[Updated on April 14, 2009] It was half-decade that kicked off the 90s, and we called the campus of the University of Wisconsin- Eau Clare home. When we weren't philosophizing about how amazing Pink Floyd was, and how the non-Roger Waters Floyd differed from the days when he was in the band, or lamenting the death of hair metal, or getting hammered, we did listen to the music of the day. Alternative and American Trad Rock... [+]

[Updated on April 14, 2009] It was half-decade that kicked off the 90s, and we called the campus of the University of Wisconsin- Eau Clare home. When we weren't philosophizing about how amazing Pink Floyd was, and how the non-Roger Waters Floyd differed from the days when he was in the band, or lamenting the death of hair metal, or getting hammered, we did listen to the music of the day. Alternative and American Trad Rock were in their infancy, and we listened to and loved it all. Whether it was getting blown away by Nirvana, or wishing R.E.M. still sounded like they did in the 80s, we could not get enough! I think there was a period of time in 1994 where I played the Weezer Blue album for a month straight.

If you are my age now (37), then you were my age then (18-23). And if you were in college, chances are you were jamming to the tunes that comprise this playlist. These are the songs that defined the period of time that I will always hold as "the best days of my life"... [-]