Although Heather Nova has continued to release one solid album after another, "Walk This World" was her only substantial hit (so far) -- it reached #13 on the Billboard Modern Rock Chart. 2 and again in 2006 on the compilation Serene Velocity: A Stereolab Anthology. "Everything Zen" hit #2 on the Billboard Modern Rock Chart and endures today as a '90s alt-rock essential. Peter Hook's bass rumbles in the midst of a simple guitar pattern and one of Bernard Sumner's smoothest vocals. Amped with fitful energy, the ska/rock alloy "Time Bomb" was the second single from Rancid's greatest album, ...And Out Come the Wolves. Bands are listed alphabetically by the first letter in their name (not including "The"), and individuals are listed by the first name. Neil Halstead is indeed floating, but no need to suggest we not be stoned. "Pepper" was a breakthrough single from the band's Electriclarryland album, spending three weeks at #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Chart during the summer of '96. PopMatters have been informed by our current technology provider that we have to move off their service. '90s-based heavy alternative like Nirvana, Soundgarden, STP, Pearl Jam and more. before launching back to the chorus at the 3:43 point with guitars all barrels blazing. Best Net Radio - 90s Alternative Rock Internetradio kostenlos online hören auf radio.de. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock, or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. A subtle progression from Nevermind, this song makes 90’s kids wonder what Nirvana could have been if Kurt Cobain was still around. Copyright © 2017 Broadway Media Built by Real Media SLC. everlong is one of the best. The song is relaxed enough to have popped a few Xanax, but the necessity for self-medicating to numb whatever pain Sandman is experiencing is laid out starkly. Another great song written by another great singer who left us way too soon. Good Morning Spider was the second album Linkous released under the Sparklehorse name. Good Morning Spider radiates otherworldly beauty, fragility and an undercurrent of despair. Priest=Aura was the band's first album with former Patti Smith and Waterboys drummer Jay Dee Daugherty, and he brings a flowing groove to the mix that adds a bit of swing to the band's dark psychedelia. My Hero was often mistaken as a tribute to Kurt Cobain, but was actually just a song about everyday heroes who try to make a difference in the world. British "shoegaze" pioneers Slowdive released their second album Sixteen songs you had on your high school mixtape and what they said about you. It couldn't be mixed more perfectly -- the vocals blend with the guitar like they are all the same instrument, the same river of sound. The lyrics spooked alternative radio programmers in the US who blithely ignored the song in favor of its follow-up, the less taboo "Far Out and Gone". "Reverence" is caustic and razor-sharp, the Reid brothers casting white-hot knives at pop culture saints and the adherents who deify them. Two drummers played for the band at various times: Billy Conway and Jerome Deupree. Indie Flagship. The "seether" is an aspect of her personality that is irrational, with a vicious temper, quick to anger and self-destruction. On "Nearly Lost You", the band plays with wild abandon, barely restrained. I don't think so". "Pepper's" sonic universe includes backwards guitar, tremolo effects during the chorus, weird vocalisms and other bits of inventive reality-twisting. to listen to this track again. Over two decades later, Souvlaki is nearly universally hailed as a masterpiece of its genre. The song flatly rejects the inevitability of violence and the abject acceptance that the world is doomed to perpetual warfare: "I've been told it's a fact of life / men have to kill one another / well I say there are still things worth fighting for." / Like the one you knew before / calling me back once again / I nearly, I nearly lost you there / and it's taken us somewhere." Classic 2-for-1 and a preview of things to come from Green Day (see: American Idiot) this song came at you fast and hard and you couldn’t help it when you hit rewind (remember rewind??) Kind of takes you right back to the first time you ever heard Bush, doesn’t it? We go from beseeching an all-knowing spirit to entreating a symbol of science and rational thought who was persecuted for teaching beliefs that contradicted religious dictates, but has since been vindicated by history. Of course, Kilbey could be indirectly referring to his own struggles with heroin during this period, about which he has been very open. There were so many songs, from so many incredible (and some not so incredible) bands. Utter nonsense. Year: 1996Billboard Hot 100 Peak: No. © 1999-2020 PopMatters.com. All Mixed Up – 311 It's a powerful glimpse into a disturbed mind, and vocalist Fearghal McKee convincingly and fearlessly inhabits the manic rage and obsessive need for control that his character exhibits. When you saw Live live, you got to see one of the best vocalists to come out of the 90’s alternative scene. Swallow your pride and admit this song is great! It became the iconic duo's highest ever chart showing in the US, reaching #10 on the Billboard Modern Rock Chart. ENJOY COLLECTING 90s ALTERNATIVE ROCK ALBUMS? Come as you are. Although best known for their 1989 classic Starfish, the Church's 1992 release Priest=Aura is arguably the Australian band's artistic pinnacle. "Regret" has a dense rock sound compared with the generally sparse and mostly electronic arrangements on their prior album, Technique. Your Lifestyle, Your Music Spiritual pain and doubt can result in deeply compelling art, whether through music or another medium -- even if one doesn't subscribe to the beliefs being espoused. Don’t let another day go by before you listen to this song again. Rancid rose from the ashes of Operation Ivy, an influential ska band that never broke through to a wide audience but helped shape the thriving '90s ska scene with bands like Pietasters, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Reel Big Fish and others. by Brian Galindo, Alex Naidus, Ryan Creed When White Zombie came into the scene there were a lot of plaid-wearing grunge rockers who popped this single into their walkman. The title alone gave validation to an entire generation of grunge rockers. The word "regret" is only used once, in the first verse, as Sumner insists "Maybe I've forgotten / the name and the address / of everyone I've ever known / it's nothing I regret." 