Albums that I discovered (or re-discovered in MANY, MANY cases) I liked this year who weren't from this year:
THEZOMBIESoddesseyandoracle
XRAYSPEXgermfreeadolescents
THEWHOtommy
WEENgodweensatan
WEENchocolateandcheese
VIOLENTFEMMESviolentfemmes
TRADGRASOCHSTENARdjungenslag
THURSTONMOOREpsychichearts
TALKINGHEADSthenameofthisbandistalkingheads
STRAWBERRYSWITCHBLADEstrawberryswitchblade
SMASHINGPUMPKINSmelloncollieandtheinfinitesadness
SLITScut
SIOUXSIEANDTHEBANSHEESjuju
SILVERAPPLESsilverapples
RUSHmovingpictures
ROXYMUSICcountrylife
ROXYMUSICroxymusic
THERESIDENTSgodinthreeparts
REOSPEEDWAGON
PLASMATICSbeyondthevalleyof1984
PAVEMENTpeelsessions
OASIS(what'sthestory)morningglory
NIRVANAmtvunpluggedinnewyork
NEILYOUNGafterthegoldrush
MYBLOODYVALENTINEloveless
MAGNETICFIELDS69lovesongs
LOVEforeverchanges
JOURNEYinfinity
INCREDIBLESTRINGBANDhangman'sbeautifuldaughter
HOLElivethroughthis
HARVESTERhemat
THEFLESHEATERSaminutetoprayasecondtodie
ERASUREerasure
ELASTICAelastica
CHRISTIANDEATHonlytheaterofpain
BOSTON
BECKmellowgold
BEATLESentirecatalog
THEB-52'Smesopotamia
THEADVERTSacastofthousands
THEADOLESCENTStheadolescents
I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT THIS ALL THIS MUSIC EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT I BET IT WAS FUN FOR ALL THESE PEOPLE TO MAKE WHEN THEY MADE IT. ALSO, THERE IS AN EXTREME UNDERCURRENT OF NOSTALGIA AND A GENERAL RETREAT FROM HEAVY METAL IN THE MUSIC I PREFERRED IN 1994, OOPS, 2004. I DON'T KNOW WHY. MAYBE I'M GROWING UP.