"Star Sign" might be one of my favorite songs of the 90s tbh. Though imo "End of the World" is Achtung's high point
― thank you, based basics (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 31 January 2016 23:24 (eight years ago) link
Oh wait I've heard "Caribbean Blue" too! That's def one of my favorite songs of the 90s as well, but I just now learned the name of it
― thank you, based basics (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 31 January 2016 23:35 (eight years ago) link
i think that's the talking heads track that's on the until the end of the world soundtrack (which was pretty huge)(an aside: the director's cut of until the end of the world is showing nearby soon - should i definitely check it out?). cmj roots very much still present - there's nothing here that wouldn't have done well on college radio prior to this (even live, who obv would have greater success at the height of altrock, were the kinda u2/rem inheritor that always did well on college radio) while there's plenty here that would soon be pushed out of the market. st etienne is pretty surprising and i'd probably vote for it in a different context and there's a few other contenders as well (i even like that rhcp song a lot) but voting 'girlfriend', typifies what i liked about the moment alt broke more than anything else up there (plus quine obv).
― balls, Sunday, 31 January 2016 23:45 (eight years ago) link
yeah my college station played Depeche Mode's "Death's Door" (a forgotten soft shoe shuffle) and "Calling All Angels" from the UTEOTW soundtrack for a while in spring '92.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 31 January 2016 23:48 (eight years ago) link
really really love 'mysterious ways' fwiw, i hear it get slagged a bit but i think it's glorious. that bridge. i like 'until the end of the world' and 'one' as well (i like every damn song on achtung baby), but they're very much in u2's comfort zone. 'mysterious ways' is slightly out of it, more of a piece w/ 'the fly'. plus belly dancers.
― balls, Sunday, 31 January 2016 23:51 (eight years ago) link
uteotw ost has to be the first time i'd actually heard can (and i have no memory of what can track is on there or odds are what it sounds like since i'm guessing it's not ~classic can~). i can remember hearing about them prior to this, i think i'd read hype like 'can are going to be to the 90s what the velvet underground were to the 80s' (which turned out to be true enough) and thought 'fuck i need to hear some can then i guess'. i don't miss these days or think these kids today don't know but that is something that is virtually gone, that phenomenon of hearing about an album or book or movie (though to an extent it's still true w/ movies) years before you got an opportunity to experience them.
― balls, Sunday, 31 January 2016 23:55 (eight years ago) link
lol for years I thought "The Adversary" WAS the Can song.
It's:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQhZk_8pb-U
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 31 January 2016 23:57 (eight years ago) link
btw 1992 was the last time I remember boomer icons topping this chart: Talking Heads, Lou, Peter Gabriel (twice!) later in the year.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 31 January 2016 23:58 (eight years ago) link
my dad used to listen to this all the time when i was a kid, so its got a lot of sentimental value for me, but, damn, i love this sdtrk
― max, Tuesday, February 9, 2010 7:17 PM (5 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
busted this out after reading that the bands were instructed to write songs that sounded like songs would in 1999--interesting exercise both from the bands pov and from the listeners: did dm really think that they would be writing songs like 'deaths door' ten years later? 'sax and violins' meanwhile just sounds like a TH b-side (tho its probably the last good song they ever wrote). love the lanois track.
― max, Tuesday, February 9, 2010 7:19 PM (5 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
how old are you??
― by another name (amateurist), Tuesday, February 9, 2010
"Until The End of the World" Soundtrack - Unacknowledged Classic?
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 1 February 2016 00:02 (eight years ago) link
lol
― how's life, Monday, 1 February 2016 00:09 (eight years ago) link
yeah trying to think of ollllld dudes (prepunk) that would've gotten altrock airplay post-93 - neil young, bowie to a lesser extent. tony bennett for a minute there.
― balls, Monday, 1 February 2016 00:13 (eight years ago) link
never heard Neil Young on college radio -- any radio -- in the early '90s
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 1 February 2016 00:20 (eight years ago) link
Talking Heads were still a thing in '92?
― Austin, Sunday, January 31, 2016 5:41 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
"The music was written during the rehearsals and recording that led to the Naked LP," recalled David Byrne in the liner notes of Once in a Lifetime. "I wrote the words later for the opening scene of Wim Wenders' Until the End of the World. The movie is supposed to take place in the year 2000, so I spent a lot of time trying to image music of the near future: post-rock sludge with lyrics sponsored by Coke and Pepsi? Music created by machines with human shouts of agony and betrayal thrown in? Faux Appalachian ballads, the anti-tech wave? The same sounds and licks from the 60s and 70s regurgitated yet again by a new generation of samplers? The Milli Vanilli revival? Rappin' politicos… sell your soul to the beat, y'all? Well, it was daunting… so I figured, hell with it, I'd imagine Talking Heads doing a reunion LP in the year 2000, and them sounding just like they used to."
