Which soundtrack? | TheaterFire

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ConsiderTheGrackle@reddit

Absolutely. TV Party, Let's Have a War, Coup D'etat, Shit Hits the fan. Like a best of 80's punk album. Just needed some Social D.

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emilypostpunk@reddit

social d was my very first live punk show, i wanna say '81 or '82.

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pantstoaknifefight2@reddit

Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole.

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MirkatteWorld@reddit

"Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole."

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Aw hells yeah! Circle Jerks, Iggy Pop, Burning Sensations... Man, I love that movie. Probably seen it close to 100 times since I was 8 years old and still find something new in it every time. So many details / classic lines and Emilio Estevez's best ever performance.

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JFrankParnellEsquire@reddit

You ever been to Utah?

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PhtevenAZ@reddit

\+1

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zeydey@reddit

That's more like it. Excellent film and soundtrack. Personally, I didn't like either of the movies posted above.

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Libster1986@reddit

Definitely!

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CommentIndependent32@reddit

Both are great soundtracks but Pump Up the Volume was influential and formative for my entire taste in music. After seeing the movie and buying the soundtrack I started actively seeking out alternative radio stations, going to local shows and finding little-known bands based on recs from record store employees that had a look. I STILL pull up Wave of Mutilation to play anytime I'm feeling down. PUtV changed my life.

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Living_Camp6030@reddit

Loved this movie.

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Shell-Fire@reddit

I effing love this movie.

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chihuahua2023@reddit

Pretty in Pink and Singles

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ednamillion99@reddit

PUTV definitely. Also loved the Natural Born Killers album — it turned me on to Leonard Cohen for life. And that Cowboy Junkies ‘Sweet Jane’ cover, the greatest

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ManicOppressyv@reddit (OP)

Soundgarden, Sonic Youth, The Pixies, Bad Brains w/Henry Rollins, Concrete Blonde doing an incredible cover of Everybody Knows, and Peter Murphy is a pretty solid line-up.

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Broken-Fixture@reddit

Yep, that version of Wave of Mutilation. Classic soundtrack!

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ednamillion99@reddit

That’s the first version I heard and the regular one always sounds wrong to me

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ManicOppressyv@reddit (OP)

I was actually listening to it on my Playlist and it's what made me think of this question.

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Kitsune_seven@reddit

Yes! It’s the UK Surf version

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Broken-Fixture@reddit

Yeah that’s the one! If I remember correctly that soundtrack was the only place you could get it for a while. I could be wrong and I’m sure it’s been reissued since.

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Kitsune_seven@reddit

Yeah it was at the time. Was since released on Doolittle 25 in the mid 2010s. It’s B sides and demos from the Doolittle album era. Available on Spotify.

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DerBingle78@reddit

Yeah, Pump Up the Volume for sure. I know I still have that cassette somewhere.

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mrpickleby@reddit

I still have the CD.

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Imaginary_Audience_5@reddit

I can smell a lie like a fart in a car.

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ManicOppressyv@reddit (OP)

TAKE COVER ARIZONA!

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FAx32@reddit

Funny enough, I actually do still have this cassette. Haven’t played it in 3 decades, prob sounds like shit, but I still have it.

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thelimeisgreen@reddit

Unfortunately the soundtrack release sucked compared to the actual movie because they couldn’t secure some of the song rights for that distribution. IIRC there are a couple missing songs and a couple others are alternate versions. I remember the disappointment just not the exact details…

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KarmaChameleon306@reddit

It’s funny because my knee jerk reaction is Singles. Then I read your list and like yeah, Pump Up The Volume without question. Now I want to watch this again.

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muznskwirl@reddit

Ended up getting it on Blu-ray.

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Blue_Dragon_1066@reddit

The only place I have found it is YouTube

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KarmaChameleon306@reddit

Good to know! I actually just tried out some torrents and there are no seeds.

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Slow-Heron-4335@reddit

Don’t forget “my buddies back east” Descendants

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polygon_tacos@reddit

I concur

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aluke000@reddit

Singles Pump Up the Volume Grosse Pointe Blank The Crow Pretty in Pink Valley Girl Purple Rain The Big Chill

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Awilson841@reddit

Pretty in Pink

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peaceful_pancakes@reddit

Judgment Night

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bylebog@reddit

Judgement Night soundtrack was good.

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RecbetterpassNJ@reddit

Singles but I low key forgot how good Pump Up the Volume really was. Both are tremendous.

