Whatever: The 90s Pop & Culture Box

Whatever: The 90s Pop & Culture Box

Whatever: The 90s Pop & Culture Box
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Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2005-07-26
Music Label: Rhino
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. U CAN?T TOUCH THIS ? M.C. Hammer
  2. NOTHING COMPARES 2 U ? Sinéad O?Connor
  3. NO MYTH ? Michael Penn
  4. LADIES FIRST - Queen Latifah Featuring Monie Love
  5. BALL AND CHAIN ? Social Distortion
  6. BIRDHOUSE IN YOUR SOUL ? They Might Be Giants
  7. CHLOE DANCER/CROWN OF THORNS ? Mother Love Bone
  8. HERE?S WHERE THE STORY ENDS ? The Sundays
  9. GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT (EVERYBODY DANCE NOW) ? C & C Music Factory
  10. GROOVE IS IN THE HEART ? Deee-Lite
  11. RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW ? Jesus Jones
  12. NEW JACK HUSTLER (NINO?S THEME) ? Ice-T
  13. I TOUCH MYSELF ? Divinyls
  14. UNBELIEVABLE ? EMF
  15. HARD TO HANDLE ? The Black Crowes
  16. O.P.P. ? Naughty By Nature
  17. WALKING IN MEMPHIS ? Marc Cohn
  18. IT?S SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY ? Boyz II Men
Music CD 2
  1. SILENT LUCIDITY ? Queensrÿche
  2. INTO THE DRINK ? Mudhoney
  3. GIRLFRIEND ? Matthew Sweet
  4. I?M TOO SEXY ? Right Said Fred (R*S*F*)
  5. CALLING ALL ANGELS ? Jane Siberry with k.d. lang
  6. ONLY SHALLOW ? My Bloody Valentine
  7. IT?S A SHAME ABOUT RAY ? The Lemonheads
  8. BABY GOT BACK ? Sir Mix-A-Lot
  9. THEY WANT EFX ? DAS EFX
  10. JUMP ? Kris Kross
  11. WALK ? Pantera
  12. N.W.O. ? Ministry
  13. SHITLIST ? L7
  14. ABSYNTHE ? The Gits
  15. COATTAIL RIDER ? Supersuckers
  16. RUNAWAY TRAIN ? Soul Asylum
  17. LITTLE MISS CAN?T BE WRONG ? Spin Doctors
  18. DIZZ KNEE LAND ? dada
  19. NEARLY LOST YOU ? Screaming Trees
Music CD 3
  1. UNDER THE BRIDGE ? Red Hot Chili Peppers
  2. UNSUNG ? Helmet
  3. JUMP AROUND ? House Of Pain
  4. FREE YOUR MIND ? En Vogue
  5. RUMP SHAKER ? Wreckx-N-Effect
  6. INFORMER ? Snow
  7. CONNECTED ? Stereo MC?s
  8. DETACHABLE PENIS ? King Missile
  9. FREAK ME ? Silk
  10. ORDINARY WORLD ? Duran Duran
  11. IF I CAN?T CHANGE YOUR MIND ? Sugar
  12. THREE LITTLE PIGS ? Green Jellÿ
  13. START CHOPPIN ? Dinosaur Jr.
  14. THE DEVIL?S CHASING ME ? The Reverend Horton Heat
  15. GONE TO THE MOON ? Fastbacks
  16. MY NAME IS MUD ? Primus
  17. WHAT?S UP ? 4 Non Blondes
Music CD 4
  1. THUNDER KISS ?65 ? White Zombie
  2. WHOOMP! (THERE IT IS) ? Tag Team
  3. BROKEN HEARTED SAVIOR ? Big Head Todd And The Monsters
  4. TRUST ME ? Guru with N?Dea Davenport
  5. GEPETTO ? Belly
  6. EYE TO EYE ? The Muffs
  7. GENTLEMEN ? Afghan Whigs
  8. LEAFY INCLINE ? Tad
  9. DREAM ALL DAY ? The Posies
  10. HEY JEALOUSY ? Gin Blossoms
  11. MY SISTER ? The Juliana Hatfield Three
  12. WHATTA MAN ? Salt-N-Pepa
  13. BACK & FORTH ? Aaliyah
  14. IF THAT?S YOUR BOYFRIEND (HE WASN?T LAST NIGHT) ? Me?Shell NdegéOcello
  15. FREEDOM OF ?76 ? Ween
  16. CUT YOUR HAIR ? Pavement
  17. GOD ? Tori Amos
  18. MMM MMM MMM MMM ? Crash Test Dummies
  19. POSSESSION ? Sarah McLachlan
Music CD 5
  1. SHINE ? Collective Soul
  2. FAR BEHIND ? Candlebox
  3. YOU GOTTA BE ? Des?ree
  4. GIRL, YOU?LL BE A WOMAN SOON ? Urge Overkill
  5. SHE DON?T USE JELLY ? The Flaming Lips
  6. M.I.A. ? 7 Year Bitch
  7. 21ST CENTURY (DIGITAL BOY) ? Bad Religion
  8. SUGAR FREE JAZZ ? Soul Coughing
  9. MOCKINGBIRDS ? Grant Lee Buffalo
  10. WHAT?S THE FREQUENCY, KENNETH? ? R.E.M.
  11. REVOLVE ? Melvins
  12. BUDDY HOLLY ? Weezer
  13. HERE AND NOW ? Letters To Cleo
  14. GOOD ? Better Than Ezra
  15. RUN-AROUND ? Blues Traveler
  16. I?LL BE THERE FOR YOU (THEME FROM ?FRIENDS?) ? The Rembrandts
  17. TOMORROW ? Silverchair
  18. NOT A PRETTY GIRL ? Ani DiFranco
  19. CARNIVAL ? Natalie Merchant
Music CD 6
  1. WONDERWALL ? Oasis
  2. BIRTHDAY CAKE ? Cibo Matto
  3. CUMBERSOME ? Seven Mary Three
  4. ONE OF US ? Joan Osborne
  5. CAUGHT BY THE FUZZ ? Supergrass
  6. SWEET 69 ? Babes In Toyland
  7. BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY?S ? Deep Blue Something
  8. PHOTOGRAPH ? The Verve Pipe
  9. IN THE MEANTIME ? Spacehog
  10. WOO HAH!! GOT YOU ALL IN CHECK - Busta Rhymes featuring Rampage The Last Boy Scout
  11. WHO WILL SAVE YOUR SOUL ? Jewel
  12. STANDING OUTSIDE A BROKEN PHONE BOOTH WITH MONEY IN MY HAND ? Primitive Radio Gods
  13. CYBELE?S REVERIE ? Stereolab
  14. CAPRI PANTS ? Bikini Kill
  15. WHAT I GOT ? Sublime
  16. KUNG FU ? Ash
  17. VIRTUAL INSANITY ? Jamiroquai
  18. NAKED EYE ? Luscious Jackson
  19. OUTTASITE (OUTTA MIND) ? Wilco
Music CD 7
  1. ITSZOWEEZEE (HOT) ? De La Soul
  2. LOVEFOOL ? The Cardigans
  3. RADIATION VIBE ? Fountains Of Wayne
  4. THE IMPRESSION THAT I GET ? The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
  5. TURN IT ON ? Sleater-Kinney
  6. BITCH ? Meredith Brooks
  7. MMMBOP ? Hanson
  8. BRIAN WILSON (Live) ? Barenaked Ladies
  9. BRICK ? Ben Folds Five
  10. SEX AND CANDY ? Marcy Playground
  11. WALKING ON THE SUN ? Smash Mouth
  12. TUBTHUMPING ? Chumbawamba
  13. 6 UNDERGROUND ? Sneaker Pimps
  14. LULLABY ? Shawn Mullins
  15. SLIDE ? Goo Goo Dolls
  16. KISS ME ? Sixpence None The Richer
  17. STEAL MY SUNSHINE ? LEN
  18. WHAT IT?S LIKE ? Everlast
  19. NATURAL BLUES ? Moby

