len ftw
― Y'all (Ross), Saturday, 30 June 2018 05:14 (five years ago) link
(and i LOVE EELS)
Think this fits in here somewherehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eBZqmL8ehg
― Real Compton City G, Saturday, 30 June 2018 07:08 (five years ago) link
p sure we already have 900 trip-hop landfill threads
― kelp, clam and carrion (sic), Saturday, 30 June 2018 16:28 (five years ago) link
xp shiit yea that Hanson song is sick
― billstevejim, Saturday, 30 June 2018 18:44 (five years ago) link
did anyone mention citizen king? that one always gets lost in the mix.
― hackshaw, Saturday, 30 June 2018 19:03 (five years ago) link
having a bad week, sic?
― Hotdogs Killcars (dog latin), Saturday, 30 June 2018 21:18 (five years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Sunday, 1 July 2018 00:01 (five years ago) link
Len ftw!
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Sunday, 1 July 2018 00:13 (five years ago) link
The new radicals album is all time for meStill sounds dope
― President Keyes, Sunday, 1 July 2018 01:28 (five years ago) link
there are a bunch of songs I've never heard before that totally fit that I enjoyed hearing for the first time too! thraed just moved on by the time I saw them
― kelp, clam and carrion (sic), Sunday, 1 July 2018 02:09 (five years ago) link
Missed this poll, but would have argued that “Natural One” should have been included.
― incel clown posse (naus), Sunday, 1 July 2018 02:39 (five years ago) link
Gonna try to nail this aesthetic as:- period of roughly '94 - 2000 with some exceptions- funky/hip-hop influenced pop/rock but not firmly entrenched in any particular camp- usually a one or two-hit wonder
― incel clown posse (naus), Sunday, 1 July 2018 02:47 (five years ago) link
“Natural One” should have been included.
agreed
― Hunt3r, Sunday, 1 July 2018 03:23 (five years ago) link
I remember getting a haircut in college when “Natural One” came on the radio; the woman cutting my hair was scoffing at the song with another stylist – “Who writes this stuff?” I sat there thinking, Uh, it’s John Davis and Lou Barlow... I could talk for 10 minutes about these guys!
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Sunday, 1 July 2018 03:42 (five years ago) link
Len won. Justice is done. Y’all
― Garden variety uncouth (Ross), Sunday, 1 July 2018 08:35 (five years ago) link
The performance of the Eels song in this poll – and the fact that barely anyone even reminisced about on it in the thread – reinforces the mystery around the fact that it was an Alternative hit.
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Sunday, 1 July 2018 16:28 (five years ago) link
It was, but--like a lot of big tracks from that period--it didn't have legs past it's point of max. impact.
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 1 July 2018 16:38 (five years ago) link
Novocaine for the Soul didn't really cross over into the main Billboard charts. It peaked at 39 on the Airplay charts, which is just barely making it.
Drinking in L.A. didn't either, and in fact didn't even make it on the US Modern Rock charts, but that song had greater international success.
― MarkoP, Sunday, 1 July 2018 17:52 (five years ago) link
I like the eels song. Also eels were big in the UK. Alternate versions of the song are better. It’s no last stop this town
― Garden variety uncouth (Ross), Sunday, 1 July 2018 17:59 (five years ago) link
The first three did get heavy airplay in Mexico don’t know about the US. Spacehog and Eels didn’t get any at all and I only knew about them by watching MTV’s 120 minutes (don’t know if you had that in the US but it was 2 hours of alt music including electronica and hip hop that didn’t get usual airplay from them)
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Sunday, 1 July 2018 17:59 (five years ago) link
I don’t remember watching the novocaine video though, I remember one with a singing carrot... “last stop this town”?
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Sunday, 1 July 2018 18:00 (five years ago) link
Yeah! You got it Moka
― Garden variety uncouth (Ross), Sunday, 1 July 2018 18:02 (five years ago) link
Not many singles from electro shock. Last stop and cancer for the cure was in American beauty but the industrial noise intro pretty much guaranteed it was a non single.
― Garden variety uncouth (Ross), Sunday, 1 July 2018 18:03 (five years ago) link
I was just in a shop where the Cardigans’ “Lovefool” staeted playing, and it seemed to fit the vibe of these selections in a certain way.
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Sunday, 1 July 2018 18:05 (five years ago) link
I could see that
― Garden variety uncouth (Ross), Sunday, 1 July 2018 18:10 (five years ago) link
i actually listened to the one citizen king album they put out. it's like beck except not good. anyways one of the members went on to mix j dilla records and the lead dude became an electroclash guy (mount sims)
just want to drop this useless knowledge
― hackshaw, Monday, 2 July 2018 00:02 (five years ago) link
this lesser-known Swedish pop-rap hit is definitely part of this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf8MR-EnSho
― Gâteau Superstar (dog latin), Monday, 2 July 2018 15:10 (five years ago) link
classic UK examples
Mint Royale - Don't FalterFive - Keep on Movin'Ronan Keating - Life Is a RollercoasterTerrorvision - Tequila
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Thursday, 19 January 2023 14:58 (one year ago) link
the first of those is on many of my playlists, the others never will be.
― ledge, Thursday, 19 January 2023 15:48 (one year ago) link
"Life is a rollercoaster" does not belong
― kinder, Thursday, 19 January 2023 18:45 (one year ago) link
cept it does
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Thursday, 19 January 2023 19:00 (one year ago) link
explain
― kinder, Thursday, 19 January 2023 20:44 (one year ago) link
well why not? Strong summery feel + upbeat but bittersweet (the latter an angle ever-accelerated by nostalgia) + somewhat ethereal production (Gregg Alexander). Fits this sort of thing to a tee I'd say.
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Thursday, 19 January 2023 21:18 (one year ago) link
I getcha but needs at least a modicum of funky 'tude as well which Ronan doesn't have
― the forces of darkness making making us laugh ourselves into DEATH?? (dog latin), Friday, 20 January 2023 10:15 (one year ago) link
well, that's patently untrue:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mok8NznlEEE
― the shaker intro bit the shaker outro in the tail, hard (breastcrawl), Friday, 20 January 2023 10:28 (one year ago) link
okay i take it back
― the forces of darkness making making us laugh ourselves into DEATH?? (dog latin), Friday, 20 January 2023 10:56 (one year ago) link