A website called AutoStraddle.com has put together an amusing list of the Top 15 Bands from the '90s We Used to Listen to . . . But Don't Anymore.
(If you're unfamiliar with the site, it describes itself as, quote, "an intelligent, hilarious and provocative voice and a progressive online community for a new generation of kickass lesbian, bisexual and otherwise inclined ladies.") (!!!)
(Just another example of how it can pay to check out the "About" page.)
Anyway, here's their Top 15 . . . along with a few of my comments ;-)
#1.) Oasis . . . The album "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?" is a classic.
#2.) Goo Goo Dolls . . . Not tellin' no one your name since 1995.
#3.) Hootie & the Blowfish . . . You had to see this coming. How many of the 16 million people who bought "Cracked Rear View" . . . bought it enthusiastically? (--It's the 16th highest-selling album of ALL TIME. No joke.)
#4.) Belly . . . You might remember them from the song "Feed the Tree". I don't. Maybe it was a lesbian thing.
#5.) Lemonheads . . . They had a couple hits with "Into Your Arms" and their cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson".
#6.) Spin Doctors . . . Probably universally accepted as the epitome of the '90s.
#7.) Stone Temple Pilots . . . I don't know about the lesbian community, but I don't think it's lame to still listen to STP.
#8.) Live . . . I really thought Live was going to stick around . . . and I wouldn't have had a problem with that. But after "Throwing Copper", they got a little TOO weird with the decent follow-up "Secret Samadhi", and then they completely lost it.
#9.) Offspring . . . They should've done more of whatever Green Day did.
#10.) Blues Traveler . . . They sold six million copies of that album "Four" . . . and roughly 17 of those are still in personal CD collections somewhere.
#11.) Bush . . . Bush were unstoppable, until they had to release a second album. "Razorblade Suitcase" is arguably the worst album of the '90s. If you don't believe me, buy a copy. There are 454 of them on sale for a penny on Amazon Marketplace.
#12.) Crash Test Dummies . . . For a band that became popular for a song called "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm", they're actually not a horrible band. I'm just not sure that mainstream rock was their ticket.
#13.) Blind Melon . . . Singer Shannon Hoon's overdose ruined what could have been a great band. They had a unique-enough sound to stick around.
#14.) 10,000 Maniacs . . . Natalie Merchant is still doing solo discs. Who knew?
#15.) Matchbox Twenty . . . They shouldn't have started spelling out "20."
(If you're unfamiliar with the site, it describes itself as, quote, "an intelligent, hilarious and provocative voice and a progressive online community for a new generation of kickass lesbian, bisexual and otherwise inclined ladies.") (!!!)
(Just another example of how it can pay to check out the "About" page.)
Anyway, here's their Top 15 . . . along with a few of my comments ;-)
#1.) Oasis . . . The album "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?" is a classic.
#2.) Goo Goo Dolls . . . Not tellin' no one your name since 1995.
#3.) Hootie & the Blowfish . . . You had to see this coming. How many of the 16 million people who bought "Cracked Rear View" . . . bought it enthusiastically? (--It's the 16th highest-selling album of ALL TIME. No joke.)
#4.) Belly . . . You might remember them from the song "Feed the Tree". I don't. Maybe it was a lesbian thing.
#5.) Lemonheads . . . They had a couple hits with "Into Your Arms" and their cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson".
#6.) Spin Doctors . . . Probably universally accepted as the epitome of the '90s.
#7.) Stone Temple Pilots . . . I don't know about the lesbian community, but I don't think it's lame to still listen to STP.
#8.) Live . . . I really thought Live was going to stick around . . . and I wouldn't have had a problem with that. But after "Throwing Copper", they got a little TOO weird with the decent follow-up "Secret Samadhi", and then they completely lost it.
#9.) Offspring . . . They should've done more of whatever Green Day did.
#10.) Blues Traveler . . . They sold six million copies of that album "Four" . . . and roughly 17 of those are still in personal CD collections somewhere.
#11.) Bush . . . Bush were unstoppable, until they had to release a second album. "Razorblade Suitcase" is arguably the worst album of the '90s. If you don't believe me, buy a copy. There are 454 of them on sale for a penny on Amazon Marketplace.
#12.) Crash Test Dummies . . . For a band that became popular for a song called "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm", they're actually not a horrible band. I'm just not sure that mainstream rock was their ticket.
#13.) Blind Melon . . . Singer Shannon Hoon's overdose ruined what could have been a great band. They had a unique-enough sound to stick around.
#14.) 10,000 Maniacs . . . Natalie Merchant is still doing solo discs. Who knew?
#15.) Matchbox Twenty . . . They shouldn't have started spelling out "20."
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