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The fucking 90's ruled, but not as much as Joe Biden

oneeyedjack909oneeyedjack909 Registered User regular
edited August 2008 in Debate and/or Discourse
I'm sure you were there when the radio stations took a turn for the grungy, Garth Brookes became a super star, Britney was still sane and innocent, and the boy bands were tearin shit up. You may even remember Sublime, RATM, Nirvana and Bush. So what are the quintessential bands and songs of the 90's boys and girls. Lets all go get nostalgic.

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  • Triple BTriple B Bastard of the North MARegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Pearl Jam. Although pigeonholing them into the 90's is inaccurate.

    Also, fucking Super Nintendo and shit, dude. Link to the Past and Yoshi's Island and fucking...Donkey Kong Country and shit. Glory days. The 90's did fucking rule.

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  • SentrySentry Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Gin Blossoms. They would have songs on any quintessential 90's album.

    I think they even had one on the New Jack City soundtrack...

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  • Gorilla SaladGorilla Salad Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Beck-Loser. Great song, great musician.

    Also, Playstation kicked lots of ass.

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  • KageraKagera Imitating the worst people. Since 2004Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Hanson. /thread

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  • DukiDuki Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Motherfucking Tupac

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  • BlindPsychicBlindPsychic Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    90's FUCK YEAH
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  • Flying CouchFlying Couch Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Alice in Chains and Super Nintedno all the way.

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  • Triple BTriple B Bastard of the North MARegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTTsyk-pyd8

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  • IreneDAdlerIreneDAdler Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I grew up in America in the 90s, but I was pretty isolated from pop culture the whole time. I didn't even start listening to non-classical music until I met my boyfriend, and that was late 2000.

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  • ElldrenElldren Is a woman dammit ceterum censeoRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Gorilla Salad wrote: »
    Beck-Loser. Great song, great musician.

    Also, Playstation kicked lots of ass.

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  • GimGim a tall glass of water Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    :whistle:
    My reflection, dirty mirror,
    there's no connection to myself.
    I'm your lover. I'm your zero.
    I'm the face in your dreams of glass.
    So save your prayers for when we're really gonna need 'em,
    throw out your cares and fly.
    Wanna go for a ride?
    :whistle:

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  • TrevorTrevor Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Presidents of the United States of America, Harvey Danger, and Marcy Playground. As a bonus, check out some of the newer stuff from all of those bands. They deserve your money.

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  • GoumindongGoumindong Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Trevor wrote: »
    Presidents of the United States of America, Harvey Danger, and Marcy Playground. As a bonus, check out some of the newer stuff from all of those bands. They deserve your money.

    Harvey Danger is still around. So are the Presidents, not sure about their last album, but the one before that one is pretty damn good.

    Also, the Pixies. Superdeluxe, the Supersuckers, Murder City Devils.

    Plenty more. edit; Fucking MXPX

    edit: Walking home after Bumbershoot missing a shoe, that had hit Beck when some asshole ripped it off my foot and threw it at the stage.

    The Foo Fighters, back when the Foo Fighters were good.

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  • ScooterScooter Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Harvey Danger put an album up for free on the interwebs. It was good.

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  • ElldrenElldren Is a woman dammit ceterum censeoRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Goumindong wrote: »
    The Foo Fighters, back when the Foo Fighters were good.

    The Foo Fighters are still good. :x

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  • IncenjucarIncenjucar VChatter Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    The 90s, to my knowledge, was the best era in American history. We had most of the cool stuff we have now, but there wasn't so much of it that people didn't do the cool stuff they did before it came around, and being an American was something you could be reasonably proud of. All of which started going to hell once the stupid Monica Lewinsky thing happened.

    Also we were still on goths instead of friggin emos. :x

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  • ElldrenElldren Is a woman dammit ceterum censeoRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Incenjucar wrote: »
    Also we were still on goths instead of friggin emos. :x

    emos in the 90s were good, and not the same at all.

