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Let’s talk about albums released in October 1992: R.E.M.'s majestic, critically-acclaimed Automatic for the People ; Canadian superstars The Tragically Hip with Fully Completely ; The Sundays' dark, contemplative Blind ; Soul Asylum's mega-hit Grave Dancers Union . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 120months.substa...

A storm of classic rock albums dropped in September 1992: Alice in Chains with their bracing, nightmarish grunge masterpiece Dirt ; Stone Temple Pilots with their hit machine debut, Core ; Blind Melon's sunny, Southern rock-infused self-titled debut; and Nine Inch Nails introducing their scary, deeply influential new sound on the EP Broken . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this...

The 1992 movie Singles , written and directed by Cameron Crowe, helped spread awareness of the Seattle grunge scene to a mainstream American audience, and includes cameos from figures in bands like Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden (even Tad makes an appearance!). The soundtrack, featuring songs from Seattle's rising stars, probably had a bigger impact than the movie itself. This week we...

Here’s video of this week’s episode, in which we discuss album releases from August 1992: Gin Blossoms’ New Miserable Experience, Uncle Tupelo’s March 16-20, 1992 , Lucinda Williams’ Sweet Old World , The Wallflowers’ self-titled debut, INXS’ Welcome to Wherever You Are , and The Flaming Lips’ Hit to Death in the Future Head . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subs...

The legacy of Bob Dylan hangs heavily over the essential album releases from August 1992: Gin Blossoms with a brilliant, nostalgic collection of songs on New Miserable Experience ; Uncle Tupelo's ode to ragged politically-charged folk music, March 16-20, 1992 ; Lucinda Williams showing off incredible songwriting chops on Sweet Old World ; The Wallflowers with an impressive self-titled debut; INXS...

July 1992 is a month packed with new album releases. On this episode we talk about Sonic Youth's monumental Dirty ; Megadeth's crossover classic Countdown to Extinction ; Morrissey's harder sound on Your Arsenal ; and Gordon , the debut album from Canada's hardest rocking nerds, Barenaked Ladies. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus...

Summer of 1992 heats up with some classic album releases: Sublime's dynamic debut, 40 Oz to Freedom ; The Lemonheads jangly alt rock on It's a Shame About Ray; Mike Patton unleashed on Faith No More's batshit Angel Dus t; immaculate stoner rock riffs on Kyuss's Blues for the Red Sun ; and Helmet's deeply influential alt metal masterpiece Meantime . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discus...

May 1992 was another legendary month of album releases, with Radiohead's first EP, Drill ; Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds with the haunting and chaotic Henry's Dream ; Gang Starr's 3rd hip hop masterpiece Daily Operation ; Euro art rockers Stereolab with their debut album Peng! ; Iron Maiden's dense and heavy Fear of the Dark ; and the Indigo Girls continuing their run of '90s classics with Rites of Pa...

April 1992 saw album releases from some of the biggest performers of the decade: Beastie Boys with a huge sonic leap forward on Check Your Head ; Pavement's indie rock masterpiece Slanted and Enchanted : The Cure's poppier sound on Wish ; Annie Lennox's haunting, impressive solo debut, Diva ; L7's angry, hilarious alt rock on the Butch Vig-produced Bricks Are Heavy ; The Breeders with solid EP, Sa...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit 120months.substack.com Our survey of albums released in March 1992 continues with the haunting Ingenue from k.d. lang; They Might Be Giants' darker-themed Apollo 18 ; Body Count's mystifyingly horrible debut Body Count ; Gwar's hilarious America Must Be Destroyed ; White Zombie's third album, La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Vol. 1 ; PJ Harve...

March 1992 is stacked with big releases, so here's Part One of an incredible month of music: Tool's debut EP, Opiate ; Bad Religion's iconic Generator ; Cracker's hilarious, often poignant eponymous debut; David Byrne's 3rd solo album, Uh-Oh ; solid classic rock from King's X on their self-titled album; Walking in London , the fourth studio album from Concrete Blonde; and truly inspired political...

It's February 1992 and we're listening to Sap , an incredible EP from Alice in Chains featuring Chris Cornell, Mark Arm, and Ann Wilson; Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell , a solid collection of outlaw country punk from Social Distortion; End of Silence , a surprisingly crushing and dynamic album from Rollins Band; Vulgar Display of Power , top shelf classic metal from Pantera; Stick Around for Jo...

We're kicking off 1992 by listening to albums released in January: the lush, confessional genius of Tori Amos on Little Earthquakes ; Lou Reed at his most vulnerable and insightful on the classic Magic and Loss ; Afghan Whigs upping their game on Congregation ; the vibrant dreampop of Lush on Spooky . Check out the playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1mMpHXJ8vtpWWOEHBkj49Q?si=72ccd799f3424...

