Current Events > Best 90s indie rock band?

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Its a tough one. I personally love Pavement.

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Apples in Stereo
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WaterLink posted...

Apples in Stereo

never heard them before. Listening now. I like this a lot

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Damn I forgot about Swirlies.. they were rad

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missing : Yo La Tengo, Unwound, Flaming Lips, Sleater-Kinney, Stereolab

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GhettoFlip posted...

missing : Yo La Tengo, Unwound, Flaming Lips, Sleater-Kinney, Stereolab

yo la tengo, sleater-kinney, and stereolab are all great. I threw this topic together quickly.. my bad

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it's okay bro

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Sunny Day

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Tame Impala

The only band that I know from this list is the Brian Jonestown Massacre because of that documentary about them and The Dandy Warhols. They seem like assholes

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ClunkerSlim posted...

As someone who grew up in the 90s, Ive never heard of any of these bands. Maybe Wilco.

You weren't very cool then

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Guided by Voices are the best fucking band of all time

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I love most of these bands, but Sunny Day Real Estate is at the top for me.

Modest Mouse is probably winning just because of Float On.

the answer is none of these, but especially not fucking Pavement. awful band

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Butterfiles posted...

the answer is none of these, but especially not fucking Pavement. awful band

Do you ever post anything decent?

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Pavement 4 Lyfe

Range Life is still my fave song. The Magnetic Fields have a ton of good stuff, though, so that might be my second pick.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m_EzovsmK4

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built to spill had possibly the best 3 album stretch of the 90's so them

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Butterfiles posted...

the answer is none of these, but especially not fucking Pavement. awful band

this has to be a fucking joke

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How is Wilco not winning

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~And the flowers she sent, and the flowers she says she sent~

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The Magnetic Fields > Pavement > Modest Mouse > Sunny Day Real Estate > Guided by Voices > Built to Spill > Wilco > the rest

those first six i listed are practically neck and neck... all incredible bands. Wilcos okay. Hate the other two listed. A pretty good selection for the poll though, Id like to throw in a vote for Sebadoh myself

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Green Jell

SMAP- posted...

The Magnetic Fields > Pavement > Modest Mouse > Sunny Day Real Estate > Guided by Voices > Built to Spill > Wilco > the rest

those first six i listed are practically neck and neck... all incredible bands. Wilcos okay. Hate the other two listed. A pretty good selection for the poll though, Id like to throw in a vote for Sebadoh myself

Sebadoh is awesome. Bake Sale is a great album. I almost threw Dinosaur Jr. on the initial poll too but IMO their 80s output is better than their stretch in the 90s, partially because of Barlow being present on the 80s stuff. Love his bass sound

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Butterfiles posted...

the answer is none of these, but especially not fucking Pavement. awful band

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A good chunk of those bands are great.

I got to see Built To Spill in concert a few years ago, and it was a fantastic show.

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Built to spill over modest mouse because most of MMs best stuff was 2000s

perfect from now on is, well, perfect

also they still fucking slay live every time

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garan posted...

I love most of these bands, but Sunny Day Real Estate is at the top for me.

i would be inclined to pick Sunny Day as my favorite too if it werent for the fact that they basically only have one killer album. I could never get into any of their later albums but Diary.. Diary is a masterpiece


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Slint and Hum should be up there, but Modest Mouse is my favorite band of all time.

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Evening_Dragon posted...

Slint and Hum should be up there, but Modest Mouse is my favorite band of all time.

totally forgot about Slint, I feel like an idiot now. I absolutely love Spiderland.

Since were on this train of thought, I also feel I should mention that I forgot to throw Shellac on there. I wish these polls had more than 10 slots.

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Try_Another___ posted...

WaterLink posted...

Apples in Stereo

never heard them before. Listening now. I like this a lot

Underrated. Have a decent following but I never see them mentioned when discussing 90s indie bands. See Neutral Milk discussed a lot obviously which I'm surprised you didnt include. I guess they became mainstream enough?
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WaterLink posted...

Underrated. Have a decent following but I never see them mentioned when discussing 90s indie bands. See Neutral Milk discussed a lot obviously which I'm surprised you didnt include. I guess they became mainstream enough?

Kinda. You can only be so underground popular before you become mainstream popular, although it's very rare that media doesn't catch on, which is the case for NMH.

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Evening_Dragon posted...

WaterLink posted...

Underrated. Have a decent following but I never see them mentioned when discussing 90s indie bands. See Neutral Milk discussed a lot obviously which I'm surprised you didnt include. I guess they became mainstream enough?

