music music music ... of the '90s
OK Here's a fun one, only cuz it's about pop culture and it shows how I later became a punk/riot grrl/indie rocker cuz evidentally 1994 was a particularly bad year for popular music.
Go to www.popCulturemadness.com and select the year you became 18. Paste the list of the top 75 songs. Bold the ones you liked; strike the ones you disliked; and italicize the ones you know but don't exactly like nor dislike. The ones you don't know will stay common text.
Click here for 1994 Greatest Hits
1994 Greatest Hits
1. All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow
2. I'll Make Love To You - Boys II Men
3. Turn The Beat Around - Gloria Estefan
4. On Bended Knee - Boys II Men
5. I Like To Move It - Reel 2 Real
6. Crazy - Aerosmith
7. I Swear - John Michael Montgomery (or All-4-One)
8. The Sign - Ace of Base (liked it after the fact)
9. Bootie Call - BLACKstreet
10. Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Elton John
11. Beautiful In My Eyes - Joshua Kadison
12. 100% Pure Love - Crystal Waters
13. At Your Best (You Are Love) - Aaliyah
14. Fantasic Voyage - Coolio
15. Mr Vain - Culture Beat
16. Mr Jones - Counting Crows
17. Power Of Love - Celene Dion
18. Another Night - Real McCoy
19. Whatta Man - Salt N Pepa
20. Endless Love - Mariah Carey & Luthor Vandross
21. What's Up - DJ Miko
22. Here Comes The Hotstepper - Ini Kamoze
23. All For Love - Bryan Adams, Sting, Rod Stewart
24. All Apolgies - Nirvana
25. Action - Terror fabulous
26. Return To Innocence - Enigma
27. Always - Bon Jovi
28. Back and Forth - Aaliyah
29. Prayer For The Dying - Seal
30. Moving On Up - M People
31. I'll take You There - General Public
32. What's My Name - Snoop Doggy Dogg
33. Amazing - Aerosmith
34. Laid - James
35. All I Want Is You - U2
36. Without You - Mariah Carey
37. Wild Night - John Melloncamp & Me'Shell NdegeOcello
38. Regulate - Warren G & Nate Dogg
39. Don't Turn Around - Ace of Base
40. Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet
41. Having A Party - Rod Stewart & Ronnie Wood
42. Basket Case - Green Day
43. Anytime You Need A Friend - Mariah Carey
44. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World - Prince
45. Bump 'N Grind - R. Kelly
46. Come To My Window - Melissa Ethridge
47. Loser - Beck
48. Mary Jane's Last Dance - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
49. Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through - Meatloaf
50. Self Esteem - The Offspring
51. Spin The Black Circle - Pearl jam
52. Possession - Sarah McKachlan
53. Baby I Love Your Way - Big Mountain
54. Living In Danger - Ace Of Base
55. Stay (I Missed You) - Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
56. The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get - Morrissey
57. I'll Stand By You - Pretenders
58. Undone - The Sweater Song - Weezer
59. Dunkie Butt - 12 Guage
60. Low - Cracker
61. Gin and Juice - Snoop Doggy Dogg
62. God - Tori Amos
63. Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) - US3
64. Lucas With The Lid Off - Lucas
65. Closer - Nine Inch Nails
66. Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden
67. I'll Remember - Madonna
68. Sweet Jane - Cowboy Junkies
69. Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen
70. Today - Smashing Pumpkins
71. Lucky One - Amy Grant
72. Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm - Crash Test Dummies
73. About A Girl - Nirvana
74. Always - Erasure
75. Love Sneakin' Up On You - Bonnie Ratt
Now, what was ailecia really listening to in 1994? Here's the track list for a mixtape I made in 1994:
This is from my July 1, 1994 "Searching for the Bigger and Better Mix" tape:
Side A:
F.O.D. -- Green Day
Cherub Rock -- Smashing Pumpkin
Sober -- Tool
Cannonball -- The Breeders
Dreams -- The Cranberries
Crescent Moon -- Cowboy Junkies
My Sister -- Juliana Hatfield
I Wanna Be Sedated -- The Ramones
Rape Me -- Nirvana
Man on the Moon -- REM
Lucky Guy -- The Muffs
Sunday Bloody Sunday -- U2
Side B:
American Music -- Violent Femmes
Mary X-Mess -- Sun-60
He Wants Me Back -- The Dancehall Crashers
Galileo -- Indigo Girls
Beautiful John -- Madder Rose
Wind an' Sea -- Dakota Moter Company
California Dreamin' -- Mamas and the Papas
My Past Lives -- Too Much Joy
Blister in the Sun -- Violent Femmes
Candy Everybody Wants -- 10,000 Maniacs
Whip It -- Devo
New Year's Day -- U2
Wooden Nails -- Three Walls Down
This is fun (for me) so here's some more mixtapes from 1993 & 1995
Ailecia's I'm Grounded Mix 1993
Side A:
My Past Lives -- Too Much Joy
Pushing the Needle Too Far -- Indigo Girls
Adam's Tree -- Sun-60
Martians Don't Skank -- Los Rudiments
Big Mouth -- The Muffs
Crucify -- Tori Amos
Not the Same -- Dinosaur Jr.
