Post by backstreets on Oct 23, 2010 12:48:51 GMT
Read part 1 first.
The 90s
Very pleased with this one. It's now starting to get harder to really pick out the artists/songs that had an impact. It's getting too close to the present so it's difficult to have any substance in the short history of them.
1990
Pet Shop Boys – Being Boring
Sinead O'Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Ship Song
The Charlatans - The Only One I Know
Bad Religion - 21st Century (Digital Boy)
Saint Etienne – Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Angelo Badalamenti – The ”Twin Peaks” Theme
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence
Primal Scream - Loaded
Ride - Vapour Trail
1991
Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
A Tribe Called Quest – Show Business
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow
Teenage Fanclub - What You Do To Me
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Under The Bridge
Pearl Jam – Alive
Pennywise – No Reason Why
Gang Starr - Form Of Intellect
Slint - Good Morning, Captain
1992
Rage Against The Machine – Killing In The Name
Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness
Alice In Chains – Would?
Afghan Whigs – Debonair
Orbital – Halcyon
Pavement – Summer Babe (Winter Version)
Sade - No Ordinary Love
Mary J. Blige – Real Love
Boyz II Men – End Of The Road
Dr. Dre - Nuthin' But A "G" Thang
1993
Smashing Pumpkins – Mayonaise
Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M
2 Unlimited – No Limit
Suede – Animal Nitrate
Mariah Carey – Hero
Yo La Tengo – From A Motel 6
Tool – Prison Sex
Snoop Dogg – Who Am I (What's My Name)?
Blur - For Tomorrow
Cypress Hill – Insane In The Brain
1994
Oasis – Supersonic
Green Day – Welcome To Paradise
Nine Inch Nails - March Of The Pigs
Korn - Blind
Tori Amos – Cornflake Girl
Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun
Prodigy – Voodoo People
Nas - The World Is Yours
TLC – Waterfalls
Portishead - Sour Times
1995
Daft Punk – Da Funk
Rancid - Time Bomb
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love
Asian Dub Foundation – Rebel Warrior
Pulp – Common People
Alanis Morissette – You Oughta Know
Tricky - Aftermath
Supergrass – Alright
Fugazi - Long Distance Runner
GZA - Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth
1996
2Pac – California Love
Beck – Devil's Haircut
Placebo - Teenage Angst
Fugees – Ready Or Not
Marilyn Manson – The Beautiful People
DJ Shadow - The Number Song
Belle And Sebastian – Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Straight Up And Down
Weezer – The Good Life
Underworld – Born Slippy .NUXX
1997
Björk – Bachelorette
The Notorious B.I.G – Hypnotize
Radiohead – Lucky
Foo Fighters - Everlong
The Chemical Brothers – Block Rockin' Beats
The Verve – Bitter Sweet Symphony
Erykah Badu – On & On
Spiritualized – Come Together
Guided By Voices - I Am A Tree
Common – Retrospect For Life
1998
Jay-Z – Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)
Air – Sexy Boy
Refused – New Noise
Britney Spears - …Baby One More Time
OutKast – Rosa Parks
Lucinda Williams – Can't Let Go
Mercury Rev - Goddess On A Hiway
Fatboy Slim – Praise You
1999
Sigur Rós – Olsen Olsen
The Roots - You Got Me
Mos Def - Rock'n'Roll
Backstreet Boys – I Want It That Way
Basement Jaxx – Bingo Bango
Four Tet – Chiron
Moby – Porcelain
Dixie Chicks – Goodbye Earl
Super Furry Animals - Do Or Die
Elliott Smith - Happiness