Hello fellow music lovers and welcome to Way Back Wednesday; where I cover some jams from way back. Help yourself below to some instant nostalgia.

When you hear "Bittersweet Symphony" from English rock group The Verve, it likely evokes memories more meaningful than just the Cruel Intentions movie. The Verve is a somewhat confusing, but extremely talented band. Lead singer Richard Ashcroft has a special voice, one that is perfect for the shoegaze-y, neo-psychedelia sound The Verve produced. Ashcroft and his bandmates have been a huge influence on the likes of Oasis and Coldplay, but also have had numerous issues with drugs, lawsuits, and band breakups. Their first release was a self-titled EP in 1992, and quickly created a buzz with "Shes' A Superstar." A year later they released their debut album, A Storm In Heaven. "Slide Away" may have been the second single of that album, but it was the most successful, topping the indie UK charts. Then in 1995, one of their three well-documented breakups happened. From this point on, The Verve were never the same. Urban Hymns, the band's third album, was released in 1997. "The Drugs Don't Work," "Lucky Man," and the ever-popular "Bittersweet Symphony," were all hit singles, and propelled The Verve not only in the U.K., but also in the U.S.charts. The Verve had gone from the psychedelic sound of their earlier career to a more polished Britpop sound, all within 5 years. With their most popular album, and at the height of the band's success, it wasn't enough to stop the band from breaking up just two years after Urban Hymns was released.

"Bittersweet Symphony"

"Lucky Man"

"The Drugs Don't Work"

"She's A Superstar"

Souls Of Mischief

The east and west coast were of two very different sounds when it came to hip-hop in the '90s. With hatred spewing between the two coasts, it was rare to find a group from the west that embodied the style and sound from the east. You couldn't tell that to Souls Of Mischief, though. Residing in Oakland, California, the group formed in 1991. They burst onto the underground hip-hop scene in 1993 with their critically acclaimed 93 "Til Infinity. The lead single of the same name became well known on the indie and mainstream scene; a true hip-hop classic. It was the #1 song on Yo! MTV Raps week after week, among many other hip-hop countdowns. With a new, fresh style that was unheard of from California, Souls Of Mischief were on to something. Blending conscious rhymes over jazzy, east coast-style beats, their debut album is regarded as one of the better hip-hop albums of the '90s. I still remember listening to that album on the way to school, and it stays in my rotation to this day. Just two years later, Souls were back in the studio again. They released No Man's Land in 1995, but were unable to maintain the same buzz with their sophomore album. The album was reviewed well, but just lacked a true single that could carry it. It was well received among the indie crowd, but the mainstream never accepted it. They were soon dropped from their label after the release of their second album. That didn't stop them from creating their own label and releasing two more albums before 2000. Souls Of Mischief are also a part of the hip-hop collective Hieroglyphics, which includes the underground favorite emcee Del tha Funkee Homosapien.

"93 Til' Infinity"