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  • TrevorTrevor Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Goumindong wrote: »
    Trevor wrote: »
    Presidents of the United States of America, Harvey Danger, and Marcy Playground. As a bonus, check out some of the newer stuff from all of those bands. They deserve your money.

    Harvey Danger is still around. So are the Presidents, not sure about their last album, but the one before that one is pretty damn good.

    Also, the Pixies. Superdeluxe, the Supersuckers, Murder City Devils.

    Plenty more. edit; Fucking MXPX

    edit: Walking home after Bumbershoot missing a shoe, that had hit Beck when some asshole ripped it off my foot and threw it at the stage.

    The Foo Fighters, back when the Foo Fighters were good.

    Harvey Danger is actually on hiatus, but they did put their newest CD up free for download NiN style if anyone's interested. President's new CD is really good. Marcy Playground haven't had a CD for a while and may be broken up, but the last one was pretty damn catchy.

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  • IncenjucarIncenjucar VChatter Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Elldren wrote: »
    Incenjucar wrote: »
    Also we were still on goths instead of friggin emos. :x

    emos in the 90s were good, and not the same at all.

    Well there is always emo, in any generation, it just wasn't a goofy fad.

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  • GoumindongGoumindong Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Incenjucar wrote: »
    The 90s, to my knowledge, was the best era in American history. We had most of the cool stuff we have now, but there wasn't so much of it that people didn't do the cool stuff they did before it came around, and being an American was something you could be reasonably proud of. All of which started going to hell once the stupid Monica Lewinsky thing happened.

    Also we were still on goths instead of friggin emos. :x

    I was going to say "Death Cab for Cutie" they started up in 97.

    But really, the 90s were before punk was just a bunch of guys who could hit the high hat on the up beat, then it became emo. God damn you blink 182![i liked, and still like their first album]

    Blink 182 was also the 90s. Ha ha!

    edit:

    Oh shits, Weezer, Counting Crows.

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  • TehSpectreTehSpectre Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Fastball

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0wfu3tOrtQ


    Seriously though, no one really picked up their second album when they really should have. Go check out some of their other songs. They are my favorite band.

    :^:

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  • Vincent GraysonVincent Grayson Frederick, MDRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Music in the 90s for me was Nine Inch Nails and their ilk, Massive Attack, Portishead, Underworld, Future Sound of London, The Prodigy.

    Good times.

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  • Shazkar ShadowstormShazkar Shadowstorm Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I liked the 90s
    They took up a good half of my life

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  • MarthMarth Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Every time I see something nostalgic about the 90s (which were awesome, I agree), it gets me wondering about what 2000s nostalgia will be like.

    Man, remember Halo? That was the shit.

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  • IncenjucarIncenjucar VChatter Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Marth wrote: »
    Every time I see something nostalgic about the 90s (which were awesome, I agree), it gets me wondering about what 2000s nostalgia will be like.

    Man, remember Halo? That was the shit.

    Gay Marriage, Internet, some NASA stuff, and Entertainment are pretty much all the 00s have going for them. :P

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  • ElldrenElldren Is a woman dammit ceterum censeoRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Weerez!

    This is what people called emo in the 90s.

    It has always been a stupid word that signifies nothing.

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  • flamebroiledchickenflamebroiledchicken Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I downloaded all these songs and made the following playlist about a year ago (keep in mind this is a Biggest Hits Of The 90s playlist, not a Good Music From The 90s playlist):

    1990

    C+C Music Factory- Gonna Make You Sweat (Everbody Dance Now)
    MC Hammer- U Can't Touch This
    Vanilla Ice- Ice Ice Baby
    Jane's Addiction- Been Caught Stealing
    Faith No More- Epic
    Madonna- Vogue
    Depeche Mode- Enjoy the Silence
    Deee-Lite- Groove is in the Heart
    Sinead O'Connor- Nothing Compares 2 U
    Will Smith- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

