How well do you know your nineties bands? Name the musicians in the classic line-ups as well as the instruments they played. The bands are in no particular order.
Nirvana
Dave Grohl (drums)
Kurt Cobain (vocals, guitar)
Krist Novoselic (bass)
Pearl Jam
Matt Cameron (drums)
Eddie Vedder (vocals)
Mike McCready (lead guitar)
Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar)
Jeff Ament (bass)
Radiohead
Phil Selway (drums)
Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, keyboards)
Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards)
Ed O’Brien (guitar, backing vocals)
Colin Greenwood (bass)
Metallica
Lars Ulrich (drums)
James Hetfield (vocals, rhythm guitar)
Kirk Hammett (lead guitar)
Jason Newsted (bass) (1992–2001)
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Chad Smith (drums) (joined 1988–present)
Anthony Kiedis (vocals)
John Frusciante (guitar) (joined 1988–1992, 1998–2009)
Flea (bass)
U2
- Bono (vocals)
- The Edge (guitar, keyboards)
- Adam Clayton (bass)
- Larry Mullen Jr. (drums
Smashing Pumpkins
Jimmy Chamberlin (drums)
Billy Corgan (vocals, guitar)
James Iha (guitar)
D’arcy Wretzky (bass) (until 1999)
Green Day
Tré Cool (drums) (joined 1990–present)
Billie Joe Armstrong (vocals, guitar)
Mike Dirnt (bass, backing vocals)
Rage Against the Machine
Brad Wilk (drums)
Zack de la Rocha (vocals)
Tom Morello (guitar)
Tim Commerford (bass)
Oasis
Tony McCarroll (drums until 1995), later Alan White
Liam Gallagher (vocals)
Noel Gallagher (lead guitar, vocals)
Paul Arthurs (rhythm guitar) (until 1999)
Paul McGuigan (bass)
Blink-182
Travis Barker (drums) (joined 1998–present)
Mark Hoppus (vocals, bass)
Tom DeLonge (vocals, guitar)
The Cranberries
Fergal Lawler (drums)
Dolores O’Riordan (vocals, guitar)
Noel Hogan (guitar)
Mike Hogan (bass)
Soundgarden
Matt Cameron (drums) (joined 1986–1997)
Chris Cornell (vocals, guitar)
Kim Thayil (guitar)
Ben Shepherd (bass) (joined 1990–1997)
Foo Fighters
Taylor Hawkins (drums) (joined 1997–2022)
Dave Grohl (vocals, guitar)
Pat Smear (guitar) (joined 1995–1997, 2005–present)
Nate Mendel (bass) (joined 1995–present)
Blur
Dave Rowntree (drums)
Damon Albarn (vocals, keyboards)
Graham Coxon (guitar, backing vocals)
Alex James (bass)
Alice in Chains
Sean Kinney (drums)
Layne Staley (vocals)
Jerry Cantrell (guitar, vocals)
Mike Inez (bass) (joined 1993–present)
The Verve
Peter Salisbury (drums)
Richard Ashcroft (vocals)
Nick McCabe (guitar)
Simon Jones (bass)
Weezer
Patrick Wilson (drums)
Rivers Cuomo (vocals, guitar)
Brian Bell (guitar, backing vocals) (joined 1994–present)
Matt Sharp (bass) (until 1998)
No Doubt
Adrian Young (drums)
Gwen Stefani (vocals)
Tony Kanal (bass)
Tom Dumont (guitar)
R.E.M.
