The Production Side

I think that this is a fitting Halloween song from one of my favorite bands, STP.
“All in the Suit That You Wear” appeared on the band’s 2003 greatest hits compilation, Thank You. It actually got some decent radio airplay as well.
The song was originally intended for 2002’s blockbuster Spider-Man soundtrack, however, it lost being the lead track to that “Hero” song. So, STP held on to it until Thank You.
The song is classic STP, which means that it’s awesome, and makes me miss them.

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What a great song from the Merkin Ball single from 1995, which was part of the Neil Young/Pearl Jam team up on Neil’s Mirror Ball album.
The song actually only features Pearl Jam members Eddie Vedder and Jack Irons; with Neil Young laying down some amazing guitar work and super producer Brendan O’ Brien on bass.
It’s been stuck in my head for some time now and I just love the lines “So I’ll  just lie down and wait for the dream, Where I’m not ugly and you’re looking at me”. Good stuff indeed.
Check out this awesome live performance from 2000.

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This was the mighty Soundgarden’s song about environmentalism from 1989’s Louder Than Love.
Apparently the lyrics, “baby brother, put your hands, you’re gonna kill your brother”, mean that the mother is the Earth and baby brother is humanity. Even if with lyrics that are about protecting the Earth, the music still rocks because it’s classic Soundgarden.
The reason why I mention this song is because it’s Blog Action Day and for more info you should check out Hippie Sounds, where there is a list of other B5er’s doing their green thing and lots of other cool greeness.

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What a great song from Chris Cornell’s 1999 solo debut Euphoria Morning.
I know that I was shocked when I first heard “Can’t Change Me”, because it was vastly different than anything I heard from Soundgarden. It’s a shame that this was his first and only single released from Euphoria Morning, because it’s just a fantastic album.
I’ve always loved this song and probably always will. It has such a great premise, you know about this powerful that can do anything except change another person.
If you want something really cool, then you should check out the French version that was found on …read more

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This was the breakout song from Veruca Salt’s 1994 debut album American Thighs.
“Seether” is a catchy little number that proves that girls can rock. It doesn’t hurt that the song’s writer, Nina Gordon, and fellow Veruca Salt founder Louise Post are hotties.
Oh yeah, that dreadful band Seether got their name from this song. I guess everything has some sort of flaw.
Anyways, check out the video and then have “can’t fight the seether” ring in your head for days and days.

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“Shadow of the Season” is from the Screaming Trees’ 1992 album, Sweet Oblivion.
It’s a killer a song from one of Seattle’s forgotten bands. Gary Lee Conner’s guitar sounds like something that would influence Queens of the Stone Age, there’s fantastic drumming from Barrett Martin and Mark Lanegan’s husky voice make this song a one of a kind track. It’s a perfect song to help sequque into the fall.
Check out the video, and I bet you’ll be singing along at the end.

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“Open Up Your Eyes” was the first single from Tonic’s 1996 debut, Lemon Parade.
It did pretty well on the charts, but not as well as their most known single “If You Could Only See”. “Open Up Your Eyes” is just a cool song all around, a bit louder than “If You Could Only See”, but not Soundgarden loud.
With a crunchy guitar and awesome vocals, “Open Up Your Eyes” has been playing in my head for a few days now. If you haven’t heard it, check it out, it’s good stuff.

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This was the second single from 1991’s The Real Thing, which was Mike Patton’s debut with Faith No More.
The bass line is killer on this song, which is probably the first thing that stands out. After that, Mike Patton does some great vocal work and Puffy adds depth with some fantastic drumming. The song is pretty much about a person being in a crummy situation and can’t get out of it. It’s perfect to listen to when you’re having one of those days.
Besides being on The Real Thing, “Falling To Pieces” can also be heard in the 2001 flick Black …read more

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I’m a sucker for themes, so let’s stick with the back to school thing.
I decided to change up this week’s Song of the Week to Songs of the Week. Ok, how about a list of back to school songs, 90’s style.
Nirvana – “School”: This is from their 1989 debut, Bleach. I still love the simple lyrics and Kurt screaming “no recess”.
Class of ‘99 – “Another Brick in the Wall”: This was a brief supergroup consisting of Layne Staley (Alice in Chains), Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine), Stephen Perkins (Jane’s Addiction) and Matryn LeNoble (Porno For Pyros) for the …read more

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“Love Spreads” was the first single from the 1994 album Second Coming.
It’s a very cool song. It has great and classic guitar riffs, reminds me of CCR meets Zeppelin. The lyrics are supposedly about Jesus actually being a black woman. Putting religious arguments aside, the chorus is real catchy and its been stuck in my head for days.
The band made three music videos for “Love Spreads”, but I like this one the most. Oh yeah, keep a look out for a cameo by Beck.

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