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Alternative 90's - the Early Years

~ Various Artists - Rock
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  • Audio CD (9 Sep 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Sony Music TV
  • ASIN: B00006GF8A
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 112,145 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Disc: 1
1. Oasis - Live Forever
2. Primal Scream - Movin' On Up
3. The Charlatans - Can't Get Out of Bed
4. Suede - Animal Nitrate
5. Inspiral Carpets - She Comes in the Fall
6. Faith No More - We Care A Lot
7. Lemonheads - It's a Shame About Ray
8. Teenage Fanclub - What You Do To Me
9. Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Happy
10. Senseless Things - Too Much Kissing
See all 20 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Happy Mondays - Step On
2. Utah Saints - What Can You Do For Me
3. Stereo MCs - Connected
4. Prodigy - Charly
5. The Mock Turtles - Can U Dig It
6. Adamski - Killer
7. The Soup Dragons - I'm Free
8. Jamiroquai - Too Young To Die
9. St Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart
10. The House of Love - Shine On
See all 19 tracks on this disc

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars This is NOT for Oasis or dadrock fans!, 1 Dec 2003
By S. Chippendale "mr_chippy" (South Tyneside, UK) - See all my reviews
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The great thing about this album is that it covers the music you would hear in most Alternative clubs in England in the early 90's VERY well. This point is perhaps missed by the majority of people who have foolishly bought it assuming it would be another 'Best of Britpop' album. Another point missed is that the album is subtitled 'The Early Years' on the spine - the music here isn't 'obscure', maybe you're just too young to remember it. This could easily have been a 4, or 5 CD collection and included the likes of 'There's No Other Way', 'The Only One I Know' and 'Waterfall', but then this CD collection more effectively concentrates on the tracks you would hear clubbing rather than the stuff that was overplayed on the radio or on EVERY other indie compilation. Still... could've lived without Lush - 'Single Girl'!
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1.0 out of 5 stars Nice packaging...shame about the contents., 10 Sep 2002
The best thing about this compilation is the packaging - ripping off the seminal 90s album "Blue Lines" by Massive Attack (who surprisingly don't feature on here) - but the actual contents don't fulfil the name. The tracks cover the years 1989 to 1994, and as for "alternative" - what we do get is a rambling mix of indie, baggy, britpop, sub-grunge, chart and rave tunes. It starts off well enough with the 90s defining Oasis classic "Live Forever" followed by "Movin' on Up" from Primal Screams' amazing 'Screamadelica'. There's plenty of other good songs on here, great to see Ned's Atomic Dustbin, but the impact is lost by extremely poor ordering, and ill-advised clashes of genre - the annoying kiddy rave of the Prodigys' "Charly" next to the indie-jaggle of "Can You Dig It?" by the Mock Turtles. There are far too many one-hit wonders - and what was "alternative" about "Killer" by Adamski?? This could have been a great chance to showcase the best bands/tracks of the 90s. Where are Blur, Boo Radleys, Ride, Stone Roses, Verve, Manics, Radiohead, Nirvana, Dinsosaur Jr, Beck, Smashing Pumpkins, Portishead, Tricky.... you get the picture.
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3.0 out of 5 stars One cheer for even trying..., 12 Sep 2002
All credit should be given for so much as an attempt to make a CD of alternative 90s music.

Part of the problem, though, stems from the sheer complexity of the 90s music scene. The term 'alternative' is so vague and encompasses so much, that to make a successful compilation needs a lot more thought than appears to have gone into this.

'Alternative' in 90s terms could mean anything from Grunge to Madchester, from Dreampop to Grebo, and from Britpop to the Britpop hangover acts of the very late 90s. And trying to represent them all on one album like this creates a bit of an awkward mish-mash that doesn't quite seem to work. Basically, this album isn't really sure what it's trying to be. Just when you think you're listening to a baggy Madchester retro soundtrack a la "Unbelievable", a unexpected bit of grunge or a Depeche Mode track from 1986 comes and slaps you in the face. Finally, you're thrown to the ground by Paul Weller and stabbed in the chest by Jamiroquai.

Basically, this album would work better if it was more focused. There is much to like on it - the Madchester tracks, and even dare I say it, the Wonderstuff, can all be very pleased with themselves. But, for all their greatness, I couldn't help wondering whether the world really needs another compilation of the same early 90s student drinking songs. What with the fantastic "Unbelievable" series released last year, the Madchester and Grebo genres are already excellently catered for (indeed, the makers of Alternative 90s seem to have scabbed most of the tracks from that very source - even the oddball Depeche Mode track).

What I really would like to have seen this album do is veer more towards early 90s grunge and dreampop. Nice to see the Breeders, but a few Belly, Throwing Muses, Ride, Slowdive or My Bloody Valentine tracks would have been lovely. Really, the people who put this CD together should have bought out two entirely separate compilations instead - one of early 90s dreampop and the other of mid 90s britpop...and perhaps cut out the Madchester bit altogether.

So, why on earth have I given this album 3 stars? Basically because the sheer quality of some of the individual songs is not to be sniffed at. James, St Etienne, Suede and The Charlatans, to name but four, are adorable. The overriding gripe I have is that the songs don't necessarily belong together, and the whole concept of the album in the first instance makes it too problematic to be workable.

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