This is wild: I just made a list of all of the bands I saw back in the day who have been mentioned in this thread by people other than me. I counted 13. Wow am I old.
I have all the Antenna stuff, but I think I missed the Velo-Deluxe album. Is it true that Strohm left music and is now a lawyer? I've still never been able to get a hold of MoL's last two albums. I do have a cool promo edition of Come Clean, with a different track list and some songs that weren't on the finished release. Hands down, one of my favorite 90s albums. Any idea what Jake and Freda are up to these days? I haven't tried to find out for quite awhile. I think they finally moved back from the UK, Jake may have done some reunion shows with Vulgar Boatmen, but that's about the limit of my knowledge.
I used to see the Sins play in a total dive bar in Bethlehem PA back in the early 90s. They were kind of my first exposure to live 60's-esque garage rock and it was awesome. I had/have a few of their cds somewhere.
I have a lot of stuff by these bands mentioned here, but someone mentioned Lotion. They still deserve to be heard and hold up pretty well. One of my favorite bands from 90s and I still love the singer's voice and melodies. I'd also throw out a pretty obscure emo record that I really liked. Jejune - This Afternoon's Malady
Adam Again - Dig & Perfecta Dan Bern Mary Lou Lord - Got No Shadow Any of the three Mark Heard albums from the decade The Apples (in stereo) - Her Wallpaper Reverie (Okay, really an EP) T Bone Burnett - The Criminal Under My Own Hat aMiniature - Murk Time Cruiser And, to some degree, American Music Club - Everclear Afghan Whigs - 1965 Shalom, y'all! L. Bangs
They seemed to be pretty prolific. I have about seven CDs and the one vinyl album. I know that I missed at least one. I don't have any of the Brother JT stuff but I probably should.
Strohm is an attorney in Nashville. I believe he is starting to make music again after a long layoff. Think you are right about Jake and Freda moving back to the States but don't know where exactly they are. Possibly in IN again? I have both versions of Come Clean also. Think the released version is slightly stronger, if only for the "new" version of Tell Me and the inclusion of Maya and Luna.
My introduction to them was Funeral At The Movies, around the time it came out. I was in college at the time and there were people in my dorm who were quite infatuated with that record.
Don't let the fact they later reinvented themselves as Maroon 5 dissuade you; this album is fantastic. A great blend of alternative rock and more power-popish material in the vein of Jellyfish. In fact Roger Manning sits in on keys for several tracks.
Discovered the albums "Satisfaction" by Melony and a self-titled album by Johan while working at Peaches records. Both have great opening tracks. I need to dig them out and find out if they hold up throughout. Another record store find was "Electric Juices" by Fuzzy, promoted by a cover of the Beach Boys' "Girl Don't Tell Me" that got my attention. I still listen to tracks from this one a lot. I also can't stop listening to the song "In Every Corner" by Julie Plug. Got it on a CMJ magazine sampler and for the longest time couldn't even find out if they had a proper album. Indeed, there was, and it was called "Starmaker," but I've still never heard any other tracks. Definitely an overlooked album, but whether or not it is fairly overlooked, I can't say.
Juno - This is the way it goes and goes and goes : three guitar attack, lots of atmosphere and dynamics Failure - Fantastic Planet : Most people I talk to don't know this album, though that may not be the case around here. Heavy, unique melodies. I see some others mentioned Hum & Self before I could...
Duran Duran - Liberty Duran Duran - Medazzaland Redd Kross - Phaseshifter Redd Kross - Show World froSTed (Jane Wiedlin) - Cold
These crazy kids had the chutzpah to cover one of Gene Clark's greatest songs, and what's more, they pulled it off. That's about the highest possible compliment I can give anybody.
Popinjays - "Vote Elvis." From an album called Flying Down to Mono Valley, which is also pretty solid.
