90s music

[Ope3]

I thought he was a little older. Somehow I'm disappointed. More about me I guess...

Good news for you. Actually Lou is a little older, just turned 58 (not 56) as I originally posted and have now corrected, blowing my indie cred. Thanks for keeping me on my my toes.

Either they had it wrong on the Current, or much more likely I mis-heard/mis-remembered. After your post I did recall from the Dino Jr doc, that he was a couple years ahead of me for HS grad, so the math wasn't quite working. Wiki has him born in 1966, so my Birthday wishes were originally 2 years too late.

Just to stay ahead of the game Murph will turn 60 in December, and J 59 (also in December).

 

[tikited]

Good news for you. Actually Lou is a little older, just turned 58 (not 56) as I originally posted and have now corrected, blowing my indie cred. Thanks for keeping me on my my toes.

Either they had it wrong on the Current, or much more likely I mis-heard/mis-remembered. After your post I did recall from the Dino Jr doc, that he was a couple years ahead of me for HS grad, so the math wasn't quite working. Wiki has him born in 1966, so my Birthday wishes were originally 2 years too late.

Just to stay ahead of the game Murph will turn 60 in December, and J 59 (also in December).

I feel young again!!

 

[Ope3]

Generally on re-release Bonus Albums/Tracks, at best I find them interesting and most often are one and done as far as listening experiences.

I picked up the Lemonheads 30th Anniversary Come on Feel when I saw them play the whole album (almost) in Evanston this past New Year's Eve Eve. They did a fine job on remastering the original and have album cover art much more to Dando's liking.

I didn't even bother to spin the Bonus CD until this past weekend. It's phenomenal. Great acoustic tracks (not really demos) and various other tracks from around that time. It includes a wonderful remastered version of Frying Pan from the Vic Williams Sweet Relief Tribute album.

I spun it 3 times this weekend. Here's a taste:

It's About Time

Note, the Lemonheads are back in Minneapolis this September at the Fine Line. Supposedly both of the It's a Shame About Ray & Come on Feel albums will be celebrated, in full (or almost).

 

[Ope3]

Happy Birthday to Jeff Tweedy who turned 57 today.

Here's a song I don't think Wilco plays enough. Maybe I need to road trip the next time they play Phoenix.

Hotel Arizona

 

[Ope3]

The Singles soundtrack was released in June 1992 well ahead of the film, which was 32 years ago today.

The only band I wasn't really familiar with at the time was Alice in Chains. In retrospect, Layne Staley's voice was as powerful as anyone's in the 90s.

Would?

In hindsight the film was OK, but much like Reality Bites the soundtrack was far more enduring.

 

[Slim Tubby]

The Singles soundtrack was released in June 1992 well ahead of the film, which was 32 years ago today.

The only band I wasn't really familiar with at the time was Alice in Chains. In retrospect, Layne Staley's voice was as powerful as anyone's in the 90s.

Would?

In hindsight the film was OK, but much like Reality Bites the soundtrack was far more enduring.

Great soundtrack. Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell could steal your soul with harmony alone.

Alice is at the top of my very hard-fought Top 5 of Grunge artists and "Man in the Box" still triggers my brain in a dark way. Many "evil" deeds were committed at The Press in St. Cloud back in 1991-92.

1. Alice in Chains
2. Soundgarden
3. Pearl Jam (Best overall catalog)
4. Nirvana
5. Screaming Trees

(Drugs and depression are a sonofabitch )

We desperately needed a bridge from Hair Metal to Alt Metal/Rock and Grunge filled this role with undefinable greatness IMO.

 

[Ope3]

Great soundtrack. Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell could steal your soul with harmony alone.

Alice is at the top of my very hard-fought Top 5 of Grunge artists and "Man in the Box" still triggers my brain in a dark way. Many "evil" deeds were committed at The Press in St. Cloud back in 1991-92.

1. Alice in Chains
2. Soundgarden
3. Pearl Jam (Best overall catalog)
4. Nirvana
5. Screaming Trees

(Drugs and depression are a sonofabitch )

We desperately needed a bridge from Hair Metal to Alt Metal/Rock and Grunge filled this role with undefinable greatness IMO.

I dig Screaming Trees but would have Mudhoney in my T5 instead.

 

[JayBobDobbins]

Great soundtrack. Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell could steal your soul with harmony alone.

Alice is at the top of my very hard-fought Top 5 of Grunge artists and "Man in the Box" still triggers my brain in a dark way. Many "evil" deeds were committed at The Press in St. Cloud back in 1991-92.

1. Alice in Chains
2. Soundgarden
3. Pearl Jam (Best overall catalog)
4. Nirvana
5. Screaming Trees

(Drugs and depression are a sonofabitch )

We desperately needed a bridge from Hair Metal to Alt Metal/Rock and Grunge filled this role with undefinable greatness IMO

Singles soundtrack is super good, really not a bad track on it.

Agreed about AIC and their harmonies.

My list of Grunge would be:

1A. AIC
1B. Pearl Jam
2. Nirvana
3. Soundgarden

I kinda flip flop on AIC and PJ. My younger self like PJ better but as I've gotten older I've moved a bit more to AIC. Pretty much just depends on my mood.

Down in a hole is my favorite AIC song. The lyrics are rough. I always thought it was basically about Layne Staley, but from what I've read Jerry wrote it about his relationship with his girlfirend.
I was at small bar/grill in the west metro once and a solo guy with a guitar was playing and asked for requests and had been playing some grunge songs. So my wife yells out "play some Alice in Chains". The guy yells back, "I know some, but don't those songs are too dark!".

 

[stocker08]

The Singles soundtrack was released in June 1992 well ahead of the film, which was 32 years ago today.

