Lately, I've been rediscovering some of the best music from my childhood. Mostly, that music came about in the 1990s, when I was a pre-teen, then teen, headbanging to the local rock station and making notes of which CDs I wanted to buy the next time I had money.
Some of my favorites:
Jennifer Trynin - Better Than Nothing. This artist's single was on the rock side of the pop spectrum, if that makes any sense. (Most of the rest of the CD, "Cockamamie," is way closer to being real rock, which scores big points with me.) You could rock out to the chorus in particular:
I'm feelin' good, I'm feelin' good, I'm feelin' good for now
Good, I'm feelin' good, I'm feelin' good for now
Oh, sure, that's mind-numbingly simple, but it was - and still is - catchy. And fun!
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Sponge - Plowed. To me, the rest of the album falls into the "not a big deal" category. Hardcore Sponge fans will disagree, of course. But the single? Well, it's stuck with me all these years for one reason or another. I think it has something to do with the lead guitarist's skills. The lyrics could have something to do with it at well:
Say a prayer for me
I'm buried by the sound
Of a world of human wreckage
In a world of human wreckage
Where i'm lost and I'm found and I can't touch the ground
I'm plowed into the sound
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The Nixons - Foma. I bought the album for "Sister" and "Happy Song." It turned out that more than half of the tracks were well worth my twelve dollars. These Texas-native rockers had distinct lyrics and sounds (both vocals and instruments), and knew how to rock.
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So, there you are: some cool stuff that you probably remember from your childhood.
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