10 Even More Perfect 1990s Rock Albums With No Bad Songs
6. Elastica - Elastica
Oh, Elastica...
What could've been, right? One of the leaders of the Britpop push, this four-piece band seemed destined to become true megastars after releasing their self-titled debut album in March 1995.
Not just had Elastica connected with a UK audience, but they'd be one of extremely rare British bands of the day to make a splash stateside, with the group achieving notable success in the US. The problem was, after a debut album that mesmerised, in-fighting and substance abuse issues resulted in the band treading water for five years until they finally released their second album, The Menace, in 2000.
While The Menace was a major disappointment, 1995's Elastica album was a barnburner.
The minimalistic approach of bassist Annie Holland, drummer Justin Welch and a duo of singer/guitarists in Donna Matthews and Justine Frischmann worked wonders on breakneck tracks like Connection, Line Up, Waking Up, Annie, and Stutter - with all of those songs being short, electric jolts of pop-punk-rock.
Granted, Indian Song wasn't quite up to the standard of the rest of the tracks featured on Elastica, but the song was still decent enough for it not to be labelled an outright bad song. As such, this '95 record remains a phenomenal one to this very day.