Original video located here. Accessed 11th November 2014
Song title: Unfamiliar
Artist: Ride
Year: 1991
Why I like this song:
Shoegaze par excellence. It rocks hard and the guitar effects are fantastic but the real MVP is the drummer, going at it like there's no tomorrow.
I got into this band in recent years and finding their material much to my liking. I didn't know much about shoegazing but perhaps this a field worth exploring....
Song title: Highway to Hell
Artist: Ed Kuepper
Originally Done By: AC/DC
Year: 1995
Why I like this song:
The best kind of cover is one that completely transforms the song. This one of them.
Whereas the original was a declaration of defiance from an unrepentant troublemaker, this sounds like something from a horror movie.
Sounds like a journey leaden with dread...
Original video located here. Accessed 7th November 2012
Song title: D.C.
Artist: Died Pretty
Year: 1991
Why I like this song:
A true classic from early 90s Australian music. Okay sure it may not have enjoyed some chart success but what is here is truly irresistible.
From the piano that starts the song (show me a better intro) to the string section throughout this is indeed a work of genius.
If only all goodbyes were this buoyant
Original video located here. Accessed 27th January 2019
Song title: Anniversary
Artist: The Cure
Year: 2004
Why I like this song:
A moody masterpiece and the best song on the Cure's self-titled album.
If anything, it sounds like a cousin to the songs on Disintegration
Original video located here. Accessed 15th December 2018
Song title: Numbers
Artist: The Church
Year: 2002
Why I like this song:
One would think that any act that has been around for more than two decades would slow down. That is not the case here. A moody number that can proudly stand alongside the Church's best work.
Original video located here. Accessed 14th January 2014
Song title: Alive
Artist: Pearl Jam
Year: 1991
Why I like this song:
Words alone can't describe what a revelation this song was: I was nine years old, I heard it and immediately I latched onto it with the fascination one gets when they encounter something new.
It was loud, different, ragged and oddly uplifting.
And in the years to come I would face adversity in various forms. And which case, this song was handy to have around for such situations. Granted that wasn't what Eddie had in mind when he wrote this lyrics but he can still be proud that the song has given similar meaning to many listeners.