Hmmmm, I'm intrigued by this guitarrorists comp.


But, I have to point out this classic Mudhoney. They're what I think of when I hear the word "grunge". Dirty guitars and dirty lyrics.


not my link

My introduction to non-Modern Lovers JR and just a fun little album. This is the album that really made me fall in love with the whole JoJo experience. It's a nice mix of studio stuff, and live recordings that really capture the live, solo Jonathan vibe. Especially this song.:

They were signed to Creation on the strength of covering Teenage Fanclub's Everything Flows.
As the story goes, on weekends they recorded some demos with their new neighbor Matthew Sweet, which eventually, were just released as their debut record. As I recall it was in NME's Top 50 of 1991. I bought this in '99-2000 after Joe Pernice told me at a gig it was one of his favorite records of all time.

RIYL : Byrds, Big Star, Power Jangle

that cows album drinky posted is killer.

I always liked it even more than the debut. I've never thought of them as being very twee at least not when compared to Belle & Sebastian and other bands like that. Admittedly, they are not characteristic of the average album I get excited by today but I'm surprised that my liking them would be that surprising. I used to listen to a lot more indie in the CMJ days and the first few years of obner. I was big fan of that shimmery guitar sound in the 80's and early 90's and still like it today. I've probably seen them close to ten times.



Yeah that's a really good one. I love the NY/PIL/Joni covers too. Thanks again for the introduction to them. On a later trip, I ended up buying the DVD for the Acustico MTV show and a box set of all their studio albums.

I made a couple 8-song 1991 mixes yesterday, I don't think you can post soundcloud streams on the board, so they're here: http://inawhiteroom.wordpress.com/2011/ ... 991-mixes/

The first one is mostly dreamy/shoegaze type stuff and the second is all hip hop

The Orchids – Bringing You The Love
Teenage Fanclub – Guiding Star
Brighter – Ocean Sky
Ride – Sennen
Chapterhouse – Autosleeper
Mercury Rev – Blue And Black
Primal Scream – I’m Comin’ Down
Slowdive – Brighter

Chubb Rock – The One
Yz – When The Road Is Covered In Snow
Ed O.G. & The Bulldogs – Dedicated To The Right Wingers
Del The Funkee Homosapien – Sunny Meadowz
KMD – Peachfuzz
Freestyle Fellowship – Sunshine Men
Godfather Don – Losers
Main Source – Live At The Barbeque (Ft. Nas, Akinyele & Joe Fatal)

It doesn't get much weirder than this. Even the Bongwater record that I posted seems sane in comparison. Or, at least, that record sounds like it was trying to be weird. In comparison, this record sounds genuinely insane; genre-hopping all over the place, from genre to non-existent genre. So, so weird. Deeply, purely, genuinely weird in a way that only Ween, and maybe Mr. Bungle can be.

Awesome, glad you dig it.

I was just excited to find out that there was a video for "Hitting the Wall". I mean, such as it is.

i've never heard that cows album. only ones i have are cunning stunts and sorry in pig minor.

can't believe i forgot that mudhoney as it's the first one i ever heard by them.

i'll add this, which i recently just rediscovered. unfortunately, most of their albums are oop now though i just ordered punishment for decadence.

This seemed relevant...



http://www.itstherub.com/?p=761

History of Hip-Hop Vol. 13: 1991 (Mixed by DJ Eleven)

