No Alternative

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No Alternative
Compilation album Charity Album by Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series (Various Artists)
Released	October 26, 1993
Recorded	1991-1993
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	74:21
Label	Arista
Producer	Butcher Bros. Joe Chiccarelli Richard Dashut Paul Heck Billy Corgan Chris Mundy Paul Fox Bruce Kaphan Pierre Marchand Christopher Shaw
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series (Various Artists) chronology
Red Hot + Dance (1991) No Alternative (1993) Red Hot + Country (1994)

No Alternative is a 1993 alternative rock compilation album released to benefit AIDS organizations. The album features original tracks and cover versions from bands who went on to define the alternative rock scene of the 1990s. It was released with two different cover photos, one of a boy, one of a girl.

A television special hosted by MTV and home video featured live performances, music videos, and information about AIDS for an audience otherwise untargeted by other AIDS organizations.

It was Kurt Cobain's decision for "Verse Chorus Verse" (aka "Sappy") to remain uncredited on No Alternative, for fear of distracting from the other bands on the compilation.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Superdeformed" (Matthew Sweet) – 3:58
2. "For All to See" (Buffalo Tom) – 3:36
3. "Sexual Healing" (Odell Brown, Marvin Gaye, David Ritz) – 4:45
   • performed by Soul Asylum
4. "Take a Walk" (Urge Overkill) – 4:39
5. "All Your Jeans Were Too Tight" (Mark Eitzel) – 3:33
   • performed by American Music Club
6. "Bitch" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:17
   • performed by Goo Goo Dolls with Lance Diamond
7. "Unseen Power of the Picket Fence" (Pavement) – 3:53
8. "Glynis" (Billy Corgan) – 4:53
   • performed by The Smashing Pumpkins
9. "Can’t Fight It" (Bob Mould) – 3:49
10. "Hold On" (Sarah McLachlan) – 4:23
11. "Show Me" (Ben Shepherd) – 2:48
    • performed by Soundgarden
12. "Brittle" (Shayne Carter, Straitjacket Fits) – 3:24
    • performed by Straitjacket Fits
13. "Joed Out" (Graeme Downes) – 3:52
    • performed by Barbara Manning and the San Francisco Seals
14. "Heavy 33" (Graeme Downes) – 4:21
    • performed by The Verlaines
15. "Effigy" (John Fogerty) – 5:59
    • performed by Uncle Tupelo
16. "It’s the New Style" (Beastie Boys, Rick Rubin) (live) – 2:20
    • performed by Beastie Boys and DJ Hurricane
17. "Iris" (Kim Deal) (live) – 3:44
    • performed by The Breeders
18. "Burning Spear"*
    • performed by Sonic Youth
19. "Hot Nights"* (live)
    • performed by Jonathan Richman
20. "Memorial Tribute" (Patti Smith) (live) – 3:33
21. "Verse Chorus Verse" (Kurt Cobain) – 3:24 (hidden track)
    • performed by Nirvana

* - indicates cassette-only track.

[edit] See also

• Red Hot Organization
• Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series