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Poll: What Was the Best Guitar Album of 1993?

Posted 10/25/2011 at 10:17am | by Tony Grassi

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Alternative rock had arrived and wrested the reigns of domination from hard rock. By 1993 it seemed the once-almighty glam metal collective had burnt out or simply thrown in the towel. As evident by the list below, the stand-out albums of 1993 all carry the sound and aesthetic of the "New Flannel Army."

This is not necessarily a bad thing. For many, 1993 was a year of landmark albums from some the era's most lauded bands, including Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and Pearl Jam. There was plenty of guitar, but its role was a little different with these new bands. It had become utilitarian, a means to a song's end.

But chances are if you're on a guitar website, you love guitar and want that thing front and center all the time. So let us know what you think. Vote now for your favorite guitar album of 1993.

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Guy Fischer

October 26, 2011 at 8:58pm

Who is this band Toll?

I like Tool's album 'Undertow' but not sure I've ever heard Toll's.

;)

ChrisDude89

October 27, 2011 at 9:47am

There is no band called Toll. They just spelled the name wrong.

oldrhoadsfan

October 25, 2011 at 8:42pm

Some of those listed albums had alot to do with the temporary death of the guitar. Pearl Jam? Really? Name one part of the album a 10 year old couldn't play......

ChrisDude89

October 25, 2011 at 12:36pm

Hmmm...something from 1993 is missing in action...

Joe Satriani - Time Machine (there's some new/unreleased material on the first disc of this album)
Tribal Tech (Scott Henderson's band) - Face First
Coroner - Grin
Candlebox - Candlebox
Pennywise - Unknown Road
Everclear - World of Noise
ALL - Breaking Things
Bad Brains - Rise
Fishbone - Give a Monkey a Brain and He'll Swear He's the Center of the Universe
The Offspring - Smash (oh, wait, that's from 1994, so it sould be listed for that year)
Green Day - Dookie (oh yeah, I almost forgot, that's from 1994 also, so it should be listed for that year)

Anyway, I just voted for The Outer Limits, which was the last good Voivod album for a while

tonygrassi

October 25, 2011 at 1:49pm

Thanks, Chris. Stain definitely needed to be up there, even though it might not have been LC's best album. For some reason, I often miss Living Colour when making these, but they really deserve recognition, so thanks again for bringing that to my attention.

ChrisDude89

October 25, 2011 at 3:58pm

Yeah, Stain was a fine album to me and I agree about LC deserving some recognition. Same for The Offspring, they deserve it too, and along with Green Day, Blink-182 and Sum 41, they helped pop punk go mainstream. I was surprised when I saw their Ignition album reach #2 on the 1992 list. I can't wait until 1994, when I see Smash in the poll. I'm definitely going to vote for that album and it's in fact one of my favorite albums of that year.