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Effective_Device_185@reddit

Singles

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Candlemom@reddit

Pump Up The Volume 100%

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kraftymiles@reddit

Pump Up The volume soundtrack doesn't have the Leonard Cohen track on it which really was a core part of the movie IMHO.

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DetectiveBlackCat@reddit

They were both great, to be fair. Best version of Wave of Mutilation ever!!!

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hoIygrail@reddit

UK Surf made it on a most of my mix tapes. So damn good.

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BabadookOfEarl@reddit

There were two EPs for Here Comes Your Man. Both had amazing b-sides.

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drhagbard_celine@reddit

My daughter and I debate this all the time. They were here favorite band for a year or two. UK Surf is clearly superior.

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DrunkAxl@reddit

HERETIC!!!

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quaglandx3@reddit

Pump Up The Volume was my jam, both the movie and the soundtrack.

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BosPatriot71@reddit

Best/most real teen movie of our era IMHO.

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No_Row6741@reddit

And Christian Slater's voice! I still melt when I hear him. We just started Mr. Robot, and I'm a puddle.

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LittleEdithBeale@reddit

You might want to check out "The Functional Melancholic" on YouTube, he totally reminds me of Hard Harry.

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BosPatriot71@reddit

I’ve heard it’s an amazing show!

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mysboss@reddit

It really is!

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mrkristopher77@reddit

I'm just finishing season three. I can't name one bad episode so far. It just keeps getting better and better.

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melty75@reddit

Singles all the way

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theantnest@reddit

Definitely Pump up the Volume for me. Still have the CD somewhere.

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Farpoint_Farms@reddit

Pump up the volume all the way. I still my CD!

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Grendeltech@reddit

Transformers: the Movie.

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Funkgun@reddit

You got the touch…..

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Grendeltech@reddit

You got the powaaa!!

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2K84Man@reddit

Sid and Nancy

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ogabhlain@reddit

Pump Up The Volume, no doubt.

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Most_Letterhead8083@reddit

“Everybody knows the boat is sinking. Everybody knows the Captain lied. Everybody’s got this broken feeling, like their mama or their dog just died.” This goes through my head all the time and, unfortunately, still applies today.

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Emotional_Print8706@reddit

RIP Leonard Cohen

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Majestic_Course6822@reddit

Cohen was a prophet.

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NuncErgoFacite@reddit

Talk hard!

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Samurai-Pooh-Bear@reddit

No Doubt is on the Pump Up the Volume soundtrack?!?

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tomjulio@reddit

"I'm just an eat me beat girl in the world..."

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texas_biker@reddit

Pump up the volume is the better without question in this matter.

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queenofthecup@reddit

Both!

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N-Y-R-D@reddit

Judgement Night is the only correct answer.

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s1l1c0n3@reddit

The Crow

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opinionatedhugger@reddit

Talk hard

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RichCarrillo@reddit

Hackers. Loved that 90s EDM

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TheLaughterGuns@reddit

Clueless

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HolyHandGrenade_92@reddit

neither. blues brothers

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mysboss@reddit

I really enjoyed Queen of the Dead soundtrack, End of Days, The Lost Boys, Pump up the Volume, Singles and Empire Records soundtrack.

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mysboss@reddit

Oh that’s a tough one! They are both really good!

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kevbayer@reddit

Iron Eagle

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Oh-My-TVC-One-Five@reddit

Yeah..: there’s only one answer — https://preview.redd.it/tevwa8phcalf1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b03875115d10bd6de2461805ab1e68342abadb88

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Total-Meringue-5437@reddit

Both

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Better_Metal@reddit

Pretty In Pink

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LuckyNo13Lady@reddit

Singles

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Commercial_Use_363@reddit

Best soundtrack for worst movie: American Werewolf in Paris

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Rude-Book-1790@reddit

Hello Dad, I’m in Jail!

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Slight_Succotash9495@reddit

Singles. That was my life. Reality bites is more like it but yeah. Singles.

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Strangerin907@reddit

Threesome.

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applyheat@reddit

Menace 2 Society

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First-Ad-7960@reddit

Grosse Point Blank

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zer00eyz@reddit

None of the above. At the time: Pulp Fiction, Natural Born Killers. The one with the most staying power: Nighmare Before Christmas.

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melinamercouri1946@reddit

You’re a younger gen x?

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ellcoolj@reddit

About a month ago, I re-watched pump up the volume… Still holds up… But could not find the album streaming… Those tapes are long gone

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Katsaj@reddit

Pump Up the Volume, no question. That was my teen angst movie. I know I still have my cassette somewhere, and I bought a used CD a few years ago despite the fact that I don't have a CD player or way to rip it to itunes anymore either.

