Early 90's music

[Fully]

Perhaps one of the most epic, post-apacolypse rap battles proving that California knows how to party:

http://youtu.be/37wSwAJ98Zk

And Ruckus, I see your Tribe Called Quest and raise you one Black Sheep

http://youtu.be/GHy5F0vayl8

Might be too pop for you, though ;)

[el_chode]

Black Sheep - Pass the 40 [Dirty]

By far my most favorite Black Sheep song

[Fully]

I forgot that one! Love it! My students this year seem to know a little Black Sheep. Interesting that after 20 years, they finally know it. It must have came out on a movie or someone sampled it.

[Jon T.]

Jon I absolutely love that Fugazi clip; that whole scene is mind blowing to me.

Pretty crazy.  None of those guys look like they would take much grief from anyone, yet they're all there rocking their balls off and being respectful of each other.

I love the Helmet vid when the guys yells, "are you going to play or just look pretty?".  Then they go into what is still one of the greatest riffs of all time.

[Clarkwork]

I say this is the greatest era in music. Just an amazing time and great sounds. Thanks for bringing back great memories.

[manonthemoon]

The 90's was by far the golden age for music, so many good bands and groups back then.  Sadly some are not around anymore.

ODB- Brooklyn Zoo Video  ODB

Pantera- Hollow tribute to dime Pantera

Alice in Chains- Nutshell (lyrics)  AnC

[Crispy]

The 90's was by far the golden age for music...

This is hogwash. The golden age of music? Hip-hop, okay, yes—rock, no. The 90s were good, but the 70s ruled. Rock, hard rock, progressive rock, garage rock, R&B, funk, soul, punk, folk, country, etc.


/shaking grumpy old man fist—hey wait, I was in college in the 90s/

[vespachick]

You kids get off my lawn!

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[Darkstarflashes]

The 90's was by far the golden age for music...

This is hogwash. The golden age of music? Hip-hop, okay, yes—rock, no. The 90s were good, but the 70s ruled. Rock, hard rock, progressive rock, garage rock, R&B, funk, soul, punk, folk, country, etc.


/shaking grumpy old man fist—hey wait, I was in college in the 90s/

I agree! (Other comments removed due to messing with too many people's heads and hearts.)
Peace!
Darkstarflashes

[ManNamedTruth]

Saying that about an art form is narrow minded and ignorant. Yes their is a lot of crap rap out there, but you gotta dig a little deeper. That's like saying MMJ is crap because all rock music sucks, if all you ever heard was Nickelback and the other shit they pass off as rock music these days.

[ManNamedTruth]

You remind me of the idiot rednecks at the bar when I go to the digital jukebox, that tell (warn) me not to play rap, not that i was planning to anyway. 

[woodnymph]

Aw shucks, I hear where the guy's comin' from... it took me an eon to get into hip-hop, and I *ONLY DID* because of Bob Marley's son (and my devotional love of Bob). And he has enough crap rap to go around... but his spiritual-themed numbers get me. Then I got into the spiritual Beastie Boys material (once I realized there WAS such a thing, a la MCA & Buddhism)  I very randomly liked Bone Thuggs "Crossroads" when I was 14... go figure, it has spiritual significance in it.... and I used to like to memorize all the fast flyin' lyrics of the Barenaked Ladies, in 7th grade (so, not...um... rap....or...spiritual... but fast as shit lyrics, none-the-less!) I even managed to infiltrate the "popular crowd" for 15 minutes of fame with my abilities to remember AND flow the lyrics to One Week. #shutupimproud 

ANYWAYYY, I get it. Good hip hop is hard to just find... True, your awesome hip hop cd gift is grrrreatt, I really enjoy it!!

That being said, I rarely am ever in the mood to hear hip hop these days, but every once in a blue moon it's fun to dig out.... darkstar, as True truly states, there sure is a hip-hop world out there to explore, but like anything else, it's not everyone's cuppa tea.. 

