Hi, folks! I'm trying to find a CD I owned in the 90s. I can't remember the name of the artist... or the album... or any of the songs. I just recall it included a couple of decent cuts and I kinda remember what the album cover looked like. Can you help refresh my memory? Here's what I can tell you: 1. The album was from the early 90s, sometime between 1993 and 1996. 2. It was alternative rock. 3. I believe it was the debut album by a band (i.e., not a solo artist... nor was someone's personal name in the band's name). And I think the band's name was one word. 4. The band was barely a one-hit wonder. 5. The album cover was mostly black & white, but I believe it had a little red showing. 6. I seem to remember there was some sort of cartoony looking bug or mouse on the cover... standing on the street... in a regular SoCal looking residential neighborhood. Anyone have any idea what this album is I'm trying to track down? Big thanks!
Not a bad guess... meets most of the criteria... not it though. If we find it, it's gonna make everyone say "WHO?"... it was an obscure band that didn't have much success.
These guys were pretty popular, but they fizzled out pretty fast. Still one of my favorite bands! Everything but #6 on your list.
Wow... and here I didn't think I had anything to do to day, at work... . I tried several Google searches, as I'm sure you did, finagling your clues in different sequences, and didn't really see anything that matched... Good luck, though!
Unfortunately "alt-rock" is a bit of a catch-all genre. Can you name any other bands that this mystery band was similar to? Do you remember if the singer was male or female? Were they an American band?
The closest I can find so far is Semisonic's 1998 album "Feeling Strangely Fine" which had their only hit song "Closing Time". Its got a black & white cover with a bit of red and takes place on a street...
Have you checked between the seat cushions of your couch? Is it still in the CD player... of your '88 Honda Civic... which you donated... in '01?
Maybe you just need to get in the right frame of mind? Do you remember lyric fragments? Try Google with lyric fragments in parenthesis. I frequently find forgotten treasures by listening to songs in the same genre on YouTube.
Take a look at the billboard charts for alternative rock in the years you mentioned. Maybe you will recognize a song title or artist. Good luck.
Less than a one hit wonder, so I doubt this is it. Nobody knows this album, but it was one of the best from the 90s (93 I think).