They opened a new library branch here in Ann Arbor, and outfitted it with all new stuff. New books, new DVDs, and best of all, new CDs. I have been burning a hole in my library card and ripping discs like a madman over the last couple weeks. It's like they tasked a college radio DJ wih stocking the shelves...MC5, Big Star, Killers, Modest Mouse, Fallout Boy...the list goes on and on.
Unfortunately, those tunes still reside on my hard drive and haven't made it into the Pod yet. Here goes...
1. "She Gave Me Love" - Getaway People
2. "Rose Colored Glasses" - School of Fish
3. "My Doorbell" - The White Stripes
4. "Silverfuck" - Smashing Pumpkins
5. "Monkey Man" - Rolling Stones
6. "Deaf, Dumb, Blind'" - NRBQ
7. "Louder Than A Bomb" - Public Enemy
8. "Oddfellows Local 151" - REM
9. "Girl From a Pawnshop (live)" - Black Crowes
10. "Colorful Revolution" - Red Walls
Proceed to the comments for the director's cut...
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They opened a new library branch here in Ann Arbor, and outfitted it with all new stuff. New books, new DVDs, and best of all, new CDs. I have been burning a hole in my library card and ripping discs like a madman over the last couple weeks. It's like they tasked a college radio DJ wih stocking the shelves...MC5, Big Star, Killers, Modest Mouse, Fallout Boy...the list goes on and on.
Unfortunately, those tunes still reside on my hard drive and haven't made it into the Pod yet. Here goes...
1. "She Gave Me Love" - Getaway People A nice tune from whatever year everyone (and every label) put out some kind of alt/reggae/hiphop crossover. Think G. Love meets Sugar Ray. Or something. 6
2. "Rose Colored Glasses" - School of Fish Solid song from a good band that had a couple of albums in the early '90s. "Three Strange Days" was their breakout hit. 7
3. "My Doorbell" - The White Stripes I'm not even going to pretend I'm not the last guy on the Jack White bandwagon...but I am on board, and in the front row. This might be the best song to hit the radio in ten years. The man is a goddamn genius. How he can do a song like this that is like the Jackson 5 with serious balls, and at the same time completely eschew the guitar (he is a standout axeman) and have it all work, is amazing.
It's big news here in the Detroit area that some punk-ass ex-co-producer is suing The Stripes for royalties because he claims to have created "their sound." Good luck with that one, douchebag.10
4. "Silverfuck" - Smashing Pumpkins I'm pretty sure Billy Corgan still had his hair when hey laid this track down. Once he shaved his head and got all artsy, things started going downhill for these guys... 9
5. "Monkey Man" - Rolling Stones One of my favorite songs off of my favorite Stones album. "Let It Bleed" was a tour de force. When "You Can't Always Get What You Want" is the worst song on the album, it's pretty potent stuff. 9
6. "Deaf, Dumb, Blind'" - NRBQ "Well, get yerself a hearing aid!" Standard fare from the New Rythym and Blues Quartet. 7
7. "Louder Than A Bomb" - Public Enemy "Yo, I ain't milquetoast!" I can't listen to this album and not think how weird it is that Chuck D has an Air America radio show. What about Flavor? Professor Grif? 9
8. "Oddfellows Local 151" - REM SCREEEEEEEEECCHHH! It's not actually that bad of a song, but after the roll I was on, and the hard-driving beats, this is definitely not what I wanted. 5
9. "Girl From a Pawnshop (live)" - Black Crowes Feh. Momentum has officially shifted. 5
10. "Colorful Revolution" - Red Walls So much like solo Lennon, it's kind of crazy. I suppose that's a good thing. 7
7.3 average. We were really humming along there for a few tracks before Stipe & Company ran us off the road...
School of Fish!!! Holy shit, Furious, instant 1991 flashback for me. Whoa.
I bought that CD (don't even remember the name, but it was beige, I think) when it came out, based on "Three Strange Days," which I'd heard on "alternative radio, and liked.
I bought that album within a month or two of Nevermind, Ten (P.J.), Gish (Pumpkins), Bandwagonesque (Teenage Fanclub), Trompe le Monde (Pixies), Loveless (MBV), Reality of My Surroundings (Fishbone), Bloodsugarsexmagik. What a freakin year for music, my god.
Yep. Great year. 1991-1993 was probably the best period for music, in my opinion. You had all the great alternative rock (the one's you mentioned plus AIC, Screaming Trees, Sugar), along with bands like the Black Crowes hitting their stride on the rock and roll side.
It was "Our '65-'69"
Not to shameless plug my own blog (yeah, right), but I have an entry today that touches on this somewhat. You might wanna check it out if you get the chance.
http://mikesneighborhood.blogspot.com/2006/05/delight-of-youth.html
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