It's time to look back on an incredible year in music, as we each pick our top ten albums of 1991 -- along with some honorable mentions and our choices for song of the year. #90smusic #nirvana #metallica #redhotchilipeppers #1990s #1991 #tompetty #massiveattack #mybloodyvalentine #smashingpumpkins #alternativerock #mtv #pearljam #gunsnroses This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this w...

It's the last month of an amazing year in music, and we're listening to three albums that hit record stores just before the closing bells of 1991: Green Day's leap forward into pop punk stardom, Kerplunk ; Live's mystically-infused debut Mental Jewelry ; and the hilarious stoner metal of Monster Magnet on the influential Spine of God . Listen to the playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist...

November 1991 features several contenders for album of the year. On this episode we listen to U2's reinvention as an electronically-infused art rock band on Achtung Baby ; Ani DiFranco developing her brand of acoustic activist poetry on Not So Soft ; Tupac Shakur's bracing, incredible debut 2Pacalypse Now ; My Bloody Valentine shattering all expectations of what a guitar can sound like on Loveless...

Ride along with us as we listen to albums released in October 1991: Soundgarden's attempt at a "heavy metal White Album," Badmotorfinger ; Ice Cube's righteous fury on Death Certificate ; Public Enemy continuing their incredible early '90s run on Apocalypse '91: The Enemy Strikes Black ; Superchunk finds their sunny indie groove on No Pocky for Kitty ; and Neil Young puts of a fierce, classic live...

In the final installment of our trilogy on the insane month of September 1991, we listen to the Red Hot Chili Peppers' towering funk rock masterpiece Blood Sugar Sex Magik ; the demented, chemically-influenced slop rock of Ween on The Pod ; the lush shoegaze of Slowdive on their beautiful debut, Just For a Day ; and the jam-tastic stylings of Blues Traveler on Travelers & Thieves . Check out this...

On this episode we continue our survey of a historic month in music, September 1991, when "alternative" music hit the mainstream. We're listening to Nirvana's monumental album Nevermind ; Uncle Tupelo's Still Feel Gone ; Trompe Le Monde from Pixies; and the hip hop masterpiece The Low End Theory from A Tribe Called Quest. Check out this month's playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6AgXYXUe5...

We're kicking off one of the most insane months in music history, September 1991, by listening to just 4 of the many classic albums released within the same 30 days: Guns N' Roses with the epic double barrel of Use Your Illusion I and II ; Ozzy Osbourne's soaring, surprisingly sentimental No More Tears ; Kyuss with an influential stoner rock debut, Wretch ; and Hole's Kim Gordon-produced gut-wrenc...

On this episode we're listening to albums released in August 1991: the chaotic experimental rock of Mr. Bungle on their self-titled debut; indie rock majesty from Sebadoh on III ; jammy pop from Spin Doctors on Pocket Full of Kryptonite ; and heavy grunge tones from Skin Yard on the magnificently titled 1000 Smiling Knuckles .Listen to the whole playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3bg...

Our survey of albums released in the summer of 1991 continues into August, with Metallica's epic self-titled collection (more commonly known as "The Black Album"); Pearl Jam's meteoric debut Ten ; Blur's uneven debut (later disowned by Damon Albarn), Leisure ; and Toad the Wet Sprocket's acoustic hit machine, fear .Check out our August 1991 playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/73dsuQXB...

It's the long hot summer of 1991, and we're listening to July's album releases: the intricate punk twang of Meat Puppets on Forbidden Places ; the highly influential alt rock weirdness of Mudhoney on Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge ; the always compelling Fugazi on the incomparable Steady Diet of Nothing ; the swan song of '80s legends Psychedelic Furs on World Outside ; and the always welcome nosta...

May 1991 saw some weird, marvelous album releases, and we're reviewing them all here: Bullhead, the 3rd studio album from Seattle alt rock pioneers Melvins; Gish, the majestic and haunting debut studio album from '90s legends Smashing Pumpkins; De La Soul is Dead, a challenging and hilarious collection of hip hop gems from national treasures De La Soul; Sailing the Seas of Cheese, the major label...

April 1991 features a number of searing album releases: Violent Femmes with their 5th studio album Why Do Birds Sing? ; the self-titled Andrew Wood tribute from a Seattle supergroup, Temple of the Dog ; trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack's stunning debut Blue Lines ; Brazilian metal gods Sepultura's now classic collection, Arise ; the smart, dynamic alternative rock of Firehose on Flyin' the Flannel...