(Now that the dust has settled)

I always appreciated the fact that the Pumpkins never minded selling out, so they get my vote for being unabashed whores who wanted to conquer the world.

do hip hop acts count?

they never do

Sure, Dre was a phenomenon in the early nineties, so uh yeah.

My choice: Pavement

Correct answer: Radiohead

Hip Hop is usually much more an Individual thing rather than "Band", which implies people playing their own instruments. OutKast clearly are contenders.

smashmouth

"Powerstance" and "Laboratory Of Sound" qualify the Fleshtones to wear this crown.

Ween or Rancid

if this was the uk i would say oasis

Phish!

(I say it jokingly, but I think I mean it wholeheartedly.)

Faith No More

The Flaming Lips or Fugazi.

Will Oldham, Stereolab, and Beck had great runs, too. All the Faith No More and Mr. Bungle stuff from the '90s is great (well, Album of the Year isn't great, but it's good). Also most of the Boredoms stuff. And Pavement.

Radiohead only put out two good albums in the '90s.

Yeah, Pavement or the Lips.

I'm gonna pretend it says "act" instead of "group" or "artist". Pretty much how I always treat these types of topics.

Don't forget Nirvana, Massive Attack & these two chix

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Man if Paul's Boutique had come out a year later the Beastie's would be in here too

I hate you. (although you are right)

no mention of pearl jam or wilco in this thread either.

Early 90s = Nirvana.
Late 90s = Radiohead.

For the whole decade: Pavement, The Flaming Lips, PJ Harvey, and Nick Cave.

The Good Son, Henry's Dream, Live Seeds, Let Love In, Murder Ballads, and The Boatman's Call are all 90s albums.

I thought you would love me for this. I know you agree, but:

Look at what they accomplished in that decade. The grassroots building of an empire and a cult while maintaining absolute creative integrity and circumventing the currents of the major recording industry. Not to mention that everything began to end the moment the sun rose on the first morning of 2000.

Pavement or GbV.

how is it possible with all this love here ive never heard a pavement song in my life

The Smashing Pumpkins

good call. pulp owned the 90s. his'n'hers, different class, and this is hardcore are all excellent albums. they had a ton of successful singles, as well.

omfg.

rectify this immediately.