AllMusic Loves 1998

It was, as they say, a transitional year. It was, in many ways, the year where the hangover set in, as the biggest rock forces of the '90s were in states of decline. Although there were some scuzzy sounds on the margin -- not to mention such distinctive voices as Neutral Milk Hotel -- American alt-rock had gone Hollywood, led by Hole's ode to Southern California, the ultraglossy Celebrity Skin, but this was the year post-grungers like Matchbox 20 and Third Eye Blind ruled U.S. radio. In Britain,...

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