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Expert-Hyena6226@reddit

Both strong contenders. I have to go with Singles though.

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og_speedfreeq@reddit

Judgement Night.

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ConsiderTheGrackle@reddit

The coolest dialogue i ever heard was in that movie- * Young Punk- "Yo, if i wanred your money, I'd take it." * Dennis Leary: "You can't take my money. But you CAN....(offers cash) take my money." * Young Punk: "That money has blood all over it." * Dennis: "Ever seen any that didn't?"

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CoyotesVoice@reddit

Another Body Murdered is my go to song when I'm pissed off in the kitchen at work and need to get possed off enough to do everyone else's work.

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cjinnh@reddit

Patton’s screams… can hear why he did I am legend

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CoyotesVoice@reddit

Even though it never went farther than karaoke, I owe my love of performing music to his SNL appearance where he was swinging on the fan and basically being the maniac we all know and love.

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Quirky_Ball_3519@reddit

It still goes hard. I listen to it on my way home from work a lot

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Draun_In@reddit

I lost touch with reality, now, my personality Is an unwanted commodity

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og_speedfreeq@reddit

I can't believe i used to be mister Steve Austin on the mic Six million ways we used to run it

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LAHAROFDEATH@reddit

Came here for this one. 10/10

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14FunctionImp@reddit

JUDGMENT NIIIIGHT

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Boogiex3@reddit

Dang just posted that! Hell ya! First album I heard with subwoofers

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Orbweaver33@reddit

The OG is Repo Man, in my opinion.

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MarvinHeemeyersTank@reddit

Yes.

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jasonmountain@reddit

Both!

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libationsnation@reddit

pump up the volume is light years better than singles

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Romanmir@reddit

"Everybody Knows"

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djferguson3@reddit

Pump up the volume for sure

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MrsQute@reddit

I will buy both and be done. 😆

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OIL_99@reddit

Everybody knows…

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1a70@reddit

Pump Up the Volume. It was a better movie also.

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zardozLateFee@reddit

Side note: I cannot find this on streaming! I wanted to show my teens. Also Gleaming the Cube and Young Guns II. Travesty.

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Express_Area_8359@reddit

![gif](giphy|yn1H010jF9K3C|downsized) If u were born in the 70 this is mine.

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mjfdon@reddit

Pump up the volume

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Born_Joke@reddit

![gif](giphy|alGpxXNu3uLJu) Romeo + Juliet Soundtrack

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Turducken_McNugget@reddit

Until the End of the World - It featured new/unreleased tracks by Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, REM, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Can, Lou Reed, etc.

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beton-brut@reddit

Came here to say this… 🫡

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antiseesaw@reddit

yessssss i came here to comment this! so happy others love this film and soundtrack

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Dirty_Bird_RDS@reddit

Just this weekend my wife found a directors cut dvd of this. It’s almost 5 hours long. We are looking forward to a long evening to pop it in

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dragonmama4millie@reddit

Oh wow I loved this ! I think I accidentally bought it as part of the BMG monthly CD club and was not disappointed.

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ObiWanKnieval@reddit

Yeah, it was epic.

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elizinrva@reddit

I listened to this CD so much back in college.

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Impossible_Bit7169@reddit

The correct answer is Judgement Night my dude

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sutter333@reddit

Oof. Tough one bc they were completely different times in my life. Final answer: yes.

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Kitsune_seven@reddit

Pump Up The Volume was the first soundtrack I ever bought

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Stabbing_Ball_Pains@reddit

Road Rash for the 3DO

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Shipsnipe1313@reddit

Judgement Night: all original tracks, all collabs, much better than the movie deserves. I have never bothered to watch the whole movie. Tried to repeat the magic: Spawn: all original tracks, most suck as bad as the movie. A few of the collabs couldn't even get their shit together to record.

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Denverdogmama@reddit

I have had them both in my car for ages, along with So I Married an Axe Murderer, the Commitments, Judgment Night and the Crow.

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shatterly@reddit

I still listen to the Commitments soundtrack regularly.

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Denverdogmama@reddit

Me, too!! I watched it a couple of weeks ago on Peacock as well:)

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WeirdFiction1@reddit

Love 'em both, but Singles has a slight edge for me.

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ro_thunder@reddit

Pump Up The Volume, absolutely.

