120 Minutes as a Rankdown: 90s Alternative Rock (complete)

[singingrulebritannia]

Sorry 'bout dis, aerodynamite

And he tells you of the dreamers, but he's cracked up like the road
And he'd like to lift us up, but we're a very heavy load
And we're finally here
And s**t yeah, it's cool
57

Echos Myron
Guided By Voices
172 Points
Standard Deviation: 14.83838865
Median Rank: 47

aerodynamite : 9
singingrulebritannia : 34
Pale Shelter : 37
Lordef†ones : 41
@jamesflame : 45
Red : 49
@humanshazam : 52
craziaskowboi : 56
rowellfarm490 : 57
peacebone : 58

Movement:

@humanshazam : 50
@jamesflame : 50
aerodynamite : 38
Pale Shelter : 42
rowellfarm490 : 47
Red : 48
peacebone : 52
craziaskowboi : 57
Lordef†ones : 57
Edits: 57


Spectators:
Doc Indie Party Rock
YotamTS
American Idiot
janinho
wheatsquares33


Remaining Songs:

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}Behind the Scenes of the Sounds & the Times
The Wagon
Audiowhore
Never Meant
De-Luxe
Shatter
Sonic Bloom
This Is Hardcore
Catch the Breeze
Theresa's Sound-World
Leave Them All Behind
Fell on Black Days
Carry the Zero
Pack Yr Romantic Mind
Instant Street
Alec Eiffel
Iceblink Luck
Caught by the Fuzz
My Finest Hour
She's a Superstar
Losing a Whole Year
Sugarcube
Would?
Smoke
Oh Messy Life
Just
Gold Dust
Novacaine for the Soul
Sideshow by the Seashore
Dramamine
Pig
Dress
Livräddaren/Lifesavers
When You Sleep
Tilted
Grounded
Siva
Fractured (Like Chandeliers)
You Are Invited
Over the Electric Grapevine
She Don't Use Jelly
Alcoholiday
Pillars
Railwayed
Chill Blown
Disassociative
Jeremy Parker
How Could I Be Wrong
Wish
Snow Drums
Nearly Lost You
Lovenest
Stars 'n Stripes
Hot Water & Milk
Pearl
Drain You

[Deleted]

surprised myself by ranking this so low, GBV are my type of band but idk this song just wasn't as interesting as the rest of the list

[singingrulebritannia]

The point margins get a little tighter for the rest of the bottom 10; #56 is only 8 points ahead of #57. Rounding out the bottom 5 is the first song with 2 top half ranks, though neither of them will deliver much pizzazz. It actually only has two bottom 10s, but they're a bottom 5 and the last 60 of the night. Fittingly, this earned the 6th lowest SD. This song bombed quickly, then bobbed in and out of the bottom 5.

[singingrulebritannia]

Curious how their two Alt charting singles will do in the Year-End rankdowns...


When the earth is ripe
All the worms wake up
In their stars and stripes
And their swastikas
56

Stars 'n Stripes
Grant Lee Buffalo
180 Points
Standard Deviation: 10.21980648 (6th lowest)
Median Rank: 43.5

craziaskowboi : 28
singingrulebritannia : 30
@humanshazam : 38
Lordef†ones : 38
Pale Shelter : 43
Red : 44
peacebone : 44
aerodynamite : 49
rowellfarm490 : 56
@jamesflame : 60

Movement:

@humanshazam : 34
@jamesflame : 46
aerodynamite : 52
Pale Shelter : 53
rowellfarm490 : 56
Red : 56
peacebone : 55
craziaskowboi : 56
Lordef†ones : 55
Edits: 56


Spectators:
Doc Indie Party Rock
YotamTS
American Idiot
janinho
wheatsquares33



Remaining Songs:

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}Behind the Scenes of the Sounds & the Times
The Wagon
Audiowhore
Never Meant
De-Luxe
Shatter
Sonic Bloom
This Is Hardcore
Catch the Breeze
Theresa's Sound-World
Leave Them All Behind
Fell on Black Days
Carry the Zero
Pack Yr Romantic Mind
Instant Street
Alec Eiffel
Iceblink Luck
Caught by the Fuzz
My Finest Hour
She's a Superstar
Losing a Whole Year
Sugarcube
Would?
Smoke
Oh Messy Life
Just
Gold Dust
Novacaine for the Soul
Sideshow by the Seashore
Dramamine
Pig
Dress
Livräddaren/Lifesavers
When You Sleep
Tilted
Grounded
Siva
Fractured (Like Chandeliers)
You Are Invited
Over the Electric Grapevine
She Don't Use Jelly
Alcoholiday
Pillars
Railwayed
Chill Blown
Disassociative
Jeremy Parker
How Could I Be Wrong
Wish
Snow Drums
Nearly Lost You
Lovenest
Hot Water & Milk
Pearl
Drain You

[singingrulebritannia]

#55 has the 5th lowest SD, as evidenced by the fact that only one person even thought to place it in this region (that's a bottom 5, btw). This song, too, has 2 low top half rankings, but it also has 6 placements in the 40s area. The true weight of its lack of love hit moreso at the beginning and the end of the movements.

