Essay length: About 23 minutes.
The early '90s were a wild time. Rock was coming out of the age of hair metal and arena rock, and into... well, it wasn't quite clear yet. Grunge was on the rise, hip-hop was breaking out, metal and punk were both driving themselves deeper into underground scenes, and dancing around the fringes was a weird little movement of happy-go-lucky jam bands. It's that last one we're interested in today: The upbeat funk-rock fusion of the Spin Doctors stood in stark contrast to the prevailing narrative of harsh reality, and their music offers a glimpse into a compelling alternate history... Eh, y'know what? This is all too serious. I'm just here to talk about Two Princes. Let's get weird with it.
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