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PntClkRpt@reddit

Grosse Pointe Blank

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curiousleen@reddit

OMFG I love them both… but… Singles

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bagurdes@reddit

I am so glad I saved my Pump up the Volume CD during my “great CD Purge” caused by the iPod and moving to a new house. Most of the songs aren’t available on streaming. F’n amazing soundtrack. (And Flix) I was so dumb when I saw the movie the first time at 16, it took many years to realize why I enjoyed it so much.

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humans_being@reddit

Conan The Barbarian.

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jsobers1@reddit

Singles and it’s not even close. Best soundtrack of all time.

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gvarsity@reddit

Pump up the volume for me. I liked that movie and it felt edgier. Singles is a great group of bands and they have Paul Westerberg but it’s kind of the survey course of early grunge.

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ParticularLook@reddit

![gif](giphy|3o85xIO33l7RlmLR4I)

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revdon@reddit

Where's *Young Einstein, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Flashback...*"

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adaveyouknow@reddit

Singles. Not a question in my mind.

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general-illness@reddit

I mean it has Touch Me I’m Dick. But yeah, it’s not even close.

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adaveyouknow@reddit

... I've been told that little Elvis ...

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vegas_wasteland_2077@reddit

Singles by far.

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Dunkelregen@reddit

I know the movie wasn't particularly loved by all, but what about the soundtrack for Johnny Mnemonic? Stabbing Westward, Helmet, Rollins Band. It was like the Matrix and Crow soundtracks' little brother.

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longlivedaisysue@reddit

Cool World soundtrack opened my mind,.. Papua New Guinea by The Future Sound of London Next Is The E by Moby

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Taranchulla@reddit

Valley Girl

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Sauterneandbleu@reddit

Pump up the Volume! Only thing is, I was disappointed in Everybody Knows. I loved Concrete Blonde (❤️ Johnette) but the iconic song of the whole movie wasn't even on the soundtrack! For my money, Grosse Pointe Blank 1 and 2

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general-illness@reddit

It’s Singles. And it’s not even close.

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antiseesaw@reddit

until the end of the world

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Sekret1991@reddit

Of your two choices, Pump Up the Volume is the clear winner. Singles was damned good, but not in the same league.

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Draun_In@reddit

Welcome to Der Weinerschnitzel May I take your order please? Yeah, I want Two large Cokes, two large fries Chili-cheese dog, large Dr. Pepper Super Deluxe with cheese and tomato You want Bill sperm with that? No!

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bungle094@reddit

Singles for “Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns” alone.

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FrowningMonotone@reddit

Everybody knows.

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xXxxGunxXx@reddit

Citizen Dick!

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Conscious-Snow-8411@reddit

EVERRRRRYYYYBOOOODDDDYYYY KNOOOOOOWWWWWS! EVERYBODY KNOOOOWS! My love and ownership of two Wranglers is because of this movie.

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The_Spectacle@reddit

Singles no doubt rrrrrRRRR*RRR**RITUAAALLLL***

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alangagarin@reddit

Valley Girl

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MangorTX@reddit

It did not officially come out in the US until 1994 on CD. There was a cancelled, but leaked, mini-LP in 1983 that became a collector's item. In 1984, there was a UK release with 9 tracks. Finally, in 1994, Rhino released the official Valley Girl Soundtrack CD with 15 tracks. They followed up in 1995 with Valley Girl (More Music from the Soundtrack) containing an additional 16 tracks.

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Ben-wa@reddit

Hackers : orbital - prodigy x2 - underworld - leftfield - machine of loving grace . The techno ost.

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Rare-Confusion-220@reddit

Happy bday dad, I'm in jail

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Carnies12@reddit

Pump is better one, imo. Natural Born Killers has a choice one too

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conkysrevengesd@reddit

Both amazing. Add the Repo-Man soundtrack and you have the holy trinity of soundtracks!

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macready71@reddit

Grosse Pointe Blank

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fatpat@reddit

https://imgur.com/JQOizBv

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EmperorXerro@reddit

Both fantastic soundtracks, but Singles for me because grunge spoke to me

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geo-jake@reddit

Just watched singles last night for the first time in 20 years. I have to go with singles if only for the fact it has live footage of Alice In Chains and soundgarden performing.

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bene_gesserit_mitch@reddit

Yes is the answer. I reject the premise of your desert island dystopia.

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Babaganouj757@reddit

Now I’mma kick a way out jam that’s cruel and unusual….

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scottyk318@reddit

City of Angels... Decent movie with a horrible ending - however had an amazing soundtrack featuring Jimi Hendrix, Alanis Morissette, the Goo Goo Dolls and way more!

