I’m forty-five and technically old enough to be your mom (wow - that’s a scary thought).
While a lot of my friends stayed stuck musically in the late seventies and early eighties, (OK like I can only listen to Journey so many times), in the nineties I “rediscovered” music. And I stay pretty current. The most recent CD’s I bought: Evanescence – The Open Door (Amy Lee – probably one of the best female rock voices ever), Pete Yorn – Nightcrawler, Little Big Town – The Road to Here (yea it’s country) and Sarah Vaughan – the Millennium Collection. Yep, I’m pretty eclectic.
My 90’s picks, not all inclusive or in any particular order:
Counting Crows, August and Everything After (1993)
Actually anything by Counting Crows makes my list.
REM, Automatic for the People (1992)
It’s hard to pick just one
U2, Achtung Baby (1991)
Have you come here to play Jesus to the lepers in your head?
Dave Matthews Band, Under the Table and Dreaming (1994)
I’ve seen DMB twice on concert. Will go see them again
Alice in Chains, MTV Unplugged (1996)
What amazing vocal harmonies
Nirvana, In Utero (1993)
I never liked Nirvana until I heard Tori Amos’s cover of Teen Sprit but Heart Shaped Box is my favorite Nirvana song.
Morphine, Cure for Pain (1993)
Rock band featuring Alto Sax
Tori Amos, Little Earthquakes (1992)
She’s a bit out there but she has a beautiful voice and writes the most haunting songs
Aimee Mann, I'm With Stupid (1995)
Forget Til Tuesday, listen to her later solo stuff, greatly under recognized song writer
Blues Traveler, Four (1994)
John Popper plays a mean harmonica
Alanis Morrisette, Jagged Little Pill (1995)
Yes she’s a bit angry but heck, we’ve all been there at least once.
I've seen them twice as well, the last time in 1999. I tried to see them this past summer with my sister (who is a huge fan), but it sold out.
That's definitley on my "buy" list. I bought Fallen the day I first saw the Going Under video on Fuse. Her voice is incredible. I love their whole metal/ goth/ classical music blend, they're incredibly talented.