Conference mr1pst::music

Top Pop Singles of 1993
  1. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
  2. Whoomp! (There It Is) - Tag Team
  3. Can't Help Falling In Love - UB40
  4. That's The Way Love Goes - Janet Jackson
  5. Freak Me - Silk
  6. Weak - SWV
  7. If I Ever Fall In Love - Shai
  8. Dreamlover - Mariah Carey
  9. Rump Shaker - Wreckx-N-Effect
 10. Informer - Snow
 11. Nuthin' But A G Thang - Dr. Dre
 12. In The Still Of The Nite - Boyz II Men
 13. Don't Walk Away - Jade
 14. Knockin' Da Boots - H-Town
 15. Lately - Jodeci
 16. Dazzey Duks - Duice
 17. Show Me Love - Robin S.
 18. A Whole New World - Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle
 19. If - Janet Jackson
 20. I'm So Into You - SWV
 21. Love Is - Vanessa Williams/Brian McKnight
 22. Runaway Train - Soul Asylum
 23. I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me) - Expose
 24. Ditty - Paperboy
 25. Rhythm Is A Dancer - Snap
 26. The River of Dreams - Billy Joel
 27. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
 28. Two Princes - Spin Doctors
 29. Right Here (Human Nature)/Downtown - SWV
 30. I Have Nothing - Whitney Houston
 31. Mr. Wendal - Arrested Development
 32. Have I Told You Lately - Rod Stewart
 33. Saving Forever For You - Shanice
 34. Ordinary World - Duran Duran
 35. If I Had No Loot - Tony! Toni! Tone!
 36. I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) - Meat Loaf
 37. Slam - Onyx
 38. Looking Through Patient Eyes - P.M. Dawn
 39. I'm Every Woman - Whitney Houston
 40. Baby I'm Yours - Shai
 41. Come Undone - Duran Duran
 42. I Don't Wanna Fight - Tina Turner
 43. I'd Die Without You - P.M. Dawn
 44. Whoot, There It Is - 95 South
 45. Hip Hop Hooray - Naughty By Nature
 46. Another Sad Love Song - Toni Braxton
 47. Will You Be There - Michael Jackson
 48. Comforter - Shai
 49. Good Enough - Bobby Brown
 50. What's Up - 4 Non Blondes
 51. All That She Wants - Ace Of Base
 52. 7 - Prince & The New Power Generation
 53. Dre Day - Dr. Dre
 54. One Last Cry - Brian McKnight
 55. Just Kickin' It - Xscape
 56. I Get Around - 2Pac
 57. Bed Of Roses - Bon Jovi
 58. Real Love - Mary J. Blige
 59. Here We Go Again - Portrait
 60. Cryin' - Aerosmith
 61. Cat's In The Cradle - Ugly Kid Joe
 62. What About Your Friends - TLC
 63. I Got A Man - Positive K
 64. Hey Mr. D.J. - Zhane
 65. Insane In The Brain - Cypress Hill
 66. Deeper And Deep - Madonna
 67. Rain - Madonna
 68. The Right Kind Of Love - Jeremy Jordan
 69. Bad Boys - Inner Circle
 70. That's What Love Can Do - Boy Krazy
 71. Do You Believe In Us - Jon Secada
 72. Angel - Jon Secada
 73. Forever In Love - Kenny G
 74. Again - Janet Jackson
 75. Boom! Shake The Room - Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince
 76. When She Cries - Restless Heart
 77. Sweat (A La La La La Long) - Inner Circle
 78. It Was A Good Day - Ice Cube
 79. More And More - Captain Hollywood Project
 80. How Do You Talk To An Angel - The Heights
 81. Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat) - Digable Planets
 82. What Is Love - Haddaway
 83. To Love Somebody - Michael Bolton
 84. Give It Up, Turn It Loose - En Vogue
 85. Alright - Kris Kross featuring Supercat
 86. Check Yo Self - Ice Cube featuring Das EFX
 87. Fields Of Gold - Sting
 88. Ooh Child - Dino
 89. Faithful - Go West
 90. Reason To Believe - Rod Stewart
 91. Break It Down Again - Tears For Fears
 92. Nothin' My Love Can't Fix - Joey Lawrence
 93. Three Little Pigs - Green Jelly
 94. Livin' On The Edge - Aerosmith
 95. Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms
 96. If I Ever Lose My Faith In You - Sting
 97. Anniversary - Tony! Toni! Tone!
 98. One Woman - Jade
 99. Can't Get Enough Of Your Love - Taylor Dayne
100. Two Steps Behind - Def Leppard 