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charliefoxtrot9@reddit

Reality Bites?

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regal_meagle@reddit

The Reality Bites soundtrack has a special place in my heart and family history as one of the only two cassettes we had on a long long family road trip. The other was the clean radio edit of Check Your Head. I can still enjoy a few of the RB songs but dear god, no more “My Sharona” or the Ethan Hawke track ever again, please.

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ManicOppressyv@reddit (OP)

I was waiting for this one. And only if you were one of THOSE people. I don't know exactly who THOSE people are, but they prefer the Reality Bites soundtrack. I never saw it, I just hate the song that the made popular again.

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charliefoxtrot9@reddit

Fair. I bought it for Juliana. I had singles, too.

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LunchboxRoyale@reddit

Spin the Bottle! I prefer the Pump Up the Volume soundtrack of the two listed, but I had forgotten Juliana Hatfield 3 was on the Reality Bites soundtrack! I didn’t like Reality Bites as a movie much, but I adore Juliana.

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Grendeltech@reddit

Clerks had an awesome soundtrack. That Soul Asylum song as the credits roll still hits me.

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ReverendJustice775@reddit

Pump up the volume… no question about it

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Ghotipan@reddit

This soundtrack honestly changed my life. Before I heard it, I was listening to Top 40 radio stuff. The soundtrack to Pump Up the Volume opened my eyes to a whole new world. The UK Surf version of Wave Of Mutilation blew my mind out the back of my head. And Heretic? That song crushed me so hard, I have a tattoo honoring it.

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wildcard_71@reddit

Any Prince movie including Batman

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PalJuicy@reddit

Sad to say, I'm 59 and haven't seen either one of these movies. I don't know why.

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gbr1976@reddit

Pump Up The Volume

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Boogiex3@reddit

Can I get an honorable mention for Judgement Night? This was before rock/rap was even cool. From Wikipedia: Judgment Night is the soundtrack to the 1993 film of the same name. It was released on September 14, 1993, through Immortal Records and Epic Soundtrax and was produced by many of the album's performers. Every song on the soundtrack was a collaboration between hip-hop artists and rock/metal artists. The album peaked at #17 on the Billboard 200 and spawned four singles, "Fallin'" by Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul, "Another Body Murdered" by Faith No More and Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., "Just Another Victim" by Helmet and House of Pain, and "Judgment Night" by Biohazard and Onyx. And oh so many more

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LunchboxRoyale@reddit

Judgement Night wins, I still listen to it. It has Sonic Youth with Cypress Hill, those are two of my favorite bands smooshed together into a l’il stoner sandwich of a song.

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Casablanca_Cabanana@reddit

Pump Up the Volume 10000%. I have both the DVD and CD. This movie/soundtrack was my holy grail. The only thing that would make the soundtrack perfect is if they included both the Beastie Boys “The Scenario” and Leonard Cohen’s “Everybody Knows”. I love Concrete Blonde’s cover but also love the original.

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JaguarNeat8547@reddit

Something Wild (1986) - David Byrne, Big Youth, Steve Jones, BAD, The Troggs, Yellowman, New Order, Fine Young Cannibals, The Feelies, Oingo Boingo, X, The Motels, Jerry Harrison, Sister Carol, and more Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) - Johnny Nash, Violent Femmes, GnR, Clash, The Jam, Toots & Maytals, The Specials, Echo & the Bunnymen, Pixies, Motorhead, The Cure, Jimmy Reed, Faith No More, Queen/Bowie, Siouxsie, etc etc

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ObiWanKnieval@reddit

Something Wild had a great score, too!

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MichaSound@reddit

I had both volumes of the Grosse Point Blank soundtrack and I still listen to them all the time

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discospank@reddit

Grosse Pointe Blank soundtrack is phenomenal!

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popularnoise@reddit

Uh, judgement night

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Olderbutnotdead619@reddit

Pump up the volume. I didn't care for singles

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CallMeDavid@reddit

Beavis and Butthead Do America. I wasn't even really a fan of the show, but bought the movie soundtrack just based on the track listing. I listened to the fuck out of that cd and knew it front to back long before I ever even saw the movie. Still listen to it today.

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munkee_dont@reddit

Pump Up the Volume only has one bad song.

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OfficeChairHero@reddit

Both are great, but nothing beats Into the Wild. Eddie Vedder all day long.

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bradorme77@reddit

I always loved the techno/punk vibes from the Trainspotting soundtrack, and that's not a typical genre for me (punk yes, techno not so much) 180° - Dirty Dancing. We wore the shit out of that cassette as it was something my whole family could listen to.

