whatever happened to those...

[kosmo vinyl]

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
  I would argue it was the heyday of alt-country. If alt-country wasn't your thing, I would indeed argue that it was a pretty fucking dark period for American music. Though I reckon there was probably some good indie stuff I wasn't aware of.
 
 
   

Originally posted by jdr:
  so then, OVERALL, was the late 90s (95-99), the worst 5 year period for AMERICAN music ever?  there was some great british music during that timeframe.  but what about american music?  not just goofy, popular bands, but overall?  i remember being completely uninspired by most music i came across during that time.

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i discovered alot of great indie power pop in the late 90s...

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Stuff that came out in the late 90's, or that's when you discovered it?>
 
 If the former, please enlighten me on what I was missing.
 
 

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
   

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
  I would argue it was the heyday of alt-country. If alt-country wasn't your thing, I would indeed argue that it was a pretty fucking dark period for American music. Though I reckon there was probably some good indie stuff I wasn't aware of.
 
 
   

Originally posted by jdr:
  so then, OVERALL, was the late 90s (95-99), the worst 5 year period for AMERICAN music ever?  there was some great british music during that timeframe.  but what about american music?  not just goofy, popular bands, but overall?  i remember being completely uninspired by most music i came across during that time.

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i discovered alot of great indie power pop in the late 90s... [/b]

[amnesiac]

Crash Test Dummies - "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"

[Tom Servo]

Yeah, unfortunately those were my college years.  
 
 Of the above list...
 I stand by the Gin Blossoms' first album.  Groups like Tonic and Dishwalla (one hit wonder?) I thought made decent enough radio tunes for me not to drive my car into a tree, though I never liked them enough to buy their albums.  I don't own any Pearl Jam records either but clearly they're a cut above Ugly Kid Joe and company.
 
 

Originally posted by jdr:
  so then, OVERALL, was the late 90s (95-99), the worst 5 year period for AMERICAN music ever?  there was some great british music during that timeframe.  but what about american music?  not just goofy, popular bands, but overall?  i remember being completely uninspired by most music i came across during that time.

[vansmack]

Harvey Danger
 Chumbawumba
 The Proclaimers

[kosmo vinyl]

late 90s power pop included Myracle Brah, Splitsville, Cherry Twister, Sugarplastic, Loud Family, Starbelly, The Shazam, Tommy Keene

[yinzer]

by any objective standard, pearl jam is about 10 cuts ahead of ugly kid joe.  christ, i mean, i understand that some people don't like pearl jam(too anthemic or whatever), but they are not even playing the same sport as ugly kid joe and deep blue something.  can those other bands even really play their instruments?

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Actually, the Proclaimers only released one unremarkable album in the 90's...in 1994.
 
 I remember being in London in 1989 and having some person come up to a club in London speaking Scottish, telling me her female friend fancied me and thought I looked like the Proclaimers. Not really the best pickup line, one might argue.
 
 

Originally posted by vansmack:
  Harvey Danger
 Chumbawumba
 The Proclaimers

[Jaguar]

Bush
 
 Nothing can ever go right with a name like that.

[Guiny]

Presidents of the United States of America.   :cool:  
 
 Spin Doctors.   :confused:

[kevhender]

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
  has pop-punk really been the dominant style of modern rock for the last 5 years or so?  i'm guessing that pop-punk revival on the radio was led by blink182 circa 99-01, but what else was on then?

You've forgotten about the... fuck if I know what to call it... "Nickelback-3 Doors Down-Chevelle-Seether" type rock.  It seems to have dominated quite a bit in the past few years, too.

[Dr. Anton Phibes]

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  late 90s power pop included Myracle Brah, Splitsville, Cherry Twister, Sugarplastic, Loud Family, Starbelly, The Shazam, Tommy Keene

Tommy Keene??......I remember buying Tommy Keene albums...yes,vinyl...from Skip at Yesterday & Today in Rockville.....back in the early 80's....you mean you started listening to Tommy in the 90's??

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Were you buying multiple copies of the same album? Allmusic says his second album wasn't release until 1986.
 
 I remember hearing Tommy Keene quite a bit on my college radio station circa 1987.
 
 
 

Originally posted by Jonas Grumby:
   

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  late 90s power pop included Myracle Brah, Splitsville, Cherry Twister, Sugarplastic, Loud Family, Starbelly, The Shazam, Tommy Keene

Tommy Keene??......I remember buying Tommy Keene albums...yes,vinyl...from Skip at Yesterday & Today in Rockville.....back in the early 80's....you mean you started listening to Tommy in the 90's?? [/b]

[Dr. Anton Phibes]

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
  Were you buying multiple copies of the same album? Allmusic says his second album wasn't release until 1986.
 
 I remember hearing Tommy Keene quite a bit on my college radio station circa 1987.
 
 
   

Originally posted by Jonas Grumby:
   

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  late 90s power pop included Myracle Brah, Splitsville, Cherry Twister, Sugarplastic, Loud Family, Starbelly, The Shazam, Tommy Keene

Tommy Keene??......I remember buying Tommy Keene albums...yes,vinyl...from Skip at Yesterday & Today in Rockville.....back in the early 80's....you mean you started listening to Tommy in the 90's?? [/b]

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Here you go.....
 
 Select Discography
 Strange Alliance LP (Avenue 1981)
 Places That Are Gone EP (Dolphin 1984)
 Back Again (Try...) EP (Dolphin 1984)
 Places That Are Gone EP (Dolphin 1984)
 Songs From The Film LP (Geffen 1986)
 Run Now EP (Geffen 1986)
 Based On Happy Times LP (Geffen 1989)
 Sleeping On A Roller Coaster EP (Matador 1992)
 The Real Underground LP (Alias 1994)
 Ten Years After LP (Matador 1996)
 Isolation Party LP (Matador 1988)

[pj]

Originally posted by amnesiac:
  Crash Test Dummies - "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"

HA, that was going to be my next poast until I saw that. I'm not sure if these fall into the category, but I'm willing to bet their cd's are next to Deep Blue Somethings in the discount bin.
 
 The Cranberries
 Toad the Wet Sprocket