On our second Diamond episode, we revisit 1991's Ten by Pearl Jam, dive into both the album tracks and b-sides that dominated the early 90s

On the 1993 sophomore album Chrome, Catherine Wheel cut back the shoegaze elements for a bolder, more dramatic sound

A big but restrained sound on Maximum Sincere makes this Big Heavy Stuff album a post-hardcore record worth digging out

Is the Gin Blossoms' 1996 sophomore album Congratulations, I'm Sorry a worthy follow-up or an actual miserable experience?

Better Than Ezra's 1996 follow-up album on the heels of their radio hit Good is a confident stride forward with a few glaring missteps

Dada's 1994 sophomore album American Highway Flower didn't score a hit single like Dizz Knee Land on their debut, is it worth checking out?

Who are producers and what do they do? We discuss their impact on albums, varying styles, and more of 1990s music producers

The 1993 debut album World Of Noise by Everclear reveals the rough-edged beginning of a band that learned to craft radio-friendly singles

What happens when bands reverse the dreaded sophomore slump? We discuss our favorite sophomore albums of the 90s.

On their major label debut, The Verve Pipe manage to wrap radio friendly melodies around buzzing guitars that stand the test of time

On the 1999 album Blue, Third Eye Blind expanded their radio friendly sound, but did grander ambition lead result in a sophomore slump?

Can immaculate production and well-crafted songs help Stabbing Westward elevate Darkest Days above the late 90s industrial rock pack?

On the follow-up to their teenage debut, Silverchair fattened the sound but not the sales, we try to figure out what happened.

American Thighs went platinum with three charting singles but did they falter with the followup?

The sound of the Baby Animals debut harkens back to the straightforward AOR of Heart or pop side of The Pretenders.

Our Sophomore Slump Revisited Rountable series kicks off with Sponge's 1996 effort Wax Ecstatic

We revisit the albums of 1996 - the best, the overlooked, the biggest letdowns and those that have faded away

Dandelion scored a minor hit in 1995 with Weird-Out off their album Dyslexicon, we finally get around to checking out the rest of the album

On the surface this band sounds like a slightly edgier Bush, but dig deeper and a more complex and interesting band appears.