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Punk Goes 90's
''Punk Goes 90's'' is the fifth album in the ''Punk Goes...'' series and the first installment in the ''Punk Goes 90's'' series created by Fearless Records. It contains popular songs from the 1990s covered by various alternative rock bands. The cover art references Nirvana (band), Nirvana's iconic ''Nevermind'' cover, on which "In Bloom" originally appeared. As of 2017 there have been a total of two albums in the franchise. Track listing References {{Authority control Covers albums Punk Goes series Albums produced by Mark Hoppus 2006 compilation albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punk Goes
''Punk Goes...'' is a series of pop albums released by Fearless Records in which punk rock bands perform covers of songs from other genres. As of 2019, the series consists of nineteen compilation albums. Though predominantly a series of cover albums, ''Punk Goes Acoustic'', ''Punk Goes Acoustic 2'', and '' Punk Goes Acoustic Vol. 3'' deviate from this theme, featuring acoustic versions of original songs by the featured bands. 2013's ''Punk Goes Christmas'' and 2015 rerelease of ''Punk Goes Christmas'' titled '' Punk Goes Christmas: Deluxe Edition'' features a mix of both Christmas-themed original songs and covers. Similarly, the series' first installment, 2000's ''Punk Goes Metal'', consists of covers with the exception of "Why Rock?" performed by The Aquabats The Aquabats are an American rock band formed in Huntington Beach, California, in 1994. Throughout many fluctuations in the group's line-up, singer the MC Bat Commander and bassist Crash McLarson have remained the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blur (band)
Blur are an English rock band formed in London in 1988. The band consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Their debut album, ''Leisure'' (1991), incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing. Following a stylistic change influenced by English guitar pop groups such as the Kinks, the Beatles and XTC, Blur released ''Modern Life Is Rubbish'' (1993), ''Parklife'' (1994) and '' The Great Escape'' (1995). As a result, the band helped to popularise the Britpop genre and achieved mass popularity in the UK, aided by a chart battle with rival band Oasis in 1995 dubbed "The Battle of Britpop". Blur's self-titled fifth album (1997) saw another stylistic shift, influenced by the lo-fi styles of American indie rock groups, and became their third UK chart-topping album. Its single " Song 2" brought the band mainstream success in the US for the first time. Their next album, '' 13'' (1999) saw the band experimenting with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Losing My Religion
"Losing My Religion" is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released in February 1991 as the first single from the group's seventh album, '' Out of Time'' (1991). Built on a mandolin riff, the song was an unlikely hit for the group, garnering extensive airplay on radio as well as on MTV and VH1 due to its critically acclaimed music video. The single became R.E.M.'s highest-charting hit in the United States, reaching No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and expanding the group's popularity beyond its original fanbase. At the 1992 Grammy Awards, "Losing My Religion" won two awards: Best Short Form Music Video and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. Background R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck wrote the main riff and chorus to the song on a mandolin while watching television one day. Buck had just bought the instrument and was attempting to learn how to play it, recording the music as he practiced. Buck said that "when I listened back to it the next day, there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toad The Wet Sprocket
Toad the Wet Sprocket is an American alternative rock band formed in Santa Barbara, California, in 1986. The band at the time consisted of vocalist/guitarist Glen Phillips, guitarist Todd Nichols, bassist Dean Dinning, and drummer Randy Guss, who stopped touring in 2017 and left the band in 2020. Guss was replaced by drummer Josh Daubin, who had been supporting them as their drummer on recent tours. They had chart success in the 1990s with singles that included " Walk on the Ocean", " All I Want", " Something's Always Wrong", " Fall Down", and " Good Intentions". The band broke up in 1998 to pursue other projects; however, they began touring the United States again in 2006 for short-run tours each summer in small venues. In December 2010, the band announced their official reunion as a full-time working band and started writing songs for their first studio album of new material since their 1997 Columbia Records release, '' Coil''. Their most recent full-length album, ''Starting N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emery (band)
Emery is an American post-hardcore band formed in Rock Hill, South Carolina, in 2001 by Toby Morrell, Devin Shelton, Matt Carter, Josh Head, Joel Green, and Seth Studley. The band relocated to Seattle in order to reach a more music-centered scene. Before signing with Tooth & Nail Records, Emery recorded two EPs, ''The Columbus EEP Thee'' and ''The Weak's End'' demo that they used to attract attention from labels. With Tooth & Nail, they recorded five studio albums and two EPs. '' The Weak's End'', their debut album, was released in 2004, followed by '' The Question'' in 2005 and '' I'm Only a Man'' in 2007. The latter fulfilled Emery's contract with Tooth & Nail. However, the band re-signed with the label and released '' ...In Shallow Seas We Sail'' on June 2, 2009, and ''We Do What We Want'' on March 29, 2011. After signing with BadChristian Music, the band released '' You Were Never Alone'' on May 19, 2015, and ''Eve'' on November 9, 2018. History Early years (2000–201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All I Want (Toad The Wet Sprocket Song)
