I Hate the 90's

"I Hate the 90's"
Single by Rodney & the Tube Tops
B-side "Tube Tops Forever"/"Cellphone Madness"
Released 1997 (1997)
Format 7" vinyl
Recorded 1996 (1996) Tarantula Ranch Hollywood, California, United States
Genre Alternative rock
Length 3:42
Label Sympathy for the Record Industry
Writer(s) Eric Erlandson, Thurston Moore, Pat Fear Dave Markey, Rodney Bingenheimer, Cameron Jamie
Producer(s) Cameron Jamie

"I Hate the 90's"[1] is a song by short-lived American alternative rock band, Rodney & the Tube Tops. The song was released as the band's debut single in 1997 on the indie label Sympathy for the Record Industry. As the band was more of a side project for members of Hole, Sonic Youth and White Flag, "I Hate the 90's" was the only release by the band.

Recording

The song was recorded at Tarantula Ranch Hollywood, California at some point in 1996 along with the songs "Tube Tops Forever" and "Cellphone Madness," which were later featured as the single's b-sides. Cameron Jamie, who co-wrote the song's lyrics with frontman Rodney Bingenheimer, produced and Dave Travis engineered the recording session. A minute-long collection of clips from the recording session was released by drummer Dave Markey in 2008.[2]

Composition
"I Hate the 90's"
The lyrics of "I Hate the 90's" satirize aspects of 1990's alternative culture.
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The song's lyrics, written by Bingenheimer and Jamie, primarily satirize aspects of alternative culture in the early 1990s and relates them to the former culture of punk rock. IGN Music stated that "I Hate the 90's" was a song "in which Bingenheimer extols his love of every thing before the '90s and judiciously uses his catch phrase 'Godhead.'"[3] The lyrics make a number of references to several celebrities including Marcia Brady from The Brady Bunch, Brian Wilson, Janis Joplin and Kate Moss, trends such as fashion, body piercings, tattoos, the Internet, recreational drug use and contemporary topics and events such as the fall of the Berlin Wall, last-call return and the rise of BDSM. The final lyrics feature Bingenheimer shouting "get me to the year 2000 at once!"

Musically, "I Hate the 90's" follows a standard punk rock form. The intro consists of a rising drum beat, accompanied by bass, and FX'd guitar riffs and transcends in to a repeatative riff used throughout the verses of the song. The chorus uses barre chords and heavy use of cymbals and immediately climaxes and stops before the song's refrain "I hate the 90's!" The bridge is composed of alternative guitar tunings played in an experimental style, possibly written by Thurston Moore, as Sonic Youth are known for their use of alternate tunings.[4]

Release

The single was released the following year on Sympathy for the Record Industry.[5] The song was featured on Beloved Records compilation album, It's a Goof, released on August 18, 1998[6] and was also featured in the soundtrack to Rodney Bingenheimer's 2004 documentary, Mayor of the Sunset Strip.[7][8] Due to both the band and record label's underground status, the single failed to receive much attention.

Track listing

All lyrics by Rodney Bingenheimer and Cameron Jamie, all music by Eric Erlandson, Thurston Moore, Pat Fear and Dave Markey.

No. Title Length
1. "I Hate the 90's"   03:41
2. "Tube Tops Forever"   03:30
3. "Cellphone Madness"   02:49
Total length:
 10:00

Release history

Region Date Format Featured on
United States February 1997[9] 7" vinyl "I Hate the 90's"
August 18, 1998[6] Compact disc It's a Goof
March 16, 2004[7][8] Mayor of the Sunset Strip

Personnel

Musicians
Technical personnel
Art personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Rodney & The Tube Tops - I Hate The 90's (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Rodney & The Tube Tops "I Hate The 90's" recording session Video by david markey - MySpace Video". Dave Markey. January 15, 2008. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Mayor of the Sunset Strip: Original Soundtrack To The Motion Picture - Music Review at IGN". IGN. March 26, 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  4. ↑ "The Sonic Youth Gear Guide". Sonic Youth Illustrated Equipment Guide. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  5. ↑ "SFTRI Catalogue Page 24". Sympathy for the Record Industry. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  6. 1 2 "It's a Goof - Various Artists | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  7. 1 2 "Mayor of the Sunset Strip - Original Soundtrack - Various Artists | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  8. 1 2 "Rodney Bingenheimer - Music". First Look Studios. February 2005. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  9. ↑ Wolfgang Lugmayr. "Sonic Youth Discography: Rodney & The Tube Tops: Rodney & The Tube Tops". Sonic Youth Discography. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
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