7 Deep Cuts in no particular order
"All Your Jeans Were Too Tight" American Music Club
I found this one on the 1993 AIDS benefit disc No Alternative which features some actual alternative artists from the late-80s and early-90s. This song is damn cool, from the twangy, distorted guitar to the singer's deep, jazzy delivery of lines like, "All this vanity would be funny if it didn't hurt so much." The lyrics tell the story of a tough break-up and, judging from the really specific references to Barbara Streisand and piercings and tattoos, it is written from personal experience.
"Waiting Room" Fugazi
Ok, this is the first track on their first EP, I'm not sure if that qualifies as a deep cut, necessarily, but it is a great piece of punk rock that doesn't get much play.
"Sunshower" Chris Cornell
If you're a Ethan Hawke/Gwyneth Paltrow fan, you might recognize this as the cut used in the "third-base" scene in the 1998 version of Great Expectations. Pretty good track, pretty tough to find.
"7 Years" MC Breed
"7 years, 7 years, 7 years of sweat and tears, and what?/ 7 years of bullshit." 'Nough said.
"AT&T" Pavement
Another song that is just damn cool. Stephen Malkmus starts out with "Maybe, someone's gonna save me..." and ends up singing about a "groovy, groovy kitty." Classic Pavement track.
"I Must Be High" Wilco
Another first track, first album situation. I think this one even got its own video. But, seriously, this track doesn't get played enough. This is from Wilco early days, when most of the bands sound was still reminiscent of the recently split Uncle Tupelo, so there is equal parts country and rock influence on the track, making it tough to get wide exposure. Still Jeff Tweedy's lyrics are catchy and the music ain't bad either.
"Say Yes" Elliott Smith
Last track on either/or. This is short and sweet, clocking in at about 2 minutes. Smith's underrated acoustic work drives this one along well, but the lyrics are really great. The first line of the song is, "I'm in love with the world through the eyes of a girl who's still around the morning after." Who's not looking for that?
I found this one on the 1993 AIDS benefit disc No Alternative which features some actual alternative artists from the late-80s and early-90s. This song is damn cool, from the twangy, distorted guitar to the singer's deep, jazzy delivery of lines like, "All this vanity would be funny if it didn't hurt so much." The lyrics tell the story of a tough break-up and, judging from the really specific references to Barbara Streisand and piercings and tattoos, it is written from personal experience.
"Waiting Room" Fugazi
Ok, this is the first track on their first EP, I'm not sure if that qualifies as a deep cut, necessarily, but it is a great piece of punk rock that doesn't get much play.
"Sunshower" Chris Cornell
If you're a Ethan Hawke/Gwyneth Paltrow fan, you might recognize this as the cut used in the "third-base" scene in the 1998 version of Great Expectations. Pretty good track, pretty tough to find.
"7 Years" MC Breed
"7 years, 7 years, 7 years of sweat and tears, and what?/ 7 years of bullshit." 'Nough said.
"AT&T" Pavement
Another song that is just damn cool. Stephen Malkmus starts out with "Maybe, someone's gonna save me..." and ends up singing about a "groovy, groovy kitty." Classic Pavement track.
"I Must Be High" Wilco
Another first track, first album situation. I think this one even got its own video. But, seriously, this track doesn't get played enough. This is from Wilco early days, when most of the bands sound was still reminiscent of the recently split Uncle Tupelo, so there is equal parts country and rock influence on the track, making it tough to get wide exposure. Still Jeff Tweedy's lyrics are catchy and the music ain't bad either.
"Say Yes" Elliott Smith
Last track on either/or. This is short and sweet, clocking in at about 2 minutes. Smith's underrated acoustic work drives this one along well, but the lyrics are really great. The first line of the song is, "I'm in love with the world through the eyes of a girl who's still around the morning after." Who's not looking for that?
posted by TheJobey @ 7/22/2005 11:23:00 AM
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