The Birth of Alternative Vol. 2
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The Birth of Alternative Vol. 2 is a compilation album released in 1998, from Rhino's Flashback Records
imprint.
Flashback Records
Flashback Records may refer to:* Flashback Media Group, a Swedish media company* Flashback Records, a 45 RPM/single oldies label and subsidiary of Bell Records and its successor Arista Records* Flashback Records, a budget reissue label owned by Rhino Records...
imprint.
Track listing
- "About a Girl" by NirvanaNirvana (band)Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...
(from BleachBleach (album)Bleach is the debut album by the American rock band Nirvana, released in June 1989 through the independent record label Sub Pop. The main recording sessions took place at Reciprocal Recording in Seattle, Washington between December 1988 and January 1989...
) - "Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More" by MudhoneyMudhoneyMudhoney is an American alternative rock band. Formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1988 following the demise of Green River, Mudhoney's members are vocalist and rhythm guitarist Mark Arm, lead guitarist Steve Turner, bassist Guy Maddison, and drummer Dan Peters. Original bassist Matt Lukin left the...
(from Boiled Beef & Rotting TeethBoiled Beef & Rotting TeethBoiled Beef & Rotting Teeth is the second EP by the Seattle grunge band Mudhoney. It was released in 1989 and contains the band's first two singles –"Touch Me I'm Sick" and "You Got It"– along with the b-sides of each. The song "Hate the Police" would also be released as a single...
) - "Between the Eyes" by Love BatteryLove BatteryLove Battery is an American grunge band from Seattle, Washington.For the most part Love Battery was an unusual group in the early '90s Seattle music scene, blending intense swirling psychedelic guitar work, pulsating rhythms, driving beats and heartfelt vocals derived from '60s garage/psych, '70s...
(from Between the EyesBetween the EyesBetween the Eyes is the debut album of Seattle-based rock band Love Battery.- Track listing :All songs written by Love Battery .#"Between the Eyes" - 4:28#"Easter" - 4:10#"Highway of Souls" - 5:25#"Orange" - 3:01...
) - "Down in the Dark" by Mark LaneganMark LaneganMark Lanegan is an American rock musician and songwriter. Lanegan began his music career in the 1980s, forming the grunge group Screaming Trees with Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner and Mark Pickerel. During his time in the band Lanegan would start a low-key solo career...
(from The Winding SheetThe Winding SheetThe Winding Sheet is an album by American musician Mark Lanegan that was released in 1990. It was Lanegan's first solo work, and is notable in its departure from the characteristic sound of Screaming Trees, the band he fronted from 1985 until 2000...
) - "Change Has Come" by Screaming TreesScreaming TreesScreaming Trees was an American rock band formed in Ellensburg, Washington in 1985 by vocalist Mark Lanegan, guitarist Gary Lee Conner, bass player Van Conner and drummer Mark Pickerel. Pickerel had been replaced by Barrett Martin by the time the band reached its most successful period...
(from Change Has ComeChange Has ComeChange Has Come was the only recording the Screaming Trees released through Sub Pop. Released in 1990 the Screaming Trees then moved on to a major label, Epic Records, for their next three albums - Uncle Anesthesia, Sweet Oblivion, and Dust, as well as the Something About Today EP...
) - "Retarded" by The Afghan WhigsThe Afghan WhigsThe Afghan Whigs were a soul-influenced American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. PopMatters described the band as "beyond simple genre categorization, and though lauded by the music press, never got their just due."-Band history:...
(from Up in ItUp in ItUp in It is the second album by the band The Afghan Whigs and their first released after the band signed to Sub Pop. The cassette version did not have any songs from the Big Top Halloween album like the CD release, but included the song "Now We Can Begin" not found on the CD).-Track listing:All...
) - "Go Your Own WayGo Your Own Way"Go Your Own Way" is a song written by Lindsey Buckingham and performed by Fleetwood Mac. It was released in late 1976, the first single from their then forthcoming Rumours and peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the group's first top ten hit in the U.S...
" by SeaweedSeaweed (band)Seaweed is a band from Tacoma, Washington who were active throughout the 1990s. Their style of music is a combination of punk rock and grunge, mostly due to its 'dirty' sound.-History:...
(from Go Your Own Way EP and the Clerks soundtrackClerks (soundtrack)Clerks is the 1994 soundtrack album to the film of the same name. The soundtrack features alternative rock songs performed by various artists, as well as audio clips from the film. Famously, the cost of licensing the songs on the soundtrack cost more than the film cost to make.-Track listing:...
) - "3-D Witch Hunt" by TadTad (band)Tad was an American grunge band from Seattle, Washington led by Tad Doyle. Among the first of the many bands which came out of Seattle in the grunge era, Tad was notable for the fact that its music had a noticeable 1970s metal influence, rather than the punk which influenced most other grunge bands...
(from 8-Way Santa8-Way Santa8-Way Santa is the third album by the Seattle grunge band Tad. It was released in February, 1991 through Sub Pop.Tad ran into legal trouble after the man and woman featured on the album cover saw the record and sued the band...
) - "Touch Me I'm SickTouch Me I'm Sick"Touch Me I'm Sick" is a song by the American alternative rock band Mudhoney. It was recorded in March 1988 at Seattle's Reciprocal Recording studio with producer Jack Endino. "Touch Me I'm Sick" was released as Mudhoney's debut single by independent record label Sub Pop on August 1, 1988...
" by MudhoneyMudhoneyMudhoney is an American alternative rock band. Formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1988 following the demise of Green River, Mudhoney's members are vocalist and rhythm guitarist Mark Arm, lead guitarist Steve Turner, bassist Guy Maddison, and drummer Dan Peters. Original bassist Matt Lukin left the...
(from Boiled Beef & Rotting Teeth) - "Burn Black" by HoleHole (band)Hole is an American alternative rock band that originally formed in Los Angeles in 1989. The band is fronted by vocalist/songwriter and rhythm guitarist Courtney Love, who co-founded Hole with former songwriter/lead guitarist Eric Erlandson...
(from the "DicknailDicknail"Dicknail" is a song by American alternative rock band Hole, written by vocalist/rhythm guitarist Courtney Love and lead guitarist Eric Erlandson. The song was released as the band's second single in March 1991; however, like the band's first single, "Retard Girl", it was only released on 7" vinyl....
" single)