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May 14, 2008
Retrohump: Adolescent Nonsense
Right now I'm drinking Coco Loto: Coconut Juice with Pineapple and boy is it disgusting.
Let's start today's retro romp with one from an "obscure punk-rock band" from Philadelphia, PA, (home of a one Y. Korngold).
Dead Milkmen - "Punk Rock Girl"
This next one comes from the 'Mats 1987 album Pleased to Meet Me, a title that spawned a million and one bad introduction jokes.
The Replacements - "Alex Chilton"
I like to say things like "Weezer's Blue Album was one of the most influential albums of my life," which is meaningless not just because it's syntactically incorrect, but because I have about as much musical talent as a potato.
Weezer - "Say it Ain't So"
Here's another one that got some pretty decent play during the early days of 120 Minutes. That's a pretty eerie electric violin there, probably the best in rock since U2's "Sunday Bloody Sunday*."
Camper Van Beethoven - "Pictures of Matchstick Men"
Here's the original by Status Quo, released in 1968. The swirling guitar right around the 1:15 mark is pretty killer!
Status Quo - "Pictures of Matchstick Men"
* That claim included absolutely zero research for authenticity.
Posted by Randall Monty at May 14, 2008 08:45 AM
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