311 delivers plenty of that, with impressive musical chops to back it up. "Somebody to Shove" rocks and grooves with manic abandon, a runaway train of pressure that finally bursts into a fit of frustration. Taken from the Tennessee-based contemporary Christian band's self-titled debut, "Flood" became an unlikely hit on alternative radio. Steve Kilbey's dusky baritone is in particularly fine form as he navigates the cascading guitar and strings that give "Ripple" its shadowy grace. Your dad even loved this song. "Lightning Crashes", with its blinding sincerity, has become a song of healing and understanding grief as part of a never ending process of which we are all a part. For instance, "Minnie Mouse has grown up a cow / Dave's on sale again" is an allusion to David Bowie's "Life on Mars? Clearly I remember the first time I heard this song… And you probably do too. The song made the radio and made it all the way to 21 on the Billboard charts. Led by vocalist/guitarists Nina Gordon and Louise Post, who each sang lead on their own compositions, Veruca Salt's mix of ragged garage rock and strong melodic hooks was a natural fit for alternative radio. Long days that fade endlessly into one another with nothing ever happening, a life spent watching the clock turn day after day after day -- Pirner perfectly captures the frantic need to escape the incessant tedium. The Portland, Oregon based trio Everclear rose to alt-rock prominence with their second album Sparkle and Fade, easily the strongest of their career. '90s Alternative Rock By Kean San Juan Ayunan. ", and "Rain dogs howl for the century" refers to Tom Waits' brilliant 1985 album Rain Dogs and Allen Ginsberg's famous poem Howl. "Seether" reached #8 on the Billboard Modern Rock Chart and helped launch the band's debut album to significant success and acclaim. There are nods in "Nearly Lost You" to '70s-era psychedelic-tinged classic rock in the blistering jolts of guitar by Gary Lee Conner and relentlessly dynamic drum work by Barrett Martin. Did you know Pearl Jam didn’t like this song until the 60th or so recording of it? So did everyone else. You know you were having the time of your life at least once while listening to this song. It was written and recorded after his near-fatal overdose caused by mixing alcohol with the medication he took to battle his crippling depression, and the album unquestionably bares those scars. Religion can consume one's heart, mind and soul. The lyrics are carefully considered. It's clear these guys would know a time bomb when they see one. Alternative rock, pop music style, built on distorted guitars and rooted in generational discontent, that dominated and changed rock between 1991 and 1996. Not to mention the first time you saw the music video. The narrator's dissatisfaction and bitterness at the world drips from every line, like in his disdainful reaction to his countryman Bono's success, "They build portholes for Bono / so he could gaze out across the bay and sing about mountains / maybe / you are what you own in this land / you can be King and it all depends on the view and what you can see". Is Christian Petzold's 'Undine' Myth or Therapeutic Dialogue? The atmosphere is turbulent and uncertain as Nova grapples with an unrequited need. This song is cool. "French Disko" was later included on Stereolab's stellar 1995 collection of stray singles and rarities, Refried Ectoplasm: Switched on, Vol. Indie & Alt-Rock Guitar Heroes. Life changing. The first part of our examination of the 100 Greatest Alternative Singles of the '90s, starting with 100 through 81. If you’re not, you still remember hearing this song. Changed a lot of people’s lives forever. It worked, though; given the success of Pearl Jam, many bands found success vaguely approximating Pearl Jam’s sound. By Judy Berman. The British band's French vocalist Lætitia Sadier has a distinct voice, oddly mannered and almost atonal -- reminiscent of Nico but with a lighter touch. Everything on "Time Bomb" moves with supercharged velocity. Both versions included here for your listening pleasure. Song after song this guy named Billie Joe Armstrong was unloading every feeling he ever had on anyone who would listen, but even the songs with depressing messages were delivered in a happy, up-beat manner like no one else had ever done. The song mixes a fictional character (Esther), who ends up dying alone in a field, with elements of Alexakis' real life. The verses are spoken with cold malevolence: "I hit you for the first time today / I didn't mean it / it just happened… / Christ we weren't even fighting, I was just annoyed / silence / and you started to cry / 'that really hurt', you said / Yeah, and you thought you knew me!" The bridge glows with pulsing strings and then a lovely dual acoustic guitar solo leads into the final verse and chorus. 50. If you’re a Radiohead fan, this song is probably the reason you started listening to them. The song is clearly wrenched from deepest despair: "Downpour on my soul / splashing in the ocean, I'm losing control / dark sky all around / I can't feel my feet touching the ground.". "Down" spent four weeks at #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Chart during the fall of 1996, well over a year after the album's release. Don’t know what song’s been playing on the radio? ", which Alexakis sings in a barely controlled fury, was actually something a policeman said following the heroin overdose of Alexakis' brother George. Their 1995 album Heartworm, a seething collection of viscerally intense hard-edged rock, deserves a much wider audience than it received upon release. They hit up their local record shop or FYE to buy the latest and greatest alt-rock albums they could get their hands on. Come Out and Play - The Offspring (1994) You didn’t live in the 90’s if you haven’t heard this song at least 1,000 times. "Heroin Girl" is about the co-dependency not just with the drug, but with those who supply, enable and participate in that world of addiction, as well as the often callous way those trapped in its grip are treated. Pearl Jam is going to be on this list a lot, and they probably deserve to be on this list many more times than they are. The hippest Alternative, the friendliest Indie. 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