Monday, April 25, 2016

MUSIC 101: The 1990s


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MUSIC 101: The 1990s
by Tym Stevens

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101 SONGS
FROM 101 GREAT ALBUMS!

In chronological order,
one album per act,
one song per album.

Grunge! Riot Grrrl! HipHop!
NeoSoul! Shoegaze! TripHop!
Alternative! Funk! Surf!
World! Folk! Trashabilly!



From 1990 through 1999!
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The 1950s
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The Music Player contains one song each
from these 101 classic albums!




1 9 9 0

01) Pixies, "Bossanova"
Alt Rock.

02) Jane's Addiction, "Ritual de lo Habitial"
Classic Rock meets Alt Goth.

03) Depeche Mode, "Violator"
Alt Synth.

04) Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., "New Funky Nation"
Samoan Funk Rap.

05) Concrete Blonde, "Bloodletting"
Alt Rock.

06) Miles Davis/ John Lee Hooker/ Taj Mahal, "THE HOT SPOT"
NeoNoir film soundtrack.

07) Marcia Ball/ Angela Strehli/ Lou Ann Barton, "Dreams Come True"
Soul and Blues.

08) The Posies, "Dear 23"
Beatles meets Big Star.>

09) The La's, " The La's"
Beat Pop.


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10) La Maldita Vecindad Y Los Hijos Del Quinto Patio, "El Circo"
Rock en Espanol.

11) The A-Bones, "The Life Of Riley"
Garage Rock.>

12) Lenny Kravitz, "Mama Said"
Funk'n'Roll.>

13) Consolidated, "Friendly Fa$cism"
Conscious Rap.

14) U2, "Achtung Baby"
Alt Pop.

15) Public Enemy, "Apocalypse '91... The Empire Strikes Black"
Conscious Rap.

16) Supreme NTM, "Authentik"
French HipHop.

17) Primus, "Sailing The Seas Of Cheese"
Punk Funk.

18) Massive Attack, "Blue Lines"
TripHop.


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19) Lush, "Spooky"
Shoegaze Noize.

20) Nirvana, "Live At Reading"
Grunge.

21) Annie Lennox, "Diva"
Coldwave Soul.

22) XTC, "Nonsuch"
Baroque Pop.

23) Bikini Kill, "Pussy Whipped"
Riot Grrrl.

24) Angelo Badalamenti, "TWIN PEAKS- FIRE WALK WITH ME"
Jazz Noir.>

25) Morrissey, "Your Arsenal"
Alt Rockabilly.

26) Etta James, "The Right Time"
Chicago Blues and Soul.

27) Ultra Vivid Scene, "Rev"
Moody Psyche.

28) Deee-Lite, "Infinity Within"
House Funk.

29) Tom Waits, "Bone Machine"
Experimental, Torch Song, and Noize.

30) k.d. lang, "Ingenue"
Modern Sounds in Country and Western.

31) Tom Tom Club, "Dark Sneak Love Action"
Funk.

32) The Red Devils, "King King"
Raw Blues Rock.

33) Luscious Jackson, "In Search Of Manny"
HipHop Funk.


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"Louder than a bomb."



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34) Dick Dale, "Tribal Thunder"
Surf Rock.

35) Mazzy Star, "So Tonight That I Might See"
Dream Goth.

36) Digable Planets, "Reachin' (A New Refutation Of Time And Space)"
Alt Rap.

37) Urge Overkill, "Saturation"
Alt Rock.

38) Big Chief, "Mack Avenue Skullgame"
Funk Rock.

39) Hasil Adkins, "Look At That Caveman Go!!"
Trashabilly.


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1 9 9 4

40) Portishead, "Dummy"
Cinematic TripHop.

41) Latin Playboys, "Latin Playboys"
Experimental Chicano.

42) Thee Headcoatees, "Ballad Of The Insolent Pup"
All-female Garage Rock.

43) Beastie Boys, "Ill Communication"
HipHop Funk.

44) Jhelisa, "Galactica Rush"
Cosmic NeoSoul.

45) Mano Negra, "Casa Babylon"
World HipHop.

46) Tuscadero, "The Pink Album"
Garage Rock.

47) The Grays, "Ro Sham Bo"
"Abbey Road"-esque Rock.>

48) El Vez, "Graciasland"
Mexican Elvis.

49) R.E.M., "Monster"
Alt Rock.


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50) Bjork, "Post"
Alt TripHop.

51) Axiom Funk, "Funkcronomicon"
Funk Rock.>

52) Blur, "The Great Escape"
BritPop.