Music reviews of Whatever: The 90s Pop & Culture Box

Music Review: Perfect for the 90s connoisseur
Rating: 5 Stars

The great Rhino Records has released excellent compilations over the years which chronicle various decades. For the 60s, there is the classic "Nuggets" series and for the 70s there is the "Have a nice Decade" box set. For the 80s, Rhino set out tackling different genres with different sets. For hair metal there is the "Youth Gone Wild" series and for new wave there is the "Just Can't Get Enough" Series. The thing that all these sets have in common is that the each not only summed up a decade, but an entire genre.

For their 1990s box set "Whatever: The 90s Pop and Culture Box," Rhino has a difficult task of defining the decade. The 90s were really a melting pop in terms of sounds and styles. The early 90s were basically and obviously a continuation of the 1980s. Then, with the release of Nirvana's "Nevermind" (1991) there was the Seattle Grunge and Alternative movements. Then there was post-grunge (Seven Mary Three, Collective Soul), followed by rap-metal or Nu-Metal (Korn, Limp Bizkit). Then in concurrence with rock's changing styles there was hip-hop, pop, and the odd-ball anomalies (Crash Test Dummies). Also, don't forget punk, R&B, retro jam bands, metal, industrial metal, riot grrrl, funk-metal, and techno! Rhino would have had an easier time if they released a few box sets, each focusing on a particular genre. But instead, they have decided to tackle everything with one box set.

With so many genres, and sub-genres (many bands were just labeled "alternative") it's going to be very, very hard to make an all encompassing, definitive box set of the eclectic 90s that is going to please everyone. Still, Rhino does a fabulous job with "Whatever: The 90s Pop and Culture Box." The set really captures the essence, the ambiance of the 1990s. Almost every aforementioned style is represented here (thankfully nu-metal was left off) as the set takes its listener through the decade. When you listen to these discs, it's as though you were re-living moments of your life. For example, when I listen to "Jump" (Kris Kross) I think back to the summer of '92, when I was twelve. Or when I hear "Cumbersome" (Seven Mary Three) or "Waterfall," (Oasis) it takes me right back to high school. Most of these songs evoke a lot of memories for me, and bring back a lot of good (and bad) times from my formative (10-20) years.

