Rock music in the 1990's - Nostalgia/Discussion thread - General

In the First World, this diverse decade saw the continuation of teen pop of the 1980s and the emergence of grunge music and alternative rock in pop culture replacing glam metal and the continuation of hip hop's rise beginning midway in the '80s. It also featured the rise of contemporary country music as a major genre, which started in the 1980s. With the breakthrough of Nirvana and the popularity of the grunge and Britpop movements in the 1990s, alternative rock entered the musical mainstream and many alternative bands became commercially successful during the 1990s. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWKbfoikeg[/media] By the start of the 1990s, the music industry was enticed by alternative rock's commercial possibilities and major labels actively courted bands including Jane's Addiction, Dinosaur Jr, Firehouse, and Nirvana. In particular, R.E.M.'s success had become a blueprint for many alternative bands in the late 1980s and 1990s to follow; the group had outlasted many of its contemporaries and by the 1990s had become one of the most popular bands in the world. The Red Hot Chili Peppers became an important band in the rise of alternative rock with their album Blood Sugar Sex Magik bringing worldwide attention to alternative rock. Combining funk rock with more conventional rock, the Chili Peppers were able to achieve mainstream success climaxing with the release of Californication. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlUKcNNmywk[/media] Some of the top mainstream American Alternative Rock bands of 1990s included Alice in Chains, Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M., Live, Counting Crows, Goo Goo Dolls, Third Eye Blind, The Smashing Pumpkins, Beck and Pearl Jam. [b]Grunge[/b] Nirvana is considered to have brought both grunge and alternative rock to the mainstream in late 1991 A sub-genre of alternative rock, grunge bands picked up popularity for the early 1990s. Early notable grunge bands included among others Alice in Chains, Mudhoney and Soundgarden. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSU8aWXGSIc[/media] Grunge remained a mostly local phenomenon until the breakthrough of Nirvana in 1991 with their album Nevermind which also lead to the widespread popularization of Alternative rock in the 1990s. Nirvana was an instant sensation worldwide propelled by their massive hit "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Nirvana's surprise success with Nevermind heralded a "new openness to alternative rock" among commercial radio stations and opened the doors for heavier alternative bands in particular. In the wake of Nevermind, record companies whom were eager to capitalize on the genre's success, started to sign alternative rock artists. The meaning of the term "alternative" changed as mainstream success attracted major-label investment and commercially-oriented or manufactured acts with a formulaic, conservative approach. With this, "alternative" lost its original counter-cultural meaning and began to refer to the new form of music that was now achieving mainstream success. Nirvana whetted the public's appetite for more direct, less polished rock music, and one place it was found was in the debut album from a hard-rocking West Coast band with ties to the grunge movement, a band named Pearl Jam. Pearl Jam took a somewhat more traditional rock approach than other grunge bands but shared their passion and rawness. Pearl Jam had released its debut album Ten a month before Nevermind in 1991, but album sales only picked up a year later. By the second half of 1992 Ten became a breakthrough success, being certified gold and reaching number two on the Billboard 200 album chart. During the mid-1990s many grunge bands broke up or became less visible. The death of Kurt Cobain in early 1994, as well as the touring problems for Pearl Jam (which happened due to the band's much-publicized boycott of Ticketmaster), marked the decline of the genre. [b]Post-grunge[/b] The death of Kurt Cobain in early 1994, as well as touring problems for Pearl Jam, marked a decline for grunge that year. At the same time major record labels began signing and promoting bands that were emulating the genre. The term post-grunge was coined to describe these bands, who emulated the attitudes and music of grunge, particularly thick, distorted guitars, but with a more radio-friendly commercially-oriented sound. In 1995, former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl's new band, the Foo Fighters, helped popularize the genre and define its parameters, becoming one of the most commercially successful rock bands in the US, aided by considerable airplay on MTV. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ0we7NmojM[/media] Some post-grunge bands, like Candlebox, were from Seattle, but the sub-genre was marked by a broadening of the geographical base of grunge, with bands like Los Angeles' Audioslave(which included both members Rage Against The Machine, and vocalist Chris Cornell of Soundgarden who was no stranger to the seattle grunge movement) , and Georgia's Collective Soul and beyond the US to Australia's Silverchair and Britain's Bush, who all cemented post-grunge as one of the most commercially viable sub-genres of the late 1990s. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ9kBQrZXOI[/media] [b]Pop punk[/b] Pop punk in the United States underwent a resurgence in the early to mid 1990s. Pop punk at that time was not commercially viable, and no major record label signed a pop punk band until Blink 182's breakthrough in 1997. Both these factors contributed to the emergence of a number of independent record labels, often run by people in bands in order to release their own music and that of their friends. The independent labels Lookout! Records, Fat Wreck Chords and Epitaph Records achieved commercial success after bands such as Green Day brought in a new audience for pop punk. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNq9gmY_Oz4[/media] Pop punk broke into the mainstream in the mid-1990s, initially with the Northern California-based pop punk band Green Day and afterwords with the Southern California-based pop punk bands Blink-182 and The Offspring as well whom all achieved massive worldwide commercial success. Green Day's album Dookie (1994) sold 10 million copies in the United States and 20 million copies worldwide. Soon after the release of Dookie, The Offspring released the album Smash. The album sold over 14 million copies worldwide, setting a record for most albums sold on an independent label. Also in the spring of 1994, Weezer released its debut album, most commonly known as The Blue Album peaked at number 16 on the charts and revived heavy radio and MTV rotation By the end of the year, Dookie and Smash had sold millions of copies. The commercial success of these two albums attracted major label interest in pop punk, with bands such as Bad Religion being offered lucrative contracts to leave their independent record labels. In 1999, Blink-182 released Enema of the State, which sold over 15 million copies worldwide. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kIZeVoRBuU[/media] [b]Nu metal and Rapcore[/b] In the early 90s bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine, 311 and Cypress Hill had brought a fresh sound by combining rap and rock with much success. These bands laid down the blueprints of rap metal and rapcore. In the middle of the decade this style, which contained a mix of grunge, metal, and hip-hop, became known as nu metal. Korn and Limp Bizkit were early nu metal artists and their increasing popularity spawned a wave of successful bands like Linkin Park and P.O.D.. Nu Metal: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npOmoXbfLRQ[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPUZwriSX4M[/media] Rapcore: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWl9tjO7KtA[/media] [b]Indie rock[/b] Following the immense success of Alternative rock in the 1990s, The term "Indie rock" became associated with the bands and genres that remained underground. Bands like Sonic Youth and The Pixies set the stage for the rise of indie rock in the underground scene, with bands such as Pavement and The Flaming Lips gaining popularity in the early years. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIkWJZf33UY[/media] ------- Source: Wikipedia

