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Whatever: The '90s Pop & Culture Box

lt Rock, Grunge, Indie, Pop Rock, Hip Hop, Funk
US
2005
Various
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tracks+.cue
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08:49:45

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

Disc 01
01:16:48

101 - MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This
102 - Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
103 - Michael Penn - No Myth
104 - Queen Latifah And Monie Love - Ladies First
105 - Social Distortion - Ball And Chain
106 - They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul
107 - Mother Love Bone - Chloe Dancer Crown Of Thorns
108 - Sundays - Here's Where The Story Ends
109 - C & C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)
110 - Deee Lite - Groove Is In The Heart
111 - Jesus Jones - Right Here, Right Now
112 - Ice T - New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)
113 - Divinyls - I Touch Myself
114 - EMF - Unbelievable
115 - Black Crowes - Hard To Handle
116 - Naughty By Nature - O.P.P.
117 - Marc Cohn - Walking In Memphis
118 - Boyz II Men - It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday

Disc 02
01:14:30

201 - Queensryche - Silent Lucidity
202 - Mudhoney - Into The Drink
203 - Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend
204 - Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
205 - Jane Siberry With K.D. Lang - Calling All Angels
206 - My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow
207 - Lemonheads - It's A Shame About Ray
208 - Sir Mix A Lot - Baby Got Back
209 - Das EFX - They Want Efx
210 - Kris Kross - Jump
211 - Pantera - Walk
212 - Ministry - N.W.O.
213 - L7 - Shitlist
214 - Gits - Absynthe
215 - Supersuckers - Coattail Rider
216 - Soul Asylum - Runaway Train
217 - Spin Doctors - Little Miss Can't Be Wrong
218 - Dada - Dizz Knee Land
219 - Screaming Trees - Nearly Lost You

Disc 03
01:17:04

301 - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge
302 - Helmet - Unsung
303 - House Of Pain - Jump Around
304 - En Vogue - Free Your Mind
305 - Wreckx N Effect - Rump Shaker
306 - Snow - Informer
307 - Stereo MC's - Connected
308 - King Missile - Detachable Penis
309 - Silk - Freak Me
310 - Duran Duran - Ordinary World
311 - Sugar - If I Can't Change Your Mind
312 - Green Jelly - Three Little Pigs
313 - Dinosaur Jr. - Start Choppin
314 - Reverend Horton Heat - The Devil's Chasing Me
315 - Fastbacks - Gone To The Moon
316 - Primus - My Name Is Mud
317 - Four Non Blondes - What's Up

Disc 04
01:13:55

401 - White Zombie - Thunder Kiss '65
402 - Tag Team - Whoomp! (There It Is)
403 - Big Head Todd & The Monsters - Broken Hearted Savior
404 - Guru With N'Dea Davenport - Trust Me
405 - Belly - Gepetto
406 - Muffs - Eye To Eye
407 - Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen
408 - Tad - Leafy Incline
409 - Posies - Dream All Day
410 - Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy
411 - Juliana Hatfield - My Sister
412 - Salt N Pepa - Whatta Man
413 - Aaliyah - Back & Forth
414 - Me'shell Ndegeocello - If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)
415 - Ween - Freedom Of '76
416 - Pavement - Cut Your Hair
417 - Tori Amos - God
418 - Crash Test Dummies - Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
419 - Sarah Mclachlan - Possession

Disc 05
01:16:22

501 - Collective Soul - Shine
502 - Candlebox - Far Behind
503 - Des'ree - You Gotta Be
504 - Urge Overkill - Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon
505 - Flaming Lips - She Don't Use Jelly
506 - Seven Year Bitch - M.I.A.
507 - Bad Religion - 21St Century (Digital Boy)
508 - Soul Coughing - Sugar Free Jazz
509 - Grant Lee Buffalo - Mockingbirds
510 - R.E.M. - What's The Frequency, Kenneth
511 - Melvins - Revolve
512 - Weezer - Buddy Holly
513 - Letters To Cleo - Here And Now
514 - Better Than Ezra - Good
515 - Blues Traveler - Run-Around
516 - Rembrandts - I'll Be There For You (Theme From Friends)
517 - Silverchair - Tomorrow
518 - Ani Difranco - Not A Pretty Girl
519 - Natalie Merchant - Carnival

Disc 06
01:15:04

601 - Oasis - Wonderwall
602 - Cibo Matto - Birthday Cake
603 - Seven Mary Three - Cumbersome
604 - Joan Osborne - One Of Us
605 - Supergrass - Caught By The Fuzz
606 - Babes In Toyland - Sweet 69
607 - Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's
608 - Verve Pipe - Photograph
609 - Spacehog - In The Meantime
610 - Busta Rhymes - Woo Hah!! Got You All In Check
611 - Jewel - Who Will Save Your Soul
612 - Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand
613 - Stereolab - Cybele's Reverie
614 - Bikini Kill - Capri Pants
615 - Sublime - What I Got
616 - Ash - Kung Fu
617 - Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity
618 - Luscious Jackson - Naked Eye
619 - Wilco - Outtasite (Outta Mind)

Disc 07
01:15:59

701 - De La Soul - Itszoweezee (Hot)
702 - Cardigans - Lovefool
703 - Fountains Of Wayne - Radiation Vibe
704 - Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Impression That I Get
705 - Sleater-Kinney - Turn It On
706 - Meredith Brooks - Bitch
707 - Hanson - Mmmbop
708 - Barenaked Ladies - Brian Wilson (Live)
709 - Ben Folds Five - Brick
710 - Marcy Playground - Sex And Candy
711 - Smash Mouth - Walking On The Sun
712 - Chumbawamba - Tubthumping
713 - Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground
714 - Shawn Mullins - Lullaby
715 - Goo Goo Dolls - Slide
716 - Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me
717 - LEN - Steal My Sunshine
718 - Everlast - What It's Like
719 - Moby - Natural Blues