top 5 favorite modern songs (1990 and newer)

[jnevi9nr]

as a spin off on the top 5 fav motown, i want to identify everyone's top 5 fav songs that have been recorded since 1990. basically, the best songs of the past 20 years!

one rule, it cant be a live song from 1975 that was released in 1995. the song has to have been recorded since 1990.

so no miles davis, no james jamerson, no jaco, etc.

[jnevi9nr]

lots of good input so far.

[eggfan]

Well, that's 20 years worth of music, but I'll list 5 of my favorite songs from that period off the top of my head, songs that I think stand up over time:

"Almost Gothic" - Steely Dan
"Daylight" - Alison Krauss and Union Station
"Don't Tell Me" - Buddy Miller
"The Last Balloon" - XTC
"Nervous Breakdown" - Brad Paisley

[James Hart]

I'll go a little longer and tighter... my top 10 tunes since 2000 as noted at noon on a Friday in January 2010... subject to change at any given time:

10). "Mississippi" off Train's second release "Drops of Jupiter" from 2001
09). "Three More Days" off Ray LaMontagne's 2006 "Till the Sun turns Black"
08). "Steady As She Goes" off The Raconteurs 2006 "Broken Boy Soldier"
07). "Trains" off Porcupine Tree's 2003 "In Absentia"
06). "I Will Posses Your Heart" off Death Cab for Cutie's 2008 "Narrow Stairs"
05). "Sacre Coeur"off Tina Dickow's 2008 release "Count to Ten"
04). "Strip the Soul" off Porcupine Tree's 2003 "In Absentia"
03). "Little Black Sandals" off Sia's 2008 "Some People Have Real Problems"
02). "My Mirror" off Tina Dickow's 2001 debut "Fuel"
01). "The Space Between" off Zero 7's 2004 "When It Falls"

[ulrich]

"Fly Life" Basement Jaxx
"Bomb Scare" 2 Bad Mice
"Big Time Sensuality" Bjork
"Higher State of Consciousness" Josh Wink
"Set Free" Brisk

[jnevi9nr]

a lot of love on TB for Porcupine Tree. Same with Mastodon. must be a big group of progressive rock fans in here.

[rappa29]

20 years is a long time, not to mention A LOT of genres of good 'modern' music!

Lemme go through my IPod, CD AND cassette collection and get back to ya!

[jnevi9nr]

im going with a top 10 for you all off the top of my head:

crush - dmb
killing in the name of - ratm
in your atmophere - john mayer
release - pearl jam
paperbag writer - radiohead
higher ground - rhcp
drive - incubus
i need more love - rrfb
schism - tool
pawn shop - sublime

[jnevi9nr]

Originally Posted by rappa29

20 years is a long time, not to mention A LOT of genres of good 'modern' music!

Lemme go through my IPod, CD AND cassette collection and get back to ya!

if you want to do just 90s rock, thats my preference, but i dont want to leave out any good jazz, rap, indie/alternative music etc.

[James Hart]

Originally Posted by jnevi9nr

higher ground - rhcp

1989 cover of a 1973 tune.

[rappa29]

Originally Posted by jnevi9nr

if you want to do just 90s rock, thats my preference, but i dont want to leave out any good jazz, rap, indie/alternative music etc.

That'll work! In that case lemme go through my cassettes and CD's and get back to ya!

[jnevi9nr]

Originally Posted by James Hart

1989 cover of a 1973 tune.

caught me. haha

just making sure you all are paying attention.

ill go with jeff buckely's grace. i had to cut that off because it was my #11. great album as well.