She’s all attitude and hook. There’s kind of a freedom to it. It’s good stuff, and to bad there wasn’t more that caught on.
Sadchild's "high fives" (every artist I like at least five songs from)
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"Smells Like Teen Spirit"
I'm worse at what I do best
And for this gift, I feel blessed
Our little group has always been
And always will until the end
There's probably dozens of references like this in every one of his songs that get missed. I didn't notice it until many listens later!
Here's another subtle one.
In his song "Berzerk", he heavily samples Billy Squier's "The Stroke". Here's the pre-chorus of the song:
Kick your shoes off, let your hair down
(And go berserk) All night long
Grow your beard out, just weird out
(And go berserk) All night long
After a few dozen listens it suddenly hit me.... he's referencing a different Squier song:
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IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbet is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
You understood some lyrics from "Smells Like Teen Spirit"? Excellent ears.
Local H
Genre: rock
Discovered: knew FM "Bound For The Floor"
Other: I didn't get into #5 below at first, but years later I think it's pretty good. The other 4 I definitely like though. I heard #2 earlier today at work and was rockin' out to it (in my mind anyway). #3 & #4 are recent (2015).
HIGH FIVE:
1. Hands On The Bible
2. High-Fiving MF
3. Mansplainer
4. The Misanthrope
5. Bound For The Floor
Yesterday I discovered Local H has a new song featuring........ Julianna Hatfield! So this post is for @scotchandcigar
LL Cool J
Genre: hip hop
Discovered: MTV "I'm That Type Of Guy"
Other: Third and fourth albums are my favs (I like most of the songs on each), but he's easily got another dozen or so songs I like from before and after those ones.
HIGH FIVE:
1. Mama Said Knock You Out
2. Around The Way Girl
3. Droppin' Em
4. I'm That Type Of Guy
5. It Gets No Rougher
Lord Tracy
Genre: hard rock, rock
Discovered: MTV
Other: My first rock show at a club. I was absolutely blown away and it's still probably the best live show I've ever seen. I brought 3 friends who just came "to check out the girls". From the first note to the last one, they were right up front by the stage with me rocking out in a frenzy. It's a shame they only released one album back in the day (more came after reuniting years later). Trivia 1: singer was the original frontman of Pantera (their 'hair' days). Trivia 2: They were originally the Traci Lords, but swapped it around to avoid getting sued. Trivia 3: Five years ago, Rolling Stone named it one of the best 50 hair metal albums of all time.
HIGH FIVE:
1. Out With The Boys
2. East Coast Rose
3. She's A Bitch
4. 3HC
5. Chosen Ones
Love And Rockets
Genre: alt rock, new wave
Discovered: MTV "So Alive", but then going back into their earlier stuff I kinda recognized "Ball Of Confusion" and "No New Tale To Tell" (maybe I'd heard them once or twice?).
Other: Had no idea until this millennium that "So Alive" was a top 5 hit. I also didn't know their next album flopped so hard their fans were actually bringing it back to music stores asking for refunds (I found it boring as hell but did like one song from it - #5 below).
HIGH FIVE:
1. So Alive
2. Ball Of Confusion
3. Sweet Lover Hangover
4. No New Tale To Tell
5. Trip And Glide
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbet is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
Fudds and Wockets!
I can’t hear So Alive without thinking of it being sung by Elmer Fudd.
You're welcome.
I can’t hear So Alive without thinking of it being sung by Elmer Fudd.
You're welcome.