Top Pop Albums of the 1993
  1. The Bodyguard - Soundtrack
  2. Breathless - Kenny G
  3. Unplugged - Eric Clapton
  4. Janet. - Janet Jackson
  5. Some Gave All - Billy Ray Cyrus
  6. The Chronic - Dr. Dre
  7. Pocket Full Of Kryptonite - Spin Doctors
  8. Ten - Pearl Jam
  9. The Chase - Garth Brooks
 10. Core - Stone Temple Pilots
 11. Timeless (The Classics) - Michael Bolton
 12. Love Deluxe - Sade
 13. Pure Country (Soundtrack) - George Strait
 14. Get A Grip - Aerosmith
 15. Vs. - Pearl Jam
 16. It's About Time - SWV
 17. In Pieces - Garth Brooks
 18. Sleepless In Seattle - Soundtrack
 19. It's Your Call - Reba McEntire
 20. Aladdin - Soundtrack
 21. Ten Summoner's Tales - Sting
 22. Unplugged...And Seated - Rod Stewart
 23. River of Dreams - Billy Joel
 24. The Predator - Ice Cube
 25. A Lot About Livin' (And A Little 'Bout Love) - Alan Jackson
 26. 3 Years 5 Months & 2 Days In The Life Of... - Arrested Development
 27. Automatic For The People - R.E.M.
 28. If I Ever Fall In Love - Shai
 29. Zooropa - U2
 30. Lose Control - Silk
 31. Jon Secada - Jon Secada
 32. Metallica - Metallica
 33. Black Sunday - Cypress Hill
 34. Brand New Man - Brooks & Dunn
 35. Grave Dancers Union - Soul Asylum
 36. What's The 411? - Mary J. Blige
 37. Are You Gonna Go My Way? - Lenny Kravitz
 38. Dangerous - Michael Jackson
 39. Dirt - Alice In Chains
 40. Music Box - Mariah Carey
 41. 12 Inches Of Snow - Snow
 42. Greatest Hits - Gloria Estefan
 43. I Still Believe In You - Vince Gill
 44. Hard Or Smooth - Wreckx-N-Effect
 45. Blind Melon - Blind Melon
 46. Funky Divas - En Vogue
 47. No Fences - Garth Brooks
 48. Duran Duran - Duran Duran
 49. Keep The Faith - Bon Jovi
 50. Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell - Meat Loaf
 51. Hard Workin' Man - Brooks & Dunn
 52. Bobby - Bobby Brown
 53. Cooleyhigharmony - Boyz II Men
 54. Ooooooohhh...On The TLC Tip - TLC
 55. Bigger, Better, Faster, More! - 4 Non Blondes
 56. Back To Broadway - Barbra Streisand
 57. Our Time In Eden - 10,000 Maniacs
 58. Home For Christmas - Amy Grant
 59. Come On Come On - Mary-Chapin Carpenter
 60. Greatest Hits - Queen
 61. Erotica - Madonna
 62. Totally Krossed Out - Kris Kross
 63. Harvest Moon - Neil Young
 64. Wynonna - Wynonna Judd
 65. Bacdafucup - Onyx
 66. Boomerang - Soundtrack
 67. 19 Naughty III - Naughty By Nature
 68. Ropin' The Wind - Garth Brooks
 69. Toni Braxton - Toni Braxton
 70. Diva - Annie Lennox
 71. A Very Special Christmas 2 - Various Artists
 72. Beyond The Season - Garth Brooks
 73. It Won't Be The Last - Billy Ray Cyrus
 74. In Utero - Nirvana
 75. Shepherd Moons - Enya
 76. Life's A Dance - John Michael Montgomery
 77. Promises And Lies - UB40
 78. Time, Love And Tenderness - Michael Bolton
 79. House Of Pain - House Of Pain
 80. Tell Me Why - Wynonna
 81. Us - Peter Gabriel
 82. Achtung Baby - U2
 83. Last Action Hero - Soundtrack
 84. Live - AC/DC
 85. Christmas Album - Neil Diamond
 86. Menace II Society - Soundtrack
 87. This Time - Dwight Yoakam
 88. America's Least Wanted - Ugly Kid Joe
 89. Songs Of Faith And Devotion - Depeche Mode
 90. The One - Elton John
 91. Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins
 92. Alibis - Tracy Lawrence
 93. Sons Of Soul - Tony! Toni! Tone!
 94. Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. - 2Pac
 95. Ingenue - k.d. lang
 96. Garth Brooks - Garth Brooks
 97. Phantom Of The Opera Highlights - Original London Cast
 98. Never Let Me Go - Luther Vandross
 99. Watch Me - Lorrie Morgan
100. Live: The Way We Walk Volume 1 - Genesis

    That's it, I'm old.
    
