Can you guess Sirius XMs Lithiums (grunge/alt station) top song of the 90s on their Mem day countdown. Elbowrm got it. Entire list posted (1 Viewer)

[Mr. Pickles]

What possible justification could they have for the man who sold the world at #2???????

Probably my favorite Nirvana song even if it is a cover. 

 

[Prince Myshkin]

Probably my favorite Nirvana song even if it is a cover. 

It's one of my favorites too...no way to justify a #2 ranking though

 

[AcerFC]

I guess my 5 would be:

1. Smells Like Teen Spirit
   
2. Dead and Bloated
   
3. Alive
   
4. Black Hole Sun
   
5. Hunger Strike
   

Grunge really gets ripped by people both older and younger in my office (I'm almost 44).  I really loved it.

If I'm going stp, I would have said plush or creep. 

 

[Corporation]

If I'm going stp, I would have said plush or creep. 

Yeah it was a debate, but of their songs that I never flip away from today (not back then), it is D&B.

 

[Otis]

It's one of my favorites too...no way to justify a #2 ranking though

It's how trendy music nerds justify their existence.  If they pick Smells Like teen Spirit we all think "well duh, that's easy."  But instead these nerds get to pretend they are extra artistic and have magic powers, to justify their existence, and pull this turd out of the dirt.

It's fine.  Of course it's Pickles' favorite.  But really, it's just fine.

 

[Protocols of Stringer Bell]

In an alternate universe where song length didn't restrict airplay opportunity, it would be Hummer by Smashing Pumpkins.  But alas 

also I get that they have to space out the Pearl Jam Nirvana Pumpkins etc but 311 Down over Black by Pearl Jam - come on

 

[Protocols of Stringer Bell]

Yeah it was a debate, but of their songs that I never flip away from today (not back then), it is D&B.

I always loved Big Empty 

 

[rockaction]

It's how trendy music nerds justify their existence.  If they pick Smells Like teen Spirit we all think "well duh, that's easy."  But instead these nerds get to pretend they are extra artistic and have magic powers, to justify their existence, and pull this turd out of the dirt.

It's fine.  Of course it's Pickles' favorite.  But really, it's just fine.

I'm not sure that's it. They could just say what dal_boys_fan said in our music draft. He said something to the effect of, "Hey, I'm not moving the earth, but this clearly belongs on our grunge playlist." That's it. Easy. What could be more number one in all facts than "Smells...?" I guess you could argue Alive, but that would be a great jumping off point for music nerds. 

Everlong? Well, that's great and all, but...really? 

eta* Also, Overlong is hardly a music nerd pick. That's a radio staple.  

 

[rockaction]

some more that i love ...

Mother Love Bone - "Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thornes"

Like I said the other day, suckers. 

I love this song. Might be one of my favorites from that era. Same with Abraham of this board, IIRC.  

 

[AcerFC]

Here is the full list fwiw. I was off with some of my responses in the 10-20 range. My bad

100. Praise You - Fatboy Slim
99. Scar Tissue- Red Hot Chili Peppers
98. My Own Worst Enemy - Lit
97. Cherub Rock - Smashing Pumpkins
96. Tomorrow - Silverchair
95. Learn To Fly - Foo Fighters
94. In The Meantime - Spacehog
93. Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms
92. Big Empty - Stone Temple Pilots
91. Closing Time - Semisonic
90. Glycerine - Bush
89. The Distance - Cake
88. Daughter - Pearl Jam
87. The Beautiful People - Marilyn Manson
86. Stupid Girl - Garbage
85. Otherside - Red Hot Chili Peppers
84. Good - Better Than Ezra
83. What's The Frequency Kenneth? - R.E.M
82. Champagne Supernova - Oasis
81. Burden In My Hand - Soundgarden
80. Just A Girl - No Doubt
79. In Bloom - Nirvana
78. Backwater - Meat Puppets
77. Brain Stew/Jaded - Green Day
76. Loser - Beck
75. Undone-The Sweater Song - Weezer
74. I Alone - Live
73. I'll Stick Around - Foo Fighters
72. Hey Man Nice Shot - Filter
71. Guerrilla Radio - Rage Against The Machine
70. Song 2 - Blur
69. Comedown - Bush
68. Flagpole Sitta - Harvey Danger
67. Plush - Stone Temple Pilots
66. What Would You Say - Dave Matthews Band
65. 1979 - Smashing Pumpkins
64. Black - Pearl Jam
63. Jane Says (Live) - Jane's Addiction
62. Give It Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers
61. Would? - Alice In Chains
60. Epic - Faith No More
59. Monkey Wrench - Foo Fighters
58. Low - Cracker
57. Heart Shaped Box - Nirvana
56. You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette
55. Man On The Moon - R.E.M.
54. Buddy Holly - Weezer
53. Peaches - Presidents Of The United States Of America
52. Basket Case - Green Day
51. Don't Look Back In Anger - Oasis
50. Fell On Black Days - Soundgarden
49. Machinehead - Bush
48. What I Got - Sublime
47. Sabotage - Beastie Boys
46. Tonight Tonight - Smashing Pumpkins
45. Come Out And Play - Offspring
44. Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers
43. Even Flow - Pearl Jam
42. Semi-Charmed Life - Third Eye Blind
41. Heaven Beside You - Alice In Chains
40. Santa Monica - Everclear
39. Lightning Crashes - Live
38. Down - 311
37. My Hero - Foo Fighters
36. Possum Kingdom - Toadies
35. Come As You Are - Nirvana
34. Hunger Strike - Temple Of The Dog
33. Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots
32. Longview - Green Day
31. Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
30. Killing In The Name - Rage Against The Machine
29. Losing My Religion - R.E.M.
28. Santeria - Sublime
27. Everything Zen - Bush
26. Spoonman - Soundgarden
25. Rooster - Alice In Chains
24. Creep - Radiohead
23. Bullet With Butterfly Wings - Smashing Pumpkins
22. No Rain - Blind Melon
21. Lithium - Nirvana
20. Self-Esteem - Offspring
19. Creep - Stone Temple Pilots
18. Been Caught Stealing - Jane's Addiction
17. Say It Ain't So - Weezer
16. All Over You - Live
15. Wonderwall - Oasis
14. When I Come Around - Green Day
13. Jeremy - Pearl Jam
12. Bulls On Parade - Rage Against The Machine
11. Where It's At - Beck
10. Man In The Box - Alice In Chains
9. Closer - Nine Inch Nails
8. Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
7. Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden
6. Today - Smashing Pumpkins
5. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
4. Vasoline - Stone Temple Pilots
3. Alive - Pearl Jam
2 .The Man Who Sold The World (Unplugged) - Nirvana
1. Everlong - Foo Fighters

