I probably bought 50 CDs a year in the 1990s, a decade I began in the Southeast and ended in the Northwest. If I allow myself to choose only one from each year, I'll go with the ones that I played the most ( with apologies to Yo La Tengo, The Lemonheads, Freedy Johnson, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, R.E.M. and many more). Obviously I have a soft spot for thoughtful three and a half minute songs about girls, girlfriends and ex-girlfriends. And it's best if they blend acoustic guitars with blistering electric leads. That doesn't explain The P.M. Dawn album though. A cassette of Jesus Wept provided a welcome contrast to what I saw outside my windshield on a lot of long drives down lonely Colorado highways.
1990 (Mount Pleasant, SC)
Lloyd Cole Lloyd Cole
1991(Charleston, SC)
Matthew Sweet Girlfriend
1992 (Charleston, SC)
The Jayhawks Hollywood Town Hall
1993 (Asheville, NC)
Grant Lee Buffalo Fuzzy
1994 (Asheville, NC)
Grant McLennan Horsebreaker Star
1995 (Glenwood Springs, CO)
P.M. Dawn Jesus Wept
1996 (Glenwood Springs,CO)
Robert Forster Warm Nights
1997 (Glenwood Springs,CO)
Radiohead OK Computer
1998 (Glenwood Springs, CO)
Pernice Brothers Overcome By Happiness
1999 (Seattle,WA)
Wilco Summerteeth
