FYI: 1998
Since this is the first FYI of 2008, let’s jump into the dolorean and take a look back at what was going on a decade ago.
- Albums released in 1998:
- Ben Folds Five – Naked Baby Photos
- Pearl Jam – Yield
- Jerry Cantrell – Boggy Depot
- Dave Matthews Band – Before These Crowded Streets
- Tori Amos – From The Choirgirl Hotel
- Sonic Youth – A Thousand Leaves
- Jeff Buckley – Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk
- Smashing Pumpkins – Adore
- Primus – Rhinoplasty
- Scott Weiland – 12 Bar Blues
- Rob Zombie – Hellbilly Deluxe
- Better Than Ezra – How Does Your Garden Grow?
- PJ Harvy – Is This Desire?
- Cake – Prolonging the Magic
- R.E.M. – Up
- Beck -Mutations
- Faith No More – Who Cares a Lot?
- Green Day’s Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) would hit #2 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks.
- Foo Fighters release “My Hero” as single.
- “Iris” by the Goo Goo Dolls spends 18 weeks at the top spot for the Hot 100 Airplay chart.
- John Frusciante rejoins the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
- The third Tibetan Freedom Concert takes place at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C. on June 13 and 14 and featured: The Beastie Boys, Radiohead, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M., Sonic Youth, Dave Matthews Band and more!
- The soundtrack for the film version of Great Expectations featured: Chris Cornell’s “Sunshower”, Scott Weiland’s “Lady, Your Roof Brings Me Down” and Tori Amos’ “Siren”.
- Scott Weiland gets busted in New York City for heroin and is forced to cancel the remaining dates of his solo tour.
- Radiohead released their rockumentary Meeting People Is Easy, which followed the band during their extensive OK Computer tour.
- Pearl Jam returned to full scale touring after their unsuccessful battle with Ticketmaster.
- Jack Irons leaves Pearl Jam and is replaced by former Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron.
- Alice in Chains recorded “Died” and “Get Born Again”; their last songs with frontman Layne Staley.
- Bands that disbanded:
- Faith No More
- Helmet
- Presidents of the United States of America
- The Jesus and Mary Chain
- Toad the Wet Sprocket
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