Dig Me Out - 90s Rock Review

#133: Clarity by Jimmy Eat World

Tom Mullen of the Washed Up Emo Podcast stops by to help us dissect one of the key albums of the 90s emo scene: 1999's Clarity by Jimmy Eat World. Although it didn't sell as well as later Jimmy Eat World albums, it's impact on a generation of musicians and music fans would be heard for years to come. Combining gritty, angular guitars and rhythms with introspective lyrics, layered with a varied instrumentation, Clarity represents musical highpoint for not only emo, but rock music at the end of the 20th Century.

Songs in this Episode:

Intro - Lucky Denver Mint

13:06 - History of the Band

18:32 - A Sunday

22:12 - 12.23.95

51:20 - Goodbye Sky Harbour

54:34 - Clarity

Outro - Crush

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#132: Judgement Night Soundtrack

Australian listener and friend of the show Gavin decided to use his free pick for 2013 to bust out the legendary (?) 1993 soundtrack to the movie Judgement Night. Featuring a roster packed with rock bands and hip-hop artists collaborating in a way that only the 1990s could produce. Some are hits, some are misses, and we talk about them all, as well as the legacy of a record possibly responsible for the late 90s nu-metal / rap metal / rap rock movement.

Songs in this Episode:

Intro - Just Another Victim

9:55 - Real Thing

11:57 - Me, Myself and My Microphone

15:35 - Another Body Murdered

19:01 - Missing Link

23:43 - Fallin'

Outro - Judgement Night

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#131: Give Out But Don't Give Up by Primal Scream

In our latest episode, Tim brings an oddball to the table - The Rolling Stones and Small Faces inspired fourth album from Primal Scream, 1994's Give Out But Don't Give Up. As fans of Vanishing Point, XTRMNTR and Screamadelica can tell you, Give Out... is a hard one to figure out, where honky tonk piano, blues guitar riffs and soul singers abound. Does Primal Scream make take successful detour, or get lost in the weeds? Tune in and find out.

Songs in this Episode:

Intro - Rocks

2:53 - History of the Band

10:11 - Jailbird

17:16 - Give Out But Don't Give Up

21:29 - Big Jet Plane

24:18 - Free

Outro - (I'm Gonna) Cry Myself Blind

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#130: Subhuman Race by Skid Row

For Jason's latest pick, we're back in metal mode, this time revisiting the 1995 Subhuman Race by Skid Row. Many of the hair/glam rock and metal bands of the 1980s made failed attempts to update their sound in the 90s, how does Subhuman Race fare? Tune in to find out.

Songs in this Episode:

Intro - My Enemy

3:33 - History of the Band

10:31 - Subhuman Race

12:55 - Eileen

21:46 - Frozen

26:45 - Breakin' Down

Outro - Remains To Be Seen

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#129: Crank by Hoodoo Gurus

The requested review for this week is from our familiar friend Gavin, who takes us back down under with the Hoodoo Gurus. Coming late in a successful career, 1994's Crank marks the Hoodoo's attempt at injecting some alternative rock sound into their trademark power pop. Does it work? Tune into find out.

Songs in this Episode:

Intro - The Right Time

3:39 - History of the Band

10:13 - Crossed Wires

13:05 - Less Than A Feeling

22:01 - Hypocrite Blues

Outro - Quo Vadis

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