I remember being given a cassette (when piracy was killing music!) in late 1994 when I was at university with Dummy on one side and Grace on the other. A friend thought I might like them. Understatement. They not only blew my mind but have been touchstones ever since.
These are good reads when I get chance. I enjoyed the recent pop princesses edition. I enjoyed 1994 I think. Underworld's Dubnobasswithmyheadman kicked the year off well.
I’m laughing because I started reading this the day you posted it, and right at the beginning, I clicked the link to listen to Chris Cornell’s version of Nothing Compares 2 U, and never made it back to finish reading hahahaha!!! ADHD.
My younger two boys play Black Hole Sun a lot! I’ll be back after I finish reading!! Hahahaha!!
Another incredible year! Here are a couple more from '94 I hope bowl you over (in a good way, of course):
Jawbreaker- "24 Hour Revenge Therapy"
GBV- "Bee Thousand"
R.E.M.- "Monster"
Pearl Jam- "Vitalogy"
Bad Religion- "Stranger Than Fiction"
Lush- "Split"
TLC- "CrazySexyCool"
A strike as usual, Kevin!
Right on! I hope you found a new fave or two. :)
If Dummy was the only release that year, it would still have been a great year!
I'm with you on that. It's just so unique and impossible to overplay
I've been saying that 1994 was a wildly good year for music! Here's what I would add (though it's not even close to exhaustive!!):
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
Veruca Salt - American Thighs
Beck - Mellow Gold
NIN - The Downward Spiral
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged
Pulp - His 'n' Hers
Liz Phair - Whip-Smart
Elliott Smith - Roman Candle
The Cranberries - No Need to Argue
Hole - Live Through This
My 1994 looked like this:
Seal - Seal
Under the Pink - Tori Amos
August and Everything After - Counting Crows
Tuesday Night Music Club - Sheryl Crow
Vauxhall and I - Morrissey
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy - Sarah McLachlan
Yes I Am - Melissa Etheridge
Oh wow I didn't even think of half of these. Fantastic, thank you!
August and Everything After is an all-timer!
Let's see, I'd select:
Foolish by Superchunk
Whip-Smart by Liz Phair
Bakesale by Sebadoh
Rubberneck by Toadies
No Need To Argue by The Cranberries
Great list!
Amazing! I forgot about the Cranberries album, definitely adding that and more to the list
Hooray!
Foolish is a great pick!
I thought you might agree!
Love Portishead. Listened to them exclusively for a solid month upon discovery.
PULP FICTION will always define 1994 for me.
Top ones for me in no particular order:
Luna - Bewitched
Pavement - Crooked Rain Cooked Rain
Sebadoh - Bakesale
Superchunk - Foolish
Bedhead - WhatFunLifeWas
Stereolab - Mars Audiac Quintet
NIN - Downward spiral
I remember being given a cassette (when piracy was killing music!) in late 1994 when I was at university with Dummy on one side and Grace on the other. A friend thought I might like them. Understatement. They not only blew my mind but have been touchstones ever since.
What a gift, wow! That would still blow my mind today
These are good reads when I get chance. I enjoyed the recent pop princesses edition. I enjoyed 1994 I think. Underworld's Dubnobasswithmyheadman kicked the year off well.
Thank you Benjamin! I appreciate you reading!
I’m laughing because I started reading this the day you posted it, and right at the beginning, I clicked the link to listen to Chris Cornell’s version of Nothing Compares 2 U, and never made it back to finish reading hahahaha!!! ADHD.
My younger two boys play Black Hole Sun a lot! I’ll be back after I finish reading!! Hahahaha!!
Yes you may, any time! Fantastic additions