The 1994 Project

1994 was a pivotal year for music, my favorite year for music full stop.

This year I plan to explore the music of 1994 as these songs and albums turn 30 fucking years old. ‘94 saw the end of the “glam” rock era, we were in the early stages of the “grunge” and alt-rock emergence, and hip hop was popping off. Movie soundtracks were still a HUGE thing and the mighty compact disc still reigned supreme. We were still years away from the Napster era, the iPod release and the current vinyl resurgence. It was a time to be immersed in music. You bought albums and listened to the whole damn thing. Sometimes you got burned by one or two great songs and a lot of filler. Used CDs were cheap, concert tickets were also. I saw Weezer a few times in a club for like $20. Radio was still relevant and MTV still played videos. What a time to be alive.

I’ll use this wiki page for my list and dates, but I will try verifying release dates and other information using various sources. I’ll try to write about, Thread, Insta, Tumbl, and maybe even talk (!) about these albums as close to their release dates as possible.

So, what are YOUR favorite albums from 1994? I cannot wait to hear them.

For my 90’s bona fides here is a photo of myself and Jason Mewes. Let’s rock.