In our latest and final "Albums of..." roundtable, we're tackling what might have been the most prolific year for releases of the entire decade. With the major labels scooping up bands to ride the alternative and grunge wave explosion into mainstream radio and on MTV, 1994 saw not only massive album releases from Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Nine Inch Nails, Alice In Chains, R.E.M. Nirvana, and more, but also the punk explosion thanks to Green Day, The Offspring, Rancid, Bad Religion, and others. This was also the year that Britpop topped the charts in the UK across the pond from the US thanks to Blur and Oasis. At the same time, a new wave of alternative bands shot up the charts, like Veruca Salt, Bush, Live, Weezer, Toadies, etc.. At the same time, the indie underground produced classic records from Pavement, Guided By Voices, Low, Stereolab, Sebadoh, and Superchunk, to name a few. We have a big group with a super-sized length for a big year. Enjoy!
Songs in This Episode
Intro - 1994 Medley (Interstate Love Song by Stone Temple Pilots, Loser by Beck, Self Esteem by The Offspring, Buddy Holly by Weezer, I'm Broken by Pantera, March of the Pigs by Nine Inch Nails)
16:05 - Last Goodbye by Jeff Buckley
23:36 - Girls & Boys by Blur
39:10 - Everything Zen by Bush
50:25 - Very Best Years by The Grays
1:07:19 - Suffering by Satchel
1:13:30 - Bernie by Failure
1:30:40 - I Am I by Queensrÿche
1:50:51 - Feel The Pain by Dinosaur Jr.
Outro - Faster by Manic Street Preachers
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