Year: 1998

That’s three days in a row with a late 90’s alt rock band.

Final track on their most famous album that saw The Way, Fire Escape, and Out of My Head do well. Nice, simple ballad.

Year: 1997

I don’t know why, but I feel like if I heard this song for the first time today I wouldn’t like it. But I loved everything alt rock in high school. Twin Cities had a great alt rock station back in the day, 104.1 The Point.

Year: 1993

Adam Duritz now hates this song. Apparently he\s rejected the song’s aspirations for being famous. And apparently I’ve always interpreted the song differently than he intended.

This came out when I was 13, pretty much the age when everyone starts hating themselves and believing everyone else hates them as well. So I fantasized about being popular, being likeable. I knew literally being famous wouldn’t solve anything, but I just craved being in the spotlight for a hot minute. Mr. Jones wound up being my favorite song for at least twenty-five years.

Year: 1998

I cannot heard a dial tone without then thinking, “I need your arms around me I need to feel your touch.”

Year: 2005

Really cool video. Nice Rube Goldberg machine.

Year: 1995

The other day this came on the radio and my son said, “Please change the station, this is not a good song.”

Year: 2001

The lyrics imply that the singer is a dope and of course his girlfriend would hit him. They also make it sound like she’s abusive and it’s a miserable codependent relationship.

Anyway, good jingle!

Year: 1994

I should really listen to more Beck. Any suggestions?

Year: 1997

It was a struggle to pick just one song from this band. Considered “The Wizard of Magicland,” “Life, In A Nutshell,” “Brian Wilson,” and “Enid.” I picked this one as it feels the most authentic to me. I like the live version even better.