311 were more than just rock plus rap, as evidenced on their 1994 album Grassroots, featuring progressive twists and psychedelic jam turns

G. Love joins us to reminisce about the hectic ‘90s and the situation that led to him performing at Woodstock ‘99

Defryme's 1994 album faithfully recreates the funk metal sounds of Faith No More and Living Colour but misses the mark on originality

On the lone release by Hash, the band encapsulates the wild, genre-hopping world that was the late 80s and early 90s alternative music scene

Jimmie's Chicken Shack's major-label debut avoids funk metal cliches on 1997's confident Pushing the Salmanilla Envelope

Instead of Red Hot Chili Peppers or Primus funk, Big Chief channeled 70s blaxploitation films on the 1993 album Mack Avenue Skullgame

Can Craig Finn deliver a lyrical gut punch without The Hold Steady big rock bombast? We find out on Half Dead and Dynamite by Lifter Puller.

1994's Crank marks the Hoodoo's attempt at injecting some alternative rock sound into their trademark power pop.