I was thinking the other day about all the ridiculous music phases I've gone through, how they somehow all led to this very predictable "indie" thing I seem to be doing now, and what genres I've lost along the way. At various points in time my favoritest band ever (!!!1) has been (in semi chronological order): Madness, The Spin Doctors, Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, Tori Amos, The Violent Femmes, Sarah McLachlan, Skankin' Pickle, The Beastie Boys, Pavement, Jeff Buckley, Liz Phair, Beck, The Who, Belle and Sebastian, The Clash, Spoon, and Ted Leo. Clearly, some of these are still in the rotation. But this post is about the ones that aren't. And more specifically, if they should be let back in. You decide.
The Beastie Boys: Paul's Boutique
Lauryn Hill: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Skavoovie and the Epitones: Fat Footin'
The Very Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions
Nine Inch Nails: Pretty Hate Machine
R.E.M.: Automatic For the People
The Spin Doctors! What the hell happened to them? I thought they were going to be big.
Posted by: Shamus | January 09, 2006 at 06:52 PM
Spin Doctors were rocking Fremont St. in vegas on New Years with Gin Blossoms, and Cheap Trick(?) and it was like all of $12 to see them all or something.
Posted by: M Willy B | January 10, 2006 at 12:41 AM
You know the Solomonster LOVES his U2 and R.E.M. The Solomonster is 32 years old though...
Posted by: Solomonster | January 10, 2006 at 11:12 AM
I should just take those off the list, honestly, you're going to make me listen to them anyways. What a bad husband you are. ;-)
Posted by: employee megan | January 10, 2006 at 11:43 AM
Wait... Your a GUY..? That's the list of band's every girl was into in the 90's. That made made night.
Posted by: Lex | January 22, 2006 at 02:56 AM
I am a girl. Hence the "Megan" part of "Employee Megan". Were you asking someone else?
Posted by: employeemegan | January 23, 2006 at 09:59 AM