Alternative Rock and Crossover with Roots in Punk in the late 1990s

Punk und Metal gingen im Crossover auf Tuchfüllung.
Hunderte kleine Independentfirmen ließen in den Achtzigern unendlich viele neue Richtungen und Spielarten entstehen. Alle gemeinsam stammen aus dem gleichen Nährboden der Ursuppe, aus der die Punkexplosion entstanden ist.

[Queens Of The Stone Age]
.::. Queens Of The Stone Age - 1998 .::.
CD - Roadrunner Records - RR 8674-2

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Highlight: "Avon"

11 Tracks: "Regular John", "Avon", "If Only", "Walkin On The Sidewalks", "You Would Know", "How To Handle A Rope", "Mexicola", "Hispanic Impressions", "You Can't Quit Me Baby", "Give The Mule What He Wants", "I Was A Teenage Hand Model";

More QOTSA: "R" (2000), "Songs For The Deaf" (2002),
"Lullabies To Paralyze" (2005), "Era Vulgaris" (2007)

[Metallica]
.::. Garage Inc. - 1998 .::.
Do-CD - Vertigo - 538 351-2

Garage Inc. besteht aus 2 CDs: Die erste enthält neues Material von 1998, die zweite die gesuchte "Garage Days"-EP von 1984, "Garage Days Re-Revisited" von 1987, B-Seiten und 4 live eingespielte Motörhead-Cover von 1996, die als B-Seite der "Hero Of The Day" - Single (nur in Großbritannien) herausgekommen ist. Ausschließlich Coverversionen, von New Wave Of British Heavy Metal-Ikonen wie Diamond Head, Wave- und Punkcovern (s.u.) bis hin zu Oldies von Queen.


CD 1 "New Recordings '98" - 11 Tracks: "Free Speech For The Dumb" (Discharge), "It's Electric", "Sabra Cadabra", "Turn The Page", "Die, Die My Darling" (Misfits), "Loverman" (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds), "Mercyful Fat", "Astronomy", "Whiskey In The Jar", "Tuesday's Gone", "The More I See" (Discharge);

CD 2 - 16 Tracks: "Helpless", "The Small Hours", "The Wait" (Killing Joke), "Crash Course In Brain Surgery", "Last Caress/Green Hell" (Misfits), "Am I Evil?", "Blitzkrieg", "Breadfan", "The Prince", "Stone Cold Crazy", "So What" (Anti-Nowhere League), "Killing Time", "Overkill", "Damage Case", "Stone Dead Forever", "Too Late Too Late";


Bei den 3 Misfits-Covern ist der Songcharakter gut erhalten geblieben, der Rest klingt stark nach den frühen Thrash-Tagen.


More Metallica: "Kill 'em All " (1983)

[Rammstein]
.::. Live aus Berlin - 1999 .::.
CD - Motor Music


15 Tracks: "Spiel mit mir", "Bestrafe mich", "Weisses Fleisch", "Sehnsucht", "Asche zu Asche", "Wilder Wein", "Heirate mich", "Du riechst so gut", "Du hast", "Bück dich", "Engel", "Rammstein", "Laichzeit", "Wollt Ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen?" und "Seemann".


More Rammstein: "Herzeleid" (1995), "Sehnsucht" (1997), "Mutter" (2001),
"Reise, Reise" (2004), "Rosenrot" (2005)

[Foo Fighters]
.::. There Is Nothing Left To Lose - 1999 .::.
Enhanced CD - Roswell Records - 07863 67892 2

Dave Grohl, Ex-Nirvana,

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11 Tracks: "Stacked Actors", "Breakout", "Learn To Fly", "Gimme Stitches", "Generator", "Aurora", "Live-in Skin", "Next Year", "Headwires", "Ain't It The Life", "M.I.A." und als 'Quick Time-Movie' das Video von "Learn To Fly";


More Foo Fighters: "Foo Fighters" (1995),"The Colour And The Shape" (1997),
"One By One" (2002), "In Your Honor" (2005),
"Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace" (2007)

[Red Hot Chili Peppers]
.::. Californication - 1999 .::.
CD - Warner Brothers - 9362-47386-2
Produced by Rick Rubin

John Frusciante kam erneut zu den Peppers zurück und Dave Navarro musste gehen.
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15 Songs: "Around The World", "Parallel Universe", "Scar Tissue", "Other Side", "Get On Top", "Californication", "Easily", "Porcelain", "Emit Remmus", "I Like Dirt", "This Velvet Glove", "Savior", "Purple Stain", "Right On Time", "Road Trippin'";


More Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Freaky Styley" (1985),
"The Uplift Mofo Party Plan" (1987), "Mother's Milk" (1989),
"Blood Sugar Sex Magic" (1991), "One Hot Minute" (1995), "By The Way" (2002)

[Bloodhound Gang]
.::. The Bad Touch - 1999 .::.
CD-Single - Geffen

Sicher, die US-Truppe mit dem Dauer-Airplay von MTV war derzeit der Teen-Hype Deluxe, dennoch gehört der Hut vor den Jungs gezogen: Wortwitz und ein Gespür für Ohrwürmer haben das dazugehörige Album "Hooray For Boobies" (= Ein Hurra auf Titten) nicht umsonst zu einem Megaseller gemacht. Die Band nimmt sich selbst und auch sonst nix so richtig ernst, eine Art Comedy-Band. "Bad Touch" ist Popradio- und Dancefloorkompatibel, und "Along Comes Mary" is'n Hit. Der erste Remix ist ganz OK, den zweiten kann man sich knicken. In dem Bonus-Video klaut Sänger Jimmy Pop einen Fisch und rennt damit durch die Wüste - No sense at all.-

4 Tracks: "The Bad Touch", "The Bad Touch (God Lives Underwater Remix)",
"The Bad Touch (K.M.F.D.M. Remix"), "Along Comes Mary",
Bonus: "Kiss Me Where It Smells Funny (Video).

[Garbage]
.::. Version 2.0 - Mai 1998 .::.
CD - Mushroom Records - 74321 55410-2

Shirley Manson, Butch Vig, Duke Erikson, Steve Marker, ...


12 Tracks: "Temptation Waits", "I Think I'm Paranoid", "When I Grow Up", "Medication", "Special", "Hammering In My Head", "Push It", "The Trick Is To Keep Breething", "Dumb", "Sleep Together", "Wicked Ways", "You Look So Fine";


More Garbage: "Garbage" (1995), "#1 Crush" (1997)

[Smashing Pumkins]
.::. Adore - 1998 .::.
CD - HUT/Virgin USA - CDHUT 51
Produced by Flood and Brad Wood

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16 Tracks: "To Sheila", "Ava Adore", "Perfect", "Daphne Descends", "Once Upon A Time", "Tear", "Crestfallen", "Appels + Oranjes", "Pug", "The Tale Of Dusty And Pistol Pete", "Annie-Dog", "Shame", "Behold: The Night Mare", "For Martha", "Blank Page", "17";

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More Smashing Pumkins: "Gish" (1991), "Siamese Dream" (1993),
"Pisces Iscariot" (1994), "Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness" (1995),
"Machina / The Machines Of God" (2000), "Zeitgeist" (2007)

Siehe auch: Zwan: "Mary Star Of The Sea" (2003)

[Skunk Anansie]
.::. Post Orgasmic Chill - 1999 .::.
Enhanced CD - Virgin Rec. - CDV2881 7243 8 47104 0 8
Produced by Andy Wallace

Cool die Idee, Drum'n'Bass-Elemente bei "Charlie Big Potato" einzubauen...
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12 Tracks: "Charlie Big Potato", "On My Hotel T.V.", "We Don'T Need Who You Think You Are", "Tracy's Flaw", "The Skank Heads", "Lately", "Secretly", "Good Things Don't Always Come To You", "Cheap Honesty", "You'll Follow Me Down", "And This Is Nothing That I Thought I Had", "I'm Not Afraid";


More Skunk Anansie: "Paranoid & Sunburnt" (1995), "Stoosh" (1996)

[Beastie Boys]
.::. Hello Nasty - 1998 .::.
CD im Digipack - Grand Royal/Capitol Records - 7243 4 95723 2 4

Highlights: "Intergalactic", ...

22 Tracks: "Super Disco Breakin'", "The Move", "Remote Control", "Song For The Man", "Just A Test", "Body Movin'", "Intergalactic", "Sneakin' Out The Hospital", "Putting Shame In Your Game", "Flowin' Prose", "And Me", "Three MC's And One DJ", "Can't, Won't, Don't Stop", "Song For Junior", "I Don't Know", "The Negotiation Limerick File", "Electrify", "Picture This", "Unite", "Dedication", "Dr. Lee, PhD", "Instant Death";


More Beastie Boys: "Some Old Bullshit" (1982), "Licensed To Ill" (1986),
"Paul's Boutique" (1989), "Check Your Head" (1992),
"Ill Communication" (1994), "To The 5 Boroughs" (2004),
"Hot Sauce Committee Part 2" (2011)