Lav's Music Corner

For those of us who didn't grow up in the 90's the haze of flannel shirts, postmodern irony and Bart Simpson merch might as well be another planet. But as the musical aesthetics of the decade are being revived by contemporary artists and mined for commercial success it's worth our time to see what some of those classic acts are up to now. There's the big picture music critic/cultural analyst take but the honest truth is that I've seen a lot of 90's rock acts dropping records recently and I figured I should at least talk about them since I so often reference the era of music positively. Oui  - Urge Overkill Most people these days who know about Urge Overkill know them from their cover of Neil Diamond's Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon  which features prominently in Pulp Fiction . But if you talk to people who know their stuff about 90's alternative rock they will certainly tell you that the band is worth a deep dive. For some reason I was under the impres...

Pearl Jam is one of the legendary big 4 Seattle grunge bands of the 1990 who have released 11 studio albums up to this point. While the band is most famous for their early work in the 90's they have received a consistent stream of attention from the world of alternative rock radio, as the bands last two records have both been Billboard #1 hits. But it has been 7 years since the bands last record and a much longer time since they last had an album drop to large scale critical acclaim. Review By Lavender: Pearl Jam were a force to be reckoned with in the 90's where their first three albums are among the most classic grunge and rock albums of the decade. Since then the band has had records that hold onto their original sound as well as records that push into other directions but nothing has particularly stuck with me. Even later records that Pearl Jam fans insist are good have failed to click with me, so I didn't have very high expectations for this album. After I onl...