Original video located here. Accessed 24th September 2021
Song title: Cannonball
Artist: Breeders
Year: 1993
Why I like this song:
If 1979 was a revelation, then discovering this was something else entirely.
Once 14 year old me discovered the wonders of alternative rock and raised there was indeed a world beyond that i was familiar with, i made the effort to seek out the very first Triple J Hottest 100 compilation, to find out what had passed me by years earlier. And I did indeed find some songs that were new and exciting to me.
And then there was Cannonball.
I could say that this song is the quintessential nineties song but many more have done that before me. So what i will say is that i will never tire of this song. It is the sound of a band firing on all cylinders and using every trick at their disposal: The bassline, distorted vocals, strange noises, vocal harmonies, a guitar doing a lot with very little, a rousing chorus and stop/start techniques.
There's a lot here to grab attention and, some twenty five years later, still sounds exciting.
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