This morning seems like a Violent Femmes kind of morning. Back when I was in high school, their self-titled album was still very popular, even though it was released when people my age were about 10 or 11 years old. I remember going on a field trip during my senior year of high school to dry and wet caves in Virginia and we were listening to Violent Femmes the whole way. Consequently, when I hear that band today, it reminds me of a simpler time...
Although my teen years were actually not that simple and not really anything I'd want to repeat... I remember being very angsty and scared for the future. I remember feeling worthless and talentless. The few things that did make me feel worthwhile seemed like they would be impractical to do beyond high school. At that time, I didn't know I had any musical talent. I knew I could carry a tune and had a good ear, but I had given up studying music years earlier.
Anyway, Violent Femmes reminds me of that time. Their music is fun, bouncy, irreverent, and catchy, even though the lead singer can't sing worth shit.
Here's "Blister in the Sun"...
And the ever popular "Add It Up"... which teens of my era used to love to sing in an attempt to seem cool...
I've always liked "Kiss Off", especially when I'm feeling surly...
And for some reason, I thought of this song when Mitt Romney lost the election... It even prompted me to write a review... It's not because I didn't want Mitt to lose... it was because I was in kind of a jubilant mood.
Anyhoo, I hope you enjoy these songs, though I don't think they quite qualify as "crap from the past"...
Although my teen years were actually not that simple and not really anything I'd want to repeat... I remember being very angsty and scared for the future. I remember feeling worthless and talentless. The few things that did make me feel worthwhile seemed like they would be impractical to do beyond high school. At that time, I didn't know I had any musical talent. I knew I could carry a tune and had a good ear, but I had given up studying music years earlier.
Anyway, Violent Femmes reminds me of that time. Their music is fun, bouncy, irreverent, and catchy, even though the lead singer can't sing worth shit.
Here's "Blister in the Sun"...
And the ever popular "Add It Up"... which teens of my era used to love to sing in an attempt to seem cool...
I've always liked "Kiss Off", especially when I'm feeling surly...
And for some reason, I thought of this song when Mitt Romney lost the election... It even prompted me to write a review... It's not because I didn't want Mitt to lose... it was because I was in kind of a jubilant mood.
Anyhoo, I hope you enjoy these songs, though I don't think they quite qualify as "crap from the past"...
