Love this choice. Also respect the rigor you're applying.

#MusicHistory On this day 1992, Pavement released their debut album, Slanted and Enchanted, an unconventional breakthrough that helped define the sound of ‘90s indie rock. Fronted by Stephen Malkmus, Pavement leaned into unpredictability—songs drift, hooks sneak up on you, and nothing feels forced.

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Track 1 - "Runnin' With the Devil"
Van Halen I (1978)

Still remember where I was the first time I heard it. That opening (car horns, bass rumble, then Eddie) both frightened and excited me.

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Couldn't help but notice your The Aeroplane Flies High box set. In my infinite wisdom, when my wife and I moved from Chicago, I was short on space and kept the CDs but ditched the box. D'oh! That mistake still haunts me when I peek on Discogs.

Nice to see you. Very cool shirt.

Apparently it's become a reflex. But at 21 words, my subconscious needs an editor. 🤣

Taco Grande YouTube video by "Weird Al" Yankovic - Topic

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A messy food

A Newly Discovered Recording Lets You Hear Delta Blues Legend Robert Johnson in Stunning Clarity Great swathes of rock music since the nineteen-sixties would never have existed, we're sometimes told, were it not for the recordings of Robert Johnson. Certainly the likes of Keith Richards, Eric Cla...

A Newly Discovered Recording Lets You Hear Delta Blues Legend Robert Johnson in Stunning Clarity

A corroded metal ring with jagged, lightning bolt-shaped spikes along its upper edge, photographed against an icy blue background. The object resembles a cattle brand — crude, industrial, vaguely threatening. Text in the upper right reads: CURVE / COME CLEAN.

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Come Clean by #Curve.

Toni Halliday's atmospheric cooing — soft and corrosive at once — draped over a black-leather collision of industrial noise and futuristic electronica.

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That's a perfect Song Afterlife — and your personal timeline with it is exactly the point. It found you in '92 sounding like it belonged to that moment. The Only Ones deserved so much more than they got. Thanks for adding this one.

"Power pop is rueful and celebratory at the same time ... which is why so many power pop songs concern themselves with the subject of Tonight, or Tomorrow Night, or Saturday Night, or some other night that will only be perfect for as long as it can be deferred." - Michael Chabon

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I have no authority in these matters, but this wins imo

Struggling with those Allen keys and vague pictorials? Call the new helpline for the frustrated builder: 1-800-IKEANT-DO-THIS.

Love it. Strong opinions welcome. So is the hate mail.
I say keep on with keeping it real!

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Johnny Marr - "Upstarts"

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You’re right, their backstory is almost more interesting than the music. And #5 on Cobain’s “Best 50 Albums” list.

Right on. Hughes movies were always perfectly soundtracked, but this one resonated most for me.

I honestly can't tell where this song begins and Some Kind of Wonderful ends.

Fair challenge. I didn’t say soulless. I’m describing the form (a cold, art-school deconstruction) vs. the vibe (the physical, ecstatic energy the groove generates). I see it as taking the machine apart to see how it ticks; you're likely hearing the power of it once it’s all put back together.

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James - "Sometimes"

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Album cover of Remain in Light by Talking Heads. Four pixelated red masks over orange-toned portraits of the band members arranged in a grid against a blue background. White bold text reads Talking Heads. Remain in Light printed at the bottom. A vinyl record with a yellow label is visible beside the sleeve on a wooden surface.

A jittery, ecstatic fever dream. Funk music stripped of its soul, with borrowed polyrhythmic grooves transcending fractured, isolating urban decay.

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Bravo. Describing this wholly original masterpiece is no easy task. And "the singer that launched a thousand footwear viewings" is an incredible line.

Yes, two perfect examples of Song Afterlife. "This Must Be the Place" is textbook -- modest release, now considered one of the most iconic songs of the '80s. And "Running Up That Hill" got new life with Stranger Things. Both were in an early draft, but I hedged since both acts are so acclaimed.

Holy smokes. This is incredible. Thank you for sharing.

It's such a fun song! Other examples (beyond punching down at We Built This City, Hootie & The Blowfish, et. al.) would be Blues Traveler, Live, The Libertines, Scissor Sisters, Silversun Pickups...

As much as I adore that song (and some others from that LP), think it's probably more in the one hit wonder camp.

That's what makes Faded Familiars different. It's from an album with multiple hits and a band that had 2+ strong LPs.

10 Songs We Were Wrong About The Songs We Think Defined an Era Usually Didn’t

The "Mom, what was the '90s like?" Reels trend got me thinking: did "Iris" actually define that era?

Some songs arrive late to their own party. Others were everywhere, then disappeared.

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Title tracks from albums

Lenny Kravitz - Let Love Rule

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Right on! Another excellent choice.