    1991

    Nirvana- Smells Like Teen Spirit
    EMF- Unbelievable
    Metallica- Enter Sandman
    Anthrax- Bring the Noise
    Salt-N-Pepa- Let's Talk About Sex
    U2- Mysterious Ways
    Michael Jackson- Black or White
    Soundgarden- Rusty Cage
    Red Hot Chili Peppers- Give It Away
    REM- Losing My Religion

    1992

    Pearl Jam- Jeremy
    Nirvana- Come As You Are
    Sir Mix-A-Lot- Baby Got Back
    Kriss Kross- Jump
    Guns N' Roses- November Rain
    U2- One
    Nirvana- Lithium
    Red Hot Chili Peppers- Under the Bridge
    House of Pain- Jump Around

    1993

    Dr. Dre- Nuthin' But a "G" Thang
    The Smashing Pumpkins- Today
    Haddaway- What Is Love
    Alice in Chains- Rooster
    Snoop Doggy Dogg- Who Am I (What's My Name)
    Radiohead- Creep
    Ice Cube- Check Yo Self
    Tag Team- Whoomp! (There It Is)
    Stone Temple Pilots- Plush
    Cypress Hill- Insane in the Brain
    REM- Everybody Hurts
    Blind Melon- No Rain
    Rage Against the Machine- Killing in the Name

    1994

    Ace of Base- The Sign
    Green Day- Longview
    Snoop Doggy Dogg- Gin and Juice
    Beck- Loser
    The Offspring- Come Out and Play
    Soundgarden- Black Hole Sun
    Crash Test Dummies- MMM, MMM, MMM, MMM
    Nine Inch Nails- Closer
    Nirvana- All Apologies

    1995

    Weezer- Buddy Holly
    The Smashing Pumpkins- Bullet With Butterfly Wings
    Rage Against the Machine- Bulls on Parade
    The Presidents of the United States of America- Lump
    TLC- Waterfalls
    Oasis- Wonderwall
    Green Day- When I Come Around
    Coolio- Gangsta's Paradise

    1996

    Tupac- California Love
    Sublime- What I Got
    The Wallflowers- One Headlight
    Alanis Morrisette- Ironic
    Marilyn Manson- The Beautiful People
    Garbage- Stupid Girl

    1997

    Third Eye Blind- Semi-Charmed Life
    No Doubt- Don't Speak
    Chumbawamba- Tubthumping
    Notorious BIG- Mo Money Mo Problems
    Foo Fighters- Everlong
    Sugar Ray- Fly
    Smash Mouth- Walkin on the Sun
    Marcy Playground- Sex and Candy
    The Verve- Bittersweet Symphony
    Puff Daddy- I'll Be Missing You

    1998

    Aaliyah- Are You That Somebody
    Marilyn Manson- The Dope Show
    Green Day- Time of Your Life
    Natalie Imbruglia- Torn
    Goo Goo Dolls- Iris
    Fastball- The Way
    Foo Fighters- My Hero
    Will Smith- Gettin Jiggy Wit It
    Barenaked Ladies- One Week
    Semisonic- Closing Time
    Everlast- What It's Like

    1999

    Eiffel 65- Blue (Da Ba Dee)
    Sixpence None the Richer- Kiss Me
    Lou Bega- Mambo #5
    Eminem- My Name Is
    Offspring- Pretty Fly For a White Guy
    Red Hot Chili Peppers- Scar Tissue
    Blink 182- What's My Age Again
    Baz Luhrmann- Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)

    There is some total garbage that I left off obviously (Britney, Limp Bizkit, Spice Girls, The Macarena, Ricky Martin, etc.) and some stuff has been added since I wrote this list, but this is more or less an accurate portrayal of the 90s for me.

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  • Vincent GraysonVincent Grayson Frederick, MDRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    It might be sad, but my strongest memory of the 90s, and the first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions it, is playing Diablo or Quake on my PC in the den, with the TV on in the background tuned to MTV, thus permanently fusing every song that was popular in those mid-90's years with my memories of playing those games.

