PET ENGINE Feeling Like A Hundred Bucks 1997

 

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AllMusic Review by Nitsuh Abebe

Feeling Like a Hundred Bucks sounds like it could have been huge -- most of its composition is in line with the sort of vaguely indie, post-grunge rock that dominated "alternative" radio and much of MTV in the late '90s. In an independent context, however, this oh-so-standard sound is a fairly large liability -- decent hooks and songwriting don't quite make up for the lack of stylistic innovation and slick production the record features. For those far on the mainstream end of rock, however, Feeling Like a Hundred Bucks has a chance at being very appealing.

 

Tracklist

1	Window
2	Reinventing the Wheel
3	Gone
4	O.K.
5	The Real You
6	Strapped
7	Tenderhooks
8	SPF
9	Already Cool
10	Diary of A Breakup
11	Pretty Tough

THE AQUANETTAS Roadhaüs EP 1993

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Tracklist 

1	Whoa!	4:54
2	Mind Full Of Worry	3:37
3	Hippy	4:19
4	Run	2:54
5	Lenny	5:00

SON OF UNCHARTED (VOLUME 2) Various Artists 1992

 

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Tracklist

1	–Catherine	Insect Tree	3:42
2	–Lava Sutra	You All Over	2:23
3	–Monster (29)	Body Of A Saint	3:59
4	–Sometime Sweet Susan	Blanket Kiss	4:45
5	–Melting Hopefuls	Mouth	4:00
6	–Blackfish (5)	I Believe	408
7	–Rollinghead	Pain Under My Skin	4:44
8	–Phantom Helmsmen	Color's Gone	2:51
9	–House Of Large Sizes	Sox On Spot	2:26
10	–Missionary Stew	Peace Like A River	4:59
11	–Hot Glue Gun	Dive	3:24
12	–Laughing Man (2)	Me, Myself And I	4:33
13	–Big Hat	Stories	3:39
14	–The Rasters	She's Got Gravity	2:56
15	–My Cousin Kenny	Radio Anne	3:43
16	–Wild Kingdom (7)	Jump, Stomp And Dive	3:02
17	–Busker Soundcheck	Swirling Sea	5:39

 

THE UNBAND self titled 1994

 

the vocalist sounds like Lemmy from Motorhead

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Artist Biography by Jennifer Maerz

Bassist Mike Ruffino, guitarist/vocalist Matt Pierce, and drummer Eugene Ferrari formed the Unband in 1988, combining the hard guitar edge of bands like AC/DC and Motorhead with the old-school garage punk attitude of the Dead Boys and the Stooges. In the years following, the band gained a reputation for their debaucherous live shows, as they were often kicked out of Boston-area clubs for vomiting, lighting things on fire, and stripping naked. The Northampton, MA, trio's songs celebrated the same sorts of hedonism, hyping an abundance of drinking, drugs, and girls. In 1996, the band released their debut album, Chung Wayne Lo Mein, on Chunk records. TVT released the Unband's major-label follow-up, Retarder, in 2000.

Tracklist

1	(You're No) Boy Wonder	1:28
2	There's Nothing You Can Do	1:23
3	I Gotta Go Lie Down	1:52
4	Drop Out	1:24
5	Dyke City Theme	1:31
6	Blown Speakers	2:36
7	A B C D E F U C K	2:07
8	Fish Shack Closing	1:19
9	Buckle Up	1:48
10	We Like To Drink And We LIke To Play Rock And Roll	4:15
11	Toy Smashing	1:19
12	5	4:08
13	Closing Theme 1	0:41
14	Closing Theme 2	0:25

THE SCARIES Over You 1998

 by request

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Artist Biography by Mike DaRonco

Even though their native Chapel Hill, NC, has been renowned for its indie upbringing of Superchunk, the Scaries revealed a poppier, more aggressive influence. By taking a cue from the likes of the Descendants, Lifetime, and Jawbreaker, the lineup of Matt (guitar/vocals), Matt (drums), Mike (guitar), and Bill (bass) would release a couple of scattered singles under the Scaries moniker before Dead Ant Farm Records released their first full-length, Over You, in 1997. Following one U.S. tour and three years, their second album, Wishing One Last Time, came out in 2000 with some help from Route 14 Records. 

