Welcome
to part six. These five albums are part of a big year of employment changes. I
went from waiting tables at TGIFridays to video editing at Green Bay Bible Camp
to acting in the road company for Taproot Theatre in Seattle.
TITLE: Mercedes Five and Dime
ARTIST: Moist
YEAR: 1999
YEAR: 1999
GENRE: Alternative Rock
ALBUM TRACKS: Underground;
Dogs; Breathe; Fish; Comes and Goes; Mike Hammer; Tonight; Alive; Pleasing
Falsetto; Mandolin; Place; Liberation; Deliver Me
FAVOURITE TRACK: Alive
WHY THIS TRACK: For
some reason, I like the synthesized nature of David Usher’s singing in this
song; it fits nicely with the asthma references. I love it when the drums kick
in during the chorus, especially after the line “I could argue but it breaks my
back”. I always bop my head up and down when that happens. I’m a geek, I know.
ALBUM INFLUENCE: There’s
a dark intensity to Moist’s music that I find compelling. I appreciated the
darkness as I was still contemplating what to do with my life. Usher’s voice is
pretty mesmerizing as well.
TITLE: Enema of the State
ARTIST: Blink 182
YEAR: 1999
YEAR: 1999
GENRE: Pop Punk
ALBUM TRACKS: Dumpweed;
Don’t Leave Me; Aliens Exist; Going Away to College; What’s My Age Again?;
Dysentery Gary; Adam’s Song; All the Small Things; The Party Song; Mutt; Wendy
Clear; Anthem
FAVOURITE TRACK: The Party Song
WHY THIS TRACK: I love
the speed of this song. It’s fun to try and sing along with. I also enjoy the
big inhale before the singing begins. Thrown in “nah, nah, nah”s are always
welcome too.
ALBUM INFLUENCE: This
album was played a lot when I was living on my own in Seattle. With all the
seriousness in my life, I appreciated the rambunctious immaturity of Blink 182.
This album gave me a spring in my step as I took my daily 20-minute walk to the
theatre. Fun stuff.
TITLE: Nasty Little Thoughts
ARTIST: Stroke 9
YEAR: 1999
YEAR: 1999
GENRE: Alternative Rock
ALBUM TRACKS: Letters;
City Life; Little Black Backpack; Tail of the Sun; Washin’ + Wonderin’; Make It
Last; Are You In This?; Not Nothin’; One Time; Down; Angels; Tear Me In Two
FAVOURITE TRACK: Little Black Backpack
WHY THIS TRACK: This
became our theme for Taproot Theatre’s Road Company after we finished a gig at
a school or church. We’d blast this song in the van and sing along. Love the
music switches from the verse to the chorus. Also, also so fun to sing “Your
bloody black backpack back” at the top of your lungs.
ALBUM INFLUENCE: I got
this album based on “Little Black Backpack”. When I listened to the rest of the
CD, I was pleasantly surprised. I played it a lot during our long road trips
for the theatre. The lyrics also became relevant as I had a crush on someone I
was acting with.
TITLE: Everything You Want
ARTIST: Vertical Horizon
YEAR: 1999
YEAR: 1999
GENRE: Alternative Rock
ALBUM TRACKS: We Are;
You’re a God; Everything You Want; Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning); You Say;
Finding Me; Miracle; Send It Up; Give You Back; All of You; Shackled
FAVOURITE TRACK: Finding Me
WHY THIS TRACK: I’ll
admit many of the songs on this album sound similar so it was hard to pick one.
The lyrics hit home for me; trying to find myself while dealing with this crush
and getting in my head about it. The line ‘cause I like some suffering’ fit
with my emo nature at the time.
ALBUM INFLUENCE: This
was another big album on my daily walking commute to the theatre. When I didn’t
want the punky Blink 182, I would listen to the angsty words of Vertical
Horizon. Again, a bunch of the lyrics also related to that crush I had.
TITLE: There is Nothing Left to Lose
ARTIST: Foo Fighters
YEAR: 1999
YEAR: 1999
GENRE: Alternative Rock / Post
Grunge
ALBUM TRACKS: Stacked
Actors; Breakout; Learn to Fly; Gimme Stitches; Generator; Aurora; Live-In
Skin; Next Year; Headwires; Ain’t It the Life; M.I.A.
FAVOURITE TRACK: Stacked Actors
WHY THIS TRACK: Love the driving beat and the bass
riffs. I should take offense as it’s against acting, but I love it all the
same. It’s more about people being fake. I don’t believe the theory that it’s a
knock on Courtney Love and her lying about what happened to Kurt Cobain.
ALBUM INFLUENCE: Like
I’ve said before, I sometimes need to yell. I enjoy the mix of melody, grunge
guitar and primal screaming in this album. Dave Grohl is awesome. I loved
yelling during “Breakout”, nodding my head during “M.I.A.” and smiling during
“Next Year”. I was happy that “Next Year” was used as the theme song for Ed.
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