The Nineties

Cracker - Low (1994) What a song! This track is around 30 years old now and still absolutely smashes it. We had it good in the 90’s, so much great music! youtu.be/81Yvd-0viIs

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Mercury Rev - Deserter’s Songs (1998) This breathtaking masterpiece will definitely be in my #5albums90s5 youtu.be/Y_2c_E_c-U0

1997

25 years ago today. R.E.M. and Teenage Fanclub in Manchester 🎶

My review of Johnny Cash’s Songwriter… allmusic.com/album/songwrit…

Happy 26th birthday to the greatest album ever made.

Quite simply, 12 of the greatest songs you’ll ever hear 🙌🏼 Probably one of the greatest injustices in music, that they never went stratospheric!

Saint Etienne's Tiger Bay is 30 years old this week. By a happy coincidence, the James Clarke Hook painting that the cover is based on is on display at @AtkinsonThe in Southport until March 4th.

Daryll-Ann Seaborne West (1995) album.link/gb/i/714950609 Weeps (1996) album.link/gb/i/1519625748 Not sure why it took me 28 years to hear Daryll-Ann Weeps by the Dutch power pop masters. In ‘95, I nearly wore out my copy of its predecessor, Seaborne West. Safe to say, it’s special.

Shack Waterpistol (UK, Oct 1995) album.link/gb/i/1696277123 #NowPlaying #MichaelHead #Liverpool

Thanks to my bro @1RecordEveryday for this original copy of a classic. The stickers make me feel like I’ve just brought it home from Our Price in 1991!

#nowspinning R.E.M. - Up (1998) I’ve found a whole new love for this album since its re-release. youtu.be/B-MDAR65YPU Happy Birthday Mr Stipe!

Possum Dixon (US, 1993) album.link/gb/i/1443664675 Forgot how good this is until I played it again recently. Full of hooks, eccentric lyrics & crashing pianos. I discovered them on @CrowleyOnAir’s The Beat before buying the album in Manchester’s @vinylexchange… 30 years ago!

Goodbye Steve Mackey. We had fun with Pulp. They shot some of the video for this in me and Pete's Tufnell Park flat - Jarvis referred to it as "Steve's song" and it's still probably my favourite. youtube.com/watch?v=38by00…

Postie visited today… #Movietone #Bristol

McCoy Tyner - Flying High マッコイ・タイナーがマイケル・ブレッカーの活躍ぶりと共に創り上げた95年の会心作。復活、新生インパルスの第1弾でもある。ブレッカーが唸るような吹きまくり、怒濤の演奏を繰り広げます。 #McCoyTyner #Jazz youtube.com/watch?v=LmI-jt…

@decramundo Yes, he really nailed it with this take. He always seems to return to Ragged Glory material. I saw him at Hyde Park a few years back and he opened with three tracks from this album including Country Home!

@Nineties_Music It is. I love live recordings and had been listening to a lot of Neil Young gigs lately. I got the impression that the live takes of this song were all I needed. Then on noting the anniversary of this lp, I listened again- and was knocked out by how he perfected it in the studio!

Neil Young - Country Home Love the guitar here, beautiful tones - Neil did this song in concert from 1976 onwards. When he finally released it on the 'Ragged Glory' lp #OnThisDay in 1990 he really nailed it. youtube.com/watch?v=SZb0Ha… #guitar #guitarist @Nineties_Music #90sMusic