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(#15) Spacehog
- Space rock, Post-grunge, Alternative rock, Glam rock
A whole new generation is getting to hear Spacehog's gob-smackingly catchy 1995 debut single "In the Meantime" in the games "Guitar Hero 5" and "Rock Band 3."
The song is a perfect blend of the glam rock style of Spacehog's hero, David Bowie, and '90s power pop. Spacehog never really recaptured the success of "In the Meantime," though they went on to make a few more albums. They regrouped briefly in 2008 and 2009 to play at the Viper Room and Spaceland, respectively, in Los Angeles.
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(#22) Eels
- Experimental rock, Alternative rock, Indie rock, Lo-fi music
"Novocaine for the Soul" was the first single released by Eels and remains the biggest radio hit to date, though later songs have appeared in a number of TV shows. "Novocaine" is from 1996's "Beautiful Freak," which is a good album, but Eels have only gotten better as the years drag on.
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(#23) King Missile
- Dark ambient, Anti-folk, Avant-garde jazz, Spoken word, Experimental rock, Neo-psychedelia, Pop rock, Experimental music, Alternative rock, Psychedelic rock
King Missile is an avant-garde art project and sometimes-band from poet and singer John S. Hall. On the group's 1992 debut, "Happy Hour," they released a little ditty called "Detachable Penis," really just Hall reciting a monologue about a man suffering through life with the titular appendage.
Shockingly, King Missile never returned with another monster jam. Who could've seen that coming?
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(#21) White Town
- Indie pop, Indie, Pop music, Alternative dance, Alternative rock, Electronica
White Town's song "Your Woman" reached #1 in Great Britain in 1997. The artist continues to release music, but has yet to reach similar levels of success.
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(#17) Skee-Lo
- Hip hop music, Alternative hip hop, Jazz
The fact remains that Skee-Lo's "I Wish" is not only a ridiculous song, but also a really good song. He was nominated for two Grammy's in 1995 for this. Skee-Lo went on to find work as an MTV host.
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(#4) Semisonic
- Pop rock, Power pop, Post-grunge, Alternative rock
There's just something about the way the guy from Semisonic says "Closing Time" over and over and over that gets in your brain and literally never leaves again. For the rest...of your...life...
"Closing Time" hit in 1998, a single off the band's second album, Feeling Strangely Fine.
The band released one more album in 2001, which did fine but did not produce a hit anything like "Closing Time." The band members continue to focus on their individual artistic projects.
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Over the years, more and more new rising stars appeared in the music world. In the 90s, some bands and musicians churn out hit after hit, it's a golden decade for the development of music. There are still a number of one-hit wonders from the ’90s who probably never be forgotten, or maybe there is only one song that let people know about them briefly, those musical artists release one amazing song, then disappear and never to be heard from again.
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