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Rock in the ‘90s has a reputation of being loud and full of angst. But the decade’s gentler hits, crafted by standard-bearers and up-and-comers alike, reveal the genre’s openhearted side. While artists like Elton John and Phil Collins had crossed over into the classic-rock pantheon by the time the ‘90s started, they kept releasing tracks that showed off their maturity and songcraft. Newer acts took their cues from rock’s prevailing trends: Jangle-rockers like Hootie and the Blowfish and the Gin Blossoms brought indie ideals to the masses; Alanis Morrissette and Sarah McLachlan built mysteries by diving inward, writing disarmingly honest music that spoke to deep feelings; and Red Hot Chili Peppers flipped their funk-rock and incorporated psychedelia’s nuances. Soft rock’s sprawl reflected the decade’s tumult while offering listeners a gentle landing.

Nirvana’s game-changing success in the early ‘90s was more than just a boon to the Seattle grunge scene: It brought untold media exposure to the entire American indie-rock ecosystem that nurtured the group in their early days, transforming ‘80s trailblazers like Dinosaur Jr. and Sonic Youth into Letterman-approved ‘90s icons in the process. Before long, similarly off-kilter fuzz-pop acts like Pavement and The Flaming Lips found themselves on MTV, while lo-fi auteurs like Beck and Guided by Voices proved you could make masterpieces at home on a four-track. But as much as the era was defined by a certain ramshackle, slacker-dude whimsy, the ‘90s also saw a wave of iconic women—Bikini Kill, Liz Phair, Sleater-Kinney, PJ Harvey—bringing unfiltered feminist perspectives to largely male scenes, portending indie rock’s exile from guyville. And as the decade drew to a close, singer/songwriters like Elliott Smith and Cat Power exuded a rawness that had less to do with noisy guitars than messy emotions.