53) The Muffs, "Blonder and Blonder"
Beat Punk.

54) Black Grape, "It's Great When You're Straight... Yeah"
Madchester Funk.

55) D'Angelo, "Brown Sugar"
NeoSoul.

56) Man Or Astro-Man?, "Live Transmissions From Uranus"
Alt Surf.

57) Cassandra Wilson, "New Moon Daughter"
Jazz vocalist.

58) Supergrass, "I Should Coco"
BritPop, Beat, and Psyche.

59) Tricky, "Maxinquaye"
Downtempo TripHop.


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1 9 9 6

60) Hooverphonic, "A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular"
Alt TripHop.

61) Stone Temple Pilots, "Tiny Music... Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop"
Classic Rock, Glam, and Grunge.

62) April March, "April In Paris"
YeYe and Beat.

63) DJ Shadow, "Endtroducing"
Turntablism.

64) Komeda, "The Genius Of Komeda"
Mod Pop.

65) Soundgarden, "Down On The Upside"
Classic Grunge.

66) Johnny Cash, "American Recordings II: Unchained"
Raw acoustic Country.

67) Bahamadia, "Kollage"
Conscious Rap.

68) Up, Bustle And Out, "One Colour Just Reflects Another"
World TripHop Dance.

69) Skunk Anansie, "Stoosh"
Alt Metal.

70) The Rutles, "Archeology"
Beatles deconstruction/tribute.>

71) The Cardigans, "First Band On The Moon"
Alt Pop.

72) Fastball, "Make Your Mama Proud"
Alt Pop Rock.


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1 9 9 7

73) Jennifer Trynin, "Gun Shy, Trigger Happy"
Grunge Grrrl.

74) Chemical Brothers, "Dig Your Own Hole"
Electronic DanceHop.

75) L7, "The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum"
Grunge Grrrls.

76) Toini And The Tomcats, "Going Wild"
Norwegian Rockabilly.

77) Radiohead, "OK Computer"
Alt Experimental.

78) T-Model Ford, "Pee Wee Get My Gun"
Juke Joint Rock.

79) Juliana Hatfield, "Do Not Disturb"
Alt Grunge.

80) Dr. Octagon, "Dr. Octagonecologyst"
Alt Rap.


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1 9 9 8

81) Patty Griffin, "Flaming Red"
Alt Americana.

82) Dag, "Apartment #635"
Funk Rock.

83) PJ Harvey, "Is This Desire?"
Alt Rock and Ballads.

84) Jeff Buckley, "Sketches For 'My Sweetheart The Drunk'" (rel. 1998)
Alt singer/songwriter.

85) Lucinda Williams, "Car Wheels On A Gravel Road"
Roots Blues.

86) Queens Of The Stone Age, "Queens Of The Stone Age"
Stoner Rock.

87) Fatboy Slim, "You've Come A Long Way Baby"
Big Beat Turntablism.

88) Mr. Airplane Man, "Mr. Airplane Man"
Garage Blues.

89) Chris von Sneidern, "Wood + Wire"
"White Album"-esque Pop.>

90) Garbage, "Version 2.0"
GrungeHop.

91) Gillian Welch, "Hell Among The Yearlings"
Alt Country.

92) Dan The Automator, "Bombay The Hard Way"
Bollywood Turntablism.

93) Ms. Lauryn Hill, "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill"
HipHop NeoSoul.

94) Buffalo Daughter, "New Rock"
Experimental Alt Rock.

95) The Makers, "Psychopathia Sexualis"
Garagedelic.


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1 9 9 9

96) Beck, "Midnite Vultures"
Funkacopia.

97) John Paul Jones, "Zooma"
Zeppadelic Stomp.

98) Los Lobos, "This Time"
Alt Roots.

99) Fiona Apple, "When The Pawn..."
Alt Balladeer.

100) The Olivia Tremor Control, "Black Foliage: Animation Music"
Art Psyche.

101) Paul McCartney, "Run Devil Run"
Rock'n'Roar.>



Kurt Cobain's mixtapes.



© Tym Stevens



The Music Primer Series:*

1) 350 GREAT ALBUMS That Will Change Your Life!: 1956-2020

2) MUSIC 101: The 1950s

3) MUSIC 101: The 1960s

4) MUSIC 101: The 1970s

5) MUSIC 101: The 1980s

7) MUSIC 101: The 2000s


* The albums heard on the Decades series are different than the 350 Albums overview.


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