Posted on 04/24/2024 5:15:36 PM PDT by DallasBiff
1. Alice in Chains
Plaintive, emotive, and occasionally mournful, Alice in Chains pioneered a melodic, intoxicating sound. Quite simply, their moodiness was mesmerizing.
Their songs not only dealt with themes of heartbreak and loss, but also tackled big picture issues like war and conformity.
As far as rock bands in the 90s go, these legends are the undisputed, often underappreciated, masters of the form.
Check out their 1994 epic Jar of Flies.
(Excerpt) Read more at middermusic.com ...
Maybe I finally grew up.
Ducking at the rocks being thrown.
Mods pull if not relevant.
They had rock in the 90s?
Nirvana.
I’m with you.
The 80s were the last good decade...and even those bands were nothing special - emphasis on technique and less on musicality.
The 70s were the last decade of the last GREAT rock bands.
Another title gets added to the list of The Shortest Books Ever Written.
odd number...
Screaming Trees
Radiohead had two of the best albums of the 90s in “The Bends” and “OK Computer”
Built to Spill - Perfect From Now On
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLCFRjUlG2U&list=PLbWmvnrzpNacKq-RmRXKxLIfZSyjtBuxy
When I think of the 90’s I think of Oasis.
There were some good bands but I doubt there were 75 of them.
More like 20.
The pop-up ads makes it unbearable.
But I do like many of the bands listed.
Stone Temple Pilots should have been much higher up on the list.
List invalid without Modest Mouse
Tool and Faith No More in the 40’s?
No Helmet?
No Ministry?
No Henry Rollins?
No Primus?
Fail.
Pat and Neil. Greatest love story ever. Wife and I love them.
The Toadies, great Texas band.
I do love jamming out to possum kingdom when it hits on Pandora.
No Queens Of The Stone Age?
The band ranked 48th sums it up.
A handful of these groups date to the early 80s or late 70s.
A lot of the lyrics are absolutely nonsensical. Scat makes more sense.
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