Los Angeles -- Frank Black
No Rain -- Blind Melon
The Severed Garden -- The Doors
Stockton Gala Days -- 10,000 Maniacs
Material Girl -- Madonna
Mix of Intros
Side B:
Sadness -- Porno for Pyros
Too High -- The Mighty Mighty Lemon Drops
Radio Free Europe -- REM
Joy to the World -- Three Dog Night
Cherub Rock -- Smashing Pumpkins
My Umbrella -- Tripping Daisy
That's a Lie -- Too Much Joy
Mary X-Mess -- Sun-60
Hey Jealousy -- Gin Blossoms
Pink Jelly -- Tripping Daisy
Saying Goodbye -- The Muffs
Rack 'Em Up -- The Imperials
Never Seen God -- Sun-60
Noah's Dove -- 10,000 Maniacs
AJR's Oddities of Chic-Bands May 1995
Side A:
Rock Star -- Hole
X-Ray Man -- Liz Phair
Her -- Blake Babies
Here and Now -- Letters to Cleo
Ultra Anxiety -- Madder Rose
Lay it Down -- Magnapop
Lucky Guy -- The Muffs
Shove -- L7
Spin the Bottle -- Juliana Hatfield
Bizarre Love Triangle -- Frente!
Noah's Dove -- 10,000 Maniacs
Joking -- Indigo Girls
Son of a Preacher Man -- Dusty Springfield
Dreams -- Cranberries
Winter -- Tori Amos
Holah -- Mazzy Star
Mining for Gold -- Cowboy Junkies
Side B:
Cannonball -- Breeders
Wind an' Sea -- Dakota Motor Company
Tuff to Say -- Sun-60
He Wants me Back -- Dancehall Crashers
Thief -- Belly
Here's Where the Story Ends -- The Sunday
Hey Jack Keroac -- 10,000 Maniacs
Labour of Love -- Frente!
My Sister -- Juliana Hatfield
Romeo and Juliet -- Indigo Girls
6'1" -- Liz Phair
Violet -- Hole
Slowly, Slowly -- Magnapop
p.s. If anyone wants to make me a mix-cd with some of the songs I'd be super appreciative. I still have some of it on CD, but I sold alot of it when I got into indie rock the following year--freshman year in college.
Go to www.popCulturemadness.com and select the year you became 18. Paste the list of the top 75 songs. Bold the ones you liked; strike the ones you disliked; and italicize the ones you know but don't exactly like nor dislike. The ones you don't know will stay common text.
Click here for 1994 Greatest Hits
1994 Greatest Hits
1. All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow
2. I'll Make Love To You - Boys II Men
3. Turn The Beat Around - Gloria Estefan
4. On Bended Knee - Boys II Men
5. I Like To Move It - Reel 2 Real
6. Crazy - Aerosmith
7. I Swear - John Michael Montgomery (or All-4-One)
8. The Sign - Ace of Base (liked it after the fact)
9. Bootie Call - BLACKstreet
10. Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Elton John
11. Beautiful In My Eyes - Joshua Kadison
12. 100% Pure Love - Crystal Waters
13. At Your Best (You Are Love) - Aaliyah
14. Fantasic Voyage - Coolio
15. Mr Vain - Culture Beat
16. Mr Jones - Counting Crows
17. Power Of Love - Celene Dion
18. Another Night - Real McCoy
19. Whatta Man - Salt N Pepa
20. Endless Love - Mariah Carey & Luthor Vandross
21. What's Up - DJ Miko
22. Here Comes The Hotstepper - Ini Kamoze
23. All For Love - Bryan Adams, Sting, Rod Stewart
24. All Apolgies - Nirvana
25. Action - Terror fabulous
26. Return To Innocence - Enigma
27. Always - Bon Jovi
28. Back and Forth - Aaliyah
29. Prayer For The Dying - Seal
30. Moving On Up - M People
31. I'll take You There - General Public
32. What's My Name - Snoop Doggy Dogg
33. Amazing - Aerosmith
34. Laid - James
35. All I Want Is You - U2
36. Without You - Mariah Carey
37. Wild Night - John Melloncamp & Me'Shell NdegeOcello
38. Regulate - Warren G & Nate Dogg
39. Don't Turn Around - Ace of Base
40. Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet
41. Having A Party - Rod Stewart & Ronnie Wood
42. Basket Case - Green Day
43. Anytime You Need A Friend - Mariah Carey
44. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World - Prince
45. Bump 'N Grind - R. Kelly
46. Come To My Window - Melissa Ethridge
47. Loser - Beck
48. Mary Jane's Last Dance - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
49. Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through - Meatloaf
50. Self Esteem - The Offspring
