Alternative Nation: 100 Alternative Classics

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Pioneers
2▶CD: Australia Circa 1990s
3▼CD: International Circa 1990s
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1Epic
engineer:
Jim “Watts” Vereecke and Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
producer:
Faith No More and Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
mixer:
Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
bass guitar:
Billy Gould
drums (drum set):
Mike Bordin (American drummer)
guitar:
Jim Martin (ex-Faith No More guitarist)
keyboard:
Roddy Bottum
lead vocals:
Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, etc.)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Slash Records (company, do not use as release label!) (in 1986)
music videos:
Epic by Faith No More
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 54) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 483)
recording of:
Epic
lyricist:
Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, etc.)
composer:
Mike Bordin (American drummer), Roddy Bottum, Billy Gould and Jim Martin (ex-Faith No More guitarist)
publisher:
Big Thrilling Music (music publishing company), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Vomit God Music (Mike Patton’s music publishing company)
Faith No More4.254:53
2Spoonman
miscellaneous support:
Jeff Ament
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Adam Kasper
engineer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer)
producer:
Michael Beinhorn and Soundgarden
mixer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
spoons:
Artis the Spoonman
additional vocals:
Ben Shepherd (bass guitarist) (from 1993-07 until 1993-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1994) and A&M Records, Inc. (in 1994)
mixed at and engineered at:
Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington, United States
music videos:
Spoonman (Music video) by Soundgarden
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Metal Performance nominees (number: 1995 winner)
recording of:
Spoonman (from 1993-07 until 1993-09)
miscellaneous support:
Jeff Ament (task: title)
lyricist and composer:
Christopher J Cornell (Soundgarden lead singer)
publisher:
Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd. and You Make Me Sick I Make Music (in 1994)
Soundgarden3.754:08
3Feel the Pain
engineer and mixer:
John Agnello (engineer & producer)
producer:
J Mascis (US musician, member of Dinosaur Jr.)
bass:
Mike Johnson (bassist)
drums (drum set), guitar and keyboard:
J Mascis (US musician, member of Dinosaur Jr.)
vocals:
Mike Johnson (bassist) and J Mascis (US musician, member of Dinosaur Jr.)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cherry Red Records Ltd. (do not use as label, for copyrights and distribution credits only) (in 1994) and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1994)
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Feel the Pain
lyricist and composer:
J Mascis (US musician, member of Dinosaur Jr.)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS) and Spam as the Bread Music
Dinosaur Jr.54:18
4Nearly Lost You
recording engineer:
John Agnello (engineer & producer)
producer:
Don Fleming
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
recording of:
Nearly Lost You
writer:
Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner and Mark Lanegan
publisher:
Glowing Eel Music, Ripplestick Music, Solomon Grundy Music and Sony Songs Inc.
Screaming Trees4.34:06
5Hallelujah
engineer, producer and mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Buckley (American singer, guitarist and songwriter)
part of:
AUX: 10 Cover Songs Better Than The Orignials, New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 40), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 259) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 380)
cover recording of:
Hallelujah
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Bad Monk Publishing, Leonard Cohen Stranger Music Inc., SM Publishing Argentina S.R.L., Sony/ATV Music LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Hong Kong)
Jeff Buckley3.856:53
6Mrs. Robinson
producer and mixer:
Julian Standen
bass guitar:
Nic Dalton
drums (drum set):
David Ryan (US drummer, in Fuzzy, The Lemonheads)
guitar and lead vocals:
Evan Dando
part of:
Flak: Best Cover Songs of the 90's and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 383)
cover recording of:
Mrs. Robinson
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Charing Cross Music (Paul Simon’s publishing company), Pattern Music Ltd (publisher), Paul Simon Music, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
The Lemonheads43:42
7I Wanna Be Adored
engineer:
Paul Schroeder (UK rock/pop producer, engineer & remixer)
producer:
John Leckie
bass guitar:
Gary Mounfield
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Reni
guitar:
John Squire
vocals:
Ian Brown (UK singer, member of Stone Roses)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1988-08 until 1989-01)
music videos:
I Wanna Be Adored (Music video) by The Stone Roses
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 17) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 249)
recording of:
I Wanna Be Adored
lyricist:
Ian Brown (UK singer, member of Stone Roses)
composer:
John Squire
publisher:
Imagem London Ltd.
