90s Rock Tournament | Vote
Hooky college rock, funky B-sides, bratty punk, or glam-folk cabaret? You choose the next dig.
Each month, listeners nominate the under-the-radar 90s rock albums that still echo in their heads. Records that meant something then and deserve another listen. This round features four listener picks, each with its own story, sound, and slice of the ‘90s.
One of these will become a full Dig Me Out episode.
Your vote makes it happen. Let’s dig in.
The Connells - One Simple Word
While not the masterpiece that Ring would be a few years later this is a really cool, hooky album some great songs on it. - Keith P Miller
Beastie Boys - The In Sound from Way Out
If anyone has seen the Beasties live, you would know they played a lot of live instrumentation and always included some of their instrumental funk tunes. This album is a compilation of all their instrumental funk tunes that were on their albums and a few B-sides up through Ill Communication(1995). - Patrick Testa
The Vandals - Fear of a Punk Planet
80s Punk stalwarts entering a new decade with their snotty humorous Punk Rock before re inventing themselves as the pop punk band they have become. - Eric Peterson
Hawksley Workman - For Him and the Girls
Debut album from Canadian singer known for his pop folk cabaret style of glam rock. - Kyle Bittner
My vote is for Hawksley Workman. I remember booking him at The Larkin in Albany in the early 2000's. I had a rule of thumb "if the act wanting to play was from Toronto, book them", always great. I think I found Hawksley through Sarah Slean who was another great Toronto musician. Looking at my past concert calendars... I see the first time he was set to play The Larkin was Sep 12, 2001. I don't know if that show happened. But definitely came back the following April and it was a great show, touring for "(Last Night We Were) The Delicious Wolves". I discovered Tegan & Sara because he produced their breakout album "This Business of Art". Just a solid musician all around and I'm definitely taking this poll as a nudge to go back and re-listen to his work.
The Connells all day!