Thread by @bryanbehar

Memorial Day Weekend Countdown- Bonus Edition. Best Alternative/KROQ/Live 105 songs from ‘90 to ‘93. Many wondered why I started yesterday’s countdown at ‘94. Largely, because the songs from the 4 years earlier would’ve dominated the list. But here comes a bonus look at 90-94🎸🍺

100. Lemonheads-Into your Arms
99. 10000 Maniacs-These are Days
98. EMF- Unbelievable
97. Proclaimers- I’m Gonna Be
96. Soul Asylum- Somebody to Shove
95. Cure- Letter to Elise
94. Dinosaur Jr- Start Choppin’
93. Alice In Chains- Would
92. R.E.M.- Shiny Happy People

91. Porno for Pyros- Pets
90. Melissa Etheridge- I’m the Only One
89. Stone Roses- Fool’s Gold
88. Nirvana- Rape Me
87. Duran Duran- Ordinary World
86. Cranberries- Zombie
85. Paul Westerberg- Dyslexic Heart
84. RHCP- Soul to Squeeze
83. Stone Temple Pilots- Creep

82. Chris Isaak- Wicked Game
81. Big Audio Dynamite-Rush
80. Siouxsie & Banshees- Kiss them for Me
79. Concrete Blonde- Joey
78. Spin Doctors- Little miss can’t be Wrong
77. Charlatans- The Only one I know
76. School of Fish- 3 Strange Days
75. Pearl Jam- State of Love & Trust

74. Blues Traveller- Run Around
73. Sundays- Here’s Where the Story Ends
72. Tori Amos- Silent All these years
71. GnR- November Rain
70. R.E.M.- Drive
69. Smashing Pumpkins- Disarm
68. Soundgarden- Jesus Christ Pose
67. Jesus Jones- Right Here Right Now
66. U2-Mysterious Ways

65. Counting Crows-Round Here
64. Chili Peppers- Give it Away
63. Jane’s Addiction-Stop
62. Lenny Kravitz-Are You Gonna Go
61. James-Laid
60. Lemonheads-Mrs. Robinson
59. Juliana Hatfield-My Sister
58. Midnight Oil-Blue Sky Mine
57. Pearl Jam-Even Flow
56. 4 Non Blondes-What’s Up

55. Nirvana- Pennyroyal Tea
54. Spin Doctors-Two Princes
53. The La’s- There She Goes
52. R.E.M.- Man on the Moon
51. Dinosaur Jr- Feel the Pain
50. Beck- Loser
49. Soundgarden-Outshined
48. Nirvana- All Apologies
47. Counting Crows- Mr. Jones
46. Alice In Chains-Man in the Box

45. Social Distortion- Story of My Life
44. Urge Overkill- Sister Havana
43. Stone Temple Pilots- Plush
42. Smashing Pumpkins-Cherub Rock
41. L7-Pretend that we’re Dead
40. Faith No More-Epic
39. Cure-Pictures of You
38. Cracker-Low
37. Belly-Feed the Tree
36. Blind Melon-No Rain

My math is off by one. So...

36b. Pavement- Summer Babe

35. Breeders- Cannonball

34. Pearl Jam- Black

33. Screaming Trees- Nearly Lost You

32. R.E.M.- Everybody Hurts

31. Depeche Mode- Enjoy the Silence

30. Metallica- Enter Sandman

29. Pearl Jam- Jeremy

28. Soul Asylum- Runaway Train

27. Cranberries- Dreams

26. R.E.M. - Nightswimming

25. Smashing Pumpkins- Today

24. Social Distortion- Ball and Chain

23. Jane’s Addiction- Been Caught Stealing

22. Nirvana- Heart Shaped Box

21. Alice In Chains- Rooster

20. Nirvana- In Bloom

19. Stone Temple Pilots- Big Empty

18. Pearl Jam- Daughter

17. Smashing Pumpkins-Mayonnaise

16. Nirvana- Lithium

15. The Cure- Friday I’m in Love

14. Pearl Jam- Yellow Ledbetter

13. Red Hot Chili Peppers- Under the Bridge

12. Sinead O’Connor- Nothing Compares 2 U

11. Gin Blossoms- Hey Jealousy

10. The Cranberries- Linger

9. Nirvana- Come As You Are

8. Rage Against the Machine- Killing in the Name of

7. Pearl Jam- Alive

6. Mazzy Star- Fade Into You

5. R.E.M.- Losing My Religion

4. U2- One

3. Radiohead- Creep

2. Nirvana- Smells Like Teen Spirit

1. Temple of the Dog- Hunger Strike