I 25 migliori album indie del 1995 secondo Radio X: evergreen che compiono 30 anni

1. Leftfield – Leftism
2. Sleeper - Smart
3. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love
4. Radiohead - The Bends
5. Elastica - Elastica
6. The Boo Radleys - Wake Up!
7. Spiritualized – Pure Phase
8. Supergrass - I Should Coco
9. Paul Weller - Stanley Road
10. Teenage Fanclub – Grand Prix
11. Bjork - Post
12. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
13. The Verve - A Northern Soul
14. Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters
15. War Child - The Help Album
16. The Presidents Of The United States Of America - The Presidents Of The United States Of America
17. Black Grape - It's Great When You're Straight..Yeah!
18. Garbage - Garbage
19. The Charlatans - The Charlatans
20. Blur - The Great Escape
21. Echobelly - ON: released
22. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory
23. No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
24. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
25. Pulp - Different Class

Gli anni 90 sono stati il grande decennio del “rock alternativo”. Una esplosione di stili e generi che dal britpop al grunge, dallo shoegaze al trip-hop ha lanciato una nuova generazione di artisti, oggi considerati quasi unanimemente dei classici. Per questo il magazine PopMatters ha deciso di omaggiare i Novanta con una top 100 delle “Best Alternative Songs of the 1990s”. Una classifica che, come sempre, offre il fianco a molte critiche e recriminazioni, ma che serve soprattutto a gettare uno sguardo panoramico su un periodo musicale così fertile e innovativo. “Nei 90's il termine 'alternativo' – sottolinea Chris Gerard nell'introduzione - divenne di uso più comune, sostituendo definizioni musicali degli anni 80 come college rock, indie pop, post-modern e underground. Inoltre, esplose in popolarità: dalle enormi stazioni radio come WHFS a Washington, DC, e KROQ a Los Angeles, fino ai palinsesti di Mtv, la musica alternativa dominava il panorama del rock'n'roll. Festival come Lollapalooza e Lilith Fair nacquero in quel periodo, e le band alternative vendettero milioni di album e riempivano le arene, spesso senza bisogno di un singolo di successo nella Top 40”, ricorda ancora PopMatters precisando poi tutti i criteri con i quali è stato interpretato il termine “alternativo” e sono state scelte le canzoni.
Ecco qui sotto la classifica delle migliori canzoni alternative degli anni 90 secondo PopMatters (qui il servizio completo)

