1994
Noah’s Barks pages relating to the year 1994.
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Massive Attack – “Protection” (1994)
There’s something odd about Protection that makes it my second least-favorite Massive Attack album. I think I know what it is. Protection lacks cohesiveness. It comes across as a compilation of rejected Blue Lines songs and B-sides rather than a continuation of that sound, despite it being entirely new material. The track order is all… (read more)
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EarthBound
EarthBound Name(s): EarthBoundRelease Date(s): August 27, 1994 (JP) / June 5, 1995 (NA) EarthBound Review I recently beat EarthBound for the first time. I’m ready to comment on it. There isn’t much about this game that hasn’t been said a million times over. EarthBound is all about the charm. It’s one of the most wacky… (read more)
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Lilys – “A Brief History of Amazing Letdowns” (1994)
Excellent ’90s alternative rock that retains a fair amount of the noise from the first album, which was heavily inspired by the early ’90s shoegazing scene. On the A Brief History of Amazing Letdowns EP, Lilys breaks away from that a little with a more aggressive sound that still sounds very melodic. Lilys went from… (read more)
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Portishead – “Dummy” (1994)
Never really bought the hubbub surrounding Portishead and Dummy. Whereas Massive Attack were creative in ways beyond restriction, seamlessly melding electronic music, hip hop, lounge, soul, industrial, and rock, Portishead is content with wallowing in an update of blues and lounge music. And they aren’t even very good at it. The beats are completely basic and the… (read more)
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Sonic Youth – “Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star” (1994)
Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star is one of the only Sonic Youth albums I just cannot get into. There’s not even one song here I think is a killer and encourages returning to search out other highlights. I’ve listened to it more than once, but every time, I feel the album is overly… (read more)