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1991

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1991 in music, AKA the last time My Bloody Valentine released an album

By Staff on February 4th, 2013 in Editorial, Features, Hot
Prior to Saturday night, My Bloody Valentine hadn’t released an album in 21 years. Here’s what music was like when Loveless was released way back in 1991:

Tyler, the Creator was born

Justin Timberlake turned 11

Jack White turned 16

Whitney Houston sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Super Bowl

New Kids on the Block headlined the Super Bowl Halftime show

Michael Jackson signed a $1 billion deal with Sony Records

Guns N’ Roses toured behind Use Your Illusion I and II

The first-ever Lollapalooza toured the country, headlined by Jane’s Addiction, Nine Inch Nails, and Rage Against the Machine

Dave Matthews formed Dave Matthews Band

Prince formed The New Power Generation

Refused formed Refused

Portishead formed Portishead

Devo broke up

Talking Heads broke up

The Replacements broke up

N.W.A. broke up

Nirvana released Nevermind

Metallica released The Black Album

Red Hot Chili Peppers released Blood Sugar Sex Magik

U2 released Achtung Baby

Guns N’ Roses released Use Your Illusion II

Green Day released 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours

A Tribe Called Quest released The Low End Theory

Michael Jackson released Dangerous

Pearl Jam released their debut album, Ten

Smashing Pumpkins released their debut album, Gish

Massive Attack released their debut album, Blue Lines

Temple of the Dog released their one and only album

Blur released their debut album, Leisure

Boyz II Men released their debut album, Cooleyhighharmony

Tupac released his debut album, 2Pacalypse Now; it flopped commercially

Pixies released their final album, Trompe le Monde

23-year-old Kylie Minogue released her fourth album, Let’s Get to It

Bryan Adams’ “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” was the long-running #1 single on the Billboard Top 100 (seven weeks)

R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion” peaked at #4

Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” peaked at #6

“Do the Bartman” hit #1 on the UK, Australian, New Zealand, and Norwegian singles charts

As Bill Clinton decides to run for office, “O.P.P.” and “Let’s Talk About Sex” top the hip-hop charts

A decade after its initial release, “Should I Stay or Should I Go” is used in a Levi’s commercial, and becomes The Clash’s first and only number 1 single in the UK.

Mariah Carey won Best New Artist at the Grammys

Will Smith was best known as the rapper The Fresh Prince, whose show was in its second season

This was the cast of Saturday Night Live (sans Michael Jordan)

Johnny Carson was host of The Tonight Show

David Letterman was host of Late Night

Conan O’Brien was a writer for The Simpsons

Jon Stewart was host of Short Attention Span Theater



Jimmy Fallon was a junior at Saugerties High School

Dr. Dre and Suge Knight formed Death Row Records

Bruce Springsteen married Patti Scialfa

Current Van Halen bassist, Wolfgang Van Halen, was born

Jay-Z went on his first tour

Michael Jackson’s video for “Black or White” premiered live to 27 countries — controversy erupted over its vandalism-filled ending and crotch grabbing

11-year-old Ryan Gosling (of Dead Man’s Bones) sang in a Mormon talent show

Kenny Rogers began the “Kenny Rogers Roasters” restaurant chain

Mark Wahlberg was feeling the vibrations

Millions of pre-teens discovered The Secret of the Ooze. The film’s soundtrack gave us Vanilla Ice’s “Ninja Rap” (go ninja, go ninja, go!)

Vanilla Ice also starred in his feature film debut, Cool as Ice

On a Friday signed to EMI, changed their name to Radiohead

Remember how long ago 1969 felt in 1991? Well that’s 1991 in 2013.

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