Jurassic 5 - Concrete Schoolyard
It’s possible that for me, J5 were the last truly special band, before the internet came along and made everything ubiquitous. Remember that there was a time when you got into a band, and it felt like they were your band, and you wanted to tell everyone you knew about your band, but now by the time the first single is recorded, Diplo has already done a mash-up of the ringtone and P4K has christened and subsequently bashed the new sub-genre it spawned.
American Analog Set - Weather Report
A nice song for a late-night post blizzard whiskey.
There are some bands (Sebadoh, Pavement, Jesus & Mary Chain, Velvet Underground, etc.) who have not made an appearance here because in a way they are too obvious, or more precisely, because I’m lazy and when I think to post them, the thought of picking one song seems too daunting a task, so a reblog is a perfect excuse.
Every other line in this song could be the best line any other band has ever written:
“In 1984 I was hospitalized for approaching perfection, slowly screwing my way across Europe, they had to make a correction…”
“I asked the painter why the roads are colored black./ He said, “Steve, it’s because people leave and no highway will bring them back…”
“So if you don’t want me I promise not to linger/ But before I go I gotta ask you dear about that tan line on your ring finger…”
“I know that a lot of what I say has been lifted off of men’s room walls…”
The rest of the album is just as good. Absolute classic.
I won’t lie, this is the only Eric Matthews track that I really got into, but it still pops up in my head when I least expect… must be those trumpets.
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