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Gowila19@reddit

+1 for Trainspotting

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cateblanchetteisgod@reddit

Pump Up the Volume all day

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OhTHATKayKay@reddit

Singles, Judgement Night, Grosse Pointe Blank, Tank Girl

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thegrinninglemur@reddit

The Sliver soundtrack, without a doubt. Massive Attack, Lords of Acid, The Verve, Fluke…

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Mr_SunnyBones@reddit

...UB40? ;) ( I mean they had some great songs , but that wasn't one of them)

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thegrinninglemur@reddit

I didn’t mention them for a reason ;) I mean, every good soundtrack has at least one stinker.

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Mr_SunnyBones@reddit

Trainspotting .

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plastic-pulse@reddit

Really like the slower version of wave of mutilation.

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MagickCityGirl@reddit

She’s The One

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drhagbard_celine@reddit

Saw PUTV summer before senior year. Came back to school and told my friends how much I liked it. They told me that was a *freak* movie and that there must be something wrong with me for liking it. These guys, they’d rather watch Top Gun on VHS. Learned a lot about myself and my “friends” that year. By the time it came for them to mock me for liking Singles they were largely in my rear view mirror. The answer to the question is Pump Up The Volume, obviously. The Singles soundtrack had the feel of a $500 flannel from Saks Fifth Avenue.

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Aggravating-One2200@reddit

Singles

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MuldersXpencils@reddit

Is the choice just between these two? Else: Spawn the movie OST. It holds a special place.

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YouMustBeJoking888@reddit

Singles all the way.

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trullaDE@reddit

Better soundrack: Singles (for the two Paul Westerberg songs alone) Better movie: Pump Up The Volume (by far)

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nofxfanone@reddit

Judgement Night

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NoGame212@reddit

Pump up the Volume is the only CD I still carry around in my car.

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pinballrocker@reddit

Repo Man is the one my friends and I all listened to alot in highschool. Pump Up the Volume is good, also Return of the Living Dead, Dogs in Space, Breaking Glass, River's Edge, and Judgement Night.

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50Mission_Cap@reddit

The Crow.

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rstokes18187@reddit

Scrolled to find the right answer.

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StillC5sdad@reddit

Singles..then, Judgment Night.

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Reasonable_Tea_9882@reddit

Wave of Mutilation (UK surf) version, baby!! 🤘

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wezelboy@reddit

Happy birthday dad! I'M IN JAIL! But really, RepoMan had the best soundtrack.

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Virtual_Trouble1516@reddit

Pump up the Volume. It is hands down Christian Slater's finest performance.

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Never_Dave_1@reddit

River's Edge. Slayer, Hallow's Eve and Fates Warning. Near perfection, IMO. Pump Up the Volume did turn me on to Leonard Cohen, and The Descendents, so it also has a place in my heart.

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pruplegti@reddit

both

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kafin8ed@reddit

I got this after seeing the movie in a theater, it basically changed my life - after turning me onto Sonic Youth. Although I'm sure it would have happened through other means eventually...

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glennis_pnkrck@reddit

Pump Up The Volume. No contest.

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LASER_Dude_PEW@reddit

While "Singles" is fricken' awesome, "Pump Up The Volume" introduced me to most of the bands on the Soundtrack back in the day so I have to pick it. These are probably my two favorite Soundtracks and ahead of the Crow for me.

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NSlocal@reddit

Repo Man

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totallyjaded@reddit

I had both tapes, and probably wore out Pump Up the Volume. Though, probably because I also had Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, and Smashing Pumpkins tapes, so I mostly listened to Singles for Dyslexic Heart.

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CynicScenic@reddit

Velvet Goldmine

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gnortsmracr@reddit

Pump up the Volume, without a doubt.

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RonnieJamesTivo@reddit

Pump Up the Volume probably. I was never a grunge person, but I did go see Singles at the theater. The River's Edge Soundtrack was a big one for me, Permanent Record as well.

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DigItCanU@reddit

Singles The Crow

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Physical-Pizza7064@reddit

Pump up the volume

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No_Reflection_7177@reddit

Pump up the Pump Up The Volume!

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boredpapa@reddit

Variety of PUTV, hands down stands the test of time because of it.

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pmac109@reddit

I much preferred grunge to whatever you call the songs on Pump up the Volume. Alice in Chains? Pearl Jam? Soundgarden? Mother Love Bone. There is no question in my mind that Singles is the clear winner.

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