Double J – The 90s: The Greatest Decade in Music?

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Celebrating 90's month across Double J and triple j in June, 2017. We've handpicked a giant 4CD collection and download that showcases and celebrates the 90s.

To say it was all about the fuzzy guitars and fiery screams of grunge is to discount the slinky synths of West Coast hip hop and the thumping, anthemic big beats of the decade's best dance music.

The beauty of 90s music was both its diversity and the way artists took the styles of previous decades, refined them, then added a sonic dimension and attitude that matched both the optimism and, at times, despair of the decade.

Was the 90s really just one decade?

When you look at the 80 or so songs we've collected here, you realise it's just a snapshot of what was an explosive, diverse, and prolific era for music.

Annotation last modified on 2023-04-06 03:07 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Breathe
guitar:
Jim Davies (The Prodigy studio guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings (in 1996)
recording of:
Breathe
writer:
Keith Flint (vocalist in The Prodigy), Liam Howlett and Keith Palmer (English singer‐songwriter and MC)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Ltd (do not use this as a release label!) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
The Prodigy3.953:58
2Prisoner of Society
assistant recording engineer and assistant engineer:
Matt Voight
recording engineer and engineer:
Lindsay Gravina (engineer & guitarist)
producer:
Lindsay Gravina (engineer & guitarist) and The Living End (Australian punk band)
mixer:
Jerry Finn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Living End Pty. Ltd. (in 1997, in 1998)
recorded at:
Sing Sing Studios (closed in 2017) in Cremorne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
mixed at:
Conway Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Prisoner of Society (US version) (film clip) by The Living End (Australian punk band)
part of:
Triple J’s Hottest 100: Twenty Years (2013) (number: 20)
recording of:
Prisoner of Society
writer:
Chris Cheney (The Living End frontman)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI April Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
The Living End3.653:51
3My Favourite Game
assistant engineer:
Lars Göransson (1970s Swedish folk singer)
engineer and producer:
Tore Johansson
mixer:
Tore Johansson and Staffan Schöler (engineer)
bass guitar:
Magnus Sveningsson
drums (drum set):
Bengt Lagerberg
guitar:
Peter Svensson (guitarist, composer, producer; member of The Cardigans)
keyboard:
Lars-Olof Johansson
lead vocals:
Nina Persson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stockholm Records and Universal Music AB (Swedish subsidiary of Universal Music Group) (in 1998)
mixed at:
Country Hell in Skurup Municipality (Skurup municipality), Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden and New York City Center in New York, New York, United States
engineered at:
Country Hell in Skurup Municipality (Skurup municipality), Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden and Tambourine Studios in Malmö, Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden
produced at:
Country Hell in Skurup Municipality (Skurup municipality), Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden and Tambourine Studios in Malmö, Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 57)
recording of:
My Favourite Game
lyricist:
Nina Persson
composer:
Peter Svensson (guitarist, composer, producer; member of The Cardigans)
publisher:
Stockholm Songs and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
The Cardigans3.753:37
4Plush
Stone Temple Pilots5:11
5Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in My Hand
engineer:
David Vaught
producer:
Chris O’Connor (member of Primitive Radio Gods)
vocals:
Mary Kay Fishell
performer:
Chris O’Connor (member of Primitive Radio Gods)
recorded at and mixed at:
Camp David in Thousand Oaks, California, United States
samples:
Back to Life (club mix) by Soul II Soul and How Blue Can You Get? (live, 1970-09-10: Cook County Jail, Chicago, Illinois, USA) by B.B. King
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 446)
recording of:
Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in My Hand
writer:
Jane Feather, Leonard Feather and Chris O’Connor (member of Primitive Radio Gods)
Primitive Radio Gods4.15:35
6No Aphrodisiac
producer:
Tim Freedman (Lead singer for The Whitlams) and Rob Taylor (Australian audio producer and engineer)
bass and double bass:
Andy Lewis (Australian bassist)
cello:
Peter Hollo
drums (drum set):
Mike Richards (Australian drummer formerly of The Whitlams)
guitar:
Òscar Briz
piano and background vocals:
Tim Freedman (Lead singer for The Whitlams)
strings:
FourPlay String Quartet
viola:
Chris Emerson (violist) and Tim Hollo
violin:
Lara Goodridge
vocals:
Tim Freedman (Lead singer for The Whitlams)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phantom Records (Australian indie label) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Albert Studios (Australian studio, Neutral Bay location, 1985-2016) in Neutral Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and Paradise Studios (Sydney) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
mixed at:
Albert Studios (Australian studio, Neutral Bay location, 1985-2016) in Neutral Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 1997)
recording of:
No Aphrodisiac (The Whitlams song)
lyricist:
Tim Freedman (Lead singer for The Whitlams), Glenn Dormand (Australian songwriter and musician Glenn Dormand) and Matt Ford (Australian singer/songwriter Matt Ford)
composer:
Tim Freedman (Lead singer for The Whitlams)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Mushroom Music Publishing and Phantom Music Pty. Ltd. (Publishing company for Phantom Records (active from 1999-2016)) (from 1997 until 2016-10-24)
The Whitlams34:19
7Black Steel
producer:
Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Tricky (UK trip hop producer Adrian Thaws)
drums (drum set) and guitar:
FTV
vocals:
Martina Topley‐Bird and Tricky (UK trip hop producer Adrian Thaws)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1995)
cover recording of:
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee and William Jonathan Drayton
publisher:
Bring the Noize Inc. and Def American Songs, Inc.
Tricky3.955:40
8Wait and Bleed
additional recording engineer:
Rob Agnello
recording engineer:
Chuck Johnson (US nu-metal engineer)
co-producer:
Slipknot (US metal band)
producer:
Ross Robinson
mixer:
Chuck Johnson (US nu-metal engineer), Joey Jordison and Ross Robinson
bass guitar:
②: Paul (Slipknot bassist)
drums (drum set):
①: Joey
guitar:
⑦: Mick and Josh Brainard
percussion [custom percussion]:
③: Chris and ⑥: Shawn
sampler [samples/media]:
⑤: Craig (Slipknot sampler)
turntable:
⓪: Sid
vocals:
⑧: Corey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The All Blacks U.S.A., Inc. (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 1999)
recorded at and mixed at:
Indigo Ranch in Malibu, California, United States
recording of:
Wait and Bleed
writer:
Shawn Crahan, Chris Fehn, Paul Gray (Slipknot bassist), Craig Jones (Slipknot sampler), Joey Jordison, Corey Taylor, Mick Thomson and Sid Wilson
publisher:
EMI April Music, Inc. and Music That Music
Slipknot4.352:28
9Just Ace
assistant recording engineer:
Greg Courtney (in 1997-02)
recording engineer:
Phillip McKellar (Australian producer and engineer) (in 1997-02)
producer:
Grinspoon and Phillip McKellar (Australian producer and engineer) (in 1997-02)
assistant mixer:
Aaron Pratley (in 1997-04)
mixer:
Phillip McKellar (Australian producer and engineer) (in 1997-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Australia (see annotation before using) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Rockinghorse in Byron Bay (Byron Bay, New South Wales), New South Wales, Australia (in 1997-02)
mixed at:
Studios 301 (Byron Bay) in Byron Bay (Byron Bay, New South Wales), New South Wales, Australia (in 1997-04)
produced at:
RockingHorse Studios in Byron Bay (Byron Bay, New South Wales), New South Wales, Australia (in 1997-02)
recording of:
Just Ace (in 1997-02)
writer:
Phil Jamieson (Australian musician)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Shock Music Publishing Pty. Ltd.
Grinspoon31:47
10SexualityBilly Bragg3.753:46
11Sing It Back (Boris Musical mix)
recording of:
Sing It Back
writer:
Mark Brydon and Róisín Murphy
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Chrysalis Music Publishing
Moloko4:38
12Pepper
Butthole Surfers4:07
13Taillights FadeBuffalo Tom4.353:45
14Down Again
recording of:
Down Again
writer:
Sarah McLeod and Chris Tennent
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!) (, in 1998)
The Superjesus35:14
15Praise You
engineer and mixer:
Simon Thornton (Big beat mixing engineer)
producer:
Fatboy Slim
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Skint Records (in 1998)
samples:
Take Yo’ Praise by Camille Yarbrough
music videos:
Praise You by Fatboy Slim
recording of:
Praise You
writer:
Norman Cook and Camille Yarbrough
publisher:
Maat Music Inc., Polygram Music and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
is based on:
Take Yo' Praise
Fatboy Slim4.153:48
16(He’ll Never Be an) Ol’ Man River
recording of:
Ol' Man River ((He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River)
writer:
Eugene Paul Mark Cester, Damian Cowell, John Angus Holt, Peter Minack and James Desmond Paull
TISM32:24
17Dogs Are the Best People
The Fauves2:46
18Fade Into You
recording of:
Fade Into You
lyricist:
Hope Sandoval
composer:
David Roback
Mazzy Star3:58
19The Outdoor Type
cover recording of:
The Outdoor Type
writer:
Tom Morgan (Smudge / Sneeze member)
The Lemonheads4.352:35
20Losin’ It
Underground Lovers4:34