51. Spin The Black Circle - Pearl jam
52. Possession - Sarah McKachlan
53. Baby I Love Your Way - Big Mountain
54. Living In Danger - Ace Of Base
55. Stay (I Missed You) - Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
56. The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get - Morrissey
57. I'll Stand By You - Pretenders
58. Undone - The Sweater Song - Weezer
59. Dunkie Butt - 12 Guage
60. Low - Cracker
61. Gin and Juice - Snoop Doggy Dogg
62. God - Tori Amos
63. Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) - US3
64. Lucas With The Lid Off - Lucas
65. Closer - Nine Inch Nails
66. Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden
67. I'll Remember - Madonna
68. Sweet Jane - Cowboy Junkies
69. Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen
70. Today - Smashing Pumpkins
71. Lucky One - Amy Grant
72. Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm - Crash Test Dummies
73. About A Girl - Nirvana
74. Always - Erasure
75. Love Sneakin' Up On You - Bonnie Ratt
Now, what was ailecia really listening to in 1994? Here's the track list for a mixtape I made in 1994:
This is from my July 1, 1994 "Searching for the Bigger and Better Mix" tape:
Side A:
F.O.D. -- Green Day
Cherub Rock -- Smashing Pumpkin
Sober -- Tool
Cannonball -- The Breeders
Dreams -- The Cranberries
Crescent Moon -- Cowboy Junkies
My Sister -- Juliana Hatfield
I Wanna Be Sedated -- The Ramones
Rape Me -- Nirvana
Man on the Moon -- REM
Lucky Guy -- The Muffs
Sunday Bloody Sunday -- U2
Side B:
American Music -- Violent Femmes
Mary X-Mess -- Sun-60
He Wants Me Back -- The Dancehall Crashers
Galileo -- Indigo Girls
Beautiful John -- Madder Rose
Wind an' Sea -- Dakota Moter Company
California Dreamin' -- Mamas and the Papas
My Past Lives -- Too Much Joy
Blister in the Sun -- Violent Femmes
Candy Everybody Wants -- 10,000 Maniacs
Whip It -- Devo
New Year's Day -- U2
Wooden Nails -- Three Walls Down
This is fun (for me) so here's some more mixtapes from 1993 & 1995
Ailecia's I'm Grounded Mix 1993
Side A:
My Past Lives -- Too Much Joy
Pushing the Needle Too Far -- Indigo Girls
Adam's Tree -- Sun-60
Martians Don't Skank -- Los Rudiments
Big Mouth -- The Muffs
Crucify -- Tori Amos
Not the Same -- Dinosaur Jr.
Los Angeles -- Frank Black
No Rain -- Blind Melon
The Severed Garden -- The Doors
Stockton Gala Days -- 10,000 Maniacs
Material Girl -- Madonna
Mix of Intros
Side B:
Sadness -- Porno for Pyros
Too High -- The Mighty Mighty Lemon Drops
Radio Free Europe -- REM
Joy to the World -- Three Dog Night
Cherub Rock -- Smashing Pumpkins
My Umbrella -- Tripping Daisy
That's a Lie -- Too Much Joy
Mary X-Mess -- Sun-60
Hey Jealousy -- Gin Blossoms
Pink Jelly -- Tripping Daisy
Saying Goodbye -- The Muffs
Rack 'Em Up -- The Imperials
Never Seen God -- Sun-60
Noah's Dove -- 10,000 Maniacs
AJR's Oddities of Chic-Bands May 1995
Side A:
Rock Star -- Hole
X-Ray Man -- Liz Phair
Her -- Blake Babies
Here and Now -- Letters to Cleo
Ultra Anxiety -- Madder Rose
Lay it Down -- Magnapop
Lucky Guy -- The Muffs
Shove -- L7
Spin the Bottle -- Juliana Hatfield
Bizarre Love Triangle -- Frente!
Noah's Dove -- 10,000 Maniacs
Joking -- Indigo Girls
Son of a Preacher Man -- Dusty Springfield
Dreams -- Cranberries
Winter -- Tori Amos
Holah -- Mazzy Star
Mining for Gold -- Cowboy Junkies
Side B:
Cannonball -- Breeders
Wind an' Sea -- Dakota Motor Company
Tuff to Say -- Sun-60
He Wants me Back -- Dancehall Crashers
Thief -- Belly
Here's Where the Story Ends -- The Sunday
Hey Jack Keroac -- 10,000 Maniacs
Labour of Love -- Frente!
My Sister -- Juliana Hatfield
Romeo and Juliet -- Indigo Girls
6'1" -- Liz Phair
Violet -- Hole
Slowly, Slowly -- Magnapop
p.s. If anyone wants to make me a mix-cd with some of the songs I'd be super appreciative. I still have some of it on CD, but I sold alot of it when I got into indie rock the following year--freshman year in college.