LiveFrom199X

Documenting 90s music. Tours. Album stories. Cultural moments. If you were there, you know. If you missed it, I’ll show you.

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I was there.

90s tours.
Album releases.
Moments before they blew up.

The stories behind the decade.

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@MassAppeal 1. Bomb atomically.
2. Yo! Microphone check 1-2 what is this?
3. Freedom or jail

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@20th_Centurygal Guns N’ Roses. Dust n’ Bones Tour 1993. Brian May opened.

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@Quamclips lol. Lil’ Cease cheesin at the end 😂

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@RnRNationlive 19

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DMX - Ruff Ryders’ Anthem / Slippin

Woodstock ‘99 - Rome, NY.

Over 200,000 people in the field.

DMX had just become the first rapper ever to debut two albums at No 1 in the same year.

The entire crowd barking “Stop… Drop…”

One of the most electric moments of Woodstock ’99, and DMX owned it.

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Oakland, CA
Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium
Primus / Helmet / Porch

New Year’s Eve 1994 → 1995.

Primus were coming off Pork Soda.

Helmet were touring behind Betty.

Two completely different sounds
on the same stage.

The Bay Area ringing in 1995.

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@alIisonchains So. Many. Vibes.

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@iamcalleo 🫡

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@CLG98264897

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@20th_Centurygal Jerry Cantrell

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Despite the lineup change, it still debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200.

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Mötley Crüe — Mötley Crüe (1994)

The John Corabi era.

Vince Neil was out.
The sound got heavier.

Produced by Bob Rock
(Metallica’s Black Album).

The band even discussed changing their name during this time.

A darker Crüe for the grunge era.

32 years ago today.

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No Doubt — “DJs” (Sublime cover)

Live From the Tragic Kingdom

No Doubt covering Long Beach legends.

Two bands from the same Southern California scene.

Bradley Nowell had died almost a year earlier.

Orange County meets Long Beach.

90s ska family.

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@SPIN

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The black-and-white cover art was illustrated by Layne Staley, based on a photograph of himself and his ex-fiancée, Demri Lara Parrott.

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Mad Season — Above (1995)

Layne Staley
Mike McCready
Barrett Martin
John Baker Saunders

A Seattle supergroup born in the middle of the grunge era.

Still one of the darkest, most beautiful records to come out of Seattle.

Released 31 years ago today.

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@NIN_Archive But doesn’t it make you feel better!!

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@Manlike_Solz @Nas Facts. And Nas is still doing it.

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@80sBank Best opener in hip hop.

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@danglingsince97 @OchelliEffect So many underrated bands from the 90s.