I ended up getting promoted from rhythm guitarist to frontman of my high school band when they realized I was good at screaming because a dude and I were messing around on a cover of For Want Of towards the end of practice.

Whenever I’m feeling particularly anxious or depressed, this is one of the first songs I go to.

One of my favorite opening lines in any song I’ve ever listened to, hooks you immediately.

It used to bother me a lot more when I was younger, but honestly the older I’ve gotten the more I just look at myself and how much I’ve changed from top to bottom including in a lot of cases things like my tastes in music, and I realize that you can’t just expect somebody to stay stationary in life. We’re all moving, we’re all changing, and you can’t expect a musician to only want to do the one thing for their entire career.

So ultimately, yeah it can bum me out when a band changes their sound in a way that I don’t enjoy, but I’m just thankful that for the moments it did we had a special connection and leave open the door that maybe down the road I will appreciate the new stuff more than I initially did.

The other day while talking to a friend I compared somebody else’s music to Buffalo Tom, and then said “I fully recognize I’m probably the only person who cares about Buffalo Tom”, so thank you for proving me wrong.

The first Cramps song I ever heard early in my teens, I was instantly hooked.

My stepfather, who I adored, was an instant huge fan of Death to Smoochy after it came out on home video and would often sing the line “Stepdad’s Not Mean He’s Just Adjusting”

Omg, how did I not know as the hardest of hardcore Bright Eyes fans that this exists? Great cover(s).

This song is great and this album is one I feel like far too many people overlook. As a huge Nebraska fan, I’m down for any time The Boss wants to strip down and get all acoustic on our asses, and while it isn’t as great as Nebraska it is still easily my favorite 90s Springsteen album and high on my list of favorite E Street Band-less albums.

Not a month goes by that I don’t get the sudden urge to revisit this song, it is really an all time favorite.

Straight up one of my favorite songs of all time.

It might be just because the most famous members of Jane’s Addiction are famously super hateable dudes. They generally aren’t a cool band to like because of both that and the close association with RHCP (whom I personally also do not like), but it is unfair because at their peak JA were a really solid alt rock band that didn’t really sound like anybody else out there.

Most bands are lucky to have one great songwriter, Husker Du had two who ensured there was never a dull moment on any of their albums. It says a lot that of the “noise pop/melodic hardcore” era, Candy Apple Grey is probably their weakest album and it still produced all-time great songs like this.

I’m 32, and Let it Be has been a top 3 album for me since I was like 15 years old. You don’t have to be older to know that The 'Mats were amazing.

Yeah, nothing about his “clarifications” really do anything other than making him look even more a dim light struggling to form an opinion.

This has long been a “walking around the neighborhood with my headphones in” staple, got the perfect atmosphere for night walk with a chill in the air.

Absolutely incredible song, this album was on heavy rotation for me in the few years after it came out, think it might be time to revisit soon

Stone cold classic!

I love the fact that this song was such a crossover for Americana listeners that it tricked my grandparents into buying what is essentially just a twangy dreampop album.

The amount of my regular music listening that is Cocteau Twins is large, but I don’t always remember to explore the earlier albums, so thanks for the reminder!