[singingrulebritannia]

In my role as a peacemaker, as a lifesaver
In your room as a plan hatcher, a soul snatcher
55

How Could I Be Wrong
The Auteurs
182 Points
Standard Deviation: 10.13026269 (5th lowest)
Median Rank: 46.5

aerodynamite : 27
Red : 29
@jamesflame : 32
craziaskowboi : 43
Lordef†ones : 46
peacebone : 47
Pale Shelter : 47
rowellfarm490 : 49
singingrulebritannia : 50
@humanshazam : 58

Movement:

@humanshazam : 59
@jamesflame : 56
aerodynamite : 50
Pale Shelter : 52
rowellfarm490 : 53
Red : 50
peacebone : 53
craziaskowboi : 55
Lordef†ones : 56
Edits: 55

Spectators:
Doc Indie Party Rock
YotamTS
American Idiot
janinho
wheatsquares33


Remaining Songs:

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}Behind the Scenes of the Sounds & the Times
The Wagon
Audiowhore
Never Meant
De-Luxe
Shatter
Sonic Bloom
This Is Hardcore
Catch the Breeze
Theresa's Sound-World
Leave Them All Behind
Fell on Black Days
Carry the Zero
Pack Yr Romantic Mind
Instant Street
Alec Eiffel
Iceblink Luck
Caught by the Fuzz
My Finest Hour
She's a Superstar
Losing a Whole Year
Sugarcube
Would?
Smoke
Oh Messy Life
Just
Gold Dust
Novacaine for the Soul
Sideshow by the Seashore
Dramamine
Pig
Dress
Livräddaren/Lifesavers
When You Sleep
Tilted
Grounded
Siva
Fractured (Like Chandeliers)
You Are Invited
Over the Electric Grapevine
She Don't Use Jelly
Alcoholiday
Pillars
Railwayed
Chill Blown
Disassociative
Jeremy Parker
Wish
Snow Drums
Nearly Lost You
Lovenest
Hot Water & Milk
Pearl
Drain You

[singingrulebritannia]

#54 is the first song to spend any time in the top half, though that time was just part of its slow and excruciating downfall, only hitting rock bottom at the very end. One top 15 is lost, but so are 2 bottom 10s and a bottom 5.

[singingrulebritannia]

It's hard to applaud for these twisted speeches
Disguising a fist from the hand that reaches out
A gesture for me, a gesture for us
But I won't be on this tragic bus ride
54

Fractured (Like Chandeliers)
Polvo
188 Points
Standard Deviation: 13.603921
Median Rank: 43.5

singingrulebritannia : 12
Red : 33
@humanshazam : 37
peacebone : 38
@jamesflame : 40
craziaskowboi : 47
aerodynamite : 48
rowellfarm490 : 53
Pale Shelter : 55
Lordef†ones : 59

Movement:

@humanshazam : 21
@jamesflame : 30
aerodynamite : 40
Pale Shelter : 47
rowellfarm490 : 49
Red : 46
peacebone : 47
craziaskowboi : 50
Lordef†ones : 54
Edits: 54

Spectators:
Doc Indie Party Rock
YotamTS
American Idiot
janinho
wheatsquares33


Remaining Songs:

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}Behind the Scenes of the Sounds & the Times
The Wagon
Audiowhore
Never Meant
De-Luxe
Shatter
Sonic Bloom
This Is Hardcore
Catch the Breeze
Theresa's Sound-World
Leave Them All Behind
Fell on Black Days
Carry the Zero
Pack Yr Romantic Mind
Instant Street
Alec Eiffel
Iceblink Luck
Caught by the Fuzz
My Finest Hour
She's a Superstar
Losing a Whole Year
Sugarcube
Would?
Smoke
Oh Messy Life
Just
Gold Dust
Novacaine for the Soul
Sideshow by the Seashore
Dramamine
Pig
Dress
Livräddaren/Lifesavers
When You Sleep
Tilted
Grounded
Siva
You Are Invited
Over the Electric Grapevine
She Don't Use Jelly
Alcoholiday
Pillars
Railwayed
Chill Blown
Disassociative
Jeremy Parker
Wish
Snow Drums
Nearly Lost You
Lovenest
Hot Water & Milk
Pearl
Drain You

[singingrulebritannia]

#53 spent a fair amount of time in the 30s and 40s before ending up here. It has both a top 20 and 25, contrasted with 4 bottom 10s. Some of you feared much worse would happen to this song.

