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J and Tim dig into the grunge, alt-rock, and indie albums that changed everything—the forgotten classics, the underappreciated masterpieces, and the legends worth hearing again. One album at a time. Let’s dig it out.
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Tuesday Dec 03, 2013
Tuesday Dec 03, 2013
Thanks to a recent Facebook poll, this week we're tackling a 1990s benefit album, specifically the 1993 compilation Sweet Relief - A Benefit for Victoria Williams. As with any tribute record, some artists will stay true to the original version, while others will make the songs their own, which can lead to mixed results. Tune in to find out where Pearl Jam, Lou Reed, Shudder to Think and more come out as we go track-by-track through the album.
Songs in this Episode:
Intro - Summer of Drugs
7:48 - Summer of Drugs
16:22 - Weeds
23:23 - This Moment
Outro - Crazy Mary
Tuesday Nov 26, 2013
Tuesday Nov 26, 2013
This week's Requested Review comes from a group that started as a busking Irish folk band. But Jump, Little Children, and their 1998 album Magazine, are far from their origins, combining high-energy pop rock with more introspective mid and slower tempo tunes.
Songs in this Episode:
Intro - Not Today
1:49 - History of the Band
10:13 - Violet Dreams
15:42 - Cathedrals
18:12 - Body Parts
Outro - My Guitar
Tuesday Nov 19, 2013
Tuesday Nov 19, 2013
Our latest listener request takes us back down under to revisit the 1999 album Grand Slam by Spiderbait, an odd mix of power pop, metal, trip-hop, brit pop and just about every other genre from the 90s. In fact, Grand Slam feels like a 90s mix that tries to cover a variety of sounds from the decade (minus ska and nu-metal, thankfully). It's weird, it's long, and we kinda dig it. Tune in to find out why.
Songs in this Episode:
Intro - Shazam!
2:21 - History of the Band
7:49 - Shazam!
10:13 - Bessy's Last Journey
13:17 - King of the Northern
Outro - Glokenpop
Tuesday Nov 12, 2013
Tuesday Nov 12, 2013
Having just explored the lone album from the Holy Barbarians, we decided to investigate further the guitar/drum combo of Patrick Sugg and Scott Garrett on their 1991 self-titled album by Neverland. On the edge of 80s glam metal and 90s alternative, Neverland isn't as easy to pin down as you might think, but do they do any of it particularly well? Tune in to find out.
Songs in this Episode:
Intro - Drinking Again
4:11 - History of the Band
14:41 - Mama Said
19:02 - For The Love
27:52 - Cry All Night
Outro - Talking To You
Tuesday Nov 05, 2013
Tuesday Nov 05, 2013
Almost 12 years to the day, Teenage Fanclub released their third, and some would say best, album Bandwagonesque. To help us dissect the album Spin choose as Album of the Year in 1991 (over titles like Nevermind, Badmotorfinger and Ten) is Andy Derer of The Andy Derer show. Power pop bands like Teenage Fanclub never reached the heights of success that grunge bands achieved, but that didn't stop a legion of Big Star followers from trying.
Songs in this Episode:
Intro - December
5:44 - History of the Band
11:53 - What You Do To Me
34:20 - Alcoholiday
Outro - The Concept
Tuesday Oct 29, 2013
Tuesday Oct 29, 2013
To help us discuss the one and only (and legendary) album Do You Know Who You Are? by Texas Is The Reason, we're joined by Eric Grubbs, fan of the show and author of Post: A Look at the Influence of Post-Hardcore 1985-2007. We dive into the unique story of Texas Is The Reason, as well as their influences and influence on emo and post-hardcore bands that followed. And of course, we dissect one damn fine record.
Songs in this Episode:
Intro - Johnny On The Spot
9:56 - Johnny On The Spot
17:21 - A Jack With One Eye
Outro - Every Little Girl's Dream
Tuesday Oct 22, 2013
Tuesday Oct 22, 2013
Jason has a pick for our latest episode, and it's an oddball among oddballs. Ian Astbury and The Cult towed the line between goth, hard rock and alternative, and after their break-up, he continued down the road less taken and formed Holy Barbarians. Their lone album, 1996's Cream, stands out with it's nods to '60s psychedelia combined with modern keyboard-centric twists. Our review of the self-titled 1994 Cult album ended with gushing praise, so how does the unofficial follow-up fare? Tune in to find out.
Songs in this Episode:
Intro - Space Junkie
2:48 - History of the Band
9:55 - You Are There
12:32 - Dolly Bird
20:27 - Brother Fights
Outro - Bodhisattva
Tuesday Oct 15, 2013
Tuesday Oct 15, 2013
To wrap up our Fall of New Releases by 90s Bands schedule, we revisit the 1999 album Emergency & I by Dismemberment Plan, who recently reunited to release the new album Uncanney Valley out this week. Emergency & I combines a whole bunch of alternative rock royalty, like the Pixies, Pavement, Talking Heads and Gang of Four just to name a few, and produces a wholly individual sound. One of us is on board the D-Plan's ride, the other wants to get off after just a few stops. Yes, it's disagreement time!
Songs in this Episode:
Intro - Gyroscope
2:30 - History of the Band
11:50 - What Do You Want Me To Say?
15:59 - A Life of Possibilities
20:40 - I Love A Magician
Outro - Back and Forth
Tuesday Oct 08, 2013
Tuesday Oct 08, 2013
Monster Magnet has a new record out, so you know what that means - we ignore it and review an album from their 1990s output. Before their breakout single 'Space Lord," MM scored a minor hit with 'Negasonic Teenage Warhead' off their 1995 album Dopes to Infinity. Does the whole album live up to the promise of the single, or this a case where stoner rock experimentation turns into a big mess? And what really is stoner rock, anyway? Tune in to find out.
Songs in this Episode:
Intro - I Control, I Fly
3:20 - History of the Band
12:26 - King of Mars
15:42 - Ego, The Living Planet
20:45 - Blow 'Em Off
Outro - Negasonic Teenage Warhead
Tuesday Oct 01, 2013
Tuesday Oct 01, 2013
With their first new release in eleven years, it about time we got around to one of the most unique bands of the 90s, Girls Against Boys, and their sophomore release from 1993, Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby. With a pair of bass slingers and a vocalist buried in the mix that sounds like he's gargling rocks (that's a compliment), GVSB explores the dark and dirty side of alternative, combining elements of post-punk and industrial into a murky but often tasty stew.
Songs in this Episode:
Intro - Rockets Are Red
3:41 - History of the Band
11:00 - Satin Down
16:58 - Get Down
19:34 - Bullet Proof Cupid
Outro - Learned It