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YEAR: 1992

albums are in italics, songs in quotes

1) Gordon by Barenaked Ladies

2) "Bed of Roses" by Bon Jovi

3) Lucky Town by Bruce Springsteen

4) "Taillights Fade" by Buffalo Tom

5) "Teen Angst (What The World Needs Now)" by Cracker

6) "Friday I'm In Love" by Cure, The

7) Puzzle by Dada

8) Change Everything by Del Amitri

9) "Ordinary World" by Duran Duran

10) New Miserable Experience by Gin Blossoms

11) Rites of Passage by Indigo Girls

12) "Hero In Me" by Jeffrey Gaines

13) It's a Shame About Ray by Lemonheads, The

14) "The Beauty of Gray" by Live

15) It's Only Time by Mark Curry

16) Destination Universe by Material Issue

17) "Ain't It Heavy" by Melissa Etheridge

18) Mr. Reality by Mr. Reality

19) "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" by Patty Smyth

20) "Digging In The Dirt" by Peter Gabriel

21) Flown This Acid World by Peter Himmelman

22) "Man on the Moon" by R.E.M.

23) "Somebody to Shove" by Soul Asylum

24) "If I Can't Change Your Mind" by Sugar

25) "Blood Makes Noise" by Suzanne Vega

26) "In Perpetuity" by Too Much Joy

27) "Silent All These Years" by Tori Amos

28) The Wallflowers by Wallflowers, The

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UPCOMING SHOWS

MPAC presents Melissa Etheridge: The Rise Tour on September 9th

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