11 Underrated '90s Rock Albums Every Music Fan Needs on Vinyl

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Here are 11 underrated albums from the 1990s that you absolutely need in your vinyl collection if you are a rock fan.

It can be tough to figure out where to begin if you're looking to go beyond the grunge-era stuff to take a deeper dive into '90s rock. Grunge simply can't be ignored due to its heavy impact on the front half of the decade.

But there was so much more to the '90s in the world of rock than Nirvana, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam.

Bands such as Stabbing Westward and Gravity Kills were starting to infuse industrial elements into rock. The Reverend Horton Heat took an unconventional approach by combining rockabilly, punk and rock music.

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Sunny Day Real Estate were among the early emo rock acts bubbling up toward the tail end of the 1990s.

We're here to help you make sense of all of it by giving you 11 rock albums from the 1990s that you may have missed but need to be owned on vinyl.

**Candlebox, Candlebox (1993)**

cover to candlebox's self-titled album

Maverick/Warner Bros.

Key Tracks: "Far Behind," "You," "Cover Me"

**Days of the New, Days of the New (1997)**

cover of Days of the New's self-titled album

Outpost

Key Tracks: "Touch, Peel and Stand," "Shelf in the Room," "The Down Town"

**Dinosaur Jr., Where You Been (1993)**

dinosaur jr where you been album cover

Sire Records

Key Tracks: "Start Choppin," "Out There," "Get Me"

**Hum, Electra 2000 (1993)**

hum, electra 2000 cover

Cargo

Key Tracks: "Iron Clad Lou," "Pinch and Roll, "Winder"

**Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Orange (1994)**

jon spencer blues explosions orange cover

Matador

Key Tracks: "Bellbottoms," "Very Rare," "Ditch"

**Our Lady Peace, Naveed (1994)**

our lady peace naveed album cover

Sony/Epic

Key tracks: "Starseed," "Naveed," "The Birdman"

**Reverend Horton Heat, Liquor in the Front (1994)**

reverend horton heat, liquor in the front album cover

Sub Pop

Key Tracks: "I Can't Surf," "Baddest of the Bad," "Five-o Ford"

**Screaming Trees, Sweet Oblivion (1992)**

screaming trees sweet oblivion album cover

Epic

Key Tracks: "Nearly Lost You," "Shadow of the Season," "Dollar Bill"

**Silverchair, Frogstomp (1995)**

silverchair frogstomp album cover

Epic

Key Tracks: "Tomorrow," "Israel's Son," "Suicidal Dream"

**Stabbing Westward, Wither Blister Burn + Peel (1996)**

Stabbing Westward Wither Blister Burn and Peel album cover

Columbia Records

Key Tracks: "Shame," "What Do I Have to Do?," "So Wrong"

**Sunny Day Real Estate, Diary (1994)**

sunny day real estate, diary album cover

Sub Pop

Key Tracks: "In Circles," "Seven," "Song About an Angel"

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