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  • Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood My baby's in there someplace She crawled right inRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
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    Oh yeah

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  • TehSpectreTehSpectre Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    You forgot someone, flame:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ateQQc-AgEM

    Seriously though, how awesome was Batman Forever when you were a kid? I mean, it's not very good if I go back and watch it, but that was an amazing experience seeing it in theaters when I was like 12.

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  • flamebroiledchickenflamebroiledchicken Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    You know, I actually might've had Seal on the original incarnation of my list, but removed him later.

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  • TehSpectreTehSpectre Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Really? How could you remove Seal?

    Kissed by a Rose is a super iconic song of the 90's for me. It was on the radio all the time.

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  • Mike DangerMike Danger "Diane..." a place both wonderful and strangeRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Forget Batman Forever, this was maybe the best three years of animation ever.

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  • GoumindongGoumindong Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    TehSpectre wrote: »

    Seriously though, how awesome was Batman Forever when you were a kid? I mean, it's not very good if I go back and watch it, but that was an amazing experience seeing it in theaters when I was like 12.

    Get Out

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  • TehSpectreTehSpectre Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Goumindong wrote: »
    TehSpectre wrote: »

    Seriously though, how awesome was Batman Forever when you were a kid? I mean, it's not very good if I go back and watch it, but that was an amazing experience seeing it in theaters when I was like 12.

    Get Out
    You were obviously a film connoisseur when you were a kid.

    Everyone had films they thought were amazing at the time when they were younger.

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  • GoumindongGoumindong Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    flamebroiledchicken wrote: »

    Goo Goo Dolls- Iris
    Fastball- The Way
    Foo Fighters- My Hero

    1. Why Goo Good Dolls-Iris, but not "Name". A song that was more important for them, bigger, and actually good.

    2. Fastball sucked, seriously that isn't the 90s.

    3. My Hero is in the wrong year, its on the same Album as Everlong

    Red Hot Chili Peppers- Scar Tissue
    Blink 182- What's My Age Again

    I feel sorry for you. Really Sorry. Scar Tissue was the death Knell of RHCP, they made nothing good on that album or after it.

    Ditto Blink 182. First album good, rest... no.

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  • ScooterScooter Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Incenjucar wrote: »
    The 90s, to my knowledge, was the best era in American history. We had most of the cool stuff we have now, but there wasn't so much of it that people didn't do the cool stuff they did before it came around, and being an American was something you could be reasonably proud of. All of which started going to hell once the stupid Monica Lewinsky thing happened.

    Also we were still on goths instead of friggin emos. :x

    It really was our golden age, so far anyways.

    It was the first decade since becoming a superpower that we were no longer threatened or held in check by an opposite superpower.

    The economy was great, and computers and the internet were improving and revolutionizing all sorts of stuff.

    We were at peace.

    Music, movies and television were sweet (although I'd say this is still the case).

    Then a couple buildings fell on a couple thousand people, some economic bubbles popped, and Bush got elected, and here we are.


    Edit: btw Fastball rocks

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  • SentrySentry Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Seeing Batman as a kid was awe inspiring

    being awe inspired by Batman Forever as a kid just means you were developmentally challenged.

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  • deadonthestreetdeadonthestreet Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED0TaOM4N_s

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  • KealohaKealoha Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Nicktoons were really big for me in the 90s. Do kids even like as many cartoons anymore? I dunno, I guess it'd be easier for me to say if I had kids of my own.

    Diablo 2, Quake 2. One Quake 2 mod, KOTS, actually. Tightest nit community of gamers I've ever been a part of, and there were a good few of us. Man, so much nostalgia!

    Sports, for me. I really grew out of them.

    PSX and all of the Final Fantasy games that came after.

    Space Jam. TRL. Dragon Ball Z (I think?).

    Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? Bill Nye. Shows like that..

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