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It's as if they asked themselves, “Hey guys, let's, like, do a whole Butthole Surfers / Ween / They Might Be Giants / Dead Milkmen kind of album…but for the whole grunge scene. The Presidents of the United States of America (1995)įorged in the horribly mistaken notion that America needed just that much more wackiness, Presidents of the United States of America's (Pot USA, get it?) self-titled debut pops out like puffs of skunky weed smoke from Deen Ween's basement. The Presidents of the United States of America Few recall that Garth's locomotive '90s fame was enough to drag this number two to #2. “I say black/ You say white/ I say day/ You call it a night” is as clever as this infamous failure gets.

Remember that “Smile on your brother/ Everybody get together” song by the Youngbloods? Imagine it literally remade with Cake-style talk-rap verses, and you have an idea of how lost Garth was. Country titan Garth Brooks dipped his toes into pop as a fictional “rock star” in the late '90s, preceding a feature film that never came to fruition because he couldn't sell these “greatest hits.” Using the Gaines disguise (complete with chin hair) as a failsafe parachute was the only good idea about this crossover bid. Yes, all multimillionaire megalomaniacs attempt a Slim Shady/Sasha Fierce move at some point. We promise there is no C+C Music Factory. As a method of catharsis, then, let's take a look back at what was so dispiriting about this pivotal time in our lives.

See also: Guess What Year These Lisa Loeb Photos Were TakenĪnd considering that internet music platforms hadn't much gotten going, too often the crap on the radio was what we were stuck with. That's not to say that there weren't bright spots - early Beck, say, or Ok Computer and much of hip-hop's golden era - but what passed for mainstream rock was awful, particularly when it was tagged with the “alternative” qualifier. But what made the '90s truly awful was its music. Sure, you had the Bill Clinton blowjob scandal, OJ, Pakistan and India going nuclear, mad cow disease, the Rodney King decision, and Titanic.