1992
Noah’s Barks pages covering things relating to the year 1992.
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Morrissey – “Your Arsenal” (1992)
I wish Your Arsenal were my favorite Morrissey album. I wish it were. Probably because “Bigmouth Strikes Again” and “The Queen Is Dead” are among my favorite songs by The Smiths. Likely due for the fact that the music is actually aggressive to match Morrissey’s venomous words, as well as being able to contrast with their… (read more)
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Lilys – “In the Presence of Nothing” (1992)
Some listeners hate In the Presence of Nothing because it sounds so similar to My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless. Other listeners like this album because it sounds so similar to My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless. Of course, it’s not half as good as Loveless. Then again, most albums aren’t, shoegaze or not. Regardless, there are several strong,… (read more)
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The Jesus and Mary Chain – “Honey’s Dead” (1992)
Honey’s Dead sounds disturbingly like Screamadelica. “Sundown” makes that much really obvious. Disturbing because Bobby Gillespie left The Jesus and Mary Chain after Psychocandy to form Primal Scream, of course. The Jesus and Mary Chain are a hard band to critique. They are not a complex group; just generally skilled pop songwriters with a great sense… (read more)
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Nirvana – “Incesticide” (1992)
Incesticide is the Nirvana album I tend to listen to the most these days, since I’m not overly familiar with it and it has the most variety out of any of their albums for obvious reasons. As a fan, I wouldn’t throw away any of the songs here, but at the same time there’s a… (read more)
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Sonic Youth – “Dirty” (1992)
Dirty is commonly called Sonic Youth’s “sellout” album. Why, I have no idea, because this contains some of the band’s most abrasive material. I’m a big Sonic Youth fan, and the piercing noise some of these songs pivot around even gets on my nerves. My primary complaint is that Dirty runs too long at just… (read more)
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Stone Temple Pilots – “Core” (1992)
The Pearl Jam influence on Core that everyone points out is obvious and true. But, the songwriting is better than Ten. Take the clever, vaudevillian-inspired riff of the album’s smash hit “Plush,” for example. Scott Weiland’s vocals have more conviction in them than Eddie Vedder’s as well, and hearing him roar his way through “Naked Sunday,” one of… (read more)
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My Bloody Valentine – “Only Shallow” (1992)
Only Shallow is My Bloody Valentine‘s (MBV) sole single release from Loveless, unless you count earlier versions of some album tracks on predating EPs. Slightly baffling when considering the incredibly consistent, high quality of every song on Loveless. Perhaps it’s a magnanimous move, as no one should be discouraged from purchasing the entire album. Truly… (read more)