This Week's Top 5

Alternative Rock Albums



1. Foo Fighters - There is Nothing Left to Lose

Plain and simple, this album is by far my favorite Alt-rock album. Foo Fighters in general is just one of those bands that defines the genre, and this album is their crowning achievement, despite their most recent albums. This is just one of those rarities when every track is great, if not fantastic.

2. Green Day - International Superhits

Under normal circumstances, I would never dare to include a compilation album in a list of albums that define a genre. However, this album is by no means your everyday greatest hits album. They manage to squeeze 21 tracks onto this disc, and I must say they're all superb. The spirit of Green Day is very accurately portrayed on this superb compilation.


3. Pearl Jam - Ten

This was the band's debut album, and today it still remains their best album. Another record that defines the genre, with vocals from Eddy Vedder that absolutely reek of Alt-rock spirit. What makes this album special for me is the fact that it oozes with classic rock influence, and the album simply rocks from start to finish.


4. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magik

When RHCP released this album, they were already rock veterans, and it shows in the best of ways. Here they refined their sound, with Anthony Kiedas singing as energetic as ever, John F. plays some of his best guitar licks to date, and the rhythm section of Flea and Chad Smith could not be any more funky. In short, it's a perfect record from on of the most important bands of the '90s.


5. U2 - Achtung Baby!

U2 had already achieved great commercial success from their famed albums The Joshua Tree and The Unforgettable Fire, but here they propel themselves into the '90s with a record that would push them to truly legendary status. If you don't believe me, go listen to "Mysterious Ways" or almost any track from the album. And to those who have an abnormal hatred for Bono, do me a favor and go screw yourself, because you don't know what the hell you're talking about.