 

[elbowrm]

Gin Blossms?  Live?  And I like REM but for ####s sake they don't belong anywhere near this list, definitely not the late crappy R.E.M. Z100 songs.  Strange list.

 

[Captain Cranks]

I like No Rain also.  And I also really like DMB's first two albums.

Blind Melon has three fantastic albums.  One of the more underrated bands of the 90s IMO.

I love that Harvey dangers Flagpole sitta made the list.  Great track from a one hit wonder.  Would have liked to have seen Stars by Hum on there too.  

 

[Aerial Assault]

That's a, uh, pretty bad decade (other than the 3-4 Pearl Jam songs and the Nirvana songs).  I think there were a lot better songs than this being produced. 

 

[shuke]

Not enough Radiohead.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Not enough Radiohead.

Gotta make room for Meat Puppets. 

 

[shuke]

Decent list for "what was popular".  

Surprised these were missing:

November Rain

You Get What You Give

Cannonball

She Don't Use Jelly

Start Choppin'

 

[shuke]

Gotta make room for Meat Puppets. 

I actually like that song.

 

[Bonzai]

5. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

4. Vasoline - Stone Temple Pilots

 

[Good Posting Judge]

82. Champagne Supernova - Oasis
 

Caught beneath the landslide, but it's in the champagne supernover in the sky?

 

[Good Posting Judge]

To this day I'm pretty sure that Sublime is the worst band I've ever heard.

 

[-OZ-]

Decent list for "what was popular".  

Surprised these were missing:

November Rain

You Get What You Give

Cannonball

She Don't Use Jelly

Start Choppin'

90s alt/grunge

Oh, it's shuke. 

 

[-OZ-]

Decent list for "what was popular".  

Surprised these were missing:

November Rain

You Get What You Give

Cannonball

She Don't Use Jelly

Start Choppin'

90s alt/grunge

Oh, it's shuke. 

 

[AcerFC]

To this day I'm pretty sure that Sublime is the worst band I've ever heard.

Say it aint so. I think you are one of those guys who knew about them being from California and then thought you wouldnt like them to go against the grain

I think they were brilliant. That 40 oz to freedom album is a classic and the Robbin the hood follow up was great as well but now as good. Sure, their self titled blew up but it was a great album as well. One of the best docs I have ever seen is their Stories, Tales and Lies Doc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFARoQ-IbUA

 

[AcerFC]

So for some reason, I decided to listen to the countdown again on my way home from the beach. It is a really bad list. Not sure why people have to over think things 

 

[AcerFC]

90s alt/grunge

Oh, it's shuke. 

A video with a hot Stephanie Seymour can fit into any category imo  

 

[-OZ-]

90s alt/grunge

Oh, it's shuke. 

A video with a hot Stephanie Seymour can fit into any category imo

If this were MTV or VH1, sure.  Any excuse to show Ms. Steph is a cause I can support.  But this is radio so  

 

[shuke]

90s alt/grunge

Oh, it's shuke. 

Yea, I have no clue what's going on.  I'll admit I missed that part and thought this was just rock.

Sublime/Live/Bush are "alt/grunge"?

 

[rockaction]

Yea, I have no clue what's going on.  I'll admit I missed that part and thought this was just rock.

Sublime/Live/Bush are "alt/grunge"?

Praise You, while being one of the great songs of the decade, deserves this list not.