Snrub never disappoints
― ςὖτ ιτ Οὖτ (some dude), Friday, 30 May 2014 21:39 (ten years ago) link
I remember doing a speech in 9th grade on "How to Play the Guitar" which was really an excuse for me to show off my (terrible) guitar skillz and I did a medley at the end of like "Basket Case" and other bullshit songs and I ended with "Everything Zen" and everyone was bobbin their heads along I felt like such a rock god and was all ready to go out and buy one of those tight fitting floral print shirts like Gavin and I had this vision of the future hit me which flashed the videos for "Mouth (remix)" and "The Chemicals Between Us" and the phrase "BENZEDRINE TELEPHONE" kept blinking in front of my face and in an instant I smashed my guitar on the ground and ripped my shirt off and ran out of the classroom screaming
got a B+
― getting strange ass all around the globe (Neanderthal), Friday, 30 May 2014 22:01 (ten years ago) link
Which one? There are two on the list.
sorry, Thirty-Three. Ugh. "The music video for "Thirty-Three", directed both by Billy Corgan and then-girlfriend Yelena Yemchuk, is a series of images shot in stop-motion, ending with a re-enactment of theMellon Collie album cover."
― campreverb, Friday, 30 May 2014 23:38 (ten years ago) link
What I don't get is that I listened to the radio much more in 91-94 than I did in 94-99, but I like this list a lot better.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 31 May 2014 01:16 (ten years ago) link
I can tolerate "Everything Zen" but Gavin's lyrics are pretty cringeworthy imo
― Frontier Psychiatrist, Saturday, 31 May 2014 01:23 (ten years ago) link
"Love Spreads" is great, BTW.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 31 May 2014 01:32 (ten years ago) link
might have voted for 'interstate love song' or 'love spreads' or 'live forever' or 'connection'
ended up voting for 'sick of myself'
― mookieproof, Saturday, 31 May 2014 01:53 (ten years ago) link
Still don't know what "she's alright but she's my sister" means.
― LimbsKing, Saturday, 31 May 2014 02:12 (ten years ago) link
And what other alt-rock hit from this era had a 1:15 guitar intro before any lyrics
― LimbsKing, Saturday, 31 May 2014 02:13 (ten years ago) link
none.
disappointing that it took five years for this to come out but for a lead off single they could have done a lot worse.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 31 May 2014 02:19 (ten years ago) link
i'm 50/50 on that album. think a bunch of it is actually pretty damn good.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 31 May 2014 02:20 (ten years ago) link
"10 Storey Love Song" fits right on the debut.
― LimbsKing, Saturday, 31 May 2014 02:22 (ten years ago) link
E-Bow
― nova ydal (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 31 May 2014 14:11 (ten years ago) link
"Good Riddance" has the longest run at #2 in this chart's history, btw; 13 or so weeks stuck behind the equally omnipresent "Sex and Candy" (and with "Given to Fly" stuck behind them at #3 for a good portion of that time)
― Frontier Psychiatrist, Saturday, 31 May 2014 15:34 (ten years ago) link
"Given to Fly" would make a much better #2, kind of amazed it's that high though. By rights "Good Riddance" should be #1, not that I like it at all but it's probably the most generally well-known song of any on this list.
― Doctor Casino, Saturday, 31 May 2014 17:29 (ten years ago) link
"Good Riddance" hit #11 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart during that limbo in which Billboard didn't count airplay-only singles. It might have been a genuine top ten hit if released in physical form.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 31 May 2014 17:31 (ten years ago) link
It was the Iris and Uninvited were (possibly) kept off the top spot from those old rules.
― LimbsKing, Saturday, 31 May 2014 18:40 (ten years ago) link
It was the YEAR...
impossible to choose between "big bang baby" and "Interstate love song". big bang baby wins if we include the video, i guess.
― brimstead, Saturday, 31 May 2014 19:13 (ten years ago) link
weiland does such a great "lennon w/ shredded larynyx" whine for the chorus
― brimstead, Saturday, 31 May 2014 19:14 (ten years ago) link
Cobain, in other words i guess lol
― brimstead, Saturday, 31 May 2014 19:15 (ten years ago) link
"Interstate Love Song" is good and all but "Big Bang Baby"'s novelty endeared itself to me more.
― getting strange ass all around the globe (Neanderthal), Saturday, 31 May 2014 20:30 (ten years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Sunday, 1 June 2014 00:01 (ten years ago) link
A lot of pre-1999 songs in the list were famous casualties of the Billboard airplay rule (all STP/Soundgarden songs, "Buddy Holly", "Better Man", "Live Forever", etc.) "Don't Speak" definitely would've been a #1 Hot 100 hit had the label issued a physical single (second longest stay atop the airplay chart, right behind "Iris"). Pretty sure the success of "Iris" was what finally made BIllboard give in and let airplay-only singles chart on the Hot 100, which also resulted in some ridiculously low peaks for some of the big airplay hits which were already declining in popularity (#9 for "Iris", #42 for "Torn").
― Frontier Psychiatrist, Sunday, 1 June 2014 09:22 (ten years ago) link
And the Rembrandts - I'll Be There for You
― LimbsKing, Sunday, 1 June 2014 11:58 (ten years ago) link
god, if Billboard had incorporated the viewership of Friends into Hot 100 metrics we would've been in trouble
― ςὖτ ιτ Οὖτ (some dude), Sunday, 1 June 2014 12:18 (ten years ago) link
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― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 1 June 2014 12:34 (ten years ago) link
best song that reached #1 on airplay but was never allowed to chart on the billboard hot 100 1995-1998
Voted Garbage, surprising myself - it 'felt' more like a #2 genre chart hit, and I've gotten to vote for E-Bow, Pretty Noose etc. in many other polls. Some weird disparities in weight class here - some momentum-driven fanbase things, some legitimate megahits, and some oddball things that I perceive as wayyy lower-tier hits, Modern Rock #14s if you will. Much as I'd love to live in a world where E-Bow was this actually popular song just barely denied the crown (an ''O Superman'' if you will)....
― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 1 June 2014 15:46 (ten years ago) link
If you will, if you will.
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Monday, 2 June 2014 00:01 (ten years ago) link
Hmmm, surprised about some of the goose eggs in these poll results – would've expected "Don't Speak" to get at least one vote, guess not.
― Frontier Psychiatrist, Monday, 2 June 2014 10:42 (ten years ago) link
It's vile, so yeah..
― ۩, Monday, 2 June 2014 13:59 (ten years ago) link
"Don't speak" is better than most of this crap.Fucking stone roses.
― brimstead, Monday, 2 June 2014 19:05 (ten years ago) link