Hello all,
No point shagging about today; you've read the title, so no need to elaborate. Let's get on with it.
Possibly Ween's most straight-forward song, with little room for moral ambiguity. A lovely simple composition and positive lyrics, acts as proof - if proof be need be - of Ween's genius. For proof of their moral ambiguity at work, see 'Mr Would You Please Help My Pony?' 'Spinal Menangitis,' or any of about a million other songs.
A vastly underrated band, which partially explains the fawning admiration for Mark Lanegan's various, and varied quality, side projects. The Screaming Trees were probably unlucky not to make the 'Grunge Four' into a 'Grunge Five,' but a combination of bad luck, personality problems, and being populated by big fat asses seemed to work against them. This song, taken from Dust, is largely a lovely sentiment coupled with inspiring chorus, which at the same time could also be interpreted as being from a romantic stalker. This makes it the best kind of love song.
This, taken from Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, a nearly flawless album despite its title, (also it loses its shit big time in the second half, when the synth machine takes over). Despite the songs title, and the uber-riff that starts the thing off; the lyrics suggest a straight-forward love song, and a suggestion of sexual dependence which threatens all life. Needless to say, this makes it better. Less pleasant, I think, that this might refer to Sharon Osbourne, which renders it absolutely moot.
Another song interrupted -and improved- by an earth-shaking guitar solo. Type O Negative were, I thought, underrated and much more humourous than their fans would have you think. 'I Like Goils', and 'Angry Inch' are just two examples, and there is an inherent humour to the bands most famous song, 'Black #1' Still, this song is a great descriptor of the abyss one is sunk into after the end of a relationship, but retains enough of the love and happy memories to get it on this list.
Perhaps neither of these are the bands best song (particularly 'Love Song' which never found release outside Australia). However, 'Ride On' is unusually introspective for AC/DC, acknowleging the misery of realising that sometimes, if you love somone, it's sometimes best to let them go. This from the band that sang 'Let Me Put My Love Into You,' and 'Big Balls'
There you have it. Take care crackers.
No point shagging about today; you've read the title, so no need to elaborate. Let's get on with it.
1. Ween - Stay Forever
2. Screaming Trees - Make My Mind
A vastly underrated band, which partially explains the fawning admiration for Mark Lanegan's various, and varied quality, side projects. The Screaming Trees were probably unlucky not to make the 'Grunge Four' into a 'Grunge Five,' but a combination of bad luck, personality problems, and being populated by big fat asses seemed to work against them. This song, taken from Dust, is largely a lovely sentiment coupled with inspiring chorus, which at the same time could also be interpreted as being from a romantic stalker. This makes it the best kind of love song.
3. Black Sabbath - Sabbra Cadabra
This, taken from Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, a nearly flawless album despite its title, (also it loses its shit big time in the second half, when the synth machine takes over). Despite the songs title, and the uber-riff that starts the thing off; the lyrics suggest a straight-forward love song, and a suggestion of sexual dependence which threatens all life. Needless to say, this makes it better. Less pleasant, I think, that this might refer to Sharon Osbourne, which renders it absolutely moot.
4. Type O Negative - Blood & Fire
Another song interrupted -and improved- by an earth-shaking guitar solo. Type O Negative were, I thought, underrated and much more humourous than their fans would have you think. 'I Like Goils', and 'Angry Inch' are just two examples, and there is an inherent humour to the bands most famous song, 'Black #1' Still, this song is a great descriptor of the abyss one is sunk into after the end of a relationship, but retains enough of the love and happy memories to get it on this list.
5. AC/DC - 'Ride On' and 'Love Song'
Perhaps neither of these are the bands best song (particularly 'Love Song' which never found release outside Australia). However, 'Ride On' is unusually introspective for AC/DC, acknowleging the misery of realising that sometimes, if you love somone, it's sometimes best to let them go. This from the band that sang 'Let Me Put My Love Into You,' and 'Big Balls'
There you have it. Take care crackers.
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