Alternative Question

[80sfreak]

Hi can anyone list me all the best alterntive bands from late 80s-early 90s thats worth getting?I know of Smiths,My Bloody Valentine,Lush,Juliana Hatfield,The Sundays.Any others?

[zill]

Sons Of Freedom

A Canadian band you probably have never heard of, their self titled debut album from 1988 is excellent.

[tenohtwo]

Kitchens of Distinction
The Ocean Blue
The Sugarcubes
Jesus Jones
Curve

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[gpow]

The Pixies
Stone Roses
Blur
Charlatans UK
The Orb
Lightning Seed

[birdmadgirl]

My favorite would be Garbage (but, as their first album came out in 1995, that may be later than you were looking for).

[i_like_lectric_motors]

Nirvana
NIN
Jesus Lizard
Guided By Voices
Girls Against Boys
Tool
Radiohead
Dinosaur Jr.
Archers Of Loaf
Superchunk
Pavement
D Generation
Jane's Addiction
Liz Phair
Afghan Whigs
Mr. Bungle
Faith No More
Helmet
The Posies
Morphine
Sunny Day Real Estate
Fugazi
Ween
Tea Party
Slint
Sebadoh
Built To Spill
Portishead
Shellac
Matthew Sweet
Chris Whitley (R.I.P.)
PJ Harvey
Soul Coughing
Massive Attack
Toadies
Olivia Tremor Control
Pineal Ventana

[Ollie Stench]

Jesus And Mary Chain
Sisters Of Mercy
Carter USM
Elastica

[wherewereuin82]

Cabaret Volataire
Front 242
The Godfathers
The Grapes Of Wrath
The Housemartins
Inspiral Carpets
James
Killing Joke
Love & Rockets
The Lucy Show
The Mighty Lemon Drops
The Mission
Nitzer Ebb
Pop Will Eat Itself
Renegade Soundwave
Shriekback
Happy Mondays

Ditto Sons Of Freedom. Great band.


"If I thought I had anything interesting to say I'd say it"

[WolverineSyr]

If you like Lush, absolutely check out Curve. They are one of my favorites.
The Catherine Wheel were awesome too.
If you like Julianna Hatfield, check out the Lemonheads

I also kind of liked the Judybats back then.

[empyrean]

Inspiral Carpets
Ride
The Boo radleys
Pearl Jam
Stone Temple Pilots
Blind Melon
Blind Mr Jones
Cud

[DonGately]

Beck, though maybe he's more mid-90s.

[Demetri]

One of the BEST bands is Slowdive (not named after the Siouxsie song of the same name), particularly "Souvlaki" (1993). Another band I might suggest is Secret Shine - "After Years" (1991) is a good compilation of their stuff. And, I concur with many of the bands above like Jesus & Mary Chain, Pixies, The Stone Roses, Charlatans UK ("Some Friendly"), Lush, Ride, Curve, Mazzy Star, and, of course, Cocteau Twins.

[80sfreak]

Thanks for all the replies so far.

[plagiarism]

[quote][i]Originally posted by WolverineSyr[/i]
<br>If you like Julianna Hatfield, check out the Lemonheads
[/quote]

And maybe also the Blake Babies. [:D]

Check out the 4 CD Brit Box boxed set that Rhino put out Christmas. Lots of good stuff on there.

[tenohtwo]

[quote][i]Originally posted by WolverineSyr[/i]
<br>The Catherine Wheel were awesome too.[/quote]

I gotta second the Catherine Wheel suggestion, they should be on my list, too. Their first two albums, Ferment and Chrome, are fantastic.

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