New Wave Outpost Forum

Slightly off-topic, but I'm very curious as to what people regard as their favorite alternative (or otherwise arguably non-mainstream) music after new wave? Anyone else wish to take a stab at their top 20 "90s" bands and albums? Here's my go - I'm sure I've made gross ommisions:

1988 Morrissey - Viva Hate
1989 Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
1991 Primal Scream - Screamadelica
1991 Massive Attack - Blue Lines
1991 Lenny Kravtiz - Mama Said
1991 Orbital - Orbital
1992 Catherine Wheel - Ferment or Chrome ('93)
1993 Underworld - Dubnobaswithmyheadman
1994 Blur - Parklife
1994 Bush - Sixteen Stone
1995 Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole
1995 Garbage - Garbage
1995 The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
1995 Garbage - Garbage
1996 Beck - Odelay
1997 Radiohead - OK Computer
1998 Groove Armada - Vertigo
2000 Badly Drawn Boy - The Hour of Bewilderbeast
2000 Goldfrapp - Felt Mountain
2001 Zero 7 - Simple Things

don't have specific years, but in some kind of rough order:

Salem 66
Danielle Dax
Curve
Breeders
Bjork
Saint Etienne
Garbage
Massive Attack
Tricky
Portishead
Beck
Ladytron
Epoxies
Interpol

I'll list my top 20 when I have more time but I'd have to put the Judybats "Native Son" CD in the top 5 if not #1. Just some really catchy, offbeat, original and sometimes moody songs. "Don't Drop the Baby" is an all-time fave.

Sorry myirwin all that you mentioned in your list WERE mainstream in those periods.

I understand what you're getting at Red. That's why I said "arguably". But frankly, even this stuff got precious little airplay around me, and for me, these genres carried on at least some of the spirit of "new wave" compared to standard garbage pop radio

Sorry if i offended you, I am just trying to drive a 'new wave' point. Ok, true you have listed some excellent albums and its obvious you love Garbage. But most of the bands mentioned (except the Catherine Wheel)are albums which have gone at least gold i

No offense taken. My list was going to beg that response from someone. But worldwide gold and penetration of new england classic rock are pretty different things [:(] It was different in the LA of my youth [V]

But anyway, Air, Portishead, Daft Punk..

The Stone Roses
Charletans
Luna
Sonic Youth
Blur
Beck
GreenDay
The Happy Mondays
Ned's Atomic Dustbin
EMF
Jesus Jones
Belly
Frente
The Sundays
Letters to cleo
Flaming Lips
Inspiral Carpets
The Breeders
Nine Inch Nails
Janes Addiction/p

Oh SHIT!!!!! almost forgot the best band of all......

WHALE!!!!! Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe

"Baby we luv ya Baby we luv ya Baby...YEAH!!!!"

Okay, some of it's a bit alterna-mainstream, but...

Grant Lee Buffalo
Space
Beck
Massive Attack
Bjork
Pulp
Manic Street Preachers
The Orb
Orbital
Filter
Catherine Wheel
Spiritualized
Underworld
Goldfrapp
Travis
Air
Radiohead
Saint Etie

Guadalcanal Diary
Dreams So Real
Oasis
The Blow Pops
Cotton Mather
Grapes of Wrath
Hurrah!
Biff Bang Pow!
Game Theory
Robin Hitchcock & The Egyptians
The Bats
Screaming Tribesmen
The Razorcuts
BMX Bandits
Teenage Fanclub
The Cavedogs
Cherr