    I've not heard about 75% of those listed, and given what I think of
    the ones I *do* recognize, I don't feel I'm missing anything.
    
    Not a single song or album listed is in my collection. (Although, I
    just oredered "The Bodyguard" and something by John Secada for a 
    friend. Really! They aren't for me!!)
    
    Edd

One could wonder how an artist could have the #3 album of 1993 
and not have a single in the top 100?

daryll

I guess I'm old too, Edd.  I found two singles that I _might_ have heard.
I'm not really sure.  

Oh, wait.  I just remembered, I really AM old.

Bob

    Yeah, the real issue here is why old people don't buy enough music to
    get the stuff they listen to on these lists.  Top 40 radio is based on
    the idea that noone over the age of 30 lives in the universe.  
    
    Now, if all us old fogies bought as many albums as I do each year, then
    someone like Charlie Haden or John Prine  would have the #1 spot  8^)
    
    							   Brian

    
    Don't feel bad, guys....I'm not old (31) and I haven't heard of a whole
    bunch of these songs.  Most of the music that's out these days just
    doesn't appeal to me.  Ispend most of my time listening to Dire Straits
    and Pink Floyd....
    
    Brian Pituley
    
    

Make that noone over the age of 29.  (I'm 30 and recognize maybe 10 of those
songs).

Well, at 31 years old, I'm pretty familiar with 30 of the Top 100 singles. I
do better on the Albums, where I own 26 of the Top 100 and would recognize
probably 75% or so.

alan

It is not a matter of age.  I turned 21 a couple of months ago and recognize
maybe 25-35 of the songs.  It is a matter of music quality.  With the top 40
today, many of the songs sound the same, and I have no interest in them.  Even
MTV has been failing me in the last several years, now all they play is rap,
alternative, and the "Seattle" sound.  (I'm from Seattle and don't like it).
It seems like nowadays anyone with no talent can put out a record.  Classic
rock and roll will stick around forever.  Take the comeback of Bohemian Rhapsody.
Queen rules.

    ...I'm going on 36 and still purchase "new" music on a regular basis...
    and I find it hard to believe that "Core" by the Stone Temple Pilots
    was'nt on the previous lists...it is IMHO one of the most solid,
    rockin' releases of the last 10 years...the last release to stimulate
    me this way was The Cult's "Electric", back in '86...just my $.02
    cents..
    
    See ya
    mac
    

    re .11:
    
    > I find it hard to believe that "Core" by the Stone Temple Pilots
    > was'nt on the previous lists...
    
    It *is* on the album list -- at number 10.
    
    				- Paul
    

    
    	I own 13 of the Top 100 albums, and have heard of 23 of the Top 100
    	singles ... although there aren't too many of the singles that I
    	like [maybe 5].
    
    							GTI

Is that counting your 3 copies of the Aladdin soundtrack?

    
    At 31, I recognise nearly 90% of the top 100 singles and have purchased
    pretty close to half of the top 100 LPS, but you have to consider I do 
    mobil DJing.  Typically, if I get three requests for a certain song
    I'll buy the CD (or CDsingle if available)...  There's nothing more
    painful than buying a Billy Ray Cyrus/GNR disc, but ya gotta do wut ya
    gotta do. 8|
    
    Tim

    At age 44, I have 8 of the top 100 albums.  :-)
    
    I recognize a lot of the names of artists and songs, but in many cases
    have never actually heard the music.  That's because I see them
    mentioned in magazines or the Boston Phoenix.
    
    I noticed that some of the albums in the top 100 actually came out in
    1992.
    
    Lorna
    

    I see "SWV" mentioned a few times, and I always think "Cool, something
    he recorded before the crash..."
    
    Edd

    
    	RE: SWV
    
    	They were on Dick Clark's NYE special.  I wasn't impressed.
    
