This week I rediscovered Veruca Salt’s Eight Arms To Hold You, a fun indiegrrrlpoprock disc I listened to a lot until someone I lent it to never returned it. Since it’s I Love The ’90s: Part Deux week, I’m gonna go ahead with the ’90s nostalgia post. This cut’s about Nina listening to Ziggy Stardust on her Walkman on the way to school. It’s super catchy.
Coincidentally Music-For-Robots did a post about Nina Gordon yesterday and introduced me to a media-rich Nina site where I found:
Unironic Phil Collins covers = always hott.
Anyway, Louise (who I had the bigger crush on) is still touring Australia under the Veruca name and preparing the band’s fourth album.
What are some random “alternative” ’90s albums you still listen to (guilty pleasure stizz)?
UPDATE: Erin (creator of ninagordon.com) writes in:
that phil collins cover is available as a studio recording at kid-lightning.com. it’s dave gibbs from the gigolo aunts site and he did it as a duet with nina. kid_lightning_&_nina_gordon__one_more_night.zip.
Thanks Erin!
Related: Did anyone see the Gin Blossoms perform at the “prom” on last night’s High School Reunion? The drummer made out with one of ‘em.
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failure – fantastic planet
i still listen to the first ned’s atomic dustbin CD. it was the source of my class of ’93 yearbook quote! actually i used some random B-side but whatever.
the first stone roses CD.
erasure.
oh i never got over being new wave/brit pop. obviously.
urge overkill- saturation
hole- live through this
I also dug up STP’s PURPLE a few months ago. STP were underrated. There I said it.
the Soup Dragon’s ‘hot wired’ still holds up fairly well to me. and then of course Teenage Fanclub is still listened to on a weekly basis in my apartment.
The two Rentals CDs are High school classics in my book.
The first two Oasis cd’s are also on constant rotation.
lincoln – lincoln
its awesome
Buffalo Tom- Big Red Letter Day
Second the Hole album
lemonheads – it’s a shame about ray
trashcan sinatras – cake
dead milkem – soul rotation
i’m sure there are loads more
Echobelly’s “Everybody’s Got One” still makes me leap around like a lunatic. Always described as a female fronted Smiths.
xtc: oranges and lemons
Sublime – 40 Ounces to Freedom, Robbin the Hood, Stand by Your Van, and Sublime
Toadies – Rubberneck
Oranges & Lemons was actually ’89, but I’ll let it slide ’cause I love it too.
Breeders’ Last Splash
Judybats, “Pain Makes You Beautiful”
ash – 1977
goldfinger and girl from mars? outstanding.
superchunk: “here’s where the strings come in”
spinanes: “manos”
The origional Crow soundtrack, Soundgarden, STP, and Mazzy Starr
Smashing Pumpkins – “Gish” In a pinch “Siamese Dream” will do, I guess.
Afghan Whigs – “Congregation”
Dinosaur, Jr – everything pre-’94
This is a great list. Good idea.
How about…
My Bloody Valentine – Loveless
and
Poe – Hello (I’m not always up for hearing this one but it occasionally does the trick.)
Of course there are classics such as Radiohead’s “The Bends” but I assumed we were sticking with bands of the “whatever happened to?” variety. Cool topic nonetheless!
aww. that’s my site. the nina one. i feel special.
she did a studio recording of the phil collins song with dave gibbs from the gigolo aunts and it’s up on his website – http://www.kid-lightning.com/
mp3 is here:
http://www.kid-lightning.com/music/kid_lightning_&_nina_gordon__one_more_night.zip
Um, not to be self-centered– oh, wait. TOTALLY to be self-centered, that Nina Gordon is RIPPING ME OFF.
“Live Through This” all the way, baby!! i bought it my junior year of high school when it came out and it changed my life, and i still bust it out every couple of months and give it a spin. (for the record, it was 11 years ago!!)
ps. the covers are all from a comedy show called bring the rock. nina is in this band called the electrick snowflake and they do bizarre covers in absurd ways. you can hear more of them at http://www.gregbehrendt.com in the media section. greg puts the nights on and he is one of the funniest people ever. listen to the MP3 with him reading guitar world magazine.
sonic youth daydream nation, a lot lately. but, like sublime, thats more of a classic than “random”
Still can’t live without –
Quicksand – Slip & Manic Compression
I had to hide this big shit from friends, but it was pretty good –
Bush – Razorblade Suitcase
Failure – Magnified
Stick – Heavy Bag
Rocket From The Crpyt – Circa Now!
material issue – international pop overthrow
morphine – like swimming
KIDS soundtrack
magnapop – hot boxing
frank black – s/t
mtv 120 minutes – never mind the mainstream
that veruca salt album was awesome. i think it’s still a guilty pleasure for most who have it, but in 10 more years i wouldn’t be surprised to see it on some important list of “great power pop albums.”
some 90s albums i once loved but don’t really listen to anymore: everclear – sparkle & fade, cake, sublime, all the barenaked ladies albums. i still spin weezer, green day, garbage and a few others that alotta kids traded in.
marcy playground – self titled
fuckin right
NO! NOT MARCY PLAYGROUND!!!