Bill Berry (drums) (left in 1997)
Michael Stipe (vocals)
Peter Buck (guitar)
Mike Mills (bass, backing vocals)
Beastie Boys
Mix Master Mike (DJ) (joined 1998–present)
Mike D (vocals)
Ad-Rock (vocals)
MCA (vocals, bass)
Oasis
Tony McCarroll (drums) (until 1995)
Liam Gallagher (vocals)
Noel Gallagher (guitar, vocals)
Paul Arthurs (rhythm guitar)
Paul McGuigan (bass)
Pulp
Nick Banks (drums)
Jarvis Cocker (vocals, guitar)
Russell Senior (guitar, violin) (left 1997)
Candida Doyle (keyboards)
Steve Mackey (bass)
Stone Temple Pilots
Eric Kretz (drums)
Scott Weiland (vocals)
Dean DeLeo (guitar)
Robert DeLeo (bass)
The Offspring
Ron Welty (drums) (until 2003)
Dexter Holland (vocals, guitar)
Noodles (guitar)
Greg K. (bass)
Hole
Patty Schemel (drums)
Courtney Love (vocals, guitar)
Eric Erlandson (guitar)
Kristen Pfaff (bass) (1993–1994) or Melissa Auf der Maur (1994–1999)
Bush
Robin Goodridge (drums)
Gavin Rossdale (vocals, guitar)
Nigel Pulsford (guitar)
Dave Parsons (bass)
Jamiroquai
Derrick McKenzie (drums)
Jay Kay (vocals)
Toby Smith (keyboards)
Stuart Zender (bass) (1992–1998)
Manic Street Preachers
Richey Edwards (guitar, lyrics) (disappeared in 1995)
James Dean Bradfield (vocals, guitar)
Nicky Wire (bass)
Sean Moore (drums)
Faith No More
Mike Bordin (drums)
Mike Patton (vocals)
Jim Martin (guitar) (until 1993)
Billy Gould (bass)
Roddy Bottum (keyboards)
The Prodigy
Leeroy Thornhill (dancer, occasional keyboards)
Liam Howlett (keyboards, production)
Keith Flint (vocals) (1996 onwards)
Maxim Reality (vocals)
Portishead
Adrian Utley (guitar, bass, production)
Beth Gibbons (vocals)
Geoff Barrow (production, turntables)
Massive Attack
Andrew Vowles (production, keyboards)
Robert Del Naja (vocals, production)
Grant Marshall (vocals, production)
Garbage
Steve Marker (guitar)
Shirley Manson (vocals)
Butch Vig (drums, production)
Duke Erikson (guitar, keyboards)
Tool
Danny Carey (drums)
Maynard James Keenan (vocals)
Adam Jones (guitar)
Paul D’Amour (bass) (until 1995)
Deftones
Abe Cunningham (drums)
Chino Moreno (vocals)
Stephen Carpenter (guitar)
Chi Cheng (bass)
The Cardigans
Bengt Lagerberg (drums)
Nina Persson (vocals)
Peter Svensson (guitar)
Magnus Sveningsson (bass)
Lars-Olof Johansson (keyboards)
The Chemical Brothers
Ed Simons (keyboards, production)
Tom Rowlands (keyboards, production)
Sublime
Bud Gaugh (drums)
Bradley Nowell (vocals, guitar)
Eric Wilson (bass)
Creed
Scott Phillips (drums)
Scott Stapp (vocals)
Mark Tremonti (guitar)
Brian Marshall (bass)
Limp Bizkit
DJ Lethal (turntables)
Fred Durst (vocals)
Wes Borland (guitar)
Sam Rivers (bass)
John Otto (drums)
Korn
David Silveria (drums)
Jonathan Davis (vocals)
James “Munky” Shaffer (guitar)
Brian “Head” Welch (guitar)
Fieldy (bass)
Silverchair
Ben Gillies (drums)
Daniel Johns (vocals, guitar)
Chris Joannou (bass)
Incubus
DJ Lyfe (turntables until 1998) or DJ Kilmore (from 1998 onwards)
Brandon Boyd (vocals, percussion)
Mike Einziger (guitar)
Dirk Lance (bass) (until 2003)
José Pasillas (drums)
Everclear
Greg Eklund (drums)
Art Alexakis (vocals, guitar)
Craig Montoya (bass)
The Flaming Lips
Steven Drozd (keyboards, drums, guitar) (joined 1991)
Wayne Coyne (vocals, guitar)
Michael Ivins (bass)
The Goo Goo Dolls
Mike Malinin (drums) (joined 1995–2013)
John Rzeznik (vocals, guitar)
Robby Takac (bass, vocals)
Third Eye Blind
Brad Hargreaves (drums)
Stephan Jenkins (vocals, guitar)
Kevin Cadogan (guitar) (until 2000)
Arion Salazar (bass)
Semisonic
Jacob Slichter (drums)
Dan Wilson (vocals, guitar)
John Munson (bass)
Matchbox Twenty
Paul Doucette (drums)
Rob Thomas (vocals)
Kyle Cook (lead guitar)
Adam Gaynor (rhythm guitar)
Brian Yale (bass)
Live
Chad Gracey (drums)
Ed Kowalczyk (vocals, guitar)
Chad Taylor (guitar)
Patrick Dahlheimer (bass)
Placebo
Steve Hewitt (drums) (joined 1996–2008)
Brian Molko (vocals, guitar)
