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I think all of us will inevitable find themselves constantly going back to a certain period of time (in our lives) and holding onto the music of that time. For, it's 1993. Forget Whitney Houston and I Will Always Love You (please, forget it), or Meat Loaf's I Would Do Anything For Love

I was Sophomore/Junior; transferred colleges and moved back to my roots in Delaware (from Cincinnati). A tremendous time of change and growth into adulthood. And music was as much apart of my life and what was happening as the events themselves. So, here's my short (but not really) list of the best music of 1993.

THE LIST
Radiohead - Pablo Honey
This was the start of it for me, they quickly became my favorite band (I was an avid Ray Gun reader (and coincidentally one of the main reasons I became a graphic designer), and remember picking up many albums per there reviews).

Slowdive - Souvlaki
Souvlaki is a breathtaking and masterful album -- rich, thick, smooth. Slowdive always transcending the "shoegaze" label, and this album has perfection oozing through its robust grooves.

James - Laid
What can I say about James. A Manchester band without the Manchester sound. Laid was heart wrenching (Say Something) and humorous (Laid). Still one of my favorite albums of all time.

Catherine Wheel - Chrome
Big. Wall. Of. Sound. Chrome peeled your face back with intensity and passion; still in my top 10 albums of all time (and an album well ahead of its time).

Arvo Park - Te Deum
I'm not, and never was, a classical music affecionado; but I recall hearing something about an album by an Estonian composer that would transform you; and it does. Te Deum, as my daughter once said, is like hearing angels.

Adorable - Against Perfection
Not many people know of Adorable and there short lived, explosive life. An album that stands the test of time, still relevant after 15 years.

Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

Buffalo Tom - Big Red Letter Day
The closest I came to "country", and the eventual lead into Wilco (which introduced me to more mainline bluegrass and folk), and its quite a good album (a few songs I can do without, but overall a stellar album).

Dead Can Dance - Into The Labyrinth
I was starting to branch out from the "grunge" and hard rock that I had held onto for far too long and Dead Can Dance was about the furthest thing from "rock" as one could get.

ROUNDING IT OUT...
Red House Painters - Red House Painters (2)
The Samples - The Last Drag
Bjork - Debut
Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me
Pearl Jam - Vs.
Belly - Star
Breeders - Last Splash
Lemonheads - Come On Feel The Lemonheads

What's your favorite year in music?

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