re: Overlooked hits of the 90s

Posted by RockAndRollDetective

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Posted on 3/11/16 at 9:18 am to LSUballs

You don't rise to this rank by not knowing what you're talking about, skippy.

I nominate that "Come On Eileen" song. By golly that one's a peach, I tell you!

Posted by gorillacoco

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Posted on 3/11/16 at 10:43 pm to SJS101

Euro trash Girl has aged very well IMO. Great song.

Posted by NachoReb

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Posted on 3/11/16 at 11:10 pm to MaroonWhite

quote:
Sponge - Plowed

This

It's Ashame About Ray- The Lemonheads

Posted by LSUTANGERINE

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Posted on 3/11/16 at 11:33 pm to DyeHardDylan

Posted by RogerTheShrubber

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Posted on 3/11/16 at 11:50 pm to RockAndRollDetective

Goo Goo Dolls - Long Way Down
Soul Asylum - Just Like Anyone
Tonic - Open Up Your Eyes Great vid
Brother Kane - And Fools Shine On

This post was edited on 3/11/16 at 11:55 pm

Posted by TFTC

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Posted on 3/12/16 at 9:54 am to RogerTheShrubber

I think Jeff Buckley's "Last Goodbye"

Local H- Bound for the Floor

Posted by OldmanBeasley

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Posted on 3/12/16 at 1:35 pm to DyeHardDylan

Posted by ScoopAndScore

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Posted on 3/12/16 at 8:42 pm to DyeHardDylan

Overlooked hits is kind of an oxymoron so not exactly sure what we are looking for here.

Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars
James - Laid
Local H - Bound For The Floor
Meat Puppets - Backwater

ETA: Oleander - I Walk Alone

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Posted by TommyCheeseballs

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Posted on 3/12/16 at 9:04 pm to ScoopAndScore

not a hit but this is a kickass tune
Paw - "Sleeping Bag"

Posted by Govt Tide

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Posted on 3/13/16 at 5:05 pm to RockAndRollDetective

My bad. Could have sworn "No Myth" by Michael Penn came out in 1990 but it could have been 1989.

Another great one:

Space Hog - In the Meantime

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Posted by PaBon

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Posted on 3/14/16 at 1:57 am to Govt Tide

I feel like I just walked into Murphy's. Flashback. Wow. Good list kids.

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Posted by AjaxFury

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Posted on 3/14/16 at 4:03 am to PaBon

DJ Shadow " midnight in a perfect world "

Posted by RockAndRollDetective

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Posted on 3/14/16 at 9:30 am to ScoopAndScore

quote:
Overlooked hits is kind of an oxymoron

True. Should be "forgotten single releases" or something like that. A large percentage of the songs mentioned so far were actually played to death BITD and are routinely name checked when simply talking about 90s songs in general. Don't know how that amounts to being overlooked.

Posted by The Spleen

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Posted on 3/14/16 at 11:53 am to RockAndRollDetective

I'd guess it to mean under appreciated, which a lot of the songs listed weren't even that and, like you said, were played to death. Hey Jealousy for one. You couldn't go a few hours without hearing that song in fall of 93.

One song I don't see very often in Best of 90's lists, which I think is one of the best songs from the 90's, is Carry the Zero by Built To Spill. It definitely got a LOT of play on the college rock stations, but I never really heard it outside of that.

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