Raoul Hernandez's National Top Ten
Fri., Jan. 10, 1997
12. The Congoes, Heart of the Congoes
(Blood and Fire)
13. Don Pullen, Sacred Common Ground
(Blue Note)
14. Imperial Teen, Seasick (Slash/London)
15. The Humpers, Live Forever or Die Trying
(Epitaph)
16. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Murder Ballads (Reprise)
17. Gillian Welch, Revival (Almo)
18. (tie) Wilco, Being There (Reprise)/Go To Blazes, Waiting Around for the Crash (ESD)
19. Sixteen Horsepower, Sackcloth `n' Ashes (A&M)
10. Tortoise, Millions Now Living Will Never Die (Thrill Jockey)
Honorable Mentions: Man... or Astro Man?, Experiment Zero, Possum Dixon, Star Maps, Trainspotting, DJ Shadow, Endtroducing... DJ Shadow, John Zorn, Bar Kokhba