The lead singer for Marcy Playground is the son of a psychology prof at Bryn Mawr College who bragged to students about his son back when the song was a hit. Hmm, psych, “sex and candy?”
Weezer’s “Blue” album
someone back me up on fuckin marcy playground.
erin don’t speak again please.
lauren, did you get this info firsthand?
lead singer from marcy playground: he owns a really cool studio here in vancouver called mushroom. he sits and plays playstation all day in the lounge.
It was common knowledge on BMC’s campus in the late 90s.
Oh! Dear God! How can I forget;
White Zombie La Sexorcisto vol. 1
Ministry – Psalm 69
Danzig – How The Gods Kill
That Marcy Playground album was good. They’re no Danzig, but…
Rachel, Daydream Nation is from 1988. I definitely still listen to it all the time though.
As for 90s stuff:
Sloan-One Chord to Another
Beck-Mellow Gold, One Foot In The Grave, Odelay
The Mountain Goats-Nine Black Poppies
Luscious Jackson – Natural Ingredients
The first two Pumpkins records
Soundgarden’s last two records
Blur – The Great Escape
Oasis – Definitely Maybe
Oasis – (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?
Oasis – Be Here Now
Teenage Fanclub – Thirteen
The Verve – Urban Hymns
Pulp – This is hardcore
New order – Republic
Celine Dion – Let’s talk about love
Mariah Carey – Music Box
Spice girls – Spice
Sting – The Soul Cages
Depeche Mode – Violator
Depeche Mode – Songs of Faith & Devotion
Depeche Mode – Ultra
Suede – Dog Man Star
Backstreet Boys – Millennium
Fountains of Wayne – Fountains Of Wayne
Fountains Of Wayne – Utopia Parkway
Jean Louis Murat – Dolores
Jeff Buckley – Grace
Elliott Smith – Either/Or
Ah, you said “alternative”, what is alternative anyway ?
It’s all relative !
one of my favorite albums of all time is Gentlemen by the afghan whigs.
so is weezer’s blue album.
I probably should’ve specified guilty pleasures. LOVELESS, LAST SPLASH, DEFINITELY MAYBE … those are classics. REALITY BITES SOUNDTRACK, on the other hand … I can’t give you a great reason why that’s on my iPod other than I LOVE 1994 YO!
self-titled Elastica
Britpop owned me from 1995-1999.
So much so, that I actually bought the Menswear album.
That would be rad if some MP3 DJ would play “Daydreamer” at a gig.
12 Rods- Split Personalities
Presidents of the United States of America- S/T (with Lump, Peaches, etc.)
Two really great, solid albums that seem to have been completely forgotten for the most part.
juliana hatfield, pj harvey, liz phair, veruca salt, weezer, triplefastaction, the dandy warhols, the breeders. i don’t really feel guilty about any of it though…
Yummy mid-90′s goodness (and renewing my faith in the alternative music scene):
Cibo Matto – Viva La Woman
Soul Coughing – Ruby Vroom & Irr Bliss
Ah! Me too! Teenage Fanclub, Unrest, The SF Seals, Grapes of Wrath, Fugazi, Goober & The Peas, Shampoo,
The Murmurs (there’s dust on my guitar you f**k!), Some Velvet Sidewalk, Beat Happening, The Pooh Sticks!!! and crikey – does anyone still listen to Catherine Wheel, The Wonder Stuff, and Carter USM?!! Dear god.
Belly- Star
Juliana Hatfield Three- Become What You Are
Pearl Jam- Vs.
Madonna- Erotica
New Order – Republic
Hole- Live Through This
Sheryl Crow- Tuesday Night Music Club
Garbage- Garbage
Luscious Jackson- Natural Ingredients
Bryan Adams- Waking Up The Neighbours
Duran Duran- The Wedding Album
Empire Records Soundtrack
Reality Bites Soundtrack
All of these are stil in “heavy rotation” on my iPod.
FRENTE!
This is fun!