― how's life, Monday, 1 February 2016 00:22 (eight years ago) link
Dramarama's such an odd band. Never heard them down here either; they're a KROQ phenom. Christgau a big fan.
any fans of Pixies' JAMC cover?
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 1 February 2016 00:22 (eight years ago) link
Huh, apparently "Harvest Moon" wasn't a hit in the US.
2xp
― Hi! I'm twice-coloured! (Sund4r), Monday, 1 February 2016 00:23 (eight years ago) link
Hmmm. I was watching music videos a lot more than I was listening to the radio at that time, I think, but I bet songs from Freedom were still getting radio play in the very early 90s.
― _Rudipherous_, Monday, 1 February 2016 00:29 (eight years ago) link
(I don't know about post-1993.)
― _Rudipherous_, Monday, 1 February 2016 00:30 (eight years ago) link
yeah i was thinking post-93, neil young probably the only old dude that does better on altrock radio after it's shed it's college radio and kroq roots. tbf the only neil young i did ever hear either had a pearl jam connection or a quasi-nirvana connection. the only bowie i heard was because of nin connection ('i'm afraid of americans'), no idea if anything from outside got alt radio airplay.
― balls, Monday, 1 February 2016 01:02 (eight years ago) link
'harvest moon' got a lot of video airplay but billboard never factored mtv or vh1 into their charts. it sold pretty well also and got grammy love. the only thing i heard from it on the radio was 'unknown legend' like maybe twice on country radio.
― balls, Monday, 1 February 2016 01:04 (eight years ago) link
Harvest Moon went double platinum -- his best selling studio album of the last 30 years.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 1 February 2016 01:19 (eight years ago) link
like it more than harvest tbh
― balls, Monday, 1 February 2016 01:34 (eight years ago) link
Harvest < Harvest Moon by virtue of the latter not containing "A Man Needs a Maid."
― pitchforkian at best (cryptosicko), Monday, 1 February 2016 02:18 (eight years ago) link
Here's a Spotify playlist (minus Cliffs Of Dooneen and Lloyd Cole) for those of us who need a refresher: https://play.spotify.com/user/cryptosicko/playlist/3gQxysO8PDat2rbGSfZzFy
― pitchforkian at best (cryptosicko), Monday, 1 February 2016 02:29 (eight years ago) link
― balls, Monday, 1 February 2016 00:13 (6 hours ago) Permalink
heard Johnny Cash doing "Delia's Gone" and "Hurt" on my local alt-rock station
― Lee626, Monday, 1 February 2016 07:24 (eight years ago) link
― balls, Sunday, January 31, 2016 7:13 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, January 31, 2016 7:20 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Only Neil I heard on post-'93 altrock radio was Mirror Ball stuff; never heard "Harvest Moon" on the radio. Only Bowie I heard was "Jump They Say," which was played a lot.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 1 February 2016 14:23 (eight years ago) link
can't believe i forgot johnny cash. tom petty is another one (maybe not prepunk really but still classic rock)
― balls, Monday, 1 February 2016 14:38 (eight years ago) link
Cash's appeal spanned genres, generations, and radio formats, maybe even more than Neil Young did
― Lee626, Monday, 1 February 2016 15:23 (eight years ago) link
yeah i was gonna say petty. but i think on another thread i was hazarding his continued success in this format and people convinced me i was really just thinking of enduring VH1 airplay and my looseness of dial-spinning between 99X, 96 Rock, and Z93 in those days.
― the thirteenth floorior (Doctor Casino), Monday, 1 February 2016 16:18 (eight years ago) link
no he did alright on alt rock radio (a helluva lot better than springsteen or mellencamp that's for sure). i'm just thinking that declaring him an old that got airplay on altrock radio but not counting elvis costello or blondie cuz they're more clearly new wave feels a little bit like splitting hairs.
― balls, Monday, 1 February 2016 20:54 (eight years ago) link
'Mysterious Ways', for the opening guitar riff.
