Anomalies because: great rock emerged out of weird pant choices - flannel? mod robes? palazzos? Silver pleather?
PRIMUS - "making plans for nigel"
Good baselines, like white reggae.
OASIS - "champagne supernova"
I was once driving in a Honda echo for 8 hours to Pennsylvania; Oasis saved us.
PIXIES - "Here comes your man"
amazing riff. a little bit of a silly departure, and a brilliant video.
ACE OF BASE - "All that she wants"
they use a tuba keyboard setting. whispering background vocals.
BLUR - "Parklife"
speaksinging. lovely English cadences.
PJ HARVEY - "Rid of me"
"lick my legs, i'm on fire." one of the queens of weird pronunciations.
SMASHING PUMPKINS - "We only come out at night"
Should have been the theme to a kid's show. I know this is a weird choice, but I fucking loved this song when I was like, thirteen.
DANDY WARHOLS - "Bohemian like you"
a neat little song. was obsessed with this when 16. cheesy I know.
I'm sure there are tons not on this list; but hey, I was a pre-teen, what did I know about music then? At least I don't have smashmouth or sugar ray on here, OK.
