STACK #180 Oct 2019

MUSIC

FEATURE

Hole Live Through This "I have hemorrhoid cream under my eyes and adhesive tape on my ass, and I had to scratch and claw and f-ck my way up, but I won Miss Congeniality!” said Courtney Love of this incendiary album’s artwork. The image reflects Live Through This ’s themes of motherhood, beauty standards, violence against women, and anti-elitism. The album has reached Platinum status in Australia, Canada and the States, and Gold status in the UK.

the traditional folk song Where Did You Sleep Last Night , the final chorus of which is one of the stand-out vocal moments of Kurt Cobain’s career. Portishead Dummy Winning the Mercury Prize with your debut album isn’t to be sniffed at – particularly when you’re up against Oasis, Supergrass, PJ Harvey and Leftfield. But Portishead did so in indubitable style with the smooth trip-hop sounds of Dummy , one of the decade’s most revered albums. Soundgarden Superunknown Superunknown was the album that finally put Soundgarden on the map; led by visionary frontman Chris Cornell, Superunknown saw psychedelic guitars peep through the ribs of the album’s metallic skeleton, astounding listeners and earning the band international respect. Soundtrack Pulp Fiction Prog-house was never going to be the same again after Dubnobasswithmyheadman – Underworld's first album with 22-year-old DJ Darren Emerson at the helm – which earned the English group top marks internationally for its spotless production and endless, multi-genre curiosity. Bush Sixteen Stone Another debut, another classic; English post- grunge group Bush – led by the formidable cool of Gavin Rossdale – cemented themselves as ‘90s icons as soon as the gentle chug of Glycerine ’s chords hit the airwaves. R.E.M. Monster The fresh deluxe reissue of R.E.M.’s seminal album Monster includes a top-to-toe album remix by OG producer Scott Litt, previously unreleased demos, a rare concert recording from 1995, plenty of video footage, and spankin’ new liner notes. Johnny Cash American Recordings Guess where American Recordings fell in the chronology of the late, great Johnny Cash. His fiftieth album? Sixtieth? Nope, it was his eighty- first – and signified a revival for the already iconic musician. It includes the faultless Tennessee Stud , which was recorded live at Hollywood’s Viper Room in 1993. Who’d have thought the soundtrack from a divisively gory crime/ comedy film would still be so very, indisputably beloved 25 years later? Goes to show you never can tell. Underworld Dubnobasswithmyheadman

Massive Attack Protection Massive Attack’s critically celebrated second album Protection is an astonishingly elegant blend of dub and electronica, sifted through the exquisite haze of the club. Nirvana MTV Unplugged: Live In New York Filmed in one single take in November 1993, Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged performance is often deemed the all-time recording in modern live music history. In a setlist spiked with covers and as-yet unreleased singles from new album In Utero , the band performed only one of their own smashes: Come As You Are , from second album Nevermind . The record’s closer is

Beastie Boys Ill Communication Listen all y’all: Q-Tip and Biz Markie don’t guest on just any old album that smacks across their laps. Mike D, MCA and Ad- Rock explore punk, funk and jazz through their unique fish-eye lens on this ziggurat of the hip hop genre.

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