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I'm trying to make a 50 song, 3 CD set of the best songs of the 90's. I'm limiting myself to 2 songs per band and its pretty much any kind of music besides rap, hip hop, and country. I'm going for a mix between success and personal liking usually. For example, for the Nirvana songs, my favourite is Lithium but Teen Spirit and Heat Shaped Box made it. Anyways these are the ones I have so far for suggestions.

 

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box

Green Day - Basket Case

Green Day - Good Riddance

Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun

Soundgarden - Blow Up The Outside World

Pearl Jam - Jeremy

Pearl Jam - Do The Evolution

Stone Temple Pilots - Sex Type Thing

Stone Temple Pilots - Days Of The Week

Radiohead - Creep

Radiohead - Karma Police

NOFX - Bob

NOFX - Linoleum

Weezer - The Good Life

Weezer - Hash Pipe

Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings

Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight

Nine Inch Nails - Closer

Nine Inch Nails - Perfect Drug

No Doubt - Spiderwebs

No Doubt - Just A Girl

Oasis - Wonderwall

Oasis - Half The World Away

Metallica - Enter Sandman

Alice In Chains - Man In The Box

Alice In Chains - Them Bones

Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name Of

Rage Of The Machine - Know Your Enemy

Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta

Blur - Song 2

Foo Fighters - My Hero

Wallflowers - One Headlight

The Offspring - Self Esteem

Pennywise - Bro Hymn Tribute

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge

White Zombie - More Human Than Human

Rob Zombie - Dragula

Bush - Swallowed

Our Lady Peace - Clumsy

Goo Goo Dolls - Iris

Third Eye Blind - Jumper

 

Ands thats all I got for ideas for right now. Anyone got any other suggestions? Different songs for the bands? Different bands? Criticism for actually including No Doubt? Not including November Rain by GnR? All apreciated!

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Hip hop isn't a musical genre, just fyi.

 

I really don't think Dragula is that good of a song, I'd swap it for a different Rob Zombie song. Living Dead Girl probably.

Add some Beck. I'd go with Loser, but he had plenty of songs to choose from.

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B. Brian's Best Songs of the 90s:

 

"Soul to Squeeze"- Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Ants Marching"- Dave Matthews Band

"Tripping Billies"- Dave Matthews Band

"Drive"- REM

"I'm not an Addict"- K's Choice

"Fade Into You"- Mazzy Star

"What's the Story, Morning Glory?"- Oasis

"Welcome to Paradise"- Green Day

"Smash it Up"- Offspring

"Sliver"- Nirvana

"Crazy Mary"- Pearl Jam

"Alone"- Pearl Jam

"Angry Chair"- Alice In Chains

"Bullet in the Head"- Rage Against The Machine

"Revolver"- Rage Against The Machine

"Blind"- Korn

"Faget"- Korn

"Big Empty"- Stone Temple Pilots

"Kitchenware and Candy Bars"- Stone Temple Pilots

"Grace"- Jeff Buckley

"Last Goodbye"- Jeff Buckley

"Witches Rave"- Jeff Buckley

"Yard of Blonde Girls"- Jeff Buckley

"Smaller and Smaller"- Faith No More

"Be Aggressive"- Faith No More

"Bound for the Floor"- Local H

"All the Kids are Right"- Local H

"Whimsical"- Days of the New

"Touch, Peel and Stand"- Days of the New

"Thunderkiss '65"- White Zombie

"The Outlaw Torn"- Metallica

"Angry Again"- Megadeth

"Hangar 18"- Megadeth

"Christeen"- Devin Townsend

"One"- U2

"Jesus Christ Pose"- Soundgarden

"Limo Wreck"- Soundgarden

 

 

Those are just some of my personal favourites. I know you said just 2 songs per artist, but the buckley stuff is all good that you can just take your pick.

 

I also think that it's kind of close-minded to not include any Rap/Hip-Hop, as there was alot of good material released in the 1990s, especially Tupac's work, Jay-Z's work, 3 albums by The Roots, etc.

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I'm a huge mark for 90's music. Here's a few of my favs off the top of my head:

 

Faith No More "Epic"

White Zombie "ThunderKiss 65"

The Verve - "Bitter Sweet Symphony"

Oasis "Wonderwall"

Sublime "What I Got"

Blind Melon "No Rain"

Live "Lightning Crashes"

Beck "Loser"

REM - "Losing My Religion"

Blink182 - "Dammit"

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Oh yeah. "Days of the Week" was released in 2001 off the Shangri La-Dee-Da album.

 

While we're mentioning Beck, consider these:

 

"Loser"(obviously)

"The New Pollution"

"Beer Can"

"Where It's At"

"Sexlaws"

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Guest DRAWMUH!