― Turrican, Monday, 1 February 2016 22:23 (eight years ago) link
the three U2 singles are wonderful imo
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 1 February 2016 22:27 (eight years ago) link
this is really the last time U2 felt like a deserving juggernaut of a band to me. I had no idea that they were capable of following up the absolute worst album of their career with their absolute best and all of the singles are unstoppable (including the hideously overplayed "One")
― its subtle brume (DJP), Monday, 1 February 2016 22:27 (eight years ago) link
Anybody who knows me well knows exactly how I voted here
― Crazy Eddie & Jesus the Kid (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 1 February 2016 22:29 (eight years ago) link
so you're voting for "Ballerina Out of Control"?
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 1 February 2016 22:30 (eight years ago) link
It's embarrassing to admit that I know almost none of the songs on this list, Alf
― Crazy Eddie & Jesus the Kid (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 1 February 2016 22:31 (eight years ago) link
Including the one you named
I'm not the biggest fan of U2, I'll admit, but I have a lot of time for Achtung Baby, Zooropa, the highlights of Pop and 'Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me'
― Turrican, Monday, 1 February 2016 22:32 (eight years ago) link
My bemusement with these charts is a matter of record but, given that I was 13 and very into rock music, and know some of these really well, I'm a little surprised by how many I don't know:
Don't know:Talking Heads - Sax and ViolinsEnya - Caribbean BlueTeenage Fanclub - Star SignCliffs Of Dooneen - Through An Open Window*St Etienne - Only Love Can Break your HeartMidge Ure - Cold, Cold HeartSocial Distortion - Bad LuckLive - Operation SpiritThe Ocean Blue - Ballerina Out Of Control*Dramarama - What Are We Gonna Do**Lloyd Cole - Tell Your SisterSiouxsie and the Banshees - Fear (Of the Unknown)
* never heard of the band** have only heard of the band because of these threads
Know well (and mostly like):Matthew Sweet - GirlfriendU2 - Mysterious WaysNirvana - Come As You AreU2 - Until the End of the WorldPixies - Head OnU2 - OneRed Hot Chili Peppers - Suck My Kiss
Only know because of these threads:Lou Reed - What's Good
Out of the ones I've heard, it's "Until the End of the World" vs "Come As You Are" obv but I might investigate further.
― Hi! I'm twice-coloured! (Sund4r), Monday, 1 February 2016 23:24 (eight years ago) link
I'll admit, the biggest surprise in the list for me is Midge Ure. In 1992, for fucks sake!
― The Dave Grohl of ILX (Turrican), Monday, 1 February 2016 23:26 (eight years ago) link
I voted fear of the unknown but really so many of these could take it. This was a great era on this chart
― LimbsKing, Monday, 1 February 2016 23:31 (eight years ago) link
Also the fly is a kickass lead-off u2 single
― LimbsKing, Monday, 1 February 2016 23:34 (eight years ago) link
Ha, got to the Midge Ure song. Investigation = over.
― Hi! I'm twice-coloured! (Sund4r), Monday, 1 February 2016 23:39 (eight years ago) link
girlfriend > only love > fear > star sign > operation spirit (shut up) > mysterious ways > caribbean blue
come as you are is my least favorite nirvana song by a mile
― maura, Tuesday, 2 February 2016 00:35 (eight years ago) link
I always get Earth Day wrong thanks to the Dramarama one. So many of these are personal favorites, this just coming halfway through my eighth-grade year, and many showing up on the first 120 minutes I taped.
Was completely unaware of this run:
Cliffs Of Dooneen - Through An Open WindowSt Etienne - Only Love Can Break your HeartMidge Ure - Cold, Cold Heart
Not a fan of:The Ocean Blue - Ballerina Out Of ControlLloyd Cole - Tell Your SisterSiouxsie and the Banshees - Fear (Of the Unknown)
Everything else is pretty much my favorite shit. Going with What's Good.
― how's life, Tuesday, 2 February 2016 01:38 (eight years ago) link
I don't mind "Kiss Them For Me" but "Fear (Of the Unknown)" dilutes the band too much for my ears.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 2 February 2016 01:50 (eight years ago) link
Kiss Them For Me is great.
― how's life, Tuesday, 2 February 2016 01:53 (eight years ago) link
Star Sign
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 2 February 2016 04:26 (eight years ago) link
this is absolutely "Star Sign," with "Girlfriend" being the only other one i would consider voting for. even though Achtung Baby is the last U2 i bought, if i never hear U2 again i would be fine with that.
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 2 February 2016 05:29 (eight years ago) link
I'd no idea Teenage Fanclub commanded such attention.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 2 February 2016 11:46 (eight years ago) link
Teenage Fanclub are basically one of those bands that mean a great deal to the small cult following they have and virtually nobody else.
