VA — Whatever — The \’90s Pop & Culture Box (2005)

VA - Whatever - The '90s Pop & Culture Box (2005)

MP3 320 kbps | Pop, Rock| 4h 11 min | 1.1 GB

The first collection to present this decade\’s musical creation and evolution, Whatever includes radio regulars and chart-toppers such as Boyz II Men, Aaliyah, En Vogue, Collective Soul, Spin Doctors, Joan Osborne, Duran Duran, Hanson, Jewel, Kris Kross, Sarah McLachlan and more. Whatever also rocks back to Lollapalooza\’s early pioneers Primus with \’My Name Is Mud\’, Babes In Toyland\’s \’Sweet 69\’, Luscious Jackson\’s hit \’Naked Eye\’, Dinosaur Jr.\’s \’Start Choppin\’, and The Flaming Lips\’ single \’She Don\’t Use Jelly\’. Also included is an extensive 84-page book includes a line, track-by-track notes, cultural commentary, photographs, and essays from The Chicago Sun-s\’ Jim DeRogatis, Magazine\’s Joel Stein, Seattle-based author Clark Humphrey, Brian Ives\’ concert re-counts, and an interview with Sub Pop\’s President and co-founder Jonathan Poneman. Rhino. 2005.

You\’d be right to be excited about Rhino Records\’ voluminous compilation, Whatever: The \’90s Pop and Culture Box. After all, they did such a great job with their 1980s comps, not to mention all their various approaches to prior decades, from the original Nice Day series to the expanded and brilliant Nuggets collections. Whatever is a seven-disc set that comes with a bag of stale coffee inside it. This US-centric collection has a lot of great tracks on it, from throwaway songs (\»Sunscreen,\» \»Sex And Candy\») to absolute classics (\»Baby Got Back,\» \»Under the Bridge\»). But ultimately, it\’s a complete and utter mess. A lot happened in the \’90s of course; hip-hop went pop, rock got funky and weird, grunge broke open and imploded, Moby sampled the Lomax archives for a surprise hit, even the weirdest indie bands had cash thrown at them by major labels, the daisy age morphed into the chronic age, and dance music was quite nearly the next big thing. Rather than provide a narrative of underground and mainstream movements, this set smacks of the sort of lowest common denominator, novelty-centric approach that makes lowbrow VH1 programs only fleetingly satisfying. Sheesh. Hip-hop, metal, and dance music are barely covered here. And the lack of \»Smells Like Teen Spirit\» alone is enough to make the listener want to return the set with the words \»try again\» scrawled into the cover. —Mike McGonigal

CD 1

1. MC Hammer — U Can\’t Touch This (4:15)

2. Sinead O\’Connor — Nothing Compares 2 U (5:09)

3. Michael Penn — No Myth (4:09)

4. Queen Latifah Featuring Monie Love — Ladies First (3:56)

5. Social Distortion — Ball and Chain (5:44)

6. They Might Be Giants — Birdhouse in Your Soul (3:18)

7. Mother Love Bone — Chloe Dancer Crown of Thorns (8:21)

8. The Sundays — Here\’s Where the Story Ends (3:54)

9. C & C Music Factory — Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) (4:06)

10. Deee-Lite — Groove Is in the Heart (3:54)

11. Jesus Jones — Right Here, Right Now (3:09)

12. Ice-T — New Jack Hustler (Nino\’s Theme) (4:44)

13. Divinyls — I Touch Myself (3:47)

14. EMF — Unbelievable (3:30)

15. The Black Crowes — Hard to Handle (3:09)

16. Naughty by Nature — O.P.P. (4:32)

17. Marc Cohn — Walking in Memphis (4:14)

18. Boyz II Men — It\’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday (2:48)

CD 2

1. Queensryche — Silent Lucidity (5:47)

2. Mudhoney — Into the Drink (2:08)

3. Matthew Sweet — Girlfriend (3:41)

4. Right Said Fred — I\’m Too Sexy (2:52)

5. Jane Siberry with k.d. lang — Calling All Angels (5:15)

6. My Bloody Valentine — Only Shallow (4:18)

7. The Lemonheads — It\’s a Shame About Ray (3:07)

8. Sir Mix-A-Lot — Baby Got Back (4:22)

9. DAS EFX — They Went EFX (3:41)

10. Kris Kross — Jump (3:15)

11. Pantera — Walk (5:16)

12. Ministry — N.W.O. (5:30)

13. L7 — Shitlist (2:55)

14. The Gits — Absynthe (3:13)

15. Supersuckers — Coattail Rider (2:28)

16. Soul Asylum — Runaway Train (4:25)

17. Spin Doctors — Little Miss Can\’t Be Wrong (3:55)

18. dada — Dizz Knee Land (4:07)