I can't believe I forgot Loser! And I know its partial to not including any rap and such, except I'm trying to keep this to just rock.

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Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Philadelphia

REM - Everybody Hurts

REM - Shiny Happy People

Prince - Diamonds And Pearls

Prince - 7

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

Concrete Blonde - Joey

The Divinyls - I Touch Myself

Julian Lennon - Saltwater

Bon Jovi - Always

Sheryl Crowe - Strong Enough

 

That will do for now.

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Guns N Roses - "November Rain" and "You Could Be Mine"

Garbage - "Queer"

Prodigy - "Funky Shit" "Breathe" "Firestarter"

Chemical Brothers with Noel of Oasis - "Champain Supernova"

Mattheuw Sweet - "Girlfriend"

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I Like It & Love, American Style by Far

 

Pretty much anything by Faith No More, although Evidence and Mouth To Mouth by them are my personal favorites. Can't go wrong with anything off of Angel Dust either obviously.

 

Be Quiet & Drive by The Deftones

 

Retrovertigo, Pink Cigarette and Vanity Fair by Mr. Bungle

 

Hooker with A Penis by Tool.

 

Good times.

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How about some more lighthearted fare that takes you all the way back to 1996?

 

311 -- All Mixed Up

311 -- Don't Stay Home

Sublime -- What I Got

Sublime -- Santeria

The Presidents of the United States of America -- Lump

The Presidents of the United States of America -- Peaches

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Retrovertigo, Pink Cigarette and Vanity Fair by Mr. Bungle

 

Bungle pwns

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Dudes, FNM's The Real Thing was released in 1989!

 

How about:

Tripping Daisy - I Gotta Girl

Hum - Stars

Foo Fighters - Everlong

Massive attack - Hymn of the Big Wheel

Fugazi - smallpox champion

NoFX - Leave It Alone

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XTC - 'Wrapped In Grey'

Morrissey - 'National Front Disco' 'Suedehead'

Tom Waits - 'That Feel' 'And The Earth Died Screaming'

Mercury Rev - 'Frittering' 'Meth of a Rockette's kick'

Soundgarden - 'The Day I Tried to Live' 'Limo Wreck'

 

I guess these are more favourites than songs of significance, but up to you.

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My personal picks would include:

 

3 Colours Red- Beautiful Day

3 Colours Red- Copper Girl

Skee Lo- I Wish

Manic Street Preachers- You Love Us

Manic Street Preachers- Roses In The Hospital

Weezer- Why Bother?

Lemonheads- Mrs Robinson

Lemonheads- Big Gay Heart

Terrorvision- Perserverance

Phil Collins- Dance Into The Light :D

Morrissey- Dagenham Dave

Far- Waiting For Sunday

Far- Love, American Style

Bad Religion- 21st Century Digital Boy

Menswear- We Love You

Carter USM- The Only Living Boy In New Cross

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i'm in a hurry, forgive me if there's any repeats. i'm assuming we're only doing songs with radio/video airplay.

 

the breeders - "cannonball"

veruca salt - "seether", "number one blind", "volcano girls"

mazzy star - "fade into you", "wild horses"

jeff buckley - "the last goodbye

nine inch nails - "closer"

suzanne vega - "tom's diner" (may be from the 80s, but i remember hearing a it a LOT in the 90s)

liz phair - "supernova"

stone roses - "love spreads"

toad the wet sprocket - "fall down"

portishead - "sour times"

smashing pumpkins - "cherub rock", "zero", "rocket"

ween - "push the little daisies", "voodoo lady"

tori amos - "cornflake girl", "god", "caught a lite sneeze", "crucify"

bjork - "human behavior", "all is full of love"

jane's addiction - "jane says"

porno for pyros - "pets"

red hot chili peppers - "breaking the girl," "aeroplane," "warped"

alice in chains - "i stay away"

joan osborne - "st teresa"

pj harvey - "down by the water", "man size"

the cranberries - "zombie"

phish - "down with disease", "sample in a jar"

 

that's all i got for now, more to come i'm sure.

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Here's 100 of my favorite 90's songs that I can think of at this point in time. Needless to say, I loved the 90's.

