Top 5 “smells like ’94”

Next up on the time travel calendar: it was 20 years ago today this year.

In lieu of a Top 5 albums, a Top 5 quintessential sounds of 1994.  I wouldn’t say these examples sound “dated” per se; more so that a few notes ought to instantly transport listeners back exactly two decades.

Enjoy the trip!

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5. smells like…Grade 8 dance
Boyz II Men, On Bended Knee

No vocal group did a better job at helping boys dance arm-length apart from their middle school crushes!

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4. smells like…Unplugged
Nirvana, The Man Who Sold the World

Other groups did the unplugged routine first, others had arguably superior performances.  None anywhere near as iconic as the Nirvana set.

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3. smells like…Woodstock
Green Day, When I Come Around

20 years later, I still have next to no idea what Billy Joe is singing in the verses.  I also might hesitate before putting what appears to be a divot of grass in my mouth; perhaps that’s why they put on a much better live show!

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2. smells like…Britpop
Blur, Parklife

The middle years of the decade were also a golden age for music from across the pond.

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1. smells like…Some of the best music of all-time.
Jeff Buckley, Grace

Oh who am I kidding, I can’t not do a Top 5 Albums!  Too many 1994 honourable mentions to mention, here goes:
5) Grace
4) Parklife
3) Day For Night
2) Twice Removed
1) The blue album

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Albums by Suede & Soundgarden are celebrating their vicennial on the blog this week, enjoy!