A great collection of tunes from the 90's that are somewhat obscure from bands that are well known.
I suppose you could call this a music blog, sure.
Showing posts with label 90s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 90s. Show all posts
Friday, April 4, 2014
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Whatever Wednesday
The Ocean Blue
As with grunge music I was a little late to the game listening to certain bands of the 80's....namely The Ocean Blue. Growing up with older siblings that exposed me to the best that the 80's had to offer, I didn't think at the time (2002) that I was missing anything. Once I heard the song, "Between Something and Nothing" I was hooked. I immediately wanted to get my hands on everything the band ever produced. That repetitive guitar hook never stops being amazing no matter how many times its repeated. The Ocean Blue is definitely under the radar as far as good late 80's\early 90's bands go, so you should check them out.
As with grunge music I was a little late to the game listening to certain bands of the 80's....namely The Ocean Blue. Growing up with older siblings that exposed me to the best that the 80's had to offer, I didn't think at the time (2002) that I was missing anything. Once I heard the song, "Between Something and Nothing" I was hooked. I immediately wanted to get my hands on everything the band ever produced. That repetitive guitar hook never stops being amazing no matter how many times its repeated. The Ocean Blue is definitely under the radar as far as good late 80's\early 90's bands go, so you should check them out.
Monday, March 3, 2014
Melancholy Monday
Along the same lines as last week's Melancholy Monday, we stay in the 90's. For some reason I was late to the game with some of the 90's music. I hated grunge when it was popular with the exception of a few songs.
I think it had something to do with me being a bit nerdy, with gold rimmed glasses, braces, jean shorts and Timberland shoes, looking at these big dudes with long hair parted down the middle, flannel shirts with shorts down to their ankles, smoking cigarettes and having these low man voices even in Junior High school.....all of which loved grunge music. All the girls loved these guys including a girl that I had a major crush on....so I naturally had to resent it and love nerdy music like They Might Be Giants instead. Anyway, the song "Drown" by Smashing Pumpkins I didn't like until 2001, well past the release date of 1992 and long past its popularity. I listened to the song whenever I was in a melancholy mood and I've continued to ever since. The full version is a bit long...I usually change the song or repeat the song as soon as it hits minute five but sometimes get lost in the endless guitar solos and let it play through. It's all about that guitar riff though, so catchy, it gets stuck in your head.
I think it had something to do with me being a bit nerdy, with gold rimmed glasses, braces, jean shorts and Timberland shoes, looking at these big dudes with long hair parted down the middle, flannel shirts with shorts down to their ankles, smoking cigarettes and having these low man voices even in Junior High school.....all of which loved grunge music. All the girls loved these guys including a girl that I had a major crush on....so I naturally had to resent it and love nerdy music like They Might Be Giants instead. Anyway, the song "Drown" by Smashing Pumpkins I didn't like until 2001, well past the release date of 1992 and long past its popularity. I listened to the song whenever I was in a melancholy mood and I've continued to ever since. The full version is a bit long...I usually change the song or repeat the song as soon as it hits minute five but sometimes get lost in the endless guitar solos and let it play through. It's all about that guitar riff though, so catchy, it gets stuck in your head.
I might as well stay in the 90's for the next several weeks because I've got a lot of songs that I listened to when I was a moody teenager. I could take at least a couple months on The Cranberries alone.
Monday, February 17, 2014
Melancholy Monday
Another Monday has graced us with its presence. The song that I picked to represent it is a bit of an oldie...1995 to be exact, "Hello Rain" by The Softies. Two guitars and two voices is all they need. Its like a lullabye for a depressed person to fall asleep to. I love it though, its perfect for those days that a little more drab. Monday's are tough....especially for those in the office space world in which I live in.....this just eases me into my cubicle and wraps a blanket around me.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Whatever Wednesday
Beck
Do any of you have a band or singer that can do no wrong in your eyes and everything they touch is gold? Beck is definitely mine. He's been my musical idol ever since high school. The music he puts out, his style, just everything he does and everything he touches oozes with cool. I've seen most of the bands that I've always wanted to see but have yet to see Beck. Oh how I wish I could have caught a show back in the Odelay/Midnight Vultures tours, that would have been a lot of fun. so hopefully he comes around somewhere semi close and I'll try and go.
His music video for "New Pollution" still stands as one of my favorite videos of all time.....probably followed closely by 'Devil's Haircut'. Both made large impressions on me musically and also artistically with how the video was put together and edited. I used to watch them on a music channel called "The Box" that our TV picked up through the antennae since we didn't have cable. It was a music station that you could call and pay money to play a music video from a list they had. "New Pollution" was one of the videos I actually paid money to see.Here are both of them for your viewing and listening pleasure.
New Pollution
Devil's Haircut
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