The year before Kurt Cobain died! I believe that was also the year I received my first ever own grown-up CD (as a present from my dad), which was by Ace of Base and which I still listen to on occasion.

Roma rock is the best rock. drworm recently got me listening to Gogol Bordello again.

The only French artist I really know of is SoKo, and she does clever little folk songs about cats, not rock. But oh, the cutest accent!