Alternative Rock Bands

As previously mentioned, the reunion tour with NiN has been confirmed and Jane’s Addiction is re-releasing 2 of their classic albums (1988’s Nothing’s Shocking and 1990’s Ritual De Lo Habitual) in 180-gram vinyl form. Furthermore, the band has also assembled a huge three-CD collection of  live performances, unreleased tracks, demos,  and more. The collection will be offered in a limited edition wooden cabinet with recreations of ticket stubs, a set list and concert flyers.

The collection is due out April 21 through Rhino.

Here is the track list for all three CDs.

Disc 1:
1. Jane Says
2. Pigs In Zen
3. Mountain Song
4. Had A Dad
5. I Would For You
6. Idiots Rule
7. Classic Girl
8. Up The Beach
9. Suffer Some
10. Thank You Boys
11. Summertime Rolls
12. City
13. Ocean Size
14. Stop!
15. Standing In The Shower…Thinking
16. Ain’t No Right
17. Three Days

Disc 2:
1. Ted, Just Admit It…
2. Maceo
3. No One’s Leaving
4. My Time
5. Been Caught Stealing
6. Ripple
7. Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey
8. L.A. Medley: L.A. Woman/Nausea/Lexicon Devil
9. Kettle Whistle
10. Whole Lotta Love
11. 1970
12. Bobhaus

Disc 3:
1. Drum Intro
2. Up The Beach
3. Whores
4. 1%
5. No One’s Leaving
6. Ain’t No Right
7. Then She Did…
8. Had A Dad
9. Been Caught Stealing
10. Three Days
11. Mountain Song
12. Stop!
13. Summertime Rolls
14. Ocean Size

Disc 4 (DVD):
Soul Kiss: The Fan’s Video
1. Mountain Song (unedited version)
2. City
3. Had A Dad
4. Ocean Size
5. Stop!
6. Been Caught Stealing
7. Classic Girl
8. Ain’t No Right
9. Whores* 10. Then She Did…*
11. Three Days*
* previously unreleased

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It would be impossible to describe the music scene of the 1990’s without mentioning the alternative rock music scene which dominated from the early part of the decade toward its middle part. Furthermore, the rise of grunge music that time defines an important part of what has been the alternative rock phenomenon in that decade. Grunge music is sometimes referred to as”Seattle Sound” because a lot of the bands then were from Seattle.

In enumerating the best bands of the grunge music scene then, (and justifying the choices in the process,) the following five of the biggest band names of the movement definitely made their mark in half-decade run highlighted by bands’ quick rise to fame and success but marred by problems such as drug abuse and a short period of fame for rock bands. [Read more →]

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