In the fall of 1990, the group's musical orientation changed permanently to '50s and '60s instrumental garage rock heavily influenced by Link Wray, as Holm left and Pedersen took over the drums.
During the early nineties, Kåre and the Cavemen established themselves firmly in the Norwegian garage underground, supporting acts like The Cosmic Dropouts and Peau de Pêche while still in their teens.
Of these recordings, only the tune Monster-a-Go-Go has surfaced, on hobby ornithologist and leatherwear enthusiast Thelin's 1993 sampler LP Penguins and Bondage.
A rare Kåre and the Cavemen performance took place in the summer of 1994, when the band held a release party for Pedersen after he had served a DWI sentence.
Still young and fluent in the styles of Link Wray and Dick Dale, the band suddenly became a popular live act at media kickoff parties as well as biker conventions.
For two seasons they were the house band on the comedy/talk show called Direkte Lykke, gaining media attention for music and antics alike.
In many ways a summing-up of the musical styles the band had developed through the years and presented on TV, the record established Kåre And The Cavemen in the Norwegian rock elite and was critically acclaimed.
After Turbonegro singer Hank von Helvete's mental breakdown in the fall of 1998, Schreiner again turned his attention to Kåre and the Cavemen as recordings for their second album Long Day's Flight 'till Tomorrow commenced.
Øydir has focused on his '60s beat groups The Indikation and Peter Berry And The Shake Set; both considered among the most uncompromising and competent bands in their genre.
24 May 2006, Kåre and the Cavemen reunited for a single concert in Oslo with the line-up of the Long Day's Flight... era as part of a Link Wray tribute show.