Destination: 1990s

As I'm sure you're already aware, Destination: Out is posting a 5 part series of best of lists from the 1990s. By process of elimination, my list should be posted in the next couple of days, after which I am going to dedicate a several posts to reviewing and talking about the albums on my list and what makes them distinct and part of my musical pantheon from that decade.

But before I get into the nitty gritty, I wanted to explain my own methodology and background so you can better contextualize my list.

First, the disclaimers: I am not a critic. I do not have an unlimited budget CDs, and I do not receive promo copies of CDs to review. I do not claim to be evaluating the music of the 1990s on any kind of objective level relating to quality or value. My list is wrought with favoritism, bias, and even some nostalgia.

With that said, I think my list offers a unique perspective on the music of the 1990s. I'm going to venture a guess that I'm probably around the lower end of the age bracket of people submitting lists, so my musical awareness wasn't as broad as it might have been otherwise in the 90s. As such, I spent more time during that decade digging through the past than I did paying attention to the present. Only as I started following the threads back to the current time did I wind my way through that decade.

As such, I had nowhere near a comprehensive collection of seminal recordings from the decade. I've already pinpointed some future purchases perusing the lists of others, and I'm sure more will come to light in the next few days. Needless to say, there are some major blind spots in my perspective on the 90s.

It's a fantastic resource put together by the D:O guys and they deserve a lot of credit for organizing and executing the project. Highlighting the continued vitality of the music can only be a good thing.

More soon...