[Fully]

While I don't agree with Darkstarflashes, I understand where he's coming from. I feel lucky to have grown up during the early days of hip/hop. Not everybody feels that way though. It doesn't speak to all people, and I've never thought rap intended to speak to everyone. I enjoy a great vulgar hip/hop song quite often, but it isn't the pinnacle of the genre. I just enjoy hearing it. I also enjoy several mc's who are more lyrical and inventive with their word play. Lately I've really enjoyed Childish Gambino even though he's probably more pop  hip/hop than intellectual. His word play is interesting though and he covers topics that aren't always typical. Plus he's got a guy in his band who is a pretty good violinist. As a matter of fact, his band is one of the things I really enjoy about him. It's much more interesting to see a guy rap with a band backing him than a dj. Even though I've seen some amazing shows where there is only a dj. I think of watching Jay Z at bonnaroo on the main stage. He had that huge crowd in the palm of his hand all night. It was one of the most "religious" shows I've ever seen. To see that many people came to bow down to the alter of Hova was a thing of wonder and awe. There is so much variety in hiphop that it has to be looked at closely to find the good. There is definitely plenty of bad hip/hop out there. For every Mos Def, there's a Gucci Mane. Or to put it in rock terms, for every Wilco there's a 311 out there.

[Darkstarflashes]

You remind me of the idiot rednecks at the bar when I go to the digital jukebox, that tell (warn) me not to play rap, not that i was planning to anyway. 

I'm sorry to have made you so angry to make you feel you have to insult me by calling me (or at least saying I remind you of ) an idiot redneck. One thing I am not is a redneck. I have removed the statements that got you so upset. Sorry again. I will be leaving now.
Peace!
Darkstarflashes

[Ruckus]

I'll never understand music fans that make blanket statements like rap music or dubstep is crap and isn't music.  To discount different genres can only lessen your credibility in discussing the wide world of music.  You don't have to like it but the way people just shove it aside as substandard crap is beyond me.  It's no different that saying I know good food, I only eat fine dining but not street food or classical French cuisine but not Pan Asian.  Similarly, discountable would be those that argue recycled art isn't art.  Such blanket stances only discredit the speaker in the wider discourse of the subject at hand, whether it be music, food, or art.

The above mentioned genres are rhythm based meant to make you really get down.  Rhythm based music well predated rock n' roll and laid the foundation for it's birth.  Similarly, so many fans that repeat the mantra of rap/hip-hop or electronic music is crap, don't mind that an electronically manipulated six string machine is a prerequisite to 90% of the music that they listen to.  Naah man, that's real music because he's playing it.  Right, drums?  check.  bass?  check.  guitar? check.  keyboard?  optional.  = formula for real music.

Here's a great article about DJ Zedd.  He is an accomplished musician who applies his knowledge to modern technologies to work from a much much wider sonic palette.  I urge haters to read it and shoot, I'm a Skrillex hater.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/arts/music/prodigies-leap-beyond-electronic-dance-music.html?pagewanted=all&_moc.semityn.www

Now I'm about to post some shit that'll blow everyone's mind.  It's not hip hop.  It's not rock.  It's the best.  90's finest.
Color Me Badd - I Wanna Sex You Up

[Fully]

Awww, tick tock, ya don't stop!

I hate Skrillex. It's a blanket statement and I don't care who knows it. I can't imagine anything he could do except quit making "music" that I would support.

Let's not forget that the nineties also gave us this classic:

http://youtu.be/uB1D9wWxd2w

[Ruckus]

I hate Skrillex. It's a blanket statement and I don't care who knows it. I can't imagine anything he could do except quit making "music" that I would support.

Yeah.  Funny thing is the highlight of the 4 day Scapescape here was some random DJ we saw after a killer Sri Aurobindo set and prior to the the Horselords set at 1:00am that I was most looking forward to. 

Sorry to hijack.  I'm done.

The Jayhawks Live - Miss Williams' Guitar - 2011

DJ Shadow - Building Steam with a Grain of Salt

The Roots - Section [Illadelph Halflife] 1996

no shame - great album
Raining in Baltimore

[iLikeBeer]

Didn't see these guys mentioned but I was pretty into them in college:

buffalo tom -summer

Buffalo Tom ~ Sodajerk

Buffalo Tom-Kitchen Door

[Tracy 2112]

I never understood the early 90's rock music.  Generally speaking, it was too unhappy for my taste.

here you go Ruckus (not from the early 90's, but about the early 90's)

Todd Snider - Talking Seattle Grunge Blues.

[Devil Ledbetter]

I was a teen in the '80s and hated  most '80s music. Through the '80s I listened to rock music from the late '60s and early '70s (okay, also The Smiths and The Cure who I will defend to the death). I thought the worst of '80s music was what passed for "rock": that steaming pile of hairspray, guyliner, spandex, cheesy lyrics and predictable riffs. So I was thrilled when '90s grunge came along. It was like rock came back to life.