1. The Muffs - The Muffs: Easily the best album of the year Hugo hooks and great vocals. Just your basic no B.S.. blow the roof off the dump, pop punk work of art. And it was a debut! 2. Nirvana - In Utero No sophomore slump here. Seattle's best was able to stick to their guns and still manage to put out a remarkablo, powerful album. Long live Kurt and Courtney! 3. Flop * Whenever You're Ready: Seattle's second-best band. Masters at creating the most catchy sounding songs since John Lennon died. And I moan every song. 4. Rocket From The Crypt - Circa: Now: Distortion and great riffs. Solid album from start to finish. 9. Jolly Mon • Sailing: Eugene's finest. If you still don't have this, you suck. The major labels beckon. 6. Everclear - Nervous and Weird (EP): "Elektra Made Me Do It.” is the song of the year. Portland's best band (Jolly Mon’s still from Eugene). 7. Zipgun - Baltimore Seattle's third bust bond. Straight ahead, old-style, punk rock. 8. The Flaming Lips - Transmissions From the Satellite Heart: Weird, but catchy as hell and fun to listen to with headphones. 9. R.E.M. - Automatic. For The People After years of despising these guys, I finally realized what I'd Iwon missing. 10. The Reverend Horton Heat • The Full-Custom Gospel Sounds of...: The feel-good rockabilly album of the year. - Dave Charbonneau 1. Various artiats — Judgment Night Soundtrack: Who borrowed this CD from me? Please return it as soon as possible — I miss it. 2. Smashing Pumpkins — Siamese Dream: After listening to this album, all Smashing Pumpkins fans were quite happy that Billy Corgan made it through his nervous breakdown. 3. Jolly Mon — Sailing: Not only is this a great album by a great local group of great local guys, it also means that now that Jolly Mon is actually on a CD, 1 don't have to fight through fuwiness of noise on their old demo tapes to under stand what Carey Rich is singing. 4. White Zombie — La Sexorcisto Devil Music Vol. 1 This album has been out longer than a year, hut most people didn't buy it until 199T 5. Nirvana — In Vtero Not as good as Bleach, but letter than Nevermind, so I’d still pay money io see Kurt Cobain beat the crap out of Eddie Vedder. 6. Various artists — Last Action Hero Soundtrack More Seattle stuff in the form of two quality songs from Alice in Cl’.ains. in addition to a nice mis of Megadeth. Anthrax, Cypress Hill and Fishbone. (And the movie wasn't as bad as everybody said ... really.) 7. Primus — Pork Soda: This doesn't taste as good as their Sailing the Seas of Cheese or Frizzle Fry. but it’s a better fla vor than most of the other crap that came out lost year. 8. Porno for Pyros —Porno for Pyros: Neatest name, 9. Anthrax — Sound of White Noise: Overall, kinds lame, but a few excellent songs save this album from sinking to lackyl's level. 10. Scorpion* — Face the Heat: Hey, they made me do it I've never even heard the album - Jake Berg 1. Pearl Jam — vs.: Two words. Eddie Vedder. 2. Nirvana — In Ulero. Same songs as Nevermind — different lyrics. 3. Haler — Haler Creative and original music that sounds nothing like Soundgarden. 4. Police — Message In A Bax: You can never listen to too much of the Police. 3. U2 — Zooropa: That wacky Bono has lost his mind, but the bend has new life. 6. Living Colour — Slain: They just keep getting better and better. 7. Tripping Daisy — Bill: Still a little raw, but wow, what a debut! 8. Midnight Oil — Earth, Sun, and Moon Anti-business as usual. - Koty Soto tOWE’S The Finest Chinese and American Food Open tor lunches and dinners until 10:30 p.m. Mon. - Thurs. and until midnight Fri. and Sat. Restaurant & Lounge 947 Franklin Blvd. 343-4480 BfQ»U.rjB..8f0WMKK«O«U TW ^ V '(MM AOMKMtOM tm %A It «U «Tf U +v MAT >MQV«»FQ«I!7JB_ lil S06