(one of my mates had moved from Leeds and I think this was partly responsible for us playing it for like the entire year)
― kinder, Thursday, 28 June 2018 12:59 (five years ago) link
what about White Town, 'Your Woman'? It's a bit English, and not the sunniest of songs but it has that phone-crackle '98 hip-poppy vibe going.
― My name is the Pope and in the 90s I smoked a lot of dope (dog latin), Thursday, 28 June 2018 12:59 (five years ago) link
one of spacehog married Liv Tyler#spacehogfacts
― kinder, Thursday, 28 June 2018 13:00 (five years ago) link
that lfo one posted above for sure. am I imagining it oe did it stand for Lyte Funky Ones
― kinder, Thursday, 28 June 2018 13:02 (five years ago) link
that Bloodhound Gang one too. God that was awful
― kinder, Thursday, 28 June 2018 13:05 (five years ago) link
drinking in la is a great song
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 28 June 2018 13:05 (five years ago) link
re space hog : lead singers brother then tried to cash in on the family z-list celeb status by forming kidsymphony.got a 5 track promo ep, not sure the full album was ever released.
#spacehogfacts
― mark e, Thursday, 28 June 2018 13:07 (five years ago) link
weren't both brothers in Spacehog? or was there another one
― kinder, Thursday, 28 June 2018 13:10 (five years ago) link
I backtracked a bit on a previous post about the initial selection
that’ll teach me to read the whole thread
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Thursday, 28 June 2018 13:12 (five years ago) link
In 2010, Spacehog guitarist Antony Langdon gained notoriety for his role in the controversial mockumentary starring Joaquin Phoenix I'm Still Here. Langdon, who was one of Phoenix's assistants as well as a musical partner, staged a falling-out with the actor during the documentary's filming and is shown defecating on the troubled actor in retaliation for an earlier argument.
― kinder, Thursday, 28 June 2018 13:13 (five years ago) link
another one - Christian Langdon
and checked, other then the 5 track promo ep, the album was never released.
― mark e, Thursday, 28 June 2018 13:15 (five years ago) link
that’ll teach me to read the whole thread― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Thursday, June 28, 2018 2:12 PM (three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Thursday, June 28, 2018 2:12 PM (three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
that's cool - we're all busy :-)(evidently)
― My name is the Pope and in the 90s I smoked a lot of dope (dog latin), Thursday, 28 June 2018 13:17 (five years ago) link
None of these songs have anything in common. Anyway, “Steal My Sunshine” rules.
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Thursday, 28 June 2018 13:20 (five years ago) link
Smash Mouth - All Stari mean now I'm just listing the worst songs ever recordedthere's only so far you can go with this vibe before it evolves into nu-metal/ Blink 182 landfill
― kinder, Thursday, 28 June 2018 13:21 (five years ago) link
― kinder, Thursday, June 28, 2018 1:02 PM (eleven minutes ago) Bookmark
oh god I think you might be right
― Neil S, Thursday, 28 June 2018 13:22 (five years ago) link
here's another stinker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FEDrU85FLE
― Neil S, Thursday, 28 June 2018 13:23 (five years ago) link
something v post-Beck about this aesthetic
My two nostalgic favourite post-Beck-type minor alternative hits from this era: Naked Eye by Luscious Jackson and Hand in Your Head by Money Mark.
― Gavin, Leeds, Thursday, 28 June 2018 13:38 (five years ago) link
Post-Beck is a pretty otm name. Commercial, vaguely ironic music that signals it's aware of hip hop.
― Chris L, Thursday, 28 June 2018 13:48 (five years ago) link
i probably meant Walking on the Sun by smash mouth, not All Star.haven't heard that Money Mark track in years! Going down a nostalgia hole right now.Marcy playground etc
― kinder, Thursday, 28 June 2018 14:06 (five years ago) link
These are all songs about being young and unsure of what to make of life.
The two first songs feel like pivotal moments in my teenage years. Have too many good memories attached to both and the nostalgia goggles wont let me hear them separate from those memories. Maybe they actually suck for someone hearing them for the first time, trying my best to hear them with fresh ears I can only gather all of the nominees are some weird one hit wonders even for the late 90’s.
I think I have to go with Len, I love the sample and the delivery.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 28 June 2018 14:33 (five years ago) link
would like to refer everyone itt to this excellent blog http://pre-durst-blog.tumblr.com/
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Thursday, 28 June 2018 14:34 (five years ago) link
Another post-beck hit I remember
butthole surfers - pepper
There should be separate thread for these, I feel like there’s plenty of examples out there.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 28 June 2018 14:35 (five years ago) link
I h-a-t-e-d the Young Radicals song – and I worked at VH1 at the time, so it played on a TV over my head 4-5 times a day.
