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Top 100 Alternative Songs of the '90s -- Part Two of Five

80

'Sabotage'

Beastie Boys

The sample-heavy rappers morph into a full-fledged, genre-bending band with this adrenaline shot-of-a-song.

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79

'Shimmer'

Fuel

Good guys from Tennessee try to help out an ex-girlfriend who's stuck in an abusive relationship.

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78

'Santa Monica'

Everclear

Singer Art Alexakis chronicles his own teenage attempt at suicide after his girlfriend killed herself.

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77

'Wicked Garden'

Stone Temple Pilots

This understated rocker finds Scott Weiland lamenting the loss of innocence and wonder in our modern world.

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76

'More Human Than Human'

White Zombie

It wasn't all gloom and angst in the '90s. All praise to Rob Zombie for mixing theatrics with great rock songs.

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75

'The World I Know'

Collective Soul

Back to angst, but only briefly, as a chance encounter with a pigeon convinces a man not to end his life.

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74

'Touch, Peel and Stand'

Days of the New

This Kentucky band brings raw, swampy acoustic guitars up front for this oddly-titled song about lust.

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73

'December'

Collective Soul

Ed Roland seems to be speaking for a higher power here, telling non-believers to beware of their own vanity.

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72

'Californication'

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Another lyrical trip to the dark side of L.A., courtesy of the ever-increasingly serious, yet former party boys.

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71

'Sex Type Thing'

Stone Temple Pilots

STP exploded onto the scene with this hard-driving first single -- a peek into the thoughts of a sexual predator.

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70

'Basket Case'

Green Day

Billy Joe Armstrong bares his anxieties and demons on this hit parade from 1994's 'Dookie.'

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69

'Rooster'

Alice in Chains

Jerry Cantrell credits writing this song to helping his father come to grips with his Vietnam War years.

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68

'Machinehead'

Bush

What is Gavin talking about? We defy you to explain these lyrics. Are we jealous he married Gwen? Yeah, maybe...

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67

'My Hero'

Foo Fighters

Often mistaken as a tribute to Dave Grohl's former bandmate Kurt Cobain, but is actually intended for everyday heroes.

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66

'Brain Stew / Jaded'

Green Day

Green Day channel Zeppelin and Queen by dropping an old school two-for-one special about sleep deprivation.

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65

'Comedown'

Bush

Gavin Rossdale talks of being dumped. We're guessing his agonizing time alone will last maybe 10 seconds.

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64

'Inside Out'

Eve 6

SoCal indie rockers put their "heart in a blender" and knock out a kinetic, impossibly catchy guitar rocker.

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63

'If You Could Only See'

Tonic

These hard-touring rockers were rewarded for their efforts when this song spent over a year on the charts.

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62

'Scar Tissue'

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Okay we get it, you're a poet, and you had drug problems. Now put a sock on it again and let's get funky!

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61

'Self Esteem'

The Offspring

A fantastic, rocking, honest, self-deprecating song from a guy who can't bring himself to stand up to his girl.

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