A fine slice of twentysomething alternative pop from the 1990s, the soundtrack to Reality Bites presents the finest of the decade's mainstream alternative pop artists. Crowded House, the Juliana Hatfield 3, and U2 all shine with previously released tracks, Lenny Kravitz turns in a solid new number, Dinosaur Jr. hands in a strong B-side, and World Party offers the sublime musical in-joke "When You Come Back to Me," where they rearrange David Bowie's "Young Americans" for the '90s. On the lesser side, the re-recording of Squeeze's "Tempted" is unnecessary, and the remix of "My Sharona" removes its kitschy charm. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
All Music Guide Review
Track Listing
Credits
- J Mascis
- Guitar, Drums, Producer, Vocals
- Larry Mullen, Jr.
- Drums
- Mike Musburger
- Drums
- Prescott Niles
- Bass
- Tessa Niles
- Vocals (Background)
- Quino
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- John "J.R." Robinson
- Drums
- Nick Seymour
- Bass, Vocals (Background)
- Chris Sharrock
- Drums
- Ken Stringfellow
- Guitar, Vocals (Background)
- Chris Cuben Tatum
- Organ, Piano, Producer, Drums, Vocals (Background), Bass
- Glenn Tilbrook
- Guitar, Vocals
- Karl Wallinger
- Bass, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Producer, Vocals, Drums
- Larry Williams
- Flute, Sax (Tenor)
- Chris Wilson
- Bass
- Aaron Zigman
- Keyboards
- Jon Feinberg
- Percussion, Drums
- Dan Littleton
- Guitar (Electric)
- Juan Patino
- Producer, Harmony Vocals
- Nathan Aibinder
- Guitar
- Angie Bianca
- Vocals
- Blizz
- Scratching
- Michael Bohannon
- Vocals (Background)
- Tim Bright
- Guitar (Electric)
- Dean Fisher
- Bass
- Ethan Hawke
- Vocals, Performer
- James McWhinney
- Vocals (Background)
- Elizabeth Mitchell
- Harmony Vocals
- Rags Murtaugh
- Harmonica
- Joe Quigley
- Bass
- Christopher Wagner
- Bass
- Zeb
- Guitar
- Juliana Hatfield Three
- Performer
- Mike Chapman
- Producer
- Craig Ross
- Guitar (Electric)
- Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
- Performer
- Abe Laboriel Jr.
- Drums
- Todd Philips
- Drums
- Youth
- Producer
- Juliana Hatfield
- Guitar, Performer, Vocals
- Me Phi Me
- Jew's-Harp, Performer, Rap
- Big Mountain
- Performer
- The Edge
- Guitar
- The Indians
- Performer
- Lisa Loeb
- Guitar (Acoustic), Harmony Vocals, Vocals
- Jon Auer
- Guitar, Vocals
- Berton Averre
- Guitar, Vocals
- Michael Beinhorn
- Producer
- John Bentley
- Bass, Vocals (Background)
- David Bianco
- Producer, Mixing, Engineer
- Curt Bisquera
- Drums
- Bono
- Vocals
- John Brian
- Harmonium, Mellotron
- Tony Chin
- Guitar
- Julie Christensen
- Vocals (Background)
- Simon Clarke
- Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
- Adam Clayton
- Bass
- Chris Difford
- Guitar, Vocals
- Ron Fair
- Guitar, Keyboards, Producer
- John Michael Falasz III
- Guitar (12 String)
- Denny Fongheiser
- Percussion
- Kurt Fedora
- Bass, Guitar
- Doug Fieger
- Guitar, Vocals
- Neil Finn
- Guitar, Vocals (Background), Vocals
- Steve Forman
- Percussion
- David Fox
- Bass
- Bruce Gary
- Drums
- John Goux
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar
- Erik Hanson
- Producer
- Mark Hart
- Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals (Background)
- Paul Hester
- Drums, Vocals (Background)
- Jerry Hey
- Trumpet
- Henry Hirsch
- Bass
- Peter Holsapple
- Keyboards
- Jimmy Iovine
- Producer
- Jack Irons
- Drums
- Dave Jerden
- Producer
- Abraham Laboriel
- Bass
- Gilson Lavis
- Drums
- Scott Litt
- Producer
- Paul Carrack
- Organ, Piano, Vocals
- Elvis Costello
- Guitar, Vocals (Background)
- Crowded House
- Performer
- Dinosaur Jr.
- Performer
- The Knack
- Performer
- Lenny Kravitz
- Drums, Performer, Producer, Vocals (Background), Vocals, Guitar (Electric)
- The Posies
- Producer, Performer
- Squeeze
- Performer
- U2
- Performer
- World Party
- Performer
- Warren Hill
- Sax (Alto)











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