Well folks, it seems that quite a few of us did a lot of our growing up during the 90's, and I think that's an era that receives a lot of hostility because of
some successful acts that I think should remain unnamed in this thread, at least for a little while. Let's focus on the positives, k?
First, a song that I rediscovered yesterday:
The Urge - Jump Right In: The biggest hit from a solid band from St. Louis. What a feel good song. btw, if you're in Missouri, you can still see their lead singer, Steve Ewing, performing. I might go to a show in April.
My last submission:
Barenaked Ladies - One Week: Still hear this one pretty often on the radio. Still can't sing along to it.
Anyone else wanna share? Thoughts on music in the 90's on the whole? Still getting your junior-to-high school rock on? Post and be heard!
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My only real music source was the radio, and I generally hated most of what I heard.
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There's a lot of 90's music I like and still listen to - BNL, Soul Coughing, Smashing Pumpkins, No Doubt. There's also a lot I could easily live without ever hearing again (oh god, "Mm Mm Mm Mm").
I was always a MCatIS kind of guy, but I'm a staunch Adore lover now.
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Really? I always thought it was '99. It's got a distinctly 90's feel to it.
I still love Soundgarden, Bush, No Doubt before it was Gwen Stephani, Green Day (although their new stuff is pretty good) Blink 182, and all the beautiful one hit wonders, like Semisonic, or Oasis (alright, that had a few hit wonders)
Mmm....that's a good one. My love goes out for the softer ones... Cupid De Locke, Galapagos, 33.
Just this time, we'll count it! I don't think I've heard any pre-Float On Modest Mouse. This may need to be remedied.
ahhhhh, but of course!
Also: Third Eye Blind is all kinds of alt-rock/pop goodness. Loves me some third eye blind every now and then.
oh jeez man definitely. The Moon & Antarctica is pretty much my #1 album, but if you're into a bit of a grittier sound you'd do well to grab Lonesome Crowded West.
I somewhat hesitate to recommend Building Nothing out of Something or This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About to anyone except the more enthusiastic fans, but I like them both a lot as well, for different reasons.
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Pixies!
Also: Sonic Youth
My friend goo...
heh... screwin to glycerine, or getting denied that privilage, as was more likely the case : )
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=42888
It was awesome.
Sheep go to heaven!
Goats go to hell!
I can go on and on with all the bands I went to go see and listened to in the 90's now music for the most part is a bunch of clicks and whistles
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Cake - Short Skirt, Long Jacket: Probably one of the better videos of all time, aside from the fact that the song's compromised a bit by it.
ah man, that was cake?
I dislikes that song
But like cake in passing
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And I'll tell you, they put on a fucking amazing show. I've never seen anyone rock as hard as they do.
Rock Band DLC | GW:OttW - arrcd | WLD - Thortar
Look around, could it bring somebody down
if I never made a sound again?
In your eyes you've already spread my thighs
and you're rocking to the next big thing.
Kissing the bride, 45 minutes a side.
This was my dream - played out rocking routine.
Who sucked out the feeling?
Who sucked out the feeling?
:whistle:
how has anyone not mentioned Red Hot Chilli Peppers?
I loves me some Live
Offspring
Dear god there are so many...
I'm thinking about seeing Local H in June, provided that the ticket price isn't too bad.
Half of the music I listen to on a regular basis was made in the 90's, and I am still working my way through a lot of the great 90's bands that I've never listened to. My sister was all into the Backstreet Boys and almost anything that got radio play, and I'd be lying if I said I hated the pop and all the one hit wonders.
Oddly enough, it was Pearl Jam in 1992 that really got me interested in music. I say it's odd because I didn't buy an album by them until about 4 years ago. I had to do a radio show in 10th grade with a partner. He ended up picking out all the music since I didn't know anything about it, and "Jeremy" really caught my ear and made me realize there's stuff out there besides Weird Al, whose Off the Deep End was the only CD I owned at the time.
Ministry's Psalm 69 was my first "heavy" album, followed by Metallica's self-titled album. Consequently, Metallica became my favorite band in high school, and I sought out all their CDs. I watched Headbanger's Ball on MTV every Saturday night and discovered other metal bands. By the time I got my first job a month before graduating, I owned around 60 CDs (I have a little over 1000 now).
Alice in Chains Dirt is a great album. Their first one is OK, but I mainly like "Man in the Box."
Tool really caught my ears and eyes with their "Sober" and "Prison Sex" videos.
Nine Inch Nails' Broken and The Downward Spiral were great, but I had to keep the volume down. Couldn't have the parents hear all those naughty words coming out of the speakers!
As I left high school and entered college in the mid-90s, my tastes shifted to the more obscure metal bands (many of whom are not quite obscure anymore). I won't bother to name them here, but that was probably the best time of musical discovery in my life.
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Welcome to Sky Valley is one of my favorite albums ever.
I posted Loveless. That was 1991.