your favorite non-metal bands from the 90s?

When I say 'non' metal - I am referring to non-true-metal. You can include alternative/nu metal here.

Who are your favorite non-metal bands from the 90s?


I'd have to say:

Opus III
The Toadies
Switchblade Symphony
Nirvana
Hole

I'll think of more later ...

Charletans UK
Inspiral Carpets
Live

and pretty much all of the hard alternative bands up until about '96 when it started to get kind of bland.

Kula Shaker
Portishead

Too many to name!

I liked Garbage for awhile.

Live
Pearl Jam
STP
Rage Against The Machine
Alice In Chains
Lenny Kravitz

The 2 that always pop into my head instantly are

Ned's Atomic Dustbin
Jellyfish

I know alot of you guys here personally - so I can totally recommend Ned's to all you metalheads! They have a cool dynamic of having 2 bassists - 1 lead and 1 rhythm! Makes for a very unique sound that I have never heard anyone come close to duplicating!!

I absolutely LOVE Ned's Atomic Dustbin!!! Very few people I know have heard of those guys! Great call Uncle!!!

Also, I will add:

Green Day
The Offspring
NOFX
Pennywise

Hmmmmm, favorite non-metal from the 90's? Not much in the ol' collection. The only 3 "favorites" that come to mind are:

Oasis
Big Bad VooDoo Daddy
Lit

I own a few Green Day or Offspring discs here and there, but I wouldn't list them as favorites.

Quote :

Alice In Chains

Really? Non-metal?

I agree that Alice in Chains is not really metal. Just because they have some metal in their music doesn't make them a real metal band.

Just MO though.

Metallic Blaze wrote:

I agree that Alice in Chains is not really metal. Just because they have some metal in their music doesn't make them a real metal band.

Just MO though.

Fairly or unfairly, they were labeled as Metal when they first came out then the lable quickly changed to grunge. I wouldn;t consider them a metal band

Metallic Blaze wrote:

I agree that Alice in Chains is not really metal. Just because they have some metal in their music doesn't make them a real metal band.

Just MO though.

I just threw that out there to stir-up some Some members of this board like to go round and round, debating the "metal vs. non-metal" of the grunge era.

Oh boy... I have so many. During the 90's, I went through a musical expansion. I have been a metal fan since junior high, but during the late 80's and early 90's (when I entered college) I began to explore many musical styles. The 90's certainly brought about some good variety. Among my favorites from the decade would be:

Radiohead
Oasis
Nirvana
Pearl Jam
Smashing Pumpkins
Blur
Pulp
Regurgitator (Australian band...not well known in the US)
Lenny Kravitz
Bjork
Beck

Man oh man... I could go on.

Good call on Bjork!


a few more I thought of:

Rammstein
KMFDM (though they came out in the 80s, they got more known in the 90s)
Nine Inch Nails
Circle of Dust
Mortal
Fold Zandura


love me some industrial.

UNCLE SAXON wrote:

Ned's Atomic Dustbin

I think I might have one of their cd's buried somewhere...I should try to find it because they are a cool band. I remember in college my roommate was going through my cd's and when he put that one in he flipped out and couldn't stop raving about them

Ween
skankin pickle
the mentors
christian death
warrior soul

Weezer

Primus (although they did have some metal in them...)
Nirvana
Collective Soul
Daft Punk
Radiohead
Snow (yes, the white rapper. Shut up, he's good)

Morphine!!!!

Great bands mentioned already....

I shall add:

FAILURE (if anyone can get me a copy of "Comfort" cheap...lemme know)
THERAPY?
EARTH EIGHTEEN
16 HORSEPOWER
LIZ PHAIR
JAMES

Great call on Liz Phair shiney! I love her stuff!

Schbopo, great calls on Primus and Collective Soul!

Oasis
Collective Soul
Shelby Lynn
Mazzy Starr
Radiohead
Tori Amos
and on and on and on

thejokeriv wrote:

Weezer

Gosh, how could I have forgotten about Weezer! I guess since they are still so relevant today, I forgot I actually started listening to them back in the 90s. Yes, love the Weez.

Metallic Blaze wrote:

Great call on Liz Phair shiney! I love her stuff!

Schbopo, great calls on Primus and Collective Soul!

Yes, Liz Phair...totally love her. And I had totally forgotten about Therapy? Great band.

Oh, and it was almost sacriligious for me to leave out The Afghan Whigs. Had all their stuff in the 90s... Gentlemen is one of my favorite CDs of the decade.