The Stone Roses3.64:51
8Connection
engineer and producer:
Marc Waterman
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
recording of:
Connection
lyricist and composer:
Justine Frischmann
Elastica4.22:22
9Common People
recording of:
Common People
lyricist:
Jarvis Cocker
composer:
Nick Banks, Jarvis Cocker, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey (producer; Pulp bassist) and Russell Senior
premiered at:
Reading Festival (1994-08-27) (1994)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2018-03-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Pulp2.44:05
10Queer
engineer and producer:
Garbage (US rock band)
additional guest drums (drum set):
Clyde Stubblefield
bass guitar and keyboard:
Duke Erikson (member of Garbage)
drums (drum set) and effects:
Butch Vig
guest bass:
Mike Kashou
guest clarinet:
Les Thimmig
guitar:
Duke Erikson (member of Garbage), Shirley Manson and Steve Marker
sampler:
Steve Marker and Butch Vig
vocals:
Shirley Manson
recorded at:
Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, United States
samples:
Man of Straw by Single Gun Theory
recording of:
Queer
writer:
Duke Erikson (member of Garbage), Shirley Manson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig
Garbage3.654:37
11Every You Every Me
additional recording engineer:
Téo Miller and Phil Vinall (UK producer)
additional engineer:
Paul Corkett and Téo Miller
engineer:
Adrian Bushby
producer:
Steve Osborne (producer)
mixer:
Phil Vinall (UK producer)
remixer:
Placebo (UK alternative rock band) and Phil Vinall (UK producer)
recording of:
Every You Every Me
lyricist:
Paul Campion and Brian Molko
composer:
Placebo (UK alternative rock band)
publisher:
BMG Consortium Music Publishing Germany, BMG FM Music Limited, BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present)), Elevator Lady Ltd., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Mukka Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Stage Three Music Publishing Limited, Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!), Universal Music Publishing GmbH (Universal Music Publishing Group Germany), Universal Music Publishing International Ltd., Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Placebo4.253:34
12The Bad Touch
producer:
Jimmy Pop (member of Bloodhound Gang)
mixer:
Raahu
drums (drum set):
Spanky G
guitar:
Lüpüs Thünder
Moog and lead vocals and spoken vocals:
Jimmy Pop (member of Bloodhound Gang)
background vocals:
DJ Q-Ball
music videos:
The Bad Touch by Bloodhound Gang
recording of:
The Bad Touch
lyricist and composer:
James Franks
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., PolyGram Music Publishing (from 2000 to ????), Hey Rudy Music Publishing (from 2000 to present) and The Jimmy Franks Publishing Company (from 2000 to present)
Bloodhound Gang3.754:22
13Sex and Candy
engineer:
Ken Gioia and Jim Sabella
producer:
John Wozniak (Marcy Playground singer & guitarist)
mixer:
Ken Gioia and Marcy Playground
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
John Wozniak (Marcy Playground singer & guitarist)
bass and drums (drum set):
Jared Kotler
vocals:
John Wozniak (Marcy Playground singer & guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1997)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sabella Studios in Roslyn, New York, United States
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 33) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 285)
recording of:
Sex and Candy
lyricist and composer:
John Wozniak (Marcy Playground singer & guitarist)
publisher:
Wozniak Publishing
Marcy Playground3.92:53
14Semi-Charmed Life
programming:
Stephan Jenkins (lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of Third Eye Blind) and Eric Valentine (Eric Dodd, producer and instrumentalist)
assistant engineer:
Jaquire King and Kevin Scott (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Eric Valentine (Eric Dodd, producer and instrumentalist)
additional producer:
Kevin Cadogan and Arion Salazar
co-producer:
Eric Valentine (Eric Dodd, producer and instrumentalist)
producer:
Stephan Jenkins (lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of Third Eye Blind)
bass guitar:
Arion Salazar
brushes and lead vocals:
Stephan Jenkins (lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of Third Eye Blind)
drums (drum set):
Brad Hargreaves
guitar:
Kevin Cadogan and Stephan Jenkins (lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of Third Eye Blind)
background vocals:
Kevin Cadogan
additional arranger:
Ren Klyce
arranger:
Kevin Cadogan and Arion Salazar
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 138) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 347)
recording of:
Semi‐Charmed Life
lyricist and composer:
Stephan Jenkins (lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of Third Eye Blind)
publisher:
3EB Publishing
Third Eye Blind4.254:28
15Hey Jealousy
assistant engineer:
James Senter (James "Left Of" Senter, Engineer)
engineer and mixer:
John Hampton (engineer, producer)
producer:
Gin Blossoms and John Hampton (engineer, producer)
acoustic guitar:
Robin Wilson (US, guitars/vocals for Gin Blossoms and Gas Giants)
bass:
Bill Leen
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Phillip Rhodes (drummer of Gin Blossoms)
guitar:
Doug Hopkins (Gin Blossoms) and Jesse Valenzuela
mandolin:
Jesse Valenzuela
vocals:
Jesse Valenzuela and Robin Wilson (US, guitars/vocals for Gin Blossoms and Gas Giants)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1992)
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
music videos:
Hey Jealousy by Gin Blossoms
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 354) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 440)
recording of:
Hey Jealousy
writer:
Doug Hopkins (Gin Blossoms)
publisher:
East Jesus Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Gin Blossoms43:56
16Heroin Girl
recording engineer:
Michael Douglass
co-producer:
Brian Malouf and Michael Douglass
producer:
A.P. Alexakis (Singer and guitarist of the rock band Everclear.)
