1990
Noah’s Barks pages covering things relating to the year 1990.
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Slowdive – “Slowdive”
Shoegaze icons Slowdive begin their career with this modest, self-titled, 1990 EP. (read more)
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The Wake – “Make It Loud” (1990)
If you’re looking at Make It Loud, it’s because you loved Here Comes Everybody and/or Something That No One Else Could Bring and wanted to know if later efforts by The Wake continue in their style and quality. You might see the poor reception and assume not, but you want to be sure. Well, your assumption would be right.… (read more)
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John Zorn – “Naked City” (1990)
A general issue I have with genre-blending experiments is that they usually don’t deliver on their premise. John Zorn’s Naked City rarely does either, usually alternating between its jazz and grindcore instead of truly melding them into a uniform sound. Without that, this is just two separate genres on one album; a novel collaboration, but… (read more)
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Cocteau Twins – “Heaven or Las Vegas”
Not sure what it is about this album, but Heaven or Las Vegas is my second favorite Cocteau Twins release, after Head Over Heels. One of my favorite aspects of Head Over Heels is the unusual dark, mystical songs. My favorite songs on Treasure carry that tradition. Here we are with the Cocteau Twins’s brightest… (read more)
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Alice in Chains – “Facelift”
‘Facelift’ never digs itself too deep like ‘Dirt’ is capable of, and it’s at least a less exhausting listen because of it. ‘Facelift’ brings you up; ‘Dirt’ brings you down. And some days, I’d rather be up. (read more)