These are not necessarily newly released tunes but I reloaded my iPod with a different, larger playlist and spun the shuffle. Here's today's offerings:
{If you want to know more about the band click the link on the band name. If you are interested in the lyrics click the link on the song title.}
1. Soundgarden - The Day I Tried To Live When Soundgarden came out in the early nineties they fell in with my listening tastes at the time (grunge-oriented) and Howard Stern was promoting their single Black Hole Sun on the radio. This song is off their Superunknown CD. Lead singer Chris Cornell went on to form Audioslave and continues to produce great music and lyrics.
2. Days Of The New - Shelf In The Room With it's beginning cast, this is a close example of a one-hit wonder of a band. They only put out one studio album but when I first heard it I was hooked. The sound was more acoustic but still pretty hard driving. Travis can jam on that guitar. This song is off that debut album.
3. Bad Company - Deal With The Preacher What can you say, Paul Rodgers founding this band back in the 70's was a rockin' good time. Several hit songs from the former Free vocalist and his bandmates came from their debut album the year I graduated high school. And the songs still rock!
4. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Runnin' Down A Dream When TP&theHBS came out with Breakdown...wow, their music has been a staple of mine ever since. They seem to have hundreds of hits but I know its less than that. Good music (and TP was one of the Wilburys). Best car drivin' song in recent years.
5. Tool - Die Eier Von Satan You know I love Tool. I think Maynard is a genius on a couple levels. When I first heard this track on the Aenima CD I thought I was at a Hitler youth rally. It wasn't until I finally read the lyrics in English that I had a good laugh. (lyrics on the song link are German first and English translation at the end...give it a read.)
Here is one comment from the youtube site on this video:
To truly enjoy this song, you must understand Tool's dark sense of humor...because this is a recipe on how to make Spanish Cookies, not a Nazi deathmarch song
I know Tool has been on the list before but any favorites from any of the other bands? Ever listened to Days Of The New before?
6 comments:
Days of the New and Soundgarden are always cool! Cool picks this time.
I know not of what you post, though I've heard of TP, and I trust it's all good music. I also like the idea of a song that expels a cookie recipe.
xoRobyn
I know and like them all, but "Days of the New," I've never heard of...
Okay, I just listened to it and I like it!
Alex: I really wish DOTN had been more resilent and produced more music. That creative differences crap has ruined some good bands.
Robyn: I am thankful for your comments even though you really know of what I post on Mondays! XO :)
Anni: And I would have bet the exact opposite! Funny how I perceive.
Pat: Check out their first album...pretty good stuff.
ps....you and me both on the comment you left for me today ---ekg is plenty in my opinion. Why stress the heart unnecessarily?
You DID think just the opposite for me in my choice above? LOL Alllllrighty then.
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