19. Screaming Trees — Nearly Lost You (4:06)

CD 3

1. Red Hot Chili Pepers — Under the Bridge (4:25)

2. Helmet — Unsung (3:57)

3. House of Pain — Jump Around (3:35)

4. En Vogue — Free Your Mind (4:53)

5. Wreckx-N-Effect — Rump Shaker (5:11)

6. Snow — Informer (4:29)

7. Stereo MC\’s — Connected (5:14)

8. King Missle — Detachable Penis (3:21)

9. Silk — Freak Me (4:32)

10. Duran Duran — Ordinary World (5:40)

11. Sugar — If I Can\’t Change Your Mind (3:18)

12. Green Jelly — Three Little Pigs (5:54)

13. Dinosaur Jr. — Start Choppin (5:36)

14. The Reverend Horton Heat — The Devil\’s Chasing Me (5:18)

15. Fastbacks — Gone to the Moon (1:52)

16. Primus — My Name Is Mud (4:45)

17. 4 Non Blondes — What\’s Up (4:55)

CD 4

1. White Zombie — Thunder Kiss \’65 (3:54)

2. Tag Team — Whoomp! (There It Is) (4:29)

3. Big Head Todd & the Monsters — Broken Hearted Savior (4:21)

4. Gur with N\’Dea Davenport — Trust Me (4:28)

5. Belly — Gepetto (3:23)

6. The Muffs — Eye to Eye (3:31)

7. The Afghan Whigs — Gentlemen (3:53)

8. Tad — Leafy Incline (3:30)

9. The Posies — Dream All Day (3:03)

10. Gin Blossoms — Hey Jealousy (3:55)

11. The Juliana Hatfield Three — My Sister (3:24)

12. Salt-N-Pepa — Whatta Man (5:09)

13. Aaliyah — Back & Forth (3:50)

14. Me\’shell Ndegeocello — If That\’s Your Boyfriend (He Wasn\’t Last Night) (4:31)

15. Ween — Freedom of \’76 (2:49)

16. Pavement — Cut Your Hair (3:07)

17. Tori Amos — God (3:55)

18. Crash Test Dummies — Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm (3:56)

19. Sarah McLachlan — Possession (4:36)

CD 5

1. Collective Soul — Shine (5:07)

2. Candlebox — Far Behind (4:56)

3. Des\’ree — You Gotta Be (4:07)

4. Urge Overkill — Girl, You\’ll Be a Woman Soon (3:10)

5. The Flaming Lips — She Don\’t Use Jelly (3:25)

6. 7 Year Bitch — M.I.A. (3:54)

7. Bad Religion — 21st Century (Digital Boy) (2:48)

8. Soul Coughing — Sugar Free Jazz (3:54)

9. Grant Lee Buffalo — Mockingbirds (4:40)

10. R.E.M — What\’s the Frequency, Kenneth (3:59)

11. Melvins — Revolve (4:44)

12. Weezer — Buddy Holly (2:40)

13. Letters to Cleo — Here and Now (3:39)

14. Better Than Ezra — Good (3:06)

15. Blues Traveler — Run-Around (4:40)

16. The Rembrandts — I\’ll Be There for You (Theme From \’Friends\’) (3:07)

17. Silverchair — Tomorrow (4:27)

18. Ani DiFranco — Not a Pretty Girl (3:56)

19. Natalie Merchant — Carnival (5:56)

CD 6

1. Oasis — Wonderwall (4:19)

2. Cibo Matto — Birthday Cake (3:16)

3. Seven Mary Three — Cumbersome (3:59)

4. Joan Osborne — One of Us (5:18)

5. Supergrass — Caught by the Fuzz (2:16)

6. Babes in Toyland — Sweet 69 (4:04)

7. Deep Blue Something — Breakfast at Tiffany\’s (4:18)

8. The Verve Pipe — Photograph (4:53)

9. Spacehog — In the Mean (4:59)

10. Busta Rhymes featuring Rampage the Last Boy Scout — Woo Hah!! (4:33)

11. Jewel — Who Will Save Your Soul (4:02)

12. Primitive Radio Gods — Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth (4:34)

13. Stereolab — Cybele\’s Reverie (4:40)

14. Bikini Kill — Capri Pants (1:39)

15. Sublime — What I Got (2:52)

16. Ash — Kung Fu (2:19)

17. Jamiroquai — Virtual Insanity (5:41)

18. Luscious Jackson — Naked Eye (4:40)

19. Wilco — Outtasite (Outta Mind) (2:34)

CD 7

1. De La Soul — Itszoweezee (Hot) (4:49)

2. The Cardigans — Lovefool (3:15)

3. Fountains of Wayne — Radiation Vibe (3:41)

4. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones — The Impression That I Get (3:15)

5. Sleater-Kinney — Turn It On (2:47)

6. Meredith Brooks — Bitch (4:12)

7. Hanson — MMMBop (4:28)

8. Barenaked Ladies — Brian Wilson (Live) (4:46)

9. Ben Folds Five — Brick (4:33)

10. Marcy Playground — Sex and Candy (2:53)

11. Smash Mouth — Walking on the Sun (3:25)

12. Chumbawamba — Tubthumping (3:58)

13. Sneaker Pimps — 6 Underground (4:06)

14. Shawn Mullins — Lullaby (5:28)

15. Goo Goo Dolls — Slide (3:33)

16. Sixpence None the Richer — Kiss Me (3:27)

17. Len — Steal My Sunshine (3:59)

18. Everlast — What It\’s Like (5:03)

19. Moby — Natural Blues (4:13)

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