mixer:
Brian Malouf
recording of:
Heroin Girl
writer:
Art Alexakis (Singer and guitarist of the rock band Everclear.), Scott Cuthbert and Craig Montoya
Everclear3.752:24
17Pumping on Your Stereo
producer:
John Cornfield and Supergrass
bass guitar:
Mick Quinn
drums (drum set):
Danny Goffey
guitar:
Gaz Coombes
keyboard:
Rob Coombes
vocals:
Gaz Coombes, Danny Goffey and Mick Quinn
recording of:
Pumping on Your Stereo
writer:
Gaz Coombes, Rob Coombes, Danny Goffey and Mick Quinn
Supergrass3.73:20
18What I Got
engineer:
Eddie Ashworth
producer and mixer:
David Kahne
acoustic guitar [lead]:
Michael "Miguel" Happoldt
organ:
David Kahne
turntable:
Marshall Goodman
recorded at:
Total Access Recording in Redondo Beach, California, United States (from 1996-02 until 1996-05)
mixed at:
Scream Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1996-02 until 1996-05)
samples:
Have Your Ass Home by 11:00 by Richard Pryor, It’s a New Day by Skull Snaps and Life Is… Too $hort by Too $hort
music videos:
What I Got (Official Video) by Sublime (ska punk)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 81)
recording of:
What I Got
lyricist:
Bradley Nowell
composer:
Bud Gaugh, Bradley Nowell and Eric Wilson (Sublime)
is based on:
Lady Madonna
is based on:
Life Is… Too Short
is based on:
Loving
is based on:
My Mom Smokes Pot
is based on:
Nappy Heads
revision of:
What I Got (reprise)
Sublime4.42:53
19All Star
artist & repertoire support:
Tom Whalley
assistant engineer:
Trevor Adkinson (engineer for Smash Mouth)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Eric Valentine (Eric Dodd, producer and instrumentalist)
additional editor:
Jacquire King
additional keyboard:
Eric Valentine (Eric Dodd, producer and instrumentalist)
bass guitar:
Paul De Lisle
drums (drum set):
Kevin Coleman
electronic instruments:
Mark Camp (Smash Mouth collaborator) and Chris Racine
guitar:
Greg Camp
keyboard:
Michael Klooster
background vocals:
Greg Camp and Paul De Lisle
lead vocals:
Steve Harwell
music videos:
All Star by Smash Mouth (US rock band from San Jose, CA)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 339)
recording of:
All Star
lyricist and composer:
Greg Camp
publisher:
Songs by Greg Camp, Spirit One Music, Squish Moth Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment), フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Smash Mouth4.753:20
20Flagpole Sitta
engineer and mixer:
John Goodmanson
producer:
John Goodmanson and Harvey Danger
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records USA (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1997)
recorded at:
John and Stu’s Place in Seattle, Washington, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 406)
recording of:
Flagpole Sitta
writer:
Harvey Danger
Harvey Danger43:39
4▶CD: Australia Circa 2000s
5▶CD: International Circa 2000s