 
Tracklist

1	'Til Today	2:46
2	Anymore	2:05
3	Disappointed	2:53
4	Brother	3:08
5	Don't Wanna Change Your Mind	2:50
6	Nothing's Gonna Be Alright	2:17
7	Used To Be	3:06
8	Everything	2:11
9	Slurpee
10	Place	3:04
11	Never Was	2:18
12	Never Fade Away	2:42
13	Valentine's Day	1:57
14	Over You	3:10

 

WAKELAND Magnetic 1995

 

by request

Discogs

catchy alternative rock in the vein of Gin Blossoms

Tracklist

1	Don't Worry (Star Song)	3:27
2	Half Of You	3:57
3	Falling Again	3:01
4	Burning	3:39
5	For Once	4:52
6	She Said	3:28
7	Let It Go	3:04
8	Rain Song	3:35
9	To See You Cry	3:39
10	Just A Girl	3:48
11	Julia Cries	2:57
12	Good-bye	3:17

UNDERSTAND Bored Games EP 1994

 

by request

 

Discogs

hardcore that sounds a lot like Quicksand

Tracklist

1	Bored Games
2	Remains To Be Seen
3	Dulcit Tone
4	On A Train

 

ROYAL TRUX Four Of One, Half A Dozen Of The Other 1997

 by request

Discogs 

 

Self-released cassette available through mail order.

First four songs are live from Minneapolis 1998.
Next six songs are from New York City 1997. 

 

Tracklist

A1	Run, Shaker Life
A2	Shockwave Rider
A3	Juicy, Juicy, Juice
A4	You're Gonna Lose Pt. 1
B1	You're Gonna Lose Pt. 2
B2	Golden Rules
B3	Horror James
B4	Comets
B5	Esso Dame
B6	Fear Strikes Out
B7	Sice I Bones

 

BELL JAR (AU) Glass 1990

 

by request

 

Discogs 

 

alternative rock from Australia

Tracklist

1	Burn	3:54
2	Bitter Taste	4:06
3	Without A Doubt	3:03
4	Love Like Rain	3:10
5	Get The Feeling	3:40
6	The Road Not Taken	3:41
7	Some Kind Of Beautiful	3:21
8	American Dream	3:36
9	Screaming At The Children	3:53
10	Glass	4:30
11	Walk Over Me	3:57

 

WE'RE FROM TEXAS Various Artists 1993

 

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Tracklist

1	–A.S.D.*	Devils Bowl Blues
2	–Rockbusters	Life Sucks
3	–Jesus Christ Superfly*	Over And Out
4	–Slowpoke (2)	Ice-Minus
5	–Pervis	Dysfucntional Emotions
6	–Pasty Face	Stop
7	–Yeah Yeah Yeah*	Get What You Want
8	–Caulk	Crutch
9	–Cool Christine	Nowhere Jets
10	–Baboon (2)	Kamikaze
11	–Conniptionfit	Pop
12	–Third Leg	Pig Hate
13	–Chain Link Fence	Standing In This Hole
14	–Lithium X-mas	Bob Medley
15	–Hagfish	Happiness
16	–Humungus	Life Is Suicide
17	–Chaindrive	Edible Party
18	–Brutal Juice	Pull The Plug
19	–Divergants*	Same Reason Different Station
20	–No Solution (3)	No Justice
21	–Buena Vistas	Dude

 

SILVER SUN Silver Sun 1997

 

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AllMusic Review by Stephen Schnee

Their first album proper, Silver Sun don't mess with their formula much but come out smelling sweet due to James Broad's knack for writing classy pop songs with a bite. "Golden Skin" kicks the doors open and the band never lets up. "Julia," "Dumb," "Service" and "Bad Haircut" join the list of top-notch Silver Sun songs, with nothing on the album falling below the quality control limits set by their first batch of singles. With not much variation between songs, some may find it easier to take the album in doses, but, as a whole, it's pretty damn impressive.

Tracklist

1	Test
2	Golden Skin
3	Dumb
4	Julia
5	Far Out
6	Last Day
7	Service
8	Yellow Light
9	Lava
10	2 Digits
11	This 'N' That
12	Wonderful
13	Bad Haircut
14	Nobody
15	Animals Feet