    	RE: Tim [Aladdin]
    
    	Yeah, right.  When pigs fly.  8^)
    
    							GTI
    

    Since everyone is fessin' up -- I'm 38 and have 7 of the top 100
    CD's/albums.
    
    	fred deady
    
    ps. #8,27,55,57,63,70 &81  :)

 20. Aladdin - Soundtrack
 21. Ten Summoner's Tales - Sting
 38. Dangerous - Michael Jackson
 42. Greatest Hits - Gloria Estefan
 60. Greatest Hits - Queen

    22. Unplugged...And Seated - Rod Stewart
    27. Automatic For The People - REM
    29. Zooropa - U2
    57. Our Time In Eden - 10,000 Maniacs
    63. Harvest Moon - Neil Young (my 2nd favorite album on the list)
    75. Shepherd Moon - Enya
    81. US - Peter Gabriel (my 3rd favorite on the list)
    82. Achtung Baby - U2 (awesome album - my favorite on the list)
    
    
    
    Lorna
    

    I expected to have more of these, but I guess I fit the profile for a
    middle-aged white guy better than I thought - total bummer - and some
    of these are things that came from my SO's collection, so my score
    would have been even lower.  Good thing is that I do recognize (and
    like) a lot of the tunes 'cause I've got MTV and VH-1 in the office -
    I'm just not buying that many discs these days.
    
  1. I Will Always Love You - Whitey Houston
 18. A Whole New World - Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle
 30. I Have Nothing - Whitney Houston
 31. Mr. Wendal - Arrested Development
 32. Have I Told You Lately - Rod Stewart
 39. I'm Every Woman - Whitney Houston
 83. To Love Somebody - Michael (re) Volton
 90. Reason To Believe - Rod Stewart
 94. Livin' On The Edge - Aerosmith
    
    Funny to see some of this classic Rod stuff resurfacing - I was looking
    at the old LPs over the week-end as I was putting them in long-term
    storage.
    

    0 out of 100! Unless you count the "Aladdin" video my kids got.
    I'm the oldest, whitest, male-est guy around (at 36)!

    
    	Wow!  14 outta 100 - more than I thought I had . . . I guess I'm
    'trendy' . . . ( I'm 23, if anyone cares :-) )
    
  6. The Chronic - Dr. Dre
  7. Pocket Full Of Kryptonite - Spin Doctors
  8. Ten - Pearl Jam
 10. Core - Stone Temple Pilots
 20. Aladdin - Soundtrack
 24. The Predator - Ice Cube
 26. 3 Years 5 Months & 2 Days In The Life Of... - Arrested Development
 27. Automatic For The People - R.E.M.
 35. Grave Dancers Union - Soul Asylum
 45. Blind Melon - Blind Melon                    
 60. Greatest Hits - Queen
 70. Diva - Annie Lennox
 74. In Utero - Nirvana
 81. Us - Peter Gabriel

    I only have two of the top 100 singles:
    
    1. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
    2. If I Ever Lose My Faith In You - Sting
    
    (plus the ones on the Rod Stewart album)
    
    In all, I'm familiar with only 13 or 14 of the top 100 singles.
    
    Lorna   (another middle-aged white "guy")
    
    

    
    Only seven:
    
    3. Unplugged - Eric Clapton
    10. Core - Stone Temple Pilots 
    63. Harvest Moon - Neil Young
    75. Shepherd Moons - Enya
    82. Achtung Baby - U2
    91. Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins
    97. Phantom Of The Opera Highlights - Original London Cast
    
    I was surprised by how few of these I had since I bought a bunch of
    CDs in 93' 
    
    
    

    Re: .24
    
    You have MTV in the office?  What group do you work in, anyway?
    
    							Brian

    
    Well, I actually found 9 on the album list that I actually own.  I have
    not hit 29 yet, very soon though, but as you will see from what I have,
    I guess I am a product of my older brother's generation....
    
    3...Eric Clapton
    14..Aerosmith
    22..Rod Stewart (Taking my 8 year old to the Valentines 
                     concert at the centrum in Worcester.)
    23..Billy Joel
    56..Barbara Streisand
    60..Queen
    63..Neil Young
    84..AC/DC
    90..Elton John
    
    Never even heard of most of the rest....Die hard 100.7 fan...
    
    Terrie
    

    The new Sting album ROOLZ IMHO.
    
    Second on my 1993 list only to Dream Theater's "Images and Words".
    
    	db

    31 years old and I've got 21 (well, 20 and my wife has one).  Also had
    another one, but I sold it.  (And, Dave, I quite enjoyed that Sting
    album, too!) 
    