[Deleted]

shit this is duster

[singingrulebritannia]

Apr 18, 2018 19:46:32 GMT -5 @humanshazam said:

shit this is duster

Funny thing is, y'all thought this would be last, but it was never even in the bottom 5.

53

Gold Dust
Duster
192 Points
Standard Deviation: 12.55034307
Median Rank: 44.5

@humanshazam : 18
peacebone : 25
aerodynamite : 34
@jamesflame : 41
Lordef†ones : 44
singingrulebritannia : 45
craziaskowboi : 51
Red : 51
Pale Shelter : 54
rowellfarm490 : 55

Movement:

@humanshazam : 32
@jamesflame : 39
aerodynamite : 43
Pale Shelter : 48
rowellfarm490 : 50
Red : 53
peacebone : 49
craziaskowboi : 52
Lordef†ones : 53
Edits: 53

Spectators:
Doc Indie Party Rock
YotamTS
American Idiot
janinho
wheatsquares33


Remaining Songs:

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}Behind the Scenes of the Sounds & the Times
The Wagon
Audiowhore
Never Meant
De-Luxe
Shatter
Sonic Bloom
This Is Hardcore
Catch the Breeze
Theresa's Sound-World
Leave Them All Behind
Fell on Black Days
Carry the Zero
Pack Yr Romantic Mind
Instant Street
Alec Eiffel
Iceblink Luck
Caught by the Fuzz
My Finest Hour
She's a Superstar
Losing a Whole Year
Sugarcube
Would?
Smoke
Oh Messy Life
Just
Novacaine for the Soul
Sideshow by the Seashore
Dramamine
Pig
Dress
Livräddaren/Lifesavers
When You Sleep
Tilted
Grounded
Siva
You Are Invited
Over the Electric Grapevine
She Don't Use Jelly
Alcoholiday
Pillars
Railwayed
Chill Blown
Disassociative
Jeremy Parker
Wish
Snow Drums
Nearly Lost You
Lovenest
Hot Water & Milk
Pearl
Drain You

[Deleted]

 no lyrics 

[Red]

Already down a top half ranking early, though with how many people are losing top 20 and even top 10 rankings...I suppose I can't complain too much.

Are my 59 and 60, the only two songs I didn't really care for, going to be the last of my bottom ten to survive?

[singingrulebritannia]

#52 is where our other top 10 of the night is found. Unfortunately for that panelist, it only has one other top half rank as backup, and otherwise carries 3 bottom 10s and 2 bottom 5s. This song never left the bottom 10, and other than an early appearance at 51, this was its peak.

[singingrulebritannia]

Between "Black Betty" in 2005 Active and "Hot Water & Milk", the average Pulse user has likely been exposed to 200% more Spiderbait in a month than in their life up to that point.


You're just the perfect man
No feet, no head, no hands
Can't you see?
That's where we'll end the confusion
52

Hot Water & Milk
Spiderbait
195 Points
Standard Deviation: 16.05026826
Median Rank: 47.5

craziaskowboi : 9
aerodynamite : 25
singingrulebritannia : 31
Lordef†ones : 36
Red : 43
peacebone : 52
rowellfarm490 : 52
Pale Shelter : 52
@humanshazam : 56
@jamesflame : 59

Movement:

@humanshazam : 51
@jamesflame : 57
aerodynamite : 51
Pale Shelter : 54
rowellfarm490 : 55
Red : 55
peacebone : 57
craziaskowboi : 53
Lordef†ones : 52
Edits: 52

Spectators:
Doc Indie Party Rock
YotamTS
American Idiot
janinho
wheatsquares33


Remaining Songs:

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}Behind the Scenes of the Sounds & the Times
The Wagon
Audiowhore
Never Meant
De-Luxe
Shatter
Sonic Bloom
This Is Hardcore
Catch the Breeze
Theresa's Sound-World
Leave Them All Behind
Fell on Black Days
Carry the Zero
Pack Yr Romantic Mind
Instant Street
Alec Eiffel
Iceblink Luck
Caught by the Fuzz
My Finest Hour
She's a Superstar
Losing a Whole Year
Sugarcube
Would?
Smoke
Oh Messy Life
Just
Novacaine for the Soul
Sideshow by the Seashore
Dramamine
Pig
Dress
Livräddaren/Lifesavers
When You Sleep
Tilted
Grounded
Siva
You Are Invited
Over the Electric Grapevine
She Don't Use Jelly
Alcoholiday
Pillars
Railwayed
Chill Blown
Disassociative
Jeremy Parker
Wish
Snow Drums
Nearly Lost You
Lovenest
Pearl
Drain You

