Love Cup - ...Grefus Gronks and Sheet | 90s Album Review
From the same Champaign-Urbana, IL music scene as Hum, Poster Children, National Skyline, and others, Love Cup is a name you might not be familiar with. Their lone 90s release, ..Grefus Gronks and Sheet, is a snapshot of mid-’90s alternative rock, tinged with grunge and post-hardcore, as well as shoegaze and space rock. Tracks like "Even When I Sleep" and "Nothing in Particular" showcase the band's knack for crafting big, straightforward yet infectious riffs, while the eight-minute closer "Green Machine / Scientifically Yours" allows for more sprawling, immersive exploration. Though not as complex instrumentally or melodically as some of their peers, the album begs to be cranked at high volume.
Songs In This Episode
Intro - Entirely Made of Wood
12:54 - Billfershort
15:46 - Heroine
26:50 - Nothing in Particular
32:34 - Even When I Sleep
Outro - Green Machine / Scientifically Yours
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Sky Cries Mary - A Return to the Inner Experience | 90s Album Review
Sky Cries Mary’s 1993 album A Return to the Inner Experience is a sprawling, psychedelic journey unlike almost anything else out of Seattle in the 90s. Formed in the late 1980s, Sky Cries Mary blends elements of trance, space rock, ambient textures, and spoken word, and this album marked their first major label release, giving them wider exposure. Across 17 tracks, the record flows like a hallucinatory dream, shifting between hypnotic rhythms, swirling guitar effects, and ethereal male-female vocal interplay from Roderick Wolgamott and Anisa Romero. At once atmospheric and tribal, the record reflects the early ’90s fascination with both electronic textures and post-psychedelic exploration, balancing cosmic ambition and underground sensibility.
Songs In This Episode
Intro - Lay Down Your Head
17:53 - 2000 Light Years From Home
22:03 - Gone
25:39 - Walla Walla
34:17 - Broken Down
Outro - Moving Like Water
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Mogwai - Come On Die Young | 90s Album Review
Mogwai’s 1999 album Come On Die Young trades some of the explosive catharsis of their debut for a slower, more deliberate exploration of mood and texture. Opening with Iggy Pop’s laconic musings on punk ethos, the record unfolds in hushed tones, with fragile guitar lines and patient rhythms evoking a late-night, half-lit world. Songs like “Cody” favor aching melancholy over the band’s trademark crescendos, making the few bursts of volume feel seismic. The production by Dave Fridmann is spacious and shadowy - it broods like an atmospheric statement that rewards deep, uninterrupted listening.
Songs In This Episode
Intro - Helps Both Ways
12:31 - Chocky
20:26 - Cody
25:20 - Christmas Steps
39:22 - Oh! How the Dogs Stack Up
Outro - Kappa
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The Flaming Lips - In A Priest Driven Ambulance | 90s Album Review
In a Priest Driven Ambulance marks a pivotal moment for The Flaming Lips with the addition of Jonathan Donahue as a member of the band (and later Mercury Rev), along with Dave Fridmann behind the board for the first time. The blend of lo-fi psychedelic rock retains the melodic chaos while exploring new experimental territory. Wayne Coyne finds his voice, and tracks like “Shine on Sweet Jesus” showcase his spiritual fixation, filtered through fuzz pedals and existential yearning. It’s an ambitious, unpolished gem that foreshadows the band’s later sonic evolutions.
Songs In This Episode
Intro - Sweet Jesus (Jesus Song No. 1)
23:20 - Raining Babies
32:42 - Take Meta Mars
37:30 - Five Stop Mother Superior Rain
Outro - Unconsciously Screaming
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Greta - No Biting | 90s Album Review
The 1993 debut album No Biting by Los Angeles-based band Greta blends post-grunge aggression with quirky, off-kilter alternative rock. Led by Paul Plagens’ distinctive vocals and lyrics, the album features tracks like “Revolver” and “School On Fire” showcase a mix of heaviness and melody. The willingness to veer into funk, noise, and pseudo-progressive territory adds a level of chaotic charm to the record that fans of Faith No More or Jane's Addiction might enjoy.
Songs In This Episode
Intro - School on Fire
14:28 - Is It What You Wanted
20:33 - Revolver
23:08 - Love Is Dead
30:44 - Insomnia
Outro - Sleepyhead
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