"All I Want" is a song by American alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket from their 1991 album, ''Fear''. "All I Want" was Toad the Wet Sprocket's first successful song. It became one of their most well-known songs, reaching the top 20 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the Canadian ''RPM'' Top Singles chart. Composition On the song's content, singer Glen Phillips said, "It's very much about how fleeting any kind of epiphany is. It's all about the moment passing very, very quickly and how there's a desire to hold onto it. That would be a constant, but it comes and it goes and it goes very quickly." Track listings US CD and cassette single, UK 7-inch single # "All I Want" – 3:15 # "All She Said" – 3:47 Australian CD single # "All I Want" – 3:15 # "Hold Her Down" – 3:07 European CD single # "All I Want" – 3:15 # "Hold Her Down" – 3:07 # "Come Back Down" – 3:19 # "One Little Girl" – 3:26 Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Cover versions Post-h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gin Blossoms
Gin Blossoms is an American alternative rock band formed in 1987 in Tempe, Arizona, Tempe, Arizona. They rose to prominence following the 1992 release of their first major label album, ''New Miserable Experience'', and the first single released from that album, "Hey Jealousy". "Hey Jealousy" became a Top 25 hit and went gold, and ''New Miserable Experience'' eventually went quadruple platinum; four other charting singles were released from the album. The band's follow-up album, ''Congratulations I'm Sorry'' (1996), went platinum and the single "As Long as It Matters" was nominated for a Grammy Award. Gin Blossoms broke up in 1997. Since reuniting in 2001, the band has released ''Major Lodge Victory'' in 2006, ''No Chocolate Cake'' in 2010, and ''Mixed Reality (Gin Blossoms album), Mixed Reality'' in 2018. History Early years During the band's early years, its members included lead guitarist and songwriter Doug Hopkins, bass guitarist Bill Leen, Jesse Valenzuela (lead vocalist a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hey Jealousy
"Hey Jealousy" is a song by American rock band Gin Blossoms. The song was included on the group's debut album, '' Dusted'' (1989), and was re-recorded on their breakthrough 1992 album, ''New Miserable Experience''. It was written by lead guitarist Doug Hopkins, who was fired from the band shortly after the recording of the second album. It became their first top-40 single on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1993, reaching number 25, and it also peaked at number 20 in Iceland, number 24 in the United Kingdom, number 28 in Australia, and number 39 in Canada. Background "Hey Jealousy" was inspired by Hopkins' desire to get back with his ex-girlfriend Cathy Swafford, who had left him because of his drinking & cheating. As one critic notes, the lyrics of the song reflect Hopkins' "constantly self-medicating in the face of depression." However, even though the lyrics' "hopefulness shriveled into empty promise," the performance of the song "is emotionally detached from Hopkins' afflic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soundgarden
Soundgarden was an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984 by singer and drummer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil (both of whom are the only members to appear in every incarnation of the band), and bassist Hiro Yamamoto; Cornell switched to rhythm guitar in 1985, replaced on drums initially by Scott Sundquist, and later by Matt Cameron in 1986. Yamamoto left in 1990 and was replaced initially by Jason Everman and shortly thereafter by Ben Shepherd. The band dissolved in 1997 and re-formed in 2010. Following Cornell's death in 2017 and a year of uncertainty regarding the band's future, Thayil declared in October 2018 that Soundgarden had disbanded once again, though they did reunite in January 2019 for a one-off concert in tribute to Cornell. The band helped to popularize grunge music, a style of alternative rock that developed in the American Pacific Northwest in the mid-1980s, alongside such Seattle contemporaries as Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copeland (band)
Copeland is an American rock band formed in 2001 by the singer, pianist Aaron Marsh (who also plays guitar) with his friend, the bass guitarist and backing vocalist James Likeness, in Lakeland, Florida. History Inception Aaron Marsh and Bryan Laurenson signed a record deal with the independent label The Militia Group in 2002 and released their first album, ''Beneath Medicine Tree'', a year later. In 2004, 2005 and 2006, they performed at the annual Cornerstone Florida Festival in Orlando, Florida. '' In Motion'', Copeland's second full-length album, was released on March 22, 2005. It was produced by Matt Goldman and Aaron Marsh, and mixed by Ken Andrews. The early copies of ''In Motion'' included a four-song acoustic EP (a compilation of lo-fi versions of songs from ''In Motion'' itself), as well as "Beneath Medicine Tree". 2006 to 2008 ''Beneath Medicine Tree'' has a heavy medical theme. Aaron Marsh stated that the lyrics in this album were inspired by the hospitalizat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Hole Sun
"Black Hole Sun" is a song by American rock band Soundgarden. Written by frontman Chris Cornell, the song was released in 1994 as the third single from the band's fourth studio album, '' Superunknown'' (1994). Considered to be the band's signature song, it topped the '' Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, where it spent a total of seven weeks at number one. Despite peaking at number two on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart, "Black Hole Sun" finished as the number-one track of 1994 for that listing. Worldwide, the single reached the top 10 in Australia, Canada, France and Ireland, while in Iceland, it reached number one. "Black Hole Sun" was included on Soundgarden's 1997 greatest hits album '' A-Sides'' and also appeared on the 2010 compilation album ''Telephantasm''. Origin and recording "Black Hole Sun" was written by frontman Chris Cornell. In 2014, Cornell explained the song's origins to Uncut Magazine: Cornell said that he wrote the song in about 15 min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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