― The Dave Grohl of ILX (Turrican), Tuesday, 2 February 2016 11:55 (eight years ago) link
I don't ride for Teenage Fanclub but I loved Bandwagonwhatever when it came out & "Star Sign" is a jam so I voted for that. thought about "Bad Luck" too, think that's the only song by Social Distortion I know, it got a lot of MTV play at the time. love that Matthew Sweet album but "Girlfriend" isn't why. I kinda like "Suck My Kiss" too, maybe the only song by them I like except for "Soul to Squeeze".
thought about my usual lol vote instead but decided Live wasn't funny enough to bother.
I really dislike "Mysterious Ways" and "Come As You Are".
― droit au butt (Euler), Tuesday, 2 February 2016 12:32 (eight years ago) link
I don't mind Bandwagonesque myself, it's an okay record, but I've never really understood the high praise for it. My favourite track on it is the instrumental at the end, of all things! I do think Grand Prix is a better collection of songs, and I love their vocal harmonies, but... I dunno... Teenage Fanclub records tend to come across to me as well done, but not astounding.
― The Dave Grohl of ILX (Turrican), Tuesday, 2 February 2016 12:42 (eight years ago) link
huh. "Come As You Are" is my favorite Nirvana song by a mile
― its subtle brume (DJP), Tuesday, 2 February 2016 14:34 (eight years ago) link
You are two miles away from each other.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 2 February 2016 15:11 (eight years ago) link
ironically, we probably are in real life, too
― its subtle brume (DJP), Tuesday, 2 February 2016 15:12 (eight years ago) link
it's true
― maura, Tuesday, 2 February 2016 16:21 (eight years ago) link
Live: A name that a band probably would not choose in today's Google era. Unless they wanted to call themselves "Live (band)"...
― Sam Weller, Tuesday, 2 February 2016 16:29 (eight years ago) link
Girls, Women, and Stars are all Google-era bands, so maybe they would have anyway....
― Lee626, Tuesday, 2 February 2016 23:23 (eight years ago) link
Stars started ca. 2000, is that included in the search optimization era?
― Ys Man a.k.a. Have One on G (geoffreyess), Wednesday, 3 February 2016 01:20 (eight years ago) link
Occurs to me I've loved Teenage Fanclub for a longer span of years than I have any other band, and "Bandwagonesque" is only a small part of that. "Songs from Northern Britain" and "Man Made" mean the most to me. Pardon the alliteration.
― Ys Man a.k.a. Have One on G (geoffreyess), Wednesday, 3 February 2016 01:22 (eight years ago) link
"Star Sign" is great, although not as great as their "Everything Flows," which is only one of the greatest songs of all time.
― Chris L, Wednesday, 3 February 2016 03:44 (eight years ago) link
"God Knows It's True" is better.
― Mr. Snrub, Wednesday, 3 February 2016 09:20 (eight years ago) link
When it comes to TFC, I 'm pretty much all about "Star Sign" & "Sparky's Dream"
― thank you, based basics (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 3 February 2016 17:15 (eight years ago) link
Oh hell yes, I rate the bands overall about equally but the Pixies version of this song crushes the original. Still wrestling between that, Mysterious Ways, and Girlfriend. I liked guitars in 1992.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 3 February 2016 17:20 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJBmcwh0_C8
― ... (Eazy), Wednesday, 3 February 2016 17:30 (eight years ago) link
Damn, a mullet and a steinberger. I don't knwo what to say.
― how's life, Wednesday, 3 February 2016 18:15 (eight years ago) link
I'm not on the Teenage Fanclub bandwagon (he he) per se, but damn if "What You Do to Me" isn't an awesome 2 minutes
― LimbsKing, Friday, 5 February 2016 03:02 (eight years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 8 February 2016 00:01 (eight years ago) link
Is there a poll devoted to Lou's ridiculous guitars of the 80s/90s?
― Master of Treacle, Monday, 8 February 2016 00:05 (eight years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 9 February 2016 00:01 (eight years ago) link
Nice -- what a top ten.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 9 February 2016 00:03 (eight years ago) link
I said thank you girl. Thaaaank you girl. I'll love you til the end of the world
― calstars, Tuesday, 9 February 2016 00:31 (eight years ago) link
My band covered Suck My Kiss during this time. Great tune
― calstars, Tuesday, 9 February 2016 00:32 (eight years ago) link