  8. Ten - Pearl Jam
 14. Get A Grip - Aerosmith
 15. Vs. - Pearl Jam
 21. Ten Summoner's Tales - Sting
 26. 3 Years 5 Months & 2 Days In The Life Of... - Arrested Development
 27. Automatic For The People - R.E.M.
 29. Zooropa - U2
 32. Metallica - Metallica
 35. Grave Dancers Union - Soul Asylum
 37. Are You Gonna Go My Way? - Lenny Kravitz
 56. Back To Broadway - Barbra Streisand
 57. Our Time In Eden - 10,000 Maniacs
 63. Harvest Moon - Neil Young
 71. A Very Special Christmas 2 - Various Artists
 74. In Utero - Nirvana
 81. Us - Peter Gabriel
 82. Achtung Baby - U2
 84. Live - AC/DC
 89. Songs Of Faith And Devotion - Depeche Mode
 90. The One - Elton John
 91. Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins

    
    Well, I did a little better in the album list.  I don't have all of
    these on CD, some of them are on video tape or disc, but they all play
    through the same speakers.  If you detect a little MOR/Easy Listening
    type-type component in these selections, blame it on my SO...  The
    records I really like just don't seem to make it on to these lists.
    
  1. The Bodyguard - Soundtrack
  3. Unplugged - Eric Clapton
  9. The Chase - Garth Brooks
 13. Pure Country (Soundtrack) - George Strait
 20. Aladdin - Soundtrack
 26. 3 Years 5 Months & 2 Days In The Life Of... - Arrested Development
 27. Automatic For The People - R.E.M.
 29. Zooropa - U2
 47. No Fences - Garth Brooks
 68. Ropin' The Wind - Garth Brooks
 70. Diva - Annie Lennox
 71. A Very Special Christmas 2 - Various Artists
 75. Shepherd Moons - Enya
 78. Time, Love And Tenderness - Michael Bolton
 81. Us - Peter Gabriel
 82. Achtung Baby - U2
 95. Ingenue - k.d. lang
 96. Garth Brooks - Garth Brooks

    I'm curious.... how come Neil Young - Harvest Moon is listed under
    both the 1992 best' NOTE and the 1993 NOTE? 
    
    When did it actually come out?
    
    	Jerry
    

    Because the Billboard list sez what the top *sellers* were for 1993. 
    Alan shouldn't have titled this "best of".
    
    							Brian

>    Because the Billboard list sez what the top *sellers* were for 1993. 
>    Alan shouldn't have titled this "best of".

But read .0, I actually point that out!

alan

    Harvest Moon came out in 1992, which is when I bought it.
    
    Lorna
    

    Albums I liked that came out in 1993, and didn't make the Billboard Top
    100 were:
    
    1. Too Long In Exile - Van Morrison
    2. Wandering Spirit - Mick Jagger
    3. You Gotta Sin To Be Saved - Maria McKee
    4. Everybody's Doing It, So Why Can't We - The Cranberries
    5. Neil Young Unplugged
    6. Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Celebration
    7. Hatful of Stars - Cindy Lauper
    
    Of albums that were released in 1993, I think Zooropa, by U2, was
    probably my overall favorite, though.
    
    
    Lorna
    

    re .37, add Songs From The Rain - Hothouse Flowers to that list.
    
    Lorna
    

    	
    	Alice In Chains - Would   Stone Temple Pilots - Plush
    	
    	Cocteau Twins - Four Calander Cafe 	Cypress Hill - Black Sunday
    
    
    
    

    
    Re: -1
    
    Real nice list.....but what the *heck* does it signify???
    
    Puzzled in Calgary, Brian
    
    

    re .40, I assume it signifies albums he liked that didn't make
    Billboards top 100.
    
    Lorna
    

    
    Re: .41
    
    I could have assumed that too but that would be no fun.  :-)
    
    It's much more fun to bug someone.....knowwhatimean?
    
    Brian
    

I would say that "Achtung Baby" from U2 is on that list for the third year 
running. It was released on the 25th of November 1991. It sold about 400,000
or more in the first week. Iam 33 and I have 10 from the top 100 list, I would
probably buy another ten off the list, but thats it. About 50% I never even heard
of, probably rap stuff etc.. which doesn't get much airplay over here in Europe.

