Where's the 1990s Great Music Thread On This Darn Forum??

la szum said:
If we were counting them all wouldn't we get higher than even 7? And since it is tuned
down an half a step, and we are aiming for technically accuracy, wouldn't those As and Es
be flats?
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Maybe 8, calling open strings in intro/chorus some type of chord. Also there's an extra higher part in the outro adding a 4th to Bb5 and major 7th to Db5, so possibly 10 chords. (I'm ignoring Kurt's ring finger barre approach sometimes adding a 4th or 3rd to power chords here.)

The song's in standard tuning on the album.
 
Bruce Sokolovic said:
I ain’t mad like your pal, there. Nothing to be mad about for me. I’m a lifelong student of music...
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I think I understand where you're coming from. A large part of what happened in the 90s and is still happening largely is due to our music is curated for us by the powers that be. The truth is though that there are always bright spots out there (even in the 90s). At least groups today have a chance to do it their way thanks to the internet.
 
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My theory is that modern music cycles from simple to complex and back again as younger generations adopt more accessible, easier ways to musically express their youth / rebellion / anger... - grunge in the 90s is partly descendant from punk with no need for record deals, learning precision riffs, or even to play regular gigs - just get yur amp + guitar, learn a few chords, and find a place to let loose and forget, for a little while, about how you'll make your way in life. But inevitably, music that's new and fun in youth starts to trend in society with a few exceptional bands that somehow find a way to persist and it matures into something more lasting, and then more complex, and finally riding a wave of increasing commercialism until the next great "simplification" comes along that has its own certain something special, unique, and owned by a new young generation that spawns it, though their ownership is short lived either because that gen also ages, or because their music is eventually gobbled up / hijacked by the relentless machine of our world. Foo Fighters is a great example of a 90s band whose members really have (had? - rip Taylor), collectively, covered the full cycle and retained some credibility - we're due perhaps, for another simplification.

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la szum said:
more chords and had more key changes
than your typical 80's shredder-fest song.
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When we were doing the acoustic trio thing, our bass player came at me, "This song is ALL major chords!" It was Got Me Wrong and instantly became one of our favorites. He nailed the high harmonies, which made it so easy for me to sing the lead, which totally followed the chords.
If it's already been posted, well, suck it.
 
TSJMajesty said:
When we were doing the acoustic trio thing, our bass player came at me, "This song is ALL major chords!" It was Got Me Wrong and instantly became one of our favorites. He nailed the high harmonies, which made it so easy for me to sing the lead, which totally followed the chords.
If it's already been posted, well, suck it.
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Haha! Man, I love SAP. AIC were so unique and ground-breaking in their approach---including putting
out those Acoustic EPs in between their majour releases. And then you have the Wilson sisters, Chris Cornell,
and Mark Arm singing on it. WTF??!!

It's pretty evident to me that a deep sense of respect and community is a lot of what Grunge was about, too.
 
la szum said:
Haha! Man, I love SAP. AIC were so unique and ground-breaking in their approach---including putting
out those Acoustic EPs in between their majour releases. And then you have the Wilson sisters, Chris Cornell,
and Mark Arm singing on it. WTF??!!

It's pretty evident to me that a deep sense of respect and community is a lot of what Grunge was about, too.
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We probably covered 5 AIC songs, and the harmonies were SO cool!! Good thing we had a really solid singer handling the hard stuff. As long as he was singing, I could fall right in.
 
TSJMajesty said:
We probably covered 5 AIC songs, and the harmonies were SO cool!! Good thing we had a really solid singer handling the hard stuff. As long as he was singing, I could fall right in.
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Wow! Similar here. I should count sometime. Could be over 10 we've gigged at one time
or another. It's not enough. I always want to do more. Dam That River is at the top of my list. :)

 
Both 'Sister Havana' and 'Girl You'll Be a Woman Soon' are on my list of must have songs. IMO, these guys totally owned GYBAWS from Neil Diamond (his version is still great, don't get me wrong).


 
Bruce Sokolovic said:
Just popping in to say Thai food really rocked tonite. Fried tofu in peanut sauce over broccoli, my son had a steak and my wife had Fried tofu over noodles.
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You do you and I'll have my steak!

Just a little side story, so I've got a really cute 5 y.o. girl and one day we're sitting at the table (you've got to picture the sweetest, cutest, most princess-type little 5 y.o. for this). She tells me (almost word-for-word), "Daddy, when I grow up I'm going to have a farm and raise pigs, then I'll kill one and get all the bacon out of it." I almost fell off my chair! 🥓
:p
 
fcs101 said:
You do you and I'll have my steak!

Just a little side story, so I've got a really cute 5 y.o. girl and one day we're sitting at the table (you've got to picture the sweetest, cutest, most princess-type little 5 y.o. for this). She tells me (almost word-for-word), "Daddy, when I grow up I'm going to have a farm and raise pigs, then I'll kill one and get all the bacon out of it." I almost fell off my chair! 🥓
:p
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Haha! Cute, smart, and has good taste! :)
 
fcs101 said:
You do you and I'll have my steak!

Just a little side story, so I've got a really cute 5 y.o. girl and one day we're sitting at the table (you've got to picture the sweetest, cutest, most princess-type little 5 y.o. for this). She tells me (almost word-for-word), "Daddy, when I grow up I'm going to have a farm and raise pigs, then I'll kill one and get all the bacon out of it." I almost fell off my chair! 🥓
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Tell her this joke:
A friend of the farmer came by his farm one day to visit and noticed a 3-legged pig running around. So he asks the farmer, "What's with that 3-legged pig?"
"Oh lemme tell ya, that pig there, that's a good pig. One time my youngest fell in the creek and couldn't swim, and that pig came a yellin' and a squealin' and led us to rescue my son."
"Ok, but what happened to his leg?"
"Oh that there is a good pig. Lemme tell ya. One other time one a the barns caught fire and that pig came a yellin' and a squealin' and even helped us put out the fire and rescue the horses. That's a good pig!"
"Ok ok, I get it. He's a good pig. But what happened to his leg?"
"Well a pig that good ya don't eat all at once."
 
Well, much of the 90s was a backlash to the 80s and as @sprint has pointed out, things go in cycles. I would describe the general vibe of the 90s as one of "deconstruction". That's not always bad though. Here is "Got You Where I Want You" by 'The Flys' (yes, I spelled it correctly). BTW, that's an ex-Mrs. Tom Cruise in the video.

 
While I certainly don't hate the 90's like Bruce, I have noticed, for myself, I'm finding there's more in this decade than say the 80's & 70's that I don't dig. I guess I'm more mainstream, but even so, I really latched onto STP, AIC, Nirvana when they first hit the scene. But say, Soundgarden, & Pearl Jam, idk, I got into some of their songs, but for the most part, nah. I suppose this was the decade when I just started to drift away from current music.
I do however remember, when I first bought STP's Core, thinking, Wow, there's hardly any guitar solos. But that tone is SO FREAKIN' THICK! I wondered if he like, laid down each individual guitar string onto a separate track, then mixed them back with playing the full chords, because you could hear like each individual note!
 
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