Anyway Ben, for reference the Gulf War kicked arse, music-of-the-era wise. They Might Be Giants, Midnight Oil, Warrant, Roxette, Sonic Youth, I could go on.
...and I will: Pixies, NWA, Jane's Addiction, Jimmy Barnes, Superchunk, Pet shop boys, Traveling wilburys, Happy Mondays, Buffalo Tom. Anyway, there's heaps.