100. 311 – “Down” (1995)
99. Heather Nova – “Walk This World” (1994)
98. Butthole Surfers – “Pepper” (1996)
97. Morphine – “Cure For Pain” (1993)
96. Soul Asylum – “Somebody to Shove” (1992)
95. The Jesus and Mary Chain – “Reverence” (1993)
94. Rancid – “Time Bomb” (1995)
93. Jars of Clay – “Flood” (1995)
92. Indigo Girls – “Galileo” (1997)
91. Sparklehorse – “Sick of Goodbyes” (1998)
90. New Order – “Regret” (1993)
89. Bush – “Everything Zen” (1994)
88. Everclear – “Heroin Girl” (1995)
87. The Church – “Ripple” (1992)
86. Screaming Trees – “Nearly Lost You” (1992)
85. Stereolab – “French Disko” (1993)
84. Whipping Boy – “We Don’t Need Nobody Else” (1995)
83. Veruca Salt – “Seether” (1994)
82. Live – “Lightning Crashes” (1994)
81. Slowdive – “Alison” (1993)
80. Sisters of Mercy – “More” (1990)
79. Dig – “Believe” (1993)
78. Dinosaur Jr. – “Feel the Pain” (1994)
77. Lush – “Ladykillers” (1996)
76. Pavement – “Cut Your Hair” (1994)
75. Blind Melon – “Galaxie” (1995)
74. Suzanne Vega – “In Liverpool” (1992)
73. The Stone Roses – “Love Spreads” (1994)
72. Liz Phair – “Supernova” (1994)
71. Cocteau Twins – “Iceblink Luck” (1990)
70. Stone Temple Pilots – “Sex Type Thing” (1992)
69. Ride – “Vapour Trail” (1990)
68. K’s Choice – “Not an Addict” (1996)
67. Filter – “Hey Man Nice Shot” (1995)
66. Morrissey – “The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get” (1994)
65. Catherine Wheel – “Crank” (1993)
64. eels – “Last Stop: This Town” (1998)
63. Siouxsie & The Banshees – “Kiss Them For Me” (1991)
62. Curve – “Faît Accompli” (1992)
61. James – “Laid” (1993)
60. Mercury Rev – “Holes” (1998)
59. The Breeders – “Cannonball” (1993)
58. Elliott Smith – “Waltz #2 (XO)” (1998)
57. Sugar – “If I Can’t Change Your Mind” (1992)
56. Primal Scream – “Movin’ on Up” (1991)
55. Dave Matthews Band – “Two Step” (1996)
54. Pixies – “Alec Eiffel” (1991)
53. Concrete Blonde – “Joey” (1990)
52. Ben Folds Five – “Brick” (1997)
51. The Flaming Lips – “Race For the Prize” (1999)
50. Counting Crows – “Round Here” (1994)
49. The Cure – “Friday I’m in Love” (1992)
48. Sponge – “Plowed” (1994)
47. Hole – “Celebrity Skin” (1998)
46. Sonic Youth – “Kool Thing” (1990)
45. Weezer – “Buddy Holly” (1994)
44. Marilyn Manson – “The Dope Show” (1998)
43. The Cranberries – “Zombie” (1994)
42. Elastica – “Connection” (1994)
41. Garbage – “#1 Crush” (1996)
40. Suede – “The Drowners” (1992)
39. Mazzy Star – “Fade Into You” (1993)
38. Foo Fighters – “Everlong” (1997)
37. Deftones – “Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)” (1998)
36. The Sundays – “Here’s Where the Story Ends” (1990)
35. Faith No More – “Midlife Crisis” (1992)
34. Belly – “Feed the Tree” (1993)
33. No Doubt – “Spiderwebs” (1995)
32. Manic Street Preachers – “If You Tolerate This, Your Children Will Be Next” (1998)
31. Jane’s Addiction – “Been Caught Stealin'” (1990)
30. Beck – “Where It’s At” (1996)
29. Green Day – “Longview” (1994)
28. U2 – “The Fly” (1991)
27. Rage Against the Machine – “Bulls on Parade” (1996)
26. Soundgarden – “Black Hole Sun” (1994)
25. Tool – “Sober” (1993)
24. Afghan Whigs – “Debonair” (1993)
23. Fiona Apple – “Criminal” (1996)
22. My Bloody Valentine – “Only Shallow” (1991)
21. Beastie Boys – “Sabotage” (1994)
20. Portishead – “Sour Times” (1994)
19. Depeche Mode – “Enjoy the Silence” (1990)
18. PJ Harvey – “Down By the Water” (1995)
17. Jeff Buckley – “Last Goodbye” (1994)
16. Alanis Morissette – “You Oughta Know” (1995)
15. Alice in Chains – “Angry Chair” (1992)
14. Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Under the Bridge” (1991)
13. Smashing Pumpkins – “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” (1995)
12. Sinéad O’Connor – “Nothing Compares 2 U” (1990)
11. Tori Amos – “Spark” (1998)
10. R.E.M. – “Losing My Religion” (1991)
9. The Verve – “Bitter Sweet Symphony” (1997)
8. Björk – “Hyperballad” (1996)
7. Blur – “Girls & Boys” (1994)
6. Pulp – “Common People” (1995)
5. Pearl Jam – “Jeremy” (1991)
4. Oasis – “Wonderwall” (1995)
3. Nine Inch Nails – “Hurt” (1994)
2. Radiohead – “Paranoid Android” (1997)
1. Nirvana – “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (1991)

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