The remit for this was "grunge". The limits of its definition were definitely tested.
Dinosaur Jr. - Freak Scene
Sonic Youth - 100%
The Afghan Whigs - Debonair
Chainsaw Kittens - Connie, I've Found The Door
Fugazi - Waiting Room
Mudhoney - Touch Me I'm Sick
Melvins - Hooch
Screaming Trees - Nearly Lost You
The Breeders - Cannonball
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Reverence
Belly - Feed The Tree
Sonic Youth - Kool Thing
Bikini Kill - Suck My Left One
Daisy Chainsaw - Love Your Money
Faith No More - Midlife Crisis
Mudhoney - You Got It
Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Grey Cell Green
Pavement - Summber Baby (Winter Version)
My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow
This was nice as I recalled my first ever night in London in July 1992, discovering cider earlier in the evening and winding up at the Marquee Club (whilst looking for The 100 Club as I used to have a Pistols at The 100 Club poster on my wall). It was incredibly exciting, especially as within minutes of walking in I heard Freak Scene, Love Your Money, Pretend We're Dead and Far Gone & Out, fantastic slices of pop I had just discovered back in suburban Connecticut. I haven't heard Pretend We're Dead in a while but the other 3 still sound amazing, and unique, today.
There was a moment I was looking through my cds and saw Always' The Turf Accountant's Dream and every fibre of my being wanted to play it ; )
Breeders Cannonball. Irreverant and amateur video. hazy crazy sound. 16mm sound and vision.
ReplyDeleteIt's so good. A friend reminded me of it the other night, so glad he did! When I think of The Breeders I usually put on Divine Hammer or their excellent So Sad About Us cover.
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