Modern Rock #1 Hits of 1999

also speaking of rob thomas i suspect matchbox 20 are the real architects of Vertical Horizon-ism, nevermind

It speaks to what the definition of "modern rock" had deteriorated to by 1999 that something totally middle-of-the-road AOR like Creed would be considered for contention.

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or I guess just what the parameters of it had changed to encompass, b/c there is plenty of 'middle-of-the-road AOR' I would gladly take (by FAR) over anything listed listed here.

It speaks to what the definition of "modern rock" had deteriorated to by 1999 that something totally middle-of-the-road AOR like Creed would be considered for contention.

plenty of MOR in 1989-1991 charts though

lol

why did any of these songs get a vote?

Bush, "The Chemicals Between Us" 0

^^^ presumably only due to absence of Cranberries

I voted for the chili peppers because I vaguely remember being very, very wasted and singing along even though I don't know the words. I believe during the chorus I sang, "When birds go shit it's a lonely poo," or something along those lines. Ah, the 90s.

BTW - - who decides what ends up on "Modern Rock"? Or is it just based on what stations report they're playing? I ask because of things like "Smooth," a team-up between a classic rock guitarist and the vocalist from a band with 2-3 HUGE Modern Rock chart hits on their last album (including one #1) and it apparently it didn't make it, according to Wiki? I mean, it was a GIGANTIC song in '99, but I can't remember now whether I heard it on the modern rock station or not.

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yeah, it's based on what is played by stations that self-identify as being in the alternative/modern rock format. a LOT of stuff in the late '90s/early '00s from the softer end of alt rock radio would cross over to pop radio and then gradually became a total adult contemporary thing and rock radio would abandon them...Matchbox 20, Lifehouse, All-American Rejects. "Hanging By A Moment" and "Push" were #1 modern rock songs but those stations rarely if ever play those songs now. same goes for Alanis songs besides "You Oughta Know."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIOFdIPL7DU

Right now that's way funnier than it should be to me. omg.

it's a wolfpupy video

oh wait it says that at the beginning

*favorited*

\(^o^)/

okay lol

I assume you guys played the jingle catsesque "Crawling In My Skin"

wolfpupy made one of those for "last resort"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDWVDX98p5I

http://bit.ly/L0WVGb

phew, so glad i am not the only one who likes the everlast song (unless those 5 ppl were joking which seems possible)

We went to a small local county fair last year and the musical entertainment was Everlast. Just in case, you know, anyone was wondering what he's up to these days.

You could say his career is... permanent.

On-going, if you will.

it is my most fervent hope that he is ending his sets these days with a thoughtful acoustic guitar version of "Jump Around"

i'm sure he distances that from his, like, art, man

iirc he always did "Jump Around" the usual way in his concerts even when "What It's Like" was his big hit

I want to add Tonic to the list of bands orphaned by shifts in radio format. "If You Could Only See" still does fine (it got to #11 on the Hot 100) but their other Mainstream Rock hits ("Open Up Your Eyes," #2, "You Wanted More," #3) are completely MIA. Also regrettable that "Mean To Me" didn't chart at all and sank like a stone - but by 2000 maybe there wasn't a station programmed to give that a decent push? It's not a lost classic or anything but it's pretty good, nice riff.

xp Wouldn't it make more sense marketing-wise for Everlast to bill himself as House Of Pain and just get some DJ's and play 3 or 4 Everlast songs throughout his set? this makes way more sense to me than the opposite

IMO way more party people would be interested in seeing House Of Pain than Everlast

iirc he's been performing with house of pain in recent years?

if you're wondering why this thread's quieted down it's because we're all trying to track down those Wild On! torrents