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Cake
By Webjockey Ember
CAKE's sophomore effort 'Fashion Nugget' was hard to miss in the mid-90's and if you have turned on the radio, watched MTV or The Simpsons, tuned into the Sopranos or countless other outlets since, you can't escape their alt-rock sound.»MORE
D'Angelo
By Webjockey CasimirPulaski
At 21 D'Angelo revitalized the hip-hop/soul scene of the mid-90s with his debut album Brown Sugar.»MORE
Disco Inferno
By Webjockey Feral Cat Roundup
After the first wave of punk subsided, it became clear that complete musical anarchy would not ensue, and that the punk would have to continue to grow like any other genre.»MORE
Bill Frisell
By Webjockey Feral Cat Roundup
With his 1992 album "Have a Little Faith," Bill Frisell seems to be speaking directly to listeners: have a little faith in the jazz tradition, one of America's greatest products, and in its ability to still sound fresh after all these years.»MORE
Vic Chesnutt
By Webjockey Feral Cat Roundup
It opens simply enough: an acoustic guitar picking major chords under the soaring sounds of a pedal steel guitar. Until the voice comes in, there is no way to differentiate “Is the Actor Happy?” from most other Americana acts of the last twenty years.»MORE
XTC
By Webjockey Feral Cat Roundup
XTC was one of the most notable pop bands of the latter third of the 20th century, with songwriters Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding releasing a veritable fountain of gems.»MORE
Shuggie Otis
By Webjockey Feral Cat Roundup
Shuggie Otis was a Soul/R&B talent who burned bright and fast, leaving behind four studio albums from 1969 to 1974. "Inspiration Information," reissued as the second volume of the World Psychedelic Classics series on David Byrne's Luaka Bop label, is the definitive Otis statement, and his final release.»MORE
Ministry
By Webjockey Elke Jon
One of the seminal bands of the industrial movement, Ministry rocked it hard, dark and mechanical with the 1989 release of "The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste." »MORE
God Shuffled
By Webjockey Elke Jon
Pop in your ear buds and tune into Crash Test Dummies' 1993 album "God Shuffled His Feet" and you'll hear the familiar sound of an immediately likeable alt-pop album of the mid-'90s: that jingle jangle mandolin-guitar sound, a bit of tasteful synthesizer to spice things up-And then Brad Roberts' voice suddenly warbles through your speakers, singing in deep tuba-like vocals about lung cancer, picnics with god, and cavemen. What the hell? »MORE
Use Your Illusion 2
By Webjockey Flur
The Use Your Illusions. Guns N' Roses' magnum opus. Occasionally thought of as grandiose in hindsight compared to the alleged rawness of "Appetite for Destruction." The album is so steadfast in its belief of its mastery of everything rock, the cover art is ripped straight from Raphael's masterpiece "The School of Athens." Where we can only assume Axl and Slash are taking the roles of Plato and Aristotle.
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It Takes a Nation
By Webjockey Flur
In 1988, Def Jam released what would come to later be labeled as one of the most widely influential albums. Period. Not just of its genre. In a time when the world didn?t know how to handle hip-hop and its credibility, Public Enemy stood up and made everyone pay attention. ?It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back,? the group?s second full length album, did this better than perhaps any of their other recordings. »MORE
In the Wee Small Hours
By Webjockey Black Ted
To most people Frank Sinatra is mostly remembered for his big-band, bigger voice brand of music. Often forgotten is that Sinatra has a quiet side as displayed on "In the Wee Small Hours," replete with mild strings and jazz sensibilities that softly frame his velvety voice. »MORE
Killer
By Webjockey Flur
Part glam and part garage, Alice Cooper's 1971 album "Killer" helped create an image and sound Cooper still rides over twenty-five years later. Released less than a year before his breakout single, "School's Out," the early 70's were the most creatively lush for Cooper, as the androgynous self-proclaimed sadist has turned in recent years to golf (possibly an equally sadistic endeavor). »MORE
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