Which songs/albums take you back to college?

Great point on their influences, it's like it all led to kind of popular music apex with the mid '60 to mid 70's.

I wish something really cool and new would come along again. The last time I heard something I thought was different and took me by surprise was the first time "Smells like Teen Spirit" came on the radio. I loved Nirvana, and much of the Seatlle sound of the early 90's, but it never really evolved much beyond that for me. About 10 great albums in that time (although I don't count Stone Temple Pilots in with the Seattle sound, I loved 3 of their albums).

So anything really good and new on the horizon? Or all just, "well they sound like....."

Jefferson Airplane- volunteers
Youngbloods- Elephant Mountain
Steve Miller- Your Saving Grace
Tim Buckley- Happy/Sad
Grateful Dead- American Beauty, Workingman's Dead, Europe '72
CSN (&Y)- CSN, Deja Vu

Probably lots more but since I really was there for the 60's, I don't remember any more ;~)

Boston; saw them while in college; the Cars; Van Halen (first album, w/ Eruption); Thin Lizzy; Crack the Sky; Pat Thrall; Joe Jackson ("Pretty women out walking with gorillas--classic line!). Since I roomed with other guitar players,some different things--Be-Bop Deluxe, Steve Morse. And country rock was big, so Outlaws, Charlie Daniels, even Asleep at the Wheel.

Jim,

I was EE at Northwestern from '90 to '94, and I believe Undertow was in my CD player for my entire Senior year. Three REM releases occured that time - Automatic for the People, Out of Time and Monster (well, Monster was fall of '94). But Nirvana's Nevermind release late in '90 really defined my time in undergrad. Well, that and Vanilla Ice. :)

Nrenter -

Looks like you and I were sweating the same classes at the same time, my nightmare occurred at NC State Univ however. :)

I remember buying Nevermind and not really liking it, probably because Teen Spirit was being played ALL THE TIME. It's funny because now Nirvana is one of my favorite bands.

I remembered a few others which somehow I left out of my initial list:

Alice in Chains - Facelift (I'd put that right up there with PJ's Ten... almost)

Metallica - and justice for all, as well as the black album

Vanilla Ice - yep, freshman year.

Paula Abdul was everywhere too

Lots of R&B/Hip-hop types like Bell Biv Devoe, Boyz 2 Men, etc my freshman year. I was never a fan but after getting them drilled into your head on the radio they have to be acknowledged for brain pollution.