Kinda. You can only be so underground popular before you become mainstream popular, although it's very rare that media doesn't catch on, which is the case for NMH.

I mean Colbert did play Holland 1945 to end his show and Brand New basically idolizes them. They never became a radio hit but I think they became THE indie band to be into for a while through word of mouth to where it wasnt as fashionable or mysterious to know about them anymore. They just became so much more popular after they were done. But the funny thing is they reunited when I was at the end of college to tour again when people latched on to them. Tickets to see them were $50 when I was able to see Flogging Molly for $20 at the same venue and Deftones for $60. Take that for what you will.

Aeroplane Under the Sea is still a kickass album
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WaterLink posted...

Underrated. Have a decent following but I never see them mentioned when discussing 90s indie bands. See Neutral Milk discussed a lot obviously which I'm surprised you didnt include. I guess they became mainstream enough?

honestly it comes down to my own subjectivity and the limit of 10 poll options. I personally dont like NMH too much so I didnt think to include them in the listing.

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Oh hum forgot about them. I'd prefer if this was a top 10

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Evening_Dragon posted...

Kinda. You can only be so underground popular before you become mainstream popular, although it's very rare that media doesn't catch on, which is the case for NMH.

To be fair Apples in Stereo did have a brush with the mainstream

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KNW7FJwWq9M

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Didn't even know Modest Mouse was around in the 90s
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Evening_Dragon posted...

WaterLink posted...

Underrated. Have a decent following but I never see them mentioned when discussing 90s indie bands. See Neutral Milk discussed a lot obviously which I'm surprised you didnt include. I guess they became mainstream enough?

Kinda. You can only be so underground popular before you become mainstream popular, although it's very rare that media doesn't catch on, which is the case for NMH.

I think another problem with including NMH is they only have two albums. Avery Island is okay. Obviously Aeroplane is the shining beacon indie rock holy grail though.

This thread is weird. Usually in these threads I realize bands/albums are older than I thought. I this case, it's backwards.

I was going to mention The Shins, based entirely off of Oh Inverted World and Chutes Too Narrow. But both are 2000s.

Same deal with Pinback. I really had myself convinced Pinback were 90s. Nada Surf had two in the 90s but they've gotten better over time.

Not sure who I would consider a favorite of those listed. I've listened to, owned, and seen BJM more than any of them though.
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It's close, but I'd have to go with Modest Mouse. I can't think of two better 90's indie albums than This is a Long Drive and Lonesome Crowded West. Not to mention some stellar singles and EPs.

Pavement or Beat Happening.

Pavement aka the best band of the 90s

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Other. Dispatch.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dispatch_(band)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfemfUVBv9A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAEKK8xCpBY
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TheGoldenEel posted...

To be fair Apples in Stereo did have a brush with the mainstream

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KNW7FJwWq9M

They also had songs played in Pete & Pete, along with many other 90s indie bands like Polaris/Miracle Legion, and the Magnetic Fields

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inloveanddeath0 posted...

Do you ever post anything decent?

You know he doesn't.
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bobbaaay posted...

Pavement or Beat Happening.

Oh man I love beat happening. And most stuff on K records. Im a huge Softies fan, and everything else Rose Melberg touches

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Try_Another___ posted...

i would be inclined to pick Sunny Day as my favorite too if it werent for the fact that they basically only have one killer album. I could never get into any of their later albums but Diary.. Diary is a masterpiece

Agreed about Diary being a masterpiece. I listened to that album pretty much every day for a couple of years as a teenager.

I disagree about the other albums though. The Pink Album has the same general feel of the Diary period & some great songs-- Rodeo Jones is one of their absolute best.

How It Feels To Be Something On does have a different sort of atmosphere, but the songs are really strong. The Rising Tide has a few stand outs but is definitely the weakest.

However, all of them feature Jeremy Enigk's great voice & William Goldsmith's awesome drumming, both of which are enough for me to listen to pretty much anything.

garan posted...

Agreed about Diary being a masterpiece. I listened to that album pretty much every day for a couple of years as a teenager.

I disagree about the other albums though. The Pink Album has the same general feel of the Diary period & some great songs-- Rodeo Jones is one of their absolute best.

How It Feels To Be Something On does have a different sort of atmosphere, but the songs are really strong. The Rising Tide has a few stand outs but is definitely the weakest.

However, all of them feature Jeremy Enigk's great voice & William Goldsmith's awesome drumming, both of which are enough for me to listen to pretty much anything.

the pink album is definitely the closest to Diary for me. Rodeo Jones is a killer song

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