Stefan Olsdal (bass, guitar)
311
Chad Sexton (drums)
Nick Hexum (vocals, guitar)
SA Martinez (vocals, turntables)
Tim Mahoney (guitar)
P-Nut (bass)
Spin Doctors
Aaron Comess (drums)
Chris Barron (vocals)
Eric Schenkman (guitar)
Mark White (bass)
Cake
Todd Roper (drums)
John McCrea (vocals, guitar)
Greg Brown (guitar) (until 1997)
Gabe Nelson (bass)
Vince DiFiore (trumpet, keyboards)
The Lemonheads
David Ryan (drums)
Evan Dando (vocals, guitar)
Juliana Hatfield (bass, vocals) (briefly in the early ’90s)
Barenaked Ladies
Tyler Stewart (drums)
Steven Page (vocals, guitar)
Ed Robertson (vocals, guitar)
Jim Creeggan (bass)
Tonic
Kevin Shepard (drums)
Emerson Hart (vocals, guitar)
Jeff Russo (guitar)
Dan Lavery (bass)
Soul Asylum
Grant Young (drums)
Dave Pirner (vocals, guitar)
Dan Murphy (guitar, backing vocals)
Karl Mueller (bass)
The Black Crowes
Steve Gorman (drums)
Chris Robinson (vocals)
Rich Robinson (guitar)
Marc Ford (guitar) (1991–1997)
Johnny Colt (bass) (until 1997)
Blur
Dave Rowntree (drums)
Damon Albarn (vocals)
Graham Coxon (guitar)
Alex James (bass)
Cracker
Frank Funaro (drums)
David Lowery (vocals, guitar)
Johnny Hickman (guitar)
Davey Faragher (bass) (until 1998)
Sheryl Crow’s Band
Wendi Foy Green (backing vocals)
Sheryl Crow (vocals, guitar, keyboards)
Peter Stroud (guitar)
Tim Smith (bass, backing vocals)
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Joe Sirois (drums)
Dicky Barrett (vocals)
Joe Gittleman (bass)
Tim Burton (saxophone)
Dennis Brockenborough (trombone)
Ben Carr (dancer, backing vocals)
The Fugees
Pras Michel (vocals, rap)
Lauryn Hill (vocals, rap)
Wyclef Jean (vocals, rap, guitar)
No Use for a Name
Rory Koff (drums)
Tony Sly (vocals, guitar)
Chris Shiflett (guitar)
Matt Riddle (bass)
MxPx
Yuri Ruley (drums)
Mike Herrera (vocals, bass)
Tom Wisniewski (guitar)
At the Drive-In
Tony Hajjar (drums)
Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals)
Jim Ward (guitar, backing vocals)
Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar)
Paul Hinojos (bass)
The Breeders
Jim Macpherson (drums)
Kim Deal (vocals, guitar)
Kelley Deal (guitar, vocals)
Josephine Wiggs (bass)
Guided by Voices
Kevin Fennell (drums)
Robert Pollard (vocals)
Tobin Sprout (guitar, vocals)
Greg Demos (bass)
Phish
Jon Fishman (drums)
Trey Anastasio (vocals, guitar)
Mike Gordon (bass, vocals)
Page McConnell (keyboards, vocals)
Tortoise
John Herndon (drums)
John McEntire (drums, production)
Doug McCombs (bass, guitar)
Jeff Parker (guitar)
Dan Bitney (percussion)
The Roots
Rahzel (beatboxing)
Black Thought (vocals)
Questlove (drums)
Hub (bass)
Kamal Gray (keyboards)
Elastica
Justin Welch (drums)
Justine Frischmann (vocals, guitar)
Donna Matthews (guitar, vocals)
Annie Holland (bass)
Wilco
Jay Bennett (keyboards, guitar)
Jeff Tweedy (vocals, guitar)
John Stirratt (bass, vocals)
Ken Coomer (drums)
Stereolab
Andy Ramsay (drums)
Laetitia Sadier (vocals, keyboards)
Tim Gane (guitar, keyboards)
Mary Hansen (vocals, guitar)
The Dandy Warhols
Eric Hedford (drums)
Courtney Taylor-Taylor (vocals, guitar)
Peter Holmström (guitar)
Zia McCabe (keyboards, bass)
Suede
Simon Gilbert (drums)
Brett Anderson (vocals)
Bernard Butler (guitar) (until 1994)
Mat Osman (bass)
Mazzy Star
Jill Emery (bass) (early ’90s) or Keith Mitchell (later drums)
Hope Sandoval (vocals)
David Roback (guitar)
The Afghan Whigs
Steve Earle (drums)
Greg Dulli (vocals, guitar)
Rick McCollum (guitar)
John Curley (bass)
Eels
Jonathan “Butch” Norton (drums)
Mark Oliver Everett (“E”) (vocals, guitar, keyboards)
Tommy Walter (bass) (early ’90s)
Neutral Milk Hotel
Scott Spillane (horns)
Jeff Mangum (vocals, guitar)
Jeremy Barnes (drums, accordion)
Julian Koster (bass, saw, keyboards)
Pavement
Steve West (drums)
Stephen Malkmus (vocals, guitar)
Scott Kannberg (guitar, vocals)
Mark Ibold (bass)
Bob Nastanovich (percussion, vocals)