This box set has received a lot of condemnation from critics and Amazon reviewers alike. The common complaint is that many of the 90s best artists are left off and lesser-known artists, and one-hit-wonders are included instead. Personally, I see this as both a flaw and an asset of the box set, depending on how you look at it. If you don't already own the great works from the 90s and are expecting to get the cream of the crop with this box set, you are going to be disappointed. However, if you already lived throughout the 90s and collected all the classics over the years, this box set could be just what you're looking for. As someone that already owns the complete works of Nine Inch Nails, Rage Against the Machine, Garbage, the Seattle "big four:" Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, and Soundgarden, I don't want a box set with all the usual suspects. Do I really need a seven-disc anthology with songs that I already own? "Whatever" really rounds out my collection by giving me the singles of the decade's best one-hit wonders, without having to spend $15.00 on any given artist's entire album. For example, I like "Baby's got Back," but I just want the song, not the entire Sir Mix a Lot CD. This set is packed with tons of songs that I liked when I heard them on the radio back in the day; but haven't heard in years, i.e., "Right Here, Right Now," (Jesus Jones) "I Touch Myself," (Divinlys) "OPP" (Naughty By Nature) "Three Little Pigs," (Green Jelly) "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and so on.

Another criticism this set has received is that the best of a given genre is not represented. For example, when it comes to grunge, why is Mudhoney included instead of Pearl Jam or Nirvana? Well, this is in part due to copyrights and what Rhino had access to. But even if Rhino was denied use of a genres best known song, it ultimately works to the sets advantage. As much as I love "Smells like Teen Spirit" or "Jeremy," I rather listen to "into the drink." Even though I own that song already, I haven't listened to it ten thousand times, simply because Mudhoney hasn't received the airplay of Nirvana or Pearl Jam. A similar complaint is that the artists that are represented are not represented by their best work. For example, why is L7 represented with "Sh.tlist" instead of "Pretend that we're dead?" To that I would offer a similar response. It's more refreshing to listen to any given artist's lesser known songs, as opposed to just having a box set of what you would expect, lest "Whatever: The 90s Pop and Culture Box," be just seven CD's of clichés, great songs they may be. Plus due to the absence of the decade's best known artists, many great bands from the 90s that are underappreciated are represented here, like My Bloody Valentine, Mudhoney, and Screaming Trees.

While some people may not be satisfied with this set, I feel as though it were custom made for me personally. It collects many songs that I know and love, but just want the single, not the entire album. While many of the decade's best known artists are left off, in-lieu of lesser known artists, I personally feel that untimely works to the sets advantage, as it is refreshing to hear songs that haven't been played to death.

I would recommend this set with caution. If you were born in or after the 90s, be warned, this box set is not a definitive collection of the 90s essential artists. Or if you don't already own albums like "Ten," (1991) "Nevermind," and "Garbage" (1995), start there first. However, if you grew up in the 90s and want all those one-hit wonders, and a great collection of lesser known songs that you may already own but aren't sick of, this set is for you. The packaging is really, really, cool, with coffee beans attached to the set. Just be careful to keep in it one place, as it can wear easily. The accompanying booklet is also excellent, with funny detailed accounts of all the music, political, cultural, and world events of the times.

To reiterate the sets biggest asset: "Whatever" really captures the heart and the atmosphere of the 1990s, as it is an eclectic stew of so many different styles.

Bravo Rhino.

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Description of Whatever: The 90s Pop & Culture Box

Remember the 1990s? Dot-com booms and stock market pinnacles? The fall of the Wall, the rise of Desert Storm, Presidential impeachment, and Beavis & Butt-head? The decade of grunge power, alt-rock diversity, and hip-hop evolution? The decade of grunge power, alt-rock diversity, and hip-hop evolution? It's an era that's oh-so-close, yet already so far away. If you're pining for those '90s, and we know you are-our monlithic new 7-disc box takes you back to the good old days in style.
You'd be right to be excited about Rhino Records' voluminous compilation, Whatever: The '90s Pop and Culture Box. After all, they did such a great job with their 1980s comps, not to mention all their various approaches to prior decades, from the original Nice Day series to the expanded and brilliant Nuggets collections. Whatever is a seven-disc set that comes with a bag of stale coffee inside it. This US-centric collection has a lot of great tracks on it, from throwaway songs ("Sunscreen," "Sex And Candy") to absolute classics ("Baby Got Back," "Under the Bridge"). But ultimately, it's a complete and utter mess. A lot happened in the '90s of course; hip-hop went pop, rock got funky and weird, grunge broke open and imploded, Moby sampled the Lomax archives for a surprise hit, even the weirdest indie bands had cash thrown at them by major labels, the daisy age morphed into the chronic age, and dance music was quite nearly the next big thing. Rather than provide a narrative of underground and mainstream movements, this set smacks of the sort of lowest common denominator, novelty-centric approach that makes lowbrow VH1 programs only fleetingly satisfying. Sheesh. Hip-hop, metal, and dance music are barely covered here. And the lack of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" alone is enough to make the listener want to return the set with the words "try again" scrawled into the cover. --Mike McGonigal

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