Grunge/all music you listened to in the 90's and might still now: the era

[Martin]

I'd create an army of zombies for you, Vin. 28 Days later zombies. Fight that, Vin.

[V]

Nope. That title belongs to OK Computer and a couple of Beatles albums. And Thriller.

We'll agree to disagree... possibly because settling this argument would involve fighting with knives, and I'm too sick to do that today.

[Martin]

The single greatest album of the 90's... and possibly the 20th Century.

Nope. That title belongs to OK Computer and a couple of Beatles albums. And Thriller.

[Timothy225]

Anyone who besmirches Garbage, gets it in the taint.

Seconded and thirded. Love Garbage, and haven't gotten a musical clinker from them yet.

[V]

The single greatest album of the 90's... and possibly the 20th Century.

[Martin]

Airplays nearly killed it for me. I re-listened to it last year, and it's still strong. All the other albums aren't good. Secret Samadi was alright, but after that, it's garbage.

And I get the hate they get.

[BillyG]

I like Live enough, but I can't really listen to them anymore. Throwing Copper got so much fucking airplay and it killed it for me. Any time I hear Lightning Crashes I start destroying bathrooms.

[Ed Hocken]

Anyone who besmirches Garbage, gets it in the taint.

[Abraham Smashington]

Nope. Just hate their bullshit music.

[Ed Hocken]

Rob must have been touched in the bathing suit area by Live.

[Abraham Smashington]

Fucking hate Live. SO MUCH.

[Martin]

For me, as much as I loved Pearl Jam's Ten, the penultimate 90's album is Live's Throwing Copper. Perfection.

And I never was a fan of Nirvana.

[gravedigger]

Anyone else a Better Than Ezra fan?? My brother got me into them (along with Poe, Sneaker Pimps, etc).

Poe! I was listening to "Haunted" just the other day!

[Matt]

Anyone else a Better Than Ezra fan?? My brother got me into them (along with Poe, Sneaker Pimps, etc).

We played the hell out of that one album of theirs when I worked at Disc-Go-Round. It was a solid effort and deserved to have a few more singles released off of it.

[Timothy225]

Really like the new Soundgarden clip Billy posted, especially nice to hear Conrell's still got his chops vocally.

Ah, the 90's - grunge was so fucking welcome after all the hair metal and power ballads. I was lucky enough to be in Portland and Seattle the summer when Pearl Jam's Ten broke (1991) and the music scene in Seattle was just getting some notice; I was visiting friends from college at their home in Portland, and while trying to sleep in their living room, I heard the folks in the next house playing and analyzing the album well into the night (it was a reverse Three's Company situation - two guys and a girl; Portland was so laid back then - windows were often left open all night, doors unlocked, folks B.S.ing into the morning, First Thursdays at the art galleries, etc. - great place to be).

Made a sojourn to Seattle that week to catch a bunch of wannabe grunge bands, and you could feel the vibe throughout the city that something special was going on as all eyes were turning towards them as the "next big thing" musically.

Much love to Alice in Chains, Mother Love Bone, Jane's Addiction, L7, Melvins, Babes in Toyland, The Nymphs, etc. I got into Nirvana late, prior to Cobain's downward spiral, but no denying feeling the shockwave they made when Nevermind broke. That whole period, through to the late '90s was also when I really started delving into more alternative bands and most of my concert/club going. Saw some really great shows by Lush, Weezer, Green Day, the Muffs, Caterwaul, Inspiral Carpets, Pixies, Blake Babies (and later Juliana Hatfield and the Lemonheads), Breeders, Belly, late career Swans, etc.