Also Post Rock [B]Bark Psychosis[/B] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQfZWtUp4FM[/media] [B]Sigur Ros[/B] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6rcPRt7sjA[/media] [B]Talk Talk[/B] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGHwWwQw3tc[/media] [B]Slint[/B] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qg6kPtVAM4[/media]

Some really cool '90s albums: Seasons In The Abyss - Slayer Use Your Illusion I and II - Guns N' Roses Chorus - Erasure We Can't Dance - Genesis Countdown To Extinction - Megadeth The Division Bell - Pink Floyd Grace - Jeff Buckley Stanley Road - Paul Weller Ænema - Tool Crimson - Edge Of Sanity The Man Who - Travis Still Life - Opeth However this isn't really nostalgia as the only '90s music I was exposed to [i]during[/i] the '90s was stuff like Scooter.

[IMG]http://i.cubeupload.com/hKvpez.jpg[/IMG] Anyone else who listened to Skunk Anansie as kids?

Beck's Odelay album is truly.. A big highlight of the 90s.

Never really listened to much music in the 90's. Just pop mostly. But now days I listen to a few styles that really got going in the 90's. One of my favorite bands started in the 90's. And as said a few posts above Post-Rock in general. [media][URL]http://youtube.com/watch?v=-aLjup934Rk[/URL][/media] [U][/U] [URL="http://youtube.com/watch?v=-aLjup934Rk"] [/URL] Also Black Metal really got going in the 90's. Which is my favorite genre. I will note that it's not for everyone. [media][URL]http://youtube.com/watch?v=-VBdAY8eA9w[/URL][/media] [URL="http://youtube.com/watch?v=-VBdAY8eA9w"] [/URL] [URL="http://www.facepunch.com/"] [/URL]

I love this thread already. :h: [QUOTE=AK'z;28242401]Beck's Odelay album is truly.. A big highlight of the 90s.[/QUOTE] Hell yeah, it's brilliant. Probably my favourite album of all time, even. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkkqRwoiKCE&feature=related[/media]

[QUOTE=UberWarri0r;28243003]Never really listened to much music in the 90's. Just pop mostly. But now days I listen to a few styles that really got go in the 90's. One of my favorite bands started in the 90's. And as said a few posts above Post-Rock in general. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aLjup934Rk[/media] Also Black Metal really got going in the 90's. Which is my favorite genre. I will note that it's not for everyone. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VBdAY8eA9w[/media][/QUOTE] 3 posts :what:

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[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8niJQdFQtU[/media] Came out in 1999, I didn't know it back then but Porcupine Tree always make me feel nostalgic anyway

black metal, death metal, power metal and japanese punk define the 90s for me

Don't forget the awesome electronic stuff like The Prodigy, The Crystal Method and Meat Beat Manifesto. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nih72UdCiCQ[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4fgGZEggxE[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZG4WfJMfYo[/media]

What about some [b]Brit Pop[/b] and [b]Alternative Rock[/b] ? Blur-Girls and Boys [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BUU7ff3ntE&feature=related[/media] Primal Scream- Kowalski [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDOaMNV-nfg[/media]

Oasis were quite a big part of the 90s. Despite people not liking them, they were a big seller.

Not a fan of Oasis, but I can appreciate the huge impact they made during the '90s.

[QUOTE=T.F.W.O.;28260980]Don't forget the awesome electronic stuff like The Prodigy, The Crystal Method and Meat Beat Manifesto. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nih72UdCiCQ[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4fgGZEggxE[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZG4WfJMfYo[/media][/QUOTE] pretty sure the OP specifically says "rock" 90s for me is groove metal, blind melon, jane's addiction, RHCP, and ska punk on top of the metal stuff I posted above

The first album I bought that was released in the 90's probably was Cowboys From Hell

The Colour and the Shape by Foo Fighters is one of my favourite albums ever.

[QUOTE=CoolCorky;28243284]3 posts :what:[/QUOTE] No idea how I lost all my posts. Anyway never realized how many good Punk related bands came out of the 90's. Not talking Pop Punk either. Here are a few I like. Behead The Prophet No Lord Shall Live [media][URL]http://youtube.com/watch?v=BmD7z992EiE[/URL][/media] [media][URL]http://youtube.com/watch?v=Fqw-3qbBYd0[/URL][/media] Black Kronstadt [media][URL]http://youtube.com/watch?v=LRlpFKTuatM[/URL][/media] Skitsystem [media][URL]http://youtube.com/watch?v=fzN80VG_mnA[/URL][/media]

The progressive thrash part around late 80's and really early 90's I thought brought out the best of 80's thrash, particularly Rust In Peace, Souls of Black and Time does Not Heal were all released in the 90's I think...