1. NWA – Alwayz Into Somethin’
2. Cypress Hill – Latin Lingo
3. Black Sheep – Butt In The Meantime
4. De La Soul – Afro Connections At A Hi 5 (In The Eyes Of The Hoodlum)
5. Ice Cube – A Bird In The Hand
6. Compton’s Most Wanted – Growin’ Up In The Hood
7. Public Enemy – Shut Em Down (Pete Rock Remix)
8. Ed OG – Gotta Have It
9. The Geto Boys – Mind Playing Tricks on Me
10. Del Tha Funky Homosapien – Pissin’ On Your Steps
11. A Tribe Called Quest – Check The Rhime
12. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Summertime
13. Ice Cube – Steady Mobbin’
14. Gang Starr – Step In The Arena
15. MC Lyte – Poor Georgie
16. Nice & Smooth – Hip Hop Junkies (Spanish Fly Mix)
17. K.M.D. – Nitty Gritty (Dog Spelled Bkwds mix) (feat. Busta Rhymes & Brand Nubian)
18. Black Sheep – The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)
19. Del Tha Funky Homosapien – Mistadobalina
20. Tim Dog – Fuck Compton
21. DJ Quik – Born And Raised In Compton
22. Main Source – Live At The Barbecue
23. Digital Underground – Same Song (feat. 2Pac)
24. MC Breed – Ain’t No Future in Yo Frontin’
25. AMG – Bitch Betta Have My Money
26. AMG – Jiggable Pie
27. Nice & Smooth – Sometimes I Rhyme Slow
28. DJ Quik – Tonight
29. Del Tha Funky Homosapien – The Wacky World of Rapid Transit
30. Ice Cube – Doing Dumb Shit
31. Scarface – Born Killer
32. A Tribe Called Quest – What?
33. Raw Fusion – Throw Your Hands In The Air
34. De La Soul – Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)
35. Leaders Of The New School – Sobb Story
36. Cypress Hill – The Phuncky Feel One
37. DJ Quik – Sweet Black Pussy
38. A Tribe Called Quest – Buggin’ Out
39. Naughty By Nature – O.P.P
40. Poor Righteous Teachers – Shakila
41. Poor Righteous Teachers – Easy Star
42. De La Soul – Bitties In The BK Lounge
43. Gang Starr – Credit Is Due
44. Scarface – The Pimp
45. Black Sheep – La Menage feat. Q – Tip
46. De La Soul – Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa
47. Scarface – A Minute to Pray and a Second to Die

1991 HYMNS TO THE SILENCE VAN MORRISON essential

I haven't heard this album in a long time but you're right, it is quite good.

I always enjoyed going to see the David Grisman Quintet...they would play without microphones on any of the instruments so everyone in the crowd was completely silent and throughout these incredible compositions the tension would build to the point where when the song ended, the crowd roar would be deafening. Incredible stuff.

Forty is my new favorite boarder.

Jesus paper. Is it good or bad that I probably know 80% of the words to 90% of those songs?

Also, in an attempt to not go with the obvious Cypress songs, they missed the marks. pigs runs that jam.

i'm not sure they really needed 2 AMG songs on that mix.

agreed.

And if they had to have two, it should've been bitch betta have my money and Janine(the dick fiend)

also, this...

man i listened the shit outta that apocalypse 91 record

Forty : Van Morrison :: GGGar : Rolling Stones ?

The Wolfgang Press - Queer
First heard this when I was DJing at my college radio station and was immediately pulled in. Any electronic dance song that samples the Velvet Underground ("Birmingham") is okay with me. Dark, gothic dance music for heroin addicts. But in a good way.
RIYL: The Cure, B.A.D., PiL

More that I don't think have been mentioned yet... more mainstream, but stuff I was into back then.

Mr. Big - "Lean Into It"
Joe Walsh - "Ordinary Average Guy"
Boyz II Men - "Cooleyhighharmony"
Ice T - "O.G. Original Gangster"
The KLF - "The White Room"
Van Halen - "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge"
Tom Petty - "Into the Great Wide Open"
Ozzy Osbourne - "No More Tears"
Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Blood Sugar Sex Magik"
Prince - "Diamonds and Pearls"
2Pac - "2Pacalypse Now"

Well if you're gonna go that route, you might as well throw out Pearl Jam - Ten, Metallica - s/t, and Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I & II.



Also FWIW, I like Apocalypse 91 way less than the two PE albums before it, maybe even less than Bum Rush the Show.

Those had already been mentioned, or else I would have...