THE GREATEST 90′S ALTERNATIVE MUSIC, PART 4
Last day of the 90’s trip for me. And before anyone comments, no, the Sleater – Kinney song is not from the 90’s, it’s from 2000, but I identify them with the 90’s, and I love the song, and it IS my blog, so it’s here.
It seems that be the end of the decade the alternative scene had kind of mutated from the post punk, rocking grunge influences of the early years to something a lot mellower. I think it’s probably the huge influence of Brit-pop that started in the mid-90’s. But by the end of the decade, alternative radio just sounded a lot different. Not that it was bad, just a lot different.
Most of the songs here bring back huge memories of Chicago, and some of the best times of my life. One exception is Lullaby, which feels so much like Los Angeles…gritty, depressing, almost dirty. I’m not a huge fan of California, and certainly not of LA, though I have had some great times there. And it’s nothing personal, I’m just a mid-western boy who feels totally out of place there. But since thats the land of my wife, I make the effort to love it. Except Mickey Mouse ice cream sandwiches at Disneyland that are frozen solid. Those crack teeth. Like my tooth. Enjoy, and come back tomorrow…I feel some new wave goodies in the wind!
- Luscious Jackson – Naked Eye
- Sublime – What I Got
- The Cardigans – Lovefool
- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – The Impression That I Get
- Sleater Kinney – All Hands On The Bad One
- Meredith Brooks – Bitch
- Ben Folds Five – Brick
- Marcy Playground – Sex and Candy
- Smash Mouth – Walking On The Sun
- Chumbawamba – Tubthumping
- Sneaker Pimps – Six Underground
- Shawn Mullins – Lullaby
- Sixpence None The Richer – Kiss Me
- Len – Steal My Sunshine
- Mazzy Star – Fade into You
December 27th, 2007 at 12:44 pm
Thanks for all the posts, I always enjoy them. Hearing The Mighty Mighty Bosstones again reminds me of just how much I came to despise them, and deservedly so. Overrated and overplayed at the time, they have predictably and gloriously fallen off the radar.
December 27th, 2007 at 2:06 pm
Krasker, thats funny…I have bands that I feel the same way about, like Creed. The Bosstones are a band I never really followed enough to either like or not like. I think that one song is really the only one of theirs I really knew. Thanks for the comment!
December 27th, 2007 at 8:58 pm
5-star list…and that’s going some since I’m an 80’s sort of gal. Thank you for some great tunes I haven’t heard in ages!
Miss Parker’s last blog post..80’s Music/Almost-80’s Music/Obscure Music Rules…Numan Wars and Other Nonsense Drools
December 27th, 2007 at 10:21 pm
Miss Parker, thanks again. I really love this list too, though I tend to like my 90’s music more on the grunge side. Just wait until tomorrow though…thats when I my true musical love comes out. I am, after all, an 80’s new wave boy!
December 30th, 2007 at 11:35 am
Thanks for the great music. Happy Holidays!