Comments on: Celebrating 20 Years Of Modern-Rock Countdowns, From Siouxsie To Staind

By: DocStrange

DocStrange — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:24:27 +0000

@bcapirigi: No. I graduated in 2007 and she graduated in either 1979 or 1980.

But all four members of the Throwing Muses went to my high school in late 70's. How cool is that?

By: bcapirigi

bcapirigi — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:37:10 +0000

did you go to high school with kristin hersh?!?!

also, i'm only one zipcode away from the street 'the grotto' was named after. so that counts for something, right? right?

By: DocStrange

DocStrange — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:55:32 +0000

@Al Shipley: I guess i'll do one of these too:
1. The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army (2003)
2. Belly - Feed the Tree (1993)
3. Modest Mouse - Float On (2004)
4. Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence (1990)
5. The Cure - Fascination Street (1989)
6. New Order - Regret (1993)
7. Love and Rockets - So Alive (1989)
8. Sublime - What I Got (1996)
9. Primitive Radio Gods - Standing outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand (1996)
10. Oasis - Champagne Supernova (1996)
11. Peter Murphy - Cuts You Up (1990)
12. Beck - Loser (1994)
13. Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box (1993)
14. Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Impression that I Get (1997)
15. Better than Ezra - Good (1995)
16. XTC - The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead (1990)
17. Butthole Surfers - Pepper (1996)
18. Cake - Never There (1998)
19. Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc (2005)
20. Eels - Novocaine for the Soul (1996)

@Audif Jackson Winters III: Never remind a Cure fan of that atrocity. I used to like 311 before they got soft with that terrible "Amber" song.

By: DocStrange

DocStrange — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:59:55 +0000

@bcapirigi: Well, Belly is (in a sense) from my hometown of Newport, RI (Tanya Donelly was born and raised here, and most of the members were born here despite the fact that Belly formed in Boston) and that's one of the reasons I like them (someone who lives about a mile and a half from me and WENT TO MY HIGH SCHOOL made a song this awesome AND formed the Throwing Muses, who are semi-legends in my zipcode).

By: Michaelangelo Matos

Michaelangelo Matos — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:56:09 +0000

@Al Shipley: haha have you burned this Top 20 as a CD yet? (maybe I will, hell.)

By: bcapirigi

bcapirigi — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:22:35 +0000

i’m glad people like feed the tree so much. and somebody to shove. my roommate still makes fun of me pretty regularly for still owning grave dancer’s union.

By: Al Shipley

Al Shipley — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:22:45 +0000

@Michaelangelo Matos: Haha, I have not. I'd probably try to sequence it differently if I did, it would sound super disjointed in that order.

By: Audif Jackson Winters III

Audif Jackson Winters III — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:35:42 +0000

How about 311's reggae-lounge cover of "Love Song"?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:42:28 +0000

@Al Shipley: Yeah, in those days it was either adopt a harder edge (i.e. play Limp Bizkit, Godsmack, Kid Rock) or gear towards the Hot AC-type bands (Sugar Ray, Third Eye Blind, Fastball, Goo Goo Dolls, etc.)

By: Al Shipley

Al Shipley — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:55:17 +0000

@2ironic4u: '97 through '99 was pretty soft batch, that's about the point when VH1 and alt-rock radio had the highest level of playlist crossover.