[singingrulebritannia]

At #51, let's finish the bottom 10 with the first song to cross 200 points. It has two half rankings, one being a top 15. The majority of rankings, however, are in the bottom 15, and one person each put this in their bottom 10 and 5. This was a consistent bottom dweller, although it escaped the bottom 10 as late as the second-to-last submission.

[singingrulebritannia]

craziaskowboi just can't catch a break

Listen, ever get a feeling when you're taken by the hand
And led a course you can't command
Went to bed, but I'm not ready
Baby, I've been f**ked already
51

Alcoholiday
Teenage Fanclub
201 Points
Standard Deviation: 13.77154877
Median Rank: 46.5

craziaskowboi : 13
@jamesflame : 29
Red : 31
peacebone : 34
Pale Shelter : 46
@humanshazam : 47
singingrulebritannia : 49
Lordef†ones : 50
aerodynamite : 51
rowellfarm490 : 59

Movement:

@humanshazam : 54
@jamesflame : 47
aerodynamite : 53
Pale Shelter : 56
rowellfarm490 : 59
Red : 54
peacebone : 54
craziaskowboi : 49
Lordef†ones : 51
Edits: 51

Spectators:
Doc Indie Party Rock
YotamTS
American Idiot
janinho
wheatsquares33


Remaining Songs:

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}Behind the Scenes of the Sounds & the Times
The Wagon
Audiowhore
Never Meant
De-Luxe
Shatter
Sonic Bloom
This Is Hardcore
Catch the Breeze
Theresa's Sound-World
Leave Them All Behind
Fell on Black Days
Carry the Zero
Pack Yr Romantic Mind
Instant Street
Alec Eiffel
Iceblink Luck
Caught by the Fuzz
My Finest Hour
She's a Superstar
Losing a Whole Year
Sugarcube
Would?
Smoke
Oh Messy Life
Just
Novacaine for the Soul
Sideshow by the Seashore
Dramamine
Pig
Dress
Livräddaren/Lifesavers
When You Sleep
Tilted
Grounded
Siva
You Are Invited
Over the Electric Grapevine
She Don't Use Jelly
Pillars
Railwayed
Chill Blown
Disassociative
Jeremy Parker
Wish
Snow Drums
Nearly Lost You
Lovenest
Pearl
Drain You

[Red]

I didn't know what to expect with this first set...but I can tell you that I did not expect this to go out in the bottom ten.

[singingrulebritannia]

Yea, I wasn't just going to stop doing extras with the metal rankdown. The reasons why these songs aren't in the rankdown proper are various--other rankdowns called dibs on them, or I came to them a little late, or I just didn't want to put too much on your plates, or I forgot, or I wasn't sure if they'd fit. I'll post them 5 per set for the first 5 sets.

Expect this one to appear in 1991 Alt, as well as peacebone's Dream Pop Rankdown.

EXTRA

Drive That Fast
Kitchens of Distinction

Share your thoughts on this song below!

[singingrulebritannia]

dEUS are waaaay up there in my list of favorite bands. Here's another awesome song from them.

EXTRA

Roses
dEUS

Share your thoughts on this song below!

[singingrulebritannia]

Would've been interesting to see the range of placements you guys would've given this band's peculiar alt-jazz-rock sound. I heard this particular album after I had solidified the list. Might've subbed out "Smoke" or something else for it.

EXTRA

Whisper
Morphine

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[singingrulebritannia]

I wanted to make sure this rankdown was clearly identifiable as an alternative rock list, so I avoided dipping deep into alternative metal. But if I had, there were a number of options, starting with this. I think it'll be an extra in both 1992 (or '93, can't tell) rock rankdowns too, lol

EXTRA

Unsung
Helmet

Share your thoughts on this song below!

[singingrulebritannia]

I didn't give slowcore very much love in the main rankdown. Let's do that here.