  8. Ten - Pearl Jam
 21. Ten Summoner's Tales - Sting
 27. Automatic For The People - R.E.M.
 29. Zooropa - U2 70. 
 55. Bigger, Better, Faster, More! - 4 Non Blondes
 60. Greatest Hits - Queen
 70. Diva - Annie Lennox
 81. Us - Peter Gabriel
 82. Achtung Baby - U2
 89. Songs Of Faith And Devotion - Depeche Mode
   
                                                                 -dave-

    RE - 40
    
    	What does it signify???????????????/
    
    
    				It's just my list of faves - 
    
    	Some of us don't bother with billboards lists -
    
    
    							KnowwhatImean?

Finally getting around to posting my Top Ten for the year. It wasn't until
recently that I even picked up a couple of these, so I had been holding off
on posting anything. Anyways, better late than never....

Albums
------
1. Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine
	Just incredible, the best debut album I've heard in years! And it
	was backed up with a killer live show. Even Billboard called this
	the best debut hard rock album since Led Zeppelin I.

2. Bon Jovi - Keep The Faith
	I know most people hate these guys, but I like 'em anyways. And this
	was a very strong album, both musically and lyrically. 

3. John Cougar Mellancamp - Human Wheels
	Similar to the Bon Jovi album, this has some great lyrics. The music,
	and particularly the vocals, are very understated. But it grows 
	under your skin over time.

4. Pearl Jam - Vs. 
	Contining to fulfil the promise of the first album, the band once
	again presents a knock-out punch of music. 

5. Swinging Steaks - Southside Of The Sky
	Local boys done good! Nice combination of country and rock that's
	reminiscient of the 70's Eagles/PPL movement. And killer harmonies
	to boot!

6. REM - Automatic For The People
	A very elegant record, with lovely string arrangements courtesy
	of John Paul Jones (ex-Zeppelin bass player). It's interesting that
	my two favorite REM albums are their softest (this one) and their
	hardest (Lifes Rich Pageant).

7. Robert Plant - Fate Of Nations
	Robert continues to put out albums that just get better and better.
	I could do without the remake of "If I Were A Carpenter", but "29
	Palms" alone is worth the ten bucks.

8. Melissa Etheridge - Yes I Am
	This is one of the two recent arrivals (along with the Jawhawks),
	but it's already impressive even on the first couple listens. Can't
	wait for the live show!

9. The Jayhawks - Hollywood Town Hall
	Tom Petty should pay these guys royalites for "Mary Jane's Last
	Dance", which is a complete ripoff of the Jayhawks "Waiting For
	The Sun". But I'll bet the Jayhawks get the last laugh; Tom's 
	slowly on his way out, but hopefully these guys have just begun.

10. Pete Townsend - Psychoderelict
	The man is still creative after 30 years in the business, and that's
	an incredible feat in itself. Not everything totally works here, but
	some of the songwriting is among his best, and he gets extra points
	for the concept. (And I *liked* the dialogue that interupted the
	music; sort of like listening to a play...)


Still have to check out
-----------------------
Liz Phair - Exile in Guysville (sounds great from the reviews, but that 
	    doesn't necessarily mean I'll like it)
Smashing Pumpkins - (only because I see it on everyone else's list!)
Counting Crows - lots of hype, "Mr. Jones" is just starting to break at
		 radio. Hopefully the rest of the album is as good.

Singles I Loved To Hear On The Radio
------------------------------------
"Creep" - Radiohead (there's a nice love song hidden under that grunge)
"Sex Type Thing" - Stone Temple Pilots (wall-of-sound guitars!)
"Hey Jealousy" - Gin Blossoms (lovely pop song with a killer hook)
"Got No Shame" - Brother Cane (Aerosmith meets Guns and Roses in a barroom)
"Living On The Edge" - Aerosmith (hated it at first, grew to love it)
"I Would Do Anything For Love" - Meatloaf (guilty pleasure)


Best Concerts Of The Year
-------------------------
Rage Against The Machine - Paradise
Lindsey Buckingham - Paradise
George Clinton - Orpheum Theatre
Sue Foley - Johnny D's
Pete Townsend - Great Woods
Bon Jovi - Great Woods
Joe Ely/Lucinda Williams - Paradise
Shawn Colvin - Orpheum Theatre

Biggest Concert Disappointment - Prince @ Worcester Auditorium (good, but 
				 just not as great as it shoud have been)

Most Overrated Bands Of The Year - Nirvana (I just don't get it... doesn't
				   every single sound the same to you?)

				   Soul Asylum (doesn't this sound like
				   rehashed Tom Petty? decent enough, but 
				   what's the big deal?)