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Thursday, 28 June 2018 14:38 (five years ago) link
― Fox News' Chad Pergram contributed to this report (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 28 June 2018 14:38 (five years ago) link
<3 Money Mark. that song was on both his first and second albums but in different iterations
― My name is the Pope and in the 90s I smoked a lot of dope (dog latin), Thursday, 28 June 2018 14:39 (five years ago) link
― i’m still stanning (morrisp)
Theme-wise they’re all about procrastination and depression.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 28 June 2018 14:40 (five years ago) link
Sadly I can't find Money Mark on spotty
― My name is the Pope and in the 90s I smoked a lot of dope (dog latin), Thursday, 28 June 2018 14:41 (five years ago) link
these songs are all a lot of fun, except Novocaine which I fucking despise, but "You Get What You Give" is the runaway winner here. Pure euphoria, would've been a hit in any decade, not sure if I could say that about the rest.
Also briefly considered Steal My Sunshine and In The Meantime, but the vocals and songwriting don't compare.
― paul mccartney & whinge (voodoo chili), Thursday, 28 June 2018 14:42 (five years ago) link
Happily Surprised at how many people here like Hand in Your Head, I never hear it mentioned anywhere.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 28 June 2018 14:43 (five years ago) link
Apparently Royston Langdon is a bigwig at Spotify now
― paul mccartney & whinge (voodoo chili), Thursday, 28 June 2018 14:44 (five years ago) link
“You get what you give” feels like the best written song out of all of these and the only one you can modernize and rearrange without losing what makes it special but I still prefer “steal my sunshine”
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 28 June 2018 14:45 (five years ago) link
El Scorcho definitely fits in this weird category, doesn't it?
― paul mccartney & whinge (voodoo chili), Thursday, 28 June 2018 14:51 (five years ago) link
Scorcho predates these. All of these are from 1998/1999 I think.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 28 June 2018 14:55 (five years ago) link
also not much of a hit iirc
― Simon H., Thursday, 28 June 2018 14:56 (five years ago) link
"Butterfly" is definitely a post-"Loser" track.
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 28 June 2018 14:56 (five years ago) link
how about "Butter of 69"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WweOg2krMPE
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 28 June 2018 14:57 (five years ago) link
I like the len song the best, im allergic to new radicals one, and i secretly liked spacehog one.
― Hunt3r, Thursday, 28 June 2018 14:59 (five years ago) link
― Simon H., Thursday, June 28, 2018 9:56 AM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i guess not. it has the most plays of any pinkerton track, whatever that's worth
― supreme court justice samuel ance-ito (voodoo chili), Thursday, 28 June 2018 14:59 (five years ago) link
in the meantime came out in 1995
― supreme court justice samuel ance-ito (voodoo chili), Thursday, 28 June 2018 15:00 (five years ago) link
Whale - Hobo Humping Slobo Babe isn't quite in this but I feel like it needs an honourable mention for being bonkers
― My name is the Pope and in the 90s I smoked a lot of dope (dog latin), Thursday, 28 June 2018 15:02 (five years ago) link
wow I should not have checked to see what Weezer's current Top 10 tracks are on Spotify
― Simon H., Thursday, 28 June 2018 15:03 (five years ago) link
xp actually I'm listening to it now and despite the proto-nu-metalness, it's absolutely this
― My name is the Pope and in the 90s I smoked a lot of dope (dog latin), Thursday, 28 June 2018 15:03 (five years ago) link
That whole Whale album rules imo.
― Hunt3r, Thursday, 28 June 2018 15:07 (five years ago) link
Theme-wise they’re all about procrastination and depression.So were most other songs in the ‘90s, lol
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Thursday, 28 June 2018 15:09 (five years ago) link
how has nobody brought up this classic?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H5uWRjFsGc
― supreme court justice samuel lance-ito (voodoo chili), Thursday, 28 June 2018 15:11 (five years ago) link
Not sure about this one cos it straddles Sunny-D and acid jazz/new jack, but it's definitely in that Michel Gondry hip hop vibe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwBjhBL9G6U
― My name is the Pope and in the 90s I smoked a lot of dope (dog latin), Thursday, 28 June 2018 15:25 (five years ago) link
speaking of which
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY5zaDZq0sc
i hate all of these songs. drinking in la is the only one i hear with any regularity anymore (probably because it's CanCon)
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 28 June 2018 16:00 (five years ago) link
also i think it's the least objectionable of all of these so I'm voting for it. the spacehog song actually makes me want to kill
Len is also Canadian
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 28 June 2018 16:05 (five years ago) link