The only band I wasn't really familiar with at the time was Alice in Chains. In retrospect, Layne Staley's voice was as powerful as anyone's in the 90s.

Would?

In hindsight the film was OK, but much like Reality Bites the soundtrack was far more enduring.

Very good soundtrack......not a very good movie. It aged poorly.

'Would?' is my favorite AIC song.....and 'Drown' by the Smashing Pumpkins is fantastic.

As for favorite grunge bands.....kind of depends on what you consider grunge and whether an album or two lands them in "grunge" territory. For the sake of the argument....I'll leave out the Smashing Pumpkins and the Foo Fighters. Bush, too.

1. Nirvana
2. Alice in Chains
3. Soundgarden
4. Stone Temple Pilots
5. Silverchair

 

[GopherPoke]

Very good soundtrack......not a very good movie. It aged poorly.

'Would?' is my favorite AIC song.....and 'Drown' by the Smashing Pumpkins is fantastic.

As for favorite grunge bands.....kind of depends on what you consider grunge and whether an album or two lands them in "grunge" territory. For the sake of the argument....I'll leave out the Smashing Pumpkins and the Foo Fighters.

1. Nirvana
2. Alice in Chains
3. Soundgarden
4. Silverchair

You are correct, someone can probably give a pretty strict definition of grunge, but I'll go:
1. Alice in Chains
2. Nirvana
3. Stone Temple Pilots
4. Temple of the Dog
5. Soundgarden Mad Season

My list might be different in an hour or so.
See, I already edited.

 

[stocker08]

You are correct, someone can probably give a pretty strict definition of grunge, but I'll go:
1. Alice in Chains
2. Nirvana
3. Stone Temple Pilots
4. Temple of the Dog
5. Soundgarden

My list might be different in an hour or so.

Forgot STP. Edit.

Yeah....there are a number of bands that are undeniably "grunge". There are a lot more that came up in the early to mid 90's that had a first album or two that would probably qualify.....but over the course of a career.....wouldn't really fall into the "grunge" category. The Smashing Pumpkins are a perfect example. 'Failure' is another (who'd I'd probably put at the top of the list if I felt that grunge was their best identifier).

 

[Ope3]

Very good soundtrack......not a very good movie. It aged poorly.

'Would?' is my favorite AIC song.....and 'Drown' by the Smashing Pumpkins is fantastic.

The Singles soundtrack also includes perhaps my favorite post-Replacements song by Paul Westerberg, Waiting for Somebody.

As for favorite grunge bands.....kind of depends on what you consider grunge and whether an album or two lands them in "grunge" territory. For the sake of the argument....I'll leave out the Smashing Pumpkins and the Foo Fighters. Bush, too.

1. Nirvana
2. Alice in Chains
3. Soundgarden
4. Stone Temple Pilots
5. Silverchair

I never really considered Alice in Chains as grunge prior to the Singles ST, probably why they were not on my radar until that time.

 

[Slim Tubby]

Very good soundtrack......not a very good movie. It aged poorly.

'Would?' is my favorite AIC song.....and 'Drown' by the Smashing Pumpkins is fantastic.

As for favorite grunge bands.....kind of depends on what you consider grunge and whether an album or two lands them in "grunge" territory. For the sake of the argument....I'll leave out the Smashing Pumpkins and the Foo Fighters. Bush, too.

1. Nirvana
2. Alice in Chains
3. Soundgarden
4. Stone Temple Pilots
5. Silverchair

Damn...completely forgot about STP and Silverchair. Maybe we just have an unranked Top 10...

 

[Slim Tubby]

You are correct, someone can probably give a pretty strict definition of grunge, but I'll go:
1. Alice in Chains
2. Nirvana
3. Stone Temple Pilots
4. Temple of the Dog
5. Soundgarden Mad Season

My list might be different in an hour or so.
See, I already edited.

Mad Season was to Alice as A Perfect Circle and Puscifer are to Tool. The magic definitely transfers.

Great call.

 

[Ope3]

Mad Season was to Alice as A Perfect Circle and Puscifer are to Tool. The magic definitely transfers.

Great call.

Mad Season was just as much fueled by Pearl Jam with McCready's guitar work. Above is a fantastic album.

When I made my comment above in #305, I undoubtedly was also considering Staley's contributions to Mad Season.

 

[JayBobDobbins]

cripes, I forgot about STP. they'd be ahead of Soundgarden for me. Probably just barely behind Nirvana, so STP would check in at #4 with Soundgarden down at #5.

I dunno though, I think to me STP has a better overall catalog but Nirvana has a few songs I like better than all the STP songs. tough call.

 

[Slim Tubby]

cripes, I forgot about STP. they'd be ahead of Soundgarden for me. Probably just barely behind Nirvana, so STP would check in at #4 with Soundgarden down at #5.

I dunno though, I think to me STP has a better overall catalog but Nirvana has a few songs I like better than all the STP songs. tough call.

"I am, I am, I am..."

 

[Ope3]

Of all the performers I have seen, nobody fills a room with a more wonderful sound having only an acoustic guitar and their voice than Richard Thompson. Fortunately we were treated to this song when he was in St Paul last month.

From 1994's Mirror Blue, Beeswing:

 

[Ope3]

Update on Matthew Sweet's recovery from having a stroke attached.

‘90s music star says he ‘may never play guitar again’ after stroke

He said he will "try" to continue making music and art.

www.syracuse.com

I was looking forward to seeing him open for the Jayhawks in St Paul next week. Now just wishing him the best in his recovery battle. Freedy Johnston has now taken the slot at the Palace.

Better days:

We're the Same

 

[Ope3]

Birthday Wishes to Mike Mills!

R.E.M. - Near Wild Heaven

Current member of The Baseball Project turns 66 today.