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Non-Stop 90's Rock

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Poor, poor Mr. Whippy. What this IS is a compilation CD. A compilation CD of rock bands from the 90's, in point of fact, which - surprising as it may seem - actually did include more bands than just Counting Crows. Yes, we all loved "Mr. Jones." Big hit. Major reason why "August..." went on to sell a gazillion records, and the only reason why it's on this disc. But if all you want is one song? Well...I'm pretty sure that's what singles are for.

As for this compilation, it's decent. It's a pretty broad and rather populist perspective on all that was going on in those weird "explosive" 90's. Sure, stuff is missing. Mr. Whippy cited "Teen Spirit," which is a glaringly obvious omission for anything claiming to be a representation of 90's rock. But there's also no Teenage Fanclub, no Matthew Sweet, no Belly, no Green Day, no Breeders, no R.E.M., no Radiohead, no Beck, no Cracker, no "grunge" to be had at all (some would argue that's a good thing)...the list goes and goes. But such is the case with comp CDs. Logistics are involved with labels and rights and whatever else... I'm sure the powers behind this had a wonderful, great big long list of stuff they wanted on here, but just couldn't get the rights to add.

So all in all, you're left with just an average representation of the more mainstream end of the spectrum of 90's rock, which all in all isn't such a bad thing. Chances are, if you're even considering a purchase like this, it's because you already have some of this stuff and you'd just like one handy disc on which to enjoy it all. So you're already aware of its attributes and its shortcomings and you're cool with it. However, if you're looking for a more accurate account of what was going on then, well I'm sure there's a huge 15 CD box set somewhere with your name on it.

Oh, but...at what point in history did Len become a ROCK band?

Finally, another unnecessary compilation CD with many songs you don't want but also with songs you actually want! Congratulations to the folks at Razor and Tie, their good songs/bad songs ratio is an amazing 5:1, but let's face it, most of these bands weren't that great and had only one good song-which is on here.

Cases in point: Marcy Playground's "Sex and Candy." Do we know any other songs by Marcy Playground? I don't. Whatever happened to Deep Blue Something? Where's Soul Asylum when you need them? Dog's Eye View, come back, all is forgiven! I don't know much about Tracy Bonham or Len either-and those are just a few of the great songs on the album.

But what is Porno for Pyros' "Pets" doing here? Perry Farrell evidently wasn't thinking when he wrote this stinker, because it's a snoozefest, going about half as fast as his other band's song, "Been Caught Stealing." (Boy, I do miss Jane's Addiction.)

Nonetheless, this is a good CD for filling out those holes in your collection. Believe me, you won't want to buy snoozefests like the Verve Pipe's "Villains," and Eagle-Eye Cherry's-um, whatever he did, so just get this CD and avoid the stuff you really hate!

(i was born 1987)
You know all those songs you hear and hear and hear, and you know all the words to them, but you have no idea who they're by and havent heard anything like it since?

That's this CD

The first time I popped this CD into my boombox I was singing along all the way from Mr. Jones to Save Tonight. This CD symbolizes my childhood. The Freshman is my favorite on it, I have always absolutely loved that song. I hadnt heard the last two female-vocalled songs on the CD before, but theyre a nice addition. This CD is well worth the money

Everyone associates songs to events in their lives and listening to them takes you back to that place in time. In my humble opinion there isn't a miss on the entire CD-- they really did a great job of pulling in songs from the entire decade, and each one has a memory attached to them. At least for me. :) Back then, yeah, they played the songs non-stop and you pulled your hair out waiting for bands like Deep Blue Something to drift back into obscurity (which they promptly did!). But 7 years later we're all older and wiser, and listening to "Breakfast at Tiffany's" doesn't seem so bad anymore.

This CD is awesome...I can't say enough about it. I remember sitting in my mom's car and hearing these songs on the radio, and now to have them all on one CD is just great! These songs come along with memories, and I think that anyone born in the early to mid eighties can relate to the way I feel.

On a more technical note, the artists on this album are out of this world! Groups such as the Counting Crows and Eagle Eye Cherry have great songs and sound wonderful. One can relate to every song on a personal level, and I highly recommend this CD to anyone who is looking for a fun, fabulous CD!

In Conclusion, I recommend this CD HIGHLY...I think anyone who loves 90's music will enjoy this very much! Have a great day and enjoy your listening experience if you decide to get this CD.

These are really great songs if you remember them or just want some older Alternative rock.
However, how in the world can they make a 90's compilation and not include the band Bush?? Actually, No Doubt was also a radio airwave favorite before they went too R&B.

This compilation is sadly lacking some major moments from the 90's, and a couple of songs on there I vaguely remember hearing, but don't really stand out enough to put them on a CD suming up a decade of great music.

Being someone who is 22 years old this CD is basically a look at the music I listened to from grammar school through my early college days. There is not one bad song on this CD. Well worth the money.

This is a nice 90's hits collection but the song "steal my sunshine" seems out of place on here. I would not consider that song rock of any sort.

This CD had some really great rock from the 90's, but it was missing any songs by women accept for 1. There was so much great female rock in that decade, so I think more could've been included. It was still a great CD though with many great songs.

Non Stop '90s Rock is a good compliation album that was released in 2001. The tracks that I love listening to are: The Freshman by the Verve Pipe, Fade Into You by Mazzy Star, Breakfast at Tiffany's by Deep Blue Something, Mother Mother by Tracy Bonham, Brick by Ben Folds Five, Sex and Candy by Marcy Playground, and Save Tonight by Eagle Eye Cherry. The rest of the tracks I can live without, I do like All I Want by Toad the Wet Sproket by on this album the track sounds different than the radio edit, I was disappointed by that. I love '90s music, aww the memories!