 

No particular Order

 

1) Oasis- "Don't Look Back In Anger"

2) Oasis- "Wonderwall"

3) Ben Folds Five- "Brick"

4) Ben Folds Five- "Song For The Dumped"

5) Radiohead- "Karma Police'

6) Radiohead- "Creep"

7) Green Day- "Basket Case"

8) Green Day- "When I Come Around"

9) Metallica- "Enter Sandman"

10) Metallica- "Nothing Else Matters"

11) Third Eye Blind- "Semi-Charmed Life"

12) Bush- "Everything Zen"

13) Bush- "Comedown"

14) Hootie and The Blowfish- "Old Man and Me"

15) Hootie and the Blowfish- "Tuckers Town"

16) Dave Matthews Band- "Ants Go Marching"

17) Dave Matthews Band- "Crush"

18) Peal Jam- "Rearview Mirror"

19) Pearl Jam- "Jeremy"

20) Tool- "Stinkfist"

21) Tool- "Sober"

22) Goo Goo Dolls- "Name"

23) Weezer- "The Good Life"

24) Weezer- "Say It Ain't So"

25) Alanis Morrissette- "You Learn"

26) Alanis Morrissette- "You Outa Know"

27) Fiona Apple- "Criminal"

28) Sarah McLachlin- "Building a Mystery"

29) Sarah McLachlin- "Full of Grace"

30) Cranberries- "Free To Decide"

31) Rage Against the Machine- "Bulls on Parade"

32) Rage Against The Machine- "Killing in the Name Of"

33) R.E.M.- "Bittersweet Me"

34) Jewel- "Who Will Save Your Soul"

35) Jewel- "Hands"

36) Dishwala- "Counting Blue Cars"

37) Smashing Pumpkins- "1979"

38) Smashing Pumpkins- "Tonight, Tonight"

39) Deep Blue Something- "Breakfast at Tiffany's"

40) Primitive Radio Gods- "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth..."

41) Everlast- "What it's Like"

42) Korn- "A.D.I.D.A.S."

43) Korn- "Freak on a Leash"

44) No Doubt- "Spiderwebs"

45) No Doubt- "Just a Girl"

46) Foo Fighters- "Big Me"

47) Foo Fighters- "Everlong"

48) Everclear- "Santa Monica"

49) Garbage- "Stupid Girl"

50) The Wallflowers- "One Headlight"

51) Natalie Imbruglia- "Torn"

52) Blues Traveler- "Runaround"

53) Lisa Loeb- "Stay"

54) Sheryl Crow- "If It Makes You Happy"

55) Sheryl Crow- "My Favorite Mistake"

56) Sophie B. Hawkins- "As I lay Me Down"

57) Stone Temple Pilots- "Interstate Love Song"

58) Stone Temple Pilots- "Sex Type Thing"

59) Nine Inch Nails- "Closer"

60) Soundgarden- "Black Hole Sun"

61) Live- "I, Alone"

62) Nirvana- "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

63) Nirvana- "Heart-Shaped Box"

64) Incubus- "A Certain Shade of Green"

65) Matchbox 20- "3 am"

66) Natalie Merchant- "Carnival"

67) John Mellencamp- "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)"

68) Jane's Addiction- "Been Caught Stealing"

69) Filter- "Take a Picture"

70) Filter- "Hey Man, Nice Shot"

71) The Offspring- "Self Esteem"

72) The Offspring- "Gone Away"

73) Tom Cochrane- "Life Is a Highway"

74) Gin Blossoms- "Hey Jealousy"

75) Gin Blossoms- "Follow You Down"

76) Creed- "Torn"

77) Aerosmith- "Cry'n"

78) Tori Amos- "Silent All These Years"

79) Tori Amos- "Winter"

80) System of A Down- "Spiders"

81) Eve 6- "Inside Out"

82) The Flys- "Got You Where I Want You"

83) Barenaked Ladies- "One Week"

84) Barenaked Ladies- "Brian Wilson"

85) Fastball- "The Way"

86) Semisonic- "Closing Time"

87) The Verve- "Bittersweet Symphony

88) The Verve Pipe- "The Freshman"

89) Marcy Playground- "Sex and Candy"

90) Train- "Meet Virginia"

91) Red Hot Chilli Peppers- "Under The Bridge"

92) The New Radicals- "Get What You Give"

93) Tal Bachman- "She's So High"

94) Counting Crows- "Mr. Jones"

95) Stroke 9- "Little Black Back Pack

96) Collective Soul- "The World I know"

97) Blur- "Song 2"

98) Temple Of The Dog- "Hunger Strike"

99) Mighty Mighty Bosstones- "The Impression That I Get"

100) Duncan Sheik- "Barely Breathing"

101) Sublime- "What I Got"

102) Sublime- "Santeria"

Edited by TheManErnieRowe

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Here's 100 of my favorite 90's songs that I can think of at this point in time. Needless to say, I loved the 90's.

 

91) Red Hot Chilli Peppers- "Under That Bridge"

THE dude, not 'That'...

 

:P

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