Yesterday's Zeitgeist: A Series of Songs You Won't Find Elsewhere (Part 2)

And we're back!  Starting with...

8. Flat Out Fucked by Mudhoney

...a band you actually may have heard of!  Dirty grunge riffing, dirty grunge yelling, dirty grunge solo...  I feel like there's a theme to this one, but I just can't put my finger on it.

9. Range Life by Pavement

Really doesn't get much more 90s-indie than Pavement.  Chill yet melodic, good melodies.  Czech it out.

10. I Was a Stranger by Smog

For whatever stupid reason, Blogger can't find any of the videos I found for this song, so here's a link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYGraw-3rLA

Dat pedal steel.
For real doe; Bill Callahan, folks.  Recorded under the name "Smog" for a long time.  Bit of an unsung hero of alt-country.

11. Down with the Bass by fIREHOSE

Dear whoever was in charge of making a VEVO for fIREHOSE: you had ONE JOB.  You made it FireHOUSE and now this is me yelling at you in LOTS OF CAPS.
So I'm not sure what bass fIREHOSE is saying "down with", whether that be a specific bass guitar, the rash of wobble bass in today's music (though that would've required some sort of precognitive abilities on fIREHOSE's part, not entirely unlikely), or the fish and they're just mispronouncing it, but I say up with the bass when it comes to this song.  Holy spumoni that's groovy.
("Up with the bass"?  "Holy spumoni"?  Really phoning it in, aintcha Thomas?)

12. Don, Aman by Slint

So, apparently Slint is "sadcore".  I also learned that I must have a serious sadcore influence, cuz this is the kind of shit I like to write from time to time.  And by "from time to time", I mean "like half the time".  Minus the spoken word-y vocals.
I don't know what a sadcore is, but if most of it's like this, then it's pretty cool.

13. Guest List by Screeching Weasel

Holy shit, pop punk before pop punk was a thing.  Except, you know, good.  Just kidding!  There's good pop punk.  Somewhere.
And they're from Chicago too!  Water ya know.

14. Tiger Trap by Beat Happening

Damn listen to them opening chords.  Slash, the chords that play throughout the song.  Cuz I think they're like the same ones played in different orders, for six minutes.  If you're into mellow, super-texturey three-chord songs, give it a whirl.  Good chance you'll love this.  Even if you're not, give it a go anyway.  The alternative is eating a plate of balls.  Whole plate of 'em.  You think I'm lying.  I have a plate of balls on hand.  It will go in your mouth.

To Be Continued!  ...Again!

A Song About Music

Hey y'all, here's a song!  It's about 90s music, and how I got into it.  With some metaphory stuff.  Turned out to be waaaayyyyy shorter than I thought, but I feel like if I bullshat a bunch more verses, it would just get repetitive.

Also, this whole process of recording and uploading this thing has been rife with technical difficulties, soooooo anything you don't like about it, chalk it up to that.

Since my singing voice is stupid-hard to understand (hey, I'm no Aretha Franklin), here's the lyrics.

It started at my school; the chick who looked like Slash
She played the drums to System of a Down
My branches grew from there

I came down with the sickness
But I was brought to life

Offspring, my skatepunk jams; a town that swallows lives
I'm not a fan of sand; a camp for suicides
Oh Stan, why you so mad
Just to try to understand

Jump ahead to school, do not pass GO
There was a Serbian boy who brought me to Nirvana
There's writing on the walls

Jimmy gave me my feelings
They're both inside this box

Our lady Alice of peace; her chains and garden jams
Marilyn's abyss; together ever since
And it stared back at me
And it stared lovingly

Now let's play Spot The Reference!

And by "let us", I mean you do that.

I don't wanna play with you.

That's right.  I heard the stories.

Very special thanks to Tyler Priest, without whom this project would not be possible!  He does music too and he does it better than me, so go check it out right nnaaooooooooo!