= Essential 90s Rock

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CD	ARTIST - - - Album (Year)	MP3
	STONE ROSES - - - The Stone Roses (1989) Their debut. This Brit band was just plain great, a huge sensation in Britain, very influential on music in years to come.	20th Anniversary Legacy Edition
	TOAD THE WET SPROCKET - - - Pale (1990) Their bleakest, most somber album, I think.	Playlist: Very Best Of TTWS
	TORI AMOS - - - Little Earthquakes (1991) With Kate Bush practically retired, Tori was a welcome voice.
	CROWDED HOUSE - - - Woodface (1991) Bigger stars abroad, this critically-praised band reaches their prime on this melody-packed set.
	R.E.M. - - - Out of Time (1991) Just another in a string of great albums that made them superstars.
	TOAD THE WET SPROCKET - - - Fear (1991) Melancholy and catharsis.
	BLACK CROWES - - - Southern Harmony and Musical Companion (1992) Classic rock, rootsy and soulful.
	LEONARD COHEN - - - The Future (1992) Striking,vivid lyrics set in fine music production.	The Future/Ten New Songs
	SONIC YOUTH - - - Dirty (1992) Another good album by the experimental New York art-rockers. The earlier "Daydream Nation" is considered their best.	2-disc set
	TEN-THOUSAND MANIACS - - - Our Time in Eden (1992) My favorite Maniacs album. Natalie Merchant's voice is pure and sincere.
	TOM WAITS - - - Bone Machine (1992) It's not just his growl that reminds me of Captain Beefheart.
	XTC - - - Nonesuch (1992) A late album by this preeminent New Wave band.
	BLUR - - - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993) One of the greatest bands of the 90s.
	COUNTING CROWS - - - August and Everything After (1993) A beautiful, soulful debut. Their next two releases are also fine.
	FURY IN THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE - - - Mono (1993) German rockers. The lyrics are in English.
	NIRVANA - - - In Utero (1993) Nevermind the grunge landmark, I like this one more.
	LAURA NYRO - - - Walk the Dog and Light the Light (1993) Last album, I think, from the first of the great female singer-songwriters of classic rock. She died a few years later.
	AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB - - - San Francisco (1994) Often spare, almost lazy, sometimes soaring. It may have to grow on you.	"Everclear" album
	TORI AMOS - - - Under the Pink (1994) The Cornflake Girl rocks.
	JEFF BUCKLEY - - - Grace (1994) Died young, like his father, Tim; and like his father's, a singing voice of rare beauty.
	JOHN CALE & BOB NEUWIRTH - - - Last Day on Earth (1994) They face the Last Day philosophically, with serenity and a bit of humor.
	HELIUM - - - The Dirt of Luck (1994) Mary Timony's "cartoon and monster" music, with her vocals and "guitar of death."
	SAM PHILLIPS - - - Martinis & Bikinis (1994) Her voice is the la-la-ing music heard on "Gilmore Girls," but don't judge by that insignificant filler. This album has been described as Beatlesque. Her previous couple of albums are lovely, also.
	PORTISHEAD - - - Dummy (1994) A soundtrack for strange dreams.
	ROLLING STONES - - - Voodoo Lounge (1994) One of the best of the later Stones efforts.
	GORKY'S ZYGOTIC MYNCI - - - Introducing Gorky's Zygotic Mynci (1994-1995) Quirky, upbeat Welsh band.	Singles & EPs '94-'96

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