EXTRA

Grace Cathedral Park
Red House Painters

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[singingrulebritannia]

SPOILER: Click to show

{Rankdown Closeness}rowellfarm490 5.7
Pale Shelter 9
Lordef†ones 9.5
peacebone 10.5
@humanshazam 11.8
Red 11.9
@jamesflame 12.4
singingrulebritannia 15.6
aerodynamite 16.3
craziaskowboi 20.1

SPOILER: Click to show

{Bottom Tens Remaining}rowellfarm490 3
Pale Shelter 5
@humanshazam 6
@jamesflame 6
aerodynamite 7
Red 7
peacebone 7
craziaskowboi 7
Lordef†ones 7
singingrulebritannia 9

SPOILER: Click to show

{Top Tens Remaining}singingrulebritannia 10
@humanshazam 10
@jamesflame 10
Pale Shelter 10
rowellfarm490 10
Red 10
peacebone 10
Lordef†ones 10
aerodynamite 9
craziaskowboi 9

SPOILER: Click to show

{Perfect Rankings}rowellfarm490 3
Pale Shelter 2
peacebone 2
@humanshazam 1
aerodynamite 1
Lordef†ones 1
singingrulebritannia 0
@jamesflame 0
Red 0
craziaskowboi 0

[Lordef†ones]

Wow can my 60 leave already

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

First off, these were all first time listens.

60. The Hymn for the Cigarettes - Hefner
First time listen. The bass guitar surely gives it a peppy vibe. I'm guessing I would have ranked this quite high.

59. Does Love Last Forever? - Brighter
Another first time listen. I definitely like the vocals better. This is also the type of uptempo Alt song I would boost on my list.

58. Turn It On - Sleater-Kinney
Well these songs are surely better than I imagined they would be. Great vocals here. I didn't expect this much uptempo vibe. I like, Three for three. So far so good.

57. Echos Myron - Guided By Voices
Even this one wasn't so bad. Sounds ready made for AAA.

56. Stars 'n Stripes - Grant Lee Buffalo
The artist name sounds familiar, but the song doesn't. This not really my cup o tea.

55. How Could I Be Wrong - The Auteurs
Another first time listen. This band reminds me a bit of The Animals or The Zombies. This is a good song.

54. Fractured (Like Chandeliers) - Polvo
I was expecting Spanish lyrics? Anyway, this sounded out of tune. I'll pass.

53. Gold Dust - Duster
Never heard of this band. I'm not much for instrumentals either.

52. Hot Water & Milk - Spiderbait
More like Doc Indie Party Rock bait. This one grabbed me from the start. favorite song so far, and Love the Psychedelic guitars and female vocals in this. Gonna have to check more of their songs now.

51. Alcoholiday - Teenage Fanclub
I might not have followed Alt music too much in the 90's, but I did follow 91x and none of these appeared on their year end lists. Anyway, this was good too.

[craziaskowboi]

These rankdowns have taught me indirectly that everybody thinks my taste in music sucks.

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

EXTRAS: All first time listens, except one.

Drive That Fast - Kitchens of Distinction
Damn! This one was great. Sounds like Spanish Rock vibe. Probably would have been in my top 10.

BTW, where is peacebone 's Dreampop rankdown? I like Dreampop.

Roses - dEUS
That artist name almost looks like an alternate way to write Deuce. LOL! The song isn't bad, it just didn't get my blood pumping.

Whisper - Morphine
I like the horns or brass section.

Unsung - Helmet
This band I know. This song is good. That vibe of guitar works for me. At first listen, thought It was Ozzy on vocals. 

Grace Cathedral Park - Red House Painters
"slowcore" huh? More like "borecore". This style isn't for me.

[singingrulebritannia]

Apr 19, 2018 0:32:37 GMT -5 craziaskowboi said:

These rankdowns have taught me indirectly that everybody thinks my taste in music sucks.

Keep in mind that, I'm pretty sure, the consensus among the participants is this list was really good on the whole. So, where people ranked songs was more fungible and swung by personal taste quirks than on, like, a usual Year-End rankdown or something. Also, as a now-twice personal RD host, it's pretty cool when you get a list that's contrary to what other people may have ranked low; it means even the lesser-regarded offerings were worth including because they found someone who considered them favorites.

Also for what it's worth many of your high rankings made me happy for one reason or another

[rowellfarm490]

Going into this rankdown I wasn't sure how I'd do but I definitely did not think I'd be doing this well. I liked pretty much every song that was included here. The songs that ended up in my bottom 10 just weren't as memorable or meaningful to me compared to the rest.

I would've ranked "Drive That Fast" slightly higher than "Railwayed". "Roses" wouldn't have been as high for me as "Instant Street" but that one took quite a few listens to really get into though. "Whisper" would've ended up around #40 on my list. I would've had "Unsung" in my top 5 for sure. Finally, I likely would've ranked "Grace Cathedral Park" in my mid-40s.