel July 24, 1990
![Extreme-pornograffitti.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Extreme-pornograffitti.jpg/220px-Extreme-pornograffitti.jpg)
Extreme - II Pornograffitti
rel August 7, 1990
![Jellyfish Bellybutton.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/eb/Jellyfish_Bellybutton.jpg/220px-Jellyfish_Bellybutton.jpg)
Jellyfish - Bellybutton
rel August 7, 1990
![Living Colour Time's Up.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0f/Living_Colour_Time%27s_Up.jpg/220px-Living_Colour_Time%27s_Up.jpg)
Living Colour - Time's Up
rel August 20, 1990
![Queensryche - Empire cover.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c2/Queensryche_-_Empire_cover.jpg/220px-Queensryche_-_Empire_cover.jpg)
Queensryche - Empire
rel August 20, 1990
![Jane's Addiction-Ritual de lo Habitual.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Jane%27s_Addiction-Ritual_de_lo_Habitual.jpg/220px-Jane%27s_Addiction-Ritual_de_lo_Habitual.jpg)
Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual
rel August 21, 1990
![Prince Graffiti.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b8/Prince_Graffiti.jpg/220px-Prince_Graffiti.jpg)
Prince - Graffiti Bridge
rel August 21, 1990
![Untitled](https://lastfm-img2.akamaized.net/i/u/770x0/cc64a6a8bb4f450f9b31ce07d3553055.jpg#cc64a6a8bb4f450f9b31ce07d3553055)
Andy Summers - Charming Snakes
rel August 21, 1990
![RWTheWall90.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6d/RWTheWall90.jpg/220px-RWTheWall90.jpg)
Roger Waters - The Wall - Live in Berlin
rel August 21, 1990
![Taproot Michael Hedges.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a8/Taproot_Michael_Hedges.jpg)
Michael Hedges - Taproot
rel August 1990
Judas Priest - Painkiller
rel September 3, 1990
![George Michael-Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1 (album cover).jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e0/George_Michael-Listen_Without_Prejudice%2C_Vol._1_%28album_cover%29.jpg/220px-George_Michael-Listen_Without_Prejudice%2C_Vol._1_%28album_cover%29.jpg)
George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
rel September 3, 1990
![Rush Chronicles.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0a/Rush_Chronicles.jpg)
Rush - Chronicles
rel September 4, 1990
![WendyAndLisa-EroicaAlbumCover.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1e/WendyAndLisa-EroicaAlbumCover.jpg)
Wendy and Lisa - Eroica
rel September 14, 1990
![Razorsedge.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a8/Razorsedge.jpg/220px-Razorsedge.jpg)
AC/DC - Razor's Edge
rel September 21, 1990
![Megadeth-RustInPeace.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/dc/Megadeth-RustInPeace.jpg/220px-Megadeth-RustInPeace.jpg)
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
rel September 24, 1990
![Inxs X.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Inxs_X.jpg/220px-Inxs_X.jpg)
INXS - X
rel September 25, 1990
![Styx - Edge of the Century.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/61/Styx_-_Edge_of_the_Century.jpg/220px-Styx_-_Edge_of_the_Century.jpg)
Styx - Edge of the Century
rel October 9, 1990
![Faith hope love album cover.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/ca/Faith_hope_love_album_cover.jpg/220px-Faith_hope_love_album_cover.jpg)
King's X - Faith Hope Love
rel October 23, 1990
![A-ha East of the Sun West of the Moon.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/66/A-ha_East_of_the_Sun_West_of_the_Moon.jpg/220px-A-ha_East_of_the_Sun_West_of_the_Moon.jpg)
a-ha - East of the Sun, West of the Moon
rel October 27, 1990
![ScorpionsCrazyWorld.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f0/ScorpionsCrazyWorld.jpg/220px-ScorpionsCrazyWorld.jpg)
Scorpions - Crazy World
rel November 6, 1990
![Kmfdm naive.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a8/Kmfdm_naive.jpg/220px-Kmfdm_naive.jpg)
KMFDM - Naïve
rel November 15, 1990
![A Social Grace - Psychotic Waltz.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/43/A_Social_Grace_-_Psychotic_Waltz.jpg)
Psychotic Waltz - A Social Grace
rel November 26, 1990
![MCMXC aD Enigma cover.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/10/MCMXC_aD_Enigma_cover.jpg/220px-MCMXC_aD_Enigma_cover.jpg)
Enigma - MCMXC a.D.
rel December 10, 1990
![Untitled](https://lastfm-img2.akamaized.net/i/u/770x0/7f7ea8e961fe46999861150f07d2d3ea.jpg#7f7ea8e961fe46999861150f07d2d3ea)
Ginger Baker - Middle Passage
rel 1990
![QuestionandAnsweralbumcover.png](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e8/QuestionandAnsweralbumcover.png/220px-QuestionandAnsweralbumcover.png)
Pat Metheny Dave Holland and Roy Haynes - Question and Answer
rel 1990
![Untitled](https://lastfm-img2.akamaized.net/i/u/770x0/bb95e05797f04ebbce72c01faec43d3d.jpg#bb95e05797f04ebbce72c01faec43d3d)
Renaissance - Tales of 1001 Nights Vol. I
rel 1990
![Renaissance Tales of 1001 Nights, Vol. 2](https://lastfm-img2.akamaized.net/i/u/770x0/0d80f48effe40b3b4315598b82c105ce.jpg#0d80f48effe40b3b4315598b82c105ce)
Renaissance - Tales of 1001 Nights Vol. II
rel 1990
![Untitled](https://lastfm-img2.akamaized.net/i/u/770x0/4266c7936c6ef635a71e06007273edfd.jpg#4266c7936c6ef635a71e06007273edfd)
Youssou N'Dour - Set
rel 1990