Unrest
Beat Happening
Teenage Fanclub
Guided by Voices (although they are more classic than obscure)
Tsunami
Royal Crescent Mob
Seems like all I listen to is 80′s/90′s indie pop.
I really like the Marcy Playground album too.
NIN – Pretty Hate Machine
Filter – Short Bus
Silverchair Frogstomp
Also love the Luscious Jackson one too
actually I beleive Pretty Hate Machine was released in ’89, but oh well, close enough.
Oh yeah, Shudder to Think – Pony Express Record and Lords of Acid’s VooDoo You! and Lust.
I remember hating Veruca Salt at the time. They were better then Better Than Ezra. Speaking of power pop, there was a band that had a song called “Rapture.” One of the Lyrics was “Find time/And waste it with me” Who was that?
Local H!
By the way, “Eight Arms to Hold You”: that was the original title of “Help!”
You know, the Beatles movie.
“The seether’s Louise…”
“The walrus was Paul…”
how did you wind up posting nina’s cover of “one more night” and not post a link to her cover of “straight outta compton”????
not guilty pleasures from the ’90s but in regular rotation in my cd player: anything by veruca salt, triplefastaction, fig dish.
Every couple of years I get excited again about the “Singles” soundtrack. Funny to see how dated & cornball the movie seems now…in eleventh grade it was my Xanadu.
/getting old
Ooh, and speaking of soundtracks, I really love “Until the End of the World”. Most definitely not a guilty pleasure though.
Sorry if ot, but I represent for this film.
Soup Dragons – Hot wired
CRacker – kerosene hat
I was totally groovin on Lucious Jackson this mornin.
Blur – Park LIfe
P orno for Pyros
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Orange
beck – mutations
dandy warhols
james- laid
ahh the good old days when liz phair was horny and bitter. long live exile in guyville
Don’t Forget Nina’s po-faced accoustic rendition of
NWA’s “Straight Outta Compton” (available at:http://www.ninagordon.com/) for pomo shits and giggles
I jammed alot of Offspring and Green Day back in my highschool days of the 90′s. Also listened to alot of Tupac (All Eyez on Me) though that is not Alternative, it was an alternative to Alternative. And Too Short (Cocktails) LOL
Nina’s “Nobody’s Fool” and “18 And Life” are also really, really good, especially the Skid Row cover, which would be even better if some nitwit in the audience hadn’t giggled during the a capella part.
“Britpop owned me 1995-1999″
Fuckin *lol* at that one!
Most of mine have already been mentioned:
Oasis – Def Maybe
Everclear – Sparkle & Fade
311 – Blue album
Afghan Whigs – Congregation, Gentleman (brilliant)
Catherine Wheel – Ferment
Electronic – Raise The Pressure
Chemical Brothers – Dig Your Own Hole
The Prodigy – Fat of the Land
and anything by Matthew Sweet.
Sweet Jaysus, I just realized me and the husband bought a flippen shitload of CD’s in the 90′s.
have you heard nina’s “straight out of compton” cover?
i still love 90′s alternative.
does fountains of wayne count? mm. i still like bush’s sixteen stone.
Garbage – self-titled
Dandy Warhols – Come Down
Fiona Apple – Tidal/When The Pawn
Skunk Anansie – Paranoid & Sunburnt
Our Lady Peace – Clumsy
Helium – The Dirt of Luck
Liz Phair – Whip-Smart
Sneaker Pimps – Becoming X
HEY JANINE –
THAT SONG “RAPTURE” WAS BY ‘SEED’ – THE RECORD IS CALLED ‘LING’ – RELEASED IN 1994 BY GIANT RECORDS. I LOVE THAT SONG TOO, AND SOME OF THE OTHER STUFF ON THE CD IS PRETTY FLIPPIN SWEET TOO…….
Lush-”Lovelife”
Pavement.
lifter-melinda(everything was beautiful and nothing hurt)
and, please *please* *PLEASE* read this la weekly article by john albert about some of silverlake’s finest (incl. the main guy from lifter). i wish i could write something this good:
hardball
the really bad news griffith park pirates
http://www.laweekly.com/ink/00/47/features-albert.php
so, the obvious best cd of the 90′s is the breeders’ “last splash”, but i gotta back up BAM! who mentioned cracker’s “kerosene hat”, a really underrated album. and cartoochie for mentioning RUBY VROOM RUBY VROOM RUBY VROOM RUBY VROOM RUBY VROOM, still one of the best things that ever hit a cd player.
oh yeah, and “interbabe concern” by the loud family.
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