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

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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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1Paranoid Android
recorded in:
United Kingdom (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
recording engineer and producer:
Nigel Godrich (English record producer) and Radiohead
programming:
Thom Yorke
assistant engineer:
Jon Bailey (engineer), Gerard Navarro (engineer) and Chris Scard
mixer and editor:
Nigel Godrich (English record producer)
bass guitar and bass synthesizer:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
drums (drum set):
Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
effects and background vocals:
Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
glockenspiel, keyboard, mellotron and organ:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
guitar:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03) and Thom Yorke (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
percussion:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03) and Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
piano:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer) (from 1996-07 until 1997-03) and Thom Yorke (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
vocals:
Thom Yorke (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
conductor:
Nick Ingman (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
strings arranger:
Radiohead
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2017)
music videos:
Paranoid Android by Radiohead
part of:
Triple J’s Hottest 100: Twenty Years (2013) (number: 13), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 20), NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 38) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 256)
recording of:
Paranoid Android (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
writer:
Colin Greenwood (English bassist in Radiohead), Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer), Ed O’Brien (guitarist & songwriter in Radiohead), Philip Selway (drummer in Radiohead) and Thom Yorke
Radiohead4.46:26
2Only Happy When It Rains
engineer and producer:
Garbage (US rock band)
guest bass:
Mike Kashou
guest percussion:
Pauli Ryan
vocals:
Shirley Manson
recorded at:
Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 480)
recording of:
Only Happy When It Rains
writer:
Duke Erikson (member of Garbage), Shirley Manson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig
publisher:
Deadarm Music, Irving Music, Inc. and Vibecrusher Music
Garbage4.053:56
3Treaty (Filthy Lucre radio mix)Yothu Yindi4:03
4El Scorcho
part of:
Anti-Hit List: September 10, 1996 (number: 7)
recording of:
El Scorcho (Weezer)
lyricist and composer:
Rivers Cuomo (US singer, guitarist & songwriter of Weezer)
Weezer4.44:03
5Last Goodbye
engineer and mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
producer:
Mary Guibert, Michael Tighe (singer-songwriter/guitarist) and Andy Wallace (engineer)
bass guitar:
Mick Grondahl (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Matt Johnson (drummer for Jeff Buckley)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Buckley (American singer, guitarist and songwriter)
part of:
Triple J’s Hottest 100: Twenty Years (2013) (number: 3)
recording of:
Last Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Buckley (American singer, guitarist and songwriter)
Jeff Buckley3.54:33
6Enter Spacecapsule (Radio Disko remix)
Gerling3:20
7Groove Is in the Heart
additional engineer:
Bob Power
assistant engineer:
Derek Lategan and Eddie Sancho
engineer:
Mike Rogers (US producer/engineer, aka Tweekin')
additional producer and additional mixer:
Mike Rogers (US producer/engineer, aka Tweekin')
producer:
Deee‐Lite
saxophone:
Maceo Parker (US funk/jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Fred Wesley
background vocals:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
vocals:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
additional arranger:
Mike Rogers (US producer/engineer, aka Tweekin')
arranger:
Deee‐Lite
samples:
Bring Down the Birds by Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Get Up by Vernon Burch
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 68), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 83) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 233)
recording of:
Groove Is in the Heart
writer:
Dmitry Brill, 鄭東和, Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (American rapper) and Kier Kirby
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
Deee‐Lite4.13:53
8Laid
recording engineer and mixer:
Ben Fenner
assistant engineer:
Ben Findlay (engineer and producer)
producer:
Brian Eno
vocals:
Tim Booth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 461)
recording of:
Laid
lyricist:
Tim Booth
composer:
Tim Booth, Jim Glennie and Larry Gott
James4.42:37
9Start Choppin’
engineer:
John Agnello (engineer & producer)
producer:
J Mascis (US musician, member of Dinosaur Jr.)
music videos:
Start Choppin’ by Dinosaur Jr. (US rock band)
recording of:
Start Choppin
lyricist and composer:
J Mascis (US musician, member of Dinosaur Jr.)
publisher:
Spam as the Bread Music
Dinosaur Jr.5:38
10Lock It
Falling Joys4:38
11Mr Wendal
Arrested Development4:08
12Common People
Pulp4:06
13Leaving Home
assistant engineer, assistant producer and assistant mixer:
Superdave Davis (Australian engineer)
engineer and producer:
Neill King (sound engineer)
mixer:
Neill King (sound engineer) and Chris Lord‐Alge
music videos:
Leaving Home by Jebediah (Australian alternative rock band)
recording of:
Leaving Home
lyricist:
Kevin Mitchell (Australian musician)
composer:
Chris Daymond, Brett Mitchell, Kevin Mitchell (Australian musician) and Vanessa Thornton
Jebediah43:01
14Heroin Girl
recording engineer:
Michael Douglass
co-producer:
Brian Malouf and Michael Douglass
producer:
A.P. Alexakis (Singer and guitarist of the rock band Everclear.)
mixer:
Brian Malouf
recording of:
Heroin Girl
writer:
Art Alexakis (Singer and guitarist of the rock band Everclear.), Scott Cuthbert and Craig Montoya
Everclear3.752:24
15Dead Eyes Opened 94
Severed Heads3:48
16Shoop
recording of:
Shoop
writer:
Cheryl "Salt" James (Member of Salt-n-Pepa), Otwane Roberts, Sandra "Pepa" Denton, Mark Sparks (US hip-hop producer & engineer) and Ike Turner
Salt‐N‐Pepa4:08
17DRUGS
recording of:
DRUGS
Ammonia33:27
18Where the Wild Roses Grow
recording engineer:
Tony Cohen and Victor van Vugt
producer:
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Tony Cohen and Victor van Vugt
mixer:
Gregg Jackman
acoustic guitar and guitar:
Mick Harvey
bass:
Martyn P. Casey
bell:
Jim Sclavunos
cello:
Helen Mountfort
drums (drum set):
Thomas Wydler
guitar:
Blixa Bargeld (German musician)
piano:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
viola:
Kerran Coulter
violin:
Jen Anderson and Sue Simpson
background vocals:
Mick Harvey and Conway Savage
lead vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Kylie Minogue
strings arranger:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Mick Harvey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1995, in 1996)
mixed at:
Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Where the Wild Roses Grow by Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) & Kylie Minogue
recording of:
Where the Wild Roses Grow
lyricist and composer:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
publisher:
Mute Song (international) and Mute Song Ltd.
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds + Kylie Minogue4.453:57
19Got the Life
additional recording engineer:
John Ewing, Jr. (engineer)
recording engineer:
Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
producer:
Korn (US nu metal band), Steve Thompson (producer) and Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
mixer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
editor:
Don C. Tyler
recording of:
Got the Life
writer:
Brian Welch (Brian Phillip Welch, member of Korn), Jonathan Davis (vocalist for Korn), James Shaffer, Reginald Arvizu and David Silveria
Korn3.653:46
20Never Had So Much Fun
Frenzal Rhomb2:00
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